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Tag Archives: hatch operator by David Crane [email protected] DefRev has been using both the Hatch SOG-L50, SOG-L75 Operator "Shorty" tactical gloves, and SOGL-100, and SOGL-150 Operator tactical gloves w/gauntlet for awhile now, and we’ve been extremely impressed with them. The model I use the most as my personal shooting gloves are the SOG-L75 Operator "shorty" gloves in O.D. green. They are SUPER comfortable. And, ... Read More »	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Introduction Establishment of regional PAO Light-Circles amongst Light-Workers Dear Light-Workers, the Galactic Federation of Light recommends Light-Workers to work together: Archangel Uriel – the light of God, 13.02.2012 (http://paoweb.org/download/channel/uriel/engel_uriel_13.02.12.pdf) „Now comes the time for you to unite. You will be able to give help, energy, love and safety to each other. When you meet for common meditation or even only for exchange, my siblings and I will be with you and give support. You will have noticed for some time that common meditations have increased in energy. This will now be amplified to a great extent. The Light-Groups will be the ones to cause the planet´s rising. I ask you, my beloved beings, to summon the angels and archangels into your circle when coming together – and we will be there! Let us meditate together and create the new world. We will inspire you and your creativity will design your future. For us, you are the anchor to Gaja and your invitation is our permission to act. The purer you are as a canal, the greater the energy will be, the brighter the light will beam. Align with each other, become aware of your opportunities!“ S. Nidle, 03. 05.2011: „Use your knowledge along with your innate and learned abilities to make your communities aware of what is going on around them. Come together to form a group. This can be either one or two, or many. Use thelike-minded among you to create programs which bring these subjects to your community’s attention. Here, ‚community‘ can refer to a town or city, or even a much larger area. Whatever the case, be creative. Start by simply doing a service for the community, and then use this as a starting forum for the information you wish your community member, be creative. An art display or brief video can be very effective. The key is to express your joy!“ Salusa, 09.03.2011:„…We have often spoken of people power, and it has never been as strong as it is at present“…“and this is where your Internet comes into its own. Its value is in its ability to draw hundreds, if not thousands of people together in a common cause…“. The PAO-Team has made it its business to realise a carefully planned project. It is our goal to establish regional PAO Light-Circles amongst Light-Workers all over the world in oder to bring the PAO readership together and hence achieve the expansion to a powerful community of PAO Pioneers.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
We should not over react Wednesday, 25th June, 2014 A part of our response for youth issues played out over the next last 48 hours relate to employment and a response to bullying in schools. “We should not over react. “ Youth crime has decreased by over 30% but we still have incidents like these to remind us of the work we still have to do said Michael Barnett, CEO of Auckland Chamber of Commerce. He acknowledged that youth unemployment in South Auckland was high but there were initiatives that were providing a good response that if bought to scale could have a greater beneficial impact on communities. An example he suggested was the Chambers CadetMax program it delivers for Work & Income that has managed about 1000 youth into work experience and employment. All of these were youth in South Auckland aged between 18-24 years who had left school early and failed to find continuous employment-but wanted to participate in their communities. “Yes they have issues, he said, but they are resolvable.” The concern I do have is that when we talk to these young people many suggest they leave the school environment early because of bullying. The bullying issues must be addressed within schools. Organisations like the Chamber are well equipped to guide youth into employment- It will take time and effort and expanded partnerships to achieve this.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Russian Orthodox Church admits doctoring Patriarch photograph The Russian Orthodox Church has admitted it doctored a photograph of Patriarch Kirill on its website to erase his expensive watch, after bloggers highlighted the efforts. Patriarch Kirill (right) with Russia's Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov in 2009 with and without the watchPhoto: patriarchia.ru 1:47PM BST 05 Apr 2012 The picture in question shows the patriarch sitting at a polished wooden table with Russia's Justice Minister Alexander Konovalov in 2009. While his wrist appears to be covered with a black tunic, a reflection on the table reveals a fancy watch. "Employees of the press office's photo department have made an absurd mistake while working with the photo archive on the website," a statement circulated by the patriarch's press service said. "Why a crude violation of our ethics was committed is something that will be carefully investigated, and the guilty will be severely punished." "They have completely lost their minds in the Russian Orthodox Church," wrote Vadim Petrichenko, a blogger who was the first to find the doctored photo and put it on his Facebook page on Wednesday evening. The photos were replaced with the original undoctored version Thursday. Patriarch Kirill's watch has been a subject of controversy ever since he wore it on a visit to Ukraine in 2009. Perceptive observers identified the model as a Breguet, which costs about 30,000 euros. The patriarch last week denied that he wears such a watch and called any photo evidence a collage. The church is currently suffering through a public-relations nightmare after several of its high-ranking members voiced support for harsh punishment of punk rockers Pussy Riot, who performed an anti-Putin song inside Russia's main cathedral. The Church has enjoyed an unprecedented growth of wealth and political power over the last decade, with the Russian government ruling to hand back much of its property that was confiscated during Soviet times. But Russians have increasingly criticised its leadership for allying too closely to Putin and his party, as well as having a lifestyle that is inappropriately wealthy.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Although Kenya withdrew its proposal to list African Lion on Appendix 1 at the 13th Conference of the Parties of CITES, Kenya let it be known in its withdrawal statement that it is not finished. Kenya is going to continue to harp in the media and in various workshops and meetings that provide stumps to cry alarm that the lion is "endangered". Kenya has also promised to restrict lion hunting through future CITES Animal Committee meetings which are held annually between the Conferences. The Species Survival Network (SSN) that is made up of 71 of the hunting world’s worst enemies is now chaired by the President of the Born Free Foundation. It is thought to have largely engineered the Kenya proposal and the Born Free President is in a position to continue that focus for some time to come. Under his leadership, SSN distributed lion lapel pins and handed out colored marker pens with "Appendix I for African lions" as well as press and lobbying material attacking our Chardonnet lion study. They widely misrepresented that an Appendix 1 listing would not stop lion hunting while contradictorily urging in other documents that safari hunting of lion must be stopped! That said, Kenya and the SSN are not the greatest threat to lion hunting that we face. When the lion population falls too much, no miracle will save the hunting. Adopting better hunting practices is not enough. Conservation Force is developing a pro-active plan to save the lion and to save the hunting. We assumed most of this responsibility several years back, but now our course is more resolutely set to do whatever is necessary to prevent the lion of Africa from becoming another tiger. We are working with the top lion experts in the world on a day-to-day basis to fashion solutions. The problem is that lions are incompatible with humans because they eat livestock and really eat people. Hunters can increase the economic viability of lion habitat, help create conservation incentives, tolerance and the revenue needed to fund management programs, but we have to get to it. We need broad support to get the job done. Craig Packer, Ph.D. is a Distinguished McKnight University Professor famed for his work on the Serengeti Lion Project and recognized as one of the foremost authorities in the world on the African lion. He has been kind enough to permit us to reprint the expert opinion he rendered to the IUCN Cat Specialist Group when the IUCN was preparing its analysis of the Kenya proposal. We provide it here for insight from a real expert, if not the foremost expert, on what truly threatens African Lion. Professor Packer summarizes in his last paragraph what our commissioned Chardonnet Study described in 50 pages in Chapter III, DRIVING FORCES. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Response to the Kenyan Proposal to Reclassify Lions to Appendix 1 1.) The Kenyan recommendation is fundamentally flawed since it is impossible to measure long-term changes in lion numbers. The earlier figures were never meant to be taken seriously as population estimates; they were just rough guesses of the order of magnitude of the overall population. Instead of a million lions or ten thousand, the authors suggested that there were probably on the order of a hundred thousand across Africa as a whole. In contrast, the recent estimates stem from the first systematic attempts to tally all the lions on the continent. Crude guesses were made for each reserve or park, and these guesses were summed up to give a crude total. The two most widely cited totals used different techniques – Chardonnet included hunting reserves (Conservation Force’s commissioned study); Bauer and van der Merwe did not – and Chardonnet’s more inclusive estimate provided a larger number. I was asked to contribute to the Bauer survey, and I made it clear to the authors that my estimates for Tanzania and Kenya were far too crude to be used for policy decisions. Tanzania has four of the largest lion populations left in Africa (Serengeti, Selous, Moyo- wosi-Kigosi and Rungwa-Kisigo-Ruaha), and I only provided rough numbers for Serengeti and Selous. Further, I made no attempt to estimate the number of lions outside the reserves even though there are numerous reliable reports of man-eating lions in many parts of Tanzania each year. Thus, figures from Tanzania are incomplete, and it is simply wrong to claim that recent surveys show a "dramatic decline" in lion numbers – numbers may well have dropped, but we have a poor idea how many lions live in Africa today, and we’ll never know what happened over the past 20-50 yrs. (Conservation Force – many believe lions in Tanzania have been increasing in number). 2.) The Kenyan report also makes two erroneous claims about the impact of disease on Africa’s lions. Canine distemper virus (CDV) did indeed cause a dramatic short-term decline in our Serengeti study population, but the population completely recovered within four years. (Conservation Force is informed that in one year the Serengeti population increased from 2,500 to 3,800) and is currently at its all time high (See Figure 1 on preceding page). There are no data whatsoever showing a measurable impact of FIV infection on lion survival or reproduction. We were the first research group to identify FIV in African lions, and Packer et al. (1999) summarized 15 yrs of data on FIV in the Serengeti lions , finding no difference in survival between animals that were infected at an early age vs. those infected at a later age. This situation is essentially the same as for SIV in numerous primates and FIV in pumas. The consensus among lentivirus experts is that endogenous hosts are unharmed by these viruses: severe immunodeficiency is only a serious health risk to novel hosts such as humans and domestic cats that have only recently been exposed. The only other pathogen besides CDV that appears to be persistently harmful to lions is bovine tuberculosis (bTB). However, bTB has infected the Serengeti lions for at least 20 yrs, prevalence has never been higher than 5 percent and only four animals (out of hundreds) have become seriously ill with the disease. In contrast to the large outbred Serengeti population, the lions of Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park (HUP) and Ngorongoro Crater are both highly inbred, and both populations are highly susceptible to infection: bTB poses a more serious health risk to the HUP lions than in the Serengeti, and the Crater lions have suffered three major disease outbreaks in the past 10 yrs (1-2 of which were CDV). "Fresh blood" was introduced into HUP in 1999 and a similar translocation will be undertaken in the Crater in early 2005. If disease resistance is improved by the restoration of genetic diversity, it will be important to find the revenue to finance similar activities in other small lion populations. Reclassifying lions to Appendix 1 would be irrelevant to restoring genetic diversity to small populations in National Parks (e.g. Amboseli, Nairobi, Manyara) and harmful to lions in smaller hunting reserves in southern Africa since there would be little economic incentive for the hunters to manage their inbred lion populations. 3.) The Kenyan recommendation states that quotas set for lion trophy hunters in Tanzania are unsustainable. However, there is no evidence for this assertion. Lion offtake in Tanzania has been nearly constant for the past 10-15 yrs, indicating relatively stable lion population sizes for the country as a whole. Although we do not know how many lions exist throughout the country, the number is very likely to exceed 10,000-15,000 animals, so a total offtake of around 200 lions is less than 2% of the total. 4.) The most important flaw in the Kenyan recommendation is that it plays down the fact that lions are dangerous animals that kill people and livestock. Rural Africans face real threats from lions, and they retaliate to livestock losses or personal injury by trying to remove the "problem animal." The number of lions killed by vengeful humans each year is far greater than from any other cause. In the first six months of 2004, one of my students, Bernard Kissui, documented the deaths of 21 lions around Tarangire National Park that were speared after killing livestock. The Tarangire lions follow the migration during the wet season, and most if not all of the victims originated from within the National Park. Another student, Dennis Ikanda, has found that 6-7 lions are killed by Masai each year in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area; most of the victims had followed the wildebeest migration and originated from Serengeti National Park. The true extent of lion killings from problem animal control (PAC) is unknown since most cases are never reported to wildlife authorities. But extrapolating from Tarangire and the NCA, the number must be far greater than from trophy hunting, and PAC also results in the deaths of adult females as well as males. The overall reduction in the lion’s geographical range over the past century has resulted almost entirely from PAC. I know of no cases where lions have been extirpated from a hunting reserve, but lions are now missing from large parts of Africa where human populations have increased in rural areas. Reclassifying lions to Appendix 1 will not directly protect lions from PAC. The most likely outcome would be to reduce the tolerance of local communities: any serious reduction in lion trophy hunting would diminish the economic incentives to coexist with lions. Finally, a loss in revenue to trophy hunters would decrease their abilities to invest in any form of protection for the lion populations on their concessions. Lions are indeed likely to decrease in numbers across Africa over the next few decades, but reclassifying them to Appendix 1 would be a serious mistake. The primary threat to the lion is from PAC rather than from international trade. The most important step that CITES could take would be to guide park managers, wildlife authorities and hunting concessionaires with practical techniques for reducing the impact of PAC. Briefly Noted Black Rhino Trophy Imports: Now that there are CITES quotas for black rhino, which trophies are the most likely to be importable? Irregardless of CITES, the US Endangered Species Act (ESA) still forbids the importation of trophies of species listed as "endangered," unless imports "enhance" the survival of the species "in the wild". The USF&WS regulations adopted to implement the ESA expressly allow such permits as well. In August 2003, the USF&WS published notice of a long-awaited policy change to begin issuing such trophy imports very selectively on a permit by permit (case by case) basis. The hunting and permit applications must satisfy all existing regulatory requirements, be part of a comprehensive program of the exporting country and be a net benefit to the species "in the wild". It also must not jeopardize the species. The implementation of the new proactive practices stalled as the presidential election approached. Politically motivated misrepresentations were flung far and wide in hopes of tarnishing Bush in every way possible. Now that the presidential election is over, the misrepresentations against the Bush Administration should no longer pose a problem. The question remains, what constitutes "enhancement or benefits" to survival of the species "in the wild"? The second question is whether the underlying hunt jeopardizes (no jeopardy determination) the species? Our view is that the most likely import permit to be approved, if any, is for black rhino taken in Namibia, or in state-protected areas in South Africa. In both cases, the rhinos are government-owned and all proceeds can be dedicated to the conservation of the rhino "in the wild". Also, no matter where the hunt takes place, if the rhino is a surplus male past the age of reproduction that is also a threat to other reproducing rhino or calves, then "no jeopardy" and "net benefit" findings should follow. What about the import of trophies of captive-bred, privately-owned rhino? That may present more of a problem. A significant portion of the price must be directed to benefiting black rhino "in the wild" for the program to warrant import. A private owner’s reinvesting proceeds in his captive-bred herd on private land is not likely to be considered "in the wild" unless the land in unfenced and large enough to be considered "in the wild" which is unlikely with privately-owned rhino. The number of black rhino in Namibia and South Africa is roughly the same. Namibia has 1,134 of which 859 are on state-protected lands and 275 are on private land or communal lands/conservancies. All are government-owned. Interestingly, black rhino in Namibia outnumber white rhino five to one. There are 204 white rhino but 1,134 black rhino. It is ironic because white rhino are already importable. In South Africa there are 1,286 black rhino. Most (1,121) are on government land and 165 are on private or communal land and are privately-owned. In both countries there are a number of populations where the sex ratio is out of balance, i.e., males outnumber females. Nevertheless, the extra males cannot be translocated easily because of the fatal fighting that ensues when they are moved. The CITES quotas of five rhino in each country is less than one-half of one percent (.5) of the populations, which are increasing at a rate of thirty times the rate of the quota offtake. Furthermore, our information at this time is that Namibia is only planning three hunts in 2005. The bontebok has been the only exception to the practice that the service will not permit imports of trophies listed as "endangered." Bontebok are captive-bred and privately owned, as are some black rhino in South Africa. The service insists that those permits were approved long ago because the bontebok and/or revenue from bontebok hunting was used to restore and protect bontebok in a state-owned protected area, i.e., "in the wild". Whatever, it is going to be a harder sell to convince the USF&WS today to issue trophy import permits for privately owned rhino with the owner receiving the proceeds. In short, that means that the ESA likely will prevent the black rhino from following the proven conservation success trail of the white rhino. White rhino exist in more than 100 separate, privately-owned populations in South Africa in large part due to the revenue incentives of the private owners. The black rhino population in southern Africa is equal to the level of the white rhino when United States hunters played their role in saving them. Fortunately for the white rhino it was never listed as endangered the way black rhino are. It will take an Act of Congress or at least strong administrative will on the part of the USF&WS for black rhino to achieve their conservation value through hunting and achieve the "unendangered" status that is within foreseeable reach. – John J. Jackson, III.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Boramae Coaser Statistics Length: 393.7 ft Height: 65.6 ft Inversions: 0 Capacity: 420 riders per hour Details Trains: 7 cars. Riders are arranged inline in 2 rows for a total of 2 riders per car. Notes: The Caripro company talked to Wonder Zone about building this roller coaster, but ultimately did not build it. The Caripro design was borrowed by R&C Entertainment (which are the same people as Wonder Zone) who in turn built the roller coaster. The original opening date was to be 2001, but the ride wasn't complete until 2006. The now completed roller coaster has technical issues that keep it from operating and as of 2008, it seems unlikely that it ever will.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
n England and Wales the Hedgerows Regulations 1997 are intended to protect important countryside hedges from destruction or damage. The legislation is very complicated and has been the subject of much criticism - not least from the poor souls who have to try to administer it. The regulations are presently under government review and are intended to be revised (this has been awaited since 1997 so we'll believe it when we see it). Hedgerows in the countryside, and their conservation, is a quite different subject from the management and regulation of hedges around houses, and, more specifically, between neighbours. For this reason, the Hedgerows Regulations 1997 specifically exclude any hedgerow which is within, or borders, a domestic garden. For these hedges other legislation exists. See here for a separate article on high hedges and more information on 'problem' domestic hedges. See the text of the Hedgerows Regulations here - although it might not make much sense unless you read this page too. There is much confusion about 'when is it legal to trim hedges?'. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 makes it an offence to disturb a birds nest which is in use, which is normally taken to mean under construction, or with eggs, chicks or birds using it regularly - even if they are not actually in it at the time. There are no set timescales for this in law, and obviously this varies from region to region. Here on the Isle of Wight I usually advise people not to work from 1 March- 31 July, although plenty of people do so. The chances of a prosecution are pretty slim but they have occurred. If work has to be done to trees or bushes in the nesting season it is still possible to do it so long as you inspect the trees beforehand and ensure there are no birds nests - obviously if you find one you have to wait until it is no longer in use. Although this might delay any work it certainly will not stop it as the work can proceed once the nests have been finished with. In the meantime this page should give some guide to the present law. Take a deep breath because it is not a simple explanation - there isn't one. Scope of the Regulations What is a hedgerow? A hedgerow is 'a row of bushes forming a hedge, with the trees growing in it'. Where a former hedgerow has grown up to form trees, it is not covered by the regulations. The exact difference between a line of trees and a hedgerow is not defined in law. This can be tricky, and it is, when it comes down to it, a matter of opinion when a hedge becomes a line of trees. It is not a simple case of height or width, or species or even management - probably all these factors need to be considered. As a guide, if something was once a hedge, in my view it remains a hedge until it very obviously is not one. However, if trees remain from a larger woodland, for example, in a thin line, these might not immediately be a hedge for some time even if they cover the same land area as a hedge might. Other people might use different criteria to this. See, for example, this article by Alina Congreve in this section. Other field boundaries such as banks and stone walls are not covered unless they support a hedgerow on top, as is often the case in the West Country and parts of Wales. Even in this case it is only the hedgerow itself that is protected, and not the feature underneath. Which hedgerows are covered by the regulations? Hedgerows on or adjacent to the following:A hedgerow is 'a row of bushes forming a hedge, with the trees growing in it'. But not hedgerows (including any in the above list) which are 'within or marking the boundary of the curtilage of a dwelling-house'. This means that if a hedge marks the edge of a garden which is attached to a house, the hedge is not covered by the regulations. What length of hedgerow is covered?To qualify for the regulations a hedgerow must be at least 20m in length or connected at both ends to another hedgerow of any length. Any stretch within such a hedgerow also counts. Gaps of up to 20m are counted as a part of the hedgerow. What counts as removal?To uproot or otherwise destroy a hedgerow counts as removal. So if you dig a trench alongside a hedge and kill off the roots, this is removal even if you don't touch the hedge itself. But if you severely prune or coppice back a hedgerow, even down to the roots; if the hedgerow is capable of growing back it may not count as removal. Are there any exemptions?Of course. Aren't there always? Read on: Works to hedgerows are exempt: • To make a new opening in substitution for an existing one that gives access to land. For example, a gate. However, the old one must be filled in within 8 months. • To obtain temporary access to land in an emergency. This means the sort of emergency you might dial 999 for- not the sort of emergency where you've suddenly bought too big a combine for your field. • To obtain access to land where other means are not available or are only available at disproportionate cost. • For national defence purposes. • Where planning permission has been granted but not in most cases where the development is under permitted development rights. • To carry out work under certain Acts of Parliament for flood defence or land drainage purposes. • By an authorised inspector to prevent the spread of a plant disease. • By the Highway Agency. • To protect or prevent danger to electric lines and plant. • For the proper management of the hedgerow. This means real management, such as coppicing. But if the hedgerow is deliberately 'overmanaged' this might qualify as removal. What happens when a landowner wants to remove a hedgerow?Any landowner who wishes to remove a hedgerow, if it is not exempt as above must serve a Hedgerow Removal Notice in writing on their local planning authority. The authority then has 42 days (which period can be extended if the applicant agrees) to determine whether or not the hedge is considered 'important' under the regulations, and if so, whether or not to issue a Hedgerow Retention Notice. The local authority does not have to issue a Retention Notice, even if the hedgerow counts as important. If they do not issue a notice for an important hedge this is often on condition that certain things are done, e.g. reinstatement or replanting to a certain standard, or creation of an equivalent boundary elsewhere. Considering the Hedgerow Removal Notice. The local authority must consult the local parish or community council and consider their views, but it does not have to consult anyone else. All applications are kept on a public register and should be available for study at your local authority. There is no requirement to publicise the order or put up signs, or anything like that. The local authority may (but does not have to, for example if the information is already available) then make a site survey. This must be done by a suitably qualified individual. From this the authority will determine whether or not the hedge is 'important'. In this context the word 'important' has special meaning. What is an 'important' hedgerow?A good question. The definition in the official literature runs to 6 closely-printed A4 pages. So this is a brief overview; if it's important to you then check the detail because it's not all here. Oddly, most of these criteria refer to 'the relevant date' which is 27 March 1997. If records giving evidence to support inclusion in these criteria cannot be shown to have existed on that date, they may not qualify. In any case the hedgerow must be more than 30 years old. The landowner should provide documentation to prove that it is not, if he thinks so. Apart from this, to be deemed 'important' a hedgerow must meet one or more of the following criteria: • The hedgerow marks the boundary of a historic parish or township existing before 1850. • The hedgerow contains or is within an archaeological feature which is on the Sites and Monuments Record, or a pre-1600 manor or estate. • The hedgerow is a part of or associated with a field system predating the Inclosure Acts. • The hedgerow contains species in part I of Schedule 1; Schedule 5; or Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; or various other defined species including certain Red Data Book species. • The hedgerow is adjacent to a public right of way (not counting an adopted highway) and at least 4 woody species as defined in Schedule 3 of the regulations plus at least two Associated Features. • The hedgerow includes one or more of the following: - At least 7 woody species; - At least 6 woody species plus at least three Associated Features (see below); - At least 6 woody species including a black poplar; large-leaved lime, small-leaved lime or wild service tree; - At least 5 woody species and at least 4 Associated Features. Note that: Where a hedgerow is situated wholly or partly in the county (as constituted on the first of April 1997) of the City of Kingston Upon Hull, Cumbria, Darlington, Durham, East Riding of Yorkshire, Hartlepool, Lancashire, Middlesbrough, North East Lincolnshire, Northumberland, North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland, Stockton-on-Tees, Tyne and Wear, West Yorkshire or York the number of woody species mention is to be treated as reduced by one" Associated Features are as follows: • A bank or wall for at least half the length. • A ditch for at least half the length. • Gaps over no more than 10% of the length. • At least one standard tree per 50m. • At least 3 ground flora woodland species as defined in Schedule 2 of the Regulations within 1m of the hedgerow. • Connections scoring 4 or more points, where connection a hedgerow counts as one, a broad-leaved woodland or pond counts as two. • A parallel hedge within 15m. *These features do not count if a public right of way is being included in the criterion. Did that help? We thought not. It is a nightmare to administer and use, and we really hope it changes soon. In the meantime, you are recommended to obtain The Hedgerows Regulations 1997, a guide to the law and good practice (pdf 70kb), published by the Department of the Environment in 1997. Even that doesn't have everything in it, but it is a good start.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Episode 25: His Majesty Smith Action TV Buzz His Majesty Smith 43 watches Dr. Smith is conscripted as the leader of a people from another world. Little does he know that the leaders of these people are routinely sacrificed and replaced with other expendible leaders. Smith is just one of a long line of sacrificed rulers. Dr. Smith is conscripted as the leader of a people from another world. Little does he know that the leaders of these people are routinely sacrificed and replaced with other expendible leaders. Smith is just one of a long line of sacrificed rulers.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Main menu OVAB Europe DBCI First poll in Benelux shows very good business sentiment and positiv expectations The first DBCI index for the Benelux market shows a very robust business climate. Retail and corporate communications are the two most important vertical markets for Digital Signage in Benelux. (Daniel Russell) OVAB Europe: DBCI March/April 2014 Benelux – High satisfaction with the current business situation in Benelux The Digital Signage Business Climate Index is polled by invidis consulting in cooperation with OVAB Europe. It measures the current business situation as well as the expectations for the next six months in the Digital Signage and Digital out of Home industry of a given market. The first poll in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxemburg shows a very positive current sentiment and an even better trend. Projects with up to 10 displays make up the bulk of the market and the relevance of DooH has grown in the last 24 months compared to other Media. Ton van Hout, Strategic Account Manager at Scala Benelu,x is agreeing with the DBCI results and says: ”The digital Signage market is growing. Since hardware costs are dropping in general 50% every 3 years, larger networks are able to be deployed running a healthy business case.”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Wondrous voice, which cries with power Contents Wondrous voice, which cries with power Representative Text 1 Wond'rous Voice, which cries with Pow'r, All Flesh as Grass is mean; All its Good is as the flow'r Which faces, and is not seen: Surely all the People's Grass; Nor is their Goodliness esteem'd: All their Work and righteousness Are fading Flowers deem'd. 2 Blows the Spirit of our God, All fleshly Good is lost; Speaks with Pow'r the Saviour's Blood; Man's Glory sinks to Dust: Fails all Flesh before the Lord, And, with'ring, dies at his Command; Nought but God's eternal Word Shall in his Presence stand. 3 Jesus only shall endure, And nothing stand beside; He, that word of God most sure, In whom exists his Bride: Blest in him with perfect Peace, We cease from all our fleshly Good; He came witnessing this Grace, By Water and by Blood. 4 Now is Jesus all in all, My Soul is satisfy'd; All my Guilt, by Adam's Fall, Ceas'd when the Saviour dy'd; With him I arose to Light, And glor'ous Immortality; In him beauteous to the sight Of sacred Deity. 5 O how wond'rous is the Grace! The Lamb accepted stands! In him shines the Father's Face On Souls from ev'ry Land: He our Captain, Prince, and Head, Foundation of this Truth divine; All Jehovah's fav'rite Seed Collected in him shine. Author: James Relly James Relly was born about 1722 at Jeffreston, Pembrokeshire, Wales, and died in 1778. He was converted to Christianity during the Great Awakening ushered in by George Whitefield. He worked under George Whitefield as a Calvinistic Methodist preacher and missionary. However, Whitefield and Relly separated ways over Relly's seemingly universalist teaching that all humanity was elect (i.e. saved) when Christ took the punishment for all sin when he died. He also departed from both the Calvinists and Methodists by taking the doctrine of Justification further, in teaching that believers no longer sin and the Law's sole purpose is to condemn humanity and point them to Christ. He was the mentor of John Murray, the founder of the Universalist Ch… Go to person page >	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The other young gentleman in the sweatshirt running a social network is Moot Striking, isn’t it, how Moot appears to be some sort of anti-matter to Mark Zuckerberg’s matter? How Facebook and 4chan can simultaneously be ubiquitous, but you’re much more likely to admit to an account on one than the other? In the throes of my constant and ongoing research and curiosity about comments and commenting systems, I couldn’t help but quietly raise an eyebrow as Facebook launched a sort of Facebook Anywhere commenting system in recent weeks. It’s a little bit like a Disqus with nothing but Facebook for authentication, if that helps compress the explanation for you. Now there’s places where this — “this” being mandatory use of a Facebook account to leave a comment (whether the account uses a “real” name or not is a bit of an identity-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder problem, eh?) — might work, and places where it might not, but I wasn’t especially surprised to find out that at TechCrunch, using the Facebook commenting system quickly cleaned up discourse, right up to the brink of boring: “But the other interesting thing we’re seeing is that whereas trollish garbage used to infest the comment section, now we’re seeing almost the opposite. Many people are now leaving comments that gush about the subject of the article in an overly sycophantic way. It’s quite odd. The cold pricklies have turned to warm fuzzies.” That said, they seem to be happy with the quality of discourse, even if the quantity has decreased: “With the Facebook system, the most popular posts are only touching around 100 or so comments (obviously, the ones about the commenting system have more). But of those 50 to 100 comments, many of them are actually coherent thoughts in response to the post itself — you know, what a comment is supposed to be.“ The emphasis on that last clause is mine. “What a comment is supposed to be.” Well, we certainly have high hopes about that, don’t we? Look at the universe we’ve just discussed, where users with a real identity say nice things about products they like and contribute meaningful bits of commentary on the issues. Now look at 4chan. [I’m linking to the Wikipedia entry so you can make the call on whether to actually, physically, look at 4chan.] Before we go any further, let me admit that I fudged a bit in the title of this post. 4chan a social network? Not exactly. With all its users anonymous, no real history of what a user has said or posted, and memes that are carried on into the future more by abstract institutional knowledge than permalink, it is remarkably easy to label 4chan “the antisocial network.” And even that would be a stretch. Network? It’s a message board. But more like a giant jellyfish, its tentacles spreading over the Internet and getting all tangled with the Reddit octopus and the Tumblr school of anchovies. So what does Moot (neé Christopher Poole) have to say about the new Facebook Comments system, and the idea of real identity on the Web?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
User account menu Main navigation County of Los Angeles This submission reflects this organization's contribution to the climate effort, representative of their current actions and commitments as well as the ways in which they intend to step up and collaborate with others. County of Los Angeles's Climate Action Contribution About County of Los Angeles's Climate Efforts In 2015, the County of Los Angeles adopted a Community Clean Action Plan in alignment with AB 32 as part of the General Plan Update. On September 4, the Board of Supervisors adopted a motion supporting the Paris Climate Agreement. Climate targets and actions will be updated by summer 2019 as part of the County's first sustainability plan, currently under development. Climate Action Commitments Current Climate Actions County of Los Angeles Is Taking: Purchase renewable power or build on-site renewable electricity to run local government needs Powering your own operations with renewable electricity or using local government buildings and land to site solar PV panels is within the decision-making authority of most localities and can be a model to your community. Replace fleet vehicles and buses that run on fossil fuels with vehicles that run on electricity Electric fleet vehicles, especially buses, have a range of benefits that make them an excellent investment for local government use. Cities are coming together to spur innovation amongst manufacturers and use their collective purchasing power to drive down cost. Work with energy utilities to increase renewable energy provided to residents and businesses Going beyond the local government’s own operations to make renewable energy available to your community is a challenging, but critical step that means working with utilities, state government, and your residents. Clean, renewable bring with them better air, predictable, increasingly lower customer pricing, and local job deployment opportunities. Building electricity, heating, and cooling at the community-scale is, with transportation, the other major source of carbon emissions. Strategies will vary between single-family homes, multi-family residential housing, and commercial buildings. Conducting energy audits and using benchmarking is an excellent tool to drive efficiency. Incentive programs for energy upgrades can be done effectively the more buildings that participate. Give all residents in my community, especially those underrepresented or of marginalized groups, a voice in setting policy and action plans Plans, strategies, and their implementation should include the input and priorities of the community. Having your residents’ support and involvement will lead to better long term solutions. Simply holding an open public hearing is not sufficient for the inclusion of all residents. Many methods exist for successful community engagement. Disclosure of your climate targets, emissions profile, and actions on a transparent platform is important for accountability to your residents and is increasingly necessary to access tools and financial resources. New Climate Actions County of Los Angeles Commits To Take: Commit to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutant Emissions Short-lived climate pollutants—such as black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and hydrofluorocarbons—are powerful climate warmers many times more potent than CO2 over their lifetimes. Because they are short-lived in the atmosphere, actions to reduce these super pollutants can have substantial, near-term climate, agricultural and health benefits and are an essential complement to CO2 reduction strategies. Policy-makers can announce regulatory or voluntary approaches to drastically reduce SLCPs, such as developing methane strategies or adopting rules on use of warming HFCs. Organizations can commit to engage with suppliers to provide training, conduct pollutant inventories, and establish systems for tracking, measuring, and monitoring these types of emissions. Analysis shows that SLCP emissions can be cost-effectively reduced by an estimated 40-50 percent by 2030. Policymakers, companies and organizations are encouraged to accept the #SLCPChallenge of the U.S. Climate Alliance, which calls for ambitious action on SLCPs. Feel free to elaborate on your work towards reduction, along with your other efforts, in the "Other Commitments" field below. Increase energy efficiency of local government operations, such as buildings, street lighting, and water or wastewater plants Energy efficiency is the best way to save taxpayer money and cut climate pollution right now. The average building wastes about a third of the energy it uses. Consider implementing a strategic energy management plan for all major operations. Adopt policies that accelerate the transition to electric vehicles for commercial fleets and personal vehicles Electric vehicles for personal and commercial use are, along with automation, a major trend coming to scale quickly. The proper infrastructure to support EVs will be critical to capture their benefits. Consider partnership with the largest local commercial fleet operators to pilot new ideas. Increase rates of walking, cycling and public transit through means accessible to all residents In many communities, the transportation sector is the largest share of their pollution and getting people to use alternative modes of transit to the personal vehicle comes with a myriad of benefits, not only cutting greenhouse gases. Promote practices that reduce the carbon footprint of food procurement and consumption and prevent food waste Food is often overlooked as a source of greenhouse gas pollution. What it takes to produce, how far is travels to get to consumers and what’s done with food that’s not eaten all lead to major carbon pollution. Producing more food locally, running programs with restaurants and institutions to reduce food waste, and cutting back on carbon intense foods such as meat and poultry are important steps. Set a goal for emissions reduction equal to or greater than the US goal under the Paris Climate Agreement (26-28% by 2025) We all know the best way to measure, and actually achieve success, is to set a goal. Making that goal inline with or stronger than the U.S. nationally determined contribution under Paris signals that local governments are doing their part. Hundreds of cities and counties across the U.S. see an emissions reduction target of this level ambitious but doable. Use strategies building resilience to threats of climate change in zoning, capital improvement, comprehensive planning, and hazard mitigation documents One of the most important things local governments can do when it comes to addressing climate change is to prepare for its effects--severe storms, drought, flooding, heat waves and more. Local government is already pledged to provide for the health and safety of their residents from these hazards. Climate change will make them worse and understanding and accounting for what’s to come in existing official documents is part of that responsibility. Commit to the Natrual and Working Lands Challenge The natural systems upon which we depend are essential to life and critical for reducing the impacts of climate change on our communities. These systems are also under threat from human activity and climate change. Maintaining the resilience of natural and working lands is an important part of any GHG emission reduction strategy. It is also important to securing the well-being of communities, economies and ecosystems. Actions that secure and enhance the “carbon base,” such as land conservation, restoration, and improved management, also support watersheds and food systems, improve air quality, protect against urban heat islands and sea level rise, and preserve the beauty and function of natural areas and parks. Those that accept the NWL Challenge should commit to securing natural and working lands as a resilient net sink of carbon. This will take different forms for different actors. For example, local, sub-national and national jurisdictions might take a broad approach like that of the U.S. Climate Alliance. Landowners and managers may wish to focus on restoration and implementing climate-smart practices on their own lands. Businesses may look at their supply chains and customers as potential partners, and incorporate natural and working goals into their own climate change commitments and strategies. The U.S. Climate Alliance States commit to taking actions that will reduce GHG emissions and increase carbon sequestration in forests, farms, rangelands, wetlands and urban greenspace, and integrating these pathways into state GHG mitigation plans by 2020. The Natural and Working Lands Challenge calls on other states, cities, nations, tribes, businesses and others to make the same commitment within their organizations. Feel free to elaborate on your work towards this challenge, along with your other efforts, in the "Other Commitments" field below. Areas For Collaboration We are interested in collaborating on the following: Efficient Buildings Supporting building thermal decarbonization and electrification Electric Vehicles Aggregating demand for electric vehicles with other actors Encouraging more aggressive state targets for electric vehicles and GHG standards Promoting increased charging infrastructure HFC Phase Down Promoting greater participation in voluntary programs to phase out HFCs Local Collaboration Collaborate on climate and clean energy action, and to advocate for stronger climate policy at the local level Natural Lands Utility Sector Aggregating demand for renewable energy with other actors Supporting states, cities, and utilities in decarbonizing their energy supply Other collaborations We are members of the Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator's Transportation Electrification Partnership Leadership Circle. The County along with thirty other local governments in Los Angeles and Ventura counties recently launched a community choice aggregation program. Organization details Los Angeles County, one of California's original 27 counties, was established on Feb. 18, 1850. It is one of the nation's largest counties with 4,084 square miles, and has the largest population of any county in the nation - nearly 10 million residents who account for approximately 27 percent of California's population. As a subdivision of the state, the County is charged with providing numerous services that affect the lives of all residents, including law enforcement, tax collection, public health protection, public social services, elections and flood control.