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Dear Kid,
You know how important it is to vote. But you also know that lots of people won't exercise their right to vote in this election. Being the kind of mom I am, I have done extensive scientific research into this and can now present you with 9 Reasons You Should Absolutely Positively NOT Vote on Tuesday.
- You're a convicted felon and you live in a state where convicted felons can't vote.
- You plan to be a convicted felon and want to get a head start.
- You're planning to live the rest of your life on Mars. Without government funding.
- You're a citizen of another country and you're just in the US for a 2 week vacation
- You're a frog, not a human. (Frogs are not allowed to vote.)
- You aren't old enough.
- You've been kidnapped by aliens. For the last several weeks.
- You're in a coma.
- You're dead. (Unless you live in Chicago, where the dead vote early and often.)
I'm guessing none of these apply to you. Especially #5.


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Garden In The Snowy Mountains: An Inner Journey with Christ As Your Guide
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Why going on dates (even bad ones) is good for you
When I talk to singles who've been single for long – they often tell me they haven't been on many dates, not recently, not for years. Some even never.
And I always ask them: well how do you expect to find a partner then?
I know – going on dates can be really scary. It comes with no guarantees and no predictable outcomes. That's why many people dread dating.
Sometimes it's very hard to find someone to go on a date with, because people you ask on dates reject your invite.
But still, you have to go on a few dates… once in a while… more than once a year maybe, to actually meet some potential partners. It's great when it happens randomly and organically, and I always yes to that. But you can't rely on fate, if you want to get a relationship, you'll have to get dates first.
Watch my new video blog to see why is dating important, why bad dates can be good for you – and how to approach the whole dating issue so it feels more like fun and less like a chore.
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Dear UnifL Community,
It has come to our attention that AMD has finally made changes to the way their official drivers install for switchable systems. I.E As far as we know, there is NO need for Modded 13.11 beta 9.2 AMD drivers that can be found on certain forums as the Official AMD release works out of the box for a certain percentage of switchable Laptops.
This means that as of 13.11 beta 9.2 AMD has incorporated switchable parameters into the kernel adding support for devices which they inherently did not want to support such as the 5xxx and 6xxxm series.
Doing these changes manually for every big driver release was a big part of the UnifL project since the 1st modified set on the 4th November 2011.
However conducting switchable parameter changes for drivers is not where UnifL draws the line. UnifL also expands into adjustments and niche fixes for Problematic non mainstream lines of laptops.
We welcome this ground breaking move by AMD to incorporate support for a huge amount of their GPUs since the market shifted attention to mobile devices/Windows 8 and we would like to further support the problematic systems that are still having issues (even with the newest drivers).
Since this amazing community has allowed us to create certified drivers, FTC database, Niche fixes, forums and of course having your undoubtful support, we ask you to help us push UnifL into the next grand stage.
With the forum we were able to accumulate ALL bug reports from users that tested the 13.9 drivers.
With this groundwork we would like to do the same with the latest AMD drivers and collect as many reports as possible on issues that arise for users.
This will allow us to build on AMDs new work and broaden support enabling us to release a more customized experience.
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1. Clean your system with the usual methods.
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The publication "Hide or Reveal" sums the experience of two-weeks-long travellings, meetings of new places and constant change of location. It is a result of an artistic research that took place in the framework of two CORNERS Xpeditions: Balkan and Caucasus, where its creators, Helena Wikström and Una Bauer met. Series of photos documents fellow-travellers, landscapes and moments spent in transition while the text illustrates subjective feeling of travelling.
"Hide or Reveal" or read it below.
Hide or Reveal
You are sitting at the back of the bus, on an unusually warm September day. Your face is turned towards the scorching sun, forehead leaning against the glass. Your eyes are closed, yet you didn't stop looking. Watching the insides of your eyelids. You see red. It is moving. You don't see what is it that moves, but notice the movement. The dance without the dancer. You are separated from the countryside zipping past by layers of cloth, glass, flesh. You see thin blue veins. Or is it the firm weave of the red curtain reflected on the insides of your eyelids? People sometimes say they are going to observe the insides of their eyelids, instead of saying they are going to sleep. But you are not sleeping. You are looking through your eyelids, through the red curtain, through the glass. Lots of layers separating you from what is possible.
Breathing the thick air inside the bus. It seems to smell of gasoline, sweat and socks too thick for the warm weather. More than anything, you feel the very weight of those sedimenting smells. The thick carpet of humanity. Something tickles your nose. Opening your eyes, you notice the red curtain has wiggled out of its plastic holder and swelled towards you. Blown by the air conditioning, it's releasing bubbles of air. The bus drive, this speedy movement, makes you less mobile. Your feet prickle, spinal joints are grinding against each other, pinching nerves. Immobility hurts. You raise your knees and jam them against the back of the seat in front of you, curling to a fetal position. Becoming your own eyesight, nothing but seeing, since other senses are begging you to ignore them.
The view is constantly doubling – you are watching the curtain, the curtain's reflection and your crossed hands in the glass pane, soft hills and moss-like mountains behind the glass, and their reflection on the surface of the lake. Depending how you lean your head, the shades of colours of the image change. One moment what you see is intense violet, the next it acquires a greenish sheen. The mountains are green, they have to be, but the sky cannot be violet. What is this strange refraction of the light? You feel the need to rind off one layer after another – to move the curtain, peel off the glass like a sticker containing product information, break the surface of the lake by jumping into the water, take a walk in the woods, make your fresh scar bleed.
You stood up and shook your legs. Almost everyone around you is asleep. You moved to another seat on the bus, which is half empty anyway. Opposite you, a man in a checkered shirt sits. He doesn't notice you. He has drawn the red curtain over his portion of the window. Soaked in the sunlight, it makes everything orange. Except for him, who is almost completely black, like a shadow of himself, like shadow theater. Once your eyes get used to the contrast, you can see the bangs falling over his forehead, his face evenly glowing from the heat. His look is lowered onto the newspaper held in front of him. He is dedicated, to this world printed on the paper, to the worlds beyond the paper. You have been here before. You used to know where he is going and what he is reading, but you don't remember it anymore.
Turning to your own side, you notice the approaching blue road sign. This must be Georgia, no one uses such alphabet. It says "Gori" in latin alphabet, with the number 1. "Gori" means "Burn" in Croatian. You are burning, that much is true. From the red curtain, and the orange glow, from the sun and inner tension. Burning with the wish for something real to happen, something you could catch and hold onto – hold onto as you can't hold onto pleasure. Your hands are slipping through the water, the glass isn't catching your look. That which you want to catch becomes the medium through which you move.
You take a beer from the backpack. It helps to water down your thoughts, smoothing the contours. The reflections can't stop multiplying – trees reflected in a shiny roof of a car. Curving like an elephant's trunk. Women are standing around the car, holding something on a string. You presume they're selling onions. The red curtain doesn't leave the frame, this time it's only a blotch in the bottom left corner of it. You have no power over the world, but neither are you its victim. You are under the obligation to perceive and feel.
Covering your eyes with your hand, you protect yourself. The sun is straight ahead now, bouncing off your forehead, the day drawing to its end. I look at you immersed in late sunlight. Rubbing your face, as if you were massaging it. Your beard is couple of days old. You are tired. To your left (or is it right?) a beehive building is whizzing by, a skeleton building. Hollow concrete. It looks like an agglomeration of holes, of frames. Growing out of the water, reflected in the water, connected to the shore by a narrow bridge. Abandoned before it was finished. You have a feeling you are in Albania, but can't be certain. Your body has been borrowed, the bus is not stopping. Adjusting your position to make yourself more comfortable. Defending yourself with words, as is common among those who haven't yet grown into their trip.
The red curtain mobilizes the scene it hides / reveals. Turning it into action, even if it's an abandoned, half-built building surrounded by a lake. The red curtain adds a time frame to what's behind it, accentuating the temporal dimension of its being unfinished. The red curtain marks the beginning and the end. What's between two points in time is always a narrative. You are in a blue uniform, just like the others around you, placing your hand on your colleague's shoulder. You are on a short break. He's looking over his shoulder, towards the bus. You return the look from inside the bus. Something had to precede, and something has to follow. You are invited to read into it, perhaps a conventional social drama from a simpler social situation – relaxed conversation during a cigarette break.
It's morning, you are happy. Bathed in gentle sunlight, buses speeding over your body, tickled by their tires. As you squirm, patches of water are gently rippling. You blow into the clouds, scratch yourself in the trees. Someone is watching. You cover yourself with the red curtain.


