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HOUSTON — Nuggets guard J.R. Smith wire-transferred an undisclosed down payment Wednesday evening that will go toward paying a debt that nearly got him sued by a former attorney.
Smith now has 30 days to pay the entire $22,753 and other fees he owed to Rusty Hardin, a lawyer whose services the guard retained to settle a 2007 civil suit of allegedly assaulting another player in a summer basketball game at Fonde Recreation Center in Houston. Hardin and his attorney, Dale Jefferson, called off a plan to serve Smith with court papers at the Toyota Center before the game.
Smith called the situation a "misunderstanding."
"I think the Nuggets really jumped on it really quickly," Hardin said. "They've been very helpful. Our understanding is he's going to pay the fees. They called it a misunderstanding. Whether it is or not is fine with me. We'll get it taken care of."
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Harden's survey result
For 25 years we've been curating reviews of the UK's most notable restaurant. This year diners have submitted over 60,000 reviews to create the most authoritative restaurant guide in the UK.
Real raves for the "magnificent" dining room and "outstanding" staff of this grand country house hotel, and Stephen Bulmer's "exceptionally good value" tasting menu, which provides some "wonderful" flavours. (In the adjoining lounges "the best afternoon tea" is another reason to visit, and can be rounded off with "beautiful walks in the grounds").
An "impressive dining room in a grand and beautiful hotel", set on "extensive grounds", where some guests "arrive by helicopter". Stephen Bulmer's food is "not cheap" but "for the (spectacular-fine-dining) standard very good value" (and when it comes to afternoon tea, there's "no competition" – "an example of how to do it for all").
A "wonderful dining room in a lovely country house hotel", where chef Stephen Bulmer's menu is "always interesting" and his cooking never less than "good".
A "most memorable experience all-round" – the "magisterial" dining room of this large country house hotel makes a "very romantic" backdrop in which to enjoy Stephen Bulmer's "exquisite" cuisine, matched with a "proper" wine list.
Owner's description
Samuel's Restaurant was built by Samuel Cunliffe-Lister in 1880 as part of major works that were carried out at Swinton Park when he bought the estate on retirement. You will see portraits of him on the walls, along with one of his children above the fireplace.
A spacious and airy room, with sweeping views over the gardens and Home Lake, the most distinctive features in Samuel's are the ornate gold leaf ceiling and enormous mantlepiece.
The restaurant menus, created by Executive Chef Simon Crannage and head chef Chris McPhee, emphasise seasonal and local produce inspired by the fruit, vegetables and herbs grown in the hotel's four acre walled garden (the largest hotel kitchen garden in the UK), and the menus change accordingly. The hotel is also surrounded by a 20,000 acre estate stretching from the River Ure in Wensleydale up onto the moorland Dales and estate venison, rabbit, smoked trout and game are a few examples of the local ingredients sourced from it.
We strongly recommend that guests reserve tables in advance as occasionally the hotel may be fully booked with a private event.
A smart dress code applies when dining in Samuel's Restaurant, although this is relaxed a little at weekend lunchtimes to accommodate those wanting to take a walk before or after lunch. We ask that guests do not wear shorts, t-shirts or beachwear/shoes in Samuel's, nor jeans and trainers in the evening.
Restaurant details
The chef
Simon Crannage, Executive Chef moved back to Yorkshire in 2007 after 20 years working up and down the UK with some of the country's brightest chefs. Simon's passion is game, which makes him the perfect choice of Chef at Swinton Park where he can source all his ingredients locally.
His style is Modern British Cuisine which includes a wide range of modern techniques and classical flavour pairing. The menu for Samuel's is seasonal, his inspiration coming from the fruits, vegetables and herbs that are grown in the hotel's four acre walled garden.
Some of his career highlights include scoring 8/10 in the Times, Giles Coren, Design of Food with cider for Bulmers Orchard Reserve, retaining three AA Rosettes throughout his tenure at Samuel's, Swinton Park, and launching his own 'Chef's Table' brand of stocks and sauces which are available to buy in the hotel. The hotel recently also won the 2016 Yorkshire Life Food and Drink Award.
Samuel's, Swinton Park Hotel & Spa Restaurant Diner Reviews
"Absolutely one of the best. Perfect surroundings for old fashioned 'class-ridden' luxury. Spacious surroundings, very polite, though not subservient staff. 'Proper' service and fine food. A strong recommendation."

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|Reviews for Wing Commander: Warriors' Pride
| Phoenix710 chapter 6 . 10/23/2011
This was a really awesome story, offering a look into the lives of Kilrathi from their point of view, or through that of Kruq'Nov. I've been a huge Wing Commander fan ever since i first read Freedom Flight in '92.


text: Luke Mewburn spake thus: (Wed, Feb 06, 2002 at 11:17:28AM +1100) > On Tue, Feb 05, 2002 at 05:17:14PM -0500, Lars Kellogg-Stedman wrote: > | > | The original question was: > | > | > One thing I notice is that the scripts don't seem to chain > | > to /usr/pkg/etc or /usr/local/etc. > | > > | > Is there an official way to do this? If not, how do the > | > rest of you handle it? > | > | But as Amitai Schlair pointed out, /usr may not be mounted > | when rcorder is run. > > My take (as the main architect and implementor of / target of flame > mail regarding) the rc.d system is that we only look in /etc/rc.d > for scripts in the default install, and nowhere else (especially not > on /usr). This leaves me with just one question: my /usr/pkg is NFS mounted, and now I have packages installing files in /etc, which I am not now nor ever will I NFS mount, not even a subdirectory. I have PKG_DBDIR set to /usr/pkg/db. So how do I maintain consistency for all 300 machines that centrally mount /usr/pkg? As best I can tell, I either need a two-stage rc (the first cut of which I posted in a reply to the earlier thread), or this issue will need a work-around hack. I'm sure this scenario has figured into your thoughts, and I ask you what comment you have on this scenario. --N. P.S. Thank you for your dedication to pkgsrc. It is a dream come true.


