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Dahab (دهب) is a town in Egypt, located some 85 km (53 miles) north of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Gulf of Aqaba, near the southern tip of Sinai.
Dahab was once an isolated coastal village which first turned into a hippie hangout in the 1980's. During the 1990's the town became something of an "alternative resort", mixing cheap accomodation, laid back lifestyle and "informal" tourism with certain commercial structures, turning into the "Ko Samui" of the Middle East.
Cheap accommodation positioned right by the beach, inexpensive food and drink and a relaxed atmosphere combine with the natural wonders of the Red Sea (swimming, snorkeling, scuba- and freediving) to make it a heady enticement for the young and young at heart.
Since about a decade Dahab suffers from attemps to turn it into a "real" resort place. Note the grotesque, forever unfinished concrete structures all over. Of course, resort tourists and families will be way better off in Sharm el Sheik.
Dahab has two distinct parts. To the north is the former Bedouin village of Assalah on a kilometer-long beach, full of backpackers and cheap accommodation this area is similar to many other diving resorts that cater for backpackers. To the south lies Laguna or Dahab City/Medina, the modern town of Dahab, where the resort hotels, banks and other amenities can be found. Here you will also find Dahab's telephone office and post office; the latter unfriendly at first, with its standard advice a barked "Go to Sharm for that!", but more mellow if customers are politely persistent.
Get in
If you arrive at Sharm el-Sheikh airport heading to Dahab, the hardest part is to get from the airport to the Sharm bus station. Taxis tend to charge a fancy 80 to 100 LE for this 10 km ride. Try heading towards the airport site exit and say you'll pick up a taxi (or microbus) outside. They'll tell you it's impossible and that there is no bus to Dahab anymore - just go on. Many taxis don't get an airport permission. If you can talk them down to 30 LE for the ride to the bus station you're good!
Bus schedule Sharm to Dahab is 7:00, 8:00, 9:00, 14:30, 17:00, 20:30, 22:00, 00:30
Dahab Bus Office:+20-69-3641-808
To avoid the hassle you can take a taxi the whole way up to Dahab (though that is WHY they hassle you), don't pay more than 150 - 180 LE for the whole cab (they'll start at 300 - 400 or higher)! Exchange money before you pass the airport customs, having only Euros or Dollars will weaken your position. Most accommodation will also arrange a pick-up on request, but prices can vary.
Buses connect Dahab with Sharm el-Sheikh (11EGP - 1h), Cairo (65/75EGP - 9h) and Suez daily. Alternatively, Eilat and the Israeli border at Taba are only around 2 hours away by taxi (300-400EGP) or 3 hours by bus (21EGP). You can book bus tickets from most of the hotels and hostels, or simply turn up at the last minute. Hotels will also arrange a taxi (5EGP) to the bus station, a short drive out of the tourist strip, about 2km.
Often, on arrival at the Dahab bus station, you will be basically pushed into the back of a jeep that will "volunteer" to take you to your hotel. These are not free - they will demand a ridiculous amount of money for the privilege. Dissociate yourself from the strange situation and seek out a real taxi instead. You can walk, too. Despite what you will be told: it's only a 10 minute / 1 km walk to Assalah. Standing in front of the bus station (buses arrive in the back) facing the entrance, looking at the "East Delta Travel" sign: turn right, go a few metres, turn left into "Dr. Ahmed Zwel St.", walk about 200 metres. Turn right into "El Nasr Road". After about 300 m turn left at the pharao statue into "El Mashraba St.". Follow the road. After 400 metres you'll pass a two dolphin statue, go straight on, you're almost done. Soon the road makes a 90 degree left turn, you will see construction sites and the beach. Turn left, following the road and walk into Assalah.
Also if you take the bus to Taba, the bus conductor has been known to demand an extra 5 EGP to take you to the border, from the bus station. Again avoid the rip-off and walk the all of 600m on foot.
Get around
Shared taxis, in essence mini-buses, are a cheap way to travel locally. Shared taxis tend to conform to a timetable, so they become useful if you have missed the day's bus to the nearby spots like Sharm el-Sheikh, or if you need to get into Dahab when arriving from the Aqaba ferry. To get to Dahab from Eilat, if you don't have a car, take a taxi to the border, walk across, and grab a shared taxi on the other side.
Getting around Dahab itself on foot is quite simple, the promenade runs right along the seafront and all the usual amenities are located along it. Bicycles would be an excellent way of getting around, but most rental bicycles are poorly maintained and as such are in terrible shape. Many businesses are distinctly unenthusiastic about the bicycle-rental aspect of their commercial operation, quoting inflated prices and creative time definitions ("1 day" = 6 hours). Even large and supposedly reputable operators are not immune from deficiencies in this area.
Dahab itself has practically nothing in the way of sights, but you can easily arrange tours to some nearby points of interest.
The most "traditional" thing to do in Dahab is not to do anything. It's one of the best places in the world to indulge this most exquisite passion and a lot of Dahab's reputation among travellers roots in it. Anyway, if "doing" something to you means "activity" there's also a great variety of options which can be classified in two categories:
Diving and Anything Else
Great buys are the usual Egyptian suspects: water pipes, rugs, oriental lamps, shirts in different lengths with embroidery, backgammon games, silver jewelery, etc. Prices are geared for tourists, so haggling is a must, pay max. 50%-60% of the first price offered, anything else is a rip-off. If you are not sure about the price, go to the next shop, they all offer more or less the same things, and start bargaining again there.
Look out for Bedouin Handicrafts, some beautiful pieces are avalible. Hand embroidered and made in Dahab, St Catherines and El Arish by Bedouin women. Sheikh Salem House has a good selection of items as does some of the other Bedouin establishments in Dahab.
If your stay extends with or without intention your shopping behaviour will focus on the Ghazala Market where you can find anything you need to uptate your on-the-road-equipment from functional to convenient.
The trick to eating cheaply in Dahab is to avoid seafront establishments and use restaurants inland, along and beyond the pedestrian zone, where identical meals are regularly on offer for half the seafront price.
There is little alcohol in these parts, although overpriced beer can be arranged in many restaurants. Instead, the local thing to do is chill out by the beach at one of the innumerable beachfront cafes, lying on a mattress and puffing on a shisha (water pipe).
Egyptian alcohol mimics the names and labelling of better known liquors elsewhere. Restaurants will often advertise Stella beer, which isn't Stella Artois, as well as Sakara, Luxor and Heineken (domestic beer is actually quite good when it's chilled well). Keep an eye out for 'Finlanda' vodka as well. The local Sheherazade wine (white, rose and red) is actually quite drinkable.
Dahab has a plethora of cheap accommodation. All are rather the same, generally offering bungalow/chalet type accommodation at very reasonable prices. For the those on an extreme budget, most have areas where you can sleep on mattresses in the open air, usually for under a dollar a night, including a blanket and pillow.
Room prices for a simple camp room (no AC, no bath) should be no more than 20LE., less if you book ahead for a week or longer. If anyone asks more don't hestitate to go to the next camp, there are plenty.
Located in the middle of El mashraba st. apartments with sea views, 1 minute from the beach. a nice place to relax and absorb the local culture. they also arrange safari and diving for affordable price. double and triple rooms available with AC and private bathroom from 100-150 LE per apartment per night..
Stay safe
Drugs, particularly marijuana, are widely available in Dahab and famously cheap. This does not make them legal, so consider very carefully if you want to risk at best large fines and at worst lengthy prison terms in Egypt's notoriously squalid prisons before indulging.
Women travellers are pretty safe in Dahab. As a matter of courtesy to the local customs, even though you will see quite a few girls with short skirts and tight t-shirts, please respect the fact that Egypt is a conservative country, and dress appropriately in the city. However, at the beach a bikini is no problem.
Get out
This is the tough part. First timers usually arrive in Dahab to chill for a few days, some of them stay for weeks or months, and there are people who stay for years, become a dive instructor, run a restaurant etc. Dahab is a place you quite stick to despite the permanent attempts of "resortification", growing pollution and increasing prices.


