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As Good As Gone - Adam LaRoche
LaRoche was traded twice last July, so he is certainly a player that teams want for their stretch run. Although his .257 batting average, 14 homers, and 62 RBI are more solid than breathtaking, he was only at .247, 12, and 40 when the Pirates dealt him last July. Everyone knows by now that LaRoche is a second-half hitter, as evidenced by his career rate stat line of .299/.362/.542 after the All-Star break. LaRoche is also cheaper this year, making $4.6 million as opposed to the $7 million that Pittsburgh signed him for.
Still, the remainder of that $4.6 million is money that the D-backs do not want to pay for someone who turns 31 in November, will become a free agent at season's end, and has no chance of being classified as a Type-A free agent and landing the D-backs an extra draft pick when he opts for free agency. Furthermore, the D-backs have a replacement ready in Triple-A by the name of Brandon Allen. Since being slowed by injuries earlier in the summer, Allen has been on an absolute tear for the Aces, as he has belted eight home runs in the past seven days and raised his on-base percentage well over the .400 mark.
Interestingly, the Angels would have been an ideal fit for LaRoche. They could have used him to platoon at first base with the right-handed swinging Mike Napoli. But you have to figure that if the Angels were interested, LaRoche would have been included somehow in the Dan Haren deal. The White Sox are still desperate for a left-handed bat, and the Rangers might consider LaRoche after having traded Justin Smoak in order to obtain Cliff Lee earlier in the month.
Likely to Go - Aaron Heilman, Chad Qualls
Heilman is a bargain at $2.15 million this year and has been the Diamondbacks' most dependable bullpen piece over the course of the season. Still, the 31-year-old right-hander is free-agent eligible at the end of the year and could bring back some decent prospects from a contender. It would not be a popular move among a fan base that doesn't see any Arizona reliever with an ERA near Heilman's respectable mark of 3.60, but it would be a prudent move for the future of the organization.
The only reason that Qualls isn't listed along with LaRoche on the As Good As Gone list is that there may not be much interest out there for a right-handed reliever who is making over $4 million this year and has an ERA over 8.50. If they can't get a decent prospect in return for Qualls or at least dump most of his remaining salary, the D-backs may be well-served to stick with him, sign him at a reduced rate for 2011, and hope that Qualls returns to his 2009 form further removed from knee surgery.
The Angels, Red Sox, Phillies, and Yankees all have bullpen ERAs over 4.00 this year, and figure to bolster their relief corps at the deadline. The Reds do as well, but they appear to be grooming Aroldis Chapman as their in-house trade deadline acquisition for bullpen help.
Just a Decent Chance of Going - Stephen Drew, Kelly Johnson, Chris Snyder, Edwin Jackson
Some people will be surprised to see Stephen Drew on this list, but Drew is a Scott Boras client. He will likely be pricey the next two seasons and there is almost no chance the D-backs will be able to afford Drew when he becomes a free agent after the 2012 season. Still, there is no rush to trade Drew, and it might behoove the team to wait until their shortstop hits a hot streak before trading him in order to maximize their return. The Tigers are the contender currently the most desperate for shortstop help, and they do not shy away from Boras clients in the slightest.
It is probably a one-but-not-both deal with Drew and second baseman Kelly Johnson. To trade one would allow an extended look for Tony Abreu at one of the middle infield spots. To trade both would expose a weakness in the middle infield ranks among the Diamondbacks' upper-level prospects. The Diamondbacks can only control Johnson's contract for one more year beyond 2010, but he is cheaper than Drew and is outperforming Drew. The other four NL West teams are all struggling to get production from their second basemen and would love to add Johnson's bat into their lineups not only for themselves, but to keep him away from the other three. The Mets could use some second base help as well.
Everyone thought Chris Snyder would have been traded by now, yet here he is. He proved himself to be valuable when Montero went on the disabled list, and the Diamondbacks may not want to part with Snyder now that Montero is slumping badly. Moreover, there is no denying that Snyder works better with pitchers than does Montero. Ian Kennedy had a 6.56 ERA in his four starts with Montero this year, but has a 3.71 ERA when working with Snyder. Barry Enright has a 3.78 ERA in three games with Montero, but it's 1.38 in two with Snyder. Since Kennedy and Enright figure to be key components of the Diamondbacks' rotation for years to come, Snyder may be more valuable to the D-backs than the meager returns they would likely receive in a trade. If they do decide to trade Snyder, the Red Sox, Mets, and Tigers are the most likely suitors.
Edwin Jackson is not a player the Diamondbacks are looking to deal, as he is young, relatively affordable, and not exactly filled with trade value with his ERA peeking over 5.00 right now. Given the state of their major league staff after the Haren maneuver, the D-backs can't afford to trade Jackson unless they are blown away by the major-league ready pitching prospects they would get in return. Most of the teams that have the young pitching to fill that requirement wouldn't need Jackson, so if he does leave Arizona, it will likely be in a three-way deal.
No one else on the Diamondbacks is likely to be traded. Many of the players listed here could still be packaged in August if a deal cannot be reached by the July 31st non-waiver deadline.
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Wild Shepherdess with Kate Humble
Fri Jul 5, 9-10pm, BBC2
Having already trekked to the wilds of Peru and Afghanistan to experience how foreign farmers handle their flocks, Kate Humble uses this third, and blessedly final episode to learn about three contrasting styles of modern sheep rearing in Australia.
This hour-long, sometimes dragging doc is a smidge more interesting than the other two, because she focuses on large-scale outfits (the first farm she visits is the 'size of Kent') which offer real insight into where our food comes from, who is responsible for it and what kind of environmental, social and economic struggles the farmers face.
Out in the western bush, we watch an airborne Humble get excited by the process of herding tens of thousands of sheep by plane; while in a farm south-east of Adelaide, she's privy to the alarmingly fast ejaculation of a ram whose semen is being collected – 'Suddenly all the men in my life are feeling really good about themselves,' she exclaims. It's just this sort of vivacious wittering that stops you counting sheep.

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Officers were studying CCTV footage of the incident at Frankenstein's bar in West George Street.
Emergency crews were called to the premises at 0124 BST on Friday.
The women, aged 21, 22 and 29, were released after receiving treatment. One officer described the act as "totally irresponsible".
The CCTV tape showed a man walking from the toilets and spraying the gas in the air.
