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In his recent commentary, Congressman Devin Nunes (R–CA) penned a bold foreign policy idea that is based on advancing economic freedom:
It's time to try a new approach to foreign policy—creating an alliance of free-trading nations.… This alliance of free-trading nations will welcome any nation that wants close relations with the United States, setting clear, universal criteria for our friendship: a commitment to free trade and the rule of law. It will encourage a host of potential allies to embrace economic freedom and engage in mutually beneficial commerce.… To guide America toward this new partnership, I have introduced in Congress the Economic Freedom Alliance Act.
In fact, The Heritage Foundation has long advocated the formation of such an economic-freedom-based alliance, which would require America's strong leadership. For example, in his book Liberty's Best Hope: American Leadership for the 21st Century, Heritage Foundation Vice President Kim Holmes highlighted the need to build coalitions of countries that are committed to economic freedom. He has suggested a common alliance of liberty through a "Global Economic Freedom Forum" and a "Liberty Forum for Human Rights" that would enshrine the powerful interplay of economic freedom, human rights, and political freedom.
As The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom has shown, it is the compelling force of advancing economic freedom that empowers people, unleashes powerful forces of choice and opportunity, and nourishes other liberties. Economic freedom, by providing more fertile ground for effective and democratic governance, ultimately nurtures political reform as well.
Today's world needs to be re-mobilized behind economic freedom more effectively, and it needs to strongly confront those who advocate ideologies of repression and extremism. It is time to act to advance economic freedom. The U.S. should not shy away from stressing freedom as a liberating moral force and the foundation of America's leadership for the future.


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As a wave of new development in the city forces landowners to ask homeless people sleeping on their property to find a new spot to bed down, some of those property owners are running into a similar situation with abandoned and feral cats.
DAYTONA BEACH — As a wave of new development in the city forces landowners to ask homeless people sleeping on their property to find a new spot to bed down, some of those property owners are running into a similar situation with abandoned and feral cats.
That's what's happening on a sprawling forested plot behind the Kmart on International Speedway Boulevard, where more than 130 cats have been romping through the woods for more than a decade.
Halifax Health Medical Center owns the 77-acre preserve across from the hospital on the west side of Clyde Morris Boulevard, and it's getting ready to clear the property to make way for new development.
That means the dozens of cats that have called the wooded sanctuary home are going to have to move along before the bulldozers start rolling through the property in a few months, and two local women are scrambling to relocate them as quickly as possible.
"They didn't ask to be born out there," said Tracy Genovese of Port Orange, who has been feeding the cats behind the Daytona Beach Kmart for nearly 12 years. "It's not the animals' fault. Why should we punish them?"
Many of the cats have been together in the woods for years and have formed a family of sorts that will probably have to be broken up now, Genovese said.
"It's breaking my heart," said Genovese, who also feeds another colony in Daytona Beach. "They're like my kids."
Genovese said Halifax Health has been very patient and accommodating as she and another local woman, Kristy Grant, are trying to put together a plan to rescue each feline, one by one.
"Halifax has been great," Grant said.
The women's top choice would be to move all the cats to another property, and Grant has a piece of land on the west side of the county in mind. Grant, who lives in Pierson, would like to buy the 15-acre property and she's hoping people compassionate to her cause will donate money for a down payment on the site. She said she would take care of the payments after that.
Halifax Health was granted a rezoning request late last year that will allow the hospital to use the 77 acres for a mixed-use development that could include everything from new shops to hotels to medical buildings. Surveyors working for the hospital have started to walk the property, but clearing work probably won't get under way until at least late February, said Mike Morgan, manager of facility operations for Halifax Health.
The hospital still needs to put out the bid for the clearing work and it needs a permit from the city, Morgan said.
As he coordinates the clearing project, Morgan said he's talked to Genovese and Grant.
"I've met with them and told them I'll try to accommodate them," Morgan said.
The women said the hospital has given them 30 days to have the cats near Kmart cleared out of that area. There's also another cat colony on the Halifax land near Volusia Mall, and it's possible there are others on the Halifax property that will have to relocate.
Grant and Genovese have trapped 11 cats so far, all gathered up this past weekend. Genovese said she has a few at home and some of her friends have them in crates in their garages.
"We're out of places to keep them," Genovese said.
As they collect the cats, they're working to get their vaccinations updated, have them spayed or neutered if they haven't been already and check them for serious feline diseases.
Those tests and shots can tally a few hundred dollars per cat, and they're soliciting donations for those procedures through a Wells Fargo account. They're also hoping a local veterinarian will step forward and either volunteer or offer some services at cost.
With all that's involved with removing the cats, and the fact those still in the woods have been spooked by the traps, Genovese said she could use six to eight more weeks to get everything done.
The problem is widespread. Some Volusia County cities — including Ormond Beach and Port Orange — have spay and neuter programs that include trapping and have helped reduce the feral cat population. Daytona Beach only reacts to complaints and will bring traps to people if they request them. Then the city's animal control officer will transport a trapped cat to the Halifax Humane Society, said Hector Garcia, the city's head of code enforcement.
If Grant and Genovese turned to the city for help with trapping, the animals would be taken to the Humane Society and could be euthanized.
Palm Coast also only reacts to requests for cats to be trapped, and like Daytona Beach refers people looking for cat shots or spaying and neutering to organizations such as the Flagler Humane Society, said Barbara Grossman, Palm Coast's code enforcement manager.
Grant and Genovese are hoping more people will want to give abandoned and feral cats a home. Grant has about 100 cats she keeps on 10 acres she owns on the west side of the county. Genovese has adopted out 150 cats from the Kmart colony over the years, some kittens abandoned by their owners in the woods.