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'They said it's the worst storm they ever saw'
Support efforts continue in Ferry County as emergency responders deal with the aftermath of a severe storm that brought with it wind gusts as high as 66 miles an hour sweeping into the area. The storm knocked out power and downed trees last Friday. Over 700 Avista customers in and around Colville lost power last Friday afternoon, according to Avista Senior Communications Manager, Jessie Wuerst. Ferry County took the brunt of the micro burst's wrath, with over 3,000 homes and businesses losing power. As of Sunday morning, 1,000 customers had gotten their electrical service restored. "It was just incredible," said Randall Hansen, who lives near Inchelium. "Our deck chairs were blown away, and we could hear stuff thumping into the side of the house. It just makes you feel so puny and fragile." The winds were generated by the same thunderstorms that produced rain and hail across other parts of the region, said John Livingston, National Weather Service Meteorologist in the Spokane Office.Death on Colville National Forest A state of emergency has been declared by Ferry County officials, prompting assistance from the Red Cross and the Washington State Emergency Management Division. Refrigerated trucks for food storage and portable showers were delivered to the Keller Community Center last Saturday and 22 radios for search and rescue purposes were delivered from Stevens County to Ferry County. The Department of Social and Health Services has dispatched a mobile Customer Service Office to Keller. The office will assist with access to Basic Food (SNAP) benefits, medical benefits and monetary benefits. The office includes a wheelchair lift, semi-private interview areas, and a reception area for two to four persons, and sunshade for people to be protected from the elements. "Five major trees went down half a block from our house," says Dick Graham, retired publisher of the Republic News Miner weekly newspaper. "The old-timers in the area said that it's the worst storm they have ever seen." According to Graham, the newspaper's electricity was restored Sunday evening, but that the internet is not fully operational yet. "We have to take our backups over to Omak in order to get the newspaper out," says Graham. "If you don't have email, you don't have a newspaper. We'll survive though." A death was reported on the Colville National Forest near Curlew during the thunderstorms, according to the Ferry County Sheriff's Department. The name of the deceased has not yet been released. Meanwhile, Colville National Forest officials are advising against travel on the Republic Ranger District, where about 60 percent of the acreage experienced damage from the storms. The wind toppled trees and partially uprooted others, blocking trails and roadways and creating a situation with leaning trees that could still fall.

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Poorly PennyPoorly Penny (2008) Season 1 Episode 19- Fireman Sam Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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- Cartoon Characters: Fireman Sam, Naughty Norman Price, Station Officer Steele, Fireman "Elvis" Cridlington, Dilys, Penny, Sarah, James, Bella Lasagne, Trevor Evans, Dusty, Woolly, Mandy Flood, Mike Flood, Tom Thomas.
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Eminem has confirmed guest appearances by Rihanna, Kendrick Lamar, Nate Ruess of fun. and Skylar Grey on "The Marshal Mathers LP 2," which is due out Nov. 5.
The Detroit rapper released the list of 16 tracks slated for his seventh studio album and first since the triple-platinum "Recovery" in 2010. It includes one skit, titled "Parking Lot," as well as the first two singles, "Berzerk" and "Survival;" "Berzerk" hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and has already gone platinum.
Rihanna appears on the track "Monster." She previously teamed with Eminem for 2010's chart-topping, Grammy Award-nominated "Love the Way You Lie," and he returned the favor for "Love the Way You Lie (Part II)" on her 2010 "Loud" album and for "Numb" on last year's "Unapologetic."
Lamar will be featured on "Love Game" while Ruess sings on "Headlights," and Grey appears on the track "A**hole;" Eminem guested on her single "C'mon Let Me Ride" last year.
Other songs on "The Marshall Mathers LP 2" include "Bad Guy," "Rhyme or Reason," "So Much Better," "Legacy," "Rap God," "Brainless," "Stronger Than I Was," "So Far ..." and "Evil Twin."
Producers on the album include Rick Rubin, Dr. Dre and DJ Khalil, though a full list has not yet been revealed.
Eminem has not yet announced any live performances to promote the album.


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Ford has big plans for 2014, as the company announced ambitious plans for growth next year which include new models, new jobs, and an expansion of existing powertrain technologies.
The biggest element of this growth plan includes launching 23 new or redesigned models across the globe, with 16 of these in North America. We already know about many of these 16 vehicles, including the Ford Mustang, the Ford Transit Connect, the Ford Transit, and the Lincoln MKC. Many more are still to come, though, as we expect a redesigned Ford F-150 to debut early next year as a 2015 model, along with redesigned versions of platform-mates 2015 Ford Expedition and Lincoln Navigator. We're also expecting to see a new Ford Edge given the recent Edge Concept shown at the 2013 Los Angeles auto show, as well as the associated Lincoln MKX. Beyond this, we're not so sure about the other seven models, but they could include a high-performance variant of the Mustang, as well as updates to the company's older models.
Ford's EcoBoost turbocharged family of engines will gain two more powertrains in 2014, one of which is the new 2.3-liter four-cylinder EcoBoost that will be seen in the 2015 Ford Mustang and 2015 Lincoln MKC. Ford has not yet provided information about the other new EcoBoost engine. Existing EcoBoost powertrains in the U.S. include the 1.0-liter three-cylinder recently introduced for the Fiesta, the 1.5- and 1.6-liter four-cylinders, the 2.0-liter four-cylinder, and the 3.5-liter twin-turbo V-6.
Another aspect of Ford's plan for 2014 is the expansion of auto start-stop technology to 70 percent of the company's North American lineup. Currently, start-stop is only available on the Fusion midsize sedan, so we should see this technology on other Ford models like the Fiesta, the Escape, the Focus, and even possibly the redesigned 2015 Ford F-150 within the next year.
Ford says that all of this growth will create 5000 new jobs in the U.S., 2000 of which will be in the Kansas City plant which has been expanded to start production of the 2014 Ford Transit van in addition to its existing F-150 production. Three brand-new assembly plants will also open in 2014, one in South America and two in Asia.
Ford appears to have a lot in store for 2014. Keep an eye out for more news about the company's new models starting next month at the 2014 Detroit auto show.


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Ah, the holidays, when those who find it difficult enough to choose wine for themselves confront the ostensibly more daunting task of buying for others.
To which I say "humbug." Not about the buying part, but the daunting part.
Selecting beverages for others – a host or holiday gift or the juice for one's own party – should be viewed more as an opportunity than an obligation. Here's how, in each scenario:
Entertaining: The plethora of wine choices and the endlessly sputtering economy are not part of the problem but part of the solution. More good wine than ever is lining store shelves, and the recession has made many swell options more affordable than ever as wineries often reduced prices and merchants moved into almost perpetual "sale" mode.
(Caveat: Just because a wine has a friendly price doesn't mean it's good, so tread carefully; better yet, stick with what you know.)
Your guests' preferences will differ, of course, but there's a dandy solution: Buy blends, since the different grapes can provide connective tissue for a range of palates. And there's no need to spend even $15 a bottle.
Outstanding white options:
Chenin blanc-viognier offerings from Pine Ridge and Pepi, Hedges CMS, Banfi Centine from Italy and Samora Tejo from Portugal. And don't forget the sweet side, with a Barefoot Moscato or a box of Big House White.
Tasty red blends abound: Clif Family "The Climber," Marietta Old Vine, La Vieille Ferme from France, Famiglia Meschini Malbec-Syrah from Argentina or almost anything from Portugal (Udaca Irreverente or Dow Vale do Bomfim, for starters).
If your winemonger doesn't have one of these, ask for something similar – in quality and price.
Host gift: First, when taking a wine to a party (dinner or otherwise), do not expect that your bottle will be served, so don't grab something that you're counting on trying yourself.
If you know a particular grape or brand that your host favors, go with that. If not, your task becomes even easier: Figure out how much you want to spend, and go with the best value you have found in that range, a wine that tasted like it should (and could) cost a whole lot more. With any luck, it will provide as much "discovery" for them as it did for you.
Holiday gift: This should be more personal. While the host gift is, in a sense, all about you, this should be all about the recipient. And just a little thought goes a long way.
If their name is Jordan, give them a Jordan chardonnay or cabernet. If they're Jewish, find a wine from the fabulous Israel house Golan Heights (Yarden is often on the label).
If they recently returned from Spain, go for an Olivares Monastrell in the $15 range, a Muga Reserva for around $25 or a Clio at about $50.
Unless it's a stocking stuffer for someone close, eschew the "joke" bottle, where it's too easy to misfire on more than one front. After all, while Old Bastard might be one of the world's most profound wines – and priced accordingly – Fat Bastard is one of the least profound.
On the other hand, nothing says the holidays like an off-target gift.


