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an adjective used to describe abundance or certainty
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Two businesspeople are talking ...
Businessman: Do you think our new product will sell well?
Businesswoman: Is the advertising campaign good?
Businessman: Absolutely!
Businesswoman: Does the product have good features?
Businessman: It has great features, in spades.
Businesswoman: Then don't worry. The product will sell.
A son is planning a trip home to see his mother after working abroad for three years ...
Son: I'll be home next week.
Mother: Do you still drink diet cola?
Son: In spades!
Mother: I'll buy three cases, then.
Having hope in spades means that you are eternally optimistic.
1) I read somewhere we create our own reality where whatever we put out comes back in spades.
2) What Rich gave all those kids comes back to him in spades when they rally to protect his job.
3) Building a clean and cheaper alternative to coal power will pay off in spades later.
4) Therefore, stay your traditional course and watch life pay you back in spades.
5) She's rude, crude, and unrefined, in spades.
6) Their talent for wine making and vineyard management have shown up in spades with their MollyDooker wines.
7) But ugly is forever, and Metro has it in spades.
8) She's got confidence in spades.
9) After all, it has in spades everything that made America's economy so great.
10) That's true in spades for unmanned aircraft combat operations.
11) Obama' has put a focus on green energy because it will pay off in spades in the future.
12) However, what he lacks in scope he makes up for in spades when it comes to his relevancy to most Christians.
13) They fit the mold in spades.
14) Privatisation would bring the same dangers, but faster and in spades.
15) But you guys pulled it off in spades and made it look easy.
16) And yet, basically what we got, in spades, was sentiment.
17) And do you know whose fault it is in spades?
18) To have something in spades means to have it by the shovelful.
19) Americans remain concerned about jobs, and natural gas and pipeline development supply them in spades.
20) My determination paid off in spades and changed my life.


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Police are asking drivers to make sure the lights on their vehicles are working properly before heading out on the roads.
It comes after officers from Hathersage Safer Neighbourhood Team spotted cars with faulty brake lights or their headlights switched off being used on the roads after dark.
Over the next few weeks, the team will be stopping vehicles with lights out as part of an ongoing road safety campaign.
PCSO Anthony Boswell, from the team, said: "It's vitally important for your own safety and that of other road users to make sure your vehicle is in proper working order.
"Faulty brake or headlights need fixing immediately as they are paramount in keeping drivers and pedestrians aware of what's on the roads.
"Drivers still need to use their headlights when the light drops low.
"We will be out advising any motorists who aren't using their lights properly to make sure they check their car, van or motorbike before setting off on their journey."

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Fast Fourier Transform Test
This test injects a 1Vrms 1KHz test tone, and measures signal energy throughout the audible spectrum. What this test can show is the presence of harmonic distortion at the various order harmonics (odd or even). If you're seeing high signal energy at the harmonics, it's an indicator that you're THD+N performance won't be especially good.
What you can see from the graph is that there is signal energy at both even and odd-order harmonics, but it is very quiet, all around or below -90dB, which for a sound card is very good.
In Extigy's FFT chart above, you can see that none of the spikes at the various harmonic orders (the largest coming at 2KHz, the second-order harmonic) ever rises above about -85dBr, which shows that Extigy is able to keep things quiet.
THD+N vs. Frequency Test
In this test, we're measuring THD+N using a sweep tone that runs from 22KHz down to 20Hz, measuring THD+N across the spectrum, and the THD+N stays around -85dB throughout the spectrum, which is quiet, and about on par with good consumer home stereo gear.
Frequency Response Test
This test, like the name suggests, is measuring frequency response across the audible spectrum. What we're looking for here is a nice, flat response that's free of major bumps or divots, as this would indicate uneven frequency response.
As you can plainly see, the Extigy's frequency response curve was very flat, which indicates that the sound card won't introduce tonal coloration to audio being run through it.
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James Francis Root
- 76 years old
- Date of birth: June 30th, 1939
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San Francisco, California, United States
- Date of passing: December 20th, 2015
- Place of passing:
Chandler, Arizona, United States
This memorial website was created in the memory of our loved one, James Root, 76, born on June 30th, 1939 and passed away on December 20th, 2015. We will remember him forever.
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On Sunday, preacher and Hollywood film executive, DeVon Franklin and his wife, actress Meagan Good visited One Church LA to promote their co-authored book, "The Wait." The book details information about the couple's personal journey of celibacy and waiting for the one who is truly meant for you.
After being interviewed by good friend and pastor of One Church LA, Touré Roberts about the book, he opened it up to the audience for the Q&A portion of the event. One woman, in particular, took to telling her personal anecdote about her thoughts about Meagan and then preceded to publicly humiliate and ask her about her wardrobe choices.
The woman suggested that Meagan's attire is not that of a Christian woman and asked her, "We're going to cover up, right?" DeVon quickly shut that down and stood up for his wife. Check out his amazing and timely response below:
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Call to Worship: A New Day
Here's a call to worship inspired by Jeremiah 3:22-25 and Psalm 118:24. It was written by Elizabeth Nanninga.
Call to Worship
(inspired by Jeremiah 3: 22-25 and Psalm 118: 24)
This is the day that the Lord has made.
We will be glad and rejoice in it.
This is the year that the Lord has begun.
We will rejoice and be glad in it.
Because of the Lord's great love we are not consumed,
for his compassions never fail.
They are new every morning.
Great is your faithfulness.
The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him,
to those who seek him.
~ from Behold, I Make All Things New by Elizabeth Nanninga. Posted on Reformed Worship. http://www.reformedworship.org/article/september-2001/behold-i-make-all-things-new-service-new-years-day


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Duffel-bag man found, questioned in slays
Same weapon used in killings found in girlfriend's apartment
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NEW YORK — A struggling Staten Island salesman who peddles clothing from a duffel bag was being questioned early today in the serial slayings of three Brooklyn store owners, law-enforcement sources said.
Authorities discovered a .22-caliber handgun - the type of used in all three murders - in the suspect's girlfriend's apartment, sources told The Post. Investigators will perform ballistics tests to see if it's the murder weapon.
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Two artillery shells fired from Ukraine hit Russia border-crossing point
"The personnel of the customs house were evacuated at 7.50 am Moscow time after blasts of shells fired from the Ukrainian customs checkpoint Marinovka. Shells exploded outside a border checkpoint in Russia. No one was hurt in the incident," Farukshin said.
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Russian checkpoint Novoshakhtinsk had also been evacuated overnight to Wednesday. "Upon hearing the gunfire at the Ukrainian customs border-crossing point Dolzhansky at 3.40 am Moscow time, the leadership of the customs checkpoint decided to evacuate all personnel.
Seven foreign, including the Ukrainian, military attaches accredited in Russia, have declined an invitation to travel to the Russia-Ukraine border that was hit by artillery rounds fired from Ukrainian territory on Sunday.