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Burger Americana Recipe
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Go on a burger road trip in your own backyard. Grill the patties and load them sky-high. Peanut butter and bacon make them Southern style; coleslaw and tomatoes, a Northern version. —Susan Mahaney, New Hartford, New York
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- 1/2 cup seasoned bread crumbs
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
- Toppings of your choice
- In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties. Press a shallow indentation in the center of each with your thumb. Brush both sides of patties with oil.
- Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with toppings. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Burger Americana in Taste of Home June/July 2014
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The first known location of Brian Jacques' 2008 US tour has been revealed: Austin, Texas!
Brian will be at BookKids, the children's department of BookPeople, the largest independent bookstore in Texas, at 3PM on October 25th to promote Doomwyte. The last time he was in Texas (and Austin) was 2003, so I think it's safe to assume he will probably be visiting other major cities in the state.
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And another Texas city revealed: Houston!
Brian will be at the Houston Brazos Bookstore on October 27, 2008 at 5:00PM.
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Do you know John Clarke?Posted on May 16th, 2013 – Won't you help brighten a lonely comment's day?
Well, today's his birthday, so that's a good place to start. He turns 59 today, something to genuinely celebrate given the history of one of Toronto's perennially peripheral figures.
Originally from England, in the early 80s Clarke suddenly found himself unemployed and decided to found the Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, a group both vilified and praised for standing up for, or claiming to stand up for, the city's poor.
Clarke doesn't mince words or shy away from controversy, often staging demonstrations, sit-ins, and occupations to drive his message. He's had run-ins with cops, politicians, and even the media aren't particularly fond of him. Basically, he's not in it for the popularity.
Although he's not homeless, Clarke somehow manages to raise a family of two kids and a wife on a budget that verges on poverty. Prior to 1986, Clarke's biggest investment was a vehicle — a 1980 Lada.
Clarke doesn't like the word Marxist and instead prefers to call himself a socialist. Personally, I think the title of bellicose advocate for the poor is probably more appropriate– it's certainly been his raison d'être.
And at the end of the day, even if you disagree with Clarke or his methods, you have to admire the man's tenacity and willingness to stand up for justice. If the world only had more men like that in it, we'd all be leading much better lives.
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LOS ANGELES — Ideal Image Models male model Flash Brown has released a new vibrating self-mold dildo, giving Icon Brands its first male performer with three different styles in his likeness.
The large 11-inch molded penis comes with a controller that features five adjustable speeds of vibration.
"First and foremost I would like to thank Icon Brands for believing in me as a brand and a performer to sign a novelty toy deal with me after only one year within the adult industry," Flash Brown said. "Secondly I would like to thank my fans for supporting all three toy pieces of my Flash Brown dildo novelty line and my movies."
"This has been a great three and a half years in the adult industry and I'm looking forward to bringing fans greater performances and more achievements on my end," Brown added.
Flash Brown Vibrating Cock is in distribution and headed to shelves now. Toys can be purchased off his website FlashBrownProductions.com when it relaunches in October and off his blog Flash-Brown.blogspot.com which is up now.
All three Flash Brown dildo varieties are currently available at adult stores in the U.S. and abroad.
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Tips To Fight Depression
It can be challenging learning how to fight depression if you do not have the required resources and guidance. Therefore, before you decide to learn how to fight depression, ensure that you know more concerning depression. Always note that depression is a fight. Therefore, ensure that you do not make any mistake. Before you fight depression, make sure that you know the required measures. Also, you should know that depression may come without any warning. Therefore, try to be careful.
Also, when you decide to fight depression, ensure that you look for the right counselor. Most of the people do not know that there are experienced and trained counselors in this field. Therefore, make sure that you get one who will help you to fight depression. It is essential also to note that depression may cause self-doubt. Also, one of the symptoms of depression is the fear of seeking help. The following are some of the tips to fight depression.
Mitigating depression
Objective support
If you want to fight depression, ensure that you look for a trusting or objective support. If you continue keeping quiet, the situation will be worse. The best way to fight depression is by seeking help and asking for advice. Treatment and discussion are also the best way to fight depression. Therefore, you need to discuss your issue, and you may get some means of support from family or friends.
Consider professional help
When you want to fight depression, ensure that you consider this tip. This is the best way to fight depression. By spending some of your time working on some of the problems that led you to depression, you will know some of the solutions to your issues. Therefore, you need to ensure that you seek help from professional people and even find proper medication. This will help you in fighting depression.
Forgive yourself, forgive others
It is important to ensure that you learn to forgive yourself and also learn to forgive others. Also, ensure that you do not hold on bad things that other people have done to you. This is one of the problems that most people with depression suffer from. Even though it is not easy to forget, ensure that you learn to forgive. It is also recommended that you stay or you focus on your life first.
Get some exercise
When you want to fight depression, you need to be doing some of the exercises. This is because exercise is one of the methods of releasing endorphins in your body. Therefore, when you do exercise, you are releasing your body into a natural way to combat the depression. That is why it is recommended that you need to be exercising at least daily.
This is another important tip you need to consider when you want to fight depression. You need to make sure that you make different connections with different people. During your research, you are likely to realize that a depressed person avoids interacting with other people. You need to be connecting and talking with people for you to fight depression.


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Xolo Q2000l specifications are good but performance is worst....maybe flipkart
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i bought this for my Mom and had to sell it off in a few days. Here are the pros and cons:
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1. Sound Quality: I checked the ringtone
Good Cameras(both)
Battery Life
Ram (available 980 mb)
Space (1 gb rom and 5.06 gb Internal storage)
NETWORK support is awesome supports 850/900/1800/1900/2100 hence does what
a. Excellent best processor at this price(10/10)and more point(see this processor best and greate feature on google)
b. Big Battery :- It works for whole day, even after using internet,
camera quality is very nice and battery is also good.
paisa vasul phone.you can definitely buy this phone
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we can go for buying it...........................
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i have xolo A700 but it no more run with me good run 4 month but total fail display and
i used two xolo mobiles until now, and told my friends to buy them also, but the mobiles wasted my time and money, customer support is the worst, takes morethan a month to repair the phone, eve 3-4Read More
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Sunday, March 26th, 2017
The Children's Museum
Yoga for minis! Moms & Dads, bring your little ones and let's have some fun! We are taking our Little Yogi & Me class on the road to the Children's Museum of Eau Claire! Little Yogi & Me classes make for a fun family outing that incorporates fitness, movement, and education for everyone! Registration includes 45 minutes of yoga and an all day pass to the museum. Yoga starts at 11a and the museum is open until 5p.Cost:
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Lead middle school students through science experiments.
What does a Middle School Science Teacher do?
In order to work as Doctors, researchers, and Physicists, people must master science skills. They must know how to design experiments, operate laboratory equipment, and decipher results. A Middle School Science Teacher plays a crucial role in this process. In middle school science classes, Teachers introduce science fundamentals that students will build upon in the years to come.
When you're a Middle School Science Teacher, the students who stream into your class may be rowdy and excited. This energy is infectious, and you put it to good use in your classroom. You develop experiments for them to perform, and demonstrate those experiments before letting the students begin. As they work, you walk among them, making sure they're wearing the proper safety equipment and doing the steps correctly.
Some students become overexcited during these experiments, and they can become a major distraction. Pulling them aside for a stern talk may help, but if not, you send them to the Principal for discipline.
Lectures may not make your students jump for joy, but they're an important part of a Middle School Science Teacher's lesson plans. Adding in slides, videos, and guest speakers helps you spice up your lessons. Often, your lectures and the homework you assign expand on topics found in your textbook.
To track the progress of your students, you give tests and quizzes, and you grade them carefully. Using these scores, along with scores from their laboratory reports and homework assignments, you provide each student with a letter grade. If students obtain consistently low grades, you speak with their parents and you offer to provide one-on-one coaching to help them improve.


