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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:03 pm
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Thank you Steve for taking the time to list out the relevant State legislators' email addresses, and in general to stoke the fires of activism here (and on the iKitesurf forum too).
We know that handcrafted, individual emails would be best, but we also know we'll get 100x more emails written if someone could produce - based on local expertise and knowledge - a couple of paragraphs that we all could cut and paste and then send to this block of HI State legislators' email addresses. A simple 2-step to get as much input as possible into the right hands...
(And if anyone can get an actual email address for the Gov that could greatly increase the amt of input received in that crucial quarter.)
So many have planned parts of their lives -- if not all of their lives -- around windsurfing on Maui, which could be terribly and permanently effected by this rash government action if caring souls in the hundreds/thousands do not step forward now in the most effective way possible.
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 10:19 pm
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rigatoni wrote:
So based on the map with the three designated swim zones, it seems like there would be plenty of room for everyone (both kiters, windsurfers, and swimmers). Am I missing something?
Let's try with a better image. Looks pretty bad to me...
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Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 11:24 pm
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geohaye wrote:
If you could write something up (2 paragraphs?), that would be immediately useful here.
So many have planned parts of their lives -- if not all of their lives -- around windsurfing on Maui, which could be terribly and permanently effected by this rash government action if caring souls in the hundreds/thousands do not step forward now in the most effective way possible.
I sent this out earlier today. Maybe a little wordy, but I am getting worked up over this situation...
I decided to send to State Senator English, who is the Maui (District 7) senator.
Dear State Senator English,
I'm sure you are aware of the recent tensions at Kanaha Beach Park, involving a very rude kitesurfer entering a swimming area. I am utterly disgusted with this kitesurfer's behavior, and acts such as this should not be tolerated. That said, I am dismayed by the looming outcome that this event has set in motion. As I understand it, a decades old, non-enforced for 25 years, swim zone rule is about to be suddenly imposed at Kanaha.
I am a regular visitor to Maui, coming from Massachusetts since 1986, for the express purpose of enjoying the excellent windsurfing conditions that Kanaha Beach provides. In the U.S. it really is "one of a kind" for windsurfing. I am writing you in the hope that you will consider the needs of ALL park users, and intervene to stop the proposed enforcement of the outdated swim zone rules. I believe a constructive discourse should be undertaken, involving the various groups of park users and the DOBOR and local government officials, before a hasty and counterproductive policy is set in place.
- The old swim zone rules for Kanaha, drafted in the 1980's, designate 3,000 feet of shoreline as "swim zone only", which, if enforced, would prohibit all other recreational users (surfers, standup paddlers, windsurfers, kitesurfers, kyakers, and the like) from accessing the water.
- In the 1980's when the swim zone rules were drafted for Kanaha, windsurfing was a relatively new sport. I think whoever drew up those rules did not realize what a precious windsurfing venue Kanaha was becoming. And the fact that these rules were never enforced allowed Kanaha to continue to evolve into the world class windsurfing destination that it is today. Of course, the other prime windsurfing location on Maui is Ho'okipa. But for us "mere mortal" windsurfers, where the conditions at Ho'okipa are too severe, Kanaha is really the only option. Thousands and thousands of windsurfers have enjoyed this beach, in harmony with swimmers and other recreational users, for decades. The majority of us are conscientious, and we generally self police with people who are unsafe or rude. This system has worked exceptionally well for a very long time. It is a shame that the kitesurfing incident occurred, but I believe the kiting community is just as disgusted with the offending kitesurfer's behavior as we all are.
- I have never seen the 3,000 foot swim zone marked or enforced in the 27 years that I've been visiting. There is in fact a roped/buoyed off swimming area there now of approximately 500 feet that seems perfectly adequate. The buoy rope was originally installed by a Maui windsurfing school in the 1980's. Generally I see about 1 - 6 people in the swim area at any one time. By contrast, on windy days there are between 100 - 200 windsurfers who use this beach, launching from either downwind or upwind of this swimming area.
I implore you to help gather the various factions together to have a productive discussion. I think you will find the vast majority of windsurfers, kitesurfers, standup paddlers, and other recreational water users are well meaning and thoughtful people. It would be a great tragedy indeed if the proposed unfair swim zone ruling were to be suddenly enforced, due to the unfortunate escalation of emotions that have occurred surrounding the kitesurfer incident. I think the present swim area arrangement has been working well. Perhaps there is room for improvement (such as clear signage maybe, so everyone knows the rules), but certainly a shutdown of access to all but swimmers is not warranted. A review of how this beach is currently used by the public would surely indicate there is no need for 3.000 feet of swimming only area! To enforce this rule would be a severe overreaction to an isolated incident. Should the proposed enforcement happen, I would undoubtably be forced to look elsewhere for my vacations, as would countless other visiting windsurfers. Also, this would severely hurt many local water-sport businesses and the local tourism industry.
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 1:14 pm
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Thanks for featuring this thread on the global landing page and forum!
This really has relevance not only for the Hawaiian specific situation, but also for access to what should be free, open resources all over the world (body of water and wind...), for practicing non-polluting, (almost) sustainable physical and mental wellness activities.
Also it definitely unites different communities (with often different needs and opinions) in respect to the most basic common goal: access.
It's worth re-posting the
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 4:56 pm
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Kanaha is a state park, hence my focus on state officials who represent Maui.
I can't deny lawyers can have contacts, but if they are to get change, it has to be through the state government. And I agree multiple methods to approach this issue can be useful.
Someone has to produce the initial legal document in all transactions. Asking a rep. to draft
sponsor the amendment makes the likelihood of change 1/2 as likely in my opinion. Why not ask Josh Stone how local government works.
A lawyer can research the current law, write the amendment and find a compelling reason for a representative to sponsor it; perhaps far more motivation than some number of electronic signatures. What's the track record for change.org anyway?
It's obvious from the tax code that non-resident property owners are separate and distinct from voting residents so I don't think the injured niche tourist argument will go far.
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 5:00 pm
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A lot of people make money from windsurfing in Maui.
Not just gear, also restaurants hotels car rentals, tours...
This is the group that casts votes for the tourists and the Hawaii gov. listens.
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Posted: Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:19 pm
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colossus wrote:
It's obvious from the tax code that non-resident property owners are separate and distinct from voting residents so I don't think the injured niche tourist argument will go far.
How about the common sense argument?? How many swimmers are lining up clamoring for more access? Kanaha is right next to the sewage plant, and in the zone of cruise ships (releasing stuff?) after all. It is definitely NOT a world class swimming spot IMO. The last time I SUP'd there I paddled by several suspicious looking areas that looked like brown sewage in the water. Just sayin'. Doesn't it make sense for officials to at least hear from the major user groups, which are not swimmers as far as I've seen?
The time for common sense and cool heads is now, before everything is changed. If that fails then perhaps the legal issues, like you've mentioned, need to be pursued.
If this is all about a reactionary locals vs. tourists thing then that's different (and sad).
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Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:04 am
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So I just did some measurements, and either the statement or the map with swim zones drawn on it is wrong. The entire beach in Kanaha Beach Park is 3000 feet long. So either the entire beach will be closed to us, or the swim zones on the map are going to be marked and enforced.
Does anyone actually know what we are looking at? If it's the swim zones ont the map then it's no big deal, but if it's the whole beach then it will make a noticeable impact on the economy of the island. And I just can't see the authorities doing that.
I signed the petition early on, and I will be sending emails, but I like to be informed.
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Posted: Tue Nov 19, 2013 1:40 pm
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You want to be worried about Swim Zone B. It basically takes the existing swim zone upwind of the main launch and extends it westward several hundred feet, maybe 600 ft, for a total of about 900 ft.
So the main launch would be gone.
You could still launch from the eastern parking lot, but woe to you if you end up downwind, and of course all of Lowers is downwind of the eastern parking lot.
The existing teaching/beginners area upwind of the east parking lot would be excluded by Swim Zone A, as I read it.
Swim Zone C covers the groin field upwind of the disputed area, the kiddie pool and "Pro Pool". So downwind bailout for kiters launching from "Naish Beach" would be excluded, but people tell me this is lightly used. All of "Action Beach" would be ok.
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I won't give up on America, but it looks as if we'll need to preserve the American idea for the distant future.
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Yep, we'll need to preserve America for the future, in the meantime we need to work on voter fraud and overcoming the mainstream media. In the meantime, I'm stocking up on supplies and living life the best I can.