For now, Genovese is continuing to do what she has for years: Feeding the cats every day, rain or shine, and spreading the word about spaying and neutering.
"This never would have happened if people had spayed and neutered and been responsible pet owners," she said. "It's just horrible. It's sad."
How to help
Donate to the Rescue A Life Relocation Fund at any local Wells Fargo bank, or by sending a check made out to the fund to P.O. Box 9146, 500 Bill France Blvd., Daytona Beach, FL 32114. Proceeds will go toward vaccinations, spaying, neutering, medical attention and the down payment for a piece of land that will become the cats' new home if enough money is raised. More information on the project can be found at www.rescuealife.net


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Sue Knudson
Vice President, Health Informatics
Improving patient outcomes and controlling costs
HealthPartners saves millions of dollars - and lives
Quality health care and cost effectiveness need not be mutually exclusive. Using SAS® Business Analytics to fuel data integration and analysis, HealthPartners has created innovative programs that have reduced yearly costs by $137 million – and helped members stay healthier at the same time.
US health reform efforts are encouraging health insurers to measure quality and cost-effectiveness. HealthPartners has been doing that for more than a decade. It serves 1.25 million members and is the largest consumer-governed, nonprofit health care organization in the nation.
The insurer has won awards from the Health Industries Research Companies for its disease management programs and has one of the lowest administrative costs of insurers nationwide. The HealthPartners Research Foundation studies issues, like the role of decision-support systems to control diabetes and hypertension, with grants from organizations such as the National Institutes of Health and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
SAS is very integral to our success. It has the processing power and the flexibility.
Sue Knudson
"Our philosophy is to simultaneously improve health outcomes, manage our patients' and members' experiences, and deliver services that are affordable,'' explains Sue Knudson, HealthPartners Vice President for Health Informatics.
HealthPartners uses SAS to provide the analysis necessary to create a tiered product that offers customers lower copays if they choose providers who rate highly in quality and cost-effective treatment. It also uses SAS to efficiently deploy disease and case management resources, and to drive research via its Health Assessment Database. "SAS is very integral to our success. It has the processing power and the flexibility,'' Knudson says.
Engaging the consumer in choosing the best provider
HealthPartners members can select any provider, but the insurer tries to steer members toward higher quality, more cost-effective providers by offering lower copays to customers choosing highly-rated providers. To rate providers, the company uses SAS to pull data on costs, prices, clinical quality information (using both national and internally developed standards) and patient survey information.
"There are about 80 to 90 measures that we aggregate and score providers on - that's just the quality side. Then we look at total cost of care to look at affordability and cost-effectiveness. A provider has to meet both hurdles to be in our preferred benefit,'' explains Chad Heim, Senior Director of Health Informatics.
Quality indicators include factors like routinely offering patients flu shots, encouraging diabetics to control blood sugar and referring back pain patients for evidence-based patient treatments. It also looks at costs per patient per diagnosis.
And the reasons are clear: HealthPartners knows that a patient with, for example, uncontrolled vascular disease means $25,562 a year in medical bills. By controlling vascular disease, costs decrease to $20,261. This is significant not only from an affordability perspective, but ultimately it's good news for HealthPartners, whose efforts helped more patients achieve improved health.
Deploying disease and case management services effectively
Enrolling at-risk members in disease and case management services can be highly cost-effective – and benefit the patient – if deployed to the right members at the right time.
Not every diabetic or heart-failure patient needs a case manager. Yet locating the members whose health care can be managed better with intervention isn't always simple. Patients might be on all the right medications but not be meeting their personal health goals.
HealthPartners uses SAS to mine every last bit of data – from diagnoses to prescriptions, hospitalizations to tests – to find patterns that surface patients who need disease and case management help.
The result: 99 percent of the members identified benefit from interventions. "We've found members who we've moved to optimal control for their diabetes. This means savings at an average of $6,000 a member - and more importantly, better health for the patient because they are able to avoid the complications of the disease,'' says Jason Gallagher, Director of Informatics.
Studying healthy lifestyles and the payback for members and insurers
What makes up a healthy lifestyle? Understanding this is critical to controlling costs. HealthPartners uses SAS to mine data and member surveys to better understand what impact lifestyle choices like diet, exercise, non-tobacco use, moderate alcohol consumption and emotional health have on health and insurance costs.
"What we've found is that the relationships between optimal lifestyle and health costs are very powerful in establishing the business case for improving health,'' Gallagher says.
And HealthPartners doesn't just use the information to manage costs or create wellness programs. The insurer has two articles accepted for publication in Population Health Management. By sharing the information, the organization hopes to help others learn how to reduce costs through improved health and increase health benefits.
The insurer is also working on a study - with funding from the National Institutes of Health - to develop and implement an electronic health record (EHR)-based, clinical decision-support system to help reduce patients' risk from diabetes and hypertension.
Sticking with SAS®
Over the 20 years that HealthPartners has used SAS, the company occasionally looks at other solution providers. "But our department just circles right back to SAS as being that core processing technology,'' says Gallagher.
HealthPartners has more than 100 SAS users. "It's a tool that is easy to learn for new hires, it's easy to manipulate and modify as the dynamic business needs change. It can handle quick turnaround situations and rapidly shift directions and strategies. From my perspective, SAS is irreplaceable.''
Identify high-quality, cost-efficient providers; pinpoint patients who need case management; and analyze, connect data from medical records and lifestyle characteristics to spot trends and factors that suggest better health outcomes.
The insurer has saved $137 million dollars by helping members stay healthy.