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The Dubai Desert Rock Festival is a haven for headbangers and metal lovers in these heavy economic times.
Long live rock
Ozzy Osbourne once joked that following a nuclear war, the only survivors would be cockroaches - and Lemmy from Motörhead. As he jets in to headline the Dubai Desert Rock Festival this weekend, the artist formerly known as Ian Fraser Kilmister may yet prove to be the most indestructible gravel-voiced 63-year-old in rock. But the musical genre he helped to pioneer is in surprisingly rude health too.
With its super-fast guitar riffs, deafening volume, growled vocals and relentlessly adolescent lyrics, heavy metal can seem utterly ridiculous. But it can also be ridiculously exciting, short-circuiting the grown-up side of your brain and connecting directly with your inner teenager. Which may explain why, while most of the music industry is facing a gloomy and uncertain future, metal is enjoying its biggest comeback in years.
Released last October, the long-awaited new albums by Metallica and AC/DC have sold by the bucketload. Five million people bought AC/DC's Black Ice in just two weeks, making it a chart-topper in 29 countries. Meanwhile, the reformed metal pioneers Judas Priest are currently on a major joint tour with the Eighties thrash metal veterans Megadeth. And Iron Maiden are on an unassailable high, winning a Brit Award for Best Live Act last month in between selling out huge shows in Dubai, India and Brazil.
But it is not just the British and American old guard who are reaping the rewards of metal's renewed popularity. Young bands from Scandinavia, South America and the Middle East are increasingly part of this globalised scene. After all, Dubai Desert Rock is fielding its most metal-heavy line up since launching in 2004. Nervecell, Dubai's very own rising stars of melodic "extreme metal", will grace the bill for a third time. Having recently signed a management deal with the festival's promoters, Center Stage, the Nervecell guitarist Barney Ribeiro credits this annual gathering with putting the Middle East on the worldwide rock map.
"Desert Rock is the reason why metal music has grown to such an extent in the Middle East," Ribeiro says. "People from all over the region - from Lebanon, Syria, Jordan - come over for the festival. It's the rise of the Middle Eastern metal movement. It's crucially important because it's good to show international bands and media that there is a metal scene here, and we are proud to say that we represent that."
Joel McIver is a UK-based journalist and the author of a dozen rock books, his latest being 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. Heavy rock's current resurgence, he says, is just the latest upswing in a familiar boom-and-bust cycle. "Heavy metal is currently at the top of a wave of popularity," McIver says. "It has risen in commercial terms in the last five or six years to a point of public prominence. No doubt it will fall back into a lesser position in a couple of years when an alternative form of heavy music comes along, just as it did in 1992 when grunge became popular. This swinging back and forth in popularity is nothing new. It's been happening since metal's year zero, 1970."
This historical pendulum may also confirm another theory, popular among critics and academics, that heavy metal appeals more in times of global recession. Last October, just as the credit crunch exploded into a full-blown economic crisis, this line of argument was supported by the chart-busting comeback albums of AC/DC and Metallica. Britain's Guardian newspaper even went so far as plotting the Australian hard-rock quartet's most successful releases against a timeline of economic meltdowns dating back to 1973.
"People crave something uncomplicated and dependable in a time of uncertainty, and rock music has never produced a band so uncomplicated and dependable as AC/DC," the paper's pop critic Alexis Petridis noted gleefully. "For 35 years, they have done exactly the same thing - which in guitarist Angus Young's case involves dressing like a naughty schoolboy - unaffected by changes in fashion or band personnel."
Around the same time, a feature in The Times by the veteran rock chronicler Mick Wall drew a similar parallel between the current financial crisis and the resurgent careers of AC/DC, Metallica and others. The article quotes CP Lee, a lecturer in cultural and film studies at Salford University near Manchester, who views heavy metal as a vital outlet for aspirational fantasy during hard times. "People have always sought solace through music in times of economic depression," Lee said. "The success of heavy rock now is comparable to the success of Hollywood and Broadway musicals in the Thirties. They're ludicrous in comparison to what's going on around them, but they make perfect sense. It's the same with AC/DC and heavy metal. It's a time when people want something simple as an escape from depression."
Ian Fortnam, the deputy editor of the UK-based magazine Classic Rock, agrees with this analysis. He points to short-lived British pop movements like Glam Rock and New Romantic, weapons of mass distraction which arose during previous economic downturns. "Escapism rules in a recession," Fortnam says. "Nobody wants to wallow in harsh reality when they can't afford the gas bill. It just depends on what's the most escapist entertainment available. The Thirties had Busby Berkley musicals and Universal horror movies. Now as post-millennial global recession bites, rock's caricatured enormity and epic overstatement will take audiences' minds off the dual spectres of foreclosure and bankruptcy."
Such generalisations are highly debatable, of course. But the current economic climate may actually have a measurable knock-on effect on Nervecell's career. Ribeiro has just been laid off from his day job as a media planner, which is obviously not good news. But at least it frees him to concentrate on cracking metal markets in Europe and beyond. The band have already been booked for three of Germany's biggest rock festivals this summer, with more European dates to come.
Which brings us to another selling point for heavy metal: it travels well. Just look at the international mix on that Desert Rock bill. Headliners Motörhead are grizzled Britrock legends, of course, while Chimaira and August Burns Red are both younger US groups. Sweden's fertile metal scene, currently enjoying huge acclaim and influence, is also represented by the Stockholm-based Opeth and Arch Enemy from Gothenburg. Meanwhile the Middle East is well served by Nervecell, of course, and Scarab from Egypt. It's like a mini-United Nations of rock.
"Heavy metal is a universal language," says Nervecell's Barney Ribeiro. "A lot of fans around the world tell us we have a sound that has a kind of Middle Eastern touch to it, mainly in the solos and riffs. But it's not intentional; it's just we've been born and raised here. We don't really write music in that direction, we're not really stressing any Middle Eastern sound. We're just trying to maintain a Nervecell sound, which is heavy riffs and good grooves. Keeping it brutal yet melodic."
This points to another factor in the latest heavy metal boom. While more culturally specific rock scenes get lost in translation, here is a music which crosses national borders with ease, finding a ready audience everywhere that speaks the globalised language of hard rock. "Heavy metal has no need of subtitles," says Ian Fortnam of classic rock. "A gruesome corpse-painted man shouting himself hoarse as stuff explodes all about him is going to appeal in all languages. Heavy metal is the Frankenstein's monster you can dance to, the Bogeyman with a beat, and nothing translates more universally than bloodcurdling Grand Guignol horror. Especially when delivered at 120 decibels."
Joel McIver claims this horror-movie intensity is precisely what gives the music its universal appeal. Metal shows, he says, offer an outlet for extreme emotions in a safe, theatrical, controlled setting. "This is metal's USP," says McIver. "Its universal ability to unite people by bringing out the beast in them, even if it's only temporary. Everybody needs to scream and shout at times to let the stress of everyday life out, and listening to heavy music is obviously a quick way to that release. Being in a mosh pit with waves of music pouring over you and other people bouncing off you is rather like being a soldier under fire, with similar adrenalin levels."
In truth, behind their cartoonish reputation for anger and aggression, heavy metal shows are generally benign affairs. Because the music has never been taken seriously by highbrow critics or the mainstream media, it has developed into a largely self-supporting fan community, with little of the haughtiness and hierarchy seen in more fleetingly acclaimed scenes. In general, metal audiences are friendly and fiercely loyal.
"Metalheads are real diehard fans," says Barney Ribeiro of Nervecell. "They're not trendy, they don't change by the year, they really stick to their guns. Always committed, always there. It doesn't matter where you're from geographically. It doesn't matter about your race, or what kind of job you have. It's about the passion, love for the subject matter, love for the music." Another factor that distinguishes heavy metal from mainstream rock is its relative youth. Most pop historians agree metal was born around 1970, with the emergence of groundbreaking acts like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple and Judas Priest. This means most of metal's founding fathers remain alive, active and able to exploit renewed interest in their back catalogue. Crucially, their audiences have grown up with them, too.
"Old school bands are enjoying a resurgence in popularity because audiences that discovered and supported them in the late Seventies and early Eighties, when they were at their peak, have now reached an age where their children have left the family home for university or workplace," says Ian Fortnam. "They've paid off their mortgage and have more disposable income." Meanwhile, Fortnam argues, younger kids are being drawn to vintage metal as well, partly for its retro-chic cachet, because it sounds much more authentic than polished contemporary pop alternatives. But also because classic metal has infiltrated computer games and films, becoming a badge of teenage cool almost by stealth.
"The generational divide that once made parents' music anathema to their offspring has all but disappeared," Fortnam says. "Heavy metal is now the musical lingua franca of horror and action movies, not to mention computer games like Grand Theft Auto and the phenomenally popular Guitar Hero. This guarantees that younger kids than ever before are exposed to heavy metal." Of course, heavy metal's current high profile will eventually recede again. But fans of rock's most enduring, indestructible subculture have never been too concerned with winning chart races or beauty contests. Most metalheads are in it for life, just like their grizzled musical heroes.


