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Strategies for Starting a Business Los Banos CA
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Strategies for Starting a Business
You hear it everywhere, every day. The market is down. Times are tough. People are struggling. But what if an unstable economy is the perfect timeto start a business? That-s exactly what Tony Hawk did when he created a multimillion-dollar skateboarding empire during a flat market and waning public interest. Here-s what Tony has to say about using tough times to your advantage:
Know it is risky, but do it anyway. "I felt like if I could start a company when skating was at one of its deadest states, then if it takes off again, we set ourselves up to be in a position of prominence and we-d just ride the wave."
Recognize the advantages of a flat market. "For someone to come in once the sport takes off, it-s just going to take way too much capital and way too much marketing money to get in a position to be recognized."
Make sure you are passionate about your idea or product. "I focused all of my energy on it because I loved it so much and I felt like, you know, I want to make this happen."
Don-t just grab deals as they come—scrutinize. "I learned the hard way not to hand everyone the keys to all your opportunities. I gave them the power to have the final say in projects and deals and it cost me."
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|Reviews for Requiem Of The Doves
| LadyAxe chapter 1 . 6/10/2011
Oh I likes this one very much! At first I thought it was about twins, then an MPD or Schizophrenic vibe hit me...until I read your note below :-)
Was it intended as poetry? Or did you just want to write it with deliberate loose phrasing? The short lines really make the reader notice the emotions behind it.
I myself, can totally relate to this "double-face", Jekyll and Hyde state of mind. In fact, that is why my art name is so double-sided. The roses and poetry meets the Voodoo and cigars. I understand what you feel here. I so understand!
| Ioga chapter 1 . 12/12/2010
Interesting, I've upkept a similar internal split (strong/impatient/angry vs. kind/peaceful/weak) but I couldn't recognize it from the poem before the end author's note. Mostly phrases like 'coming closer' and 'I'll keep you safe / inside of me' turned me off the track, since to me the splits are equal and cannot contain each other (and there's no third personality ruling over them).
That's how life seems to be, if you're the kindly "good girl" day to day your brain needs a way to let off the steam; either it externalizes the aggression to a separate entity, or it has you do funky things in your sleep, and so on. The more you suppress external behaviour, the more axe-waving happens tucked away between the ears. X-)
I didn't like some of the sudden capitalizations (e.g. "Free You'll be like a bird In my love"), it seemed like there should be linebreaks but ewren't. Oh, also there were a few places where the usual paragraph break was just a linebreak, maybe an upload formatting mess-up?
Thanks for this!
| heart shaped box x3 chapter 1 . 7/10/2008
Just woah.
I loved your poem. The whole feel of it was just absolutely amazing.
| Jac Bones chapter 1 . 4/29/2008
Amazing poem. I sit enthralled by it.
I found it amazing in that it's kind of like a dialogue to your anger and your woe. Because, I believe, we don't feel connected to the person we are. And maybe sometimes, letters could work and solve everything...
Just amazing.

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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post4326515792298395571..comments2017-08-18T19:17:55.967-04:00Comments on Pink and Green Mama: * I'm A Melissa and Doug Camp Sunny Patch Honor Counselor!pink and green mama MaryLeahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post-63679770660436693952012-06-22T08:23:28.044-04:002012-06-22T08:23:28.044-04:00Thanks Kristina, Can't wait to see what fun ...Thanks Kristina,

Can't wait to see what fun things you cook up over at your house as well!! : )

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MaryLeapink and green mama MaryLeahttps://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post-91489040635071838732012-06-18T13:27:35.485-04:002012-06-18T13:27:35.485-04:00I love your blog! I have been following for about ...I love your blog! I have been following for about 2 years now and I have done so many of your projects with my girls, 4 and 1 1/2 yrs old. Since my little one is still pretty young, I like to go back and do some of your older projects from when your little ones were tiny. Anyway I just wanted to let you know that I think your pretty awesome, and we also have an obsession, I mean we also really like rainbows!!Krystlehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post-14031378419582076492012-06-16T20:19:19.906-04:002012-06-16T20:19:19.906-04:00How cool is that - We love Melissa and Doug and ev...How cool is that - We love Melissa and Doug and even though it is mid-winter here... I know we are going to love what you get up too!!!se7enhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post-9994069177899613762012-06-16T14:24:23.219-04:002012-06-16T14:24:23.219-04:00I love that the water table is a mermaid play area...I love that the water table is a mermaid play area. So cute. :)~The Bargain Babe from *Zucchini Summer Blog*https://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-81315000116549245.post-61651392810660661072012-06-16T12:43:16.804-04:002012-06-16T12:43:16.804-04:00Hi there, looks like lots of fun in your backyard!...Hi there, looks like lots of fun in your backyard! We still have another 5 weeks of school here (UK), but will check back for ideas to keep the kids entertained:)Vic at Blossom and Snowflakeshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Group with Queen Victoria
1 portrait of Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven
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Group with Queen Victoria
by Hills & Saunders
12 x 10 inch glass plate negative, July 1893
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- Sheikh Chidda, Indian servant to Queen Victoria. Sitter associated with 2 portraits.
- Francis Clark (died 1895), Queen Victoria's Highland servant. Sitter in 1 portrait.
- Irene of Hesse and by Rhine, Princess Henry of Prussia (1866-1953), Wife of Prince Heinrich of Prussia; daughter of Louis IV of Hesse-Darmstadt and by Rhine. Sitter in 9 portraits.
- Queen Victoria (1819-1901), Reigned 1837-1901. Sitter associated with 532 portraits, Artist associated with 5 portraits.
- Princess Victoria Alberta Elisabeth Mathilde Marie (née Princess of Hesse), Marchioness of Milford-Haven (1863-1950), Granddaughter of Queen Victoria; wife of Prince Louis of Battenberg, 1st Marquess. Sitter associated with 20 portraits.
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Current affairsKeir Hardie is among the group who formalise the Independent Labour Party, and is elected chairman and party leader at the opening conference. Gladstone continues with his campaign for home rule in Ireland, introducing the Second Home Rule Bill, which is passed by the Commons but vetoed by the Lords.
Art and scienceArt Nouveau becomes a fully established movement in European art and design, after emerging in different countries and across different disciplines at the start of the decade. Key figures include the illustrator Aubrey Beardsley, architects Victor Horta and Paul Hankar, and the designer Alphonse Mucha. Art Nouveau is characterised by the 'whiplash' line, a decorative line which represents graphically the desire to break free from traditional aesthetic constraints.
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Start date: September 2017
Contract type: Full Time
Contract term: Supply
Suitable for NQTs: Yes
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an experienced, dedicated Art and Design Teacher to join a secondary school in the Hartlepool area, from September 2017 for a duration of 6 weeks on a full time basis.
The successful candidate will cover both KS3 and KS4. You will have a strong subject knowledge and an understanding of the curriculum. You will be considerate, patient and must demonstrate flexibility and adaptability.
Vision for Education is a specialist education recruitment agency working with Secondary schools and Academies across Teesside. We offer assurance that our Safeguarding procedures are thorough and concise, and that we completely believe in fair pay to our teaching staff through our PAYE service. No hidden Umbrella Company costs! If you require a new DBS, we can also sort this out for you.
