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Making Sense of AT&T's $48.5 Billion Bid to Buy DirecTV
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Choice us becoming an illusion:
AT&T agreed on Sunday to buy the satellite television operator DirecTV for $48.5 billion, trying to tilt the balance of power with media companies as the market for broadband Internet and video shifts.
With the acquisition, AT&T becomes the latest telecommunications giant seeking to establish an even greater reach.
Comcast agreed in February to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion, a bid to become the country's dominant provider of cable TV and high-speed Internet access. And Sprint, which is controlled by the Japanese telecom company SoftBank, has made no secret of its desire to merge with T-Mobile USA, creating a serious rival to Verizon and AT&T.
"The media chessboard is moving more this year than it has in the past decade," said Richard Greenfield, a media analyst with the brokerage firm BTIG. "You're seeing major shifts. Everyone is jockeying for position."
The newest round of consolidation may weigh heavily on the minds of government regulators, who have expressed growing concern that the nation's television and Internet services are increasingly controlled by just a few corporate behemoths.


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Debbie Ahl supports capital/major gifts staff – Maria Tringale, Susan Peecher and Anita Yen, making travel arrangements, scheduling meetings, and occasional luncheons. She is the point person for the office – ordering office supplies, contacting facilities and OIT when problems arise or help is needed. Debbie coordinates Development's three budgets and works closely with Alumni Relations and Dental Fund budgets when submitting quarterly projections. Debbie also assists staff in all departments when help is needed.
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Debbie lives in Reading with her husband Michael and has four grown children: a son, Ryan, and three daughters, Micaela, Anna and Ashley; and one grandson, Justin

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While I had heard a lot of good things about the hotel, I had not been able to forge my own opinion until last November. I had the pleasure to deal with the staff at the Brooklodge hotel for a few months last year as I was helping organising a big birthday party. The planning and organisation took place over a few months so I got to know the BrookLodge and its staff quite well!
BrookLodge is quite different from any other hotel I have ever visited. It is not just a hotel, it is a village (Macreddin Village) Between the hotel and the village you will find: a pub, an Italian restaurant, an organic restaurant, a fabulous spa, beautiful grounds, a golf course, a café and even an equestrian centre to name but a few.
The Hotel reception feels very warm and welcoming. On cold days, you are greeted by a warm and glowing fire. Checking-in is a relaxed affair with a large desk and some comfortable chairs, nearly as if you were sitting down to have a cup of coffee with a friend. Even though it is a large hotel, it feels intimate and you do not realise how big it actually is.
The hotel is split between BrookLodge and BrookHall, which is a few hundred meters from the main building: our party used both. There is also a reception hall called the River room in BrookHall, which is where we held the event. Our room was in BrookLodge and as we had brought our little dog along (yes, it is a dog friendly hotel with only a few rooms designated as dog friendly) was on the ground floor. I could not fault our room. It was spotless, well equipped and comfortable!
One thing you will notice at the BrookLodge is their love for good food and their commitment to the environment. Food is something they take very seriously indeed and it shows. Every meal we have had there was simply delicious. Good food is about fresh and natural ingredients are used; and this is a philosophy they have grasped extremely well. It is all about good quality food!
What I like about the BrookLodge is that while you do get the feeling of being away in a hotel, when you push that front door, it feels as if you have arrived in the home of a friend or family member. There is a definite warmth about the place which makes you instantly comfortable.
Another point I also need to cover is the staff…. Any establishment can have stunning grounds, lovely rooms etc… but what makes it stand apart is the experience, the service received. It is obvious that the staff are committed to make one's experience the best as possible as nothing is impossible for them. They will do their best to ensure that you are well looked after. A special and massive thank you to Suzanne and Tara who have been such a joy to deal with. They have worked so hard to ensure that our event was a success and that what we wanted was produced, and it was. So, thank you ladies!!! It was so much fun planning the whole thing with you!
All our 100 guests had a memorable week end and commented on how beautiful the property was and how amazing service was! Now… a 100 cannot be wrong, can't they?
Feedback from Party Byrne – 24th January 2014Wednesday, February 5th, 2014
Some kind words from Party Byrne who were guests with us on the 24th and 25th of January for an 80th Birthday celebration.
This is my trip advisor review..and its genuine.
If Wicklow be the garden of Ireland, the brooklodge is the rose of the garden. My wife and I stayed here as part of a party of 12, celebrating my father in law's 80th birthday. From our arrival at 2pm to our departure the next day, everything was just exceptional. The staff were calm, professional, friendly and were very genuine in their care and attention to us. The grounds, which we took a short stroll through are immaculately kept and the small church is picture postcard perfect and straight out of a scene from "Little House On The Prairie". After a beautiful bowl of homemade Butternut squash soup (it was a cold day), myself and the male members of the party headed to Actons for a drink..The fire was lighting and it was tempting to stay in the cosy bar.
The room we had was also perfect and was overlooking the grounds in front of the church. The room was warm and fresh with a flat screen TV which included SKY Sports among it's channels.. Very important!!
Finally, dinner..three words come to mind fantastic, fantastic, and fantastic. Our party are full of foodies and The Strawberry Tree restaurant did not disappoint. From starter to birthday cake it was so tasty and fresh and the organic wine was very well priced . The service was professional,friendly and non intrusive.
Oh..Breakfast. There was no panic on being down for breakfast. I think people were still coming in well after 11am. Again, everything was cooked fresh and the pastries on display were too good to leave behind.
We shall return…very soon.
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Helps with depletion of energy (so when there is utter exhaustion) AND overload of energy (so calms when you wake up at night and can't go back to sleep). This self help hold helps the crossing energies, helps clear the chest and the waist, helps protect the heart. Also useful for coughs and to help clear the voice.
Mary Burmeister was said to never really prefer any one hold above another, but that she called this one 'a little gem'.


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When youre wounded and left on Afghanistans plains,
And the women come out to cut up what remains,
Just roll to your rifle and blow out your brains,
And go to your God like a soldier.
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"You can get more with a kind word and a gun than you can with a kind word alone." - Al Capone
The second amendment is the reset button of our Constitution.
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In December of 2011 I was pushing some things around the garage when I noticed a cardboard box was starting to get weak on the bottom. Oh no! This whole tower of crap is going to land right on the TT and scratch the paint! The balancing act continued for what seemed an eternity - about 3 seconds - before the top box fell right onto the hood of the car. I pushed the rest of the stack the other way and used the re-bound inertia to bring myself back to the box on the car - afraid to drag it across
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Finally home this week and I started tearing down the car to see what clues I can find.
