text:
Moderators: Three Stars, dagny, pfim, netwolf
PensFanInDC wrote:<shuffles chips>
ExPatriatePen wrote:<yawn>
I I'm reading my search results correctly, Zaro has had one post in the past two months. (When he signed up for this game) we may be in for a
VERY long wait.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 1 guest


text:
What's your product as a tester?
It's an important question. Your product should determine your means of production—the essential activities and tasks, how you apportion effort, and the priorities you assign to various activities.
Your product is the principal thing that your stakeholders are paying for you to produce. For a tester, that product is information. It's what you produce that actually furthers achievement of your stakeholders' goals for the project or business. Yet, judging by effort, it seems many testers believe their product is a large set of documents that describe what they think they're going to do when they finally get to engage with a software system.
You could argue that you have more than one product—that information is primary, but you must still produce both evidence that your primary product is sound and guidance for your team or for people who might have to tackle this job at another time.
And indeed, that's true for many testers and test organizations. So I'll ask another question: Do you really believe that all the documents you currently produce represent the best use of your time in developing your primary and secondary products?
If you are in the testing mainstream doing what is sometimes called "structured testing" (by people who don't understand that most exploratory testing is structured) and if you are not working on a genuinely agile project, you are probably producing some or all of the following:
- A test project schedule
- A master test plan
- A test strategy
- Test plans (one for each major type of test)
- Test cases
- Scripts
- A test execution plan
As a consultant, I work with many organizations where all these documents are required deliverables of the standard test process before actual testing begins. With few exceptions, I find that testers and test managers expend excessive amounts of time on heavyweight documents that do little or nothing to move their testing forward, and that frequently even impede testing by diverting effort that would be better spent thinking about and working with the software.
Project schedules are important, but how much time have you spent messing about with a tool like Microsoft Project, vainly trying to produce a credible schedule that reflects your real intentions yet satisfies a project manager who demands an unmaintainable level of detail? Compare that to the time you've spent actually planning—thinking about what to do and how and when to do it. On some projects, the test manager no sooner produces a schedule than she has to turn around and rejig it because someone else has slipped his schedule or the project manager wants to "compress" some of the testing. I'm with US general (and subsequently president) Dwight D. Eisenhower, who said, "In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable."
Testing is research. It's far more like battle than it is like manufacturing. We go into it with a strategy and plan in mind, but we don't know exactly what we're going to encounter that could completely derail our plans and force us to rethink. It's the thinking that's significant, not the probably-obsolete-tomorrow artifact that encapsulates it. Let's not spend more time churning out that artifact than it's worth.
Some form of schedule is likely essential, but can you say the same of a master test plan (MTP), particularly if you're also going to write a test strategy and one or more test plans? Often, an MTP is demanded far too early. How can you develop any plan before you understand the testing problem and your strategy for addressing it? The "solution" in most organizations that produce one is a boilerplate MTP copied and pasted from previous projects. Is copying and pasting useless text a cost-effective use of your time?
User Comments
I agree with every word. I've just been glancing through an "exemplar" test strategy document for a very large company, and it's full of utterly pointless, time-wasting boilerplate explanations of the V Model, and the difference between validation and verification.
It's only after that sort of rubbish that you get interesting, but vague, stuff like: "User Acceptance Testing is expected to focus on Documentation resulting from the application, and how the system fits with known business processes/procedures. The functionality will be tested against the Business Requirements. Usability will also be a key consideration at this stage, when the end to end structure to be delivered into Production is in place."
Well, it might be interesting, but only in the sense that it reveals the blinkered attitude that produces such "strategies" and which is expected of the testers. Testing will be constrained by what is already known, rather than seeking to discover what is not yet known. The bit about usability is pure window dressing, put in to give the impression that they took it seriously. There is no mention of usability for any of the earlier stages. Waiting till UAT to discover usability defects is a surefire way to get them dismissed as cosmetic. It's far, far too late.
Remember this is an example of how to do a strategy properly at that company. People who produce such woeful exemplars, and those who are expected to work with them need to read articles like yours, Fiona. They need to be constantly challenged. What are they trying to do? Produce verbose documents of atrocious quality? Or test?
I would love to be a part of a team that didn't kill obscene amounts of trees! I agree with every word, Fiona! Thank you for writing what I've been thinking for quite some time. :-)
Nicely put: "Testing is research. It's far more like battle than it is like manufacturing. We go into it with a strategy and plan in mind, but we don't know exactly what we're going to encounter that could completely derail our plans and force us to rethink."
Like many, I started out years ago on a team where gigantic, yet still woefully inadequate, test strategy/plan/case documents were the norm. And, like many, have since found more effective ways to spend my time. The big strategy/plan docs tended to exist in WOM (Write-Only Memory) - no one ever referred back to them after they were created. And in my experience, detailed, step-by-step manual test cases can be useful for bringing in new people and getting them familiar with the product, but not much else. If you're going to all that trouble to write test cases that don't require thinking to run, then why not just write them as automated scripts?

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Same Day at Sanford is breaking barriers when it comes to patient care. We know our patients are driven by busy schedules and the desire to be seen as quickly as possible and Same Day at Sanford is meeting that need. The process is simple. Our patients can schedule an appointment through Same Day at Sanford by calling their primary care clinic or (855) SAME-DAY.
Same Day at Sanford was created to offer same-day access for primary care illness and injury and is available in:
Every effort will be made for you to see your primary care physician. If that physician isn't available, we will make arrangements for an appointment with a colleague at that local clinic, or a nearby clinic if necessary.
Same day appointments will be treated the same as a standard office visit.


text:
By Rob Kelly
Arsène Wenger has confirmed that Jack Wilshere will play for Arsenal Under-21s at West Bromwich Albion on Monday afternoon.
The England international has been out for 14 months with ankle and knee injuries, but returned to full training last week.
Now the 20-year-old will take another key step in his recovery when he features for Terry Burton's side at The Hawthorns next week.
"He will play on Monday, he will play his first game with the under-21s, maybe an hour or something like that," Wenger said.
"It's another important step but he has not played for 14 months so we have to calm your [the media's] impatience a little bit.
"It is fantastic for him. When you are at that age and are out for such a long time, it is absolutely massive to take [for] him and Frimpong.
"Frimpong had two knee injuries, Jack had two setbacks. It is massive for them to come back and for us as well."
Wenger wants Wilshere to make a steady return to action, and does not think it would be beneficial for him to play in next month's England double header against San Marino and Poland.
"I think that will be too early for him," he said. "He has not played for 14 months."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
This will be another fairly technical entry on trees. It's been in the queue for a few days. The focus is on the Fitz display tree, for which memory efficiency is a major factor. Tonight we look at caching.
If you have a display tree, there are lot of things you might want to cache: intermediate renderings, bounding boxes and other geometry information, etc. For each Bezier curve, for example, you might want to cache a decomposition into triangles. The memory footprint for these cached objects might be significant in size compared to the original tree. This is why we want a cache rather than simply annotating the tree nodes with the extra info.
Mutating the tree can invalidate cached data, as well. In some cases, the relationship between the mutation and the cache is nontrivial. For example, if you change the color of a Bezier shape, you invalidate an intermediate RGBA rendering, but the triangle decomposition remains valid.
We're not going to pin down the exact representation of the tree. One in-memory object per node is the simplest way, and should work. Another approach that should work is storing a serialization of the tree in a btree-like structure. In this case, our node id is effectively a file offset to the beginning of the serialization. Thus, the id of a node can change as the tree is mutated.
Dealing with "sliding" node id's is probably too hard for clients of the tree, so we have an additional concept of "node reference", which is an in-memory object that essentially wraps a node id. When a node id moves, the tree implementation updates the corresponding node reference. This way, clients holding node references don't have to worry about them moving around.
Node reference might take dozens of bytes of RAM each, but node id's are essentially weightless. We hope that tree clients hold a relatively small number of node references, even as the size of the tree scales up.
Now we get to tonight's central design question: what should the key of our various caches be? A node id? A node reference? Something else? Here, we consider some alternatives.
Persistent id
A very common pattern in databases is to add a persistent id to each node. The value is somewhat arbitrary, but must be unique for each node in the tree. If we had persistent id's, then it would make good sense to use them as the cache keys. The problem is the extra storage cost. We're trying to keep that down to the bone.
Node id
It's tempting to use node id's (ie file offsets in the btree case) as cache keys. The problem is that if the node id moves, the cache key needs to be updated. Keeping the inverse map from node id to cache keys has nontrivial storage costs, also.
A more subtle, but important, argument against is that updating them may be very rare in some usage scenarios. Thus, there is a risk that the update machinery won't be adequately tested.
Node reference
The cache key could simply be a pointer to a node reference object. If the tree moves the corresponding node id, it updates the internals of the node reference, but the pointer remains constant.
Cache in tree
A rather different approach is to insert the cached values into the tree. The advantage is that the RAM costs can be very low (near-zero if the tree is stored on disk as a btree). The disadvantage is that computing and evicting cached values now requires traffic with the tree, with attendant performance and fragility problems.
Also, if there are multiple caches, then they'll need to be properly
multiplexed so values from the caches don't interfere with each other.
Cache in node reference
This is something of a hybrid of the above three approaches. Instead of the cache being represented as a hash table to the side of the tree, the cache entry is an extra field in the node reference. If there is a single cache (or small, bounded number of caches), then this approach is appealing. Otherwise, you have to do multiplexing as above.
I think you see most of these approaches in real systems. For one example, the Gnome Canvas includes a bounding box in all nodes, and also an SVP (sorted vector path) in all Bezier shape nodes (thus, I claim, it represents "cache in tree"). Unfortunately, it never evicts any elements from the cache, so the memory requirements can become quite painful.
For Fitz, I now think I have an answer. Most caches will use node references as keys. However, I may treat bounding boxes specially, and store them in node references. Saving a hashtable lookup may be a significant win, and it also helps that the value is of small constant size.
Also, note that navigational links (parent, first child, next sibling), which are internal to the tree implementation, can similarly be cached in the node reference. The basic rendering traversal is: given a bounding box, find all child nodes intersecting that bbox. If the nodes are in-cache, it should be possible to do this very quickly.
I'm happy with this, but still don't feel I've come to terms with change notification. I'll blog that in the next few days, and probably lose my remaining two readers.
Alan started his Korean Royal Court Martial Arts (Koong Joong Mu Sool) classes this week. It seems to be a perfect match for him - he's in much better shape.