We work exclusively with many schools throughout Teesside and the surrounding areas, providing a personalised and local, people-focused service. We help schools with short and longer term teaching placements, many of which can lead to long term contracts.
Whether you are a newly qualified teacher looking for the opportunity to complete your induction, a more experienced teacher looking for more teaching work, or a better work/life balance, or a retired teacher looking for 1-2 day's work a week, Vision will be happy to help. We have a passion for helping those who register with our agency to find a placement that suits them.
What we can offer you: *£50 reward every time you recommend a colleague *Free training courses *Support throughout placements *A local, dedicated service *Pension scheme (qualifying periods apply) *Excellent rates of pay *Social events, drinks evenings, Christmas parties and Summer BBQ's - a chance to meet fellow supply teachers.
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Hillwalking in Scotland
GLEANN DUBH-LIGHE, SCOTLAND - 27 FEBRUARY 2016: David Hetherington trekking through snow on a traverse of Braigh nan Uamhachan, a Corbett in the West Highlands of Scotland
Edinburgh-based doctor and long-distance ultra runner Charlie Lees running along the north ridge of Stob Choire Claurigh in the Grey Corries, West Highlands of Scotland.
Walking in the Scottish Highlands
CAIRNGORMS, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 15, 2012: A group of people ski touring on the Cairngorms mountains near Aviemore, North-East Highlands of Scotland
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Scottish mountain runner and Salomon-sponsored athlete Donnie Campbell running near Brevent in the Mont Blanc region, Chamonix, France. Image © Colin Henderson Photography. Permission required before use. To license this image, please contact me quoting the file reference, size required and your planned end usage.
Trail running in Scotland
TYNINGHAME, EAST LOTHIAN - 30 JULY 2014: Edinburgh ultra runner Joanne Thom running near Tyninghame beach, Scotland
Mountain running in Scotland
BEN STARAV, SCOTLAND: 28 DECEMBER 2014: Donnie Campbell running on Ben Starav, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland
GLEN COE, SCOTLAND - FEBRUARY 19, 2012: Alex Haken follows footprints leading to the base of Dorsal Arete, a grade II climb on Stob Coire nan Lochan, a mountain in the West Highlands of Scotland, near Glencoe
Patagonian Expedition Race
German team Bergahus members Neil McQueen and Thomas Schmitt kayaking on the Straits of Magellan during the Patagonian Expedition Race
Whitewater kayaking in Scotland
RIVER ORCHY, SCOTLAND - 03 JANUARY 2016: Mark Mulrain descending the Eas a' Chathaidh rapid (Grade 5) near Bridge of Orchy
Open water swimming in Scotland
TORRIDON, SCOTLAND - 28 JUNE 2014: Vasilis Toxavidis training for the Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon in the water off Shieldaig in north-west Scotland
Surfing in the Canary Islands
TENERIFE, SEPTEMBER 22 2012: Uruguayan surf instructor, Daniel Medina, surfs at La Piscina break, Playa de las Americas, in the Canary Islands
ISLE OF RUM, SCOTLAND - MAY 27, 2012: Guirdil bothy on the west coast of the Isle of Rum, North-West Scotland. (Scottish bothies are free, remote shelters for outdoors people, maintained by the Mountain Bothies Association).
TORRIDON, SCOTLAND - OCTOBER 27, 2012: David Hetherington warming his sock-covered feet in front of a stove in Coire Fionnaraich, a Scottish mountain bothy near Coulags, North-West Highlands of Scotland
TORRIDON - SCOTLAND, OCTOBER 27 2012: David Hetherington looking across Glen Torridon to the Munro, Liathach, on an ascent of Beinn Damh, a Corbett in the North-West Highlands of Scotland
TARMACHAN RIDGE, SCOTLAND - 09 NOVEMBER 2014: Ultra runner Joanne Thom running on Meall nan Tarmachan, a Munro in the South-East Highlands of Scotland
TYNINGHAME, EAST LOTHIAN - 30 JULY 2014: Edinburgh ultra runner and PT instructor Hugh McInnes running near Tyninghame beach, Scotland
CAIRNGORMS, 10 OCTOBER 2015: Scottish running coach and personal trainer, Donnie Campbell (www.getactiverunning.com) on Fiacaill Ridge, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland.
Walking and climbing in Scotland
CAIRNGORMS, SCOTLAND - 26 OCTOBER 2013: James Hathway at a belay point on Pygmy Ridge, a Moderate graded rock climb in Coire an t'Sneachda, Cairngorms National Park.
GLENSHEE, SCOTLAND, NOVEMBER 25, 2012: Bill Snee wrapped up warm against the elements whilst out walking in winter in the Scottish Highlands.
Hillwalking in the Scottish Highlands
GLEN CLOVA, SCOTLAND - 21 MARCH 2014: David Hetherington during a winter's day out in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
STUC A'CHROIN, SCOTLAND - JANUARY 11, 2014: Davy Hetherington and Ant Mayer walk through spindrift during an ascent of Stuc a'Chroin, a Munro in the South East Highlands of Scotland
BEN STARAV, SCOTLAND: 28 DECEMBER 2014: Donnie Campbell and Doctor Andrew Murray running near the summit of Ben Starav, a Munro in the West Highlands of Scotland
PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS, TENERIFE: SEPTEMBER 23 2013 - A male surfer surfs on a breaking wave near Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Canary Islands
Team East Wind kayak up an unusually calm Straits of Magellan during the penultimate leg of the 2013 Patagonian Expedition Race.
Trekking in the European Alps
CHAMONIX, FRANCE - JULY 04, 2010: Alex Haken in a crevasse on the Tour Glacier, Chamonix Alps
Climbing in Scotland
CAIRNGORMS, 21 FEBRUARY 2015: Two climbers ascend a steep icy slope next to Hell's Lum crag in the Cairngorms National Park, Scotland
Road cycling in Scotland
SHIELDAIG, SCOTLAND - 24 JUNE 2015: German triathlete Dirk Zangen, winner of the 2015 Celtman Extreme Scottish Triathlon
Mountain biking in Scotland
TORRIDON, SCOTLAND - 04 OCTOBER 2014: Naomi Freireich mountain biking in front of Beinn Eighe, a Munro in the North-West Highlands of Scotland
BEINN EIGHE, SCOTLAND, 24 JULY 2014: Mountain guide Paul Tattersall (Go Further Scotland) running on Beinn Eighe, a Munro in the North-West Highlands of Scotland
PLAYA DE LAS AMERICAS, TENERIFE: SEPTEMBER 19 2013 - A male surfer surfs on a breaking wave near Playa de las Americas, Tenerife, Canary Islands
TORRIDON, SCOTLAND - 15 FEBRUARY 2014: A mountain biker adjusts his helmet in front of a brick building


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Worshippers at Edingley Methodist Chapel attended its final service this month before its closure due to dwindling attendance.
The congregation sang hymns and finished with a communion service at the church, which was built in 1838.
Rev Helen Nice, minister at the chapel, said: "The village has changed out of all recognition since the chapel was built.
"It has completed its mission - it is sad in a way but there is a lot to thank God for and celebrate."
