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|Glad hubby is ok Not having a car is inconvenient. Not having your husband would be devastating.
I second asking around at mechanics, they always know who is selling, ours is fantastic, I'm going to really miss him, he services the local police and OPP as well as the town vehicles, which says something because while he has a dealer license - anybody who buys or sells more then 3 vehicles per year has to have one here, he's not a franchise dealer, although he can do warranty work.
When we were looking when my car had it's issue recently, he had 3 options just off the top of his head, he had his wife's new edge, which he was willing to do with us for a difference of $9,000, taking my car in, a mini-van he was doing a pre-safety on for an estate situation or a Jimmy type thing he had on the lot, owned by his shop, but he straight up said, it's garbage on gas. He also told me I should have kept the Tahoe - but he's fantastic, we've used him for 2 years, never felt we were over charged or ripped off, he once helped me diagnose a problem in a parking lot over the phone LOL. He wanted to determine if I could drive the car to him or if he needed to tow me in.
Local small shops are great - it's like when you move somewhere new, you ask pet stores who a good vet is, you ask vets for dog walker/sitter recommendations. You ask around for a good mechanic, then you love them forever and make them your first call!
duh...... error - the dealer I was looking at was not the one above...
Blue Knob Auto Sales is a Used Cars dealer selling new and used cars in Duncansville, PA.
this is in PA - maybe 3 - 4 hours from you
But look on Craigs list - or ask your mechanic if he knows of anything....
|Check around some local mechanics (like people that own their own shop, not car sales lots or chain places). The ones we used have bought vehicles from us and do some refurbishing and then sell them. Then you're not hassled by salespeople or have to deal with the wackos on Craigslist.
|Mrs K , I am sorry you are going through all this crap--but glad to hear your husband is ok...Just keep your chin up and all will work out..maybe not the way you would like but it will be ok..Best of luck to you...jan
|That is what we are doing right now. We have a budget and will buy second hand. I told my neighbors friend that it needs to have room and to be reliable. I don't care about looks, when it was build or milage. As long as we get a couple of years out of it, it is okay. Right now I don't even care if it is a gas guzzler or not.
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Personally we have not bought a new or nearly new car in years. All 3 of our vehicles were very clean and well maintained. Prices were 5500 for a 92 Saab with 60,000 miles, 92 Dodge Ram Diesel for 10,000 with 70,000 miles and 2400 for a 94 Izusu Trooper with 130,000 miles..Just listing this to show a small sample of clean affordable options available without going into debt again for something that will immediately lose value. It's just something to think about...look at ebay or autotrader..just be careful have a mechanic check it out first.
If you're really in a pinch I would buy something cheap (like under $1000 cash) to get you by for now than take on a loan with a high interest rate or something that could be bad for your credit. We always buy second hand and have gone through several vehicles but only *one* vehicle loan (and of course it's for what's supposed to be our nicer/newer vehicle that has had so many problems I think I've now paid more in repairs than the original purchase price!).
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they will find financing as well.....lots of cars with their stickers around here.....have a good reputation
|Personally we have not bought a new or nearly new car in years. All 3 of our vehicles were very clean and well maintained. Prices were 5500 for a 92 Saab with 60,000 miles, 92 Dodge Ram Diesel for 10,000 with 70,000 miles and 2400 for a 94 Izusu Trooper with 130,000 miles..Just listing this to show a small sample of clean affordable options available without going into debt again for something that will immediately lose value. It's just something to think about...look at ebay or autotrader..just be careful have a mechanic check it out first.
You can get GAP through most finance companies, insurance companies have it too. Everyone wants to eliminate a negative equity situation.
Go see an F&I manager at a dealership, be careful though, shopping credit hurts you too. You should get copies of Equifax and Trans Union, I think Americans get one free per year? Then take total monthly income, annual divided by 12. Add up all loans, credit cards, mortgage (remember for calculations, only half the monthly payment figures into the equation) - borrowed money. Divide that by the total before tax (gross) monthly income. If that number is 20-25% and the bureau shows no more than 2-3 R2's and none current and the credit score is 700 or above, you should qualify for prime financing, if not you should qualify for sub-prime. If your score is in the 600's, your TDSR is over 30% and the bureau is littered with R2 or worse, proceed to the closest buy-here, pay-here who reports to the bureau, they will charge you a lot. But they will get you into a car, go for the cheapest, crappiest thing you can find if your credit is that poor, pay well for a year and re-evaluate the situation.
Credit Unions typically lend better, Ford Credit lends well, leasing is oft a better option and easier approved because you never own the car until you pay the residual.
Take all your own papers, bureau etc., calculations for TDSR, do not let anyone pull a bureau until they have evaluated your situation.
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Mark (or anyone else who can answer this question):
Why is it that the color saturation of my posts is poor lately.
I shoot Abobe RGB, but then reduce the size of the image and convert it to sRGB for posting.
Nevertheless, the color seems very washed out compared to my screen and printer.
Thanks, Russ
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I think that the issue arises because of reducing the size.
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I agree, the reduction in size diminishes the actual quality of the photo sometimes. Also, because it is uploaded to the internet, if you use jpeg, then a small bit coding is lost each time something is saved or uploaded, which slightly diminishes the quality.
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STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) - A starting quarterback race won't hinder the development of Penn State's offense this spring, especially not with the experience returning elsewhere on the field.
Indeed, the successor to 2012 record-setting signal-caller Matt McGloin - whether it's Steven Bench, Tyler Ferguson or incoming freshman Christian Hackenberg - may be the guy who can best keep up with the rest of the offense come fall.
Coach Bill O'Brien said he's expanded the playbook during spring practice - despite the quarterback competition - because the offense otherwise is comprised primarily of players with a year in the system.
``We've added more to our language,'' O'Brien said. ``I think the quarterbacks have adapted well. I think it's all about how hard you work at leaning at it, and how good of a job you do at teaching it.''
And that's what the spring is for. There also is the never-ending coaching chess match now that Big Ten opponents have a year of film on the revamped Penn State attack.
``Last year was the foundation for the offense. We have to add more because our opponents have seen it for a year,'' O'Brien said Wednesday. ``We're a different team. Whoever the quarterback is will be a different guy ... We've added and we've adapted (the playbook) to the type of team we have.''
The final 10 days of spring drills will be used to brush up on defensive schemes, too, leading up to the April 20 Blue-White game. Plus, O'Brien hopes players will step up to fill roles on special teams.
O'Brien called the quarterback derby even between Bench and Ferguson. Bench was McGloin's backup last season as a freshman; Ferguson is a junior college transfer who just joined the team in January.
``They both have good huddle demeanors. Bench is probably a little more comfortable. That's just because he's been here longer,'' Robinson said. Ferguson ``definitely has a lot of progress this spring. They're both looking good.''
O'Brien was even more diplomatic. Neither candidate has created any separation, he said. Both are teenagers who settled on Penn State from other regions of the country - Bench is from Georgia, Ferguson California.