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The VHMA Files: Results from the 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey
True confession: Managers love their jobs, but many are curious about how their salary and benefits compare to other practice managers. The VHMA's 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey reveals which factors impact earnings.
The tough truth about salaries
The type of practice a manager is affiliated with can also impact compensation. Practice managers working in emergency practices earned the highest salaries but worked the longest hours. Of all hospital administrators who responded to the survey, the 4% who worked in specialty practices reported the highest average salary. Hospital administrators managing more than one hospital reported a 25% increase in salary. Small animal hospital administrators worked the fewest hours but, in general, earned the lowest salaries.
Seniority is a weak driver of salary. And, in many cases, salaries trended lower as seniority among managers and administrators increased.
The issue with benefits
Office managers received an average of two weeks paid vacation each year. And practice managers and administrators received an average of three weeks.
Hospital administrators received more comprehensive benefits; office managers were likely to receive the weakest benefits. Continuing education and veterinary product discounts are benefits enjoyed by all managers. Hospital administrators are most likely to receive health insurance. The median co-payment for health insurance among all managers runs between 78% and 90%.
General trends
Since the last VHMA survey in 2011, veterinary managers and administrators have experienced a decline in salaries. Traditionally, seniority and experience have resulted in higher salaries but the survey results indicated that these factors do not guarantee higher salaries. Managers committed to earning higher salaries would benefit from enrolling in certification or advanced degree programs or negotiating a profit sharing arrangement with their employer.
Visit http://https://dvm360.com/VHMA for an overview of job responsibilities by title for office managers, practice managers and hospital administrators in veterinary practice. You'll also find the 2013 Compensation and Benefits Survey methodology and more data that outlines how credentials change what you make.
Christine Shupe, CAE, is the executive director of the Veterinary Hospital Managers Association. The association is dedicated to serving professionals in veterinary management through education, certification and networking.


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UH Manoa presents lecture on astronaut Ellison Onizuka's life and legacyUniversity of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Posted: Aug 23, 2011
Claude Onizuka, the brother of Hawai'i-born NASA astronaut Ellison S. Onizuka, will present a talk on Thursday evening, August 25, as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa. Titled Remembering the Challenger: Celebrating the Life and Career of Ellison S. Onizuka, the free public lecture will begin at 7 p.m. at the Architecture Auditorium.
Ellison Onizuka was born in 1946 in Kealakekua, Kona. He graduated from Konawaena High School in 1964 and received his BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado. Colonel Onizuka was selected as an astronaut by NASA in January 1978 based on his exceptional service within the U.S. Air Force.
As an astronaut, his first mission was on STS 51C in January 1985—the first Department of Defense mission that orbited the Earth 48 times, logging a total of 74 hours in space.
On his second mission, Colonel Onizuka served as a mission specialist on board the Orbiter Challenger mission 51L that launched from Kennedy Space Center on January 28, 1986. The seven-person crew died when the Challenger exploded 1 minute and 13 seconds after launch at 11:30 A.M. EST. He was posthumously awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
The Distinguished Lecture Series brings internationally recognized scholars to UH Mānoa for lectures and discussions.
For more information, contact Dr. Hope Jahren, a professor of Geology and Geophysics, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, and chair of the Distinguished Lecture Series, at email@example.com.
The Architecture building is located on University Avenue, across from the yogurt shop. On-campus parking is available for $5 after 4 p.m. There is a flat rate fee of $4 for campus parking structures prior to 4 p.m. at the entry kiosks.


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Reese Witherspoon has canceled appearances on "Good Morning America" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" in the wake of her arrest for disorderly conduct.
She was arrested last Friday in Atlanta after she allegedly interfered during her husband Jim Toth's arrest for driving under the influence.
Witherspoon later issued an apology saying she had been drunk at the time and was "deeply embarrassed" for her behavior.
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel mined the actress' troubles for humor during his monologue on "Live!" Monday night.
"The police report says she asked the cop: 'Do you know my name? You're about to find out who I am.' Does that ever work? 'Do you know who I am?' is second only to 'Do you know who my father is?'" Kimmel said. "It's a bad question because the answer is either 'No' -- which is embarrassing -- or 'Yes, and you're going to jail.'"


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Chaco Canyon, located in northwest New Mexico, is perhaps the only site in the world constructed in an elaborate pattern that mirrors the yearly cycle of the sun and the 19-year cycle of the moon. How did an ancient civilization, with no known written language, arrange its buildings into a virtual celestial calendar, spanning an area roughly the size of Ireland? Why did this society, ancestors of today's Pueblo Indians, choose to establish the center of their world in the middle of such an arid, barren land? And why, after constructing buildings the size of the Roman Coliseum, did these same people deliberately seal them and abruptly leave? These enigmas have puzzled archaeologists for centuries. This program presents substantial evidence that the Chacoan people expressed a complex solar and lunar cosmology in their magnificent architecture. The discoveries documented in the film have transformed scientific understanding of this site -- one of the most elaborate and mysterious of ancient Native-American ruins -- and are revolutionizing perceptions of the Chacoan civilization. Robert Redford narrates.
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So, before I take you back to 1978, or 1979 (I forget which), I need to remind you to go see The Northstar Session on Dec. 17, (that's this year, 2010) at Double Mountain. This should be a good show, and I hope to see you there.
I'm sure, that no matter what the era, parents have always wondered what the heck kids are listening to — and this instance for me may have been my first parental musical inquisition.
When I brought home this particular record, my mom looked at the cover, and said something to the effect of "Now what the heck are you listening to?"
I just couldn't understand it. All that was on the cover was a picture of a smiling waitress posing as the Statue of Liberty, with various egg and milk cartons arranged in the shape of New York City.
Now, here I am, some 30 years later, interviewing some guys who just recorded in the SAME STUDIO that album was recorded in.
So, guys, I totally understand if you break into a 15-minute jam of Supertramp's "Take the Long Way Home." :)
Interview with The Northstar Session
1. Please give us a bit on your musical backgrounds and how did The Northstar Session happen? Was Northstar the name of a studio?
Matt and Kane met at a recording session in LA and discussed writing together once Matt moved up to LA (he was still living in San Diego at the time). Once Matt moved to LA, they started writing together and quickly began recording their first EP (To Be Continued...) which was the first collection of songs they wrote together.
While they were working on the EP they started looking around for a keyboardist to record on the songs. Matt met Dave at a show who was playing with a mutual friend and was quickly enlisted to play on the EP. Once the EP was done the band pretty much fell into place and the trio of Matt, Kane and Dave has been the lineup for The Northstar Session along with a LONG list of ever-revolving bass players!
The Northstar Session was a name that Matt had been using while performing down in San Diego looking for a band lineup. Once he moved up to LA both Kane and Matt decided to keep the name which was inspired from a song by The Black Crowes called "Non-Fiction."
2. You mention that you guys played Hood River over the summer, and hopefully it led to you wanting to come back. What can Hood River expect to see this time around?
Another really fun show! We had such an amazing time in August when we played at Double Mountain Brewery, the staff there is wonderful and took really good care of us. As soon as we knew the dates of this December tour we contacted them immediately to set up another show. We couldn't have enjoyed our time in Hood River more last time we were here.
As for this show, we'll most likely throw in a few of the songs that will be on the upcoming album due out late January/early February.
3. Describe what it's like for a band to have to play on a TV show. (Studio/stage can be nerve- racking enough!)
To be honest it felt just like playing a concert and came pretty easy. The environment was pretty relaxed which was nice. We're really thankful for that kind of exposure from a hit NBC show (Parenthood). We actually did the scene in a real recording studio, not a sound stage which was also another great honor. NBC had us go to a really famous recording studio on West LA called The Village Recorders, which was the studio where Steely Dan recorded all of their albums in the '70s, Supertramp recorded Breakfast In America, along with TONS of other albums.
They had us do the scene in Studio D which was the room specifically built for Fleetwood Mac in the '70s for their album Tusk, and the REALLY cool thing about Studio D is that it was most recently used to record the new album by Elton John & Leon Russell called The Union. Studio D is the room of choice for producer T-Bone Burnett when he records in LA. Needless to say, this room had TONS of mojo and was amazing to record our song "You Come Up Like A Rose" live so NBC could use it for our scene in Parenthood. We felt really thankful to have had the opportunity to record and film in that room!
4. Are TNS songs written by one person or is it collaborative?
Most of the songs are written by Matt and Kane. A handful of tunes have been written by Matt, Kane and Dave. Aside from this, each member has contributed a few songs individually as well.
5. What music artists does the band listen to (who's on your iPod)?
We pretty much try to have a good balance of the old with the new. You can pretty much count on a Tom Petty album (or two) in the mix! The past few tours we've had older stuff from Neil Young, Elton John, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, Elvis Costello and have also been enjoying the latest albums from Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses, Arcade Fire and Sheryl Crow (which is a great nod to the old Stax sound). We always try to have good songs playing to help us stay awake for the long drives!
6. Your myspace page has something called TNS Pledge.
Yeah, Pledge Music is a site designed for fans to get involved with the "album process" for their favorite band/artist. We were referred to them from a friend who had used the site to fund an album. This process has been amazing, without throwing out any numbers, we can just say that through our Pledge Music site we've pretty much raised all the money needed for our album.
Aside from raising money for our album we also partnered up with a charity called City Of Hope which is a cancer treatment/ research hospital and gave them a portion of what we raised. With the current state of the music industry, this site it really great because it once again puts the power into the hands of "the listener" where they can truly decide what kind of music they want to hear. This concept even goes back to the days of composers like Mozart and Beethoven when they were commissioned to write a piece.
We set up our page like a pledge drive you would see from a public radio station where we have a bunch of different "incentives" for fans to make a pledge towards. These spanned from house concerts to the band cooking dinner for you! It was great because a lot of fans came out and made some really big pledges which felt pretty rewarding and let us know that the music we're making is having an effect on people.
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G4 had a chance to try out the upcoming Bionic Commando title due out in May. The game is a sequel to the NES version from 1988. Their impression is mostly positive: "The gameplay is fast and exciting, but a little light on combat, at least during the first level. There are also challenges that unlock upgrades for Nathan. These could be as simple as doing five zip kicks or as complex as killing a specific enemy with a specific move. It's a great way to add depth to the game and encourage the player to use all of the moves available to them." However, they do criticize the game's linearity, where movement is often restricted by arbitrarily placed radiation clouds. Capcom recently announced that a demo for the game will be available in the coming weeks.


