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Collectible SGC 1.5FR Graded - T206 1909-1911 - American Tobacco Company Baseball Card Series - Harry Steinfeldt
Showcased here is a treasure worthy of being placed among all your definitive collectibles!
The T206 American Tobacco Company inserts (baseball cards) set is a rewarding classic! Within a 3 year period stemming from 1909 through 1911 seasons.
With 390 cards that portray major league players (with multiple poses; captions for player updates) and 134 minor leaguers totaling 524 different cards to assemble.
Commonly referred to as "The Monster," is truly the pinnacle of all trading cards sets.
The 1909-1911 T206 American Tobacco Company set consists of 524 cards
Front: White border containing colored player images, an ideal amount of room for a caption detailing an athlete's surname, team, and the league.
Also, captions were updated on certain player cards to reflect changed allegiances as their subjects were traded and poses were switched.
Back: A stylishly conceived back-printing was tailored to suit the specific cigarettes with which the items were packaged.
The majority of T206s bear reverse-side advertising the company's popular Piedmont, Sweet Caporal, American Beauty, Polar Bear, Old Mill, and Sovereign trademarks.
Act quickly! As this opportunity to possess a golden piece of baseball history is rarely available!
- Baseball player: Harry Steinfeldt
- Team: Chicago Cubs NL
- Back: Sweet Caporal Cigarettes
- Type of Item: T206
- Year: 1909-1911
- Grade: SGC 1.5
- Condition: FR (Fair)
- Dimensions: 1 7/16" x 2 ⅝"
- Protective Slap Display
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Cover Story: Network News -- One Click Away
When Michael Jackson's untimely death last month set news sources scrambling for any possible competitive advantage, the Web became the vital go-to source for breaking news and information. ABC News President David Westin acknowledged as much in an internal memo touting the network's online coverage of the developing story.
"We saw a major step forward toward our shared goal of bringing the news to people when they want it and how they want to get it," Westin wrote. "We truly came to the audience, rather than expecting them to come to us."
In June, when violence in Iran hit its peak following the country's presidential election, ABC News responded by launching a daily half-hour program focusing exclusively on the crisis. There was one catch: You couldn't find it anywhere on TV. The Web program, Iran in Crisis, emerged from ABC News' Nightline, which already had a foot in the original live Web programming door with NightTline (note the extra "T"), a weekly show incorporating the microblogging service Twitter.
Other news teams are also on board with Web programs. BriTunes, an MSNBC Web series featuring NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams talking to up-and-coming musicians, has a much more casual look and feel than anything you would see on-air, more like something on MTV than NBC.
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric cites an in-depth online video interview she conducted with former British prime minister Tony Blair to explain how the Web has become a main portal for viewers, not just a place for news organizations to serve leftovers. "To have the former prime minister of Great Britain willing to do an interview that was never going to appear on television was, I think, a signal that many people acknowledge the importance and reach of the Internet," Couric says.
Facing a dour economy and shrunken budgets, network news divisions are, by necessity, turning more and more to the Web as a less expensive, technologically sound portal for original reporting. The networks are also viewing the Web as the next battlefield for eyeballs and ad dollars, looking beyond the cable news networks.
The Web effort might also serve as a field-leveler for CBS and ABC; both operate without the advantage of an MSNBC-like 24/7 cable news sibling (though ABC News has a small presence with ABC News Now). But according to Andrew Tyndall, TV news analyst and publisher of The Tyndall Report, the online push is an all-around necessity.
"There is no other option," Tyndall says. "It is not just a question of broadcast networks; all old media have got to find ways to go multiplatform in order to survive."
That fact is not lost on executives and producers, who are still trying to figure out what the content should look like, how to monetize it in a meaningful way and how to make it all click with online viewers. "We need to do more," says ABC World News executive producer Jon Banner. "I am not going to be satisfied until [we] probably double, triple, quadruple the amount of content that is able to be read, watched and listened to online."
While there is no hard blueprint for Web news growth, there are common goals. Beyond simply generating "real" revenue (at least when compared to larger TV revenue), there is a need to expand existing broadcast news brands online while creating new ones. And an effective Web video strategy could also fire a shot across the bow of the cable networks.
"Given the fact that CBS doesn't really have an all-news cable operation you can shift to at certain times, it has been a wonderful opportunity for me to expand coverage," Couric says. "[The Web] is obviously more in its infancy than cable operations, but I think it can provide the same kind of outlet for people." For example, if a story breaks in the middle of the day but it isn't at a code-red level, the heavy lifting can be done online.
"If you think about where people consume their news, during the day [most] people are at work and don't have access to TV," says Mark Larkin, VP of programming and operations for CBSNews.com. "[The Web] serves as a way for us to reach that audience."
With people getting their news from many different platforms, the Web could be a way for broadcasters to take back the news from competing cable outlets. "It is their leapfrog move, rather than their replacement move," Tyndall says. "The advantage of the 24-hour cable news networks is not a long-term advantage, it is a medium-term one. When everyone gets all their television online, it makes that advantage disappear."
But the biggest question for broadcasters seeking to build their news brands online is a familiar one: Where is the money?
"That is the $64,000 question with everything in the digital space," says Paul Slavin, senior VP of digital at ABC News. "[Web programs] are monetizable largely because the amount of resources you have to apply to it is not so great."
Because most Web programming uses existing staff, anchors and equipment, the cost of producing it is negligible, and profits can be made relatively quickly—assuming sponsors sign on. But Web revenue alone will not sustain the quality of programming one expects from a TV network. "The financial model just isn't there on the Web yet to support professional journalists to the degree they need to be supported," Couric says.
The silver lining is that Internet advertising has bucked the trend of the market as a whole and will grow 10.1% in 2009, according to a report issued in July by ZenithOptimedia. By comparison, television ad spending is estimated to drop 7.1%.
Web video also has one of the most effective online advertising formats. "Online video has a better model for monetizing eyeballs than other Website [features] because of the pre-roll ad," Tyndall says. "It is one of the few formats online where you can guarantee an advertiser that eyeballs have watched the ad."
Data from AccuStream iMedia Research places an average pre-roll CPM at $25, with premium pre-roll averaging $35. That is higher than any of the other forms of online advertising surveyed, and on par with CPMs on television, which average $30 in primetime. A report by Bloomberg last month said that some premium online CPMs could be as high as $60.
But even if CPMs online outpace those on television, the number of views on a typical Web program or news report don't come close to the 7-8 million viewers an evening newscast can average on any given week. The only way to maximize revenue and get the premium CPMs is to aggressively seek out advertising partners.
"We have seen revenue against a lot of these different shows," Larkin says, noting that Ford, Sprint and Intel have sponsored some CBS Webcasts such as Doc Dot Com.