text:
Can we PLEASE have a note on the upload page:
advising posters to resize their images to maximum dimension 800 pixels ... It is unbelievably frustrating to open what may be a very good image only to see it hazy and muddy and 'orrible because it's been posted at the original size - one recently at 2448 x 3264 and there are lots of other examples out there. My desk is in danger of collapsing from so much fist thumping, head banging, and shaking.
There! That's got that one off my chest. Time for one of those little pink pills and a lie down ...
Upload Page
Started by desertpea, Jul 15 2008 10:58 AM
No replies to this topic
Posted 15 July 2008 - 10:58 AM
Reply to this topic
0 user(s) are reading this topic
0 members, 0 guests, 0 anonymous users


text:
Location: Functional Foods ResearchTitle: Antioxidant and pasting properties of oat ß-glucan hydrocolloids Author
|Inglett, George
|Chen, Diejun
Submitted to: Food and Nutrition Sciences
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 4/25/2012
Publication Date: 6/25/2012
Citation: Inglett, G.E., Chen, D. 2012. Antioxidant and pasting properties of oat ß-glucan hydrocolloids. Food and Nutrition Sciences. 3:827-835. Interpretive Summary: Four oat ß-glucan hydrocolloids and oat bran concentrate (OBC) need to be evaluated for their potential health benefits. This study revealed that they have wide ranges of total phenolics and antioxidant activities based on the extraction conditions. In general, the highest solubilized phenolic compounds were found at high temperature up to 100°C regardless of solvent but not necessarily higher antioxidant activity. The results indicate that oat bran hydrocolloids and OBC have great potential to provide nutritionally beneficial products based on their phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity along with their unique water holding and paste viscosity. The results of this study suggests that Nutrim10, C-Trim20 and C-Trim30 could be excellent food ingredients for improving nutrition of food products. Also, this study found that these functional hydrocolloids could be valuable for developing new functional food products with useful health benefits for decreasing heart problems, diabetes, and obesity.
Technical Abstract: Four oat ß-glucan enriched hydrocolloids (Nutrim10, C-Trim20, C-Trim30, C-Trim50), oat bran concentrate (OBC), and ß-Glucan95 were investigated for antioxidant and pasting properties. C-Trim30 had the highest soluble phenolic content, followed by C-Trim20. The trend of antioxidant activity was similar with that of phenolic contents. The phenolic content of the extracts increased with increasing temperatures. The highest content of soluble phenolic compounds was found at temperatures up to 100°C for most samples regardless of solvent. Water extracts had significantly higher phenolic contents than extracts from 50% ethanol at 100 °C for all samples with the exception of C-Trim30. However, the effect of temperature and solvent concentrations was not as apparent for antioxidant activity as that observed for phenolic content. In general, the differences in three different solvents were not as apparent. Significantly higher water holding capacities were found for C-Trim30 and C-Trim50 than the other samples while ß-Glucan95 had substantially the highest paste viscosity followed by C-Trim50 and C-Trim30.


text:
Fashionionable Bedding Sets
We're "bedding" you'll enjoy this stuff! Ha ha! Ha ha ha! HA HA HA HA HA hey, why are we the only ones laughing at that?
Thank goodness we have all this fashionable bedding we can hide behind in shame.
Ends on March 31 at 9AM CT


text:
a place for zinesters - writers and readers
I recently interviewed Thena, from,"Catapult Art Magazine" and it inspired me to open up "Words Of Art" zine to let people submit for free. Some starving artists really deserve the attention! April 1st, is the annual deadline (April Fools Day.)
Added by Holly berry on May 9, 2012 at 7:30pm — No Comments


text:
Learn how to protect yourself from Internet scams. Read our online fraud prevention tips
Computers - Laptops -Electronics ClassifiedsFor Sale Local LA Classified Ads
53 listings match, 11-20 shown
Can't find what you're looking for? Try our
Advanced Search
3 padded computer chair roll around with arm rest $5.00 each call... more information
Web Id: NOO16194108
Published on NOLA.com 3/30. Updated 6/15.
3 computer chairs padded with rollers and arm rests with backs $5... more information
Web Id: NOO16156334
Published on NOLA.com 3/16. Updated 6/15.
53 listings match, 11-20 shown
Find A Local Business


text:
By Nik Brumsack
Craig Eastmond believes his versatility will hold him in good stead as he seeks to break into the first-team squad this season.
The defensive midfielder was included in this summer's pre-season tour of Asia and was deployed in a new centre-back role against a Malaysia XI and Kitchee.
Eastmond won the Youth Cup in 2009 as a right back and he feels that adding yet another position to his repertoire could help him add to his first-team appearances.
"I used to be a right back when I was young, before the boss asked me to move to midfield because he thought I was better there," Eastmond told Arsenal.com after Monday night's Under-21 victory over Everton.
"It's good to play in different positions, because you never know, someone might get injured and you can go and do a job.
"I'm always confident and I'm ready to take my chance with both hands when the boss gives me an opportunity."
Eastmond enjoyed a successful loan spell with Wycombe Wanderers last season and would be open to another temporary move if he can't make his mark at Emirates Stadium.
"I went on loan and came back, now I'm hoping to break into the first team. If not I can go out on loan again and show the boss I'm ready to take my chance," he said.
"It [Wycombe] was a good experience because I was playing week in, week out. I loved it there and wanted to play all the time and show the boss what I can do. I want to go to a higher level and play in the Championship, maybe even the Premier League."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


text:
Example: Government Contractor (A little long)
You work as an employee for a government contractor.
The products you build and test are high tech and very expensive.
You are sworn to secrecy regarding these products.
You work day in and day out charging your time against "shop orders".
These shop orders have Step #'s / Operations that flow in a logical order.
The product is assembled and tested for proper operation, several times during it's construction.
Individual Components are used to build Circuit Card Assemblies.
Circuit Card Assemblies (CCAs) are used to build Modules.
Modules are used to build Units. Units are used to build Systems.
Occasionally your work slows due to equipment downtime, a vendor parts shortage, an incorrect part being installed, a part being installed incorrectly, a discrepancy in the paperwork, unclear work instructions, bad weather, etc.
The question is, "When this happens, what do you charge your time to, in order to get paid?" There are only 5 options.
#1. Company Overhead - With the exception of meetings, training, or bad weather, the use of internal charge numbers is strongly discouraged, although charge numbers exist for many different types of work stopage. Overhead exists, but most of the time management doesn't want employees to actually use it.
#2. Complete assigned computer-based training, if any is due. There is an internal charge number for this.
#3. Cross-train in another work area. You won't be super productive regarding the actual hands-on work at first. You'll mainly watch and learn. But your time will be charged against the shop order in the other work area, just as though you are a highly skilled, well trained employee. You see the customer (the government), pays for any hands-on job specific training (using tax money), because the contractor you work for tells you to labor-on to the shop order that the trained employee is already charging their time to. So the labor is double charged, or sometimes triple charged, because others are out of work at the time in their normal work areas. They want to get paid for being there, after all.
#4. Use up some of your PTO, Vacation Time, Sick Leave, etc. and go home. The company you work for has no problem at all with you selecting this option.
#5. Continue to charge time to a shop order / work order in your area, even though all actual progress has ceased. You're required to report to work Monday through Friday, to be there for 8 Hours plus a Half-Hour lunch break each day, and to work 40 Hours per week minimum. You only get paid for your billable hours, or any "approved" overhead time charges. These "must" equal 40 Hours minimum at the end of each week. You're told not to mischarge, not to charge to overhead, and for the most part, people don't want you coming into their work area and running up their HPUs (Hours per Unit / Labor Cost per Unit), knowing that you aren't going to be working in their area after they train you. You might not have immediate access to a supervisor who can provide direction. So what happens?
So what do you charge your time to?


text:
power pak raspberry
Verified Purchase
power pak raspberry
I was amazed at how quickly my order came. I defintly be ordering be ordering from you again.
Was this review helpful to you?
power pak raspberry
Posted by Reviewer2401357 on Oct 02, 2011 | Verified Purchase
I was amazed at how quickly my order came. I defintly be ordering be ordering from you again.
Bernard Wong from Singapore.
Posted by Reviewer1463363 on Jul 19, 2011 | Verified Purchase
You feel the difference with this after gym workout.
Helped my adrenal fatigue!
Posted by 4700731796037384442 on May 01, 2017 | Verified Purchase
I buy Trace Minerals Power Paks because it has only 1 gram of sugar opposed to Emergen C packets, which have more. Love these!
love to take this after sports
Posted by 5018576922381017955 on Dec 18, 2016 | Verified Purchase
keeps me well hydrated and prevents me from drinking excessive water just to return the body back to the normal salt levels
Very good
Posted by 5394200744946773507 on Dec 01, 2016 | Verified Purchase
Very good
my son loves it
Posted by 5222557758601332443 on Aug 19, 2016 | Verified Purchase
Gives him great energy and no side effects...no aluggish feeling when it wears off vetter than coffee!
Don't leave home without it
Posted by Reviewer2319044 on Jun 10, 2016 | Verified Purchase
Love that this product includes trace minerals. They go the extra mile. Been using this product for years.
Great retailer
Posted by 5232085505607227228 on Feb 10, 2015 | Verified Purchase
Best deals for Australia
great electrolyte replacement; convenient
Posted by Reviewer1141113 on Feb 06, 2014 | Verified Purchase
Great for travel and on those hot or high demand days where a lot of fluids and electrolytes are lost. Water alone is not enough when losing high amounts of sweat. This replacement potentially prevents some nasty complications of electrolyte loss through sweat; such as cramping and headaches.
Posted by Reviewer2453387 on Sep 10, 2011 | Verified Purchase
simplemente perfecto para tomarlo en mis sesiones de cardio.
1-10 of 13 total
1 2


text: Hello all! I am from the southern part of MB, Canada. I right now am driving an 07 Silverado, because 1- My 92 GMC Sierra that I had for 9 years only once had to be towed, and that was for a measly ignition control module ( sound right?), so it was extremely reliable ( I sold it with 386 000 km running strong), and 2- my family grew to large for the extended cab, and needed something bigger, anything except a mini van! I found a really good deal on this truck, and jumped on it. I really miss my 92 though, that was my baby, I had it right where I wanted it, nice rims, 33" toyo tires, stereo system, extra hd transmission, rust free, spray in bed liner... but alas, a wife and 4 kids need room to grow!:lol:arty: So far after a year of owning this 07 it is all thumbs up. I had to replace a broken rear leaf spring though, partly my fault ( I forgot to turn off the stupid traction control/stability control when trying to drift a dirt road corner), and the computer kicked in and stopped my fun with a loud (((bang))). +$400 later all is good, though in my opinion the springs should not break at 170 000km. I never wanted a newer vehicle than my 92 until I saw the 07's, now I would love to be able to afford the new 2014 Silverado! Beautiful! Hope I can contribute at least a little here on my scant knowledge.


