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Got the catalog today. Free shipping on orders over $100. Prices went way up. Wooden frames went from 82 cents to $1.45! They lost me with the price increases. Brushy Mountain is having their big sale right now. Paid 80 cents for frames. Bought 50 each of med. and deeps, plus a 12 pound box of foundation (135 sheets).
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The Bible-the Word of God written-has always been central to the curriculum at Biola University, and is the bedrock of Talbot's educational mission. Perhaps it is the quality of Talbot's Biblical Studies faculty that first draws students to Talbot; certainly learning from them prepares graduates fro various ministries of preaching and teaching the Word.
Insight into the background world of the Bible's stories, coming from archaeological, linguistic, cultural, sociological and literary studies, aids the expositor in bringing the Bible to life and making its lessons relevant to today's audience. But ministry is a busy place, and it's hard to keep up with recent discoveries in these background fields. In this issue of Sundoulos, two of Talbot's younger faculty share examples from their research which illustrate how understanding Bible backgrounds can assist our interpretation-and therefore our exposition-of the text. They also offer a sampling of accessible, up-to-date resources you might want to consider adding to your library.
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The Talbot journal, Sundoulos (soon'-doo-los), is designed to serve those who have graduated from Talbot and are in full-time ministry. Sundoulos grew out of an influx of requests for some kind of continued support for alumni as they finished their coursework at Talbot. In 1993, it joined with the Alumni newsletter and received a new format. Dr. Bob Saucy was instrumental in the creation of the journal and describes it as "a way we could bring the fruit of the faculty to alumni."
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I got a place out in NW texas close to the red river with some very nice ponds on it that traditionally hold good numbers of ducks but I think I can do better and looking for some advice.
Theres one pond in particular that Im pretty sure has poor soil quality because I think the land owner (we lease this place for deer really) in making this pond basically took a bull dozer and scraped all the top soil off.Its actually a great pond currently and holds alot of birds but I can imagine it being ALOT better. The pond has been there a long time and has no water control. Different plants grow in the pond but not a lot of desireable growth around the outside...mostly cockle burrs. This deal can flood very nicely and is generally very shallow. I havent had much luck growing anything but jap millet and want to try to do something to encourage some natural growth.
This pond naturally draws down slowly in the summer time and fills back in the fall( for rain) and I can only imagine how much better it would be if it was to flood back on to some good duck food vs. cockle burr etc. In addtion to the millet, is there anything I can do for the exposed flats now?
I was thinking of disturbing the soil with a disk lighty and fertalizing...?
If i understand moist soil managment correctly, dont you sometimes lightly disturb the exposed ground to encourage natural germination of seeds already in the ground? Im just not sure what desirable are in the area.


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Interested in taking a barbecue class? Well this past weekend I had the opportunity to learn from Bob Snelson, a legend in the world of BBQ. Bob is a member of the Kansas City Barbecue Society, a former KCBS Contest Representative, a former CBJ (Certified Barbecue Judge) Instructor, and a past member of the KCBS Board of Directors. He's won countless ribbons in major contests like the American Royal and is an all around great guy and excellent cook.
Now, I consider myself fairly good at smoking meat and we've done fairly well in our competitions so far, but I learned a ton of great tips on that Saturday (especially a lot of stuff we were doing wrong). The class was a hands-on deal, so we got to create our own rubs, and practice doing the presentations for each category of meat. We also got to do some cooking. Bob had the brisket and pork already done and in the warming box when we got there so we made some spare ribs (St. Louis Cut… or if you're me you call them Kansas City cut). Here are some pictures of our practice turn in boxes for presentation. Keep in mind we're used to working with just parsley, but I digress:
The class covered a wide assortment of topics, all the way from the basic backyard cooking to competition level material. Included in the training:
- Seasonings and their qualities
- Developing your own rubs
- Designing your own barbecue sauce
- Meat selection and preparation
- Cooking styles (open pit, closed pit, timing, etc)
- Types of fuel
- Tools and supplies
- Lettuce and parsley preparation
- Judging procedures
- A whole slew of recipes
As you can clearly see we covered a hell of a lot in one day! We also got some BBQ goods to take home including the workbook we went off of in class, along with some rubs and sauce. This is one BBQ class I highly recommend! If you're interested in taking the class, give Bob a call and schedule. All the information an be found over on his website Lotta BS BBQ.
Aaron, I'm sorry, but always refer to it as a St. Louis cut. What would you tell someone that ask "whats a KC cut"? – "Well its a St Louis cut"
Trust me, no one in St. Louis calls a Kansas city strip steak a St Louis strip steak… we call them Delmonico s! hahahahaha
A proud BBQ/Griller/Smoker aficionado from St Louis!
Aaron, I just got finished reading your article, it just goes to show that there is no end to learning how to produce great barbecue. It sounds like it was an educational class, because y'all have certainly stepped up your game. There was no mention of the Backwoods Smoker in the picture, I've owned and competed with a couple of his models. Great equipment!