Hackenberg will arrive in Happy Valley this summer. O'Brien has said the heralded recruit from Virginia will get a look in preseason camp, and that a decision on a starter won't come until August.
For now, it's just Bench and Ferguson in the race.
``One minute to go. We need a touchdown to win,'' O'Brien exclaimed before a practice period open to media inside cavernous Holuba Hall after a rainstorm sent the team indoors for drills.
As the sound of thunder rumbled through the practice facility, Bench took a turn guiding the offense in a two-minute drill, followed by Ferguson.
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``Really, I can't say that one guy has really stood out above the other guy,'' O'Brien said. ``These guys have had to catch up to the veteran guys, and I think they've done a good job. Both guys have had tough moments. Both guys have had good moments.''
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In the back of a dimly lit banquet hall, a member of a prominent Washington think tank sat taking notes and snapping pictures of speakers' briefing slides using his mobile phone.
It's a common scene at industry trade shows like this one, the annual Space and Missile Defense Symposium. The presentations by a group of defense industry executives was just about over when he felt a tap on his shoulder.
A uniformed private security guard told the attendee he needed to speak with him outside. Puzzled, the paying attendee complied.
Upon exiting the room he was immediately surrounded by four to six armed police officers in uniform, two of whom identified themselves as members of the Huntsville Police Department.
"I came out in disbelief, knowing full well there was nothing wrong with what I was doing, that it was an open forum with unclassified material," said the attendee, who asked not to be identified. "I asked them repeatedly what I did wrong, and they told me I couldn't take pictures."
He then asked to see where this policy was written and was told by a female officer "something to the effect of, 'how about you do it because we told you so.' "
A male officer, hand resting on his weapon, told him if he did not comply, they could take him to the FBI.
"At this point, I decided it was better to comply," he said.
The police then let him go and went back to the banquet hall, but the panel discussion was finished.
This was just one of several acts of censorship and visible police intimidation at the conference, a forum historically known for its broad-ranging dialogue, impressive speakers and access to senior-level military officials.
Members of the defense industry, government, civilian attendees and reporters saw access restricted and were threatened with arrest numerous times throughout the four-day show at the Von Braun Center, a massive convention complex in downtown Huntsville.
After the show closed, the program chairman of the Space and Missile Defense Symposium, retired Army Maj. Gen. Al Sullivan, apologized at length to Defense News for the aggressive actions taken against conference attendees. He said the individual in charge of security at the conference will not participate in future conferences.
"We have known for some time that the person that has volunteered to do the security consistently oversteps the bounds and the policies that we had set up for this symposium," Sullivan said on Aug. 15.
Sullivan said he has informed that individual that "I appreciate the work that she has done in the past, but she is not longer necessary and have made other arrangements." He said he takes "full responsibility" for the issues encountered by the press and other attendees.
Part of the overreaction, Sullivan said, might have been due to a producer with the CBS news program "60 Minutes" attending the show.
The event is organized by a committee chartered by three trade associations — National Defense Industrial Association, the Air, Space and Missile Defense Association and the Air Defense Artillery Association.
Aggressive Security
I've covered the military in Washington for nearly nine years, so I've been to my share of trade shows, good and bad. But before this conference I'd never experienced anything like this kind of aggressive security — not even when I've traveled with the secretary of defense to international destinations.
In Huntsville, things got especially testy following a speech by Vice Adm. James Syring, director of the Missile Defense Agency on the conference's third day.
Before the speech began, I was sitting in the front row, off to the right of the stage, the same place I sat for just about every presentation. I was approached by a woman and told that for security reasons, I would have to move. So while the request seemed odd, I started packing up my laptop, notebook and tape recorder.
The woman then picked up my phone, which had my work email opened on the screen. I took it back, telling her I could carry all of my own items, and then watched, stunned, as others filled most of the front-row seats I had just vacated.
After Syring concluded his remarks, he acknowledged an intent to meet up with another reporter, Aviation Week's Amy Butler, in the hallway.
But when Butler tried to approach Syring, she was body-blocked by a member of the conference organizing committee, who told her the admiral had no interest in speaking with her. Syring then stepped in, telling Butler to walk with him and ask her question.
By the time I and another reporter caught up to them, three Huntsville police officers had formed a circle around Syring in the lobby.
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Reporters and even patrons were sternly warned by on-site security not to take photos anywhere in the Von Braun Center, even though there was no mention of such a policy in writing, on signs or on the conference website.
During Syring's speech, a number of reporters tweeted pictures of his briefing slides that contained historical information about US missile defense tests conducted over the past 20 years. The slides were marked "Approved for Public Release."
But after Butler's dust-up with security, reporters were abruptly informed that they could not take pictures of the slides or the speakers, due to conference policy, according to the woman wearing a security ribbon on her badge.
When reporters asked why this was, or where to find the policy clearly stated, the woman said that she was verbally informing us. When reporters pushed back, she informed us the Missile Defense Agency had contacted the conference and did not want the slides posted. Reporters asked the woman what her role was in the conference, but she abruptly walked off, sitting down a few seats away.
A Missile Defense Agency spokesman later said the agency had made no such request to bar photographs or sharing of the slides.
"We don't do that," he said. "Never have and never will."
Taking photos is not against conference policy, Sullivan added.
"This should never had happened in the first place," he said. "What we have told people is we don't want them to come in with their cameras and videotape."
After the warnings not to take pictures, an armed Huntsville police sergeant was stationed in the front row with the press.
"It shouldn't have happened," Sullivan said of the police officer being brought in to sit with the press.
Print reporters weren't the only ones getting the harsh treatment as a half-dozen industry representatives said they experienced problems with security when trying to photograph their own display booths. Local TV stations were required to have police escorts with them when they were on the exhibit hall floor and were allowed to film only in designated areas.
Since the conference is unclassified and open to the general public, every item displayed on the exhibit hall floor was cleared to be there by the Defense Department, several industry representatives said.
"Bottom line: I was in disbelief," the think tank member said. "As a paying conference attendee I had every right to be there, and there was zero indication that we could not take photos of an open panel."
Sullivan said the organizing committee has amended its media policies and will in the future send the ground rules to the press when they register for the conference.
"We're going to make sure we welcome you people," he said. "We want you here. We want you involved. We appreciate the publicity that comes out of this." ■


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NFL Draft > 2010 Prospects > WR > Jacoby Ford
Jacoby Ford Scouting Report
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Jacoby Ford, WR, Clemson
Jacoby Ford was the special teams player-of-the-year as a true freshman and started to show off his receiving skills in 2007 before he went down with an ankle injury. Healthy during his junior campaign, Ford finally turned into the productive receiver most expected he would. He caught 55 passes for 710 yards and three touchdowns and had a great game against Nebraska in the Gator Bowl. With the departure of Aaron Kelly (who led the team in receiving in 2008), this is Ford's team in 2009. So far Ford has done all that could be asked of him. He has caught 25 passes for 307 yards and two touchdowns. On a team with a quarterback that has completed fewer than 49 percent of his passes and thrown just five touchdowns to equal his five interceptions, Ford's numbers are not that bad. Kelly had similar issues last year and he ended up not being drafted at all. However, comparisons between Ford and Kelly are pretty worthless. Kelly was a big receiver, while Ford is a speedster and a big play receiver. Ford has been on the track team throughout his entire Clemson career and is one of the best 60m and 100m runners in college. It is that speed that makes him a weapon and that is why even quarterbacks who cannot throw downfield effectively can get the ball to Ford in space; he can make things happen. 1/17 Update: Ford continued to be Clemson's big play receiver and ended his senior season averaging nearly 14 yards per catch. The quarterback play got more consistent as the season progressed and that helped Ford put up better numbers and led to a team high six receiving touchdowns. Ford even did a good job returning kicks when the opposition was too afraid to kick or punt anywhere near C.J. Spiller. Ford is probably a third round pick right now, but that could change when he blows away scouts with his 40 time.