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i actually like ayu's name a lot... especially her last name tsukimiya it just sounds sooo nice,the meaning of it being moon palace gives it a really romantic feel to it...awww...i'm such a sucker for these things :S the girls make kanon an interesting anime, i reckon yuuichi was definitely a big contributor! but i've always thought his love for ayu was a bit sudden...like before, he would tease her just as he would tease any other girls anyway and then suddenly... i don't know, i felt that was a bit rushed, was i the only one? but i like his character, coz he aint tooo perfect but aint so typically flawed like some anime boy character, it just gives yuuichi more of an interesting characteristic. i guess i admired his ability to not hold back his opinion when he's with the girls unlike some of the anime boys who would just becoz the girls are cute or something :P
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Ayu can be translated as "sweet fish"??
Well, that would explain why she keeps stealing those fish-shaped snacks! I thought that was funny.
Sometimes I think the Japanese have a lot of fun with their language, or perhaps they are very frustrated because it is so full of riddles. ^_^
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Oh, and it seems I have neglected to mention that when I began High School, I moved to live with my cute cousin and her parents, who I had met often during the summer holidays of my childhood. So of course it was very easy for me to identify with the male main character! This anime will always have a special place in my heart for that reason.
Yes! My life is like an anime! Heh.
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um...is it??? from memory ( i don't even know where this is from and why it had implanted in my memory...but anywayz!) it's not ok to marry your first cousin but it is ok to marry others...don't know about legally tho, but apparently if you marry your first cousin and when you have a child, your child is most likely to have a defect of some sort :S
but don't worry, ayu is not yuuichi's cousin...unfortunately, my favorite nayuki is...
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omg. i didnt know so many ppl liked kanon... i only watched the anime, and loved it, and as was said earlier, treat it like a fairytale instead of a realistic show... everyone's story is so sad, especially makoto and shiori... and ayu's name is ayu ayu =P lol... how can it be a H game? everyone look so insanely cute and adorable...
btw, the music (which 1?) is based on kanon in d? dont sound like it...
its almost impossible to differentiate favourites, everyone has such a deep story. after reading the earlier posts, i realised how much i missed for nayuki's story. her story seemed so short.
rankingwise, 1. Ayu Ayu Tsukimiya. Her uguuuuu~ does it for me -_-" 2. Makoto. She might be bratty, but her story was extremely nice. 3. Shiori. her story. 4. Mai. dunno. shes too quiet, although i liked her story... it was a little too abrupt. 5. nayuki. the anime dont show anything of her, besides the fact that she loved yuuichi...
anyway, yuuichi is a real good main character... hes so willing to help the girls. but i wonder, y did he dislike makoto so much at first?
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about the coma... nobodys really seen anyone get into a coma for 7 years... but yea, the body still functions and only the brain goes into unconscious state... according to the anime ending, she seem to act rather childish, though...
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it's such a shame (for me) that it's a H- game originally...do they really have non-H versions??? coz i would love to play it but having seen the anime first, it's hard to imagine that it is a H game, coz everyone has such a good storyline and all....
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For Breast Cancer Awareness Week our school cafeterias served pink foods like eggs and applesauce. We also served whole "pink" grapefruit, which many of our students had never eaten in that form. Our workers wore pink serving gloves and many of the workers also wore pink shirts. One cafeteria put up pink Post-it notes on the walls, which the students could write notes on.


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He's not saying you can't to a 7" touch interface. He's saying that They WON'T!!!
H'e said it before, success comes not in the products or ideas that you make/fulfil but the ones that you don't.
The 3.5" device is a smartphone, it's a very mobile device and you have to pay a price and make compromises for that mobility.
Considering that most people buying an iPad already have such a smartphone with them, it's pretty damn stupid to make a tablet that's only slightly larger in screen estate.
Making such a big compromise for a device that you're not carrying in your pocket all the time is nonsense. I've used both types of devices and the difference is massive.
It's good that people like you, people with boundaries in terms of imagination, could never work at a company like Apple.
It's why they keep on coming out with great and revolutionary products, because they don't employ people like you.
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Following an impressive game against No. 1 overall draft pick John Wall in the NBA Summer League last week, Lin's 2009-10 highlights on Youtube have recaived over 100,000 additional hits - well over 14,000 hits per day. On Wednesday, "Jeremy Lin" was one of the most searched-for terms on Google and he currently has over three million entries in the search engine. Over one million of those search hits have come during the past three days.
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October 23, 2012 > Fremont Unified School District Board meeting report
The following are highlights from the Fremont Unified School District (FUSD) Board meeting held October 10, 2012.Superintendent's Report:FUSD Superintendent Dr. James Morris remarked that Reader's Digest has named Fremont as the "The Third Smartest City in America," based on the low number of smokers and the high number of creative thinkers - one out of every hundred residents has received patents for inventions.The Superintendent has recently launched a taped weekly cable television series "Community Conversations," focusing on timely educational topics of interest to district students, staff and parents. The show has begun airing on Monday evenings, 7 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. on cable, Comcast channel 26. Each episode will feature two story segments, in a talk format, with the Superintendent and volunteer host KK Kaneshiro interviewing and interacting with guests.Dr. Morris adds, "The October 29 episode will feature a team from Hopkins Junior High talking about their National Blue Ribbon award and journey to excellence as well as a second segment on what parents need to know about California Treasures (our new elementary English Language Arts program)."Eventually, the hope is for the show to be done live, so that community members could participate by calling in their questions or comments.The new Director of Child Nutrition Services, Elsie Szeto, was introduced by Dr. Morris who described her as "innovative and someone who works collaboratively with others." Szeto, a Fremont resident, is a registered dietician with a proven track record of over 21 years of working with various Bay Area school districts.Oral Communications/Public Comments:Brannin Dorsey, a district teacher and President of FUDTA (Fremont Unified District Teachers Association), asked the Board to update its policy regarding lice. Parents need more information on how to deal with these outbreaks, such as the recent ones with students at Parkmont and Niles elementary schools.Dorsey additionally commented that Robertson High School has a high ratio of administrators -three - although it has a much lower number of students enrolled in relation to other schools in the district. "Other schools," she stated, "have 800 students to only one administrator."Later, Dorsey became emotional when talking about bullying and the importance of training teachers and staff on how to deal at a deeper level to address the issue. Pointedly, she also discussed what she felt were bullying tactics by "unnamed" principals toward teachers and challenged the Superintendent to "do something about it."Agenda Item -- Anti-Bullying Poster and Song Contest:The winning students of FUSD's Anti-Bullying contest were introduced by Director of Pupil Services, Rickey Jones. The entries were in two categories: the creation of a poster or an original song. Over 746 student posters were submitted and 47 musical works were received.During the meeting, the winning students showcased their artwork or sang their songs to the appreciative audience in attendance. Here are the awardees:Winning songs:Elementary school level -- "We Can Change the World," by Eden Mercado, 5th grade, Mattos Elementary.Secondary school level -- "Dreams," by Felix Nganga, 11th grade, Robertson High.Winning posters:Elementary school level -- Arezo "Tina" Ahmadi, 5th grade, Ardenwood Elementary.There were two winning poster selections at the Secondary school level:1.) Suraj Shah, 7th grade, Horner Jr. High.2.) The team of Kristin Moyer and Shane Keenan, 12th graders from Mission San Jose High.Each student received a certificate and a $100 award donated through an E-Way grant from the Silicon Valley Community Foundation.Accordingly, the District has duplicated the posters for display, throughout the month of October (National Bullying Prevention Month), in every FUSD classroom and at the District Office. The winning songs and posters will also be posted on the FUSD website.Agenda Item - Customer Satisfaction Survey:Superintendent Morris reported on the preliminary results from the district-wide survey implemented this past spring to obtain the community's suggestions on how well the school district is doing in various areas and any challenges that need to be addressed. Of the 19,000 surveys received, approximately 10,000 were from secondary school students, 6,000 from elementary school students and 1,100 respondents were teachers. The remainder included parents and community members.The Superintendent's staff, according to Dr. Morris, will review the information further and finalize the data, school by school. They will compile the 200 pages of comments, guide the data for more conversation, share it and plan for future implementation.