text:
HI Portland - Northwest
We are located in the Northwest/Nob Hill neighborhood, just a few blocks from many popular shops, cafes, pubs, cinemas, and some of the city's best restaurants. We are also walking distance to many area attractions, including downtown Portland, Saturday/Sunday market, the famous Powell's Bookstore, numerous art galleries, the Classic Chinese Garden, museums, and Pioneer Square. The Rose Gardens and Japanese Gardens are a short bus ride or a 30-minute walk away. The Greyhound bus and Amtrak train station are also nearby, catch a free bus or walk 12 blocks (10 minutes) to the hostel. From the airport there is a regular light rail (MAX) service to downtown. The MAX stops only 6 blocks from the hostel (exit at PGE Park).
Rates quoted are for Hostelling International members. If you are not a member, you may join on arrival or pay $3 extra per night, per person.
Lodging tax of 13.3% will be added to all overnight fees on arrival.
Registered guests have 24 hour access. Registration hours are from 8am-12 midnight.
We have a 24 hour cancellation policy. Please cancel any reservations 24 hours in advance.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Bicycle parking
- Free Breakfast
- Café
- Card Phones
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Internet Access
- Key Card Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Parking
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Wheelchair Friendly
- Wi-Fi
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
The front desk is open 24 hours.
Lodging tax of 13.3% will be added to all overnight fees on arrival. Rates quoted are for Hostelling International members. If you are not a Hostelling International member you can buy a daily ($3) or annual ($28 adult/$18 senior) at check-in.
We have a 24 hour cancellation policy. Please cancel any reservations the day before your reserved date or you will be charged the first night's overnight fees.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
479 NW 18th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209
We are located on NW 18th Avenue, between Flanders and Glisan Street.
From Airport: Take red line MAX train to Providence Park Station, walk north on 18th Avenue 5 blocks to hostel.
From Train or Bus: walk south 1 block, then right on Glisan, 12 blocks to hostel (10-15 minutes). Or take bus #77 to NW Glisan and 19th.
From South: Take I-405 (exit 299B), exit on Everett St., left on Glisan St., 3 blocks to hostel.
From North: Take I-405 (exit 302B), exit on Everett St., follow signs around block to Glisan, hostel is 3 blocks, on left.


text:
Elvis Presley also sang it...OH! My bad. So in the song it is a tote sack. This burlap bag has got a lot of aliases.
Jerry, ha, ha, laughing and laughing. Well, I never!!! I love that song, it has probably been one of oldest and favourite songs EVER done. The strangest and weirdest part, I never knew what the lyrics were saying, go figure that -- I did know the gator got her grannyPOKE SALAD ANNIE!!!! I still can't get over that I never knew what they were saying.I always thought too, that it was someone else that sang that song, like CCR or something strange like that. Where on earth do I live? Hmmmm...maybe on Mars. Have a beautiful and wonderful day. CindiI bookmarked that page, so I can listen to Poke Salad Annie any time that I want, hee, hee, you made my day!!!!!


text:
|Topic Review (Newest First)
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Um, Paul,
What ''dry goods'' do you mean?
Sorry. Having a captain onboard for the first day would be a great idea, and would contribute to the local economy. Be prepared, tho, he probably won''t be an islander, but one who works there (usually a Brit). Islanders don''t seem to be into that kind of work. Pick his brain for places to go and things to see. Sailing to Virgin Gorda for the baths should be in there somewhere. As should going to Foxy''s. But there is Bomba''s shack on the other side of Tortola. You can anchor and, yes, they really do give free food to those of the female sex who lift up their shirts (thus the sign - tits out, eat free) It only takes a moment, and you get a great barbecue dinner. If you do not want the experience - DO NOT DRINK THE TEA - it really is made of mushrooms, albeit a tiny amount, unless you go during the full moon party. Stick with the rum punch, it''s great, too, if not wanting a really awesome experience. Do not mention the mushrooms in the tea if you really want the tea! If you talk about the mushroom tea, you''ll end up getting a watered down tourist drink that really has nothing in it.
If your charter has overnight ability and you can sail to St. Lucia for a Friday night, do it. Though you will have to dock at an approved marina, you can get a cab to Gros Islet on St. Lucia. They have a "jump-up" every Friday night. They block off the streets and it''s like an outdoor festival. Best thing is that the beers are only a dollar EC, which is about 35 cents American, last time I was there. Problem is - they mostly serve Heineken, which, to me, makes you taste like you have a mouth full of chalk the next day. DO indulge in the native food - blood sausage is not as gross as you would think it is, tastes great. And there are plenty of other foods around. Crab and conch cakes abound.
Oh, conch!!
Oh, wishing I was going,
Best wishes,
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
thank you for the insight. I understand exactly! We will enjoy the the local establishments, and look forward to that time spent with other people! With that train of thought, shopping for our food, and wine, and such will maybe bring us closer then a provisioning company. Fact is, I had hoped to have a captain along with us for the first day, both to get us familar with BVI sailing,but also to spend time close to one who lives there. Indeed there are way more trees, even more deer then people where I live, and if we seem awkward, its from being isolated.
Maybe the suitcase with various dry goods should also be a way to bring as much to the island as we bring back? I really don''t know, but really DO want to know!
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
I am assuming you are on Tortola.
If you get a chance, do pick up the Island''s seasoning salt sold there. The Pusser''s they built in Charleston, SC, did have it, but they have since closed, and I ran out about a month ago. Am getting more in a month or two from a friend. Is a lovely blend of sea salt and mace and other spices. You may be able to buy it from the Pusser''s there in Roadtown, if not they have it at Bobby''s. Just beside Pusser''s, Roadtown there used to be a wonderful English pub that served an excellent dinner, or a "Ploughman''s lunch" of cheese and bread, and sausage, if you wished. If you have time to eat out at night, please go to C&Fs. Just ask the cab driver to take you there. It''s a medium scary ride, about halfway up the mountain, so be prepared. I know it looks like an enclosed carport, and it actually is just that, but you will get so much absolutely delicious food for your money!! Oh, I hope it is still there for you! Had many, many great meals there.
As for bringing things from the states, it has ALWAYS been illegal to bring fresh meat there, whether by air or sea. Steaks and other fresh meat may be more expensive, but please realize that you are in their country, and support the local businesses.
And, if you do end up having to give things away, please know that these people have nothing like you and I. Whether you give your leftovers to the men in the dinghy shack or the people at the dock who are there working charters (the captains and their crew), please know that everything is very much appreciated, and everything is shared, and sometimes very much needed. Captains are not there getting rich, believe me. I remember very well one time we were stuck there for 4 and a half weeks waiting for a coming-out-of-charter boat to be readied for return to the states. Very little money was made available to us by the delivery company for the layover, but the people we had given spare fuel cans and extra food to on previous trips left, in our cockpit, delicious meals cooked by themselves or their wives, expecting no thanks. Saved us from having to go the ''happy hour'' route many nights. So, please, with all we have here, don''t be upset at having to give a bit away.
Hope you have a lovely time on your charter,
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Glad to read these messages regarding provisioning in BVI . We plan to shop ourselevesfor the charter- late October/November. The list from Ample seemed long and of things we wouldn''t want. It would be fun to see whats in the stores. So, our flight dates give us a full day before the charter to buy food, otherwise shop and enjoy the town. Our charter is Conch Tours- By the way, anyone heard of them? I think we will bring a few items from the States with us too but not sure what would make sense yet
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Bobby''s is far cheaper!! but - you have to tote your own, or get a cab. They also have a much larger selection.
- Having provisioned for returns from charter -
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Sounds to me like you have very recent experience down there! I can''t wait for the pics.
A jealous SailorMitch
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Br far the best value is in Road Town at Bobby''s supermarket. They are most helpful, prices much more reasonable than Ample Hamper and you can even email/fax them your grocery list and they will assemble them for you at no charge. Highly reccomend.
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
The best prices for provisioning in Tortola are at K Mark''s ( I know, I know ) and Rite Way. The Ample Hamper at Soper''s has some of the more exotic food i.e. European imports. We always do the provisioning ourselves and leave the extra booze and beer to the staff at Sunsail at the end of the trip.
If you go to St Thomas you will find even better prices.
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
when are you going to be in tortola?
Provisioning -vs- doing it ourselves
Have a great time.
As for provisioning, I agree with several of the responses. Since my wife & I starting chartering over 12 years ago we did the provisioning one time. It was great to have everything there when you arrived or shortly thereafter but man did they over do it. Too much food, had to leave alot behind. Since that time my wife and I during the planning stage check to see what will be available at each stop we intend to make and go from there. We now purchase daily or stock for no more then two stops. Of course we do stock certain items, (hic) and bottled water in case. Most places depending on where you are chartering have stores available.
Suggest you obtain a Cruising Guide for the area where you and the wife intend to sail. Very, very helpful.
Again good sailing.
|This thread has more than 10 replies. Click here to review the whole thread.
|Posting Rules
You may post new threads
You may post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is On