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"Wouldn't it be nice to see a special Hollywood tax that redistributes actor's pay to promote fairness in the arts." Now that's something I'd like to see. A good table-turning.
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Great pic! I wrote Foxx and bawled him out. Hollywood: Pagan, ignorant lot! And now the Fiscal Cliff. See the clowns and jugglers! I watch Obozo more than any other of the clowns, since he has has OUR money up on his high-wire act. I hardly recognize my nation anymore. Liberalism is a cancer, and 50% of this country believes it's a noble cause to fight for a brain tumor. And now that the election is over, Biden has been put back in the trunk with the other dummies. If you can believe anything with this heathen, Marxist administration, I will sell you the Brooklyn Bridge, now 50% off!
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Dale, Absolutely yes to the liberal actors tax. But take let's take it one step further. All those who are advocating income redistribution or "income fairness (without actually working for it)" should be required to, put up or shut up and take 90% of their pay and liquidated net worth and either give it to the IRS or just burn it (it has the same effect).
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BigThink.com was founded in 2007 and Larry Summers and Peter Thiel were among the initial financial and intellectual investors in the project. I am confident that it used to interview many exceptionally intelligent people and they were talking about nontrivial topics and arguments. Five years ago, I mentioned an interview with Lisa Randall about string theory.
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The 4-minute monologue of Bill Nye is a great example of the intellectual deterioration of BigThink.com in recent years. The diatribe seems to be a response to a Fox News exchange between Tucker Carlson and Bill Nye. Recall that Carlson mainly wanted Nye to say to what extent the humans have driven climate change. Nye wasn't capable to say a damn thing that would be relevant in that 9-minute-long Fox News interview. He had weeks to "think big" about these matters and now, when he added a 4-minute monologue, he still failed to say anything that would be relevant or at least intelligent.
At the beginning, we learn that Tucker Carlson used to wear a nicer tie (I didn't understand what was wrong with the ties that Carlson has now) and he was more "affable". Does it mean that Carlson was never asking hard questions to guests who make far-reaching claims and propose ambitious plans? Since the 1980s (I didn't understand why Nye chose the 1980s), there was a polarization to two camps. Nye spends about a minute by explaining what it means to polarize things to two camps. For example, dear kids, you have males and females (progressive comrades will surely kindly remind Nye that there are at least 10 sexes). Or you have boys and girls (they are male and female, too, but it's too advanced stuff).
Most famously, you have fruit flies and dandelions. His unusual choice of these insects and these plants really suggest that he had to be drunk while he was recording the video.
And yes, there are competing camps behind sports teams. Great. The only problem is that we haven't learned a damn thing about the climate.
We don't learn a damn thing about the climate in the rest of the monologue, either. In that leftover, Nye only tells us that 97% of climate scientists are concerned with climate change and everyone should be. It's a reference to a would-be authority. Can we at least learn where he got the number 97%? Well, sort of. He tells us that 97 is a "number he picked because he likes it". That's nice and very Nye-style "scientific". I like the number 12 more than I like 97. But this numerological preference isn't the actual reason why I am going to pick the answer that people concerned with climate change are at most mediocre and/or corrupt scientists, and mostly clowns, complete charlatans, or brainwashed morons.
No sensible person should be concerned about the climate change.
Aside from the 97% cliché, we learn that he wanted to make a bet that 2016 would be the warmest year on record and he wants to bet $10,000 that 2010-2019 will be the hottest decade on record. Well, I think that the decade probably will be although I am far from being certain. But this implies nothing important and is no reason to worry. Sometimes temperatures go up, sometimes they go down. This holds for the comparison of the decades 2000-2009 and 2010-2019, too. The probabilities of both signs can't be too different from 50-50 because the short-term evolution of the temperatures isn't too far from a random walk. Moreover, over 70% of the decade 2010-2019 is already "known" and it indeed looks a bit warmer than the previous one, so it's not a "bold prediction" that the whole decade could indeed be a bit warmer.
Concerning the record-breaking single year 2016, well, if he based his bets on the satellite records, he would have lost the previous 17 similar annual bets (1999-2015) and he would win in 2016 only because of a statistically insignificant 0.02 °C difference between 1998 and 2016. At any rate, he would have lost $150,000 in those unwise bets.
He wants the mankind to waste tens of trillions of dollars in an upsized version of the same bet.
Incidentally, I would eagerly bet $10,000 that 2017 won't be the warmest year on record. Will Bill Nye accept this bet? I don't think so. Will I make a big deal out of the fact that someone doesn't accept a bet that I invented in order to be the likely winner? I won't because I am not a Nye-style demagogue.
Many Americans who were kids 20 years ago still associate Bill Nye with the "cool scientist" who must be smart. The confusing fact is that actors – pretty much by definition – are capable of pretending to be something that they are not. Bill Nye has co-created the Bill Nye the Science Guy show but he had several people – especially James McKenna and Erren Gottlieb – who did it with him. It was a team work with some fact-checking. And Nye and his colleagues could have chosen the topics they understood. For example, it is easier to mix two substances and impress children with an explosion than to perform an accurate analysis of the uncertainty of the climate sensitivity and its effect on temperatures up to the year 2100.
And as kids, we thought that many people were smart – even though decades later, we may see that those "smart people" were just pretty much average grownups.
Sheldon Cooper is an excellent example of a TV character who is much smarter than the scientist who stars as him. Sheldon's IQ is 187 and he really knows a lot and approaches most problems scientifically. What about Jim Parsons? Well, it's not quite the same. I recently saw Prof David Saltzberg, the UCLA astroparticle physicist and the science adviser of the TBBT show, as he visited Sheldon in his apartment.
Around 2:05 in the video above, Jim Parsons asked Saltzberg: What is this? Saltzberg said that the balls were made of plastic. "Is every physicist working with this?" Parsons asked, pointing his finger at the plastic model of the DNA molecule. "It's biology, not physics," Saltzberg patiently explained to his much famous colleague. Maybe it was staged but I still think that the real Jim Parsons is intellectually closer to the man talking to Saltzberg in this video than to Sheldon Cooper.
Sheldon Cooper is really, really smart. But Jim Parsons often seems as dumb as Sheldon's sister Missy, as a doorknob, or as Zack, the right man for Penny. ;-) Here I must point out that there are also several opposite examples. Mayim Bialik who stars as Sheldon's GF Amy is a PhD in pretty much the same field as on the show. Jewish genes (and intellectual traditions) make it simpler for her.
Well, the case of Bill Nye is more similar to Jim Parson's than to Mayim Bialik's. He may star as a scientist but someone else has to lead him. There should be an adult in the room – a favorite phrase of Larry Summers', a co-founder of BigThink.com. Larry and those who determine the content of BigThink.com, shouldn't you try to return to roots, make sure that there are some adults in the room, and encourage them to think big?
Thank you very much.
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This Nye's monologue is no "big think"
BigThink.com was founded in 2007 and Larry Summers and Peter Thiel were among the initial financial and intellectual investors in the project. I am confident that it used to interview many exceptionally intelligent people and they were talking about nontrivial topics and arguments. Five years ago, I mentioned an interview with Lisa Randall about string theory.
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
A Call for "Viri Probati"
One of the things I found of specific interest to this blog is contained in one of the comments to the CNS article itself, in which one of the respondents says that (married) permanent deacons would be likely candidates for ordination to the priesthood. One can hear and read this suggestion in many places. I would just observe that no one should PRESUME that a vocation to be a permanent deacon would also mean that the same person has a vocation to the priesthood. They're two distinct, but related, vocations. Still, it's an intriguing suggestion and one that will probably continue to be made.
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I first heard that very suggestion made when I was in formation between 75-78. Here's how that line of argument went at that time:
--At some point in the future, there will be married men ordained to the priesthood in the Latin/Western rite.
--The best "proving ground" as to whether any one specific marriage can thrive in that priestly environment is whether that marriage can thrive in a diaconal one.
--All of us who were in those discussions (in those ancient of days), however, saw that there would be women ordained as "deaconesses" in the Latin/Western rite by 1990 and that married men would be ordained to the priesthood in the Latin/Western rite by 2000. So much for prophetic fore-site!
In current parish settings where this question comes up (commonly in RCIA gatherings since often those in the audience have experiences with married clergy in their former churches), the tradition of the Byzantine/Eastern churches is often raised. I have to caution my audience that the model used by the Byzantine/Eastern churches presumes two features that will not be a part of our restoration -- if and when it comes.
Those are: (1) Marriage of priestly seminarians has to take place while the men are still in the seminary but before they are ordained as deacons; and (2) Very often the new brides of these seminarians are themselves daughters of priestly marriages and their mothers have long mentored them in that strange life-style.
For what it is worth!
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Thanks for the comments.
My own background and experience resonates with yours. I was in high school and college seminary from 1963-1971. Notice that during that time, Paul VI renewed the diaconate and, following Vatican II, opened it up to married men. The conversations in the seminary were quite confident that we would be able to marry as well. In fact, as you indicate, we used to joke that we had to get going soon, cuz we were going to have to get married BEFORE ordination.
I cannot remember anyone, seminarian or faculty member, who didn't expect imminent change to the celibacy discinpline. It was already gone vis-a-vis the diaconate; presbyterate was next.


