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From the collection: More Than Words
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To abide or stay in a certain place.
"He who dwells under the shadow of the Almighty..."
To stand in the presence of the thing that scares you and dare to move beyond that fear.
Without chains. Without boundaries. Without restriction.
Undeserved, unmerited favour.
"The grace to be and the room to become."
To stand in awe or amazement of something spectacular.
To break free from the norm INTO a natural state of being.
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They had also both rolled over by this point. Parker from his front to back and Paige from her back to front. So far Harleigh hasn't done either, she does try to roll over from her back to front but loves laying on her side too much so gives up. I don't like to compare them too much but its so fascinating just how different they are.
She loves grabbing toys and hitting them when she is on her playmat. She also love playing peek-a-boo and giggles, it is the cutest thing. At this age Parker hadn't giggled.
I think that is everything for 4 months. She is doing so well and it still amazes me how she has fit in so well.

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2013/12/18: The Birth of Christ at
St. Stephen's ~ 8:30pm
2013/12/19: The Birth of Christ at
St. Stephen's ~ 8:30pm
Video shot by Steven Sherrill
"This is the final movement of Andrew Miller's "Birth of Christ" performed at Stephansdom (St. Stephen's Cathedral) in Vienna, Austria, on Dec. 19, 2013. I was fortunate enough to accompany my lovely and talented daughter who sang with the Penn State Altoona Ivyside Pride Choir, and numerous other outstanding European and American musicians. Did it warm the cockles of my heathen heart? Yup."


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Although the game had some bugs, and the controls took a little getting used to, you have more freedom than your basic scrolling shooter. Take off, blow stuff up, dogfight, return home and land again. I would love to see this game re-imagined as they did with coplifter HD! A lot of potential and still loads of fun.
Sorry, no solutions yet :(
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TUESDAY, July 3, 2007 (HealthDay News) -- Weight-loss programs that include dietary counseling help dieters shed six percent of body weight more each year, according to a new study. For most people, that translates into a loss of 10 to 15 pounds, researchers say.
The team at the Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, analyzed 46 studies focused on weight loss. They compared data from almost 6,400 people whose programs included dietary counseling and almost 5,500 people who were not in these types of programs.
Programs with frequent meetings and calorie restrictions resulted in more successful weight loss over time, according to the study, which is published in he Annals of Internal Medicine.
Three years later, most people maintained half the overall weight loss. However, by the end of five years, all participants had regained the weight.
"We did not know how much weight people lost on average through weight loss programs or how long it took to gain it back. This study shows that lifestyle change needs to be for the long-term," study author Dr. Michael L. Dansinger, a physician at Tufts-New England Medical Centers Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, said in a prepared statement.
"Moderate weight loss -- 10 to 20 pounds -- has a dramatic effect on most of the medical problems caused by obesity," he added. "Diabetes, cholesterol, blood pressure and stroke risk all appear to be nicely reduced by a moderate amount of weight loss."
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three adults in the United States is obese. Obesity contributes to chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
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International Journal of Surgery and Medicine (IJSM) is an international, double-blinded peer-review journal committed to promoting the highest standards of scientific exchange and education. It attempts to cover various aspects of medicine and surgery for its readers.
The journal's full text is available online at http://www.journalmedica.com. The journal allows free access to its contents. International Journal of Surgery and Medicine (IJSM) is dedicated to publishing research on all aspects of surgery and medicine. The journal is one of the fastest communication journals and articles are published online within short time after acceptance of manuscripts. The types of articles accepted include original research articles, review articles, case reports, point of technique, correspondence and images in surgery and medicine. It is published quarterly and available in print and online version.