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Prediction: 2nd Round
Despite his shortness, Jacoby Ford is onna explode on the NFL scene with his speed and much improved route running. He is what Darrius Heyward Bey should be.
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jnols 04/16/10 09:25 PM
Prediction: 2nd Round
explosive , faster than cj spiller in my opinion
explosive , faster than cj spiller in my opinion
could be a special teams star right away
maybe a better 3rd round pick than 1st or 2nd.
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CRAP woot, i have things to do today, like return the crappy Dyson you sent me and take my kid to the zoo...Thanks for making me a crappy parent!
Wasn't an old code. I got to it before it sold out, but (and as a tip) I had to fullscreen in order to read it accurately.
*EDIT: Haha. This shirt.
This was a cute idea but now I am realizing how annoying it will be. Maybe if they had done it for an hour, but a full work day of this is crazy
Samirat wrote:Who was supposed to be able to read that and it sold in like 2 secs. I think it was an old code.
No, it was real. I did get to click on the button to get it ... but then it sold out before it got in my cart.
I see everyone has their birthday suit (shirt) on...
What was the code? I'd been watching for about 35 minutes and had a co-worker walk up and ask a question.
Got the last one! And on my 3 year anniversary of joining Woot! Obviously it was meant to be.
Orange hair guy is winning already.
Am I blind? I didn't even see one get posted. Was I buffered out?
I enjoyed the days of when there was 2500 up for sale at a time and you fared a decent chance of at least getting to the buy page. Now with only 2 or 5 available at a time, it's impossible.
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i think they only sold 5 of them this time... aarrgh. why am i wasting my time on this.
Happy Birthday to the ground!!! (@ 1:33)
He's acting! He's an actor! He'll break into mime any second now.
This dude is going to be entertaining. I can just tell. Sweet hair.
By the way, if I don't see one of these Wooters eat cake without utensils, I'm going to be very disappointed.
Are they taking requests while on camera?
I think this might be the first time this dude has ever eaten cake. Baby Ruth!
Was just talking to a friend watching the feed and they were a minute behind me. Huh?
He's like the supreme being from the 5th Element, but with cake.
$10 says he eats it.
Only nine states even had people who got Bricks of Chocolate, so there must've been VERY few sold.
What was the link?
Savor that cake!
I'd love to have some, but I'm allergic to chocolate.
Does he have a multipass?
johnt007871 wrote:He's like the supreme being from the 5th Element, but with cake.
Yo orange hair dude, you just scraped off the communal knife with the fork you already ate off of. Gross.
Crappiest Woot ever! My husband is watching vid on the app and I'm watching on my laptop. There's a full 20 second delay in the video. No wonder the Bricks of Chocolate was sold out by the time I FINALLY saw the URL. (Not to mention the girl kept wiggling the blurry paper about 20 feet from the camera).
He licked his fork, then scraped off the communal knife with it!!
1rudeboy wrote:He licked his fork, then scraped off the communal knife with it!!
Do they get a new knife?
As much as I can't hang here all day, I have to admit that this was a great idea to bring some fun back into Woot. You've been missing a bit the past few years. Good job. :-)
bksneezy wrote:Do they get a new knife?
Too late..cut another piece of cake...the cake is contaminated!!!!
GROSS, replace the knife ASAP
The feeds are so off as to make it unfair. The html video on the Web page is 20-30 seconds behind the app.
Look at that hair, I'm sure his mouth is clean
He's just nasty. So glad I don't have to eat after him. Then again, the way he's going, there may not be any cake left when he's done.
Welp... work firewalled me. And I think Sprint throttled me. I buffer every second even though I'm on 4G. Either that or 4G in LA is being crumbled to its knees by everyone streaming this uStream.
btrotta wrote:The feeds are so off as to make it unfair. The html video on the Web page is 20-30 seconds behind the app.
Where do I get the app video from?
I'm pretty sure this is creepiest event ever. Worse than day-time strip club buffets.
i'm finding the app is 5-10s behind my PC stream.
Easy way to get it. In your browser enter every URL from:
That dude ate that cake like a boss!
2nd piece?
No one warned him about the knife!
Also, I agree. Just tried the app and it's 5-10s behind my PC.
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Week 9 NFL Props: Calvin Johnson betting, Josh McCown in vogue
Calvin Johnson's epic Week 8 game caught the attention of oddsmakers, who pushed up numerous prop bets on Megatron for Week 9.
Can the burly wideout surpass 200 yards in a game during teh rest of the season? Oddsmakers set the 'no' bet as a -140 moneyline favorite position.
The prop wager on whether he can surpass 2000 yards total in 2013 is also a 'no' position at -500.
On the other end of the talent spectrum sits Josh McCown, the journeyman quarterback thrust into a starting role with the Chicago Bears in the Week 9 Monday Nighter.
Check out the props courtesy of Bovada and see NFL point spread betting numbers at Foxsports.com this week.
Will Calvin Johnson record 200 or more Receiving Yards in a game between Week 10-17?
Yes EVEN
No -140
Will Calvin Johnson record 2000 or more Receiving Yards in the 2013 Regular Season?
Yes +300
No -500
Kansas City Chiefs - Points per game allowed in the 2013 Regular Season
Over/Under 15½
Kansas City Chiefs - Will they allow 17 points or less Week 9 vs Buffalo Bills
Yes -120
No -120
Philadelphia Eagles - Will they score an offensive TD Week 9?
Yes -2000
No +1000
Chip Kelly - Will he be the head coach of the Eagles for Game 1 of the 2014 Regular Season?
Yes -2000
No +1000
Steven Jackson - Yards per carry Week 9?
Over/Under 3½
Marvin Jones - Total TD's in the 2013 Regular Season?
Over/Under 10½
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Trent Richardson - Will he have a 100 Yard or more Rushing game as a member of the Colts in the 2013 Regular Season?
Yes +110
No -150
Josh McCown - Total Passing Yards Week 9?
Over/Under 240½
Josh McCown - Total TD Passes Week 9?
Over 1½ (+145)
Under 1½ (-175)
Josh McCown - Total Interceptions Week 9?