White shirt
He then moved to another part of the pub and sprayed the gas again before leaving the city centre premises.
Drinkers were slow to react but as the gas was circulated by air conditioning they began to complain of stinging eyes.
Strathclyde Police described the suspect as a
white male, in his mid to late 20s, with short, dark coloured hair.
He was of slim to medium build, about 5ft 8in tall and was wearing a white short sleeved shirt with light checks, denims and black shoes.
Detective Constable Allan MacInnes said: "I am anxious to speak to anyone who witnessed the man spraying the substance, and who has not yet been interviewed, to come forward.
"This was a totally irresponsible act that could have had more serious consequences.
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Among the many differences between the proposed regulations for "meaningful use" of electronic health records and a draft circulated last summer is that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) now wants hospitals and physician practices to implement clinical decision support (CDS) for a minimum of five high-priority conditions in order to qualify for federal subsidies in 2011. The earlier draft called for just a single CDS rule during the first year of the EHR incentive program. So what's a hospital to do to comply?
If the more stringent requirement holds when CMS finalizes the definition of meaningful use this spring, it will, of course, mean more work for CMIOs and their charges. "I think some people aren't thrilled that it perked up from one to five," says Gerard A. Burns, MD, CMIO of Columbia, Md.-based MedStar Health, surely echoing the sentiments of many of his peers.
"This really puts a laser focus on needing to work together to embrace positive change," says Robert Murphy, MD, CMIO at Memorial Hermann Medical Center in Houston.
Not just any CDS rule will do. Relatively simple forms of CDS, namely drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checking, would not qualify based on the current proposal, Burns notes. What likely will qualify are rules that relate to the quality measures that CMS proposes hospitals be able to report on as part of meaningful use. "There's a strong suggestion [from CMS] that hospitals should link these five rules to some of the quality measures," says Benjamin Kanter MD, CMIO of Palomar Pomerado Health, a two-hospital system outside San Diego. Indeed, CMS specifically says rules must be "relevant to specialty or high clinical priority, including for diagnostic test ordering, along with the ability to track compliance with those rules."
When deciding which five CDS rules to choose, both Kanter and Murphy believe a good place to start is with the quality measures themselves. In the CMS plan, take a look at Table 20, titled "Proposed Clinical Quality Measures for Electronic Submission by Eligible Hospitals for Payment Year 2011-2012," which spells out about three dozen quality measures that CMS proposes hospitals be able to report on.
For hospitals that choose to participate in the Medicaid incentive program rather than seek Medicare bonus payments, Table 21 is the place to start. To be eligible for Medicaid bonuses, a provider must have at least 30 percent of its patients on Medicaid, the lone exception being pediatrics, where the threshold is 20 percent.
Both the Medicare and Medicaid tables include many measures endorsed by the National Quality Forum (NQF) and that are part of the current Medicare Physician Quality Reporting Initiative. A large number of these elements occur at the time of discharge or relate to a patient's problem list.
"The problem is, they're not always easy interventions to put in place," says Murphy. The Memorial Hermann CMIO is a member of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society's CDS Task Force, which has set up a wiki at http://himssclinicaldecisionsupportwiki.pbworks.com for health IT professionals to share information on the subject.
CMIOs do understand that clinical decision support and quality go hand in hand. "There has got to be a tight linkage between the two," Kanter says. "They can't work in silos." He cautions against equating CDS with pop-up alerts, saying that decision support needs to be tied into computerized physician order entry (CPOE) so alerts lead to action. Palomar Pomerado Health—geographically the largest hospital district in California—has an EHR content committee with a CDS subcommittee. The primary nurse responsible for quality compliance and the chief medical quality officer are on the subcommittee, Kanter says, because it's important to have both nursing and quality leadership for CDS.
If a clinical department has a request for a new rule or alert, the EHR content committee hands off the work to the CDS subcommittee, which has expertise about regulatory requirements, the knowledge to use the EHR to deliver support and the wherewithal to build the technology, according to Kanter.
Kanter calls CDS the "secret sauce" of EHRs and CPOE that actually leads to improved patient care.
The Palomar Pomerado IT department is building out CPOE this year to augment its Cerner Millennium EHR, with a target go-live date of January 2011. Kanter expects clinical decision support to be in place to support order entry, featuring


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You will see
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So come and...
Slash-dance your toon, then sit back and watch her
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Why all the hate for pandarendansen?
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In October 16, 2012, new plant of Bill movement manufacturing was completed in the city Alex. This is a very modern movement of the total floor area of 92000 square meters, with a total volume of 400000 cubic meters, of which the new plant volume of 230000 cubic meters.
On the same day, member of the Swiss Federal Council (Ministry of economic affairs chief, Johann Schneider-Ammann, Canton of Bern executive committee chairman Andreas Rickenbacher, and bill Byrne state senator Hans mayor Erich Fehr, with political clout and business people attended the inauguration ceremony. At the end of the traditional ribbon cutting ceremony, rolex swiss replica watches company guests and friends of the media to show the new movement manufacturing, Rolex will in the perfect combination of craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology of high value-added.
Efficient production
The production of all movement in a new manufacturing is conducive to improve production efficiency and productivity, improve the production and operation, and optimize the allocation of personnel and material. Bill manufacturing is a huge and efficient automated warehouse system. This fully automatic system has more than 46000 storage grid. It can be safely stored parts and finished products, and through 22 transceiver stations and up to 1.2 km of conveyor belt will be part of the rapid delivery to the workshop. The architectural style of the new building is simple, the structure is rigorous, to provide staff with spacious and bright working environment. Enough natural light through the lighting to enter the building and the lighting of the courtyard of the design inspiration is from the movement structure. New manufacturing has a top landscape restaurant and a number of employees rest place.
The whole process of Brand production
The complete of Bill's new manufacturing, marking the Rolex successfully completed the strategic planning for 10 years, integration to witness an important part of production, the production process completely in the Rolex grasp. Rolex through four newly built or rebuilt of manufacturing (three in Geneva, one in the Bill), internal control case, movement, surface and bracelet all watches are important parts in production. This very forward-looking strategy not only ensures that rolex cellini replica watches can be independently produced, but also has the incomparable productivity.