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Music Library Association
Administrative Handbook
I. Administrative Structure
II. Board of Directors
II.A General Information
II.B President
II.C Vice President/President-Elect; Past President
II.D Recording Secretary
II.E Members-at-Large
II.F Administrative Officer
II.G Assistant Administrative Officer
III. Special Officers
III.A General Information
III.B Convention Manager/Assistant Convention Manager
III.C Placement Officer
III.D Publicity and Outreach Officer
III.E Advertising Manager
III.F Development Officer
III.G Archivist
III.H Web Manager
IV. Representatives to Other Organizations & Organizational Liaisons
IV.A Representatives to Other Organizations
IV.B Organizational Liaisons
V. Publications
V.A General Information
MLA Newsletter
Music Cataloging Bulletin
MLA Index and Bibliography Series
MLA Technical Reports
Basic Manual Series
V.H MLA Website
V.I Copyright Website
V.J Open Access
VI. Committees
VI.A Appointment of Committees
VI.B Authority and Reporting
VI.C Responsibilities of the Committee Chair
VI.D Conduct of Business
VI.E Budget
VI.F Publications
VI.G Questionnaires
VI.H Current Committees
VI.I Joint Committees
VI.J Task Forces
VII. Chapters
VII.A Purposes of Chapters
VII.B Guidelines for Establishing Chapters
VII.C General Requirements and Policies
VII.D Some Practices Followed by Various Chapters
VII.E Chapter Publication Policy
VII.F Chapter Grants
VII.G Reports
VIII. Interest Groups
VIII.A Authorization and Renewal
VIII.B Structure
VIII.C Meetings
VIII.D Projects
VIII.E Annual Reports
VIII.F Publications
VIII.G Board Liaison
Appendix A: Notes on Parliamentary Practice in the MLA Board
Appendix B: Code of Conduct
Appendix A: NOTES ON PARLIAMENTARY PRACTICE IN THE MLA BOARD
As outlined in MLA's Constitution, the parliamentary authority for the Music Library Association is
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised (RONR)
The rules contained in the current edition of
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
shall govern the Association in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with this Constitution and Bylaws and any special rules of order the Association may adopt.
It can be helpful to point to or extract specific passages from
to save constant searching to understand MLA's practices. In some cases, clarity comes from the Official Intrepretations on the
website (
), rather than directly from the
Official Interpretation 2006-1 (and the Preface of the 11th edition of
) states that
Official Interpretations published on the Robert's Rules Association website are not "technically binding on an organization that has adopted
Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised
as its parliamentary authority, but they are nonetheless definitive interpretations of the work by the current authors and should therefore be treated as highly persuasive."
In these cases, the Official Interpretation should guide procedure but not dictate it.
References below are from the 11th edition of
Robert's Rules
, "the chair" is defined as the presiding officer, the president in MLA (448, line 24).
Board Action Requests (BARs)
Board Action Requests, or BARs, are motions that come from a committee or member. A well-written BAR (or any motion, in fact) should cover one topic at a time to avoid confusion or disagreement about what topic is being voted on.
from page 27-29 for basic explanations of motions.
Why is it that some BARs are stated as motions and some are not in board meetings?
A recommendation that can be inferred from a committee's report – such as a well-stated Board Action Request – can become an "assumed motion," that is, a motion whose intent is clear from the context. BARs that come from board committees (Finance and Planning) do not need to be restated as motions (unless the substance of the request needs to be changed) because we assume that board committees have enough understanding of how we handle these to craft a useful BAR.
By this same logic, BARs in non-board committee reports do not necessarily require a formal motion, but as such requests often need restating to clarify the motion, it is a habit in MLA to create motions of all of them, as a matter of course.
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...when the proper motion is a matter of clear-cut procedure and must necessarily be introduced to resolve the case, the chair may sometimes expedite matters by assuming the motion—that is, stating the question on it without waiting for it to be made—provided that the assembly is accustomed to this method.
For more on this, see
RONR Official Interpretation
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Why do BARs from Board committees not require a second?
Just as BARs from board committees do not have to be re-introduced as a motion, they do not require a second because they are, in effect, motions made on behalf of the board.
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Motions to Implement Recommendations
. When a report contains recommendations...the reporting board or committee member usually makes the necessary motion to implement the recommendations at the conclusion of his presentation, provided he is a member of the assembly....
No second is required in these cases, since the motion is made on behalf of the board or committee
(see p. 36, 11. 15-23) [emphasis added]
Why are motions (and BARs) always presented in the positive?
Motions and BARs should reflect action to be taken that would not be taken otherwise. For instance, if none of the members of the organization regularly eat persimmons, and a committee or board member thinks that it is wise that no members eat persimmons, it is unnecessary to present a motion suggesting that no members eat persimmons, because they are not eating them anyway. Action is not necessary, so no motion is necessary.
At the same time, motions expressed in the negative can lead to confusion in voting with the potential creation of a double negative. For example, if in agreement with a negative motion that members should not eat persimmons, does one vote with a yay or a nay? One can figure it out, but one should not have to.
11, p. 104, line 32
A motion whose only effect is to propose that the assembly
from doing something should not be offered if the same result can be accomplished by offering no motion at all. It is incorrect, for example, to move "that no response be made" to a request for a contribution to a fund or "that our delegates be given no instructions," unless some purpose would be served by the adoption of such a motion....
It is preferable to avoid a motion containing a negative statement even in cases where the effect of the motion is to propose that something be done, since members may become confused as to the effect of voting for or against such a motion.