Rev Nice added: "A lot of people who had been associated with the chapel in the past came to the service, which was lovely."
David Brown (58), a part-time organist at the church who has attended since he was aged ten, said he was saddened by the news but times had changed.
"As Christians we are told to be a witness to God's word and interpret it in terms of the 21st century.
"It is better perhaps to practice purposeful work at a nursing home for example."
Edingley Church was part of Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit - a group of thirteen Methodist churches situated in and around Southwell and Newark.
The movement that eventually became the Methodist Church was started by John Wesley in the late 18th century.
There are over 6,000 Methodist churches in Britain with a total membership of about 330,000 people.
There are around one million people in Britain who have an active connection with the Methodist Church and around 70 million such people across the world.
Newark and Southwell Methodist Circuit will now have responsibilty for selling the building at as high a price as possible, a spokesperson confirmed.


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KUSCO supports holding of various S&T meeting such as conferences, forums, symposiums, seminar and workshops.
KUSCO supports domestic or international travel expenses for participants or invitees for various S&T meetings that must be jointly managed by both Korean and American organizations. These meetings can be held in Korea or the United States. The program is open to Korean-American and other American scientists and engineers residing in the United States and participants or invitees who receive a grant from KUSCO need to prepare for the presentation at designated meetings.


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Running back Michael Bush practiced in full for the second straight day, and looks like he will return to action Sunday, four weeks after he had thumb surgery. But guard Robert Gallery was out again with a hamstring injury and coach Tom Cable said he was "very questionable" for the game at Arizona.
Defensive tackle John Henderson (foot) will be a game-time decision, but Richard Seymour (hamstring) is all set to return after missing a game.
Cable had the first update on receiver Chaz Schilens (knee) in a while.
"We're making progress," Cable said. "I would say (doctors are) probably happy with where he's at right now. We still have a ways to go but we're progressing."
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This summer was a near-perfect season for blondes. We were blessed with bouncy, chesty blonde bombshells like Lindsey and Jordan, curvy swimsuit models like Kate and Charlotte. Their bikinis stretched like hands of lycra that hoped to contain breasts that are far more than a handful. All summer-long their skin-tight yoga pants and leggings advertised the curves and contours of their thighs and backsides like the women were wearing a coat of black paint to cover their booties. It's been one long, hot and sexy summer.
Now it's time to mark the changing of the season. That's why, this week, we're focusing on the alluring smile and inviting curves of walnut-haired stunner Anya Ermolaeva.
Ain't she something? She hails from Mother Russia. Which means she knows how important it is to savor the fall before the long winter takes hold. Well, we couldn't think of a better way to kick off autumn than with Anya.
Frank Sinatra once sang, "You may be a puzzle, but I like the way the parts fit." Brother, we couldn't agree more. We sure like the way Anya fits together. Keep your hipster Rubik's Cube, kid. She may be our favorite new puzzle.
For more Anya, here she is in a gallery with 30 other well-toned beauties who all drop jaws.
Calendars say the new year starts in January. But you know what? Our culture sure acts like it starts in September. Think about it. When does school start and our vacations end? When does the new television season begin? And don't forget new cars, new laptops, and even washing machines–September is when all our fancy gadgets roll onto the market. It's also when football season kicks off. You see? Autumn is secretly the start of the new year. So, let's make this "new year" sexier than the last. To get your autumnal imagination going, here's a collection of students boasting all kinds of back-to-school sexiness.
The novelist William Faulkner once said, "Try to be better than yourself." Damn good advice. You know who's an awesome example of always trying to be better than herself… while also always keeping it sexy? Queen Bey. This week, she slayed the game with this photoshoot for Flaunt of her topless in a pool. Beyonce has the very rare ability to be ultimately elegant and damn sexy… at the same time.
If, right about now, you'd like to enjoy a little more cleavage… go peep this curated collection of the best cleavage we found this week. You know we've got your back.
Those who have been on Facebook recently probably know Burning Man just ended. If you couldn't make it to Black Rock City this year, no worries. We've got you covered with this gallery of Burning Man beauties, half-dressed, busty and dusty. You never know who you might see at the world's largest anarchist art festival. This year, Katy Perry was cruising the playa like any other cultural tourist out to see the scene. Of course, since she's Katy Perry she was looking good disguised in her dystopian desert chic.
You know who else looked really good this week?
Kylie just posed for a sexy new shoot with photographer Terry Richardson. The pants-tightening pics seem to be a jab at Blac Chyna. The two women are currently low key competing for media spotlight. You see, it all centers on Tyga. He's dating Kylie, even though he has a two-year old child with Blac Chyna. We assume this makes for plenty of headaches for Tyga… but it's awesome for the rest of us. Their feud over Tyga results in a totally sexy competition for our attention. This vid explains it all…
Bouncing from Kylie to Miley… this week, our favorite freedom fighter for nipple independence switched up her game. It wasn't due to any lingering shade from her feud with Nicki Minaj, or anything like that. No, she was just sick. But a cold couldn't stop Miley from posting half-dressed bedroom and topless bathtub selfies. Miley's gonna do Miley. We all know this.
Did someone say: liberating nipples? This week, Yoonj Kim hit the Venice boardwalk to learn about the history of the Go Topless Parade. Turns out, some women started taking off their tops because of aliens. And those women may have helped inspire the current nipple freeing trend… just watch and let Yoonj explain.
Speaking of explaining…
"Lindsey, you got some 'splaining to do!"
This week, the living proof that God loves us, aka Lindsey Pelas, didn't want to talk football. The season opened this week. But that's not why she was sly to avoid the topic. You may recall we told you she invited NFL star JJ Watt to slide into her DMs. This week, TMZ followed up, and asked if there's been any response from the All-Pro defensive end. Lindsey said, "What happens in the DMs, stays in the DMs." Man, she's almost too good to be real. Yet she is real. Oh, Lindsey…
Have you met our Miss September, Monica Sims? In case you haven't yet laid eyes on our Playmate of the Month, just like Lindsey, she's also the real deal. To be any sexier she'd have to be identical twins.
Now, Courtney Stodden… she's not as real. That doesn't matter. Some men like it store-bought, as long as she jiggles it the way Courtney does. If you've never seen Courtney shake her bikini-stretchers… today's your lucky day! Here she is making her chest do the silicone shuffle as she dances in a pair of mom jeans. It's sexier than it sounds.
Mom jeans? You know what? That reminds us of something: we read this week about a woman who restored her "after-baby vagina" so it was more like her "before-baby vagina." If such things matter to you, check it here and you can read all about how to recondition a vagina. The article makes it sound as easy as restoring a leather couch.
We assume you know what The Pull-Out Method is when it… comes to birth control. (Sorry, the pun was right there.) Well, if you hate condoms, we have good news. If you can believe it, the idea of having sex without condoms is gaining popularity. Yes, you read that right. Women are debating whether or not to enjoy condom-less sex. You can read all about here.
If you do go rubber-less, it's important you can control your ejaculation. Best way to do this is: Kegel exercises. Soon, not only will premature ejaculation be a thing of the past, you can also learn how to enjoy more satisfying orgasms.
