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Photographer's Note
The Qolşärif mosque located in Kazan Kremlin, was reputed to be at the time of its construction - the largest mosque in Russia, and in Europe outside of Istanbul. Several countries contributed to the fund that was set up to build Qolsharif mosque.
Originally, the mosque was built in the Kazan Kremlin in the 16th century. In 1552, during the storming of Kazan it was destroyed by Ivan The Terrible.
Namely, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates. Qolsharif is considered to be one of the most important symbols of Tatar aspirations. Nowadays the mosque predominantly serves as Museum of Islam. At the same time during the major Muslim celebrations thousands of people gather there to pray.
The Qolsharif complex was envisioned to be an important cornerstone of Kazan architectural landscape. Besides the main mosque building it includes the library, publishing house and Imam's office.
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- Date Taken: 2011-08-20
- Categories: Architecture
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TFK Kid Reporter Grace Clark reports on her experience at a White House STEM event for kids
On Wednesday, January 29, 2014, the second annual State of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math ("SoSTEM") event took place at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in the White House complex, in Washington, D.C. I had the chance to cover the event with four other kid press members, including fellow TFK Kid Reporter Kristin Rigsby (read her report here).
After arriving, the kid press was invited to conduct one-on-one interviews with some of the panelist. I first interviewed Joey Hudy, a 16-year-old "maker" who creates things in his free time. He told me about his experience winning the White House Science Fair and about some of his inventions. The invention that helped him gain fame is his Marshmallow Cannon. He shot it across the White House's East Room with President Obama at the 2012 White House Science Fair. His motto is "Don't be bored, make something!"
Then, I spoke to NASA astronaut Joe Acaba, who educated me on his many missions and his journey to become an astronaut. Acaba, a mission specialist, completed astronaut candidate training in 2006. He told me that the hardest part of training was learning how to speak Russian. The astronauts need to learn how to speak Russian because the only way to get to the International Space Station is on a Russian rocket. Acaba then gave me his most recent mission badge—something I will cherish forever.
Next, I talked to Tyrone Davis, an environmental advocate from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, who helped his university save money while reducing their carbon emissions. Davis is legally blind, but that doesn't stop him from working to make a difference in the world. He gave advice on what other citizens can do to help the environment. "We may be different, but we all have something in common," he said. "We can all take a step forward to make the world a better place." He also said that his biggest concern for the environment is rapid climate change.
Finally, I interviewed Dr. John Holdren, President Obama's Science Advisor and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, which organized SoSTEM. He informed me that the president wants more girls to pursue science and technology.
A Panel of Scientists
As my interviews concluded, many guests began to arrive for the SoSTEM panels, in which students in the audience would have the opportunity to ask questions. Within 10 minutes, nearly all of the seats were occupied.
In the first panel, the three most popular topics were energy, space, and robots. Dr. Gill Pratt, who works for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, was asked many questions about his job designing robots. He told the crowd that robots are being created to look like humans and do dirty, dangerous, undesirable jobs that people can't or don't want to do. Pratt also spoke about trying and failing. "Don't be afraid to fail," he said, "because failure and learning what you don't understand through trying and failing is an integral part of life."
Dr. Holdren spoke about ideas involving visits to space in years to come. He hopes that one day, humans can go to Mars and to asteroids. Tyrone Davis talked about green energy, saying that we should not use as much energy, and—with the help of technology—we might be able to create cleaner energy. Overall, the panel was interesting, inspiring and moving.
Becoming Astronauts
Todd Park, the U.S. Chief Technology Officer, spoke about how he advises the president on ways to unleash the power of technology for innovative uses. He introduced astronaut and former NFL player, Leland Melvin. Melvin introduced Joe Acaba and the 2013 Astronaut Candidate Class: Christina Hammock, Andrew Morgan, Victor Glover, Jessica Meir, Tyler Hague, Josh Cassada, Anne McClain, and Nicole Aunapu Mann. The astronaut group was very diverse, with many types of scientists, and included former members of the military. Acaba explained that the class would have 18 months of training, including learning to speak Russian, learning how to orbit in space, and learning how to live with zero gravity. The astronaut candidates are in for a challenge. I wish them the best of luck in their 18 months of training to come.
After the event, the kid press members were led to the West Wing of the White House. We had the opportunity to see the Press Briefing Room, which is located under the Oval Office and above President Roosevelt's former swimming pool. This is why some people call this room the "Press Pool." The room was very small with only about 20 chairs. Each chair belongs to a specific news company. Although there was no chair for TFK, I had a chance to sit in the official TIME chair in the front of the room. In the back of the room, there were men editing film. Facing the chairs was a podium, and behind the podium is the White House seal and the flag of the United States of America. My heart pounded when I stood on the podium. It's the same one we see on TV news, where the president stands to meet the press to discuss major issues.
I took with me the realization that many people in Washington, D.C. are hard at work to advance our country in ways kids haven't thought of yet. We have come a long way, but we can go a lot further in space, with robots. We can improve our land and air if we keep thinking and listening. What's the next big invention? Can you come up with it?