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A/N: This story is BABE. Not Morelli friendly...he's only going to be mentioned once or twice, and that's it.
Summary: Steph, Ranger, Lula and Tank go to Australia to catch a skip...you'll have to read it to find out the rest :D
Romance/Comedy Rated PG15+ (for the moment)
Warnings: Minor Language, heavy petting, smut in later chapters... don't know about violence... probably not.
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Great. It's early November, pitch black outside, indicating that it's unfortunately still night time, freezing cold, and I'm awake. That means either one of two things. One, a psycho/stalker/creep is on the prowl in my apartment, or two, Ranger's here. I really hoped it was Ranger, my one time lover, my constant mentor and protector and the man I am secretly in love with...well maybe to most it wasn't a secret, but I hadn't told anybody, so that classified it as a secret to me. And, if it was him, then I wouldn't have to leave my warm nest of a bed. A girl's gotta have her priorities.
I felt the familiar tingle shoot down my spine and sighed with relief. Batman was in the building. I rolled onto my back and searched him out, locating him lounging in his favourite chair.
"Hey Batman, visiting hours are between sun up and sun down," I grumbled as he chuckled and stood, moving to sit beside me on the bed. He leaned over and gave me a slow kiss hello.
"Babe," he murmured, removing his lips from mine, but doing little else to move away from me. My heart started thumping double time at his close proximity; my brain started to melt just a little.
"What can I do for you Ranger?" I wondered, focusing hard on getting the words in the right order. Batman was screwing with my equilibrium.
"I need a favor." I nodded. I would do anything for him. If he asked me to jump off a cliff, I'd do it without a second thought...well actually, my thoughts would probably revolve around wondering if he was planning on diving right on after me, saving my life in some way or another...
"Okay shoot," I squirmed a little under his heavy gaze before he shifted back, finally, to turn on my bedside lamp.
I blinked as the bright light flooded the room; my eyes took a few minutes to adjust.
"Sexy," Ranger smirked, tugging on one of my crazy curls that were probably shooting out in every direction.
"Hey man of mystery, you make house calls in the middle of the night and this is what you get! Zombie Steph!" I announced, folding my arms petulantly.
"Not Zombie Steph, Sexy Steph. And it's 9:30 pm Babe." Oh...I'd been asleep for half an hour. Guess it wasn't the middle of the night.
"So what's the favor you need?" I wondered, trying to divert my brain from thoughts of Ranger calling me sexy twice and what that might mean, and what that might lead to in the future...hmmm future and Ranger; has a nice ring to it... if only.
"Babe you are sexy," he smiled a little and kissed my lips softly, his body leaned over mine again. Automatically my heart rate did its thing again and a little more of my brain melted...I hoped it wasn't seeping out and making a mess on my pillows.
"Ranger, you came to me, you need the favor. Stop distracting us both and answer, please," I glared at him.
"Babe.I don't think your death ray is working. I'm standing right in it and I'm not dead yet," he smirked.
"Smart ass. Just tell me," I demanded, freaking out a little. If the Mighty Manoso was procrastinating over asking me a simple favor... then the favor probably wasn't so simple – but nothing ever was when it came to Ricardo Carlos Manoso.
"Relax Babe. I need to ask you a question." I breathed a little easier. A question, he just wanted to ask me a question. I could do that.
"Ok," I squeaked, giving the affirmative for him to go ahead and ask away.
"You and Morelli. What's the story?" I blinked, my jaw falling open. His fingers grazed my chin until my mouth shut. I had in no way expected that question to come out of his mouth. He knew the story. Hell, he was a key player in the story.
"What?" I asked, my mind racing. Why the hell did he want to know?
"What's the go with you and Morelli at the moment Babe?" Ranger repeated, slower. Did his eyes look tense? Was his jaw just a smidgen tighter than moments ago? Shit.
"I...uh...well he...you haven't heard?" I wished he had, I didn't want to tell him. Besides, he's Batman, he is supposed to know everything...right?
"Stephanie." Uh oh. He used my full name. Not good, abort Stephanie, abort, abort! His hand carefully griped my chin, his touch soft but firm; forcing me to look into his eyes...not that it was a hardship on my part...I loved his beautiful, dark, intelligent eyes. "Tell me Babe... please," My will power... snort, like I have ANY will power...crumbled easily as that one word left his lips, and I sighed in defeat.
"We broke up for good a month or so ago. He recently started dating a primary school teacher. They're already talking about marriage, kids, the works. We're still friends though, and I doubt that will change any time soon." Batman's shoulders eased down, a smile graced his lips, and even his eyes started smiling brightly. I didn't understand why he was so happy; I had lost my last chance at ever settling down...probably my last chance of actually having a permanent, stable man in my life, well, so my mother kept insisting anyway. Even my Grandma Mazur couldn't understand why I had pushed Joe away. Crap, now I was going to cry. I started blinking frantically; I think a half sob might have snuck out.
"Babe...Babe, shhhhh, what's wrong?" How the hell did I tell him I was upset because I was going to die alone, probably sooner rather than later, and that it hurt that Joe had moved on from me so fast? I was glad to be rid of him though, sure, Ranger had been right all along; we hadn't been doing each other any favors by sticking together. I loved Joe, but as a best friend or a brother...I hiccuped and took a deep breath, my tears easing.
"Nothing. Nothing is wrong Ranger. I'm glad I broke up with Morelli, we had an unhealthy relationship." He gave me a smile, but I could tell he didn't buy my 'nothing' spiel.
"Anything else you need?" I inquired; already starting to nestle down in my bed, ready to go back to sleep and pretend this conversation didn't take place. Hell, what conversation? This was just a dream...yeah, a dream. I shut my eyes and took a deep breath, all I could smell is the scent of Ranger and Bulgari. Mmmmm, yummy...my two favorite scents.