At presstime, the inventory on news sites appeared to be undersold. BriTunes on MSNBC.com features a house ad for MSN, and the ABC and CBS Web programs play with no pre-roll.
"Broadcast networks think in millions, not in thousands," Tyndall says. "They don't have the audience for those things, but they have the sales force and they have the technology."
That is the conundrum facing executives. The ability to explore and innovate has never been greater. There's more Web programming, and breaking news is covered more and more online. Now it's a matter of spreading that news.

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The other night I was really really upset… I cried until I couldn't breathe and then when I couldn't calm myself and I couldn't take it anymore, I begged God to just let me sleep… Within no more than 60 seconds my tears stopped, I was calm and peaceful. I wasn't asleep… sometimes the prayer you say isn't the prayer that was answered. I'm glad I wasn't asleep… I was so peaceful and had such clarity over my situation… I was hearing answers to my struggle… I eventually fell asleep… calm, peaceful… comforted. That feeling stayed with me and reminded me that I do not have to have these experiences by myself… and that I need only to ask for help.
I've been pretty tired this last little while as I mentioned yesterday. Case in point… I went to the store yesterday evening to buy some face wash and got to the counter only to find my wallet was missing. After racing around the city to all the places I'd been that day (including the hospital board room and my office), I went home and found that I actually hadn't had my wallet with me for 3 days… it was in another bag I'd taken to the gym… As a person who is very detail oriented, not realizing I hadn't had my wallet for 3 days is a direct result of my sheer exhaustion!
I wrote myself a letter from FutureMe.org about two months ago and received it yesterday. It came at a very interesting time because I'd just been thinking how eating W30/Paleo had become a habit and was no longer a struggle. Part of the letter that I got yesterday was asking from the past if it really sucked and if I was getting any better at it. I have strayed a couple times in the last month… I ate some rice with a Greek dinner one night and had a Vodka/Soda one night… no big deal… it's not the drama fest that the ice cream incident was. Maybe because I know that this is a lifestyle, not a diet and in a lifestyle, one must understand that things come up and you just keep going… I feel so good when I eat clean that it's second nature. My FutureMe letter asks if I'll do another W30… One day I might go and do a proper W30 again to get really clean but for now I think I've got a good thing going that keeps me on the straight and narrow 99.9% of the time and allows me to choose that .1% and feel guilt free.
I'm continually flabbergasted by people I know who tell me you can't lose weight on the Paleo because there's too much fat, or that it's not healthy to not eat corn… and then these same people do idiotic things like the HCG diet (look that sucker up!) or some 30 day juice and fruit only 'cleanse'.
This weekend I will finish making the screens for my windows (hopefully my lessons learned with my prototypes work out!), sew another skirt I think, go to the gym, cook for the week, catch up on my rest from this insane week.


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The Tao of Hoik Ptui
Eulis S. Morgan
Published June 4th 2011
|About the Book
One should always have a noble reason for doing something. We are a nation of suers, and the injured party never says theyre suing to get a lot of money, even though thats exactly why theyre doing it. Rather, they always say theyre suing so that nobody else will have to go through what they went through. The standard form is so that nothing like this will ever happen again. That sounds pretty noble, so thats why I wrote this book... so that nothing like this will ever happen again!


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Back in 2006, I signed up for Google AdSense and installed it on one of my websites, Vermonter.com. I was very pleasantly surprised to see an average of around $200 to $300 per month rolling in from all the work I had put into my website. That lasted for several years but then Google started changing the rules and the AdSense income started to drop. To compensate, I added the code to some of my other websites but it really didn't increase my earnings significantly.
When Google rolled out their "animal invasion" of Pandas, Penguins, Hummingbirds, etc. my AdSense earnings took a nosedive down to an average of $50 to $75 per month. After a bit of head scratching and tinkering with my websites, I am now pushing to get the AdSense figures back into the $100 per month average range. I probably will not install AdSense on this website, no matter how popular it may become, for several reasons. However, I will be creating some niche websites which is something I should have started doing years ago.
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Mother to the Motherless: The inspiring true story of one woman's devotion to the orphaned children of Kenya
Following the life and doings of Mama Zipporah, a modern day saint, Mother to the Motherless is the memoir of an incredible woman's inspiring true story of rising from the depths of abuse and poverty to found one of the most successful children's shelters in Kenya.
The beginnings of Mama Zipporah's life were filled with violence and hardship, as the challenges of an abusive father and an uncaring society left Mama and her mother virtually without options. Without the support of the local church in those early days, Mama's life could have continued down this dark path; as it was, she and her mother had barely enough to get by. Mama grew to despise poverty and everything that it represented: the selfishness and greed of the wealthy, and the shocking effects it had on the poor.
Devoting her life to eradicating poverty while refusing to accept it as simply a fact of life, Mama would come to establish the Huruma Children's Home in Kenya, a children's shelter that continues to perform the same function as the church did in Mama's youth: protecting the helpless children and teaching them to make the world a better place.


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IMO, the non XML format is only a pain for a parser
writer. For the author, once learned, I think it
easy and comfortable, particularly as I've said
before, because one doesn't get lost in element elementness
or attribute attributeness. It is easier to think of
the element declaration as having a content model
that has multiple parts than to wrap oneself around
complex and simple types.
It's easier to teach too.
And yes, not having a lot of primitive types can
be an advantage given code that does the post
structural validation. Strings are what are wanted
if one does not intend to have the parser-centric
software do type validation. No, GIs are NOT types
anymore than PE names are types. One can use them that way
if one chooses, but leave the choice open.
I'd drop parameter entities.
They tend to obscure the DTD, suggest that it has
more semantics than are really there, and end up
being a form of documentation implying semantic groups
that can be just accidents of structure.
len (just another SGML Luddite)
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problem with using DTDs now is Namespaces. The non-XML format is a pain,
but less so than the verbosity and complexity of Schemas. DTDs are
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texas instruments has decided to become a core-member of imec. the european interuniversity microelectronics center (imec) does research into sub-100 nanometer electronics, and imec's mission is to "perform r&d, ahead of industrial needs by 3 to 10 years, in microelectronics, nanotechnology, design methods and technologies for ict systems." imec recently opened a nanoelectronics center in belgium, funded in large part by grants from the flemish goverment. this center will concentrate on developing the technology to mass-produce 32 nanometer and 22 nanometer transistors. ti will have full access to this nanoelectronic center, which can churn out 300 mm wafers. texas instruments has been affiliated with imec since 1992, and this arrangement should allow imec and ti to more efficiently utilize their resources. the european community is painfully cognizant that it missed out on the microelectronics revolution, and that european businesses, governments, and economies suffered as a result. during the 1970s the japanese government and businesses made a commitment to improving and advancing semiconductor technology which had been invented in the u.s. lacking both the entrepreneurial spirit of the u.s. and the low-labor costs of asia, european computer/semiconductor businesses often had to rely on government subsidies to survive. today, few americans would be able to name any european electronics companies other than philips or siemens. although organizations such as imec are conducting cutting-edge research, it is unlikely that any major new semiconductor or computer companies will flourish in europe during the foreseeable future.