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SYDNEY, Australia, December 1, 2009 – ShoreTel® (NASDAQ: SHOR), the leading provider of brilliantly simple IP phone systems with fully integrated Unified Communications, today announced that ITC Limited, Australia's leader in certified hardwood plantation management has calculated anticipated savings of at least A$30,000 in annual engineer's support costs following the deployment of a ShoreTel UC system.
Recently named Australian Forest Manager of the Year by the internationally recognised Forestry Stewardship Council, ITC manages more than 175,000 hectares of Tasmanian bluegum, teak, red mahogany and Indian sandalwood plantations across Australia, and has a workforce spread through some of the most remote locations in the country.
The cost analysis is based on savings of almost 600 work hours spent in servicing ITC's previous IP telephony system incidents. The ShoreTel UC system already has been deployed across 188 stations at 16 urban and regional sites throughout Australia.
"The reliability of the ShoreTel UC system has freed up our IT resources to be better spent on initiatives that directly improve our business," said Easaw Mathew, Group IT Manager. "As a result, we have gained additional resource hours which allow us more time to spend on core business projects."
The ITC implementation of the ShoreTel UC system comprises a mix of easy-to-use ShoreTel IP Telephones, models IP230 and IP560, and energy-efficient ShoreTel Voice Switches. "Our forestry business operates over urban and regional areas that are often isolated and with limited access to utilities," Mr. Mathew said. "However, employees across the company have reported high call quality, and are highly satisfied with the ShoreTel UC system and its intuitive interface, ShoreTel Call Manager."
The ShoreTel UC system was presented to ITC as a bundled solution with carriage and data services by IP telephony resellers, Flexnet. ITC customers receive a single bill for the entire solution from Telstra Business Systems.
"We were predisposed to select a competitor as we had their system on our network. But when Flexnet demonstrated the effectiveness of the ShoreTel solution, I was convinced that ShoreTel was the right way to go," Mr. Mathews added. "During the proposal stage, Flexnet installed a trial system showing how the ShoreTel Call Manager application integrates with our Citrix system and performs smoothly. We were extremely impressed by the performance of the system."
"The fact that ITC chose ShoreTel over the incumbent clearly reflects both the product excellence and the commitment to customer satisfaction of ShoreTel and its partners," said Vasili Triant, ShoreTel managing director for Southeast Asia."
"We were able to demonstrate to ITC that the ShoreTel solution could outperform other vendors on the market in its ease of use, reliability and significant savings over the longer term. The numbers speak for themselves, and when staff from ITC spoke with other satisfied ShoreTel customers, our reputation for having the highest customer satisfaction levels in the industry was the final decision point."
For its work on behalf of ITC Limited, Flexnet won the 2009 ShoreTel Deal of the Year award for the APAC region for outstanding performance.
About ShoreTel, Inc.
ShoreTel, Inc., (NASDAQ: SHOR) is the provider of brilliantly simple Unified Communication (UC) solutions based on its award-winning IP business phone system. We offer organizations of all sizes integrated, voice, video, data, and mobile communications on an open, distributed IP architecture that helps significantly reduce the complexity and costs typically associated with other solutions. The feature-rich ShoreTel UC system offers the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) and the highest customer satisfaction in the industry, in part because it is easy to deploy, manage, scale and use. Increasingly, companies around the world are finding a competitive edge by replacing business-as-usual with new thinking, and choosing ShoreTel to handle their integrated business communication. ShoreTel is based in Sunnyvale, California, and has regional offices in Austin, Texas, United Kingdom, Sydney, Australia and Munich, Germany. For more information, visit www.shoretel.com.
About ITC Limited
ITC Limited (ITC) is recognised as Australia's leader in environmentally certified professional forestry servicer and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Elders Group (ASX: ELD). Visit: www.itclimited.com.au.
About Flexnet
Flexnet is a privately owned Melbourne based company that has been delivering information technology solutions – consulting, design, implementation & maintenance – since 2001. Flexnet provides business grade VoIP telephony solutions and is recognised as a leading provider. Specialising in the design and implementation of high availability LAN/WAN networks, storage, disaster recovery, and backup solutions Flexnet can cater for all your IT requirements. Visit: www.flexnet.com.au.


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WTF, Kane just died WTF
can i just ask bibber - as your totaly awesum at C&C - well on this side of it - is it possible to "exploit" the CNC4 WB tools on red alert 3?
I mean there are square based levels which are awesum for cliff objects XD
I don't understand what exactly you mean.
Using the terrian molding tools from CNC 4 in Red alert 3 - "the toolbar"
I can't see any difference between the tools of the C&C4 WB and the RA3 WB.
Diamond and Square set elevation tools are key in the use of cliff objects - it sounds stupid but its suprisingly usefull in correcting errors and ensuring accuracy.
I know it sounds dull - but is a feature EA really left out for straight lined elevation, a method of using the WB from CNC 4 could help increase productivity speed - the thing i fear about the change is that the nature of the set up may leave the border system messed up.
This would be a huge hand to me and probably a few mappers - encouraging new and old to give it another go XD.
Well, I don't know anything about manipulating exe files. Maybe you should ask jonwil. But ... why don't you just use a height map?
height maps are hard to scale, harder to judge and don't offer the flexability that the program tools have to offer.
I just thought that I could - like with a mod, redirect the attention of the WB to files that are directed at Red alert 3.
Someone needs to make a mod that implents the EOTRS from RA3 to CNC3. It's gotta happen.
is that actually general grievous? lol
Now how come I didn't know you were able to get in that Shogun Executioner into C&C3, Bibber? I was going to get that huge C&C unit ingame as well.
Besides I was even thinking about having this unit in the C&C3 Tacitus Prophecy expansion mod. *winks*
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New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said disinvestment of 10 per cent shareholding in Nalco is under "active consideration".
"The disinvestment of 10 per cent Government of India shareholding in Nalco is under active consideration of the government," Minister of State for Finance S S Palanimanickam said in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha.
He added that the draft proposal in this regard has been sent to various ministries, including the Ministry of Mines, and replies are awaited.
Next fiscal, the government is looking to mop up Rs 30,000 crore from stake sale in public sector units, even as it missed the 2011-12 disinvestment target of Rs 40,000 crore by a wide margin.
The government could manage to raise only Rs 14,000 crore in the current fiscal through stake sale in CPSE.
Replying to a query on how the government plans to utilise the proceeds from the stake sale, Palanimanickam said that the money is channelised into the National Investment
Fund (NIF) for investment in social sector projects as well as helping PSUs fund their expansion plans and get a level- playing field with its private sector peers.
"The fund is used for investment in social-sector projects and capital investment in selected profitable/ revivable public sector enterprises in order to enlarge their capital base to finance expansion/diversification," he said.
The government had in 2006 decided to sell 10 per cent shares in profit-making firm Nalco.
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said disinvestment of 10 per cent shareholding in Nalco is under "active consideration".


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ORA-6510 wrapped PL/SQL no easy access to source
Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 16:10:53 +1000
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Hi all,
Oracle 11.2
ORA-06510: PL/SQL: unhandled user-defined exception
We are having an issue with a vendor supplied package that is wrapped so I
can not look at the source code.
When we call a function from the application the above error shows up in the application log
When we wrap the individual call to the function in a bit of pl/sql and execute it from sql plus it executes just fine and returns the rows as expected.
When we trace the application we can see the statement executed returning no rows and having the "SQL*Net break/reset to client" waits with it. These waits point to an error in the call, but what I really like to see is the actual oracle error generated which is unfortunately hidden by the user defined exception.
How can I find out, without going back to the vendor, what the actual error message is.
I will try "alter system set events '6510 trace name errorstack level 1';", but will it help?
Jack van Zanen
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Meet the Parents at LAX
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I got into LAX about 8:45am local time and had to wait on my parents' plane to come in from Denver. They got in around 11am and I met them at their gate and took them to the Admiral's Club for a drink and to get caught up. I played several hands of the card game, gin rummy, and I beat him like a drum! He was off his game, as he usually is a pretty tough competitor!
We had about 5 hours to kill before we could even go to the gate for our flight, so we ate some lunch in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (Mom had chicken salad, Dad had Chinese and I had Japanese) and we hit the Duty Free Shops. We had still more time, so ended up playing several more hands of gin with my Dad -- and I still won them all!
We were finally allowed to board our flight to Tahiti around 6pm.
I watched a couple of movies on the way down to Tahiti -- Without a Paddle (a movie that would appeal to my sons with real sophomoric humor) and Catwoman. At some point I fell asleep watching Catwoman and it was so bad that I don't care that I don't know how it ended.
We landed at midnight local time and we were all beat. It was very warm and humid as we exited the plane and there was a very long wait at customs, so it was pretty miserable. I had hoped we would be able to get a hotel shuttle to our hotel (the Sheraton), but there was none. It was a very short taxi ride to the hotel, and it cost $3000 French Pacific Francs -- about $36.00 USD! What a rip off.
We got checked in -- I gave Mom and Dad both an Ambien and bid them good night. I popped a Tylenol PM and hit the rack as well. Mom and Dad did a little "delirium talking" before they went to sleep and were pretty funny. We all slept very well.