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Happily married Michael and Karen Carr call the police after a failed robbery. Officer Pete Davis arrives and helps arrange the installation of a new security system. The grateful Carrs have Pete to dinner and strike up a friendship. Pete invites Michael to ride with him during a night's patrol and gives him the chance to beat up the burglar. Michael refuses and tells the disturbed cop to stay away, but Pete begins stalking the terrified couple.


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TNA ran Tucson, Arizona before about 700 fans. Here are the results:
*Hernandez beat Joseph Park in the opener. Decent bout, comedy got crowd into it. Hernandez is popular here.
*ODB defeated by pinfall in a short match. Decent power offense from both, but the match was sluggish.
*Manik defeated Eric Young to retain the X-Title in a good match. Heavy on the comedy to start off, but good back-and-forth stuff.
*James Storm & Gunner defeated Christopher Daniels & Kazarian to retain Tag Titles. Good match
*Austin Aries defeated Bobby Roode in a solid match. Two played well off each other
*The main event saw TNA champ Bully Ray defeat Samoa Joe to retain the World Title in a pretty basic match. Ref bump and chain involved.
According to PWTorch it was 80% full with 1200 attendance.
Who did ODB face?
Quite a surprise to see Joseph Park gets a loss, he's racked up more wins recently than the champ.


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Some people who are charged with a crime would believe it advisable to show up for the hearing in order to observe what was happening, but if you are Silvio Berlusconi, the great leader of Italy and the closest ruler of that country since Julius Caesar, if you got money and power, than you decide the verdict in a trial. He has been charged with having sex with an underage girl from Morocco, but Silvio insists there is nothing to the charge but politics. After all, this is a man who attracts girls like a man with money attracts sycophants. The trial had been suspended for two months and during that interval Silvio's political party was slaughtered in local elections which to some might indicate the people do not like his behavior. But, this is Silvio, the riches man in Italy and whose opinion counts most– the voice of the people or the voice of Berlusconi?
His lawyers insist a call by the prime minister to get the girl out of jail was simply an effort to avoid diplomatic problems. Let me get this straight. Silvio says he thought a girl from Morocco was really the niece of President Mubarak of Egypt! Huh! I wonder if Silvio would be interested in purchasing a bridge in Brooklyn from me.


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The Lindisfarne Gospels: The Transforming Power of Sacred Text
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The Lindisfarne Gospels: The Transforming Power of Sacred Text
Brown, Michelle P.
Of all forms of human knowledge, sacred texts may seem to be the least open to change over time. However, their enduring role in society can make them a particularly effective mirror for the evolving beliefs of an ever-changing world. In this lecture Michelle Brown will offer a richly illustrated account of the Lindisfarne Gospels, an illuminated copy of the four New Testament gospels made by Bishop Eadfrith at Lindisfarne, the famous monastery located on a tidal island off the north-east coast of England, in the early eighth century. Containing an extraordinarily rich and complex sequence of decorated pages comparable to those of the Book of Kells, the Lindisfarne Gospels displays a fascinating combination of influences stemming variously from the Mediterranean and Celtic worlds. Dr. Brown's exploration of this cultural icon will show how an excavation of its various levels of meaning reveals a fast-changing, innovative, and enlightened era that presents a striking contrast to traditional conceptions of the "Dark Ages."
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Lecture held April 4, 2006, 4 p.m. in Woodward Hall, UNM as the second lecture of the Institute for Medieval Studies' Spring Lecture Series 2006.


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Over 900 years ago in the Riverside Scene at Qing Ming Festival by Zhang Zeduan, bamboo braided fabrics had already silently permeated into daily life. There were bamboo walls, curtains, hats, baskets and etc… Constantly transforming to serve the needs of people.
Nowaday braided fabric is not only the favorite of everyday citizens, but it has also started appear in the international stage.
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I love using keyboard shortcuts. They're quick and make me look like I'm a pro… or something. However, I realize that many of you like to keep one hand on the mouse, so those three key combos are out. How about a way to type one key at a time rather than all at once?
This feature is called "Sticky Keys" and gives you a delay between key strokes when doing a keyboard shortcut. Let's say you want to copy something—rather than hold down Ctrl + C you can type Ctrl then C.
Ready to get sticky? Here's what to do:
Head over to the Control Panel (Click Start / Settings / Control Panel ) and select "Accessibility Options".
On the "Keyboard" Tab, place a check in the checkbox next to "Use Sticky Keys".
Click OK to close the Accessibility Options window.
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So that's why the Stanton people have been fighting so wolfishly for delay, is it?
He had seen mustangs in that humor shake off their tormentors and tear them wolfishly with their fangs.
A three-mile pull brought us to the camp just as the night fell, and we stepped ashore very tired and wolfishly hungry.
He was thirty-one or two perhaps, long-limbed and wolfishly spare, like his elder brother, whom he resembled thus only.
Max Rostoff looked up from his desk, wolfishly aggressive-looking as ever.
The next thing Grif did was to tear a piece out of the loaf and wolfishly devour it.
He was wolfishly hungry, and the dishes he looked upon gave him back assurances by sight and smell that he was very happy as well.
Still the Indians ate, voraciously, wolfishly, as though they could never get enough.
A joker of an extremely, not to say wolfishly practical character, he looked, under those circumstances.
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Haven't seen this yet but would tend to say ''Shoot 'til he stops''. Meaning stops any aggression - tho indeed chances are ''drop'' will be a consequence.
I wonder how many of us if faced with the extreme of situations would fire two and wait to assess? The luxury of thinking time would never be very likely and I daresay we would be getting into multiples before really seeing whether the threat had been properly negated.
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A member of Sweden's Center Party decided it was time the world learned about Jewish plots to take over the world. According to Ove Sviden, them clever Jews were behind Adolf Hitler and helped him get power in Germany so the infamous so-called Holocaust incident in which "allegedly" millions of Jews were killed in order to solicit sympathy for a Jewish state in Palestine. "Who won the Second World War? The Jews! They got a state… It's not a coincidence." It is clear, Jews conspired with Jewish Adolf Hitler to pretend there were deatgh camps when, in actuality, east European Jews were transported to Argentine during the war while millions were sent to Florida and California where they spent the war in sunny climes.
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From another fine WW II feature from Britains Daily Mail ...............