"Babe!" Ranger sounded amused. I cracked open my eyes and looked up at him, raising my eyebrows. What? I'm tired, I had a rough day and now I want to go to sleep and forget it ever happened.
"What happened Babe?" He asked while he pulled off his boots, socks and mega utility belt.
"Uh, Ranger...what are you doing?" My eyes widened as he shrugged his jacket off, pulled his shirt over his head and his hands moved to his pants.
"Do I have any clothes here Babe?" I nodded and pointed at my set of drawers. The first two held a lot of his clothes...even a pair of boxers. Don't ask me how they all accumulated there! I personally think they're multiplying like rabbits while I'm out during the day...WHOA! Ranger just stripped out of his cargos and slipped into the pair of boxers. Oh boy, was that a sizzling, hot damn picture for sore eyes. I could have certainly died a happy woman in that moment...well maybe after a Ranger induced orgasm or two...
He stalked back to the bed and slowly peeled the covers off of my body. Ranger's 1000 watt smile graced his face at what he saw, his eyes growing dark, his shorts fitting snugger, before he climbed in and hugged me close to his chest. He heaved a content sigh. I wondered if the world just stopped turning; was Batman allowed to sigh?
"Ranger?" I mumbled, my brain going fuzzy once again. His lips pressed to mine before trailing lightly down my neck, his nose brushed up and down against the column of my throat. I bit my tongue to stop myself from moaning. God, it had been way too long between orgasms.
"You're wearing my shirt and those panties with my name on them," Ranger growled possessively, proudly. I nodded helplessly. It's not like I could disagree with the man!
"They make me feel safe," I whispered truthfully. Damn, the words just slipped right out of my mouth. Ranger paused, his movements stilled. Great, now look what you've done Stephanie! Please don't send me to a third world country, please, please, please. My hair will NOT cope in that kind of environment, say hello to afro Stephanie.
"What happened today Babe?" He requested, his voice dropping down a notch, the huskiness of it sent a shiver down my spine, straight to my doo-dah. Don't moan, don't whimper, don't sigh...
"Same old, same old. Another day, another stalker," I shrugged, which was no easy feat with him wrapped around me.
"WHAT?" I flinched. Oops. His eyes flamed, his nostrils flared...and then he took a deep breath and returned immediately to calm Zen Ranger. Whoa, that was freaky...I needed to learn that trick. "Steph, why didn't you call me?" I shrugged again and lowered my eyes, unable to keep meeting his burning gaze.
"Like you need to bleed anymore money over me; you would have just put a man on me, or more than one. There's no need," I try to answer casually, with a light laugh. Ranger stayed quiet for a few minutes, my nerves were almost shot to hell.
"What happened today?" He asked, his tone slightly clipped. Ranger meant business; his voice and posture indicated he would get an answer out of me, one way or another. I decided to go with the easy option and just told him. Who knew what he'd try if I didn't?
"A couple of creepy notes, a few pot shots and then I almost got kidnapped," I summarized.
More deep breathing from Ranger.
"Almost?" His jaw was clenched as he spoke. Hmmm, too bad I had nowhere to run to when he had his arms trapped around me like this. I should plan my get away route better next time...oh boy, I'm already contemplating pissing Ranger off a next time? I must be going insane...too many shocks from stun guns.
"I shot one in the kneecap, stun gunned the other and then hand cuffed them together and high tailed it out of there," I replied thoughtfully, remembering my hell of a day.
"Your gun was loaded?" Wow, his voice didn't even contain a hint of the surprise I was certain he'd felt.
"My gun was loaded," I agreed, satisfied with my efforts to keep safe for the day. Loading my gun had really paid off today; a split second decision this morning had practically saved my life.
"Proud of you Babe, but please call me next time, when you start getting the creepy notes, not when you're being kidnapped." I nodded. Ranger's lips brushed my forehead softly before pressing against each eyebrow, then my nose and finally lightly against my lips.
"Are you hurt? Need the hospital?" I shook my head in the negative.
"I've already been and got a band aid," I teased. He didn't smile.
"Show me!" He demanded. Man, is Ranger in a weird mood tonight or what.
"I, uh...alright." I wiggled out of his grasp and laid face down on my stomach before shimming my shirt up. Ranger took it one step further and removed the shirt over my head with one tug. I was left, practically naked in front of the Cuban Sex God, in just my black panties.
"Your shoulder Babe?" He asked, tracing the gauze bandage with a gentle finger.
"I was stabbed in the back, literally," I giggled, but I didn't think Ranger found it as amusing as I did. I blamed the pain meds for the giggling.
Soon I felt him peeling the top off and lift the gauze.
"Babe, this needed more than a band aid," Ranger murmured. I relaxed as his lips connect with my skin, butterfly kisses were trailed around my row of stitches. "How many Babe?" I shivered as his fingers redressed my wound and he flipped me over, pulling my shirt back on me.
"Only twenty five stitches," I sighed as he leant over me, his hand splayed over my stomach as he kissed my lips again. Ranger pulled back, flipped off the light and dragged me across his chest. I tucked my head under his chin and smiled happily.
We fell silent and I was, again, steadily heading back into dream land.
"Babe, come to Australia with me," his words jolted me wide awake.
"Uh oh Ranger. Who the hell did you kill this time that you need to run off to a giant desert island?" I asked, panicked. Ranger started laughing. He fucking started laughing! He just asked me to jump on a plane and fly half way around the world and he starts laughing? At least it would be warm there...
"No-one Babe. And it's not a giant desert island... it's a continent." I giggled at his dry humor, unable to help myself. Ranger humor was a rare treat.
"Ok, sure. But Ranger, why the hell do we need to go to Australia?" I demanded, stroking his chest softly, inadvertently. His smooth, gorgeous, ripped chest...
"Is that a yes?" I could hear the smile in his voice as his hand caught my fingers and brought them to his lips, treating each one to a slow, wet kiss. God I was a goner.
"Well, I mean, I wouldn't say..." I tried to dig myself out, without any luck.
"We're going to get a skip."


