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SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aurora Networks, Inc., the No. 1 optical transport solutions provider for cable operators, announces today that it offers the widest range of full spectrum, multi-wavelength transmitters in the industry, further demonstrating how the company continues to be the leading innovator of cutting-edge technology for today's evolving cable industry.
Cable operators continue to need more capacity-per-subscriber to support their rich and ever-expanding product offering. Segmentation using high performance full spectrum, multi-wavelength technology is a crucial tool to achieve this capacity increase, eliminating the need for very costly fiber construction. With LcWDM® optimized for the 1310 nm 'O'-band window and the AT3545G and AT3552 families primed for the 1550 nm 'C'-band window, cable operators can select the technology that best aligns with their network needs. Moreover, these transmitters enable a cable network's eventual evolution to full QAM capabilities, including a seamless migration to a future CCAP (Converged Cable Access Platform) deployment if desired, given their support for both analog plus QAM loading and all-QAM loading.
What Aurora Networks Says
"Increasing network capacity has traditionally gone hand-in-hand with expensive fiber construction," says John Dahlquist, vice president, marketing, Aurora Networks. "Our full spectrum, multi-wavelength transmitters enable cable operators to at least quadruple their capacity-per-subscriber without the need for fiber construction – resulting in a huge cost-saving to the operator compared with traditional methods."
Full Spectrum Transmitter Solutions
- AT3545G 'C'-band DWDM full spectrum transmitters – AT3545G series 'C'-band DWDM transmitters support both analog plus QAM channel loading up to 1 GHz, to full QAM channel loading, for delivering advanced services over 16 wavelengths on one fiber. In addition, these transmitters provide support for the planned CCAP initiative in both broadcast/narrowcast (BC/NC) overlay systems - as narrowcast transmitters, as well as in full spectrum applications, including RFoG deployments.
- AT3552 'C'-band DWDM full spectrum transmitters – Complementary with the AT3545G, these transmitters support the same channel loading, over the same 16 wavelengths but with enhanced performance. This enhanced performance supports an extended reach solution for operators. In addition, these transmitters can be used as broadcast transmitters in BC/NC overlay systems, as well as in full spectrum applications, including RFoG deployments using Aurora Networks' remote RFoG Repeater VHub™.
- LcWDM® 'O'-band multi-wavelength, full spectrum transmitters – Cost-optimized for delivering increased bandwidth capacity per fiber for shorter reaches, these industry-leading transmitters provide support for expanding service demands. They also enable up to eight separate wavelengths to be carried in the 'O'-band on one fiber.
- Three full spectrum transmitter families – All are compact single-width modules, designed to ensure the highest possible chassis density is achieved. All can be used simultaneously, enabling up to 24 wavelengths per single fiber.
About Aurora Networks
Aurora Networks, the No. 1 optical transport solutions provider for cable operators, is evolving cable by focusing on innovative solutions that build future-proof networks to accommodate the cable subscriber services of today and tomorrow. Using its proven understanding of cable networks, Aurora Networks delivers unique solutions - such as its Fiber Deep architecture and digital return technology - to address specific issues of the cable industry. A technology leader driven by innovation and industry-firsts, Aurora Networks enables leading cable operators across the globe to compete with a cost-effective, optimized launch pad for next-generation cable services. To learn more about Aurora Networks' core cable solutions, please call 408-235-7000 or visit www.aurora.com.
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Celebrity artist Cindy Lass shows her commitment to the goals of DOGNY with her exhibition and silent auction of "Celebrity Pawtraits," to be held at New York City's Hudson Hotel on May 19.
One of London's most popular modern figurative artists, Cindy has become a world-renowned name through her portraits of the dogs of Elton John, Cate Blanchett, Sting and Trudie Styler, Kristin Davis, George Michael, and many others. Her New York City show will feature portraits of the pets of several celebrities known throughout the world.
Cindy's work has proved incredibly popular due to her vibrant, bold use of color and the captivating energy which flows from every canvas. She has the gift of capturing her subject in a delightful, naïve style all her own – be it a landscape, a still life or a floral study. Working in acrylics and water colors, Cindy draws her inspiration directly from her life experience.