Unfortunately, I'm starting to think there is something wrong with my 3rd gear shift fork. From what I can see, the shifter will run through all the gears without the clutch, but it does hit every position (so there's no missing linkage). I verified by removing the airbox and shfiting through the positions at the tranny then looking into the car to see that the shifter changed position.
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After 1 year of driving, I'm loving the car again. But at the same time, I'm getting that itch for a new car again. The last new car I bought was a Truck. I want a new toy, and while the TT is great - some of the newer cars are really enticing. The Boxster has improved and I love the newer interiors. I could almost see myself driving a Nissan/Infiniti (2 door), and yet the long commute has me hankering for a big 2 door coupe (CLS, 650, etc..) I have a trip to Vietnam coming
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The Road to Recovery
About a year ago, I landed a project in the Bay Area. I found that I preferred driving instead of flying due to the convenience -- no airport security, freedom to drive around after work hours, could bring along things like razors and toothpaste that are banned from my carry-ons. Extra pairs of shoes, several laptops and equipment.. To top it off, I get reimbursed for mileage at the gov't rate: $.55/mile.
What a great opportunity to use the TT! It's
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Short Honeymoon
I wouldn't say the Honeymoon period was "short" - perhaps it was more, "delayed."
See, the car showed issues the minute it was delivered to me at the dealership. The lot attendant pulled the car up to the front of the dealership. I had stopped in after work to do the dealership, and the salesman followed me home to drop off the car I was driving so that I could come back to drive the TT home.
The salesguy and I are
I fell in love with the lines of the TT since the concept debuted while I was in college. I would sit in class and draw the shape over and over as doodles in my notebook. I was in my 2nd job out of college when the New Beetle debuted. I had a 1966 Beetle and was pretty excited about the upcoming New Beetle. I had a deposit on the MY2000 1.8T New Beetle and finally got mine in late 1999. I hadn't really thought of the TT any more, so it was just kind of "out of sight, out of mind."


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Are the Pancreatic Serum Proteins Pancreatic Stone Protein (PSP) and Pancreatitis-Associated Protein (PAP) Predictive for the Development of Sepsis? Retrospective Study in Trauma Patients With Soft Tissue Defects.
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
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Retrospective analysis of PSP- and PAP-serum levels in trauma patients with soft tissue defects and possible correlation with the incidence and onset of infection and sepsis.
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Top 10 Insights that May Change Your Life for the Better
Throughout your life, you've learned many lessons that have changed the way you think, act and live.
But no matter how valuable the lesson, it is not fun to learn it the hard way.
Some say these learning pains are unavoidable and necessary for the learning to stick. This may be true for some people but for many of us, the same lessons can be learned without having to the suffer.
To learn lessons the easy way, you need three things:
- Awareness of the lesson to be learned
- Intellectual understanding of the lesson and how it applies to you
- Belief that it does apply to you
This article can help you with the first two criteria. The third part is all up to you.
If you prefer to learn your lessons the hard way or if you believe the lessons of others don't apply to you, feel free to stop reading now.
For those of you who want to save yourself some time, money and energy, here are my top life-changing insights:
1. The effectiveness of your communication is measured by the feedback that you get.
How effective you are as a communicator has nothing to do with your intentions. It has everything to do with the other person's response. I used to believe that as long as my intentions were good, any miscommunication was the fault of the other person. How can it be my fault if they don't get it?
I've come to realize that I was wrong. If you're not getting the response you want, YOU need to change YOUR approach, not the other person.
If you have a nagging parent, you've experienced this firsthand. They remind you to do this and to do that, all with the best intentions in mind, but how often do you listen? How often are you grateful for these reminders? Nagging parents rarely get the response they're looking for. They don't realize that they're the ones that need to change. Instead, they use their noble intentions as an excuse for continuing their ineffective actions.
To measure how effective you are, forget your intentions and look at the feedback you're getting.
2. Follow your passion using your strengths to get the best return for your time and energy.
We are all allotted 24 hours every day. What you achieve with your life depends on how you use those 24 hours. Unfortunately, there are so many options that it is easy to choose activities that do not give you the best return for your time and energy. Walk into any corporate office and you can easily find examples of people engaging in low-return activities.
To have an impact in the world and to live to your full potential, follow your passion and support that passion with your interests and strengths in a sustainable way.
- Your passion tells you WHY you're doing what you're doing.
- Your interests will decide WHAT you should do to achieve your WHY.
- Your strengths will determine HOW you're going to accomplish WHAT you set out to do.
Focus on activities that use your strengths because that will give you the most return for your time. Improving your weaknesses usually don't pay because that time can be better spent working on your strengths. If you have activities on your to-do list that play to your weaknesses, either remove them or find someone else to help you with them.
If you're not sure where to begin, I recommend following these step-by-step instructions:
- Start by looking within. Think about your values and beliefs and create a personal mission statement that answers WHY you believe you've been put on this earth. There is no right or wrong answer. If you don't have a personal mission statement, take some time now to create one. If you are uncertain, choose one for now knowing you have the flexibility to change it as you learn more about yourself.
- Identify your top interests and strengths along with the activities that use those interests and strengths to move your mission forward. If you're not sure what your strengths are, take an aptitude test or check out The Strengths Finder. To pin down some of your interests, think of personal experiences where you lose track of time because you were so engaged or books you can't put down.
- Analyze the activities you've just identified and select the ones that people are willing to pay you to do so you can sustainably continue to do them.
Get started on these steps as soon as possible. Every minute you delay is another minute being wasted on low-return activities. Give yourself a reality check by tracking how you are currently spending your time. Do this for a few weeks and analyze your time logs. How much time do you spend using and honing your strengths to move your mission forward?
3. People do the best that they can with what they know.
This insight has greatly improved my interpersonal relationships. I have realized that people, who are rude, disrespectful or exhibit any other negative behavior, really don't know any better. Their actions stem from strategies that they truly feel are the best ones to handle the current situation.
This can be extremely frustrating if you have access to better strategies. The key is to understand that the other person didn't have the same experiences and insights that you've had and therefore should not be held accountable.
It's like blaming a two-year old for drawing on the walls. They really don't know any better and it's unfair to blame them for being ignorant of the impact of their actions. They are doing the best that they can with what they know. Realizing this may help you give other people the benefit of the doubt and empathize with their situation. This was a game changer for me.
One application of this insight is to give other people a break including those from your past who have wronged you. Your parents, your former bosses, even random strangers did what they thought were the right things to do. Forgive, truly forget and move on.
This rule also holds true when dealing with yourself. Don't be so hard on yourself – you're doing the best that you can with what you know.
The best way to cure ignorance is through education. Keep learning new things. If you're dealing with difficult people, empathize and be curious about their strategies. By taking the initiative to listen and understand, you open others up to you and your ideas. When they give you permission, recommend a book, a movie or a person that will expose them to better strategies for life. Just be careful not to cross the line from being helpful to preachy.