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August 20, 1960 - January 29, 2013
Montgomery, NY
Andrew Grzonka of Montgomery passed away on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center. He was 52.
He was the son of the late Andrew and Sylvia Smith Grzonka, born on August 20, 1960 in Orange County, NY.
Andrew attended day program at Open Vista Day Habilitation and was a member of the Dark Shadows Fan Club. Andrew liked to watch movies and listen to music. He loved Carrie Underwood and would often refer to her as his "wife". He loved to color and work with tiles; he won various awards in several art shows. He participated in the West Point's Special Olympic Games. Andrew had an awesome personality and he will be missed greatly.
He is survived by his family: Frank and Jan Grzonka of Alabama; Joe and Barbara Grzonka of Florida; Mike Grzonka of North Carolina; Pat and John Alarie of Washingtonville, NY; Carol Grzonka of Middletown, NY, several nieces and nephews, and his extended family at Crystal Run Village.
Visitation will be on Friday, February 1st, at Colonial Memorial Funeral Home, 396 State Route 52, Woodbourne, NY 12788 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home on Friday, February 1st, at 12 p.m.
Arrangements were under the direction of Colonial-Bryant Funeral Home and Cremation Services; for further information please call 845-434-7363 or visit our website at www.colonialbryantfuneralhome.com


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Clinical Professor Ed Kraus spoke with Peoria's WEEK-TV
about the needs of diabetic children in schools and the
necessity of accommodation from and education of school
staff, for a story about a local couple whose 10-year old
son has struggled to perform needed care on the bus: http://www.cinewsnow.com/news/local/Mom-says-son-denied-to-properly-treat-diabetes-is-life-or-death-issue-200679431.html
IIT Chicago-Kent Legal Fellow/Research Associate Sarah
Blenner, who works with Clinical Professor Ed Kraus in the
Health & Disability Law Clinic, discussed privacy and
discrimination concerns surrounding a new policy in which
CVS drugstores will require employees to submit to body
weight and BMI testing or face higher health insurance premiums,
in an ABC 7 News story. View
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Part of For-Credit Fall 2013 Judicial Externship Program
(4 credit hours)
Cook County Domestic Relations Court
2Ls and 3Ls
Enjoy this exciting opportunity to be an extern to a judge
in the Domestic Relations Division of the Circuit Court
of Cook County at the Daley Center. You will not only be
able to observe and participate in the day-to-day operations
of a busy domestic relations courtroom but will also assist
your judge in researching law, drafting orders, and resolving
Students who have either taken Family Law or Family Law
Clinic or who will be enrolled in Family Law in the Fall
are preferred.
If you are interested in a Fall Domestic Relations Court
externship, please contact Professor Gross (email@example.com)
as soon as possible to set up a meeting and to submit your
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Fall Application Deadline: April 29th
A2P Legal Externship is a 4-credit hour non-graded program
which enables you to extern with a supervising attorney
in a wide variety of legal areas – private or public, civil
or criminal. Externships are available for the Fall, Spring
and Summer semesters. Some public sector externships enable
you to obtain a 711 license and appear in court.
Why Extern?
To become a good lawyer and to supplement what you learn
in the classroom, you need practical experience in real-world
legal work. Most students aren't fortunate enough to receive
a paid clerking position — or even a volunteer opportunity
— that teaches what they want to learn. LEP presents a unique
and important opportunity to gain exposure to an area of
the law in which you are interested and helps you significantly
broaden your future employment opportunities.
Students interested in civil law may extern in a wide variety
of places. For example, some have externed at the City of
Chicago Corporation Counsel's Office, Office of the Illinois
Attorney General, Illinois Commerce Commission, Immigration
Court of the U.S. Department of Justice, Internal Revenue
Service, and Environmental Protection Agency, as well approved
in-house corporate legal counsel.
Students interested in criminal law have externed at the
US Attorney's Office, the Office of the Federal Defender,
and at the offices of the State's Attorney and Public Defender
in Cook County as well as the surrounding counties.
Application Process:
Information and application packets for Fall 2013 are available
in the Law Offices reception area (Room 600), online,
in the Career Services Office, and in front of the Spakateria.
If you would like more information, please check the Externship
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The Office also represents the United States and its departments
and agencies in civil proceedings filed in federal court
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BRF Police To Get New Equipment
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The Black River Falls Police Department is getting close to 25 thousand dollars from the city budget for new equipment that the department says will help them be more prepared in case of a mass shooting.
Police chief Dave Frederick says a gear update is long "overdue". The Department already began purchasing some equipment that will help them respond better to emergencies, like an active shooter.
The Chief says after the Newtown massacre and many other mass shootings influenced the decision.


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What is Forum Open League?
It's the largest managed matchmaking league in Cyanide Blood Bowl. We have over 10,000 teams currently involved, with over 1000 coaches active in Season 10. On average, 120 games a day have been played in FOL since its inception, with over 80,000 games played total so far.
What's the format?
The basic format is much like Naggaroth, but with a few extras.
- Seasons - each season is about 60 days long, and the rankings get reset at the end of the season. Your team stays the same, but you get another chance from a clean slate to be top of the pile over the next 2 months.
- Tournaments - At the end of each season the top teams (usually the top 16) with at least 15 games played get to play in the Open Leagues Championship where the best of FOL play the best of Middenheim (another open league for private league members). We're also looking at several other tournament formats for top racial teams.
- Moderation - we have about 10 admins running the league and they are from various timezones. This means that on application your team should be accepted within a few hours at most. The best thing about this though is that we police the league for any form of cheating, abuse, disconnectors or exploitation.