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Although it was found that the Covanta facility is not the source of the infestation as was previously alleged, Covanta has volunteered to cover the cost of the Orkin survey and remedial work. Preliminary price quotes from Orkin estimate the project will cost approximately $150,000.
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"No family should have to live with the rodent infestation problem that the residents of Niagara Falls have had to live with," Maziarz said. "While the community recognizes that Covanta is not to blame for the situation, the company stepped up and did the neighborly thing and are helping the community. This was a quality of life issue, and I was proud to work with Covanta to help fix the problem. Covanta's dedication to the well-being of their neighbors is something that should be applauded."
"It was extremely important to public health and safety that this problem be addressed and that the rats are removed," Ceretto said. "I was pleased to partner with Covanta to find a solution to this issue and I thank them for their commitment to the community. The most important thing here is that the exterminator will come in and provide a better quality of life for the residents of Niagara Falls."
Orkin will begin rolling out its comprehensive plan and remedial work immediately.


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Dialysate Concentrates Used in Hemodialysis: Safety Communication - Alkali Dosing Errors
AUDIENCE: Nephrology, Nursing
FDA is notifying health care providers to consider the presence and quantity of acetate, citrate, and/or acetic acid in dialysate concentrates when determining the patients' dialysate prescription. The FDA received a complaint describing alkali dosing errors that occurred during hemodialysis using dialysate concentrates containing acetic acid and acetate. When metabolized, these potential sources of alkali can contribute to elevated bicarbonate levels in patients undergoing hemodialysis. This can contribute to metabolic alkalosis, which is a significant risk factor associated with cardiopulmonary arrest, low blood pressure, hypokalemia, hypoxemia, hypercapnia, and cardiac arrhythmia.
BACKGROUND: Dialysate is a solution prescribed by physicians for use in the treatment of acute and chronic renal failure during the hemodialysis procedure. The dialysate solution is used in combination with the hemodialysis machine and dialyzer to remove wastes from the blood.
Dialysate acid concentrate can contain acetic acid, acetate or citrate, and that these substances can be converted in the body to bicarbonate, potentially contributing to metabolic alkalosis. These substances typically are found in acid concentrate in amounts ranging from 1.5 to 8 mEq/L. This potential exists for all currently marketed dialysate concentrate products containing acetate, acetic acid, or citrate.
RECOMMENDATION: Health care providers should review the dialysate acid concentrate labeling for the specific concentrate that they prescribe to determine the components that can contribute to the patient's overall bicarbonate levels. The levels of acetate, citrate and/or acetic acid vary by formulation and by manufacturer. Be aware that metabolic alkalosis (pre-dialysis serum bicarbonate levels > or = to 27 mEq/L) has been associated with a higher risk of death in hemodialysis patients.
Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:
* Complete and submit the report Online: www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report.htm
* Download form or call 1-800-332-1088 to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178
Read the MedWatch safety alert, including a link to the FDA Safety Communication, at:
FDA提醒醫療人員,在處方透析液給病人前,應考量透析液中所含acetate、citrate或acetic acid的含量。FDA接獲有關進行血液透析時,因透析液中含有acetic acid及acetate,導致給與鹼化劑量估算錯誤的通報。這些acetate、citrate或acetic acid代謝後可能會增加病人的bicarbonate level,而導致代謝性鹼中毒(metabolic alkalosis),此為心肺終止(cardiopulmonary arrest)、低血壓、低血鉀、血氧過低(hypoxemia)、高碳酸血症(hypercapnia)及心律不整的重要危險因子。
透析液是治療急性或慢性腎衰竭時,進行血液透析時所使用的溶液,需配合儀器來移除血液中的代謝廢物。透析液中可能含有acetic acid、actate或citrate,而這些鹼性物質在透析液中的可能含量範圍為1.5-8 mEq/L。
建議醫療人員在處方透析液前,須確認透析液中acetate、citrate或acetic acid含量,並警覺代謝性鹼中毒(血液透析前的血中bicarbonate level≧27 mEq/L)是血液透析病人致死的高危險因子。
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Guess what, sex fans? I am the proud owner of my very own "The Cone" (C030) $129.00. And oh jeez, my life is never gonna be the same.
I am now the envy of all my friends — both the male and female variety — since the hot pink pyramid shaped package arrived on my doorstep. (Actually the hot pink pyramid shaped package arrived encased in a nondescript brown cardboard box, but you get the idea, right?)
I purposely left the pastel pink cone shaped object sitting nonchalantly on my desk for the past 10 days. Without fail it caught the eye of everyone who passed through Dr Dick's office/salon/café/crash pad. "What the hell is that?" You're kidding!" Really? "Get outta here!" "Oh My God, can I try it?" And so it went day after day.
I fond myself repeating the mantra — "It's an innovative sex toy! – It's pop art! – It's my new BFF! — It's three things in one!"
My hat is off to the developers of this unique unisex toy. You can tell right away that the folks who created this little wonder have a profound appreciation for sexual pleasure, as well as a joyful sense of playful fun. This kind of synergy can and apparently does turn the sex toy industry on its head. Bravo!
Ok, so what exactly is The Cone? Primarily, it is a hands-free battery-operated vibrator, don't cha know. And that, sex fans, allows you to be pretty gal-darn creative in how you use the bugger. In fact, its unique design practically begs you to come up with clever new use or two every time you use it. I know of what I speak! I came up with one really good one. But I'm getting a little ahead of myself.
It has a sixteen-function 3000-rpm gold brush motor. It is both powerful and quiet. (Believe me, once you have at this thing, you will be making all the noise, not it.) It has a soft high-quality pink silicone skin. Its about seven inches in diameter at the base, five inches high, and weighs just over a pound. It has two push button controls. Simply put, there is nothing discreet about it, folks! Everything about it screams: "I'm here. I'm pink. Get used to it!
The Cone requires 3 "C" batteries. Unfortunately, the first set of batteries is not included in the package. I tell you this because I don't want you to get all bummed out when you whip it out, for the first time, hoping to hop on for a ride only to discover you don't have the proper batteries on hand.
Even though this isn't an insertable device (That is, unless your hole looks like the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.), you'll want to use a good personal lube to keep The Cone's silicone skin from chafing your naughty parts. Just make sure you use a non-silicone lube though, or you'll ruin the blasted thing.
Like I said, The Cone has sixteen different vibrating programs — from mild to "Whoa Nelly! I suggest you take your time and cycle through the different vibe patterns to find the ones you like best. Here's a tip: the on/off switch doubles as an 'Instant Orgasm' button, which revs the thing up to fever pitch in an instant. This is apparently for all those folks out there who are just too damned busy to cum like a normal person.
For the uninitiated, the pointy cone shape may be intimidating. But relax there's no need to worry; The Cone's peak is soft and spongy. It's sorta the consistency of a very stiff dick. You can sit on this baby, lean on it, lie on it or plop it in your lap. You can use it alone, or with a partner. Just don't be surprised if your partner tries to monopolize The Cone. If you have girl parts, The Cone is ideal for your pussy, clit and taint (perineum). If you have boy parts, The Cone is perfect for your cock, balls and taint. And everyone's asshole will sing for joy when The Cone comes knockin' at the back door.
The Cone's silicone skin is nonporous, which means bacteria cannot penetrate it. That makes it a breeze to clean. Just wipe it down with a mild soap and warm water after each use. To sterilize — remove the silicone skin from the unit and swish it in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Of course when you replace the skin, ya gotta realign it on the unit properly or you will not be able to find the operating buttons. But whatever you do, don't immerse The Cone itself in water.
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An Angry Woman: Saudi Activist Manal al-Sharif Shares Her Story of Defiance and Liberation
January 31, 2013
Manal al-Sharif was angry.
A 30-year-old Saudi wife, mother and working professional, she faced harassment, sometimes violent, when walking down the street unaccompanied. "You deserve whatever happens to you when you uncover your face," she was told. And despite her age and accomplishments, al-Sharif was still forced to hire a male driver if she wanted to avoid walking. In Saudi Arabia, while not technically illegal, it is socially unacceptable for women to drive.
The plight of al-Sharif and other Saudi women extends far beyond the right to drive. In 2009 the World Economic Forum ranked Saudi Arabia 131st out of 134 countries in a survey of gender equality (the United States ranked 31st). Women of any age are considered minors under Saudi law, and gender segregation pervades all sectors of Saudi society.
"Half the society is paralyzed," al-Sharif said. "Driving is just the tip of the iceberg."
Al-Sharif's campaign for the right to drive in Saudi Arabia, and the backlash she faced from many Saudis, was the subject of a talk and discussion session recently held at Carleton College. During the event, which was sponsored by the Women's Awareness House, students had the opportunity to ask al-Sharif questions about her experiences, the political situation in Saudi Arabia and the prospects for change.
Al-Sharif's campaign began as a personal act of defiance, she told the Carleton audience. On her birthday in the spring of 2011, she decided to violate the unwritten laws of Saudi Arabia and drive a car. A friend in the car with al-Sharif filmed the drive and posted the video to YouTube. It was her way of saying "enough is enough," she said.
The video soon attracted national and worldwide attention, garnering millions of views. Al-Sharif noted that Saudi Arabia and many other Arab countries are heavy users of modern technology—60% of Saudis have smartphones—and that social media such as Twitter has been used to spur social change in places like Iran and Egypt as well as Saudi Arabia.
Al-Sharif was detained, released and rearrested by the Saudi government, charged with "inciting women to drive" and "rallying public opinion." She helped create Women2Drive, an advocacy group supportive of the right to drive, and began pursuing legal action for the right to drive. Though there is no law against female drivers, Saudis require a locally issued license in order to drive, and these licenses are not issued to women.
In response to a question about whether social change is possible in Saudi Arabia, al-Sharif said that the first step was letting women know they have rights, which is part of Women2Drive's goal.
"Change in any society starts with women," al-Sharif said. "Women are so powerful, but they don't recognize their power."
Al-Sharif noted that many of the most vicious attacks on her have come from Saudi women, many of whom are "programmed" to believe themselves inferior to men. Without understanding their rights, it will be hard for Saudi women to stand up for themselves.
Nevertheless, Women2Drive has continued its campaign, expanding its fight to include other rights for women. While al-Sharif believes that a major shift will only come with the creation of a constitutional monarchy, which is unlikely to happen anytime soon, she believes her organization can gradually achieve real progress for Saudi women.
"I will not stop until the first drivers' license is issued to a woman," al-Sharif said.