4. There is no such thing as "can't".
I've written about this insight in detail (click here to read).
5. Change happens only when the other person perceives real value for them to change.
Face it – you're never going to change anyone who doesn't want to change. The only way someone will change is if they truly believe your proposed behavior or idea is more beneficial to them than their previous behavior or idea. They make this decision based on their values, not yours.
We are all selfish in the sense that we care about our well-being. We're wired to adopt the best strategies that will help us in life. When you ask someone to change, you're telling them that your strategy is better than their current one. If they agree with you then you'll get change. If they don't agree with you, then nothing will happen.
Look at the different times in your life when you've accepted and rejected change. How did you decide one way or the other?
If you're looking to change someone, clearly show them the benefits they'll receive from adopting your proposed behavior. In addition, help them see that your way is better than other alternatives including their current strategy. To do that effectively, you need to understand what they valued in their old strategy. This won't be easy but if you can get them to accept your strategy as being better, they will gladly change their behavior.
6. Money is an amplifier.
Many people, my mother included, view money in a negative way. The pervasive view is that it's bad to be rich because money corrupts people. It's not hard to see why they would feel that way when the media shows ample examples to support their views.
Despite all the press, I've come to realize that money is not evil. It merely acts as an amplifier. If you want to do good things, money will allow you to do more good things than you can without money. If you want to bad things, money will allow you to do more of that as well. To make a significant impact in the world, you need a good amount of money. That's just how the world, at this moment, works.
Are you financially free? If not, what is your plan for financial freedom?
If you don't have one, why not?
The simple but arduous road to financial freedom involves:
- maximizing income,
- minimizing expenses,
- saving as much as you can and
- investing those savings so it can grow beyond inflation.
The earlier you start, the faster you'll become financially independent. For those of you who are against denying yourself the finer things in life, think of all the grander things you are missing out on because you are not financially free.
7. The identity you give yourself is who you become.
Who you are on the outside is directly connected to the story you tell yourself on the inside. If you tell yourself that you're a successful business professional, you'll dress, talk, walk and act in a way that mirrors that belief. If you believe you're inept, then your actions will confirm that as well. Your self-identity dictates who you attract, who you socialize with, how you act relative to others, etc.
The common misperception is that identity is fixed. People often say that they're "keeping it real" to excuse their bad habits and behaviors. They try to hold on to their identity without realizing that from the minute they were born, their identity has been continuously changing on many levels. They went from baby to toddler to teen to worker to parent. They've gone from student to the new guy to the seasoned veteran.
Aim high when you decide on your identity because you will live up to the expectation and image that you set for yourself. Tell yourself the story of success that you want and your reality will reflect that. You can decide what your identity is at any time. Don't give that power away to others. If you don't like where you are now or where you're headed, jumpstart your life by reinventing yourself.
8. When truth is relative, being right is irrelevant.
I can believe something to be true and someone else can believe a contradicting idea to be true and we may both be right.
Sounds a bit strange, doesn't it? Shouldn't the truth be absolute?
It's easy to think that life is black and white. If we all have the same facts, we should all draw the same conclusions. This might work if we all had the same brain, lived in the same way with the same experiences but we don't. By the time outside stimuli reach our brain for processing, it has already been put through our personal filters. What gets analyzed by my brain is very different from what gets analyzed by your brain despite the same stimuli. This allows for both of us to come up with equally valid conclusions even if they contradict.
Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking Fast and Slow, is right when he said,
"We have an unlimited ability to ignore our ignorance".
Before I realized my ignorance, I spent a good amount of time trying to prove that I was right. Understanding now that everyone is entitled to their own truths, it doesn't make sense to argue about right or wrong. The focus should be on getting what I want. The next time you are arguing with a loved one or colleague, ask yourself, "Am I trying to build a stronger relationship or am I trying to be right?" This will help you resolve your argument fairly quickly (hint: being right is often wrong).
The difference between strong communicators and weak communicators are those who are curious about the other person's views and can build a bridge from their own view. Ask yourself – what assumptions is the other person making that makes their story true? Resist the tendency to think the other person is either slow or missing information and that is why they are coming up with faulty conclusions. In many cases, we may be the slow one that's missing information.
Dogma is dangerous.
Consider the idea of relative truth (or not).
9. Other people's values and traits rub off on you.
Whether you like it or not, the people you surround yourself with will have a strong influence on you. It doesn't matter how old you are or how resolute you are in your beliefs and identity, you will end up adopting the thoughts, values and behaviors of the people you spend the most time with.
We all want to belong and we subconsciously behave in ways that gain the approval of those around us. You don't realize this because it happens incrementally. You are constantly taking one step closer to the group until you eventually fall in direct step with everyone in the group. There are examples all around you. Think of your friends who've changed dramatically because they began spending time with a very different group of people.
Siblings prove this point well. Same family, same upbringing, very similar genes and yet siblings can be very different. If you look carefully, the difference that makes the difference is the people they spend most of their time with.
"When the character of a man is not clear to you, look at his friends."
– Japanese Proverb
Who are the people you spend most of your time with? Do they embody the qualities you look up to? If not, what are you going to do about it?
Make a conscious decision to spend less time with people you don't want to become. If some of these people are your close friends, you may feel disloyal. This is normal. Just understand that they will rub off on you just like you will rub off on them. What might help you feel less guilty is knowing that people spend less time with their close friends all the time and they don't get judged negatively for it.
- New parents spend less time with their single friends.
- College students spend less time with their childhood friends.
- Those who work spend less time with those who don't.
You don't have to feel guilty. Just because you don't see each other often, doesn't mean you can't stay friends.
Use this rule to your advantage. Be selective with who you spend time with and choose people who are already where you want to be so you grow when you conform to the group. The key is to find groups that will pull you up as opposed to those that will pull you down.
10. The choice is always yours and that makes you completely responsible.
Almost everything that happens to us is a result of our choices. Whether our life is good or bad, we're a direct contributor. This insight has had the most impact on my life.
The minute you hold yourself accountable for your life's results, you become empowered to resolve issues and take pride in your accomplishments. Those who don't take responsibility remain helpless because they blame something or someone else for their troubles. Their lives never get better because they've already decided that it's not their fault and there is nothing they can do about it.
Many first meetings I have with clients are whine and pity parties. They complain about how unfair it is that their boss or company mistreats them or their colleagues take advantage of them. Just before they go into their well-rehearsed rant of being underpaid and overworked, I stop them and ask, "Why don't you just quit? There are plenty of other companies out there."