Invitations to visit the scene of the incident were sent to military attaches from 18 countries, and eleven of them, those representing China, Spain, the US, Finland, Norway, Italy, Denmark, India, Germany, Sweden and France, left for the area on Tuesday, the Russian Defense Ministry's agreements implementation department chief, Sergei Ryzhkov, told journalists on Tuesday.
The other seven attaches, those representing Ukraine, Belgium, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Austria, could not travel for various reasons, Ryzhkov said.
Military attaches from 11 states of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe visited Russian city of Donetsk, hit by artillery shells launched from the territory of Ukraine over the weekend. The attaches and foreign journalists examined damage and shell craters done by the artillery shells.
"I am sorry for people who were injured or killed. It will take a lot of time to clarify the circumstances of this incident," said Reiner Schwalb, the German defense attache in Moscow. "The Russian side does not conceal the incident and our task is to understand this situation from the inside," he added.
At least seven artillery shells landed near Russia-Ukraine border Sunday, leaving a man dead and two women wounded.
The Russian Defense Ministry has invited military attaches from 18 countries, including the United States and Germany, to come to an area in the Rostov region bordering on Ukraine, which came under shelling from the Ukrainian side a few days ago. "We have invited accredited military attaches from 18 countries[the United States, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Ukraine, China, Japan and others], to visit the above area on July 15," Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov told reporters.
Ukraine "cynically denies the obvious facts and does everything it can to avoid accusations of shelling of the Russian territory," he said.
"The invitation is a gesture of goodwill on the part of Russia, proof of its openness in matters regarding military activities and yet another attempt to tell the world about the real state of affairs on the Russian-Ukrainian border," Antonov said.
On Sunday morning, a shell fired form the Ukrainian side of the border hit a private house in the town of Donetsk in Russia's Rostov region, killing a father of four and injuring an elderly woman.
The Russian Investigative Committee blamed the attack on Ukrainian troops, National Guard and Right sector militants.
On Monday, Moscow called on the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to send OSCE observers to the Russian border checkpoints Donetsk and Gukovo.
Earlier, OSCE press secretary Roland Bless confirmed to the RIA Novosti news agency that Russia's proposal was being studied and would require the approval of the OSCE Permanent Council.
Russia will invite observers from the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe to the "Donetsk" and "Gukovo" border checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border. This is meant to be a gesture of goodwill, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"In view of a sharp deterioration in the situation in the area of Ukraine's law enforcement operation in southeastern Ukraine, the Russian side, in a gesture of goodwill and without waiting for a ceasefire to be introduced, is inviting OSCE observers to the border "Donetsk" and "Gukovo" checkpoints on the Russian-Ukrainian border," that's according to information posted on the Foreign Ministry website.
"Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov today referred a corresponding letter to the Swiss president, Didier Burkhalter, chairman-in-office of the OSCE. Concurrently, Russia is submitting a draft resolution for the organization's Permanent Council to the OSCE on the deployment of observers. We hope this document will be approved shortly," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
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WATCH OUT FOR Birmingham HVAC SCAMS THIS SUMMER!
Talking about scams and dishonest business isn't really a fun topic; and the fact that these kinds of things exist at all is pretty disheartening. But the truth of the matter is that it does happen. And you need to know how to spot Birmingham HVAC scammers!
At 3D Air Services there is absolutely nothing we take more seriously than protecting our patrons. When you need Birmingham HVAC services, you need a reliable and effective solution. Part of finding this is knowing exactly what to look for, and what to avoid.
The summer season unfortunately brings a lot of unsavory characters out of the woodwork. Be wary of any of the following situations:
Unsolicited visits. Professionals do not run around town looking for HVAC problems. When you need our help, you know who to call! If a stranger shows up at your door citing some oddball and sudden HVAC "emergency" that requires immediate attention, don't be fooled. On the off chance that you're just dealing with a good samaritan, go ahead and schedule a visit from HVAC professionals. But some off-the-street handyman that wants to come into your home should never be trusted.
"Cash up front" services. If your chosen HVAC technician wants full payment up front, you probably want to drop them. This is a common scam, and most of the time, you'll never see this person (or your money) ever again. And be doubly wary of cash only services. We live in a modern world, and folks that only accept cash for contracted work probably aren't pros.
Unprofessional behavior. Your HVAC expert doesn't need to show up in a suit and tie speaking oxford english or anything, sure. But if you call in for service and the person that shows up is rude, uncouth, or given to withholding information, don't work with them! Scammers aren't often all that friendly, and if they are, it usually feels decidedly fake.
THINGS TO LOOK FOR IN A Birmingham HVAC CONTRACTOR
Most of the time, a professional HVAC contractor is pretty easy to spot. When you're looking for a trustworthy and dependable service, be sure they have:
Credentials. Licensing and insurance are clear hallmarks of a real, professional business. If you're planning on getting some Birmingham HVAC service, make sure your chosen service experts are actually experts!
Marks and branding. When a 3D Air service vehicle rolls up, you know it's us. It's the same for most proper businesses. Uniforms, verifiable business cards, branded vehicles; all of these things are signs that you're dealing with a real business and not a fly-by-night scammer.
Good reviews. It's the technological age, and computers are a common part of most United States homes. Use this to your advantage! Seek out testimonials and reviews from actual customers online (they're pretty easy to find) to see whether or not previous experiences with the company have been positive.
3D Air Services Proud History and Reputation
3D Air Services is mid-sized, locally owned company with a combined 115 years experience in our leadership staff. We strive to be the leader in the delivery of quality, efficiency, and service to our customers in the heating, air conditioning, and indoor air quality systems. 3D Air Services proudly serves Birmingham, Hoover, Pelham, Alabaster, Helena, Calera and everywhere in between. You can leave us a review on our Google Review Page or Facebook Page.


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Eric Jensen, aka the Blueberry Farmer, has picked more gorgeous blue candies of the Earth than anyone on the planet, thus earning the name. Hence, it made perfect sense for Comet to honor him with a board bearing his likeness and namesake. It started in 2010, when we started flowing Toronto-based Jensen boards and we quickly realized he fit in perfectly with the Comet crew. Currently, he is leading the charge of innovative skaters, opening minds to all sorts of wheel bases and styles of skating. We are super stoked to have collaborated with Jensen on this board from start to finish. In representing all styles of skating, downhill, street, bowl, and general wiggling, he of all people, deserves to be recognized with our latest plank.
On a night still shrouded with hedonistic mystery, Jensen poured nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, and water onto the 80s style shape, now known as The Farmer, and watched it grow an extra six inches. The Farmer is a 38 inch long rockered double kick skateboard with 24 - 26 inches wheelbases (three mounts in the nose / three in the tail). It is all around stick designed to harvest whatever seeds you plant.
Regarding the graphic and our current Crime Unit series:
While talking to a local farmer I know, we discussed the implications of a future of food governed by patents and large corporations to the easiest way to keep a rodent free barn. It turns out that indeed its a cat. However, you can get a fine for that, too. There is a saying among he and his peers:
"If you are not breaking the law, you are not farming."
