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Chocolate Cupcake with a caramel drizzle inside and chocolate frosting and walnuts on top. I had a few bites, and the chocolate cake was super moist. I am not a huge fan of chocolate frosting, but this was pretty good, Nick said it was almost fudge-like, which I will definitely agree with, maybe that's why I liked it. In Nick's words "it was delicious".
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If you know me at all you know my favorite flavor is red velvet, and I will always judge any bakery or dessert place by it's red velvet. Like I said earlier, I refrigerated the cupcakes and I think that probably attributed to the red velvet cake being a little dry. The frosting on the other hand was out of this world, I would eat it by the spoonful. I also liked the sugar crystals, they added a nice texture to the cupcake. I would definitely try this again, at the room temperature suggestion.
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Joy Joy Heart Button Cardigan – A truly adorable piece featuring a button up cardigan literally with heart shaped buttons in the center and then with an accented multi-color arrangement of a variety of fabric colored buttons in the shape of a heart on the lapel. With a puff at the shoulder and a ¾ length sleeve, this cardigan is so feminine and a super stylish cardigan. It is currently available at Vintage Fringe in black, pink and a couple remaining in yellow and green.
Laurie B. Moonlight Cap Wrap Sweater – You'll love this distinctive sweater and its fashion forward look. Complete with a flowing look of the wide v neck with the tie around the waist giving it a contemporary, fitted look. This sweater is still available in a variety of colors and is perfect to go over a long sleeve top in just about any color. You'll love the slight shimmer on the knit and the distinctive, modern look. It is a perfect wrap to layer and looks stunning with boots or leggings.
Ella Moss Victoria Cardigan – This versatile cardigan or features cotton voile around the shoulders that wraps from front to back. The balance of this cardigan is modal jersey fabric so super soft. We love the Haze grey color too. It pairs so well with black, white, navy, purples and so much more. This great cardigan is also dressy enough to wear to the office and casual enough to wear to run errands or out at night. It is also lightweight so it is the perfect piece for layering in spring, fall and even in the summer.
Zooey Satin Trim Cropped Cardigan – Need a wrap or cardigan for your holiday party this year? This cardigan by Zooey is perfect for special occasions. This cropped cardigan features a contrasting satin trim around the hem and the front of the cardigan giving it a dressy touch. The fabric is a super soft jersey which gives it an element of versatility so it is dressy enough that you can wear it with a dress to the holiday party and also over a t shirt and jeans. In a black color that really works with just about anything. The jersey also makes it lightweight enough to wear on a cool summer evening as well. A great piece to add to your wardrobe as this cardigan is the perfect blend of dressy and casual.
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On Earth Peace partners with local churches and organizations to offer Agape-Satyagraha Training, a leadership training program for youth teaching skills for conflict resolution and social change based on the nonviolent teachings of Jesus and Gandhi. Encouraging, equipping, and accompanying youth as they put their faith into practice as leaders in their communities, Agape-Satyagraha trains youth to resolve conflicts without violence. The program mentors youth (ages 11-18) through five levels of skills training. Adult volunteers coach youth individually or in small groups, using individualized techniques, allowing youth to pace themselves through each level.
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Establish an Agape-Satyagraha Training site in your community.
On Earth Peace is seeking sites which will host Agape-Satyagraha and work closely with On Earth Peace. Sites will commit to host an Agape-Satyagraha training site, recruit leadership and network in the community to provide this weekly program. (Some sites may choose to provide food and go on outings with the youth as part of the program; sites are encouraged to consider budgeting for these activities.) On Earth Peace will in turn provide sites with the curriculum and support needed to make this program a success including training for leadership, resources for the program, networking with Agape-Satyagraha sites in multiple locations, and regular check-in calls.
Prayerfully consider whether this program might fit into your ministry with youth. If you are interested in becoming a pilot site of Agape-Satyagraha or would like more information about this program, please contact Marie Rhoades at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 607-387-3509.
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Yes, you can. If your first college courses in a foreign language are on the second year level or beyond (or above the first 9 hours in Spanish) and if you receive at least a B and a C (or better) on those first two courses, you will receive an additional six hours of credit for the first year that you skipped.
When should I start or continue with my foreign language study?
The sooner the better. You should build upon your high school skills by placing into an appropriate course already in your freshman year. In this way you will be able to achieve a higher level of proficiency that will make you more employable.
Is there a foreign language requirement?
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Why should I study a foreign language? Doesn't everyone speak English?
You will enhance your employability, regardless of your major, in this tight job market. Moreover, many in Virginia depend upon foreign trade, and English doesn't help much when you are selling abroad, but only when foreign exporters are selling to you. Foreign language skills will increase both your cognitive and occupational flexibility in a future job market in which one third of all the jobs don't even exist yet!
Is there a study abroad requirement for majors?
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Are there co-curricular opportunities?
Yes! You don't learn another language just in class. We schedule conversation hours with native speakers in the language you're learning so you can develop the habit of conversing in that language just like you do in English. Language clubs, international broadcasting and movies also help you get involved with the language and cultures outside of class.
How do I register for my first foreign language class after Quest?
Contact the department secretary Holly King (email@example.com, 540-831-5120) in 232 Cook Hall for a placement appointment. You'll fill out a short data sheet and then take an online test. Based on that data the department chair will then place you in an appropriate class. If you've never had the language before in high school, at home or elsewhere, then send Holly that information plus your ID # and she'll enroll you in the beginning section of your choice.
Will my first foreign language class be a beginning class even if I've taken the language in high school?
Your first foreign language class at RU will be on a level appropriate to your abilities and will be determined by the placement procedure described above. No student may take a first year language course for credit toward graduation after successful completion of a second year or higher level course in that language.
How do I declare a major and what are the advantages of being a declared major?
Just pick up a Declaration / Change of Major Form from the Registrar's Office or get one from the department secretary in Cook Hall 232. Then make an appointment with the department chair which shouldn't take more than half an hour. You'll discuss requirements, study abroad, co-curricular activities, and careers. When you're on the department list of majors, you'll also be assigned your own foreign language advisor and you will receive announcements by email of interest to foreign language majors. Majors can complement each other. Most foreign language majors are double majors who are adding international knowledge and skills to a variety of career preparations.
Are tutors available for students studying a foreign language?
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When these modules are uninstalled, the original "source" node should be reset to 'und' language to ensure the content is still working. Either this, or at least there should be an option or warning expressing this potential problem. If a user uninstalls these modules after using them for a while, any of that content is now unusable.