- Online Rankings - Online rankings are posted (almost) daily and can be found here.
- Season summaries - once we get the server dump we are able to apply and post Elo rankings for the coaches and the teams, as well as ascertaining stats for races and race vs race matchups. We also get lots of other data which we can parse at will.
How do I apply?
After making your fresh team you should use the league finder to search. Don't bother entering any search parameters - we're the third one down just below Naggaroth for size. Go to the league info screen and apply there. No password required. You can have as many teams as you like in FOL at any TV and of any race. The only restriction is that they must have not played a game previously unless they are ex-Amorica or ex-Tournament teams (these tournaments will specify if you can rejoin FOL).
What are the rules?
Basically, play clean, fair and sportsmanlike.
- Don't use exploits such as the 12-player bug (nominate your extra man and put him in the corner) or the leap bug (don't use the extra MA it gives you). Use of exploits WILL result in your team being banned permanently from FOL, and may result in you being banned. This also covers farming attempts.
- Don't disconnect. If you're not enjoying the game you're playing then concede using the menu option. Disconnecting makes your opponent wait 5 minutes to get his due win, and is a system which can itself be exploited. We get the server records from Cyanide so we know exactly who disconnects and which games they disconnected from.
- Don't be abusive. This is a game, and it's meant to be fun. We like the atmosphere to be pleasant in FOL, and you'll generally find that games in FOL tend to go that way. Sure, swear at Nuffle every now and again, but don't overdo it and don't direct it at your opponent.
- Don't act like an ass. Basically, treat the other coach as you would wish to be treated - with respect. That means not leaving the game running while you go get a meal, that kind of thing. It also means getting in touch with your opponent if you do have a legitimate disconnect - it may prevent them from reporting you!
- Think of the children! Kids play this game too, so bear that in mind when making your team. Your team may be ejected from the league if the name is offensive. Also, just use standard characters when naming your team - difficult characters (e.g. the TM logo) can screw up our rankings, and we don't want those teams
If we don't know about it then we can't do anything about it (although we do periodic checks on top teams).
How will I report a cheat?
Send an e-mail to FOLeague at gmail dot com containing the replay file and, if possible, the logfile for the game you think cheating happened on. If you send them straight away it will probably be the right logfile - delays in reporting may prevent us getting the right logs.
Logfile: C:\Users\Name\Documents\BloodBowlLegendary\BB_LE000.log - there may be more than one log there (BB_LExxx.log), so if you send them all we can sort through for the right one.
Replay: C:\Users\Name\Documents\BloodBowlLegendary\Saves\Replays\ReplayDateandTime.db
The admins will review the case and make a decision. Don't expect it to be a snap decision, but one will be made.


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For optimal results, use your new Philips Norelco exclusively for 3 weeks. This allows your hair and skin enough time to adapt to the Philips Norelco Shaving System.
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If, after that period of time, you are not fully satisfied with your Philips Norelco Men's Razor, send the product back along with dated sales receipt and we'll refund you the full purchase price.
The razor must be shipped prepaid by insured mail, insurance prepaid, and have the original sales receipt, indicating purchase price and the date of purchase, enclosed. We cannot be responsible for lost mail.
The razor must be postmarked no later than 45 days from the date of purchase. Philips Norelco reserves the right to verify the purchase price of the razor and limit refunds not to exceed suggested retail price.
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Car Review
2013 Lincoln MKX: New Car Review
Just about every luxury brand makes a crossover SUV. And just about every luxury brand trumpets its particular brand of magic, whether it is BMW's handling prowess, Audi's opulent interiors or Lexus's superior build quality. But the 2013 Lincoln MKX doesn't claim one particular advantage. It chooses instead to be a close runner-up in each category, giving owners a little taste of each at a price that undercuts most of its foreign and domestic competitors.
In luxury, technology and value, the MKX has most bases covered. But, when it comes to drop-dead-gorgeous styling, the jury is still out. Some love the MKX's massive double-winged grille-and-headlamp combo, while others see it as little more than Lincoln window dressing on a Ford Edge body.
The MKX is loaded with cool features, such as the new-for-2012 MyLincoln Touch. Fully integrated with the voice-activated SYNC communication system, MyLincoln Touch controls audio, Bluetooth, navigation and climate via touchscreen display. Many find the multiple display screens of the MyLincoln Touch system overly complicated and temperamental -- a complaint heard increasingly as luxury cars become more like rolling iPads and less like methods of transportation.
What's New for 2013
The MKX is largely unchanged for the 2013 model year, though it does add 22-inch wheels as a new option.
What We Like
Good ride and handling; state-of-the-art communications; quiet interior; reasonably priced
What We Don't
Awkward power lift gate rod; sluggish manual shifting; polarizing styling
How Much?
Fuel Economy
Lincoln offers only one engine for the 2013 MKX: a sophisticated and robust 3.7-liter V6 that's good for 305 horsepower and 280 lb-ft of torque. That's a lot of power, but it's necessary for a vehicle weighing 4,200 pounds. Fuel economy of 19 miles per gallon city/26 mpg hwy puts the MKX at the top of its class, not counting hybrid and diesel-powered competitors. Power is routed to the MKX's front wheels via a 6-speed SelectShift automatic transmission that also allows the driver to change gears manually.
Options & Standard Features
The 2013 Lincoln MKX is available in only one trim level, which starts around $40,000 with 2-wheel drive or $42,000 with all-wheel drive. As expected from a premium SUV, the MKX boasts a long list of equipment, including leather upholstery, a rear obstacle detection system, heated and cooled front seats, power front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control and a power rear lift gate.