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Hi I'm Sarah
I'm an Aussie country girl, I'm a mother, I'm a wife, I'm a TV Publicist and I'm a Mormon
About Me
I am chocoholic who loves to laugh. I grew up in outback Australia, I'm a bit of a tomboy, a class clown, and I have a ridiculous amount of energy. I love living down-under (what we call the promised land!), with my hard working hubby and beautiful little girl. We live in a stunning part of the world just out of Sydney, we have the beach on one side and lake on the other, life is full and wonderful. I have my own Public Relations company, which I am enjoying a much needed sabbatical from to spend more time with my family. I am in love with being a full time mother and housewife, never thought I would hear myself say that! My husband dropped a bomb on me a few years into our marriage and said he wanted to pursue his dream of being a doctor, I was shocked and pregnant! But knowing the determination in his eyes, I jumped on the medical band wagon, swapped roles and spent 5 years as the income earner. Thankfully the sometimes impossible journey is over and he is now a much loved family doctor. Our family has been so blessed because he followed his dream. He is an incredible man. I love my career, but recently trading the stilettos for flip flops and walking the red carpet for walking my little girl to school has been a life changing decision, I have never been happier. Life really is about enjoying the simple things. When I am not experimenting in the kitchen with chocolate, I enjoy family bike rides, boxing, yoga, movies, lunch with mum and attempting to learn Mandarin!
Why I am a Mormon
This is certainly a popular FAQ at social functions! Simply, it brings incredible joy to my life. I wake up every-day with peace and hope because of my faith. Some have questioned whether its blind faith, but when you see the amazing good that is done with your faith, see lives change for the better, see the happiness in your family's life, and your own life, you can't question it, because you see faith working every day. It is honest, it is true, and it is real. Life can be hard, but being a Mormon seems to make it that little bit easier, to make better choices, to quickly pick yourself up when you fall, to pray for help, to cherish life and to "come what may and love it". I feel so blessed that my mother had the kind heart to let the missionaries into her home over 50 years ago and had the faith to accept their invitation to join the church. She has dedicated her life to helping others ever since. She felt an incredible sense of calm and rightness about what she learned from the missionaries, and she finally found the answers to life's three most important questions: where she came from, why she is here, and where she is going. She felt true peace. For these same reasons I am a Mormon. Not because my mum believes, but because she has encouraged me to find out for myself, and that I have.
How I live my faith
Mormons live good lives, love family, love healthy living, love hard work, love helping others, love honesty, love prayer, love family history, and most importantly love Jesus Christ, he is the centre of our religion. This is how I live my faith, by doing all these things and smiling along the way. Being a Mormon is not just a Sunday religion, it is a daily commitment. I love attending a study group with other woman from our local church each Wednesday. We learn more about our relationship with God and Jesus Christ, about how to be a better mother, wife and friend in the community and we spend a lot of time laughing and sometimes even crying! I volunteer my time with the youth of the church as a Young Women's leader, we have an activity one night a week,class time on Sunday as well as camping trips, dances and other fun adventures along the way. We teach girls 12-18yrs old about how to embrace individual worth, how to live their faith, make good choices, gain knowledge, give service to others, have integrity, be accountable for their decisions and enjoy the journey. It is hugely rewarding. One way to help keep our faith strong in our home and to keep us unified is our family night on Monday nights, we call it Family Home Evening. We spend time talking about our week, reading children's scripture stories, followed by doing something fun as a family, often involving treats! At the end of the night we each say one nice thing that we love about each other; it is my little girl's favourite part. This makes our home a much happier place. A wonderful part of the Mormon faith is the belief that we will be together as a family beyond this life, for eternity. This belief gives me even more determination to live my faith daily by being the best mum, wife, sister, daughter and friend I can be.


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Training >> Browse Articles >> Fitness by Stew Smith CSCS
Running: How Do You Find Your Pace?
As with any cardiovascular activity if you are going to perform for several minutes or even a few hours you need to find a sustainable pace. Here is an email from someone who enjoys running with a group but struggles with running alone:
Hey Stew – When I run with my group of friends, I am always faster than when I run alone. It seems my group pushes me harder than when I run by myself. Do you have any advice on getting better running workout when alone? – Tom
Great question Tom. I have struggled with this one as well so I formed a group locally where we are all constantly challenging each other in one of several arenas – running, swimming, weight lifting, calisthenics. Personally, now I train harder on my own in order to compete with the faster / younger runners. Here is how I do it:
Normally we run the same routes. When we are together running, I make landmarks and time checks to see how my speed is. So usually at a mile marker, I can find out if I am in a sub 7 minute mile pace or not. Usually the group hits this mark repeatedly. So on my own, I go to a track and work on my speed and pace and push myself for 6-6:30 mile pace. For instance:
Repeat 5-6 times
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Summer is one of the best times of the year to get motivated to make those energy efficiency upgrades on your to-do list, and the Department of Energy can point you to some incentives to make the initial investment more affordable. Energy-saving products will save you considerable money over the long term, helping these products pay for themselves and significantly reducing your monthly energy bills.
Homeowners ready to take advantage of the savings should check out the energy efficiency tax credits offered through the IRS and promoted by the Department of Energy. The incentive credits you up to $500 toward your income taxes for purchasing and installing eligible energy-efficient products or 30% of the cost of renewable energy systems. You still have time to select the money-saving consumer energy products that make the most sense for you, but act soon because the $500 home efficiency credits expire at the end of the year.
Some of the energy-saving household investments that qualify include high-efficiency central air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces, and boilers that meet the standards listed on the website. An investment in efficiency products can start saving you considerable money over the long run and save you up to $500 on your 2011 taxes. The energy efficiency tax credits can also be applied to purchases of high-efficiency insulation, roofing, water heaters, and windows, and doors. Keep in mind that if you already took advantage of the credits in a previous year, you are limited to a total of $500 in energy efficiency tax credits from 2006-2011.
Renewable energy systems can also cut your energy bills and help you shrink your carbon footprint. The products eligible for these credits include solar and wind energy systems, geothermal heat pumps, and fuel cells. This incentive lets you credit 30% of the cost of the renewable energy systems against your tax liability and has no upper limit. It also doesn't expire until the end of 2016. By using it to upgrade your home's energy systems, this incentive could help you make your home the envy of other energy-conscious neighbors.
You can even combine the $500 energy efficiency credit with the limitless renewable energy systems credit. Just as many innovative builders of new homes are cost-effectively combining highly efficient building products with renewable energy systems, you can make your current home into a dream house that helps you reach your sustainability goals.
There are also tax credits available for qualified plug-in electric drive vehicles on the market. As with all of these products, research your purchase carefully and talk to a tax expert.
From state and local incentives to mortgages on high-efficiency homes, there are lots of other financial incentives available that help consumers get with the energy-saving program. And there's no time like next weekend to kick off that summer project that will save you money for decades to come.