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Castro's speech will call for investment in future generations Lisa Krantz/San Antonio Express-News 160of170 Mayor Julian Castro, right, holds his daughter, Carina, 3, as he greets supporters upon his arrival at the send-off party for his trip to the Democratic National Convention at the St. Paul Community Center in San Antonio on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012. Mayor Julian Castro, right, holds his daughter, Carina, 3, as he greets supporters upon his arrival at the send-off party for his trip to the Democratic National Convention at the St. Paul Community Center in San Antonio on Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Thank you for coming back to read my story. If you are new here you should refer to part 1. Let’s continue with the story. Last time I said that I had to see a specialist in infectious diseases. We were referred to The Hospital Of Infectiuos and Tropical Diseases “Victor Babes”, and a neurosurgeon at the Bagdasar-Arseni Emergency Hospital in the capital, Bucharest. Me and my parents arrived there on the 27th of November. Firstly, we went to see the neurosurgeon. He looked through my files and asked for the MRI scans. However, we didn’t have any because weren’t given anything of the sort when I was discharged. There was only the review made by the radiologist. He immediately lost interest in my case and his attitude expressed that I was wasting his time and that he was in a hurry as he was scheduled for a surgery. He basically kicked us out of the door. Next, we went to he hospital of infectiuos and tropical diseases. This is when the order of events sort of breaks for me, everything becomes blurry. All I remember from that time were the fear, the pain, the confusion. I had to undergo all sorts of tests, every 6 hours they would come and take blood samples, I was pinned to the bed with IVs on both arms. I was gradually losing my eyesight and everything felt one hundred times more terrible. The people that I shared the room with didn’t make my life any easier. In the first days I stayed with two women with meningitis and all day long all they did was to talk about food while I was throwing my guts out. Two days later they brought in a baby with meningitis who cried day and night. I wasn’t bothered by the baby crying, I was more upset at the fact that why would the hospital mix children with adults? So far, everything that I have told you was from my perspective. Here is what my parents told me that happened: -1. the sudden coagulation disorder has finally become the primary concern – the blood tests showed no signs of infection. They suspected that the birth control pills were the main cause. (I took birth control pills mostly for medical purposes – for uterine fibroid – four months at the beginning of 2013, and four months the year before), so I wasn’t on birth control pills when the incident happened. -2. an university professor specializing in neurology showed some interest in my case, and after learning about my symptoms he believed that the cause might be a tooth infection. (I was having some problems with one of my molars, but the pain was inconsistent, so I didn’t pay much attention). And then he asked his students to do experiments on me. -3. later that day I was taken to the dentist, I had a dental scan taken. The scan showed that there were two molars that needed to be pulled out, there was no sign of infection, but he didn’t completely ruled it out either. That is way, for a long time we believed that these were the main cause for my coagulation disorder. -4. the doctor that took care of me believed that I was never infected with anything, and that everything was happening because something wrong was going on with my brain. He insisted that I take another MRI. Unfortunately, it was the beginning of the weekend when I checked in the hospital, and, unless you are in mortal danger, there is little chance to find available personnel to do MRI-s. -5. on the 2nd of December I took an MRI in a different hospital. They discovered blood clots in one of my dural venous sinuses, on the right side of the brain. My father kept in touch with the neurologist that treated me and told her about the blood clots. That is when she looked at my first MRI and, indeed, she noticed the blood clots as well. She neglected to check the radiologist’s review and just went along with his opinion. Unbelievable, right? Hospital in Bucharest Finally, after two weeks of tests and examinations they found out what had happened to me. I had a cerebral venous thrombosis caused by hypercoagulation (the blood thickened at an alarming speed) and caused a minor ischemic stroke. They checked me in that hospital and was put under immediate treatment with heparin through IV. Sadly, by then I was 90% blind, partially death (my right ear was affected) and a hemiparesis on the right side of my face. I began to have trouble understanding people, they had to talk to me near my ear. My left arm was also moving uncontrollably up and down and when I was touching my face with that arm I felt as though that wasn’t my arm but somebody else’s. I had some problems with my left leg too. But I was never aware of all of these because I was on the bed all day and all night. The doctors started investigating the cause of my excessive coagulation. Some doctors believed that the birth control pills were the cause, some that it was something else. None of the doctors agreed that an emotional break down could have caused this hypercoagulation. They suspected that I could have been drugged with some harmful substances. But none of the tests showed anything out of the ordinary, so it remains a mystery even to this day. The treatment seemed to work because I was experiencing some improvements. I regained some control over my left arm, I was able to get out of bed on my own and I was even able to see some things. I remember seeing my orange tank top, my trousers, the pink robe of my doctor and the fact that she wore black makeup, the window in front of me with its’ blue curtain and my mother’s loving face, she looked so worried. The otolaryngologist did some tests to my ears and she discovered some problems she couldn’t explain. She believed it might be an infection, so I was given antibiotics in addition to my initial treatment.I am very confused about the 5th of December. My parents told me that I was sent for further investigations regarding my eyes. Here is when all the craziness begins. The doctors discovered that the cerebrospinal fluid (“water on the brain”) was was very high and was pressuring the vessels. They feared that the blood vessels will break leading to hemorrhage. I was sent immediately to The National Institute of Cerebrovascular Diseases. The last thing I remember seeing was the back of the ambulance and a sign saying: “Attention…something. This concludes the second part of my ordeal. On the 5th of December I became completely blind, I was 70% death and extremely scared. That is the day my whole world became darkness. 6 Responses to “I had a stroke at 26 – part 2” Catalina thank you for sharing part 2. (Already read part 1). What a frightening ordeal you have been through and are still going through. I have thought about you many times. I hope and pray that you are seeing improvement everyday and recover completely. Miss watching your crochet videos and look forward to seeing you show your talents again. Never give up. There is always hope. Take care and I look forward to hearing from you soon. Just found out about your horrendous ordeal. I am so so very sorry. I have added your name to my prayer list. I will continue to pray for you. “Dear God I pray Catalina’s sight is restored”. Thank you. About Me The Cats killed my Curiosity: Hi, there! Please state your full name. Me: My name is Catalina Alexandra Stan. I was also named Maria when I was baptize, to have a saint"s protection. This does not show up in the legal documents, though. You can call me Catalina, Cata, Cati, Cat, C., or even "Hey, You". The Cats killed my Curiosity: When and where were you born? Me: I was born in May, 1987, in a city called Braila, in Romania. [read more...] You can also help us by donating something. Your support will go into my recovery program. You can donate using the following e-mail address: [email protected] Arts&Crafts Channel Dear Reader, I am Catalina, the person behind this blog. I am currently recovering after a stroke I suffered on the 1st of November, 2013. It left me nearly deaf for a while, and, sadly, completely blind at the moment. This blog is one of the things helping me not to loose my mind. You can read more in the About Me page. Many of you wrote to me and my sister and told us they would like to help. You can do so by grabbing our button bellow, uploading it onto your server and hard linking it on your website to http://catalinastan.com/. spread the word around and help us grow awareness about blindness.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The South African Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996 gives women the right to voluntary abortion on request. The reality factor, however, is that five years later there are still more `technically illegal' ...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
If there was one bike that made the American bike industry sit up and take notice of the burgeoning e-bike market, it was Specialized’s eye-catching Turbo. Having remained relatively unchanged after a two-year stint, many people are anticipating Specialized’s post-Turbo move in the e-bike market. Although Austrianmotorcycle compa-ny KTM has gone toproduction with a full-size electric dirt bike,Spotted in theaisles of the 2013 Eurobike show, this beast of an electric bike personified the wide horizon of potential technology that still awaits e-bike designers.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Best Styles of Pants to Accent Your Assets You work hard to look as good as you do, and it’s only fitting that you wear clothes that show off your best assets. With Fall just around the corner, it’s time to revamp the wardrobe to show off the blood, sweat, and let’s face it, sometimes tears, that you put into your body this summer. It’s out with the old, in with the fabulous new pants that flatter you the most. Read on to find out how to accent your assets, because they deserve a little time in the spotlight. 1. High-Waisted If you’re looking to emphasize a juicy derriere (hey, you’ve worked hard!), the easiest and most flattering way to do it is with high-waisted pants. Low-rise pants aren’t doing a full booty any favors; they camouflage the difference between your narrowest part (your waist—find tips here to lose inches) and your behind. High-waisted pants accentuate this difference for your fullest, most scrumptious derriere yet. Pair your high-waisted pants with a cropped sweater, tucked-in blouse, or t-shirt (for a more casual look), but never something too bulky or baggy or else you won’t get that smooth, streamlined look. 2. Stretch Fabrics Stretch jeans (not jeggings) are ideal if you’re looking to give your thighs and bum a lift. Jeans with no stretch can have a flattening effect that squishes you in and gives you the dreaded muffin top. Jeans with just enough stretch let your body breathe, while lifting and hugging your fabulous shape. Look for curvy fits with Lycra or Spandex to add some give to the jean, but make sure you grab a size smaller than normal because stretchy jeans can loosen over time. 3. Straight Leg If you’re looking to add height to a smaller, curvier frame, ditch the skinny jeans and opt for a straight leg. Tapered pants actually make you look shorter, while slightly wider pants give you length and height where you need it most. Plus, they look fabulous with a pair of boots (hello, fall!) or wedge heels to give you even more height. A straight leg pant also skims your body for a gorgeous, slimming effect that is even more accentuated by a dark blouse that doesn’t cut you off at the middle. 4. Dark Jeans Dark jeans and pants are universally flattering, no matter your shape. They disguise trouble areas and slim down even the curviest of shapes. Plus, they naturally add height and length versus lighter jeans, because they don’t draw the eye to your legs. Pockets can also accentuate or disguise; if you have a flatter derriere, opt for flapped pockets to add some bulk to your behind (and try a kettlebell workout for a booty boost), but look for flat pockets if you already have some junk in the trunk (they’ll distort your shape) 5. Trousers Well-fitting trousers can do wonders for straighter figures. They can lift, add shape, and give you volume without bulk. Plus, they’re incredibly stylish this fall. Opt for a pair that hits you right above the ankle and right below your belly button for a trim, chic look, and don’t afraid to get them tailored if they’re not fitting you perfectly. The key to wearing slacks is wearing slacks that fit. Pair them with a blouse, a figure-hugging sweater, or a cropped blazer for a knockout, versatile look. Trousers work well with both flats and heels, so you’ll get a ton of wear out of these pants. Looking to really amp up your assets? Then get on board our Booty Sculpting Kit which includes gear and the Five Day Fit Booty Sculpt workout series to add some octane to your rear routine -- available for a limited time until September 23, 2018! 2 Responses Nicole h September 26, 2018 I would like to know where Lisa gets her low rise pants ..high wasted workout pants look awful on me but low rise rock my physique Cory September 20, 2018 I only wish this had pictures accompanying it. I can’t really envision what you’re talking about. 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Rescheduled Tokyo Games may come before summer 2021: Bach Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) attends an interview after the decision to postpone the Tokyo 2020 because of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Lausanne, Switzerland, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse ATHENS (Reuters) – The head of the global Olympic movement said on Wednesday that the rescheduled Tokyo Games faced “thousands” of logistical and financial problems and could go ahead before summer 2021. Though most people have assumed the Games will be held around roughly the same July-August timetable as they were planned for this year, International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach said earlier dates in 2021 were possible. “The agreement is that we want to organize these Games at the latest in the summer 2021,” he told a conference call. “This is not restricted just to the summer months. All the options are on the table including the summer 2021.” The IOC agreed with Japan on Tuesday to the first postponement in the Olympics’ 124-year history due to risks from the coronavirus impact. It was the last major international sporting event of 2020 to be canceled, with many questioning why a seemingly inevitable decision took so long to make. Athletes were sad but largely relieved, given disruption to their training. The decision was a huge blow to Japan, which has invested $12 billion in the run-up, and presents a massive headache to reorganize logistics, funding and sponsorship. Bach said he could not guarantee all elements of the Games would remain as initially planned. He said he did not know what would happen with the athletes’ village, where apartments were set to be sold after the Games this year. “This is one of the many thousands of questions this task force will have to address. We hope and we will do whatever we can so that there is an Olympic village, the village is where the heart of the Games beat,” he said.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Delhi ready to thwart air strikes Air Observation Posts to look out for unmanned aircraft J T Vishnu Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 21 Anticipating aerial strikes in the form of microlight and unmanned aircraft this year during the Republic Day Parade, the Delhi Police in cooperation with the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, have established several Air Observation Posts (AOPs) in and around the city. To cap it, several airborne “control rooms” will keep a vigil on any intrusion during the parade and they will keep in touch with the ground forces. Senior officials will monitor the arrangements. Heavily camouflaged anti-aircraft guns have been positioned at several vantage points, including near the central vista and the historical Red Fort. We are fully prepared to face any kind of attacks, said a security official. Security has been beefed up on the borders. All the vehicles and buses were subjected to intense checking to prevent infiltration by the militant groups into Delhi. This apart, the local police have been asked to maintain high alert and verify the antecedents of all strangers in their areas. Even the traffic police are not taking a chance. The cops have taken 12 parking areas under their control, with seven areas in the South of Rajpath and five in the North of Rajpath. Triangular car passes are being distributed for the South of Rajpath, while square passes are being given for the North of Rajpath parking. In order to avoid duplication and pilferage of the passes, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (VIP traffic), is personally signing the passes with the official stamp. Traffic police personnel will be deployed all over the city in full strength to ensure the smooth flow of traffic in the city. Sufficient personnel will be deployed in Aurobindo Marg, Shantipath, New Delhi area, RML Hospital, Talkotora, Lodhi Road, Bahadurshah Zafar Marg, IP area, Dhaula Kuan, Ashram Chowk and other vulnerable parts of the city. The agencies of the Ministry of Defence, including Army, Navy and Airforce, civic agencies, Central Public Works Department (CPWD), civilian police are working in close co-ordination with the traffic police. “This year, we are more stringent in checking and issuing parking labels,” said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (VIP traffic), S B S Tyagi, adding that separate parking areas for VVIPS, Cabinet ministers and other security personnel on duty are being provided and guarded in view of the threat. The official said that normal traffic will not be encouraged in these areas during the parade and at the same time elaborate traffic arrangements have been made for the bus commuters to reach Rajpath. Commuters who wish to go from North to South and South to North Districts are asked to take Wellington Crescent, Upper Ridge Road and Ring Road where there will be no restriction during the parade. Commuters who come from East to South are being advised to take Nizammudin and Ashram Chowk routes. For North to West ISBT flyover, Burf Khana route is advised. The outstation commuters and others who want to reach New Delhi Railway Station are asked to take Wellington Crescent, Connaught Place, Minto Road and Ajmeri Gate. New Delhi, January 21 The tug of war between the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party over the schedule of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi elections entered the final phase with the Delhi Minister in charge of elections, Mr Deep Chand Bandhu, meeting the Lt-Governor, Mr Vijai Kapoor, and urging him to announce an early date for the civic polls. “We have urged the Lt-Governor to announce the polls in February itself. The polls cannot be held in March as school students would be taking their examinations,” Mr Bandhu said after meeting the Lt-Governor. The holding of polls in February had gained credence as Mr Vijai Kapoor and the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, had expressed similar views. While the two leaders are silent about the date of the polls, the Congress and the BJP leaders have been expressing their opinions publicly for and against holding polls in February. With Mr Bandhu joining issue, the rumblings within the Cabinet about holding polls in February are coming out in the open. When asked whether the Cabinet had taken a decision to hold the polls in February, the Delhi Minister said, “I met the Lt-Governor as a minister in charge of holding the elections. I asked him to provide additional security personnel for the poll duty. If Mr Kapoor does not provide the forces, the elections would have to be postponed. It is not possible to hold them in March,” he added. The term of the MCD expires in March and as per the Act, a new Corporation has to be constituted by April. The state government’s apparent eagerness to hold polls in February, however, has found support amongst the BJP Delhi unit leaders, including its president, Mr Mange Ram Garg as well as the BJP-dominated Corporation. The BJP state unit chief has been voicing the need to hold elections in February, but his voice is being subdued by the new-found campaign trail by the former Delhi Chief Minister, Mr Madan Lal Khurana, and the former Delhi Minister and MP, Mr Lal Bihari Tewari. Mr Khurana has raised the demand of separate corporation for East Delhi in an apparent bid to stall early polls. At the same time, the former Chief Minister has released a ‘white paper’ on the failures of the Delhi Government during the past three years. While the legal wrangle over the rotation of seats in MCD and the presence of two state election commissioners are being indicated as excuses for the need to delay the polls, the two parties, the political pundits surmise, were gauging the public mood before entering the fray. The poll survey commissioned by the Delhi BJP had hinted at the poor performance by the party. The Congress is not eager either for early polls as the party feared that it might not sweep the polls, which could reflect poorly on the performance of the legislators. Sweet sherbat being offered to devotees on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary in the Capital on Monday. — Tribune photo New Delhi, January 21 The teachings of Guru Gobind Singh about ‘shakti’ and ‘bhakti’ still hold good for society, and the government is attempting to use these principles to deal with the situation on the Indo-Pak border, the Prime Minister, Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, said here today. The Sikh Guru had used both ‘shakti’ (force) and ‘bhakti’ (devotion) to protect the nation and religion. “While he used ‘shakti’ to check oppression and violence, ‘bhakti’ was used to lead people on the path of peace and love,” Mr Vajpayee said while addressing a congregation at Rakab Ganj Gurdwara here on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh’s birth anniversary. Centuries have passed, but the message of the Guru has “remained alive” in the hearts and minds of the people, Mr Vajpayee said. “Guru Gobind Singh’s life is a perfect example of sacrifice, compassion and universal brotherhood of man,” Mr Vajpayee said, adding that his birth anniversary was “a day to re-dedicate ourselves to the virtues and ideals espoused by the Guru”. He virtually rejected the charge that the BJP was attempting to exploit the current Indo-Pak tension in the coming Assembly elections. “Our jawans are guarding the borders to protect us. The entire nation is standing unitedly behind them. No one is thinking of political parties or elections now,” Mr Vajpayee said. ‘’When crisis escalates along the borders, the soldiers remember ‘Deh Shiva Bar Mohe Ehe’...,’’ the Prime Minister said in reference to one of Guru Gobind Singh’s heroic ballads, invoking God’s support during crisis. The Guru had bound the Sikh fraternity together as the Khalsa or the Pure and led numerous military campaigns against the Mughal Army. The Prime Minister also referred to Guru Gobind Singh’s use of military power against the Mughals and his practice of mysticism. ‘’Guru Gobind Singh used ‘Shakti’ (military power) to eliminate terror and practised ‘Bhakti’ (mysticism) as a means of salvation,’’ he said. Mr Vajpayee ended his speech with ‘’Bole So Nihal’’ – a spiritually uplifting cry which literally means, ‘’He will be spiritually uplifted who says — God’s truth is eternal.’’ He presented a “rumala” or holy cloth and a canopy for the Guru Granth Sahib. The DSGMC president, Mr Avtar Singh Hit, requested the Prime Minister to declare the Martyrdom Day of Guru Teg Bahadur, the ninth Guru and father of Guru Gobind Singh, a national holiday. Mr Hit and a host of other DSGMC members and Akali leaders honoured Mr Vajpayee with Siropas and presented swords and a picture of the Golden Temple. Paying tribute to Guru Gobind Singh on his 335th birth anniversary, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the concept of universal fatherhood of God led to his belief in the universal brotherhood of man. Guru Gobind Singh, she said, had a unique place in Indian history: his teachings were a blend of the highest spiritual conception and the great human virtues of character and nobility. Nuh (Gurgaon), January 21 The Haryana Government will set up three hostels for girls in Mewat. The work will be undertaken by the Mewat Development Agency (MDA), with financial assistance from the Centre and the Rome-based International Fund for Agriculture Development. The hostels will cater to Faridabad and Gurgaon districts. The revenue blocks identified for the proposed hostels are Taoru and Puhana in Gurgaon and Hathin in Faridabad district. Each hostel will be able to accommodate 100 students. The cost per hostel is estimated to touch Rs 25 lakh. They are expected to be ready by next fiscal. These hostels will be in addition to the 200-student-capacity hostel for girls in Nuh, the construction for which is already complete. According to official sources, it will be operational from the next financial year. The MDA has already asked the voluntary organisations working with it in all the six blocks of Mewat to identify deserving students from standard 1X to X1 who would like to avail the hotel facility in Nuh. Each NGO will recommend 30 names, which will be finally cleared by the MDA. A senior functionary of the MDA said that there is also a move to set up a degree college in Nuh, exclusively for females. The International Fund for Agriculture Development is understood to have assured the MDA that it will provide financial assistance for setting up the college. The Planning Commission has also assured the MDA that it will okay the project when the Haryana Government submits budgetary proposals for its ratification. The importance of setting up a degree college will be better appreciated, if one considers that there are only eight college-going Meo Muslim girls in Mewat.The Meo muslims are in an overwhelming majority in Mewat. Almost 87% girls drop out of school standard V onwards. One reason for the high drop out rate s the lack of girls schools and hostels. As Mewat is a patriarchal society, Mewatis are averse to sending their girls for higher education to distant schools. Another impediment is the lack of transport. Women are generally not comfortable while travelling by buses and other modes of transport. The setting up of hostels is a move that dovetails with the future plans of the government. The government hopes to set up more institutes in Mewat. Once that happens, the hostels will be begin catering to female students residing in interior areas of Mewat. New Delhi, January 21 After a long gestation, the new syllabi for classes I to XII have finally been released by the NCERT. The new courses have been prepared strictly in conformity with the stipulations of the National Policy on Education, 1986, according to a release. For the primary students, the immediate environment has been kept as the central factor in mathematics and language disciplines. Mother tongue has been given due importance. For the students of third and fourth classes, Work Education, Health and Physical Education courses have been developed. The practical aspect of language use has also been stressed for those in the upper primary stages. Courses in the languages, mother tongue and the second language have been developed to help students evolve language skills. The social sciences too have undergone changes. It now comprises relevant portions from history, geography, civics and economics and is touted to develop basic citizenship skills among learners. The NCERT informed that for those in secondary classes, the science text is an integration of biology, physics and chemistry and thematically relevant content from history, geography, civics and economics has been grouped together for the social science text. Diversified courses have been proposed for academic and vocational areas for the students of higher secondary. Some new features of history syllabus, include a regional balance in treatment of the kingdoms of the North and the South. Contemporary national scene and world perspective have found their way into the new books. Textbooks adhering to the new curriculum, will be available from the next academic session beginning in April 2002. In the past year, the NCERT has had to face the wrath of academicians and historians alike for not revealing the draft of the new syllabi. It was alleged that those having vested interests were involved in drafting the courses. Faridabad, January 21 The Faridabad Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC), Mr Mehtab Singh, has started the probe into ‘corruption’ charges against the PA of the Deputy Commissioner, who was suspended recently. The ADC has invited all concerned people to meet him in the post noon session on working days to submit any information through affidavits. The affidavits can be submitted within two weeks after January 23. The PA, who was working in the same post for the last five years, was suspended when he allegedly offered to collect and submit graft money to the DC. Jhajjar, January 21 A woman was killed and two seriously injured in a road accident, involving a car and two trucks on the Jhajjar-Delhi Road near Mohammad Pur Majra village here today. The deceased, Mrs Maya along with her husband, Mr Mahavir, and son Narender, residents of Mohan Garden in Delhi, were returning to their house in a Maruti car. On the way, two trucks coming from the opposite direction, hit their car head on, when they tried to overtake each other. While Mrs Maya died on the spot, her husband and son were struggling for their lives in a private hospital in Delhi. OC Scrap house tax on small units: Rajesh Yadav Rajeev Sharma Tribune News Service New Delhi, January 21 Senior leader of the Delhi Congress Rajesh Yadav on Sunday demanded that the government should scrap house tax on the 26 square metre dwelling units and include the house tax issue in the Congress manifesto for the next month’s municipal elections. Speaking at a well-attended public reception to congratulate him on his being appointed as secretary of the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC), Mr Rajesh Yadav said the decision to scrap house tax for owners of 26 metre dwelling units would benefit more than 20,000 people. Mr Yadav, who is an important leader of the community and has been the president of the All India Yadav Mahasabha for several years, said though the market value of 26 square metre dwelling units had swelled to Rs 26 lakh from Rs 2,600 when the scheme was launched several decades back, the fact was that these people still remained in the “poor” category. Mr Yadav said the government must immediately order a re-look into the house tax policy and the Congress must include it in the party manifesto for the February municipal elections because thousands of residents of Rohini and Pitampura in North-West Delhi were not paying house tax in view of its “high rates”. The house tax rates needed to be rationalised, he argued. Lal Khurana, Mr Sahib Singh Verma and Ms Sushma Swaraj of not giving a single plot to jhuggi jhompri dwellers. He also accused the BJP governments of doing precious little about displaced farmers whose land was acquired by the government for developmental works. Mr Yadav said the Delhi Chief Minister, Ms Sheila Dikshit, had hiked the compensation fee from Rs 6 lakh per acre to Rs 23 lakh per acre, though he acknowledged that Mr Sahib Singh Verma had indeed raised the compensation amount to about Rs 13 lakh per acre. Thousands of Congress workers from the Rohini and Pitampura areas had converged on the venue at Sector 8 of Rohini on Sunday to felicitate Mr Rajesh Yadav. The function, among others, was attended by DPCC president Subhash Chopra, vice-president Sajjan Kumar and prominent DPCC leaders from Outer Delhi such as Sanjay Gulla, Rajender Joon and Ramesh Pradhan. Mr Sajjan Kumar praised Mr Rajesh Yadav saying that the exercise to reconstitute the DPCC was undertaken and Mr Rajesh Yadav was appointed a secretary to give the much-needed representation to the vast and thickly populated areas of North-West Delhi. Mr Subhash Yadav said the BJP was running away from the municipal elections “because they know that they are not going to be re-elected”. The BJP enjoys a comfortable majority in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi at present. New Delhi, January 21 A two-day orientation programme for legislators and middle-level officers of the Delhi Assembly, aimed at making them conversant with the intricacies of parliamentary procedure, gets underway tomorrow. The Speaker, Chaudhary Prem Singh, who will inaugurate the programme in the Old Secretariat, told reporters that senior officers of the assembly would deliver lectures to “re-freshen and update” the knowledge of lawmakers and officers about constitutional issues and parliamentary processes. “The Delhi Assembly has the distinction of wasting minimum time during its various sessions as compared to any other assembly in the country. The orientation programme will further enable the House to conduct its proceedings in a smooth manner,” he said. The Assembly Secretary, Mr S. K. Sharma, and the Joint Secretary, Mr Siddharth Rao, are among the distinguished panel of speakers who will deliver lectures on issues like the legislative proceedings, call attention and short duration discussion, committee system, Question Hour, motions and resolutions and adjournment motion and no confidence motion. Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit will deliver the valedictory address on January 23 while a minister or a senior MLA will preside over the each lecture session. “Efforts will be made to ensure that the training programme should be practical in nature and avoid the ponderous theoretical aspects of the issues,” Mr Prem Singh said. He said mediapersons and editors of national dailies had also been invited to join the programme to enhance their skills in the coverage of assembly proceedings. The Speaker further said the computerisation of the Assembly Secretariat was almost over and a programme had been chalked out for making legislators computer-savvy. The NIIT experts would begin imparting computer training to them in the first week of February. Computers were provided to the MLAs by the Delhi Government last year. Fifty-two-year old Harmanjit Singh combines business, education and politics in his everyday life and perhaps this is the recipe for his success. From an employee in a Sadar Bazar shop to the chairman of Khalsa College and the Vice-President of the Shrimoni Akali Dal (Badal), he has come a long way. Once a small time businessman, Harmanjit attributes his phenomenal success to his dedication and hard work. FACE TO FACE What are your future plans, will you enter politics? Yes, I have an ambition in politics, but I won’t contest elections. I am already serving the people in various capacities. So I would prefer to be a nominated member or accept some government nominated posts. My name is already under consideration for the Director’s post in National Fertilizers Limited (NFL). He served as the Chairman of the Khalsa College from 1994-97, and is again serving in the same position for the last one and half years. Mr Harmanjit is also the nominated member of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandhak Committee (DSGPC), and was the chairman of its purchase committee from 1997-98. “I like social service and serving people in my own capacities, and this gives me enormous satisfaction,” said Harmanjit in an interview with the NCR Tribune. Excerpts: You are a nominated member of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee, what are the activities of the committee ? Ever since the inception of Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee in 1968, the Badal group has been elected to it for the maximum number of times. Even in the present committee, about 80 per cent of them support Badal and 20 per cent are Independents. In Delhi, a total of 66 institutions come under the committee – including hospitals, schools, colleges and Gurdwaras. There are also 16 government aided schools under the committee. Presently, the committee is involved in many activities like constructing a hospital in Baba Sahib Gurdwara, with a capacity of 300 beds in Bhogal, an Engineering college in Rajouri Garden and a school in Shahadara. Besides, the committee is also involved in the construction of an auditorium in the Guru Teg Bahadur Khalsa College with an allocated fund of Rs one crore. Moreover, five acres of land in Moti Bagh was allotted to the committee and we are planning an underground parking there. The Lieutenant Governor of Delhi has approved the construction of a parking lot for 5,000 vehicles near Bangla Sahib, which will start soon. There is also a proposal pending with the state government for a medical college in Vasant Kunj area. Could you explain the reason for the delay in the construction of the Khalsa College auditorium ? The construction of the Khalsa College auditorium ran into some problems with the previous committee. But that has been solved and the tender has also been cleared. We hope to start the remaining part of the construction in a week’s time and by the end of year 2002, we would have the auditorium ready for the students. The auditorium would have the capacity to accommodate more than 600 students. How far has the Khalsa College succeeded in promoting Sikh students in the national Capital ? The Khalsa College was started in 1951 in Dev Nagar with a student strength of 300 and 15 staff members. Later in 1974, due to the lack of adequate space, the college was shifted to the University campus in north Delhi. At present, we have about 7,000 students and 700 staff members in various disciplines and the Dev Nagar campus has been converted into an Evening college. We give some concessions to Sikh students like providing them with scholarships and helping them in various other activities. In fact, a leading English magazine rated the Khalsa College as one among the top ten colleges in India. But there are reports that even Sikh students feel insecure in the college, is it because of the poor teaching staff ? No, the quality of the teaching staff is the major strength of the college. But, in any case, we cannot stop those students who prefer to go abroad to study or those who are looking for avenues in other universities in India for different reasons. We have students from all communities studying in the college, as such, in most of the activities of the college, we go strictly by merit. However, a special preference of 5 five per cent is provided to Sikh students in the college admission. We also look for students who have potential in extra-curricular activities including sports. In fact, the college ranks at the top in the inter-college tournaments such as cricket, hockey and basketball. To instill confidence and encourage the students in sports, leading cricket players like Maninder Singh and Mohinder Amarnath have been invited to the college. The minority status to the college is long due, will it empower the college ? Minority status has more disadvantages than advantages. Now, the college produces bright students and does not succumb to pressure from other sources. But once the minority status is provided to the college, then we will have to accommodate dull students and oblige recommendations based on ulterior motives. At the moment, the college has a good reputation and we strictly adhere only to merit consideration, and we are showing good results. With the Assembly elections in Punjab just round the corner, how do you view the situation in the state ? I think the Akali and BJP alliance will come to power because they enjoy the confidence of the Punjabi community in the state. The Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has done extremely well in his tenure and even enjoys the support of the Sikh community and of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee. But the Congress party seems to be in a position to put up a tough fight against the present government ? According to me, the Congress party will not get a majority. There is constant infighting in the Congress party and that will apparently stall their chances. Ever since the 1984 Sikh riots took place, the majority of the Punjabi community have been working against the Congress party. In fact, none of the Congressmen involved in the riots were punished, and the Nanavati Commission, which is inquiring into the cause of the riots, has not indicted anyone who was involved in the riots. The people of Punjab are amazed that various commissions have failed to take action against the culprits involved in the massacre of Sikhs. There should be fixed time frame for conducting such inquiries, particularly, since it involves the sentiments and emotions of thousands of people. For instance, in the aftermath of the September 11 attack in the US, many angry Americans mistook turbaned Sikhs as Arabs and had to face physical and verbal abuse. But within two months, the US commission, which inquired into these cases, punished those who inflicted violence on the Sikhs. Do you mean to say that there is no in-fighting in the Akali Dal ? I am not denying the fact that there is in-fighting even in the Akali Dal. Due to this in-fighting, the party may lose 10 to 15 seats in the coming Assembly elections. However, in the final analysis, we will form the government with a thumping majority. You have an export business apart from these activities ? I export fabrics of designer brands to Russia, Europe and the USA, apart from having business in the local market. We have a textile mill, Paltex, in Mumbai which produces the fabrics. Our business in the export market is to the tune of Rs 20 crore, apart from Rs 30 crore in the local market annually. Moreover, we also run a hotel business, the revolving restaurant Parikrama in Connaught Place, Hotel Ashok Palace in Moti Bagh, and Ashoka Deluxe in Karol Bagh. We are introducing a food chain by the name of Taco-Maco, a Mexican food outlet in both Delhi and Bombay soon. What are your future plans, will you enter politics ? Yes, I have an ambition in politics, but I won’t contest elections. I am already serving the people in various capacities. So I would prefer to be a nominated member or accept some government nominated posts. My name is already under consideration for the Director’s post in National Fertilizers Limited (NFL). Gurgaon, January 21 The train services from Delhi to Gurgaon and from Delhi to Rewari and to Mahendragarh are expected to improve in the next financial year, according to local MP Dr Sudha Yadav. Addressing mediapersons here, Ms Sudha Yadav, who represents Gurgaon, Rewari and Mahendragarh districts in the Lok Sabha, said that the Union Railway Minister, Mr Nitish Kumar, had assured her that a number of projects would be started for the benefit of the commuters of the three districts. She informed them that like other parts of the National Capital Region (NCR), DMU (Diesel Multiple Unit) trains would soon start plying between Rewari and Delhi. A broad-gauge line would be laid between Rewari and Rohtak via Jhajjar, the MP disclosed. She added that the metre gauge from Rewari to Ringus Phulera, falling in Rajasthan, would be converted into a broad gauge in the next financial year. Dr Sudha Yadav said that Mr Nitish Kumar had promised her and the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Mrs Sushma Swaraj, in a recently held meeting that these services would be announced in the Railway Budget. She said that Electric Multiple Unit (EMU) trains (shuttles) between Delhi and Manesar and Delhi and Gurgaon were already in the pipeline. The Haryana and Delhi governments and the Union Urban Development and the Railway ministries were jointly working on the project, she added. The MP said that they had also requested the minister to increase the halt time of Pooja Express train, which would start stopping at Gurgaon railway station from January 26. The Railway Minister was positive in his response. She further informed mediapersons that a soft loan of Rs 60 crore from the World Bank had been approved for improving the water level in Mahendragarh district. The project involves widening of canals and village ponds in the district. The local people would also be encouraged to adopt rainwater harvesting techniques to improve the water level. Mr Sita Ram Singla, former chairman of Haryana Public Enterprise Bureau, was also present at the press conference. New Delhi, January 21 Big, beautiful houses. Trees almost everywhere. The parks, lush green, absolutely spick and span. South Delhi’s posh Anand Lok residential complex is indeed beautiful. But the beauty is seen only during the day. Night falls and nothing’s clear to the eye. More than half the streetlights have been out of order for several years now. Night sees the colony in pitch dark, which causes a lot of security hazards, said residents. “It is unbelievably dark at night. So dark that if a thief comes in, he would not have to hide. Even if he stands in the centre of the colony, our guards would not be able to see him,” Mr Indu Vira, President of the Anand Lok Residents Welfare Association (RWA), commented. Apart from the security hazard, Mr Vira said that a lot of road accidents had taken place. The residents complained that the service lanes of the colony had no lights at all and the residents were “terrified to go anywhere close to the lanes.” Mr Vira said that the RWA had made a proposal to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) about a couple of years ago to install flood-lights on both ends of the service lanes, but he had not got any feedback yet. Mrs Monica Gupta, a resident, who loves to walk in the mornings and evenings in the colony, said that because of the light problem, she was not able to take her constitutional. “It becomes very difficult to walk in the colony after dark. It is scary, in fact. There was a time when the colony was beautifully lit up at nights. Though I know the colony is very safe, it doesn’t take long for something to go wrong. Lighting is the first and foremost thing,” Mrs Gupta said. She added that not only the RWA but also several other residents had made complaints to Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) on many occasions, but the governmental agency never responded to their woes. Even if they did once in a while, the lights would go off again permanently after a day or two. Mr Vira said, “We have made several written and