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If you keep your credit card in a drawer, it could cost you. Card issuers are resorting to "inactivity fees" to boost revenue from responsible card holders even as delinquency levels rise.
Fifth Third Bank in Cincinnati, for example, began charging $19 inactivity fees this summer. A spokeswoman told Bloomberg News the bank wants to "encourage active use and management of the accounts."
The irony, of course, is that consumer debt is finally falling as the recession has scared many people into paying off their credit cards and putting them away. As Bloomberg explains, responsible consumers still wind up getting squeezed:
They refrain from canceling [their cards] because that may negatively impact their credit scores, because their ratio of debt to available credit would go up, said Nick Bourke, manager of the safe credit-card project at the Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington. The so-called utilization rate helps determine a credit score.
"If you're trying to get out of debt, it's a real problem," Bourke said. If consumers use the cards, they add to their balances. If they don't use the cards, they face a fee, he said.
Fifth Third isn't alone. Citigroup already charges variable fees based on card usage, and Bank of America said it's looking at annual fees of as much as $99. So far, JP Morgan Chase has not embraced inactivity fees.
While new Federal Reserve rules adopted this summer will restrict inactivity fees in some cases – such as if you cancel the card and then gradually pay off the balance – they aren't likely to stop fees for people who simply don't use their plastic.
Aren't you glad we bailed these guys out?


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Vera Sidhwa
Boy - Poem by Vera Sidhwa
'I can do what ever I want,
When ever I want,
How ever many times I want,
Where ever in the world I want,
Why ever I want.'
'And you can't do anything about it.'
'Well, ' I said to him.
His mind made up it seemed.
I watched his face for a clue.
He didn't even give me respect
That was due.
He said again, 'and you can't do
ANYTHING about it'.
And now his face looked angelic.
I wondered what made him the way he was.
I wondered, then I was for words lost.
But then it occurred to me,
How children played in glee,
That whatever this boy thought,
Was lost on me.
Then I realized it was childhood,
In full bloom.
Then I smiled a big smile at him,
Then laughed at him.
When he commenced to quietly,
Play on the playground,
So sweetly and without a sound.
His temper tantrum was over.
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DJ Former Club In 'Ground Gimmick'
Cardiff City manager Dave Jones begn his managerial career back in 1995 when he managed Stockport County taking over from Danny Bergara. The Liverpudlian gained automatic promotion 2 years later to the then equivalent of the Champiobnship before leaving to take over at Southampton.
Now Stockport County have launched a brave campaign to buy their Edgeley Park ground back from a previosu chairman, after the club was sold to the Supporters but not the stadium which is shared with the Sale Sharks.
Although Cardiff City have had mare acrimonious relationships with past Chairman, Sam Hammam and Rick Wright string immediately to mind but nevertheless it seems a cause worth supporting.
With so much of football revolving around money, foreign investors and the alienation of the fans - Stockport County's bid is a brave and welcome one. The plan is to sell pixel space on their website for £1 each, for which the advertisement, as well as a chance to win a season ticket AND name a stand is the prize.
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21.Disclosed is a method for validating correct data used for software test. Software test consists of two steps: 1) Performing scenarios to get result data, 2) Comparing the result data with prepared correct data. Since the result data varies depending on environment on which programs run, changes of environment...IPCOM000126674D | Original Publication Date: 2005-Jul-28
22.Disclosed is a graphical expression of an on-screen memo, under a computer-telephony integrated environment, which automatically displays information about the originating caller, the intended callee and the actual receiver of the call, such as a secretary, when the phone call session is completed. The on-line...IPCOM000126673D | Original Publication Date: 2005-Jul-28
23.Computer Telephony Integration Portlet which connects Inbound IP Phone Call from Customer and Customer data of Call CenterDisclosed is a system of Computer Technology Integration Portlet which connects Inbound IP phone call from customer and customer data of call center in user's personal computer. - This system provides a software component called CTI Portlet which runs on a personal computer (client PC, hereafter). - The CTI...IPCOM000126672D | Original Publication Date: 2005-Jul-28
24.A method of providing noise immunity on hall effect sensors is provided by using diametrically placed sensors on the motor frame wiht opposing logical polarity. These signals can now be run as a differential pair and differential reciever can be used to subtract out noise common to both signals.IPCOM000126658D | Original Publication Date: 2005-Jul-27
25.Requirements for Generalized MPLS (GMPLS) Signaling Usage and Extensions for Automatically Switched Optical Network (ASON) (RFC4139)The Generalized Multi-Protocol Label Switching (GMPLS) suite of protocols has been defined to control different switching technologies and different applications. These include support for requesting Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) connections, including Synchronous Optical Network (SONET)/Synchronous Digital...IPCOM000126657D | Original Publication Date: 2005-Jul-01
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28.Automated FTIR Method for the Determination of the Base Number of Lubricants as an Alternative to ASTM D2896 (Base Number of Petroleum Products by Potentiometric Perchloric Acid Titration)This paper describes a FTIR, Fourier transform infrared, method as an alternative to ASTM D2896 method for the determination of the Base Number (BN) of lubricants. ASTM D2896, currently the standard reference method for BN, has great disadvantages e.g. it is labour-intensive as it can be only partly automated; it uses...IPCOM000126654D | 2005-Jul-26
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30.Baker Petrolite Polymers (BPC) manufactures low molecular weight functionalized polypropylenes, polyethylenes and polyalphaolefins, such as acids, amides, alcohols and epoxides that can be used as compatibilizers, adhesion promoters, rheology modifiers and as co-reactants to react with various resins such as...IPCOM000126649D | 2005-Jul-25