A very flawed hero: Douglas Bader - the brave but foolish egomaniac who led squadrons of the few
By TONY RENNELL
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Douglas Bader led more than 100 Hurricane and Spitfire Pilots
Every night was boys' night out, and the place to party was the officers' mess. There, young fighter pilots facing the prospect of dying in the morning let their Brylcreemed hair down and drowned their fears and sorrows with drink, pranks and dares — all the careless bravado that concealed, for a while, the ugly side of war.
And before the night was out at RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk and the boys retired to their Nissen huts for some shut-eye, each member of this very special clan signed his name in the small autograph book kept at the bar by a steward, Norman Phillips.
The book filled up with names who were legends in wartime Britain — Wing Commander Douglas Bader, Squadron Leader Bob Stanford-Tuck and more than a hundred other Hurricane and Spitfire pilots who had fought the Battle of Britain in the skies over southern England in the autumn of 1940.
At some stage during the war, its cardboard cover was rebound with leather cut from a chair in the mess by Bader himself.
When Winston Churchill got to hear of it, he called it 'a book of heroes', the name which was then etched on the front. 'God forbid it should ever be lost,' he said.
It wasn't. The book survives, a unique record of The Few. Yesterday it was sold at auction for £33,600, more than four times the estimate. It was bought by ex-fireman George Ridgeon, who said: 'If it was not for these people who signed that book, I would not be here today.'
If we have a yearning for such simpler times with a clearer sense of right and wrong and a willingness to put self to one side for the greater good, then that's because such qualities seem to have deserted us in the 21st century. But it would be a mistake to think that heroism has gone for ever.
Ironically, many of those young men who flocked to join the RAF at the outbreak of war in 1939 did so out of fear. They had learnt from World War I veterans that the worst place to fight was on the ground.
So they opted to fly because it seemed safer than dying under an artillery battery. In the event, attrition in the air was terrible.
I mean no disrespect when I say they were heroes by default. But then, I suspect, that is true of the majority of those who performed heroic deeds back then. With conscripted military forces, it was always a minority who went willingly to war.
Generals had a rule of thumb that they could rely on just one man in ten to lead the attack and risk his life without a second thought. The rest would follow and do their bit with greater or lesser reluctance.
Ex-fireman George Ridgeon bought the book, a unique record of The Few, for £33,600
There was heroism in this reluctance too. One of my favourite heroes is a young paratrooper about to fly to the battle at Arnhem in September 1944.
'Dear Mam,' he wrote in his next-of-kin letter, to be delivered if he did not return. 'Tomorrow we go into action. No doubt many lives will be lost — maybe mine. If by sacrificing my life I leave the world a slightly better place, then I am perfectly willing to make that sacrifice.
'Don't get me wrong. I am no flag-waving patriot nor do I fancy myself in the role of a gallant crusader. My little world is centred around you, Dad, everyone at home, my friends. That is worth fighting for — and if by doing so it improves your lot in any way, then it is worth dying for too.'
He was dead within hours of landing behind enemy lines.
It is a moot point who are the more heroic — the alpha males for whom the battlefield was a natural hunting ground, or those like this lad who had to conquer their fear.
The alpha males could also be dangerous as they threw caution to the wind. Bader was brave but often foolish. He overcame the loss of his legs in a pre-war flying accident — itself caused by his recklessness — to lead his squadron from the front.
But that bravado was a danger when, as a prisoner of war, he goaded the German guard, not only against him but the rest of the camp.
Many a parade of prisoners was prolonged for hours because of Bader. Hanging up a dummy of Hitler with a noose might have been a good prank for a schoolboy, but invited retaliation in a PoW camp.
Bader sought out risk as if addicted to it. He was self-centred, trying to force his way on to escape plans even though a man with tin legs could not get through a tunnel or over rooftops without jeopardising others. When he was turned down, he told the escape committee with breathtaking arrogance: 'The government at home would rather have me back than all the rest of you put together.'
Bar steward Norman Phillips kept the signatures of The Few in what was his autograph book
Next to his name, Douglas Bader put a photograph of himself
He refused to allow the medical orderly who shared his captivity to be repatriated in a swap of prisoners. 'He came here as my lackey and he'll stay as my lackey,' Bader insisted.
Compare him with a lesser-known RAF pilot, Sergeant Dixie Deans, known simply as 'Sarge', who assumed command of thousands of RAF PoWs in Stalag Luft VI. Deans saw it as his job to get them home.
With his quiet authority and wisdom, he kept his men from harm in the dark days towards the end of the war when there were genuine fears of Nazi reprisals against unarmed prisoners.
He stood jaw to jutting jaw with German commandants without ruffling feathers. And he got his men home, after a 500-mile march across Germany in the bitterest winter of the century.
To stop his men being mistaken for German soldiers and being strafed by RAF fighters, he rode through a battlefield on a bicycle to British lines. Then he rode back through the fighting to be with his men again and endure several more weeks as a prisoner.
Bader and Deans left the RAF at the end of the war — Bader to become a legend through a biography and a film, Deans to obscurity.
Hundreds of grateful men packed the RAF church in the Strand for Deans' funeral in 1989. He was described in an address as 'a much-loved man of rare quality. His heroism, his wisdom and his compassion will never be forgotten.'
It was heroism of a different sort from the aggressive, competitive and daredevil Bader. And today, there are still plenty of Baders, people who are brave, go their own way, defy authority, think nothing of their own safety and take ludicrous risks with others' lives. They might be rock stars, footballers, bankers. We wouldn't call them 'heroes'.
Pictured with his wife Thelma (right) and her sister Jill Addison, Bader stands outside Buckingham Palace where he was honoured
Bader was a hero because he had those same qualities and defects at a time of war. In a different place, who's to say he wouldn't have ended up a misfit?
There are also heroes in our much-slimmed-down armed forces now that we have a purely volunteer military. In Afghanistan, there is bravery on the battlefield, the selflessness of medics, the daring of helicopter pilots.
But what about civilian life far from that front line? Is that devoid of heroism? I think and hope not.
In wartime, heroism is a requirement. In normal times, it's a choice. It is my belief — sometimes in the face of the evidence presented by celebrity-culture and the me-too generation — that there are still lots of Dixie Deans out there, who quietly get on with doing their best.
For all the problems in the NHS and the state sector, there are selfless doctors, nurses, paramedics, teachers and so on whose lives never make the headlines. There are carers who look after the sick without complaint or reward, and the sick who transcend suffering in a way that is nothing short of heroic.