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"What a new generation really thinks about Christianity – and why it matters." This is the tagline that opens the book UnChristian. This book is an excellent, much-needed read, using cold, hard facts to back up the ideas that we all know are needed.
The book begins with a quick explanation. David Kinnaman, CEO of the Barna group, was hired by a friend, Gabe Lyons, to evaluate the overall thoughts of Americans regarding Christianity. His finds are compiled in this book. Overall, Christianity is seen in a poorer light now than ever before. Why?
The book tackles six main negative perceptions of the church and what can be done to reverse these perceptions. Kinnaman whirls us through 'hypocritical,' 'insincere,' 'anti-homosexual,' 'sheltered,' 'too political,' and 'judgmental.' In each chapter, he specifically looks at the reasons Christians are perceived as such. He also lays out about half of each chapter towards fixing this perception.
But rather than a dry list of do's and don't's, this book refocuses the church by correctly diagnosing the problem: religion can take us nowhere. The Christian religion is as empty and useless as any other religion. Sadly, Kinnaman's results only put on paper what is becoming obvious: the American church has become an end in itself.
Thankfully we're redirected to the true solution of this problem: Christ-likeness. When Christians follow Christ, these perceptions can and will be reversed. This book is a call to refocus from empty religion to a relationship with Jesus Christ, and careful application of Biblical principles so that Christians can make an impact on the world.
Throughout the book short passages written by a variety of Christian leaders are included. Rather than be encouraging, though, most of these passages seem to miss the mark, calling instead for new programs, more work. While several of the leaders pin the answer as Christ, correctly, many seem to still be off the mark. Overall, though, this doesn't detract from the very good message of the book.
UnChristian is a book more Christians need to read. Like other excellent books (Such as C.J. Mahaney's Living the Cross-Centered Life) with a similar message, UnChristian points us back to Christ and seeking to live more like him. It's a message every Christian needs to hear, again and again, and UnChristian weaves in its unique data and analysis to form this book. It's an excellent book that's definitely worth your time.
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Are you a collector?
Research shows that the average British home contains £7,176 worth of collectables. With 140 hours spent every year on accumulating items like books, badges, vinyl records and coins, research by IKEA found that the nation's passion for collecting is at an all-time high.
The Swedish retailer discovered that 71 per cent of adults call themselves collectors and dedicate time, money and energy into owning and curating multiple variations of the same thing, collections. Despite this passion, almost half of Brits hide their collections away - which is why a new exhibition has been designed to show off some of the best.
With the help of the World's most celebrated collector, Hunter Davies (The Beatles biographer and author of Confessions of a Collector), the IKEA Collection will celebrate collections that include toy soldiers, Star Wars toys, vintage clothing, dolls house furniture and even taxidermy. It will run at the Proud Archivist, London, from January 21 - 23.
Meet three of the contributors:
Kelle Blyth, Pez (Norfolk)
Kelle started collecting the retro sweet dispensers 15 years ago when she was 14 years old and now has more than 2,000 pieces in her collection. Kelle goes to extreme lengths to source rare and unusual PEZ, importing limited edition versions from the United States, attending international conventions and frantically bidding on eBay often. The rarest items Kelle has in her collection are custom made convention pieces which are limited to under 100 pieces made by PEZ. Kelle also collects giant versions of PEZ and PEZ art. Kelle is so passionate about PEZ, that a pair topped her wedding cake.
Her collection is so large it now fills her entire garage. Kelle, who also runs the Facebook group UK PEZ Collectors, will host the first official meet up for PEZ fans in the UK in the coming year.
Hunter Davies, The Beatles memorabilia (London) [pictured above]
Hunter Davies OBE is a writer, journalist and compulsive collector. Hunter is the king of collectors and is the ultimate magpie building up twenty collections over the years from comics, coronation mugs, British prime ministerial autographs, biscuit tins, football memorabilia and most famously Beatles Memorabilia. Hunter wrote the only authorised biography of The Beatles and also authored Confessions of a Collector. Hunter believes collecting is multi-facetted noting on one level the act of collecting is simply 'the lazy person's inability to throw anything away'; at another, it shines light into forgotten but fascinating nooks and crannies of our past. Hunter is proud to display his prized Beatles possessions, one of the most valuable Beatles collections in the world. While writing their biography, he acquired many items as gifts from the group themselves.