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Despite the advances in education and training that bullying advocates have made over the years, there are still some schools that struggle to adequately address bullying. As a result, they sometimes do not address bullying in appropriate ways, or worse, fail to address it at all. When bullying is not handled effectively, the problem can escalate. The end result can impact the learning environment and create an undesirable school climate.

For this reason, school administrators and educators need to not only implement effective bullying prevention and intervention programs, but they also need to be sure the staff at their school is not engaging in cover ups or denying bullying all together. Here is an overview of the top eight mistakes schools make when confronting bullying.

Covering It Up

While most school administrators understand the importance of being transparent with the parents of bullying victims, there are those that fear repercussions and instead engage in a cover up of a bullying incident. This decision is never a wise one. Not only is it unethical and irresponsible, but it puts the school at risk for litigation.

What's more, it puts the target of bullying at risk for more harm because a cover up enables the bully and allows the bullying to continue. It is best to address bullying straight on and implement the necessary consequences for the bully.

Ignoring It

It is no secret that educators today are stretched thin. They have increasingly more responsibilities and things they must handle. As a result, it can be very tempting to ignore bullying situations especially if they appear minor or insignificant. But ignoring these minor infractions is what leads to greater infractions.

Kids are smart and realize that they are not being held accountable for their poor choices. So they continue bullying expecting to get away with it. In the end, ignoring the minor bullying incidents will eventually lead to poor school climate and major bullying issue. Make sure your school is investigating and addressing each and every bullying complaint.

Denying It Exists

Sometimes, teachers and administrators will claim that they do not see bullying at their school. But this statement is almost always false no matter what school is making the claim. Bullying happens everywhere. And while it may be mild at one school compared to what is seen on a national level, it still exists.

Assuming that bullying is not an issue simply puts the school and its students at risk. Be thankful that the bullying is not significant, but be diligent in continuing to communicate your expectations for a respectful and bully-free environment. Remember, bullying prevention still needs to be implemented to maintain the status quo.

Naming It Something Else

Too many times, teachers and administrators refrain from identifying bullying as bullying. Instead, they might label it drama or refer to a bullying incident as a fight. Remember, bullying exists when there is a power imbalance.

Just because a victim of bullying defends himself against a bully does not automatically make the situation any less abusive. What's more, it puts the responsibility for the incident on both the victim and the bully, which is inequitable. The bully needs to be held responsible for targeting the individual and for engaging in intimidating and humiliating behaviors.

Trying to Mediate the Situation

Mediation is a tactic that is used when there is a disagreement in an equitable relationship. But when bullying occurs, there is nothing equal in the relationship. Instead, there is a power imbalance. In other words, the bully has all the power and is using that to intimidate, harass and humiliate the victim. His actions are deliberate and designed to harm the victim. As a result, mediation is ineffective.

What's more, most victims of bullying are too scared to try to discuss their feelings or what they want to change in the presence of someone who bullies them. What's more, mediation makes the issue as much the victim's responsibility as it is the bully's, and that is unfair. In a bullying situation, the bully is making a choice. As a result, the bully is responsible for change—not the victim. Believing that the victim is somehow responsible for another person's choices is not only wrong, but it victimizes the target of bullying again.

Failing to Support the Victim

Once a bullying incident occurs, the target of the bullying is going to need a great deal of support from the school. This support includes checking in to see if the bullying has stopped, as well as providing a safe environment.

While every situation is different, there are a number of ways to make things safer for a victim of bullying. These include schedule changes, locker changes, mentors, early release from class and so on. It is important to do whatever it takes to make sure the victim and the bully have very little contact with one another.

The victim will also need counseling support and help with issues such as self-esteem, resilience and so on. Unfortunately though, many schools address the bullying and then assume that the bullying has stopped and the victim is fine.

Refusing to Communicate

When a bullying incident occurs, the parents of the victim usually feel very unsettled. It is important that schools take time to not only talk with them but also listen to their concerns. And while policy may prohibit teachers and administrators from indicating exactly the consequences the bully will face, it is important that you communicate with them about it on some level.

Additionally, it is important that schools help the parents focus on what is important and that is keeping their child safe and helping her to overcome the bullying incident. Unfortunately, many educators try to avoid these conversations instead of coming alongside the victim and her family.

Failing to Hold the Bully Accountable

Too often, administrators and teachers allow bullies to get away with too much at school. Regardless of whether it is the first incident or the 50th, bullying must have consequences each and every time. Ideally, the discipline will be graduated in nature, getting more significant each time an incident occurs. If a bully is not held accountable each and every time, it is more likely that his behavior will escalate.

Additionally, not disciplining a bully is the same as condoning his behavior. As a result, it is essential that educators always hold a bully accountable regardless of his position at school. Whether he is a good student, a star athlete or the child of a wealthy donor, if he is bullying others he needs to take responsibility for his actions.


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UK-based Ugandan singer, Ang3lina has finally released a brand new video dubbed "Go Down". The "Ghetto Loving" hitmaker, who had a rather quiet 2016 music wise, collaborated with Ghanaian singer Stino on the new single.
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Failure to start after jumping; lights blinking
98 Toyota Corolla. I left my lights on and the battery ran down. I tried to jump the car, but all that happens is the lights blink in time with a beeping sound. I think it might be some sort of security system, but I'm not sure. The lights are bright now so I think the battery is fully charged.
The engine makes no noise whatsoever as I turn the key.
The engine makes no noise whatsoever as I turn the key.
Remove the positive side of the battery cable from the battery for a minute and then reinstall to reset system.
Thanks. Should I do this before or after trying to jump it again?
I've heard that it is safer to remove the negative first. I tried that and it didn't work. Do I need to remove just the positive for it to work?
Doesn't really matter, if removing battery power didn't reset, then sorry I don't have any further ideas.