At the tender age of nine, Cindy was an aspiring ballerina, pursued by the Bolshoi Ballet. She subsequently expressed her artistic talent as an actress, appearing in several television and film roles. The beginning of her career as a painter was quite untraditional. Upon framing her first painting, she was encouraged by Barbara Grundy of the Contemporary Art Gallery to pursue her hobby seriously. Cindy was then propelled into the London art world after exhibiting at the Orangery in Holland Park in 1994.
In addition to several exhibitions in London and Monte Carlo, Cindy concentrates on private commissions. Many of her works appear in prominent private collections. An ardent supporter of many charities, Cindy has donated her artwork to be auctioned for the benefit of the British Red Cross, Battersea Dogs Home. Cindy now is auctioning her artwork in support of DOGNY – America's Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs.
By holding her Celebrity Pawtraits event in New York City, Cindy shines the spotlight on dogs and the people who love them this side of the Atlantic. As an expression of support for Canine Search and Rescue organizations, Cindy will donate the net proceeds of her event to the AKC CAR Canine Support and Relief Fund.


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I have a 3.1 v6 in my car and I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is a come spot on the back of the motor right below the air intake that oil leaks occur. I dont have anti freeze in the oil and it doesnt look like the head gaskets but I could be wrong. Also when I took the tps off there was oil in the plug and on the face of the sensor if anyone could help me I would greatly appreciate it. The car still runs geat never leaked oil until about a month ago
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Grammy Award winner LeAnn Rimes will be on "Entertainment Tonight" on Wednesday, January 16, 2013 where she will talk about her new album, SPITFIRE due out April 30, 2013.
Continuing on with her media stops, LeAnn will perform her new single, "Borrowed", the following Tuesday, January 22, 2013 on "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"
"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" airs on ABC at 11:30 PM ET.
Curb Records has made the tracks "What Have I Done," and her new single, "Borrowed", both from the forthcoming SPITFIRE album, available now on iTunes.
To purchase the track "Borrowed": https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/borrowed
To purchase the track "What Have I Done": https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/what-have-i-done-single
About LeAnn Rimes:
LeAnn Rimes has sold more than 30 million units, won two Grammy® Awards, three Academy of Country Music Awards and 12 Billboard Music Awards. Rimes is the youngest recipient of a Grammy® Award, and was also the first country recording artist to win in the "Best New Artist" category. Rimes has placed 42 singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, 13 of which are top-10 hits, and has scored numerous hit singles in her career, including "Can't Fight the Moonlight" which went #1 in 11 countries, and "How Do I Live," which is the second longest charting song ever on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.


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It's soup season again. Last night I made the most delicious soup from scratch. I used pastured chicken parts that I had saved when I cut up whole chickens for roasting. I usually save the backs, wing tips, and necks to make stock since they don't have much meat for eating.
Pastured chicken has a lot more flavor on its own than conventional chicken. But there's always room to add more flavor and health benefits. Here are some of the health benefits of the ingredients in today's soup:
Coconut: The coconut oil that I used to brown the chicken has antiviral and antibacterial properties.
Turmeric: A natural antiseptic and antibacterial, Turmeric powder is super spice that can cure just about anything – I love it and try to add it in to most of my savory dishes.
Rosemary: High in antioxidants, rosemary is good for the immune system, increasing circulation and improving digestion.
Sage: Also high in antioxidants, sage boosts brain functioning and contains compounds similar to those developed in modern drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease.
Ingredients – Broth:
- 4-5 leftover raw chicken parts – backs, wing tips, necks, etc. – trimmed from a whole chicken
- 1 Tbsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp turmeric
- ½ tsp rosemary
- ½ tsp sage
- 2 tsp salt
Brown chicken parts in a heavy cast-iron pot – cover and let simmer until cooked through, about 20 minutes. Add 6-8 cups water and let simmer for another 30 minutes. As you let the base simmer, you can prepare your veggies.
Add these veggies:
- 4-5 garlic cloves, sliced
- 3 carrots, sliced
- 2 parsnips, diced
- 2 leeks, sliced into half moons and rinsed well
- 1 potato, diced
Remove chicken parts from broth and pull whatever meat you can from the bones. Add the meat back into the soup. Cook until veggies are soft, about 20-30 minutes. Serve and enjoy.