Some laws make sense. Others do not. The Crime Unit series encourages the question of what your government is doing to make it impossible to live free and eat a diet that does not contribute to environmental damage and further marginalize low income communities. In the context of our #crimeunit series, Jensen's The Farmer fits right in.
The "healthy" food movement is at its strongest point in history worldwide. However, corporations seeking to own food genomes for profit along side complicit governments are a formidable foe in seeing this Earth-friendly infrastructure grounded in our lifestyles for the long term.
Thousands of small scale natural, organic, private and family farms have a vision for a more sustainable food future, including Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), farmers markets, food banks and other forms of edible social justice. This fight for change starts in the fields and gains momentum in our food baskets. This inspires the questions that we need to ask: How do current laws that are meant to protect farmers and consumers serve to harm us both and potentially serve mega-agri-business and multi-national corporations instead? How are farms and farmers markets kept from serving the majority of low to mid-income people?
If you read the ticket on the top of the board, you can learn the citations that a family farmer can get for trying to grow you bunch of kale without pesticides or a stalk of sweet corn that is not genetically engineered - straight from the hands of Mother Nature.
How does this play out long term? In my view the single largest threat to our food security is the question of Genetically Engineered (GE) Genetically Modified (GMOs) Foods. While much of this technology has potential benefit, it is akin to Nuclear energy in the fact that that there are many facets to consider before jumping in with both feet.
There is data that suggests that we cannot feed the projected 10 billion people that will inhabit the planet by 2020 without genetically modified food. However, just as much data suggest that we can. What laws of common sense are we breaking in allowing the planet to become a laboratory for corporate profit under the guise of feeding people.
Peru has banned GMO crops until further evidence can be introduced that states that GMO crops are safe. The EU as whole has the most stringent laws to regulate GE crops. China, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Japan all have laws limiting GE foods. Saudi Arabia has banned growing GE foods and is considering banning the import of GE wheat. GE food is totally illegal in Algeria. The list goes on.
Conversely, The USA barely allows citizens to know what foods are genetically engineered.
With Prop 37 in California being defeated, we have a long road to even have the right to know what foods that we eat are from patented genomes. Connecticut and Maine were the first two states in the US to pass mandatory labeling laws and many more are following suit but it will take help from the Federal government to pass anything comprehensive.
The US has thrown the precautionary principle to the wind... literally. The earth that we create over the next several decades will either feed everyone or it will not. The fight starts in the field. If you're not there, take The Farmer to your local hill and ride... Next time you see a farmer wave.
If you are hungry check for a local farm here: www.localharvest.org.
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Thrill Ride: The Science of Fun
This white-knuckle adventure takes full advantage of the power the giant screen, putting every member of the audience in the front seat of some of the wildest rides ever created. The ultimate thrill ride not only traces the history of rides, past and present but explores the science behind the attractions and details how the development of the motion simulator ride has become one of the most exciting innovations in recent film history. Charlotte Huggins served as Producer on behalf of nWave Pictures.


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OTTAWA, Nov. 25, 2015 /CNW/ - Gary McNamara, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and Suzanne Roy, President of the Union of Quebec Municipalities today signed a Climate Change Action Covenant.
It's no secret that extreme weather affects our local economies, the environment and quality of life in our communities. As owners of most of Canada's infrastructure, investing in sustainable local projects will help meet provincial emission targets and protect residents and economies from the effects of climate change.
Municipalities have long been climate action champions, showing leadership on the local level by regularly investing in green infrastructure, including transit systems, renewable energy projects, efficient municipal buildings, robust stormwater infrastructure, waste diversion, and more.
"This historic agreement signals that AMO and UQM are going to combine our efforts as we look for solutions to the climate change problem," said Gary McNamara, President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario. "We want to signal that municipalities in Canada's most populous provinces are willing partners in the fight against climate change."
"The UQM is proud to sign a long-term partnership to promote the essential role of municipalities in the fight against climate change. We only have one planet, and as the level of government closest to the people, it is essential that municipalities act locally for the well-being of future generations," said Suzanne Roy, President of the Union of Quebec Municipalities.
AMO is a non-profit organization representing almost all of Ontario's 444 municipal governments. AMO supports and enhances strong and effective municipal government in Ontario and promotes the value of municipal government as a vital and essential component of Ontario and Canada's political system.
Since its founding in 1919, the UQM has represented municipalities of every size and in every region of Quebec. The UQM mission is to provide provincial leadership for effective, autonomous local governments and uphold the fundamental role of those elected to municipal office. UQM members represent over 80% of the population and land area of Quebec and are grouped into affinity caucuses comprising local municipalities, central municipalities, regional cities, major cities and Montreal municipalities.
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Whew! Between starting a regular day job (and learning how to do it!), doing commissions and getting ready for TroyFest, my poor little blog has been left languishing.
This is where Leslie Saeta comes in!
I had so much fun participating in the 30 paintings in 30 days challenge in January. And enjoyed it so much, I hosted a daily count down to One Billion Rising. And now, she's offering a 30 in 30 Marketing Challenge and I'm signed up (along with =300= other artists)!!
I really appreciate that they should take roughly only 30 minutes each day to complete. I can -totally- work that into my schedule (;
If you're an artist, why not check it out and see if you want to sign up too. We start tomorrow, but the only rule (and one of the reasons I love Leslie Saeta's challenges) is to have FUN!


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Work your way through the hype, headlines and normal racetrack chatter from Thursday through Saturday, and you see we might've actually learned a few things from Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway.
Sometimes a preseason test session at Daytona is more about creating media buzz than a competitive edge. Sometimes it's both.
That was the case a year ago, when teams — and NASCAR officials — were learning to live with rules that eliminated the two-car tandem drafting. And it turned out to be the case this year, when teams — and NASCAR officials — got a real-world feel for their new generation of race car.
Work your way through the hype, headlines and normal racetrack chatter from Thursday through Saturday, and you see we might've actually learned a few things from Preseason Thunder at Daytona International Speedway.
Nobody really wanted to call it the "Car of Yesterday," because the previous version of NASCAR race car — called the "Car of Tomorrow" even a few years after its birth — wasn't exactly the most popular player in NASCAR history. But in a nod to "yesterday" and the desires of so many fans, NASCAR (and the on-board manufacturers) brought back cars that better resemble those you find in the showroom.
No, the cars found at Daytona International Speedway don't exactly resemble those you find at Daytona International Auto Mall, but they're a heckuva lot closer than yesterday's car of tomorrow (got that?).
But most importantly, we learned that everyone seems to like the move. It's rare that a major change is met with so much positive consensus. Kinda scary, actually.
Bet you didn't know that, did you? When NASCAR trotted out the new-look cars, it was quickly dubbed the "Gen 6" version of NASCAR "stock" car, which brings to mind a couple of questions:
1. Whose idea was it to start labeling the generations, and how long did it take to retroactively distinguish the previous styles of autos used on the tracks of NASCAR?