Jill Latter, Dolls House Furniture (Croydon)
Jill has always liked small things but she started collecting dolls house furniture and accessories almost by accident 20 years ago after stumbling across a dollhouse fair and being inspired to have a go at making the mini furniture. Finding it rather addictive, Jill grew hugely passionate about dollhouse furniture and starting making, selling and collecting. There are hundreds of items in Jill's full collection and the majority of which is displayed in a standalone room in her home with a few special pieces scattered around her house in shadow boxes and a dollhouse.
We'd love to hear about your collections!
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Well, they say a curl's greatest tool isn't a brush, or comb {in fact those are the enemies!} but it's our hands and fingers. It's now possible to have a "hand" in the drying process too!
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Applicants who meet with all eligibility criteria related to these Graduate Pass jobs will be selected on the basis of their performance in various round of selection. The various rounds of selections are as follow:
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|2011-10-07, 07:30
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Is the ending a deus ex machina? No, the "deus ex machina" he keeps referring to is the fact that the island is holy ground for Fairy Tail which was stated right off the bat.
|2011-10-07, 08:07
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As far as the "the guy doen't know the plot too wel" yeah, but that does make it interesting; since it's a valid way of interpreting, and it's not like the plot was too overly explicit.
You then have all the other deus ex machinas:
|2011-10-07, 08:21
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Just felt like putting you straight on a couple of those.
|2011-10-07, 08:47
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Fairy Glitter's purpose has yet to be revealed but it seems more like foreshadowing the end of the arc. If Mavis is the little girl who saves the party than she will most likely use Fairy Glitter.
Zeref doesn't seem like the kind of guy that would like Zancrow so when he woke up he killed him.
Wendy being saved is true
Laxus showing off a new ability is common in shonen series
Friendship power is common in shonen
Hades weakness isn't that bad and I really enjoyed that the cats are having more activity in the past few arcs.
While I don't think the Tenrou arc is the best arc (edoras is) I don't see how they can claim that Mashima can't end arcs.
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bluenote already explained what glitter does... mashima just forgot about it or felt Kana aint ready for it yet - maybe miss angel mavis is gonna give her extra lessons so she can use it after the timepskip... I am more interested if that angel/mavis/woman/whoever might bestow the third FT magic ... I wonder what that is ...
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I mean I don't pretend to know how to properly end an arc, but the endings on some arcs so far even otherwise good arcs, were kind of left wanting...
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Tbh I love all the arc endings so far. A few stand out as my favs, such as the phantom arc with Makarov's epic roflstomp over Jose, the Tower of Heaven with Erza's ceremonial farewell, the Oracion Seis arc with the disbanding of Caitshelter, and the Laxus arc with the FT parade in the end. Probably my favorite arc so far was the latest one; awesome fights, mega-powerful wizards, lost magics, Zeref, Acnologia and especially Gildarts, Hades and Makarov going all out. I wasn't too fond of the Edolas ending, or even the entire arc for that matter. The villains didn't appeal to me, I thought the dragon-mecha was kind of lame, and Natsu's "ceremonial" farewell paled compared to Erza's; but it did have the funniest climax with Natsu becoming Dragneel daimao.
I think some people's expectations for this series are somewhat unreasonable. Everything about this manga, from the characters, the themes and fights, is uber-generic. If you're not reading it for the cheese then I'm not sure what you're reading it for.
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|2011-10-07, 11:27
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(and of course because I like the artstyle and setting overall)
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Location: By the vending machine, drinking tea.
That is all
|2011-10-08, 02:33
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I enjoy Fairy Tail. And that's all I need to keep reading.
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Finally caught up on the last few chapters. LoL @ time skip. That's got to be the first time in the entire manga I went "wtf". So the main cast most likely teleported. Probably through time. Or to another dimension. They'll either pop up now seven years later, (but seemingly instantly to them), or they're stuck somewhere and we'll be introduced to new Fairy Tail members who will spend the next umpteen chapters on a quest to find them. The other possibility that they actually died...yea right. No one dies. This is Fairy Tail.
Hoping for the first choice. I think the main cast is big enough, and don't really want to have to try to absorb a bunch of new faces. But, I can see the temptation as a manga artist to throw in a whole bunch of new characters, so won't be entirely surprised if it's actually choice number two.
And, yea. I don't think there are many reading this as high literature (I'm sure there are some young children who simply don't know any better ). But, for anyone over twelve, I have to believe it's definitely for the cheese, and this timeskip is the best cheese it's done yet, imo.
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Sooo...are we getting a chapter this week?
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Natsu shouldn't have been able to beat Zero, but Jellal's powerup was severely underestimated. Jellal isn't just some nobody, he's one of the most powerful mages we've seen in his own right. And Zero wasn't a particularly powerful guildmaster himself. IIRC as Brain he was even frightened by Jellal.