text: TheLancer or the SixthRanger has a disagreement with the hero. It could be [[WhatTheHellHero philosophical]] or it could just be [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment for the hell of it]]. This can be anywhere from tension to a refusal to fight to a downright FaceHeelTurn. The closest thing to TheStarscream to happen to the good guys.Can be CainAndAbel if they're brothers. Compare with LetsYouAndHimFight, FightingYourFriend and HeadButtingHeroes.---- !!Examples:[[foldercontrol]][[folder:Anime & Manga]]* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Yamato (Matt) and Taichi (Tai) come to blows ''more'' than once. However, the second time, [[{{Mons}} WarGreymon and MetalGarurumon]] got into the mix (Digimon aren't Pokemon; usually, [[SleepModeSize Agumon and Gabumon]] wouldn't fight for no reason just because their partners were fighting, but Gabumon felt that Matt really, ''really'' needed someone to be on his side no matter what at that moment.)* ''Franchise/OnePiece'':** After being treated to drugged food by a bunch of bounty hunters, Zoro the lancer beats the ever-loving crap out of them. Luffy wakes up, and thinks that Zoro just attacked the people who were nice to him and gave him food; a battle ensues. ** Played [[PlayedForDrama much more seriously]] latter in the Water 7 Arc. With a growing conflict between Luffy and Usopp, due to emotional problems Usopp started developing during the arc, and Luffy's decision regarding their ship (which Usopp was very fond of); the conflict grows into fight between them.* Manga/{{Naruto}} built up to his confrontation with Sasuke for the entire first part of the series. Their first [=pre-=]FaceHeelTurn fight (on the hospital rooftop) was this, but their second was the final and most intense battle in the entire child arc. Then Part 2 starts foreshadowing this ''again''. They've encountered each other, but it takes the entire series after all of the villains are taken care of and no more distractions for them to have a proper final battle.[[/folder]][[folder:Comic Books]]* ''Franchise/XMen'':** In a way, Xavier did this to Magneto.* Wolverine and ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} have had plenty of fights and arguments through the years.* ''Franchise/GreenLantern'': The fight between Hal Jordan and Guy Gardner to see who would be Earth's Green Lantern. John Stewart was committed to Oa at the time.* Teased but ultimately subverted in Batman Versus Robin [[spoiler: Robin's body was being remotely controlled by Deathstroke at the time through his repaired spine]].[[/folder]][[folder:Cross-Media]]* Across almost all versions of the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' Leonardo and Raphael have come to blows at one point. * [[RunningGag As per tradition]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog of the games,]] Knuckles often fights Sonic because of minor misunderstandings. [[BloodKnight Not that Sonic minds though.]][[/folder]][[folder:Film]]* Padmé and Obi-Wan do this to Anakin in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' prequels.* Cera to Littlefoot in ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime''.* While Leonardo and Raphael have no small history of arguments, this was arguably the main plot of ''WesternAnimation/{{TMNT}}''.* Jayne and Mal in ''Film/{{Serenity}}'', an argument starts, and {{Hilarity Ensues}}* [[KnightInSourArmor Tony Stark]] and [[IdealHero Steve Rogers]] have the most friction of any of [[Film/TheAvengers2012 the Avengers]], and their most heated argument almost turns into a full on fight before it's interrupted. The [[Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar new film]] has them fighting each other. * Similar to the example above, [[TearJerker this happens between Charles (Professor X) and Erik (Magneto)]] in ''Film/XMenFirstClass''. [[/folder]][[folder:Literature]]* The StarWarsExpandedUniverse has ''Literature/LegacyOfTheForce'', where just about everyone does this:** Han doesn't like that Luke puts Jacen and Jaina in danger, after [[Literature/NewJediOrder what happened to Anakin]]...** Everyone abandons Jacen Solo.* This happens in the seventh ''Literature/{{Harry Potter|and the Deathly Hallows}}'' book, when [[spoiler: Ron leaves Harry and Hermione after getting into a fight with Harry in the woods]].* Happens in [[Franchise/TheWitcher the Witcher Saga]] between Geralt and by that point pretty much his Lancer [[spoiler:Cahir, but Geralt does not yet fully trust him]]. Once accusations of betrayal begin to fly, a fight ensues. Bonus points for [[ActionGirl Milva]] beating up both to separate them. They remain on good terms afterwards.* Alex and Xander might be two halves in the same body, but in ''Literature/TheOtherKindOfRoommate'', they can be [[EnemyWithin as good as enemies]]. [[/folder]][[folder:Live Action TV]]* On ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'', Sam does this a ''lot''.** [[CainAndAbel Dean]], too. And [[TheLancer Castiel]]. And arguably Bobby.* Jack and Sawyer came to blows quite a lot on ''Series/{{Lost}}'' as well.* In ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce,'' we get a knock-down drag-out between Wes and newly-minted SixthRanger Eric worthy of any battle with an actual ''evil'' Ranger. In the end, though, Eric does save Wes from being stranded in prehistoric times (after [[ChangedMyMindKid starting to leave, then going back.]])[[/folder]]%%[[folder:Theater]]%%* Judas in ''Theatre/JesusChristSuperstar''.%%[[/folder]][[folder:Video Games]]* In ''VideoGame/MegaManX5'', [[spoiler: X and Zero.]]* Due to their penchant for the WhamEpisode, [[DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent rampant switching of sides]], and [[DuelBoss one-on-one boss fights,]] this is very common in the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'':** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia,'' if you take the path where [[spoiler: Kratos rejoins the party]], you'll have to [[spoiler: fight and ''kill'' your Lancer and DoubleReverseQuadrupleAgent, Zelos.]]** In ''VideoGame/TalesOfGraces,'' [[CainAndAbel Hubert fights Asbel]] early in the main arc and completely [[HopelessBossFight owns him.]]* In ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101,'' [[spoiler:during Operation 004, when Wonder-Red keeps trying to get Wonder-Blue to tell him why he keeps running off by himself whenever Vijounne appears, it escalates to Blue fighting Red one-on-one.]]* Very common in many of Knuckles' early appearances in the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games. It was practically a RunningGag where Eggman tricks Knuckles into thinking Sonic is up to no good or trying to steal the Master Emerald and start a fight with him. He's been tricked into fighting Sonic ''five times'' in the games alone.* In ''VideoGame/EtherVapor'', [[spoiler: you fight Sena when she reveals she has orders to capture DECIDER instead of destroying it.]][[/folder]][[folder:Western Animation]]* The 2011 adaptation of [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 Thunder Cats]] is famous for the ''little''... ''scuffle'' between Lion-O and Tygra. But the original Lion-O and Tygra also came to blows a few times.* In ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown'' Raimundo, the lancer of the group, is often at odds with the other members and even Master Fung. At one point, he flat out disobeys direct orders from the latter and [[spoiler: betrays Omi and his old master after being reprimanded, and turns to the opposing side for a brief period]].[[/folder]]


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MSC Cruises Takes Ownership Of The Magnifica
February 25, 2010. In ceremonies at the STX Europe shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France, MSC Cruises officially took ownership of its newest ship, MSC Magnifica, as the French flag was lowered and the flags of Italy and MSC Cruises were raised. Jacques Hardelay, general manager of STX Europe, formally handed the ship over to MSC Cruises' […]
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East's Harris consistent in losses at Victoria Classic
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Dec. 28, 2011 at 6:28 a.m.
Updated Dec. 29, 2011 at 6:29 a.m.
Victoria East head coach John Grammer wants consistency from his team.
Devin Harris did not disappoint on the first day of the 2011 Victoria Classic.
The senior starting guard scored a team-high 10 points in the team's opening game against Trent International and added 11 more in Wednesday's nightcap versus Oklahoma City Capitol Hill.
"He's been pretty steady for us, he's been reliable," Grammer said. "I didn't know how many points he had because we had so much trouble scoring, but you've got to look at the bright spots."
Grammer had very few highlights to look back upon following the games.
While Harris' contributions were along the lines of what the coach desires from the first-year varsity player, it was not enough to prevent the Titans from losing both contests on their home court by a combined 63 points.
East fell to Trent International by 39 points, 79-40, before losing by 24 points, 64-40, to Capitol Hill.
Both games saw the Titans suffer through horrible shooting slumps, especially in the second halves.
East scored just 14 points in the second half against the Phoenix before missing 27 of 33 shots after halftime versus Capitol Hill.
Harris admits the Titans did not live up to self-imposed expectations in either contest.
"We've got to play through our missed shots and just keep playing" Harris said. "We've also got to come out of the half with more intensity.
"I've got to be one of the players to step up."
Harris, however, is still learning to be a leader, and he knows it will take some time to adjust to varsity-level competition.
"The first half of the season, I've played all right, but I've got to keep getting better and better," Harris said. "By the playoffs, I should be good."
It is difficult to top his first-half performance against Capitol Hill.
Harris scored over half of the Titans' points before halftime, producing 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting. The remainder of the team combined for nine points and connected on just four of 21 field goal attempts.
The second half was a different story though as Harris missed both of his shots, contributing just one successful free throw following halftime.
In Harris' absence, Cole Wozniak scored eight points en route to finishing with a team-high 13 points.
"He can score a lot because he is quick, and he made a lot of shots in the first half," Wozniak said of Harris' output. "In the second half, we were down and just really needed some points (so I started shooting more)."
The Titans trailed 21-9 by the end of the first quarter and saw the deficit balloon to 16 points, 29-13, before using an 11-6 run spanning halftime to pull within 35-24.
But it would not last.
The Redskins went on an 8-0 run to catapult into complete control, a position they never even hinted at relinquishing.
Harris contributed more than just points in the loss though, adding four rebounds to tie for the team lead, a game-high two steals and two assists. He also made 1 of 4 3-pointers, but missed four of his six free throws.
After the game, Harris found his free-throw stoke, making 7 of 10 attempts in the opening round of the free throw shooting competition before making another 7 of 10 in the second round. But he was eliminated by teammate Christian Herring in a shootout.
"I was kind of nervous, but I thought I had it," Harris joked.
With district play rapidly approaching, Grammer is pleased with the progress he has seen from Harris in his first season on varsity and expects to see more of the same in the upcoming weeks.
"I noticed early on that he was one of our most consistent players and that's what coaches look for," Grammer said. "I know what I'm going to get from him game in and game out."