This week, in other health news, a YouTube comedian made international headlines when she went on a rant fat-shaming overweight people. She was working with the idea that shame would make them eat healthy and work out. We won't link to it. If you want to watch it, it's out there. Instead, we want to offer a rebuttal. This is Leanne Crow.
As you can see, she's not some wafer-thin model, and we celebrate her.
Leanne's sexy af.
A variety of bodies makes the world sexier.
Shame does the opposite.
That's all we have to say about that.
Okay. We've got two interesting questions for you:
Would you buy a vibrator inspired by Lemmy from Motörhead?
If you answered yes, we have really exciting news. Now you can buy a Lemmy vibrator from the sex toy emporium Lovehoney.
Next question:
How do you tell a sex partner that you have an STI?
Whoa, that one's no joke. But if you do need help having that conversation, here's some very simple and sound advice about how to talk about STIs. Remember, like Faulkner said, "try to be better than yourself." Sometimes that starts with a conversation.
If you don't believe us about the power of honesty, just ask Sir Ivan. He's known as the Hugh Hefner of the Hamptons. The multi-millionaire playboy also calls himself Peaceman. You see, he just wants everyone to get along… and maybe get naked. Which is why he's very honest.
"…if you're open from the inception and don't keep secrets from each other and don't make unrealistic promises you can't keep and you're not insecure – 'Oh my God, she's slept with a guy with a bigger penis than I have and is going to run away and leave me!' – then you can have the most open relationship in the world."
You probably have heard this your whole life: porn makes men devalue and mistreat women. Well, it's not true. Recent research suggests quite the opposite. In fact, the exact opposite.
What the researchers found was that both male and female adult film watchers held more egalitarian (i.e., equal) views of gender compared to non-watchers. Specifically, porn watchers reported more positive attitudes toward women holding positions of power, toward women in the workplace and toward abortion.
Thus, contrary to the idea that porn leads men to hate women, these data reveal that guys who watched porn actually held more positive attitudes about women overall.
Earlier this week, we told you "gaydar" isn't real. Then, this hit the headlines: a story about nothing being real. A woman was having sex with her boyfriend of two years, but when she peeled off her blindfold, she discovered her boyfriend was really a woman using a strap-on. Yes! Since she's British we're instantly reminded of Shakespeare… "Is this a strap-on I see before me?" Okay, it's not exactly how ol' Billy Shakespeare penned it or Macbeth said it. But wait, this story gets better. The woman who pretended to be her boyfriend for two years wasn't a total catfish stranger, it was her good friend, Gayle. (Yes, just like Oprah and Gayle. Try not to picture it.)
"I was sat on the bed, he was standing up. Something in my mind said 'pull it (the blindfold) off, pull it off'. I just pulled it off. Gayle was just standing there… I just couldn't believe it, I couldn't believe it. Straight away she held her hand down over her face and said 'it's not what you think'."
Sorry, Gayle, it's exactly what she thinks.
It's a funny little world, isn't it? The best we can do is to try to enjoy as much of it as we can.
With that in mind, let's get your mind ready for the weekend. Its time to unstrap, relax, and daydream your way through this incredible collection of butt gifs. A good booty sure does make for a beautiful end to the week, doesn't it?
Until next time… keep it sexy!


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Based on some of the recent threads I've participated in here, many folks would welcome global governance so long as it was "privatized" and run by a multinational corporation.
Unfortunately, we now live in a country where people no longer have loyalties to our Constitutional Republic. The massive influx of immigrants means that many of those folks have loyalties to their homeland or culture. And most native Americans have no loyalty beyond the pursuit of a quick buck.
Sad but true. Add fear and hunger to the mix, and people would support any dictator who promised to restock the grocery shelves.


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vDoclet is a Java code-generation framework. It takes Java source-code, annotated with custom Javadoc tags, and uses Velocity templates to produce a number of output files.
vDoclet uses "javadoc" to parse a set of Java source-files, and constructs a in-memory "DocInfo" model of the source-code. The resulting DocInfo is passed to a "control" template, which invokes other templates to generate output files.
vDoclet can be downloaded from the SourceForge project page.
The latest development version can be downloaded using anonymous CVS, as follows:
$ CVS_VDOCLET=":pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/vdoclet" $ cvs -d $CVS_VDOCLET login $ cvs -d $CVS_VDOCLET co vdoclet
To build vDoclet from sources, you will need:
To build vDoclet, and run the basic unit-tests, type:
$ ant
To generate the binary distribution, complete with documentation etc, type:
$ ant dist
The easiest way to run vDoclet is using the Ant task provided. For example:
<target name="vdoclet"> <taskdef name="vdoclet" classname="vdoclet.ant.VDocletTask"> <classpath id="vdoclet.classpath"> <pathelement location="lib/vdoclet.jar" /> <pathelement location="lib/velocity-dep.jar" /> <pathelement location="lib/qdox-current.jar" /> </classpath> </taskdef> </target> <target name="ejb/generate" depends="vdoclet"> <vdoclet srcDir="ejb/java" destDir="build/ejb/java" template="vdoclet/ejb/generate.vm"> <classpath> <path refid="j2ee.classpath" /> </classpath> </vdoclet> </target>
This example would process Java source-code in the
ejb/java" directory using the
vdoclet/ejb/generate.vm" template, and places the
results in "
It's important to note that vDoclet loads templates as resources from
the Java classpath, rather than from the current directory, or the
source-directory. In the example above,
vdoclet/ejb/generate.vm" is a template bundled with
A couple of examples are included with vDoclet. In each case, the example can be run by invoking the Ant target of the same name, e.g.
$ ant smoketest
and output will be found under "build/examples".
Development of vDoclet is hosted at SourceForge. See the project page for more details.
If you have questions regarding vDoclet, we invite you to join the
vdoclet-user mailing-list.
Thanks to Cortex eBusiness, my employers during the initial development of vDoclet, who allowed me to release it as open-source.
Regards to SourceForge for hosting the vDoclet project.
Thanks to Joe Walnes et al. for QDox, which vDoclet uses to prise information from your Java source-code.
A tip of the hat to the Jakarta-Velocity team, who make a damn fine template engine.
Respect to Rickard Öberg and the XDoclet team, who popularised the practice of Javadoc-based code-generation.


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After a contentious two months dealing with Mayor McGinn, Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin voiced praise Monday for King County Executive Dow Constantine and his agenda for collaboration.
Constantine presented a fairly detailed agenda to the Metropolitan King County Council, in contrast to McGinn's seemingly impromptu and non-specific State of the City speech last month.
"On behalf of the Seattle City Council, I congratulate Executive Constantine on his vision for the county and our region," Conlin said in a statement. "In these rocky economic times, we as leaders are all committed to ensuring our businesses and residents are getting the help they need to get the region moving forward."
The City Council has nixed McGinn's call for a May vote on a $241 million bond issue to replace the city's sea wall. Five of its members appeared at a build-it-now media event on the S.R. 520 bridge, called in response to McGinn's advocacy that the bridge's new lanes be reserved for transit.
The Council showered compliments on outgoing city finance director Dwight Dively, who crossed the street to take a similar post with Constantine after the McGinn administration moved him to a lesser assignment.