And 2. Have they already copyrighted "Gen 6" and sent plates to the T-shirt manufacturer?
Of all the changes in that new car, the best might be the simplest: Posting each driver's name at the top of the windshield. It's a throw-back to IROC, where drivers were in cars we didn't associate with them.
Many fans, especially early in the year, don't automatically know, for instance, who's in that No. 17 car now (Ricky Stenhouse Jr., by the way). Or the No. 22 (yep, Joey Logano). So the big nameplate saves us those moments of indecision.
But it's not just about helping casual fans navigate driver/team transactions. It'll also help you regulars at one time or another. As you've surely noticed, hardly any driver's car uses the same color scheme and logos for an entire season, much less several seasons (only Brad Keselowski, by our reckoning).
In better times, you didn't have to see the No. 24 to know you were looking at Jeff Gordon's car. Or the No. 43 to know you were looking at Petty Enterprises' legendary ride. Can't do that now, because color schemes change with the constant sponsorship shuffle through the season.
The nameplates help, but still, maybe they should give in to reality and put "DANICA" on the No. 10 instead of "PATRICK."
Times change, obviously. Champions come and go, generations of cars (or so we now know) come and go, tracks come and go.
But one thing NEVER changes: Folks love to have their hats signed by race-car drivers. You hear a lot of talk about sagging ticket sales and TV numbers, but if you witnessed the fan-driver interaction during Preseason Thunder, you'd assume the sport is still riding the peak of its popularity.
Thursday night's Fan Fest was again a hit, with people securing spots in line hours before the autograph sessions began. Crowds at the garage "drive-through" windows grew thick whenever a driver wandered over in his free time to sign items through the opening.
Friday's 12-car mayhem shouldn't have surprised anyone, though whenever there's a crash during practice, it's rather shocking. But at Daytona (and Talladega), where the cars run in tight packs and one little slip can bring out a whole squadron of tow trucks, we're only left to wonder why it doesn't happen more often.
The funniest part might've been Kasey Kahne pretending not to know (our hunch) which car, directly in front of him, started the whole thing. Kahne, on live TV, said he wasn't sure who it was, but if that's the case, it's the one time in memory a driver couldn't positively identify such a thing.
By the way, it was Kahne's teammate, Junior Earnhardt, who triggered the Big One. Maybe we shouldn't pick on Kahne, because the Speed TV crew was also suggesting that it might've been the No. 99 (Carl Edwards) that started it. After replays showed it was Junior, one announcer suggested that the two cars (Edwards' and Junior's) do look alike, to which someone replied, "Yeah, except for the numbers."


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In Japan a Hibachi is considered a traditional heating device, often round or square. It is smaller than the bigger "Grills" that we know today in America, also called Teppanyaki. It is not known for sure when the hibachi appeared in Japan, but some records show it was around by 79–1185 AD (Heian Period). Contrary to what you may think the first Hibachis where made of Cypress wood lined with clay. In Japan back in the day, metal was not accessible. In English, however, "hibachi" often refers to small cooking grills typically made of aluminum or cast iron, with the latter generally being of higher quality.
Alternatively, "hibachi-style" is often used in the United States as a term for Japanese teppanyaki cooking, in which gas-heated hotplates are integrated into tables around which many people (often multiple parties) can sit and eat at once. The chef performs the cooking in front of the diners, typically with theatrical flair—such as lighting a volcano-shaped stack of raw onion hoops on fire.
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Election Commission to Hold Town Hall Meeting Tonight on New Photo ID Law
A new law that will require voters to show a valid photo ID at the polls won't go into effect until next year, but in preparation for this new requirement, the DeKalb County Election Commission will hold a town hall meeting to inform the public of the change in the law.
The meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 1, on the first floor of the DeKalb County Courthouse. The purpose of the meeting is to present information regarding the new law, which goes into effect January 1, 2012. The town hall meeting will include a presentation, followed by a question and answer period.
The major points of the law include:
•A voter is required to produce a federal or state government-issued photo ID before being allowed to vote. Some examples of a valid photo ID, even if expired, are a Tennessee driver license, U.S. passport, Department of Safety photo ID card, state or federal employee photo identification card, or a U.S. military photo ID. Student college IDs will not be accepted for voting purposes.
Free photo IDs may be obtained from any Department of Safety driver license testing station. Registered voters must sign an affidavit stating that the photo ID is for voting purposes, that they are a registered voter, and that they do not have any other valid government-issued photo ID. The Department of Safety will not issue a free photo ID if the person already has a valid government-issued photo ID
•Voters who are unable to produce a valid photo ID will be allowed to vote a provisional ballot, which is a paper ballot, at the polls. Voters casting a provisional ballot will have until two (2) business days after Election Day to return to the election commission office to show a valid photo ID.
•Voters with a religious objection to being photographed, or voters who are indigent and unable to obtain a photo ID without paying a fee - for example, the voter cannot pay for a birth certificate for proof of citizenship - may sign an oath affirming to the information and will be allowed to vote on the machines.
•Voters who vote absentee by mail, voters who are hospitalized, and voters who live in licensed nursing homes or assisted living centers and vote at the facilities are not required to show photo IDs. Registered voters over the age of 65 may request an absentee ballot and vote by mail.
"The goal of the town hall meeting is to educate the public and prepare voters for the upcoming 2012 elections," Dennis Stanley, administrator of elections said. "We want voters to have plenty of time to obtain a valid photo ID if they do not already possess one. We encourage everyone to attend the November 1 meeting."
Starting November 5 Driver License Stations in 15 counties, including Putnam and Rutherford will be open on the first Saturday in each month to make photo driver licenses or Ids for voting purposes only. No other business will be conducted in the centers on Saturdays. The hours of operation will be 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. in Cookeville at 4600 South Jefferson Avenue (phone 931-528-5669) or in Murfreesboro at 1035 Samsonite Boulevard (phone 615-898-8036)
The following centers will be open for weekday visits:
McMinnville at 594 Vervilla Road (phone 931-668-9304
Lebanon at 725 Elkins Drive ( phone 615-443-2757
There are a number of safeguards in the law to ensure eligible voters are not disenfranchised. The photo ID requirement does not apply to:
.People who vote absentee by mail
.People who vote in licensed nursing homes or assisted living facilities
.People who are hospitalized
.People who have religious objections to being photographed
.People who are indigent and cannot obtain photo IDs without paying fees
Voters who forget to bring photo identification to the polls may cast provisional ballots and return to their local election offices with proof of their identities within two business days after elections.
For more information about the new voting requirements, contact Mark Goins, coordinator of elections, or Andrew Dodd, elections specialist, in the state Division of Elections at 1-877-850-4959 or your local county election commission at 597-4146, Room 104 of the DeKalb County Courthouse in Smithville.


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Breaking news!