verbal complaints to the DVB. Sometimes, they say they don’t have the material, or they don’t have the vehicle or there is a labour strike. And we are now tired of complaining.” A DVB official said that they had received complaints from the residents of Anand Lok and the “lights were repaired immediately”. “In fact, we have repaired about 23 lights in the colony in a day. And the lights get damaged not because we don’t work on them properly but because the children of the colony break them. We can’t go and fix them again and again,” said the official, adding that they had not received any complaint recently, but if they did they would attend to it immediately. But, it seems the residents of the National Capital Territory, have got used to hearing such excuses of the authorities. So have the residents of Anand Lok. “We have decided to ask the residents to contribute money to solve all the problems of the colony ourselves. If we depend on the governmental agencies to get their act together, we just might never see how beautiful our colony looked at nights. I just hope the residents cooperate,” said Mr Vira. New Delhi, January 21 A 33 kilovolt grid substation was commissioned today by the Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for the Delhi Vidyut Board in East Delhi. “With the setting up of the substation in Krishna Nagar, around 40 megawatt of additional power will be available to this area,” a statement said. The public sector undertaking had commissioned two 33 kv gas-insulated substations and Delhi’s first microprocessor-based 66 kv grid substation. The DVB had placed a turnkey contract on BHEL for setting up a total of 10 substations, comprising five each of 66 kv and 33 kv capacity as part of its network augmentation programme. The contract includes three gas-insulated substations, to be set up at Lajpat Nagar, VSNL near Savitri Cinema and IIT in South Delhi. Recently, the DVB had placed orders for two 66 kv grid substations for improving the power supply in the Bawana Industrial belt. The BHEL is setting up a 220 kv switchyard as part of the environment friendly gas-based 330 mw Pragati Power Project in the Capital, which is the first power project in the country to have very low emission levels. TNS New Delhi, January 21 A 12-member Delhi Labour Welfare Board was constituted today to address the needs of industrial workers employed in factories across the National Capital Territory. It would have a corpus made up of contributions by employees, employers and administrator of the board and unpaid accumulations that have not been claimed. Jhajjar, January 21 The Ayurvedic and Medical Education Minister, Mr M. L. Ranga, today launched the second phase of polio immunisation programme by administering polio drops at the slum area in Bahadurgarh town of the district today. The local MLA, Mr Nafe Singh, the SDM, Mr Dinesh Yadav, and the Civil Surgeon, Mr Gupta, were present on the occasion. Addressing the people on the occasion, Mr Ranga said around 37 lakh children throughout the country would be administered polio drops in this phase and more than 56,000 employees of the health and education departments had been involved in the campaign. He told that 600 mobile centres and 14,000 other centres had been established for the purpose under the supervision of 2,000 officials. The minister informed that Haryana would accomplish the target of total immunisation by July this year, much before the set deadline. The Civil Surgeon, Mr Gupta, said that total 479 centres and 28 mobile centres had been established in the district. DD kendra by September Sonepat A full-fledged Doordarshan Kendra will start functioning in Haryana from September 25, the birthday of the former Deputy Prime Minister, Chaudhary Devi Lal. This was announced by Mr S. Y. Quraishi, Director General, Doordarshan while inaugurating the two-day centenary celebrations of Pt Laxmi Chand, a legend in folk music in Haryana, at the HSIDC complex at Rai, 13 km from here, yesterday. Mr Quraishi also said that the Doordarshan Kendra would relay the programmes of Haryanvi culture and others of public interest. Paying rich tributes to Pt Laxmi Chand, he said that the ragnis of Pt Laxmi Chand were full of social values and ethics and the people must follow the principles laid down by him through his ragnis. Guru's birthday The birthday of Guru Gobind Singh was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the city and other parts of the district today. According to a report, devotees thronged the gurdwara and joined the religious congregations organised on the occasion. ‘Path’ of Guru Granth Sahib and kirtans were the main attractions of the programmes. A langar was also organised on the occasion. Hundreds of Hindus, Sikhs and schoolchildren and a large number of women took part in a procession organised in connection with the celebrations yesterday. The procession passed through the main bazars and streets of the city. The entire route of the procession was decorated with welcome gates and the people lined up on both sides of the roads and threw flowers on the rallyists. Iron rods stolen Thieves reportedly broke open the shutters of Lucky Steel and Timber Store in the mandi area here last night and escaped with iron rods worth several thousands of rupees in a vehicle. According to a report, the store is situated near a police post on the Sonepat-Rohtak road near Kalupur village octroi post. The thieves have also taken away cash from the store. On receipt of the information, the police arrived on the spot and pressed into service a dog squad but failed to trace the culprits. The increasing incidence of thefts and other crimes has caused panic among residents of the city. Army jawan dies Mr Baljit Singh, an Army havildar, died of heart attack at the railway station here yesterday. According to a report, the victim got down from the Jammu Mail around 4.30 am and reached the tea stall at the station. He suffered a severe heart attack and died on the spot before he could get a cup of tea. The victim belonged to Bahalgarh village of the district and had come on a two-day leave from his headquarters at Jammu. Girl dies in mishap Miss Rita, a 13-year-old girl, was injured seriously when she was hit by a vehicle on the Sonepat-Gohana road near Mohana village, 19 km from here, yesterday. According to a report, the girl was crossing the road when the accident occurred. She was rushed to a hospital in the city but she succumbed to the injuries. The police have registered a case and further investigations are in progress. MLA felicitated Mr Dev Raj Dewan, an independent MLA, was felicitated by Ms Manju Bala, municipal councillor of Ward No 8, at a function here last evening. A large number of people of the area also greeted Mr Dewan on the occasion. Youth killed in accident Faridabad A youth who took lift on a scooter of a friend here yesterday was killed when the vehicle was hit by a speeding Tata-407. The owner of the scooter was injured seriously in the accident. The deceased identified as Kuldeep was a resident of Lakadpur village. He had taken lift from Amresh on the latter’s scooter. The driver of the truck has been arrested. Bid to rape four-year-old A youth of Ballabgarh town was booked on charges of attempting to rape a four-year-old girl at Azzi Colony yesterday. According to a complaint lodged with the police, the accused, Vasudev, took the baby girl of his neighbourhood to his room on the pretext of playing with her. But parents of the girl rushed to the spot after they heard her screams. They noticed that girl was lying naked. But the accused fled as soon as they reached there. New Delhi, January 21 Former chairman of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences Padmashree Dr M. L. Dhar passed away last night after a prolonged illness. He was 97 and is survived by his two sons. A distinguished scientist, Dr Dhar held the post of Director, Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow. After retirement, he was appointed the chairman of the Board of Governors of Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He also held the post of the Vice-Chancellor of Benaras Hindu University. New Delhi, January 21 With the arrest of three persons, the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Delhi Police today claimed to have unearthed a racket of manpower recruitment. The ‘agents’ had been duping innocent people on the pretext of sending them abroad for various jobs. The suspects, Zaffar, Nadeem and Shakar Dass, had reportedly cheated over 240 people of Rs 3.36 crore, the police said. Operating from their office in Central Market in Lajpat Nagar, they used to take between Rs 80,000 and Rs 2 lakh depending upon the nature of the job on the pretext of sending aspirants to the Middle East countries for jobs. They had made a duplicate stamp of the Office of Protector of Emigrants (POE) to affix on the passports of the victims. The racket came to light when a victim, Jamil, went to the POE office to make an enquiry whether the stamp affixed on his passport was genuine. On verification, it was found that the seal impression as well as the signature of the POE was forged and a complaint was registered with the EOW. Sleuths of the EOW arrested the prime suspect, Zafar, from Central Market while Nadeem was arrested from Khirki Extension where he was going in his Maruti Car. After their interrogation, Shakar was also arrested as he manufactured the POE stamp. Shakar was earlier arrested on the same charge of making the seal of government departments. During interrogation, Zaffar disclosed that since he had worked in Dubai he had connections and thought to do the manpower business. But instead of doing the business, he had started cheating people. He made Nadeem his partner as he felt that it was difficult to manage the whole affair alone. He used to give Nadeem 30 per cent of the amount collected from the victims, the police said. Extortionists nailed With the arrest of two persons in Malviya Nagar, the South district police today claimed to have busted a gang of extortionists and seized one country-made pistol and two live cartridges and Rs 25,000. The district police was acting on a complaint by a retired Lieutenant Colonel that his wife and he, who run a business establishment in the Malviya Nagar area, were receiving threat calls from Brijesh, reportedly a close aide of a desperate criminal, Satish. A special team was formed and the Lt Colonel was asked to negotiate with the unidentified caller and finally the person came to the business establishment to receive the first instalment of the extortion money yesterday. While he was about to leave the place with the money, Rs 25,000, the police team overpowered him and took him into custody. Both the accused were produced in the court and sent to judicial custody. MCD engineer held The Anti-Corruption Branch of the Delhi Government today arrested an Executive Engineer of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), I. C. Gehani, for allegedly giving a bribe of Rs 10,000 to the municipal councillor of ward number 126, Madan Lal Balmiki. The engineer was posted at Karol Bagh Project Division and tried to bribe the councillor to suppress his complaint about the delay in taking up the mastic work of Madhav Setu in New Ranjit Nagar and for the quality of the work. The material used in the construction of the bridge was found to be of bad quality. The councillor made a complaint against the engineer about the bid to bribe him. A team of the Anti Corruption Branch laid a trap and arrested the engineer while he was reportedly giving the bribe amount to the councillor, a release of the branch said. A large number of medium and small-scale units are located in the complex employing nearly 50,000 workers. These units can yield much dividends if they are provided with the necessary infrastructure and other facilities by the Industries Department. Many industrialists complain that the authorities of the department had been indifferent towards them and harassing them on one pretext or the other for minting money. The single-window system introduced by the state government had utterly failed, they alleged. Some other industrialists complained that not only higher-ups in the government and the industries department, but even local officials of the District Industries Centre had seldom felt necessary to visit the industrial belt to know the problems by the units established there. However, they never forget to summon the industrialists whenever they want to collect funds for various activities. A similar situation persists in the industrial belts on the National Highway No 1 and HSIDC complexes at Rai, Bari and Kundli. Many industrialists at Kundli, Bari and Rai HSIDC complexes alleged that the authorities of the HSIDC had failed to redress their grievances so far, as a result of which the setting up of new units had been delayed. Meanwhile, a probe into the difficulties being faced by the industrialists had revealed that there was an acute shortage of housing accommodation for the workers. During the past five decades, no addition had been made to the number of such houses originally provided in the double-storey quarters in the city. Although some industrialists had acquired houses on rent for accommodating their workers and employees, the shortage continues to hinder the development of industries, as workmen generally prefer to take up jobs at places like Delhi which offer far greater facilities to them. Transport is another big handicap faced by the industrialists. Transport operators are charging higher rates for carrying goods of the industrialists. The unified stand of the truck operators charging high freight rates is stated to be a constant headache for entrepreneurs. Train services are equally bad. The timings of the outgoing and incoming trains are most unsuitable for the factory workers and office-goers. There is no train between 8 am and 12.50 pm for Sonepat from Delhi. Road transport facilities are also deplorable. Buses playing between Sonepat and nearby towns like Delhi are unable to meet the people’s requirements. Many factories have been closed down in the industrial area as well as the industrial estate of the city due to the lack of amenities like roads, drinking water, sewerage and streetlights. Not only the sanitary conditions have worsened, but the power supply has been erratic. Many industrialists said that they had already converted their units into warehouses or shifted their offices elsewhere. The appalling civic conditions and poor infrastructure in the industrial belt are retarding Sonepat’s industrial growth and also tarnishing the image of the Indian industry abroad, according to these entrepreneurs. Some of the entrepreneurs wonder as to how any foreign investor could be inspired to come to the primary industrial area when it has a garbage dumping ground dotted with wholesale waste paper market as the ambience. If the facilities are available, exports will go up considerably, feel representatives of export-oriented units whose buyers refuse to meet them in their factories because of the terrible conditions in the area. Several leading industrialists demanded immediate transfer of all the officials of the DIC and the HSIDC who have had a long stay here and utterly failed to redress their grievances.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Gosh! Via this probably-behind-a-firewall story from Variety, news that cult classic NAPOLEON DYNAMITE is turning toon for Fox: Fox has ordered six episodes of “Dynamite,” which will be voiced by Jon Heder and other thesps who starred in the original 2004 live-action comedy. Jared Hess, Jerusha Hess and “Simpsons” alum Mike Scully are the scribes and exec producers for 20th Century Fox TV. The other series, “Allen Gregory,” comes from 20th and Chernin Entertainment and has a seven-episode order. Laffer revolves around the titular character, described as a famous seven-year-old who faces the greatest challenge of his life when he has to attend elementary school with regular kids. Related Comments Does Fox really think a six-year-old movie (that feels like it’s at least a decade old now) will have a big television audience? Then again, this is the same channel where -three- Seth McFarlane cartoons show on Sunday nights.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Friday, March 13, 2015 I became hooked on The 100 pretty quickly. I shouldn't have been surprised at that, really, given my proclivity for obsessing over shows on The CW recently (Arrow, Jane the Virgin, The Flash). When I first began marathoning the series on Netflix -- which took barely any time at all because, you know, hooked -- I compared the show to a Lord of the Flies-esque story of survival. And really, in the beginning, it was just that. The 100 started as a show about teenage delinquents sent to earth who decided to make their own rules, live by their own standards, and survive however they wanted. In those beginnings, I loathed Bellamy Blake because he was a bully and a self-centered, self-appointed leader who cared more about the idea of freedom and doing whatever he wanted than of surviving beyond that day or that week. I loved Clarke Griffin from the moment she appeared on screen, though. I loved how she was this perfect blend of compassion and intellect and sass and leadership. She was always the mother of those on earth. In the drop ship, she tried to warn everyone to stay in their seats, and those who didn't heed her warnings and advice soon found themselves suffering life-altering consequences. Clarke was everything Bellamy was not in those early episodes. She was level-headed, focused more on surviving and protecting everyone than serving her own agenda. The funny thing is that Clarke never stepped into the role as the leader of her people -- she just always was. Leadership and sacrifice have always been such inherent traits in Clarke Griffin. She uses her compassion to make decisions and her strength to stand behind those decisions and convictions. So she clashed with Bellamy a lot when the show began because Clarke could see the kids in the drop ship for what they were -- people. People who needed to be protected, not people who needed -- necessarily -- to be led. That changed, of course, and so did Bellamy and Clarke's relationship. While Clarke was always a leader, it took a while for Bellamy to accept her as such -- to listen to her ideas and step out of his self-appointed role as leader of the 100 long enough to allow her to step into the role she always possessed. When Bellamy was able to soften and learn to compromise -- when he was humbled -- that is when the two began to trust each other. Moreover, they actually began to rely on one another to make decisions for the good of the group. But even more important than that, Bellamy and Clarke have always reminded each other of their humanity. Bellamy supports Clarke, constantly, and is always there to tell her the things she needs to believe about herself but can't bear because they're too difficult, too heavy. And Clarke has always been this light for Bellamy. She's the one who consistently reminds him that he's not too far gone and that she needs him; that they all do. As these two characters grew closer to one another, I found myself in the position where I find myself a lot in television shows: I found myself warming (rather quickly) to the idea of a Bellamy/Clarke pairing. And so, below, it's time to detail ten of my favorite Bellamy/Clarke moments throughout the two seasons of The 100. Hopefully this will hold us all over until the series returns again, right? 10. Bellamy saves Clarke from falling. ("Earth Skills") Bellamy Blake could pretend all he wants that he's heartless and cold and calloused and focused on survival. He could pretend that he would do whatever it takes to prevent himself from being located by the Ark. And he could pretend that it would be easy to let someone who annoys him and irritates him and is completely, totally, 110% against his own agenda... but that would be a lie. Because in "Earth Skills," the group is searching for Jasper and Clarke falls into a trap. And, instinctively, Bellamy reaches out to grab her hand and save her. At this point, Bellamy and Clarke hate one another. If Clarke died, she would take her bracelet from the Ark with her and then the Ark would stop looking for them and stop caring about them all (about him, really, and the fact that he shot the chancellor). But Bellamy doesn't let Clarke die. And you can see in his face and her face that he almost does. He realizes that he has a choice and in that moment, he chooses to save her. It's a startling moment for both of them -- for Clarke realizing that Bellamy was dangerously close to letting her go and for Bellamy realizing that he actually had the opportunity to do so -- but I love that this is the first evidence we had that Bellamy wasn't heartless and he wasn't entirely self-serving. 9. Clarke mercy kills Atom as Bellamy watches. ("Earth Kills") This may not seem like an important moment because it might not seem like a romantic moment. And okay, you're right about that. There's nothing romantic about a mercy killing (sorry, Finn/Clarke fans). And there's nothing really romantic about this scene either but it's one of my favorites. Because it laid the foundation for the respect that Bellamy began to have for Clarke after he could not mercy-kill Atom himself. For all of his talk and all of his touting of leadership, Bellamy isn't (as I said above) heartless by any means. He cares about people. He just doesn't let many people see that, because it denotes vulnerability. And Bellamy has difficulty with that. But Clarke does not, in the early episodes of this show. Clarke Griffin believes that compassion is what makes you strong because it's what makes you human. And so, when Atom begs for her to kill him because he's suffering too much... she does. She does so in the most tender way possible, singing to him while she painlessly puts him to sleep. In that moment, you can see just how much this is affecting Bellamy -- how he mocked Clarke for caring about people, essentially, and then realized that she was more courageous than he was because she was able to do something he could not do. The Bellamy/Clarke relationship is based on a lot of things -- mutual trust and respect, protecting each other, etc. -- and one of the most important things is the idea that even though they appear fundamentally different, Bellamy and Clarke are really similar and their compassion for people is what makes them good leaders. This moment is the moment Bellamy realized that he couldn't do this alone; he was going to need Clarke and she was a lot stronger than he once believed. I loved a lot of things about "Unity Day," chief of which was the fact that we actually had the opportunity to see Bellamy and Clarke smile and joke with one another. Look, post-apocalyptic earth is serious business. I get that. But it's especially nice when we have the opportunity to see some levity injected into the severity of the 100's circumstances (that's why characters like Jasper and Monty were so critical early on and why Murphy -- who I could write an entire post about -- is so critical in the second season). In a rare moment, Bellamy and Clarke actually get to experience a party and he tells her that she should enjoy herself and get a drink -- to take a few minutes off from being the woman who carries the weight of the world on her shoulders. And here's what I love about this scene: it perfectly parallels something that happens in "Blood Must Have Blood, Part 2": here, Bellamy tells Clarke that she deserves a drink; in the most recent episode, he tells her that they deserve a drink. A simple pronoun shift is enough to remind us all that when Bellamy looks at Clarke, he sees his partner. What she suffers, he suffers. What he suffers, she does, too. They're a team. But back in "Unity Day," though they had made amazing strides in their trust and reliance on each other, they weren't quite the team we see in season two. Still, when Finn tells Clarke of his plan to initiate peace with the Grounders... Clarke chooses to trust Bellamy. She approaches him and asks him to follow them with guns in case anything goes wrong. She relies on him and relies on him to protect her and all of the other Sky People. I love that The 100 was able to show us both sides of this Bellamy/Clarke relationship in "Unity Day" -- their ability to joke and laugh with each other, but also their ultimate decisions to protect one another at all costs.7. "Our princess has that effect."/"Brave princess"/"Looking to you, princess" I know, I know: technically Bellamy wasn't the first person to use the term "princess" to sarcastically describe Clarke; Finn was. But I feel like Bellamy took the nickname back and instead of making it something insulting (like he initially did and like Finn initially did), he turned it into a term of not just endearment but also of respect. In "We Are Grounders, Part 2," Bellamy looks at Clarke in a moment of crisis and decision -- when Finn and Jasper and Octavia all have their own opinions -- and literally is looking up at her whilst saying: "Looking to you, princess." That's not a nickname dripping with disdain or mockery anymore. That is Bellamy Blake acknowledging, genuinely, that he's looking to Clarke for guidance and that he considers her to be their leader. Isn't that kind of amazing? A nickname that was supposed to be something to cut down Clarke ended up being taken back by Bellamy and utilized as a way to remind her that she's a leader -- to show her utmost respect. In "Unity Day," when Raven notes that Anya looks upset at Clarke, Bellamy notes: "our princess has that effect." This is extremely significant because he's placing himself under Clarke's leadership, again. He's noting that she is the person they look to and that she is their leader. He's expressing the fact that she's theirs and that's really kind of beautiful. A nickname by Finn initially meant to isolate Clarke was turned around by Bellamy and used to remind her of her power and her compassion and her leadership. When Clarke has to kill Finn, it changes her. You can tell that it does. The guilt of it all, the pain that she's forced to carry is the first of many things that sends Clarke on a spiral where she attempts to place distance between herself and her instinct for compassion. Post-"Remember Me," Clarke Griffin tries to be a warrior: she tries to not feel, to just act and do whatever is necessary to save her people. But she can't do that at the beginning of "Remember Me." In this episode, we see clearly just how much Bellamy means to Clarke. We don't see that often -- we see him telling her that she made the right call, constantly supporting and encouraging her. But it's rare that we have the opportunity to see Clarke vocalize how much she needs Bellamy and what he means to her. But in this episode, when Bellamy notes that they can't trust the Grounders and what they really need to get their friends out is someone on the inside, insinuating that he needs to go in, Clarke vehemently disagrees and forbids him. Bellamy, in his typical fashion, tells her that since he doesn't take orders from her (ha, ha, you totally do Bellamy), he'll need a better reason than that. And the reason that Clarke gives him is that she can't lose him, too. It's Clarke at her most vulnerable, essentially confessing that she needs Bellamy and the thought of losing him isn't an option for her right now or ever. And you can tell, in this moment, that Bellamy won't bring this up again. Because for him, that's a good enough reason. It's more than a good enough reason, really. See, the thing is that Bellamy constantly believes he's a leader and will do whatever it takes to win. But he doesn't realize that people need him and rely on him. That people actually CARE about him. That Clarke -- a woman he would do anything for, even if he can't admit it -- needs him and cares about him so much that the thought of losing him is too much for her to bear. This moment is so important because it was a real indication of what Clarke feels for Bellamy and, conversely, what Bellamy is willing to do for a woman he really and truly cares for.5. Bellamy and Clarke hear each others' voices again. ("Coup De Grâce") Leading armies as a teenager in a post-apocalyptic world doesn't leave much time for you to smile or to laugh. But when Clarke hears Bellamy's voice -- that he is alive and okay in Mount Weather -- she cannot help but smile and be overjoyed. Let's talk about this moment though and why it's one of my favorites: the complete and utter desperation with which Clarke and Bellamy call to each other on the radios is such a heartbreakingly beautiful moment because this is the first communication they have since she coldly sent him away. And Clarke doesn't know whether to laugh or to cry because Bellamy made it and is safe and she doesn't have to endure any more guilt for her actions. She allows herself to do what Lexa told her not to -- to love and to have a moment just revel in the fact that Bellamy is alive and he's okay. I absolutely love this moment because of how well-acted it was: Bob Morley and Eliza Taylor both perfectly communicated the trepidation and ultimate joy in Bellamy and Clarke's voices when they heard that the other was okay. You can feel their happiness, even though they're separated. And Eliza Taylor did an amazing job with Clarke's response after that -- her eyes begin to well up with tears and she smiles and tries to hold onto the happiness of this moment just a bit longer because it may be the only thing that fills her with that warmth for a long time (and really, when you think about it, this pretty much is Clarke's last moment of angst-free introspection for the remainder of the season). It's such a beautiful, powerful little moment and the conversation that follows is important but not -- in my opinion -- as important as these two finally able to hope again. "Remember Me" is such an important episode for Bellamy and Clarke, and the scene I noted above is super integral, especially given what happens at the episode's end. Throughout the episode, there's a shift in which Clarke decides to embrace Lexa's (flawed) ideal: "Love is weakness." She loves Bellamy and it's evident throughout the episode that he loves her. Whether or not you interpret that love as romantic is up to you but make no mistake, they love each other just the same. And there's this parallelism between Gustus and Lexa and Bellamy and Clarke that's extremely evident: Gustus protected Lexa, whatever the cost. And that cost... was his life. Similarly, at the fire, Bellamy tells Lincoln that the reason he knew it was Gustus who poisoned the cup, not Raven, was because Gustus would do anything for Lexa, to protect her. He says that to him, it just made sense. And you can tell, because of Octavia's next words ("Yeah, look at where that got him") and Bellamy's reaction that they both know he would do anything for Clarke. He listened to her when she told him she couldn't let him go to Mount Weather. Just as Gustus would do anything to protect Lexa because he loved her and was bound to her, so Bellamy would do anything for Clarke. And he does. When Clarke tells him, coldly, that he needs to go to Mount Weather, he obeys... but not without questioning her decision. What changed, since earlier, when she hated the plan and the thought of him being killed? Clarke's response is that she was being weak. ("Love is weakness") This, again, is such a clear example of the fact that Clarke loves Bellamy, but she's trying to protect herself from being hurt again. And the way she's doing that is by listening to someone who is guarded and jaded and calloused (Lexa) because SHE was hurt. The reason that Clarke is so cold in this scene is because losing Finn -- someone she loved -- was so painful because it was the fact that she loved him that really tore her apart. And it would be the same with Bellamy, she reasons: if she allows herself to love him, she will crumble when something happens to him. So instead she sets up a wall between her and Bellamy, choosing to treat him like a soldier and not her partner. The reactions of Lincoln, Octavia, and Raven in the scene give the clear indication that they know how much Bellamy cares for Clarke and vice versa (their utter shock at Clarke's cold attitude is amusing), but Clarke walks away from Bellamy without even saying goodbye to him. And that stings, obviously, them both: all she wants to do is keep him safe but in order to be stronger, she believes she has to stop herself from loving other people; all he wants to do is support her and lead beside her, but he cares about her too much to disobey (see, you DO take orders from her, Bellamy). 3. The entirety of "Day Trip." When I watched "Day Trip," I knew -- officially -- that I was a fan of the Bellamy/Clarke pairing. The episode highlighted everything that was special about them: their banter, their clashing personalities, their individual demons, their chemistry (that scene where he teaches her how to shoot a gun was so great because you can tell he's starting to feel things for her then), and their conversation after she saves his life (and he saves hers). This episode was the first indication, I think, that Bellamy and Clarke could have a partnership -- that they work best when they are together. They need each other and hearing Clarke admit that she needs Bellamy, demons and mistakes and ego and all, was so utterly refreshing and it was so integral to their relationship. The entire episode isolated Bellamy and Clarke from the rest of the group. And when the two were isolated, they were forced to confront the demons that plague them while on earth: the things they did while they were on the Ark and the things they do and think on the ground. Bellamy is completely vulnerable at the end of the episode with Clarke and tells her that he believes he's a monster, not just for shooting Jaha but also for everything he's done. And this is where Clarke is amazing because she extends forgiveness to him. And she extends kindness. And she reminds him that they all need him, and that SHE needs him. He can't isolate himself and he can't run away from his problems. He has to face them. But she'll be there beside him to help. He's not alone and he doesn't have to ever feel like he is. Isn't this an amazing display of growth on both of their parts? And isn't this an amazing parallel for what's to come in the second season? The reason I love Bellamy/Clarke so much is because their relationship has always been grounded on mutual respect and support of each other. She's there for him even when he wants to be alone; he tells her she did the right thing even when she doesn't believe it. They need each other. They make each other better. They help each other heal. And they're so beautiful to me in "Day Trip" because of that. 2. The reunion hug. ("Human Trials") I'm just going to never stop talking about the fact that Clarke literally runs into Bellamy's arms, throws her arms around his neck desperately, and refuses to let go until she's had enough time to process the fact that he's alive and he's really there. (As an aside: Octavia's response to their hug is hilarious and solidifies why she's one of my favorite characters on this series.) Why does this rank so high on my list of top Bellamy/Clarke moments? Well, first of all... watch Clarke. She's happier and more relieved than we have ever seen her. And the only way she can properly express how overjoyed she is? By clinging tightly to Bellamy. But I think my favorite part of this hug is Bellamy's response. We remember Bellamy Blake, right? Stoic leader. Commander and fighter. In this moment though, we see the most amazing display of character progression ever. Bellamy barely wanted to hold onto Clarke to keep her alive in the beginning of the series. He didn't like her. He didn't want her around. He contemplated letting her fall. And in this moment, Bellamy hesitates for a moment because he's so surprised at what is happening that he's mentally trying to process it all but can't. He's been through hell and back and it's made him a stronger person, sure, but it's also made him a BETTER person. It's made him more compassionate, like Clarke. Everything that the 100 went through on earth changed him and reminded him that it's okay to feel again; it's okay to need another person. It's okay to care and to express how much you care. So after a second of bewilderment and hesitation, Bellamy hugs Clarke tighter than he's probably hugged anyone before (so hard that he nearly lifts her up). And yet, even THAT isn't my favorite part of this hug. No, my favorite part is Bellamy's face as he's hugging her. It transitions from complete and utter shock to complete and utter relief and delight. He closes his eyes and holds onto Clarke because he's so relieved she's alive and so relieved that he found her again. Literally, this is the most relaxed and happy these two characters are. Why? All of their walls are down. They're completely uninhibited with each other. And we find that when they're uninhibited, they are raw and vulnerable and those emotions reveal themselves through this hug. Honestly, it's one of the best hugs that I've seen in recent years on television because it's such a simple gesture -- a hug -- but in this case it's SO layered and it conveys SO much not just about Bellamy and Clarke as individuals and their growth, but also their growth together. 1. "Together"/"You're forgiven"/the goodbye. ("Blood Must Have Blood, Part 2") And now we've reached what I think is the best Bellamy/Clarke moment we've had thus far. First off, "Blood Must Have Blood, Part 2" is such an important episode for both of these characters as leaders and individuals. When Clarke makes the decision to eradicate the Mountain Men (geez, this show is heavy), she struggles down to the last second on her decision. After all, Clarke knew about the missile. Clarke didn't warn others. Clarke killed Finn. Clarke Griffin carries a lot around on her shoulders. She bears the burden of guilt and pain because she doesn't want her own people to. She wants them to be free, to be safe, and to be happy. And in order for them to be that way, she makes decisions that cause HER anguish and pain and life-long consequences. She suffers so they do not have to. But right before Clarke pulls the lever, Bellamy realizes something: he doesn't want Clarke to be alone. She doesn't deserve to bear that burden by herself. And so he takes his hand and places it over hers on the lever. And he tells her: "Together." He's not going to let her face this decision alone. He will share her burden. He will help carry it. She doesn't have to suffer by herself. Let's pause and reflect on how utterly amazing that is, shall we? This is partnership and love in every sense of the word. This is devotion. This is sacrifice. This is everything that Clarke needs and Bellamy is there, beside her, giving it to her freely. So they pull the lever together; they make the decision together. She's not alone. But at the end of the episode, Clarke steps outside of the camp and when Bellamy urges her to come inside, she tells him that she cannot. And he does what she did for him in "Day Trip" -- he tells her she is forgiven. He tells her she's not a monster. He tells her that he needs her. And when Clarke tells him that she has to live with the consequences of the choice she made, he corrects her: Bellamy reminds her that HE pulled that lever too. And he did it precisely so Clarke would not feel alone. He did it because he loves her and whatever decisions she makes, however difficult, he will be beside her making them too. Clarke can't bear to let Bellamy share the burden because she believes she's still a monster and too far gone, even if he doesn't believe that about her. So she kisses his cheek, tells him to look after their people, and tells him she needs to leave. It's such a gut-wrenching moment (made absolutely perfect by the version of "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" that plays over the scene) because it exemplifies the depth and breadth of which Bellamy loves Clarke and the way Clarke cannot love herself. I just found this moment to be so powerful because it's such an example of how much these characters have grown to to trust and rely on and care for each other. Bellamy is there for Clarke -- he began this series as someone who wanted nothing to do with her and now? Now he's CHOOSING to stand beside her throughout it all: throughout war and pain and victory and loss. These two characters have come so far in their reliance and dependence upon one another that it's really quite beautiful. And watching Bellamy echo Clarke's: "May we meet again" gives me hope that he'll never give up on her and that she will learn to never give up on herself, either. So there you have it, friends! Whew. So much amazing stuff has happened between Bellamy and Clarke over the course of two seasons. What is your favorite moment? Did I miss anything critical? Hit up the comments below and let me know your thoughts. Until then. :) 7 comments: First, your blog is amazing- I've been looking through it these last couple weeks when I had time -- I love your Arrow articles! (plus Suits! New Girl!) You're a talented writer and your enthusiasm for the material really shines through :D Definitely makes your stuff enjoyable to read! So, moving on... THIS POST. IS. THE. BEST. You mentioned everything that I love about the two and gosh #1 and #2 are two of my favourite moments of the entire show (and of all my shows, recently, and trust me I have MANY). All the growth they go through on the ground together is so well done, and Eliza Taylor's acting is anchoring this show like nobody's business. I didn't really expect much from this show when I started watching, like at what point DID IT JUST START CLAWING AT MY HEART?? They MUST meet again. I ship them both with happiness, but if they get together, it's just a cherry on top. Fabulous post :) Hi there Audrey. First of all, thank you so much for being a faithful reader at this site! I'm so glad you enjoy the Arrow, Suits, and New Girl reviews. I absolutely love writing them. :) And that is such a sweet thing to say to me about my enthusiasm for the material. I love writing about television and characterization so much, so I'm thrilled it shows. I just really and truly love Bellamy/Clarke because they've grown SO much and their relationship is based on their mutual protection of each other and respect for one another. All of the work Bob and Eliza do is absolutely stellar on this show. And you can totally tell that they are partners and equals in every sense of the word as Bellamy and Clarke. UGH, SO BEAUTIFUL. I honestly did not expect to really like The 100 at all but MAN THIS SHOW IS SO GOOD AND SO WELL DONE. Bellamy and Clarke will definitely meet again and though I ship them romantically, I just want Clarke to love herself like Bellamy clearly loves and admires her. She needs to forgive herself before she can ever really move on. Just, oh my gosh, this post is perfect, and like I told you on Twitter, it was enough to make me legitimately tear up, it was so spot on. I have no idea how I would even pick a favorite moment between these two, because their chemistry is just so amazing, I get emotional just thinking about any of their scenes, especially the ones listed above. I can't remember the last time I've shipped a pairing so hard. 1) THANK YOU BB!!!! Ugh, I just have fallen in love with them so much. My weaknesses are OTPs who have partnerships and protect each other. 2) They seriously do have amazing chemistry and you can tell that it's not forced at all -- it has such a natural easiness to it which I love. Hey, I stumbled upon your blog due to a craving for a charachter breakdown and review of Bellamy and Clarke's relationship and interactions. THANK YOU for scratching that terrible itch! Lol, you really have a talent for writing and an insight to interpersonal relationships. You've even given me the inspiration to try my hand at expressing things I notice or feel are significant and why. Great list! Can we have an honorable mention though? The fireside scene where the Blake siblings and Clarke were out looking for Finn and hoping to cross paths with Lincoln, Bellamy was watching Clarke as she slept. When she opened her eyes and acknowledged him, he said that the last time he saw her, she was closing the dropship door. When her face fell, he was quick to reassure her that it had to be done. :D If you have time, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it! Thanks! Jenn I love this. It's just what I needed. I know you're friends with Jenn @jbuffyangel and let me just say - you both have such a knack for interpreting what shows are trying to get across. This pairing reminds me so much of Olicity and their partnership and their need to protect one another. Brava, sista! I hope to read more good things to come on Bellamy and Clarke from season three. Ps. I, too, did not expect much from The 100 and found myself captivated very quickly. I'm currently reading the book and it's rather different from the show, although, Bellamy and Clarke are a couple (at least headed that way). I just hope the writers don't screw up what they developed thus far with their characters together and as individuals, especially with something as nonsensical as Clarke and Lexa. Amazing post! I was reading this post with pleasure! I'd like to add that ALL people need a relationship and a love! https://kovla.com/blog/relationship-is-a-need-too/ it made me sure! Read it too, I know that you will find in it smth you are looking for! Good luck!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
About 101 results for "textile industry" In a move to boost textile industry in the state, which is the capital of knitwear and various textile products, Tamil Nadu Government is planning to introduce a New Integrated Textile Policy.In his budget speech today Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister and ...Business Standard, 3 days ago Industry body writes to the govt for immediate action to clear the dues, failing which hundreds of units would close down and lead to thousands of job losses in the country T E Narasimhan \| Chennai Last Updated at February 20, 2018 11:07 IST The textile ... While it may have played a crucial role in helping the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) win in the recently concluded state assembly elections in Gujarat, the Surat-based textile industry is still reeling under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) impact. Along with presenting State Award to several outstanding craftspersons, Department of Textiles, Commerce and Industry inaugurated handicrafts technical training programmes for Scheduled Caste artisans at Hotel Imphal today. The function was graced by Chairman ... The 19th edition of FICCI Frames to be inaugurated by the I&B and Textiles minister Smriti Irani on March 4 is all set to be a grand event. There are a lot of interesting sessions lined up with few new initiatives this year. The annual media and entertainment ... Andhra Pradesh is all set to host the three-day, 24th edition of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) Partnership Summit 2018, in Visakhapatnam from Saturday. Government of Andhra Pradesh, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry ... Established in 1970, the Mumbai-based firm is a leading producer of speciality additives for foods, plastics, rubbers, paints, inks, cosmetics, coatings, textile auxiliaries, lubes and several other speciality applications.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