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Sand-Sculpting Competition Returns to Atlantic City [AUDIO]
The DO AC Sand-Sculpting World Cup returns to Atlantic City's beaches for the second year in a row on June 19.
The competition will involve 20 of the world's top sand carvers, using 500 tons of sand. The sculptures will craft more than 30 works of art at the Pennsylvania Avenue beach. The amount of sand will used will allow artists to build higher and more detailed pieces.
"After about four or five days, they finish that work and they pair together, and we do a pairs competition - and the works get even bigger," said Liza Cartmell, president of the Atlantic City Alliance.
Cartmell said the sculpting is "non-scripted," allowing the artists to create whatever type of sand sculpture they want.
This year, artists will be competing for a brand new trophy, the McCord Cup, named after sand-sculpting pioneer Phillip McCord. McCord practiced his art in the 1890s at the same Atlantic City beach where this year's competition is taking place.
The solo competition runs from June 19-22. The doubles teams will be carving from June 24-27. The works will be on display through July 6. Viewing hours are from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The world class sand sculpting event first returned to its roots in 2013, drawing a crowd of 130,000 people.


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If you've been keeping up with what's new in the mountain bike world, you've probably already heard of Shimano's Dyna-Sys technology (and you will definitely see these components popping up on 2011 model bikes). So what is this big shift (pardon the pun) in Shimano's mountain bike drivetrain systems?
Basically Shimano has come up with a family of 10-speed mountain bike components, with a goal of optimizing drivetrain efficiency. Most folks with Dyna-Sys will have a 3×10 setup (with a 3 ring crankset and 10-speed rear cassette), although a 2×10 option will be available as part of the racing-oriented XTR Race component system (the XTR Trail system has a triple crankset).
The goal of the new 3×10 setup is to allow the rider to stay in the 32-tooth middle ring for more of the ride (since so many full-suspension bikes are designed around this standard) by adding a wider range 10-speed 11-36 tooth rear cassette to the mix (although 11-32 & 11-34 are also available). When you do need to shift the front derailleur, Dyna-Sys cranksets feature "CloseStep" gearing so that shifting from the middle 32-tooth ring is smoother; instead of a 22-tooth granny gear, there is a 24-tooth ring, and instead of a 44-tooth big ring, there is a 42-tooth ring. The overall gearing range doesn't change that much from a standard 27-speed setup, but you'll be able to stay in the middle ring longer and experience a better transition when you do need to up- or down-shift with the front derailleur. A new 10-speed chain, derailleurs & shifters are needed to complete a Dyna-Sys drivetrain.
For a visual explanation of the changes, check out this video featuring our local Shimano technical training representative, who dropped by our headquarters to talk to our Spin Doctor Product Support team (our in-house technical experts that are ready to answer your questions via phone or email):
Dyna-Sys technology will be available as part of Shimano's XTR, XT and SLX components, so you'll be able to try out this new drivetrain technology for yourself as an upgrade to your existing ride or on a new 2011 mountain bike.
New 10-speed Dyna-Sys XT components are available on our wesbite right now, and XTR components are due in very soon. As always, if you have any questions about these new components and how to upgrade, get in touch with our Spin Doctor Product Support team and they'll be happy to help.


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'Best Running/Jumping Game of 2012' 'Cute Bunny Makes You Play Again and Again' 'I Keep Competing With Friends Through Game Center' 'The Action Is Overwhelming And Totally Exciting' __________________________________________ Help the cute bunny escape from the testing lab where it is trapped and held against its will. Avoid the monkeys that come after you, chain saws, laser beams, blocking obstacles, poison spill, automatic doors, ceiling grabbers and land mines that are put in place to stop you. Jump and dash your way through them to get away! Collect as many coins on the way as possible and use them to upgrade your rabbit with crazy uniforms. Several power ups are in place to help you, such as ANGEL WINGS, SLOW TIME, PHASING, SUPER DASH, EXTRA DASH. Amazing graphics made this game one of the BIG HITS of 2012. Test your speed and coordination and beat all your friends through Game Center. JOIN THE ANGRY BUNNY RUN GANGNAM STYLE COMMUNITY TODAY! ADDICTIVE GAME FEATURES - Exciting game play with awesome graphics - 14 ACHIEVEMENTS to complete - Terrific motion with power music - Addicting game concept - Unlimited attempts to beat your personal record - Great sound effects - Leaderboard through GAME CENTER - Tutorial mode to guide you through the game - Invite your Facebook and Twitter friends to play - Turn on/off music, sound effects and tutorial - Available on iPhone and iPad
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This is an activity about using models to solve a problem. Learners will build four models of the MMS satellites using fabrication software. Their designs will based upon observations and data collected through prior activities (in the educator's... (View More) guide). To complete this activity, fabrication software is required (an example is given in the activity). This is the eighth and final activity as part of the iMAGiNETICspace: Where Imagination, Magnetism, and Space Collide educator's guide. Instructions for downloading the iBook educator's guide and the associated Transmedia book student guide are available at the resource link. (View Less)
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Jones: Romo contractually bound to work harder
IRVING — Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said the six-year, $108 million extension quarterback Tony Romo signed last month obligates him to spend "Peyton Manning-type time on the job."
"Tony is going to have more time, more presence, not only in the offseason, but when the season starts...," Jones said Saturday. "He's going to have more time on the job. A part of what we agreed with was extra time on the job, beyond the norm.
"That doesn't mean he didn't have a lot of time on the job, but (he now must have) extra time on the job, Peyton Manning-type time on the job. I'm counting on that (producing) some success. And it will produce success."
Manning, one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history and a Super Bowl champ, is known for his endless devotion to studying film and improving his game.
Romo, meanwhile, has been criticized for spending too much time in the offseason playing golf and focusing on activities other than football.
In January 2008, Romo was bashed for spending a few days in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, with then-celebrity girlfriend Jessica Simpson during the bye week before the Cowboys' divisional playoff game against the New York Giants.
The Giants went on to eliminate top-seeded Dallas, which is 1-3 in the playoffs under Romo.
But now Romo is obligated to devote more time to his job.
"It's part of his job description," Jones said.
During game weeks, Jones expects Romo to be at Valley Ranch from sunup to sundown.
"If Tony, for instance, would be here Monday through Saturday ... from seven in the morning to six o'clock at night all over this place, then that's better than the way it's been," Jones said. "We'll all have more success, and (coach) Jason (Garrett) believes that."
Jones also wants Romo, who is receiving a guaranteed $55 million, to be more involved in the game plan and calling plays.
"He's going to have a lot of responsibility as to the plays offensively that are in the game," Jones said. "Having more there, then you'll have less impromptu on his part. That's a product of how we agreed to go forward."


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The University City Arts League (UCAL) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to education and cultural enrichment in the arts. UCAL serves people of all ages in our diverse community.
We have two primary goals:
-To provide a venue for people of diverse backgrounds to experience the arts
-To encourage and support the development of the arts
We pursue these goals through classes, exhibits, performances and special events, giving particular attention to emerging and local artists.
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text: Meredith Lenox (Freshman - GK) ODU Sports Women's Soccer Plays FAU to a 0-0 Draw October 13, 2013 By ODU Athletics BOX SCORE (PDF) BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Old Dominion University women's soccer team and Florida Atlantic played 110 minutes of scoreless soccer on Sunday afternoon, as the game ended in a 0-0 draw. In the first 45 minutes of action, Old Dominion's freshman keeper, Meredith Lenox, made three key saves to keep the score nodded at 0-0. At the half, the Owls held a slim advantage in shots (3-2) and corners (3-0). In the second half of play, Florida Atlantic fired a total of eight shots off; however, the Lady Monarch's defense managed to keep the Owls out of the scoring column. Lenox scooped up two more saves in the second 45 minutes, giving her five heading into the first overtime. The Owls managed to keep the pressure up in the first overtime period, as they attempted three shots to the Lady Monarchs zero; however, all three FAU shots were off target. It was Old Dominion who attempted the only two shots of the second overtime period, but neither Grace Haverly or Melanie Oakes could find the back of the net. For the game, Jessie Klamut led ODU in shots with two. Lenox made five saves on Sunday afternoon, giving the freshman her second clean sheet in the net this season. Kayla Faulkner led the attack for FAU, as she took 4 of the Owl's 14 shots. Florida Atlantic now moves to 2-8-4 overall and 0-2-3 in C-USA play, while Old Dominion is now 1-9-2 on the season and 1-3-1 in the conference. NEXT UP The Lady Monarchs will return to their home pitch this Friday, October 18, when they will host Middle Tennessee at 7 p.m. Old Dominion will remain at the ODU Soccer Complex on Sunday, October 20, for a matchup with UAB.Be sure to keep up with all the latest news regarding ODU Women's Soccer on Facebook and follow @ODUWomensSoccer on Twitter! STATS SHOTS – ODU: 7 FAU: 14 CORNERS – ODU: 2 FAU: 7SAVES – ODU (Lenox): 5 FAU (Zwetsch): 2