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Not resetting the field language after uninstalling Locale is a design choice, as when multiple languages are available for each field this may cause unpredictable consequences, AAMOF other modules might exploit field's language support. The current solution is: don't disable Locale if you created multilingual content.
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Fort Worth, Texas – The cemetery's most prominent white-marble figure, bearded and draped in a flowing robe, extends welcoming, outstretched arms.
The late-morning sun casts the statue's eerie shadow on the grave just behind.
Darrent Williams has Jesus' back. He still defends.
On Saturday, as the Broncos got psyched to play football, their starting cornerback of a season ago rested in peace 35 miles away.
Williams would have been, should have been, with them in Irving's Texas Stadium, not alone in Fort Worth's Laurel Land Memorial Park.
A young footballer and father was buried here on Jan. 6. A death too soon, too violent, too ugly to understand.
Three cemetery employees said they did not see anyone who looked like a football player or a coach at the grave site the past five days while the Broncos stayed in a hotel in a Dallas suburb. Helen Richardson, a photographer for The Denver Post, spent eight hours at the grave on Friday, and there were no other visitors.
The Broncos had practices and preparation, and maybe it was too difficult, logistically and psychologically, to make the pilgrimage to the graveyard and be reminded of the pain of a friend's sudden death at last season's end. They wear his and the late Damien Nash's numbers (27 and 29) on their helmets and have dedicated their season to the players' memory.
Williams' only companions Saturday were the vigilant Holy Man and an imperfect interloper from Colorado.
Several yards away, two men and a backhoe dug another hole in the ground.
Life and death proceed.
Williams' spot in the small "Christ Our Son" circle in the tasteful, serene cemetery cannot be described as a pauper's grave. But almost.
More than seven months after the funeral, the grave does not have a permanent headstone celebrating Williams' life or proper acknowledgment of Williams' death.
A modest temporary headstone, with disposable letters spelling out "Darrent Williams," was placed "as a favor," says Jeff Burtis, a family service counselor at the funeral home/cemetery. "We don't normally do that unless someone buys a permanent headstone. But we didn't want the site to be there without a name on it."
The headstone, which eventually must be removed to be used temporarily on another grave, is surrounded by a row of shrubs, a miniature American flag, a teddy bear, two groupings of artificial flowers and … a snow globe and a "Love You Dad" cross (both apparently left by Williams' 7-year-old son Darius and 4-year-old daughter Jaelyn, who attended Saturday night's exhibition game between the Broncos and the Cowboys). There are no tributes to a fallen, local son or indicators of his brief time in the NFL.
The cemetery opened in the 1920s, and the oldest section features marks of respect to some who were born in the 1800s. Williams is the most well-known of those buried at Laurel Land (a name that, unfortunately, seems more suitable for a theme park or housing development), although the same week his body was laid to rest, a funeral was held on the property for the nephew of country singer Ernest Tubb.
Darrent's mother met with the players at Broncos practice on Thursday. Rosalind Williams and a sister go to the cemetery often, and she and Burtis have talked several times about a respectable headstone, accompanied by a Georgia-gray granite bench under the elm tree.
But there is no resolution, and there is a financial dilemma. Darrent Williams' house in Colorado is in foreclosure, and a majority of his money, whatever amount that might be, has not been made available to his mother or Tiara Leonard, the mother of his two children.
The Broncos' ownership and management purchased eight plots at the cemetery for the Williams family, at a reported cost of $30,000, and several of Williams' teammates are raising funds for a teen center in his name. Two of the Nuggets are arranging for the education of Williams' children.
Yet, there is no lasting headstone on his grave.
That's not right.
It's not right for anyone. You can't pass unknown and unloved.
Williams deserves better. He deserves more than a cheap, temporary headstone that will erode away or be taken away.
Burtis and his supervisor, Scott Nofziger, said that a nice, permanent, flat headstone, carved out of granite, would cost about $1,300; the granite bench featuring etchings of Williams in uniform, $4,000; and an upright headstone with his achievements and a few words about him, $1,800.
So many people in Denver have wondered what they can do.
We can get him a headstone and a bench for those who come to mourn his loss and praise his victories.
A dignified grave site for Williams would require about $7,000.
I will start with a $250 donation and open a specific bank account for the drive on Monday. If you would like to contribute $1 or $20 or $100, send a check made out to "The All Ready Fund" in care of me at The Denver Post, 101 W. Colfax Ave., Suite 600, Denver, CO 80202. The Post, the Broncos and the Williams family are not involved in this project, nor should they be. It's just Broncos fans and a writer trying to do a little good.
I will transfer the money to Laurel Land, and they will contact the Williams family to pick out the headstone and bench they want. Any remaining money will be given to the teen center fund drive.
If we raise the money for a Mile High Salute to Williams, a small notation will be added, by the cemetery staff, beneath the headstone: "Thank you, Darrent, from the Broncos fans. You were all ready." When Rosalind Williams dedicates the memorial, maybe she will mail us some photos.
On Saturday afternoon I set a bouquet of orange and blue flowers on Darrent Williams' grave. Now, it has a Broncos touch.
And the figure in white marble, the everlasting guardian for Williams, seemed to smile.
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One of the most uncomfortable events in life is a case of the hiccups. I hate them with such a passion.
I don't get hiccups terribly often, but I get them often enough that I've been able to try every way imaginable to stop them.
Lots of the techniques for stopping hiccups works: holding your breath, drinking water, drinking water upside down, having someone tickle you, having someone startle you. The problem is, I've never found any one technique to work consistently. Sometimes holding my breath would work and sometimes it wouldn't.
There is one technique that I have found that so far has stopped a case of the hiccups 100% of the time I've tried it.
I simply take a deep breath, as deep as I can take until I can't inhale anymore air, then I raise my arms above my head to make a little more room in my lungs and I gulp mouthfuls of air into my lungs, over and over, effectively stretching my lungs and stretching my diaphragm. When it becomes too uncomfortable to gulp anymore air, I hold the breath as long as I can. If I start coughing and lose the lungful, I just repeat the process until I'm able to hold the breath for a short time.
So far, this has worked every time I've exercised it.
Next time you have the hiccups, give it a try and let me know if it works for you.
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Do Infants Who Die Go to Heaven?
My wife has a friend who recently lost a child, still-born I believe. In the aftermath, an article written by Dr. Albert Mohler (from 2009) about whether or not infants who die go to heaven, was posted on Facebook. Shelly read the original article from Dr. Mohler's website to me the other night.