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Ceiling paint
Is there something special about ceiling paint that makes it different than any other flat white paint? The painters will be spraying it with an airless sprayer, but I am supplying the paint. Just wondering if I should be looking only at "ceiling paint" or could choose any flat white paint. The painters don't seem to care what I choose.
They will also be spraying a primer coat of Zinsser 123 before painting.
You can use wall paint. I seldom ever buy ceiling paint. I guess it is supposed to be a brighter white (but I hate white ceilings anyhow). Some of it comes with a cute indicator and goes on lavender and then turns white. I guess it might save you chimp change per gallon.
Hope you can afford to upgrade your primer. Definitely so if this is new drywall.
You are shopping in a paint store and not a box store right?
Wall paint is fine,it just tends to cost a little more $ than ceiling paint.
Yes, you can use a wall paint on your ceiling, its common, a lot of people will go with an off white on the ceiling, a flat finish is suggested on a ceiling. Personally I never use zinsser for anything.
Better primer
OK, if Zinsser isn't a good primer, what should I use?
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The ceiling is 22-year old popcorn. It's never been painted and has turned a dingy yellow.
You sure you don't want to scrape the popcorn loose before attempting this? It may not be as much work as you imagine. If it comes loose in chunks, which usually happens on a ceiling your age, it will cost much more to try and patch it to match.
What does your painter say? Will he/she warrant it possible to get a primer and a couple coats on a 22-year old popcorn ceiling without it blowing apart? I wouldn't. Been through too many nightmares with the stuff.
123 is still not the primer to use. It is total unsuspecting consumer market crap and overpriced for what it is. It goes on thin, offers minimal coverage and hiding and isn't worth the money.
He still needs a nice primer and two finish coats on his ceiling of whatever sheen he wants (why would flat make any difference although I am sure that is what he has in mind?) and especially if it is so badly yellowed over the years. Whether or not the popcorn ceiling he has can stand up to the painting process, of whatever type is the question.
He may have the 1 in 100,000,000 that was done properly with a nice primer on the drywall behind it. I've gotten lucky every now and then, but not often with one so old and also yellowing. I usually just talk my clients into letting me scrape it all off first. Once I get under it with my long drywall blade, it goes surprisingly fast (square foot a minute or so?) but for the few stubborn spots. Quite a mess of course.
If the OP wants to keep it as is, I do understand your point and the less you touch a 22 year old popcorn ceiling the better but that doesn't mean it doesn't require the same approach as any other paint job does to look like a nice job. He will never cover a yellowed ceiling nicely with crappy primer and one coat of paint.:wink:
I use 123 a lot and have never had any issues with it. For this situation( if anything is going to work at all) it should be fine. If it were my job and the pop corn could not be removed(that would be my choice) then is really should be spray primed with an oil based primer to make SURE there is no bleed through. I am not sure I would venture putting on any more coats for reasons already mentioned.
Brilliant thoughts.. :laughing:
Painting a Popcorn Ceiling
I have popcorn ceilings in my house, and they soaked up paint like a sponge when I painted them. Also, you might not want to scrape off the popcorn, because many popcorn ceillings (like mine) have asbestos in them.
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Thanks for the feedback, guys.
I did prime the ceiling in one room already with 123 and a roller. The popcorn only came off in one very small spot over the stove (probably loose already from years of steam). The painter says the popcorn is pretty hard and very paintable.
The primer could not get into all the crevices of the ceiling when applied with a roller and looks streaky, and I even gave it a second coat once it had dried. I'm hoping for better coverage with a sprayer.
I did get a bid on scraping the ceilings down, but it exceeded my budget considerably. I may have to reconsider if the painter brings the ceiling down, though. :) My house was built in '87, so it shouldn't have any asbestos in it.
sdsester, do you have a recommendation for a specific primer?
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Where is the Flagler County Detention Facility located?
The Flagler County Detention Facility is located adjacent to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office Operation Center in Bunnell off of State Road 11. A call box is located outside of the facilities gates that will allow you to contact facility personnel to gain admittance into the facility.
How do I bond someone out of Jail?
Persons who have been lawfully detained and are allowed bonds may be released upon the presentment of cash for the total amount of the bond or with a surety bond presented by a Bonding Agency registered with the Flagler County Clerk of Court. Cash bonds may be presented in the form of Cash or Money Orders. Money Orders are to be made out to: Flagler County Inmate Trust Fund. The Inmate's Name and Booking Number shall also be included. Surety bonds may be negotiated through a Bonding Agency which may be located in the phone book. Inmate Facility personnel cannot recommend a bonding agency. BONDS ARE ACCEPTED 24 HOURS A DAY.
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Flagler County Detention Facility
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You can find this information out by contacting Inmate Reception at 386-586-4864 or 386-586-4871 during normal hours of 8 a.m.. - 5 p.m. on weekdays. After hours and on weekends you may contact Booking at 386-586-2200. Inmate charges and bond information can also be found on the agencies website atwww.flaglersheriff.com .
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How do I find out an inmate's court date?
Misdemeanor offenders are provided with information on their next court appearance date before or immediately following their initial first appearance prior to being released from custody. Court appearances for offenders charged with a felony are provided by the Flagler County Clerk of Court. The misdemeanor section may be contacted at 386-313-4475, and the felony section at 386-313-4472.