This usually opens up a floodgate of excuses for why they can't quit – weak economy, bills to pay, waiting for retirement, etc. After they finish, with empathy I point out that it's still a choice that they've made and they're paying the consequences of that choice. Those who accept the idea become my clients and we work on a game plan to transition into a better situation. Those who continue with "Yeah, but …" get their coaching fee refunded in full and an offer to contact me after they stop playing the role of victim.
If you want power over your life, frame everything that happens to you as a consequence of your choices. If you truly believe that, your life will improve.
11. No one is coming to the rescue.
This is a bonus insight for finishing the first ten. I'll keep it short and sweet.
Stop waiting for someone to solve your problems.
Everyone is busy with their own issues.
No one is coming to save you.
Take control of your life.
Any help is bonus.
You can do it.
Take time to read through these insights again. Print them out. Highlight helpful points. Share this article with your friends, family and colleagues.
Also, think about how these insights might apply to you. Learn them the easy way by understanding each insight and believing that it applies to you. Try one on each month and see if they fit. If you get through all of these principles, you may want to check out 13 more from Matthew McConaughey.
I'm always interested in learning lessons the easy way. What strategies or ideas have significantly improved your life?
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I really take issue with the fact that you mention that where you are in your life is a series of your own choices. I think what you forgot to mention is that, while this is true, many people because of a rough upbringing or because of low self-esteem make poor decisions in life. Like another one of your articles talks about, "People do the best with what they know in any given situation". If someone is rude or unmannerly, it's probably because that is what they learned or saw growing up. That is probably how they were treated by their parents, siblings, teachers, etc. I am at a place in my life b/c of the choices that I have made out of low self-esteem. I am a college graduate, but chose to get married and have children right off the bat after I graduated from college b/c I felt (at the time) that marrying my husband was the last chance for me at love. I had been a serial "jerk" magnet beforehand and was tired of being mistreated by men. My husband came along and was actually half way decent so I latched on to him. I then went on to have children and decided to be a stay-at-home mom. I have been married for the past 14 years. Because of this decision, I am now almost 40, hold a Bachelor's degree in Communications and I'm a cashier at a department store making $9 an hour. Could my life be any more backwards? I never worked in the field of Communications after I earned my Bachelor's degree because I was afraid of failing as a career person. Fear, low self-esteem, never feeling 'quite good enough' has brought me to the place where I am in life.. Am I a victim of circumstance? I think so. My parents both had low self-esteem and passed that on to their children. My father's dream for me was to "marry a good Catholic man". Give me a break! I chose to go to college, I put myself through college and I graduated. Somehow, the seed that he planted about me marrying, ended up happening. People can get stuck in their thinking that they only deserve so much out of life. That has been me. While I am thankful to have found a good man and have 2 beautiful children, we can be a victim of circumstance like I have explained above. There is a fine line that separates being a victim and "learning to make good, healthy decisions" in life. It's a process and takes reprogramming. It's not easy. I have been stuck in the negative rut for years, searching for answers on how to overcome my fears of not feeling good enough.
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Katie – thank you for this comment and for sharing your story. You're right – there are plenty of things in our lives that we cannot control – our upbringing, our past decisions and the consequences of those decisions and unforeseen disasters. What we can control are future decisions that can help us overcome what has happened before.
There is no one truth. Your belief that we're victims of our circumstances is equally valid to my belief that we are a product of our choices. There is no need to debate who is right or wrong because we are entitled to our own beliefs. I've chosen to believe the ideas that will help me continue to grow despite where I've come from. It's not the "right" answer but it's the one that works for me. The beauty is we all get to choose – we don't have to listen to anyone. I write these articles to further hardwire these ideas into my belief system. Also, I hope sharing my experience can help others see different paths they can try if they're not content with where they are. At the end, we all have complete freedom to choose how we want to be programmed. It's not easy but I do believe it's possible.
I won't be able to change the negative feelings you felt after reading this article. I hope this response can assure you that my beliefs are not meant to diminish your beliefs. It's just an option you can choose to consider or ignore.
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The cat (also called domestic cat, or house cat) is a small feline carnivorous mammal that has been domesticated for several millennia. Its scientific name is Felis silvestris catus or Felis silvestris domesticus.
A male cat is usually called a tom cat, a female cat is called a queen. A young cat is called a kitten (as are baby rats, rabbits, hedgehogs and squirrels). A cat whose ancestry is officially registered is called a purebred cat, a pedigreed cat or a show cat. The owners and breeders of show cats compete to see who can breed the cat with the closest resemblance to the "ideal" definition of the breed (see selective breeding). Less than one percent of the total feline population are purebred cats—the remaining 99% have mixed ancestry and are generally known in the UK as moggies, or more properly domestic longhairs and domestic shorthairs.
Cats (including domesticated cats) have a scent organ in the roof of their mouths called the vomeronasal, or Jacobson's organ. When a cat wrinkles its muzzle, raises its chin, and lets its tongue hang a bit, it is opening the passage to the vomeronasal. This is called the Flehmen response.
Cats have excellent nocturnal and diurnal vision; an organ called the tapetum lucidum is responsible for their strong low-light vision, as well as for the varied colours of cats' eyes in flash photographs. As with most carnivores their eyes are both forward facing affording depth perception at the expense of field of view. Cats are weakly trichromatic.
Cats have a third eyelid, which is a thin cover that appears when you open the cat's eyelid. This is called the nictitating membrane. If a cat is sick, this membrane will partially close. This is a sign that the cat needs immediate veterinary attention. Sometimes, however, if your cat is very sleepy and happy, they will show this membrane.
The sound a cat makes is written "meow" in American English, "miaow" in British English and various other ways in other languages. Cats can also produce a purring noise that is immensely pleasurable to many humans. Some cats growl or hiss when they see other cats on their territory.
Virtually all cats have straight upward ears. Unlike dogs, flap-eared breeds are very rare. Scottish Folds is one such exceptional genetic mutation.
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The earliest written records of cat domestication date to ancient Egypt circa 4000 BC, to keep mice and rats away from their grain stores. However, a recently discovered gravesite in Shillourokambos, Cyprus, dating to 7500 BC contains the skeletons of a ceremonially buried human and a young cat, although cats are not native to Cyprus. This is thought to indicate that cats were domesticated (or perhaps just tamed) at least this early. [1] (http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2004/0408cats.shtml)[2] (http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2004/04/08/sci-tech/cat_tomb040408) The cat found in the Cyprus grave was more similar to the ancestral wildcat species than to modern housecats.
Ancient Egyptians regarded cats as embodiments of the goddess Bast, also known as Bastet or Thet; the penalty for killing a cat was death, and when a cat died it was sometimes mummified in the same way as a human. In the Middle Ages, though, cats were often thought to be witches' familiars, and during festivities were sometimes burnt alive or thrown off tall buildings. Today some people believe that white cats are unlucky, or that it is unlucky if a black cat crosses your path, but others believe that black cats are lucky.