text:
Green Bay's Season Ends in First Round of League Tournament
By: Ryan Hartwig (@RyanHartwig)
CLEVELAND, Ohio (GreenBayPhoenix.com) - The Green Bay volleyball team's 2012 season came to an end on Friday evening as the fifth-seeded Phoenix fell 3-0 to fourth-seeded Loyola at Woodling Gymnasium in the quarterfinal round of the Horizon League Championship. The Ramblers improved to 17-11 with the 25-21, 26-24, 25-17 win, while the Phoenix finished one game above .500 at 15-14.
"This is a tough one," Green Bay head coach Debbie Kirch said. "We know we are a better team than we showed today, we just didn't react well to the tournament atmosphere. Take nothing away from Loyola, they played really well, we just weren't the same team we have been during the second half of league play."
The Phoenix had no answer for Loyola's Laura Purcell, who finished with a match-high 15 kills, hitting .520. Brittany Brown also reached double-figures for the Ramblers with 10 kills, while Lyndsay Zabkowicz (Oak Creek, Wis.) had 10 of her own to lead Green Bay.
Senior Carmen Leitermann (Schofield, Wis.) had five kills in her final collegiate contest, giving her an even 1,000 for her career. She is just the fourth player in Green Bay history to reach the 1,000-kill plateau. Leitermann also ends her career as Green Bay's all-time leader in solo blocks with 102.
Friday also marked the final matches in the careers of seniors Brittany Groth (Oak Creek, Wis.) and Haley Oelke (Mosinee, Wis.). Groth leaves Green Bay as the school's all-time leader in digs with 1,851 after recording a team-high 15 against the Ramblers. In addition, her 680 digs and 6.24 digs per set this year are both single-season school records.
Loyola grabbed the 1-0 lead by pulling away down the stretch in the opener. The Ramblers led by as many as six (11-5) in the early going, but the Phoenix battled back and had the score tied at 20-20 after a kill by Leah Poel (Jenison, Mich.). The Ramblers regained control with a 4-0 run, however, giving them a set-point chance at 24-20, and a kill by Purcell closed it at 25-21.
The Phoenix jumped out to a 6-2 advantage early in the second, only to see the Ramblers rally to pull ahead 10-9. The two teams kept it close throughout, as a pair of Green Bay kills tied the score at 20-20, and two more by Monica Anderson (Cottage Grove, Wis.) and Katie Mroczenski (New Berlin, Wis.) knotted it again at 24-24. Brown found the floor to give the Ramblers a set-point opportunity (25-24), and a Phoenix error sent Loyola to the break with a 2-0 lead.
Set three was all Loyola early, as the No. 4 seed surged out to a 10-1 lead. The Phoenix made a strong comeback attempt, cutting it to four (19-15), but the Ramblers pulled away for the 25-17 win and the 3-0 sweep.
Loyola out-hit the Phoenix .283 to .157 in the contest, finishing with a 48-34 edge in kills and an 8-3 advantage in total blocks. The Ramblers advance to Saturday's semifinal round, where they will play either No. 1 Cleveland State or No. 2 UIC.
###For the latest and most up-to-date information on Green Bay Athletics and Green Bay Volleyball, please visit GreenBayPhoenix.com.


text:
Below is a roundup of Founder Institute Graduate news over the past two weeks:
- Denver Grad iGivefirst featured in Colorado Business Magazine (ColoradoBiz): iGivefirst, a service that streamlines the process of giving by acting as a charity discovery platform and a donating digital wallet, was featured in Colorado Business Magazine. iGivefirst and its founder are Graduates of the Denver Institute.
- Jakarta Grad Wujudkan is Kickstarter For Indonesian's Creative Industry (Tech in Asia): Wujudkan, a website that allows Indonesian artists and creators to gain support to realize their creative work, was featured in Tech In Asia. The company, and its founders Mandy Marahimin and Wicak Soegijoko, are Graduates of the Jakarta Founder Institute.
- San Diego Grad Fashioning Change Featured on Good Magazine (Good): Fashioning Change, a service that streamlines the process of shopping with sustainably good intentions in mind by recommending stylish, eco-friendly goods and services to replace the mass-produced brands consumers typically support, was featured on Good Magazine. The startup and its founder are Graduates of the San Diego Institute.
- Silicon Valley Grad CakeHealth Launched Version 2.0 and Recruited a co-founder of Color (TechCrunch/ GigaOm): CakeHealth, a mint.com for health insurance, was in the news after launching version 2.0 and recruiting one of the co-founders of Color. The startup and its founder, Rebecca Woodcock, are Graduates of the Silicon Valley Institute.


text:
NOTE: The Central Library parking lot will be closed Monday morning, June 26, for painting. The lot will reopen later this afternoon.
Log in
We spend months planning for summer and it's finally here! Summer reading games for all ages kicked off last week with the end of school for KPS students.
As in recent years, kids – preschoolers and school age, tweens, teens, and grownups have their own game with age-appropriate requirements, incentives and prizes. Full information is on our website. Sign up at any branch or Central.
We have an array of events planned too: concerts, Zoomobile visits from Binder Park Zoo and John Ball Park, a musical circus, the ever-popular Bubblemania, cooking, crafts, gardening, and more.
And the "End-of-Summer Reading Party" to be held Sunday afternoon, August 29, will conclude our summer, but we won't wish summer away….enjoy all the activities over the coming weeks.
On a more serious note, research shows that kids who read and write during the summer don't lose "ground" over the break from school. Encourage all the kids in your life to read, either through a library summer reading game or books from their own collection.
Thanks to the FRIENDS OF KPL, our very good friends, for sponsoring all of our summer reading games.
Come visit soon.
Posted by Ann Rohrbaugh at 06/18/2010 09:00:18 AM |
Books for: Kids, Teens & Tweens


text:
Manage your retirement online.
The content available is no longer being updated and as a result you may encounter hyperlinks which no longer function. You should also bear in mind that this content may contain text and references which are no longer applicable as a result of changes in law, regulation and/or administration.
Date: March 19, 2001
On December 28, 2000, revised regulations covering suitability adjudication were published in the Federal Register (Volume 65, Number 250, Pages 82239-82246). The new regulations were to become effective January 29, 2001. However, per subsequent notice published on January 26, 2001, in the Federal Register (Volume 66, Number 18, page 7863), the effective date for implementation was extended 60 days until March 30, 2001.
The primary revision concerns the delegation of additional adjudication responsibility to Federal agencies. Attached to this Notice is a summary of all major changes.
Agencies may continue to submit applicant suitability cases to OPM for up to one year after the new regulations take effect. This "grace period" will allow agencies to train personnel, develop internal instructions, and implement any additional adjudication procedures needed to meet the new requirements. After the grace period expires on March 30, 2002, we will offer reimbursable products to agencies interested in continuing to use our adjudication services. Details on the type of products and costs will be communicated in a future Notice.
Supplemental guidance will be available to assist agencies. At some point in the future a "Suitability Processing Handbook" will be published. OPM Appraisal Officers will distribute the Handbook to agency headquarters Personnel/Human Resource and/or Personnel Security offices, as appropriate. The Handbook will be a controlled document. Although the initial distribution will be in paper form, it may eventually be available for download from a secure website, such as the Extranet for Security Professionals (ESP). We recognize that not everyone may have access to the ESP or other such secure websites. Accordingly, parts of the Handbook may eventually be available from the main OPM website.
We will conduct training classes to explain the changes in the revised regulations. The initial training offered will be limited to agency personnel who in turn will be expected to train their own agency personnel. We anticipate offering this "Train the Trainer" course, probably every several weeks from April through June at least, in the Washington, D.C. area. This initial training will be at no cost to agencies. We will then be offering ongoing suitability training, open to all agency personnel, on a reimbursable basis. This will initially be in the Washington, DC area, but we may also be able to provide training at field locations, if requested. The minimum class size for field sites would be 30 students.
Over the next month, we will be contacting agencies that had previously requested suitability training to see if they would be interested in the "Train the Trainer" course for specific personnel or if they prefer sending a number of personnel to the open reimbursable training. Agencies should direct all future requests for training to their respective OPM Appraisal Officers:
Investigations Service Headquarters, Washington, DC: Appraisal Officers: (202) 606-1042
General questions regarding the new regulations or training may also be directed to the following:
Federal Investigations Processing Center (FIPC), Boyers, PA:
Kim Truckley, Senior Suitability Specialist: (724) 794-5612, ext. 244; e-mail: email@example.com
Mike Thiem, Suitability Specialist: (724) 794-5612, ext. 275; e-mail: email@example.com
We will soon be initiating a Suitability Focus Group, comprised of OPM staff and agency representatives who will meet periodically in Washington, DC to discuss topics of concern to the general personnel and personnel security communities regarding the new suitability regulations. We will be selecting 6-10 agency representatives to serve, and are seeking interested volunteers. Call the above referenced IS Security Appraisal or FIPC staff to volunteer or if you have questions. We expect the first meeting of the Focus Group to occur in early May. We recommend that volunteers be members of either Personnel Security and/or Personnel Offices who would benefit, or be able to contribute, the most from being a part of such a Group.
Richard A. FerrisAssociate Director for Investigations
Comparison of Prior and Current Versions of 5 CFR 731 Suitability Regulations
Inquiries: OPM-IS, Appraisal Officers, 202-606-1042
Code: 731
Distribution: SOI/SONs
Notice Expires: Until Superceded