We all know people we think of as heroes because they do what we fear we would not have the guts or the generosity to do ourselves.
This is not to dumb-down the concept, but to say that self-sacrifice, heroism's essential component, takes many forms.
There may be less of a sense of service than this country once had, but there is more than we often give ourselves credit for.
Some of the spirit that inspired The Few lives on, and as Churchill said of the Book of Heroes: 'God forbid it should ever be lost.'
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A vacation rental in the heart of Idaho's hidden cycling paradise. Come spend a few days in historic Wallace, leave all the traffic behind, and explore some of the most incredible bicycle routes in the northwest.
This beautiful old home was built in the 1920's and features hardwood floors, tall ceilings, wood trim, and knotty pine walls. This 4 bedroom home feels like a welcoming lodge with many beds to accommodate a large group.
There are 3 bedrooms upstairs and one bedroom downstairs. The west room is a large room with a queen bed and a double futon. The east bedroom is the largest room with a queen bed and two twins, the smallest bedroom has a double bed, and the downstairs bedroom has a queen bed. In addition, there are 6 thick sleeping pads available. The entire house can accommodate 12 to 18 people.
Located 3 blocks west of the Center of the Universe in downtown Wallace. A short walk to coffee shop, restaurants, bars, grocery store, museums, antique store, etc.
A multi-sport training mecca: four different paved directions right out the door (no traffic), Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes stretches 65 miles west and 8 miles east, unforgettable switchbacks of Dobson and Thompson Passes to the north, Moon Pass to Avery and the Hiawatha Trail to the south, a maze of dirt road climbs, cut-offs, and loops make it a cross bike heaven, canyon walls lined with forest roads for mountain bikes and running, three blocks to outdoor pool with daily lap swim for $1, and short drive to Silver Mountain and Lookout Pass ski areas for summer/winter fun.
The kitchen is fully stocked with all items needed for everyday cooking.
All linens (bed and bath) are provided.
There is a TV (no cable), DVD, CD stereo system. A library of cycling movies and cycling books.
Please call Tana and Matt Seeley to inquire, (406)871-5991.
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I cannot say enough positive things. This was our first ever renting a vacation home and it was a great experience from beginning to end. To start, communication with the owners was fantastic: quick, complete, honest and exactly as described. I have to admit my first thought was "this is too good to be true" - but it wasn't. It was good and true. The house had all the amenities of a hotel room right down to bar soap, shampoos, full kitchen and all bedding and linens. It was clean and well maintained. Wallace as a town was fun, clean and safe and it was close to Lake Coeur d'Alene (45 minutes) and other attractions. We fit all 9 of us easily with more space if we needed it.
We would highly recommend it to anyone looking in the area! Thanks to the Seeleys for making our first try at vacation homes a huge success!
We had a great time at this house - very comfy, the beds are comfortable!! Tana is great to work with as well!!
Even though it was a one night stand, we enjoyed this house much more than motel rooms. It is a block from 'downtown' and so easy to walk to restaurants, the brewery and shops (if so inclined). We also stretched our legs walking up the nearby slope exploring the neighborhood. It is an old house with character, large rooms, well kept and equipped. But if don't like funky, it is not for you. A couple of things were sticky and required coaxing, but we made them work. I would have given it just 4 Stars based on quality, but given the price, friendly hosts and the space available, it is a great value, so this house gets an extra Star.
As luck would have it we arrived in Wallace in time for the Huckleberry Festival, and the Dobson Wheelhouse is right in character for this small town celebration. It's old, it's creaky, the drawers stick, the light switches are all in the wrong place, the cupboards are too high, and on and on and on… But, HEY! The house was built in the 1920's! We LOVED it! We hope the Seeley's don't change any of that, or we might as well stay at a cookie-cutter new condo somewhere. Thank you for taking us back to an earlier time. We really appreciate the small town atmosphere, the friendliness of the people and the ability to walk without fear anyplace in this sweet little town! If I remember right, Idaho is the Gem State and this little house in Wallace is an old, but sparkling little diamond in the rough! Don't miss it !
And while you're visiting Wallace be sure to have a meal at the 1313 Club or the Red Light Garage. Around the corner from the house, the Sierra Silver Mine tour gave me a new appreciation and admiration for my dad who used to work underground at the Sunshine Mine. Walk around town and peek into the many interesting little shops, and don't miss seeing an Old Time Melodrama at the 6th Street Theater! There's so much to do that you'd better plan to spend a week! Brink your bikes and ride the Coeur d'Alene Trail which goes right through Wallace, and then drive on up I-90 to Lookout Pass to ride the Hiawatha Trail. This is bicycling paradise!
Do some research before you come. Wallace is known for the fact that every downtown building is on the National Register of Historic Places, which is why the government had to go over the town instead of through it in order to complete the Interstate. In the local mining museum there lies in state the very last stoplight on Interstate 90 from west to east coast! I guess they had a pretty nice celebration with pallbearers and a coffin to take that last light to it's final resting place. Oh, and there's lots more! You've just gotta come and see it all by staying at the Dobson Wheelhouse!
We spent five nights at the Wheelhouse and found it the perfect base for our family biking adventures in the Silver Valley. The house was very clean and generously provisioned. We appreciated the comfortable furnishings, especially the good beds. Wallace's restaurants, museums, stores, and public pool are minutes away on foot. We did not need a car to do anything around town. The owners were great to work with. We hope to come back again and bring friends -- the house would be great for a group or extended family.
I can't say enough about how great this place is. It was our first experience doing a vacation rental so we were a little nervous.
We had 4 couples staying in the house and there was plenty of space for us. The kitchen was well stocked and the place was very clean. This location was perfect for our bike trip as its easy access to trails (the Hiawatha is a MUST if you are in the area) and its right in town so we could walk to dinner.
Also the mine tour in town was pretty interesting.
We will be back for sure!
Trolley Tour -- of Historic Wallace and a Silver Mine.
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Simon Cowell Rushes to NYC as Lauren Silverman Prepares to Give Birth
It's could be an extra-special Valentine's Day for Simon Cowell, as his preggers girlfriend Lauren Silverman just checked into a New York City hospital this morning (February 14).
According to press, the "American Idol" creator was notified that his lady was going into labor at Lenox Hill Hospital and immediately hopped on a private plane from the UK.