The cat is one of the 12-year cycle of animals in the Vietnamese zodiac. It does not, however, appear in the Chinese zodiac. Legend states that the rat, who invited the animals to the Jade Emperor's palace to be chosen for the zodiac, forgot to invite the cat, so the cat declared the rat its natural enemy.
Cats are kept for companionship as pets, and to hunt mice and rats. Farms often have dozens of cats, living semi-wild in the barns. Hunting in the barns and the fields, they kill and eat rodents that would otherwise eat large parts of the grain crop. (Many pet cats successfully hunt and kill mice, birds and fish by instinct, but might not eat their prey). Feral cats may live alone or in large groups called colonies with communal nurseries, depending on resource availability.
Like many other domesticated animals, cats lived in a mutualistic arrangement with humans. The benefit of removing rats and mice from humans' food stores outweighed the cost of allowing a formerly-wild animal to enjoy the relative safety of a human settlement; hence, the relationship between cat and human has continued. However, unlike other domesticated species, housecats' ancestors did not hunt socially or enjoy the safety of a herd, as other domesticated animals did. This evolutionary history may be the reason cats do not "understand" the desires of humans in the same way that dogs do; before humans, cats had fewer social relationships to benefit from. This may also contribute to a sense common among pet owners that cats are both more aloof and more self-sufficient than other pets. However, cats can be very affectionate towards their humans, especially if they imprint on them at a very young age and are treated with consistent affection.
Some environmentalists claim that the domestication of cats is of harm to the environment. The reason they state is that due to feeding from humans, cats have reached population levels that are impossible for any natural carnivore. This is believed to result in the overhunting of many small animals in populated areas, possibly hurting the food chain.
For more information on the care of domestic cats, see How to choose your pet and take care of it, which has a section on cats.
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The list of cat breeds lists the many cat breeds. Each breed has distinct features and heritage. Due to common cross-breeding in populated areas, many cats are simply identified as belonging to the homogeneous breeds of domestic longhair and domestic shorthair, depending on their type of fur.
Cats come in a variety of colors and patterns. However, these colors and patterns are physical properties and should not be confused with a breed of cat. Calico is white with distinct black or red (or blue and cream in the dilute variant) spots. The Japanese refer to this pattern as mi-ke. Tortoiseshell pattern is black with red and white mottled throughout the coat. The dilute of this pattern is referred to as blue-cream. Bicolor cats are partly white with areas of color. A tabby cat is a striped cat. The tabby pattern has a variety of patterns. The classic pattern is the most common and consists of butterflies and bullseyes. The mackeral tabby is a series of vertical stripes down the cat's side (resembling the fish). This pattern broken into spots is referred to as spotted tabby. (See also cat coat genetics).
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id of thought there would of been loads of talk about this fight, two great fighters and two of the most exciting fighters in the country fighting each other and no talk?
is it still happening?
If so i think Mcveigh will take it, either dominating a decision, or a possible TKO from GnP
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After months of maintaining confidentiality over the hiring process, Murray State University has named two finalists for president.
Robert "Bob" Davies, president of Eastern Oregon University in La Grande, Ore., since July 2009, and James Smith, president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, S.D., are finalists for the MSU job, according to vice president of communications Catherine Sivills. Both men will visit the university early next week.
The third finalist withdrew Thursday ,citing health issues.
Davies said Friday he was honored and humbled to reach this point in the selection process and cited Murray State's national reputation for academic success and community-minded programs.
"Murray State is known nationally for its focus on the student experience," he said. "It's a diverse college and a melting pot of ideas and well-rounded individuals."
"Murray State understands that a college isn't just contained inside a campus but is interconnected within the economic, civil and social life of the entire community," he said. "The role of the president is to have a visible presence and to set the tone daily."
During his tenure at Eastern Oregon University, Davies said, he is most proud of the community and educational initiatives fostered through the Eastern Promise program, which introduces middle and high school students to post-secondary opportunities. He also mentioned his work balancing tight budgets while maintaining high quality programming and growing the school's statewide presence with legislators.
He previously served as director of annual giving at the University of Nevada in Reno, Nev.; executive director of Boise State University Alumni Association in Boise, Idaho; associate vice president for advancement at the University of Buffalo in Buffalo, N.Y., and vice president of university relations and executive director of the foundation at Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pa.
Smith earned a bachelor's degree of science in elementary education from Miami University in Ohio, as well as a master's degree of educational administration from Xavier University in Ohio. He later earned his doctorate of philosophy from Miami University.
Smith has been the president of Northern State University since 2009. Other positions served include vice president for economic development and regional growth with Bowling Green State University in Ohio, dean of Firelands College with Bowling Green State University in Ohio, and dean of the School of Education with Indiana University in South Bend.
Comments from Smith were not available because his status was not released until late in the day. He did not immediately return calls.
Davies will visit the campus Monday and Smith on Tuesday for meetings with interim president Tim Miller, academic deans, executive officers, trustees, and representatives of faculty, staff and student populations.
Each man will tour campus and participate in an open forum at 4 p.m. in Wrather Auditorium on his respective day.
Davies will interview with the Board of Regents on Tuesday morning in Pogue Library, and Smith will follow.
Following the interviews, the board will meet to discuss the candidates and select the school's 12th president during its quarterly session Wednesday.
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Graham Readfearn | January 24, 2012
By Graham Readfearn • Tuesday, January 24, 2012 - 16:36
EVER heard the one about climate scientists being a bunch of rent-seekers just out to chase taxpayers money, or the one where climate change scientists are just part of an elite left-wing conspiracy out to trample on the heretics?
This analysis shows that the Institute of Public Affairs, an Australian neoliberal think tank, has used its access to the media as a news source to influence the public discussion on climate change in Australia. The rhetorical vision expressed by the IPA is one of hostility towards climate scientists and the scientific consensus on climate change; the IPA's hostility is based on its opposition to proposed government regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
The IPA functions as the font of a coherent rhetorical vision for ideologically conservative editors and columnists, who then present themselves as figures of authority to their readers - opinion columnists are people who have ''the facts'' and the ''right to tell''.Thus, newspaper editorials and opinion columns which use the IPA's fantasy themes increase the likelihood that readers will form a distrust of climate scientists, climate science, policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and citizens who support those policies. It is a process that is likely to deepen the existing partisan divide over climate policy and climate science.
I hope that people will be able to see how central think-tanks are in the campaign against climate science. It is being maintained, developed and promulgated by neo-liberal think-tanks like the IPA. The reason it is being kept alive is because it is a full-time well-funded PR campaign.