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Here are some of the thing I like to watch:
Monster Garage
Food fines
Hot Line
Trading Spaces
While you were out
& more that I can't say here
Here are some of the thing I like to watch:
Monster Garage
Food fines
Hot Line
Trading Spaces
While you were out
& more that I can't say here
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Simpsons, Seinfeld, 70's Show, Osbournes, King of the Hill, old Golden Girls and G.I. Joe re-runs .
I also like historical documentaries about people and things.
And tonight, my wife and I actually watched American Idol and laughed our heads off at the bad singing, until it literally gave ne a headache it was so bad, and I had to turn it.
I watch: South Park; the FBI files; Futuroma and Conan O'Brian. Not much time to watch to much else.
2015 RFL Thank You to, TeeEye7 & Slicker, JediTricks, Tycho, El Chuxter, and Darth Jax!!!!
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Red Dwarf,
Father Ted,
Fawlty Towers.
"You were my brother, Anakin. I loved you!" - Obi-Wan Kenobi
"There's a gentleness about a total Star Wars geek that is sublime."- Rick McCallum
My DVD Collection
"No one helped me so why should I help you?" - College professor circa 1999
By choosing not to decide you still have made a choice.
I'm in love with the women of Univision.
Friends, Simpsons, South Park, Futurama, That 70's Show
and sometimes Sex and the City and Seinfeld
Until The End Of Time...
- Tupac Shakur, RIP
i barely watch anything on a regular basis but i like anything thatll make me laugh...
simpsons, family guy, andy richter, seinfeld, i love lucy, spongebob, southpark, chapelle show, man show, degrassi, junkyard wars...i could go on...
I dont want to sell you death sticks, i want to go home and rethink my life.
I don't watch much TV. I will try to catch the following:
The Simpsons
Seinfeld Reruns
Andy Richter
yup, that's about it.
"Woke up at 9.55am. Soon as I woke up, I looked at Suzanne and she looked at me. I said, 'Did I tell you about the immune system?' Suzanne starting laughing, I said, 'it's amazing.' She said, 'Not now.'"
Simpsons, That 70's Show, 24, South Park, things that are just downright funny. Oh yeah Friends and Scrubs too.
thanks Chux Turbo LBC Bobafrett Mtriv73 Rjarvis JF96 JT JMG FB Rogue2 Tycho Slicker Deoxy Caesar JontheJedi JJReason Brandon Solo JMS UK for great deals.
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Fall Trout Stockings planned at three JCPRD lakes on Oct. 23
Come watch as 4,000 pounds of squirming rainbow trout are stocked in three Johnson County Park & Recreation District lakes in late October.
The fall stockings will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at each respective lake's boat ramp. Stocking of about 1,000 pounds of trout at Kill Creek will begin at 1:30 p.m.*; stocking of about 1,000 pounds of trout at Heritage Park will begin at 2:30 p.m.; and stocking of about 2,000 pounds of trout at Shawnee Mission Park will begin at 3:45 p.m. Following the stockings, all three lakes will be closed to fishing until at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 26.
The district's rainbow trout program is totally funded by funds collected through JCPRD fishing and trout permits. Purchasing a permit allows anglers to collect a daily limit of four trout. Before fishing for trout in district waters, Kansas residents ages 16 to 74 and nonresidents 16 and older need to have a Kansas state fishing license. Additionally, Johnson County residents ages 16 to 64 and non-county residents age 16 and older must have a JCPRD fishing permit. All persons, regardless of age or residency must also possess a JCPRD trout permit. Trout permits are required whether you plan to keep your catch (up to a daily limit of 4) or release the trout you catch. Permits are available at the JCPRD Registration Office, Building D, 6501 Antioch Road, Merriam; the John Barkley Visitor Center at Shawnee Mission Park (cash or check only), 7900 Renner Road; and at numerous local retail outlets.
To find this program in the JCPRD's Activities catalog and online listings, browse first under fun for all and then under special events. In the catalog and when using the website's advanced search, look for the keywords "fish stocking."
Kill Creek Park, is located at 11670 Homestead Lane, Heritage Park is located at 16050 Pflumm, Olathe, and Shawnee Mission Park is located at 7900 Renner Road, Shawnee, and Lenexa. For more information on this program, please contact the Visitor Center at Shawnee Mission Park at (913) 888-4713. The center is open seven days a week.
*Note: The 1:30 p.m. time at Kill Creek Park is a change from an earlier-published schedule.
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What's the difference in the Outlander and the 3901 ?
What's the difference in the Outlander and the 3901 ?
Hi Don
Here is a good discussion about the differences in the two.
Sounds like improvements in the "feel" or slimmed down,, and the outlander has an improved gas system.
It is far easier to spit on the work of others than it is to produce something better yourself.
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Many weed killers contain dangerous chemicals that are harmful if swallowed. This article discusses poisoning by swallowing weed killers containing a chemical called glyphosate.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Weedoff poisoning; Roundup poisoning
Glyphosate is found in various weed killers, including the brands listed below:
Note: This list may not be all inclusive.
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
If the chemical is on the skin or in the eyes, flush with lots of water for at least 15 minutes.
Determine the following information:
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
The health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Blood and urine tests will be done. The patient may receive:
Patients who continue to improve over the first 4 to 6 hours (after medical treatment) usually recover.
Aaron CK. Pesticides. In: Marx J, ed. Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 6th ed. St Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2006:chap 161.
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By Sarah Robinson/NEMS Daily Journal
In the State of the Union address Tuesday, President Barack Obama laid out his plans to spur national economic recovery, with one proposal potentially impacting millions of businesses nationwide.
Obama claimed that a couple with two children who both make minimum wage at the current rate still live under the poverty line in America.
"No one who works full time in the wealthiest country in the world should have to live in poverty," he said.
He proposed raising the national floor for wages from its current $7.25 an hour to $9 an hour, in stages, by 2015. After that, his plan would call for a built-in mechanism to keep up with inflation.
Pete Poland, owner of Landscape Services in Tupelo, said if the raise is phased in, it would not have a major impact on his business.
"You can't keep people at minimum wage in our industry," he said.
Poland said although he starts workers at minimum wage, within weeks almost all move up to a higher rate. All of his current employees earn at least the new proposed minimum rate. However, he said starting people at $9 an hour would be difficult.
Bob Knight, owner of Todd's Big Star in Tupelo which has more than 80 employees, said he is not completely sure how an increase in the minimum wage would affect his business yet. He said there is still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding federal insurance coverage requirements that need to be sorted out.
"You have to factor labor costs into the cost of goods," he said.
He said even though he doesn't have a full understanding yet of how the increase will be structured, he does believe it will inevitably impact prices.
John Moen, chairman of economics at the University of Mississippi, said an increase is likely to have a profound impact on the youngest segment of the workforce, as businesses may be less inclined to hire younger, inexperienced workers at the higher rate.
At the current rate, a worker earns $290 in a 40-hour work week, before taxes. That comes out to roughly $14,500 a year. The White House said the raise would benefit some 15 million workers.
The last minimum wage increase went into effect in July 2009. The rate was raised over a three-year period, starting in 2007, from $5.15 an hour.
The Fair Labor Standards Act was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the national wage requirement in 1938. The first rate was 25 cents per hour for a 44-hour work week.
For some businesses, the new proposal would be a big increase in payroll expenses in a time where profit margins are shrinking due to rising fuel costs and sluggish earnings.
Cindy Nagnuson, a spokesperson for the National Federation of Independent Businesses, said Obama's proposal indicates "he doesn't really understand small business."
The NFIB said an increase in the minimum wage rate would be detrimental to small businesses already overwhelmed by new regulations and benefit requirements.
Nagnuson warned that raising the minimum wage would increase unemployment and harm the middle class.
Obama argued the move would help improve business because those earning a higher minimum wage will spend more.


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Working on new language production software for talk for: Worldcomp 2011
Using metaphor of a spreadsheet metaphor [3]. The active matrix can be equated to a column in a spreadsheet while future potential matrices can be seen as additional columns. Each component that is part of the communication can be represented as a cell in the column. The active matrix is updated in response to a match between input with potential matrices.
The software system is broken down into modules to handle aspects of the task. Mod- ules will process the submitted cues and send out requests for matches. Each possible match will be returned by a module and kept in a buffer until the stopclock tics down. Better matches will continue to be sent to the buffer until the timer runs down. Once the timer runs down, a kill message will be sent to all remaining modules to stop the searching. Each possible match that reaches the buffer will be compared by quality with the previous match of this series. The better match will be retained while the other will be discarded. After the timer runs out the successful match will be moved to the top of the queue for subsequent searches.
A psuedocode version is:
process input from user interface (1)
begin timer stopwatch based on active column value (2)
perform search on 1st column in queue (3)
until at least one element matches
continue search for additional matches
return success if at least one match occurred
repeat search on succeeding columns until out (4)
of columns or timer runs down
When timer runs out (5)
if at least one successful column was returned, make it active
if no successful column returned, do not change active
if active was changed return sentence (6)
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Sabarina Laila binti Dato' Mohd Hashim is currently the Company Secretary for MAHB and its Group of Companies. She was appointed as Company Secretary on 20 September 2004 and holds the position of General Manager, Secretarial & Legal Services, MAHB. She obtained a Degree in Bachelor of Laws from University of Malaya and was admitted to the High Court of Malaya as an advocate and solicitor in 1992. She also obtained a Masters of Science Degree in Corporate Governance from London South Bank University, United Kingdom.
She is licensed by the Companies Commission of Malaysia and is an Affiliate of The Malaysian Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators.
She joined MAHB in 1995 as a Legal Advisor. Prior to joining MAHB, she was a practicing lawyer specialising in corporate law and was also a company secretary to several private limited companies.
She is also at present the secretary for all five (5) Board Committees of MAHB.