No matter how many powerups Natsu had, he wouldn't have been able to defeat Hades. It's only because the cats destroyed Hades' heart. Some complained because there was nobody strong protecting it, but all the strong members were already defeated. Not to mention the cats had Lilly with them, who is on par with Gajeel in full-size form. Hades obtained immeasurable power in exchange for accepting a major weakness. It was contrived to have Natsu beat him but not so much as to be an asspull imo. Even Gildarts I'm sure would've had trouble, and probably fail to defeat Hades. He lost to Natsu because he lost his source of power, not because of any powerups that Natsu had, which didn't even leave a scratch on him.
Erza beating Azuma was also criticized, but no one else so far has been shown to have Erza's resilience. She took the Jupiter canon head on, as well as most of Laxus' thunder palace. If anything is certain it's that Erza keeps coming back over and over no matter how many times she gets blasted.
It's just the way things happen in FT. There's rock-paper-scissors but it doesn't work all the time, there are power-levels but they aren't absolute, and importantly a lucky shot or an ambush can make all the difference (like Aria vs Makarov and especially Natsu vs Cobra). Even Zeref was beaten by Ultear and after the explanation he gave it's still no more or less of an asspull than Natsu beating the other bosses. It would have been more of an asspull if Gildarts or Laxus roflstomped Hades on their own like some people wanted.
The only asspull so far imo was Lucy summoning all her spirits at once, but only a small fuss was made about that.
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And let's not forget when Natsu ate Laxus's lightning. It was stated in chapter 106 that Natsu had eaten Laxus's lightning once before during one of their fights, but was defeated before he could even do anything. They even said that Natsu fell ill because he ate magic other than fire. So by the time Natsu accepted Laxus's lightning to use against Hades, it was an established fact that Natsu can eat any individual magic other than fire (but not without a price), and the only real thing that no one knew would happen was the lightning power-up. Other than forgetting or overlooking this detail, there was no excuse to complain about Natsu eating something other than fire, or what aftereffects would occur.
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So they call the foreshadowing or the events that already have been foreshadowed asspulls. I'm hesitant to lay all blame on the author on this, considering in some cases it's just readers leaping to conclusions or outright ignoring events that foreshadowed things. Just like with Natsu eating lightning, people were up in arms about it, completely ignoring that we were already told Natsu did so before.
It's a funny case of hypocrisy. On one hand people expect a deep story out of Fairy Tail, and complain when it becomes cheesy and predictable. Yet, on the other hand, the small bits forshadowing and more complex storytelling this manga has gets either ignored or forgotten and often called an asspull as a result.
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She began to spend a lot of time in bed. I missed her being next to me, painting. I wanted her to wear the red dress again. She drank bourbon and complained about her head. I said she should go to the doctor. She replied it was because God was pointing his black rod at her. I told her she was being ridiculous. "You're a scientist," I said. "So god damn act like one."
On our last night together, she whispered in my ear, "Darling, it's not your fault. Some things you know all your life, as long as you have faith."
When I look back on her now, I can see she was right. It's as if she never existed at all.
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The origin of the name Stone Corral goes back to San Luis Obispo's mission days in the late 1700's. The temperate climate of the Edna Valley with average rainfall of 24 inches and maritime influence with foggy mornings and warm afternoons produced lush grazing lands for Mission de la Tolosa's vast cattle herds. The mission Indians constructed a large, circular corral made of stacked stones for use in handling their cattle and for thrashing grain. The stone corral was located between two creeks in the heart of the Edna Valley. When the mission lands were divided into ranchos during the early 1800's, the land in the Edna Valley became part of the 30,911 acre Ranch Corral de Piedra. The English translation is Stone Corral Ranch.


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Why is the arrangement with CPA [Rio's LPO partner] so significant? Primarily because it is evidence of a profound change in the legal world. In-house lawyers are under great pressure to reduce their head count and to spend less on external law firms, but, at the same time, their workload is increasing. Clients, in short, need their advisers to provide more-for-less.
As we have noted previously, "more-for-less" cannot be achieved by focusing purely on hourly rates. Susskind agrees and posits that offshoring will provide one of many alternative approaches, another being "computerisation, using tools such as automatic document drafting and workflow technology."
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PRAGUE (AP) -- The Czech Republic will be without Tomas Berdych and Radek Stepanek in the first round of the Davis Cup against Australia.
Berdych and Stepanek teamed up to beat Spain in the 2012 Davis Cup final and retained the title in 2013 by defeating Serbia.