user comments 11 comment(s)
|first post (4:12pm est fri may 07 2004)
woo hoo!
it's about time! – by first post man
|second post (4:55pm est fri may 07 2004)
not about time – by second post man
|email@example.com (3:18am est sat may 08 2004)
firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com firstname.lastname@example.com email@example.com email@example.com – by firstname.lastname@example.com
|hmmm (3:59am est sat may 08 2004)
i don't think anyone in asia will be too impressed with the comment that low labor cost was the key to their success. their success has always been based on technological innovation and a superior manufacturing process.
as for semi's in europe, just because you can't name many, just highlight's your ignorance further.
man you are biased. – by sbwahtmtf
|1st at long last!!!! (5:48am est sat may 08 2004)
i finally made it!! yesss!! – by oops.bastard!!
|re: by oops.bastard (2:07pm est sat may 08 2004)
you look like your'e 5th dumbass – by tyrone
|re: by oops.bastard (2:08pm est sat may 08 2004)
you look like you're 5th dumbass – by tyrone
|… (12:42am est mon may 10 2004)
you double posting fuckwit – by boneraider
|disappointed (3:06am est mon may 10 2004)
i'm somewhat disappointed by your level of knowledge of the european semi industry, sander. someone with a lastname like yours shouldn't at least ignore that your cell phone wouldn't be the actual size without the developments made by guys from nokia and ericsson. on the other hand, siemens is not in semiconductors since the spinoff of their semi-part called infineon technologies in 1999. you also forgot st micro, which i probably don't need to introduce.
finally you forget a number of european smes in semiconductors which profit from initiatives and competence centers like imec…
"today, few americans would be able to name any european electronics companies other than philips or siemens." maybe this is not due to lack of companies in europe, but due to ignorance in the us… – by the european
|ignorance in us (10:51am est mon jun 20 2005)
this quote:
"today, few americans would be able to name any european electronics companies other than philips or siemens." maybe this is not due to lack of companies in europe, but due to ignorance in the us… – by the european"
..is so very true and it seems that many people and companies with websites in us still think that they are the only one online in the world. – by martinreinert


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Halloween: a night where being scared is fun, where horror stories are eagerly told to children who are excited to listen. It's not a dictionary definition, but I feel it sums it up.
As horror writer, I doubt that there is any one holiday that is better suited to a genre than October 31st. Yet at the same time, I do not think that there is a holiday that a writer dreads with such completeness.
I do not mean this in terms of our stories, but rather in terms of who we are. Our friends know what we write, our family members, neighbors and colleagues will all at least have an idea of the stuff we write. Why? Because at the end of the day we are proud of what we write, and want to share it with the world; why would we do it otherwise? It sure isn't for the guaranteed self-esteem boost a critical review gives us.
Armed with this knowledge, who is the first person these above mention folks turn to once the day of horror worship looms on the horizon.
"Can you tell my children a story?"
"Can I introduce you to a few people?"
"Will you come to my party?"
Ordinarily these are regular questions and ones we will be all too happy to help with, yet on this one day of the year the expectation levels placed on our shoulders change. Suddenly we are expected to be able to summon up horrific images and demented personalities at the drop of a hat.
Again, ok, we are writers; I can sit down and run off scenarios and characters for you, but are they believable? No, there is no life or depth to them.
Writing good horror is about more than just a mad man running around strangling married women in the park, or an evil spirit making people commit suicide just for kicks. It takes hard work just like any other piece of fiction.
A reputation is slowly built, but quickly torn down, and a bad performance at a party full of expectant faces eager for a frightening experience on the day when we are all attuned to being scared is exactly the sort of thing that will make people then look twice when your books floats by. Let's be honest about things here, in the beginning, the main sales we make will be to friends and acquaintances.
A horror writer I may be, and scary are the dreams I have and the thoughts that cross my mind while cooking dinner, but come Halloween I will curled up in my flat, a good book in one hand and a horror movie on TV.
Horror writer Alex Laybourne was born in the UK but relocated to The Netherlands to be with his wife. Together they have three wonderful children who despite their young age are showing all the signs of following in their father's creative footsteps.
Alex's debut novel Highway to Hell is a 96.000 word horror novel and the first in a trilogy that will take readers on a journey not just into hell, but through it.
Highway to Hell can be found on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, and Amazon.de, and for all non-kindle readers via Smashwords.com for just $2.99. You can also download a free sample of the novel at all of the above sites.
Alex is always interested in making new friends both readers and writers alike. You can find him at most hours of the waking day on Twitter under the name @vanplank or on his blog www.alexlaybourne.com
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Heaven and Hell, Angel and Demons, these things were once considered opposites, but now you will see that they are neighbors, allies…. friends.
Marcus, Becky, Richard, Helen, Sammy and Graham. All complete strangers, different ages, backgrounds and even countries, but they all have one major thing in common…They all must DIE.
Sentenced to offer their penance in the many chambers of Hell, their lives are nothing but a torturous experience. They are brought face to face with their past, their mistakes and the implications that had for others. Until one by one they are rescued and thrown together. Waking in a dying world, they are introduced to their rescuers who do anything but conform to their angelic stereotype.
Together, bonded by an unknown destiny the group is set on their quest; to find one individual buried deep within the many Hell worlds. Not only does the fate of their world rest on their shoulders, but that of existence itself.


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DENVER (CBS4) – Another CBS4 viewer says buying a few boxes of Girl Scout cookies is costing her hundreds of dollars.
Last week CBS4 reported on a Colorado man, who due to a banking error, got sent to a collections agency. A woman in the new case contacted CBS4 after seeing the first story.
CBS4 has received multiple calls from frustrated cookie consumers who say writing a check has ended up costing them dearly for different reasons. In this latest case, the bank error is now up to $800.
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Linda Rozycki says she's involved in an expensive mix-up over two boxes of Thin Mints. Several days after writing an $8 check to the Girls Scouts, she said it was processed for $800.
"I couldn't pay my mortgage, I couldn't pay my cellphone bill, I couldn't pay my March bills," Rozycki said. "If I don't' pay my credit card bill on time I get hit with a late fee, and so it's a whole domino effect."
Rozycki's bank is now trying to determine if someone fraudulently altered her check or if it was misread by an electronic reader. Either way the transaction drained her checking account and overdraft protection.
The Girls Scouts says their organization "has had no involvement with whatever bank error transpired to cause this problem. This is not a bad debt situation, it's a really bad bank error."