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Hi! I'm Jonathan Worthington, one of the folks working away to make Perl 6 not just an exciting language design, but also something you can use in your day-to-day development. It turns out that Perl 6 is a highly challenging, but also fascinating language to implement. This blog is where I'll share the ponderings, war stories, pain points, insights and triumphs I have along the way.
My primary interests in Perl 6 implementation are:
- The type system, which is essentially gradual typing
- The object meta-model
- Multiple dispatch
- Signatures and binding
- Runtime environment design
- Perl 6 on existing runtimes
I hope this blog will be of interest to those who are also working on Perl 6 or who are waiting to use Perl 6 in their development, but also to those not especially interested in Perl 6, but with a general interest in compiler and runtime implementation.
These days I'm working at Edument, where I do a bunch of .Net hacking, amongst many other things. I also have a travel site and a personal site.


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Read summaries of the fundamental and applied research efforts that will take place at Princeton.
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Princeton awarded $27 million in Recovery Act funding
Posted May 10, 2010; 04:57 p.m.
As part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), Princeton University has received $27 million in research funding from the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, the U.S. Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation.
The Recovery Act grants will fund more than 60 projects in wide-ranging fields, including energy, mathematics, engineering, meteorology, computer science, politics and neuroscience. These awards include grants received by two scientists as part of the Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. Additional awards will be announced over the next several months.
In addition to these funds, the U.S. Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), which is managed by the University, has received a total of $19.4 million in ARRA funding. This includes $1.8 million in Recovery Act funding to support innovative experimental approaches to fusion and develop specialized instrumentation to enable highly precise measurements during fusion experiments, as well as $13.8 million in support of fusion energy research and infrastructure improvements. Additionally, a PPPL physicist has been awarded a $2.5 million award through the new DOE Early Career Research Program.
"Princeton is honored to receive these stimulus funds, which recognize the potential for extraordinary economic and societal impact in the work being done by our world-class research community," said A.J. Stewart Smith, Princeton's dean for research and the Class of 1909 Professor of Physics. "Whether advancing the understanding of mathematics, developing cleaner-burning jet fuels, or gaining deeper insight into the workings of the human brain, the knowledge generated in the work supported by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will address a wide range of national goals and contribute to solving many of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century."
Jong-Kyu Park, a staff research physicist at the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, has been awarded $2.5 million over five years as part of the Department of Energy's new Early Career Research Program. It will further his work in creating a numerical tool to calculate the effects of applying small amplitude, three-dimensional magnetic fields to fusion devices called tokamaks. These magnetic fields can significantly improve the ability of tokamak vessels to contain fusion reactions. Park received his Ph.D. in plasma physics from Princeton in 2009 and immediately joined the PPPL staff. He is shown here with images of the PPPL's National Spherical Torus Experiment. (Photo: Elle Starkman)
Examples include:
• a molecular biologist who will use the award to characterize the genetic basis of antibiotic resistance in E. coli bacteria. This increased understanding could provide guidance for the development of new drugs and therapeutic regimes.
• a chemist who is putting the grant toward the development of a novel solution to the complex and interrelated problems of greenhouse gas emissions and dwindling energy resources by using light to convert carbon dioxide into methanol and isopropanol — alcohols that can be used as fuel.
• a computer scientist who is working to improve Web access in disadvantaged regions through the development of "content retrieval networks."
• an engineer who will delve deeper into a breakthrough nanolithography technology developed in his lab to create ultrasmall features on microchips. The research has implications for many areas of science, including physics, biology, energy and consumer product development.
"America's economic prosperity, entrepreneurial spirit and openness to innovation are constantly nourished by scientific research," said U.S. Rep. Rush Holt. "The $27 million in federal stimulus funding received by Princeton University will have an immediate and long-term impact on the economy in central New Jersey. In December 2008, I arranged a roundtable discussion at Princeton with President [Shirley M.] Tilghman, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, Congressional leaders, and national leaders in the science and technology community. The seeds planted there resulted in more than $22 billion in Recovery Act funding for science facilities and research and development."
Princeton's Office of the Dean for Research has provided brief summaries of the stimulus-funded work that will take place at Princeton on a website. Additional information on the ARRA is available from the Office of Research and Project Administration.