Conlin, by contrast, gave high marks themes of Constantine's speech.
"We agree wholeheartedly that local partnerships, along with regional, state and federal cooperation, particularly in the areas of transportation, human services and public safety, will be the critical path to successful and long term viability for our area."
"We look forward to working with the Executive as we strive to achieve what is best for the people and communities we represent."


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sweat something out
1. Lit. to get rid of something in one's body by sweating. I have a bit of a cold, and I am going to try to sweat it out. I took a steamy shower, trying to sweat out my cold.
2. Fig. to endure something unpleasant. It was an ordeal, but I sweated it out. I managed to sweat out the exam.
3. Fig. to endure suspense about something. She sweated the two-hour wait out until she heard the results of her bar exams. Karen sweated out the long wait peacefully.
sweat out
Endure or await something anxiously, as in He sweated out that last final exam, or I don't know if I made the team-I'm still sweating it out. This idiom, often expanded to sweat it out, was first recorded in 1876.
sweat out
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1. To endure something anxiously: I sweated out a three-hour history exam. We sweated the week out, wondering if the police would find us.
2. To await something anxiously: I've been sweating out my final grades all week. The patient was sweating the test results out in the waiting room.
3. To purge the body of some liquid by sweating: I just sweated all the water out that I drank today. They are in the sauna trying to sweat out the booze.


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We were so excited about the news of Penelope and Javier's baby boy, that it got us thinking: Just how do you grow up in a house where EVERYONE is famous?
Take a look through our family album of the famous families as we anxiously await news of Nick and Mariah's little ones…
1. Celeb Babies: Antonio Banderas/Melanie Griffith
Parents: Antonio Banderas & Melanie Griffith
Kids: Daughter, Stella del Carmen Banderas
Parenting Style: Stella! Melanie Griffith has three children, but only one of them, Stella Banderas, had an intense childhood that included seeing her mother through rehab in April of 2010. "The whole family took part, Stella included," said Banderas at the time. "I was there three times a week at a stretch, and we participated in group therapy with our daughter. It strengthened our relationship in many ways." We will say this about Melanie and Antonio: they stick together through good times & bad and their daughter is lucky to have parents who care enough to work hard to overcome their issues.
2. Celeb Babies: Jennifer Lopez/Marc Anthony
Parents: Jennifer Lopez & Marc Anthony
Kids: Twins Emme and Max
Paenting Style: J.Lo and Mark believe babies are cheaper by the dozen. Recently, La Lopez told Ellen DeGeneres that she's so in love with being a mom that she'd be "extremely happy" if she got pregnant again. As for Marc, we're sure he'd be equally thrilled. According to J.Lo, their twins think their daddy is the funniest guy in the universe!
3. Celeb Babies: Gloria Estefan/Emilio Estefan
Parents: Emilio and Gloria Estefan
Kids: Son, Nayib, daughter, Emily
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4. Celeb Babies: Diego Luna/Camila Sodi
Parents: Diego Luna & Camila Sodi
Kids: Son, Jerónimo, Daughter, Fiona
Parenting Style: Although Diego vowed to love Camila more than anyone when the two married in 2008, that may have changed when his son Jeronimo came into the world. The proud dad who calls fatherhood "amazing," once said of fatherhood: "It's a love that people tell you about. You read about it. You think you know what it is. You think you know how it's going to feel. And then, phew, when it happens, you realize there's no way to predict this. It's so unique, so perfect."
5. Celeb Babies: Gisele Bundchen/Tom Brady
Gisele Bundchen & Tom Brady
Kids: Son, Benjamin
Parenting Style: Gisele has been outspoken about a lot of aspects of motherhood—including breast feeding—and it has gotten her in some trouble. Basically, she thinks we should all do it—famous breasts or not.
6. Celeb Babies: Nicole Richie/Joel Madden
Parents: Nicole Richie & Joel Madden
Kids: Daughter Harlow, son Sparrow
Parenting Style: As the daughter of a major Hollywood celebrity (Lionel Richie), Nicole has special insight into what it's like to grow up in the limelight and is reportedly raising the children with discipline. She is also raising the kids with organic everything—even diapers. She's got a great handle on motherhood!
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Kids: Son, Kiyan
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8. Celeb Babies: Benjamin Bratt/Talisa Soto
Parents: Benjamin Bratt & Talisa Soto
Kids: Daughter, Sophia Rosalinda Bratt, Son, Mateo Bravery Bratt
Parenting Style: As parents, Benjamin Bratt and his gorgeous wife, Talisa Soto are great listeners. In April of last year, Talisa told People.com about the conversations she has with her two children. "Honestly, they're at this incredible stage where what comes out of their mouths is such a joy," Talisa said. "I can sit down and have conversations with them. "[I love] to see their perspective on things – just to be with them and see what they have to say about the world, what they see."


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Our vision is to be recognised across the world as a university that addresses the needs of society through innovative interdisciplinary research, learning and teaching of the highest quality, and by sharing our knowledge with the world.
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Could that be you?
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We deliver an education based on innovation and excellence, and our ground-breaking research is transforming the world. If you share our commitment to making a difference to global societies, join us.
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151 troacctid27th Aug 2011 11:06:53 PM from California
IMO, the distinction between an "Unclear" title and a "Confusing" title is just pedantic. Unclear titles confuse people. Confusing titles are unclear. Whatever. If there's a distinction, it's not one that's relevant to any renaming process. I keep a thesaurus on my desk, and it even lists "confused" as a synonym for "unclear". So...seems pedantic. *shrug*
Rhymes with "Protracted."
152 TripleElation28th Aug 2011 02:00:58 AM from Haifa, Isarel
In this context, "Unclear" means "does not make people think of the trope". "Confusing" means "makes people think of something that is not the trope". The second claim is stronger and if it is true, you can expect misuse. The first not necessarily. To wit: if I name a trope about passive-aggressive behavior "The Watermelon Samba" after a scene from some show that featured the trope, people are not likely to mistake it for something else. The context will give it away that it's not an actual dance and no actual watermelons are involved, and the idea of this trope being Exactly What It Says on the Tin is ridiculous to begin with, and so on. But you can definitely make a case for the title being unclear. Maybe "misleading" is a better word than "confusing" here. Less ambiguous.
edited 28th Aug '11 2:03:01 AM by TripleElation
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153 Spark928th Aug 2011 12:15:15 PM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
If Eddie states that wicks inside T Vtropes aren't significant, then we should clearly point that out. I think it's a very good point: using inside links that we wrote to support a trope name that we made is clearly circular reasoning. Regarding (pre-) existing terms, it is not all that hard to check. A widely used term will generally have an article on That Other Wiki, or Know Your Meme, or Urban Dictionary, or some similar site. Simply put, if you cannot find evidence on the 'web that a term is (pre-) existing, then it clearly isn't. In my opinion, anyone who claims a term to be (pre-) existing should supply evidence thereof. I also believe that a google count can give a reasonable indication on whether a term is widely used. Of course there's no strict cut-off point, but some terms get millions of google hits whereas others gets a few thousand only. That's a pretty clear difference. For instance, if someone claims a meme is "as widely known as AYBABTU" then showing that the meme has a few thousand googles is pretty obvious evidence to the contrary. Finally, I don't think that mandating Wick Checks is a good idea. While certain arguments clearly do require evidence (e.g. in the form of a wick check), others really don't. This just leads to the old chestnut of "abuse or GTFO". For example, if a trope is named after a spoken sentence, or named after a character, then this violates our naming guidelines regardless of what a wick check says.