Rozycki believes both the Girl Scouts and their bank should help her reconcile the expensive problem, especially since her check is now missing as well.
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The high school baseball season doesn't officially start until February, but baseball never really stops around here. Fall ball is in full swing, and most of the country's top high school players (and 50-75 of Palm Beach County's best) are showing off at the WWBA World Championships this weekend at Roger Dean Stadium.
That in mind, here are nine intriguing teams to watch this season, in no particular order:
1. Dwyer. Coach Frank Torre took over two years ago with a mission to bring the Panthers to prominence. It's happening. The Panthers already have one of the nation's best young arms in Ole Miss commit Cheyne Bickel, a junior. They got a huge boost with outfielder Jamal Martin, an FSU commit, transferring from Forest Hill in April. Add in talented seniors like Bradley Emery and Tim Lynch and there's no reason the Panthers won't take the next step this year.
2. Jupiter. Warriors will be loaded again. New coach Andy Mook, an assistant under retired Doug Ferguson, is plenty familiar to his players. The Warriors have one of the nation's top-ranked players in junior catcher Ronnie Healy. Perfect Game ranks Healy as No. 26 in the country for his class and No. 4 in the state (he has been as high as No. 9 nationally and No. 2 in the state). Healy hasn't made a commitment, but is talking with Florida and Ole Miss. Mississippi State commit Callahan Brown, a 6-foot-4 right-hander, could make noise this year along with infielder Victor Gonzalez (FIU). Most of Jupiter's roster is playing in the WWBA tournament.
3. Park Vista. The Cobras went on a surprising run last season, but it won't be a surprise if they do it this year. The Cobras have two of the area's best players: Florida commit Tyler Kendall, who replaces MLB draftee Trea Turner as the team's best infielder, and Virginia commit Robbie Coman behind the plate. Lefty Brandon Rhodes (FAU) will be counted on for big games. Favorite in 10-8A, which includes Boca Raton, John I. Leonard, Seminole Ridge and Spanish River.
4. Palm Beach Central. Some of the area's best young players wear maroon and white, like junior third baseman Ian Hagenmiller and sophomore shortstop Danny Hernandez. Never count out a team coached by Scott Benedict, who, as the saying goes, has forgot more about baseball than most of us ever knew.
5. Wellington. Must replace top players, like catcher Alex Tannone and do-it-all Andrew Istler, but there's always lots of talent here. Miami commit Peter Rivera has a big bat and plays strong defense. Fellow senior Kaelan Jacobs (6-4, 175) could have a larger role on the mound.
6. Atlantic. Intriguing team that has lefty bat Rigo Beltran and righty Kyle Blank on the mound. Will likely battle for second playoff spot behind West Boca Raton in District 14-7A (The other teams, Lake Worth and Olympic Heights, will be hard-pressed to compete).
7. Forest Hill. Despite losing Martin, the Falcons have strikeout king Mike Murray on the mound and outfielder Jose Crespo, who finished second in hitting among large schools (to Seminole Ridge's Marcus Mooney, among the area's best players and returning for his senior year). Playoff spot a possibility in District 13-7A, with Palm Beach Lakes and the two early favorites, Santaluces and Royal Palm Beach.
8. Palm Beach Gardens. A nicely balanced club in a smaller, power-packed District 9-8A with Dwyer, Jupiter, Wellington and Palm Beach Central. Almost unfair that three of these teams won't make the playoffs, but don't count out the Gators. Look for big seasons from infielder Ronald Oberg and outfielder Zion Bell, the son of Marlins minor-league hitting coach Bobby Bell.
9. West Boca Raton. Can't forget about the state champion Bulls, who have possibly the area's best pitcher, lefty Parker Danciu. The Florida commit takes over for first-rounder Michael Kelly as the ace. Junior catcher Michael Barash (LSU) stands out in a star-studded crop of catchers. Senior righties Ryan Owens (Winthrop) and Matt Warren (Daytona State) will have plenty of chances to contribute.
Extra innings: Tons of talent among small schools this season. The area's leader in home runs last season, St. Andrew's outfielder and lefty pitcher Danny Young, recently committed to the Florida Gators. American Heritage has lefty Dylan Silva, an FSU commit who has impressed at the WWBA, and righty Trevor Maloney (FAU). Trinity Christian's best players are catcher Phildrick Llewellyn (FIU), 6-5 lefty Alexander Rodriguez (Ball State) and righty Byron Ferguson. Benjamin junior outfielder D.J. Paone and sophomore lefty Bennett Sousa are two to watch. State champion Summit Christian returns catcher John Silviano, among many talented players.


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Some people say West Highland White Terriers are hyper dogs. For the record, I totally disagree. Yes, we like to run zoomies (running fast all over the house), and are always curious, but what you may call as hyper we just call being a Westie!
When my pals at Sergeant Pets and Dogtime Media asked me to try out a calming collar … I thought sure, why not? If there is anything I can share with my pals that will help keep a hyper dog living in their loving home that is great!
The Sentry Calming Collar uses pheromone technology to modify stress behavior in us K9's. These pheromones mimic the natural pheromones used by a mommy dog to calm their puppies. This means that if we smell it, it reminds us that we are safe and helps us cope with stressful situations.
According to Sergeant, these collars have been effective in reducing or eliminating the following stress-related behaviors problems in dogs:
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- Begging for attention
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- Fear of loud noises (like thunderstorms and fireworks)
- Fear of a new environment
- Fear of travel or visiting the vet and/or groomer
- Inappropriate marking
- Not coming when called
- Pulling on the leash
- Scratching
- Whining for attention
Also, the collar and everything on it are non-toxic.
The collar is supposed to last up to thirty days once your rents open the package. The retail price is around $15-$20 but here is a link to get a coupon: www.sentrypetcare.com/goodbehavior
I bet your wondering … did it work for me? Well, I'm such a well-behaved boy that Mom couldn't tell the difference … BOL. But seriously, Mom did say I seemed more laid back during all our holiday festivities than last year.
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Crowd of 1,200 attends inaugural Spirit Day at Dominican
The family-friendly event attracted a crowd of about 1,200, including students, families, alumni, faculty, staff, neighbors and the community.
In addition, Dominican hosted three athletic events against new opponents in the Pacific West Conference as the Penguins begin their inaugural season of competition in NCAA Division II.
Spirit Day festivities began with the Mass of the Holy Spirit at Magnolia House.
At 10 a.m., Dominican staged mock classroom experiences at four locations on its San Rafael campus:
At Creekside Room, Suresh Appavoo, EdD, School of Education and Counseling Psychology, hosted "Culture and Communication in the Classroom."
In Science Center, Maggie Louie, PhD, School of Health and Natural Sciences, hosted "Breast Cancer and the Environment."