HOMEChem: Daily Experiments in Detail Grace and Corbett spent months preparing for HOMEChem so they could document as much as possible during the week of their visit. What you see here is the detailed breakdown of who, what, where, why, and how that will lead us to the last video of this series: 'What We Now Know about HOMEChem'. Learn more at: http://HomeDiagnosis.tv/homechem	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pin It! Monday, March 24, 2008 Food Blogger Feast The Easter weekend, I made a wonderful meal comprising a little bit of this-and-that from some of my favorite foodie friends. Since we skipped the whole Corned Beef-n-Cabbage thing for St. Patty’s Day, we decided that it would be wonderful for Easter. Besides, we still have about 3 lbs. of ham in the freezer leftover from Christmas and believe it or not…I’ve never made Corned Beef-n-Cabbage. I know! The corned beef dinner was the bomb, as well as everything else. The bread was a little on the salty side for my tastes, plus there’s something about wheat flour that I don’t like when baking bread. It gives everything as sort of cardboardy, flat flavor. I did use fresh dill, and that was very yummy and it made a big difference with the herb taste. I think I’ll play around with the recipe and maybe substitute the wheat flour with more AP flour or even a baking mix. I’ll cut back on the salt, but Lindey’s Luscious was right; the bread would make awesome toast! Mean Mrs. Mustard Part Deux On that note, the corned beef cried for mustard. So, I pulled one of my little, neglected jars of Ginger Garlic mustard out of the refrigerator. What the heck, I was feeling adventurous! What a difference time makes! A few months ago, this stuff could dissolve paint, but now it’s nice and mellow, with a good flavor. I’ll have to revisit this again and this time I’ll let the mustard seeds soak a good 24 hours before I process them in the food processor.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Silicone is so soft and flexible that it is easily deformed by the pressure of a finger. Researchers at Fraunhofer have recently created sensors made from this flexible material, making it easier to steplessly control devices. ... The Internet of Things (IoT) describes devices and applications that gather and distribute data for everyday life. Sensor devices and processes that will underpin the IoT need to be small, versatile and energy efficient. ... (Phys.org)—A pair of researchers, both with the University of Groningen in The Netherlands, has found that a certain songbird flies for 40 to 60 hours straight when it crosses the Sahara Desert as part of its diurnal migration ... Fujitsu Laboratories today announced that it has developed a portable breath sensor that can extract and quickly measure the concentration of only specified gas components, such as ammonia, that are included at low concentrations ... A simple but effective sensor for monitoring the respiration rate of individuals has been created. Taking advantage of the hygroscopic character of ordinary paper, scientists at Harvard University have developed an electrical ... Insights from pure mathematics are lending new insights to material physics, which could aid in development of new devices and sensors. Now an international team of physicists has discovered that applying a magnetic field ... Plants and trees soak up water in the soil by letting it vaporize through pores in the leaves. Scientists at TU/e have now taken this principle to develop a sweat sensor through which the sweat itself flows at a steady rate ... Many machines such as turbines, oil-drills, health monitors and nuclear reactors require internal sensors to monitor physical states such as temperature. To meet this challenge, researchers at A*STAR are developing compact ... Trace contaminants in water are often measured by taking samples from the environment to a lab for analysis, which can lead to inaccurate results due to delayed and irregular sample collection or long-transportation and handling ... Sensor A sensor is a device that measures a physical quantity and converts it into a signal which can be read by an observer or by an instrument. For example, a mercury thermometer converts the measured temperature into expansion and contraction of a liquid which can be read on a calibrated glass tube. A thermocouple converts temperature to an output voltage which can be read by a voltmeter. For accuracy, all sensors need to be calibrated against known standards.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
September 4, 2009 TIME FLIES! Holy Moly time does fly!!! I have been super busy getting patterns ready for the upcoming Quilt Market in Houston. I'll finish one and I know I should stop, but then I have an idea for another pattern and I think, "well...just one more". However, as much as I love to do the embroidery, I sometimes forget how long it takes to actually write up the directions and get everything print ready. I'm really excited to be using some wonderful floss by Weeks Dye Works. Yummy colors! I'm expanding my horizons and using some color in a couple of patterns. I'm hoping to have all the new patterns up on my website by the end of the month - I'm crossing my fingers! I love getting photos from people who have stitched up one of my patterns. I met Kathleen at a class and she was kind enough to share some of her finished pieces and I wanted to share one with you. Thanks Kathleen! On another note.....I have a question I want to throw out there -My sister, Bonnie, and I are tinkering around with the idea of putting on a retreat. If you don't know, my sister Bonnie is Bonnie Sullivan of All Through the Night. Yes, very talented. We've actually been talking about it for a couple of years, but we are at a point now where we are looking at our calendars and locations to make this happen. I would love to hear feedback on what you like, didn't like, wish for, etc from any retreats you have been on. Do you like the room and board to be included or would you rather pick your own place to stay and just pay for the classes alone. Do you like the Oregon Coast, Sellwood antique district in Portland....any ideas?Thank you for letting me pick your brains!Ta,Kathy 6 comments: What a great idea! I would be interested in coming to your retreat! I could go either way. I like staying in Hotels and B&B's and I have a brother in Portland and he has a vacation place on the coast too! (How was that for a run on sentence.) It sounds like a perfect place for a retreat. I have never gone on one, I don't sit still too well, lol. If I was there, I would want to be in my kayak all day and biking in the hills;) My ideal would be fun during the day and retreat at night. A retreat would be a TERRIFIC idea! I know of a super place in the mountains out of The Dalles ~ they could accomodate easily 10-15 ladies. They have a movie theatre, places to stitch, lots of big comfy beds. But ~ something in the Portland/Metro area or at the beach would be great too!! Can hardly wait to get the latest "Kathy Schmitz" piece done. It's in process as I write this. Oh.....now I am green with envy!! A retreat....although I have no chance of being there I will give you my opinion anyway...LOL....I have been on several retreats and if there are rooms available at the venue I think that is the way to go....nice to sit and stitch and be able and carry on with the fun of the day.....and not have to travel to and from accommodation....I am sure you will have a wonderful time...lucky ducks! Me again ~ Reading all the wonderful comments on a retreat has really got my mind rolling! The awesome place I mentioned out of The Dalles has a huge kitchen, but we would have to cater food or make it ourselves (which could be fun). So, depending on what the gals want ~ we might want a B&B or something where food is provided or nearby. The Dalles home (yes, a private home over 10,000 sq. ft. out in the woods on 100 acres) is a place like no other ~ with sweeping views of Mt. Hood ~ and deer & critters all around. Stone showers, a copper cowboy sitting tub from France ~ even a massage table for massages ~ BUT, they only provide the place. So ~ even though this sounds wonderful ~ it might not work. Anyway, keep "thinking" gals, and pretty soon we'll have a place, a date ~ and off we go!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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The Home of Baseball Fanaticism: News, Rants, Opinions, and Articles by Evan Vogel Results tagged ‘ Boston Red Sox ’ For my 500th post, I decided I’d go away from the previews for a moment and look forward to the season in a different way, with my annual predictions and useless guesses. While there are other, more important analysts who gather data and use systems to generate these types of lists, I just use the ol’ noggin. You can find my 2012, 2013, and 2014 versions to see how I did in the past, but this is a new season and a new idea on how the league will look at the end of the 2015 season. The Detroit Tigers lost RHP Max Scherzer to free agency and RHP Rick Porcello in a trade. Sure, they still have LHP David Price and they added OF Yoenis Cespedes to their offense, but this will be a new AL Central, one that will be very competitive, and will have a division winner who isn’t Detroit for the first time since 2010. The Indians have a very intriguing team, full of youth and talent, with much of that talent still not totally tapped. The rotation has reigning Cy Young winner Corey Kluber, with RHPs Trevor Bauer, Danny Salazar, and Carlos Carrasco behind him, while healthy seasons out of Michael Bourn and Nick Swisher will add to the production of Carlos Santana, Jason Kipnis (who should rebound from a lousy 2015), and Michael Brantley. All Francona needs to do is utilize the talent, which is something that he is an expert at doing. Cleveland will win more than 90 games and have their first division title since 2007. The NL East is going to be down…way down. The Nationals will likely win the division by ten or more games, but the Marlins will be competitive, and Redmond will look very intelligent by being in the position as the field general. He has Giancarlo Stanton and his massive power to lead an offense that has quite a bit of talent. Christian Yelich will solidify himself as one of the top outfielders in the NL this season, and Marcell Ozuna will round out the outfield with his impressive power in center; however, it doesn’t stop there. With Mike Morse providing more power at first, Martin Prado being acquired to handle the hot corner, Adeiny Hechavarria‘s slick glove at short, and Dee Gordon‘s blazing speed at second, the Marlins will shock a lot of people. The possible mid-season addition of Jose Fernandez to the rotation could push them over the top, as Henderson Alvarez, Mat Latos, Dan Haren, and Jarred Cosart hold down the fort until then. The Marlins are a solid team, and after the Mets lost Zack Wheeler, the Braves went into rebuild-mode, and the Phillies continue to be awful, they’ll be the only team capable of hanging around Washington in the NL East in 2015. This young man doesn’t turn 24 until August and he already has been an All-Star three times, been an All-Star MVP, and an AL MVP – he has 2.67 career MVP shares thanks to finishing 2nd in each of his first two full seasons. People may become nitpicking about things with Trout, such as his 184 strikeouts in 2014, just to try to disprove the fact that he is the best player in baseball. That won’t change in 2015. Even the computers think that Trout is going to continue his tear: Depth Charts: .299/.396/.557, 103 R, 31 HR, 20 SB, 96 RBI ZiPS: .301/.401/.577, 113 R, 35 HR, 23 SB, 114 RBI Steamer: .297/.391/.537, 105 R, 30 HR, 21 SB, 90 RBI If you had the No.1 overall pick in your fantasy draft, the only other acceptable player to take would have been… McCutchen may get more respect after another MVP in 2015 Courtesy: ESPN.com McCutchen continues to be an incredible producer, hitting the elite .300/.400/.500 level the last three seasons, while having a unique blend of power and speed. He is the leader of the Pirates outfield, which could become one of the greatest outfields in the history of baseball with Starling Marte and Gregory Polanco reaching their peak years of production in coming seasons, but McCutchen will continue to be the anchor of that group, and of the Pittsburgh franchise. The 2015 season won’t be any different for this superstar, who will win his 2nd MVP award in his age-28 season, leading the Pirates to the top of the NL Central. “King Felix” had his best season to date in 2014, but it wasn’t enough to earn his second Cy Young award, as Corey Kluber’s majestic season was able to catch the eyes of the voters, and with good reason. Still, it’s unbelievable to see Hernandez reaching new levels of excellence considering he has been such a dominant starter for nine full seasons. Even in his age-29 season, it’s likely to see continued gains in the production, as Hernandez demonstrates a mastery on the mound that rivals that of… The last several seasons, I didn’t want to believe. I questioned Kershaw in the past due to his higher walk rates, so I kept thinking that the NL West would belong to Giants’ left-hander Madison Bumgarner. While Bumgarner had an incredible run last season, he can’t carry Kershaw’s jockstrap, and it’s likely that we’re watching the closest thing to Sandy Koufax that our generation will ever see. It is just coincidental that Kershaw has the Dodgers uniform and left-handed delivery in common, and, hopefully, those are the only similarities that we will see between the two. Kershaw is gifted, and he is a gift to baseball fans. He will continue his dominance in 2015, likely winning 20 games again due to his incredible individual talent, as well as the talent behind him on the field. Heaney will strengthen the Angels’ rotation in 2015Courtesy: Getty Images Getting Andrew Heaney for Howie Kendrick may go down as a coup for the Angels. Not only did they free the payroll of $9.5 million, they got a major league ready arm with a half-a-dozen years of team-control to put into their rotation. While Heaney doesn’t have No.1 starter stuff, he is quite capable of having a long, successful career. He’ll begin that run of success in 2015 on Day One, and while Josh Rutledge and Johnny Giovatella aren’t as good at baseball as Kendrick, it was a deal that the Angels had to make, as they don’t have the talent in the minor league system to improve their rotation, and they needed that youth with C.J.Wilson aging quickly and Jered Weaver not getting any younger. Soler is just as good and better than Bryant in 2015, and will win NL ROY Many will be swinging on the coattails of Kris Bryant, I’m all aboard the Soler bandwagon in 2015. He has incredible power and he managed to bulk up his already impressive physique over the winter. In his age-22 season, he reached the majors and combined to hit 20 home runs and drive in 77 runs in 86 games and 333 plate appearances over four levels. If Soler stays healthy, he will have better numbers than Bryant, and he won’t be spending the first month in the minors. The end results will be impressive, even for a 23-year-old who will need to adjust to the league having tape on him. 10 BOLD Predictions Trade bait? Courtesy: twinsdaily.com Johnny Cueto will be on the Boston Red Sox by the trade deadline, as the prospects would be more valuable to the Reds than a draft pick. Trevor Bauer and Danny Salazar will combine for over 340 strikeouts, 27 wins, and 59 starts covering 390 innings for the Cleveland Indians, but Corey Kluber is still their best pitcher. Nathan Eovaldi, RHP, New York Yankees: Huge fastball, tremendous gains in his walk-rate, and he will begin to miss more bats. He’ll end up being the Yankees’ top starter due to Tanaka’s injury. Collin McHugh, RHP, Houston Astros: Even after finishing 4th in voting for the AL Rookie of the Year in 2014, McHugh may sneak under the radar. His 9.1 K:9 and 6.8 H:9 are for real. He could, sneakily, become the next Corey Kluber. Raisel Iglesias, RHP, Cincinnati Reds: He struggled with command in Cuba, but he has electric stuff, a strong repertoire, and a spot in the Cincinnati rotation. As bad as they look on paper, he has plenty of opportunities for run support with a healthy Joey Votto, Jay Bruce, and Todd Frazier. Hahn is on the rise in OaklandCourtesy: Mercurynews.com Jesse Hahn, RHP, Oakland Athletics: Hahn posted solid numbers in 12 starts for the Padres in his age-24, rookie season in 2014, but he’s going to a similar offensive-drowning park in Oakland, with a very talented roster behind him. He could be a top 30 starting pitcher by the end of the season with his strikeout potential. Alex Gonzalez, RHP, Texas Rangers: Better known as “Chi Chi”, Gonzalez, a former 1st round pick out of Oral Roberts in 2013, has been a quick-moving prospect for the Rangers, reaching Double-A Frisco last season, with good reason. He has a mid-rotation ceiling, but with the Rangers desperate for healthy pitching with their sudden curse on their roster and talent, Gonzalez could get a long look, showing enough talent to be roster-worthy in fantasy leagues. The Boston Red Sox are finalizing a seven-year, $72.5 million deal with Cuban free agent Rusney Castillo, which would give him the richest contract ever given to a Cuban player, surpassing the six-year, $68 million deal that the Chicago White Sox gave to Jose Abreu this past offseason. The deal starts immediately, making the deal run from 2014 through the 2020 season. The 5’9″, 27-year-old is represented by Roc Nation Sports and Jay-Z, who also represent Seattle Mariners’ second baseman Robinson Cano. Castillo will join a somewhat crowded outfield for Boston, teaming up with fellow countryman Yoenis Cespedes, who was acquired from the Oakland A’s for Jon Lester and Jonny Gomes at the trade deadline. With Jackie Bradley, Mookie Betts, Daniel Nava, Allen Craig, and Brock Holt under team-control heading into 2015, Castillo’s signing could allow the Red Sox to make an additional deal this winter, possibly dealing from their outfield wealth and depth to acquire pitching in what could be a very weak free agent class outside of a reunion with Lester or a huge contract to Max Scherzer, James Shields, or Ervin Santana. Castillo, however, provides a bit of position versatility, as he could possibly handle second base, though he’ll likely never play shortstop in MLB, even after having taken grounders there during his July 28th showcase. The presence of Dustin Pedroia and Mookie Betts make the keystone position one of little value for Castillo, and he is a natural center fielder. For what it’s worth, Ben Badler, of Baseball America, said that prior to gaining quite a bit of muscle prior to his showcase, Castillo was a similar player to Detroit outfielder Rajai Davis, a short, speedy outfielder; however, he could be capable of 15 home runs and plenty of speed at the major league level due to his newly developed physique. Red Sox future OF Rusney Castillo Castillo will have quite a bit of pressure on him in Boston to succeed quickly, and receiving the type of money that he did prior to playing a game is certainly not going to alleviate any of those expectations. Worth mentioning is the fact that Castillo didn’t produce anywhere near the levels of Cespedes and Abreu in Cuba: Cespedes hit .334/.420/.629 from 2009 to 2011. Abreu hit .393/.537/.802 from 2011 to 2013. Castillo hit .315/.383/.512 from 2011 to 2013. Although Cepedes and Abreu never played a game in the minor leagues, it would be somewhat surprising to see Castillo join the Red Sox in 2014, despite their post-World Series title rebuild that they are in the middle of. He hasn’t played in a game in nearly two years, and with the minor league season nearly complete, we may not see him in Fenway until 2015, rich contract or not. Castillo may not have the skills of Yasiel Puig, Cespedes, or Abreu, when comparing him to recent defected Cuban outfielders, but he has some tools that will make him a very intriguing player for the Boston Red Sox and fantasy baseball fans alike. After the 2011 collapse and the 2012 fire-sale, what is really going to happen in Boston? Prior to the 2013 season, the money saved by moving Carl Crawford, Adrian Gonzalez, and Josh Beckett was used to sign veteran free agents Mike Napoli and Shane Victorino, and while the 2013 season resulted in a culmination of immeasurable good-guy-ness in the clubhouse and another World Series title, the investments in aging stars didn’t play out so well when injuries ravaged the 2014 season and young players proved incapable of stepping up. Red Sox LHP Jon Lester So, in a market that went so long without a title and now demands competitive rosters going forward, how will Boston management construct the Red Sox in 2015 and beyond? The leadership and dedication to the city of Boston by Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz is one thing, but with Lester saying he would return to Boston as a free agent, helping the Red Sox two times over by being traded for assets and returning next season, the first place to start is: Why? Why would Lester return? When the Baltimore Orioles signed Koji Uehara to a two-year, $10 million deal in 2009, it was an impressive step into Japanese baseball for Baltimore, and it would lead to the signings of other prominent arms out of the Far East by the O’s in later seasons. Uehara had gone 102-54 from 1999 through 2006, posting a 3.01 ERA over 1,397.1 innings prior to moving to the bullpen in 2007 for the Yomiuri Giants, where he posted a 1.74 ERA over 55 appearances and 62 innings in 2007. He went back and forth between starting and relieving in 2008 before coming to America to pitch in the Baltimore system. Uehara would make 12 starts in 2009, posting 4.05 ERA and 1.25 WHIP, solid numbers in a challenging home ball park and difficult AL East, but after the 2009 season, Uehara never started another game, and he likely won’t again due to his dominance out of the bullpen. In 86 outings out of the bullpen for the Orioles, Uehara posted a 2.27 ERA and 0.82 WHIP over 91 innings before being shipped to the Texas Rangers for Chris Davis and Tommy Hunter. The Orioles certainly deserve some praise in the Davis explosion in 2013, as he looked like a completely different player than he did in his time with the Rangers, but Uehara wasn’t chopped liver, posting a 2.50 ERA and 0.68 WHIP in 59 appearances over part of the 2011 season and all of the 2012 season in Arlington. In 2013, however, things got weird for Uehara. His stuff or abilities have seemed to go to a new level. This explanation from MLB Network does a tremendous job of showcasing Uehara’s devastating repertoire: Your browser does not support iframes. Since arriving in Boston, Uehara has posted a 143:13 K:BB in 106 innings, with a 0.93 ERA and 0.59 WHIP. After the Red Sox paid for Andrew Bailey and Joel Hanrahan, only to see them both succumb to injuries in 2013, Uehara stepped into the closer position and has posted number just as dominant as Aroldis Chapman and Craig Kimbrel, while tossing a fastball with an average velocity of 89.2 mph in 2013 and 87.9 mph in 2014 (FanGraphs). Uehara’s WHIP in his career compared to league-average. (FanGraphs) Uehara’s K/BB compared to league average – which isn’t even something your can see. (FanGraphs) Opposing batters are hitting just .159/.189/.234 on the season and .164/.192/.293 against Uehara as a reliever in his career, and his K/BB in two seasons in Boston is an incredible 11.08, which is why it doesn’t show up on the graph (above). In a reliever-heavy era, where teams are carrying seven to eight relief pitchers on a 25-man roster, Uehara has maintained his dominance in his role while others have dealt with injuries or inconsistencies over the same time period. While Mariano Rivera dominated for so long with a cutter, Uehara has reinvented himself over the last several years with his splitter out of the bullpen. At 39, however, there isn’t much time left to see what Uehara can do at the major league level. Despite the extensive use out of the bullpen, Uehara’s dominance is still, at times, overlooked. While the Red Sox struggle due to injuries and the lack of consistency from young players taking over major roles, Uehara continues to be the ferocious anchor of the bullpen, locking down wins with a pitch that falls off of the table like none other before it. When I search minor league stats, I look for strikeouts and WHIP leaders out of guys with solid frames at pitcher, solid plate discipline, gap power, and speed out of hitters. I am not a scout that can go to games, but I tend to find some pretty interesting talent on numbers alone, and while you can’t judge projection much while just using numbers, players have to produce to move up. Working with numbers alone worked for Billy Beane, right? Here is a list of some players to get to know or keep an eye on based on their production. Not since Tony Cingrani dominated the California League to the tune of a 1.11 ERA and 0.92 WHIP over 10 starts in 2012 have the Reds had a pitcher doing what Lively is doing this season. Since being drafted out of Central Florida last season, the 6’4″ right-hander has done nothing but dominate at each stop. The control is legit and it wouldn’t be surprising to see him jump to Double-A Pensacola in the next couple of weeks, moving him on the fast tracks to the majors, while joining Robert Stephenson as a member of the Blue Wahoo rotation. Bowman is a Princeton product and, if nothing else, his intelligence could lead to long-term success; however, he seems to have some talen, as well. He is creently dominating Double-A for the Mets and continuing in his ability to keep runners off the base paths at every stop. With his continued ability to throw strikes, the Mets could team Bowman with Rafael Montero in New York to have young, strike-throwing machines within the rotation. He’s left-handed and breathing, so he will get a long look, but Boyd has posted some pretty impressive numbers in his brief professional career. The strikeout totals are impressive for a southpaw, and it will be interesting to see how quickly the Blue Jays move him considering his collegiate pedigree. Jonathan Gray and Eddie Butler get a lot of hype for their abilities, results, and projection within the Rockies’ system, but Winkler continues to post solid strikeout totals and numbers in tough environments on his way up the organizational ladder. His early-season results have been quite impressive once again, as he gets a longer look at Double-A after making just five starts in Tulsa in 2013. A 6’3″ right-hander out of Ohio University, Streich has put up solid numbers in the challenging pitching environment of the California League in the early-going of 2014. Improved strikeout numbers are evident, but, most importantly, he is keeping the ball in the park. With the A’s having to deal with injuries to Jarrod Parker and A.J. Griffin this season, it wouldn’t be surprising to see them push some of their college arms who are posting solid numbers. Merrit’s early-season success is very impressive, particularly the one earned run in 24.1 innings. He doesn’t miss enough bats to be considered an elite prospect within the Tribe system, but if he continues to keep runs off of the board, perhaps he could be a solid back-end of the rotation starter. You could view him as a Tommy Milone-like arm. Another solid pitching prospect for an absolutely loaded system, Gonzales is a southpaw out of Gonzaga on the fast track to St. Louis. With a lack of left-handed options within the Cardinals’ rotation due to the constant shoulder woes of Jaime Garcia, his selection was a wise choice for the perennial contenders. Gonzales will be a solid addition to the Cardinal rotation, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see the youngster end up making a dozen starts in Double-A this season. At just 6′, 175 pounds, Landazuri is going to have to overcome the same “too short” labels that have landed upon Roy Oswalt, Johnny Cueto, Kris Medlen, and flame-throwing rookie Yordano Ventura. When he isn’t pitching in a challenging environment (like the Northwest League and the California League), Landazuri has posted very impressive numbers. Now, a younger-than-average starter in Double-A, the righty is striking out more than a batter per inning and keeping the opposition from getting on with just 4.7 hits per nine innings and a 0.65 WHIP after four starts. He’s someone to watch within the Mariners rotation in 2014, as they try to work through injuries to Hashashi Iwakuma, Taijuan Walker, and James Paxton. Pinder, a shortstop at Virginia Tech, has moved to second base this season and he has produced solid numbers in the early-going in the hitter-friendly Cal League. His 17 extra-base hits in just 24 games is impressive for anyone, let alone a middle infielder. With Eric Sogard occupying second at the major league level, Pinder could be a viable long-term option for the A’s in the next couple of seasons. Another few weeks of this type of production, and Pinder could be moved to Double-A very quickly. Everyone should already know his name thanks to his 40 home runs at the age of 19 in his first full season. The fact that he is showing some semblance of plate discipline this season while still showcasing his elite-level power makes Gallo one of the top prospects in the minor leagues right now. With so many slugging, elite prospects suffering through injuries this season (Byron Buxton, Miguel Sano, and Javier Baez are all currently disabled), Gallo will shoot up mid-season prospect lists with similar months. His long-term outlook will only beam brighter due to his ballpark and offensive projection for the Rangers. Due to Gary Sanchez being in Double-A, O’Brien was forced to return to the Florida State League, but he hasn’t disappointed, posting solid power numbers in Tampa, though, he is a bit old for the league at this point. O’Brien’s ability to hit for power should make him a decent option for, at least, a backup catching spot. He’d likely have a better career than J.P. Arencibia, who could hit for power and couldn’t walk at the same clip that O’Brien has over his brief career. If he continues to hit like he has, the Yankees may move him off of catcher or use him as trade bait. Another solid hitter found by the St. Louis Cardinals scouting department out of the State College of Florida, Manatee-Sarasota, Rodriguez has handled the corner infield positions throughout his minor league career, but he has only played first in 2014. With Matt Adams ahead of him, another season of solid production will likely make him trade bait for St. Louis. Solid gap power, a solid approach, and good contact skills will make this right-handed bat a decent platoon player in a worst case scenario. The Rangers system may not be as loaded as it was in years past due to the failure of so many elite prospects in 2013 in Hickory with their huge strikeout numbers, but Rua can’t be grouped in with those players any longer. He is raking in Double-A now, skipping the High-A level with his assignment this season and his brief promotion last year. There seems to be his continued power with early improvements in his plate discipline, and with Adrian Beltre potentially becoming a free agent after 2015 (he has a $16 million vesting option for 2016), Rua could be Gallo to the hot corner in Texas. Betts is already nothing more than trade bait in Boston, given that he profiles as a second baseman and Dustin Pedroia has that spot locked down through 2021. Betts has incredible bat-to-ball skills, tremendous plate discipline, and solid speed. With his early-season production in Double-A at the age of 21, the Red Sox may be able to utilize this chip for an elite addition if they are making another playoff run in 2014. I love this guy’s name and he has some intriguing tools that could even play in Seattle. His plate discipline isn’t elite, but there is enough there to be , and he has enough power and speed in his 6’5″ frame to be a very good producer, and, after being selected three times in the draft, he must have something in his game to make him an intriguing name to follow. On Sunday, Nick Cafardo of the Boston Globe reported that if the Boston Red Sox are unable to re-sign Mike Napoli, they could look to make a deal with the Los Angeles Angels for first baseman/outfielder Mark Trumbo, saying: Trumbo, who would come at half Napoli’s price, cannot become a free agent until after the 2017 season, has tremendous righthanded power (34 homers, 100 RBIs this season), and is considered an above-average first baseman. Yes, he strikes out a ton (184 times in 2013). The Angels could use a third baseman (Will Middlebrooks?) and a pitcher (Felix Doubront?). The Pirates and Rays could also be fits. God bless columnists, who have to fill up a page in a dynamic market in a dying industry, but this is reaching. In fact, the major issue is that so many teams are rumored to have interest in Trumbo in the first place. Trumbo has some serious power, mashing 95 home runs and driving in 282 runs over the last three seasons, but those numbers have come with a .251/.300/.473 triple-slash and a 457:115 K:BB in 1,837 plate appearances. Trumbo certainly has some power, but it is a power that will get very expensive within the arbitration process (see Ryan Howard‘s rapid salary increases) while producing very little elsewhere. Add on the fact that Trumbo is a weak defender at first, third, and the outfield, and you’re paying premium dollar for a player who should truly be hidden at the designated hitter spot, which won’t really work with some guy named David Ortiz in Boston, while it certainly won’t help the Pirates in the National League. More damning is why the Red Sox would give up Will Middlebrooks and Felix Doubront for Trumbo, who is arbitration-eligible for the first time in 2014 and is already 27, coming off of his worst season (based on OPS and WAR) of his career. Middlebrooks isn’t even arbitration-eligible until 2016 and Doubront is 26, left-handed, breathing, and under team-control through 2018, while showing improved numbers in ERA and WHIP in 2013. Certainly, dealing for a powerful bat is intelligent rather than going to the free agent market and giving nine-figures to a player like Shin-Soo Choo, but Trumbo isn’t really a “guy” when it comes to improving a roster. Considering that in 660 plate appearances, Will Middlebrooks has a .254/.294/.462 triple-slash with 32 home runs and 103 RBI, don’t the Red Sox already have Mark Trumbo? Boston should try to get Napoli to re-sign, they should even try to get Jarrod Saltalamacchia to re-sign, but they need to be smarter than this type of trade to make sure that they don’t fall back to the 2012 Boston Red Sox instead of the 2013 champion-version. Mark Trumbo is highly overrated due to his power production, but teams like the Red Sox could find players who are just as productive when looking over the last three season’s OPS leaders, where you’ll find Jason Kipnis, Seth Smith, Lucas Duda, and Jason Heyward, with the same .773 OPS since 2011 that Trumbo sports, while players such as David Freese (.785), Adam Lind (.776), and Brandon Belt (.798), could be more affordable options in a trade or non-tender situation in 2014, while outproducing Trumbo in the OPS statistic over the last several seasons. Wendy Thurm (@hangingsliders) had a post at Fangraphs discussing the National TV contracts for Major League Baseball and the value that they will provide for each team. Within the article, Thurm had several valuable bits of information: “ESPN will pay MLB $700 million per year for the right to broadcast games exclusively on Sunday nights, other games (non-exclusively) on Monday and Wednesday nights, extended highlights for Baseball Tonight, the Home Run Derby and other All-Star activities (but not the game) and one Wild Card Game. The deal also includes national and international radio and digital rights. MLB announced a new national TV contract with Fox and TBS, which also covered the 2014 through 2021 seasons. Under that deal, MLB will receive $800 million per year in combined revenue from the two networks, in exchange for broadcasts rights for the Saturday game of the week on Fox, the Sunday game on TBS and all of the postseason games — save for the one that will be broadcast on ESPN. Fox also retains the rights to the All-Star Game. That’s $1.5 billion in national TV revenue per season that will go into MLB’s Central Fund, or $750 million more than under the contracts that just expired. MLB can spend money from the Central Fund in a variety of ways, but it’s been assumed in the reporting that the league will distribute the TV money to the teams. If so, each team will receive $25 million more in national TV revenue in 2014 through 2021 than they did in 2013. Teams aren’t obligated, of course, to use all or even part of that additional $25 million on player salaries. That money can also be helpful to expanding a team’s national and international scouting operation, or its data analysis department, or marketing, or all three.” Local AL TV Deals (courtesy Fangraphs.com) Beyond the television money being received directly from Major League Baseball, each team has their very own local television contract, as well. The dollars being tossed towards clubs has reached absurd levels, as the Los Angeles Dodgers will bring in $340 million per season through 2032 in local television money alone, meaning roughly $390 million including the money coming from MLB. When the Dodgers have that kind of money coming in before averaging 46,216 fans per home game, ranking No.1 in 2013 MLB attendance, you can see the revenue and profitability that comes from these mega deals. Local NL TV Deals (courtesy Fangraphs.com) The money is huge, and when you factor in how many teams are being extra cautious with the contracts that they hand out, it makes it seem unreasonable for clubs to cry “small market” any longer. There is no “small market” when a team is streaming revenue of $43 million from television contracts like the Pittsburgh Pirates and Miami Marlins were in 2013, and that number will go up to $68 million with the additional $25 million in 2014. And, while so many were upset with the Marlins and their owner, Jeffrey Loria, for the club’s consistent losing, fire-sales, and sticking Miami with an expensive stadium with a Triple-A worthy roster playing each night, it can’t be as hard as it is for Houston’s fans to watch the Astros pocket $105 million in television deals in 2013, while fielding a team with a payroll of $26 million. Jeff Luhnow, GM, Houston Astros With international signing limits and caps on spending within drafts, it doesn’t seem fair that owners and teams are able to sit on millions of dollars of revenue while doing very little year in and year out to field a competitive team. Certainly, the Astros are utilizing the wizardry of Jeff Luhnow to develop a dynamic farm system, which is ranked in the upper-half of the league after being one of the most vacant systems in all of baseball for nearly a decade. However, if other teams decided to gut their major league rosters to build in the same manner, how could MLB and its commissioner tell fans that they were fielding a solid product? When the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A’s, and Boston Red Sox publicly entrenched their baseball operations within data analysis and the sabermetric way, they also committed to spending wisely and finding value, possibly bargains, by linking players and their abilities to areas that the club needed to improve. By signing their young players to lucrative contracts early in their careers, the Rays were able to manage the long-term salary of their stars by avoiding the arbitration process, while, simultaneously, taking on a huge risk by investing in a player who may battle an injury or be unable to make adjustments when the league caught up with their skills. Evan Longoria, for example, was signed to a six-year, $17.6 million deal (with team options for 2014 through 2016), after just seven days in the majors. The A’s have been very careful with their payroll over the years as Billy Beane has utilized the Moneyball way to build success out of a spacious ballpark and on-base driven offensive players, though that has changed with players like Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Reddick being key members of more recent teams. Boston, on the other hand, seems to have learned their lesson from the failures of mega-contracts that were given out to Adrian Gonzalez and Carl Crawford, shipping the huge deals to the Dodgers and finding payroll relief and success through finding strong character players, which landed them a championship this season behind the leadership of new additions like Jonny Gomes, Mike Napoli, and Shane Victorino. When looking at teams that have created unique ways to be competitive, though, does it show a pattern or a method to success, or can spending money guide a team to a title? The Dodgers, for example, have over $190 million committed to their payroll in 2014 before free agency has even started. Add on the rumors of the club is interested in acquiring David Price via trade with the Rays and being a major player in the posting process and negotiations with Japanese import Masahiro Tanaka, and the Dodgers could have a starting rotation (that’s right, five guys) earning over $100 million in 2014. The New York Yankees tried for several years to build a contender through free agency, but the club was most successful when they were building from within with Mariano Rivera, Derek Jeter, Jorge Posada, Bernie Williams, and Andy Pettitte in the mid-to-late 1990’s and early 2000’s…though, they did win a title in 2009. Joe Mauer, C, Minnesota Twins No team can duplicate the science that one team has perfected, but they can certainly try. As teams like the Twins and Marlins continue to try different techniques in finding success, one thing remains evident: they need to spend money to be successful. The Twins have struck gold with recent international signings and drafts, adding Byron Buxton and Miguel Sano to their system, but how will they help Joe Mauer at Target Field with the terrible pitching that they continue to produce? The Marlins tried to buy success when they signed Jose Reyes and Mark Buehrle prior to the 2012 season. That experiment lasted all of one season before Miami sold off several pieces to rebuild with prospects that they received from the Blue Jays. Every team should be active when free agency begins. There is no excuse for the “small market” teams when each team is receiving nearly $50 million dollars from MLB each season from the league’s national TV deals. Add on a minimum of $18 million for local TV deals (which the Marlins and Pirates have, lowest of all teams), and you’re looking at $68 million in revenue before the team takes the field, provides marketing space in the stadium, sells a ticket, or sells a t-shirt this season. Of course, there are operating expenses for a team and their employees, but how much exactly? Why exist if the owner is more focused on the bottom line and profitability of the club than the club’s long-term success? After all, we’re talking about billionaire owners paying millionaire players, and every time an owner complains about how much money they aren’t making, you can look at the figures that were provided above and laugh…as you make five-figures and save for months to pay $200 or more to take your family of four to a game once or twice per season. Another major question could be: is there too much money in baseball? If a team like the Dodgers is bringing in nearly $400 million in revenue on television deals alone, how can the Pirates and Marlins compete against them? The Dodgers could sign Tanaka, trade for Price, and add Robinson Cano to play second base, and the club would still have nearly $150 million in annual salaries before reaching $400 million, over five-and-a-half times the amount that the Pirates and Marlins have in revenue. If or when Clayton Kershaw reaches free agency, if or when Mike Trout reaches free agency, and if or when Bryce Harper reaches free agency, what are the smaller revenue clubs to do? My answer to that…see the Tampa Bay Rays, who compete in the AL East with much smaller revenue numbers than the Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, and even the Toronto Blue Jays and Baltimore Orioles, by being smarter, more creative, and careful as to how they have built their roster each season. And if there is still concern about your team and wanting to cry “small market”, remember this: One game into the World Series and instead of the national media latching on to the total domination that came from an 8-1 final score, they are talking about this: Now, the question is: what was that on Jon Lester‘s glove on Wednesday night in Boston? He seemed to be going to the substance during the game, but due to the conditions (very cold), it would seem unreasonable to think that it was Vaseline, as St. Louis Cardinals‘ minor league pitcher Tyler Mellingtweeted during the game, because that would make the ball even harder to control; however, could it have been some other substance to assist with Lester’s grip? How much does doctoring a ball really assist in a pitcher’s skills? Would the Cardinals have allowed the Red Sox to score eight runs over eight innings if Lester hadn’t been pitching so effectively? The bottom line for the Red Sox win wasn’t about Lester at all. What Adam Wainwright was doing last night wasn’t working. His ineffectiveness had very little to do with Jon Lester’s dominance, and Wainwright’s ineffectiveness had a lot to do with his inability to miss the Red Sox bats when they had runners on base. His way of doing things wasn’t working and Cardinals manager Mike Matheny didn’t take him out when he didn’t have “it”. During the game, the apparent love for the Cardinals from the national media was highlighted by this tweet from Jon Heyman of CBS Sports and the MLB Network: “The Cardinal way” likely refers to the club’s annual success, building from within, and solid performance on the field. However, while the Cardinals were sluggish defensively on Wednesday night, primarily shortstop Pete Kozma, this wasn’t a defensively gifted club in 2013. Sure, the fielding percentage was fifth in MLB, but the club lacked range, which was pointed out by MLB Network’s Brian Kenny, who used the team’s UZR Rating to say this: Only phillies, mariners and white sox are worse defensively than St. Louis. — Brian Kenny (@MrBrianKenny) October 24, 2013 It is easy to jump on the St. Louis Cardinals bandwagon and their internal baseball expertise, but the team was outplayed Wednesday night, regardless of what was on Lester’s glove and the apparent advantage that he may have gained from “cheating.” If Lester had given up three runs in the second inning instead of having the umpires get together and make the correct call, would the bias towards Lester and what he did or didn’t have on or with his glove still be such a major topic today? Would the world have been okay with things going against the Boston Red Sox instead of the Cardinals fighting an uphill battle? Smart people in baseball will use information like this: No idea if Lester used Bullfrog, wore phiten necklace, or snorted pixie dust. All I know is: Trajectory of ball didn’t appreciably change. Dan Brooks is a pitching genius over at Baseball Prospectus, and if you need further proof that doctoring a ball isn’t a big deal, notice that Gaylord Perry is in the Hall of Fame and the Steroid Era players are left outside of Cooperstown on the curb waiting for a shot. It’s hard for me to not dislike the Cardinals being a Cincinnati homer and a Reds fan at heart, and the whining from fans and the questioning of Lester that is being published from major outlets today (ESPN, NBC, and Yahoo to name a few) is just the norm that I typically observe; However, more shocking is the fact that the original tweet from Melling (which started the whole conversation) was “mysteriously” deleted. Jon Lester was better than Adam Wainwright and there wasn’t anything that was going to help that, even if Pete Kozma was turned into Andrelton Simmons, Ozzie Smith, or Omar Vizquel defensively in Game One. While calling a player out for cheating can be a slippery slope (get it…because of the Vaseline), baseball observers should look at the bigger picture from last night – the Red Sox looked like the better team. As the World Series moves to Game Two on Thursday, we should all be hopeful that the focus turns to a new game and a fresh start for St. Louis, where the Cardinals will ride the coat tails of postseason domination specialist Michael Wacha. It isn’t good for the game for all of the rumors to be more important than the game, and Major League Baseball brushing aside the possibility of Lester cheating quickly was the right thing to do. See the ball, hit the ball, shut up and play baseball. If you’re the better team, you’ll win. Between this Wednesday night and Halloween night, Major League Baseball will crown the 2013 World Series champion. After some stellar pitching from 22-year-old Michael Wacha for the Cardinals and a couple of heroic grand slams from Shane Victorino and David Ortiz for the Red Sox, St. Louis will play Boston for the fourth time in World Series history (1946, 1967, and 2004 were the previous battles). What to Expect in Game One: Most of the Red Sox haven’t really seen Wainwright before, as Shane Victorino (23 