Beginning on February 28th (tomorrow!), Walt Disney Parks and Resorts will shift to seasonal pricing (also known as "tiered pricing") on their 1-day ticket offerings at both Walt Disney World and Disneyland. As Disney Parks continue to expand its offerings on both coasts (such as the new "Frozen"-inspired musical at Disney California Adventure or the new Soarin' Over the World attraction at both Resorts), and in an effort to maintain the level of Disney service we all know and expect during peak periods, seasonal pricing will be implemented on 1-Day tickets.
How Does It Work?
Each month will be divided into three categories: Value, Regular, and Peak days. An 8-11 month calendar will be available for viewing online so that Guests planning their trips during less demand months will have a variety of options, including certain days in the value period, which will let them pay less for 1-Day tickets. If they decide to plan a visit during a peak period like the the summer holidays, the visitors will likely pay more to experience the Parks. 1-day tickets during a non-peak period or selecting a multi-day ticket or annual pass will provide varying options in pricing.
What is the Pricing?
Currently, a 1-Day 1-Park admission ticket to the Disneyland Resort is $99. Under the new tiered pricing structure (according to the OC Register), the breakdown is as follows:
- "Value" 1-day Tickets – $95
- "Regular" 1-day Tickets – $105
- "Peak " 1-day Tickets – $119
Southern California Resident tickets are still available and not impacted by the change, as these are a special, limited time discount. Learn more about the Southern California Resident Disneyland tickets by clicking here.
What Does This Mean for You?
This calendar will give all families planning an upcoming trip to the Disneyland Resort (and even Walt Disney World) a good barometer for the crowd expectancy during their visit. The value days can provide some relief to families on a budget and if you're keen on visiting during a peak period, then Guests will have to pay extra and are aware in advance of what to expect.


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Struggling England are told to come out fighting
England's batsmen are under orders to show more "fight" after a costly session put them in big trouble against India on day two in the second Test.
Assistant coach Paul Farbrace called for more resilience as he reflected on England's perilous 103 for five in reply to 455 in Vizag.
Joe Root (53) was kicking himself after holing out off Ravi Ashwin at deep mid-off, having earlier figured in a run out mix-up which ended in Haseeb Hameed's departure.
England lurched to 80 for five at one stage, before Ben Stokes and Jonny Bairstow batted out most of the final hour.
Even so, on a pitch expected to deteriorate significantly and offer increasing help to Ashwin and his fellow spinners, it is already hard to see how the tourists might escape defeat and a 1-0 deficit going into next week's third Test in Mohali.
Farbrace was adamant England were guilty of batter error, rather than undone by any demons just yet in a pitch which allowed India captain Virat Kohli to hit 167 and his team-mate Cheteshwar Pujara a century too.
"We didn't show enough fight," he said. "Those are times when we need to show a bit more resilience and get stuck in."
It is a case, Farbrace believes, of adapting to unaccustomed conditions.
"That's the skill of the batsman - working out how you're going to play," he said.
"International cricket finds you out quickly. There are times where you've got to adapt your game. If we are going to be successful, we have to cope well in all conditions."
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im using this phone since last one week.. when i saw the device its screen size is big compare to its price, camera is nice , games work fine, browser is good, very nice battery backup, u can get flip cover from outlet, im using it......best budget smartfone....value for MONEY..
I purchased this phone 1 month back, i was waiting to write review. nFrom the experience im telling this phone is decent and its not worth buying as every phone companies launching phone like budget phone but micromax do it at very reasonable price with not good features and if you compare phone with 1-2k more than this you will feel you should have gone to that. nAbout phone: n1. Good touch, response is good, resolution is good. n2. Camera is worst, secondary is not necessary because its only 0.3mp. n3. Light sensor works ok but it wont respond quickly. n4. Accelerometer is ok again, you can play game involve accelerometer but games wont play good.n5. Processor sucks to the core. When you come out of the application you have to wait for phone to load again to normal. Which is main drawback so i suggest not to go for this phone cos of this. n6. New android update which is not good, older one was good. n7. Phone dimensions are good. One good point. looks like 10k mobile from far. n8. Battery drains fast but battery saver app can help you. n9. Internal memory as usual is worst, so if you are app lika person then dont ever think about it. You can have around 6-8 app of normal size and then low phone memory. n10. Speaker is not good, i tested with other phone where you cant hear clearly in this phone. nnAlready im getting a weird line on the screen which is of course a display problem. This shows micromax just want to get into market and make money not to satisfy customers. nMany tell buy Indian products to help rupee against dollar but Indian products wont make you to go that way, cos we get low grade products. nYou can go for higher price micromax phone but if ur lucky then it works fine or else same problem. nThere are so many options like emi or something so go for it and buy a best one so u atleast have that satisfaction. Satisfaction is more important at the end of the day. nnI used two budget phone from micromax and samsung, just a 1-2k difference which matters the most. So begin your search for good phones. Thank you.
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|Android v2.3.5 (Gingerbread)
|SIM Slot(s)
|Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
|SIM Size
|SIM1: Mini
|2G: Available
|121 mm Compare Size
|67.2 mm
|12.25 mm
|85 grams
|Black, White
|Screen Size
|3.9 inches (9.91 cm)
|Screen Resolution
|320 x 480 pixels
|Pixel Density
|148 ppi
|Display Type
|Touch Screen
|Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
|Screen to Body Ratio
|55.7 %
|Spreadtrum SC6820
|Dual core, 1 GHz, Cortex A5
|Internal Memory
|Expandable Memory
|Up to 32 GB
|User Available Storage
|Up to 160 MB
|Main Camera
|2 MP Primary Camera
|LED Flash
|Image Resolution
|1600 x 1200 Pixels
|Camera Features
|Digital Zoom
|1350 mAh
|Up to 4 Hours(2G)
|Standby time
|Up to 120 Hours(2G)
|SIM Size
|SIM1: Mini
|Network Support
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 900 MHz
2G Bands:
GSM 1800 / 900 MHz
|Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n
|Wi-Fi Features
|Mobile Hotspot
|USB Connectivity
|microUSB 2.0
|FM Radio
|Audio Jack
|3.5 mm
|Other Sensors
|Light sensor, Accelerometer
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Remember the "the more you know…." NBC commercials from childhood?
who am I kidding? of course you do!
well…. I literally thought I was losing my mind when I saw this one.
It came on during an SNL commercial break and I thought it was an SNL parody.
I started cracking up after the giant $%&#(@&$*^$@, and then realized it was a legit commercial.
apparently America's youth is a bunch of *&#*($&(# and these are the educational commercials they air now.