At Meadowlands Assembly Hall, Matt Davis, PhD, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, hosted "Disaster Psychology: Why We Live in Dangerous Places."
In Guzman Hall 201, Denise Lucy, EdD, School of Business and Leadership, hosted "Effective Team Leadership."
In the Guzman Lecture Hall, Francoise Lepage, PhD, School of Business and Leadership, hosted "The Anatomy of Political Disagreements: or, `Why Don't People Agree With Me?' "
President Joseph R. Fink delivered his welcoming speech on Anne Hathaway Lawn in the heart of campus followed by the procession of class shields, 62 international flags and a bagpiper.
A blessing was given to the 122-year-old Edgehill Mansion, which is undergoing a major renovation. It will be transformed into the Dominican Heritage and Alumni House featuring the St. Catherine Benincasa Chapel.
Constructed in 1887, Edgehill Mansion served as the main house on the estate owned by the William Babcock family but, in 1920, the Dominican Sisters purchased the property and used the 19th century Victorian house as a residence hall and dining hall. Later the 14,000-square foot, three-story structure was converted into classrooms and office and a preschool that operated for more than 50 years.
After the Edgehill renovation celebration, the processional of shields, flags and a bagpiper paraded to Meadowlands Lawn where Dominican staged a free barbecue with live music until 2 p.m. A pair of 26-inch LCD flat screen TVs were given away as door prizes.
Guests participated in lawn games -- including a dunk tank featuring some faculty members -- hosted by Dominican student-athletes then listened to the "Spirit Song Sing-Off" won by the Dominican Alumni Association. The Dominican Athletes finished a close second.
Spirit Day concluded with a PacWest men's/women's soccer doubleheader against Dixie State College of St. George, Utah on the athletic field. The Dominican women's volleyball team played the University of Hawaii-Hilo at Conlan Center later that night.


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Clever Theresa
Whatever the rights and wrongs of Brexit, it is clearly being pursued now with the utmost inefficiency. The government appears clueless and divided. Could this be deliberate? Many in the government, including Theresa May, didn't want Brexit in the first … Continue reading
'Presidents Club' goings-on – all over the newspapers today – are at least as much a sign of class and wealth inequality as of endemic sexism. I first observed these kinds of depravity when I was at Cambridge; a predominately … Continue reading
Boris and the NHS
When he first put it on the side of the Brexit bus, Boris Johnson's claim that leaving the EU would save Britain £350 million a week that could be spent on the National Health Service was almost universally derided as … Continue reading
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Maggie's Safe!
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Trump and the British Far Right
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- Anonymous2 November 2016 at 11:44
Great news, I'm really happy for Sarajevo!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 November 2016 at 11:50
btw. Charleroi is a completely separate town, in a completely different province, closer to France than to Brussels. It would be like naming Tuzla airport Sarajevo North.ReplyDelete
I don't think LCC should be allowed to deceive passengers in such a way.
Lesser chance for Ponikve nowReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous2 November 2016 at 12:54
Ponikve is far from finished. but when they finish it, they have a good chance, even for TB to fly to both SJJ and UZCDelete
This is better one then the arabsReplyDelete
A small mistake. It's Charleroi- Sarajevo and Brusssels national airport to TivarReplyDeleteReplies
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- Anonymous2 November 2016 at 23:53
Flights to Tivat are from Brussels National Airport, not from CharleroiReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 November 2016 at 13:12
Great news for Sarajevo! :)ReplyDelete
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Ray Jasper Will Likely Be Executed Tomorrow
Two weeks ago, Texas death row inmate Ray Jasper wrote us a letter. Tomorrow, barring any last minute miracles, Ray Jasper will die.
Today, a U.S. district court judge in San Antonio rejected Ray Jasper's appeal of his death sentence. Jasper's lethal injection is scheduled for tomorrow evening. The AP notes that he would be "the third Texas inmate put to death this year and among at least five scheduled to die over the next five weeks in the nation's busiest capital punishment state."
Jasper's letter to us, touching on race, justice, and capital punishment, was viewed more than 1.7 million times, sparked a great deal of online and offline discussion, and drew some celebrity attention. But it failed to win him much sympathy in the mainstream Texas media. Quite a few people who read his letter say that they asked Texas officials to consider sparing Jasper's life, but there is no indication that that will happen.
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Three Ways Financial Companies Can Sharpen Their Security
The key is to start with a business strategy, then find a security solution that supports it
Morgan Stanley had a cybersecurity program in place when, last year, it was fined $1 million by the SEC. The fee, for failing to sufficiently protect client information, was essentially a slap on the wrist for the financial giant. Still, the gesture had resonance.
The company tried to be proactive by setting rules around which employees could access certain client data and implementing a full-stop that prevented the duplication of files onto certain devices. Nonetheless, an employee, noticing security gaps, illegally accessed 730,000 accounts (via 6,000 searches) over three years to snoop on his fellow financial advisors' investment strategies. Russian hackers accessed that employee's private files and leaked the information of about 900 clients onto the Internet.
With the Trump administration expressing an intent to limit regulations, states are stepping up to the plate. In a first-ever action of its kind, the New York State Department of Financial Services has enacted legislation requiring financial institutions to have a documented cybersecurity program, trained personnel, conduct risk assessments, and hold a chairperson or senior officer accountable for the implementation for all of the above.
The guidelines are vague, to be sure, which could feel like good news for anyone who works in money. But it'd be foolish to ignore an escalating situation. Financial companies deal with large amounts of data with legal entanglements. At the same time, they're facing a sprawling array of risks including "confidential data, intellectual property, or corporate strategy"—often in the hands of persistent crime rings or organized nation states. This type of disruption threatens daily operations, and derailing financial transactions could easily destroy a company.
Deloitte's recent risk-management survey puts things into perspective: 86% of those polled said their board of directors are devoting more time to the oversight of risk management than it did two years ago, and 36% cited compliance as a core risk that will become more important over the next two years. Meanwhile, SecurityScorecard's 2016 Cybersecurity Report states that generic malware was found in 15 out of 20 commercial banks, with 22 major financial institutions suffering publicly disclosed breaches.
Instead of battening down the hatches with more security rules, financial institutions must become smarter in their security strategies. Here are three places to start:
Get Holistic Security
Financial institutes are increasingly working with big data to grow their businesses. Firewalls and SIEMs calibrated to thresholds cannot contain malware threats or support data growth. Implementing extensible, analytics-based security is an investment in the company's future. A data-hungry platform that accurately spots anomalies will do so three-dimensionally: considering entities such as users, computers, files—and combinations therein. In the case of a swiftly detected breach, this factors out an expensive forensics process and provides risk context that will empower the company's security and executive teams to keep moving forward.