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Apple has sent an email to e-book publishers selling in European iBookstores noting that the "most favored nation" clause has been suspended until December 8, 2017, setteB.IT notes on Twitter. The change removes the phrase from the book-selling contract, which prevented publishers from selling e-books via other distributors at a price lower than Apple's.
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In an interview setting out Tory small business policies, Mark Prisk said that following talks with business groups the party would retain the relief scheme for small companies.
Almost 6,000 such companies claimed the relief in 2008. However, Tory plans to drop a similar scheme for larger companies remain in place. Some 2,000 large companies benefited from almost £790m in tax relief in 2008.
The Conservatives have said they will use the money to reduce the headline rate of corporation tax if elected.
Mr Prisk said: "Our view on research and development tax credits is that they have a role, particularly for small businesses. We are not going to instantly scrap R&D tax credits. We have listened to business."
Household appliance entrepreneur Sir James Dyson, who is advising the Tories, has called for the scheme to be focused specifically on small, technology-based companies.
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Chandra Wilson Nominated For AwardSteve Marsi at . Comments
This news is a bit belated, but nonetheless worth mentioning.
With Grey's Anatomy one of 10 Emmy finalists for Best Drama, it's not at all surprising that its cast is always nominated for individual awards.
Case in point: The under-appreciated Chandra Wilson.
The actress who portrays Dr. Miranda Bailey so marvelously, was nominated recently for a BET Award in the category of Best Actress, alongside such heavyweights as Jill Scott, Queen Latifah, Angela Bassett and Halle Berry.
Chandra Wilson with fellow Grey's Anatomy star Sandra Oh.
In the end, Chandra Wilson didn't take home the honors (Berry did), but it's always great to see Grey's Anatomy stars recognized for their terrific efforts.
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The long-anticipated 2011 desert tortoise translocation was a success! We successfully translocated nearly 200 healthy desert tortoises to a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-approved translocation site here in southern Nevada. The San Diego Zoo is the only organization approved by FWS to return desert tortoises to the desert; that's because we put tortoises through a full battery of medical and behavioral tests for at least a year to ensure that they are completely healthy before they leave the facility. We fitted a total of 34 desert tortoises with radio transmitters before release, and now experienced telemetry technicians have been following the signal from these transmitters for two months now, tracking and studying the tortoises' daily movements and habitat use. They have reported back to us that the tortoises are thriving in their new habitat!
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Our mission is to play a significant role in the recovery of the desert tortoise and its habitat. Through translocation, we are well on our way to fulfilling our mission!
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Skip to comments.Senator's Hockey Injuries Stand Out At NHL Champs' White House Visit
Posted on 01/24/2012 9:06:07 AM PST by AngelesCrestHighway
NHL teams have visited the White House for years after winning the Stanley Cup, but it's a safe bet that never before has a Senator shown up more beaten and broken than the hockey players.
Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) was part of the ceremony honoring the Boston Bruins 2011 Stanley Cup win, appearing like he had just come from a knock-down, drag-out ruckus.
Kerry, 68, suffered two black eyes and a broken nose during a "friendly game of hockey" with family and buddies over the Christmas break, according to TheHill.com. If that's the result of a friendly game, we don't want to be a part of an unfriendly one.
Those are worse injuries than he suffered in Vietnam!
I think the Missus got upset and threw a lamp...does anyone believe this story??
Is it just me or do the "injuries" look a little too symetrical? The two identical red lines near his eyes look like they were done with a scalpel.....Little Nip/Tuck going on Senator?
If the injury was indeed hockey (I am suspicious) then it shows incredibly poor judgment. A 68 year old man does not belong in an ice hockey game - duh!!!
Oh the poor baby. If he still has his teeth it wasn't a good hockey game...truth, he is a liberal that got mugged...
Maybe it was a game of tonsil hockey and the missus found out!
Little Johnny plays the same game.. and more than once is a pattern.
THAT'S an ass kickin' !!!
We are supposed to believe these injuries are a month old? I don't believe it.
Just because hussein won the last election, they think all people in this country are stupid. Lurch's bruises are a result of plastic surgery to remove the old bags under his eyes. If the gigolo could find a young, rich widow he'd get rid of his other old bag too.
Has he applied for the purple heart yet??
Id guess those are about a week old.
You can't get two black eyes with one punch or a single hit with a stick. This had to be two separate blows. If he took one accidental blow, the action would have stopped. So this story doesn't ring true.
"Can I get me some Irish Sunglasses here?"
I believe the Federal government has grown out of control, threatening the Rights, Liberties, and Property of the People. "This is being done at the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial level. This is in direct opposition to the Constitution and the Founding Fathers vision for the Federal government. Because I believe this, today I exercised my right as a Free Citizen, and did not visit the White House. This was not about politics or party, as in my opinion both parties are responsible for the situation we are in as a country. This was about a choice I had to make as an INDIVIDUAL. This is the only public statement I will be making on this topic. TT
More than likely, it is as another member had posted. He hd plastic or whatever they call it now surgery.
Have some compassion. It was horrible. There he was, sitting in the stands, telling everyone sitting nearby how he served in Viet Nam, when suddenly, this puck came flying over the top of the glass......
Just another old, lipless liberal.
Come on man,
You know that is a line of crappola.
Lurch had a little reconstructive work or catsup lady caught him with
The butlers 16 year old son, again
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The Parish Profile
The Parish Profile is now complete, view here.
The Parish Profile
A message from the Calling Committee:
A year ago in September 2015, the Vestry appointed the Rector Calling Committee. Since then, the committee has been working on gathering input from members, clergy, staff, volunteers and friends of the Church of the Epiphany. We created and conducted a comprehensive Parish Survey and held a number of Fellowship Groups with members. We have incorporated the results from the survey and the input from both Fellowship Groups and individual conversations together with deep discernment and contemplation about the past, present and future of Epiphany into the Parish Profile. The Profile represents this deep listening to the Spirit in a prayerful discernment of who we are, who we hope to be, and our hopes for the strengths and gifts we seek in a new rector.
We are deeply grateful for the prayerful support we have received from the parish. At times when the way seemed long and the questions difficult, we reminded ourselves of the many people who were upholding us in prayer and of the constant presence of God's Spirit in the process. We also want to thank all the parishioners of the Church of the Epiphany who contributed their love and knowledge of Epiphany to the Parish Survey and Fellowship Groups, to Carter Echols, David Downes and Bob Wallin who drafted the Profile, to Bea Dermer and Ann Gordon who edited the Profile, to Farley Lord Smith who did the graphic layout, to Marybeth Sanders-Wilson and Kathrine Ebert who provided help in finding the art and photos, to Jeff Levin and all the photographers who offered us images for the Profile, and to Sid Stucki who did the final copy editing, This Profile is the result of many hands and many hours and a deep love for the Church of the Epiphany.
As they we receive them, the search committee will review submitted applications and conduct further assessment to select candidates for deeper and more thorough consideration. We will conduct web-based interviews to further refine our selection and finally make site visits by teams of search committee members. Our goal will be to prayerfully discern a slate of two to four candidates for submission to the full Vestry for their consideration. The Vestry makes the final decision about whom to call as the next rector. This part of the process is highly confidential.
- Most important, continue to hold the Rector Calling Committee and our mission in your prayers.
- Share the news that Epiphany is searching for a new rector with your friends and acquaintances, and encourage potential candidates to apply by sending their OTM Profile and resume to email@example.com.
- Finally, please continue to support the church during this transition period by giving joyously and generously of your time, talent and treasure
If you have questions about the process you can send them to email@example.com or contact any one of the members of the Rector Calling Committee individually by phone or email (we are in the Directory) or after either of the Sunday worship services.
Grace to you and peace,
The Rector Calling Committee
Members of the Rector Calling Committee: D'Oniece Dillard, Kathy Haines, Sandi Ingram, Caroline Klam, Judy Lokerson, Peate Pegues, Irvin Peterson, Lee Tyner
Prayer for the Calling Committee:
Gracious God, we pray for this parish church and for the Calling Committee as we seek to call a new Rector. Help us to be strong, open, forgiving — and truthful to those discerning a call to minister in this place. Accompany us on our journey in the knowledge of your love for us and your power to unite us all. AMEN