Where can I get fingerprinted?
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I heard that the ground beneath Chocksett School in Sterling, Massachusetts is home to the largest naturally occurring sponge in the Western Hemisphere.
I heard that Tom Stevens spent 12 hours Friday night with a Shop Vac taking water off the course.
I heard that 40mph wind can really dry out a place.
All I'm saying is, I did not expect Sterling to be dry, fast and fun on Saturday. It rained all day Friday, and the wind was "25 gusting to 40" on Saturday. I was ready for the nastiest, coldest mud fest ever. I was so sure of this that I didn't even bring a rear Fango.
Keep that in mind when you think I know what I'm talking about.
With Linnea off in Maine doing pro stuff like "taking a weekend off," I carpooled with the Verge Cat 3 Men's leader and Natalia G out to Sterling, with $10k of bike strapped to the rear of Cary's car, watching Cary's bike lift off with every gust. It was a little unnerving.
Of course, since Cary races at noon, I was showing up early. You know what that means... time to be a SUPERFAN!
I am improving my superfan technique. A month ago I would have given in to the temptation to ride a cross course 5 hours before my race, because it looked fun. But not now! Riding the course too early is bad. Running around cheering for people is bad. Sitting in a chair is good. Eating is good. So I took my PB & J to the top of the big hill, plopped my ass down and screamed RIDE ITTTTT at guys who had no chance of riding it (aka everyone).
Ok, race time. Third row, behind Burns and next to Kevin. Mountain bike superstar/CX clown Adam Snyder lined up behind me hoping for seat cam time, but I lost the nut to the rear mount (if you know what I mean) that morning so it was front cam only. Don't worry, he managed to get on camera anyway.
The start was little sketchy, which Kevin claims was due to Justin Spinelli's derailleur going into his front wheel, which I claim is due to him being a wuss. Anyway, I was pinched a bit at the start and didn't make any awesome moves into the top 15.
Across the top Adam comes sprinting by me and I'm thinking, what the hell is he doing, and then he attempts to do a tabletop on a cross bike going to into the downhill. Of course it looked like nothing on camera, but it seemed pretty exciting to me at the time. Then he rode the horse jump, in traffic, for good measure.
Somehow I ended up back on his wheel despite all this, and we rolled through after one lap with Pete Smith. I am lazy and Pete is not, so he attacked us on the track. Very rude as I was expecting him to obligingly pull me instead. But I closed the gap back down by riding all but the last 5 steps of the run-up.
Coming into the barriers on lap 2 I saw Adam hit the brakes and stay on the bike, and I thought to myself, oh, sweet, I'm gonna video this! I slowed down to try to keep him in the video. These are not competitive thoughts to be having... and it didn't work anyway, I totally missed it.
And of course, after the second barrier, he's on his bike and I'm not, so he gapped me on the hill and that was that.
In case you forgot, it was gusting to 40mph, so I immediately had to start hiding behind another wheel. I can't remember how I got there, but somehow I found another -- I think it was Damian Schmitt? Anyway, big guy, nice draft, and going fast enough that I was basically flat out just to hang on. He tried to get me to come around, repeatedly, but I was a big meanie and didn't. Good jorb Colin.
I almost went down on the runup dismount on lap four because I couldn't get out of my pedal... crap, I know that "have to twist really far to release" feeling and it means a loose cleat. Why do I know it so well? Because it was happening on my *other* shoes during warmup.
Crap. I knew there was a reason I quit using the black shoes.
I had forseen that I might have shoe issues, so I had pit shoes set up. Seriously! So PRO. But you should never actually have to use pit shoes if you're PRO. Luckily, the left pit shoe was the one that was loose in warmup, and now I had a loose right shoe, so I still had one functioning set of footwear. I hated to do it, but I had to address it before it got bad enough that I stacked a dismount.
Into the pit, dump the bike, change the shoe, back on the bike! The bar cam says this only took me 15 seconds, pretty nice, but I still managed to lose Damian's wheel, and even worse, the next group went through just as I was remounting.
That group had John Burns and Adam Sullivan in it (two nemeses, I might add) and with 40 mph gusts I needed. those. wheels. And six seconds is so incredibly long in a cross race.
If you watched the Mansfield Hollow video you know how fast Adam goes on a straightaway. With him pulling on the track and road, I knew I was in trouble, but I still had to try. I put in a very solid lap chasing, one might even say I was "drilling it," but the gap stayed at a tantalizing five seconds.
More drilling it. Cary was all over the course screaming "don't ride like me," which was good material. Fine. I'm trying, really I am.
Finally Manny popped off the group and I caught him -- and here's where I screwed up. After 10 minutes of flat-out chasing I was gassed and wanted a break, and we were only 15 bike lengths behind the group. I can totally close that after I recover a bit, yeah!
Except, Manny had basically dropped an anchor and was about to DNF. I took a 30 second break on his wheel, and by the time I went around the gap was back out to 10 second. Oh Colin, you are such an idiot.