Focus on Inside Threats
Financial companies are challenged by the many people—employees and third-party workers—who have access to sensitive information. In the case of Morgan Stanley, their culprit was a recklessly competitive employee who acted in extreme negligence. With malware rampant in business, even the most ethical employee must be trained to spot attempts at phishing. Additionally, the omnipresent visibility that comes with security analytics bolstered by machine learning cannot be understated. Attentive and inexhaustible, this type of platform will shape-shift with personnel and business changes, while almost immediately spotting covert behavior inside the enterprise.
Avoid Security That Requires Specific Skills
We're currently seeing a spike in new Chief Risk Officers. Meanwhile, reports eFinancialCareers, "Goldman Sachs turned to the White House for its new cybersecurity lead, while Morgan Stanley hired a counter-terrorism expert." In reality, these high-profile hires only make sense if they work with teams that can deploy, and glean learnings from, security solutions. Too often, these platforms require technical unicorns: employees with very specialized skills. This has become a huge problem. According to a Deloitte study, 70% of respondents said that finding and retaining risk-management employees with the right skills has become a top priority. Companies can circumvent this issue through an easily integrated solution that yields transparent, actionable intelligence. This frees up security managers and directors to better address compliance laws and investor/board member updates, while working with other enterprise teams to hammer-out best practices. Intelligent security doesn't trick down, it works its way up the latter.


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About the Client
Sage Pay is one of the world's most trusted payment solutions providers. Sage Pay has earned a reputation for security and good service. From startups to major brands, fifty thousand business of all sizes rely on Sage Pay to successfully processes customer payments.
Client Goals
Sage Pay approached Code Positive to re-build the main corporate platform from which all Sage Pay country websites are built and maintained. Our brief was to create a platform which could be used to build and maintain a website for each of the countries Sage Pay operates in, supporting existing customers and promoting Sage Pay services in those countries.
We worked with Sage Pay to clarify the objectives for the new site which was then broken down to a number of separate project areas.
The Marketing objectives were to present fresh new branding and make it possible for Sage Pay customers, partners, and developers to more quickly find solutions and information. They also wanted to be able to build flexible pages to suit different creative needs but also to have a rigid architecture to allow for ease of use and consistency. The marketing team made extensive use of different media such as images, video and downloadable pdfs and so needed an easy way to manage this.
The support team required a support area where it was easy for the various audiences to find the information that they needed in a timely manner.
Throughout the site Sage Pay also needed a better way to manage and maintain lots of pieces of information, like telephone numbers and prices, across multiple pages.
What We Did
The Payment Solutions section features visually rich explanations of the advantages of Sage Pay products, step-by-step guides on how to switch to Sage Pay, and information for startups and corporates. Each page has a clear call to action to connect the visitor to the sage Pay sales team.
The Partner and Developer section of the site provides information on becoming a partner, and helps partners and developers find developer resources and information about 3rd party integrations. Similar to the Solutions section, navigation is visually driven and there is a good balance of imagery and content on the pages with strong call to actions in the form of buttons, teasers with icons and customer logos linked to case studies.
Customer and partner case studies highlight how different Sage Pay solutions have solved problems and met the needs of customers and partners - two different audiences for Sage Pay. The case studies grab the attention of the reader with quotes and logos from prominent customers and partners. Case studies are promoted throughout the site with case study carousels and lists of linked logo thumbnails.
Content Strategy
The client's brief had two almost contradictory requirements for the site's content strategy:
Flexibility to add a completely different mix of content to each page
Rigidly defined content fields that would guide staff in entering content
A flexible content system would enable the marketing department to create whatever message was appropriate for each page. Rigid content fields would maintain consistency across the site, and allow content parts to be reused on other pages, or hidden on mobile devices.
We met this challenge by analysing the planned site content to find common repeating patterns. We then built a component for each of these patterns, that could be used to add structured content to any page in any order. The components included flexible configuration options that empowered Sage Pay to control the layout, styling and order of the content as it is added to a page.
After a few weeks of use, feedback from the client enabled us to refine the user interface of the component system, to provide a system that is flexible, powerful, and easy to use.
Media Management
The website makes extensive use of images, videos, and downloadable documents as part of it's marketing and support features.
We used Media module to implement a media management system that enables the client to add media to the site's asset library, reuse them across multiple pages, and track which pages each asset is used on.
The system also allows the client to update a media asset, such as a new image of a product, and have the site display the new version everywhere it used the old version.
The support section makes it quick and easy for Sage Pay's various audiences to find the help that they need.
It features support articles on various topics, integration guides explaining how Sage Pay products can be used with other applications, online shoppers FAQ for anyone making payments through Sage Pay services, and contact details for 24/7 support services through which clients and partners can get more information.
Also available in the support section are logo downloads that can be added to a website to show it's using Sage Pay services, a beta testing programme registration, a glossary with definitions of terminology used on the site, and explanations of error codes and their suggested solutions.
One of the most important features of the site is the system monitor which provides up to the moment information on the status of Sage Pay services.
The support section has a search facility, including the option to search specifically in error codes so that integrators can quickly diagnose problems and find solutions.
The Sage Pay forum is hosted externally on Stack Overflow which has excellent tools for technical support and a large and active developer community.
One of the challenges was to make it easy for Sage Pay to manage and maintain lots of pieces of information, like telephone numbers and prices, across multiple pages.
To solve this problem, we implemented a token system that enable the client to use placeholder tokens anywhere in their copy, which are automatically filled in with information before being displayed on the web page.
The client can easily create new tokens as required, and updating the information associated with a token updates the information across the website.
The site has exceeded the client's expectations for flexibility and ease of use in adding content. Sage Pay's marketing and support teams are excited about the positive feedback from customers, developers and partners.
Code Positive provided consultancy, project planning, project management, development, and ongoing support for the project.


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Frequently Asked Questions
We are happy to help you on your way and enjoy our awesome tours!
Click on the questions below to read the answer directly. If you have more questions, you can always call us, then we will help you further.
Click on the questions below to read the answer directly. If you have more questions, you can always call us, then we will help you further.
Local authorities of Amsterdam and surroundings can ask for your i.d. during the Damtours beerbike ride because of the age (18+)consuming alcohol related drinks in Public So, According to the law you always have to identify yourself so also during the activities you do with us.
Please take your I.D. WITH YOU while you on the beerbike. We are not responsible for a possible fine and misbehaviour..from any party member. Please work with us.
We will accept only a good party together folks!
We understand this very well but work with them the best we can, enjoy life!
Of course! It is not a problem if you bring your own drinks.
You can bring your own drinks if you'd like!
We serve our drinks cold with an average temperature of 4 degrees.
Local authorities do not accept that, neither do we. Please drink responsibly, even on the Beer Bike
Our take-off point is Rhoneweg 1 Amsterdam. This place has plenty of space to park our bikes out for the start location. However, this location is not our office!