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Place: Trade Fair Palace
Egon Schiele saw himself as a visionary and prophetic artist, František Kupka forged an abstract style of painting infused with spiritist principles, Joseph Beuys called under the rubric "social sculpture" up for social change due to creative actions, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser was an ecological crusader whose spiral paintings were holistic in essence. These pioneering artistic attitudes and developments would have not come about without contact with several "prophets". Some of these were artist-naturists, others were modern-day Christs, while still others saw themselves as social revolutionaries of a kind. Their relevance for modern art remains a largely untold story. Today, their names – Karl Wilhelm Diefenbach, Gusto Gräser, Gustav Nagel, as well as Friedrich Muck-Lamberty and Ludwig Christian Haeusser – have almost been forgotten. During their lifetime, however, they were widely known among a broad-based public and in avant-garde circles. Artists and intellectuals also admired them, albeit often behind closed doors.
The Prague rerun of the Frankfurt exhibition is presenting over 350 works by various artists. They include Egon Schiele, František Kupka, Johannes Baader, Heinrich Vogeler, Joseph Beuys, Jörg Immendorff, and Friedensreich Hundertwasser as well as a variety of documentation materials.
The exhibition both reveals causalities and establishes unexpected connections. It also embeds the 'barefoot-prophets' and the artistic avant-garde in a wide-ranging social historical context.
Curator of the exhibition: Pamela Kort, Los Angeles/Berlin/Zurich
Cooperation: Veronika Hulíková, Rea Michalová
An exhibition organized by Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt in cooperation with the National Gallery in Prague.
During the opening of the exhibition Artists and Prophets. Schiele, Hundertwasser, Kupka, Beuys and Others Jonathan Meese presented an art performance created specially for the National Gallery in Prague. Within its course he conversed from a hideout with the prophets featured in that show. In the Trade Fair Palace's Small Vestibule until 18 October 2015, a collection of his paintings tellingly entitled My Über Daddys is featured that also allude to the activities and impact of the prophets. The interview with Jonathan Meese here.
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Christmas Food Jokes
What do ducks do before Christmas dinner?
Pull their Christmas quackers!
Who made this Christmas pudding?
Our chef. He's a little green man who lives in a toadstool.
What do vampires put on their turkey at Christmas?
What beats his chest and swings from Christmas cake to Christmas cake?
What did the big cracker say to the little cracker?
My pop is bigger than yours!
Last year's Christmas pudding was so awful I threw it in the ocean.
That's probably why the ocean's full of currants!
Whats the best thing to put into a Christmas cake?
Your teeth!
How do you tell the difference between tinned Christmas turkey and tinned Christmas pudding?
Look at the labels!
We had grandma for Christmas dinner?
Really, we had turkey!
This turkey tastes like an old settee.
Well, you asked for something with plenty of stuffing!
What did the eskimos sing when they got there Christmas dinner?
"Whalemeat again, don't know where, don't know when "!
Did you hear about the stupid turkey?
It was looking forward to Christmas!
What did the grape say to the peanut butter?
"'Tis the season to be jelly!"
Will the Christmas pudding be long?
No, it'll be the traditional round!
What happens when you eat Christmas tree decorations?
You get tinsel-itus!
This Christmas turkey's disgusting!
Well, you asked for a foul roast!
Who is never hungry at Christmas?
The turkey – he's always stuffed!
A man went to a butcher's and saw that the turkeys were $1.50 a pound. He said to the butcher, 'Do you raise them yourself?'
'Of course I do,' the butcher replied. 'They were only 75 cents a pound this morning!'
Is that policeman eating turkey?
No, he's eating truncheon meat.
What's the most common wine at Christmas?
Do I have to have the brussel sprouts!
What's brown and creeps around the house?
Mince spies!
Mum, Can I have a dog for Christmas?
No you can have turkey like everyone else!
Heard you got a chicken for Christmas. What's it name?
What did he use to make it?
Elf-raising flour, of course.
What do you drain Christmas dinner brussel sprouts with?
An advent colander!
What bird has wings but cannot fly ?
Roast turkey!
Mother bought a huge turkey for Christmas dinner.'That must have cost a fortune!' I said .
'Actually I got it for a poultry amount,' she said.
I'd like Father Christmas stew.
Er… how do you make Father Christmas stew?
You keep him waiting half an hour!
Santa you have put on more weight?
I know, It always snacks up on me!
I thought you were trying to get into shape this Christmas?
I am. The look I've selected is the Santa look!
Ever wonder way Santa gives young kids bottles of Evian water?
Just spell "Evian" backwards! (naive)
What do Santa's elves stamp their gingerbread men packets every year?
NEW IMPROVED – Made the old fashioned way!
Why do roosters love Christmas?
It's all breasts and legs!
I am on my sea food diet right now!
How does it work?
Whenever I see food I eat it!
Why did they let the turkey join the band?
Because he had the drumsticks!
What's the fastest cake in the world?
Why did the kids start eating the puzzle on Christmas?
Because their uncle said that it was a piece of cake!
When is a Christmas cake like a golf ball?
When it's been sliced.
Why was the Christmas cake as hard as a rock?
Because it was marble cake!
What do they serve at Christmas parties in heaven?
Angel food cake, of course!
Why did the Christmas cake go to the doctor?
Because it was feeling crumby!
What did the Christmas turkey say to the unhappy chicken?
"What's eating you?"
Why did the Christmas cake goto the police station?
Because over the last few days it had been beaten, whipped, cut, sliced and rough handled.


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Details of Robin's final wishes have been revealed
Yesterday, we revealed the sad circumstances which led to the suicide of much loved actor Robin Williams. In addition to these recent revelations, details of the actor's will and estate have now been made public which puts the bereaved family back in the spotlight.
Robin's estate was valued at almost $50 million dollars which may come as a surprise to many because reports of financial instability were rife prior to his death, with the actor telling Parade magazine in 2013: "There are bills to pay. My life has downsized, in a good way. I'm selling the ranch up in Napa. I just can't afford it anymore",
Robin, star of Mrs. Doubtfire and Good Will Hunting, stipulated he wanted his estate to go to his three children, Zachary, Zelda and Cody. A portion of the estate will also go to Robin's wife Susan Schneider who signed a pre-nuptial agreement prior to their marriage in Napa Valley in 2011.
The actor insisted that each child's share was to be released at various points in their twenties, before being given the remaining amount at aged 30. As Robin's eldest son, Zachary, is already 31, he will receive the entire lump sum, but Zelda and Cody's shares will be handled by a trustee.
The will which was made in 2011 was filed in a Californian court last week, three months after the death of the actor.


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Was it when Republican party leaders increasingly viewed negotiating as a zero sum game played against a gang of Democratic devils and their anti-American leaders who seemed bent on destroying their Republican way of life?
Or was it when Ted Cruz showed the way? His way.
Cruz certainly proved how much better it was to engage in futile causes. Who can ever forget him bravely holding his personal Maginot Line by reading Green Eggs and Ham on the Senate floor? So what if his only significant achievement was alienating most of his fellow Republicans? At least he demonstrated his steadfast resolve to not actually achieve something. Or smile. And his constipated scowl became iconic.
Or was it when insurgent Tea Party squatters took over the anti-government wing of the Republican party and mobilized to throw out everyone with too much government experience, Republicans included?