The MKX also offers a long list of high-tech options, from blind spot alert and rear cross-traffic alert to a rearview camera and rain-sensing wipers. Ford's SYNC system with MyLincoln Touch is standard, while navigation with traffic information is optional. The MKX also offers adaptive cruise control and a rear-seat DVD entertainment system.
The MKX features a full complement of airbags, including front side-impact and full-length side curtain airbags. The car is also equipped with rollover-detection sensors that employ the side airbags in a rollover accident. At the wheels, electronic traction and stability control are standard. Also on the available safety equipment list is the BLIS blind spot warning system and a rearview camera. A radar-based rear backup warning system is standard.
When crash tested, the MKX received four overall stars from the federal government's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. It received three stars in frontal-impact tests, four stars in rollover tests and five stars in side-impact tests.
Behind the Wheel
The 2013 Lincoln MKX has a solid, bricklike look that is mirrored in its driving performance. The MKX feels reliably stable at high speeds -- so much so that it is easy to slip past a 65-miles-per-hour speed limit without noticing. Ample sound-deadening material and laminated glass keep the MKX's interior whisper quiet, a tough feat for any vehicle with an exposed cargo bay.
The 305-hp V6 delivers excellent performance, and the SelectShift 6-speed automatic makes quick work of gear changes, though we weren't impressed with the manual shift mode, which seemed slow to take orders and not all that fun to play with. For our money, the added cost of all-wheel drive is well worth it: It provides better traction in foul weather and better handling on dry pavement.
Other Cars to Consider
Cadillac SRX -- The SRX's styling is a bit sharper than the MKX's, and it can be equipped with a more sophisticated electronic suspension. However, the less-expensive MKX has a bigger back seat and generally feels more athletic.
Audi Q5 -- Audi's Q5 has a more luxurious look and feel, both inside and out. Plus, it comes standard with quattro all-wheel drive. But opting for the MKX over the Q5 will save you a lot of money and give you more horsepower and a bigger interior.
Lexus RX350 -- Its styling may appear conservative, but the RX350's nearly flawless reliability and resale value beat the MKX.
AutoTrader's Advice
Our choice would be the all-wheel-drive version of the MKX with both Premium and Elite packages. After all, if you're going to buy a Lincoln, it should be loaded. If you like the look and feel of the MKX but don't want all the technology and the high price, we suggest you look at the Ford Edge. It offers many of the MKX's basic luxury conveniences in a less-expensive and still-attractive package.


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Barcelona icon Johan Cruyff feels the Catalans should consider cashing in on Lionel Messi now they have brought Neymar on board.
The Liga champions signed Neymar in a deal worth €57 million earlier this summer and Cruyff envisages problems following the former Santos star's arrival.
"With Neymar on board, I would have planned for the possibility of selling Messi. Some would agree with me and others would not," Cruyff told Marca.
"Neymar's arrival could cause problems. Just look at free kicks for example. Neymar is very good at taking them. And Messi has already shown he is great, too. Who's going to take them...
"Or the fact that Neymar and Barcelona are with Nike while Leo is with Adidas. These are situations that could cause problems.
"You are talking about a team, its players, the things around it. There are too may things at stake. That's why it's so difficult to manage such a top class squad.
"Neymar is talented, but we will have to wait and see how he gets along with the rest of the squad. I would not have taken the risk of bringing in Neymar."
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whats the best oasis song?
i like wonderwall
there's no clever answer to this
it is wonderwall
either Morning Glory or Fade In-Out
or maybe Magic Pie
I don't much like Oasis but I will defend Be Here Now to an extent.
Morning Glory is a good shot
That and Acquiesce are there only two decent songs as far as I can remember.
- TheGrudge this'd this
- shakerwors, midnightpunk, bj72, TheWza, AfraidOfOwls, and AlistairCampbell this'd this
'D'You Know What I Mean' is probably my favourite
but they've got so many great songs it's difficult to choose.
- sharp_yet_blunt, gonad, and kostenurky this'd this
Stay Young
Possibly better than every song on Be Here Now.
- casinobay and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
- thetaxidriver, spiritofjazz, Sibley, Sloame_Ocean, copshootcop, colon_closed_bracket, and JaguarPirate this'd this
Yeah it's this
Probably Liam's best ever vocal toocliquester this'd this
- justanothersheeldz and shakerwors this'd this
don't really like oasis but
always quite loved talk tonight. that's a great song.kostenurky this'd this
this is my favourite bit of an oasis song
bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
chained to all the places that he never wished to stay
bound with all the weight of all the words he tried to say
as he faced the sun he cast no shadow
(haaahhhhhhh hahhhhh)
but slide away yeah probably that.
My cousin died a few years back after a pretty gruelling battle with cancer.
He wanted this song played as the final song at his cremation.
I'd always enjoyed it but it took on an entirely new life after that, as you would expect. It's certainly their most devastating song to me now. And one of their best.shakerwors this'd this
sorry about that pal, shite innit
the thing with oasis is they've been in my life for so long i genuinely can't tell if their lyrics are awful or good for the most part, definitely giving him cast no shadow though. great melody for that bit too.
Cigarettes & Alcohol
isn't the best song that Oasis ever wrote. No. But it's the essence, the idea, the experience, the thrill. That and Acquiesce.
Glad we all agree
Live Forever
Or maybe Masterplan, yeh.orangejuice this'd this
Slide Away
I keep coming back to it, his voice is brilliant in it.
I'm Outta Time is superb...
...sublime chorus, that.
Mucky Fingers
It's not Wonderwall.