Also today Puppets on a
Also today
Puppets on a string: US think tank funds NZ sceptics
at Hot Topic, from New Zealand
The IPA are one disgusting
The IPA are one disgusting piece of work. They have admitted they are funded by big tobacco, as well as 4000 other funders.
They admitted they simply parrot what their funders want them to say, even if they disagree with what they are told to say…… "otherwise they'd stop funding us"
"Thanks to Dr. Guy Pearse's forensic exposé of the IPA in High and Dry, we are directed to a Transcript of Proceedings of the Inquiry into the National Access Regime on 28 May 2001. The participants, IPA, United Energy, Citipower and TXU, are asked by the Chairman to give their names and affiliations. Alan Moran revealed that the IPA had about 4000 funders and whilst the IPA "may take positions which are somewhat different from those of the funders. Obviously that doesn't happen too often, otherwise they'd stop funding us…" (p.45)"
The IPA & its members could not lie straight in bed. Strange how they call themselves free marketeers but because of their close ties to Conservative parties, refuse to criticize Conservative social policies here in Australia, like the "baby bonus" ( $5k tax payer payment for having a baby) & the "first home owners grant" ($7k -$14k of tax payers money given to first time house buyers), middle class welfare.
Another piece of cognitive dissonance is their support for the freedom & liberty of the individual to smoke, when they don't also support the freedom to smoke marijuana or inject heroin (not that I support them, but I dont support tobacco either). The later have far less accountable deaths than tobacco & far less impact on the taxpayer, yet the IPA defends big tobacco.
Disgusting, deniers & liars for hire.


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Ok so i have been battling acne since age 12 as the title suggests. I've been through at least 4 dermatologists with little success. Until my recent one, she put me on antibiotics which worked great however, after 3 months of being off of it, the acne came back with full force so she decided to put me on 40 mg accutane. I've been on it right now for about 2 weeks. So far the side effects i have noticed are just as everyone has suggested extremely dry lips. The first week was pretty bad with regards to the dry lips. It was very swollen and painful but it's actually getting better. I apply Vaseline with every chance i get, do not give your lips the chance to dry. I also have constant headache, i actually got one the other day that felt like my head will explode but i didn't have anything to eat that morning till about 2 so i don't know if i will contribute it to that. I'm also under some stress so i don't know if i will contribute it to that also. I will definitely watch it. My nose and feet are peeling. So far that's all i have noticed. It's only been 2 weeks and i have noticed some improvement so i don't know if i will still get that major breakout that everyone talks about. Hopefully not. I will keep this updated.
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3 week update.
Ok so i'm on week 3 now. I see a big improvement. A few things happened within the past 3 days. I started to get insane headaches so i panicked since i'd read about head pressure and all of those so i stopped for a few days (of which i have noticed a few pimples here and there). I realized however that it was due to caffeine. Whenever i don't have caffeine i have insane headaches so i'm def watching that. So far i haven't had any such headache in 2 days. Also it started to feel like my liver was a bit swollen, i felt very bloated not towards the abdominal section where the stomach is but rather the section where the liver resides, so that also scared the life out of me ( I don't know if it is all paranoia). So for the past three days i stopped taking the medication and i have fully recovered. I will be seeing my doc soon so i will let her know about all of these and update back. I have started taking the medication again.
4th month
Ok so where do i begin. I've had a couple of problems since my last update. 2 months ago I ended up in the ER with very painful swallowing although i was diagnosed with viral tonsillitis. I thought it could be related because painful swallowing is listed as a possible side effect however my doctor said it's probably not the case. But so far cross my fingers that hasn't happened again. Another side effect is the basic dryness of lips. That has been pretty tough but i'm not complaining at this point. My job requires standing and bending so I've been experiencing joint pain. But again that's a common side effect. Last major side effect is i'm unfortunately experiencing hair thinning although i'm under a lot of stress right now so i'm not sure if that's the reason. My dermatologist said that was rare side effect. But all in all, i can't believe i'm in my fourth month and just one more month to go i believe. My results have been amazing and that's what is keeping me strong. My dosage increased to 60 mg for the past 2 months so my body is getting used to it. I know i should be drinking a lot of water but it's so difficult since i'm not used to drinking a lot of water. However I've heard it's very helpful. Anyway i will keep you all updated on my progress and if anything else pops up.
8 months post accutane!
Ok so it's been exactly 8 months since I took my last pill and I am definitely happy I went on this journey. It was rough but the end result is worth it. I've been relatively clear since then thankfully. I get a couple pimples here and there nothing major mostly on my nose but always during my time of the month or if I'm really stressed. I complained about my hair falling out but I honestly think it was because I was under intense stress while on accutane as I was studying for a very difficult graduate exam so I doubt both mixed well. I asked my dermatologist about it while this was going on and she said it was unlikely that it was the accutane causing that and asked if I was under stress which I was. I ended up chopping off my hair after I took my last pill and started growing it again and it is growing back normal and the way it used to be. I am so very happy with my results. It feels good not to be afraid to look in the mirror and just to have an overall confident demeanor. The only thing going on with me is that my dermatologist prescribed some topicals for me post accutane just to help maintain my skin. That's pretty much all I've been doing post accutane. I've included some photos.
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How does this compare to the S2409W? I have an '07 white macbook, so I can't decide whether a white display is a good or bad idea!
I want to use it for web design and watching HD video, so image quality is the most important factor (on a budget, obviously...).
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is it a worthy upgrade?
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How did you unmount/detach the stand neck/arm? There is no apparent way by the looks of it, and no instructions in the manual on the subject.
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Northstar Engines and System Technical Discussion Discussion, Right Milage? in Cadillac Engine Discussion; I have a 96 Eldorado in Upstate, NY where it has been a little cold. I realize that my milage ...
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I have a 96 Eldorado in Upstate, NY where it has been a little cold. I realize that my milage is going to go down, especially sinc eI live where there are a lot of hills. My last read out reported that my avg MPG was 14.9 and my avg MPH was 18.8. Do these results seem right? I am running 93 and by no means have a heavy foot.
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It's probably right. Do you let it idle to warm up? That will certainly drop both of those numbers, as the averages are calculated any time the car is running, not just when you are moving. If it idles a lot, or if you're stopped in traffic a lot, that will do it. My mileage has been lower since the weather has been cold.Mike
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I usually let it run for about 5 minutes every morning before I leave the house. Just as long as the numbers aren't off I'll be happy.
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There's a recent thread on whether to warm up your car (warms up better being run with a load, i.e., driven) and I've noticed that even a few minutes warming KILLS the gas mileage..check other threads cuz there is a winter gas manufacturing additive that results in lower mileage, too.