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Men's Soccer Tripped Up By Drake, 2-1
By Rachel Buck (@GBRachel)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (GreenBayPhoenix.com) – The Green Bay men's soccer team rebounded from an early first half deficit, but a late goal in the second half propelled Drake to a 2-1 non-conference win on a rainy Tuesday afternoon at Aldo Santaga Stadium.
Drake improved to 6-5-2 with the win, while the Phoenix fell to 6-4-3.
Lawrence Talery (Coon Rapids, Minn.) made things interesting just over two minutes into the match, beating two defenders and putting a shot on goal that hit the post and deflected out. Drake then took the ball to the other end of the field where Logan North found an unmarked Bryan Jantsch at the far right post where he headed a cross home to give the Bulldogs an early 1-0 advantage.
The Phoenix responded in the 25th minute, capitalizing on increased offensive pressure. Crowding the box, Tyler Swanner (Glen Carbon, Ill.) passed the ball out to Talery along the left goal line. Sending a shot in, Talery hit the post for the second time in the match but this time his attempt had just enough curve, hitting the inside post and deflecting over the head of Drake keeper Darrin MacLeod to knot the score at 1-1.
The score remained level going into halftime, as Drake held a slim 6-5 advantage in shots and a 3-0 edge in corner kicks.
The Bulldogs came out strong in the second half and put several shots on the board before connecting on the game winner in the 78th minute. North recorded his second assist of the match on a cross from left to right, linking up with Ben LeMay who sent a high kick past Kyle Ihn (Wales, Wis.) for the final 2-1 margin.
For the match the Bulldogs had a 19-9 advantage in shots and a 5-1 edge in corner kicks. Talery led the Phoenix with three shots, and Sam Krenzien (Wauwatosa, Wis.) and Swanner each added two. Ihn played the entire match in net, making six saves.
Green Bay returns to action on Saturday in game two of a women's and men's doubleheader, taking on Detroit at 2:30 p.m.
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Two North Shore healthcare organizations, Lahey Clinic and Northeast Health System have affiliated, creating the new Lahey Health System. This new entity brings to the communities North of Boston an exceptional healthcare delivery system that is community-based and offers a full continuum of high-quality, cost-efficient services --
Addison Gilbert Hospital is a full-service, 58-bed medical/surgical acute care facility. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient care to residents of the Cape Ann community in specialties such as cancer care, surgical day care, critical care and emergency medicine.
BayRidge Hospital provides accessible, high-quality mental health and substance abuse treatment. The 62-bed hospital offers a continuum of psychiatric and chemical dependency services on an inpatient, partial hospitalization and outpatient basis. Coordination of care between Beverly Hospital's psychiatric services, the Leland Unit, and BayRidge Hospital assures the provision of a range of acute inpatient services to individuals suffering from psychiatric disabilities.
Beverly Hospital is a full service, 221-bed, community hospital providing quality, patient-centered care to North Shore and Cape Ann residents. Services include maternity, pediatrics, surgical, orthopedics, cardiology, as well as several other specialties. The hospital has a medical staff of more than 500 physicians and its service area includes some 13 communities.
Lahey Outpatient Center, Danvers is an outpatient facility with state-of-the-art care centers and specialty services. The facility includes multidisciplinary centers for Breast Health, Cardiovascular, Infectious Disease, Pain Management, and Spine care among others. The Day Surgery Center has four operating rooms featuring the latest in minimally invasive technologies for all types of conditions. The Lifestyle Management Institute offers several comprehensive programs designed to address healthy options for individuals coping with chronic conditions.
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Services include outpatient mental health clinics; inpatient and outpatient treatment and prevention for drug and alcohol problems; school-based programs; and community-based education and prevention initiatives.
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LonesomeYogurt wrote:convivium wrote:so what does, for example, "speech has ceased" mean? it sounds like it's supposing a verbal mantra, but that seems like an unjustified interpretation.
It means that you do not speak, or that it is not possible for speech to arise.
This was explained to me during one of our meditation session as the internal voice and instructions you give yourself for each step during your meditation. The little "I" in your head, if you can say that, should be quiet. The correct result should be a silent and bright mind not just the ceasation of external vocalization. Hope that helps.


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Hello there,
I'm really looking to one on one with someone who is or was teaching in the Czech, Slovenia, Croatia neighborhood. Trying to wade through all the misinformation is a challenge. I'd like to be able to pick some one's brain and who knows maybe end up with a friend for coffee when I finally get over there. I'll even buy! I'm an American so they probably should be too, as I hear that comes with it's own special fluffy challenges. I am very committed to doing this. I feel this is my calling. Just throwing it out there.
Come on Universe!


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Welcome to Talking Heads.
Before and after every first-team fixture, our MatchDay Show guest and an Arsenal blogger will have their say on the game.
Arsenal took on Reading in the Premier League on Monday night and our Talking Heads for this game were former Gunner Stephen Hughes and David Faber aka Goonerholic.
It's a massive game for both teams. Reading are near the bottom of the league and really need to pick up points because they're in a relegation fight. I've seen a fair bit of them, and while they're doing OK performance-wise, they're conceding too many goals. They've got a good manager and I wish them all the best, just not on Monday.
Tuesday's result against Bradford was really disappointing and Arsenal need to bounce back from that quickly. It's going to be a difficult game but I think it's a good one to have off the back of the loss in the Capital One Cup.
I think some of the criticism has been a bit harsh. Arsenal didn't play that badly against Bradford - we missed some really clear-cut chances and could have won. Everyone's talking about Bradford being a League Two team but it's difficult to go up there on a cold night. These cup matches can be very difficult and it's just unfortunate we didn't win the game.
We're having a difficult time of late but from the players' point of view, all they can do is roll their sleeves up, give 100 per cent and make sure they get the right result.
Both teams are desperate for the points, so I wouldn't be at all surprised to see an open, attacking game. I think there will be goals again - but not quite as many as last time - I'll go with 3-1 to Arsenal.
The smile returned to a lot of faces as we proved to be stronger finishers than the Royals. It wasn't quite the tight game I envisaged beforehand, but the early goal from Lukas Podolski quietened the home crowd. The headlines will be all about Santi Cazorla's hat-trick that gave us a four-goal advantage, but credit too is due to his fellow countryman. Mikel Arteta, surprisingly given time and space in which to play, orchestrated things from deep.
Theo Walcott too will earn some column inches. With the ball he looked a threat, and his goal was justification for Arsène Wenger's decision to play him as the central striker. More frustrating were the two goals Reading pegged back at four down, but given recent events I think we will concentrate on the positives from Monday night. Two points separate us from Chelsea in third place. There is much left to play for.
While we will never forget the result at Bradford, the time has come to put it to the back of our minds, and for this Arsenal side to show they have the character to respond with a big performance.
At the time of writing, the team news is uncertain but the fact that Olivier Giroud is fit to return is a major plus. He adds to the balance of the side as well as providing a goal threat. Both teams are likely to start with a stronger XI than they did in the astonishing Capital One Cup tie at the end of October.