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This curriculum uses an inquiry-based Earth system science approach, and leverages Project BudBurst, a citizen science phenology project, to engage students in authentic research on plant and ecosystem responses to climate change. Students collect... (View More) local data then analyze that data in the context of NASA regional and global data sets and satellite imagery to understand their data in personal, regional, and global contexts. The curriculum is divided into four units: The Earth as a System; Identifying the key changing conditions of the Earth system; Earth system responses to natural and human induced changes; and Predicting the consequences of changes for human civilization. Each unit consists of several activities with accompanying teacher answer sheets. (View Less)
In this unit, students investigate temperature cycles, tree rings, CO2 records, and the effects of CO2 on temperature, precipitation and cloud cover to determine the impacts of changing climate on forests. After gathering and analyzing local data,... (View More) students examine regional impacts and differences. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
Students are introduced to the carbon cycle through discussion, modeling and a game. Students then complete activities and investigations on Greenhouse gasses, photosynthesis, cellular respiration and ecosystem services (functions and values of... (View More) intact ecosystems to humans). The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
This is an activity about cause and effect. Learners will investigate various online sources to find data and other pertinent information regarding reported effects on Earth for the solar events they identified in the previous activities in this... (View More) curriculum set. Then, they will summarize their findings for this activity as part of the overall Space Weather project. This is Activity 13 of the Space Weather Forecast curriculum. (View Less)
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Famous cars (37 out of 45 tv and movie cars, they are either easy or impossible ... which of the Back to the Future movies? Really? And the Cuda is a 71, not a 70)
Car advertising slogans
Car identification by taillight (I got 28 of 35, huge range, from 60's sports cars to new Hondas and Toyotas)
Car company emblem identification (I got 44 out of 50)
It's a little slow because of the one question per web page, next page for the answer, next page for the second question format... but hell, I didn't want to make a test like this! Time consuming to photograph 50 car manufacturers logos, crop them, photoshop out the name FORD for example, then post them and the answers, and grade it...


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An Early Look at the NFC
We have been waiting and waiting for months. Now the wait is just about over. The Cowboys report to training camp tomorrow and their first practice is Saturday. As the next week goes by all the other teams will also open up training camps and most will have their sights set on Super Bowl XLV in Cowboys Stadium next February. It's the start of a new season with new hopes and dreams. So who are the favorites in 2010 and who will be the disappointments? Here is an early look at the NFC.
NFC Favorites
- New Orleans. The Saints need to be at the top of the list simply because they are the defending Champions. Someone needs to knock them off the top of the mountain. As far as talent and leadership the Saints are no different from last season. They are explosive on offense, which helps when it comes to their 25th ranked defense.
- Minnesota.They are rated above the Cowboys because of how easily they beat the Cowboys in the playoffs. Most people are tired of the so called "Favre Watch", but if he comes back they will still have a potent offense. If Favre shocks everyone and retires, then the Vikings as a team fall a few spots in the rankings. Their defensive line is one of the best, if not the best in the league, but their secondary is suspect at times.
- Dallas. No major changes for the Cowboys during the off-season. They have the talent in place on offense and defense to go along with some playoff experience. Tony Romo had a great 2009 season, minus the Giants game early in the season. I think the offensive line will be fine with Doug Free taking over for Flozell Adams. The major question is how will Alan Ball be at safety?
- Green Bay. Aaron Rodgers has become one of the best quarterbacks in the league. He has a lot of offensive weapons to choose from as long as his offensive line can protect him. The defense played very well last season as they went from a 4-3 to a 3-4. A few losses in 2010 on defense like Johnny Jolly and Aaron Kampman may hurt them.
- NY Giants.I tried my best to find another team in the NFC I could put at number five, but I kept coming back to the Giants. Eli Manning seems to always find the open receiver when he needs a big play and they Giants have a lot of weapons at receiver. Was Brandon Jacobs really hurt in 2009? That will be the big question for this offense in 2010. The defense just seemed to give up last season as they allowed over 40 points in three of the last four games. That prompted the Giants to hire new defensive coordinator in Perry Fewell.
- Philadelphia.Franchise quarterback Donovan McNabb was traded in the off-season. No more Brian Westbrook in the backfield. I think the Eagles are going to take a step back in 2010. They are handing the offense to unproven quarterback Kevin Kolb. Their defense is not the force it once was as the Cowboys showed in beating them in back-to-back weeks, outscoring the Eagles 58-14.
- Arizona.The Cardinals lost their heart when Kurt Warner retired after last season. Matt Leinart has done nothing that says he can lead this team. They also lost dependable receiver Anquan Boldin to free agency. The defense lost a few pieces as well with the departures of linebacker Karlos Dansby and safety Antrel Rolle.
- Chicago.I've read a lot of good things about the Bears this off-season. How Jay Cutler is going to be better now that new offensive coordinator Mark Martz is there. How the signing of Chester Taylor and Julius Peppers has improved the team. But head coach Lovie Smith likes to run the ball and Mike Martz likes to throw the ball. Could be an issue as the season moves along and the winter weather enters the picture. The question is also whether Peppers really wants to be in Chicago or was it the money that attracted him there?
- Detroit.I'm interested in seeing the Lions this season. I know they have combined for only two wins the last two seasons, but this team has some talent. Especially on offense with Matthew Stafford going into his second season and Calvin Johnson becoming one of the best receivers in the league. Stafford also has a quality tight end in Tony Scheffler to go to now. The Lions drafted speedy Jahvid Best to ignite the running game. On defense they added cornerback Chris Houston, defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and defensive tackle Corey Williams through free agency. The Lions also added defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, who was the second overall pick in the draft.


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George Zimmerman is now the target of a new lawsuit by the men who were supposed to protect him and his family.
When Zimmerman walked out of the Seminole County jail, his attorney believed his client had a bounty on his head. But in a bombshell statement to Local 6, attorney Stephen Milbrath, who filed the 73-page lawsuit, claims Zimmerman does not need security.
Bodyguard Christopher Rumbaugh, whose company CMR Associates filed the lawsuit Friday, alleges Zimmerman, his wife Shellie, and attorney Mark O'Mara, owe roughly $27,000 for security work performed over the summer. In order to win the lawsuit, Rumbaugh's attorneys revealed security secrets pertaining to Zimmerman's release from jail following the Trayvon Martin shooting. The suit details sophisticated security plans, including using disguises and switching rental cars to conceal Zimmerman from paparazzi.
The suit claims Zimmerman and his wife demanded two body guards at all times -- even when security staff believed it wasn't needed.
"My client[Rumbaugh] thought it was more than he needed to do the job," said attorney Milbrath. "Maybe they[Zimmerman] were a little over-reacting, but in context, perhaps that was understandable."
Under the "Operational plan," guards avoided paparazzi by using "counter surveillance."
Zimmerman wore "concealed body armor" when he left the jail, got into a rental car and was taken to the Shingle Creek Resort. From there, guards took him into a handicap restroom, where he changed and put on a hat and glasses. Then, Zimmerman switched cars again and went to a safe house.
Local 6's Shaun Chaiyabhat asked Milbrath, "Why would you put an operational plan for someone who still needs security in a public record?"
Milbrath replied, "I don't know that Mr. Zimmerman needs secuirty. He claims not to... If he does need that security, one would think he would have paid for what he asked for previously."
O'Mara told Local 6, he believes the security company was over-charging for their services, and the lawsuit and it's details are a "violation of client confidence."
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Fibroblasts are the principal cells of connective tissue. Distributed widely throughout the body, connective tissue exhibits a relatively few number of cells and a relatively large amount of intercellular substance. The cells of the tissue consist of macrophages, adipose cells, mast cells, lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and plasma cells, in addition to fibroblasts. The matrix secreted by the cells is comprised of the amorphous, hydrated material known as ground substance and fibers. Among the chief functions of connective tissue are imparting structural support and assisting in the protection of the body, as well as providing a site for fat storage.
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Purse blue ceremonies GIANMARCO pochette metallic opening VN2407 for VENTURI woman What girls do when they're in Rainbows, Brownies, Guides and Rangers has changed. Find out how.
We've been on a journey to transform what girls do in Girlguiding, to bring all our badges and activities bang up to date.
And now we've revealed all the new things we've been working on.
Our new programme delivers the fun and varied range of activities that you expect from guiding, and of course, there's still plenty of badges to earn. We've introduced new topics, new skills and new ways for girls to broaden their horizons.