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Erin Muller and Dolly Singh are both freshmen at Augusta State University. Like many new college students, both girls work meals and snacks around their jobs and class schedules.
Miss Singh has a 7:15 a.m. class and starts her day with two cups of coffee. By the end of the day, she's had about six or seven sodas, too.
"The point is to stay awake during class," Miss Muller said.
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"I don't worry about it too much. I eat what I have a craving for," Miss Muller said over her Pizza Hut personal pan pizza box.
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For many students, the irregular meals, inadequate sleep, late-night study sessions and stress of college adds up - in pounds.
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Ann Selkowitz Litt, author of The College Student's Guide to Eating Well on Campus, says that calories from drinking and snacking are two of the biggest contributors to weight gain for college students.
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Many students are less active than they were in high school, unless they are college athletes. Also, around 18, some students' growth rates begin slowing and the body requires fewer calories.
For many, college life equals penny-pinching and the more-for-less attitude. But Ms. Wright said that can also lead to unhealthy decisions.
"There may be more dollar value in those super-size combos," Ms. Wright said. "But the super-size french fries can weigh in at over 600 calories, where as the small fry could be about 250."
"And skipping meals, ironically, usually leads to overeating the next time you eat," Ms. Wright said. Even eating leftover pizza for breakfast is more healthy than not eating breakfast at all.
Mrs. Wright says the best way to stay in shape is to plan your meals and shop accordingly. It's more efficient than running out every time you want to eat, and you'll have healthier meals and snacks on hand.
Students can stock up on pretzels, rice cakes, dry cereal, air-popped popcorn, instant soups and baked chips with salsa. Fill dorm refrigerators with vegetables and low-fat dip, low-fat yogurt, water and fresh fruit.
One popular substitute for meals among college students is the smoothie. These frozen slushy, fruit drinks are fast, easy and often pack as much caloric punch as a full meal.
Nutritionally, they don't compare to a balanced meal, but every once in a while, if there is not enough time for a balanced lunch, they are an adequate replacement. But Ms. Wright warns against having a smoothie as dessert.
"Really there are enough calories to be a meal or even more than a meal," Ms. Wright said.
Karen Cullen, a behavioral nutrition researcher at the United States Department of Agriculture Children's Nutrition Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston said that basically college should teach students as much about their diet as it does other aspects of life.
"One of the most valuable lessons that college life can teach is that freedom must be tempered with self-control," Dr. Cullen said.
Karen Cullen, a behavioral nutrition researcher at the United States Department of Agriculture Children's Nutrition Center at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston suggests the following tips for avoiding the weight gain that is typical for many college students.
1. Learn productive ways to deal with stress. A short study break, exercising artistic talents, playing basketball, or walking is much healthier than munching through a bag of chips.
2. Keep fat-calories in check. Choose low-fat cafeteria fare such as grilled or baked fish, poultry and lean meats, fruit, vegetables, whole grains, non-fat milk and yogurt and low-fat salad dressings.
3. Limit high-fat and high-sugar treats to once a day.
4. Choose beverages wisely, and be careful of "empty calorie" drinks such as soda.
5. Make time to be physically active every day. Become involved in intramural sports teams. Team up with a classmate for regular roller-blading, biking, racquetball or tennis.
6. Avoid skipping meals, especially breakfast.
7. Have a plan if weight gain begins to exceed three to five pounds. Consider starting a food and physical activity diary to help identify problems.
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LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WIVB) – Law enforcement officials arrested a worker at a Lockport bar for serving alcohol to a minor.
Marissa Ebbole, 19, who works at the Lockport Pub, is charged with first degree unlawfully dealing with a child and prohibited sales. Both are misdemeanor charges. She is scheduled to appear in City of Lockport Court at a later date.
The arrest was part of an undercover operation run Thursday night in Niagara County with the Niagara County Sheriff's Office, State Police and NY State Liquor Authority. The operation went to 16 bars throughout Niagara County to see if an underage operative would be served alcohol.
Fifteen of the 16 bars refused to serve the operative. Only Ebbole at Lockport Pub did not refuse to serve the operative and was arrested.


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Universal Orlando is pulling triple duty at the moment as they are performing two shows at once. In the day, they are an operating theme park, at night they are a horrifying Halloween experience, and around the clock they are in the middle of the Studios park's biggest expansion since it opened. Currently there are two major projects happening in different sections, the yet to be announced Transformers ride and the major expansion of Harry Potter. That's not to mention the recent completion of the brand new midway games in front of The Simpsons: The Ride. Add to all of this the day operations for regular park guests and then the Halloween Horror Nights operations in the evening and you have controlled chaos. Let's see how they are doing.
Vertical construction has begun to peek past the tops of the construction walls. This has lead to sometimes ridiculous denials or silence on the part of employees near the area that insist that nothing is going on. Regardless we can assure you that there is plenty happening around the clock. Night time crews can be spotted on a regular basis welding, working, operating the crane, all at a frantic pace.
HARRY POTTER: London
Two major milestones have occurred recently in regards to the Harry Potter expansion. The work along the lagoon side of the project was completed for the most part and water was slowly allowed to return to the banks.
We can also report that vertical construction is totally visible at the site of the new land.
Inside Universal's Islands of Adventure, more work is being done to prep the area for the addition of the Hogwart's Express.
Universal had new video screen menu boards installed. It's a nice touch that they actually fit in with the theme.
Cowabunga dudes! The brand new midway games in front of The Simpsons the Ride have finally opened after what seemed like a very long construction process. We have to say that we were actually pretty impressed with the offerings (at least as much as we can be for theme park skill games). On par with what Disney did inside Disney California Adventure's Paradise Pier, The Simpsons Midway games are the usual carnival fare, but built with a clever Simpsons twist and a sturdy design.
Uh-oh. It appears that Cinnabon has found a new way into your stomach. And you thought Halloween Horror Nights was scary?


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text: In the last few weeks of school (like the last 3 weeks) as in every semester you feel the rush of having final projects and papers and finals, and everything all at once. Pace yourself. Map out the last few days of school plan ahead when you need to study for tests or quizzes, when you can meet for group projects. Eat chocolate, go for a walk. It is gorgeous outside, all you will want to do is play. Don't hide and deny yourself a little fun. sit in the grass and read, play Frisbee, scooter or skateboard around a little. You hiding inside form the sun and the fun is hurting more than helping your ability to study, trust me on that one. But think about it. if you take out the Netflix you've been watching to play outside and then get your homework done, you can still manage your life pretty well, just a thought. I know it's hard. Don't think you are the only one in misery, the entire student body is right there with you. so share your misery and some laughs, team up to study, make plans for the summer, and as my favorite philosopher says "Just keep swimming!" -Dory.