Shockingly, the Teaites offered no tea, scones or even light refreshments — just carefully honed opposition to most things federal government. Their agenda was to oppose. Negotiations were seen as the province of traitors. And the evil ones on the right side of the aisle had to go down just as fast and as hard as those on the left.
Or did the loss of the party really begin (or officially signify the end) when the Republican presidential candidates started delivering their poll-tested talking points and found that what the primary voters really wanted was anyone but them? Someone who could make America great just by talking about making America great. A billionaire beholden to no one, save his own ego, who could be anyone they wanted him to be. Someone who could protect them from foreign products and foreigners. Someone to tuck them in at night with grand fairy tale stories — a presidential mommy and daddy. Yes, they wanted America's hirsute knight in Republican party armor to enter stage right or left or right down the middle and to offer word dumps devoid of any real meaning, as long as he promised what they wanted to hear.
Yes, that was officially when the party that many Republicans thought wasn't conservative and principled enough delivered forth someone who appears to be officially neither.
And this change is HUGE!
And why not?
If a high school chemistry teacher can, without the knowledge of his DEA agent brother-in-law, solve his medical cost issues by manufacturing hundreds of millions of dollars of blue meth along with his former high school school student, and then protect his loot by stabbing, shooting and bombing dozens of his enemies, then why can't a reality show host who celebrates his love of the (legal) Hispanic culture by eating a taco bowl on Cinco de Mayo, and who continuously mines a seemingly inexhaustible supply of bipartisan opponents to tweet insults about, become President?
The man has never met an issue he couldn't reverse. And he certainly knows how to cement the racist and bigot vote and how to reach out to women — at least the ones he rates as 9's and 10's. Ignore the trivial anti-women bunk that the dishonest media loves to dig up. Trump had no idea he'd ever be auditioning for presidential man-child when he genuflected on several Howard Stern shows. How could his participation in a silly "boobs or flat chick" contest be held against him? Anti-misogynist voters should just ignore the recent "failing" NY Times' article that reviewed various gradations of his serial misogyny. All of the Times' female reporters are too dumb and ugly to understand complex human to cretin interactions. Pro-misogynists should focus on his recent Megyn Kelly interview. Even journalistic "bimbos" come back for more.
Maybe we should thank our forefathers for their ancient wisdom.
If they had mistakenly given us a pure democracy, things would be so boring. No Donald, Bernie or Clintonians. They didn't want us to pick the wrong male. And they put electors in charge just in case we, the people, picked the wrong man. Imagine where we'd all be today if we all had to gather at Starbuck's to make decisions on fighting wars, raising debt ceilings, building walls, fining the guy who cuts in the long line merging on the freeway, qualifying bathroom users, tweeting insults to Megyn Kelly, and other critical issues.
In our representative democracy, we get to elect politicians to play adults and men-and-women children. They get to make decisions like these on our behalf. Except this is the year many of our Republican representatives of democracy didn't get the message. They thought we'd like them better if they moved from selling us on their decision making ability to selling us on their ability to compete in the World Wrestling Federation's interview segments.
Offering detailed plans and ideas is so pre-Twitter generation.
But let's get back to the millions of Republicans who are now planning to pretend that this election reality show isn't a danger to representative democracy. For those of you who feel comfortable choosing a billionaire whose claims to fame this political season include his implied penis size, building HUGE walls paid for by Mexico, jailing women who seek abortions, threatening U.S. debt defaults, offering plans to raise and lower taxes on the rich and for the federal government to both raise and retain the current minimum wage (before he said that states should make those decisions), tweeting bigoted and misogynistic insults, offering slogans in lieu of specific plans, and attaching short epithets to political rivals, please consider a people inversion to another country, so the rest of us don't have to.
Now stop here if you're not yet considering that trip. You'll only be disappointed to learn that something like bragging about penis size isn't a key presidential qualification and hasn't been one since the Johnson presidency. And he only did it on secret tape recordings that it now turns out weren't so secret.
I warned you. STOP HERE!
You did stop, right?
Now for my reliably angry and disappointed Anti-Obama party (aka Republican Party) readers: Surprise! Donald Trump is your party's wholly unqualified candidate to be President of the United States. Yet, there is still reason for you to have hope: It would be silly to count him out in a year when qualifications are irrelevant and pandering to fear and simple answers matter. (Clarification: Simple Answers Matter has no affiliation with Black Lives Matter or with intelligent voting.) Trump's GREAT, HUGE, UNBELIEVABLE business and television career, and know-nothing brand of politics and insults only strengthen his strong guy appeal. And the more likely you are to respond to the emailed wire transfer request from your distant relative who was robbed overseas and is reaching out to you because you are so near and dear to her, the easier it is to gravitate toward someone who panders to your instinctive blame-the-politicians-for-everything grievances. (Why, oh why, didn't the Republican Party stand up for another season of American Idol and The Good Wife?)
At times, Trump makes so many wildly incorrect statements (including referencing positions he never took), with so many borderline and not-so- borderline racist, bigoted, misogynistic, anti-immigration statements, it's hard to believe anyone other than uneducated, racist, bigoted, misogynistic, nativists could be supporters.
Unfortunately, this now seems to be the new Republican party.


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Describe the speaker of the poem "Solace" by Dorothy Parker.Solace: There was a rose that faded young; I saw its shattered beauty hung Upon a broken stem. I heard them say, "What need to care...
Describe the speaker of the poem "Solace" by Dorothy Parker.
There was a rose that faded young;
I saw its shattered beauty hung
Upon a broken stem.
I heard them say, "What need to care
With roses budding everywhere?"
I did not answer them.
There was a bird brought down to die;
They said, "A hundred fill the sky--
What reason to be sad?"
There was a girl whose love fled;
I did not wait the while they said,
"There's many another lad."
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The speaker is someone who possesses insight about the world around them. Presumably someone like Parker itself, I think that the speaker clearly understands that there is a condition of being in the world that dismisses individual uniqueness and beauty for social expectation and conformity. The individual beauty intrinsic to the rose and the flight of the bird are both examples of how the world eliminates and moves past unique beauty. Rather, both are set aside for what social expectations are and the predominance of the social experience. This is where the speaker of the poem holds perceptive awareness. The speaker of the poem is one who understands this condition very well. It is for this reason that the speaker grasps the need to "escape" from such a condition of being. The speaker does not wish this predicament to be visited upon herself. It is for this reason that the speaker decides to not "wait" to stay in such a situation. The speaker understands that her own unique individual experience is not something that will be subject to social conformity, like the beauty of the rose and the flight of the bird. This is where the speaker's insight becomes profound and very compelling against a world that seeks more in line of conformity and control.


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Mumbai politicians raise commuter safety issue with railway minister
16-year-old Monika More, who lost both her hands after falling into a pit on a railway platform, could be the catalyst that moves the authorities to reducing the dangerous gap between local trains' footboards and platforms.