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Just watched this movie about 3 days ago, was actually a very good film adaptation of the comic. There were some obvious flaws in the movie (acting, mostly) but I thought this was actually a good movie, even though some critics bombed on this movie. Your thoughts?
Havent watched yet but looks good
I agree. It was a very good flick and it stayed basically true to the book up until the end. I'm not sure why critics panned it myself.
i love the movie haven't read the comics though
"Stops time, freeze ray. Tell your friends."
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I wonder why critics didn't like it?
if you never read the book then this movie can stand on its own and i think thats what they were aiming for. my only beef was the "child killer" scene was changed.....it was so amazing in the book.....good flick. i mean the voice of solid snake wrote the screenplay how could it not be good?
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Legislators cut tens of millions of dollars from Gov. Sean Parnell's state operating budget proposal and have expressed their desire to keep the capital budget small compared to previous years.
But public testimony Monday suggested that in order to constrain the size of the capital budget, which allocates state funding for projects around Alaska, lawmakers will have to say "no" to a lot of people.
The Senate Finance Committee accepted public testimony from across the state Monday afternoon, with many of those who testified asking legislators to add more funding into Parnell's $796 million capital budget proposal.
One persistent theme espoused by mayors and municipal staff from several communities, including Juneau and Sitka, was a desire for more money in community revenue-sharing.
In recent years, the state has supplemented a base amount of $60 million for community revenue-sharing. The Alaska State Legislature provided $25 million in supplemental funding last year, for a total of $85 million to be distributed to communities throughout Alaska.
This year, Parnell's draft budget did not include the $25 million supplemental funding.
The mayors made it clear they want that money back in the capital budget this year.
"As you know, these funds help all of us get through the hard times," Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford told the committee. "During the better years, they help us with needed projects that we have in our own municipalities. To some of our smaller communities, it is the only basic funds they receive. So it's very important that you do your due diligence on revenue-sharing."
Sanford said Juneau stands to receive $850,000 from the $25 million supplemental funding on top of the $2 million it receives from the $60 million base amount. If state and federal support decreases, he warned, the City and Borough of Juneau could be forced to cut services.
"You who came up through the ranks — school board members, assembly members, mayors — know how important this is to our individual communities," said Sanford, asking the senators to put the $25 million into the budget.
Sitka Mayor Mim McConnell framed the issue as "a matter of fairness and equity" between Alaska's rural communities and more developed areas.
"For small communities in Southeast Alaska who are neither benefiting from tourism nor energy development, municipal and supplemental revenue-sharing is not just critically imperative, it is a matter of fairness and equity in ensuring that Alaska does not become two states within a state: one state of communities of increasing affluence, and another state of increasingly desperate rural poverty," McConnell said.
Members of the public also testified on a range of projects they asked to have funded in the capital budget, with a recurring theme in several Southeast residents' testimony being increased support for the State Library Archives Museum, or SLAM.
Construction workers in Juneau's Willoughby District broke ground in January on the SLAM project. The project's goal is to provide a new space for the Alaska Division of Libraries, Archives and Museums and bring all three components under one roof.
Parnell's draft budget includes $20 million for SLAM, which is scheduled for completion by early 2016. But $50 million is needed for the project to be fully funded.
Supporters said Monday that unless the Alaska State Legislature comes up with the additional $30 million, SLAM will face delays and cost increases.
"Let's finish it," said Juneau resident Marie Darlin. "Let's not continue to piecemeal it. It will save us money, and it's one way to spend money to save money."
Anchorage Republican Sen. Kevin Meyer, co-chairman of the Finance Committee, responded, "We hope to finish a lot of projects that are kind of in the starting phases — it's just that there's a lot of them."
"I know there is," Darlin replied.
Indeed, several people from Cordova testified to ask for $7.7 million from the state to finish a community center in their city; people from Kodiak asked for funding for a water treatment plant; and, in Southeast, people from Ketchikan and Petersburg said some of their basic facilities are no longer adequate for community needs.
Ketchikan Mayor Lew Williams III and others asked senators to commit $20 million toward reconstruction of the PeaceHealth Ketchikan Medical Center.
"If this project is not forthcoming, the ability of Ketchikan to continue providing this level of health care to the region will be in serious jeopardy," Williams warned.
Dr. Peter Rice, medical director of the PeaceHealth Medical Group, said that with an aging hospital that does not meet industry standards, it is "extremely difficult" for Ketchikan to recruit and maintain surgical staff.
"This project is a must-do, and if we are not able to launch this project this year, I am fearful that we will risk losing surgical and orthopedic specialists, which ultimately could end up with a reduction in surgical services in southern Southeast Alaska," said Rice.
Testimony from Petersburg painted a dire picture as well.
Petersburg Police Department Chief Jim Agner testified to ask the Legislature to provide funding for the Petersburg Borough to replace its police station, which he called "the worst public safety facility in the state of Alaska," adding that "probably it's a good bet it's one of the very worst facilities in the nation."
Agner said the building had been flooded with raw sewage Monday morning, describing it as "not an uncommon occurrence." He claimed the structure is at risk of collapse due to unsafe structural modifications.
Agner and Petersburg Public Safety Advisory Board member Sally Dwyer said they are seeking $7 million for a new police station.
"We have identified a spot that the (borough) has and owns the property for … that would be perfect for a new police (station), and all we need is money, guys," Dwyer said. "And we need your help."
In addition to the requests for legislative support of state and municipal building projects, some who testified asked to have money for their organizations' capital projects included in the budget.
The president and chief executive officer of the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium testified to ask for state funding to help build a clinic in Hoonah.
Charles Clement said $6 million out of about $8 million SEARHC needs for the clinic has been "lined up," but that unless the state makes up the difference with $1.9 million in this year's capital budget, that existing commitment could dry up.
"We have the cash ready to go," said Clement. "We have the land acquired. We have the designs done. If we can acquire this last bit of appropriations, we'll be under construction this summer."
Parnell's capital budget proposal, which was the subject of Monday's testimony, includes $796 million in undesignated general funds. The total amount of the proposal is almost $1.87 billion, with most of the difference being made up by federal receipts.
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Not to mention we've seen this tactic before, where they "shelf' a bill until the heat dies down and then ram it through on a weekend when they think nobody will notice. The *.A.A has bribed a LOT of politicians to get this junk rammed through and they won't give up that easily.
Personally I think We, The People should completely ignore ALL copyright laws until We, The People actually get a seat at the table again. When most of Walt Disney's works are STILL under copyright, even though the man has been dead for longer than many of us have been alive, i think "promoting the useful arts and sciences" is no longer being served. It is pretty obvious when you are talking about the level of bribery we are seeing thanks to Citizens united that voting simply won't help so we need to not only remain vigilant and complain we also need to let our elected officials know we simply won't follow unjust laws rammed through with bribes and any cases brought using these unjust laws we will use jury nullification to voice our displeasure.
if anything thanks to the Internet times should be SHORTER, say 10 years with a one time extension upon payment for another 10 years, but what we have now is "forever minus a single day" which is locking up our entire culture behind a paywall and we shouldn't stand for it!
Yeah, the basic tactic politicians now employ is: wait until after the Presidential elections, hope someone is elected who won't veto SOPA.
But SOPA is far from dead. Being shelved is just being paused.
You still ought to continue to write angry letters to your congressperson.
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP)- Kenny Towns had three hits, Artie Lewicki pitched 3 1/3 innings of solid relief and Virginia beat Maryland 7-3 Sunday to force a deciding game 3 of the NCAA Charlottesville super regional.
The Cavaliers (48-14) had 17 hits, including four in a decisive seventh inning as they sent eight batters to the plate and scored three runs. Towns, Derek Fisher and Brandon Downes came through with RBIs.
Lewicki relieved starter Brandon Waddell (9-3) with two outs and runners at first and second base in the sixth. The right-hander left those runners stranded and then retired seven straight until the ninth inning.
Maryland starter Mike Shawaryn (11-4) gave up five runs on a season-high 12 hits. The Terrapins (40-22) got three hits and an RBI from Brandon Lowe.
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Looking for that perfect line to impress a potential mate? The results of a new survey — which analyzes the effectiveness of pick-up lines heard in movies — may help.
The experiment, conducted by dating site Badoo and reported by Reuters, offered online-dating users the chance to use 10 pre-selected lines to initiate conversations. More than 1,000 interactions were analyzed, and the data revealed that women in the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand would be most likely to use a line uttered by Audrey Hepburn in Charade: "I don't bite, you know… unless it's called for."
Other lines most likely to be used by women include such classics as "You know how to whistle don't you?" from To Have and Have Not, "You don't know how hard it is being a woman looking the way I do" from Who Framed Roger Rabbit, and "Was that cannon fire, or is it my heart pounding?" from Casablanca.
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Men responded best to "I'd love to kiss you, but I just washed my hair," said by Bette Davis in The Cabin in the Cotton. (Which seems like less of a pick-up line than a pick-up-artist line, with its directness and veiled insult.)
Their runner-ups were "Don't worship me till I've earned it" (Terms of Endearment) and the lines from To Have and Have Not and Casablanca.
(MORE:Oscar Robbery: 10 Controversial Best-Picture Races)
Why are all the most successful lines from "classic" movies? In a follow-up post about the survey, a Badoo spokesperson said the staff had screened more recent films, including the rom-com Silver Linings Playbook, and couldn't find anything that qualified as a good pick-up line.
But maybe they didn't think hard enough. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach—and nothing says romance like crabby snacks and homemades. Did the researchers overlook any other ice-breaking gems from newer movies?
(MORE: Has Hollywood Abandoned the Old-Fashioned Romance Movie?)