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Issue Trackers trace the positions of candidates from the 2008 presidential campaign on major issues related to foreign policy.
When the Bush administration launched the "Global War on Terror" in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Afghanistan was the first theater of battle. But after the ouster of the the Taliban in late 2001 and the UN-backed process of beginning an Afghan democratic transition, U.S. attention and resources shifted to the Iraq front.
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Both is my guess. I'm hopeful we see Jeticons in the Beast Hunters line.
I scored all five Combaticons at Target today. I would've passed on Onslaught, but my daughter really seemed to want to make Bruticus, which is too awesome a request to deny her, particularly with the influence of other kids at school making her less interested in cool stuff all the time.
Also found Swerve and Cliffjumper at TRU. And learned something: when I asked if they had the others (Wheelie and Springer) in stock, I was told that they didn't, but the store could order them for me with free shipping. Which I took them up on, needless to say; shipping from their site would've probably been an arm and a leg without hitting some threshold I wasn't at.
It's nice to have a Cliffjumper who's not merely Bumblebee in red, and Swerve is someone I would've scoffed at before reading the More Than Meets the Eye series (which is definitely worth checking out--seriously, man, the three TF ongoings are three of the best books out there right now), but he's so endearing and awesome in that series, I couldn't pass on him, even if a Kup repaint doesn't make the most sense for him.
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So it turns out SmartPost and the Post Office didn't wrong me at all, I had apparently ordered it to my mailbox place address instead of my home address and forgotten about that since it was 5 months ago, and my mailbox place forgot to call me to let me know it had been received. So I have my FOC G2 Bruticus set from Amazon, and it's pretty darn nice. It's so compact compared to the out of control SDCC box, yet it outshines it by being so well authentic to G2 in packaging and in inspiration. This may be one of the only TFs I keep unopened, despite actually liking the deco scheme better than I had expected.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
Kylo Ren - came from Space Brooklyn, although he moved to Space Williamsburg before it was trendy.
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
Went to TRU to get a Thomas the Tank Engine set, and saw the China/TRU G2-styled Megatron. He looked amazing. I will not deny that. And, at $22.99, he was rather reasonable for the scale.
However, I had to pass. Kickarse G2 head or not, this is the third use of this sculpt, and I have both the previous versions. It fits Bludgeon like a glove. It fits Banzai-Tron pretty well, too (not like the guy ever did anything except in the IDW version of the comic, and I think he died pretty quickly there). But it's not Megatron. Megatron is simply not a master of Metallikato, and the mold does not suit him.
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I found Hot Spot yesterday and was able to use the 20% off coupon.
Also saw a total of 6 TFP Vehicons at two Targets. A few months ago, I wouldn't have imagined being able to army build them so easily (I passed them all up btw)
I too found Hot Spot, and picked him up along side Powerdive. Saved about $10 with a $10 for $20 Groupon.
I went to 6 different area stores this weekend and found nothing. In fact, my TRU finally broke out the Kup/Wheeljack/Warpath wave. So I'm assuming I see the Combaticons around July of 2014.
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Just so I'm clear, there's:
Swerve (Kup repaint)
Wheelie (Jazz repaint)
Cliffjumper (Prime Cliffjumper repaint)
Springer (????)
Voyager (?)
Megatron (ROTF Bludgeon repaint)
Hot Spot (Inferno repaint)
Laserbeak (???)
Sandstorm (???)
breathmaster (Optimus Prime repaint)
Thundercracker (Starscream repaint)
I know that can't be all. Who am I missing from this list? (By that, I mean "who did I leave out"? I'm happy to pass on several of these, particularly that weird so-called Laserbeak.)
That's my jacket!
Laserbeak is pretty cool. Reminds me of his Cybertron mode from G1. I have him hanging out with my X-9 Jaguar from Beast Wars.
What is Deluxe Springer's alt mode?
TFW2005 was showing a 2nd party kit (why do they call 'em 3rd party? Hasbro is the 1st party so the next customizer company has to be the 2nd party, right?)
Anyway, the kit turns Prime Voyager Megatron into Galvatron (animated). Pretty cool, huh?
These characters need more figures:
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Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather
By: Dr. Jeff Masters , 3:07 PM GMT on November 18, 2009
Arctic sea ice reached a new record minimum during the first half of November, according to data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center (Figure 1). The record low ice extent this month is the first extended period of record minimum arctic sea ice since 2007. The new record minimum suggests that the gains in ice seen over the past two years were probably a temporary fluctuation due to normal year-to-year variability in the weather, and that the long-term arctic sea ice decline observed since the 1970s is continuing.
Figure 1. Arctic sea ice extent up to November 16, 2009, compared to the record low year of 2007 and the average from 1979 - 2000. Sea ice extent over the past ten days has fallen below the record minimum observed in 2007. Image credit: National Snow and Ice Data Center.
What caused the new record low?
The record low was due to very warm air invading the Arctic during October, in combination with the unusually warm ocean temperatures that have prevailed in the region over the past few decades. The warm air temperatures were primarily the result of an intense series of low pressure systems in the Arctic Ocean, north of Siberia, that worked in concert with a very strong high pressure system north of Alaska to drive warm air from Central Asia poleward over the past six weeks. The strong storms and unusual pressure pattern brought winds of about 5 mph above average to large regions of the Arctic Ocean, which helped break up existing ice and kept ice from freezing as much as usual. With all that warm air flowing into the Arctic, the cold air that was there had to go somewhere else, and that "somewhere else" was North America. The U.S. recorded its 3rd coldest October on record in 2009, thanks to cold air flowing out of the Arctic. The temperature and sea level pressure patterns over the Northern Hemisphere for October (Figure 2) were highly anomalous, with temperatures up to 27°F (15°C) above average over the Arctic Ocean, and sea level pressures up to 11 mb above average. The atmospheric circulation pattern has shifted over the past two weeks, with the result that warm air from Central Asia is no longer being pumped into the Arctic so vigorously, nor is cold air from the Arctic streaming southward into North America. As a result, temperature anomalies in the Arctic are beginning to decline, and sea ice extent later this month will probably rise above the record minimums observed in 2007.
Figure 2. Departure of surface air temperature and surface pressure from average for October 2009. Surface temperatures in the Arctic were up to 27°F (15°C) above average over the Arctic Ocean, due to sea ice loss. The strongest anomalies occurred where sea ice was missing from its usual position, though the entire Arctic was affected. The clockwise flow of air around the anomalously strong high pressure system north of Alaska (labeled "H" in the right-hand image) helped drive a flow of very warm air from Central Asia into the Arctic, and a very cold flow of air out of the Arctic southward into North America. Image credit: NOAA/ESRL.
How will the November sea ice loss affect next summer's sea ice loss?
A record 19% of the Arctic sea ice cover this summer in the Arctic was over 2 years old, far below the 1981 - 2000 average of 52%. In the summer of 2009, NASA researcher Ron Kwok and colleagues from the University of Washington in Seattle published satellite data showing that mean winter arctic ice thickness declined by 48% between 1980 and 2008. The loss accelerated over the past five years, with the ice losing 0.68 meters (2.2 feet) of thickness between 2004 and 2008, finishing at 6.2 feet thick. This remarkable thinning was confirmed in May 2009 by the Catlin Arctic Survey, a 9-week, 435 km expedition across the Canadian Arctic led by polar scientist Professor Peter Wadhams of the University of Cambridge. Wadhams' expedition found that most of the route had first year ice just 5.9 feet (1.8 meters) thick. With El Niño conditions crossing from the moderate to strong category over the past two weeks in the Eastern Pacific, the prospects for a much warmer than usual winter in the Arctic have increased, likely setting the stage for continued record or near-record minimum sea ice extent and thickness into next spring. The arctic sea ice will be very vulnerable to a new record minimum next summer if warmer than average temperatures are seen over the Arctic.
Sea ice loss causes stronger storms in the Arctic
The stronger storms over the Arctic Ocean this fall were due, in part, to the loss of sea ice. In a 2009 article titled, Extraordinary September Arctic sea ice reductions and their relationships with storm behavior over 1979-2008, Simmonds and Keay found that September storms over the East Arctic intensified by about 1 mb over the past 30 years and had grown about 50 miles larger in diameter, thanks to all the extra heat energy supplied by more open water due to recent losses in Arctic sea ice. These stronger storms may create a positive feedback loop that will lead to even more sea ice loss: reduced sea ice drives stronger storms, whose winds break up sea ice, creating even more warm water to feed stronger storms with stronger winds, and so on. Now that the arctic sea ice is 48% thinner than 30 years ago, this effect will increase in importance, since thinner ice breaks up more readily in strong winds.
Expect an ice-free Arctic by 2030
In a press release put out by the Catlin Arctic Survey, Professor Wadhams said, "The Catlin Arctic Survey data supports the new consensus view--based on seasonal variation of ice extent and thickness, changes in temperatures, winds and especially ice composition--that the Arctic will be ice-free in summer within about 20 years, and that much of the decrease will be happening within 10 years". In their 2009 report on this year's Arctic sea ice minimum, National Snow and Ice Data Center Director and Senior Scientist Dr. Mark Serreze said, "It's nice to see a little recovery over the past couple years, but there's no reason to think that we're headed back to conditions seen back in the 1970s. We still expect to see ice-free summers sometime in the next few decades". At the December 2008 American Geophysical Union (AGU) meeting, the world's largest climate change conference, sea ice expert Dr. Wieslaw Maslowski of the Navy Postgraduate School blamed 60% of the melting during the past decade on heat brought in by ocean currents, and projected that summertime arctic sea ice would completely disappear by 2016. Dr. Jim Overland of NOAA's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory was more conservative, projecting a 2030 demise of arctic sea ice. He thought we would be "hanging around where we are for a while", and thought it would take two more unusual summers like the "perfect storm" of 2007 to push the system to an ice-free state.
The consequences
There were 88 presentations on arctic sea ice at the 2008 AGU conference. None of the presenters expressed the view that the current long-term decline in arctic sea ice was almost entirely natural, or that we can expect the decline to reverse this century. Sea ice experts do blame part of the decline on natural variability in the weather, but we wouldn't be where we are now without the warming caused by human-emitted greenhouse gases. One view (Stroeve et al., 2007) is that human-emitted greenhouse gases are responsible for 47 - 57% of the arctic sea ice loss since 1979. Heat-absorbing black soot from fires and pollution settling on the white ice is thought to also be a significant contributor.
The consensus I heard at the AGU conference among arctic sea ice experts was that the summertime sea ice will be gone by 2030. If they are correct, we can expect a period of significantly accelerated global climate change to begin 10 - 20 years from now. Arctic sea ice is one of the critical components maintaining the stability of our current climate. Once the the ice is gone, the climate will become unstable, with highly unpredictable results. It is true that Earth's past has many examples of warmer climates that evolved due to natural causes where life flourished, and we shouldn't fear the new, stable climate we will eventually arrive at centuries from now. However, life on Earth is adapted to the current climate. The changes that will occur during the transition will be extremely disruptive to Earth's ecosystems and the humans that rely on them for life. If one were to rate the destructive capability of climate change the way we rate hurricanes, I would rate current climate change at the "Invest" or "tropical disturbance" stage--the climate change storm is just beginning to organize. But the coming climate change storm is destined to hit our children with the full fury of intensifying hurricane.
Kwok, R., and D. A. Rothrock. 2009, "Decline in Arctic sea ice thickness from submarine and ICESat records: 1958-2008", Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L15501, doi:10.1029/2009GL039035
Simmonds, I., and K. Keay (2009), Extraordinary September Arctic sea ice reductions and their relationships with storm behavior over 1979.2008, Geophys. Res. Lett., 36, L19715, doi:10.1029/2009GL039810.
Stroeve, J., M.M. Holland, W. Meier, T. Scambos, and M. Serreze, Arctic sea ice decline:Faster than forecast", GRL 34 L09501, doi:1029/2007GL029703, 2007.
The road to Copenhagen
By some accounts, the future of the world will be at stake this December, when the crucial U.N. Climate Change Conference will be held December 7 - 18 in Copenhagen, Denmark. At that meeting, the leaders of the world will gather to negotiate an agreement to replace the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The new agreement will be the world's road map for dealing with climate change, and the stakes are huge. Dr. Ricky Rood, author of Wunderground's climate change blog, will be there, and Wunderground has given the University of Michigan a grant to send a student who will also blog for us. I have a number of posts I'm planning in the run-up to Copenhagen, including:
- Impact of arctic sea ice loss on Northern Hemisphere winter weather
- The Manufactured Doubt industry
- What global warming skeptics say about arctic sea ice
- Is higher CO2 more beneficial for Earth's ecosystems?
I'll also have an end-of-hurricane season summary on November 30, plus posts on whatever breaking weather stories occur. My next post will be Friday, when I plan to summarize the global weather last month, which was the 2nd - 6th warmest October on record.
Jeff Masters
The views of the author are his/her own and do not necessarily represent the position of The Weather Company or its parent, IBM.
Cat 6 lead authors: WU cofounder Dr. Jeff Masters (right), who flew w/NOAA Hurricane Hunters 1986-1990, & WU meteorologist Bob Henson, @bhensonweather