Mumbai: Monika More, the girl who lost both her hands earlier this month after she fell in a gap at Ghatkopar station, has become the talk of the town at least in political circles. Politicians from the BJP, MNS and NCP on Thursday met Union Railway Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and cutting across party lines demanded a reduction in the gap between the trains and platforms in Mumbai.
The politicians went to the extent of taking along measurements of the gap between train and platforms, claiming that gaps had become one of the major reasons behind deaths on tracks in the city.
Ashok More, Monika's father, also met the Minister.
Senior BJP leader Kirit Somaiya also demanded a proper rehabilitation policy for victims of railway accidents.
Somaiya told the minister that lacklustre safety measures resulted in 5600 accidents in 2013. He said there was gap between coaches and platform which was causing the mishaps.
Citing Monika's case as an example, Somaiya said, "There were no medical facilities and ambulance nearby at Ghatkopar station." Somaiya said Monica should be adequately rehabilitated. He also demanded raising the height of 359 platforms by six to ten cm. The BJP leader firther demanded that the limit of compensation be raised to Rs 10 lakh at the railway claims tribunal and fencing of railway stations.
"The railway minister has promised to create a special fund for Monika More and has assured all help to her. We have also asked the railways to increase the claim amount under Railway Claims Tribunal from Rs 4 lakh to Rs 10 lakh," Somaiya said.
The politicians also demanded that the height of the platforms be raised to a level that doesn't inconvenience commuters. Presently, the height is anywhere between 760mm to 840mm while the trains go up to 1200mm. The railways here have written to the Railway Ministry to raise the height of platforms to 920mm.
"I have asked the railways to raise a few platforms on trial basis wherein the platform height would be elevated to the height of the train's footboard. Moreover, the minister has promised that the gap issue will be taken on priority basis," said Rajya Sabha MP Balchandra Mungekar.


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HARLEM -- Mr. John R. "Big John" Arrington, 58, of 6178 Carrer Court, died Friday, May 14, 1999, at Medical College of Georgia Hospital.
The funeral will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Poteet Funeral Home, Peach Orchard Road, Augusta, with the Rev. C.W. Edwards officiating. Burial will be in Mount Moriah Methodist Church Cemetery, Matthews.
Mr. Arrington, a native of Blythe, was foreman of the vehicle service shop at the Medical College of Georgia.
Survivors include two brothers, George F. Arrington, Harlem, and Judson H. Arrington, Twin Falls, Idaho.
Pallbearers will be Cecil Collins, Preston Tutt, Freddy Anderson, Johnny Amerson, Jay Dunham and Terry Davis.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
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Greening the Rubble: Planting the seeds of freedom – by Steve Carter
"It's a terrific thing to be involved in … I feel like it's kind of a dream job really."
It's always so refreshing to hear people express such passion for their work. On a beautiful, sunny early spring day, hanging out in a little gazebo fashioned from recycled
pallets and surrounded by temporary gardens where once stood a retail store, the words capture the atmosphere of the best of Christchurch resilience.
I am chatting with Jonathan Hall, now a few months into his role as Sites Supervisor with Greening the Rubble, another of those vanguard post-quake 'can-do' projects that define how this city is responding to disaster. It's pretty clear that he really does love what he gets to do with the project. "The feedback I get from volunteers and the public," he says, "Makes me feel like I am really involved in something that is making a difference."
For the uninitiated, Greening The Rubble is something of a philosophical counterpart to Gap Filler, the landscaping-centred foil for their conceptual art hi-jinks. Both emerged as immediate responses to the September 2010 quake and both cranked up into higher gear after the devastation of February laid low so much. If there are obvious differences in the specifics of their work, the vacant-space parallels bind them together as co-conspirators and their mutual existence has always been entirely complementary.
The 'gap' in which Jonathan and I are sitting is a perfect example. A small Sydenham section on the corner of Colombo and Wordsworth Streets, this could so easily be just
another dead zone of inert materials and the exposed faces of the next door buildings.
Instead, the plot is an orgy of colour and surprise: raised beds filled with neat plantings; rainbow-painted seats, pathways and picket fences; a huge artwork quoting William Wordsworth ("The things which I have seen, I now can see no more"); and, of course, the Gap Filler temporary office and Gap Golf hole number 1. There's even the Coffee Zone cart complete with outdoor seating, an early opportunist business, drawn to and now an integral part of this vibrant reclaiming of space.
As Jonathan puts it, "What I like about is that it's quite anarchic – you have the freedom to do something like this. In Christchurch it seems we have had so much of our freedom and rights bound up in red tape or taken away, and people are unsure about what's happening … but this is so free and anyone can have an input."
Importantly, this site, like all the others, acts as a magnet that draws people to consider possibility and recognise the opportunity to get involved in the reclaiming of space and the redrawing of lines. Jonathan enthuses that, "Projects like Gap Filler and us, doing little quirky things like this, explorations into what you can do with space … it triggers something in people and makes them more open to these sorts of ideas."
Not only do they give people hope and pause in the face of so much depressing scenery and challenging day-to-day living, they remind us that we do have some control over our circumstances. As Jonathan says, "Christchurch, in the past, has been so conservative but now there is so much happening. More than there ever has been, and it's going to get into the psyche of the city."
Through an inadvertent colonisation of the name, 'gap' projects have become synonymous with Gap Filler, but Greening the Rubble are very much equal bringers to the party. All over the city, sections have been planted, landscaped and otherwise dressed up as part of the revisioning of the damaged spaces in our environment.
It's that principle of reimagining our immediate locale to focus attention, if only fleetingly, away from all the damage and drear, not to delude ourselves that the destruction hasn't happened, but to offer hope for the future through appeals to use fresh eyes.
Spurred by the leadership of the key players such as Gap Filler and Greening the Rubble, communities across the city are engaging with their vacant spaces to take control of this process and Jonathan is inspired by the sense of forward momentum that all these projects are engendering: "It's often said that out of adversity comes opportunity and that is definitely true in Christchurch, I feel."
With the Residential Red Zone now starting to produce greater numbers of vacant plots out in the suburbs, the opportunities (some might say responsibilities) to do something bold and progressive are palpable. There is a clamouring for large areas to be given over to spaces of reflection, open public parklands and community gardening initiatives.
All of which the strong advocacy of groups such as Greening The Rubble should help to ensure, by leveraging the credibility they have established by their constant and important contributions of the last two years.
There's tentative talk here of 'turning a corner' and the feeling that, with aftershocks fewer and further between, the real work is just beginning … can really begin in earnest. Spring has sprung and the city feels rich with possibility and alive with new ideas.
Not all of them will be managed by the teams at Gap Filler and Greening The Rubble, but all will certainly be inspired in part by their trail-blazing brand of celebratory anarchy.
Let the greening begin.
If you want to find out more about Greening The Rubble, or to find out how you can get involved as a volunteer, visit the website at: http://greeningtherubble.org.nz/wp/ or shoot by their Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/greeningtherubble
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