There are many places Dr. Mohler went off the rails, but the first is when he makes the statement about Ambrose: "His first error was believing in infant baptism, and thus in baptismal regeneration. Baptism does not save, and it is reserved for believers – not for infants."
Why Should You Go to Church?
Facebook is a pretty good place to learn about a segment of the population. Of course, that segment consists of mainly your friends and family, but it's still a good place to get a finger on the pulse of what people are thinking.
Recently, I posed two questions to my Facebook timeline:
If God Told Me to Kill My Son
In Genesis 22 we read of how God asks Abraham to sacrifice Isaac. It sounds like the beginning of a terrible story, but God intervenes, stops Abraham from killing Isaac and provides a ram to take his place and they all lived happily ever after.
When discussing this passage, the question often asked is: could you take the life of your only son? Could you have the faith of Abraham?
What is the Purpose of Sanctification?
In Christendom there is a constant ongoing battle between it's members. Christians love to argue about everything: denominations, politics, Scripture meanings; but one ongoing debate from the very beginning (Remember Peter and the Judaizers? Galatians 2) is whether or not the law of God still stands. At either end of the pendulum swing stands anti-nomians and pietists.
An anti-nomian is one who, by definition, is against the law of God. We live in an age of grace and are not held accountable to the law anymore is the typical anti-nomian mantra.
Giving an Account to God on a Bad Day
I was watching a promotional video for a leadership conference taking place in Atlanta later this year, and one sound bite from one of the speakers was something that you frequently hear from many a pulpit on any given Sunday: "At the end of your life, you will give an account…"
I personally can't think of a more horrifying thought.
This is often used in conjunction with the equally terrifying phrase, "God looks at the heart." I really don't want God looking at my heart. It's dark in there.
Most of us, if ever called to describe ourselves think, "I'm a good person, I don't insert evil act here or insert heinous thought here". But the truth is, we are evil. At our core, we are dark miserable sinners in need of a perfect Saviour.
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There was a time when I wouldn't even consider a cell phone until Bluetooth earpieces were more available. I don't like the idea of holding a radio-frequency-emitting device as powerful as a cell phone up to the side of my head for any length of time.
And while Bluetooth is still a radio-frequency device, it is very low power, so conceivably safer and less potentially ionizing.
That's one of the reasons why I didn't own a cell phone until 2003. Since that time, I've owned a few cell phones and not a few Bluetooth earpieces (they don't usually last very long).


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The featured cars also highlight the life of the late King Hussein and his reign..Rare photo archives and video footage are shown throughout the museum, highlighting the many aspects of the late King Hussein's leadership. A multimedia room, a library as well as a souvenir shop are available to enable a comprehensive historical experience.
Car buffs can feast their eyes on a 1952 Lincoln Capri, a 1936 Cord 810 and a sport 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL which are just a few of the 'wheels' on display.
Entrance fees to all sites are included and you have the choice to explore the sites independently or enlist the services and knowledge of a local guide.
You will be picked up from your hotel in a private air-conditioned car/mini van and taken on a sightseeing tour of the Royal Automobile Museum.
This museum depicts the history of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan through the exhibited cars from the era of King Abdullah I, the founder of the Kingdom, to the era of King Abdullah II (1920s till the present.) The featured cars also highlight the life of the late King Hussein and his reign, as well as the many aspects of his leadership. These exhibits retell the development of the kingdom, keeping pace with the automotive advancement of the country and its transformation since the Great Arab Revolt during World War I.
An exceptional collector's item is a sport 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL "Gullwing" that the late King Hussein used to race at Jordan's Rumman Hill-Climb.
At the end of an enjoyable day spent re-creating the Bedouin past, you will be dropped back at your hotel in Petra.
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3-4 Guests' transfers are arranged in a private A/C 7-seater mini van, with an English-speaking driver.
As the Ministry of Jordan does not allow a driver to also be a guide, a guide is not included in the cost of your tour. However, your driver will be very informative and be able to point out and explain sites as you drive past. Many people prefer to visit the sites and follow the walking tracks on their own, although there will be local guides available for hire on arrival at the particular destination.
The confirmation voucher includes the local activity operator's contact details and local telephone numbers at the destination. They will happily answer any logistical questions you may have.
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I haven't paid a whole lot of attention to the "Place Beyond the Pines" hoopla. Back when it was in town, I wrote about how I didn't understand wanting to be an extra (all that waiting for what?) and I've never gone to see a film simply because it was shot in the Capital Region.
What information I couldn't miss about "Pines," though, was the review from Hollywood-Elsewhere blogger Jeffrey Wells.
In short, Wells thinks upstaters have "a certain genetic look" and they "aren't the kind of people who pose for magazine covers or star in reality shows." He takes a special — nasty — dig at Schenectady.
His full quote reads like this:
"I also felt that Mendes and Byrne are too hot to live in Schenectady. Beauty almost always migrates to the big cities where the power and the security lie, and in my experience the women who reside in blue-collar hell holes like Schenectady are far less attractive as a rule. There's a certain genetic look to the men and women of Upper New York State, and they aren't the kind of people who pose for magazine covers or star in reality shows."
My first instinct was to say that man needs to start watching "America's Next Top Model." Hello, Laura LaFrate.
But then I realized that may be a tad hypocritical since I did ask a colleague last week how Matt Baumgartner always found hot guys (and girls) to pose with in his blog, Facebook and Twitter photos. "I shoot Seen all the time," I said. "People who look like that don't live around here."
Turns out "that" was Ryan Lochte. (Update: by "that" I mean the .0001 percent of the population that is Hollywood/professional sport-level good looking).
Oh, and speaking of Matt, he's got Schenectady ties (Bombers) and he's far from having some "genetic look."
My colleague also pointed out a lot of people in the photos with Matt are from New York City. I thought about it, and then had to agree.
When I visit Cindy, I see many more uber-attractive people than I do in New York (a New Jersey transit bus from Hoboken to Manhattan is like runway central. You don't really get that on CDTA, at least not the ones I've ridden), but … there's also the law of averages.
The population is much greater in New York City, so of course you are going to find more attractive people. And, well, the earning potential is also greater. It's no secret if you can pay someone to clean you up (haircuts, facials, teeth straightening, tailored clothing, etc.) you are going to look better.
But, to suggest that upstate New Yorkers — and especially Schenectady-ites — are "less attractive" seems extreme, and being bothered by it is just silly.