Time to time trial to the finish now! Nothing else exciting happened, until I caught Pete Smith with one to go, and while he seemed like he was D-O-N-E he still put up an annoying amount of resistance when I tried to drop him. Like I said, that guy is not lazy. But eventually I succeeded, and rolled in for 19th/30 and a rare payday!
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British commanders returning from Helmand Province which is a major scene for the famous, "surge," report reality paints a sad and devastating picture of corruption run rampant and all the surges in the world will not win over the average Afghan until they believe a non-Taliban nation will achieve their goals. According to General James Cowan, the Afghan police are "most often cited as why there is a problem and why people joined the Taliban. So often, captured Taliban mention the police as the reason for joining the Taliban in the first place." There are also many incidents in which the Taliban dresses in police uniforms and then steal and abuse citizens. To those who argue there is need for more police on the ground, UK military leaders believe more of the same type of police as exist now is a road map to disaster and loss of the country to the Taliban. The current process of hiring and training Afghan police has failed to create a new security force that has a reputation for fairness and seeks to protect the people rather than steal from them.
A dozen reports say the same thing about Afghan police, a thousand daily incidents in which police abuse those they ostensibly are protecting only further mistrust and turning to other sources for security–even the Taliban. We do not need a surge of American or British soldiers, we need a surge of securing honest and dedicated young Afghans who are ready to become a security force that is welcomed into villages of their nation.


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Collaboration is vital in local government. Councils are already co-operating through joint training days and sharing services, while the Local Government Association's peer challenge process see teams of local government officers and council members visit different organisations to identify strengths and weaknesses. But what more needs to be done to encourage collaboration?
The government's welfare reforms mean co-operation between county and district councils is vital as authorities manage benefit changes in their area. Joe Manning, senior researcher on the New Local Government Network and councillor Tony Jackson, a member of the District Council Network, argued that councils also need to team up to encourage local economic development:
Local authorities – unitary, county or district – are often not of sufficient scale to invest significant capital in infrastructure. Our research has found that collaboration between these tiers needs to improve, but there are signs that local enterprise partnership and city deals are beginning to deliver much-needed collaboration.
How can councils share best practice? How can a relationship be built up between authorities in and outside of London? What can county and district councils do to collaborate? Are the differences between areas too great for co-operation on a larger scale to be effective?
Join our panel of experts to discuss these issues live from 12-2pm on May 15 or post your comments and questions ahead of the debate in the comments below.
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Kate Denham is a senior manager in BDO's local government advisory team. She provides strategic support to a significant number of district, county and unitary authorities including a wide range of shared services options appraisals.
Yvonne Rees is strategic director at Surrey county council and interim chief executive at Mole Valley district council.
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Helen Ball is town clerk at Shrewsbury town council.
David McIntosh is joint chief executive of the Christchurch and East Dorset councils.
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(Host) The Vermont FoodBank says it's distributed significantly more food this fall than last autumn.
VPR's Patti Daniels explains why:
(Daniels) The same three words underlie many problems facing the state now: Tropical Storm Irene. In September, the Vermont FoodBank distributed one million pounds of food across the state, up from 600,000 pounds last September.
FoodBank CEO John Sayles gives the example of the Waterbury food shelf, which expanded its hours to keep up with the new demand.
(Sayles) "They had been open once a week, and they were open for the first six weeks every day. We know of families in Waterbury, they're middle class working families, but they've lost so much that they're going to the food shelf."
(Daniels) The FoodBank is a central distribution center that provides food to 280 food shelves and meal centers around the state. About 86,000 Vermonters access these services each year, nearly 1 in 7 people in the state.
Sayles says when family budgets are stretched too thin, people resort to buying unhealthy food simply because it's the cheapest.
(Sayles) "If you're at risk for hunger and you don't have much in the way of resources for food, you're going to go for the cheapest calories you can so that you feel full. A 2-liter bottle of soda is 99 cents. How much lettuce can you buy for 99 cents? I don't think you can buy a head of lettuce for 99 cents."
(Daniels) Sayles says asking for food assistance is often a difficult decision, even for families in serious need:
(Sayles) "It can be a tremendously emotional experience to not have enough food. Food is very emotional thing to people. So, give yourself a break. And go ahead and ask for help. We want everyone to be fed in this state. And in this country."
(Daniels) The FoodBank has seen an increase in need since the economic downturn in 2008.
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Niagara University is set to launch a new master's degree program intended to provide students with a rigorous, advanced course of study in the areas of corporate finance, investments and financial planning.
Offered through Niagara's AACSB-accredited College of Business Administration, the M.S. in finance program requires completion of 12 graduate-level courses (36 credits), and can be completed within one year, with evening and Saturday classes offered.
Students completing the program will be qualified to work at banks, investment management firms, consulting firms, investment banks, and financial planning firms.