This looks like being a much tighter affair and if we can quieten the home support with a solid start the points will be there for the taking. Arsenal have lost just twice in eight Premier League away games, and the home side have just a solitary home win from nine. Barring Tottenham at home we could not have asked for a more realistic chance of bouncing back with a win. It's up to the players now to show the right attitude and do a professional job. I'm sure they will.
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The best known Russian soup outside the country is borscht, which is often regarded as the Russian national dish. However, Russians are equally fond of two other soups—shchi and solyanka. Solyanka is a spicy broth served in cheap cafés and most expensive Russian cuisine restaurants. There are quite a few versions.
1 pound, 2 ounces stew meat
1 marrowbone
1 carrot
1 stalk of celery
1 small leek
4 ounces smoked sliced bacon
3 shallots
2 frankfurters
4 pickled gherkins
3 tomatoes
3 tablespoons tomato puree
2 tablespoons butter
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoons finely chopped parley
2 tablespoons finely chopped dill
Boil the meat together with two bay leaves and marrowbone in three pints of water. Reduce the heat and skim off the foam with slotted spoon. Cook meat for one hour. Meanwhile clean the carrot, celery, and leek. Peel and dice the celery. Remove outer skins from the shallots and the leek. Cut the leek in half lengthwise and wash.
Put one tablespoon butter in a frying pan. Gently cook the vegetables in the butter for a minute or two. After the meat stock has cooked for 45 minutes, add the vegetables and 1/2 teaspoon salt. In the meantime, cut the frankfurters into slices and chop the bacon into small bits. Wrap both in aluminum foil and refrigerate.
After about an hour, when the meat is soft, strain the stock through a sieve into a bowl. Cut the meat into pieces. Finely slice four gherkins and three shallots. Cut three tomatoes into quarters. Then brown the diced bacon and the shallots in a saucepan, together with one tablespoon of butter.
Dilute three tablespoons tomato puree with some of the stock and add to the bacon and shallots, stirring continuously. Add the tomatoes, gherkins, and vegetables but not the leek. Finally, add the frankfurter meat, pour in the stock, and leave to cook for another 15 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley and dill. This soup can be reheated the next day, though you should take care not to boil it.
Servings: Serves about six
Stuffed Cabbage
Russian mothers have long relied on cabbage's natural abundance of dietary fiber to easily and inexpensively fill their children's stomachs. This traditional recipe uses veal, but the filling can vary based on personal taste.
1 small cabbage
1 carrot
3 onions
1-2 bay leaves
2-3 cloves
5-8 peppercorns
14 ounces veal
7 ounces veal or pork lard
2-3 slices white bread
1 cup milk
2 eggs
Boil the cabbage until leaves start separating. Take out, drain, and put the filling between the leaves without tearing them off. Fix with a thread, put in boiling water, add carrot, sliced onions, cloves, spices, and salt. Boil 20-30 minutes at low heat until the filling is ready. Serve with sour cream or cream and sprinkle with herbs. To make the filling, grind veal with lard, and stir in bread (soaked in milk and pressed out) and whipped eggs.
Servings: Serves four
Home Meat
Red meat dishes have always been a leading feature of the Russian dinner table. The recipe below offers a slightly richer version of Beef Stroganoff. Any wild mushrooms can be used here, even champignons.
1 pound, 6 ounces veal
9 ounces honey
Butter or sunflower oil
2 tomatoes
1-2 onions
6 1/2 ounces sour cream
Grated cheese
Salt and pepper to taste
Heat a knob of butter in a thick-bottomed pan. Add mushrooms and fry slowly for 15-20 minutes. Add chopped onions. Slice and tenderize the veal, sprinkle with salt and pepper on both sides.
Cut tomatoes into circles and fry a little in oil, then transfer carefully to a dish. Fry the meat in the same oil until half-ready and a light brown crust appears. Put a tomato circle on each piece. Add sour cream and some salt to the mushrooms and onions. Pour the mixture over the meat and tomatoes, cover, and stew on a medium heat for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with grated cheese and stew another five minutes. Serve with boiled rice or fresh vegetables.
Servings: Serves four to five
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Comments for individual derby entries are placed in this thread.
Re: Fuel the Addiction
Re: TShirts and Diet Stains
T-Shirts: Hiding your failed diet ...while displaying the reason it failed.
You'll have to rip the sleeves off yourself.
4 colors on heather
Re: hotcakes
3 colors on orange
Re: txtn iz kewl
Just in case you are over the age of 15, the slogan reads "Texting: Destroying the English language one teenager at a time."
Re: Stink Less!
Use soap. PLEASE.
Re: Crowbar - Your new best friend
Sure, you'll mainly be caving in the skulls of headcrab zombies with this crowbar - but just feel the weight of this bad boy. The balance of it in your hand. This is medium grade carbon steel. It's perfect for prying out loose nails, separating wooden boards, wrecking, jimmying...
What? I had you at zombie? Well it's a popular choice, sir. Cheaper than bullets. Here you go, your new best friend.
Here's a close-up detail:
This is six colors on asphalt. See a BIG VERSION here.
Thanks for looking! Please vote if you like this design. ^__^
Re: Books - No Electricity Required
Thanks very much to the helpful feedback in the pre-derby thread!
Note: This shirt strongly suggests using libraries (they're free!) and used book shops (nearly free!), swaps, trades, lending and passing on books to others as much as possible, rather than buying new books.
Use the e-readers whenever that is not possible;) - for the sake of the trees!
Re: n00bs beware
Re: All Hail Our Mighty TV Overlord
I hope my TV forgives me after seeing this one. (I love you TV. Don't ever leave me.)
Re: Red Shirts
"Red Shirts"
The generic product for this is red shirts, just encase it's not clear. =)
A play on the idea of red shirt's dyeing your laundry pink and the fact that red shirts on Star Trek died way tooo much. Cough, it's a feature!
Re: Proofrreeding: Its totaly overated
A cllab bteween me and josephs
my idea, his art.
Re: Taco it's spanish for taco
Thanks to Midgerock for helping me figure out the punchline to this joke.
Cheetos stains are just regular halftones:
Re: tea!
thanks for lookingggg!
DRAWING: Drak
COLOR: Crescsentdebris
They look so hungry!!!!!
Re: when spooning isn't enough, Spork
Re: LADDERS Zombies Cannot Climb Them
So good! +1
Re: Rock
2 colors on Brown
Thanks to everyone who offered their valuable advice!
Re: mmmm pie charts
In 1801 William Playfair is said to have invented the pie chart, and ever since people have been wishing for more pie and less charts. And don't let me get started on doughnut charts.
Re: Buy puppies, not kitties
Where's his blue tongue? This one is pretty funny, JW.
Re: For all your fastener needs
I get the joke, but not sure if it is subtle enough for woot standards.
Re: Corn - It's in Everything!
Corn! It's in everything you eat, it's in our fuel, it's the magic plant!
Re: Half Mast
Half Mast
2 colors on royal blue
Re: ATeP Steaks
Don't get us backwards!