People regularly make cracks to me about Rensselaer County, and Averill Park. They are sweeping generalizations, many of which are true, but I don't take the remarks personally and I would hope people from upstate (and Schenectady) don't, either.
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Serves 2
- 2 endives
- 1 tomato
- 1/3 cup lentils
- 3 handfuls lamb's lettuce
- 1/4 feta
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 tablespoon mustard
- salt and pepper
- To make this salad nothing more simple, start preparing your lentils. Cook them in a little water and stir regularly until they are cooked, add occasionally a little water. Putting water regularly helps me to see if they are cooked or not. Pass them under cold water and reserve in the fridge.
- Meanwhile, cut your endive into strips (removing the center) and diced tomato.
- In your dish or your lunch box, add the lamb's lettuce, endive and tomatoes. Get out of the fridge lentils and add them. Finally, crumble feta on top.
- For the dressing, in a small bol, mix the olive oil, balsamic vinegar (I know I put all the time, but I love it so much!), Mustard, salt and pepper. Then, pour it on your salad and mix well.
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ROWE, Mass. (AP)- Police say one person died and two others were hurt in a single-vehicle crash in Rowe over the weekend.
State Police trooper Bernie Trott tells The Recorder of Greenfield that a pickup truck went off the road at about 11:30 p.m. Saturday.
Two occupants were taken to the hospital, but one was confirmed dead.
A spokeswoman for the Northwestern District Attorney's office said names have not been released pending notification of family on Monday.
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Flamboyant Pakistan allrounder Shahid Afridi has assured his full support and backing for the new T20 team captain Mohammad Hafeez.
Afridi made it clear while talking to reporters here that he had never run after the captaincy nor was he disappointed that he was not given the T20 captaincy.
"As far as I am concerned I have never run after the captaincy. Hafeez is now not only the choice of the board to lead the team but also the choice of a cricket loving nation. I am there to support him all the way just like other players of the team have to do," Afridi said.
The former skipper said he would be there to not only perform as a player but also provide whatever advice or assistance Hafeez needed.
"We will support him all the way," he said.
Afridi, who is the most senior player in the national side, was removed as captain of the One-day side last year after a dispute with the board.
After that incident, Misbah-ul-Haq led the national team in all three formats of the game but earlier this month the board announced that Hafeez would be the new T20 captain while Misbah would continue to lead the team in Tests and ODIs.
Afridi also conceded that he was keen to improve his batting averages on the coming tour of Sri Lanka in the T20 and One-day matches.
"In recent times while I am satisfied with the way my bowling has gone obviously I could have done better with the bat. On the coming tour I am keen to improve my batting performances," Afridi said.
Afridi snapped up a hat trick in a practice match organised among the players attending the national camp in Lahore the other day.
The allrounder expected Pakistan to do well in Sri Lanka pointing out that pitches and conditions there generally tended to encourage the bowlers.


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I was having this conversation with a friend some time back about creating a passive income that can support our lifestyle and allowing us to quit our full-time day job. While the conversation was taking place, I was thinking to myself, is our understanding of Passive Income the same? What IS passive income?
Most of us, I believe, understands passive income as a recurring income that we can receive without any efforts, except for the initial efforts, put into it.
Found this explanation on passive income online:
Passive income is an income received on a regular basis, with little effort required to maintain it. It is closely related to the concept of "unearned income".
Is There Free Lunch?
Let me draw your attention to a few words in the above-mentioned quote, "with little effort required to maintain it".
As much as we would hope that income will come on a regular basis with no efforts required, there ain't no such thing as a free lunch. Little efforts is definitely required to generate the passive income we all yearn for.
Let me quote you a few examples of what we can do to generate the passive income.
- Income from real estate rental. Some would say renting out of residential or commercial properties can be a great way of generating passive income that needs no efforts. Is that really true? To rent out properties, you would require the initial efforts to search for a property to buy and a recurring effort to find tenants to rent your property and also to maintain the property for rental.
- Income from trading/investments. Well, for trading, one have to consistently trade to earn the income, thus efforts will have to be put in to generate the income. Investments also needs consistent efforts to ensure that the investments you already made is still worth investing in, else you have to quickly pull out your investments. Finding new investments also takes time isn't it?
- Income from selling products online. To sell products, you will have to ensure your inventory is healthy and also have new products to sell so that buyers will come back to you again. Time and effort is required to ensure that your online business can continue running.
Passive Income is NOT Fast Food
There are people who thinks passive income is a quick-and-easy process. Passive income is a journey, a journey that requires constant efforts to be put in. If you put in hard work throughout the journey, you will eventually be rewarded.
Take for example in shares investing, effort is required to study the company's annual financial statements and read up news about the company you are invested in so as to be able to make informed decisions if the company is worth investing in.
All these takes time, time to understand the financial statements to sense make and capture if the financial statements will flag out something amiss. Time to follow the news of the companies you are invested in to see if the company is operating in the "right" direction.
The Bottom Line
Instead of hoping to find a passive income with no efforts required, why not try to find one which uses minimal efforts but yet able to help generate a passive income that is substantial for your goal of attaining financial freedom.


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Hey Drupalers! I finally got on the bandwagon and got our site onto a responsive theme (Bamboo). I'm really proud of myself for getting it all set up without any problems. But of course, all the credit for that being possible goes to the wonderful and generous Scott and Andy! Thank you both :)
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Don't know if I'm in the correct area. I have a B&W Reference 200.2 S2 Power amp and a B&K Reference 5 S2 Preamp and a ROTEL RCD 971 CD player. Paradigm 100 speakers biwired. The kick is just not there.I have the speakers 8 inches from wall and 10 feet apart. There is a loudness button on preamp but makes everything mushey. There is also a tune up and tune down buttons on pre amp but can't hear them doing anything. I have a lot of hrd areas in my living room with hardwood floors (ugh) with as many carpets I can fit in but still about 15% floor area not covered.
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The 100s I'm familiar with have very small (7") woofers, so I wouldn't expect much kick. They are meant to be used with the SUB10 or SUB12 subwoofers for the kick.
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Pascagoula, MS is not a widely known city, but it's seen its share of legends and disaster. Hurricane Katrina is the most recent of these, but the history of the Singing River lives on with the locals of the Gulf Coast.