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WASHINGTON -- The top Democrat on the House Budget Committee says the Republicans' proposed budget is "the Romney plan on steroids."
Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland on Sunday said the GOP budget outline is an augmented version of Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's proposals. Romney's running mate, House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, offered the GOP plan last week. It's largely a symbolic gesture unlikely to pass the Senate, where Democrats have the majority.
Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California says the Ryan proposal balances the budget and would help the economy to grow. The No. 3 Republican in the House says the longer Congress waits to pass a budget, the more debt adds up.
Both lawmakers spoke to NBC's "Meet the Press."


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SUGAR GROVE – A kitten that was rescued after traveling about 300 miles while clinging to a semitrailer's air cleaner has been adopted from Kane County Animal Control, officials said.
Kevin Forest, the Sugar Grove police officer who found the kitten, had stopped the driver of a truck near Route 47 and Chelsea Avenue in Sugar Grove around 5:30 p.m. May 25.
The driver was talking on a cellphone while driving a commercial vehicle through a construction zone, and Forest said while making contact with the driver, he heard a cat meow over the sound of the engine.
The driver said he did not have a cat on board, but said he had heard the noise for about two hours and didn't think anything of it, Forest said.
The driver of the truck had traveled 284 miles from Tomah, Wis., before reaching Sugar Grove. Forest said he asked the driver to shut down the engine so he could investigate.
When he looked under the hood, Forest found a small kitten clinging with all four paws to the truck's air cleaner.
"[She] was holding on with everything [she] had," Forest said.
Robert Sauceda, billing manager for Kane County Animal Control, said the black tiger-striped kitten has been named EB – short for Engine Block – and is about 14 to 16 weeks old. Aside from a case of ear mites that has now cleared up, EB is in good health and didn't seem to suffer any hearing loss from being so close to the engine.
Forest said the kitten was so small that she climbed underneath the driver's seat of his squad car.
He said the kitten was very responsive after being removed from the truck and was "jumping all over the place."
Even though he helped save its life, Forest said he was just doing his job.
"We're presented with situations, and we use our training and our knowledge to hopefully make a positive outcome with every situation we deal with," he said. "I feel I did my job. That's what I'm here for."


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No, but I'd avoid trying to distribute pictures or videos of the convention. Of course, I'd probably avoid these things anyway.That when I vote Republican, they'll sue my neighbor and her kids?
"Blogosphere" is one of those awful dot-bomb era buzzwords, bandied about by marketdroids and the press to make them look cool and informed about the Internet.
No doubt. And all we ever hear from the democrats is "Bush is sypingBirds of a feather...
Anyone with a bit of patriotism and American sprit left in them should VOTE LIBERTARIAN!
Why ? Isn't their agenda removing the remaining limitations from total contractual freedom, allowing Corporate America to use its vastly superior resources to force even more onerous demands on the people who have to deal with it ?
Libertarians seem to think that removing state power makes people free. It does not, it simply creates a power vacuum for someone else to fill. The large corporations seem most likely, already practically controlling most countries, but even if they fail to seize power someone else won't; no matter what, you will always have an overlord, and in the end, despite their numerous flaws the current semi-democratical Western states are amongst the most benevolent overlords in human history.
All of this, of course, assumes that the libertarians will actually keep their word if elected, which would require them to be resistant to the temptation of power. Given history of politics, that seems a rather generous assumption.
OK, so is this new party going to be pro-choice or pro-life? Try to be centrist on that one.
The fact is that there are about 1000 political issues: manufacturing vs labor, social liberals vs social conservatives, fiscal liberals vs fiscal conservatives, business vs environmentalism, pro-choice vs pro-life. Some people care about some things, some about other things. But the way our system is set up guarantees that all of the millions of different possible viewpoints have to be amalgamated into exactly
Using that line of reasoning, one could then say the same about Cheney and Haliburton's past relationship when he became a part of the administration: "He's not a Haliburton guy. He just used to work for them. Big Deal."
Ummm, it's a little different. The director of communications for the RIAA is the chief marketroid, nothing more. If she wielded real power I'd imagine her title would at least be vice president. Dick Cheney, on the other hand, was the freakin' CEO of Halliburton. He was the proverbial
you know the Lib party is pretty sound once you get past the "smoke pot" platform.
Wait, so you're advocating the libertarian party... and you don't even believe people have the right to use whatever recreational drugs they want?
It just seems like if you're going to be pro-personal freedom, the War on Drugs would be the first thing you'd want to get rid of, not the last.
Wait, so you're advocating the libertarian party... and you don't even believe people have the right to use whatever recreational drugs they want? It just seems like if you're going to be pro-personal freedom, the War on Drugs would be the first thing you'd want to get rid of, not the last.
Yes, but the poster's point was that a pro-drug stance shouldn't be the first thing to tout while on the stump. There are many more "pro-personal freedom" stances that are far more palatable to liberals and conservatives alike than "free the weed, dude".
"Shear?" How about "point that will be grumbled about for an entire day, then swiftly forgotten unless this shill commits some egregious fuckup." Given the ready availability of news for the left blogosphere to discuss, this'll hardly register, epsecially since people generally assume that political conventions are as full of shit as PR flacks. It's not like the Democrats did something as contemptuous as, say, appointing a former oil lobbyist [wikipedia.org] to be Secretary of the Interior."This represents a potential shear with the left-wing blogosphere."
Also, do not believe that we, the voters are their constituents in the sense that they are beholden to our interests. This is not the case. They are beholden to those who can pressure them by providing or withholding money, usually (but not always) through lobbyists. If you are not represented in such a way to your government representatives, then you are not in any practical sense one of their constituents. Your vote was the single act in which you are able to influence the process. In principle, you can write to them once they are in office and attempt to sway them, but unless you are onboard with the money-providing players, or unless you are part of a massive broad-based campaign, you will be ignored and will receive a canned response.
I claim that the above is neither an opinion nor ideology, but an expression of practical facts. Please refute that claim.
A while back, I complained to my Senator, Diane Feinstein about how the Broadcast flag would cut into time-shifting and other fair use rights, and that it was basically corporate welfare to preserve a flagging industry in the face of a changing environment. Here's the response I got:
Thank you for writing to me about the digital broadcast flag. I appreciate hearing from you.
I feel strongly that we must prevent the theft of copyrighted works, and that includes digital television (DTV) programming. As we move forward in the digital age, it is increasingly easy for unauthorized copies of copyrighted works to be made and illegally distributed. Over-the-air digital content is the easiest to pirate.
As we contemplate the use of new technologies to protect copyrighted works, we must pay careful attention to ensure that a balance is struck between competitive protections and individual consumer interests. It is important to allow for the continued fair use of copyrighted material, even while we seek to stop unauthorized reproductions from being illegally distributed outside the home and over the Internet.
Again, thank you for writing. Please know that as the Senate considers legislation of the broadcast flag, I will be sure to keep your views in mind.
Diane Feinstein is what I call a DINO - Democrat in Name Only. She's pro-drug war, pro big media, anti-consumer rights, and is a socially conservative fiscal liberal. Her and Joe Lieberman give progressives a bad name.
I use technology in order to hate it more properly. -- Nam June Paik