Recently we have equipped our bikes with electric motors, so it is much easier to move around and you will enjoy it more than ever. It's easy paddling, while you're having a great sightseeing experience tour that is great fun.
We don't have enough space on our bikes to store your luggage. We advise you to bring your belongings to your overnight address first.
Sure! We are also happy to take photos of you. If you wish to stop and take lots of photos let us know at any time.
For the Damtours group beer bikes, we take a maximum of 17 people and the driver. But Damtours has also a 15 seats sightseeing bike with powerful motors ready to go! Damtours has one of the best fleets of bikes of all the group bike companies in Amsterdam. With 10 years of experience in this business, we understand it very well. We've got more beer bikes, so bigger groups are not a problem at all. Our own driver provides the guarantee that you will all have a save trip on our bike. The driver will make sure that you will see Amsterdam's best places and lets you enjoy your company. The beer bike is perfectly suitable for fun with the family, a trip with colleagues, bachelor parties or just a good laugh with your friends. A trip with the beer bike is for 2 hours and includes 30 litres of beer. You will have to make reservations in advance.
We keep options for 24 hrs and do the best we can to book you in for the trill in Amsterdam. If you wish to start in another town, let us know by e-mail. All our beer bikes have electric paddle assist, so it's easier and a lot more fun!
If you feel you want a truly personal experience, then you should try a Private Damtour. For our Private Tours, we can work with you to create a bespoke tour. Let us know by e-mail.
If you are not accustomed to the cold or wind, it is best to bring gloves, a scarf, and a hat. Better to have more than less! The weather can also change here instantly. It is quite unpredictable, so it is a good idea is to check the weather report on the day of your tour. Bicycle clothing is not necessary, but we do suggest wearing flat shoes and comfortable clothing, so please do not bring expensive items (Hermès purses, suede jackets, etc.) on our Beer bike/ Sightseeing tour. Store your belongings in a secure place or leave them in your overnight address, like a Bed and Breakfast, hostel or hotel!
We have a bag net underneath the bar to store some items. The bags are not big enough for full-sized backpacks, but they are large enough for things like gloves, scarves, hats or an extra jacket. We recommend that you bring snacks or lunch to eat on the go if you wish.
Adults do not usually wear helmets in Amsterdam, so there is no need for that on the Beer bike / Sightseeing bike.
We have a big, removable roof system (Cabrio style). When the weather forecast is sunny or dry, we don't have to use it. The roof is specifically designed so you will be completely covered.
It's because you can see more on a bright and sunny day on a sightseeing tour in Amsterdam. It can rain up to 200 days a year in Amsterdam. The locals ride in the rain, and so will we! The roof is designed to ensure your comfort, so we do not offer refunds for rain.
We are a 100% green company that uses... foot power. We follow bike paths to get where we want to go! We ride on the asphalt road. Sometimes we stop, so other traffic can pass us easily. It's a small design that doesn't disturb the environment.
Being a one 100% green company unfortunately means we do not have a car for hotel pickups. We kindly request that our guests meet us at our meeting point Ruijterkade number 5 (in front of the office
You can adjust your saddle on your size and otherwise we have a bench for you.
Rhoneweg 1, Amsterdam
Yes, there is a bench or a place near the front and otherwise we will make it happen!
We suggest that we provide the drinks as much as we can for you.
Yes, you can try the Pub Quiz Route or you can pose a question to the team before they can move on.
If you are booking the bike for a tour, there is a space at the back of the bike for a banner to advertise your event. The space is 0,75m wide and 50cm high. If you would like that, don't forget duct tape :)
We have a start and a finish point and in between we find a good route for you, having stops to celebrate the day and make it custom where we can.
Questions? Just call or e-mail us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Yes, thanks to our custom made roof you and your friends stay protected against all kinds of weather, like sun, rain, snow.
We have a cabrio style roof system.
The removable roof is only used in unfavourable weather. The roof is a special design in three parts that are wider than the bike itself, so you always sit underneath the roof and won't get wet. However, without the roof, there is more to see and to discover, without hindrance of your range of vision.
The length of the bike is 5.50 meters and the width is 1.50 meters. The height is 1.75 meters without the roof. The bike will not hinder the flow of other traffic participants on the public road.
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To say Zayr Peygumbari is a wrestling fan is an understatement. His fanatical fandom has him in trouble with police and banned from WWE events.
Peygumbari, 22, of Brooklyn, New York, called WWE's Stamford headquarters several times and threatened to blow up the company's offices.
The reason for his dismay was the WWE releasing former women's champion Mickie James, the Stamford Advocate reports, citing court records show and he threatened to make a trip to the building with a machete and a machine gun.
Peygumbari was arrested on April 30 and arraigned on Monday.
His defense attorney, Mickey Sherman, said his client did not intend to follow through on his threats.
In court, Peygumbari apologized to the court for the phone calls and for "wasting the time of the courts and taxpayers' money," the Advocate reports.
Then, Judge William Wenzel delivered the blow to the extreme fan: Peygumbari cannot contact WWE employees, go near its Stamford offices -- or attend their events.
"I'm not allowed to go to wrestling shows?" Peygumbari asked, getting chuckles from the courtroom.
Peygumbari was charged with four counts of first-degree threatening, two counts of second-degree harassment and two counts of second-degree threatening, court records show.
"It's a testament to the WWE that they get people so psyched up in the story lines," Sherman said. "In 2010, you can understand why an organization would hit the panic button."
Peygumbari has not entered a plea and is due in court on May 10.


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Evs Dropper clone
|Evs Dropper clone
|First appearance
|Root and Branch, Part 3
|In-story stats
|Known ability
|Formal name
|Julien Dumont
|Evs Dropper
|Duplicate Julien
|Date of death
|Works for the Company
|Significant other
|Connie Logan (deceased)
|Other relatives
|fellow Dumont clones (deceased)
A clone of Julien Dumont acts as Evs Dropper.
Character History
Graphic Novel:Root and Branch, Part 3
Below a bridge that crosses the Bronx River, a mysterious man drags the root Julien and Sabine from the wreckage of their vehicle back to an SUV. One of Julien's clone sits in the passenger seat of the vehicle. When Sabine asks if he is Evsdropr, he reveals his identity and says "not exactly."
Graphic Novel:Foresight
Donna and Thompson, Jr. see the clone's shadowy figure in a cabin.
Graphic Novel:Into the Wild, Part 1
After driving to a cabin, Julien's clone instructs Sabine to make the "Root Julien" comfortable. The clone tries to stop Sabine from seeing a small clone army assembled in a room. Sabine and the clone face off, the clone promising that he wants to keep Julien safe, and offering to have Sabine help take down the Company. After Sabine learns that the clone has been working with Connie Logan as Evs Dropper, the clone protects Connie and shoots Sabine's gun out of her hand.