In the early 1800s, the Mississippi Gulf Coast was inhabited by a peaceful tribe of Choctaw Indians, but they were the only settlers in the area. A more violent tribe, known as the Biloxi, occupied the lands to the west and the tribes became mortal enemies. In a tragic tale of love and death, Altama, the chief of the Pascagoula tribe, secretly fell in love with Anola, the princess of the Biloxi tribe. When Anola's father discovered this, he declared war on the Pascagoulas. As the Biloxi tribe approached, the Pascagoula's knew they were vastly outnumbered. Altama and Anola, refusing to live a life without one another, drowned themselves in the Pascagoula river. To save themselves from defeat and disgrace, the Pascagoulas joined hands and followed their leader into the river, singing and chanting until they drowned into extinction.
Today, in the still of the evening during late summer and autumn, their singing can still be heard, growing nearer and louder until it seems to come from under foot.
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Readers' Poll: The Ten Best Black Sabbath Albums
Picks include 'Heaven and Hell,' 'Master of Reality' and 'Paranoid'
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If Black Sabbath never released an album after their 1970 debut, they'd still be legends. It's hard to imagine how heavy metal would have evolved had this album not existed. They recorded it in just two days in November of 1969, barely realizing they were breaking ground. They were simply four guys from Birmingham sick of hippie songs about peace and love. They wanted to write songs that would scare and thrill people like horror movies. The slow, haunting title track set the tone for their entire career. It was a sound they stumbled upon in rehearsal one day, and more than four decades later it can still send a chill up your spine. "N.I.B" showcases Geezer Butler's amazing bass skills, while "The Wizard" set the stage for about ten million metal songs about wizards and dragons.


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AMIR Khan's first fight in the UK in two years - at Sheffield Arena on April 27 - will be screened live on TV by BoxNation.
Khan, the former unified IBF & WBA Super World Light-Welterweight Champion, takes on former world champion Julio Diaz.
The Bolton fighter, 26, says he is on the road back to regaining his world titles after his loss to Danny Garcia last July and has racked up a win against Carlos Molina last December, outclassing the unbeaten American and forcing him to quit at the end of the tenth round.
At just 26, Khan has faced and beaten some of the best in the business, including world champions Marco Antonio Barrera, Paul Malignaggi, Marcos Maidana and Zab Judah.
Khan said: "I'm very excited to be on BoxNation. It's proved to be a great platform for boxing and on April 27 I can't wait to display my skills against Diaz.
"I know Julio will be bringing it and is coming to fight but I'm determined to put on a show in what will be my first bout back in Britain in two years.
"I'm delighted we have managed to secure this deal and all I'm concentrating on is making sure that everyone who tunes in gets to see an exciting match-up.
"It will be a night not to be missed" said Khan.
On Friday, Sheffield promoter Dennis Hobson announced a world title fight at the Keepmoat Stadium - Doncaster's home boy Jamie McDonnell taking on Julio Ceja on May 11. Hobson has yet to arrange the safety net of a lucrative TV deal, though.


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Adapting a book into a movie is complex undertaking. Sometimes the added visual and aural textures transform our mental conceptions of the story into grander visions, but all too frequently the jump from page to screen fails to resonate. Some adaptations get a running start at that critical jump when another novelist pens the screenplay. As there are fewer pleasures more rewarding for readers than to have another chance to experience a beloved book, here are five book-based films adapted for the screen by other novelists.
You Only Live Twice directed by Lewis Gilbert (MGM). Roald Dahl wrote the screenplay based on Ian Fleming's novel.
The Big Sleep directed by Howard Hawks (Warner Brothers). William Faulkner, Leigh Brackett, and a studio screenwriter drafted the script from Raymond Chandler's novel.
The African Queen directed by John Huston (Paramount). James Agee cowrote the screenplay based on C.S. Forester's novel.
Brokeback Mountain directed by Ang Lee (Universal). Larry McMurtry cowrote the screenplay based on Annie Proulx's short story.
Double Indemnity directed by Billy Wilder (Universal). Raymond Chandler cowrote the screenplay based on James M. Cain's novel.
Reading To Remember: Binchy, Keegan, Vidal
With the passing of Maeve Binchy, John Keegan, and Gore Vidal this past week, the reading world has been diminished by three singular voices. To honor their work and memories, spend some time reading. Below are iconic examples of their work.
Maeve Binchy. Circle of Friends (Dell)
John Keegan. The Face of Battle: A Study of Agincourt, Waterloo, and the Somme (Penguin)
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Survival of SAPIEN High-Risk Patients Equivalent to Surgery at Three Years
March 11, 2013 - SAN FRANCISCO, CA
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring, announced the three-year results of a pivotal clinical study of severe aortic stenosis patients at high-risk for surgery. The results continue to demonstrate comparable outcomes between treatment with the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter heart valve and open-heart surgery. These new data from The PARTNER Trial were presented today as a late-breaking clinical trial at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 62nd Annual Scientific Session in San Francisco.
"These three-year data from The PARTNER Trial strengthen the evidence that the SAPIEN valve is a safe and less-invasive alternative for those patients who need valve replacement, but are at high surgical risk," said Larry L. Wood, Edwards' corporate vice president, transcatheter heart valves. "The availability of the SAPIEN valve encourages the many untreated patients to work with a Heart Team to determine whether transcatheter valve replacement or surgery is the right option for them."
At three years, all-cause mortality for patients treated with the Edwards SAPIEN transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) delivered via the femoral artery or a small incision between the ribs was statistically equivalent to that of patients who had received open-heart surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR). Symptom improvement and valve performance was similar in both groups and was maintained through the three years of patient follow-up. The incidence of stroke between TAVR and surgery patients was also comparable. (See table below for specific data points.)
The PARTNER Trial is the first randomized, controlled trial of a transcatheter aortic valve in the United States. The high-risk surgery cohort (Cohort A) of the trial enrolled between May 2007 and Sept. 2009 and studied 699 patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis deemed at high risk for traditional open-heart surgery. Patients were evaluated by a multi-disciplinary Heart Team and randomized to receive either traditional open-heart surgery or the Edwards SAPIEN valve with transfemoral or transapical delivery.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the SAPIEN valve in November 2011 for the treatment of inoperable patients, and expanded the indication to high-risk surgical patients in October 2012.
The PARTNER Trial, High-Risk Surgical Cohort (Cohort A)(i)
1-year 2-year 3-year
Outcome p p p
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% 24.3 26.8 0.45 33.9 35.0 0.78 44.2 44.8 0.483
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% 6.0 3.2 0.08 7.7 4.9 0.17 8.2 9.3 0.763
Note: These data refer to the intention-to-treat (ITT) population.