U R Rong.
The correct answer is Whatever. or Acquiesce. or Slide Away. or Cigarettes & Alcohol, for the T.Rex
Depsite DiS's cynicism towards Oasis, this thread shows just how good they really are/were.
Not only has there been no consensus on what their best song, but it hasn't even been narrowed down to two or three choices - there's at least ten different tracks in the mix.
As long as they never, ever reform posterity will be kind to them
Give it another 10 years when all the cultural baggage and tragic songs like Little James have faded from view and they'll be treated welljustanothersheeldz, JaguarPirate, Royter-Hatfood, and Hammer15 this'd this
The big money comeback has been pencilled in for 2015
It was scheduled on the day they 'split'.
Shit, I hate that default cynical post that seems to be necessary in every thread on this site and now it's me. Boooo. Especially in a thread full of love. But this is so true it's undeniable.
Songbird, by a huge stretch
but Slide Away and Cast No Shadow are both amazing. Also, I think the chorus to Little By Little might be the best section of music they ever put to tape
Yes, but sadly
the verses and solo to Little By Little are very near the worst pieces of white bread dadrock ever madeJaguarPirate this'd this
Rock 'n' Roll Star
Said all they needed to say in these 5 minutes.
good thread
it is clearly out of:
1) slide away, live forever, acquiesce, supersonic or whatever.
Plenty of bangers on the first few records though.
- pichaelmarker this'd this
What's *really* impressive about this Oasis, is how many people have picked b-sides/non-album tracks as their favourite.
Even their throwaway tracks are songs other bands would kill to write.
Hey hey my my . Can't think of another.
By a fucking mileTheWza this'd this
- The_Groke this'd this
I am genuinely delighted to discover so many DiS-ers showing some love for Oasis.
And possibly a little surprised too.shakerwors this'd this
cause theyv written some genuinely amazing songs
theyr much better musicians than theyr given credit for and liams voice used to be so good
and also the fasct that they are hilarious helps
Musicians is stretching it a bit
The rest is right on. Without intending in detailing the thread, writing good songs doesn't make you a good musician.
Doesn't it?
Make good music = good musician, surely.
To me, Cobain is a much, much better musician than Steve Vai or Carlos Santana. Perhaps not as good a music *scholar*.Lucien this'd this
realyl like some might say toooldfamenewfame this'd this
It isn't Wonderwall
dreary and dull that song. I'm partial to The Masterplan myself but also Supersonic & slide away
CTRL-F There aren't any
There aren't any.
What a fucking shit band.
what's the best?
there aren't any
do you look silly?
it is indeed!
picking up on grammar mistakes is a bit shitty pal
I mean, when a band's first single sounds like 'I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing' and all their subsequent songs sound even worse, like Status Quo having hit hard times doing nursery rhymes for children, you know you're not exactly in the presence of greatness.
Worse than Chumbawamba, and I don't use sentences like that lightly.
the first single I bought was by oasis
as was the first album I bought.
i also
really really like their cover of I Am The Walrusfilm_maker this'd this
Love Familiar to Millions
At the start of Gas Panic - "It's a good fucking tune this, come on"
D'yer wanna be a spaceman?
Its the essence of everything that was great about oasis in the 90s without Liam's snarling, posturing gobshite-iness (which i, personally, always loved but never mind)
Go Let It Out
Used to be a massive fan of Oasis, but I didn't think that this (of all songs) would be the one I don't skip when it comes on shuffle.
I mean, it blatantly rips off two Beta Band songs and Strawberry Fields, and Noel says 'feel the bass' which is cringy, but I don't think they've ever beaten the build-up to that final chorus, with that whistle just as it kicks in. Pure joy
Fade Away
Or Slide Away. First two Oasis tunes I got. Played them til death but still love em.
Don't Look Back In Anger is my favourite - but probably 'cos that's the one I loved when I was a teenager and into Oasis.
Acquiesce is a good shout. And, whilst it's not their best song, I do have a real soft spot for the Importance of Being Idle.
I heard What's the Story (Morning Glory) a few year's back and was surprised that it wasn't actually that good an album. I was convinced there were loads of good songs on there but, listening back a few years later, there were only three or four. Always thought Definitely Maybe had five great songs and give mediocre ones too. They had far more great songs than their often given credit for on places like DiS but certainly no great albums.
Subthread: What's the best Oasis song, lyrically?
I'm not sure there are any that aren't a bit shit.
Champagne Supernova for it's use of metaphor
I'd have got writer's block thinking of what I was faster than walking down the hall. My dad? Jamie Carragher? I'd never have thought of faster than a cannonballRoyter-Hatfood this'd this
I can't imagine Noel getting writer's block for any longer than it takes him to open his Rhyming Dictionary
Importance of Being Idle has a nice enough lyric
Not exactly Dylan, but it's at least cohesive for an entire song. Around the time of Be Here Now, being cohesive in consecutive lines was beyond him.
More competitive is worst lyrics. That's a crowded field.
Bring it on down
Headshrinkerpackageholiday this'd this
Always loved She's Electric and Half The World Away
but when I'm pissed Cigarettes and Alcohol is perfect.
It's probably one of these 6 (already mentioned)
Slide Away
Gas Panic!
Morning Glory
But which would you want to hear last at a wedding, all pissed up
with your arms around your mates?
Don't Look Back in Anger.
My personal fav is
Also love Stand By Me and Little by Little, Cast No Shadow is decent too.
Used to really like She's Electric until every two bob pub band/acoustic musician started chucking it into their sets
my fave be here now tracks
Dyou know what I mean
My Big Mouth
Girl in the Dirty Shirt
I Hope I Think I Know
not on that album, go let it out is wellgood
Sad Song
Surprised no one's mentioned that...