text:
Results 1 to 12 of 16
Thread: Ravens Beach Bash May 31-June 3
05-20-2012, 10:56 PM #1Newbie
- Join Date
- May 2012
- Posts
- 2
Ravens Beach Bash May 31-June 3
Who is all going down and wondering if anyone knows of any bars that are having worth while dink specials for all the Raven fans?
Last edited by HoustonRaven; 05-21-2012 at 10:41 AM.
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
?????????????In a 2003 BBC poll that asked Brits to name the "Greatest American Ever", Mr. T came in fourth, behind ML King (3rd), Abe Lincoln (2nd) and Homer Simpson (1st).
05-21-2012, 08:19 AM #3Regular 1st Stringer
- Join Date
- Jul 2011
- Location
- Ocean City, MD
- Posts
- 205
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
Since I live in OC, I'll be around. I recommend 28th Street Pit and Pub. They have become a big Ravens bar in the last 2 years. Also, they are the first stop after the parade for the Ravens players to interact with fans.Facebook -> Craig.Ciurca
Twitter -> @papa_ciurca
Instagram -> @papa_ciurca
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
The Council of Baltimore Ravens Roosts is holding their annual convention in OC during the same time frame. That is who puts on the Parade. Ground Zero for all their festivities is the Castle in the Sands, but you need a badge to partake in the food and drink. That you get from a Ravens Roost and it might be too late."I used to be disgusted, now I try to be amused" - Elvis Costello
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
I'll be there. It's supposed to be the biggest bash to date. Always a good time. I am going to try to go with the schedule online written in the first post this year...Everybody's talkin' at me; I don't hear a word they're saying; Only the echoes of my mind
I'm going where the sun keeps shining; Thru' the pouring rain; Going where the weather suits my clothes
Banking off of the North East winds; Sailing on a summer breeze; And skipping over the ocean like a stone
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
Anyone know if there's anything going on on June 3rd????? Doesn't look like it from the schedule, but the dates say it ends 6/3.
Our place is on 29th, right next to the ribs place, we're going out to open up but can't get there until Sunday. Pissed!
Let me know if you know of any leftover activities on Sunday.
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
If you register with your local Raverns Roost ahead of time, $55 gets you 2 nights & a day of draft beer, a cookout on Friday night, a full on Bullroast on Saturday after the Parade, and souvenirs. You can also paticpate in all the sports tournaments and other activities if you are registered with a Roost. After April 20th you can still register and get everything mentioned except souvenirs.
Here's the schedule of events
http://www.councilrr.com/HTMLDocs/re...n_schedule.pdfIf you break the rules you can't make the rules.
- Remove Coach Tomlin from the NFL Competition committee.
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
Last year the Ravens players could not come to the Ravens Roost convention in OC because of the lockout, so the Ravens sent the entire Cheerleading Squad instead. Man when they all came out on the beach in "civilian attire" to watch the V-ball tournaments it was a site to behold i assure you!
Anways, the Cheerleaders liked it so much they got with the Ravens marketing and decided to set up their own Beach Bash in OC the same time we always have our convention - the weekend after Memorial Day. The Council of Baltimore Ravens Roosts (formerly known as Baltimore Colts Corralls) will be holding their 47th straight convention in OC this year.
I checked out the Ravens "Bar Crawl with the Playmakers" list and didn't see Castles in the Sand (where the Roost Convention is) so I sent a nice email to the Ravens. A wonderful lady named Heather responded and said the players would definitely be stopping by the Convention as always. Their event is meant to add to ours and "Bring the power of the Ravens" as she put it.
Alot of the Ravens Beach Bash events are scheduled when the Council or individual Roosts have stuff going on. Unfortunately, their Pub Crawl is the same time my Roost is throwing a major bash in the Ocean front yard of our Hospitality room. They also have a 7 on 7 football tournament the same time as the Parade.
My son I are looking forward to getting our buzz on early by way of 98 Rock's Bacon & Beer starting 6am Friday at the Greene Turtle :happyanim I may also take the grand kids over to Jolly Roger's for a couple hours Friday night just to show solidarity with the Ravens.
Should be a good time - as always.If you break the rules you can't make the rules.
- Remove Coach Tomlin from the NFL Competition committee.
Re: Ravens Bash May 31-June 3
Dan: You're killing me with all this fun I'm going to miss. Since I'm getting there on Sunday, sounds like I'll have to settle for the stories.
Anyone know if the pit place on 28th is any good? Seems like it's either closed or a new venture every year. It was "Booties" a couple years ago, then an Italian place before that. I need to find more good restaurants close by so I can have an extra drink or three and stagger home instead of driving :)
Hope it does catch on, especially as a Ravens hangout. Nothing pisses me off more than Salty's across the street. I know Buxy's a nice guy, but he put up those huge obnoxious stoolers flags on the roof and I can see them from our front door on 29th. RUINS the view.
You've all probably seen and read my story before about the dog I had trained to poop in front of their door.
05-23-2012, 05:57 PM #10Regular 1st Stringer
- Join Date
- Jul 2011
- Location
- Ocean City, MD
- Posts
- 205
Pit and Pub is a legit Raven bar ran by two die hard Ravens fans. They just celebrated their 2 year anniversary last Sunday. One owner told me at our kids baseball game that they will be the first stop after the parade for players.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2Facebook -> Craig.Ciurca
Twitter -> @papa_ciurca
Instagram -> @papa_ciurca
Re: Ravens Beach Bash May 31-June 3
There's a lot going on this weekend, so make sure you check out our schedule of events that's open to anyone in OC. You won't want to miss a thing!
6a.m. - 10a.m. | 98 Rock Live Broadcast
Clarion Resort Fountainbleau Hotel
10a.m. - 3p.m. | 98 Rock's Sarah Live Broadcast
Clarion Resort Fountainbleau Hotel
3p.m. - 7p.m. | Miller Lite Welcome Party
Seacrets with Poe, Cheerleaders, Playmakers and a 98 Rock Live Broadcast
8p.m. - 10p.m. | Playmakers and Miller Lite Bar Visits
8p.m. - 8:30p.m. | Harborside Bar & Grill
8:30p.m. - 9p.m. | The Greene Turtle - West Ocean
9p.m. - 9:30p.m. | Pickles Pub - 8th Street
9:30p.m. - 10p.m. | Fish Tales
LINKFollow me on Twitter @RSRLombardi
Re: Ravens Beach Bash May 31-June 3


text:
Corporate Presentation Tips
24th September - The corporate presentation, or credentials presentation, is hard to get right. Ten tips for those developing a corporate presentation.Presentation Theory
Presentations and Twitter
18th September - Many presenters now design their presentations for Twitter, in order to try and get their content to go viral. What is the best way to do this?Presentation Skills
Visual Aids Gone Wrong
18th September - Not all visual aids are effective. Here we highlight the seven worst types of PowerPoint slides. Avoid these PowerPoint presentation design mistakes.Presentation Theory
Seven Aspects of Highly Effective Presentations
18th September - What makes a PowerPoint presentation effective? The seven aspects of highly effective presentations, for those who want to become better presenters.Presentation Theory
Grow/Shrink Animations – PowerPoint 2007
18th September - This Grow/Shrink Animations PowerPoint tutorial focuses on using animations in PowerPoint 2007 to increase or decrease the size of an object.PowerPoint Training
PowerPoint 2010 Slide Transitions
18th September - This PowerPoint 2010 Slide Transitions tutorial investigates PowerPoint 2010′s full slide transitions and content-only transitions. PowerPoint Training
Presentation Ideas
18th September - Presentation ideas for daring presenters! This list of quirky presentation ideas includes real examples from some great presentations.Presentation Theory
How Can I Control my Nerves when Presenting?
6th August - The vast majority of presenters experience nerves when presenting. How can you keep nerves under control and prevent them from affecting your performance?Presentation Skills
How long should I spend talking about each slide?
30th July - This week, we take a look at how long presenters should spend talking about individual slides, and how this should impact presentation length as a whole.Presentation Skills
Popular Posts
- Corporate Presentation Tips
- Visual Aids Gone Wrong
- Seven Aspects of Highly Effective Presentations
- Presentation Ideas
- Company Presentation, Brand, and Compliance
- Improving a Sales Presentation
- Presentation Tips that Suck
- Presentation Agency Selection
- Presentation Optimisation
- The Right Visuals
- Advanced PowerPoint Training
Follow m62:
- on Twitter
- via RSS
- by Email:
Brian Fenix, Client Principal, Hewlett-Packard
I had used m62 for a previous project when we were bidding on a major opportunity. m62 made a significant difference to our proposal on that deal, and were instrumental in helping us secure a £20 million opportunity for HP. I absolutely wanted to repeat what had made us successful on the previous engagement, and m62 was a core part of that success.


text:
Currently not available.
Our giant bath mat is L-O-N-G on safety. Most non-skid bath mats cover only part of the tub…that's just not safe enough for us! The solution? Our giant 39 1/2"L x 16"W tub mat! It covers nearly the entire tub bottom, eliminating those sneaky slippery spots. 200 suction cups keep it firmly anchored, and kids like its soft, cushiony surface. Machine washable, anti-bacterial, and mildew-resistant. (Not for use with all-textured surfaces.)For more information, click here.
Sign in to your Address Book.
To check if any specific restrictions for this item apply to any United States shipping address, please enter the information below.Sorry, this service is not available to Canadian addresses.
This is being shipped to a P.O. Box
This product has no shipping restrictions.
© 2017 One Step Ahead


text:
Milwaukee, WI (SportsNetwork.com) - Jonathan Lucroy belted a pair of homers, including a lead-off shot against Sam LeCure in the bottom of the ninth inning, to boost the Milwaukee Brewers to a 4-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.
Lucroy also hit a solo home run in the sixth inning. Ryan Braun and Aramis Ramirez clubbed back-to-back homers in the opening frame for the NL Central leaders, who will go for the three-game sweep Wednesday afternoon.
Lucroy took LeCure's (1-2) 1-1 pitch over the wall in left field.
"The last two weeks have been kind of tough making solid contact," Lucroy said. "I'm glad to help the team out and contribute, and get it done tonight."
The Reds, who fell to 0-5 after the All-Star break, had five hits, one less than the Brewers. Cincinnati has lost a season-high eight straight road games.
"They are already disappointed," Reds manager Bryan Price said. "They don't need a lecture from me about it. We are all disappointed. Nobody likes it."
Cincinnati's Homer Bailey, who retired 11 in a row at one point, was charged with four hits and three runs in six innings. Brewers starter Jimmy Nelson had a similar line, but pitched to four batters into the seventh.
Braun smacked a 2-2 offering over the wall in right with two outs in the opening inning. Two pitches later, Ramirez hit a liner to left.
Jay Bruce's double, a bouncer past first baseman Lyle Overbay, brought in Billy Hamilton in the fourth to get the Reds within 2-1. That snapped an 0-for-16 stretch for Bruce.
Rickie Weeks grounded out with the bases full to end the fifth inning, but Lucroy expanded the lead to 3-1 in the sixth by smacking a full-count pitch to left center.
The Reds tied the game in the seventh, thanks in part to a wild Nelson. Ryan Ludwick and Brayan Pena singled before Zack Cozart was hit by a pitch on his right hand while squaring to bunt. Replays showed the ball likely hit the bat first before caroming off his hand, and Brewers manager Ron Roenicke challenged, but the call remained and the bases were full with nobody out.
Ramon Santiago was then hit on his foot and Brandon Kintzler replaced Nelson on the hill. Pinch-hitter Chris Heisey lifted a sacrifice fly to left to tie the game, but Hamilton then lined out to second and Cozart was inexplicably not on the base and doubled off to end the inning.
Kristopher Negron, who came into the game when Cozart exited in the seventh, was hit in the helmet by a Francisco Rodriguez (4-3) pick-off throw in the ninth. Negron received medical attention, but remained in the game. Rodriguez fanned Santiago to end the frame.
Game Notes
Braun has a 10-game hitting streak ... Weeks replaced Brewers second baseman Scooter Gennett (tight right quad) after the fourth inning ... The Reds placed relief pitcher Logan Ondrusek on the 15-day disabled list due to a strained right shoulder. The team recalled pitcher Curtis Partch from Triple-A Louisville to fill the vacated roster spot ... This is the first time the Reds are 0-5 after the All-Star Game since they went 0-8 following the 1991 break ... Cincinnati went 1-for-6 with men in scoring position and is 2-for-34 with RISP during this road trip.


text:
IN.gov - Skip Navigation
Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.
Child Care Health Consultant Training Topics
Please click here for a list of trainings offered by the Office of Early Childhood and Out-of-School Learning health consultants. Most trainings last approximately 1 – 2 hours. There is no cost for these trainings and contact hour certificates are given to attendees.
If you have a suggested training topic you would like to have added and presented to your staff, please contact your health consultant. Click here to find the health consultant in your area.