The eighth-ranked Berdych has opted to focus on the ATP Tour this year after hiring Dani Vallverdu as his coach while Stepanek is not fit enough following an injury.
Lukas Rosol and Jiri Vesely were named Monday to play in the March 6-8 series on indoor hard courts in the eastern city of Ostrava. Rookies Adam Pavlasek and Jan Mertl are also in the Czech team.
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Abdul Hamid and Samir Badr, two goalkeepers in the D.C. United development program, are among the nation's top goalkeeping prospects in the country. Both
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Hamid, on the U-18 team, stands 6-foot-4 and 230 pounds. Hamid's size and talent have had him on the national radar for nearly five years. His father, Sully Hamid, a Sierra Leone native, is president of Premier Athletics Club, a youth soccer organization that had Hamid playing with kids older than him since he was 4. Badr, a flashier goalkeeper, is an under-17 national pool player who also plays for Robinson High School in Fairfax, Va.
Hamid has had two trials with Celtic and nearly inked a reserve deal with the Scottish club before issues with a work visa got in the way. "Stepping on [the field] with players like [Shunsuke] Nakamura, one of the best free-kick takers in the world, it was an amazing experience," Hamid said. "I actually vomited on the very first day I walked onto the field. Not even probably 10 minutes after I walked on. I was young, I was kind of scared." His nerves now more settled, Hamid has had trials with three other European clubs this spring. Badr recently returned from a training stint with two Portuguese clubs, FC Porto and Sporting Lisbon, and said he is set to sign a reserve contract with Porto this week.


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Apparently, it's creepy that I post so many pictures of my lovely girlfriend Alison (she is my muse after all). So instead, I give you another muse of mine, Brittiney. This photo is pretty old and taken with a Holga I believe. It's from approximately from the spring of 2007. I hope you like and realize I take pictures of other people besides just Alison. :)
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This next console generation is already different from any previous console generation, and not just because of Call of Duty's dog. Despite the swirling notion that dedicated games consoles are under fire from tablets, smartphones and a range of exciting new gaming devices, Sony's PS4 press conference at Gamescom provided some information to the contrary. The company said that it has already received 1M pre-orders for the Playstation, and if that is just pre-orders, one can assume actual demand is much higher than that.
Stern Agee analyst Avind Bhatia notes that Sony sold less than 1M total PS3 units in 4Q '06, in what was admittedly a fairly lackluster launch hampered by a crippling price point. But considering that the PS4 looks poised to blow those figures out of the water, it points to an even stronger video game industry than at the onset of last generation. And these figures don't even represent even the entirety of pre-orders for high-priced new systems, though I don't expect Microsoft to release pre-order data.
It flies in the face of the notion that the traditional games business is dying. We heard a lot of that last year, when the industry was going through one of its worst quarters in history. Some blamed mobile devices, some said that it was just a fact of a cyclical industry and the long console generation that wasn't able to excite gamers much that year. Pre-order data would reinforce the second explanation -- the demand wasn't gone, it was just lying dormant until this holiday season.
That's part of the picture, but overall, I would still recommend cautious optimism for the long-term health of this console generation. Pre-orders and, to a lesser extent, all launch window sales, represent the die-hard fans and committed gamers who have been waiting two or three years for these companies to get around to releasing consoles. Mobile devices and other new ways of playing games don't have much of an impact there. After that, it will be up to these consoles and the developers working on them to fully prove their worth to a larger audience. The video game industry is strong, but there still may be a sea change coming in the face of more powerful mobile devices and improved cloud technologies. A few AAA releases on tablets could be just the beginning. For right now, though, things are looking up for new consoles.


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A million times we've thought of you
A million times we've cried.
If love alone could have saved you,
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In life we loved you dearly,
In death we love you still.
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English Unit 3-Poetry Eva Chen January 04 Compare the ways the poets describe the experience of love In William Shakespeare's Sonnet 18, he said love would never fade. There are a lot of different types of love: romantic love, love between brothers, family love between my parents. It is the most important love in my life; romantic love can be the strongest love and can make you do any think and forget anything; companionships or love between friends, which you can bring you happiness when you are sad. Love cannot always bring you happiness, it also could cause jealousy, betrayal, which make you feel sad and break you heart. For instance, in Shakespeare's play "Othello", shows the jealousy of Othello towards Cassio and this causes the tragedy to happen. Shakespeare uses the Sonnet, which is poem of 14 lines: 3*4*2. Its rhymes is a, b, a, b, c, d, c, d, e, f, e, f, g, g. It has a logical structure where the first eight lines compare love with the bad parts of summer, but in the rest of four lines, he says that love will never fade and it will defeat death. ...read more.