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The timezone in Merchant Corners is America/Iqaluit
Sunrise at 08:06 and Sunset at 18:59. It's Dark
Latitude. 41.8067°, Longitude. -79.6986° , Elevation. 437m
Weather near Merchant Corners; Report from Long Point Meteorological Aeronautical Presentation System , 45.2km away
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Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
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Temperature: 11°C / 52°F
Wind: 34.5km/h South/Southeast gusting to 40.3km/h
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Geographic features & Photographs around Merchant Corners, in Pennsylvania, United States
- stream;
- a body of running water moving to a lower level in a channel on land.
- Fivemile Creek (3.2km)
- Patrick Run (3.3km)
- Stranahan Run (4.1km)
- Coon Run (4.4km)
- Britton Run (5.5km)
- Brannon Run (7.4km)
- Coldspring Creek (9.5km)
- Brandy Run (9.7km)
- Pine Hollow Run (9.8km)
- Twomile Creek (10km)
- Bloomfield Run (10.1km)
- East Branch Spring Creek (10.8km)
- Local Feature;
- A Nearby feature worthy of being marked on a map..
- Merchant Corners (0km)
- Blakeslee Corners (2.4km)
- Glynden (4.5km)
- Concord Corners (6km)
- Oil Creek Chapel (7km)
- State Lot Corners (7.2km)
- Aldorf Corners (7.2km)
- Buell Corners (7.7km)
- Brimstone Corners (7.9km)
- Rendalls Corners (11km)
- Mageetown Corners (11km)
- school;
- building(s) where instruction in one or more branches of knowledge takes place.
- Daytown School (5km)
- Enterprise School (historical) (6.6km)
- Harbor Hall School (7.2km)
- Coil School (8km)
- Red Oak School (historical) (8.4km)
- Oxbow School (9km)
- Summit School (historical) (9.1km)
- Hays School (9.6km)
- Hemlock School (10.3km)
- Lindsey School (10.5km)
- church;
- a building for public Christian worship.
- Valley View Church (1.9km)
- Our Lady Of Victory Church (4.2km)
- Harper Hill Church (6.2km)
- Fairview Church (6.5km)
- Harbor Ridge Church (9.7km)
- Mount Pleasant Church (10km)
- McCray Church (10.9km)
- Immaculate Conception Church (10.9km)
- cemetery;
- a burial place or ground.
- Rose Hill Cemetery (3km)
- Whitney Cemetery (4km)
- Woodlawn Cemetery (6km)
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery (10.1km)
- Harrison Cemetery (10.9km)
Accommodation around Merchant Corners
- administrative division;
- an administrative division of a country, undifferentiated as to administrative level.
- Sparta, Township of (1.3km)
- Spartansburg, Borough of (2.3km)
- Lake Canadohta (historical) (6.8km)
- Concord, Township of (9.9km)
- populated place;
- a city, town, village, or other agglomeration of buildings where people live and work.
- Spartansburg (2.7km)
- Britton Run (4.6km)
- Hatchtown (6km)
- McLaughlin Corners (10.7km)
- flat;
- a small level or nearly level area.
- Fish Flats (3.5km)
- airport;
- a place where aircraft regularly land and take off, with runways, navigational aids, and major facilities for the commercial handling of passengers and cargo.
- Nichols Airport (10.6km)
- mountain;
- an elevation standing high above the surrounding area with small summit area, steep slopes and local relief of 300m or more.
- Eastman Hill (4.8km)
- dam;
- a barrier constructed across a stream to impound water.
- Clear Lake Dam (3.4km)
- reservoir(s);
- an artificial pond or lake.
- Clear Lake (3.6km)
- lake;
- a large inland body of standing water.
- Hemlock Lakes (10.7km)
- park;
- an area, often of forested land, maintained as a place of beauty, or for recreation.