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♫ ♪ Camden Town - Suggs ♫ ♪ NW5 - Madness NW5 is a postcode in Camden, by the way.
♫ ♪ Camden Town - Suggs ♫ ♪ NW5 - Madness NW5 is a postcode in Camden, by the way.
A few weeks back I took a trip into Camden with two of my besties, A and H. It felt so good to be back in London, but that day it was colder than Northern Scotland. And of course, me being an idiot, I decided to wear shorts! At least my sister's vibrant puffy jacket kept me from freezing to death!
Vintage markets are the best place to try out your haggling skills - I have definitely improved since the last time I was in Camden. It must be the cold Scottish air that has toughened me up a bit!
For those who are not familiar with Camden town, it is a really vibrant and creative place: a great haven and hangout for goths, punks and vintage-lovers. It is also the birthplace/residence of many British artists, musicians, actors such as (Amy Winehouse, Madness, Alan Bennett, Dylan Thomas and N Dubz). The music scene is great. You may have heard of the famous KOKO club and the Electric Ballroom.
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|We met the loveliest man on this stall. He even gave me a student discount on my scarf!
|Beautiful trinkets and jewellery by the Camden lock
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As scientific studies continue to provide evidence to the medicinal benefits, but harmful side effects of smoking medical marijuana, the vaporizer has entered the market as a great tool for those seeking a healthier way of benefiting from the use of medical cannabis.
How to take your medicine
When using medical marijuana, many patients would like a different option other than smoking. When thinking of the stereotype of a marijuana or medical marijuana user, we usually think of an individual smoking it, similar to a cigarette. And as research indicates, smoking is unhealthy and has many negative side effects and outcomes (respiratory disorders and cancer are examples) for the user as well as for those around them (second-hand smoke).
One of the healthiest ways to take medical marijuana is to use a vaporizer. Using a vaporizer greatly reduces many of the side effects of smoking and because of its less vigorous burning; a properly used vaporizer reduces other by-products and results in a cleaner effect.
What is a vaporizer?
Vaporizers come in many styles and models with the two most common types being electric powered and butane powered. Some use rechargeable batteries and models include stationary and portable devices.
A vaporizer is a device that contains a chamber and an oven/bowl that heats the cannabis. With a built-in fan, heated air is blown through the chamber or pulled via inhalation. This results in a mist containing a strong potency but containing less of the toxins released from burning plant material. There are many different vaporizers available on the market, with some allowing direct inhalation from the chamber while others collect mist in a bag for slower consumption.
Sounds complicated
Not really. Choosing a vaporizer is similar to choosing any new consumer product. You consider how you are going to use it, how often, your budget and other factors that will help determine your decision. Picking a shop that is knowledgeable and carries a lot of inventory for you to view will also help with your decision. At NAC, our information specialists are knowledgeable about the vaporizer market as well as the different devices available and are able to highlight their different features to help you with your choices, based on your needs.
It is also a learning curve to go from smoking to using a vaporizer and this can be challenging, as it is an entirely new way of medicating. NAC specialists share resources and educate members, especially important for those with no prior or very limited information on vaping. Without this guidance and support, the process can quickly become overwhelming. It's definitely a learning curve but once you get used to it, the positives far outweigh any learning curve.
Pros of using a vaporizer
Using a vaporizer is better for your lungs with little or no residue or smell occurring when vaporizing. As well, it is rare that you will cough or experience a sore throat.
The effect of vaporizing produces a calming and longer lasting effect.
A vaporizer provides an opportunity for discreet use.
Vaping is less intrusive than smoking as it is a water vapor as opposed to smoke. Think about if you have a cold at home and you put your vaporizer in your room at night to make it easier to breathe and sleep. There is a moist mist in the air helping you feel better. A similar effect happens with the cannabis vaporizers; there is no smoke but rather a water based mist present.
Cons of using a vaporizer
There really aren't any. That being said, it is important to keep the temperature consistent, as vaporization temperatures are key to getting the full benefit from your medical marijuana prescription.
Other things to consider when choosing a vaporizer
The quality of your machine is also important. A lower quality oven/bowl may cause you more trouble, as you cannot always ensure you are getting the right medicine dose and you do not want to waste any of your medicine if it doesn't heat properly
The mechanics of the vaporizer you choose along with the materials it is made out of is also important. Many vaporizers use a combination of plastic and steel together so your flavour profile may not be as clean compared to using glass materials.
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Note: This is a guest post by Neil Kay. It is part of a chapter that he is writing for a book that I am editing with David Rooney and Greg Hearn called Handbook of the Knowledge Economy, volume 2. We'll post Neil's chapter as he writes it over the next few weeks. He explains the overall theme of the chapter here. I'll do the same with mine, which is seriously overdue too. – Tim
I have a nice addendum for my blog "The World is getting more complex – or is it" Professor John Foster (UQ Economics) sent me some useful comments on my other blog on Mankiw and mentioned Alfred Marshall (widely regarded as the first modern economist) and whose "Principles of Economics" was first published in 1890.
John's mention of Marshall prompted me to go back to original sources and I found this gem in Marshall which really is an interesting addition to the question of whether the world is more (or less complex) than say 100 years ago:
The conditions of industry change so fast that long experience is in some trades almost a disadvantage, and in many it is of far less value than a quickness in taking hold of new ideas and adapting one's habits to new conditions. A man is likely to earn less after he is fifty years old than before he is thirty; and the knowledge of this is tempting artisans to follow the example of unskilled labourers, whose natural inclination to marry early has always been encouraged by the desire that their family expenses may begin to fall off before their own wages begin to shrink. ("Principles" VI.XII.38)
That is a remarkable paragraph which raises so many questions when it is set against modern experience (and not just about complexity, but also rate of innovation, distribution of income, demographics, amongst other things) that it is best just to let it percolate.
Mind you, Marshall was not always right, I also found this other gem "Adam Smith was not indeed the only great English economist of his time". ("Principles" App.B.9)
Indeed (said the Scot through gritted teeth), and Adam Smith was not even an English economist.


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We Took The Gratitude Challenge! #IAmGrateful
We have to admit, we feel like we cheated a little bit on this challenge! During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, supporters from all over the country came together to host nearly 300 events in over 180 cities — ALL to benefit kids battling cancer. Just how challenging can it be to write a list of things for which you are grateful after a month like that? Thank you for Being Good Cookies in September and always.
Thank You…ASICS for designing the only shoe dedicated to raising money and awareness for childhood cancer. #ASICSGoodCookies #IAmGrateful
Thank You…runners, walkers, bikers and swimmers for getting active to support kids battling cancer! #TeamGoodCookies #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Good Cookie schools! Some of you "Put A Lid On Cancer." Some of you hosted bake sales. Some of you sold Cookie Grams! #KidsHelpingKids #IAmGrateful
Thank You…OXO for creating a way for event hosts to double their impact. OXO matched donations from event hosts all over the country as well as created a special product line of kitchen tools to benefit Cookies for Kids' Cancer. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Good Cookie restaurants and businesses for sharing your profits to help children battling cancer. Proceeds from jewelry to pizzas to dog treats supported childhood cancer research in September. #DoWhatYouKnow #DoWhatYouLove #IAmGrateful
Thank You…#OXOGoodCookie bloggers! It was hard to keep from drooling on our keyboards over all of your sweet treats! We enjoyed reading how each of you chose to #BakeADifference for children fighting cancer. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…King Arthur Flour Bake Truck for visiting New York City! These Good Cookies took up shop in the city, baking fresh treats in support of kids in battle. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…for celebrating your birthday with us! From 7 years old to 65 years old, Good Cookies asked friends and family to donate to kids battling cancer in honor of their birthdays. #Birthdays4Kids #IAmGrateful
Thank You…for hosting bake sales at the office, town day events, schools, pageants, athletic events…the list goes on and on! You can (and did) make a big difference with a little cookie. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Pan Am Equities for Loving Like Liam. Pan Am thanked its residents with cookies and encouraged each one to #BeAGoodCookie by matching gifts made to Cookies for Kids' Cancer. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Brownie Brittle for allowing us to eat a sweet treat and support kids fighting cancer at the same time! Not only does every package of Brownie Brittle sold support childhood cancer research, founder Sheila G Mains teamed with actress Jamie King to host a bake sale at The Grove in LA in September. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Momofuku Milk Bar for adding yet another ingredient to your Compost Cookies — a donation to kids fighting cancer! #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Nestlé Toll House Café for creating a sweet deal to support kids battling cancer. Café guests were able to give a donation to Cookies for Kids' Cancer and satisfy their sweet tooth at the same time. Customers received a coupon for their next treat in exchange for their donation. (This deal is still available through October 31! Find a café near you!) #IAmGrateful
Thank You…Bormioli Rocco for hosting its first-ever grassroots bake sale at Eataly in NYC! We appreciate all the NYC bakeries that donated sweet delights to make this event a success. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…for Being A Good Cookie by buying good cookies. What a sweet way to brighten someone's day and help fund research for better, more effective treatments for childhood cancer. #IAmGrateful
Thank You…for being social butterflies! We loved seeing your photos, hearing your stories and reading your blog posts. Spreading the word raises awareness and encourages everyone to get involved! #BeAGoodCookie #IAmGrateful