text:
IN.gov - Skip Navigation
Note: This message is displayed if (1) your browser is not standards-compliant or (2) you have you disabled CSS. Read our Policies for more information.
Location: SE corner, Harrison & Church Streets, Alexandria. (Madison County, Indiana)
Erected by Indiana Sesquicentennial Commission, 1966
Charles L. Henry's Union Traction Company, the first electric rail line specifically designed for interurban service, began operating through here on January 1, 1898. It ran from Alexandria to Anderson. Indiana became the traction center of the United States.
Transportation, Business, Industry, and Labor


text:
Course Description
ATR 292B Introduction to Practicum II
2 cr. (1-0-3)
Offered: Winter
Prerequisite: Admission into athletic training program, ATR 292A.
This clinical athletic training experience will focus on the development of and competence in upper extremity palpation, taping and wrapping techniques, custom padding and non-theoretical modality usage. Students will be required to successfully complete all course competencies before moving on to the next practicum.


text: It's time to start the news and updates thread for the new season! There already are threads dedicated to Max Aaron and Jason Brown/Joshua Farris, for example, in the Trash Can that are updated frequently with news (I've often cross-posted significant items here from those threads), and Lysacek has his own thread in GSD as well. Individual threads can and should be started in GSD for anything truly newsworthy. I also like to use this thread to post news and/or information about the less heralded men, including the junior international skaters. I'll start things off by posting the links to, and program music/choreographers listed in, the updated Team USA bios of the team envelope and/or ISP skaters, along with any known international assignments at this time. Max Aaron: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101022&mode=I SP Music: "Historia de un Amor" by Perez Prado FS Music: Music from Carmen performed by Rodion Shchedrin and the Boston Pops Orchestra Choreographers: Pasquale Camerlengo (SP), Lori Nichol (FS) Coaches: Tom Zakrajsek, Becky Calvin, Erik Schulz Salt Lake Senior B, Skate America, NHK Trophy Ross Miner: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100480&mode=I SP Music: "The Way We Were" by Barbra Streisand FS Music: TBA Choreographers: TBA Coaches: Peter Johansson, Mark Mitchell, Amanda Farkas Skate Canada, TEB Jeremy Abbott: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100083&mode=I SP Music: "Let Yourself Go" by Irving Berlin FS Music: "Exogenesis Symphony Part III (Redemption)" by Muse (a revised version from 2011-12) Choreographers: Robin Cousins (SP), Yuka Sato, Jeremy Abbott (FS) Coaches: Yuka Sato, Jason Dungjen Skate Canada, NHK Trophy Joshua Farris: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100802&mode=I SP Music: Piazzolla's "Libertango" performed by Anderson and Roe Piano Duo FS Music: Music from Schindler's List by John Williams Choreographers: Joshua Farris, Damon Allen Coaches: Damon Allen, Christy Krall Salt Lake Senior B, Skate Canada, Rostelecom Cup Adam Rippon http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100071&mode=I SP Music: Suite from Carmen for strings and drums by Georges Bizet & Rodion Shchedrin FS Music: "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" by Claude Debussy Choreographers: Cindy Stuart (SP), Tom Dickson (FS) Coaches: Rafael Arutunian, Vera Arutunian NHK Trophy Richard Dornbush: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100091&mode=I SP Music: "Sons of Italy" by Henry Mancini FS Music: Beatles medley Choreographer: Mark Pillay Coaches: Tammy Gambill, Tyrone Bennett, Jon Nichols, Galina Barinova Cup of China, Rostelecom Cup Alexander Johnson - bio not yet updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100072&mode=I SP Music: Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" performed by Rodrigo y Gabriela FS Music:"... is to a variety of film soundtracks, but has a very dark feeling to it. It opens briefly with the beginning of a remix of the "Nightmare On Elm Street" theme song and then goes immediately into two different waltzes. The ending piece is titled "Bernini's Angels". - Source link Coach & Choreographers: Tom Dickson, Catarina Lindgren Jason Brown: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100826&mode=I SP Music: "The Question of U" by Prince (last year's music) FS Music: "Reel Around the Sun" by Bill Whelan (Riverdance) Choreographer: Rohene Ward Coaches: Kori Ade, Rohene Ward Trophée Éric Bompard (TEB) Brandon Mroz - bio not yet updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100076&mode=I Coach: Tom Zakrajsek Stephen Carriere - bio not yet updated http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100096&mode=I Coach: Suna Murray Salt Lake Senior B Douglas Razzano: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100079&mode=I SP Music: "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy FS Music: "Turandot" by Giacomo Puccini Choreographers: Grant Rorvick, Doug Ladret Coaches: Doug Ladret, Lara Ladret, Grant Rorvick Grant Hochstein - bio not yet updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100472&mode=I SP Music: "La Califfa" by Ennio Morricone (last year's music) - 2013 Skate Detroit video in which he lands his first quad (4T+3T) in comp. & scored 79.89 FS Music: Selections from Rachmaninoff (begins with "Trio Élégiaque No. 2" and ends with Piano Concerto no. 3) and Dvorak ("Dumky" Trio in the middle) - Skate Detroit video (134.86) Coaches & Choreographers: Peter Oppegard, Karen Kwan-Oppegard Keegan Messing: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100086&mode=I SP Music: "Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman (last year's music) FS Music: Music from The Mask of Zorro by James Horner Choreographer: Rory Flack Burghart Coach: Ralph Burghart Timothy Dolensky - bio not yet updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101032&mode=I SP Music: "Nearer My God to Thee" by The Piano Guys - 2013 Skate Detroit video (64.53) FS Music: "Il Postino" by Luis Bacalov, "Payadora" by Lisandro Adrover (last year's music) Skate Detroit video (126.35) Choreographers: Brittney Bottoms (SP), Catarina Lindgren (FS) Coaches: Debbie Prachar, Brittney Bottoms Evan Lysacek: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100081&mode=I SP Music: Selections from Black Swan by Clint Mansell FS Music: Selections from Samson and Delilah by Camille Saint-Saens Choreographer: Lori Nichol Coach: Frank Carroll Salt Lake Senior B, Skate America Johnny Weir - bio not yet updated: http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=100084&mode=I ETA top 5 Junior men from 2013 Nationals: Vincent Zhou (will be 13 in Oct.; age-eligible for JGP in 2014-15 season): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101482&mode=I SP Music: "The Barber of Seville-Overture" by Gioachino Rossini FS Music: Selections from The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky Choreographer: Justin Dillon Coach: Tammy Gambill Shotaro Omori (will be 18 in Oct.): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101326&mode=I SP Music: Music from The Last Airbender by James Newton Howard FS Music: "Scheherazade" by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Choreographers: Cindy Stuart (FS), Justin Dillon (SP) Coaches: Tammy Gambill, Jon Nichols, Galina Barinova JGP TBD Nathan Chen (age 14): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101030 SP Music: "The Four Seasons" by Vivaldi FS Music: "Chattanooga Choo Choo" by Glenn Miller, Selections from Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin Choreographer: Nadia Kanaeva Coaches: Rafael Arutunian, Nadia Kanaeva, Vera Arutunian JGP #2 in Mexico City, MEX Jimmy Ma (will be 18 in Oct.): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101692&mode=I SP Music: "Montserrat-Orquesta Del Plata" by Bajofondo Tango Club FS Music: "The Way" by Zack Hemsey Choreographer: Josh Babb Coaches: Elaine Zayak, Steven Rice, Hongyun Liu JGP #1 in Riga, Latvia Jordan Moeller (age 18): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101335&mode=I SP Music: "Crystallize" by Lindsey Stirling FS Music: "Milonga del Angel/Tanguera" by various artists Choreographer: Rohene Ward Coaches: Kori Ade. Rohene Ward JGP #1 in Riga, Latvia ETA: Tomoki Hiwatashi (age 13, 2013 U.S. Novice champ): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101705&mode=I SP Music: "Take Five/Unsquare Dance" by The Dave Brubeck Quartet FS Music: Selections from The Barber of Seville by Rossini Choreographer: Cydele Fadeeva Coaches: Alexandre Fadeev, Cydele Fadeeva JGP #2 in Mexico City, MEX Nix Phengsy (age 18, 7th in Junior): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101336&mode=I JGP TBD Brian Krentz (8th in Junior) - listed as a JGP alternate; no bio yet Spencer Howe (will be 17 in Sept.): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101502&mode=I Oleksiy Melnyk (will be 16 in Sept., 2nd in Novice): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101706&mode=I SP Music: "Tango Amore" by Edvin Marton FS Music: "Xotika" by Rene Dupere Choreographers: Nataliya Tymoshenko, Maxim Katchanov Coaches: Serguei Kouznetsov, Nataliya Tymoshenko Nicholas Vrdoljak (turned 17 in July; 3rd in Novice): http://web.icenetwork.com/skaters/detail.jsp?id=101707&mode=I SP Music: "House of the Rising Sun" by Salsa Rosso FS Music: "Czardas" by The Mantovani Orchestra Choreographer: Phillip mills Coaches: Kristen Mita, Cindy Caprel