Special trousers. Very heroic.
154 Madrugada28th Aug 2011 12:17:56 PM , Relationship Status: In season
If someone claims "misuse" a wick check is the only way to support or disprove it. That's a simple fact. You can think it';s being misused all you want, but a wick check will either provide evidence that it is being misused or that it isn't. There is no other way to address a claim of "misuse".
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155 Spark928th Aug 2011 12:28:54 PM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
Yes, but if the claim is "unclear" (as e.g. the case with Fan Myopia trope names) then whether or not it's misused isn't really the point, and "misuse or GTFO", while a common response, is not a very useful one. I believe you once wrote a definition of "objectively bad trope names", in that no word in the trope name gives any indication of what the trope is about. If a name is objectively bad, then it should be preemptively fixed regardless of misuse. I feel this would be very useful to add to the renaming guidelines.
Special trousers. Very heroic.
The entire point of these guidelines is to point out that we don't know what makes a name work, so there's nothing bad enough to merit an automatic rename or an automatic anti-rename. Character named tropes are bad, but lots of wicks and inbounds are good. If it has both, nobody gets to say "This is obviously a bad name, we're renaming it and you're stupid to think otherwise," but neither can they say "This is obviously a good name we're not renaming it and you're stupid to think otherwise." The entire point of this thread is to get some renaming guidelines to cut down on all the yelling on both sides.
157 Spark928th Aug 2011 12:39:33 PM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
I'm not saying that e.g. a character-named trope is an automatic rename, but I am saying that in such a case the way to go forward is a crowner, not demanding a wick check. In certain kinds of discussionn, wick checks simply aren't relevant. Btw I edited the sandbox to reduce the header text; I believe guideline pages should be short and to-the-point. Feedback welcome, of course.
Special trousers. Very heroic.
And I'm just saying that renaming is a serious matter, and wick checks such a useful tool, that requiring one before doing anything rash would be helpful. For example, take a character named trope. Saying "this is a character named trope, those are bad, we should change this" has nothing to do with misuse, true. But lack of misuse is still a good reason not to rename a trope period, despite the name failing on other accounts. It's not a direct refutation, it's just another point for the anti-rename side. EDIT: Oh, and good move pulling the nested bullet points out of the beginning, but I think the rest of the stuff you took out should be put back. The point of those lines was, again, to try and cut back on the yelling. I didn't revert it, I'll wait for more input.
edited 28th Aug '11 12:50:33 PM by Discar
159 Spark96th Sep 2011 03:36:21 AM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
Okay, so can we replace the outdated guidelines by this draft? Or do we need to vote on that? There hasn't been much discussion in the last weeks.
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160 troacctid6th Sep 2011 11:43:33 PM from California
I vote in favor of the swap.
Rhymes with "Protracted."
I still say the bits Spark took out are important. They're a warning sign: This is Serious Business on the wiki, so don't be inflammatory.
162 TripleElation7th Sep 2011 08:44:25 AM from Haifa, Isarel
I think it's ready for TPTB to do any final changes they see fit and swap it.
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163 troacctid12th Sep 2011 08:07:57 PM from California
Are we ready yet?
Rhymes with "Protracted."
Made a minor edit. Do we need a crowner here, or just wait for a mod to approve?
165 troacctid3rd Oct 2011 05:17:04 PM from California
I don't think anyone's raised any objections. Are there any objections?
Rhymes with "Protracted."
At the very least, we need mod approval. I'm going to holler for someone to take a look.
167 Camacan3rd Oct 2011 07:11:49 PM from Australiatown
Looks good to me. I think the "starting a vote early in the thread is not advisable" bit could use more emphasis since running a crowner too early can mess things right up, as described. This is a bit petty but the section "What happens after you bring it up: Discussions, Crowners and Resolutions" could use a little breaking up. If folks are going to glaze over, it's there. Maybe split into subsections Initial Discussion, Crowners, Resolution.
168 Spark98th Oct 2011 03:22:35 PM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
I'm thinking it may be useful to point out where a wick check is useful (e.g. when a trope is claimed to be abused), and where it is not (e.g. a line-of-dialog trope name). Also, I've added a note to the "established term" part, suggesting that it's recommended to prove that a term is established (instead of just claiming so). Are people okay with that?
Special trousers. Very heroic.
169 troacctid8th Oct 2011 04:10:27 PM from California
I can't think of a case where wick checks don't add useful information to the discussion. Eh...Trope-As-A-Placeholder, I guess. Can we make the swap, and start making these tweaks on the main page where they're necessary?
edited 12th Oct '11 8:03:32 PM by troacctid
Rhymes with "Protracted."
170 TripleElation10th Oct 2011 12:51:33 PM from Haifa, Isarel
A page and a half ago we were talking about putting "whatever the arguments are, you must have a wick check" in there, and now there's a suggestion to put "when discussing arguments XYZ, don't even bother with the wick check, it's meaningless". I dunno, either of these just seems to invite less productive discussion and more rules lawyering.
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171 Spark914th Oct 2011 06:43:03 AM from Castle Wulfenbach , Relationship Status: Too sexy for my shirt
Gentleman Troper!
Well, the point is that too many TRS threads get bogged down by the meta-discussion of "we're not allowed to rename anything without abuse!" "yes we are!" "nuh-uh!" "yuh-uh!" and so forth. It would be nice if this could be resolved somehow.
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172 TripleElation15th Oct 2011 02:53:58 PM from Haifa, Isarel
We have a list of arguments for renaming. None of them have a "this argument doesn't count without misuse" disclaimer. That's good enough for me. If someone thinks the disclaimer is still there implicitly, well, they're wrong.
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173 MarqFJA15th Oct 2011 03:30:25 PM from Saudi Arabia , Relationship Status: One True Dodecahedron
One vision, one purpose
I turn your attention to Red Baron and Black Eyes of Crazy's current TRS threads, where a few someones recently threw the "I want to see some evidence of actual misuse" as counter-arguments to renaming.
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174 TripleElation15th Oct 2011 04:46:14 PM from Haifa, Isarel
Well, you can't blame them. Our guidelines sanction that behavior. Recall that the stuff in the sandbox is still in the sandbox. Huh. I see that this was edited into the actual page four days ago. I remembered it being locked and thought it would take mod action to switch it in... Anyway, it's not so much that I'm deadly against having "hey, this is a valid argument in spite of misuse" in there as much as I fear that the ensuing excrementometeorological phenomenon will not be worth the hassle. Maybe we can put a line above the arguments which says, "we used to have a phase where pro-rename arguments were automatically invalid without proof of misuse. We're not doing that anymore." I'm just worried that even if we do that it doesn't prevent people from saying "I want to see some actual misuse", and then what are you going to do? Tell them to STFU and look at the guidelines? Isn't that what we were trying to get away from in the first place?
edited 15th Oct '11 5:52:36 PM by TripleElation
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I think lack of a pattern of misuse attributable to the name definitely counts as an argument against renaming it - surveying the wicks covers a much larger portion of the hivemind than threads in TRS and what seems obtuse to one person may be perfectly clear to everybody else.