- State Game Lands Number 144 (5.1km)
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- Centerville, Crawford County, Pennsylvania city city o
- Elgin, Pennsylvania city city o
- Canadohta Lake, Pennsylvania city city o
- Lincolnville, Pennsylvania city city o
- Corry, Pennsylvania city city o
- Union City, Pennsylvania city city o
- Hydetown, Pennsylvania city city o
- Titusville, Pennsylvania city city o
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- Wattsburg, Pennsylvania city city o
- Mill Village, Pennsylvania city city o
- Pleasantville, Venango County, Pennsylvania city city o
- Bear Lake, Pennsylvania city city o
- Fort Le Boeuf city city o
Airports close to Merchant Corners
Youngstown warren rgnl(YNG), Youngstown, Usa (121.7km)
Buffalo niagara international(BUF), Buffalo, Usa (176.9km)
Hamilton(YHM), Hamilton, Canada (181.5km)
Pittsburgh international(PIT), Pittsburgh (pennsylva), Usa (183.1km)
Niagara falls international(IAG), Niagara falls, Usa (186.5km)


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Federal law again increases VISD lunch prices
April 17, 2012 at 7:03 p.m.
Updated April 16, 2012 at 11:17 p.m.
The price of school lunches will increase 10 cents again this year, thanks to a 2010 federal mandate.
The Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act requires the price paid for school meals be equal to the federal reimbursement rate for free meals. The Victoria school district must increase its lunch rates in 10-cent increments until the district reaches the federal reimbursement rate.
The Victoria school board approved a 10-cent increase last year and is expected to approve another increase at its regular meeting Thursday. Lunches in elementary schools next year will cost $1.95, while middle and high school lunches will cost $2.35. Charges for breakfast will not change.
After this year's increase, secondary school lunch prices will be about 16 cents below the federal reimbursement rate. Elementary charges will be 56 cents below that rate.
"Expect another 10 cents next year unless legislation changes," Diane Boyett, district communications director, said.
The 2010 mandate was prompted after the Department of Agriculture found average prices for paid lunches are often less than the cost of producing those lunches. The federal program is intended to ensure federal subsidies are used for lower-income children instead of being put toward covering any of the gaps between what students pay for lunch and the cost of producing those lunches.
About 65 percent of students in VISD are qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2011.
Also on Thursday's agenda is a resolution that would indicate to the Texas Legislature that VISD stands behind a re-examination of the state's accountability system. The resolution came from the Texas Association of School Boards and has about 300 districts behind it, Boyett said.
"What occurs in our classrooms every day should be student-centered and result in students learning at a deep and meaningful level, as opposed to the superficial level of learning that results from the current over-emphasis on that which can be easily tested by standardized tests," reads part of the resolution.
If adopted, the resolution would serve to bring more public awareness to the issue of standardized testing, Boyett said.


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1. Mechanical Risers and/or power distribution Line Diagrams
2. Previous 12 months (actual copies) electric bills
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~ The initial physical measurement & analysis is for the purpose
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information, both the impedance (Z factor) of the system and the
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~ X being the reactance of the system and R being the resistance
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3. Copies of the last 12-months electric bills. The monthly
total charge is not sufficient. The engineering analysis
we perform, incorporates the actual KWH consumed, the
energy charge, KWD, KWD charges, and any discounts.
4. If Power Factor Correction Capacitors are installed, we
require a list of where they're installed, the type, and
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5. Number and total of transformers on each electric bill.
6. Is power metered on primary side or secondary side.
7. Site plan of electrical system, if available.
8. Hours of Operation; This referes to the calculation for
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electrical load, reflecting % in operation, in terms of
hours per week, per location.
— The following are not required, but are helpful in the process —
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past year from normal yearly cycle/operations.
2. Details of any future changes to normal plant operations,
such as, expansion, product changes, cutbacks, etc.
3. List of known problems in the electrical system, such as
surges, harmonics, unusual breakdowns & failures of all
types of equipment or machinery, etc.
4. The estimated % of DC load related to normal total load.
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JS-Kit Recent Comments PHP Script
Jealous of people able to display their blog's recent comments in the sidebar, I wrote this little script.
It reads recent posts from your site's comment rss feed and prints n comments out in a nicely formatted div. Using it is as simple as changing one line, uploading the file, and pasting some code wherever you want the recent comments to be displayed.
To use the script, first download it.
Open the file in a text editor. Change the '$commentsRSS' value to your JS-Kit Comments RSS URL. This is the line:
$commentsRSS = 'http://rss.pagesofinterest.net/'; //change this to your comments rss feed
To find your RSS URL, look here: Customizing JS-Kit Comments. Scroll until you see "Setting up the RSS".