text:
Paul Johnson is content to cede the Southern inventory of tall, rifle-armed quarterbacks in the classic drop-back mode to other recruiting opponents. What he's looking for in quarterbacks to run his spread-option attack at Georgia Tech is athleticism, nimbleness afoot, football savvy and a true desire to be part of something a little bit different.
In the summer of 2010, he found one excellent target in the person of Vad Lee, the rising senior quarterback of the Hillside High juggernaut in Durham. NC State coveted Lee as well, thinking his skills might complement the tradition established with such flair by Russell Wilson, and Wake Forest believed he was a perfect match to run an offense that at times over coach Jim Grobe's career had been heavy with option, misdirection and a quarterback's ability to run the ball and pitch it at the last second with a linebacker's breath in his nostrils.
Carolina was high on Lee as well. But with verbal commitments already in hand from two quarterbacks, Marquise Williams of Charlotte and Everett Golson of Myrtle Beach, the Tar Heel staff believed the 6-2, 210-pound athlete would be an excellent tailback on offense or safety on defense.
Lee visited Georgia Tech in August that summer, watched practice and saw tape of how Johnson's attack had featured the quarterback over his career at Georgia Southern, Hawaii, Navy and now Tech. Lee was sold and cast his lot with the Yellow Jackets in mid-August. He would go on that fall to lead Hillside to the state 4-A championship with a 16-0 record and be one of 13 seniors to earn scholarships at FBS institutions. An eleventh-hour splash by the Tar Heel staff to sway Lee in their direction after Golson changed his mind for Notre Dame fell on deaf ears.
"After watching it, I knew right then that I wanted to play in that offense," Lee said. "Seeing Joshua Nesbitt run it and visualizing myself in it, I knew I wanted to come to Georgia Tech."
Or maybe it was as simple as the idea that, being a Hornet in high school, it was only natural to continue his career as a Yellow Jacket in college. Today the Tar Heels are still picking the stingers out of their red, swollen skin and applying every remedy known to man-from a paste of tobacco to baking soda to toothpaste.
Lee returned to his home base Saturday and, with some three dozen friends and family members watching in Kenan Stadium, took the field on Tech's third offensive series and spent the rest of the sun-splashed afternoon slicing and dicing the Tar Heel defense. He kept the ball 23 times for 112 yards. He handed off to the B-back and pitched to the A-backs in the proper sequences and at the proper times. And he found open receivers downfield on the few passes he threw, nailing six throws for 169 yards. In all, Lee accounted for three touchdowns running and throwing as Tech lambasted the Tar Heels 68-50 in highest scoring game in Tar Heel and ACC history.
"The kid makes plays," Johnson said after his fourth straight win over the Tar Heels and Tech's 13th in 15 years over Carolina. "He's athletic, he's talented. I'm drained watching him play. He missed some reads. But he fought it, pulled it down and made plays out of it when he did."
Whether it's Nesbitt or Tevin Washington or now Vad Lee in control, Georgia Tech continues its mastery of Carolina's defense.
In 2009 in Atlanta, Tech gained five yards a snap and 406 yards total in a 17-point win.
In 2010 in Chapel Hill, Tech gained 6.7 yards a snap and 448 total in a six-point win.
In 2011 in Atlanta, Tech gained seven yards a snap and 496 total in a seven-point win.
And Saturday back in Chapel Hill, the abysmal totals were 7.4 yards a snap and 588 yards total. Tech punted only once before a meaningless kick in the last minute of the game. Nine of 13 offensive possessions ended in touchdowns. Tech's point output was just one shy of the 69 that Bobby Petrino's Louisville Cardinals hung on the Tar Heels in 2005.
Lee handed off to B-Back David Sims up the middle. He cut around the corners for wide swaths of yards. He pitched to A-Backs Orwin Smith and Robert Godhigh, who made Tar Heels miss on the corners. And on occasion he found Tar Heel defensive backs peeking at the ball and letting receivers run free downfield.
"I don't have the answer for you right now," Larry Fedora said afterward when quizzed about the woeful defensive showing. "We'll have to go back and look at the film and see what was actually happening out there. We used two different fronts throughout the game, and I'm not sure either one of them had much success. We went with the 3-4 and a 4-3 and mixed it up throughout the game and whether they ran it or threw it, we didn't have much success or any consistency."
"It's embarrassing, it makes you angry," senior linebacker Kevin Reddick said. "I've played against it for three years, four years now. I think last year we did okay with it, the other years it kind of gassed us. You just have to be disciplined and that's it. The coaches were telling us all week 'Do your job, do your job,' and guys didn't come out and do that today."
The offense and the kicking game also went astray. QB Bryn Renner lost control of a second-quarter center snap, yielding a fumble to Tech, and a screen pass in the third quarter was aimed too flat and snared by a 6-4 defensive end for Tech. The kickoff cover team surrendered a 100-yard return to open the second half, and Tommy Hibbard made a questionable read on a third-quarter punt, tried to run the ball for a first down and came up a heaping nine yards short.
"I'm not going to put it all on the defense," Fedora said. "Offensively we turned the ball over too much today and gave them some extra possessions. Special teams played poorly. It was very frustrating. Usually special teams have come through for us. It was disappointing. We played poorly as a team today."
Both offenses clicked through the midway point of the third quarter, giving every appearance that the team with the ball last might very well be the winner. Carolina led 29-28 at halftime and again 36-34 after another highlight reel play from Giovani Bernard, who caught a throw-back pass from Renner on the Georgia Tech sideline, made one defender miss, warded off another with his lethal stiff-arm, then rode the blocking escort of Quinshad Davis for a 78-yard touchdown.
But the game soon imploded as Renner threw his pick, Hibbard was stuffed and Lee hit Godhigh on 27 and 32-yard scores. Soon a nip-and-tick game had tilted in Tech's favor, 58-36.
"Tommy has a choice and didn't make a good choice there," Fedora said of the fake punt attempt. "It's not something we would have liked him to do in that situation. That's still my responsibility for giving the guy the option. You have to put that on me, not Tommy."
Lost in the clutter of the defensive debacle was the fact that Bernard gained 78 yards rushing to eclipse the 1,000-yard mark for the second straight year, the first time the Heels have had back-to-back 1,000-yard guys since Natrone Means in 1991-92. Bernard has 1,008 yards, and that's with having missed two early season games with an injury.
"We knew this was going to be a back-and-forth kind of game," Bernard said. "You can't have a hiccup, especially two hiccups. We knew that coming into the game. You can't have two turnovers against a team like Georgia Tech."
The defensive collapse will be parsed to the nth-degree in coming days as the Tar Heels prepare for Thursday night's trip to Virginia for a national TV contest with the suddenly resurgent Cavaliers, who have knocked off N.C. State and Miami in consecutive weeks. Talent? Scheme? Lack of time for Fedora and staff to recruit talent to match the scheme? Combination of all the above?
Without question a unit thin on established, veteran talent entering the season (as outlined in this pre-season treatise), combined with a rash of injuries as the season has evolved has put co-coordinators Vic Koenning and Dan Disch in a difficult spot. Tackle Tim Jackson has been lost since the Duke game. Nickel-package back Terry Shankle was injured versus NC State and was in street clothes Saturday. Safety Sam Smiley left the game in the first quarter and didn't return. Gene Robinson and Darien Rankin needed trainer assistance on Saturday. At times the Tar Heels were using walk-on safety Ryan Mangum and freshmen DBs Kameron Jackson and Alex Dixon in various coverage packages.
Carolina's goal of going 7-0 at home is now off the table and the idea of finishing first in the Coastal Division standings took a blow. Still, every team in the division has at least three losses, as do the Tar Heels, so lots of things can still happen the final two weeks. First up is Virginia, which fortunately does not have Vad Lee running the spread option.
Lee Pace (firstname.lastname@example.com) has written "Extra Points" since 1990 and has reported from the sidelines for the Tar Heel Sports Network since 2004.


text:
Julian Baggini:
Is there a real you?
What makes you, you? Is it how you think of yourself, how others think of you, or something else entirely? Philosopher Julian Baggini draws from philosophy and neuroscience to give a surprising answer.
Similar topics
- TEDYouth
- TEDx
- Neuroscience
- Personality
- Philosophy
- Self
This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxYouth@Manchester, an independent event. TED editors featured it among our selections on the home page.
Related talks
Learn more
374 comments
Enthusiastically agree? Respectfully beg to differ? Have your say here.
Log in to comment Don't have an account? Sign up now — it's fast and free.
Sort comments by
There are currently no comments for this talk.


text:
Bypass the box office line at many theaters with guaranteed advance tickets. If something comes up, you can return or exchange them up until the posted showtime.
Earn rewards points from our partners, including AMC Stubs, Regal Crown Club and more.
Save your favorite theaters and movies to experience a customized Fandango just for you.
Get the VIP treatment, free screenings, digital downloads, discounts and more.
Looking for movie tickets? Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing Hotel Transylvania (2012) near you.
Samurai Jack's Genndy Tartakovsky directed this animated tale concerning a hotel where monsters such as Dracula (voice of Adam Sandler), the Invisible Man (David Spade), Frankenstein (Kevin James), and his bride (Fran Drescher), along with a host of others, head to relax from a world full of humans. When a young man (Andy Samberg) stumbles onto the resort and falls for Drac's teenage daughter Mavis (Selena Gomez), comedy high jinks ensue. Cee Lo Green, Steve Buscemi, and Molly Shannon also lend their voices. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
The Christmas Parade and downtown activities in Elizabethtown will continue as scheduled.
Rain throughout the weekend threatened to disrupt the holiday tradition but organizers decided to go ahead after accessing the condition and forecasts this afternoon. The confirmation was given shortly after 3 p.m. on Elizabethtown city government's Facebook page.
Elizabethtown will conduct its annual Christmas Parade tonight in coordination with Second Saturday activities downtown from 5 to 8 p.m. The parade will line up at Helmwood Plaza and follow Dixie Avenue to Public Square. Christmas carolers will be present and Mayor Tim Walker will provide a traditional Christmas reading before lighting the city's official Christmas tree following the parade.
Add new comment
Read and share your thoughts on this story


text:
Good looking litte pistol you got there Draeger. Looks like it will do a fine job for packing. Besure and let us know how it shoots. Now don't forget to get that great lady of yours a nice little present. The special ladys we have are far and few between. Good luck with your gun.
Best Baldy.


text:
Hi there.
I'm about to commit to doing my TEFL training, but I'm a bit concerned by the different forms of accreditation here. It seems that so far as I can see, CELTA is the "benchmark" by which other accreditation is measured, but they seem to be very focussed on full time courses and are run far less frequently where I am (Birmingham UK) than other courses.
I have found some interesting distance learning courses, that offer a serious cost advantage, but how will my employability be affected if I choose one of those courses? Does the accreditation make a big difference? Do schools accept one form more than another? etc
Any insight would be really useful, thanks.


text:
Some of my TDH buds from Chicago invited me up to take photos of their costumes. Thought I would share with you.
Day 1.
After staying up until 4:30am Friday morning watching dgasser get his butt kicked continually at Ghost Recon, sithcamero came over and we shot non-stop for almost 10 hours!!! Here are a couple of the pics of his costumes.


text: The 2015 Vag Fair is back again for another great year. This is going to be a 2 DAY SHOW, running Aug 8th and 9th, 2015. Happening at the YORK FAIRGROUNDS, YORK, PA 17404. We are doing a Big Cruise in Saturday starting at 11 am and we will be selecting cars for MADNESS ON THE MIDWAY. The Show gates open Sunday at 10 am. We are doing the LIVE AUCTION at noon. Check out the official web site here for more details.