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text: Fun sports to spice up the Summer Olympics By LaChel House, South Charleston High School July 27, 2012 Story Share Courtesy photo The Cooper's Hill Cheese Rolling competition in England has attracted competitors from all over the world. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- It's that time again. You know, the one that happens every four years. Sometimes it is in North America, sometime Europe or maybe in Asia. It is accompanied by the heat of the summer as well as athletes from all over the world competing to bring the gold back to their country.Yes, it's time for the 2012 Summer Olympics. London will be the grand stage for this exciting event, which kicks off Friday. (The opening ceremony begins at 7:30 p.m. on NBC.)The Olympics has more than 200 nations competing against each other in sports like fencing, wrestling, swimming, gymnastics, water polo and many more. Many events are games we've seen and/or played regularly. For instance, everyone knows about volleyball and basketball. But what about the lesser-known, crazier sports that exist? They deserve their chance to shine on the bright stage of the Olympics, too.There are plenty of sports out there that I believe need to be added to the Olympic list. Here are just a few: Underwater rugby: This should definitely be added to the list. It consists of 15-person teams, each with six players in the water at one time. Players wear snorkels and masks, and their uniforms must match. The ball is usually a little larger than softball and filled with salt water. During the game, players cannot tug, hold or pull on another player's swimsuit or it is a foul. Underwater rugby is extremely popular in Europe.Underwater basket weaving: Sticking to the underwater theme, this event should be added to the list, too. Although it is often used negatively to describe useless college courses, underwater basket weaving actually exists. Many baskets are woven this way because it provides flexibility and makes the baskets easier to weave. This is an activity that takes skill and concentration.Cheese rolling: This is a very popular event that has taken place for hundreds of years in Gloucestershire, England. Since the games are in London this year, it's a perfect fit. There are four races: one for women and three for men. In them, everyone chases after a wheel of cheese rolling down a hill, which can reach speeds of up to 70 miles per hour. This competition can become quite dangerous, as the hill is extremely vertical; some participants have taken a serious tumble over the years.Hot dog eating: Everyone knows what this is, so it might as well become an Olympic sport. Competitive eating has been around for nearly 100 years and is extremely popular, especially in America and Japan. Every year, thousands of people visit Coney Island in New York to see Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest on July 4. It is also televised on ESPN. Winners in such events can receive thousands of dollars. These are just a few silly sports that could be added to the Olympic roster. I believe some people would love to break tradition and add a few of these games just for the fun of it. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Gazette editorial: Capito holds the fate of millions 2 Clay County veteran eases effects of PTSD through beekeeping, farming 3 Manchin remains opposed to Senate GOP health plan, Capito still mum 4 Protesters: 'The female body is not a spectacle' 5 Sen. Sanders to be at Municipal Auditorium for health care rally Sunday Back-to-School fashion (photos) Next Story


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Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on the Brian Lehrer Show, founder and chair of Common Good and author of The Death of Common Sense: How Law Is Suffocating America, Philip K. Howard, offered ideas for writing regulations that protect without stifling innovation.
'You can't just deregulate'
When Republicans talk job creation, they usually talk deregulation. Indeed, Philip Howard said regulations drive small businesses crazy, as they struggle to keep up with a litany of rules that can get as specific as telling you exactly how to lay out your factory.
It's not that regulation is necessarily bad, cautioned Howard, who called it necessary in a "global, anonymous" economy. It's just that we don't have the right kind of regulatory structure. Those who want to throw the baby out with the bathwater aren't looking down the road.
They're just going for short term economic benefits for whomever, but unfortunately they have longer term economic costs...You can't just 'deregulate' and solve the problem, nor can you do what Obama has suggested, which is prune stupid regulations.
Quality, not quantity
Having no regulation is bad, but having more regulation—even the amount we have now—isn't better. Howard pointed out that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), for all its rules protecting workers, has no discernible effect on workplace safety. Paradoxically, it is perhaps because there are so many rules that they don't do any good.
No one could possibly know every rule, and that's one of the problems with it...The rules are so dense that literally no one can comply with them. If you're a mean-spirited government inspector, you can find non-compliance in any workplace, in any home in America.
Re-humanizing regulation
Instead of writing rules that are easy to implement, and create safe conditions (not headaches), we try to control every aspect of workers' and businesses' lives, Howard said. That diverts "massive amounts of energy" from focusing on a sensible approach to safety—one doesn't need a rule to tell them they should keep stairways lit, and a regulator doesn't need the rule to see that such a condition would be unsafe, according to Howard.
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Proving that CA tribes don't look out for each other, Mark Macarro of Pechanga, who has screwed HUNDREDS OF TRIBAL PEOPLE from Pechanga, now is looking to screw North Fork Rancheria. Now remember, Macarro lied to Congress, issued racist statements, cheated his own relatives and covered the actions of his brother. He runs an APARTHEID RESERVATION. This is who our politicians look to for guidance?
SACRAMENTO — A pair of influential Riverside County tribes with casinos are trying to scuttle a gaming compact between the state and a Central Valley tribe that could come up for an Assembly ratification vote as early as today.
The Brown administration's agreement with the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians would allow it to open a casino off Highway 99 in Madera County.
The pact requires the North Fork tribe to share casino revenue with the Wiyot Tribe of Humboldt County.
First, though, the deal must be ratified by the Legislature.