Shakespeare uses hushed staccato sound and the emotion of fear and frightens to describe his lovers absence of emotion when she is in the tomb. He used the vivid term "shade" to describe the darkness of the Hades she is "wand' rest" as she is scared, she does not know where to go. However, her mystery will still live in the poem for eternity. The Sonnet ends with the strong and happy conclusion: "So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So ling lives this, and this gives life to thee." Poem is stronger than death, she will be eternity, and she never died in the readers' mind as soon as they can read the beautiful Sonnet 18. W H Anden's "STOP ALL THE CLOCKS" is written in 1930s. He writes about his lover and her death. He tried to remember his lover by planning a funny funeral to celebrate his wonderful life. He creates a vivid colourful picture by using the " White nicks of the public doves and black cotton gloves". In this poem, W H Auden uses some modern comparison image to amaze the reader. ...read more.
My sadness of reading this poem is strongest in the last line. " For nothing now can ever come to any good." The single word and monosyllables here make a broken sentence and a slow rhythm like the beating of the clock and the end of time, as the title said " STOP ALL THE CLOCKS" Both poems talk about emotion love and the poet's feeling. However, there are also a many differences between them. Shakespeare writes about love by using traditional metaphors. Whereas in Auden's poem, he compares the love with 20th inventions and makes his poem modern. The use of language in these two poems is different because Shakespeare uses complex language as that is 400 years old, whereas, ballad is simple and easy understanding. These two poems also show that Shakespeare and Auden have different philosophy view on life: Shakespeare was optimistic and Auden is passionate. These differences give the reader different feeling when they read their poem. I enjoyed more Shakespeare's Sonnet, as it is more romantic and more traditional. He also created a beautiful poem. But Auden's poem is too gloomy as he compared love with funeral. 1 ...read more.
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2017 Volkswagen Beetle vs 2017 Volkswagen Jetta
Your needs are few, which is why you're looking for a compact car. It should be easy to maneuver, efficient and it wouldn't hurt if it offered a bit of style. At the same time, you want to be practical, which is why you find yourself debating between the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle vs 2017 Volkswagen Jetta. Both models are compact, but the Jetta has a bit more practical value, while the Beetle is bursting with style. How are you to choose? In the end, it comes down to what you want most. The Jetta is less expensive, more efficient and can fit more passengers, but the Beetle is just plain fun. Those who are dying to flaunt their personality everywhere they go will still find themselves pining for the VW Beetle, perhaps in a vibrant color option, and the Jetta may not satisfy this desire.
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Jet-set in a Jetta or bump around in a Beetle?
From the numbers alone, the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta appears to be the more practical option. It's less expensive to start, it seats five (while the Beetle seats four), there's better fuel economy and more interior space. That's a lot to say for one model, but it's not to say the Beetle doesn't offer its own benefits. There are plenty of drivers who often drive alone, so overall interior space can be less important than legroom and headroom in the driver's seat. The Beetle is actually roomier than the Jetta for the front seats, especially when it comes to head room. If you're taller, you might consider the Beetle a better fit.
You'll note that the Jetta does start off with a less potent engine, but the 1.8-liter found in the base trim of the Beetle is offered in the SEL trim of the Jetta, but admittedly at a higher overall cost. Then again, by the time you reach this top-tier trim, you'll be enjoying luxuries like a power sunroof, App-Connect, touchscreen navigation, push-button start, dual-zone climate control and a variety of driver assistance features.
At the end of the day, choosing between the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta and the 2017 Volkswagen Beetle is mostly a difference between initial power, space and economy. The base Jetta is more practical, but less potent, and upgrading the engine means paying more and losing out on that fuel-efficiency boost. If you want power and style without needing that extra bit of seating, the Beetle could still be the right option for you.
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Thursday, February 6, 2014
How To Get Rid Of Poop Stains in 3 Easy Steps
I don't know about any other baby, but Brynlee seems to get poop out of the back of her diaper. We have tried putting them tighter. We have tried different brands. Bigger sizes. Nothing helps. A few times a week, we are cleaning the stains out of her onesies.
Luckily, my wife showed me an easy technique for cleaning all of those stained onesies. As long as you do this while the stain is pretty fresh, it will take it right out.
Step 1.
Get the clothes off of the baby, and bring it over to your sink. Run some warm water over the stain for a few seconds. Just enough to wet.
Step 2.
Put some dishwashing liquid on the stain. We use Dawn dish soap just because it's what we have handy. Any of them work. Add another splash of warm water to the spot, to allow the soap to foam and spread a little better over the stained area.