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One of the biggest changes showcased in the leaked screenshots was an expected one -- smaller live tiles. Much like Windows Phone 8, Windows Blue gives developers and customers more flexibility by allowing them to adopt a smaller/leaner footprint for seldom used apps' tiles.
Microsoft has also borrowed Windows 7's desktop "snapping" and inserted it into the Windows 8 UI to allow snapped Windows 8-style apps. The concept has been extended to allow a 4-app snapped configuration. What's more, the snap-fest can extend to up to 8 simultaneously snapped apps in a multi-monitor setup.
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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — State Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney expects federal regulators will announce a decision on Mississippi's health exchange within 10 to 15 days.
Chaney restated his support for the exchange Thursday before members of the Mississippi Economic Council, which was holding its Capital Day meeting in Jackson. In the front row of the audience was Gov. Phil Bryant, whose opposition led federal officials to question whether Mississippi's proposal should go ahead.
Exchanges are online marketplaces where people can shop for insurance. Under the federal health law that President Barack Obama signed in 2010, every state is required to have an exchange so people can get coverage starting in January 2014, much of it federally subsidized. States that don't create their own will have one run by Washington.
Chaney has led a process funded by federal grant money to design a state-run exchange. He submitted it to the federal government for approval. But Bryant, a fellow Republican, intervened with a letter to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius saying the insurance commissioner lacks the legal authority to create an exchange on behalf of the state. Bryant said only he has that power.
Earlier this month, the Department of Health and Human Services said it had approved exchange proposals for Washington, D.C., and 17 states, four of which have Republican governors.
Chaney said he expects the federal decision to turn not on his authority, but on whether a state exchange will be able to adequately coordinate with Medicaid and other programs Bryant controls if the governor remains opposed.
Bryant and other Republican governors who oppose exchanges have said they fear that the exchange will give the federal government a back-door way to force the expansion of Medicaid, which is also envisioned to be part of the federal health care law.
"We just need to be very careful before we create a portal for Obamacare," said Bryant, who also opposes Medicaid expansion.
Chaney, though, said the danger of the federal government diverting people from the exchange to Medicaid will be greater if the state doesn't run the exchange.
"If the feds operate the exchange, they're going to put them on Medicaid," Chaney said.
He said the state would save money if it ran the exchange and could use federal subsidies for insurance buyers there to draw some people off Medicaid.
The Mississippi Health Advocacy Program reiterated its support Thursday for a state-based exchange.
"Right now too many middle-class families have nowhere to turn if they lose the coverage offered by their employer," said Roy Mitchell, the program's director. "A Mississippi-run insurance exchange will guarantee individuals a secure place to go to get quality, competitively priced health plans if they lose their job or want to start their own business."


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International Center hosts dialogue series through Aug. 31
Posted July 24, 2006; 02:15 p.m.
The International Center is hosting a series of lunch discussions at
noon on Thursdays through Aug. 31 in 243 Frist Campus Center.
The discussion series is open to Princeton faculty, students and staff members. The dates and topics are as follows:
- July 27: "How Health Happens: A Cross-cultural Discussion on Health and Wellness," moderated by Brian Zack, a former University Health Services physician.
- Aug. 3: "Cross-cultural Perspectives on Stress Management," moderated by Shefalika Gandhi, a senior clinical social worker with University Health Services.
- Aug. 10: "Experiences With Religion: Positive and/or Negative," moderated by Thomas Breidenthal, dean of religious life.
- Aug. 17: "Does Cultural Difference Affect Meaningful Relationships?"
- Aug. 24: "What Does Coming to Princeton Mean to Me?"
- Aug. 31: "Welcome New Arrivals! Come and Learn About Princeton."
The talks are co-sponsored by the Office of the Vice President for
Campus Life, the Office of Religious Life and the Pace Center.
For more information, visit the International Center Web site or call (609) 258-5006.