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SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Federal investigators have closed their probe of an injured 11-year-old orca at San Diego's SeaWorld, supporting the park's conclusions and rejecting claims from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that the wound came from other whales attacking.
U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/Syb3KI) reports Thursday the U.S. Department of Agriculture ended its investigation spurred by a PETA complaint saying SeaWorld was keeping incompatible animals together in violation of federal law.
The orca, named Nakai, lost a dinner-plate-sized chunk of jaw Sept. 20. The USDA concluded the wound likely came from scraping the track that holds gates between pools at Shamu Stadium.
PETA issued a statement saying the USDA findings ignore expert conclusions that the injury could only have been caused by dangerous conditions in the "concrete bathtub" where Nakai is "imprisoned."
Information from: U-T San Diego, http://www.utsandiego.com
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Kitchen and bath remodels are widely considered the best return on investment for homeowners. But designers caution that people should prioritize house updates that will make their lives more comfortable, especially if they will be staying put for a while.
Alan Zielinski, National Kitchen & Bath Association president and owner of Better Kitchens in Niles, would prefer that ROI really be called ROE, or return on enjoyment.
"Many homeowners are staying in place and upgrading their existing properties for their own enjoyment, not for resale," he says.
So what remodeling projects make sense to take on, whether an ROI or ROE? What is most important? We asked several remodeling experts for advice on whether these projects are truly worth the money.
Problem: My master bath isn't the spa-like sanctuary that I've always wanted.
Bathroom remodeling offers a 68.7 percent return on investment, according to a National Association of Realtors survey; bathrooms are second only to kitchens in renovations that help sell a home.
"For the most part, today's projects remove the tub in its entirety, since bathtubs were always too small," Zielinski says. "There should be a tub -- not a (whirlpool tub) -- in the house for resale value. In the life of a house, a Jacuzzi is used maybe 10 times and requires a lot of maintenance. Instead, air tubs are recommended."
The bathroom update can have widely varying costs. Those who shop for bargains and frequent outlet stores can create a beautiful space with just $5,000. For those with bigger budgets, a luxurious marble bathtub can cost more than $5,000 alone. Other costs that can climb quickly: tile, vanities and luxury amenities like heated floors.
ROI: For a master bath remodel, "You could even expect an 80-percent return," Zielinski says.
Problem: My kitchen and dining room are closed off from each other.
For many homes, the kitchen and dining room are separate rooms, but in today's newly constructed homes, great rooms are more popular. The open space makes it easier to cook and entertain family or guests at the same time, so the cook is not always sequestered to the kitchen.
"An open kitchen remodel can cost approximately $50,000 to $60,000," but homeowners can expect a huge boost to resale value, says Herman Chan from HGTV's "House Hunters" and "My House Is Worth What?"
"Now, you're not just cooking, you're entertaining and socializing. People are willing to invest more money in that and pay for it as a premium," he said.
ROI: Chan says homeowners will recoup up to 95-percent of the cost.
Problem: Forget the gym, I want to work out at home.
Those who exercise a lot may want an at-home gym that will save time as well as money.
But be ready to pony up. It would take $20,000 to convert a two-car garage into a state-of-the-art gym.
ROI: "This is not a good return on your investment," Chan says. "Most people spend seven years in a home and the next homeowner is going to want that garage, so you'll have to put it back to a garage."
ROI is less than zero since you'll have to pay for the conversion back when it's time to sell. But don't forget that an at-home gym has other benefits, like better health and savings on gym membership fees.
Problem: My energy bills are through the roof.
New windows or doors can do the trick. They will improve energy efficiency and can offer greater privacy.
Some windows offer energy-saving layers of insulated glass sandwiching argon or krypton, which are colorless, odorless gases that minimize the heat penetrating the window.
Chan recommends dual-pane windows. The cost will be anywhere from $500 to $1,500.
ROI: The National Association of Home Builders puts window/door replacement ROI at 44 percent, not including the money saved on energy bills.


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The vision of the Leadership Summit is to help coaches use the platform that sports provides to teach not only the sport, but life skills and principles such as commitment, service, leadership, respect, responsibility and teamwork. This movement can come through a coaching profession that is united in its' purpose and the Texas Coaches Leadership Summit can be the tool to start that movement.
The Summit will be a day to remember with a host of speakers such as Texas A&M head football coach Kevin Sumlin, TCU and NFL great Ladainian Tomlinson, former Dallas Cowboy Chad Hennings, former Baylor quarterback and NFL player Neal Jeffrey, former Oklahoma Sooner quarterback and U. S. House of Representatives J. C. Watts, former Texas Tech women's basketball coach and current assistant athletic director Marsha Sharp and many more.
Located in the city of Katy, the Merrell Center is operated by the Katy Independent School District and is conveniently located by the Katy Mills Mall and other surrounding entertainment offerings. Tickets are $87 and will be available beginning December 6 by visiting www.merrellcenter.org. Hotel information will be available on the THSCA website at www.thsca.com also beginning December 6. For information on tickets call 281-396-2267.


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I know I have beat you guys to death with pictures of my 90 ton Trane unit job. But when I came to work on this -16°F morning this picture is what I saw from our parking lot. "Checked heat-$70 bucks"
I have entitled this picture, "Moonlighting in Vermont". Time: 7:45 AM.


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With gloves on her hands and a couple of trash bags in one hand, Sandra Keels was just one of a dozen volunteers on Saturday to walk the banks of Hickory Creek in Morse Park to pick up trash.
Participants in the event – which was hosted by the Hickory Creek Stream Team – met at noon at the pavilion by Kwik Mart and walked down toward the low water bridge. The cleanup event is the first time for this year, however, they have held these cleanup for the past couple of years.
"I use the park every day, so it is important to me to have it clean environment to enjoy," Keels said. "Usually, I find a Walmart bag along the way, so I just pick it up and use it as a trash bag. But otherwise, I just use my hands, two handfuls a day."
Remarking on what type of trash she usually sees in the park, she said it varies.
"I would find baby diapers, but the most prevalent item is water bottles," Keels said. "And the other thing that I would see is that synthetic marijuana wrappers down here. Also, prophylactics in the parking lots. But not one or two prophylactics, like six or seven in one spot."
Within a matter of minutes, she had picked up a quarter of a trash bag filled with trash.
"I wish people would understand that the park belongs to all of us," she said. "And so when someone is abusing it, I think that you should stand up and defend the park. You would if it was in your front yard."
Neosho High School's FCCLA advisor Vickie Walker brought out a couple of her students from the club to help pick up trash.
"We like to do service projects in the community," Walker said. "We are out here to help, to clean up the community. I think that it is very important that they learn about their community and to learn how to give back to the community. The community helps us with fundraisers and different things that is how we travel to the conferences and stuff, I think that it is very important that we should give back to our community. And be a part of our community. Be proud of where we are out, and where we come from."
On a personal note, Walker has used the park for picnics and family events.
"It is a wonderful area," Walker added. "The parks, the schools, that is what draws people into our community and grows our community. I think that they are one of the most important things that brings outsiders in, make them feel at home and welcome."
For more information, please email organizer Kent Oliver at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Roth Contributions to open to all active-duty troops
Roth Contributions to open to all active-duty troops
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2012 – Beginning Oct. 1, active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be able to contribute to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan as part of their investment planning, Defense Financing and Accounting Service officials said today.
The after-tax contributions will be electronically deducted from service members' pay accounts.
Active-duty service members can start their Roth TSP contributions through their online myPay accounts, which offer the fastest, easiest and most secure method to manage both Roth and traditional TSP contributions. The second option open to service members is to submit a TSP-U-1 form to their finance office. Instructions and links are available at the DFAS website, http://www.dfas.mil/militarymembers/rothtspformilitary.html.
Active-duty and reserve Marines and federal civilian employees paid by DFAS were able to begin participating in the program earlier this summer, officials said. Roth TSP participation will be available to other branches of the National Guard and reserves by mid-to-late 2013.
The timeline difference between active-duty and reserve or National Guard service members resulted from an interim solution for reserve-component members that didn't meet Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board requirements, DFAS officials said.
While work continues for options that will be available more quickly and satisfy the law and FRTIB requirements at the same time, DFAS officials said, the new schedule will allow time to make systems changes and electronic deductions that meet all requirements.
Before selecting Roth TSP contributions, service members should determine how much of their pay is eligible. A Roth TSP worksheet, also available on the DFAS website can help make the calculations.
Military members are required to contribute a minimum amount equaling 1 percent of their basic pay to begin TSP contributions. For those who are not participating in traditional TSP investments, the initial Roth TSP election must meet this 1 percent requirement. The IRS maximum contribution to Roth TSP is $17,000 per year, DFAS officials said.
Military members can use eligible tax-exempt pay earned in combat zones to contribute to Roth TSP.
Payroll deductions for Roth TSP contributions begin the month following members' selections via myPay or the TSP-U-1 form submission to their military finance office.