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Tex-Mex Apple Pies
Sylvia Waldsmith
This is a quick and easy dessert made from ingredients that I usually have on hand! Serve it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top....the melting goodness is wonderful!
- 1 can(s)
- 20-22 ounce apple pie filling, slightly mashed with fork
- 1/2 c
- water
- 1/2 c
- butter (1 stick)
- 1/2 c
- white sugar
- 1/2 c
- packed light brown sugar
- 6
- 8 inch flour tortillas
- cinnamon
How to Make Tex-Mex Apple Pies
- 1Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9 x 13" baking dish.
- 2In a small saucepan, bring water, butter and sugars to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- 3Wrap tortillas in a dampened paper towel and heat in microwave for 30 seconds, to make them pliable and easy to handle.
- 4Add ¼ cup of apples to the bottom third of tortilla, fold sides in toward apples and roll up the tortilla from the bottom. Place in prepared pan, seam side down. Continue for each tortilla.
- 5Pour the sugar mixture over the top of the prepared tortillas, sprinkle with ground cinnamon. Let pan rest for 20 – 30 minutes to soak up the sugar mixture.
- 6Bake for 25 minutes, uncovered.
- 7Serve warm with ice cream. Drizzle with caramel sauce or dust with cocoa powder, if desired.
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Hosting events and entertaining customers are integral to business success. Being able to take charge, create and run an event sets you apart from many others. This training addresses the basics of organizing business events—everything from cultural events and sporting activities to educational conferences and trade shows.
Learn what you need to know about staging, hosting and participating in events. It will guide you step by step from the initial planning stages to the last and most important step afterward: the debriefing. It will make you comfortable being the host, a guest, a participant or as a spectator.
Ten Ways to Make Your Business Events Extraordinary
- Understand the principles and strategies of business entertaining. Create an energizing social environment by setting goals, creating plans and assembling the right team to make your event memorable.
- Consider all the logistics and details to stage a successful event. From invitations, to decorations, to seating, to caterers; know all the protocols and expectations and avoid pitfalls.
- Extend and respond to a variety of invitations (postal and electronic) with ease and unravel the "what to wear" dilemma.
- Master the responsibilities of being a host or guest. Know the guidelines for selecting a master of ceremony. Accommodate special needs guests appropriately.
- Cover rules, expectations and proper etiquette for attending cultural events and concerts, and introduce the finer points of home entertainment.
- Realize that corporate sporting events or retreats are for team building. There are principles that cover the dos and don'ts of being a participant or a spectator.
- Reinforce the notion that business parties and events are for socializing. There are expectations and specific protocols for everyone in attendance, from the CEO to employees and guests.
- Remind you that your main focus at a major conference or trade show is to represent your company, manage a successful booth, make the most of the event and still find time to relax and have fun safely.
- Provide guidelines on giving business gifts, reciprocating gifts and declining gifts. Above all, always show appreciation and make people feel special.
- Impress upon every participant the need to plan for every detail. Provide tried and tested checklists for smooth functions. Recognize the importance of evaluating each event afterward.
The need for professionalism and understanding expectations remains paramount. Trainees will learn how to handle each category of entertaining with confidence.
Most importantly, they will learn how to create a checklist of all the important components of planning an event from logistics to the event agenda.
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Bodegas Frutos Villar
The beginning of the professional involvement of the Frutos Villar family in the wine market is to be traced back to the dawning of this century, when on a purely local basis we bought up and sold wine from the region of Toro.
Well before the officially demarcated wine regions of Spain, the so-called "Denominaciones de Origen" or "DOs", came into being, we set up our first winery at Toro in 1920. True to our ideal of renewal and progress, in 1960 we established our second winery in Cigales.
Upon the consolidation of the demarcated regions, in 1988 the Frutos Villar family purchased Bodegas Santa Eulalia, a winery belonging to the Ribera del Duero region.
At Bodegas Frutos Villar, whilst continuing to make great wines at those of our own vineyards not belonging to any "Denominación de Origen", and in an endeavour to encompass all the demarcated regions of Castilla, in 1990 we began to market wines from the Rueda "DO".
The Horra is a municipality in the province of Burgos, located 76 Km. of the capital and 7km north of Roa, in the region of Ribera del Duero, to 802 m above sea level. The Horra is one of the leading nations in the cultivation and production-quantity and quality ", the famous Today wines protected by the Denomination of Origin "Ribera del Duero." One of the samples we have in the proliferation and increase in modern wineries.
We lack specific data on the origin and foundation of the first wineries in the region, but the presence, and growing grapes in the Ribera del Duero is documented since ancient times . With the presence of the Romans (third century BC) was implanted vine stable, although pre-Roman peoples (vacceos and Arevaci) present in this region, cultivated vineyards.'s
La Horra has the honor of being the first town introduced in the range of Cabernet Sauvignon. Uva brought by the French Brother Martin Dumas from Bourdeos and following which he founded the first house of his congregation in the Horra.
Source: http://bodegasfrutosvillar.com/en/acerca-de/historia/


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Below is our offering of missions and ministries groups for adults. Along with the normal Sunday and Wednesday get togethers, there are many Small Groups and Committees that meet during the week.
Sunday Mornings:
- Come and drink coffee, eat biscuits and pastries and fellowship with one another before Sunday School in our Fellowship Coffee House.
- We offer several Sunday School classes for adults. There are some that are more life application and others that are more Bible study. Hopefully with the diverse range of classes, you will find one that suits you.
- Following Sunday School is the Worship Service. In this hour we worship our Lord through readings, prayer and singing. We also enjoy a message brought by our Pastor.
Wednesday Evenings:
- A supper is offered in the Fellowship Hall. These suppers are fundraisers for different missions groups in the church. Please call the church office if you plan to attend and are not on the regular attendees list.
- Prayer meeting and Bible study for adults is held with the Pastor every Wednesday evening. In this time we pray for those in need and have a Bible study.
- The adult choir and the handbell choir, the Celebration Ringers, meet to practice for performances in the church.
Missions Groups:
There are many missions groups at White Oak. Below is a list of them and their purposes.
- Adult Choir: The choir's purpose is to practice and present music for worship and to offer praise to God through song. Practice is held on Wednesday nights at 8:00 pm. All adults are invited to join.
- Bereavement Committee: When there is a death in the church or community this committee provides a meal to the grieving family. Representatives from the Sunday School classes and other groups donate food and drinks for the meals.
- Brotherhood: This is our men's mission group. Their purpose is to further the missions work of the church, with a focus on both local and foreign missions. They meet on the second Sunday of every month for a wonderful breakfast and a meeting to discuss the missions needs of the church. This group also supports the needs of the RAs.
- Caregivers: This group meets on the second Tuesday of the month at 11:00 am in the Archer Lodge Community Center to make meals to deliver to the shut-ins in the community.
- Golden Agers: This is a group for the senior adults in the church. They go on several outings during the year. These outings range from going out to eat to viewing Christian programs and movies.
- Handbell Choir: Known as the Celebration Ringers, this is a group of youth and adults that play handbells and chimes several times a year during Worship Service. They also attend the Raleigh Handbell Festival every year. This group practices on Wednesday nights at 7:00 pm.
- Outreach: This groups's goal is to reach out to the unchurched and unsaved in our community as well as those that are looking for a place to worship. Members of the committee attend most of the church's functions and welcome visitors. This group also holds several events during the year.
- Women on Mission (WOM): This is our women's mission group. They promote missions in the church and community and provide support for the Missions Friends, GAs and Youth on Mission. The group meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 7:00pm.
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Baku. 12 March. REPORT.AZ/ The number of executions in Iran in 2014 is a record high for the past 12 years and makes at least 753 people. Report informs referring to the Russian RIA Novosti, said the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Iran, Ahmed Shaheed, who submitted its report in the UN Council on Human Rights in Geneva today.
The Special Rapporteur urged Tehran to consider the abolition of the death penalty against those who committed crimes related to drugs, as well as juvenile.