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It is also clear the political and policy arenas require definitions and direction to sustainably intensify the food system for increasing populations and increasing consumerism. This conference will identify possible routes to delivering food for 9-12 billion consumers. Recently, the UK Parliament has published responses to a large-scale review of UK food security to 2050 and at a pan-European level there is a focus increasing food production while decreasing environmental impact of the food system. The USA has significantly increased investment in agri-food research and Australia faces critical food production issues packaged by the threat of acute climate change. It is clear new insights and new models for food supply are required but how food security for the consumers is achieved while balancing impact is as yet untested and undetermined. This conference will aim to develop scenarios and routes to the demands of 2050.
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Can Gym Class Make You Smarter?
Most people usually don't think of the kids who excel in gym class to also have an academic advantage, but a small study conducted in Sweden suggests that physical activity in childhood increases learning ability. The positive effects of increased physical activity were still evident nine years later.
Swedish researchers studied 200 schoolchildren over nine years, beginning in grades one through three. The children were divided into two groups, one of which received physical education classes five days a week plus extra motor skills training, while the other group participated in the standard levels of physical education, about two to three times a week.
The results of the study show a clear correlation between physical activity in childhood and grades later on in life, especially for boys. 96 percent of the boys who participated in the elevated levels of physical activity "achieved grades that made them eligible to advance to upper-secondary school, compared with 89 percent of students in the control group" (US News).
Despite this evidence, in the U.S., most states don't require kids to participate in gym class daily.
Educating the whole child
This study ties in with other evidence that strength in multiple areas of life is better for kids than narrowly focusing on one subject or activity. The widely-reported evidence that students who play musical instruments are better at math is another one.
Clearly, kids need to receive a well-rounded education that includes academics, arts, and physical activity — and they need to have these experiences all the way up through high school, not just in early elementary school. So why is our education system increasingly focused on test preparation and memorization of facts?
It is my hope that continuing research into the effects of the benefit of physical education, arts, and other non-traditional academic activities will eventually turn our education system back to what should be its primary goal — educating and nurturing the whole child.
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How to Create a CSV File
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A CSV file, which is a "comma separated values" file, allows you to save your data in a table-structured format, which is useful when you need to manage a large database. CSV files can be created using Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, Google Spreadsheets, and Notepad.
Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, and Google Spreadsheets
1Open a new spreadsheet in Microsoft Excel, OpenOffice Calc, or Google Spreadsheets.
- If you want to convert an existing spreadsheet to CSV format, skip to step #4.
2Type each of your headers, or field names into the cells located in row 1 at the top of the spreadsheet. For example, if entering data for items you're selling, type "Item Name" into cell A1, "Item Price" into cell B1, "Item Description" into cell C1, and so on.[1]
3Enter your data into the spreadsheet under each column as needed. Using the example outlined in step #2, write the item name in cell A2, the item's price in cell B2, and the item's description in cell C2.
4Click on "File" and select "Save As" after you've entered all data into the spreadsheet. If using Google Spreadsheets, this option will read as "File > Download as."[2]
5Select "CSV" under the "Save as type" dropdown menu.
6Type a name for your CSV file, then select "Save." You have now created a CSV file, and commas will automatically be added to the file to separate each field.[3]
1Launch Notepad and type your field names separated by commas onto the first line. For example, if entering data for items you're selling, type the following onto the first line: "name,price,description." There must be no spaces between items.
2Type your data onto the second line, using the same format as your field names on the first line. Using the example outlined in step #1, write the actual item name, followed by the item's price and description. For example, if selling baseballs, write "baseball,5.99,sports."
3Continue typing your data for each individual item onto each subsequent line. If leaving any fields empty, make sure you include the comma, or the remaining fields will be off by one.
4Click on "File" and select "Save."
5Type a name for your file and select ".csv" from the file extension dropdown menu.
6Click on "Save." You have now created a CSV file in Notepad.[4]
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Are you ready to drop some serious cash for some of that hot and fresh Facebook stock when the company finally makes its trading debut this week?
Some of the most ballyhooed initial public offerings (IPOs) in history are today famous only for the speed at which they vacuumed out their early shareholders' wallets.
Technically, every stock in existence must have had an IPO at some point. But no one was turning cartwheels at the prospect of being among the first to own, say, Wal-Mart stock when it began trading publicly in 1970. In fact, as a general rule, the more heralded the IPO, the worse it bodes for the company in question.
Let's take a look at a couple of the most egregious IPOs in recent history:
We're excluding the "Internet" stocks that debuted during the dotcom bubble of the late 1990s. There were so many of those companies that had plenty of financing, but absolutely no sustainable business model, that if we included them they'd overshadow the legitimate companies that sold a worthwhile product, but simply traded for too much. The failed dot-coms are to the list of overpriced IPOs as Wilt Chamberlain is to the list of single-game NBA scoring highs.
One particularly notorious IPO is that of Vonage. The company, as you may know, sells VoIP telephony, which is phone service via your Internet connection, for those of you who a) still talk on the phone and b) prefer the inconvenience of a landline to the portability of a mobile.
Vonage's service is certainly legitimate. However, the introduction of its stock to the market was, to put it mildly, unorthodox. The company solicited its customers - the argument went, "Love our service? Then buy our company." Nevertheless, there's a time to move product and a time to sell shares, and the two should never overlap. It's almost inconceivable to think of any other concern - a chain restaurant, a gas station, an electronics retailer, a car dealership - getting you to buy its wares and then offer to sell you some equity on top of that. Vonage did, with somewhat predictable results.
Vonage went public in 2006, and opened trading at $17. Within a day, the stock had fallen to $13. The one-day drop of 24% wasn't unprecedented, but it was certainly unusual - the largest such drop of any stock that year. Customers who took the bait had their orders processed, but of course, they didn't receive the stock immediately. Those customers received it after much of its value had been wiped out, but were still required to pay the IPO price. Years later, none of these unfortunate investors are even close to recouping their losses on the IPO. Today the stock trades barely over $2, which is the same level it traded at five years ago.
For sheer speed of loss, it's almost mathematically impossible to top the recent performance of BATS. The name is an acronym for Better Alternative Trading System, and the seven-year-old company operates two electronic stock exchanges. No American stock exchange had been founded since Nasdaq in the early 1970s, making BATS something of a big deal. The company now bills itself as the nation's third-largest exchange. It was all set to trade its own stock publicly for the first time in March 2012.Except it didn't.
The very day of the scheduled IPO, a software bug sent the company's price reeling from its opening level of $16 down to 4 cents by lunchtime - a staggering 99.75% loss. Even worse, any stock that was available on BATS's exchanges (and which had the misfortune of having a stock symbol that started with the letter A or B) fell victim to the same bug. That included Apple, the largest corporation in the world, whose own stock fell 9.4% that same morning.