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Add something creative to your Halloween celebration! Enjoy these owl shaped cupcakes made with Betty Crocker® SuperMoist® yellow cake mix and Betty Crocker® Rich & Creamy chocolate frosting.
Licorice allsorts is a mixture of several shapes and colors of licorice.
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If you have only one pan and a recipe calls for more cupcakes than your pan will make, cover and refrigerate the rest of the batter while baking the first batch. Cool the pan about 15 minutes, then bake the rest of the batter, adding 1 to 2 minutes to the bake time.
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This was my first Mensa event EVER since joining a year ago. I may have just been lucky, but for the most part, the people I met were great, the variety of games was interesting, and I still felt challenged and engaged after trying the games for the younger set.


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text: Identity theft continues to be one of the fastest growing crimes in the United States, and has ranked as one of the top consumer concerns for the past several years. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has produced a multimedia presentation to help consumers protect themselves from identity theft. The presentation (linked below) provides information on steps consumers should take to secure their computer and protect themselves from identity theft, as well as actions consumers should take if they become a victim of identity theft.


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We can work with groups of all ages and are happy to create an age/ability appropriate session tailored to your group's interests.
We can work around any subject, including the 'Myself and the Wider World' strand of the SPHE and SESE Primary Curriculum and the Civics, Social, Political, Science and Career Guidance subjects in the Secondary School Curriculum.
We have information handouts, education videos and DVDs; incorporated into our sessions are our Education dogs who help reinforce the message of responsible pet care.
We can cover a wide variety of topics to suit your group's interests and needs: these commonly include:
- Responsible Pet Care (focusing on common household pets such as dogs, cats, rabbits, fish, budgies, etc.)
- The Work of the DSPCA
- Animal Cruelty and Neglect; what can you do to help?
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You can find more topics that may be of interest in our Primary and Secondary Schools' Programmes on this site.
If you have a topic of interest that is not listed here, please ask and we will do our best to meet your needs. Humane education is an important part of the learning experience.
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The perfect gift for any art enthusiast:Memberships start at just $85.
CARTER FOSTER: These two studies for the painting Rooms for Tourists depict a house that was in fact an inn that's still there in Cape Cod, near Hopper's house in Truro.
So we have two very different drawings that are fairly complete and fairly close to the painting, but one was done clearly in the daytime and one was done at night. So you see Hopper working out the differences between how to show a building at night and how to do it in the daytime and this interest in the way light can create mood.He ended up making it a night scene, but what's unclear is when he made that decision. Did he decide only after looking at the way the inn looked at night and the way the room glowed out into the darkness that that would be a better painting than showing it in the daytime?
It's fascinating because you can really see him grappling with that in these two drawings. And in fact, the one that shows the building at night is, I think, one of his most successful drawings, because it conveys this sense of darkness and light in a really eerie and rather amazing way.


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it has a buy it now of $120.00, now granted, the last couple of zaaps that were on ebay a few months ago, went for like $50.00 buy it now, but i'm not sure if the seller relized the rareity of this item. this thing has sold regularly in the past of $150.00 and up.
only 4800 of these were ever made, and they were only available in japan.
to get more dope on the zaap go here to r2dee2's fabulous site, and find out what the fuss is about
there's also a avon vaders tie being offered for those of you who require a complete collection!


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"Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"
– Clarence Oddbody,
Angel Second Class
from "It's a Wonderful Life"
Most newspaper columnists I enjoy reading seem to have at least one column that's repeated on special occasions. Late journalist Charlie Faulk's Christmas column Santa's Whiskers is a classic and runs every year in the Vicksburg Post.
Today seems a good time to repeat my favorite Christmas story.
It's a story about hope and humanity; a story about a prayer, a song and a 4-year-old girl with a whole lot of courage.
She's a legend of sorts in Vicksburg.
When folks talk of the tornado of '53, they talk of "that little girl who sang 'Jingle Bells.'"
I'd seen her in living black and white in an old photograph – dark eyes stared at the camera, her head wrapped in heavy bandages, Santa by her bedside in the Vicksburg Infirmary.
When doing a series of stories in 1993 for the Vicksburg Post's commemoration of the 40th anniversary of the tornado, I finally learned the little girl's identity.
Carole Ann Moses.
Saturday, Dec. 5, 1953. Unseasonably warm. Downtown Vicksburg was busier than usual, thanks to the city's annual Christmas parade. Shoppers shopped. And over at the Saenger Theater, Carole Ann and 15 other children attending a birthday party watched a double feature.
At 5:35 p.m., with no warning, it came. Gone in minutes, the twister left a trail of destruction – 38 people died; 270 were injured; 1,200 were left homeless.
At the Saenger, as Alan Ladd and his leading lady stood on the bow of a ship, the theater caved in.
"The next thing I knew we were underneath our seats. Everyone was crying. I was crying, but I stopped because my head hurt," said a 44-year-old Carole Ann in 1993.
She said she made herself settle down. Then she prayed. At her insistence, the children held hands. The little girl next to her was dead, but Carole Ann didn't learn that until much later.
Then the amazing 4-year-old led her friends in the singing of Christmas carols so the rescuers could find them under all the debris.
Five hours later, rescuers following the strains of "Jingle Bells," found the children, living and dead, and pulled them from the theater's remains.
Carole Ann was taken to the Vicksburg Infirmary where, after brain surgery, she remained in a coma for two days. Doctors doubted she'd live.
Today Carole Ann Moses Robertson lives in Texas and is the mother of two sons.
"I've always thought more of the little girl next to me who died than I think of my living through the tragedy," she said from Texas several years ago.
When folks recall that long-ago December day, talk always turns to the little girl who may well have saved the lives of many of her young friends that afternoon.
With a song and a prayer.
And a whole lot of courage.
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Leaving the Evil Empire
Could you keep speaking about a pay cut while a man was having an attack in the audience?
Hypothetically, you are an employee of a semiconductor company or "micro chip" located in in Chandler, AZ.
Ok, let's be real. It was Microchip. Sanghi got up for a communications meeting where he informed employees that there would not only be a 10% pay cut but the raise that the employees were waiting for many months, was not coming. During this announcement, a man began to have an attack. A woman in the audience ran around trying to find help for him.
Did they get security? NO. Did they call the on site nurse? NO. Did they call 911? NO.
Instead, they walked... I repeat WALKED the man out of the meeting during his attack!
This is a serious matter. Did the CEO stop talking...? NO. They were filming, right... There was no explanation, no apology, nothing.
My question is this: How can Microchip employees continue to respect this CEO - Steve Sanghi. Not only do they continue to respect him, some almost worship him. It's a little creepy.
Steve Sanghi should step down and let Steve Drehobol take over. Why Drehobol? Owens can't get pics off a thumb drive or figure out Sharepoint on his own. Ganesh has a big loser of a project that cost millions for naught. Vance is LDS... that's a plus unless you are FEMALE.
Also, I think Canadians with less experience and less education that are being promoted should be sent north.
The funny thing is that in New Product Development, not only are the managers all male, but the Manager and Director are South Africans - from Keeloq. I don't think they can code either. I had a few conversations with one who doesn't seem to understand programming.
I can tell you some sick stories about the gender bias at Microchip but that probably wouldn't surprise you.
However, what may surprise you is the fact that Microchip engineers in New Product can not code. There is maybe 1 or 2 guys from Rose Holman (burke and mike) who can code.
That's right. They CAN NOT CODE. One guy asked me if PHP was difficult. WTF.
Also, more importantly, IMHO they are violating the GPL.
Ask for a copy of the code... see if it compiles...
Microchip ... Ethics = NULL
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Does anyone know a source for those clear plastic bases/stands for star wars figures in the UK? Suitable for use with the TPM, POTJ and SAGA figures?
Please reply even if its the vaguest notion. My bloody Tusken Raider Female keeps falling over and squashing her child. If she keeps this up the poor fella's gonna grow up to be a social deviant. Might even end up nicking droids and try to hit blonde guys with sticks.