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mediaworkz needed a new other design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 21 freelance designers.
Multiple brands (URLs) - see "Brief Overview" for list
We are looking to drive traffic to ten different client auto sales websites.
Brands for which you'll be designing these banners:
>>> Car Dealers (example: houstoncardealers.net)
>>> Car Price Blowout (example: acurablowout.net)
>>> Vehicle Clearance (example: hondaclearance.net)
>>> Auto Deals (example: jaguardeals.net)
>>> Cars On Sale (example: mazdaonsale.net)
>>> Auto Sale (example: cadillacsale.net)
>>> Dealers-Clearing-Lots.com
>>> Local Auto Dealers (example: localforddealers.net)
>>> SecretAutoPrice.net
>>> Shop Cars (example: shopmercury.com)
Potential car buyers.
(list of URLs included under "Brief Overview")
- 3 static banners (same basic creative, 3 different sizes, for one website name)
- Once approved, will need those same banners output 9 more times, each time using different color scheme and website name
- Banners must include 1px, #666666 border
- The 3 sizes required are: 728x200, 728x90, 160x600
- Banners must include the website name
- Preferred file sizes: 728x200 (<50k), 728x90 (<30k), 160x600 (<30k)
- Style of banners should incorporate the look of the website, if the site is currently live
- If you choose to include any vehicle images in your design, please stay within the following five makes (and you should be using more than one make in the banner): Ford, Toyota, Honda, Chevrolet, Nissan
- Include the following copy: "All Vehicles Are On Sale"
- Optional additional copy: "New car inventory liquidation"
- Include button that says: "See Clearance Prices"
- Final delivery of files will include the GIF or JPG banners at the indicated file sizes, as well as all original Photoshop, Illustrator, and/or Fireworks files
If you're looking for more contests like this one, please visit http://99designs.com/people/mediaworkz. We've got a bunch of contests running or about to be launched.


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5.0 Mustang & Super FordsNews & Views
5.0 Mustang & Super Fords' Mustang Week Dyno Challenge Sponsored by Pro-Dyno
If you want to participate in our first-ever dyno challenge at Mustang Week, check out the info after the jump to find out how to submit your 'Stang for consideration...
Are you heading out to Mustang Week (www.mustangweek.com) in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on July 15-20, 2013? We certainly hope to see you out there. If you are making the trip, are you bringing a car that puts down huge rear-wheel horsepower? Do you think it's the baddest ride around? Would you like to see how your 'Stang's output stacks up to the elite rides at Mustang Week?
If all this sounds good, then we have the event for you. Your friends here at 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords magazine (www.50mustangandsuperfords.com) are selecting 10-12 of the most powerful Mustangs at Mustang Week to square off on Pro-Dyno's (www.pro-dyno.net) mobile Dynojet to see who has the most powerful pony at the beach. The event will be covered in the pages of the magazine, and Mustang Week will present the top-horsepower winner with a trophy.
So, if you are definitely coming to Mustang Week in your high-powered '79-'13 Mustang and you want to compete, please send a couple snapshots, a list of mods, and the car's current rear-wheel horsepower to Battle at the Beach, 5.0 Mustang & Super Fords, 9036 Brittany Way, Tampa, FL 33619 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
We will be accepting entries until June 14, 2013. After that we will pick 10-12 varied years and combinations to square off on the Pro-Dyno rollers at Mustang Week on Thursday July 18 at 9 a.m. at the Myrtle Beach mall.
So don't wait till the last minute. Get those entries in today!


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Earlier today I sat in on the Day One general session at BlackBerry World™. To help celebrate the 10 year anniversary of the show, and since we're in Orlando, the home of 3D, the keynote was conducted in 3D.
As you know, the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet comes preloaded with a ton of great apps – Facebook®, video chat, Kobo, Need for Speed, Tetris, Docs 2 Go, Podcasts, Slacker and more. In addition to all of these out-of-the-box apps, we already have thousands of BlackBerry PlayBook tablet apps in BlackBerry App World™, and today during the keynote, a number of new and exciting apps were showcased and will be coming soon – including Angry Birds!
We also had special guests join us in the keynote.
There are more than 3 million active Adobe developers, and we've done a lot of great things with Adobe to enable the development of high performance mobile apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. So we were really excited that Shantanu Narayen, President and CEO of Adobe Systems, and Danny Winokur, VP of the Flash Runtime at Adobe Systems, were able to join Mike Lazaridis on stage to talk about some new developments and run through a number of Adobe® AIR® app demos for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet, including Readers Digest (an app developed using the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite), Facebook, and Adobe Connect.
As part of the keynote, Adobe announced that they are now shipping a major update of Creative Suite, Creative Suite 5.5, which includes the latest version of Flash Builder 4.5 that supports the development of apps for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet. This will be followed with Flex 4.5 in June, an open source framework that will include support for building mobile apps for BlackBerry® Tablet OS. We can't wait to see all the apps that will be built with these tools for the BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.
We also were joined today by Steve Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. RIM and Microsoft announced a partnership where Bing will be deeply integrated into the BlackBerry experience starting this holiday season. BlackBerry devices will use Bing as the default search provider in the browser, both here in North America and internationally.
Also effective today, Bing will be the preferred search and maps applications with regular, featured placement and promotion in the BlackBerry App World carousel. Microsoft showed how OCR camera search, voice search, streetside block view, photosynth panorama would work with the BlackBerry platform, and Blaise Aguera y Arcas from Microsoft also performed a number of demos including access to contextual info, local restaurant search and Bing deals search.
And to top it off? Mike Lazaridis closed the keynote by announcing that all BlackBerry World 2011 attendees will take home a free BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.


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Wyatt Crow Style
Celebaby Style: Wyatt Crow
Rocker mama Sheryl Crow couldn't have asked for a better looking stud to pal around with. Her main man Wyatt Crow is turning into quite a looker with chubby lil cheeks, knowing eyes, and sandy blond hair. If I didn't know any better, I'd think this little boy was a clone of his adoring mommy.
Not one to shy away from noteworthy causes, the mama dressed her tot in a tee that reads, "Save some green for me! Drive a Hybrid"! Paired with some colorful madras shorts and some sporty blue Cayman Crocs, this tyke looks ready to soak up the sun.


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Well, it's been a busy and exciting season for us and we hope for you too. Seven sessions here in Bristol, 2 in London as well as 4 collaboration in Spain. Plus our Pics & Plot group collaboration as part of Bristol Festival of Photography in May of this year and the recent talks by Brenda Ann Kenneally and Robert Knoth. We've had over 60 participants from 15 countries, with works looking at modern China, competitive pigeon breeding in Spain, family and marriage, expressions of national pride and communities in far flung places and closer to home. Overall the spirit of storytelling that Instant Coffees embodies has been incredibly well represented and really heartfelt thanks go out to everyone who has been involved in making it possible, participants, curators, designers, lecturers, sponsors and of course our audience.
Now, it is time to think about and get ready new ideas for the next season, there will be surprises and we will let you know soon.
In the meantime, we have published our last catalogue with the highlights of our seventh season including a fantastic essay of Gavin Maitland, 'These Museumy Emblems of Others': Against the Colonial Museum, Toward Commemoration. writing about photography archives as alive museums:
"Literal museums and figurative: without walls (ambiguous and permeable anyway), or with. …Books read as a museum (some of them resigned to be, some not; rituals enacted as a museum. Cities. Experience itself as a museum…"
We also have a selection of photographers who were showing a great variety of multimedia pieces such as Alicia Carfrae, Cristina de Middel, Jordi Ruiz, Maxim Dondyuk, Rajan Zaveri, Jim Mortram and Supay Fotos. Please check them out, it will be worth it.
Thanks again for your interest and collaboration with Instant Coffees, enjoy the rest of the summer!!