plate appearances), Stephen Drew (21 plate appearances), David Ross (12 plate appearances), Jonny Gomes (11 plate appearances), and Mike Carp (three plate appearances) have combined to post a .169/.229/.369 against the Cardinals’ ace; however, Lester is even more unknown to St. Louis, as only Matt Holliday (six plate appearances), Carlos Beltran (three plate appearances), and Yadier Molina (one plate appearance) have ever faced the Red Sox lefty. With Beltran in a Cardinals uniform and Ortiz in a Red Sox uniform, both teams have playoff superstars who are not short on writing fairy tales. With Boston rocking from the exciting finishes against Detroit and the small advantage in experience against Wainwright for the Boston lineup, expect to see Boston take a 1-0 lead. What to Expect in Game Two: Wacha has been nothing short of incredible in his brief career, especially in the postseason. The young right-hander has a 3-0 record in three starts to go along with a 0.43 ERA, 0.57 WHIP, and a 22:4 K:BB in 21 innings. Of course, Clay Buchholz isn’t short on the resume, having gone 12-1 in 16 regular season starts with a 1.74 ERA and 1.03 WHIP over 108.1 innings, although his three postseason starts have left a bit to be desired in 2013 (5.40 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 3 HR allowed in 16.2 IP). Even with a lack of experience, there is no betting against Wacha in Game Two, as I expect another solid outing and a 1-1 series heading to St. Louis. What to Expect in Game Three: St. Louis may have some intelligent and excited fans in Busch Stadium on Saturday night, but they don’t have the experience to win the game. Lackey has started 14 games in his career in the postseason, and while he has faced Beltran and Holliday a combined 20 times in his career, they own a .000/.150/.000 with just three walks to account for successful experiences against the Red Sox righty. While Kelly was quite effective once he moved into the rotation in 2013, he was shaken pretty dramatically in his Game Five loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers. With another solid lineup and strong competition on the mound for the opposition, I expect Boston to take a 2-1 lead. What to Expect in Game Four: With four days of rest, it wouldn’t be shocking to see both teams go back to their Game One starters here. If either or both teams go with a four-man rotation, Peavy and/or Lynn will be the starters going. Peavy only started 10 games in 2013, and while Lance Lynn wasn’t electric every time out, he is 18-8 with a 2.97 ERA and 1.13 WHIP in 194 career innings at home. Peavy has some experience pitching in St. Louis due to his time with the San Diego Padres, but it amounts to just four starts and 26 innings. If this game consists of the clubs’ fourth starters, it will likely result in whoever makes fewer mistakes. Due to Lynn’s success at home and being more of an unknown for the Red Sox hitters, I expect the Cardinals to tie the series 2-2 here. Game Five (if necessary): Monday, October 28, 8:07 PM; Boston AT St. Louis What to Expect in Game Five: I’m anticipating the return of the Game One starters here, but if each team goes with a three-man rotation, then move move each starter from games five through seven up a game. Don’t expect the same results, though, in the second time around. Wainwright OWNS pitching in St. Louis, where he is 53-32 with a 2.67 ERA and 1.11 WHIP in 702 career innings. While the opposing batters have now seen each of these starters, this one will have all of the makings of a 1-0 win, with the Cardinals taking a 3-2 advantage and shipping it up to Boston with a Wainwright complete-game shutout. Game Six (if necessary): Wednesday, October 30, 8:07 PM; St. Louis AT Boston What to Expect in Game Six: Boston won’t be worrying about a thing heading into this elimination game at home. Buchholz will take the mound and the mystique and greatness of Michael Wacha will finally be broken, as the Boston Red Sox slug their way into another Game Seven. Game Seven (if necessary): Thursday, October 31, 8:07 PM; St. Louis AT Boston What to Expect in Game Seven: It doesn’t really matter who is on the mound in a game seven, the game will always be one for the ages, and this game will be nothing different. Again, this could be the Game One starters (who would have started games one, four, and seven, if each team only goes three starters deep), which would make this game even more intriguing than the potential Kelly/Lackey matchup that you see here; however, I expect this game to go into extra innings, as each team relies on their stellar bullpens at the first sign of trouble. The deeper bullpen will win this game and that team, in my opinion, is Boston, who will win the World Series in seven games, 4-3, as Koji Uehara proves unhittable once again. Of course, I personally loathe St. Louis and would find them losing in seven games as a fantastic way to end the season; however, this should be a fantastic series for casual fans and baseball enthusiasts alike, and I’m truly looking forward to it. Remember when you gambled on Matt Harvey and Jose Fernandez in your starting rotation earlier this spring? Well, congratulations to you and your number one seed in the fantasy baseball playoffs, and I hope you enjoyed your first round exit against the lowest seeded team in the playoffs. It seems like every year that the top teams are taken out by the lower seeds, just like catching the yearly No.12 seed in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament taking out the No.5 seed. Even teams that were riding another near-Triple Crown season out of Miguel Cabrera are now probably thinking about who they are going to be keeping this winter after the Detroit Tigers’ slugger has battled an abdominal strain while missing 11 games since late July, costing his owners victories and a title. Whether you play in a one-year league, a dynasty league, a points league, or a standard roto-league, you’ve probably been the recipient of the late season luck or the suffering owner of another 2011-Boston Red Sox-esque collapse for your fake team. It truly isn’t an avoidable situation. How were you supposed to know that Brewers shortstop Jean Segura was going to crash so hard that owning Ronny Cedeno may have been a better option? Seriously…the last 28 days: It doesn’t make a whole lot of sense. Fantasy baseball is a long season, just like the real thing. One can never truly prepare for the out-of-nowhere injuries, but if you thought that Harvey, Fernandez, or any other innings-limit candidate pitchers were going to help you, Bill Engvall has a sign for you on his redneck comedy tour. What can you do to overcome these situations next season? Assume that the solid young arm won’t help you in September and sell him off early? Any small sample size that seems unreasonable probably is, so don’t assume that Yasiel Puig is a better player than Mike Trout. Rely on veterans who have been through 162-game seasons before, who may be less likely to break down after August. Have enough depth to cope with injuries and slumps – don’t deal it for spare parts near the trade deadline to get you over the proverbial “hump”. Know that no matter what you do…it’s probably wrong. Luck plays a huge role in the No.8 seed knocking off the No.1 seed, and even if it isn’t every season that the upset occurs, it is just as likely to happen than not. If your league doesn’t give point values to the No.1 seed as a “home-field advantage” concept, they start off with the same likelihood of winning in the first round as the team that just snuck in. Fair or not, you’re probably screwed. Just move on to fantasy football and figure out that Dolphins’ running back Lamar Miller and Bengals’ running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis will probably be defeating your Adrian Peterson and Tom Brady-stacked lineup next weekend. You’re living a fantasy. Deal with it. 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I guess I'm behind the times, did I break another unwritten rule of some kind with word usage? Yes, I do know what ignorance means however, I am not clear on how I am being ignorant. DCS, I am sorry I was speaking of the natural rights of a human being, and was not making any reference to a United Nations ruling. Thank you, however, for pointing this out to me. In an attempt to answer your question...The question is reasonableness. Is is reasonable for the police to attempt to disperse the crowd with OC spray? Sure. In the way that he did it, maybe not. On the contrary, is it reasonable to park your ass in the middle of a sidewalk and deny access to everyone else? No. I was not attempting to use "trigger words" in anything. I was trying to express a point. The "unwritten rules" that I speak of are the ones that seem to piss off moderators (it was a failed attempt at humor). Seriously Omega? I'm not an idiot, man. Just getting into the discussion. Belligerent for sitting on the sidewalk? Yeah, that's just like Jazzman trying to ask a question using the word abusive. Belligerent and abusive are descriptors that carry weight. If I say Omega was being argumentative people are like "oh.." If I said he was being belligerent....... or abusive, yes an entirely different connotation is added to the point being made. The "unwritten rules" that I speak of are the ones that seem to piss off moderators (it was a failed attempt at humor). You said another so, it is an issue with you. I asked which ones so you could be informed of where they are located. Belligerent and abusive are descriptors that carry weight. If I say Omega was being argumentative people are like "oh.." If I said he was being belligerent....... or abusive, yes an entirely different connotation is added to the point being made. Granted, it is probably a poor choice of a word on my part. However, I was simply trying to describe an action. I was not attempting to use "trigger words" in anything. I was trying to express a point. The "unwritten rules" that I speak of are the ones that seem to piss off moderators (it was a failed attempt at humor). Seriously Omega? I'm not an idiot, man. Just getting into the discussion. Yes, take a look at IIF's response. On that note: Representing the minority? Absolutely! That is what is great about America, the minority still has a voice There are two types of minority. Get educated and get back to me. ...were preventing you from conducting you and others normal affairs by belligerently, yet non violently, refusing to leave what would you expect? Here's part of your ignorant statement since you're too lazy to figure it out yourself. Originally Posted by TexJohn Granted, it is probably a poor choice of a word on my part. However, I was simply trying to describe an action. I'm trying to describe you. So was idiot the right word or would asshole suffice?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Pin Programs to Taskbar and Start Menu in Windows 8 Hi, you're watching VisiHow. This is a tutorial on how to pin programs to the taskbar and start menu on Windows 8 computers. For the sake of this tutorial, we're going to pin Chrome, first to the taskbar, and then to the start menu. This concludes our tutorial on how to pin programs to the taskbar and start menu on Windows 8 computers. Thank you for watching VisiHow. If you have any other comments or questions, please leave them in the comments section below.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Botched breast implants victim fights ‘loophole’ Nick Spoors An alleged victim of botched breast implants has called for the closure of a loophole that allows medical firms to avoid paying compensation. Natalie Smith, from Delapre, Northampton, had her breasts enlarged with surgery carried out by a medical company. The firm has now gone into administration as it faced complaints from Miss Smith and about 1,700 other women, who claimed they had been given leaky PIP silicone implants. But the same medical staff have have now been transferred to a new company that is free from the payout claims. Miss Smith, said: “The law, as it stands, allows directors of certain types of company to simply start again. It effectively means there’s nothing to deter firms because they can easily avoid compensation claims in this way. “I want my case to highlight how unfair that is.” The 26-year-old has had a basic NHS ultrasound which did not find any ruptures, but has been in pain for three months and feels sure there is a problem. Although the NHS could remove the implants for free if they were found to be dangerous, she is now trying to raise £3,100 to have them replaced, partly through a fund at the King Billy pub in Bridge Street, where she used to work. She said: “They are so painful I can’t even hug my fiance. “But I’m determined that the NHS shouldn’t pay for putting the situation right.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
BOOKS, HISTORY, ART & REVOLUTION Archives Meta Safer Spaces Policy The Atlanta Radical Book Fair strives to foster a safer space for all oppressed people. While we recognize that no space can be completely free of oppressive dynamics, we actively reject all expressions of discrimination or oppressive behaviors. We will not tolerate any acts of racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, violence, or any other behavior that attempts to marginalize people based on their identity or social position. If you witness any such acts, please let us know! Designated volunteers at the information table are happy to help escort people who are exhibiting such behaviors out of the book fair. Further, if you have ideas for how we can contribute to a safer space immediately or at next year’s book fair, please pass on your concerns in person or via email.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
As Innovation Lead for Precision Medicine at Innovate UK I am sometimes asked about the best STEM subjects to study, usually by parents wanting to help their children select the best university courses. Something they’re really interested in, I have …	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Category Archives: #pregnant #selfesteem Young, Ivorian artist Latitia Ky is someone to watch. Using hair (yes hair!) she's creating beautiful, thought-provoking images to spread body positivity and draw attention to the subtle and not-so-subtle ways that we body shame young girls. Here's a story, in her own words, taken from her IG that may have you thinking differently about some of the ways that you may be body shaming a young girl without even knowing it. I never struggled with my body, I always liked it. What I never liked were the comments. In relation to my body I have big boobs, which is not the problem even if I'm not always happy with them. People might think, I should be and even if I am very Ok. with that the most time, it's not always funny. When i was younger (about 14), many people, especially women called me a whore, for just having them. I often got told that I am too slutty and my shirts are too sexy. The thing is, i never wore anything the others don't, just normal shirts, it just looked different on me. People won't belive how many adult (in my case women) assault young teenager girls. When you are 14 and haven't even thought about sex, being a "whore" really confuses. In the other case for the men you're also just boobs, nothing else. It's the only thing they can see. I don't dress nondescript, I don't want to. I can't see why I should dress very careful just because anybody feels attacked by my body. I wear what I like, and I do what I like, not to impress any men, not to be "sexy" for society. I do it just for me because I want to. Commenters could definitely relate... --"I feel this story personally because I know what it feels like even though I am only 14" --"It's nice to know that people experience and have experienced the same things as me at such a young age... People think I'm "asking" for attention when all I want is the opposite. I've been going through this since I was 11, and it's been getting worse recently. I'm slowly learning to love myself and accept myself for the way I am." --"I've had similar experiences my whole life and its nice to hear I'm not alone. I've been told such things even from family members and its shocking and it hurts. My whole life I've heard stuff about my body because I'm curvier and honestly this whole series us amazing. It's such a blessing to hear that other people understand and have been there too." --"You’re amazing!! This art brings me joy and I even share with my 9 year old daughter!!" Latitia also writes that she was shamed in her teens for being too skinny. "Does she eat?" "I feel like she's going to break," "she looks like she is sick" "she's awful." "When I was 18, a lot of things changed for me. I have met, discovered people and experienced events that helped me to love myself as I am, and this growing self-confidence in my physicality has affected my entire life. I started to dream, to have projects and to believe that i was able to achieve them despite my limitations. Read more of this extremely intelligent young woman's posts on her instagram page and share them with a teen who might need to hear what she has to say! Let’s face it, some questions are just taboo. If you’ve ever asked a woman, “How many months are you?” when she wasn’t even pregnant then you know there aren’t enough rocks to crawl under. It’s right up there with “Is that your grandchild?” when it’s actually the person’s kid.I’ve been both the asker and the one asked, and it can suck on both ends. Usually, the person asking is just excited and can’t wait to share in the big news, but for the person who isn’t pregnant, well, it’s not so cool. Does any woman want to look pregnant when she is not? Continue To be on the safe side, common sense says that asking someone if they are pregnant is a no-no unless they are being transported to the hospital delivery room because it’s just not worth the embarrassment of being wrong. Most would argue that it’s none of your well-meaning business anyway. If a person wants you to know they will tell you. Actress Tia Mowry has been very vocal about the negative impact of the media’s constant speculation that she is pregnant and equates it to a form of body shaming. At one point she felt compelled to share this message on Instagram. But the truth is nothing is ever so black and white, and there are only a few occasions when–dare I say it–it’s okay to ask. Here are some… 1. When she’s such a good friend that even if she isn’t pregnant you can both have a good laugh. When one of my besties asked me if I was preggers and I definitely wasn’t, I didn’t get mad, sad or offended. If anything, it was an indication to go easy on the Cheese Puffs. Seriously, if your homegirls can’t ask you anything then maybe you need to re-evaluate the friendship. 2. You want to be mean. True story, Sandy was just a few weeks into a relationship with her man when they happened upon his ex-girlfriend at a party. “Congratulations!” she said enthusiastically.“For what?” asked Sandy.“The baby!” said his ex, pointing to her belly, with a wicked smile. 3. You’re her husband or boyfriend. Not every woman is ready to announce a pregnancy even to the person she loves and some women don’t even know that they are pregnant, like in the case of Carol who hadn’t lost the weight from her first baby so a big belly was no biggie. It took her husband insisting on her taking a test for them to discover that she was actually six months. The same thing happened to my mom who had my brother and then me just 10 months later. She didn’t find out I was coming until she was a full nine months. Perhaps if one of her sisters had said, “Hmmm…you look pregnant,” she would have found out sooner. 4. When the person is constantly sick, tired and/or moody. Nausea, vomiting, and threatening to stab you for showing up 10 minutes late to lunch are all indications that a person might be with child. Sooooo, for your own safety, you might wanna ask in your sweetest voice, “Hey, do you think you’re pregnant?” Are there any instances when you think it’s okay to ask a woman if she's pregnant? Let’s face it, some questions are just taboo. If you’ve ever asked a woman, “How many months are you?” when she wasn’t even pregnant then you know there aren’t enough rocks to crawl under. It’s right up there with “Is that your grandchild?” when it’s actually the person’s kid.I’ve been both the asker and the one asked, and it can suck on both ends. Usually, the person asking is just excited and can’t wait to share in the big news, but for the person who isn’t pregnant, well, it’s not so cool. Does any woman want to look pregnant when she is not? Continue To be on the safe side, common sense says that asking someone if they are pregnant is a no-no unless they are being transported to the hospital delivery room because it’s just not worth the embarrassment of being wrong. Most would argue that it’s none of your well-meaning business anyway. If a person wants you to know they will tell you. Actress Tia Mowry has been very vocal about the negative impact of the media’s constant speculation that she is pregnant and equates it to a form of body shaming. At one point she felt compelled to share this message on Instagram. But the truth is nothing is ever so black and white, and there are only a few occasions when–dare I say it–it’s okay to ask. Here are some… 1. When she’s such a good friend that even if she isn’t pregnant you can both have a good laugh. When one of my besties asked me if I was preggers and I definitely wasn’t, I didn’t get mad, sad or offended. If anything, it was an indication to go easy on the Cheese Puffs. Seriously, if your homegirls can’t ask you anything then maybe you need to re-evaluate the friendship. 2. You want to be mean. True story, Sandy was just a few weeks into a relationship with her man when they happened upon his ex-girlfriend at a party. “Congratulations!” she said enthusiastically.“For what?” asked Sandy.“The baby!” said his ex, pointing to her belly, with a wicked smile. 3. You’re her husband or boyfriend. Not every woman is ready to announce a pregnancy even to the person she loves and some women don’t even know that they are pregnant, like in the case of Carol who hadn’t lost the weight from her first baby so a big belly was no biggie. It took her husband insisting on her taking a test for them to discover that she was actually six months. The same thing happened to my mom who had my brother and then me just 10 months later. She didn’t find out I was coming until she was a full nine months. Perhaps if one of her sisters had said, “Hmmm…you look pregnant,” she would have found out sooner. 4. When the person is constantly sick, tired and/or moody. Nausea, vomiting, and threatening to stab you for showing up 10 minutes late to lunch are all indications that a person might be with child. Sooooo, for your own safety, you might wanna ask in your sweetest voice, “Hey, do you think you’re pregnant?” Are there any instances when you think it’s okay to ask a woman if she's pregnant?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Gluten-Free Pizza Dough Gluten-Free Pizza Dough 5.00 One of the things I missed most was homemade pizza. We wanted a crust with some rise and chew so it took us almost two years to get our gluten-free homemade dough ball but we are excited to add it to our line up of offering in the frozen section.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Search form You are here The New Bodybuilding Workout III by by Tom Venuto \| Photos by Jennifer Pottheiser 6B Incline Dumbbell Curl Sets: 2-3 Reps: 8-12 Rest: 60 seconds Set a bench to a 30-45-degree incline and lie back on it with a dumbbell in each hand at your side [A]. Keeping your upper arms in place, curl the weights up [B]. Rest after your set, and then return to the dip.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and NHL Mobile name and logo, NHL GameCenter and Unlimited NHL are trademarks of the National Hockey League. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams. 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend NHL Fan Fair comes to Nashville for All-Star festivities Music City Center will host four days of family-friendly interactive games and attractions, live music and NHL trophies including iconic Stanley Cup® Tuesday, 11.03.2015 / 10:00 AM NHL Public Relations NEW YORK – The 2016 NHL® All-Star celebration in Nashville will feature a four-day fan festival at the Music City Center from Jan. 28-31, the National Hockey League announced today. The 2016 NHL Fan Fair™ presented by Bridgestone, the official fan festival of the 2016 NHL All-Star festivities in Nashville, will cover 250,000 square feet of space in the Music City Center and will feature family-friendly interactive games, attractions and live music for fans of all ages; NHL memorabilia and trophy displays, including the iconic Stanley Cup®; live TV and radio broadcasts; special appearances by current and former players as well as NHL Mascots™; a wide assortment of food options; and dozens of other dynamic activities. Starting today, tickets to the 2016 NHL Fan Fair™ presented by Bridgestone are available for purchase via Ticketmaster.com and the Bridgestone Arena box office. • Tickets will be $20 for adults, and $15 for children between the ages of 3 and 12, seniors 65 and older, and college students and military personnel with valid ID. Children under the age of 3 will be admitted for free. A paid ticket is required for entry into NHL Fan Fair and valid only for the day purchased and all posted hours of operation. All attractions will be included with the price of admission. • Hockey fans can purchase tickets online at Ticketmaster.com; by visiting the Bridgestone Arena box office during hours of operation (Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m.- 5:00 p.m. CT) or before all Nashville Predators® games; or at the Music City Center box office during published event hours for the 2016 NHL Fan Fair presented by Bridgestone. • Nashville Predators season ticket holders have the opportunity to purchase tickets to an exclusive preview of the 2016 NHL Fan Fair presented by Bridgestone on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. CT. Season ticket holders can purchase tickets by contacting their representative at 615-770-2355. • Fans with a valid NHL Fan Fair ticket will have same day re-entry privileges to enjoy the official fan festival inside the Music City Center as well as the Bridgestone Winter Park activities outside at the Walk of Fame Park. For the latest news on the 2016 NHL Fan Fair presented by Bridgestone, fans can visit NHL.com/FanFair and follow the NHL on Twitter (@NHL) via the official hashtag #NHLFanFair. The Nashville Predators and city of Nashville will host the 2016 NHL All-Star festivities from Jan. 28-31. The League's midseason showcase will include the Honda NHL All-Star Skills Competition™ on Saturday, Jan. 30, and the NHL All-Star Game on Sunday, Jan. 31. NHL and the NHL Shield are registered trademarks and NHL Mobile name and logo, NHL GameCenter and Unlimited NHL are trademarks of the National Hockey League. NHL and NHL team marks are the property of the NHL and its teams.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Celebrity Paedophiles During the course of the last couple of years we’ve all been fairly astonished by the depth and scale of the British paedophile scandal. Turns out that in the 1970’s, Light Entertainment was awash with predatory paedophiles abusing children, and procuring children for others to abuse, along with other criminal sexual and violent acts. It seems barely a month goes by without new arrests, suspects and accusations being leveled at public figures, before a criminal trial in the case of the (few still) living, or a posthumous reconciliation of the fact that hugely popular cultural figures died having never answered for their abhorrent criminality (Savile, Cyril Smith and others). Which begs the question; are we witnessing a witch-hunt? Are the public so buoyed-up by this tidal wave of historical – I hate the use of this word, in this context, because it suggests a distance that doesn’t exist – paedophile exposure that we want more? Are vulnerable ex-celebrities sitting targets for women who were kids in the 70’s, just waiting to prey on their wealth and notoriety for personal gain? Well, the answer to that is almost certainly, no. And there are good reasons for that. Liz Kershaw, who has spoken brilliantly about her experiences with Savile and given some great insight into the culture of Radio 1 whilst she worked there, suggested that Operation Yew Tree don’t need evidence to go after certain celebrities, which is why she felt it wasn’t appropriate for her to pursue a sexual abuse incident in the workplace prosecution after a colleague (she won’t name) put his hands up her top at work. She says she felt this wasn’t a sexual act in any case, and was more about power, and putting her “in her place”. It is, of course, her own choice about whether or not she wants to pursue the matter. And it is also her own choice as to how she wishes to view the assault. Nonetheless; I think it is worth mentioning that Paedophilia and rape are always about power. Power and control are the central premise of all violent sexual criminal activity. Which is why most victims of sexual abuse never report the abuse, either in the moment or retrospectively (once again, that historic word irks me, and I don’t think it’s either accurate or ethical) and why the current stream of child sex abuse claims aren’t really a witch hunt. When a person reports an “historic” sexual abuse allegation, even in the current climate, and with great swathes of new jobs for people assigned to treat alleged victims more sensitively than before, they are forced to recite details of the incident. There is a burden of proof to be ascertained. No famous person under the Yew Tree umbrella is going to go prison for one solitary accusation, or even several accusations, that don’t follow the same pattern. It is possible, indeed probable, that many victims of celebrity child abusers felt that the Yew Tree investigation has afforded them the opportunity to speak out about their abuse, but ultimately the CPS needs to feel there is enough of a case for it to go to court. And we are talking about some of the wealthiest people in the country who have shrouded themselves in some of the best criminal defense teams. Criminal profilers know that predatory paedophiles are most successful when they create an outward profile of impunity. Priests, teachers, scout leaders, community workers, religious leaders, and charity workers make for typical working choices for paedophiles. Which is not to say – of course – that everyone involved in these professions are doing so to abuse children. Of course, the vast majority of people in these professions won’t abuse children. But if you were wanting unsupervised access to vulnerable children, and a moral standing in the community that afforded you protection, these occupational choices would seem logical. Reeks a bit of Daily Mail that, but I make no apologies. Of course, parents, family members and family friends, perpetrate most sexual abuse of children, which is much harder in terms of social prevention. The point is that this dynamic, of private predator and public saintliness serves paedophiles extremely well. In the case of celebrity paedophiles, I’m sure we’ll see bigger ‘saints’ exposed, which brings me to the main crux of my argument. As more and more public figures come under scrutiny – indeed rumours abound about Elm House Guest Lodge and a number of other celebrities and establishment figures. How long will it be before – and it’s sort of beginning already – this progress in examining the paedophilic activity of public figures, will be dampened by outcries from people who start to see people they like or admire exposed as child abusers? Woody Allen’s a good example. Us leftie, thinkers love an Allen, film don’t we? We’ve loved to see the philosophical, neurotic, wit make films about… oh, fucking impossibly attractive young women again. And them fucking each other. And them fucking him for a bit, using words they’d never use, and then fucking off again. You’ve got two clear camps here. You’ve got the “handy if you want to justify loving Allen films” version of bitter Mia Farrow, who fucked Sinatra when she was 19 anyway, so she hasn’t got a leg to stand on, and he’s been happily married for over twenty years and she wasn’t his adopted daughter, side. And then you’ve got the… he was fifty and took pictures of his girlfriend’s nineteen year old daughter’s fanny, which she subsequently found. You’ve known this girl since she was eight, so the length of your marriage matters not one fucking jot, your adult daughter still maintains you abused her and your art belies your odd and unsettling preoccupation with young women. So there’s something disturbing about your sexual behaviour at the very fucking least. Also, to attribute an alleged survivor’s account to manipulation, is a really clever way to strengthen that dichotomy I spoke about earlier when paedophiles cultivate their public image to detract from their criminality. “What’s the scandal? I fell in love with this girl, married her…” Well, you met her when she was 8 and you were 45, Woody. She’s the sister of your kids, Woody. She was your girlfriend’s daughter, Woody. The truth is, I don’t know whether Woody abused his daughter. But more importantly, neither do you. Victoria Coren seems to though, give this shit a read if you can’t stand the thought of your favourite filmmaker being a paedophile: Probably don’t read it if you’ve ever been the victim of a sexual crime though, because it turns out Victoria doesn’t trust your own version of what happened to you. Which is the sole reason many survivors don’t ever want to publically accuse their abusers. They fear they won’t be believed. “We’re not saying you’re a liar, because in your head it probably seemed that way…” There’s no getting away from the fact that that Guardian article is potentially the most offensive, cunty thing I’ve ever read. Nonetheless, I do understand that compulsion to not want your favourite celebrity to be a paedophile. I myself am a big fan of the music of Michael Jackson, but those rumours persist and there is no getting away from the fact that his relationship and dubious proximity to great numbers of children is at the very least questionable. It’s ok for Fred Talbot and Rolf Harris, but we’re not quite so fucking vocal about Pete Townshend’s book that never materialized or Bill Wyman’s marriage to Mandy Smith. And these paedophiles, alleged paedophiles and men whose sexuality is at the very least questionable… they use their cool ticket in the same way priests and scout leaders use their social currency. Because people are unable or unwilling to look past carefully constructed power structures that may, or may not be, the very platform upon which their criminal activity rests. There’s no witch-hunt. The people who bravely come forward to accuse their abusers face no five minutes of fame, usually constitute a wider body of robust evidence – Talbot wrote a fucking diary of abuse and was still acquitted of some of the crimes he was accused of – they have to make their way through the legal teams of much richer people, and – most often – their testimony never even makes it to court. It’s time to separate the art from the crime. Which seems easier to do when it’s Rolf Harris, not the Rolling Stones. It’s time to understand, recognize and address institutional paedophilia – in all its guises – from Westminster to fucking Hollywood. While we’re at it, this Independent Review (which has had to be disbanded because everyone the Tories pick to run it turns out to be related or known to high profile politicians, Lords and royalty who are all implicated in an alleged paedophile ring of which Savile is alleged to have been a part, which might explain why he was effectively handed the keys to Broadmoor, where he allegedly abused the ill) needs to kick in, but it never will because all roads lead to Thatcher and the Throne. It’s time to recognize that the talented paedophiles are still fucking paedophiles. And it’s time Victoria Coren Mitchell fucked right off.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
One use of the Expression property is to create calculated columns. For example, to calculate a tax value, the unit price is multiplied by a tax rate of a specific region. Because tax rates vary from region to region, it would be impossible to put a single tax rate in a column; instead, the value is calculated using the Expression property, as shown in the Visual Basic code in the following section: A second use is to create an aggregate column. Similar to a calculated value, an aggregate performs an operation based on the complete set of rows in the DataTable. A simple example is to count the number of rows returned in the set. This is the method you would use to count the number of transactions completed by a particular salesperson, as shown in this Visual Basic code: When you create an expression, use the ColumnName property to refer to columns. For example, if the ColumnName for one column is "UnitPrice", and another "Quantity", the expression would be as follows: "UnitPrice * Quantity" Note If a column is used in an expression, then the expression is said to have a dependency on that column. If a dependent column is renamed or removed, no exception is thrown. An exception will be thrown when the now-broken expression column is accessed. When you create an expression for a filter, enclose strings with single quotation marks: "LastName = 'Jones'" If a column name contains any non-alphanumeric characters or starts with a digit or matches (case-insensitively) any of the following reserved words, it requires special handling, as described in the following paragraphs. And Between Child False In Is Like Not Null Or Parent True If a column name satisfies one of the above conditions, it must be wrapped in either square brackets or the "`" (grave accent) quotes. For example, to use a column named "Column#" in an expression, you would write either "[Column#]": Total * [Column#] or "`Column#`": Total * `Column#` If the column name is enclosed in square brackets then any ']' and '\' characters (but not any other characters) in it must be escaped by prepending them with the backslash ("\") character. If the column name is enclosed in grave accent characters then it must not contain any grave accent characters in it. For example, a column named "Column[]\" would be written: User-defined values may be used within expressions to be compared with column values. String values should be enclosed within single quotation marks (and each single quotation character in a string value has to be escaped by prepending it with another single quotation character). Date values should be enclosed within pound signs (#) or single quotes (') based on the data provider. Decimals and scientific notation are permissible for numeric values. For example: "FirstName = 'John'" "Price <= 50.00" "Birthdate < #1/31/82#" For columns that contain enumeration values, cast the value to an integer data type. For example: All literal expressions must be expressed in the invariant culture locale. When DataSet parses and converts literal expressions, it always uses the invariant culture, not the current culture. String literals are identified when there are single quotes surrounding the value. For example: 'John' Boolean literals are true and false; they are not quoted in expressions. Integer literals [+-]?[0-9]+ are treated as System.Int32, System.Int64 or System.Double. System.Double can lose precision depending on how large the number is. For example, if the number in the literal is 2147483650, DataSet will first attempt to parse the number as an Int32. This will not succeed because the number is too large. In this case DataSet will parse the number as an Int64, which will succeed. If the literal was a number larger than the maximum value of an Int64, DataSet will parse the literal using Double. Real literals using scientific notation, such as 4.42372E-30, are parsed using System.Double. Real literals without scientific notation, but with a decimal point, are treated as System.Decimal. If the number exceeds the maximum or minimum values supported by System.Decimal, then it is parsed as a System.Double. For example: To concatenate a string, use the + character. The value of the CaseSensitive property of the DataSet class determines whether string comparisons are case-sensitive. However, you can override that value with the CaseSensitive property of the DataTable class. Both the * and % can be used interchangeably for wildcard characters in a LIKE comparison. If the string in a LIKE clause contains a * or %, those characters should be enclosed in brackets ([]). If a bracket is in the clause, each bracket character should be enclosed in brackets (for example [[] or []]). A wildcard is allowed at the start and end of a pattern, or at the end of a pattern, or at the start of a pattern. For example: "ItemName LIKE 'product'" "ItemName LIKE 'product'" "ItemName LIKE 'product'" Wildcard characters are not allowed in the middle of a string. For example, 'te*xt' is not allowed. A parent table may be referenced in an expression by prepending the column name with Parent. For example, the Parent.Price references the parent table's column named Price. When a child has more than one parent row, use Parent(RelationName).ColumnName. For example, the Parent(RelationName).Price references the parent table’s column named Price via the relation. A column in a child table may be referenced in an expression by prepending the column name with Child. However, because child relationships may return multiple rows, you must include the reference to the child column in an aggregate function. For example, Sum(Child.Price) would return the sum of the column named Price in the child table. If a table has more than one child, the syntax is: Child(RelationName). For example, if a table has two child tables named Customers and Orders, and the DataRelation object is named Customers2Orders, the reference would be as follows: Aggregates are ordinarily performed along relationships. Create an aggregate expression by using one of the functions listed earlier and a child table column as detailed in Parent/Child Relation Referencing that was discussed earlier. For example: Avg(Child.Price) Avg(Child(Orders2Details).Price) An aggregate can also be performed on a single table. For example, to create a summary of figures in a column named "Price": Sum(Price) Note If you use a single table to create an aggregate, there would be no group-by functionality. Instead, all rows would display the same value in the column. If a table has no rows, the aggregate functions will return null. Data types can always be determined by examining the DataType property of a column. You can also convert data types using the Convert function, shown in the following section. An aggregate can only be applied to a single column and no other expressions can be used inside the aggregate. All conversions are valid with the following exceptions: Boolean can be coerced to and from Byte, SByte, Int16, Int32, Int64, UInt16, UInt32, UInt64, String and itself only. Char can be coerced to and from Int32, UInt32, String, and itself only. DateTime can be coerced to and from String and itself only. TimeSpan can be coerced to and from String and itself only. LEN Description Gets the length of a string Syntax LEN(expression) Arguments expression -- The string to be evaluated. Example: myDataColumn.Expression="Len(ItemName)" ISNULL Description Checks an expression and either returns the checked expression or a replacement value. Syntax ISNULL(expression, replacementvalue) Arguments expression -- The expression to check. replacementvalue -- If expression is null, replacementvalue is returned. Example: myDataColumn.Expression="IsNull(price, -1)" IIF Description Gets one of two values depending on the result of a logical expression. Removes all leading and trailing blank characters like \r, \n, \t, ' ' Syntax TRIM(expression) Arguments expression -- The expression to trim. SUBSTRING Description Gets a sub-string of a specified length, starting at a specified point in the string. Syntax SUBSTRING(expression, start, length) Arguments expression -- The source string for the substring. start -- Integer that specifies where the substring starts. length -- Integer that specifies the length of the substring. Example: myDataColumn.Expression = "SUBSTRING(phone, 7, 8)" Note You can reset the Expression property by assigning it a null value or empty string. If a default value is set on the expression column, all previously filled rows are assigned the default value after the Expression property is reset. The following example creates three columns in a DataTable. The second and third columns contain expressions; the second calculates tax using a variable tax rate, and the third adds the result of the calculation to the value of the first column. The resulting table is displayed in a DataGrid control.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Thursday, June 04, 2015 Indonesia lifts volcano alert status to top level Indonesian authorities have risen alert status of Mount Sinabung in Karo district of North Sumatra to the top level and recommends people living near the volcano to evacuate, official said here on Wednesday.The status was hiked before midnight Tuesday as volcanic activities have risen sharply since the last two days, said Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, spokesman of national disaster management agency. The volume of lava at the top of the volcano has risen by more than 3 million cubic meters and was unstable, he said. "This condition is potential to cause the collapse of the dome followed by hot ash as far as 7 km to the south and the southeast, " Sutopo told Xinhua via phone. "The people living in the radius of 7 km in the south and the southeast of the crater are recommended to evacuate," he stressed. Mount Sinabung of 2,600-meter (some 8,530-foot) high has sporadically erupted since September 2013 after being dormant for 3 years. Mount Sinabung is one of Indonesia's 129 active volcanoes located on the vulnerable quake-hit zone so called the Pacific Ring of Fire. Xinhua - china.org.cn4/6/15---Related: EL Kaos UT The UN has imposed a 2013 deadline for the submission of scientific claims to the Arctic seabed. It is the precursor to a resource boom which would see Canada, the US, Russia, Norway and Greenland all attempt to exploit the region's resources.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Man From Galilee lyrics and chords Man From Galilee song lyrics are the property of the respective artist, authors and labels, they are intended solely for educational purposes and private study only. The chords provided are my interpretation and their accuracy is not guaranteed. Man From Galilee lyrics and chords are provided for your personal use, this beautiful song is by Connie Smith. It's an excellent country gospel song, Christmas is the perfect time to sing it. Easy to download Classic CountryMP3sand Country GospelMP3smost only $.99 or less. Man From Galileerecorded by Connie Smithwritten by Chris Holloway G C GIt was Christmas Eve in a little Texas town D7 GThe snow was falling softly to the ground C GOutside a little chapel stood a man D7 GWith sightless eyes a candle in his hand C GOh Lord if you're there help me in D7 GI need to light a candle for a friend C GHe came from a land across the sea D7 GThey call Him the Man from Galilee C GAnd no one seemed to hear his lonely cry D7 GThey laughed with Christmas cheer and walked on by C GInside they watched a clock upon the wall D7 GPut silver in the box and left the hallrepeat #2 spoken:Soon the church was quiet in the nightAnd one-by-one the candles lost their lightIn darkness now the old man knelt to pray D7 GForgive them Lord they must have lost their way C GOh Lord if you're there hear my prayer D7 GLet the message of Your birthday fill the air C GLet the lesson of your life help us see D7 GThat Christmas is the Man from Galileerepeat #2 banner2.shtml bannertext.shtml If you want to change the "Key" for this song, click here for the easiest way possible. Copy and paste lyrics and chords to the key changer, select the key you want, then click the button "Click Here". If the lyrics are in a long line, first paste to Microsoft Word or a similar word processor, then recopy and paste to key changer. This is a wonderful country/Christmas gospel song that Connie Smith recorded, and what a great job she did. It has a great melody with easy chords so all of us amateurs can sing and play it. This is a song that can be used at Christmas or anytime, just copy Man From Galilee lyrics and chords.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