Supporters, including the governor's office and organized labor, say the casino would generate 5,000 jobs and $100 million in economic activity. The deal, they say, would help improve the lot of the tribe's 1,900 members while generating revenue for nongaming tribes, such as the Wiyot band.
But opponents, including the Morongo Band of Mission Indians near Banning and the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians near Temecula, contend that the pact would set a precedent for tribes' opening casinos near urban areas, far from their reservations.
Lawmakers are caught in the middle.
Assemblyman Jose Medina, D-Riverside, said he has not made up his mind. Medina sits on the Assembly Governmental Organization Committee, which held a lengthy hearing on the North Fork compact last week.
"I have to weigh both sides," Medina said.
Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, R-Lake Elsinore, whose district is near the Pechanga casino, said she also has not decided how to vote. She has received stacks of letters from both sides, she said.
Assemblyman Eric Linder, R-Corona, plans to oppose the legislation, a spokesman said Wednesday.
Teams of lobbyists continued to blanket lawmakers' Capitol offices Wednesday with "floor alerts" urging the deal's ratification or rejection.
"Ratification of these particular compacts would not be just and would neither serve the interests of a majority of Indian tribes nor a majority of Californians," read a letter from Mark Macarro, chairman of the Pechanga tribe, to the author of the ratification bill, Assemblyman Isadore Hall, D-Los Compton.
Other Inland tribes with large casinos are neutral on the pact: the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians near San Bernardino and the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians in the Coachella Valley.


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They were "cheap". 62 USD marked down from 112 USD
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Hey everyone! I know it's been a really long time since I've made a Maltipoo makeup look, so I'm really sorry-my life/schedule changed a lot this year, but I'm trying not to forget how much I love posting these looks. I decided to make a soft, glowy look for winter that is very natural-you could always add some extra eyeliner to make it a little bit darker if you like. Here we go!
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2. Apply a pink/champagne shimmery eyeshadow to the lid and inner corners of the eyes (ex. Urban Decay's Sin or Stila's Kitten)
3. Apply a taupe shade to the outer 1/3 of the lid and add more color to the crease. Blend well. (I used the taupe shade from the Sephora Colorful Palette in Taupe Model).
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I'm curious if there's any chance of getting Genre functionality in Horizonz, perhaps with the genre icons pack that was just released and is starting to show up in other skins. I'm using the xbox lite version of Horizonz and it's by far my favorite skin based on ease of use, low overhead, and aesthetics, but as my movie collection is growing it's getting much more difficult to deal with since this skin doesn't have the ability to sort by genre.
Is this outside of the scope of this skin? Is there perhaps a way of modifying the home screen so there's the option of going into the genre listing for movies kind of like Mediastream does, or even having a genre option once in the movie list? I'm just struggling to find a skin that functions well on the xbox that is both aesthetically pleasing and 100% functional for me, and with the ability to sort by Genre this skin would be it.
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"Unlike last year's Super Bowl, this year's Super Bowl will be won by the best team," Harrison said, "And that's the Pittsburgh Steelers."
The Patriots were upset by the New York Giants last year in Super Bowl XLII. When asked about his memories of David Tyree's late game one-handed grab clutching the ball to his helmet as Harrison ripped him to the ground, the Patriots safety admitted he didn't care to watch the play again.
"It hurts every time I watch it," Harrison said.
The play extended the Giants drive and allowed them to score a few plays later in what became the games final score.
Harrison is a free agent in 2009. He is working to recover from a devastating leg injury, which curtailed his 2008 season. It was Harrison's third serious leg injury in the past four seasons. Harrison told the Boston Globe this past week that he is still trying to decide about making a come back.
"Right now, I'm doing a lot better, and I can't honestly say if I'm going to play or not right now," Harrison told the Globe. "Right now, I'm focusing on being able to run up and down the bases with my son, so once that's established, then I'll decide if I want to play or not."
If the Patriots didn't already have safety in their Draft plans before Harrison's injury, they certainly moved it up on the priority list after the injury. Second-year safety Brandon Meriweather filled in for Harrison at strong safety over the rest of the season while fourth-year pro James Sanders played free safety.
Free agent pickup Lewis Sanders also saw time at safety at Sanders' spot late in the season.
Only Meriweather remains under contract for 2009. The other three are all free agents. Harrison, 36, would be the least likely to return to the Patriots based upon age and cost. His cap number for 2008 was approximately $3.7 million while James Sanders counted roughly $1 million. Lewis Sanders was the bargain of the group holding a veteran qualifying offer which paid him over $730K salary but only counted for roughly $490K against the cap due to the CBA rules protecting vested veterans.
Looking at the rest of the roster, illustrates an ominous situation at the position. Tank Williams, who was slated to take over some of Harrison's duties, landed on IR during the preseason and is set to become a free agent. Meriweather, Raymond Ventrone and practice squad member Mark Dillard are the only safeties listed on the roster that do have contracts to return in 2009. Ventrone was moved to receiver during camp, and Dillard (a rookie) has no playing experience.