Don't talk with a mouthful of JUICE.
Thats just RUDE.
Drawing: Drak
Color: Crescentdebris
Re: Broken Pencils
Hope you guys dig this! The date 1662 was when graphite was manufactured in a stick form. The Italians figured out how to put wood around pencils.
Of course this is according to Wikipedia. As far as I know aliens shoved crap into wood and fooled us into believing that we needed to draw with it. Never trust aliens.
Go Tony! +1
Oh no, man, I'm trying to SAVE my money! But this is so perfect...
Re: The best contraceptive!
Sombreros, The best contraceptive!
Re: For all your fastener needs!
Did Asheville Bolt and Screw inspire this?
I thought there was a rabbit in there.
Drawing: Drak
Color: Crescentdebris
the idea is the best part!
walmazan wrote:Sombreros, The best contraceptive!
They're also great for sneaking a tall can of Tecate into a baseball game.
Re: INSTANT NOODLES!
I remember how it was, going to college, spending all my money on beer leaving almost nothing for actual sustenance. Instant noodles were the ultimate life saver, poor college student food.
Hope you like it.
I thought about it, but that didn't seem fair.
Re: Pudding is for everyone
I'm just sayin'.
Re: Keep zombies at bay
Could there be a better option to fend off hordes of zombies?
Re: Raisins Ruin Everything
I recently was subjected to a raisin-chocolate-chip cookie that I didn't notice until too late. This shirt is truth.
This is really cute... But is it just me or does the onion look more like garlic?
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Calling all Pythonistas
Two blog items ago, I mentioned that Ken Starks and I don't talk enough anymore, which is true. So in catching up recently, he informed me that he's got another proverbial iron in another FOSS fire.
It's one that deserves special mention, because it has to do with autism.
Ken blogged recently about a project some folks are doing in Python around getting autistic kids to use a mouse. He notes at the end of his blog that "within 48 hours of this posting, we have a Python developer and several professionals in the autism field who are being pulled together as a DevTeam. We will publish the early team members here by mid-week. Hopefully, we will also have the beginnings of a software map for this project…yet unnamed."
In an e-mail exchange, he asked me to beat the bushes for Python developers who might be interested in this. So that's what I'm doing here — if you know Python and want to contribute to this yet-to-be-named (see below) project, drop Ken a line at helios-at-fixedbylinux-dot-com.
In a later blog post, Ken mentions that they're now looking for a name for the program, meaning that the clock is running on this program, now that there's one coder on board to go with the folks with advanced degrees working with us to begin mapping out this software.
But there's always room for more.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
Getting out the vote
Yes, I know LinuxCon has come and gone, and I think they've got the publicity thing covered, especially with the 20-year thing, the gala party, and with Linus being there and all. The buzz is still going, and that's good. But if you're going to a Linux show, make it the Ohio LinuxFest in September. Bradley Kuhn and Cathy Malmrose are keynoting — along with Jon "maddog" Hall — so you'll not want to miss that (especially Cathy — Go ZaReason!).
With the upcoming deadline for the Linux Journal Readers' Choice 2011 Awards upon us — it closes this Saturday — other bloggers have been been taking to beating the drum and holding the phone for their favorites.
Not to be outdone, of course, there are a few candidates on the LJ ballot that deserve special mention. If I were campaigning for them, I'd definitely cast votes for items in the following categories (note, however, the list of categories and software on the ballot is long, and they're not all here):
Best Linux Distribution: No question, hands down. Fedora. Judging which is the best distro is akin to picking the best ice cream flavor — each of us has our own favorites, and hopefully you'll vote for yours. Mine comes in blue, is based on Red Hat, has the best desktop background release after release (the Design Team at Fedora is the best in the FOSS realm, period), it's always rock solid, and even if I can't use the default GNOME 3 desktop, Fedora runs great under KDE or Xfce. Fedora is reaching a point now where the myth that it's "only for experience users" is falling by the wayside, and if a lack of confidence in your skills has kept you from using Fedora, you should give it a try.
Best Desktop Environment: Oh, look! A minefield! Let's skip through it! You all know how I feel about GNOME 3; the aspect that I can't use it due to older equipment moreso than anything else (if I could vote for GNOME 2.32, that would be great). KDE? I like KDE though — truth in advertising — I'm a post-KDE 4.x user and not familiar with the way things used to be (and not familiar with why there's such a hubbub about it). I don't know why Openbox and Fluxbox, both windows managers, are in this category, and why isn't there a separate WM category? How did I vote? I'm cast a vote this year for Xfce, because I'm using it on Fedora 15 and will be using it again on Fedora 16, and while it's reputation is a lightweight environment, I'm finding there's a significant degree of tweakability to it. Also, if you really like WMs, I'd vote for OpenBox.
Best Web Browser: Konqueror. Just kidding. While there are some advantages to Konqueror that do not involve Web browsing, for getting on the information superhighway I usually go with Firefox, though on the Windows box at the newspaper I use Chrome. It's a toss up between those two.
Best E-mail Client: Another minefield and another tough call. What I use most is Thunderbird, because everybody knows the 'Bird is the word, and it's always worked well for me. What has always worked well for me in the past, too, and something I've always thought was one of KDE's stars is Kmail, which deserves a vote if you're so inclined. Claws is something I'm looking to try and haven't yet, so maybe if it wows me, it can be a leading candidate for 2012.
Best IRC client: Simple — it's irssi. It's what the cool kids use, once they graduate past Xchat. Konversation gets high marks, too, and readily available on KDE. But I voted for irssi.
Best Office Suite: OK, here's where we get to make history. Vote for LibreOffice — it's OpenOffice as it should be. It would be outrageously cool if LibreOffice took home the prize in this category, for starters because it deserves it, and it would be a good nose-thumbing to Oracle as well.
Best Graphic Design Tool: All of them. I'm serious. If there's ever been a category where each of the candidates deserves to win, it's this one. GIMP finally gets a single window, I'm told, thank $DIETY, but I ended up voting for . . . Inkscape. I'm not the artist in the family; that title goes to my daughter Mimi, but having drawn a little, I do like Inkscape a lot.
Best Audio Tool: Audacity. If Carla Schroder uses it and writes a book about it, then I'm there.
Best Kid Friendly Application: Another easy one — Tux Paint. I should be ashamed to admit this, but I'm not: Ever since Mimi was younger and we used Tux Paint together when she was learning her way around a computer, I have always loved this program and I still fiddle with it from time to time when I'm not doing anything else. Also, I count Tux Paint as one of the main influences in cultivating the artistic talent Mimi has shown.
Best Game: As bad as I am at it, I still think Super Tux gets the nod here, as it's a very creative game. Truth be told, I've never played any of the games on the list, except for Tux Racer, and I know my good friend Ken Starks over at the HeliOS Project is a fan of World of Goo.
Best Database: Our first heart-versus-head conundrum. If MySQL were the best, I may not vote for it on principle, but fortunately other databases have knocked MySQL from its perch at the top. I've only used two other databases and have liked them both: PostgreSQL and MariaDB. I really want to see MariaDB do well, but PostgreSQL is clearly the best of the bunch.