March 2016 03/16/2016 The next time you're talking privately to one of your employees, find a way to work this question into the conversation: "what can I do to make this a better workplace?" So that he/she doesn't feel blind-sided or become suspicious, frame it in such a way that you're concerned about every employee's satisfaction with their job as a means to reduce turnover. As an empowered healthcare manager, you are perpetually concerned about this, which makes your framing absolutely true. High turnover rates caused by employee dissatisfaction hemorrhage resources like nothing else. This question is powerful for two reasons. 1) the answers you get will be incredibly revealing about each employee you ask; 2) merely asking the question is incredibly revealing about you. It tells everyone you ask that their supervisor wants them to be long-term team members. That will blow some of them away. For many members of your team, no employer has ever asked them that question, which is by itself sad. It's also likely no one in their circle of friends has ever been asked that question by their supervisors, either. At the end of the day, when they share what you asked them with their family and friends---and they will---it will become obvious they have an exceptional supervisor. Don't underestimate the power of that revelation. It will have the greatest impact on those employees who are marginal keepers, not your top-performers. Top-performers already are with you for the long haul. (They should be asked the question regardless; it will further reinforce their longevity with you.) But those who might not be fully engaged will be the greatest benefactors of your question. Perhaps the only thing that's keeping them from fully embracing their place on your team is not knowing you are interested in keeping them long-term. It may be all they need to step up. But do not ask this question of someone you don't want to keep. It creates a false impression, and will confuse the rest of the staff when they find out. Make no mistake; the question is a double-edged sword. The answer(s) you get have to be acted upon. Not necessarily granted, but acted upon. If they're ignored, you will be seen as insincere and your potential top-performer becomes a potential past-employee. If "more money" is the response, and you know that's not possible, acting on it means explaining to the employee why it isn't possible, and bringing it to the attention of your superiors anyway. The "more money" crowd will never be satisfied, but you have to follow through. If the response is "do something about [adversarial coworker]," you had better take steps, lest you be seen as part of the problem. This revealing question will empower you and those to whom it is posed. Few questions have that kind of impact.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Tag Archives: Fiction 2012 was all about London courtesy of the Olympics and the Golden Jubilee, whereas 2014 saw Yorkshire in the spotlight thanks to the Tour de France, resulting in a tourism boom that lasted long after the cyclists had left. As for 2015, I predict it’ll be South West England’s year. Here’s what you should aim to do when you visit the region. The latest BBC period drama is based on Hilary Mantel’s hugely popular novels, Wolf Hall and Bring Up The Bodies, which cover life at Henry VIII’s court for Thomas Cromwell and others close to the king. Historic locations across England, particularly in the South West, were used as backdrops to the program. Montacute House (open for the season from 3rd March) stands in for Greenwich Palace, with scenes shot here including jousting sequences and Anne Boleyn’s arrest. The house itself is Elizabethan and contains a series of Tudor and Elizabethan paintings loaned by London’s National Portrait Gallery. A whole generation of my ancestors used to work at Montacute so I’m particularly fond of it!read more There’s nothing like the joy of finding a great pre-loved book – set me up in a branch of Oxfam or a car boot sale and I’m happy as a sandboy, browsing through the goods. I also find they make great souvenirs when I’m travelling (not so much souvenirs for other people, as not everyone appreciates a dog-eared Penguin classic when they were hoping for a nice fridge magnet). Over the last few years I’ve been on quite a few bookish adventures, and these are some of the best…read more Who fancies a trip to the fictional state of Zubrowka, across several decades? You’ll need to bring an enthusiasm for stealing priceless paintings, an appetite for Mendl’s cakes (think pimped up Laduree macarons and you’re half way there) and an eyeliner pencil to draw on a false moustache like the lobby boy in the very best hotel Zubrowka has to offer. Oh, and a rich old lady clad in Fendi and Prada, if you know any. No, I haven’t gone completely mad: I’m talking about Wes Anderson’s brilliant new film, The Grand Budapest Hotel, which is an unashamedly quirky tale of tourism, family ties, money, murder and prison etiquette. I fell in love with the film at a recent screening, and I wanted to share some of its best travel-related talking points in more detail.read more Ok, so it’s time to focus on the kind of sights that drew me to visit Havana in the first place. Of course, I knew that the crumbling buildings in candy colours would appeal to my love of all things vintage, but one particular spot leapt out during my research: Plaza de Armas, a beautiful square lined with independent stalls selling all kinds of retro pieces, including a hefty amount of books. As a regular visitor to vintage fairs across the south of England, I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to find my own piece of kitsch in Cuba.read more As the centenary of the Great War approaches, it’s fair to say that things are already hotting up on the tourism and publicity front. Whilst I unfortunately missed the WWI talk at World Travel Market last year, due to clashes in my schedule, I did manage to pick up some poppy seeds from the Visit Flanders area and I will be planting them (despite my not-so-green fingered gardening ‘abilities’) in an effort to bring a part of this very real, global event home – I think that offering poppy seeds is a great marketing tool, but also a really personal way to get people involved. After all, the Great War was something that touched the lives of normal citizens and changed the future and fortunes of a whole generation.read more I love the travel blogging community – always one step ahead of technology, never afraid to try something new, these guys really are fearless. So, knowing what an intrepid lot they are, I let my imagination drift towards the future, about 100 years from now, imagining what they’d all be up to (assuming most of little old Planet Earth had been done to death). Here’s what I came up with, based on brief Twitter-style updates. Check out my new post: discovering a new wormhole on my lunchbreak #wormholetravel Still undecided on whether to take your Gap Decade on Mars or Jupiter? See my 3D videos So, I went back in time to the Middle Ages and made this virtual reality photo diary… Clone holidays: what it’s really like to go on holiday with yourself and fight over the breakfast buffet An expat’s view: why I emigrated to the Planet Zog Read my new e-book guide on holidays for the over-120s – greycationers rule Google Psychic: now Google can read our thoughts, what does this mean for bloggers? Exclusive: vintage photos of the lost Brazilian rainforest #TravJournoReq Can anyone recommend hotels in Hollywood with great flying car parking? Street food on southern Mercury: my top ten suggestions National Rail live debate: will trains ever run on time? Post-Apocalypse travel seminar: how to beat the odds and survive Whatever weird and wonderful inventions and discoveries that come to affect how and why we go on adventures, you can bet that a travel blogger will be the first to report back and they’ll give you the inside track. I, for one, can’t wait to see what happens next.read more Posts navigation Hello & Welcome I'm Polly, a British travel blogger with my eye on all things cultural and unusual, from museums to markets. I've experienced a metal gig in Reykjavik, seen a bone chapel in Kutna Hora and been to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe nine times. Next up: who knows?	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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In submitting to the Law of Circumcision, Our Lord signifies that He is the fullness and the completion of the Old Covenant. St. Paul says, in the Epistle Lesson read on the Feast: ''For in [Jesus] the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness of life in Him, Who is the head of all rule and authority. In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ'' (Col. 2:9-11). + In submitting to the Law of Circumcision, Our [[Lord]] signifies that He is the fullness and the completion of the Old Covenant. St. Paul says, in the Epistle Lesson read on the Feast: ''For in [Jesus] the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness of life in Him, Who is the head of all rule and authority. In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ'' (Col. 2:9-11). − The [[Church Fathers]] explain that the Lord, the Creator of the Law, underwent circumcision in order to give people an example of how faithfully the divine ordinances ought to be fulfilled. The Lord was circumcised so that later no one would doubt that he had truly assumed human flesh, and that his Incarnation was not merely an illusion, as certain [[heretic]]s ([[Docetism\|Docetists]]) taught. + The [[Church Fathers]] explain that the Lord, the Creator of the Law, underwent circumcision in order to give people an example of how faithfully the divine ordinances ought to be fulfilled. The Lord was circumcised so that later no one would doubt that he had truly assumed human flesh, and that his [[Incarnation]] was not merely an illusion, as certain [[heretic]]s ([[Docetism\|Docetists]]) taught. About the feast In submitting to the Law of Circumcision, Our Lord signifies that He is the fullness and the completion of the Old Covenant. St. Paul says, in the Epistle Lesson read on the Feast: For in [Jesus] the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, and you have come to fullness of life in Him, Who is the head of all rule and authority. In Him also you were circumcised with a circumcision made without hands, by putting off the body of flesh in the circumcision of Christ (Col. 2:9-11). The Church Fathers explain that the Lord, the Creator of the Law, underwent circumcision in order to give people an example of how faithfully the divine ordinances ought to be fulfilled. The Lord was circumcised so that later no one would doubt that he had truly assumed human flesh, and that his Incarnation was not merely an illusion, as certain heretics (Docetists) taught. Additionally, he received the name Jesus (Savior) on this day. These two events, the Lord's Circumcision and Naming, remind Christians that they have entered into a New Covenant with God.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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THE INSIDER AUTHORITY ON GATOR SPORTS 55 Days to Toledo: Rod Johnson Over the next 55 days, Gator Country will preview the players that make up the 2013 Florida Gators football team as we inch closer and closer to the season. Each day we will count down using the player whose jersey number corresponds with how many days there are left until Florida kicks off against Toledo in the Swamp on August, 31. Today we take a look at incoming freshman Rod Johnson. History Johnson’s recruitment was many things but, boring wasn’t one of them. Johnson committed to Florida in March but quickly decommitted in August. Johnson’s decommitment included an unofficial visit to UCF and a visit from Tim Davis. Johnson eventually came back to the Gators and committed again in January. The excitement didn’t end there. Johnson wasn’t able to enroll with the rest of the 2013 recruiting class because he fell just shy of qualifying. Johnson is currently completing a course that will allow him to enroll in the fall. Player Evaluation Strengths At 6’6” and over 300 pounds, Johnson has great size for an offensive lineman. Johnson also has great flexibility, agility, balance and quickness out of his stance. Johnson plays with a flat back and very good leverage for a player of his height. Johnson explodes off the line as a run blocker and can sustain blocks. He does a great job of driving his man back. He also has long arms and active hands than help him as a pass blocker. Johnson has a mean streak and finishes blocks with aggression. Weaknesses Johnson needs to work on setting a wide base and anchoring. He has very active and fast hands but he needs to work on hand placement and getting his arms extended onto defenders. Johnson was much bigger than the players he faced in high school so, he was able to bully defenders for the most part. That isn’t going to happen at the next level. He will need to refine his technique and become more fundamentally sound. What to Expect Johnson is on track to be able to enroll this fall but he will be behind the rest of the freshman class. Johnson was a candidate to redshirt before he failed to enroll this summer and this situation isn’t going to help that. I would expect to see Johnson redshirt, work on refining his technique and becoming a more technical player who relies on his technique more than size. Johnson is a player who will benefit a lot from a redshirt season. About Nick de la Torre A South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. Follow him on twitter @NickdelatorreGC Over the next 55 days, Gator Country will preview the players that make up the 2013 Florida Gators football team as we inch closer and closer to the season. Each day we will count down using the player whose jersey number corresponds with how many days there are left until Florida kicks off against Toledo in the Swamp on August, 31. Today we take a look at incoming freshman Rod Johnson. History Johnson’s recruitment was many things but, boring wasn’t one of them. Johnson committed to Florida in March but quickly decommitted in August. Johnson’s decommitment included an unofficial visit to UCF and a visit from Tim Davis. Johnson eventually came back to the Gators and committed again in January. The excitement didn’t end there. Johnson wasn’t able to enroll with the rest of the 2013 recruiting class because he fell just shy of qualifying. Johnson is currently completing a course that will allow him to enroll in the fall. Player Evaluation Strengths At 6’6” and over 300 pounds, Johnson has great size for an offensive lineman. Johnson also has great flexibility, agility, balance and quickness out of his stance. Johnson plays with a flat back and very good leverage for a player of his height. Johnson explodes off the line as a run blocker and can sustain blocks. He does a great job of driving his man back. He also has long arms and active hands than help him as a pass blocker. Johnson has a mean streak and finishes blocks with aggression. Weaknesses Johnson needs to work on setting a wide base and anchoring. He has very active and fast hands but he needs to work on hand placement and getting his arms extended onto defenders. Johnson was much bigger than the players he faced in high school so, he was able to bully defenders for the most part. That isn’t going to happen at the next level. He will need to refine his technique and become more fundamentally sound. What to Expect Johnson is on track to be able to enroll this fall but he will be behind the rest of the freshman class. Johnson was a candidate to redshirt before he failed to enroll this summer and this situation isn’t going to help that. I would expect to see Johnson redshirt, work on refining his technique and becoming a more technical player who relies on his technique more than size. Johnson is a player who will benefit a lot from a redshirt season. Nick de la TorreNickde la [email protected] South Florida native, Nick developed a passion for all things sports at a very young age. His love for baseball was solidified when he saw Al Leiter’s no-hitter for the Marlins live in May of 1996. He was able to play baseball in college but quickly realized there isn’t much of a market for short, slow outfielders that hit around the Mendoza line. Wanting to continue with sports in some capacity he studied journalism at the University of Central Florida. Nick got his first start in the business as an intern for a website covering all things related to the NFL draft before spending two seasons covering the Florida football team at Bleacher Report. That job led him to GatorCountry. When he isn’t covering Gator sports, Nick enjoys hitting way too many shots on the golf course, attempting to keep up with his favorite t.v. shows and watching the Heat, Dolphins and Marlins. 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Meet the man who sculpted the softer side of Ford’s hardcore 2016 GT From the snarling nostrils on the hood to the flying buttresses beside the rear wheels, it has a striking exterior and profile that rivals anything Europe has to offer. But what’s happening inside the cabin rarely gets a mention. That’s because many supercars snub the interior in the name of performance. It made us wonder: What is it like to design the interior of a supercar? We asked Bill Mangan, the Interior Design Manager at Ford who worked directly in designing the interior of the 2016 Ford GT, what it’s like to sculpt the softer side of a car designed purely to perform. Editor’s note: This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. How did you get assigned to work on the Ford GT? Was it handed to you, or did you have to fight for it? It definitely was not handed to me. I wrote a little brief for our global director on the Dearborn side. I gave him a brief on why, and what I wanted to do, and I would do anything to be on it. I told the guys that if I need to be an assistant … or anything I would do to be on the team, I would do it. “It’s a tool, and a very dangerous one.” I was a beginning designer on the first GT back in 2001, and got to see that thing through the interior design on that. So I felt that I have a very personal connection on the history of the GT. For new owners, what kind of experience did you want to create for them when they sit inside of the Ford GT? If you sit in the car, you’re going to feel like you’re in a race car. It’s very tight, very fit for purpose, its very driver oriented. It’s very real, there’s nothing superficial or design-y about it. It’s a tool, and a very dangerous one. The connection you feel for the car is fundamental: The point of the car is to go win Le Mans. Was there a lot of clash when working with the exterior designers? No. On this one, no. The interior guys and the exterior guys, we all sat in the same room. And no one else in the building had access; we would just kind of all go into the building and submerge into the basement. People wouldn’t see us. It was pretty much a skunk works. We had this extremely compelling exterior that we all want to fight for. The goals actually were very unique because we were so driven by performance. The aerodynamic targets force a very dramatic profile, and an overall cabin space that we had to respond to. It made for a very unique seating position, a fixed one actually. And the h-point (hip point) was so low, and the seating between the driver and the passenger were so close together to accommodate the fuselage shape of the cabin — the teardrop shape of the plan view (overhead view). So the exterior, from a functional standpoint drove us to achieve with restrictions that we’ve never seen before. Will getting in and out of the car be as cumbersome as past GT’s? Umm, surely. Getting out of the car won’t be quite as bad. With the 05 car, part of the roof came out of the door. That was always hitting people in the head, they would always stand up right into it. We don’t have that issue this time. But it’s a supercar, you’re gonna have that stuff. Any worries about getting in and out of the car are quickly vanished just by the thrill of getting in and out of the car. We’ve done a few things in the interior to help the ingress and egress. One of the key components was mounting the [air conditioning] registers onto the doors, which actually made the instrument panel much narrower. That was a very unique architectural challenge. There was both a null of space, and you had to reach everything in the car from a six-point, belted-in position. So you couldn’t lean forward, you had to reach everything. That includes door registers, you had to direct air to you as you’re in a track situation. With a fixed position, how are you dealing with the various sizes of drivers who will be going in and out of the GT? We have a moving pedal package. The whole pedal box, this carbon-fiber pedal box, moves forward up to 200 millimeters (7.8 inches). The steering wheel also has an extended range of motion, I believe 180 millimeters (5.11 inches) of travel. So you can accommodate quite a bit. I think we targeted the 95th percentile of driver. What were other design decisions that had to be made due to safety regulations? The restraint of the unbelted occupant. In the United States you have to plan for that, and in Europe you do not. It makes you aware of every surface, and the positioning in the event of an accident. Every single little surface has been raised, they’ve been tuned, they’ve been positioned. I noticed that a lot of buttons were moved to the wheel, was that specifically your department? Yeah, actually it is my department. It was really a very great opportunity because we got to control the entire piece. “If you sit in the car, you’re going to feel like you’re in a race car.” Because of the fixed seating position, you couldn’t have stalks on this car. They would be broken off because of the movement forward of the steering wheel in a crash. It’s more an F1 LM button configuration (the version of the McLaren F1 oriented for the track). The aluminum shifter paddles, those are machined aluminum shifter paddles, they have grooves machined out of them for light weighting. The overall dimension of the steering wheel is only 350 millimeters (13.8 inches). It’s a racing wheel. We have the flat bottom, the flat top. The flat top coordinates as a shift-light indicator. The non-essential driving functions, like cruise control, and the menu functions, and the volume, and push to talk, those are all on the bottom of the wheel. The ones that are basically in a racing situation are up on top. And those are within your reach. So it’s spirited driving first, pedestrian functions second. From pictures, it looks like the center console screen is looking away from the driver. So, it’s actually not. It’s the perception of space in the car. It’s right there and you can actually reach it from a belted position. The steering wheel actually blocks part of the screen. It doesn’t seem like it from the pictures, but it does from the driver’s position. This car is looking very new, what were some design cues that were taken from the 2005 GT? Instead of making visual cues, we said “OK, stop. This is our chance to completely think this thing from the ground up from a racing perspective.” And that’s what the original car was. We really had to restrain ourselves and discipline ourselves, and say “This is an all new car, and what is that?” It’s a purely purpose-driven mentality. So we came up with — I’m quite proud to say — all these different functional solutions that are all based purely on performance. 1 of 12 Something you see in the pictures, that’s an architectural first, is the carbon-fiber element on the instrument panel. That’s actually a part of the structural tub, that’s class A, it’s actually structure. I’ve never actually seen that before. But one the drawbacks to that is that you can’t transmit electronics through carbon fiber. So the winged portion on top where light passes underneath, that actually carries different electronic modules for the various systems in the car. Not only does it echo the exterior, the flying buttresses, the play on negative space, but it actually serves a purpose for carrying a lot of electronics. And it’s the perception of the space. When you’re sitting in the car, and you see light passing beneath certain areas. It makes it feel open and spacious when in fact you’re in this very tight environment. With the dramatic change in design, were there any fears for updating GT fans? Well, we’ll find out. But we’ve only had great response from everyone so far. There’s plenty of GT cues, from the profile to the plan view, to the headlights and tail lights, this car is a GT, like through and through. That allowed us, I think, just the freedom to really explore all the interior and do something unique. Amko [Leenart], being our new global director, he wants to make a mark, and he has a new global vision. He pushed us to really do something new, and I’m grateful for it. Because if it was just me, I probably would have had something that looked more like the 05 car with a futuristic sense. In this sense, we were able to push beyond something we probably never would have imagined otherwise, and it’s been a great ride for that. What part of the interior are you most proud of? Oh gosh, the whole thing. 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The story also says “…navy blazers, kilts, and knee-highs” have been spotted lately, and “…not just on the posh Upper East Siders on TV’s Gossip Girl….” “The prep-school look, once reserved solely for uniforms and naughty Halloween costumes, has become the trend for fall among both students and young professionals, as crests, bows, and ruffles take over mannequins and store racks at retailers across the country.” The following illustration accompanies the story: Photos: CW Graphic: Linda Rea-Rosseker, Leader-Post The Jacob Connexion line is spun off from the Jacob Collection, offering several more looks we find appealing. Very appealing. In keeping with the style under discussion here, word today from the good folks at Racked that the Ralph Lauren Children’s store is now open on Bleecker Street. This is the store that previously carried the Women’s Collections. A quick update on the J. Crew cardigan mentioned in our previous post about Michelle Obama wearing J. Crew fashions on the Leno Show: the sweater surfaced over the weekend at a rally in Columbus, Ohio. BTW, does anyone know the reasoning for the Crewmutts merchandise falling into the Women’s section on the website? It is merely curiosity that prompts the query. In closing, today’s Pretty in Pink comes to us via LL Bean. Below, Bean shows a creative use of a preppy standard, grosgrain ribbon. In this case the retailer uses it to adorn their Maine Isle Slipper. The top is the Italian Deco Shell, a silk twill tank that is now on sale at J. Crew for $99.99 in certain colors. Courtesy J. Crew The skirt is Crew’s Pembridge-dot pencil skirt in a silk and nylon blend, fabric that is described as a “shimmery jacquard.” The skirt is nothing short of stunning when seen in person. It retails at $148. Crew also has this piece on sale, now reduced to $89.99. If it holds any appeal for your walk-in, we recommend running, not walking, to the online shop, or dialing up your personal shopper at the local level. Somehow we don’t think many, if any of these items will be around after a few hours. CEO Mickey Drexler and and the rest of the marketing minds at J. Crew had to be ecstatic upon learning what Mrs. Obama was wearing for the high profile appearance. And the company was wise, investing in a paid advertisement in Google search results. Below, copy from the ad, clearly linking the company and the candidate’s wife: Inevitably the conversation turned to the controversy surrounding the wardrobe of Republican VP candidate Sarah Palin. In the course of the conversation host Jay Leno asks “What is it, about $60-grand? $60, $70,000 that outfit?” and Ms. Obama answered, “Actually, this is a J.Crew ensemble. You can get some good stuff online.” PHOTO: Kevork Djansezian/AP Mrs. Obama was gracious in her comments about the Palin wardobe issue: “A V.P. pick, it’s like being shot out of a cannon. All of a sudden you’re at the center of attention, and you want to look good,” said Michelle Obama, adding she has never met Palin. “You’re living in your home, minding your business, and all of a sudden you’re on the national stage and everyone’s watching.” We refer of course, to the news last week that the Republican National Committee spent $150,000 on clothing and accessories for Ms. Palin and her family. Those expenses include $49,425 at Saks Fifth Avenue stores in St. Louis and New York, as well as $75,062 at the Neiman Marcus in Minneapolis. Other purchases were made at the Gap in Minneapolis and Lord & Taylor. A story in WWD has more: “While the FEC records do not identify whether the purchases were made by McCain or Palin, the McCain campaign has not disputed the news reports that the vice presidential nominee and her family made the purchases along the campaign trail, stretching from Minneapolis to St. Louis to New York.” PHOTO: Paul J. Richards/AFP/Getty Above, Governor Palin in Minneapolis at the Republican National Convention. In previous coverage WWD has said Ms. Palin favors Escada, and has purchased items secondhand in Anchorage. Many have suggested the black suit worn by the candidate for the vice presidential debate was by Elie Tahari. In a follow-up to their original story, Politico.com interviewed a number of stylists and image consultants: “She is dressing appropriately for the job she is going after,” said Lauren Rothman, a Washington stylist and the principal in the fashion consulting firm Styleauteur.” “In the narrow confines of political style,” Givhan wrote last month, “the accepted rule is to dress in a manner that implies empathy for one’s constituency — so don’t wear anything too expensive — but also conveys authority. Palin has embraced the former and utterly ignored the latter.” “She lives a frugal life. She and her family are not wealthy. She and her family were thrust into this and there was some — and some third of that money is given back. The rest will be donated to charity…” “I love how you always show products from both parties Very honorable” Perhaps it is all the years we spent in broadcast journalism, perhaps it is because we were raised in a culture where one’s honor essentially trumps all else, perhaps it is because we simply believe in being fair in what we write here. But whatever it is, we didn’t post earlier on the Palin wardrobe issue because we couldn’t find ‘the other side’ to include in the post. We believe Ms. Palin and family suddenly found themselves in a situation where it was painfully evident everyone needed new apparel. All one needs to reach this conclusion is look at photographs and video of the family the day of the announcement, let alone the days before that announcement. What worked well in Anchorage would not play positively on a national stage. So we take no issue with the acquisition of new wardrobes for the family. And we understand the immense difficulties inherent in attempting to procure this type of merchandise for high-profile individuals. One simply cannot walk into the nearest Macy’s with their Secret Service detail and start trying on suits, if for no other reason than the Service won’t allow it. Period. Our struggle is with the folks at the RNC who know better, who know how poorly this sort of thing plays on Main Street. One need not have completed their courses at American University’s Campaign Management Institute to know the impact this sort of thing has on the electorate. Honestly. In conclusion, we have finally come to the reality that there really isn’t “another side” to the issue in a textbook sense. So we will attempt to lift the mood by sharing links to two stories related to our post this afternoon. The first is at a site called Jezebel (a tad raw for our taste, but there you have it), a delightful piece with some fun fashion selections, all from J. Crew: “What if we headed to J Crew.com and picked clothing for Michelle Obama, Cindy McCain, Sarah Palin and the kids? We went on a shopping spree and chose election night outfits and inauguration day ensembles for the ladies…”	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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Both diets improved cholesterol in a two-year study that included intensive group counseling. But those on the low-carbohydrate diet got a bigger boost in their so-called good cholesterol, nearly twice as much as those on low-fat. In previous studies, low-carb diets have done better at weight loss at six months, but longer-term results have been mixed. And there’s been a suggestion of better cholesterol from low-carb eating. The latest test is one of the longest to compare the approaches. At the end of two years, average weight loss was the same for both — about 15 pounds or 7 percent. The key difference was in HDL, or good cholesterol: a 23 percent increase from low-carb dieting compared to a 12 percent improvement from low-fat, said Gary Foster, director of Temple University’s Center for Obesity Research and Education, who led the federally funded study. He said the low-carb boost is the kind one might get from medicines that improve HDL. “For a diet, that’s pretty impressive,” Foster said. The findings, published in Tuesday’s Annals of Internal Medicine, are based on a study of 307 adults, two-thirds of them women. Participants were obese but didn’t have cholesterol problems or diabetes. Half followed a low-carb diet modeled after the Atkins’ plan and half went on a low-calorie, low-fat diet. All attended group sessions to help them change bad eating habits, get more active and stick to their diets. The volunteers had periodic checks of their weight, blood, bone density and body composition. After two years, there was no major differences between diet groups, except in good cholesterol. Why the low-carb diet had a bigger effect on good cholesterol isn’t known, the researchers said. As low-carb plans became popular, experts feared the diet would drive up the risk of heart disease because it allows more fat. The latest results suggest those concerns are unfounded, Foster said. In the low-carb group, there was an early rise in “bad” cholesterol, the kind that builds up in arteries. But after two years, both groups ended up with similar improvements to bad cholesterol. The study’s strengths include its size, length and its multiple locations — Denver, Philadelphia and St. Louis, said Dr. William Yancy, of the Durham VA Medical Center in North Carolina. “These are results we should have a lot of confidence in,” said Yancy, who has done similar diet research but was not involved in the study. Foster, the study leader, said dieters should be less concerned about which diet to use, and focus on finding the support or technique — like writing down what they eat — that keeps them on track. “It doesn’t make a difference for weight loss how you get there,” he said. With the current obesity epidemic, more than one way is needed to attack the problem, Yancy said.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
In addition, no one seems to understand that we already have a drug enforcement and distribution infrastructure that works for thousands of drugs. That existing infrastructure should be used for marijuana, if it is in fact useful for medical purposes. Perhaps only the drugs within marijuana that have medical benefits should be dispensed as other prescription drugs are today. Colin C. Case, Highlands Ranch This letter was published in the Jan. 25 edition. For information on how to send a letter to the editor, click here. Somehow, medical information, practice, and advice, as found in, and taken from, the Wall Street Journal are a great deal less convincing concerning the “uselessness” of marijuana, than all the articles available in MEDICAL JOURNALS concerning the benefits of marijuana in treatment of numerous conditions that the regular plethora of chemicals available sometimes serve only to aggravate, or produce worse side effects than that the actual symptoms of the illness/disease itself.But then again, those who would always prefer to find “wrongdoing” of some kind – any kind they can find fault with – in whatever it be they themselves neither understand nor care to learn about, aren't usually concerned with the validity, or authenticity, of their sources of/for criticism – or even whether or not they have any actual relationship to the subject for that matter.Just another example of how knowing little or nothing about anything – makes some people feel they are experts in everything. johnconnore good answer old grouch, you find bad info on anything if you sniff around enough sources that display strong bias. bellle Valid points made by Mr. Case.We shouldn't rush into enabling everyone to get high on drugs.What benefit would that be to society??And what dangers would it add?Deeper and more careful thinking is needed about this matter. illegalhater Belle , EVERYONE is on some kind of drug nowadays. EVERYONE.. marijuana is safer then half the narcotics in your medicine chest , I guarentee it. My suggestion is to stay out of other peoples lives and decision making for themselves , and focus on your own. bellle illegalhater…your argument doesn't justify taking even more drugs.And Society must continue to restrain the behavior of its citizens. Right? illegalhater Until you can give me a valid reason why we must 'restrain' citizens on using marijuana if the CHOOSE to do it, then my answer is NO.. can you offer valid reasons why ADULTS should not be allowed to use this plant ? bleeth We're not talking about taking more drugs Bellle, we're talking about reducing the use of synthetic drugs that destroy our livers and rip up our digestive tracts and replacing it with a safer alternative. If you would actually read what people are posting you might actually learn something. theoldgrouch Wrong! As usual! rfritts Doctors have been giving drugs for ever. If we would all read the paper that comes with your presciption drugs you wouldn't take them. AceKing Lawrence, your statement doesn't justify continuing prohibition, especially if the behavior of people who enjoy smoking it causes Society, as well as you, no harm. peterpi I don't see why the pro-pot people are so upset. All Colin Case pointed out was that marijuana has potentially harmful side effects as well as benefits. Why is that such a bad thing to say? Name one drug that has NO side effects — you can't. He's right that marijuana affects different people in different ways. That's not a revolutionary statement, either. I, for one, tried pot decades ago, and can attest to increased pulse rate, paranoid feelings, and other harmful effects.1) I have no problem with people smoking pot, but its advocates should quit acting like its a harmless, all good panacea.2) Why don't pot advocates try to legalize it, instead of wink-wink “prescribing” pot for every ailment known to humanity, from corns to cancer, from headaches to HIV disease. I bet pot cures the heart-break of psoriasis, right?3) Name one other medicine that is smoked. I'm not talking nebulizers, I'm not not infusers. I'm talking smoked. Smoking tobacco leaves and inhaling the combustion gases thereof causes the lung cancer and emphysema of cigarettes. Why shouldn't smoking marijuana leaves be any different? theoldgrouch Perhaps you should peruse NORML.com, where complete legalization is the ultimate goal.What is most obvious here is the tactic being used by the “minders of everyone else's business and keepers of everyone else's morals”, which is, simply, to attack the current level of legalization as if it were a disaster in and of itself. The abysmal ignorance displayed in the presentation of this is beyond comment; but, it is about par for the course.Reminds me of the 2008 elections, which the Republicans LOST so overwhelmingly; but kept right on insisting that everyone else was . . . “wrong”, somehow, someway, in chosing to vote FOR change. The people of the State of Colorado voted what we have now; and the ANTI-claque just can't begin to understand how, or why; since THEY are always “right” in everything – or “moral”, same difference so far as that goes. Just like the 4 to 1 defeat of the Amendment to create “personhood” in a fertilized egg. There is a definition for the time, effort, and energy wasted in doing the SAME THING, over and over, again and again, in hopes of different results. But that's THEIR world; and they expect all the rest of us to want to join THEM, rather than EVER having to make the slightest effort to get in touch with REALITY themselves. bleeth I'd like to shed a little light here as well. The Wall Street Journal is no more reliable pointing out the potential side effects of MMJ then the Denver Post. Also If you have no problem with people smoking pot “wink-wink” then why do you care how or why it's used?I see the Grouch already posted the NORML info. for you. A very good resource for any questions concerning MMJ. Also, go to Amazon and check out “Understanding Marijuana” by Mitch Earlywine.I would also hazard a guess that you are not an MMJ card holder or you would not make such ignorant comments about who uses MMJ. Who are you to question the validity of my card or discount my pain? I don't ingest it by smoking it either and finally the leaves are not smoked. Please educate yourself and get back to us with more of your brilliant insight. holyreality The social contract has nothing to do with “restraining” on participants behavior, it is the individual's SELF restraint that completes the contract. Personal behavior control is how society began, cooperation leads to survival, and survival leads to culture.Religious types who wish to control the behavior of others through government is a desire for a well intentioned tyranny. And Larry, we all know where good intentions lead now don't we?Reefer madness was as large a threat in America in the 1930's as the modern day Islamic bogey man today. Legislation has been bought and paid for by the corporate lobbyists for over a century now, the press lead the people into demanding new laws that are not in the voter's interests, while the fat cats laugh and the police state grows.The only reason cannabis is still outlawed is for the petty power fiefdoms every police chief has in the nation. Cannabis helps many people through their days, with no reefer madness side effects. Why not just try it Larry? What harm would it do? theoldgrouch I see your Grandmother never treated you with the old fashioned turpentine and pine tar approach for bad bronchial coughs. And I would make the educated guess that you never had cause to use the old bronchial/asthma cigarettes – consisting principally of canabis, with some other herbs added for “flavor” – either. The first “smoking” was highly unpleasant. But, it worked. And as for the second, well, it worked well too. Or it certainly did for my Uncle, who came out here from Chicago, and had severe bronchial coughs almost every winter.NO form of Prohibition has ever worked, well or otherwise. commonsense guy HmmmSo if pot is so good why dont the pro pot crowd go for it in pharmacist? after all their argument is that it should be a drug prescribed right? Why do they need their own dispensaries? seems a little odd to me, Why can't i open up a shop for morphine then? As for your claim about 2008, how we where wrong about that change – hows it working out for ya? you enjoying the high unemployment? how about that growing defect(yes i know bush grew it, but not nearly at the rate obama is) oh what about the attack on your personal rights?You also talk about the right to choose and how government should stay out of people lives? I agree hole heartily- but i have to question if you really believe that as you seem to support the health care overhaul which would take away your right to choose what health insurance to have if any at all? Or what about the Government telling me what kind of car I can drive?(you know the taxes on larger trucks proposed by the Dems) or on how I light my house?