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NSA mass collection of phone data is legal, federal judge rules
• Dragnet program deemed 'controversial but lawful'
• Lawsuit brought by ACLU dismissed
- The Guardian, Friday 27 December 2013 11.52 EST
A legal battle over the scope of US government surveillance took a turn in favour of the National Security Agency on Friday with a court opinion declaring that bulk collection of telephone data does not violate the constitution.
The judgement, in a case brought before a district court in New York by the American Civil Liberties Union, directly contradicts the result of a similar challenge in a Washington court last week which ruled the NSA's bulk collection program was likely to prove unconstitutional and was "almost Orwellian" in scale.
Friday's ruling makes it more likely that the issue will be settled by the US supreme court, although it may be overtaken by the decision of Barack Obama on whether to accept the recommendations of a White House review panel to ban the NSA from directly collecting such data.
But the ruling from Judge William Pauley, a Clinton appointee to the Southern District of New York, will provide important ammunition for those within the intelligence community urging Obama to maintain the programme.
Judge Pauley said privacy protections enshrined in the fourth amendment of the US constitution needed to be balanced against a government need to maintain a database of records to prevent future terrorist attacks. "The right to be free from searches is fundamental but not absolute," he said. "Whether the fourth amendment protects bulk telephony metadata is ultimately a question of reasonableness."
Pauley argued that al-Qaida's "bold jujitsu" strategy to marry seventh century ideology with 21st century technology made it imperative that government authorities be allowed to push privacy boundaries.
"As the September 11 attacks demonstrate, the cost of missing such a threat can be horrific," he wrote in the ruling. "Technology allowed al-Qaida to operate decentralised and plot international terrorist attacks remotely. The bulk telephony metadata collection programme represents the government's counter-punch: connecting fragmented and fleeting communications to re-construct and eliminate al-Qaida's terror network."
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N.Y. Judge: NSA Spying "Imperils Civil Liberties of Every Citizen" but "Legal"
Written by Thomas R. Eddlem
Southern District of New York Judge William Pauley III declared in a December 27 decision that the NSA surveillance program — which draws in every American's telephone records without a warrant or probable cause — was "legal" even though it "imperils the civil liberties of every citizen." The decision contrasts sharply with a decision two weeks ago by Washington, D.C. District Court Judge Richard Leon that termed the warrantless surveillance program unconstitutional and "almost Orwellian."
Almost Orwellian was no problem for Pauley, who found that the Constitution should not get in the way of programs the government claims have worked: "The question for this Court is whether the Government's bulk telephony metadata program is lawful. This Court finds it is."
Pauley dismissed the lawsuit by the ACLU despite acknowledging that "This blunt tool works because it collects everything. Such a program, if unchecked, imperils the civil liberties of every citizen."
Metadata is the record created by a telephone call, and includes the number calling and the number called, as well as the time and duration of the call. The NSA also has other programs to collect Internet traffic and other data on Americans, but these other programs were not the subject of the lawsuit dismissed by Pauley.
Pauley claimed, however, that "Bulk telephony metadata collection is subject to extensive oversight by all three branches of government. It is monitored by the Department of Justice, the Intelligence Community, the FISC [Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court], and Congress."
Pauley's claim is not backed up by the facts, nor even by the text of his own 54-page decision. The public record is devoid of any serious restrictions on NSA created by the intelligence community or the Justice Department. And the FISC has turned out to be an NSA lapdog, not a watchdog. The Wall Street Journal reported back on June 9 that "From 1979 through 2012, the court overseeing the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has rejected only 11 of the more than 33,900 surveillance applications by the government, according to annual Justice Department reports to Congress."
Indeed, Pauley's decision — despite touting "extensive oversight" from FISA courts — acknowledged "there is no way for the Government to know which particle of telephony metadata will lead to useful counterterrorism information. When that is the case, courts routinely authorize large-scale collections of information, even if most of it will not directly bear on the investigation."
As for Congress' surveillance of the NSA, most members didn't even know about the program until Edward Snowden revealed it to the public. Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) noted that NSA briefings of Congress amounted to "a totally ridiculous game of twenty questions."
The court decision read more like an op-ed by NSA chief Keith Alexander than a neutral court ruling, as Pauley derided "judicial-Monday-morning-quarterbacking" by the Leon court. Throughout the wordy 54-page decision, Pauley never articulated any objective restriction on a search that would be a violation of the Fourth Amendment. Not, at least, an argument on the Fourth Amendment that would be even a "substantial" burden on the government. Pauley noted that "To obtain a section 215 order [under the Patriot Act], the Government must show (1) 'reasonable grounds to believe the tangible things south are relevant to an authorized investigation.'" But the "reasonable" standard is one defined by the U.S. Constitution's Fourth Amendment. Pauley argued that "Under section 215, the Government's burden is not substantial." But the Fourth Amendment explicitly defines a "reasonable" search as one with a warrant supported by an oath, probable cause and particularity in describing what will be found and where it will be found.
Pauley claimed in his decision that "The collection of breathtaking amounts of information unprotected by the Fourth Amendment does not transform that sweep into a Fourth Amendment search." Of course, all searches are subject to the Fourth Amendment; the amendment makes no exceptions for non-Fourth Amendment searches. The text of the Fourth Amendment reads:
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.


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In the past my S3 has had a catastrophic wiring overheating and melting incident (not of my doing I hasten to add) which now needs sorting out (read rewire). As part of this I was intending to replace the ignition and associated mechanics with a push button start. However, I do not want a repeat of the melty thing so just wanted to clarify a few things before I get going.
Brown wire = direct feed from battery +ve
Brown/red = feed to glow plugs
White/red = feed to starter solenoid
White = Everything else (via fuses)
So, one switch to connect brown to brown/red and brown to white (or should that be two so that glow plugs are switched off independently) and push button for brown to white/red connection. Hey presto, flick switches to arm system and then push button to start . . . . . . .
Have I got it right, or should I get ready for more smoke and melted plastic?
Thank you for any help that will put my mind at rest.


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One in 200 patients are given oral valium (5 mg) before ambulatory vein surgery, and
1) only if they are driven to and from the office by a family member or friend; and
2) if they are deemed to be very nervous at the time of initial consultation. Most patients do not need any type of anxiolytic or sedation in my practice.
These medications are mostly for the convenience of surgeons who need more time to do the procedure "without interruption" from talkative patients.