Step 3.
Fold the stain over into itself like a book. Vigorously rub back and forth, so you are scrubbing cotton against cotton. Add more warm water as needed. You might have to add more dish soap, and scrub again, but eventually it will fade away. Then just add them to your regular laundry with the rest of the baby clothes, and you will never even know it was stained.
Hopefully that helps. No need for expensive stain removers, or to brush it with special tools. I wanted a better photo of the process of rubbing the stain against itself, but I couldn't get a picture and do it at the same time! So if you have any questions, please ask.
A clean baby, is a happy baby!
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Four Months Photo Update
I think it's time for some more pictures from the last month. She was four months old on January 15th. She is almost five months old now... I guess I am a little late...
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Diastereomers vs Enantiomers
There can be several structural formulas for a single molecular formula. These are known as isomers. Isomers can be defined as "different compounds that have the same molecular formula." There are mainly two types of isomers called constitutional isomers and stereoisomers. For example, C4H10 can have following constitutional isomers.
Constitutional isomers are "isomers that differ because their atoms are connected in a different order." Stereoisomers are isomers that differ from the spatial arrangement of the atoms. Diastereomers and enantiomers are the two types of stereoisomers.
Diastereomers are stereoisomers whose molecules are not mirror images of each other. For example, cis and trans isomers are Diastereomers.
In the above two compounds, the connectivity of atoms is same. Both compounds have a carbon- carbon double bond. And for each carbon, a chlorine atom and a hydrogen atom is connected. Cis and trans molecules differ only from the way atoms are arranged in the space. That is, in cis isomer, both hydrogens are on the same side of the carbon double bond. But in the trans isomer, hydrogen atoms are on either side of the carbon double bond. And the two structures are not mirror images of each other. Therefore, they are Diastereomers. However, cis and trans molecules are not the only kind of diastereomers we can find.
Enantiomers are "stereoisomers whose molecules are nonsuperposable mirror images of each other. " Enantiomers are only possible with molecules, which are chiral. Chiral molecule is the one that is not identical with its mirror image. For a molecule to be chiral, it should have one tetrahedral atom with four different groups attached to it. This carbon atom is known as a stereocenter. Chiral molecules make mirror images that are not superposable. So the molecule and the mirror image are said to be enantiomers. Following is an example of a compound that forms enantiomers.
The enantiomers are named using the R and S system. So, according to the system the molecule on the right hand side is (S)-2-butanol, and the other one is (R)-2-butanol. Enantiomers don't have different boiling points, melting points, solubilities, different infrared spectra etc. All these chemical and physical properties of enantiomers are similar because intermolecular forces are similar in both isomers. They become separate only by their different behaviors towards the plane polarized light. That is, enantiomers rotate the plane of the plane polarized light in opposite directions. However, they rotate the light in equal amounts. Because of their effect on the polarized light, enantiomers are said to be optically active. The equimolar mixture of two enantiomers is called a racemic mixture. Racemic mixture doesn't show any rotation of the polarized light, therefore it is optically inactive.
What's the difference between Diastereomers and Enantiomers?
– Diastereomers of a molecule are not mirror images of each other, but enantiomers are mirror images.
– Molecules with more than one stereocenter can be Diastereomers if they are not mirror images of each other. If there is only one stereo center, then that molecule has enantiomers.
– Diastereomers have different physical and chemical properties. But enantiomers have similar physical and chemical properties except, they have different optical properties towards the plane polarized light.


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Kaseya's Global Customer Service Centre in Auckland has gone live along with a second facility in Dublin, Ireland.
The service centres will act as the primary contact points for all customer-related inquiries from the company's base of over 5000 organisations around the world.
Based in Auckland, Beverley Parry will look after the two new service centres as Vice President, Global Customer Service. Parry joined Kaseya from Vodafone.
The two global service centres will each operate 12 – 13 hours a day, share standardised systems and provide a single point of contact with the same contact details.
Kaseya promises its customers will experience a more responsive, professional service – choosing telephone assistance, live chat or logging a ticket through the Kaseya portal – and their issue will be dealt with by the same person throughout and "almost immediately".
Martin Ashby, Executive Vice President, APAC at Kaseya, said, "Our customer support analysts are not call centre agents, they have been recruited on the basis of both their technical knowledge as well as their customer service experience.
"Instead of just logging a job as often happens in these environments, our support agents will own and resolve an issue from start to finish whether it's a technical fault or a billing query. This is a key point of difference that will be of tremendous value for our customers."


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