Graphic Novel:Into the Wild, Part 2
20 years in the past Connie dates and falls in love with Evs dropper clone, who informs her that the root Julien is still alive. Connie then forces the clone to take her to him, and she visits the root Julien in his cell at Primatech Research. It is then that Connie decides to make the Company pay, and sets him free.
Graphic Novel:Into the Wild, Part 3
Evs Dropper clone dies when the Root Julien is killed.
See Also
- For other uses of clone, see clone (disambig).
Antarctica clone • Australia clone • Felicia Brooks • Congo clone • Leonard Cushing • Decoy clone • Berk Donahue • Julien Dumont • Donna Dunlap • Escape driver • Evs Dropper clone • Manuel Garcia • Paul Harding • Hartsdale clone • Sabine Hazel • Level 5 agent • Connie Logan • Penny Logan • Manhattan target • Manuel's girlfriend • Devin Patterson • Andre Perez • Julia Ryan • Sebastian Shell • Eric Thompson, Jr. • Thompson's colleague • Jamie Wu
See Also: Evs Dropper • Donna's Big Date • Career Choices • Trust Issues • Faces • Root and Branch • Berlin • Hindsight • Foresight • Into the Wild • Graphic Novel Characters • Other Characters


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4 housepits near Bear Gulch
This counts as the most remote site we've found to date. Murietta Falls is pretty remote too, but people hike there all the time. No one goes to Bear Gulch other than the committed or those that should be.
Be prepared to wade across Alameda Creek several times if you want to find these housepits.
Secure permission before visiting this site.
We agree. This picture looks like it could have been taken in any California oak woodland. It doesn't do the housepits justice. They are there nonetheless. Definitely there.


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- 100% polyester
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This Marvel Comics Mission single duvet cover set is a must for superhero fans of all ages! It features Marvel favourites The Hulk, Captain America, Thor, and Iron Man picked out in bright colours against a white background with their superhero names printed in grey, a similar smaller design is on the reverse. This bedding set can be machine washed and tumble dried on a cool setting.
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I'm entirely too old for this – and any younger readers will be asking me what took me so long – but I am suddenly a big fan of the rock star, P!nk !
I guess it's because her song, "Please Don't Leave Me" has been getting so much airplay. It's catchy, one of those stays-in-your-head kind of songs. But wow – have you ever really listened to the lyrics? It's all about the love/hate and the intensity of both in an abusive relationship.
I went to her website PinksPage (be sure to go here – and don't try to guess her website name, as I did – because you will be in for a very rude and inappropriate surprise) – and got to learn all things P!nk. The more I explored there, the more I recognized some more of her songs as being familiar. And then found out that her current album, Funhouse – has been out for almost a year, and a lot of songs from this particular album will be familiar as well. "So what" – the nah-na-nah-na-nah-na "I'm a rock star" , arrogant, in your face, tune is just one example. (Ok. So that's one I dont' care for).
Of course, this will be very very old news to anyone under 30, but I'm not, so it's all new to me. But I gotta say, I like her and her music. My generation's female rock icon was Madonna – it seems P!nk fills the same role for today.
Her musical style is very versitile – from an acoustic guitar ballad to straight on rock to a few that although rock , have a very bluesy feel to them because of the tone of her voice.
I don't know if the Grammy cycle has already come and gone or if Funhouse is still eligible – but it definitely could take Best Album, as well as earning P!nk a Best Female Vocalist award. There's a lot here – both musically, and lyrically.
I think what I like best about much of this album is the lyrics that she crafts. They all tell a story. Often, like "Please Don't Leave Me" – the story is a double edged sword – love/hate, violence with an upbeat "da da da" background bubblegum vocal. I like the contrasts and the irony.
Much of the album seems to be autobiographical, at least, according to some of her public statements, like the synopsis she gives on her website. That makes it even more intriguing. If that's the case – or even if it is just the public persona she is crafting – she becomes the epitome of strength and vulnerability, tragic flaw plus extraordinary talent.
I'm not sure if she is solely responsible for most of her lyrics, but they are well-written and burst with irony and tension. One line from "Crystal Ball," for example: "Sometimes you think everything / Is wrapped inside a diamond ring." Or this one, from "Mean" – "It's like a train wreck, trying to hit the right track." Clever, clever stuff.
I like rockers who are smart, aren't afraid to speak their (real) mind – who aren't just posing and out to make millions. A strong woman who shows the boys that they're not the only ones who can rock n roll. And even more surprising – an openness and recognition of flaws, and a willingness to work that into the lyrics of her songs. All of that makes P!nk's Funhouse pack a powerful punch! I might be late to P!nk in general and to Funhouse in particular, but she's definitely got a place in my music collection, now.
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The owner of Burger King and Tim Hortons, Restaurant Brands International, is holding advanced talks with the owner of Popeyes restaurants, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, Inc., related to a takeover of the chain of fried chicken restaurants, said people close to the situation.
The negotiations are ongoing and it is possible that an announcement of a takeover would be released this week, the insiders said on Tuesday. Talks could result in no agreement as well, said those same insiders.
Popeyes currently has a $1.37 billion market value while the market value of Restaurant Brands is $25 billion.
Talks were held last summer between the two companies but an agreement was not reached. Burger King's owner renewed interest in the fried chicken chain last week and submitted an offer of nearly all cash, said one of those close to the situation.
The chain of fried chicken restaurants then contacted potential counter bidders during the weekend, but no offer that was competitive came to fruition.
A spokesperson for Popeyes did not comment when asked about the ongoing talks, while a representative from Restaurant Brands had not responded to requests for a comment.
Restaurant Brands, which is backed by 3G Capital the Brazil based private equity company, was created three years ago when Burger King acquired Tim Hortons and then relocated its corporate headquarters to Canada home of its Tim Hortons chain of coffeehouses.
Berkshire Hathaway owned and operated by billionaire investor Warren Buffett, joined with 3G to provide the deal's financing and still has a stake in the company.
Popeyes, which is Atlanta, Georgia based, opened in 1972 with one fried-chicken restaurant in New Orleans. It operated as well as franchised over 2,600 restaurants across the U.S. and over two dozen countries as of its quarterly report in October of 2016.
Fried chicken has enjoyed somewhat of a renaissance of late, as people in the U.S. will consume more of it in 2017 than any previous year an average of 91.7 pounds per person, shows data from the National Chicken Council.
Its consumption surged over 225% since 1960. That has happened even though consumption of red meat has declined.
Many restaurants in the fast-food industry have joined in on the chicken bonanza as clients search out chicken. Taco Bell introduced a chalupa in January that has fried chicken.