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If New England wants to save cap space, they could sign a veteran safety (possible Tank Williams) to fill Harrison's spot, while re-signing James Sanders to a veteran minimum contract (cutting his cap number in half). Following that course of action would require the team add at least one more safety, either through the Draft, or via free agency.
If the Patriots want to upgrade the position, Sean Jones is one of the top safeties scheduled to become a free agent. Pulling him away from the Browns - now headed by Eric Mangini - would be something Bill Belichick would likely try to accomplish for multiple reasons. The only issue is Jones' play will earn him a hefty payday from some club. Though he only played in 12 games, Jones managed 56 tackles, 4 passes defended and 4 interceptions.
With top safeties getting roughly $5 million per season, the Draft is looking like a more manageable way to address the situation. Teams can keep their top players by placing the franchise tag on them for $6.34 million.
Other free agents to consider; Jermaine Philips (Buccaneers), Oshiomogho Atogwe (Rams), Mike Brown (Bears), Darren Sharper (Vikings) and even former Patriot Lawyer Milloy (Falcons).
The Patriots could bring back Harrison next season for a reasonable fee and still have cap space to sign another player. That move, according to one NFL insider, is something Bill Belichick would consider doing if Harrison is healthy.
Franchise tags must be designated later this month, free agency begins in March and the Draft is at the end of April. For now, it's wait and see. If Rodney was bitter about the Super Bowl, imagine how he'd feel abotu being replaced.
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given the integral
(1) Integrate[ ArcCosh[a/x]/Sqrt[r^2-x^2],x] (0<r<a)
Applying your substitution x->r Cos[u] I have found (p=a/r<1)
(2) Integrate[ ArcCosh[ p Sec[u] ],u]
With your previous substitution x-> a/Cosh[u] I have found
(3) -p(NIntegrate[u Tanh[u]/Sqrt[Cosh[u]^2 -p^2],u]
And verified that (1),(2) and (3) give the same results when numerically eva
luated on a finite interval (b,r) with (b<r<a). Unfortunately none of them
seems to be solvable in the realm (rather large!) of the Mathematica8 funct
May be one has to use higher order trascendent functions? Or, wisely, stop h
Many thanks again for your attention, Rob
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Da: Franzius, R. [mailto:roland.franzius at uos.de]
Inviato: marted=EC 4 dicembre 2012 11.13
A: Brambilla Roberto Luigi (RSE)
Oggetto: Re: R: Re: Difficult antiderivative
Am 30.11.2012 14:45, schrieb Brambilla Roberto Luigi (RSE):
> Dear Roland,
> Many thanks for your suggestion, i.e. given the indefinite integral (antid
erivative) with r<a :
> 1) Integrate[ ArcCosh[a/x]/Sqrt[r^2-x^2],x]
> (that Mathematica8 can't solve) change the variable x->a/Cosh[u].
> Doing the substitution the integral becomes
> 2) Integrate[ u Tanh[u]/Sqrt[q^2 Cosh[u]^2-1],x]
> where q=r/a (r<a). Unfortunately also this integral is unsolvable by
> Mathematica8 (unless q=1).
> Alexei Boulbitch wrote (29 november) [mg128833]
> ....
> most of indefinite integrals have this property ("does not exist") , and o
nly smaller part of them can be expressed in terms of analytical and special
> ....
> For some integrals you can find the solution, for others you cannot, and n
o general rule exists that would help you to distinguish one group from the
> Are (1) and (2) cases of this unhappy class?
There was probably a typo somewhere.
I didn't store the procedure and cam't reproduce the complete polylog
The most simple algebraic form may be
Sqrt(r^2-x^2) /. x->r Cos[u]
to get a Sin[u] which is cancled by the derivative
So you are left with
Integrate[ ArcCosh[ p Csc[u] ], u ]
This function is a bit strange, the Argument of ArcCosh has to be >1
0 < Cos[u] < Min[1,p]
Apply TrigToExp and with some manipulations on the Log you get a term
Integrate[Log[Cos[u]],u ]
an insolvable rest which my look like
Integrate[ Log[1 + Sqrt[ 1- q^2 Cos[u]^2] ], u ]
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'Rage Is Back' Mixtape Provides A Novel Twist To Book Promotion
Adam Mansbach is most known for his children's book for adults, Go The F--- To Sleep, but his new novel, Rage Is Back, looks to further cement the New York Times bestselling author as an innovative writer. The book -- in which the reader is submerged into the world of graffiti -- has received positive reviews so far, yet it's the author's full-on embrace of graffiti culture in the marketing campaign that is most intriguing: Mansbach is coupling Rage Is Back with a hip hop mixtape companion piece.
While many of the details about the release are still unknown, what we know so far is that J.PERIOD is producing the album, which will drop later this month. And now we have have a first taste with "Rage Is Back (Freestyle)," a track that features The Roots' Black Thought freestyling some hot fire over the beat from Nas' classic "N.Y. State Of Mind."
The track itself is intriguing, but it's the overall concept of a mixtape accompanying a book that's more noteworthy.