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well, in the winter when its cold ur car is normally on choke; when the engine idles at a slightly higher rpm than usual, so as to warm up the engine. though this might not be too noticeable with smaller economical cars, it becomes pretty obvious with larger engines. trust me, i know: before my sts, i used to have a suburban lolz...
i personally dont really warm up my car, unless if its extremely cold outside. this is how i c it: if u drive the car with as minimal acceleration as possible, its almost as if the car is running on choke, which isnt bad for the engine. of course, dont hammer the car at this point; just let it sorta 'chill'
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Count your blessings, I am restoring/fixing up a Fuel Injected 79 Seville and currently it gets only 8 MPG.
Runs great and is a hot rod and passes everything on the highway but a gas station.
Any old Caddy guys out there who might help me with this?


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President Obama may have called for greater unity between Democrats and Republicans in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death, but that's easier said than done.
A day after lawmakers in both parties and Republicans who want Obama's job praised the president for giving the order to take down the al-Qaeda leader, Congress will get back get back to work -- which includes partisan bickering.
On tap in the U.S. House today: Two more measures to cut off funding for the sweeping health care law signed by Obama. One would repeal the money slated to go to states to create health insurance exchanges. The other would repeal mandatory funds going to construction of health centers in schools.
Given the strong GOP majority in the House and previous votes to defund the health care law, both bills today will no doubt get adopted. But they won't get far in the Democratic-controlled U.S. Senate. And even so, the Office of Management and Budget says it will recommend that Obama veto the measure on insurance exchanges.
Later in the week, the House will take up measures aimed at getting more oil drilling. That will spark a debate over subsidies for oil companies, which Obama and Democrats say should be cut.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., meanwhile, said senators will vote at some point on the House-passed budget plan for 2012 -- which includes a proposal to convert Medicare into a voucher program. Reid alluded to the difficulty the House bill faces in the Senate.
"A majority of the House embraced it, a majority of the American people has rejected it, and the Senate will soon have its say, too," Reid said.
There is one show of bipartisanship on tap today: the dedication of a statue to be placed in the U.S. Capitol of former president Gerald Ford. We'll have more on that later.
Catalina Camia leads the OnPolitics online community and has been at USA TODAY since 2005. She has been a reporter or editor covering politics and Congress for two decades, including stints at The Dallas Morning News and Congressional Quarterly. Follow her at @USATOnPolitics.
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX little changed as investors hope for Greek deal
TORONTO Feb 11 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index was little changed on Wednesday as investors nervously braced for the outcome of a euro zone finance ministers meeting where Greece's debt issues will be discussed.
The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index was up 11.52 points, or 0.08 percent, at 15,124.04 shortly after the open. (Reporting by John Tilak; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama)
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New MP Richard Prosser dreams of a New Zealand where compulsory military training has returned and the burqa is banned.
The Canterbury-based NZ First list MP has some controversial ideas, many of which he has voiced in his column in Investigate magazine.
The 44-year-old is one of eight NZ First MPs elected to parliament last week.
Prosser, who is giving up a job in irrigation to become an MP, didn't believe his ideas were extreme.
"I think you'll find there is an undercurrent of support out there in mainstream New Zealand. I know people are thinking it, I'm thinking it, I'm saying it."
Prosser, who ran for the Democrats for Social Credit in Otago in 2005, said he had been a supporter of National and Act and, as a "young and idealistic" man, once voted for the Greens.
He had an "epiphany" about joining NZ First after seeing party leader Winston Peters give a speech in his home town, Rangiora, about 18 months ago.
"He's not the rat bag he's made out to be. He's a genuine committed person and a genuine patriot who wants to make a difference. That inspired me."
Compulsory military training had many social, economic and military benefits, Prosser has written. He stands by that, saying it would be good for New Zealand.
He also stands by his call that New Zealand should follow France's lead and ban the burqa – a move which had, he wrote, outraged "Muslims, leftists, commies, pinkos, the entire anti-white western civilisation brigade, along with their media toadies".
Prosser hoped to progress his ideas in parliament but Peters said the party would stick to NZ First's manifesto. "Anything other than that will arise from caucus decisions made in a democratic way."
NZ First was a freedom party and its MPs were entitled to personal opinions, Peters said.
"These are ideas worthy of having further discussions."
Prosser acknowledged he was not a "lone wolf" and his ideas would have to go through the party framework.
"But I've got a mark to make. I don't come in here thinking I know everything, but I'm not going to breathe through my nose.
"I've expounded a lot of opinions in the last 10 years and I'm going to carry on doing that. I didn't just come here to eat my lunch."
- Sunday Star Times
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Tango & Cash (1989)
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Starring: Jack Palance, Kurt Russell, Sylvester Stallone, Teri Hatcher
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Continuity mistake: When Stallone stops the bad guys in the semi full of cocaine, they fly through a windshield that is apparently made of plate glass, and not the safety glass found on almost every other vehicle windshield on earth.
Continuity mistake: When Tango and Cash are playing the "good cop, bad cop" routine with Requin, the tape on Requin's mouth is almost off, but in the next shot the tape is OK.
Other mistake: Their big 4x4 at the end is really a two wheel drive. When they make the big jump with the fire all around them you can see the front end in the light. There is no front differential, just two big A frames.
Continuity mistake: When Stallone catches Tango with his sister, he sees a stranger (the Chief) in the screen door in the background. He jumps forward into the door taking it with him, along with the stranger. The shot then shows the door get pretty smashed up, falling apart as they both hit the floor heavily. The next shot sees Stallone picking up a perfectly intact door off a crushed Chief.
Continuity mistake: Towards the end of the movie when they are in their big 4x4 destroying the camp, they jump off a small cliff. It is a night scene so they have their headlights on. They cut outside the truck as it jumps and both headlights work. They go back inside, then outside as it does a hard landing. You can clearly see one light is now out from the impact. They go to another inside shot, then outside after it lands. Both lights now work.
Continuity mistake: When Tango and Cash escape from prison, they slide down an electric cable. When Stallone is running to the wire, he has nothing in his mouth. In the next scene, when he jumps to the cable, he has a belt or rope in his mouth.
Continuity mistake: When we first see Jack Palance, his arm is resting on the very darkly tinted glass of an open car window. In the next shot the window is closed and all the glass is cloudy so that you can't see through it and it is much lighter.
Continuity mistake: In the beginning of movie, when Cash and Tango's sister are on the couch, she is facing one way. In the next shot, she's facing the opposite way.
Factual error: In the US (and most other places) ex-police officers and prison guards who are sentenced to a term of imprisonment are never, ever put into the general prison population - they are always put into protective segregation. There are no exceptions and the prisoner cannot request that they be not segregated - it just does not happen.