(the tax on indecent light bulbs?) seems like you only like govt to stay out of our lives when it benefits you and your law breaking ilk. bleeth No, that is not our argument. If you would take the time to actually do the research or perhaps read some of these posts you would know that it can't be dispensed in pharmacies and doctors don't prescribe it, they recommend it. The commonsense title seems a bit inappropriate for you.Your rant referring to 2008 is quite idiotic considering you didn't understand the comparison. You are off the subject with most of your diatribe. Good luck with your morphine shop. thinkingOfJobs No jobs, no prospects. Might as well smoke dope, for whatever reason. theoldgrouch Well, as a matter of simple fact, canabis/marijuana was available as an over-the-counter remedy in pharmacies for many years. It was the main igredient in several house brands of bronchial/asthma cigarettes, which I used to pick up for my Uncle in the winter, at the old Owl Drug, when he had one of his severe bronchial coughing spells. So too, for that matter, were several other pharmaceuticals, such as camphorated tincture of opium – laudunum/paregoric – and codeine cough syrup. The latter two – and some others – were signed for in the “Exempt Narcotic” register.Now, there is quite a difference between having to pay a tax on something and facing such penalties as prison terms for buying things. When you buy a truck, for instance, as you point out, you pay tax for its weight, and for the use of it on the roads and bridges. BUT! You still can buy the truck of your CHOICE. And the same goes for your – did you mean “incandescent” – light bulbs, etc. Taxes are a part of Government.However, WHY should someone face 10 to 15 years in prison for wanting to smoke, or otherwise partake of, a plant? Or of what used to be available over the counter, or by way of signing a book? That kind of Government in life prohibits CHOICE, unreasonably. And that IS the kind of intrusion into people's lives that Government SHOULD NOT make.And, as for being part of a “law breaking ilk”, perhaps you might tell us just why YOU find opposing laws that ACTUALLY INVADE INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS, and PROHIBIT CHOICE, constitute “law breaking”. What makes that kind of law sacrosanct? Perhaps you might try to acquire some common sense somewhere. commonsense guy I am aware that it can't be put in pharmacies, in fact i'm saying why doesn't your group(im assuming your pro pot from your post) go for that to further legitimize it? Why not make it a true legal drug rather then all this under the counter stuff? Why not make it traceable, and in my opinion safer as it would be regulated further? commonsense guy So when a senator states that she wants to tax a truck so much noone can afford it its not limiting choice?By saying that I need to have health insurance or i pay a fine and or jail time that's not a limit of choice?By saying I can only buy health insurance from my home state that is not a limit of choice?These are all things that the Democrats have said recently with in the last year. As for why I believe your breaking a law that is a law, and has been held up by the supreme court? Because well your breaking a law…. Now if you believe you have the votes to over turn a law, by all means go for it. I personally don't care what you smoke, but I do believe in the law of the land, and if you are caught breaking it you should face the penalty written. Remember the folks voted in by the public wrote that law. Now if you wanted to go ahead and break that law, it is your choice to do so, but don't be surprised or upset if yo uget caught and are forced to face the penalty bleeth Pharmacies have more invested in keeping marijuana illegal and generally don't handle herbs and that is exactly what marijuana is, an herbal remedy. There is nothing unsafe about the way it's being handled now. What ultimately needs to happen is it simply needs to be legalized for recreational use.I don't consider any of the synthetic drugs sold on the market to be legitimate. They have not worked for me and caused me more problems than I can list. I'm not saying Marijuana is the “end all be all” solution for everything. I do happen to know in most cases it works for me and many other people irregardless of rather it's being used recreationally or medically. If we are to live in a free country we must be able to choose what works best for us. The prohibition on this plant has not worked and needs to end. theoldgrouch Interesting approach. If someone is in favor of a woman's rights to Choice, that makes that person a “baby killer” – according to you? And, if someone is in favor of complete legalization of marijuana, and other drugs as well, that makes that person a “law breaker” – as a user – according to you?And, someone says – as part of a political campaign, or in support of a bill – that he, or she, proposes a high tax – one which you can't afford; so, again according to you, that is limiting choice for everyone else?No wonder you right-wingnuts are so completely out of touch with reality, and so far out of the mainstream of American life.Well, just for information, I don't happen to smoke, even tobacco any more. And, I've never even killed an animal, much less a baby. But, that's not important anyway.And, again just for information, most, if not all, the rules and regulations governing drugs WERE NOT written by “the folks voted in by the public”. Rather, they come from such as FDA, DEA, and APPOINTED “Czars”, whose positions were political awards by Adminsitration – Presidential appointment – and NOT by any form of “popular vote”.Back when I was a boy, marijuana was an “over the counter” item. Canabis (marijuana) – and a couple of other herbs for “flavor”, and to lessen the smell – was the principal ingredient of the box of bronchial-asthma cigarettes I would buy for my Uncle, at the old Owl Drug, when he had one of his very bad winter coughs. The cost of a regular pack in those days was 5 cents for Wings, with the “brands”, such as Camels, Lucky Strikes, Chesterfield, etc., selling for a dime (10 cents). Everyone knew the box was “medicine”, since it cost from 75 Cents to $1.00 for 20, making it something not usually available for just plain smoking.I also used to sign for – at Owl Drug – the exempt narcotics, paregoric (camphorated tincture opium), codeine cough syrup, and such others as were used in those days, regularly by people who didn't rely on going to the Doctor for every sniffle. Back then, when I was around 10 to 16 years old, folks had experienced the disaster of Prohibition – of alcohol – and were sick and tired of the kind of regulations that demonized physical objects, plants, etc., in favor of superstitious stupidity. And, so far as I be concerned, our citizens today have just as much – if not more(!) good sense today.. Anonymous Please….let’s not use name calling to try to win a discussion. Anonymous Please………..take your meds!!!!!!!!! bellle AceKing ……that argument is weak.But it is always used by every effort to lower morality. Why?? bellle HolyReality….see reply to AceKing theoldgrouch Simply because most sensible and intelligent people in this country have no interest in YOUR fantasies about what “morality” is; and therefore see absolutely no sense whatsoever to an argument about “lowering” something that is nothing more than infantile superstition, and attempt to placate a figment of imagination kind of bogyman under the bed that YOU insist is “deity”.The only WEAK argument around is the one YOU keep presenting; i.e., that YOU even know what “morality” is; and that society is, somehow, bound to accept YOUR notions on the subject. theoldgrouch Do take the time to go to NORML.com, and read about the current efforts to completely legalize marijuana. All it takes is a click of the mouse. And I think you will find adequate answers to all your questions. bellle Grouch …please don't go back to using personal attacks and intimidation…..hoping that approach somehow will prove that your veiwpoint is valid.Society sets moral standards. And that's as it should be.I hope you don't have difficulty accepting that fact. bleeth Bellle, the only difficulty all of us have a hard time accepting is your complete and utter disregard of reality. bellle Bleeth…..was that reply intended to provide justification for your viewpoint???Or was it an admission that you lack any justification?Please….hopefully you can do better. theoldgrouch After alll this time, you still think other people should have to “justify” their viewpoints, while YOUR viewpoint is, somehow, sacrosanct and not open to criticism or opposition?Well, that's just too bad. When you're wrong, you're wrong. And, your notion that, somehow, you are – or speak for – “society” – is nothing more than your own fantasy.You have presented your viewpoint. Many others here have presented theirs. If you feel that disagreement with your notions is an “attack”, that's YOUR problem.And, most of us are very tired of the kind of sanctiphonious piosity you keep displaying.As to your viewpoint concerning “society setting moral standards”: That's only partially true. And, it begs the question concerning assertions as to what “moral standards” are in the first place. At times, society – either by way of participating in a legislative process – such as initiative – or action by representatives, takes upon itself the onus of establishing rules and regulations that actually have nothing to do with either the “common good” or the “general welfare” as these terms apply to Statute and Law. These are generally known as “special interest laws”; and they serve only the purpose of pleasing, or placating – or even enriching – a PART of society.Sometimes, these special interests claim that their particular set of rules and regulations are “moral” in character. This fiction often deludes people into voting for something that is nothing more than an imaginary notion of “superiority” in some way on the part of whatever special interest seeks to establish rule and regulation. The worst offenders in this are those for whom their fantasies are expressed as “religion/religious” – and demanded to be binding on everyone else because the fantasy either “comes from deity”, or is otherwise associated with a particular figment of imagination worshiped by the special interest as “god”.If this be the position from which YOU are expressing your viewpoint, that is a Constitutionally guaranteed right in this Nation. It is called “freedom of religion”. YOU can believe anything you want to believe. And, short of violating major Statutes – and engaging in criminal action, such as inciting to riot, committing crimes against persons, etc. – your expression of your beliefs is also guaranteed under the area of “freedom of speech”.Conversely, the equal Constitutional guarantee of freedom FROM religion applies to those who do not choose to “believe as I (you) believe” – which you, yourself, tell us is the sole and only reason you write and post here; i.e., to get others to do just that, without evidence, proof, or even logical and sensible arguments – just as the equal right of freedom of speech is also guaranteed to them as well.That's all the “justification” – or other “approval” – anyone needs. You take advantage of it all the time. And there is an old saying: “If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen”. bleeth Bellle, I'm going to take the “moral” high ground here and say YES!!!!!!!! I am justified in my viewpoint. Why do you refuse to answer any of the questions I have ask you on any of these posts?Your rants concluding (only in your head) that any of us here lack any justification in our beliefs are not only insulting but grow boring with each passing day.You obviously need to read those little white papers that come with all your prescription meds. I think you are suffering from some of the side effects associated with your Craperol and Delusionil. Hmmmm……the more I think about it, perhaps you are not taking enough of them. bellle Bleeth…what you are forgetting is that you need to convince the majority of the citizens of Colorado that it wouldl be 'beneficial' to the state to allow an increase of people getting high on marijuana.Sorry…..but that proposal doesn't have any support. bellle Grouch….you are very intelligent in your arguments. But you are trying to take us on a confusing road of Postmodernism.And most of us don't buy into that philosophy (and shouldn't). Anonymous And……………just what philosophy do you believe in Bellle? Anonymous To begin with, Bell, you don’t even know what you’re talking about. Most of the sensible and intelligent people on this blog have never heard of whatever this so-called “Postmodernism” you fantasize might be. There is nothing “pre-modern”, “modern”, “postmodern” – or any other form of assinine label for something that exists only in your own over-fertilized imagination – in simply stating that NO ONE, on this blog, or anywhere else, needs to “justify” to YOU, or seek to have YOUR “approval – or that of anyone elsea posting – an opinion, or a point of view. That’s one of the stupidest – and most arrogantly egotistical – pieces of nonsense you’ve come up with in a long time.. And you’ve come up with some doozies over the past months. You claim to know all about “morality”. And, that’s your opinion. I don’t think you know the difference between your anal orfice and an excavation in terrafirma. And I’d give long odds that a whole lot more people agree with my opinion than with yours. commonsense guy cough cough Been around sense the late 70’s maybe you where to high to realize? But then again i find it funny how your going after Belle when you in fact do the exact same thing? I hope I don’t turn as negative as you when I age, and that my faith in America doesn’t drop. But I can understand why it has with you, after all you did live through the Carter years and are now seeing it reenacted with Obama Anonymous And what does your last sentence have to do with anything in the real world today?Yes, I was around in th ’70s, the time of the unindicted criminal co-conspirator in the White House, and the felonious tax cheat in Blair House. What is it I’m not supposed to realize? Or do you just string words together without meaning all the time for fun?And, what does Stanford’s “credibility” have to do with anything? As I said earlier: Go read Plato’s Discourses if you think that “postmodernism” is such a new and unique set of ideas. Who knows? You might even learn about Socrates and his taking the hemlock because he challenged the silly notions of “absolutes” in cultural, societal, political, and other human affairs?Present something positive yourself, before you criticize others for being “negative”. theoldgrouch He doesn't answer questions simply because he can't. For a number of reasons. The first of which is, simply, he knows very little or nothing about the TOPIC – ANY topic – to begin with.This, however is somewhat secondary to the major problem. Larry told us himself – back a while ago – that he DOES NOT write here to engage in discussion, or to present facts, or otherwise provide matter for exchange of ideas or thoughts. Rather, Larry writes for the sole and only purpose of getting others to “believe as I believe”.Thus, when Larry propounds something, he is, in fact, telling you what you are “supposed to believe”. And, his belief system is such that it cannot even begin to allow questions, since all you are supposed to do is lay down, roll over with your paws in the air, and gleefully and gratefully swallow Larry's belief(s), whole. To even begin to ask questions about what Larry presents – or, worse yet, to disagree with it, oppose it, or otherwise critique it – is an “ATTACK”; since, for Larry, getting you to “believe as I (he) believe” means YOUR complete acceptance of whatever Larry has posted, without hesitation or reservation.Thus, for Larry, anything that even dares to seem to conflict with Larry must be “justified”, just as every bit of evidence, citation of source, quotation of other side, etc., is open to Larry's constant questioning of, “How can you prove it's true?”, which is his sole and only reply to anything and everything from outside his own fantasies/beliefs. And, of course, anything that even dares to seem to conflict with Larry CAN'T BE – in Larry's fantasy – “justified” at all. Which makes for a very tiresome, and tiring, circular waste of time all round. In the past, he's told me that some 2000 years of Church history, Witness, Confession, Teaching, Writing, etc., etc., is all, “not true”. And, when I suggested he read the Acts of the Councils – transcriptions made by the Secretaries in attendance – he informed me that these ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS “hadn't done enough research”, because they didn't tell the world that Larry's fabulous nonsense about the Bible was “true”.Since for Larry, only HIS beliefs can be – and are – “Truth” – indeed his “belief” determines what is “True”, apriori – for Larry, there is no such thing as “questions”, when Larry posts, or speaks. Thus, his constant reference to “winning arguments”, when the material is, basically, the presentation of someone else's opinion/viewpoint, COMPLETELY JUSTIFIED, in and of itself, both by the nature of the blog and by the simple matter of freedom of speech. There is NO ARGUMENT, in reality. But, for Larry – again as with “attack” – he invents that response as he goes along.The blog monitors will most probably remove this; but it does need to be said: Larry is a religious crank, who expects everyone else to want to live in his particular fantasy world, worshiping the figment of his imagination he insists is “god”. And, he has told us, himself, that that, in the end, is his “mission”, here on the blog. bleeth Why don't you answer my questions instead of posting the same statement over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again? bleeth Whew! I see you have been dealing with his hallucinations for quite a while. Thanks for the explanation as to why I can't seem to get anywhere with this guy. theoldgrouch What's with this “win a discussion” bit with you? There's no contest in expressing an opinion, or viewpoint, that doesn't happen to agree with your over-fertilized imagination. You flatter yourself too much, if you think anyone takes you seriously enough to even attempt discussion with you. Go learn basic logic, before you claim to be able to “discuss” anything. commonsense guy 'm glad it works for you. I do however live by the thought that whats illegal is illegal. I have no issue with those who want to make it legal. or to make it like synthetic drugs and require a prescription. I in fact would like to see that, as there are to many “recreational users” that are getting these “recommendations” to get it. But until that status is reached, the law needs to be enforced. That is why its the joke it is now. By having the President saying that laws should not be enforced is laughable, and also a disgrace. commonsense guy 1) someone pro choice is not a law breaker – unless you can show me that law. nor is someone in favor of leglising pot. But now if they are smoking pot while it is against the law, then yes they are breaking the law. Much like if someone wants to race nascar to go 150mph, they are not a law breaker, but if they decided to go 150 on the high way they are – pretty simple huh?2) I'm not saying that someone proposing a tax is limiting choice, but when they say they want to tax it out of reach of Americans, then yes they want to limit choice. Just like if i say, i want to tax any house you want to buy so you can not afford it – i am trying to limit your choice of housing am i not?3) who voted for the man who is putting all these “czars” in place? so yes in a round about way you(the American people who voted for the disgrace) voted for the rules they make. theoldgrouch Is that kind of thoughtless simplicism supposed to be “modernism”, or “pre-modernism”, since you seem to think – along with Tinkling Bell – that laws are, somehow, sacrosanct, and that they come into being by some kind of “divine fiat”, or some other such nonsense.; along with the nonsensical notion that opposition to that kind of imbecility is “postmodernism”. That's a lot more laughable, and disgraceful, that someone pointing out that enforcement of BAD LAWS does more harm than good to society as a whole. bleeth Illegal? Really? Not in the state of Colorado and not according to the State Constitution. Also, for your information there is a synthetic drug under the name of Marinol that does not work for me and most of the people that have tried it. Synthetic drugs in many cases are inferior alternatives to the real thing. Why do you want to replace something in it's natural state for something synthetic that will destroy your liver? Perhaps our President along with the majority of the citizens of the United States feels that the Feds view on this plant are completely outdated and discriminatory.It's funny how some of you think that the Federal Government shouldn't be meddling in our lives when it comes to health care and greedy CEOs, but then you turn right around in support of the Feds wanting to control a harmless plant. To me that doesn't show any common sense. bleeth Illegal? Really? Not in the state of Colorado and not according to the State Constitution. Also, for your information there is a synthetic drug under the name of Marinol that does not work for me and most of the people that have tried it. Synthetic drugs in many cases are inferior alternatives to the real thing. Why do you want to replace something in it's natural state for something synthetic that will destroy your liver? Perhaps our President along with the majority of the citizens of the United States feels that the Feds view on this plant are completely outdated and discriminatory.It's funny how some of you think that the Federal Government shouldn't be meddling in our lives when it comes to health care and greedy CEOs, but then you turn right around in support of the Feds wanting to control a harmless plant. To me that doesn't show any common sense. Anonymous Bellle……see reply from………well……just about all of us. Lena Butler Whether for medicinal purposes or not, marijuana has serious side effects. 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Nissan LEAF Sales Dip to 2012 Lows With 370 Units Sold Nissan LEAF sales hit a fresh 2012 low with just 370 deliveries in the month of April. That number represents a fall of about 200 units over March (579) and far from a high of over 1,700 mid last year. Unfortunately for Nissan, the media stateside has been more than a little unkind of late, saying that this year’s results show a weakness in demand for the car. A fact that simply is not accurate. Prior this sales announcement Ghosn has asked the media to have a little perspective on the matter, without elaborating so much as to the why: “Don’t take one or two months’ sales results in one or two markets,”to make conclusions on this important segment of the market”, while also adding that Nissan does still expect to sell over 20,000 vehicles in the US by the end of the year. So, with only 2,100 sold through the first 4 months, is Ghosn’s expectation to sell at least that amount for each of the next 8 months (on average)to hit Nissan’s year end sales target realistic? It is…and here is why. Nissan currently allocates production to the US, it is not a function of demand, ie) they can only sell what they ship, when they decide to ship more, they will sell more. The issues begin with the Nissan LEAF not being a US-specific car. It is a world car, and is being offered in 19 countries. All of which are supplied by one very undersized battery planet, namely the AESC plant out of Zama, Japan. However, this would not explain why Nissan was averaging about 1,000 units sold per month in the US right up to about October of last year, and why the sales have been cut in half since then. Enter Renault, the ‘other half’ of the Nissan equation. Renault started production of the Kangoo ZE (all electric utility van) late last year, then added the Fluence ZE earlier this year, and then the Twizy just this month. And where are all these battery packs coming from to supply these new offerings? The same AESC factory out of Zama. Demand for packs has become so great for Nissan-Renault have actually subcontracted LG Chem to produce some of the battery packs for the Fluence ZE in Europe. The takeaway is that currently Nissan-Renault can only produce about 5,000 (LEAF sized) packs per month out of Zama, and that the partnership’s production is divided amongst 4 cars (with a 5th, the Zoe, coming online soon), in over separate markets. Basically, they are supplying everyone and satisfying no one. The good news for Nissan, and future sales in the US, is that the Sunderland facility in the UK, and the Smyrna factory in the US, while not producing LEAFs, have now both started production of lithium cells, and the stress on battery production in the LEAF supply chain is about to be relieved. Please explain: You say that all Japan production right now is sent to the US. If that’s true then the poor sales figure this month can’t be because of inadequate supply (or maybe I’m wrong). Surely Nissan shipped more than 370 Leafs to the US this month. I guess one would have to look at dealer inventories and units shipped (last month?) to get a clearer picture. I’m just not convinced the sales numbers are because of limited supply. Please convince me since I want the Leaf to succeed. Thx, GSB. . —— . Hey George! Nice to see you. Not really sure about you saying that I said all production out of Japan is sent to the US…I didn’t mean to if that was infered, I’m actually saying the opposite. . Not commenting on what the demand actually is in the US for the LEAF, but it is still an allocation story right now. The nutshell is that AESC-Zama can (and does) produce around 5,000ish LEAF sized packs per month. . That production is then divided up between 4.5 models (LEAF, Fluence, Kangoo, Twizy…and some Zoe groundwork), then it is divided up again into the 40+ odd total markets those models fall into, the US being one of them. . Right now Renault is just firing up its models, and a lot of production is being directed to Europe for them, as well with a lot of early markets for the LEAF just opening up (such as in Norway). . The only place where it seems demand is being filled close to an ‘as needed’ basis is in Japan itself (their home market), where Nissan has sold about 4,500 so far this year (or about 25% of its overall capacity), that leaves only 3,800ish units to divide up in the other 40 areas the cars are being sold (US again being one of). . Again, not saying the LEAF can sell 3-4K copies a month in the Us on a consistant basis, I’m just saying the number that represents demand is certainly not as low as 370. Thx for the response. I guess the statement in the article “Nissan currently allocates production to the US,” is what threw me off. I am getting the impression though that there are lots of places other than the US that like the Leaf. (Norway). of course the subsidies help. Hopefully with all the countries taken into account Nissan will be able to sell many more in the future. PS Jay, I missed kdawg’s staff link. I am super impressed and will definitely be checking in again. I really like what Ford is doing in the Hybrid/ electric area. The Focus seems to be pretty quality with it’s thermal management system like the Volt. PS Jay, I missed kdawg’s staff link. I am super impressed and will definitely be checking in again. I really like what Ford is doing in the Hybrid/ electric area. The Focus seems to be pretty quality with it’s thermal management system like the Volt. . —- . Thanks George, I know for Lyle and myself (and probably for Marc as well), we have been waiting on a project to come along that we could both get behind (since both the Volt and the LEAF launched and we retired from those ‘duties’). /its been a long wait . One thing is for sure, it is tricky/difficult to cover (and be responsible) for 95% of the content for one site, and on one specific topic. With InsideEVs, the concept is that it is a collaboration, with each writer/contibutor specializing with what he/she is proficient. . This way the content is (hopefully) fresh/unique on a variety of vehicles and the technology behind them. Lyle has a lot of history with GM, Marc with Ford, myself with Nissan and 3rd party suppliers (Magna, A123, etc). Theoretically, future contributers will also come on board and will offer additional areas of expertise when this all shakes out, and we can have some kind of forum of people on the ‘inside’. Both of these Lithium-ion battery plants aren’t due to come online for a number of months, What makes you so confident that they are up and running early? . —— . Hi! Glad you found us…we are very new, I am a little surprised people have tracked us down already, (= . Both the Sunderland and the Smyrna plants are really two seperate facilities, but conjoined. The actually LEAF production doesn’t start until late this year and early next year (respectively), but the battery fabrication components are up and in business. In the case of Sunderland,they have been producing (albeit gingerly) for about 6-7 weeks, with Smyrna’s battery facility just recently completed, and now doing limited runs as well. . Here is the quote from Nissan/Ghosn on it from last month: . “Nissan’s UK Sunderland plant began manufacture of batteries in February and will start LEAF production next year, complementing near-term production at the Smyrna, Tenn., plant.” .http://nissannews.com/en-US/nissan/usa/releases/33a01766-da87-4370-879b-964adb55a47f . You are likely going to see this really start to translate in sales (and more allocation to the US) once the MY 13s get rolling in July/August out of Oppama. I’m in no way saying the LEAF is going to start selling 4,000 copies a month, every month here anytime soon, I don’t believe the demand is that high…but I think 2,500-3,000 per month to end out the year on MY 2013s is not a stretch. Hi Statik! Long time no “see” old friend. Great to find both you and Lyle again posting EV stuff. I guess I have another place to visit now on a daily basis! 🙂 You gave a good explanation on the Leaf sales…or lack thereof. I guess Nissan is getting their ducks in a row which is good, although I was a little suprised the factory in Japan doesn’t expand to meet the demand. You would think they would want the business for themselves? Any idea how Nissan will manage the logistics of battery and glider production with the 2 being half-way around the world from each other? RORO ships are the current transport method of choice for getting cars around the world – but if those cars don’t have batteries I would think that would make RORO difficult. And shipping heavy batteries to Japan for assembly only to ship them back again doesn’t make much sense, either. Maybe Smyrma and Sunderland will ship all their batteries to Europe for vehicles there (since batteries would otherwise be shipped there from Zama), freeing up Zama to produce batteries for the LEAF until Smyrma and Sunderland start producing LEAFs of their own late this year? Battery production in Japan to the world is pretty much bad news all aroung. You have the currency play (which has eased somewhat of late), then the difficulty on the production capacity itself, and then the cost/difficulty to ship of batteries (this is the most consistant of all problems). Sunderland will/is now beginning to ease the problem in the UK. As will be the secondary LG Chem contract for the Fluence ZE very shortly (which will be the bigger of the 3 models for Renaul…until the Zoe is engaged).	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
VIDEO: Fake Dell ad spotlights fartography It takes a little while to get to the punch line of this fake ad for Dell Visual Innovators, but once you do it’s worth the wait. The video captures fart photography, which is essentially shots of a man farting clouds of white powder. The mockumentary style ad blew up on the internet. On first viewing, it seems like a legitimate ad because it fits their campaign and features “photographer” Clayton Sotos. While it’s in no way related to Dell, they reacted to the hoax pretty well. The IT giant responded with the following tweet: “This video is in no way affiliated with Dell, but it’s great to see creative professionals get inspiration from using our products. Our dell.com/takeyourownpath program is all about celebrating people who take their own professional path. Regarding this parody, we consider imitation to be the sincerest form of flattery.” Brittany Mahaney is a regular contributor to ANDPOP.com and the former Online Editor. She obsesses over cat videos and boy bands, and often ends up on the weird part of the internet. You can follow her on twitter at @britt_mahaney or brittanymahaney.com.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
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This is where you come in, we need you to listen to these stories, and guide our customers to tell us the tale of two things; their journey with Kounta and what led them to us, and secondly the story of what 设计一个logo i need a clean, simple and fresh image,my product is handcraft beverage like coco tea,koi tea,and i have plan doing franchises in future, pls help me create a logo and a text i prefer like Starbucks logo. maybe my logo can have a cup of tea or a leaf because my product mostly is making by tea. ...advertising teams that will be working the advertisement kiosk Retrieve and electronically submit daily reports sheets from each advertising team. Whats being promoted: Credit Based franchise Partnerships Build A Business Inc, helps clients get approved for a business loan, the business loan is used to join a franchise partnership group that purchases We have established a new company with the name of Muscat Franchise Company in A...شركة مسقط للإمتياز. We would like to create a new logo which presents our company the logo should present holding companies, Muscat Franchise Company is holding multiple franchises business. I would like to get 2 logos one in Arabic and other in English. I need a layout very similar to an e-commerce in which I work and that already exists, but I do not have access to the source code. The idea is to have a platform for internal use. I have 13 franchises and today the orders are made using excel spreadsheets and Google drive. I want to give my partners the same shopping experience a customer has in my I need a layout very similar to an e-commerce in which I work and that already exists, but I do not have access to the source code. The idea is to have a platform for internal use. I have 13 franchises and today the orders are made using excel spreadsheets and Google drive. I want to give my partners the same shopping experience a customer has in my I need you to write a business plan. our main competitor is https://www.solasalonstudios.com. I need a comprehensive business plan revolving around salon suites. and also our business model to open our first flagship location along with our extended business model to sell franchises of this new salon suite brand. please ask questions. I am here to Description: -User Bob works at a company (let's take Disney as an example) and sends email to email groups. -Disney owns domains of different franchises, User Bob needs to be able to send a campaign from source email address noreply@[log masuk untuk melihat URL] and later on the same day he needs to do a second mailing and switch to noreply@[log masuk untuk melihat URL] from within ...are you mature enough to work with limited management oversight? Then this may be the best opportunity for you! What does the position involve? This is a B2B opportunity that on a daily basis, will have you working in our local office (Fayetteville, Ga.) contacting WARM lead Hotel property Owners and GMs, surveying their existing services and identifying I need you to write a business plan. our main competitor is https://www.solasalonstudios.com. I need a comprehensive business plan revolving around salon suites. and also our business model to open our first flagship location along with our extended business model to sell franchises of this new salon suite brand. please ask questions. I am here to Bonplan is a UK-based internet company. We have been successfully selling franchises and dealerships in Russia and CIS since 2011. Now we are planning to go international. We are looking for a Russian - English translator to join our team and help us translate our website to. We expect a LONG-TERM cooperation with translators. There are three tasks: I need a real writer, not someone that dabbles and sounds like a High School'r writing an essay for a class project. The articles are centered on the franchise industry with a focus on food franchises. They are used in a professional setting with companies that operate thousands of franchised units worldwide. If you are not extremely well versed We are running a website selling franchises in Russia (since 2011). We post news on Twitter and on the website. We need someone to translate our new English website to Spanish and to translate news we post (every day there are 7-10 short news). NATIVE SPANISH SPEAKERS WITH EXCELLENT WRITTEN SPANISH ONLY! Please provide bid: 1) how much would you Up to 5 Articles written (one per week) on the franchising industry with a focus on food franchises. I will supply topics and some initial research and sources. I must own content and strict non-plagiarism rules must be followed. I need some help with selling something. I need you to cold call property managers/purchasers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and get me their names, emails, ,phone numbees kn an excel spreadsheet for the following types of companies: hotels, franchises, motels, apartmemts, retirement homes etc and sell pest control services for my company [log masuk untuk melihat URL] I need some help with selling something7. Hi i need you to cold call property managers in toronto ontario canada and get a list of their first names, emails, phone numbers etc of condos, apartmemts, restaurants, hotels, retirement homesetc i pay 25 per 5 hour day I need you to cold call property managers/purchasers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and get I need an Excel Spreadsheet created for a franchise business, to provide a 5-year forecast based on different revenue streams / assumptions. The franchisor is an existing USA franchisor, I want to open franchises in Canada either as sub-franchisor or as franchisee. ...writing about + ideas about events, artists, designers, phenomena and cultural scopes you are most interested in exploring and evaluating. We need your IDEAS, critical engagement and investigative skills to help manifest Fractyll's ideology--mixology and kaleidoscope. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CORE/ABOUT * Kaleidoscopically peering at the most sublime elements ...increased profits for all parties. Below represents a separate 350-400 word post We’ll integrate Fransmart brands as examples wisely: not too much that we reveal all their secrets, and not so much that these read more like an ad than a resource. Week One: Setting up the basic premise of the series, front loading with bold points and popular keywords I need an 8 page website built. Standard header and footer to be used on all pages. All photos and content to be provided as well. Google map locator needs to be embedded on one page. I need a section with a form that clients can fill out information that they can send to our e-mail address to request additional information. Two pdfs will need to ...a 3d animated video for us that shows certain characters that we need to develop that will help us market our new business. This will only be a 30 second spot. We are going to be franchising fully self contained concession trailers equipped to sell frozen soft serve yogurt. We manufacture the product already and we need to be able to post these marketi... ...for us that shows certain characters that we need to develop that will help us market our new business. We are going to be franchising fully self contained concession trailers equipped to sell frozen soft serve yogurt. We manufacture the product already and we need to be able to post these marketing videos on the web as well as a TV monitor that...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
USDA Prime Wet Aged Top Sirloin Details A Taste of Tradition At Chicago Steak Company, we invite you to taste tradition. Since 1865 with the founding of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago has been at the heart of high-quality American meats. Chicago Steak Company proudly carries on that tradition. We specialize in hand-cut, Mid-West raised, Premium Angus USDA Prime beef - cut by Chicago butchers with five generations of experience. If you're looking for the very best steaks on the market, then you've come to the right place. USDA Prime Top Sirloin Every top sirloin we offer is certified USDA Prime or upper-1/3 USDA Choice, putting our steaks in the top 2% of beef worldwide. Each steak is hand-selected and hand carved to ensure you get the best cut possible, and then dry- or wet-aged to intensify its naturally delicious flavor. That is why our top sirloins are among the most flavorful, juicy, and tender top sirloins you'll ever eat. They're the same amazing top sirloins you'll get at 5-star restaurants like Jordan's or Ditka's. In short, the very best steaks your money can buy. Searching for USDA Prime Top Sirloins that are both Tender and Bold? Look no further because that is what we deliver! Our USDA Prime beef Sirloin for sale is naturally lean, bursting with bold beef flavor yet still tender. Want The Best Experience? This is not just now, but always will be one of the most flavorful prime steaks online. The key to making sure you're able to enjoy a Top Sirloin is to avoid overcooking it. To get optimum flavor the best choice would be to cook it to Medium at most. If you're looking for a lean delicious steak try our Top Sirloin - you will taste the difference in every bite! Cooking If your steak is frozen, we recommend thawing it in a pan, thawing in a pan helps catch any drippings that may occur, under refrigeration for 24 hours. Season with our signature steak seasoning. When turning your steak, be sure to use tongs and not a fork. A fork will puncture the steak and allow for the juices to escape the steak. Allow your steak to rest for half of the cooking time. This allows for the juices to flow back into the center of the steak. Steak Cooking Tips 1. Plan ahead. Know the cut of steak you are cooking. A steak is more flavorful and tender if not overcooked. 2. Preheat your grill or broiler to high. Charcoal coals should be ashen grey and red-hot. When cooking on top of the range, the cast iron skillet or grill pan should be hot, but not smoking. 3. Season your steak with salt & pepper or a blended mix to taste. 4. Lightly oil your cooking surface. 5. Sear the steaks on first side using the times listed on the Steak-Cooking Chart as a guide. Flip when juices begin to bead on the surface. 6. Cook your steaks on the second side and use the steak cooking chart below as a guide for time. Less time will be needed on the second side. Steaks may cook quickly, so be attentive. 7. Gauge doneness. This may be determined by touch or meat thermometer. A rare steak will feel very soft when touched and will have an internal temperature of 120° - 125°F. Medium rare steak will feel soft and spongy to the touch and register 130° F, medium steaks will offer resistance when touched and register 140° -145° F. Well-done steaks will be firm with an internal temperature of 160° F. 8. Rest your steak. Allow steaks to stand for 5 minutes before serving. This lets the juices flow from the center of the meat to the exterior, resulting in a juicy & succulent steak. Review's title & body can't be emptyPlease enter a star rating for this reviewName field cannot be emptyInvalid emailYour review has already been submitted.Max length was exceededPlease fill out all of the mandatory () fieldsOne or more of your answers does not meet the required criteria We were always fans of Kansas City Steak Company until we had an opportunity to try Chicago Steak Company and now we have placed many orders for the last 6 months... My husband was a Chef for many years and loves Prime Sirloins, he thinks they have the best flavor and texture. I have always ordered Fillets for me and the Top Sirloin for him. I tried a bite of his one evening and now we both eat them! So tender and full of flavor. It is worth anyone trying them. Chicago Steak Company is the very best but remember it is worth it to get the prime as they are less costly cuts of meat and go for the 8oz. After cooking to only up to medium, take them off to sit for a couple of minutes and add Steak Butter to the top....Better than any restaurant!!! The 80z burgers are the best also..We do not order steaks or burgers out, open some good red wine and enjoy the best. Thanks Chicago Steak Company! A Verified Buyer is a user who has purchased the reviewed product through our store. 02/24/17 Prime wet aged top sirloins Well the marbeling was good and was tender. This is a cut of meat that is usually pretty bad and tough and too firm. That is why I decided to try Chicago Steak Company version of this cut...it was good The Top Sirloin Steak has a bold flavor and is a bit leaner (less marbling) which is important to consider when pairing a wine. We suggest a You’ll need a full-flavored wine with high acidity to break down the fat from the steak to create a mesh of bold flavors in your mouth. If you prefer white wine, then champagne is your best bet. Champagne has similar acidic and flavor characteristics of red wine, so it can stand up to the boldness of the Top Sirloin Steak. If you’d rather have a red wine, then you can go a few different ways. Merlot is a popular choice but can have a more substantial taste than others and could overpower the steak. You can choose a lighter Rosé with spicy undertones to bring out the natural flavors of the Top Sirloin. For more information on how to pair the perfect wine to your steak checkout the full article on Wine & Steak Pairing Steak University. Shipping Packaged with CareWhen you place an order with Chicago Steak Company, we do everything we can to ensure that your package arrives in excellent condition. All of our steaks are vacuum wrapped and flash frozen in their natural juices to lock in the flavor. The steaks are then wrapped in our attractive food grade paper, sealed with the Chicago Steak Company gold label, and placed in our gorgeous gift box. Those gift boxes are placed inside our reusable insulated cooler with enough dry ice to keep them cold until arrival. For more information on shipping, and other Frequently Asked Questions see our FAQ page. Watch the Video to see how your order is packed, how it will arrive, and how to thaw it properly. Details A Taste of Tradition At Chicago Steak Company, we invite you to taste tradition. Since 1865 with the founding of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago has been at the heart of high-quality American meats. Chicago Steak Company proudly carries on that tradition. We specialize in hand-cut, Mid-West raised, Premium Angus USDA Prime beef - cut by Chicago butchers with five generations of experience. If you're looking for the very best steaks on the market, then you've come to the right place. USDA Prime Top Sirloin Every top sirloin we offer is certified USDA Prime or upper-1/3 USDA Choice, putting our steaks in the top 2% of beef worldwide. Each steak is hand-selected and hand carved to ensure you get the best cut possible, and then dry- or wet-aged to intensify its naturally delicious flavor. That is why our top sirloins are among the most flavorful, juicy, and tender top sirloins you'll ever eat. They're the same amazing top sirloins you'll get at 5-star restaurants like Jordan's or Ditka's. In short, the very best steaks your money can buy. Searching for USDA Prime Top Sirloins that are both Tender and Bold? Look no further because that is what we deliver! Our USDA Prime beef Sirloin for sale is naturally lean, bursting with bold beef flavor yet still tender. Want The Best Experience? This is not just now, but always will be one of the most flavorful prime steaks online. The key to making sure you're able to enjoy a Top Sirloin is to avoid overcooking it. To get optimum flavor the best choice would be to cook it to Medium at most. If you're looking for a lean delicious steak try our Top Sirloin - you will taste the difference in every bite! Cooking If your steak is frozen, we recommend thawing it in a pan, thawing in a pan helps catch any drippings that may occur, under refrigeration for 24 hours. Season with our signature steak seasoning. When turning your steak, be sure to use tongs and not a fork. A fork will puncture the steak and allow for the juices to escape the steak. Allow your steak to rest for half of the cooking time. This allows for the juices to flow back into the center of the steak. Steak Cooking Tips 1. Plan ahead. Know the cut of steak you are cooking. A steak is more flavorful and tender if not overcooked. 2. Preheat your grill or broiler to high. Charcoal coals should be ashen grey and red-hot. When cooking on top of the range, the cast iron skillet or grill pan should be hot, but not smoking. 3. Season your steak with salt & pepper or a blended mix to taste. 4. Lightly oil your cooking surface. 5. Sear the steaks on first side using the times listed on the Steak-Cooking Chart as a guide. Flip when juices begin to bead on the surface. 6. Cook your steaks on the second side and use the steak cooking chart below as a guide for time. Less time will be needed on the second side. Steaks may cook quickly, so be attentive. 7. Gauge doneness. This may be determined by touch or meat thermometer. A rare steak will feel very soft when touched and will have an internal temperature of 120° - 125°F. Medium rare steak will feel soft and spongy to the touch and register 130° F, medium steaks will offer resistance when touched and register 140° -145° F. Well-done steaks will be firm with an internal temperature of 160° F. 8. Rest your steak. Allow steaks to stand for 5 minutes before serving. This lets the juices flow from the center of the meat to the exterior, resulting in a juicy & succulent steak. Review's title & body can't be emptyPlease enter a star rating for this reviewName field cannot be emptyInvalid emailYour review has already been submitted.Max length was exceededPlease fill out all of the mandatory () fieldsOne or more of your answers does not meet the required criteria We were always fans of Kansas City Steak Company until we had an opportunity to try Chicago Steak Company and now we have placed many orders for the last 6 months... My husband was a Chef for many years and loves Prime Sirloins, he thinks they have the best flavor and texture. I have always ordered Fillets for me and the Top Sirloin for him. I tried a bite of his one evening and now we both eat them! So tender and full of flavor. It is worth anyone trying them. Chicago Steak Company is the very best but remember it is worth it to get the prime as they are less costly cuts of meat and go for the 8oz. After cooking to only up to medium, take them off to sit for a couple of minutes and add Steak Butter to the top....Better than any restaurant!!! The 80z burgers are the best also..We do not order steaks or burgers out, open some good red wine and enjoy the best. Thanks Chicago Steak Company! A Verified Buyer is a user who has purchased the reviewed product through our store. 