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Labor is a "contentious, ostentatious, ornery issue, and one of the most contrary and thought-provoking in agriculture today," says Dan Bremer of AgWorks, Inc., a Lake Park, Ga., firm that specializes in acquiring temporary workers for agriculture and other industries.
Labor and agriculture are at a crossroads, says Bremer, and it's important to look at how the issue reached this point in history.
"It all began back in the 1960s when Edward R. Murrow — a CBS news correspondent — went to Florida and found some bad labor conditions involving farm workers. The program, 'Harvest of Shame,' was aired, and it got people to talking about and thinking about labor on the farm. That was the start of where we are now as far as labor on the farm," he says.
Farm labor, says Bremer, is the most regulated labor in the United States today. "All federal laws apply to the farm, and there are some very specific and onerous laws that apply to migrant farm labor. Right or wrong, this farm labor movement led to a lot of other things, including the 1974 Fair Labor Contractor Registration Act. There are people in the U.S. who find labor for farming. They take that labor from farm to farm and follow the migrant stream that starts in Florida and goes up to Georgia, South Carolina and then on up to Minnesota and Michigan.
"Before 1974, people who gathered labor in that manner were not regulated. But for farmers, it sounded as though it applied only to contractors. But Congress made the law also apply to farmers. So now, instead of the U.S. Department of Labor, Wages and Hours Division enforcing all of these laws, the onus is on the farmer. If farmers didn't do it correctly, they could be fined by the U.S. Department of Labor," he explains.
In 1983, the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act was enacted into law, placing even more regulations on farmers and on farm labor contractors, says Bremer.
"We started with Mr. Morrow and we're down to where the farmer is responsible for everything that happens on the farm. You can't bury your head in the sand — you are responsible," he says.
In addition, there's the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, with the I-9 requirement, says Bremer. "This act looks at your documents to see if you're eligible to work in the United States. Right now, some 96 percent of foreign workers can complete their I-9 because they have documents they get from somewhere that allow them to do so. But some 60 to 90 percent are illegal aliens in the United States, and they're working on the farm," he says.
There is currently a shortage of workers, he says. "There's a shortage of workers wherever there's a hand-harvest operation. This labor issue is coming up now because of this shortage. People used to come across the border to work on the farm. At one time, 70 percent of the people crossing the border worked on the farm. But not anymore. Most of them go to Atlanta, Raleigh, New Orleans and other cities for construction jobs, landscaping jobs and poultry jobs. They're not stopping on the farm, and that's a problem."
Another issue with immigrant labor is that of Social Security mismatch letters, says Bremer. "As of Sept. 15, the Department of Homeland Security now says that if you get a Social Security mismatch letter — if you're an employer and you get a letter where the name and Social Security number don't match — then you're supposed to do something about that. Most people ignored this before Sept. 15. Now, farmers and other employers have 90 days to find out why they don't match. And if you can't make them match, then you have to terminate them."
Now that the Democrats are in control of Congress, some are wondering if something will be done on the issue of farm labor, he says. "There was a push to put something in the farm bill regarding labor, but it's not in there. This problem hasn't percolated quite high enough yet, but it will in the next year or two. Increased enforcement hasn't yet reached the farm, but they have been hitting poultry, construction and meat-packing plants. They will hit farmers by the end of this year or early next year."
There are several rules or minimum standards for local workers, says Bremer, including housing minimum standards. And if you're transporting workers, the mode of transportation must have seats — workers cannot ride in the back of a pickup truck.
"Field sanitation also is serious business, especially after the spinach problems in California. You must have a portable toilet in the field if you have more than 11 workers on your payroll. And for every 20 workers, you must have portable toilets and hand-washing facilities."
Payroll records must also be kept for local workers and hours worked must be recorded, says Bremer. Overtime generally doesn't apply to agriculture, he adds.
"But in the case of produce, if you get to the packing house, and you're packing for someone else, overtime applies. Farmers need to know specifically when overtime does apply."
There also are child labor laws, he adds. "If you're under 16, there are rules that apply on the farm. If it's your farm and your child, there are no child labor laws. If you're a corporation, which most farmers are now, then corporations don't have children. So it could be a problem if you're a corporation, especially if your child is hurt — then the U.S. Department of Labor and OSHA will become involved."
There are separate rules for H2A guest workers, according to Bremer. A guest worker, he explains, is not an illegal alien, but farmers must work through a process to get the worker certified.
"You have to work through the various government agencies to bring workers here from a foreign country for a short period of time, from two to 10 months. At the end of this time, they go back home. Guest worker is a big buzz word now, and there are workers in this category for kinds of businesses and not just agriculture."
You must pay an "Adverse Affect Wage Rate" to guest workers, says Bremer, and this is more than the current minimum wage of $5.85 per hour. In Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi, the rate is $8.01 per hour. In Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina, it's $8.51 per hour. Other rates include $8.56 in Florida, $9.95 in Missouri, $9.02 in North Carolina, $8.65 in Tennessee and $8.66 in Texas.
On July 24, 2008, the minimum wage goes up to $6.35. Then, in 2009, it goes to $7.29.
"You have to guarantee these workers 30 hours per week. A lot of rules apply to these guest workers that don't apply to regular workers. You have to give them free transportation and free housing, and they can only work for you. But there are no taxes on these workers — no FICA, and no federal or state unemployment taxes.
"You must hire all eligible applicants for these jobs — no one gets left out. And you have to provide Workers Compensation, which isn't required in all states. Georgia doesn't require Workers Compensation, but you must provide it if you participate in the guest workers program. After about 60 days of jumping through all these hoops, workers will arrive at your place. It's a complicated process, but there is a process available for farmers to hire legal workers on the farm."
Even with Democrats in charge of Congress, not much has happened on the issue of farm labor, says Bremer. But he believes it's imminent.
"It's coming. We're about two years away from any reform. They tried to pass some immigration reform, and anyone who said 'immigration' was chastised. So they're scared to death of it in Washington. But you can bet there will be more enforcement on the border and the interior. That will happen because the president controls the Department of Homeland Security."
Agriculture has special needs when it comes to labor, says Bremer, and farmers should make that clear to their representatives and senators. "Don't leave the final wording to Washington. Farmers should have the final say on this issue."
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Floop Review
In addition to having one of the most fun-to-say titles on the App Store, Floop is an entertaining little physics game that'll help you pass the time whenever you're in need of a distraction. While it's no Angry Birds or Cut The Rope, it shares the same casual, cartoony, pick-up-and-play trappings as those games but without the polish. Still, it's a game that knows how to show you a good time.
The goal of each of the 50 levels is to launch an acorn into the wide-open mouth of a stationary squirrel. There's no slingshot or catapult involved– the acorn just has a miraculous jumping ability. To launch it into the air, you put your finger on the little nut and pull back, producing a trajectory line that shows how the acorn will fly. When you let go, the game's physics take over, making the acorn roll and bounce realistically off of things in the environment.
Feed me, Seymour!
Since the waiting squirrel is often many screen lengths away, it usually takes several well-aimed jumps to get to the goal. Nearly all of the levels are well designed, and they contain enough creativity and variety to keep you coming back until you've beaten the game. You'll encounter spikes, fans, boxes, patches of ice, cannons, catapults, and pinball bumpers, all of which making getting your acorn from point A to point B all the more interesting.
You have unlimited lives and jumps in Floop, so you can take all the time in the world to beat the levels. But like in Angry Birds and Cut The Rope, you're awarded up the three stars for your performance on each level. Trying to get all the stars adds replay value to the game, which is always nice, particularly for a game this short. If you play it straight through, Floop only lasts about an hour. You can also replay it as a cube of cheese trying to get to a mouse or a banana springing to a monkey, but the levels are the same.
Go bananas.
The game has some other drawbacks as well. One is the camera controls. To see where you want your acorn to jump next, you'll often need to move the camera, which you can do by dragging anywhere on the screen. But it's not the simple, responsive drag-to-look that it should be. The camera feels very floaty, and it keeps moving once you remove your finger. It sounds like a small problem, but it becomes a regular annoyance when you're playing.
Also, you'll have to use catapults and cannons to shoot yourself great distances, but when you're in one of those contraptions you can't drag to look at where you're trying to aim. And there's no way to cancel a jump once you've put your finger down to start aiming one. It's little irks like these that hold the game back from being as excellent as it could be. Don't get us wrong: Floop is a fun game, but it's not a top tier one.
So we definitely recommend Floop to anyone looking for an entertaining time-waster. With a little more polish it might be a Must Have, but it's not there yet. You have to ask yourself, are the drawbacks reason enough to let a squirrel starve?