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Actually, unlike many who went and traded in their 'clunkers', I won't be getting a visit from the repo man in a few months. I am smart enough to buy only what I can afford...
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Actually, unlike many who went and traded in their 'clunkers', I won't be getting a visit from the repo man in a few months. I am smart enough to buy only what I can afford...
What they average per vehicle actually came out to, no one knows. Not the goobs nor the reporters. They can spin it anyway they want to. I just think everything about the program is bad for the American tax payer. The program was poorly written and for the money did NOt accomplish very much. But then again, look who we have running the show.
My tax money gets spent on a war in Iraq whose pretext was a fabrication. My tax money also went for the thoroughly useless Tennessee - Tombigbee canal so someone could float a hand full of Chris Crafts down it. My taxes have gone to build sports stadiums for billionaires with millionaire athletes.
I don't get farm subsides or oil drilling subsides. I don't get no bid contracts to build shoddy barracks or have it squandered on a bunch of inept hitmen. I don't get a write off for three Martini lunches.
Yeah. I got a measly $4500 of MY tax money back. Happy I did and I'm totally non repentant.
FYI- In case you're worried:
What should I be worried about????
What that article fails to mention is the MILLIONS of dollars owed to dealerships by the government. I didn't use BILLIONS (close to $3, give or take) because no single dealership is owed that much. However, I know of at least three that are owed over $250k EACH and they haven't seen a dime of it yet. How long do you think those folks can operate with that sort of hole in their cash flow?
Believe what you want to believe, Sarge...
Oh, yeah...sorry...you don't care...:rolleyes:
The major reason for delay to the dealers is that the paperwork isn't in order. Ours was and it took 11 working days for payment to arrive. In the meantime, the dealer kept both vehicles.
Soon we will be seeing the USA in our Chevrolet.


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The St. Peters Wal*Mart (94 & Jungerman) had the Tie Bomber & Snowspeeder as of this morning. They received 3 of each vehicle, so I bought one set for myself and left the others.
Something interesting happened to me at the checkout as well. The night manager, at least that who I assume it was, told the checkout person to not sell the items to me until she checked with someone in toys. They said it was OK, so they let me have them. Obviously the reports that Wal*Mart is getting in trouble for putting out EPII stuff must be true!!


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:whew: thanks god for mor.
:whew: thanks god for mor.
good job mor! i hope this one madden thread works
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Then he can refer to himself in third person as the mord.Originally Posted by Majpain
Ok, while I have been part of some of the bickering and such in this forum I'd like for you to try and be a little stricter Mor. I think you're a great mod and all but if anything shows that you've got quite a bunch on your hands it's that you had to delete about two or three pages worth of posts all this morning. I don't care if it's me that gets the smack in the face just, I'm tired of this place being a warzone. We're talking about video games in here, geez.
Originally Posted by Dol-Fan Dupree
seriously mor's one of the only cool mods around...thats y i pretty much stick to the gamin forum. no offense to some of the other ones, but they swing there power around or threaten you with it sometimes i see too often... mor doesnt and thats a good thing.
so why not grow up and dont post crap you shouldnt in the 1st place.... since you seem to know the rules so well.... and dont instigate people either - that simple man.
theres no need to be stricter or anything - just dont go trying to get him in trouble with the main admins or whatever they are; cause you cant control yourself. i think mor and the majority of people on these forums trust that we can act like adults and not need constant monitoring.
NO Snitchin :m83:
- Live and Die like a Man.
I never claimed to know the rules so well; I was looking out for Mor dude.


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"The ZTONE from I-Mego is an interesting headphone that attempts to combine the style of custom in-ears with the fit of pre-made silicone. It was an incredibly valiant effort, but it just doesn't seem to work well. Build/Design - Well, probably the best part of the ZTONE is its build. It's got an excellent braided silver-plated copper cable that I've not seen on anything..." --pro1137


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Oak Creek Fire Protection District Chief Chuck Wisecup said Wednesday that the devices found were plastic bottles filled with aluminum foil and a cleaning agent suspected to be toilet bowl cleaner. The fire department is encouraging anyone who finds one of the devices to avoid them and to call 911 because the detonated remains can be dangerous to handle.
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Time editor to speak on balancing election coverage, Sept. 20
Posted September 17, 2004; 03:08 p.m.
Jim Kelly, a 1976 Princeton graduate and the managing editor of Time magazine, will speak on "Covering Politics in the World of Michael Moore and Rush Limbaugh" at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20, in the Whig Hall Senate Chamber.
Kelly's presentation, which is open to the University community, will focus on the media's challenge of fairly and accurately covering presidential elections in today's society. He will discuss striking a balance amidst extreme opinions.
The event is the first in the fall/winter speakers program sponsored by the American Whig-Cliosophic Society , the nation's oldest political, literary and debate society.
Contact: Tom Bartus(609) 258-3601


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East meets West in this lovely yarn. Bamboo enhances the lofty quality of the merino while adding a bit of a sheen. This yarn has a wonderful hand and is quite a joy to knit with. Like the Baby Boucle' the bamboo does not take in the dye and lends a silvery air to the color. A current favorite sweater yarn here in Blue Moon land.
Colorway Shown: Thraven Fledge
All measurements are approximate.
Content: 60% Merino/ 40% Bamboo
Weight: 8oz / 226g
Length: 620yds / 566m
Gauge: 6 stitches per inch (2.5 cm) on size 4 (3.5mm) needles
Note: Because Woobu is 40 % bamboo it does not take the dye like the other yarns. This is especially true in the darker colorways specifically the raven ones. The under colors are just not as visible. It is very subtle shading, seen more when knit but certainly not so much in the skein.
Note for the Moonstruck Sweater: Woobu held together with Peru creates a shimmery, lustrous sweater. The resulting colorways are more muted and grayed. A Moonstruck made from Woobu and Peru will be drapey and lustrous, with the silky breathability of the bamboo fiber balanced out by the soft warmth of the alpaca.