The mixtape may seem like a marketing ploy to some (and, to be fair, it very well could be), but if it is, it's a smart and creative one. Rapping has become synonymous with hip hop, but in reality, rap is only one of four elements that comprise hip hop culture. The others are DJing, breakdancing, and graffiti. A mixtape -- especially one created specifically for the book -- enhances the reading experience by not just explaining hip hop culture but also by guiding and immersing readers in the sounds, culture, and setting in which the characters live and breathe.
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Two Years, Eleven Months, Three Weeks, and Eight Days. I fairly random number right? Well according to a test that was done, today is the day that I will be happiest in my marrige. I heard this on the radio last year and I was intrigued. I mean who wouldn't be with a specific day like that?
Today is the day that if I were uncomfortable around my husband I would most likely stop that and I would also accept his bad habits. Its a bit of an odd test for sure, but I thought it would be fun to share this info and day!
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Japanese Anime Avatar Creator
Posted 21 July 2008 - 06:44 PM
Not sure if this have ever been post before. I thought it was pretty fun. Post your avatar!
Here is my avatar hehe
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could be wrong
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This is what my avatar looks like in Gaia, without being able to get the more expensive stuff (in the website posted here you can use almost anything, though I doubt it's up to date with Gaia):
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Run where the brave doesn't dare to go
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Love the pure and innocent, even if they don't exist
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i'm not afraid of my feelings... i touch myself every night -SV
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Here's my latest one, yes still very girlie!
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In a year in which he became the first Rutgers University-Newark student-athlete to win the New Jersey Athletic Conference crown in the hammer throw, rising junior Harun Saleh probably will remember it for another watershed event.
Saleh was among a select group of 422 students chosen from 120 universities to attend the Deloitte National Leadership Conference along with 92 corporate employees in Westlake, Texas, in July. Held at Deloitte University, the prestigious workshop is a major engine used by Deloitte to identify the next generation of leaders by the world-wide accounting giant.
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"Harun is one of the most dedicated student-athletes I have worked with," said Rutgers-Newark Director of Athletics Mark Griffin who doubles as the throwing events coach for the Scarlet Raiders. "He has a lot on his plate and he still gets the job done. It appears that being goal-oriented and success-driven is what makes him excel – be it as a competitor in college athletics or as a student in the classroom. Harun will be a success at whatever he does because he is not afraid of hard work and is honest with himself."
Saleh, who holds Rutgers-Newark records in the hammer throw outdoors and the weight throw indoors, plans to continue to compete following graduation with participation in the Olympics his ultimate goal. And Deloitte could be an optimal employer for his future plans.
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Saleh brought something else from his Rutgers-Newark experience to the conference.
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Coreference resolution: an empirical study based on SemEval-2010 shared Task 1
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This paper presents an empirical evaluation of coreference resolution that covers several interrelated dimensions. The main goal is to complete the comparative analysis from the SemEval-2010 task on Coreference Resolution in Multiple Languages. To do so, the study restricts the number of languages and systems involved, but extends and deepens the analysis of the system outputs, including a more qualitative discussion. The paper compares three automatic coreference resolution systems for three languages (English, Catalan and Spanish) in four evaluation settings, and using four evaluation measures. Given that our main goal is not to provide a comparison between resolution algorithms, these are merely used as tools to shed light on the different conditions under which coreference resolution is evaluated. Although the dimensions are strongly interdependent, making it very difficult to extract general principles, the study reveals a series of interesting issues in relation to coreference resolution: the portability of systems across languages, the influence of the type and quality of input annotations, and the behavior of the scoring measures.


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So, I finally decided to do my Black Denali since I've found some time over the Holidays. Here are some pics, and the write up of how to do this awesome mod. I'm sure the Escalades would be almost the same, probably just some taping would be different. Like to see if anyone would do this on an Escalade!
Here are my instructions on blacking out your housings, or clearing your headlights.
1.) Remove your headlights. Use these instructions from snomon
http://www.tahoeforum.com/showthread.php?t=3257 Yukon and Escalade lights come off same exact way.
2.) Take your lights inside your house.
3.) Tools Needed
- Gift card to a beauty salon for your wife to get her out of the house for a few of hours
- At least a 6 pack of your beverage of choice
- Silicone (Clear)
- Black Paint for black out or... Chrome Paint if you just want to clear
- Oven
- Flat Head Screw Driver
- t10 tork screw driver or bit,(Shaped Like 6 sided star) I believe that's the size... Mine didn't say, I just grabed the one that fit.
5.) Remove your bulbs
6.) Remove these screws
7.) Preheat Oven to 190 Deg.
8.) Place light in oven for about 2 mins. You are going to have to do this a few times, I had to do it about 4 times for each light. When you start prying on one side, it will start to cool off and the factory sealant will harden up again. Place it in the oven again to loosen and soften up the sealant again.
9.) Start working on prying carefully. The best side I found to work on first is the inside off the lights that mount up towards the grille.
10.) Viola, they are apart. Now get these next 2 screws out.
11.) Now once you take these screws out, pull the inside housing out.
12.) Take the orange side reflector out
there are 3 clips on each one. Push on them from the inside, then flip them over and take a plastic knife to pry them out.
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