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Nokia Lumia 620 expert review
As Nokia continue to unleash their new range of Lumia devices, I got my hands on the 620 and decided to put it through its paces in our latest expert review. This stylish phone is one of Nokia's entry-level Windows 8 devices, and comes preloaded with a whole array of fantastic features such as NFC (Near Field Communication), Dolby Sound Enhancement and cloud services via Skydrive.
- Low price point
- Expandable memory up to 64GB
- Dolby Sound Enhancement
- Audio jack attached to back case
- Low battery capacity
Nokia have taken an extremely similar approach with the Lumia 620 that they took with the 820, namely a removable back case that fits perfectly giving the phone a sturdy uni-body look and feel. The back cover contains a little more than other devices as the audio jack and NFC reader are both firmly attached to it. The smooth glass finish on the front cover provides a premium look and feel that you would normally only expect to see on top tier devices. It seems as though Nokia have put as much thought into the design of the 620 as they did with their top end devices, the 820 and the 920.
Build quality
The overall build quality of the Lumia 620 leaves it feeling strong and sturdy, even with a thickness of 11mm and a weight of only 127g. Keeping inline with an on-going trend amongst Windows 8 devices, the Lumia 620 is available in a whole variety of colours consisting of lime green, orange, magenta, yellow, cyan, white and black. We were thoroughly impressed with the overall build.
Processor and RAM
The Lumia 620 isn't to be taken lightly, it may be pitched as an entry-level phone but Nokia have provided some premium hardware for the operating system, and this consists of:
- 1GHz Dual-Core Snapdragon Processor
The 620 is a lot more powerful than any entry level smartphone we have seen before and I quickly saw it unleash its power. The famous Live Tiles that all Windows Phone handsets bear swiftly greeted me. I decided to put it through its paces by launching a variety of apps to see how it would hold up; surprisingly it managed to continue running as smooth as when I first powered it on.
This could be down to the fact that all apps stop responding once you go back to your home screen, but it is safe to say that the small amount of RAM doesn't make a huge difference to overall performance. The synergy between the hardware and software components of the device has been well optimised here and it really shows.
Battery Life
Being such a small device, the Lumia 620 only holds a 1300mAh battery, but I have found it doesn't need any more than that. The Windows Phone operating system is battery friendly allowing you to get around 6 hours of heavy use out of this device, with around 14 hours of general use. To help extend the battery life there is a 'Battery Saver' feature, this disables some of the system services from running but still allows you to make and receive phones calls and text messages.
The 620 offers you everything you would expect from a top end smart phone such as Bluetooth and NFC (Near Field Communication), all that is missing is LTE 4G. NFC is becoming a lot more popular in top end phones but is always lacking on the entry level devices. Nokia have changed that, the addition of NFC has enabled the 620 to compete with the best of the best, but on a smaller scale.
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Personally, audio is one of the deciding factors when I am looking for a new phone. Nokia's partnership with Dolby has proven to be a fruitful one, as we have seen with the 820 and 920, and now the 620 has joined the club providing blissful tunes wherever you may be. I tested the power of the Dolby out with a select few tracks from different genres and found the audio was clean, crisp and powerful; I didn't want to turn it off.
Nokia have loaded the 620 with a 5 mega-pixel rear camera and a standard VGA (0.3 mega-pixel) front camera. The rear camera serves multiple purposes from taking photos, recording videos in 720p HD and Nokia's own augmented-reality 'City Lens' app. The camera can even be launched from a locked state by holding down the in-built camera button located on the right-hand side of the device. I was pleasantly surprised when I took a few test shots with the 620, the quality was far better than I expected, leaving me gob smacked that this was even considered an entry-level device. Nokia have certainly continued the trend of market leading camera technology here and the quality is outstanding for the price.
The Lumia 620 comes with an equally beautiful screen to match its fantastic design, coming in with a respectable set of specs:
- 3.8-inch screen
- Clear Black Display
- 480 x 800 resolution
- 246ppi (pixels per inch)
After comparing to other devices of this size and spec the screen on the 620 wins hands down. It offers up deep blacks combined with bright, rich colours which provided me with an really impressive viewing experience when watching videos.
Operating System
The Lumia 620 comes preloaded with Windows Phone 8, the latest instalment of Microsoft's smartphone operating system. For the 620 to fully function you will need to sign in, or create, a Microsoft Live ID. The Windows Live ID allows you to download applications from the store, backup settings and also provides the integration with SkyDrive. Windows phone 8 comes loaded with an impressive set of apps, from every day use apps to Nokia's own additions, these apps offer a better and personal experience, a selection of these apps consist of:
- Nokia City Lens
- Nokia Music
- Microsoft Office suite
- One Note
Nokia City Lens is an augmented reality application using the camera to allow you to view local attractions; such as restaurants, shops, hotels, landmarks and public transport. I found this can be quite handy, when looking at a map it can be difficult to gauge in which direction the location you are searching for is located. With City Lens it displays what is in directly front of you and how far away it is, when you move the camera in another direction, the display swiftly updates the locations.
Nokia Music is an app that combines both your personal library and an unlimited streaming service, for free, although there is a catch to it. You are only able to skip through 6 tracks per hour and your music quality isn't as high as it would be if you purchased a subscription to the service. I found this to be quite an intriguing application to which I spent a few hours using while I had hold of the device for while.
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Office is a crucial part of my day to day life, from checking emails in Outlook, to editing documents in Word and Excel. This is something that is becoming increasingly common in the busy world we live in. Combining the ability to edit your documents on the run and storing your files on Microsoft's SkyDrive service, to which you are provided 7GB for free, I was able to continue my work from where I left it previously by using my computer at home.
I had never used One Note before testing out this phone, but I have come to love it. One Note is an app that allows you to write notes, add checklists, create voice notes and even add pictures into it. This can be extremely handy in meetings, lectures or even for use as a shopping list. My favourite feature to this was that I could pin each individual note to my start screen, leaving me a nice live tile to easily gain access back to it.
Who is this phone for
The Lumia 620 is aimed at people looking to purchase their first smartphone. It's a small, neat and powerful device that provides a simple and easy-to-use experience through its live tile layout. If you're looking at a first time smartphone experience, it's very hard to look past this little beauty.