Continuity mistake: Stallone confronts the guy pulling spaghetti out of his fridge, causing him to drop it. When he is pulling the plate out of the fridge, there is no fork. When Stallone looks down, there is a fork on the plate.
Revealing mistake: When Tango and Cash are getting attacked down the laundry chute, they are tied up above a water tank with a guy holding an electric wire. Their hands are tied to dry cloth which is then tied to the cable. Cloth has no conductivity so there is no complete circuit when their feet are lowered into the water so they wouldn't be getting shocked. The reason they wouldn't be getting shocked is actually explained later in the movie just before they slide down the electric wire.
Revealing mistake: When Cash stuffs the grenade in the trousers of the guy with the ponytail and throws him down the stairs, you can see that the explosion doesn't come from the grenade but from the hall on the right side of the stairs.
Revealing mistake: When Tango and Cash hold a bad guy upside down off a roof, Tango has his arms straight out in front of him, elbows locked, parallel to the ground. This would require incredible strength. In the next shot he holds the bad guy properly, held close to his own body with his elbows bent - but Tango appears to be exerting no effort in order to lift the guy at the beginning of this new shot. We can also see the outline of a harness system to hold the bad guy up under the black silk shirt of the bad guy.
Revealing mistake: When Stallone pulls over the cocaine tanker, his first shot at the truck is accurate at about 300 yards with a two inch barrel revolver. Amazing.
Other mistake: When Cash runs for the wire when escaping the prison in the long shots the stunt man's hair isn't plastered down with the rain and also where was Kurt Russell is wearing a muscle vest his stuntman is wearing a t shirt with sleeves.
Continuity mistake: When Tango & Cash are standing on top of the building, getting ready to run and slide down the wire, the type of t-shirt Cash is wearing keeps changing. It switches between a sleeveless shirt (when shown from the front) and short sleeves shirt (when shown from the back).
Continuity mistake: When Teri Hatcher gets stopped by the cops, soon after her helmet gets taken off she blows a load of smoke in the guy's face. We cut to a shot from another angle, and this cloud of smoke has completely vanished.
Continuity mistake: Tango is searching a building and pulls out a 2 inch barrel little 38 revolver, but when all the cops arrive he only puts down his 45 automatic.
Factual error: It was so nice of the prison to give Tango and Cash the belts (with brass buckles) that they used to escape. All prisons give their inmates belts, don't they?
Continuity mistake: In one scene, Tango sees a man looking in through the screen door, he jumps the man and rips open the screen. In the next scene, the screen is back to normal and covering the man's face.


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If you are unable to work because of mental illness, there are some options for financial support. These include disability insurance and/or disability payments through Social Security.
If you become disabled because of your mental illness, you may be able to get disability benefits if you have worked long enough and recently enough under Social Security. The amount of work you need increases with age. You need credit for 1½ years of work out of the past 3 years if you become disabled before age 24 and up to 5 out of the last 10 years if you become disabled at age 31 or older. Some women lose their disability coverage when they move in and out of the workforce and do not meet the recent work requirement. If you need help figuring out how much work you need to maintain your disability coverage, call your local Social Security office.
You will be considered disabled if you cannot do work that you did before and it is decided that you cannot adjust to other work because of your medical condition(s). Your disability also must last, or be expected to last, for at least a year or to result in death. After you receive disability payments for 24 consecutive months, you also will have Medicare protection.
The U.S. government provides some housing programs that may apply to you if you're having financial difficulty due to your mental illness.
Although the kinds of housing vary from state to state, public housing programs basically work as follows:
States and localities also fund housing programs. In addition, some for-profit organizations offer housing for people with disabilities. Contact your local or State mental health authority to find out about licensing and required services. In general, many localities offer several of the following options:
Your local affiliates of The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Mental Health Association (NMHA) should have information on housing options in your area.
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Mainland man held for killing wife
A mainland man was arrested on suspicion of murdering his Hong Kong wife after an argument yesterday. It was the fifth wife-killing this year.
Police would not disclose the name of the 29-year-old man, who has a two-way permit to visit the city. They said the suspect called police to report the killing of his 30-year-old wife, surnamed Chiu.
'The police received a crime report at 1.45pm from a man who said he had 'mistakenly killed his wife', and needed police assistance,' said Lam Siu-wah, chief criminal inspector in Wan Chai.
The woman, a permanent Hong Kong resident, was found lying on a bed in a flat in the Kingston Building, at the junction of Kingston and Paterson streets, in Causeway Bay.
Medical staff with the police gave the woman first aid and she was taken to Ruttonjee Hospital, where she was certified dead at 2.26pm.
Bruises were found on her neck and there were signs of suffocation on her face, Lam said, citing autopsy findings.
Lam did not elaborate on the circumstances leading up to the victim's death, saying only that the case concerned a 'relationship dispute'.
There were 15 homicides in the first half of the year, compared with seven in the same period last year.
Two months ago a man knifed his wife in their flat in a Tin Shui Wai public housing estate after a quarrel about money. He later attempted suicide but was saved.
In May a mentally ill man jumped to his death from a 27th-floor flat on the Sau Mau Ping Estate after killing his wife and seriously injuring his mother and a daughter.
And in April a man killed his wife in a motel in Sham Shui Po after accusing her of having an affair with another man. He killed himself by jumping from the Choi Hung Estate, leaving a six-year-old son alone.
A Legislative Council document issued last year said cross-border marriages were often troubled, with a divorce rate of more than 50 per cent.
Non-governmental organisations have reported thousands of such marriages in which women seek protection from domestic violence, the same document said.
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I mean people are sitting around biting fingers, saying IF, wondering aloud. They have 23 wins; they are 10-7 in the Big East which guarantees them their first winning record in the league and they are now working on a first round bye in the tournament with a win on senior day Saturday.
It has been a long road back with lots of bumps and bruises and you better win this year or else shouts from the rafters but they've done it so sit down. Mick Cronin, like his style or not, has brought UC back to a respectable standard with this seasons success and you should pat him on the back and his entire staff who have worked as hard and endured as much criticism as the head coach. Pull out your UC gear that you put away when Huggy Bear left and remember why you rooted for UC in the first place. You were probably home town proud or a proud UC grad. Both happen before Huggs or Mick showed up.
We cling to the past because we can't change it or more important we won't let it change us. The future of UC basketball should change you from a hater, bystander or naysayer back into a fan now. They did what you ask and that was to get back to the NCAA tournament where we belong. Now get your butt back in the seats this Saturday where you belong. The kids aren't convinced that you're for real either; but now we know they certainly are and congratulations are in order regardless of your allegiance to Mick or Huggs.
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