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Although the rain was pouring from the dark clouds, I managed to enjoy my trek to the Adirondacks last weekend. The sun was hiding, yet everything around me seemed sparkling green and lush. There were sounds of thundering waterfalls and babbling brooks that joined together to make my surroundings idyllic.All of this and the approaching Father's Day, introduced thoughts of my Dad who had migrated to the Adirondacks from South Carolina as a young man of the early Depression Era. His labor was used to extract iron ore from the ground and to build miles of roads that now wind sharply through the Adirondack Mountains.
How refreshing it was to have my mind settle on fond memories of my Dad. Up to this point in my life, most of my childhood memories had centered on my beloved Mom. But, as I allowed my thoughts to wander, I came to understand the decisive influence my Dad had on my life and the kind of person I would become.
After all, he was responsible for my being in the Adirondacks. It was he who decided to go north because he thought the South was an unhealthy place to raise his future family. And, it was he who worked so hard to provide a stable and nurturing family structure for his children.
Perhaps, the quality I admired most was his insistence that he be treated with respect and dignity in the workplace, on the street, and wherever he went. As a result, some labeled him "difficult" and "stubborn" But, I knew he was strong, proud, and determined.
There was another side to this quiet man. On the weekends, he drank his favorite beer with gusto. This allowed him to reveal an inner-self filled with compassion and wittiness.
We laughed a lot on the weekends in the Adirondacks. As I think about him anew on Sunday, I will laugh again with gusto.


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You can't judge any era by its most, uh, let's say, innovative ideas. Almost nobody lived through the 1970s in the kinds of over-the-top homes shown in Interiors for Today, Franco Magnani's 1975 ode to a future that never quite arrived (no, not even in Europe). And yet, it's hard not to feel that something in the human spirit had gone deeply wrong for these alienating, gimmicky rooms to be considered the homes of tomorrow. I'll admit admiring the audacity of some of these ideas - just as long as I don't have to live in them...
Magnani says: "the decor depends primarily on the precise, clear-cut space and the contrast between black and white."
Toon says: the Italians were scrupulous about using every part of the zebra.
Magnani says: "a distinctly unusual weekend house."
Toon says: "Sorry, we just moved in. No, I don't have a forwarding address for Mr. Blofeld."
Magnani says: "The large poster and prominent pattern on the curtains complete an original effect."
Toon says: in Europe, those Special K ads were a lot more erotic.
Magnani says: "At home with nature could be the caption for this scene."
Toon says: yes, actually, I have been living under a rock.
Magnani says: "a casual living-room characterized by the ceiling panelled in geometric sections."
Toon says: tell me there isn't at least one issue of OMNI in this house.
Magnani says: "Everything is green and plastic in this essentially restful dining area."
Toon says: in the original Italian, "restful" translates more exactly to "a nice place to come down from a three-day coke binge."
Magnani says: "This bedroom is characterized by the beautiful silver and white wallpaper."
Toon says: "I don't understand it: I can get chicks to come back to my place, but for some reason I can never close the deal."
Magnani says: "Good use of the contrast between various colours and chrome metal."
Toon says: yes, I love the contrast between blue, blue, and blue.
Magnani says: "Even in a bathroom of limited size... you can indulge your imagination without falling back on the usual ubiquitous tiling."
Toon says: "Yeah, I got the place really cheap after the cops shut down the nightclub that used to be here. Wait until you see the bathroom."
Magnani says: "Most effective sleeping area."
Toon says: Nothing soothes me to sleep like giant sheets of cut blue glass.
Magnani says: "a most unusual and original bedroom."
Toon says: When space-age aluminum walls and mirrored ceilings are combined with pre-Columbian sculpture, the total effect is more repellent than the sum of its parts.
Magnani says: "A young person's room, all in red. Bed, desk, chairs, and cabinets are all plastic."
Toon says: Why just listen to the White Stripes when you can live in one of their album covers?
Magnani says: "Its solid volume, which incorporates ample cupboard space, is relieved by the decoration in diagonal lines."
Toon says: C'mon iiiiiiin / and pull yourself up a chair
Magnani says: "It is particularly interesting that the whole library area... can be moved both vertically and horizontally, controlled by an electronic mechanism."
Toon says: as seen in the May 1974 issue of Better Domes & Rotundas.
Magnani says: "(The) chimney cowl, covered in sculptured steel panels, lends great decorative appeal to the room."
Toon says: yeah, because the enormous Op Art curtains and the leopard-print pillows weren't "appealing" enough.
There's much, much more where this came from in Interiors of Today. It captures a moment when the faint echoes of midecentury modern, the hangover of hippie rusticity, and the early stirrings of the proto-yuppie style came together to point the way toward an unholy future. Although that future didn't turn out exactly the way Magnani thought it would, the look of the upscale '80s indeed started here, when Barbarella met Patrick Bateman's older brother.
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"Because UPs are right in many of their interpretations, and because in these they have good exegesis on their side, they have become cocky about the interpretation of other passages in which they show shoddy and forced exegesis to support untenable teachings." (Preterism: Orthodox or Unorthodox, p. 4)
"Frost's analysis of the church fathers' beliefs is helpful. On the whole, he correctly sets forth their eschatological viewpoints. At times he may read too much into a portion of their works, but that is rare. Yet, after this useful scholarly work which he has done, at the end he sides with Origen (who was noted for his extravagant allegorizing) in his fanciful interpretation of 1 Corthinians 15:35,38.. After saying that Origen's interpretation of the passage was "correct," he comments, "Paul mentions two bodies here, one sown, and another given, Adam's body and Christ's body. The 'body' then that all Christians are raised in is Christ's." Of course, in I Corinthians Paul is speaking of physical bodily death and resurrection. He is not speaking of the church, the body of Christ. That Frost finds his interpretation questionable and out of line with Paul's thought may be indicated by his including the word body in quotation marks. If he does not feel uncomfortable in agreeing with Origen about this matter, he ought to. To deny the bodily resurrection from the grave, it seems that he found it necessary to grasp at this fanciful interpretation as an expedient." (ibid., pp. 6,7)
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A native of Baltimore, Jay E. Adams now resides in Spartanburg County, near Woodruff, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University, where he majored in Greek and received the A.B. degree. He earned a B.D. from the Reformed Episcopal Seminary, the S.T.M from the Temple University School of Theology in Homiletics under Andrew W. Blackwood, and the Ph.D from the University of Missouri. He also did graduate work at the Pittsburgh-Xenia Theological Seminary and held a post-doctoral fellowship in Psychology at the University of Illinois under O. Hobart Mowrer.
Dr. Adams has pastored churches in Western Pennsylvania and New Jersey in the old United Presbyterian Church, the Reformed Presbyterian Church, E.S., and the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. He is now an ordained Associate Reformed Presbyterian minister. For three years he was on the faculty of the University of Missouri, where he taught speech. He taught homiletics, counseling, and pastoral work in Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia from 1963-1983. He is the Founder of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation of Laverock, Pennsylvania, and has edited The Journal of Pastoral Practice, the Foundation's quarterly publication. He is a past president of the National Association of Nouthetic Counselors. For 7 1/2 years, he was Director of Advanced Studies at Westminster Theological Seminary in Escondido, California where he developed and taught in the Doctor of Ministry program. He also traveled for the seminary teaching Continuing Education programs in preaching and counseling. Together with his son-in-law, William Slattery, he has started, and is now pastored, The Harrison Bridge Road A.R.P. Church, a congregation in Simpsonville, South Carolina. he is now Editor-in-chief of Timeless Texts, A publisher dedicated to publishing Biblical books.
Adams is a frequent lecturer at ministerial conferences both here and abroad. He has taught in England, France, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, N. Ireland, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, Guatemala, New Zealand, Austria, North Korea, and China. He has published over 60 books including Competent to Counsel; The Christian Counselor's Manual; A Theology of Christian Counseling; Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible; Christian Living in the Home; Shepherding God's Flock; Preaching with Purpose; Solving Marriage Problems; The Handbook of Church Discipline; How to Help People Change; The Biblical View of Self-Esteem; Self-Love and Self-Image; A call to Discernment; The War Within; The Grand Demonstration; A Thirst for Wholeness; The Christian's Guide To Guidance and Wrinkled But Not ruined. He is also the translator of The Christian Counselor's New Testament. he recently completed the ten volume Christian Counselor's Commentary Series. His books have been translated into 14 languages.
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Guest post by: Amadea S. Kezar M.Sc.
PT – Pelvic Health Physiotherapist
The pelvic floor. We know it's there but it often isn't until something goes wrong with it that it becomes a presence in our daily life…and unfortunately this becomes a reality for about a third to half of women postpartum. The pelvic floor can take quite a beating during pregnancy and postpartum!
Take heart though, this is not the end of the story. There is a lot a woman can do to rehabilitate the pelvic floor, you just need to know where to start. For this post we are going to touch on two lesser discussed topics, perineal tears and pelvic organ prolapse but we should really start at the beginning.
Pelvic Floor Anatomy and function
The pelvic floor is about 1 inch thick and is made of up of three layers of muscle (14 to be exact), fascial connective tissue, and nerves. This hammock of tissue extends from the pubic bone in front to the coccyx at the rear, and laterally to the inner walls of the pelvic basin. The floor has openings through which the urethra, vagina and rectum pass. Functionally we should be able to voluntarily contract and relax the pelvic floor (think holding back gas and letting go to urinate) AND it should reflexively contract about a quarter of a second prior to effort. Effort is any exertion (cough, sneeze, lifting, sit to stand…running) that increases abdominal pressure. Abdominal pressure pushes down and out which means it has the potential to push what's in (fluids and organs) out if it is not adequately supported by a pelvic floor contraction. "Achooo!…uh oh". Beyond maintaining our urinary and anal continence and pelvic organ support, the pelvic floor also plays a role in sexual pleasure through sensation and
The postpartum problems – What a royal pain in the … perineum
Perineal tears
We see most perineal tears during the first delivery. Other risk factors include high birthweight, forceps delivery, long second stage of labour and well, genetics. There are four progressive stages of perineal tearing.
- GI – involves the skin of the perineum
- GII – Skin and perineal muscles (superficial pelvic floor)
- GIII – Skin, perineal muscles and partial anal sphincter
- GIV – Skin, perineal muscles, full thickness anal sphincter
After a tear the muscles may not contract as well because of protective inhibition, lack of elasticity due to scar tissue, or nerve damage. Depending on the level of inhibition and muscles involved incontinence difficulty controlling flatulence may be a problem. Scar tissue can also be quite uncomfortable because it is dense and not very flexible which can lead to perineal irritation during sitting, walking, bowel movements or intercourse.
Pelvic Organ Prolpase
About 50% of parous women have some degree of prolapse. Interestingly this problem can be independent of pelvic floor muscle dysfunction and I see women with beautiful pelvic floor contractions that still have organ descent. The reason is that the ligaments and connective tissue (neither very elastic) stretch during the weight of pregnancy and during delivery. Once stretched they can't adequately support the weight of the pelvic organs and so they descend.
The most common forms of prolapse are the bladder (cystocele), the wall between the rectum and the vagina (rectocele) and the uterus. Women often note a vaginal or rectal heaviness or feel a lump at vaginal entrance when washing which alerts them. Other symptoms of prolapse may include urine leakage, difficulty urinating, constipation like symptoms. With a bladder or uttering prolapse women may feel as though they want or need to push the bulge back in and up (it's okay to do that by the way…they move quite easily) or in the case of a rectocele they need to support the back wall of the vagina in order to fully evacuate (also just fine to do). If the pelvic floor is weak we certainly want to strengthen it to offer support and to share the load with the already over worked, overstretched connective tissue. This usually can relieve the feeling of heaviness and improve the urine leakage.
So what's the fix? Have your symptoms evaluated by your physician and simultaneously your nearest pelvic health physiotherapist. These are very different exams, one is medical the other is functional and for best outcome you need both! In the meantime you can start with this:
Get a squatty potty! Go get yourself a step stool and keep it in front of the toilet. When you have to have a bowel movement place your feet on it so that your knees are higher than your hips. This will reduce strain to the perineum and the pelvic organs…it's just good potty posture.
Begin waking up your pelvic floor with gentle contractions (Kegels) as early postpartum as possible. Gently tighten and draw the anus in and up like you're holding in gas. Hold the tension for a few seconds and then fully relax the anus feeling for it to lower. The key is to regain muscle control, not just brute strength and to begin mobilizing the tight tissue from the tear.
- A warm wash cloth compress can be soothing for 10minutes at a time. (read Jenny's post on the subject here)
- Once a physician has said the tear is healed then you can begin stretching. Insert your clean thumb into the vagina, gently contract and relax the pelvic floor feeling for the rise and drop of the muscles under your thumb. When the pelvic floor is relaxed gently press the thumb down toward the anus (it would be the 6 o'clock position if the vaginal entrance were a clock) and hold for 15-30 seconds. Repeat the same manoeuver to either side of the original position at 4 and 8 o'clock. I would suggest using a little lubricant or coconut oil on your thumb for this (if you don't have nut allergies). Do 5 sets daily.
- Avoid constipation, high impact activity (jumping), abdominal crunching, and holding your breath during exertion (termed a Valsalva).
- Get "The knack" of your pelvic floor. The knack is a pelvic floor contraction before effort or exertion to protect the organs from excess pressure. The most common exertion in postpartum is picking up baby so remember to pull in and up before lifting. Other common ones include standing up from a chair, getting out of bed and I'm sure you can think of others.
Now keep in mind this is just the tip of the iceberg! If you are experiencing any of the symptoms mentioned, or even better, want to ensure the pelvic floor is in good standing BEFORE any of this becomes a problem, then please consult your pelvic health physio… their job is to get you back to function!