For me
Sad Song + Whatever
Live Forever, Slide Away, Cigs + Alcohol, Columbia
the version they did live on Radio 1 at Xmas with Jo Whiley
is the definitive one!
Oasis should have only done 3 records
4 max. Cut out sticking their best stuff on B sides, cut out most of Be Here Now and they would have some cracking stuff. If they weren't such dicks and weren't so huge, people on here would be going dewy eyed over them constantly.
is nowhere near their best song.
BUT the last 5 seconds of Wonderwall, followed by the first 5 seconds of Don't Look Back are the best 10 seconds of any of their songs.
Oasis are so much fun to rediscover when drunk
itchin in the kitchen
yeah whatever you say Noel!aactv this'd this
Slide Away is their best for me
People obviously gravitate towards the early stuff but I thought there were some great tracks on their final album - Bag It Up is a belter.spiritofjazz and untrue this'd this
The Turning too
One of the best things they'd done for years...untrue this'd this
Falling Down too.
Love Dig out your Soul.
This thread has made me listen to Oasis for the first time in years
Between 94 and 97, they were actually really good, weren't they?
Turns out 11 year old me wasn't as daft as I thought.
Also, no-one's mentioned Married With Children, which I always loved.
does this mean its cool to like oasis again?
its good to be free..
Stand By Me
Its pretty much got everything I associate with Oasis, and is all the better for it.
Given all this Oasis love...
Is there anyone that believes and/or hopes that the new David Zitek- produced Beady Eye album could be amazing? Or is this where I get laughed off of DiS?
I think it'll be kind of average
with a couple of good songs and some really shit ones
So 2 songs better than the last one, huh?
Yeah, you're probably right. I'd fucking love it if they somehow manage to make something amazing though...
Rockin' Chair
I've always had a soft spot for that one.


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Thursday, March 22, 2007
Perhaps I've started a trend. I certainly hope so. Over at Michael Barrier's site, Barrier and Jeff Watson have contributed a commentary and mosaic respectively for the Disney Silly Symphony Who Killed Cock Robin.
Posted by Mark Mayerson at 2:42 PM
3 comments:
- Thad K said...
I think that jury is probably Bob Wickersham's best work.
- March 23, 2007 2:47 PM
Jeff Watson here...
I wanted to do a couple of shorts' mosaics for Hans Perk from the drafts he's posted: what shorts' drafts from his website have you already mosaic'ed or have in process?
- March 28, 2007 3:07 PM
- Mark Mayerson said...
Hi Jeff. The only mosaic I have in progress is Pinocchio. The shorts I've done from Hans' drafts are The Nifty Nineties, Mr. Duck Steps Out, Lonesome Ghosts, All the Cats Join In, The Little Whirlwind, The Reluctant Dragon, The Brave Little Tailor, Mickey's Birthday Party, Mickey's Delayed Date, Plutopia, Donald's Lucky Day, The Symphony Hour, and Mother Goose Goes Hollywood.
Feel free to pick anything you want to do. The more the merrier.
- March 28, 2007 9:06 PM
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1 row = 15 minutesMonday, June 02, 2008
Seed-Stitch throw, with garter border, from knit simple spring/summer 07.
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You are too funny: 8 months vs. 2 months! Me? I'm almost always interested in the outcome, which, in this case will be smashing!ReplyDelete
my blanket that I thought would take 6 months has now taken 18 months. Of course it doesn't help that it has been in the closet for a few months now. Oops! :)ReplyDelete
It looks lovely.
i, for one, loves how your brain works!ReplyDelete
A knitting math. I do the same thing all the time, especially if I am close to the end of a project.ReplyDelete
Ok, I am giving this project an ETA of June 15th. I am not fooled by your 2-8 month estimation, I know how fast you work!!!ReplyDelete
those are gorgeous colors.ReplyDelete
I like all the math...you funny lady! I'm sure you will get it finished in record time. :)ReplyDelete
math again...always the knitting brain at work :-)...I do adore the seed stitch,but oh,my a whole throw...ReplyDelete
yikes, when I stop to quantify knitting into time, I need to put my hands over my ears - lalalalala - it's really kind of impractical - that's why you have to be sure you love the yarn:) Then it is entertainment, rather than time clocked - hee hee! Denial is not just a river in Egypt.ReplyDelete
I would never work out my knits like that, its too scary! Nice yarn helps!ReplyDelete
if i did that math, i think i would run away screaming! you are brave, leslie!ReplyDelete
Oh man. My Flair Jacket project had me estimating how long each row took...20 minutes per row and I was still increasing! Then my puppy got to the project and I had to frog over 8 hours of work. Devastating...ReplyDelete
- ali7/02/2011
i knit the same blanket as a wedding gift for a friend. it took me 20 min to make it through a row...so she received it almost year after their wedding. glad to hear i wasn't the only one who took forever to knit it! i am slpknitter on ravelry if you want to check out my finished throw.ReplyDelete


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Hurry-up Offenses Hurting the Vikings
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota's defense has been glaringly vulnerable to giving up scores in the critical closing moments this season.
The Vikings were at their worst during the two-minute drills by Indianapolis and rookie quarterback Andrew Luck in Sunday's loss. The Colts drove for a touchdown with seven seconds left in the first half to stretch their lead and then won on a field goal with eight seconds remaining in the game.
Coach Leslie Frazier didn't hesitate Monday when asked to identify his biggest concern about the defense. With a young team, a developing quarterback and a run-first approach, the Vikings aren't going to be able to enjoy many, if any, lopsided victories.