Agent's Verdict
The Lumia 620 is a beautiful looking device and the inclusion of NFC, expandable memory and Nokia's own applications makes this a must-consider handset for anyone looking to get their first smartphone or upgrade from an older device. The audio quality is crisp and clean through the Dolby Enhancement and screen quality is unrivalled in this end of the market.
Compared to anything else at this device's price point it's tough to match but its lack of horsepower may leave more experienced smartphone users wanting a touch more. A great step forward for Windows Phone and Nokia though, and an exciting entry into the entry-level market.
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SedumSod – Easy, Dig Free Gardening
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This ground cover can take some dampness and is not as drought tolerant as other ground covers. Needs more shade in hot areas .
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I like to do a number of containers with Hosta since they are a hardy shade perennial with beautiful foliage & easy to care for. I was looking for something to dress up my shaded front entryway. I had a black pot and wanted something with yellow foliage.
Here's this simple container recipe:
-1 black container
-3 Hosta Lemon Lime (1 qt pots)
-Few stones for contrast
In the winter, I put the whole pot in my storage shed and try to water it in February or so because the roots will get rather dry and then change the soil early in the season before the shoots are up. One year, I forgot about this pot completely and the shoots had turned white and were 3″ tall. I simply cut these shoots back when I finally placed it outside for the season and they rebounded nicely with their normal color.
This container garden took me about 10 minutes to plant and has given me so far over 3 years of season long enjoyment. If you wanted to mix and match this up a bit – you can use a bright colored Heuchera such as Berry Smoothie.
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A Hoot for Heuchera – 2 Stunning New Coral Bells for the Shade Garden
Two new Heucheras (Coral Bells) really caught my eye last summer – Cinnamon Curls & Blackberry Ice.
Heucheras are one of my favorite low growing shade plants. They are great on their own and I love using them to punch up color in my shade perennial garden. Boy, do they do a great job!
There are lots of Coral Bells on the market to select from, so anything new has to be unique, improved and a good garden performer, especially in the heat & humidity of summer. Both have been rigorously testing & trialed in the Proven Winners program.
Heuchera Dolce Cinnamon Curls. This coral bell has unique copper cinnamon coloring in the foliage. Leaves are very nicely ruffled and the glossy sheen comes out when you give it a couple of hours of sun a day. I love pairing this with a nice blue Hosta.
Heuchera Dolce Blackberry Ice. How sweet this one is. Eye popping & richly saturated purple & silver foliage will pump up any dull shade corner.
Combination possibilities are so numerous it makes my head spin, but I love how it accents a number of grey foliage plants such as Brunnera Jack Frost and Pulmonaria.
What a terrific shade plant to pump up a dull, dreary part of your perennial shade garden.
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Since I am a pretty goofy puppy still, although my first birthday is close at hand, I still have to get into everything. One night, about a week before Christmas, I ran out into the wood pile and tryed to impale my right front leg on a sharp stick. Dad was very calm, but Mom freaked out when she saw it and rushed me off to the vet. Turns out I did a great job, got the stick about 3 inches into my leg and broke the tip off in there. Mom was pretty mad, and said no gifts for me for Christmas. The emergency vet visit cost a bundle! SO all I got was a sticky bun; but I think they felt bad because soon after I got a new nylabone. Anyhow, Happy New Year!
Ah to be a puppy in the fall. Spent the afternoon bothering the big dog and chewing fallen pinecones to bits. Helped garden and clean up the yard by removing choice sticks from the pile and racing around madly with them until they submitted to being shredded into respectable sized splinters. Helped fetch the boy off the big yellow bus, ate some grass and chased some bugs out in the yard. The little old dog the family is looking after only grumbled in Ralph's direction once or twice. Managed to get through the day without hearing "Ralphie! Drop it! Leave it! Raphie NO NO NO!". All in all, a very good day!
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I read e-books as much as anyone on the planet. It is not unusual for me to page through three or four of them a week, using an assortment of different gadgets to read them. I use two different reading programs to do this, both Kindle for iPhone and eReader Pro on different devices. Amazon (s amzn) only provides two vehicles for consuming its Kindle book content, the Kindle and the iPhone. Ereader Pro can be used on Windows, Macs, iPhones and Windows Mobile devices, to name just a few. The inability to read Kindle e-books on multiple non-Kindle platforms is the sole reason I don't buy more Kindle books. I'm not the only one in this situation, as ink blogger Cheryl Jones points out in an ink post on Late To The Party:
I have no doubt that Amazon has sold Kindles and books due to having the iPhone version. Making at least a Windows version that can be run on UMPCs and Tablet PCs makes sense. The goal is to sell e-books, and opening up the target market could be as simple as a new version. I only recently discovered how nice the ThinkPad x200 is for reading e-books with the big 12-inch screen and touch capability for turning pages.


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Wanna hear a secret? I grew just as tired of the Popstars battles as the rest of you either were too polite to mention or were nice enough to not scream at me about. So I've decided that I'd listen to you Schmoes and move on from that, even though we were supposed to head into a final battle this week where everyone would agree that Katy Perry was better than Nelly Furtado and Christina Aguilera. Instead, let's focus on the babes from THOR: THE DARK WORLD since they're all super hot and a much more even match.
Jaimie Alexander
She's cut her hair into that cute little shaggy bob and she's definitely not looking any worse for the wear considering that chopping your locks can be a death nell in Hollywood, proving that Sif is not only a warrior woman to watch out for but Jaimie Alexander is a superfly hottie to boot.
Kat Dennings
I love Kat Dennings so much that I'm proud to watch "2 Broke Girls" just for her... and end up actually liking the show after it grew on me for 2+ seasons now. No, I don't think Kat is sexy just because of her large bosom, but it helps. I think she's a strong, funny, likable gal who isn't just another cookie from the cutter.
Natalie Portman
Natalie is honestly my least favorite beauty from the THOR movies, if I have to pick from the three, she's going to pull the short end of the stick. But Nat is a tip-top actress and isn't unattractive by any means. Let's just say that I have a hard time picking the frontrunner and prefer my hotties off the beaten path.
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4 Stars Cabinet Pull Handles - Brass
John Tedesco from IA wrote (April 07, 2013):
Pros: Quality of the product is outstanding. Close representation to the real thing on the website. No blemished finishes.
Cons: Took a long time to arrive on both occasions (back-ordered). 3 inch handles required some drilling on the cabinets to fit properly. This would not be bad, but I have installed two previous sets of 3 inch hardware with no drilling required.