02/24/17 Prime wet aged top sirloins Well the marbeling was good and was tender. This is a cut of meat that is usually pretty bad and tough and too firm. That is why I decided to try Chicago Steak Company version of this cut...it was good The Top Sirloin Steak has a bold flavor and is a bit leaner (less marbling) which is important to consider when pairing a wine. We suggest a You’ll need a full-flavored wine with high acidity to break down the fat from the steak to create a mesh of bold flavors in your mouth. If you prefer white wine, then champagne is your best bet. Champagne has similar acidic and flavor characteristics of red wine, so it can stand up to the boldness of the Top Sirloin Steak. If you’d rather have a red wine, then you can go a few different ways. Merlot is a popular choice but can have a more substantial taste than others and could overpower the steak. You can choose a lighter Rosé with spicy undertones to bring out the natural flavors of the Top Sirloin. For more information on how to pair the perfect wine to your steak checkout the full article on Wine & Steak Pairing Steak University. Shipping Packaged with CareWhen you place an order with Chicago Steak Company, we do everything we can to ensure that your package arrives in excellent condition. All of our steaks are vacuum wrapped and flash frozen in their natural juices to lock in the flavor. The steaks are then wrapped in our attractive food grade paper, sealed with the Chicago Steak Company gold label, and placed in our gorgeous gift box. Those gift boxes are placed inside our reusable insulated cooler with enough dry ice to keep them cold until arrival. For more information on shipping, and other Frequently Asked Questions see our FAQ page. Watch the Video to see how your order is packed, how it will arrive, and how to thaw it properly. Proudly serving Premium Angus Beef At Chicago Steak Company, we invite you to taste tradition. Since 1865 with the founding of the Union Stock Yards, Chicago has been at the heart of high-quality American meats. Chicago Steak Company proudly carries on that tradition. We specialize in hand-cut, Mid-West raised, Premium Angus USDA Prime beef – a program that has defined excellence in steak since 1963. Each steak is hand-cut by Chicago butchers with five generations of experience. In short, the Ultimate Steak Experience. Learn More » Steakalicious Rewards Redeem your reward points for Gift Cards to your favorite national brands or discounts off your online order. 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Bridging the Gap to Offshore Opportunity The global macroeconomic backdrop is currently characterised by uncertainty and volatility with limited potential of stabilising in the near term. The key theme that all economists can agree on is that this uncertainty and volatility is here to stay. However, uncertainty creates opportunity, particularly for South African corporates with existing bond structures or those looking to expand offshore. Financial markets tend to overreact ahead of an event only to revert to normalised levels post the event. Surprises such as Brexit, create market uncertainty and subsequent volatility. While the initial market moves subsequent to Brexit have reverted, overall global growth and deflation fears have increased. Fundamentally this should result in a risk-off scenario where investors move out of emerging markets to invest in safe haven assets. Instead, the anticipated slowdown in developed countries such as the UK has driven renewed interest in emerging markets offering a yield pick-up. Brexit, in the short term, is unlikely to have further significant effects barring what has already been discounted by the market. Over the longer term, the impact is likely to centre around trade, investment, tourism and aid flows. Domestically, some stabilisation has already been evident with the rand and JSE trading around pre-Brexit levels. Concern is rather focused on long-term financial flows and financial market volatility as investors carefully consider the growth prospects of emerging markets. The South African economy is particularly vulnerable to capital flows and relies heavily on private-sector capital to finance its large current account deficit. As these flows are historically very volatile, this places the domestic financial markets at a greater risk of volatility relative to other emerging markets. As non-residents can hold up to 35% of government’s rand-denominated debt at any point in time, foreign investor sentiment is extremely important as a substantial outflow would have a significant impact on the underlying yields. The South African economy is already strained with low commodity prices and limited growth prospects, which could result in negative investor sentiment leading to a decoupling from other emerging markets. Uncertainty surrounding the potential downgrade of the South African sovereign foreign currency credit rating remains. The key metrics that need to be considered in the evaluation of a sovereign downgrade include low growth, high youth unemployment, inflexible labour laws and a level of political resolve. The IMF recently indicated that it anticipates domestic growth at 0.1% for 2016, while the South African Reserve Bank recently indicated that 0% GDP growth is expected for 2016 and 1.1% for 2017. However, S&P indicated that government’s resolve to reduce the fiscal deficit with a target of 3.2% of GDP this year falling to 2.8% in 2017 [1] is considered positive. A rating downgrade could trigger a short-term forced sell-off as indexed tracker funds are rebalanced to exclude South African foreign currency bonds. The impact of the downgrade will be reflected in a widening of the credit spreads of the Republic of South Africa, South African state-owned enterprises and some corporates, particularly banks. Entities that are closely linked with government will be most impacted as their foreign ratings will be downgraded given the close reliance on the South African government.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Flying solo in my fifties mother’s day Post navigation I have a distinct memory of my mother picking me up from the school gates one sunny afternoon in the ’70s. She must have had to come in to the school for some reason, because my memory is of her looking exceedingly glamorous as she strode in, and me feeling immensely proud. She was wearing an oversized bouclé coat she’d knitted herself (it had different-coloured trees all over it) and purple suede knee-high boots that had buttons down the side. Even then, at the age of around eight, I was aware that she had a style that marked her out from the other mums and I loved it. I now realise that if I was eight, she must have been forty-six – two years younger than I am now. As my forty-ninth birthday approaches I’ve realised that I’ve turned into a mother – my mother – without even making that life decision. Last week, I was talking to a younger friend about my dating prospects as a single woman in her late forties, and, trying to be helpful, he immediately referenced his mother as a comparative scenario. It came as a shock that he saw me that way, as it’s not how I see myself. Until now. Later the same night I attended a Rudimental gig at the O2, on my own, and sat next to a group of teenagers cradling their Diet Cokes and immediately realised that other people would assume I was their mother. Hell, the kids probably thought I’d escaped from a Mother’s Home and was sent there to keep an eye on them. I did keep an eye on the girl next to me, who was stroking her hair extensions obsessively while her best mate ‘cracked on’ with the boy next to her. I was dying to tell her that in about twenty years, she’d be the hot one and her friend would look like a beanbag… This is the first time in my life that I’ve really been hit by the reality of ageing. I sailed through turning thirty because at that point, I’d only just starting really living life, having missed out on so much ‘fun’ in my late teens and twenties. At forty, I was going through a renaissance, professionally and personally, so it felt like a rebirth, rather than the beginning of the end. Now, approaching fifty, something else is happening. For the first time, I’m feeling that shift, as the cloak of invisibility descends. Used to a certain level of attention in public (not all of it welcome), I’m adjusting to life as a normal human being who can walk down the street unnoticed. I’m also adjusting to seeing my mother in the mirror every time I go to the hairdressers. That halo of thick, blow-dried hair I remember seeing every Friday when she returned from her weekly hairdo. There she is again. Staring back at me. There is a sketch from Inside Amy Schumer, in which Amy joins Tina Fey and Patricia Arquette as they help Julia Louis-Dreyfus celebrate her Last Fuckable Day as an actress (she’s 55). They talk about that moment where the media decides women are no longer believably fuckable and they recast them as mothers. They give Sally Field as the greatest example, one minute playing Tom Hanks’ love interest in Punchline, the next his mother in Forrest Gump. In many ways, life for a woman is like that movie set. I’m shifting over to the other side, but I didn’t ask to be recast. (I’m not even going to get into why mothers can’t be viewed as ‘fuckable’ – as we know they can, judging by the number of searches for ‘milf’, ‘mom’ and ‘stepmom’ on porn sites. It’s just a lust that dare not speak its name, apparently.) And so, I know what I have to do. I have to be my mother – that woman striding around in purple suede boots and an eye-catching knitted coat, being clever about everything. I have to channel my looky-likey Julianne Moore (55) who just gets better and better with age, as an actress as well as a woman. The number of role models for me abounds: Robin Wright (49); Cate Blanchett (46); Kylie Minogue (47); Gillian Anderson (47). Well hello, ladies. No cloaks of invisibility there. As ex-Vogue Editor-in-chief Caroline Roitfeld (56) said, “I can not be in competition with a girl of 20, so I have to be the best in my category.” I’ve made no secret of the fact that I’m childfree-by-choice, but as my life fills with young female friends, I find myself thinking about what I want to pass on to them – in a wise-woman way. I so enjoy their company and I love talking to them about how they navigate the world of work, relationships and, well, just being a young woman. If I’d had a daughter when I was thirty, she would be eighteen now. So these are the things I’d like to say to her, and weirdly, lots of them are things my mother said to me, but I didn’t quite understand them at the time. Be yourself It sounds like a hackneyed phrase that all (good) mothers say to daughters as they walk into the world, but I mean just that. Be your own self. Your life doesn’t have to be defined by being a partner, a mother, or even having a stellar career. Just know that you have a choice in all of this. Define yourself by the life you choose to live, and by the people you choose to experience it with. If in doubt, don’t My mum used to say this all the time. But oh how true. If you have any doubts about a relationship you’re in, any at all, leave it. Don’t wait for ‘the day’ to come. It won’t and you’ll have lost valuable time. Never settle for something that doesn’t feel right or compromise your own sense of what is right to please a partner. Your gut will tell you that something is wrong – listen to it and take action. Love your body People started commenting on your body from a young age and it will be monitored by those around you (male and female) as you grow older. Look in the mirror and look into your own, makeup-free eyes before you monitor your own body. Make an agreement with yourself to see someone beautiful, strong and taking up space in the world. Never starve your body – eating properly makes you all of these things. Look out for toxic people Some of the people you choose to surround yourself with will make you feel good about yourself, others will do their damnedest to try and bring you down. These people are usually insecure and jealous of beautiful, strong, young women who are confident in the world. Surround yourself with the good ones, ditch the toxics. Don’t try and hold on to foul friendships – they will just bring you down. It’s ok to let friends – and family – go. Be in the space Take up space in the world. If you’re out walking, running or doing yoga in the park – take up the space. If you’re in the office in a meeting, let your voice take up the space. If you’re online and you feel strongly about something, let your words take up the space. Never flinch if people question why you are there, and they will – make your presence felt and your voice heard. Be confident in your sexuality Whatever your sexuality is, people will try and make you feel as though you have to hide it, that it is shameful, that you should not seek sexual pleasure just for its own sake. Do everything you want to do, safely and confidently. Do it and never wake up with regrets. The only regret you’ll have is that you never did it. Compliment other women Tell other women that they’re good at things. Things that don’t involve hair, makeup, losing weight or wearing a fab outfit. It will change their lives. Don’t dread getting older Don’t. Good things happen and they are unexpected. Your body and brain will have a way of coping with the transition that means you will discover each milestone isn’t as bad as you thought it would be. Older women are smart, beautiful and supportive of younger women. Don’t believe the myth that they’re not any of those things – it’s a lie constructed by society because older women are immensely powerful people. Don’t lead a tick box life Question everything. Never do anything just because everyone else is doing it. Feel the peer pressure and question it anyway. You can construct your own set of tick boxes that are different to other people’s. Don’t believe what others tell you about people, places or other cultures – find out for yourself. Do things on your own Even when you’re young, it’s important to commune with yourself, not just your friends. Do things on your own, such as going to the cinema, walking, going for coffee, even on holiday. You’ll never regret it. Look out for controlling partners Beware of signs that your partner is trying to control you. It can be oh so subtle, and before you know it, your life is completely in the control of another. If they make negative comments about your weight, what you’re wearing, or stop you seeing certain friends, the red flag is waving. Get out. There are wonderful people out there You’ll know the signs. They will be kind to you, your friends, their friends and their family. They will celebrate your successes and be there when things go wrong, without a sly smile on their faces. They will offer to connect you to people they know to help you in your career, and notably, women will help other women. Say sorry There will be times when you regret your behaviour, or saying something that has hurt someone else. Tell them you’re sorry and they will forgive you. If you don’t, the guilty feelings will just build inside of you and make you more likely to hurt someone again. We’re all flawed – think of apologising as a flaw release valve. Have fun when you’re young Don’t hide away from fun times. Work hard, play hard – get into all the corners that life is offering you. Make mistakes. If not, you will spend the rest of your life trying to make up for missed opportunities. It’s funny how the day that A-level results are out is the same day as my late mother’s birthday. Elizabeth Pamela Mary – ‘Pam’ – Edwards would have been 86 today. It’s funny, because she was someone who was a teenager during the Second World War, who aced her School Certificate at the age of 14 in 1942 (it was meant to be taken at 16 and was like a set of GCSEs) but couldn’t carry on into further education because the War forced her into work. As far as I’m aware from family lore, one of her jobs was as a telephonist in Hawker Siddeley, North Wales. Hawker was a founding member of British Aerospace and it made Hurricane and Spitfire aircraft that were instrumental in the Battle of Britain. Her telephone voice earned her the moniker ‘The Girl with the Dark-Brown Voice’. Or maybe it was just my dad that said that, I’m not sure. Anyway, I grew up with a mother who was clever. By the time I knew her properly, she was a housewife who helped my father run his newsagents in our town, Holywell in North Wales. But my early memories of my mum include her racing through the hardest cryptic crosswords, doing my maths homework backwards to prove that the answer was right (!!!) and being annoyingly good at shouting out the answers to University Challenge or Mastermind before anyone else could. Gah. She was good. When it came to my O- and A-levels I struggled with the pressure. She never pushed me, never put me under any further pressure, because I put myself under enough and she could see that. I did well at O-level but fell down at A. I don’t know what happened – I was getting good grades in coursework but tried too hard to learn everything by rote for the exams. I could practically recite Hamlet from memory, but it did me no good. I needed to think for myself. I then spent the next four years teaching ballet and tap in what is still an amazing dance school in North Wales – the Whitton Morris School of Dance. I forgot about academia as I plunged myself into technique and tutus, thinking I’d end up being an examiner for the British Ballet Organisation. My mum supported that path I’d decided to take, and I think she enjoyed having me at home. But something switched in my brain in year three of that time. It seriously felt like a cog had inched round in my head, and the message was loud and clear – Go To University. I found a dance course at Roehampton, which I paired with English Lit because you had to choose something, and that was it. But that wasn’t the whole story. I started to do much better than I thought I would in English essays. I remember phoning my mum from the halls of residence telling her that I’d got an A* for my first essay. Then another one. And another. She was so delighted, and I felt delighted that I could do what she hadn’t been able to do. Back when I’d done dismally in my A-levels, my mum had told me that ‘there is always a time in your life that is right for studying, and it’s not necessarily when you’re at school’. How right she was. And when I got my first-class degree, majoring in English, I was on the phone to her straight away, and she was joyous. And my career in publishing started back then when I started the Roehampton Arts Review magazine with a couple of friends. I caught the bug and never looked back. I only ever look back at Elizabeth Pamela Mary and say, Mum – it’s all for you and it always will be.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Teletext Holidays announces new chairman Teletext Holidays has a new chairman and majority shareholder, Chris Letcher, who has taken a controlling stake in the company after six months acting as a consultant. A&N Media, the consumer division of the listed Daily Mail & General Trust (DMGT), remains a major shareholder but has relinquished control. The size of Letcher's stake has not been confirmed but is understood to be 51%. DMTG issued an announcement this morning confirming "agreement in principle to sell a majority stake in Teletext Holidays to Letcher and the management team at Teletext Holidays, who will assume day-to-day operating control of the business". Victoria Sanders, Teletext Holidays managing director, said: “Chris has been involved with the business on a strategic level since May this year and been pivotal to our planning. "We have ambitious targets for growth and his investment and direction will help to drive the business forward over the next few years. He has an excellent track record in business and I’m looking forward to working with him.” Letcher said: “I see huge potential in Teletext Holidays given its strength as an online player and as television technology moves rapidly to a new future. I believe Victoria and the team have done a phenomenal job relaunching the brand and getting the business to where it is in terms of its web presence. "We have a strong business model and the focus will be on creating market leading digital distribution platforms and working with our travel partners to ensure we deliver the best holiday deals in the market." Letcher was previously group managing director of Hobsons, a technology business supporting schools, colleges and universities. Hobsons is also owned by DMGT. Letcher has acted in a consultancy role with DMGT for the last three years. He is an investor in a number of other companies, including travel club Secret Escapes.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
HUD CHARGES BANK OF AMERICA WITH DISCRIMINATING AGAINST HOMEBUYERS WITH DISABILITIES WASHINGTON, DC – February 27, 2012 – (RealEstateRama) — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today announced that it is charging Bank of America with discriminating against homebuyers with disabilities. HUD alleges that Bank of America imposed unnecessary and burdensome requirements on borrowers who relied on disability income to qualify for their home loans and required some disabled borrowers to provide physician statements to qualify for home mortgage loans. The Fair Housing Act makes it illegal to discriminate in the terms and conditions of a loan to an individual based on a disability, including imposing different application or qualification criteria, and makes it illegal to inquire about the nature or severity of a disability except in limited circumstances not applicable here. “Holding homebuyers with disabilities to a higher standard just because they rely on disability payments as a source of income is against the law,” said John Trasviña, HUD Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity. “Mortgage companies may verify income and have eligibility standards but they may not single out homebuyers with disabilities to delay or deny financing when they are otherwise eligible.” HUD’s charge is based on a “Secretary-initiated investigation,” and the investigation of complaints filed by two individual borrowers in Michigan and one borrower in Wisconsin who claimed that Bank of America required them to provide personal medical information and documentation regarding their disability and proof of continuance of their Social Security payment in order to qualify for a home mortgage loan. The charge is also being issued as part of the work being conducted by the Federal Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force’s non-discrimination working group. According to HUD’s charge, Bank of America allegedly asked some borrowers for proof of their disabilities and sought evidence of the continuation of their Social Security income before approving loans, after first denying them. The matter will now be handled by the Department of Justice. FHEO and its partners in the Fair Housing Assistance Program investigate approximately 10,000 housing discrimination complaints annually. People who believe they are the victims of housing discrimination should contact HUD at 1-800-669-9777 (voice), (800) 927-9275 (TTY). ### HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for quality affordable rental homes: utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination; and transform the way HUD does business. More information about HUD and its programs is available on the Internet at www.hud.gov andhttp://espanol.hud.gov. You can also follow HUD on twitter @HUDnews, on facebook at www.facebook.com/HUD, or sign up for news alerts on HUD’s News Listserv. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is the nation’s housing agency committed to increasing homeownership, particularly among minorities; creating affordable housing opportunities for low-income Americans; and supporting the homeless, elderly, people with disabilities and people living with AIDS. The Department also promotes economic and community development, and enforces the nation’s fair housing laws. Recent Gov & Nonprofit Real Estate Press Releases Thirty acres of the 68-acre Site A parcel at Alameda Point was transferred from the City of Alameda to Alameda Point Partners(APP), the City’s private partner. Alameda Point Partners is a joint venture between Trammell Crow Residential, a division of Dallas-based Crow Holdings, srmERNST Development Partners, Madison Marquette, Eden Housing, and financial partner Cypress Equity Investments.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
if closing save dialog after exporting is a better option: I mean, export WITHOUT saving FIRST? very, very odd gui! Matthew Cook On Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 1:01 PM Admin Yes, publishing/rendering your scribe as a video is different from saving your scribe as a project. I guess you can think of publishing/rendering as like printing a word document, you can print a document without saving it. You should always save your project as publishing/rendering will not save it. See Save scribes on your computer and online and Render and share scribes. G GF Sistemas On Mon, 11 Dec, 2017 at 4:15 PM hi Matthew, After a while, I "adapted", but borg's approach is a problem for newbies, mainly in the trial period... IMHO, problem is fuzzy dialog logic. Matthew Cook On Wed, 13 Dec, 2017 at 2:01 PM Admin I will note this with our developers. Who is Borg by the way? G GF Sistemas On Wed, 13 Dec, 2017 at 2:25 PM hi Matthew, Sorry, it's a trekkie joke... the Borg was a collective of drones that "assimilated" other species to expand themselves. Their mottos are "resistence is futil" & "you'll adapt"... I hope this clarifies the joke :) Matthew Cook On Thu, 14 Dec, 2017 at 2:08 PM Admin Thanks. My Google search did return information about the Borg's from Star Trek, I should have been able to piece the joke together myself! Sorry that you had to explain!	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Fundraiser was a swimming success To the Editor: We want to extend a big thank you and congratulations to Barb Arland-Fye. Her article on Page 2 of the Aug. 31, 2017, Catholic Messenger gave attention to the first Annual Beth Godwin Calabotta Swim Challenge, a fundraiser for cancer research. Swimmers from 16 years of age to 84 participated. There were Master Swimmers and those who chose water-walking. Barb swam over a mile — 82 lengths of the pool in just over an hour. We wish to thank all those who took part in this event — those who helped, those who swam and the many of you who have donated to this worthy cause. To date, $8,000 has already been raised. Anyone still wishing to contribute in memory of Beth, an avid swimmer who died in March of metastatic cancer, may make a check payable to the Cancer Couch Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. Send to Ruth Johnson, 2627 Middle Road, Davenport, Iowa, 52803, attention: Cancer. The Second Annual Beth Godwin Calabotta Swim Challenge has been scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018, in the West High School Pool in Davenport. Please put this date on your calendar now. Consider joining us in celebration of the value of water exercise enhancing your health. Using water for rehabilitation, family recreation as well as lifelong “joint friendly” exercise becomes more important in times of stress and with age. Thank you Barb Arland-Fye, Ruth Johnson, Norm Bower and everyone who donated time and/or money. Please know that 100 percent of the funds will go to metastatic breast cancer research. E-edition is an electronic digital replica version of our print edition that can be viewed with a computer or tablet. It is searchable, zoomable and all photos are in color!Enjoy Today!To subscribe to the paper, E-edition or both: Contact your parish today or [email protected] (563) 323-9959	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
You appear to be on a device with a "narrow" screen width (i.e. you are probably on a mobile phone). Due to the nature of the mathematics on this site it is best views in landscape mode. If your device is not in landscape mode many of the equations will run off the side of your device (should be able to scroll to see them) and some of the menu items will be cut off due to the narrow screen width. Section 6-4 : Solving Logarithm Equations In this section we will now take a look at solving logarithmic equations, or equations with logarithms in them. We will be looking at two specific types of equations here. In particular we will look at equations in which every term is a logarithm and we also look at equations in which all but one term in the equation is a logarithm and the term without the logarithm will be a constant. Also, we will be assuming that the logarithms in each equation will have the same base. If there is more than one base in the logarithms in the equation the solution process becomes much more difficult. Before we get into the solution process we will need to remember that we can only plug positive numbers into a logarithm. This will be important down the road and so we can’t forget that. Now, let’s start off by looking at equations in which each term is a logarithm and all the bases on the logarithms are the same. In this case we will use the fact that, \[{\mbox{If }}{\log _b}x = {\log _b}y{\mbox{ then }}x = y\] In other words, if we’ve got two logs in the problem, one on either side of an equal sign and both with a coefficient of one, then we can just drop the logarithms. Note that we don’t need to go all the way out with the check here. We just need to make sure that once we plug in the $x$ we don’t have any negative numbers or zeroes in the logarithms. Since we don’t in this case we have the solution, it is $x = \frac{1}{5}$. Okay, in this equation we’ve got three logarithms and we can only have two. So, we saw how to do this kind of work in a set of examples in the previous section so we just need to do the same thing here. It doesn’t really matter how we do this, but since one side already has one logarithm on it we might as well combine the logs on the other side. We don’t need to go any farther, there is a logarithm of a negative number in the first term (the others are also negative) and that’s all we need in order to exclude this as a solution. Be careful here. We are not excluding $x = - 2$ because it is negative, that’s not the problem. We are excluding it because once we plug it into the original equation we end up with logarithms of negative numbers. It is possible to have negative values of $x$ be solutions to these problems, so don’t mistake the reason for excluding this value. Also, along those lines we didn’t take $x = 6$ as a solution because it was positive, but because it didn’t produce any negative numbers or zero in the logarithms upon substitution. It is possible for positive numbers to not be solutions. So, with all that out of the way, we’ve got a single solution to this equation, $x = 6$. c $\ln 10 - \ln \left( {7 - x} \right) = \ln x$ Show Solution We will work this equation in the same manner that we worked the previous one. We’ve got two logarithms on one side so we’ll combine those, drop the logarithms and then solve. In this case both possible solutions, $x = 2$ and $x = 5$, end up actually being solutions. There is no reason to expect to always have to throw one of the two out as a solution. Now we need to take a look at the second kind of logarithmic equation that we’ll be solving here. This equation will have all the terms but one be a logarithm and the one term that doesn’t have a logarithm will be a constant. In order to solve these kinds of equations we will need to remember the exponential form of the logarithm. Here it is if you don’t remember. To solve these we need to get the equation into exactly the form that this one is in. We need a single log in the equation with a coefficient of one and a constant on the other side of the equal sign. Once we have the equation in this form we simply convert to exponential form. So, let’s do that with this equation. The exponential form of this equation is, Now, just as with the first set of examples we need to plug this back into the original equation and see if it will produce negative numbers or zeroes in the logarithms. If it does it can’t be a solution and if it doesn’t then it is a solution. No negative numbers or zeroes in the logarithms and so this is a solution. Therefore, we have a single solution to this equation, $x = 5$. Again, remember that we don’t exclude a potential solution because it’s negative or include a potential solution because it’s positive. We exclude a potential solution if it produces negative numbers or zeroes in the logarithms upon substituting it into the equation and we include a potential solution if it doesn’t. So, upon substituting this solution in we see that all the numbers in the logarithms are positive and so this IS a solution. Note again that it doesn’t matter that the solution is negative, it just can’t produce negative numbers or zeroes in the logarithms.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Presentations of the latest printers That is why they often present their presentations, during which they show their clients how they can use them. They also prepare their exhibitions available at trade fairs and at various events organized by the most well-known producers. A very good way to reach potential customers is also to prepare properly looking exhibitions that allow you to display new printer collections. The Internet, on the other hand, allows you to post photos of modern printers made by professionals who have modern equipment to display selected parts of printers..	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
TattJock saidMathew St. Patrick.... A big guy like me....very determined... trademark mustache and smooth bald head like me he IS quite the H U N K !! some of my most favorite scenes of "six feet under" was with these two guys (almost) naked in bed together....i thought that their character's relationship was as "true to life" as a television show could portray. if john goodman (roseanne, the big easy, everyone's all american) continues to shed the excess weight; he would be my choice to be me in any movie that hollywood would be bored and desperate enough to make. having observed him here in new orleans, out of character and just being "himelf", i suspect that his natural charm and personality would reflect favorably on mine.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Vermont Vermont State House The Vermont State House, located in Montpelier, is the state capitol of Vermont, and the seat of the Vermont General Assembly. The current Greek Revival structure is the third building on the same site to be used as the State House. http://www.muttiah.com	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Singapore's banks at the crossroads The MAS and analysts agree that Singapore''s banking consolidation is just not happening quickly enough So-called liberalization of the Singaporean banking sector has not delivered the necessary changes. As banking consolidation around the region and the world continues apace, Singapore still clings to its pre-crisis models. An April 3 speech by chairman of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Lee Hsien Loong, left many analysts cold at the way few concrete reforms have been instigated. The analysts say that compared with the changes to Singapore's telecom sector, and developments to the capital markets infrastructure, the...	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Main menu Horrible Bosses You are here Everyone has either had one or heard the horror stories. Dealing with a supervisor or manager who yells, swears, and otherwise acts in a completely disrespectful manner towards employees can be traumatizing and have a substantial effect on morale, stress and anxiety levels, and even health. Given how severe the damage can be to the employee, does this mean the employee can sue and recover for this behavior? At least in the Eighth Circuit, the answer is generally “no.” Most often, regardless of how rude and offensive the conduct of a supervisor or manager, as long as the conduct is not directed at an employee on the basis of a protected class status (race, gender, religion, etc.) or does not affect a material work condition or benefit, then it is permissible. A few examples from relevant cases will help explain the distinction. In a fairly recent case, Rester v. Stephens Media, LLC, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed a dismissal of both a hostile work environment claim and a sex discrimination claim based on conduct by an employee’s manager where the manager yelled and swore at the employee and even physically restrained her so she could not leave during the event. 739 F.3d 1127 (8th Cir. 2014). The following is the Court’s description of the events at issue: Elderton slammed his hands on the desk and began screaming and cursing at her. Rester testified that she rolled her chair back, stood up, and said that she needed to leave, but Elderton put his hands on her three times, and physically prevented her from leaving until she began “wailing and cussing and screaming and hollering.” Citing prior decisions, the Court noted that the standard for a hostile work environment claim was “demanding” and “required extreme conduct” as opposed to that which is “merely rude or unpleasant.” The Court found the manager’s conduct in the situation described above to be the latter. The Court further noted that there was nothing in the record to indicate that the offensive conduct was based on a protected class status of the plaintiff’s or that the plaintiff suffered a material, adverse consequence at work as a result of this conduct. As dismaying as that may be to the average employee, the Rester case is consistent with other cases. For example, in Jackman v. Fifth Judicial Dist. Dept., the plaintiff employee brought Title VII claims for discrimination and also a claim for hostile work environment harassment. 728 F.3d 800 (8th Cir. 2013). The plaintiff was an African-American woman who endured the staff and supervisor: making complaints about the “black women” on her shift; making comments about how watching “Roots” qualified as studying African-American culture; joking about black people being prone to domestic violence; and excessive investigations into and monitoring of her activities at work to the point where her performance log was “eleven pages longer than the performance logs for eight other employees combined.” Again affirming the lower court’s dismissal, the Court of Appeals found that the plaintiff had not suffered an adverse employment action on which she could maintain her Title VII claims. The Court defined an adverse employment action as one which “produces a material employment disadvantage” and not “minor changes in duties or working conditions, even unpalatable or unwelcome ones” and held that the plaintiff’s facts were not egregious enough to fit within the framework of claims allowed by prior decisions. The Court applied the same logic to the plaintiff’s harassment claim, holding that the conduct at issue did not “affect a term, condition, or privilege of employment.” The Court further stated that, because these incidents happened only a few times a year, the work environment was not “severe or pervasive enough to constitute actionable discrimination.” The main take home message from these and other cases is that, while it is unfortunate that employers may act like rude, offensive jerks, unless they do so in a way that: 1) has a negative, material effect on working conditions (such as termination, demotion, etc.) and 2) is explicitly based on a protected class status (such as race, age, gender, etc.), then an employee likely has no claim. So yes, like many others, you may have a horrible boss. But until that boss crosses the line into one of the narrow, protected areas under law, the courts will not have a remedy for you. And what’s the bottom line for employers? If you are going to be a jerk, be a jerk to everyone, but just try not to overdo it. If you would like to discuss an employment matter or other issue, contact Wilson Law Group to schedule a free consultation.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
The Fingal Macra ladies made it to the All-Ireland Final of the event held recently at Gormanston College in County Meath. Macra National President, Alan Jagoe, speaking after the event, congratulated everyone who took part. Mr. Jagoe said: 'Competitions like indoor soccer are a great hobby for young people along with being great fun. Macra, along with the NDC, encourages members to get involved in sports as great exercise and a way of meeting new people. 'Indoor soccer is as popular as ever, as seen by the many competitors who battled it out for the coveted titles today. 'Being active is crucial for health and wellbeing and Macra, along with the National Dairy Council, are keen to emphasise the benefits of both exercise and healthy eating. Drinking a glass of skimmed milk after taking part in sports is a great way to rehydrate as a number of research studies indicated.'	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
How to Get Started Learning Ur/Web One suggestion: start with the main demo linked below, jumping to the official tutorial as you feel more curious about details of the language. Much of the reference manual is oriented toward readers with training in formal semantics, so most readers will never want to read it cover-to-cover; but the sections on command-line arguments and so forth are worth skimming for everyone.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Drivers entertain themselves amid M1 travel chaos Getting stuck in a traffic jam is one of the biggest sources of frustration, stress and, let’s face it anger that a driver has to experience. But motorists trapped in nine-hour queues on the M1 have come up with a way to pass the time… Drivers got so fed up waiting in an 11-mile tailback between Northampton and Milton Keynes, they got out of their cars and played football, rugby and Frisbee. Police closed both directions of the busy motorway during rush hour, as they attended to a suspicious package at around 7.30am on Tuesday 19th September. Passing the time Images shared on social media show drivers having a kick about on the opposite empty lanes, as some made their way up the hard shoulder with suitcases in a desperate bid to catch a flight. Tim Mayer, a Conservative councillor from Coventry who had been trapped in the long queues, said: “There’s a five-a-side football competition, a bit of rugby, a guy cycling up and down in the wrong direction.” Former England Cricketer James Taylor shared a video on Twitter of one man using the time to practice his skateboarding technique. Tim later joked: “Might get the clubs out – perfect driving range”. Other motorists passed the time by socialising with fellow drivers. Cllr Mayer added: “There are a few people with coffee in the car who have shared it around and others with some boiled sweets who have been generous.” Lengthy clean-up Eventually, a gap was cut into the central barriers to allow motorists to escape the tailbacks via Newport Pagnell services. Police have confirmed chemical analysis is ongoing but say there are no explosives in the package that was found beneath a bridge. As the queues ensured, Thames Valley Police Chief Inspector Mark Lewis said: “The object contains a highly corrosive material which has leaked across lanes one and two, therefore the clear up process will take a significant amount of time.” The M1 northbound carriageway reopened at around 5.30pm, while the southbound lanes stayed closed until 10.30pm.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Blog of Stephen Glenn who was Liberal Democrat candidate for Linlithgow and East Falkirk candidate from the 2005 and 2010 Westminster General Elections. As a fan of Douglas Adams he knows the true meaning of 42. When not blogging and Lib Demming he can be found supporting Livingston Football Club. Pages Wednesday, December 24, 2008 Well the afternoon at least, which is the Glenn household is cause for celebration as is also happens to be elder nephew's birthday. So I shall shortly be heading to the airport (which will be carbon offset) to attend to uncling duties tonight, to assist mother for the family feast tomorrow, well she has raised two sons who know how to cook and aim for the best. I was all prepared to bus it into the airport but this morning got a text from Caron offering to give me lift. It will make a nice change getting a lift from Caron, not be "dumped" somewhere in the vicinity of Glenrothes to do some campaigning. Only thing I have to deliver this time are not focus leaflets but tidings of Christmas joy to my family. I also appear to have started the Christmas joy in the stairwell. Having delivered my Marie Curie cards (in memory of Dad) I have so far received 2 out of the three is return in the ten minutes since, the other flat was empty when I chapped (Scots-English translation: knocked). So like everyone else in the blogosphere expecting posting to be light for the next few days, although I am back at work Monday so it will be normal to be blogging then again at least. So for those of you celebrating any of the holidays of this time of year have a Merry Christmas, a joyous Hanukkah, or to my Muslim readers a delayed blessed Eid ul-Adha but Happy New Year for the 29th. LinkWithin I've MOVED To find my up to the minnute blogging please follow the link below. http://stephensliberaljournal.blogspot.com Also check your blogroll or other tracking source if you have me listed some of you are still linking to here. Football Stadia Tour Comments Policy New comments will be posted automatically. However, I will he checking regularly to check the legality of comments. If there is a comment you wish to complain about please email me and I will look into it. Comments on posts that are more than a week old will be moderated, this is just so that I can keep a check on these which can often be malicious. So far most comments submitted have appeared on the blog and will do so it you keep to the rules below. This blog does not allow anonymous comments, but if you are prepared to identify yourself in some way you are free to post a comment. I would request that you keep it civil, non-offensive and legal. As far as possible also keep to the point. Do all this so that I can maintain my open access and immediate publication of comments policy without the need for moderation. The comments posted on this blog unless identified as by one of the authors are not the views of this blog, or bloggers. Where this is an issue with a post a comment will be made regarding is suitability. This blog is the personal opinion of Stephen Glenn and does not necessarily reflect the views of West Lothian Lib Dems, Scottish Lib Dems, Northern Ireland Lib Dems or the the Lib Dems at any level. All external content is to the best of the blogger's knowledge referenced and linked to a live site (although some links may die from time to time outwith the control of the writer). The writer retains the intellectual rights to all original content on this blog.	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }
Please consider donating to Behind the Black, by giving either a one-time contribution or a regular subscription, as outlined in the tip jar to the right. Your support will allow me to continue covering science and culture as I have for the past twenty years, independent and free from any outside influence. The competition heats up: The deal between ESA and Airbus Safran to build Europe’s next generation rocket, Ariane 6, to compete with SpaceX for the launch market is now threatened because Europe wants the company to pay more for development than the company expected. [ESA launch director Gaele] Winters acknowledged that Airbus Safran Launchers has not agreed with ESA’s assessment that industry’s share of the development cost is around 400 million euros. “They told us they have not signed off on the 400 million [euros], and this is correct,” Winters said. “It is an assumption we made, which we will look at next during the full Program Implementation review scheduled for mid-2016. Industry is prepared to invest in the program, and one important condition is that we need to be sure they have a fair rate of return on their investment.” Winters said ESA is sensitive to the fact that additional costs borne by industry will find their way into the Ariane 6 pricing structure, which would undermine the vehicle’s competitiveness on the international commercial market. If Airbus Safran wants to own the rocket, they must be willing to pay for some of its development, as have SpaceX and the other new American commercial space companies. This is the price for having the right to make money from the rocket outside of its European government customers. It seems, however, that Airbus Safran is balking at that reality. They are used to having everything covered by ESA, and are now unhappy they might have to lay out some bucks themselves. “Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America’s quest for the moon… Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America’s greatest human triumphs.” –San Antonio Express-News	{ "pile_set_name": "Pile-CC" }

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