About Edwards Lifesciences
Edwards Lifesciences is the global leader in the science of heart valves and hemodynamic monitoring. Driven by a passion to help patients, the company partners with clinicians to develop innovative technologies in the areas of structural heart disease and critical care monitoring that enable them to save and enhance lives. Additional company information can be found at edwards.com.
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. These forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements made by Mr. Wood and statements regarding future potential benefits and safety of the Edwards SAPIEN valve. Forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by management of the company and are believed to be reasonable, though they are inherently uncertain and difficult to predict. Our forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made and we do not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the statement.
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Turkmenistan's National Space Agency has a new chairman, who will be expected to oversee the monumental task of launching the country's first satellite. I'm still not entirely clear on why Turkmen dictator Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov is making this such a huge priority, for the official explanation is gobbledygook: the satellite, the nation's state news agency tells us, will be "designed to promote the development of space technology and modern telecommunications systems and the creation of regional innovation zones." But suffice to say that the new space tsar, Alladurdy Atayev, will be under intense pressure to get the job done, regardless of its usefulness.
If Vegas was taking bets on whether Atayev will still have his job on launch day, however, I would bet a fortune on the negative. As evidenced by his recent handling of Turkmenistan's bread crisis, President Berdimuhamedov is not a patient man:
In response to price rises and diminished harvest, Berdymukhamedov has fired Agriculture Minister Merdan Bairamov and Association for Bread Products Chairman Yeldash Ashyrov, the State News Agency of Turkmenistan reported on July 6.
A loaf of traditional white state-baked bread that formerly cost 1 TMT (35 US cents) now sells for 1.6 TMT (58 US cents). Privately baked bread and other baked goods also went up in price 30%.
Never mind that such price fluctuations are probably attributable to such uncontrollable factors as climate, demand, and transportation costs. Like most dictators who surround themselves with obsequious dolts, Berdymukhamedov seems incapable of grasping complexity. Which makes me think he will be none-too-pleased when he inevitably hears that his precious satellite might be slightly harder to launch and operate than his private jet.


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Sirius XM proves its worth this week with Winter Music Conference broadcasts
There's one week per year that there's reason to listen to Sirius XM beyond XM Channel 202 The Virus. That's right, it's Winter Music Conference time, a time when the world's top DJs and producers descend upon Miami and have themselves a good ol' Dionysian time. House music, trance, progressive, Dutch tourists trying to find food that won't kill them, etc. Read More
Recognizing XM Channel 202's excellence, 2009 edition
Last year's Satellite Radio Awards were a smashing success, so let's do it again! Only this time I'm throwing out the idea of handing out awards to the whole of satellite radio (and these awards are obviously just for fun), and instead will focus my energies on the channel that I spend 99 percent of my time tuned into: XM Channel 202 The Virus. If It weren't for 202 I… Read More
Still don't have Sirius XM? Buy a radio today and save $110.
So Sirius XM is having itself a little bit of a sale today that might interest you. One of the deals will save you some $110. Granted, Sirius XM's incompetent management can't put together a simple Homeless Shopping Spree, but boy howdy can they put together a sale. Read More
Sirius XM SkyDock: The satellite radio that uses your iPhone's interface
Satellite radio fans! The Sirius XM SkyDock, first revealed a few months ago, is now available at wherever you buy your equipment. It's a fully functional radio, but one that uses your iPhone (or iPod touch) as the interface. That is to say you're iPhone isn't the radio, but rather the interface for the SkyDock itself. Read More
CrunchDeals: Sirius XM employee discount this week, up to 50 percent off radios
This is one of the better Sirius XM deals I've ever come across. This week only you can get the same employee discount that, yes, employees receive. That means, for example, you can get the XMP3 portable radio for $115, which is down from $230. Read More
Sirius XM iPhone app released: No Howard Stern, MLB or NFL; Opie and Anthony make the cut
Big news today, Sirius XM fans. The Sirius XM iPhone app has been released, and is available to download right now. The app itself is free, but you'll need to be a Sirius XM subscriber to use it. Obviously. Read More
Get ready to pay another $2 to Sirius XM starting next month
Haven't written about Sirius XM for a little while, so here's a treat: your bill is about to go up. Starting next month, Sirius XM will tack on a $1.98 surcharge (if that's the word to use) to your bill in order to placate the music industry. Read More
Obama loosens Cuba restrictions for tech companies
Looks like President Obama wants to see some change in our Cuba policy, and not merely change affecting only Cuban-Americans and their relationship with the country. American telecommunication companies will now be allowed to, among other things, establish satellite links between the two countries and—Opie and Anthony may soon be heard in Havana! Read More
With no cars being sold, Sirius XM turns to iPhone to promote itself
Now that nobody on planet Earth is buying cars anymore, Sirius XM has to find a new way to promote itself to would-be buyers. It used to be that buyers of new cars would get a couple free months of Sirius or XM included; but what now? If yesterday's conference call is any indication, Sirius XM, which was rescued at the ELEVENTH HOUR by Liberty Media last month, will really begin to… Read More
Commerical radio is dead: Why CBS Radio's K-Rock format switch in New York won't make a bit of difference in fight against technological irrelevance
There's something wrong with CBS Radio's press release announcing the launch, complete with silly "countdown," of 92.3 Now FM in New York City, a contemporary hit radio station that will replace K-Rock on Wednesday, March 11, at 5:00pm. (Contemporary hit radio, in plain English, means garbage pop songs, distinguished by their use of auto-tune and use of… Read More
CrunchDeals: Pioneer XMp3, Home & Vehicle Kit for $239
Here's one of those quicke CrunchDeals we like to promote from time to time. This time, satellite radio fan, you can grab the Pioneer XMp3, along with the relevant Home and Vehicle kit, for $239. That's $100 less than what XM usually wants! Read More
Liberty Media (DirecTV) saves Sirius XM, Mel Karmazin with last-minute loans
Put away your pitchforks, angry investors, for Sirius XM has been saved by Liberty Media, the company that has a sizable stake in DirecTV. A deal was reached that sees Liberty Media invest (via loans) $530 million in the satellite radio operation, some of which will go straight to paying off that $170ish million in debt the company had until today to come up with. Mel Karmazin stays on as CEO… Read More
DirecTV now sniffing around Sirius XM: May be looking to brush aside Dish Network in possible deal