Once you've changed that variable, rename the file to "recent-comments.php", and upload it to your server.
Take note of where you uploaded it to.
< ?php include('PATH_TO/recent-comments.php') ?>
wherever you want your recent comments to be displayed.
Change "PATH_TO" to the path to the file, e.g. "http://pagesofinterest.net/code/download/recent-comments.php". Remove the whitespace between < and ?. Save, then load the page in your browser. You should see your recent comments displayed wherever you pasted the code. If you see a strange error message instead, try pasting the contents of the recent-comments.phps file wherever you want the recent comments to be displayed, instead of the above "include" statement.
Any problems, leave a comment and I'll try to help.
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By making a generous year-end gift today, you will help us continue to be the trusted source of information that vegans and vegetarians turn to. Please support The Vegetarian Resource Group and join our efforts to broaden awareness, educate, and instill values of ethical and environmental responsibility through vegan research and outreach.
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SACRAMENTO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/12/11 -- The Association of California Water Agencies (ACWA) today presented the prestigious Clair A. Hill Award to East Bay Municipal Utility District for its innovative Richmond Advanced Recycled Expansion (RARE) water project.
The award was presented during the annual ACWA Spring Conference & Exhibition, where more than 1,700 local water officials are gathered through Friday for programs and panel discussions on a variety of key water issues. East Bay Municipal Utility District was selected from among six finalists to receive the award.
'East Bay Municipal Utility District is an outstanding example of a local agency implementing creative solutions to manage California's water resources,' ACWA President Paul Kelley said. 'East Bay MUD's program demonstrates innovation and achieves real water savings by recycling effluent from a nearby wastewater district. It managed to do all this without any cost to its ratepayers.'
Helping to meets its goal of delivering 20 million gallons per day of recycled water by the year 2040, the district completed a water treatment plant that treats secondary effluent from a local wastewater district for use by the Richmond Chevron oil refinery.
Using microfiltration and reverse osmosis, the project delivers 3.5 million gallons per day of highly purified water to the refinery, reducing demand for potable water by the same amount. Financed entirely by Chevron, the project had no effect on the water district's rates. By redirecting flows from the wastewater district, the project will reduce wastewater and pollutant discharges into the San Francisco Bay for part of each year.
ACWA's Clair A. Hill Water Agency Award for Excellence is an annual award program that recognizes outstanding achievements by public water agencies. The winning agency has the honor of awarding a $5,000 scholarship to a deserving student in the name of Clair A. Hill, founder of the consulting engineering firm CH2M Hill.
Other finalists for this year's award were:
- Contra Costa Water District, for its Middle River Intake Project, which has improved water quality and reliability and increased operational flexibility for the district.
- Kern County Water Agency, for its Treated Water Capacity Expansion Project, which nearly doubled the treated water delivery capacity of the Henry C. Garnett Water Purification Plant to 72 million gallons per day.
- Oakdale Irrigation District, for its Water Resources Plan, a long-term planning document for modernizing and rebuilding the district's water delivery system.
- Riverside Public Utilities, for its Precision Nozzle Replacement Pilot Program, which resulted in a lifetime water savings of 302 million gallons.
- Vista Irrigation District, for its Vista Flume Rehabilitation Project, which replaced an 80-year-old gravity flume with high density polyethylene pipe, causing minimal impact to the environment.
ACWA is a statewide association of public agencies whose 440 members are responsible for about 90% of the water delivered in California. For more information, visit www.acwa.com.
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Love Him Or Leave Him??My on again off again fiancée has 4 kids by 4 different women. One is cool, they've been broken up for years and she's with someone else, one is out of the picture (took their son and disappeared), one has a newborn haven't had much interaction with her but they weren't really in a relationship. The other is an absolute PSYCHO!! She Facebook messaged me, called, and text me so much that I.had to block her from all of those
She constantly says.that he's still with her and says that they are married. They were together off and on for 7 years and when I met him (unbeknownst to me) they were living together! He proposed to me on 5/20. His deception in the beginning combined with her accusations that he's still with her make it hard to trust him. She watches his house to know when he's there, calls his family to find his location, and constantly lies! (she swore that he was with her on his birthday but him and I were out of town together). We haven't been together that long and I've stopped wearing my ring but we still spend all of our time together. I'm wondering if I should walk away from all the drama or stick it out?? I feel like he's serious since he's never proposed to anyone else. Not to make it all negative, he's a great guy, very caring, extremely generous, funny, and thinks I'm the greatest thing since sliced bread, and he's very.nice to my daughter. but deception, cheating and 4 stepkids plus 4 baby mamas?! Advice?