Best Programming Language: Again, the ice cream comparison comes into play and in my limited programming experience, I vote for what I know best. That would be Python.
Best scripting language: bash — accept no substitutes (OK, ksh if you need to).
Best IDE: Emacs in the hands of someone who really knows what they're doing (and sadly, that's not me) is simply an amazing tool. But I'm voting for vim. I can get more done using it, and I'm never backed into a corner, as I am sometimes with Emacs. Sorry, RMS.
Best Package Management Application: If it sounds like it tastes good, you have to go with it: yum. Honorable mention goes to Synaptic.
Best Content Management System: I've used Mambo and Joomla! in the past, and those happen to be my CMS roots. However, having used Drupal over the last few months, I have to say that I've made the switch. Drupal gets my vote this year.
Best Linux Laptop Vendor/Best Linux Desktop Workstation Vendor/Best Linux Server Vendor: I'm lumping these three categories together because the vote is the same in each category — ZaReason. The Berkeley, Calif., outfit makes outstanding, dependable hardware that's Linux based (or if you'd prefer, no operating system) and the service is top notch. You'll have to write in ZaReason in the Best Linux Desktop Workstation Vendor category, but you can mark the ballot in the other two.
Best Linux Book: A real page-turner, especially if you're into audio — "The Book of Audacity," by Carla Schroder. Buy it now.
Again, there's a plethora of other categories that I haven't touched on. Polls are open until Saturday. Vote early.
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Earlier this year I asked some of the members of this forum about a pattern for brant. I figured I'd carve about half dozen or so and keep them in the boat. Slack was kind enough to offer some instruction with foamers and we were going to make one or two that I could use as patterns to carve cedar birds. Unfortunately, our schedules didn't match up well with vacations, so things got shoved onto the back burner. About the time I got back from Alaska, someone sent me some brant patterns and I figured I'd be off to the races. The problem was that the patterns were about 25% too big, so I reduced them and started hacking away at some wood. To my way of thinking, they weren't turning out half bad, either.
About in the middle of all this was an article in Newsday about a woodcarving club that happened to meet weekly very near my house. One intriguing thing about this club was that one of the leaders was my old physics teacher from high school (over 45 years ago). Last Friday I decided to take my brant heads (which now numbered 3 with an additional one half done, along with my carving knives, rasps, sharpening stones and sand paper and check out the club. As soon as I walked in, I saw one table that had three gentlemen working at it on decoys. I figured I was in the right place. After the introductions, they asked about my work. I told them that I really wasn't much of a carver, just picked up a knife and piece of wood and cut off everything that didn't look like a duck, or in this case brant. They asked to see my heads and I showed them. The one fellow, who was probably the master decoy carver, looked one head over and pronounced, "This, to me, looks like a brant." I thought, great, at least it's recognizable, I must be headed in the right direction. Things went downhill from there, very quickly. And picked up speed!
My wood was "junk wood", my knife wasn't sharp enough, and the lower mandible is suppose to fit inside the upper! The eye channel was a noble attempt, but somewhat lacking. The bill shape was all wrong, there was no nail on the end, and "would you mind if I showed you how it's supposed to be?" (as he assembled his portable power carver)! YIKES!!!!!
It turns out that this fellow is a grand master carver, having won over a dozen Best In Show ribbons for waterfowl decoys. He was working on a half size Canada that he said would take him 40 hours to complete. The detail was exquisite! He showed me pictures of some of his work and you'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between his carving and a real bird.
I tried to explain to him that his judge was an intelligent human being with a vast knowledge of avian anatomy and coloration who would be looking at his work at no more than arms length to make their determinations. My judges, on the other hand, have a brain the size of half a walnut at best, are looking at my work with one eye from 50 yards or more while passing at something like 40 miles per hour. He had a difficult time with that.
The other two fellows at the table were somewhat more understanding. They also acknowledged that working decoys are an art form unto themselves.
Anyway, it was fun. Once we reached an understanding of exactly what I was interested in, I was pretty much welcomed into the fold, if somewhat grudgingly by the head carver.


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Merry Christmas from Canada....love Santa's jacked up Sleigh !!! Brian
Where have our EGR friends gone?? Have not seen him on here in a while I do know that the SEMA show is coming up soon...
They've been laying low for the most part.
Tried opening their website but it kicks me off saying the server isn't online. Want to get some in channel window visors.
In channel are the way to go riley, its a clean look.
Dont you just hate it when they say Happy Holidays, grow a pair, its happy halloween, happy thanks giving, merry christmas, happy new year, happy 4th of july, John Wayne would not be happy with you. lol.
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When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created perfect life is about to unravel before her eyes. She's forced to be lab partners with Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, and he is about to threaten everything she's worked so hard for her flawless reputation, her relationship with her boyfriend, and the secret that her home life is anything but perfect. Alex is a bad boy and he knows it. So when he makes a bet with his friends to lure Brittany into his life, he thinks nothing of it. But soon Alex realizes Brittany is a real person with real problems, and suddenly the bet he made in arrogance turns into something much more.
In a passionate story about looking beneath the surface, Simone Elkeles' breaks through the stereotypes and barriers that threaten to keep Brittany and Alex apart.
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"Perfect Chemisty has perfect chemistry."
I wasn't sure if I would like this book. It was recommended to me, so I thought I would take a chance and buy it. Now, I am glad that I did.
Two diffrent narrators were used to tell the story. And I think that that made the book even better.
There are some very adult themes in this book, even though it is suppose to be a Young Adult book. Maybe, more like an "Older Young Adult" book. LOL
"Steamy Teenage Romance"
You can't see it but I'm fanning myself right now. Perfect Chemistry is super steamy and oh so much fun to read. The chapters alternate narration between Brittany Ellis and Alex Fuentes, giving you each characters perspective. As mentioned in the description, Brittany and Alex are total opposites. At school, Brittany is the popular good girl and Alex is the Latino blood gang member and school bad boy. The two characters are paired together as lab partners in Chemistry class and their differences create friction from the beginning.
Brittany puts up a facade to her peers that she has the perfect life, but in her opinion it is far from perfect. At home, Brittany's parents pressure her to keep up appearances by always looking great and keeping up good grades. While her parents are busy nitpicking her, they ignore her special needs sister, whom Brittany cares for deeply.
Alex is the oldest of three brothers and ever since his father died, from gang violence, he has been the man of the house. Since gang activity is prevalent in his neighborhood, he becomes a member to protect his family. He hopes to keep his two brothers out of the 'Blood' by doing everything the gang wants, even though he would love more than anything to be free.
As they are forced to get to know each other, the lives they try to keep so secret are exposed. They fall hard for each other, but with everything standing in between them can their relationship last?
I love so many things about this story: the characters, the romance, the social challenges.