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Interweave Press, 1987 - Dyes and dyeing - 96 pages
This inspiring illustrated guide teaches experienced spinners to make beautiful designer yarns and encourages them to be more creative and have more fun with spinning. Handspun yarns can be white, lumpy, gray, or precise--or they can be as colorful and deliciously textured as the spinner's imagination. Presented are instructions on applying dye to fibers in new, exciting ways; predicting how novelty yarns will look in finished fabrics; blending fibers for color and texture effects; spinning singles and plied yarns; and using these fantastic new yarns in weaving, knitting, and crocheting. Spinners will also add corespun, boucle, snarl, knotted, and tufted yarns to their spinning repertoire.
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The internet entrepreneur married Alexandra Lenas in a splashy ceremony on Saturday.
Sean Parker has reached a $2.5 million settlement with the California Coastal Commission over his big, splashy, $10 million Big Sur wedding, for which the web entrepreneur did not obtain proper permits to build such structures as "fake ruins" in an ecologically sensitive area.
According to The Associated Press, the commission had been alerted via a county investigation to the construction of cottage, waterfalls, staircases and a dance floor -- not to mention those Medieval-esque ruins -- upon a closed campground surrounded by redwood trees. The site is owned by Ventana Inn & Spa, where Parker married singer Alexandra Lenas on Saturday night.
While the Ventana is in settlement talks for greenlighting Parker's use of the venue, the Napster co-founder and Spotify investor has agreed to pay $2.5 million toward coastal conservation programs and also offered his tech expertise in producing an educational video or making a mobile app to pinpoint areas where visitors can access the coast.
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|A Guide to ADI Grades
As with Teachers and Lecturers, ADIs have to undergo their sort of "OFSTED Inspection" every few years.
From 7th April 2014, a new "Standards Check" on ADIs started, and with it came a new Grading System for Instructors.
Before April 2014, following an Inspection Grades 1 to 3 were unacceptable, and Grades 4 to 6 acceptable.
From December 2012 come the following figures - based on over 45,000 ADIs at their last Check Test.
The highest standard with no significant weaknesses.
Grade 5. Good - 16,793 ADIs - [ 37% ]
Grade 4. Adequate - 24,963 ADIs - [ 55% ]
Grade 3. Inadequate - c.363 ADIs - [ 0.8% ]
Grade 2. Poor - 45 ADIs - [ 0.1% ]
Grade 1. Bad - 0 ADIs - [ 0.0% ]
Back to today...!
Unlike with GCSE and A-Levels - where it was necessary to highlight the very best candidates by creating an A* grade to help Employers and Universities - the newly-formed 'DVSA' decided to "simplify" the new labels ... by reducing the number of differentiations, whilst maintaining that this will help Parents and Pupils to decide who are the "best" Instructors"!
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Those scoring 31 to 42 get their Grade 'B' [Competent enough]
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WH International LLC breaks ground at Kizad
Architects and Engineers WH International LLC have laid the foundation for Polysys Additive Technologies Middle East LLC's (PATME) manufacturing plant situated at Kizad, Abu Dhabi. With the project start date planned for February 2014, they have appointed System Construct LLC as the Main Contractor.
With an initial capacity of 7,000 tonnes per year, the new facility will be used for the production of polymer stabilizers, Songnox One Pack Systems (OPS), serving regional customers' growing needs for OPS.
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Discussion: The Economy, Fiscal Cliff, National Debt, And Other Financial Issues III
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Of course it's not ever going to happen. To think that a repeal of Obamacare would succeed is just flat out delusional. You're completely missing the point.
The reality is that a good chunk of the GOP delegation was elected in very conservative districts (that have become even more conservative through gerrymandering) and they were elected specifically to oppose the Obama agenda. Doing things like holding symbolic (but utterly pointless) votes to repeal Obamacare is their way of trying to fulfill their promises to their constituents the best they can.
So they basically wasting time and money to try prove a point. Great government there. I get it though(do something to please your base), bring it up once a year to make a point, but 37 times is beyond ridiculous. It's as if the Republicans have a bad case of A.D.D. and can't do anything productive till they get beyond that one thing that will never change
Here is the problem with constantly going after Obamacare. It might help the Republican party in gerrymandered congressional districts, but it makes the party in a bigger picture(Senate and President races) look useless and will turn off independents who don't have a dog in the fight that just wants a government that does it's job competently
Bold prediction here, in 2014 the Republicans constantly making Obamacare an issue(as if it's the only thing that is important) will cost them a few Senate seats and give the Democrats a net gain in the House(but not enough for a majority)
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Now everyone listen to me. How has this happened tonight? How has this happened? It has happened by the power of God. Now everyone listen to me. I want you to give me your attention.
Oral Roberts want you to notice that the blind beggar called Jesus Lord. Everyone listening. Everyone quiet. He called Him Lord. When I was 20 years old, I called Jesus Lord. I fell on my knees, and I asked Jesus Christ to come into my heart. They're rejoicing because of the miracles.
Tonight I'm going to lead you in a prayer. I'm asking you a question tonight. Do you want to receive Jesus Christ as your Lord? Do you want me to pray for your sins to be forgiven? And do you want to receive Jesus as your Lord and Savior? If you do, if you want me to pray for your salvation, then I want you to lift your hand right now.
I'm going to pray a salvation prayer. I will ask you to repeat it after me. If you're sincere with God, if you want to repent of your sins, if you want to receive Jesus as your Lord, then I'm asking you to pray this prayer out loud after me.
Are you ready? O Lord, be merciful to me a sinner. I am a sinner, Lord, and I am sorry. I repent. I turn my back on the past. I renounce the devil and all of his works. And I confess with my mouth that Jesus is the Son of God.
And I receive Him as my Lord and Savior. Come into my heart. Forgive my sins. Cleanse me. Heal me. Deliver me, and set me free. From this moment I make a commitment to God. He is my Savior. He is my Lord, and I will never be the same again. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Now I'm asking all the pastors to come and stand with me. In Oral Roberts University all the pastors, come and stand. Come and stand, all the pastors, all you pastors. In a few moment's time, the counselors are going to put decision cards in your hand.
If you prayed that prayer with me and if you believed on the Lord Jesus Christ tonight, then when they hand you that decision card, you fill it out. Fill it out tonight before you leave the rally grounds, and put it in the hands of one of the counselors. The counselors are the ones wearing the yellow shirts. ORU
Lindsay Roberts: I am looking forward to tomorrow night. God has given me a special message for you tomorrow night. You must be here by seven. God has given me a special message for you. Pastor Kimso.
KIMSO: Thank you.
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An Early Test of Google's New Social Gaming Services
It has been a busy couple of days for Google.
Sandwiched between its Wednesday launch of a streaming subscription music service that takes on Spotify and Pandora, and the early Thursday announcement that it will try to advance physics in a big way by investing in quantum-computing research, the Mountain View-based giant quietly slipped in word that it was creating a new gaming service.
It was as unsexy as a public announcement can get. Most folks can't tell their SDKs from LBJ.
But for the conglomeration of nerds attending Google's I/O developer's conference in San Francisco, it might well become the Holy Grail – a toolkit that leverages Google's social and cloud-storage tools across multiple platforms.
More after the jump.