So they must play better two-minute defense to succeed.
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asl;kdjf needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 63 designs submitted by 13 freelance designers.
We are a background screening company that allows companies to outsource the screening process of potential and current employees. When clients log onto the site they will be able to submit and see the status of their requests for background checks. We are a small company trying to instill confidence by emulating other companies in our industry.
The purpose of this website is to convey information and prompt potential/current clients to contact Veripast. It must demonstrate professionalism, credibility, client service, be clean, confident, and engaging.
Reference sites:
We are targeting business owners, senior management, and human resource/recruiting department heads in mid to large size companies.
Basically, anyone that oversees the hiring process.
Tabs at the top will be:
Services & Industries
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Contact Us
Request a Quote
There will be a section that has a list of services. For each service a detailed description will be given. For example,
Verify previous employment supplied by job candidate. The search will verify position, performance, reason for departure, dates of employment and rehire eligibility.
-Social Security Verification
-Professional Licenses
-County Criminal Check
-National Criminal Check
-Sex Offender Registry
Services should be listed on the left side of the page. The explanations can be listed in the middle of the page. When you click on a service, it will take you to the explanation. If you have another idea for navigating this, we are open to it.
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-Our affiliatons (examples are listed at the bottom of esrcheck.com) will be at the bottom
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-There should be a place to schedule an online demonstration (call to action) on the right side of the page.
-Also on the right hand side have a section called News.


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Nancy Rue eBooks
Because her name is easy to mistake with that of a certain blonde amateur sleuth in a little blue roadster, Nancy Rue often finds more name recognition than she expects. This is somehow fitting, because it was partly her childhood admiration for Nancy Drew – in the days when she read everything she could get her hands on – that made her dream of becoming a writer.
At first, daunted by the criticism of well-meaning high school English teachers, Rue majored in English at Florida's Stetson University in order to become a high school English teacher herself. "There was so much damage I wanted to make up for in my own classroom," she says. She earned her master's degree in education at the College of William and Mary and returned to college at the University of Nevada, Reno, after eleven years of teaching English, to earn a degree in theatre. She and husband Jim founded Nevada Children's Theatre, and Nancy taught high school theatre for five years.
In 1980, Rue took a leave of absence from teaching and took on writing as a nine-to-five job. Although it quickly became apparent that she could starve to death that way, that didn't stop her: she spent fifteen years getting up at 4:00 a.m. to write before going off to teach school, until she was finally able to pursue freelance writing full-time in 1995. Rue has become a successful, best-selling author of books for tweens and adults. Over her career she's written more than 100 books.
Nancy travels the country speaking and teaching at schools, churches, home school groups, and for groups of tween girls and their moms. She lives in Tennessee with her husband, Jim. The Rues' two yellow Labs share (and eat) Jim and Nancy's home.


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- MFLS Forums
Forums : MFLS Central Forum Thread : DeRosario retires
[thread started by Hotspur on Mon 5/11 14:04 ET]
[moderated by 1860 Oakland, SDFC Macross]
from Hotspur
on Mon 5/11 14:04 ET
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Moment of silence for a fantasy-points producing machine. from Surreywood Rangers
on Mon 5/11 15:24 ET
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...and former Richmond Kicker. from Dynamo Salem
on Mon 5/11 15:48 ET
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...removes hat. from Stormin Union
on Mon 5/11 19:20 ET
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Remember seeing that golazo he scored in the 2006 All-star
game when I went to Chicago that summer, extra sweet as an
Arsenal fan to see him score it vs Chelsea.
from Shaolin Mystigods
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includes his 2001 MLS Cup game winner in Columbus, one of five MLS Cups I've attended
from Dynamo Silver Spring
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DeRo definitely put up some big fantasy numbers for many of us for many years. I recall him having a monster night for DC (and DSS) at home v RSL. I took a few buddies to the game who are not the biggest soccer fans, and complain about low scores. DC puts in 3 or 4 in the first half and DeRo is involved in all but one of them. Sweet all around.
I also remember EJ having a night like that when a ridiculously depleted DC went to Dallas and lost 5-1. EJ had 2 goals and 2 assists that night. I wanna say Dallas played another game that week too, because I recall EJ ending up with 21 or 22 points that week.
Anyone else recall monstrous single week, single player performances? Clint Mathis had a few with his big goal games. Keane's had some big DGW results in the last few years too.
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I cannot remember specific weeks or numbers, but it
was fantasy suicide to not have Carlos Ruiz on your
roster in 2002.
And I'll take this opportunity to recall Ben Olsen's
hat trick vs. the Energy Drinks in 2007.


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Rep. Paul Ryan Comes Out Forcefully Against SOPA After Reddit Pumps Up Opposing Candidate
from the well,-look-at-that... dept
And while some had used this story to mock the potentially over-zealous crowd at Reddit... it looks like it did have an impact. Going further than his original statement, saying that Rep. Ryan was not a SOPA supporter, Ryan has now come out strongly against SOPA:
"The internet is one of the most magnificent expressions of freedom and free enterprise in history. It should stay that way. While H.R. 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, attempts to address a legitimate problem, I believe it creates the precedent and possibility for undue regulation, censorship and legal abuse. I do not support H.R. 3261 in its current form and will oppose the legislation should it come before the full House."So, it looks like even if they got it wrong initially, the whole effort did certainly (1) make SOPA into a campaign issue for Ryan and (2) lead him to come out with a clear statement against the bill. And, yet, Lamar Smith still thinks there's no real opposition.