This Sirius XM bankruptcy story is starting to read like some trashy novel. There's now word that DirecTV is getting involved, with the CEO of its parent company Liberty Media, one John C. Malone, offering to bail out the troubled satellite radio company. Some see it as a genuine offer, while others see it merely as a ploy to jack up the price for Malone's rival at EchoStar… Read More
More details on Sirius XM's possible bankruptcy
Hope you aren't a Sirius XM shareholder. When word broke last night that the company had retained the services of some fancy bankruptcy lawyers—the worst, that bankruptcy could be filed "within days"—fans of the service, naturally, started to freak. There's a few more details today that may be worth your time, such as the water cooler talk that this could all… Read More
Whoa, Sirius XM could file for bankruptcy 'within days'
This doesn't look good. The Times is reporting that Sirius XM, home to Opie and Anthony, "has been working with advisers to prepare for a possible bankruptcy filing." Of course, that's different from OH MY GOD THEY'RE GOING BANKRUPT RIGHT NOW, but it's not a good sign. Read More
StarPlayr: You'll soon be able to listen to Sirius XM on your iPhone
Fancy listening to Backspin on your iPhone? Or maybe you'd like to hear the comedy stylings of Christian Jimmy on The Virus? Soon, friends. Soon. Supposedly. On the way to the App Store, the uSirius StarPlayr, an iPhone app that lets you listen to Sirius XM on your iPhone. Fancy that. Read More
Confirmed, again: Sirius XM to charge for online streaming starting on March 11
We've had confirmation of Sirius XM price hikes for about a week now, but now the company is actively promoting it. Go to either Sirius' or XM's Web site and you'll see a kind note explaining how online streaming will no longer be free. You know, because upgrading the online feed to "CD-quality," whatever that means, costs a bloody fortune. Read More
Yup, Sirius XM price hike confirmed
So yeah, that rumored Sirius XM price hike is totally going to happen. Go ahead and call Sirius XM and you'll get the customer service guy trying to get you to "lock in" your current rates by buying a lifetime subscription. Time to break out the pitchforks. Read More
Annoying rumor: Sirius XM price increases this spring
As if satellite radio fans, especially longtime XM ones, didn't have enough to worry about, there's a juicy rumor going around right now that suggests that Sirius XM prices are going to increase across the board. Ugh. Read More
The first interoperable Sirius XM is the MiRGE (plus bonus O&A photos)
Sirius XM have finally showed off its first interoperable radio, the MiRGE. It'll be available this spring for $250, and you'll be able to subscribe to a new $20 per month plan that gets you "Sirius plus XM Everything" (cool how it's marketing it as "Sirius plus THAT OTHER COMPANY"). Yes, both services, completely, for $20 per month. Read More


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Quincy gives National Grid higher marks for storm response
Only 30 Quincy homes remain without power Thursday, after the previous day's blizzard knocked out electricity to over 1,000 homes throughout the city.
Without question, said mayoral spokesperson Chris Walker, National Grid's response was better this storm.
"Clearly there was more communication between the city and National Grid this time around," he said. "We're not going to suggest it was perfect, but clearly National Grid got the message from the first storm that there wasn't an adequate level of communication in terms of what was going on and how they were doing it."
Fire Chief Joseph Barron agreed that National Grid took the criticism it received from the Christmas weekend storm and put it to good use.
"We realize the economy effects everyone, including National Grid, but the performance was unacceptable. But they really stepped up this time around. It is 100 percent better," he said.
National Grid updated their emergency response plan prior to this storm to improve on their response time and management, Walker said.
Even so, Barron doesn't feel the problem was in the guidelines, but due to the company's difficulties in the recession.
"I think it was a personnel issue," he said, referring to the number of people the company has on staff. "Just as the community was facing issues, so were they."
Barron also feels that National Grid needs to start paying more attention to replacing aging equipment and even trimming hazardous trees to mitigate problems future storms could cause.
Overall, however, the storm was not as drastic as the Christmas weekend blizzard, which prompted the evacuation of 30 residents from parts of Quincy and caused $400,000 in damages from flooding and downed tree limbs.
Yet this week's heavy, wet snowfall did trigger a massive plowing and sanding force that was also improved from the previous storm, Walker said.
"The areas that we marked for improvement the first time showed substantial improvements," Walker said. "The contractors really listened to the message [DPW Commissioner Larry] Prendeville and [Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch] gave them about trouble spots, and the city is open for business today."
Previously, areas on Sea Street, Quincy Avenue, and Washington Street were not plowed efficiently; however, Walker said that those streets had been addressed during this storm.
Quincy Public Schools' opening was delayed two hours this morning, but all town buildings opened on time.
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The 'What if…?' Show – Episode #1 POWER TOWERS
"True science allows for more than one opinion" – Vishal & Dylan Ask yourself on this ride of life is the fare fair? What is watts? In this show we discuss: Pyramid Giza ( the pyramid design: 7, 11 (height to base ratio)), early concrete (crushed limestone sludge fortified with … Continue reading


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Young Men More Sexist Than Their Fathers?
Esquire Magazine has released a new survey of American men born in 1960 and 1990. The survey compares attitudes on everything from politics to which decade produced the best music to what feature is most attractive in a woman. The results suggest the sexism portrayed in the popular show Mad Men may be more rampant amongst millenials than those born the year AMC's fictional ad execs began their 5th Avenue reign.
According to the survey released Thursday, more 20 year-old men — about 20% as compared to 14% of their older counterparts — would rather their wives stay at home and take care of the children than maintain a separate career outside of the home. Almost as striking is the assertion that only about 47% of the younger men, as compared to 55% of 50 year-olds, believe their female partner "should do whatever she wants" in making the choice to work or stay at home. And despite efforts of the women's movement to degender caretaking roles, only 1% of 20-year-old men and 3% of older respondents would choose to stay at home while their wife brings in the primary income.
What's behind the younger generation's reversion to traditional gender roles? Perhaps watching their mothers struggle with the unreasonable demand of maintaining the role of full-time caretaker and full-time employee makes them less willing to impose such stress on their partner. Or perhaps it's a result of naïveté. Young men who have yet to enter the workforce and start families are less wise to the reality that this lifestyle often requires two incomes to sustain. More worrying, these attitudes could suggest kids born in the 1990′s have fallen prey to increasingly conservative portrayals of women in the media, missing shows such as Maude and Murphy Brown in favor of Desperate Housewives and a never-ending diet of reality shows that hype the worst of gender roles for men and women.