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The "Race to the Sea" which occurred during 1915 along the Western Front led to both sides being fully entrenched and stalemated until 1917. Part of the reason the stalemate occurred in the West and not the East was (as it was again in World War II) because France was not the objective -- Russia was. The von Schlieffen plan failed precisely because Germany wished to insure its success - by committing most of its troops to the East, it could hope to defeat Russia. By fully committing troops early in the war in the West as the plan called for, overrunning France, and redeploying them to the East, Germany could have prevailed against both countries. But the German High Command feared that committing troops Westward would slow down the main thrust to Russia. By scaling back, the offensive into France failed, and the Front became defensive on both sides until later in the war. Rather than countering the French trench by trench throughout 1915, the Germans could have fully invaded and won. Poor generalship in general, and poor appreciation of current weaponry specifically was characteristic on both sides during the whole war.
Stalemate developed along the Western Front because they tactics of offensive warfare had not developed while the technology of defensive warfare had.
The invention of the machine gun, especially, had made it so that headlong charges of masses of soldiers were suicidal. But the heads of the armies had not figured out any ways to attack that did not involve frontal assaults.
Because of this, they got bogged down in the trenches with no way to maneuver around the enemy and no way to break through the enemy.
You could also argue that the stalemate happened because the Germans did not put enough faith in the Schlieffen Plan. But I think it is more an issue of not having enough offensive tactics and mobility to avoid the stalemate.
The stalemate happened because Germany did not achieve the victory against France in August 1914. Fighting developed to a large extent dueling man against machine. Britain had a large industrial capacity and France and Germany had simple man power and they were not equipped with the same type of military might. In the ned the key factor that led to the stalemate was the use of tanks en masse.
Stalemates developed because of the strategy of trench warfare. It was the system of digging trenches in which soldiers would burrow into the ground for stealth and protection and lob grenades, shoot machine guns from, and throw everything from Molotov cocktails to oil soaked paper. This resulted in trench lines being built and used for weeks in which troops did not move in which it seemed like a stalemate, even if progress had been made. It is similar to the current system of fox hole strategy used in WW II, but this strategy used a single hole per soldier instead of an entire line of holes for divisions.