Elkeles wrote a sizzling romance that pulls you in and keeps you turning the page. The characters face real life social conflicts that, in the end, turn them into remarkable people. Alex's gang experience is very true to life and you feel the difficulty of his situation. Brittany pushes past what her parents want her to be and reaches out to help Alex, in return, she finds out who she really wants to be.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves teenage romance novels.
For more Perfect Chemistry fun, check out Rules of Attraction (Perfect Chemistry #2).
"Dating should be fun"
I loved this story. You have the bad boy Alex who belongs to a gang and the beautiful stressed-out blond Brittany, both trying to fight their growing feelings for each other, and not having much luck. There were some real sweet and touching scenes, but not too corny. I thought the narrators did a wonderful job, and Blas Kisic had a very sexy accent, but I did find that he sounded older than 18, well at least that way I didn???t feel like I was robbing the cradle.
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I loved this book and wanted to see what Audible was all about. This book went back and forth between 2 protagonist in the story and the narrators did a great job, but if they would have interacted with each other in the chapters it would have been really great. Each narrator changed their voice to match the other protagonist which I did not like.
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really liked this book-what a great look into what gang life is like for those in it & those not in it.
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Sooo whiney! The main character whines alot and says silly things that are unreal. Sadley it lacked chemistry! The narrator had terriable Spanish accents.
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THIS IS SO GOOD OH MY LAWD granted I'm a hopeless romantic but still wow well done
"A very interesting story..."
I love this book, and this series. However, I disliked how the woman, Roxanne Hernandez, read Brittany's part. She made her sound more whiny and more like an airhead than she needed to be. Depending on how the book is read, its easy to change the voice of a character, and how they're perceived. Regardless of that fact, the book is very good and definitely worth it.
Looking for a dark, non-abusive romance? This is definitely the book for you. There were a couple plot twists, that could possibly be seen as obvious but interesting nonetheless.
"excellent story"
I loved every second of it is was interesting and funny and interesting I finished it in 1 day
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Can you tell me any advantages of an RSS feed over what I already get in my e-mail? I'm not convinced they're the "next best" thing.
I surely can. RSS feeds have swept across the computer scene and many people have gotten hooked, while others are still leery about giving them a try. We have done several other tips on RSS feeds before, but just in case you're still not sure what they are, read here before you go on with this article. It will give you some background information you'll need to know.
Some people think that RSS feeds are going to eventually overtake e-mail. While I don't think it will go that far (some people just can't live without their e-mail!), they are very popular and they will probably gain even more recognition in the future. So, what is so great about RSS feeds? How are they better than what you already get in your e-mail each and every day? Well, keep reading for some new points of view on this subject.
1.) RSS feeds are more timely. If you are subscribed to a certain feed, you can get updates on it immediately. You can hear all of the breaking news as soon as it happens and you can even connect in to other sources of information, such as independent reporters, researchers, analysts, etc. With RSS feeds, you are almost always the first to get the recent news and information.
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5.) You, as the subscriber, are in full control of your RSS feeds. If you ever want to remove yourself from a list, you can do so easily. You don't have to worry about not being taken off a mailing list. You can do it yourself and you will know for sure that you were removed.
6.) RSS feeds stay private. If you choose not to, you don't have to give out any personal information when you sign up for a feed. You don't have to give your name or even your e-mail address. This ensures that your information will not be sold to any other companies. RSS feeds are very secure in this matter.
7.) RSS feeds can not be blocked by spam or e-mail filters. Sometimes you sign up for newsletters that won't come through to your e-mail no matter what you do. There's nothing more frustrating than that. Well, that won't happen with RSS feeds. It's impossible!
Now, I could go on with some more features, but I think you get the idea. RSS feeds do have a lot of advantages over what a regular e-mail program can do for you. While the RSS phenomenon won't completely take over e-mail, it is a good source of information and it can be accessed with just a couple clicks of your mouse. Give it a try, you never know what you might be missing in the computer world today!
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I lived in a caravan at Box Hill when I worked in Epsom with the race horses. I had a friend called Irene who went out with a boy who also worked in racing his name was Bill Senior. Irene lived at the post office and went to live in Australia (I think) its such a long time ago. Her parents move to look after a care home. ...Read full memory
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I lived on Boxhill all my childhood - we lived in the swimming pool all summer - it was so good. I would love to get in contact with anybody who remembers it. I was Joanne Jackson then.
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Blue Hen Junior Outside Hitter Katie Hillman Named Preseason All-CAA Volleyball Honorable Mention
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Hillman, a native of Deerfield Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS), was one of four Blue Hens to start all 28 matches and appear in all 111 sets a year ago, when she led the team and ranked fifth in the CAA with 3.15 kills per set. She posted 350 kills during the season, and also was sixth in the conference by averaging 3.64 points per set.
Hillman recorded a career-high 28 kills during the five-set win over UMBC last September, the sixth most in a match in school history, and went on to earn Loyola Greyhound Challenge MVP honors the following day. She reached double figure kills in 22 of the final 26 matches of the year, and also was second on the squad with 202 digs while recording eight double-doubles.
Hillman, the Blue Hens' active leader with 705 career kills, has also added 320 digs and 136 blocks during her first two seasons in Newark.
Kelsie Wills of Hofstra was named the CAA Preseason Player of the Year and was joined on the All-CAA Team by Jamie Bredahl of Northeastern, Lizzy Briones of James Madison, Janey Goodman of James Madison, Meredith Peacock of UNCW, Natalie Skiba of Northeastern, and Sloane White of College of Charleston. Hillman was named honorable mention along with Cara Howley of College of Charleston, Saitaua Iosia of Towson, Nicole Lott of UNCW, and Kallie McKown of College of Charleston.
Hillman and the Blue Hens kick off their 2014 campaign on Friday, Aug. 29 when they host Albany at 7 p.m. on the first day of the UD Courtyard by Marriott Invitational.
2014 Preseason All-CAA Volleyball Team
Jamie Bredahl, Northeastern (So., S)
Lizzy Briones, James Madison (Sr., MB)
Janey Goodman, James Madison (So., RS)
Meredith Peacock, UNCW (Jr., MH)
Natalia Skiba, Northeastern (Sr., L)
Sloane White, College of Charleston (Sr., RS)
Kelsie Wills, Hofstra (Sr., OH) (Preseason Player of the Year)
Honorable Mention: Katie Hillman, Delaware (OH); Cara Howley, College of Charleston (MB/RS); Saitaua Iosia, Towson (OH); Nicole Lott, James Madison (OH); Kallie McKown, College of Charleston (S)


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Residents of the Princeton University campus can find the location of their polling stations for Election Day through an online chart and map.
Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Made available by the Office of Community and Regional Affairs and the Office of the Dean of Undergraduate Students, the documents show the three Princeton Borough districts and two Princeton Township districts that include the campus, as well as the location of the polling stations in each.
Those who live on campus and are registered to vote in Princeton must vote at the polling station that corresponds to the district in which they now live. Those who have not changed their voter registration address must go to the polling place that corresponds with their new address and vote by provisional (paper) ballot. All students should bring their Princeton University ID card for identification.