Also worrying is the younger survey respondents' opinions on a woman's right to legal abortion — more 20 year-olds self-identified as "pro-life" rather than "pro-choice." Only 19% consider themselves "prochoice, without qualification" while 38% consider themselves against the right to legal abortion, but with exceptions for rape and incest. Their father's generation is more likely on all counts to support a woman's right to abortion, an indication the backslide in political reproductive rights on the state and national level during the past two decades has seeped into the minds of the younger cohort.
This same generation, which has lived much of their conscious lives under the Bush administration, are also primary victims of failed abstinence-only-until-marriage programs that touted misinformation about abortion, as well as hormonal contraception and condoms. These programs also promoted traditional views of marriage and of men and women within it, suggesting their influence may also be at work in the disturbing statistics surrounding their opinions on women's place in the home. These young men also came of age at the dawn of crisis pregnancy centers, religious establishments that pose as fake clinics near college campuses and real women's health centers for the sole purpose of spewing lies like 'abortion causes breast cancer.'
No matter the root causes of these disturbing findings — your opinions in the comments are more than welcome! — it's clear young women, who make up about 56% of college students and are increasingly matching their male counterparts salaries upon entering the workforce (though still falling behind later), have much the same fight on their hands as women's movement activists in the 1960′s to get their brothers feet off their necks. Far more important than establishing who gets the title of coolest man in America — both generations agreed it's Clint Eastwood — is making sure the next time Essence does this survey, questions about a woman's place and her right to bodily autonomy seem so outdated as to only belong in a retro television show.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (May. 11)
Howard J. Samuels, an industrial engineer active in Jewish affairs, announced last night his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Governor of New York.
The candidate is chairman of the American Histadrut Cultural Exchange Institute, a member of the executive committee of the American Israel Public Affairs Commission, and served as chairman of the 1964 annual dinner of Boys Town of Jerusalem.


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Amy Roberts: Tourist tolerance
April 1, 2014
There's a magnet on my refrigerator that says "God grant me patience. NOW!" It was given to me by a friend who, upon handing it to me, said matter-of-factly: "Here. This pretty much sums you up."
It's fair to say I am not a patient person. But despite knowing my tolerance level can reach its max with one annoying question, it's a character flaw I've never really worked on internally. My coping mechanism has always been to avoid people and situations I find irritating.
In large part, this is aimed at tourists. I have a strict quota for how many times per winter I can bear the question, "What do they do with the moguls in the summer?" It's usually reached by December 2nd. After that, I tend to turn the volume on my iPod up loudly enough that other people on the chairlift don't bother to include me in their conversations.
However, after this weekend, I vow to have more tolerance for tourists. No matter how many times I need to gently correct them that no, Mitt Romney doesn't own Deer Valley Resort.
Strangely enough, this new desire to have more patience came to me in the middle of San Francisco, as I watched my mother narrowly avoid becoming roadkill. My sister, Heather, and my parents have been in San Francisco the past few weeks, where Heather is undergoing treatment for brain cancer. While it's an uncertain and upsetting time, they decided to try to make the most of it. I flew out to meet them over the weekend and we all had a good old-fashioned "radiation vacation."
After a weekend of getting on the wrong busses, asking policemen where to buy tickets for any number of attractions (including a mirror maze), and racking up hundreds of dollars in fines because the parking rules go something like this: Parking is permitted on the right side of the street from 2 a.m.-7 a.m., but only on days that start with "B," on purple days you must park on the left side of the street, on the 41st day of the month, parking is free, but only for vehicles with five or more wheels — we just gave up and started collecting fines — I realized this: I need to be more patient with the tourists in Park City.
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As noted, this realization hit me after watching my mother almost get hit by a car. She grew up in Northern California and as we walked by the piers in San Francisco, she began reminiscing about her childhood. How her dad would bring her and her sisters to the old Fisherman's Wharf. How, back then, there were no restaurants or tacky tourist shops, just boats of fresh fish. She told us how her dad would haggle with the fisherman and eventually they'd leave with armfuls of 'the catch of the day.'
My mom's dad died when she was only 12, so her memories are limited. But when she does have them, the nostalgia hits her like a crashing wave. In an instant, she got out her camera and ran to take a photo of the old pier where she recalled her dad bartering for crabs half a century ago.
The only problem was, there was now a busy street where he once conducted business and in her haste to remember the past, she forgot about those four lanes of very present traffic.
But apparently, the good folks of San Francisco are used to that kind of the thing — women in their 60s, camera and shopping bags in tow, jumping in front of trains, busses and cars.
Because no one screamed or rudely honked. No one rolled down their window and yelled at her for the pileup she caused or hollered for her to hurry up. I heard brakes screech and am pretty sure she was responsible for bumper damage, but the drivers I could see all smiled and gestured for her to continue on and get the photo she wanted. Then they slowly drove off smiling at her.
As soon as I realized my mom wasn't going to be run over, and no one was being nasty about her mistake, it made me realize I could stand to be a little more tolerant of the tourists in Park City. I will try to have more patience. Of course, it will be easier if I had it NOW.
Amy Roberts is a longtime Park City resident, freelance writer and the proud owner of two ill-behaved rescue dogs, Boston and Stanley.


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Originally Posted by Locu5
Why would Kidspatula's gender make her opinion any more or less valid? I see no reason why someone's reproductive organs, would make them any more or less resistant to criticism, nor why it might exclude them from backing up opinions with evidence, or providing explanation for why one would hold an opinion.
Calling that into question is merely a way to deflect criticism and avoid addressing the issue at hand.
It is simply not relevant to my line of questioning.
That being said, I don't think I have ever declared my own gender, though I may have made reference to prior relationships. Assuming I was female, why would I care if I was attempting to engage a discussion (clearly, no actual discusion is going on here, rather a serious of retorts in response to a query for rational discussion), with another female.
Assuming I was male, as I recall, from elementry school, girls trading verbal jabs with boys was a way of atraccting attention. I doubt that is the case in this situation.


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My check engine light started flashing on my 98 Dodge Intrepid 6 cylinder 2.7L engine and I turned the key on and off 3 times and got these two codes (p 1684 and p0300) I am trying to find out what these codes mean? Also I was going through my manual and it stated that when the check engine light is flashing that it means that there is a catalytic Converter issues and could cause major damage. What could this possibly mean?
**Note**** I changed my oil today the same as I have for some time now****
have the same problem?
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