text:
lo im a noob just joined yesterday and need some help to make boba's armor. i have most of the stuff to mak it from scratch.
im a goldsmith not a seamstress. so if ne one has some tips hints or ne kinda help, i could use it please help r2d2 build boba's armor


text:
The vote by members of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee underlined the failure of Turkish political leaders to influence American Jewish politicians. Seven of eight Jews on the committee voted in favor of the resolution including Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust survivor serving in Congress. Turkish politicians had hoped he would oppose the resolution particularly after his statement: "We have to weigh the desire to express our solidarity with the Armenian people and to condemn the historic nightmare through the use of the word 'genocide' against the risks that it would cause young men and women in the uniform of the United States armed forces to pay an even higher price (in Iraq and Afghanistan) than they are currently paying." Turkish politicians were shocked when Lantos voted for the resolution. According to Egeman Bagis, advisor to Prime Minister Erdogan, "we have seen that his understanding of history is changing in time."
Many American Jews, including Tom Lantos, believe anything less than support for Armenians is, in effect, a denial of what the Holocaust has taught humanity about remaining silent in the presence of evil. The resolution is aimed at the Ottoman empire, not the nation of Turkey. Frankly, the reaction of Turks to the resolution surprises many Americans. The American Congress voted an apology for the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II in order to recognize an injustice. That vote, in no way, was meant to insult contemporary Americans, it simply recognized a past act of evil. Congress has voted an apology for slavery, that resolution did not blame or castigate contemporary Americans for what happened in the past. It is insulting to American Jews for Turkish political leaders to threaten action against Israel for the votes of American Jewish congressmen. Americans expect their representatives to vote based on their conscience, not what is good or bad for Israel or what pleases Turkey. The bullying behavior of Turkish politicians will only damage their own country because it is alienating millions of Americans. How would Turkish people react if American politicians made threats to members of their parliament if they didn't vote in a manner pleasing to America?


text:
New way to have a happy birthday is a gas
By MEGHAN PIERCE
Union Leader Correspondent | January 16. 2014 10:58PM
Monadnock Community Hospital spokesman Jana Lothrop shows off the Peterborough hospital's nitrous oxide equipment in the maternity unit's tub room. (MEGHAN PIERCE/Union Leader Correspondent)
"We've been using it since October and it's been very well-received and a pretty popular choice," said Elizabeth Kester, MCH's nurse manager of Obstetrics and Women's Health. "We were the first in the state, actually the first in New England."
"In the labor room, it's a blend of 50 percent nitrous and 50 percent oxygen. So it's not considered anesthesia when it's used at that blend," Kester said.
"I wanted to be there completely for my birth and it allowed me to do that and it allowed me to relax so I could enjoy the whole experience," said Lake, whose daughter Brynn, was born Oct. 25.
"It just took an edge off some of the pain during the contractions," Fritz said. "I would try it again."
She added: "The sense of control that it gives women is the number one benefit."
"As much as I like being among the first and few, it really should be an option available to all woman, not just the ones lucky enough to live around us," she said.
* e-Edition subscription required


text:
Washington • Six Utahns are playing key roles in an unexpectedly emotional fight over how to memorialize former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in the nation's capital.
Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, chaired a subcommittee hearing Tuesday on his legislation to scrap the design for the Eisenhower memorial and cut any funding to build it a move meant to please some grandchildren of the World War II Allied commander and to quash a public outcry.
Eisenhower's descendants want a memorial, as does Bishop, but are pushing a fresh start rather than construction of the Frank Gehry design described in the hearing as a "monstrous perversion" of Ike's legacy.
"We may not be experts on design and architecture," Bishop acknowledged Tuesday, adding that's a good thing. "We represent the average American who will visit this memorial."
On the other side of the simmering argument is the commission overseeing the memorial plans, headed by Rocco Siciliano, a Salt Lake City native with ties to the University of Utah. Four other Utahns, including former Sen. Bob Bennett, sit on the commission's advisory boards and back the design.
Washington is a town of monuments: tall ones, wide ones, those with domed ceilings and those with lists of names or haunting statues.
The design for Eisenhower's remembrance, destined for a park near the Capitol, has sparked a public backlash. Some, including granddaughter Susan Eisenhower, believe large, hanging "tapestries" of steel and glass are an eyesore.
The rest of the memorial includes statues of Eisenhower as president and Allied commander backed by stacked squares with quotes from the Texas-born but Kansas-reared leader. The transparent tapestries of leafless trees surround the memorial on three sides.
"It is time to go back to the drawing board," Susan Eisenhower said Tuesday.
Rep. Tom McClintock, R-Calif., said the final design was an "outlandish result."
"This [is] a monstrous perversion of a great man, a great achiever who led a great life."
Bennett, who served on the full commission as a senator and now sits on an advisory board, said the design was approved unanimously, including with the support of grandson David Eisenhower.
Siciliano, chairman of the congressionally sanctioned commission, said in a statement that he was saddened by Bishop's legislation to "thwart" the memorial's design, which the commission had worked so hard on.
"This bill by Congressman Bishop insults their efforts and the great legacy of Eisenhower, in whose administration I served," said Siciliano, a one-time special assistant to Eisenhower.
Tom Korologos, a former ambassador to Belgium and Salt Lake City native who is also on the advisory board, said monuments vary widely in Washington and the current plans for this one are a great tribute to Eisenhower.
"Gehry is one of the best architects in the whole world," Korologos said Tuesday. "I thought it was an excellent design."
Since the day Pierre Charles L'Enfant scratched out his design of the nation's capital city, controversy has erupted over what and where to build. President George Washington fired L'Enfant over disagreements.
Squabbling later delayed Washington's monument until after the Civil War; critics thought the Greek temple design of the Lincoln Memorial was too ostentatious. A paraphrased quote gracing the new Martin Luther King Memorial is already going to be changed.
"I am sure there will be some dissatisfaction about every memorial," said Rep. Rush Holt, D-N.J., noting that plans for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall were met with "fierce objections," but the site is now well regarded. "I think maybe there's a lesson there."
Bishop noted that the grandfather of his chief of staff, Scott Parker, was former LDS Church President Ezra Taft Benson, Eisenhower's agriculture secretary, and Bishop promised Parker he would "do right in the memory of Dwight Eisenhower."
"We very sincerely need a new set of eyes to look at this situation," Bishop said, noting that while this design went through the General Services Administration process, that doesn't mean it's the best.
"Somehow along the line," Bishop said, "we forgot this is not a courthouse or a GSA convention hall."


text:
Hi all,
I have been recently assigned as the CALL ( Computer Assisted Language Learning ) lab supervisor in the English department that I work at. Can anyone please guide me to any organization (worldwide) that offer training courses or workshps on CALL for English teachers.
Thank you so much for your cooperation.


text:
Hello...is this thing on?
Anyone own one? If so, what are your thoughts on it for pocket carry?
I don't have the pocket-lite, but I do have the steel frame Mustang, I carry it in my back pocket with a DeSantis Nemesis.
It's a little heavy, but the alloy frame of the pocket lite should make it easier, just make sure that you clean the pocket lint out of the space between the hammer and the firing pin stop/firing pin area as being carriend cocked w/ safety on will leave that area open to catch any debris and that might obstruct the hammer from making contact with the firing pin in a time of need.
As you've seen elsewhere, Sig is going to be making a copy of the Mustang, the Sig 238 which is alloy framed as well. The Mustangs are getting hard to find and spare parts and mags are hard to find as well.
They make nice little carry guns, but I've been thinking of shelving mine and replacing them with either a Kahr PM9, MK9, or P380....well that was until I saw the new Sig.
I like the Mustangs better than the poly alternatives as they are much easier to shoot. There's a world of difference between shooting a steel frame Mustang and P3AT.
Actually, my Mustang(s) shot even better than my Bersa .380.
The sights could have been improved, but in a pocket gun I guess it's really not needed for bad breath distance.
Thanks VAMarine. You have confirmed some of my intimations about the Mustang. Except for the pocket lint thing which was a great observation. I just came across the Sig and that might be what I pick up. I found a Mustang and a Pony at my local store but I may want to go with the reliability of a new firearm with a warranty and parts available.
Now regarding the Mustang as a carry gun in general, up until I saw that new Sig, I was thinking of just "upgrading" to a Kahr MK9 or PM9.
The only other metal framed .380s that are in the pocket category are the Seecamp the NAA Guardian, and that new goofy Mini-Eagle and none of those options really appeals to me.
I guess we'll just have to see when this Sig comes out.
I spied a Kahr P9 yesterday for $375 that was screaming to come home and replace my Mustang +II that I carry IWB when I need something really concealable, but I just couldn't swing it right now.
I have two Government model .380 and one pony mustang .380 that the wife carries and I love them. They are small, light, accurate and easy to carry in Florida. I have not had a problem with the guns and even though they are no longer produced there are plenty of places to buy replacement parts for reasonable prices.


text:
"Let them eat cake," as the French saying goes; or in this case, let them eat sandwiches at a restaurant without a tax. That's what the Utah Taxpayers Association wanted, but won't be getting.
The association has decided not to appeal a November decision made by a district court judge in its legal challenge of a restaurant tax imposed in Utah County. The association argued the tax gives an unfair advantage to retail shops over restaurants that sell the same food and drink.
"We disagree with the judge's decision, however in our experience ... if it is a close call ... [the courts] will back up the government," said Utah Taxpayers Association vice president Royce Van Tassell. "Given that experience we felt it was better to live to fight the battle another day."
The restaurant tax allows for a 1 percent county-option surcharge on all prepared foods and beverages sold for immediate consumption. It applies only to restaurants and not to retail stores. For example, grocery store delis and gas stations that sell the same products as restaurants or fast-food chains would be exempt from the tax.
In November, 3rd District Court Judge Paul Kennedy said there wasn't any evidence the restaurant or "sandwich tax" was driving customers away to competitors.
The association is disappointed with the judge's ruling and still feels the tax discriminates. It is an example of how the government is "choosing winners and losers in the marketplace," according to the state tax watchdog's January newsletter.
It sued Utah County over the tax in 2010, on the grounds it violated equal protection provisions of the Utah and U.S. constitutions by unfairly levying different tax rates on the same goods, depending on where they were purchased. Van Tassell said Utah County was chosen at random.
Twenty-seven of Utah's 29 counties opt to impose the tax. It generates about $34 million annually to help governments promote tourism, build convention centers and fund an array of community arts, culture and recreation programs.
Initially, the Utah Restaurant Association was also a part of the case, but it dropped out before the ruling.
Twitter: @CimCity