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Derby callbacks
Everyone was back from the 1st and 2nd series
Dog #16 was a scratch
Derby callbacks
Everyone was back from the 1st and 2nd series
Dog #16 was a scratch
Derby callbacks to the last series
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Derby results
First #6 Wynn O Chris Byers H Wayne Curtis
2nd #14 Marvin O Ken Neil Brenda Little H Ken Neil
3rd #9 Rita O Michael Johnston H Jason Baker
4th #10Slider O Rita Jones H Jason Baker
Jams 1,3,4,5,8,11,12
Congrats to all
Gregg Leonard
FC Tremblin Earth's Touch Of Chocolate Reese FC/AFC Land Ahoy X Baypoints Dream QA2
Red Squads Blue on Black Jesse MH QA2 NAFC FC/AFC Grady X FC/AFC Dance Hall Gal
Red Squads Fifty Caliber Sniper QA2 NAFC FC/AFC Grady X FC/AFC Maple Creeks Mattie Mae
Red Squads Bad Girlfriend Tinker NDL QAA FC/AFC Ranger X Good Ideas Windy Retreezer QA2
Red Squads Loverboy Reno NFC AFC Windy Citys Mighty Mouse X FC Reese
Congratulations to all of you but especially to Team Wynn!!!
Don't bother to just be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.
William Faulkner
Open callbacks to the 2nd series
3,5,9,10,12,15,17,18,21,22,23,24,27,28,31,32,34,36 ,39,40,41,43,44,52,57,59,60,62,65,66,68
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Thanks for the updates Brenda! Great meeting you today!
FC Tribute to Justice, JH "Honor"
FC AFC Contempt of Court "Ruckus"
Medal Of Honor, QAA "Valor"
HRCH Kirby's High Sierra, SH, QAA "Kirby" Feb. 19, 2002 - Aug. 14, 2014
HRCH Niki Snowbird, SH, QAA "Niki" July 22, 2001 - May 11, 2015
Southland Order In the Court, QAA "Gavel" July 17, 2002- March 24, 2013
Southland Rusty Nail - derby points, qual placements "Rusty"
Disoderly Conduct "Chaos" -qual placements
Open to WB 21 dogs
3,9,10,15,24,27,28,32,34,36,39,40,43,44,52,57,59,6 0,65,66,68
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Amateur callbacks to the landblind
1,3,5,7,9,10,11,12,14,16,17,18,21,23,24,25,26,28,3 0,31,35,36,37,38,40
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Amateur callbacks to the waterblind
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Yan Ang Morning May 30 2016 Full Episode Replay
SHOW DESCRIPTION: Yan Ang Morning! (lit. That's the Morning) is an Filipino lifestyle-morning talk show to be broadcast by GMA Network. Hosted by Marian Rivera with Boobay as her co-host, Rivera will share her life experiences as a wife, a homemaker and a mom. The show is set to air on May 2, 2016 at 10:45 am on the network's morning line-up, and also to be aired worldwide via GMA Pinoy TV.
This will serve as the comeback of morning talk shows in GMA Network after The Ryzza Mae Show went on hiatus in 2015 to give way to the teleserye Princess in the Palace.
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By Ben Levisohn
Citigroup upgraded Ctrip.com International (CTRP) to Neutral from Sell today, and lifted its target price to $32.
The ostensible reason behind the upgrade: The Chinese travel company's stellar earnings, which it reported on May 8. Citi's Muzhi Li writes:
Ctrip's 1Q13 rev growth of 27% easily beat our, the Street's and the company's estimates, leading us to believe that a secular growth trend could already be under way…
Ctrip's 1Q13 earnings show achievements in 1) migrating to online and mobile booking platforms, 2) focusing on business travelers while expanding its reach to the fast-growing leisure travel markets, and 3) gradually transitioning to a merchant model from an agency model.
I suppose this is a case of better later than never. Li had been very bearish on Ctrip–a call that has proven to be, well, unfortunate. Ctrip has gained 36% so far this year and 50% during the past month alone, easily trumping other big winners like E-Commece China Dangdang (DANG) and Sohu (SOHU) during the past thirty days of trading. In fact, the gains have been so big that Goldman Sachs cut the stock from Buy to Neutral on May 13 simply because the stock had come so far in such a short period of time.
Ctrip has gained 0.8% to $30.95 today.


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FORT WAYNE, Ind.—Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) and the College of Engineering, Technology, and Computer Science (ETCS) is hosting a delegation of 26 students from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan.
The media is invited to attend the first session in a series of leadership workshops for the students tomorrow, July 23, at 10 a.m. in Walb Student Union, Room G08. The topic of discussion by the panel will be "Community Engagement."
The two-week leadership workshop emphasizes the concepts of leadership while exploring emerging world issues through panel sessions, industrial and community visits, engagement with faculty and staff on campus, and campus life experiences.


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Make it a Real Michigan Christmas!
Still looking for that perfect, Michigan-grown tree for the holidays? Guest blogger Marsha Gray of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association shares some tips on finding the right tree for your family!
This is the year; the year to make forever holiday memories with your family! There will never be a season with more days between Thanksgiving and Christmas, so there is plenty of time to plan a family outing to a local Christmas tree lot or farm to pick out that perfect, Michigan-grown tree.
Because Michigan is the third largest producer of Christmas trees in the US and because we grow more varieties than any other state, Michigan consumers have an abundance of choices when it comes to selecting a tree. Will it be a Fraser fir, a spruce or maybe a traditional Michigan scotch pine? The wide variety of choices insures that you will find just what you are looking for. And, with so many knowledgeable growers here, they can guide you to a tree that meets your needs.
At Michigan's "Choose & Cut" farms, you can spend as much time as you like, walking among the trees; taking in the fresh air and evergreen fragrance. Once your family finds the perfect tree, there is the perfect chance to get a great family photo with the tree. (And maybe a funny photo of the lucky one who gets to saw it down!) After the work is done, many of the farms offer a warm up with hot chocolate by a wood burning stove or bon fire. Wagon rides, animals and even visits from Santa are common at many of the farms.
Whether you are cutting down your own tree or picking a beautiful Michigan-grown tree at a retail lot, consumers are urged to follow a few simple rules to keep their Christmas tree fresh and beautiful for the whole season:
- Give your tree a fresh cut. If you are cutting down your own tree, you are all set. If you buy a pre-cut tree, the lot operator will typically give your tree a fresh cut. This is the most critical step, as it opens up the base of the tree so that it can take up water.
- Get your tree into water within a few hours. If you are not displaying the tree immediately, place it in a bucket of water in the garage or another protected area.
- Check the water level daily – twice each day on the first few days. Never let the water level drop below the base of the tree trunk. No additives needed – just plain water.
- Decorate your tree with UL approved lights and display away from heat sources, fireplaces and warm, southern facing windows.
Enjoy your fresh, Michigan-grown tree and the wonderful holiday memories that you will make!
Marsha Gray has served as the Executive Director of the Michigan Christmas Tree Association for the past 10 years. She has worked in the field of trade association management in Michigan for the past 25 years. This holiday season she is busy with the "Make it a Real Michigan Christmas" campaign, encouraging Michigan residents to celebrate the holiday with fresh, Michigan-grown poinsettias and Christmas trees.