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Feasibility of Online Adaptive Radiotherapy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer (BOLART)
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01142102
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : June 11, 2010
Last Update Posted : January 24, 2017
- Study Details
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- No Results Posted
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|Condition or disease
|Bladder Cancer
|Radiation: Radiation Therapy
|Not Applicable
This is a single-arm multicentre feasibility trial in which the primary aim is to determine the compliance rate of patients to online adaptive radiotherapy for muscle invasive bladder cancer over multiple Australian and New Zealand centres. The compliance rate is defined as the proportion of patients successfully completing treatment without a major protocol deviation.
Subject to the accrual being at least 40 patients in the first 2 years, accrual will continue until a total of 50 patients have been accrued. If this accrual target is not met, then consideration will be given to stopping the trial early due to poor accrual. Each patient will be followed-up until 2 years after the last patient's date of accrual. Assessments for toxicity and recurrence or progression will take place at four weeks after completion of treatment, then three monthly from the end of treatment for the first 12 months and then 6 monthly thereafter.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Estimated Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Single Group Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Multicentre Feasibility Study of Online Adaptive Image Guided Radiotherapy for Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer
|Study Start Date :
|October 2010
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|February 2013
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|June 2015
Experimental: Arm 1
Radiation Therapy
Radiation: Radiation Therapy
A radical dose of radiotherapy to be delivered to the entire bladder volume: 64Gy in 32 fractions over 6 weeks and 2 treatment days.
- Compliance with Online Adaptive Radiation Therapy process [ Time Frame: From the start date of radiotherapy to the last day of radiotherapy treatment (approxiamately 6 weeks and 2 days) ]A patient is considered to be compliant if that patient completes treatment without experiencing a major protocol deviation
- Pattern of failure and competing risks analysis [ Time Frame: From date of enrolment, every three months after RT untill 24 months, then 6 monthly until the end of the trial ]Patients will be assessed at baseline, weekly durning radiotherapy, 1 month post radiotherapy, then every three months until two years post radiotherapy.
- Disease Free survival [ Time Frame: From date of enrolment, every three months after RT untill 24 months, then 6 monthly until the end of the trial ]Patients will be assessed at baseline, weekly durning radiotherapy, 1 month post radiotherapy, then every three months until two years post radiotherapy.
- Acute Toxicity of >/= grade 3 (NCI CTCAE version 4.0) of gastointestinal, diarrhoea, nausea, vomiting, colitis, proctitis, renal/genitourinary, cyctitis non-infective, haematuria, uinary frequency, urinary urgency and urinary retension. [ Time Frame: From start date of radiotherapy and within 3 months of completion of radiation treatment ]Patients will be assesed at baseline, weekly durning radiotherapy, then at one month and three months post radiotherapy.
- Quality of Life [ Time Frame: Within 2 weeks prior to commencement of treatment, during the last week of treatment, 1 and 18 months after the completion of treatment. ]Patients will be assessed at baseline, on the last day of radiotherapy, at one month post radiotherapy, then at 18 months follow up.
- Late normal tissue effects [ Time Frame: Between 3 months and 3 years after the completion of radiation treatment ]Patients will be assessed at 3 monts post radiotherapy, then every 3 months until 2 years post radiotherapy.
- Time to Local Bladder Failure [ Time Frame: From date of enrolment to date of local bladder failure ]Patients will be assessed at baseline, weekly durning radiotherapy, 1 month post radiotherapy, then every three months until two years post radiotherapy.
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Aged 18 years or older
- Has provided written Informed Consent for participation in this trial
- Histologically confirmed muscle invasive bladder cancer.
- Transitional cell, squamous cell, adenocarcinoma or mixed histology. Stage T2-4 N0 M0.
- An ECOG performance status score of 2 or less (see appendices).
- Life expectancy greater than 6 months.
- Considered suitable for radical radiotherapy.
- Participants capable of childbearing are using adequate contraception.
- Radiotherapy must be able to be commenced within 12 weeks of surgery.
- Available for follow up.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Women who are pregnant or lactating.
- Previous pelvic radiotherapy
- Previous cystectomy
- A small contracted bladder
- Unilateral or bilateral hip replacement
- Small cell histology
- Clinical or radiological evidence of nodal or distant metastases
- Presence of indwelling urinary catheter
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01142102
|Australia, New South Wales
|Royal Prince Alfred Hospital
|Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, 2050
|Calvary Mater Newcastle
|Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 2298
|Westmead Hospital
|Westmead, New South Wales, Australia, 2145
|Australia, Queensland
|Mater Hospital
|Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 4101
|Townsville Hospital
|Douglas, Queensland, Australia, 4814
|Princess Alexandra Hospital
|Woolloongabba, Queensland, Australia, 4102
|Australia, Tasmania
|Royal Hobart Hospital
|Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 7000
|Australia, Victoria
|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Box Hill
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3128
|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre - Morrabbin
|Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3165
|Alfred Hospital
|Prahran, Victoria, Australia, 3181
|New Zealand
|Christchurch Hospital
|Christchurch, New Zealand, 4710
|Waikato Hospital
|Waikato, New Zealand, 3240
|Study Chair:
|Dr Farshad Foroudi
|Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Australia
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01142102 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
ACTRN12610000711011 ( Registry Identifier: Austalian New Zealand Clinical Trial Regisrty )
|First Posted:
|June 11, 2010 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|January 24, 2017
|Last Verified:
|January 2017
Keywords provided by Trans-Tasman Radiation Oncology Group (TROG):
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
Urologic Neoplasms
Urogenital Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Urinary Bladder Diseases
Urologic Diseases


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Blue Ribbon Income Fund Announces Special Distribution
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Nov. 21, 2012 01:50 PM
TORONTO, ONTARIO -- (Marketwire) -- 11/21/12 -- Blue Ribbon Income Fund (TSX: RBN.UN) (the "Fund") estimates that it will generate realized capital gains in excess of its previously announced distributions for the year ended December 31, 2012. As a result, the Fund is pleased to announce a special cash distribution in the amount of $0.10 per unit will be payable on December 14, 2012 to unitholders of record at the close of business on November 30, 2012. This special cash distribution will be in addition to the regular $0.07 monthly distribution payable on December 14, 2012.
Blue Ribbon recently celebrated its 15th anniversary and since inception in 1997 to October 31, 2012, the Fund has delivered an annualized compound return of 12.4% which has exceeded the return of the S&P/TSX Composite by 6.1%. In addition, the Fund has paid out in excess of $14.00 per unit in distributions to unitholders since inception. Bloom Investment Counsel, Inc. has been the Fund's portfolio manager since inception and specializes in investing in high-income equities.
Unitholders are reminded that the Fund offers a distribution reinvestment plan ("DRIP") which provides unitholders with the ability to automatically reinvest distributions and realize the benefits of compound growth of their investment. Unitholders can enroll in the DRIP program by contacting their investment advisor.
For further information, please contact your investment advisor, call Brompton's investor relations line at 416-642-9051, toll-free at 1-866-642-6001, email email@example.com or visit our website at www.blueribbonincomefund.com.
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