Seriously?! Why would you even contemplate this?! If you need strangers advice online the answer is NO!!! Run, girl, run!!!
Happy Birthday and good for you. It's really not worth it at any age. You can do better. Best wishes.
Also, you said you guys haven't been together that long. How long? Doesn't he have a newborn child? Is this the cheating you referred to or was that the still living with one of the other baby mamas?
Why do women set such low standards for themselves? It's really a shame. 4 kids by 4 different women? And you seriously need advice? Let's not forget that combined with deception already. Also, what's an on again off again fiancee?
I'm not saying that those individuals don't get another chance at love, but they have to realize that some women are not going to find their situation appealing. It's all a choice that people are free to exercise and people have a right to question a person's decision making. No one is owed anything in that regard. Obviously, you are having doubts and concerns. Baby mama drama is nothing new. So either you are going to leave the situation or not. Quite simple.


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Tommaso Rocchi's injury isn't as bad as feared, but Lazio will still be without him for the next three weeks.
The veteran striker missed the shock 2-1 defeat to Lecce yesterday after limping out of training on Saturday.
Rocchi suffered a potentially serious knee injury but MRI scans today have ruled out any significant damage.
The former Empoli player has had a rehabilitation programme already drawn up and if all goes well he could be back within 21 days.
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I Have Done In the Past It Is ...i have done in the past it is a very sensual thing to do espeially if you have got something on your mind that you need to clear writing it down really helps organsie your thoughts
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I like the idea of burning it. Like not becoming to attached to it. Letting it go back to the void from whence it came. Leaving a space for something new. I think the more stingy I am with my thoughts and ideas the slower they come.


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The vast majority of medical schools require students to take the MCAT. The purpose of the test is to ascertain a student's understands of biological and physical science principles, as well as verbal, writing, and analytical ability. The MCAT is a multiple choice, computer-based test.
The MCAT is offered between 25 and 30 times a year from January to September.Students should take the MCAT as soon as possible after completion of the junior year (if planning to apply senior year), but should not be taken prior to completing all of the pre-requisite science courses.By taking the MCAT early, students can re-take the test if they wish to and still allow for submission of the medical school application in a timely fashion.
The MCAT homepage has many resources, one of the best being the information on Creating a Study Plan.
The MCAT is scored in three categories (biological and chemical principles, as well as verbal reasoning). The highest possible score in each of the these three sections is 15, making the highest score possible a 45. Many consider a good, solid minimum score to be around 30 with each subscore being in the 10 range.
Every year, the AAMC publishes the Medical School Admission Requirements (MSAR) in which all medical schools report a variety of information, including the scores on the MCAT for accepted students. Dean Trayford keeps a copy of this annual publication for students to peruse.
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Never, never take the real test for practice. Instead take as many practice tests you can from books and CDs.
Be disciplined about studying for the MCAT. Structure your time so that you are spending enough hours preping for the exam.
Spend the money on a good prep book. There are also released real MCAT exams available for practice. Check with Dean Trayford in Kollett Hall about getting paper copies of these.
The Verbal Reasoning section of the MCAT is actually given a lot of weight by medical schools. Do as much reading as possible during your time at Wheaton, and read all kinds of material.
Learn and practice test-taking skills. It is one thing to know the materials you will be facing on a test, but it is also important to acquire good test-taking skills.
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TCOT Paper Bullets
A few days ago, there were some comments posted about this episode and the "look" Della gives Perry at the end. Since this has always been one of my favorite episodes and since it's election time, I decided to write this little MM.
Of course, the characters are not mine. I am only borrowing them for a little while and promise to return them safe and sound.
With thanks as always to my awesome and fearless editor Diane who not only takes time to proof and make valuable suggestions but who always encourages me and has faith in me even when I don't have it in myself.
Story synopsis
Jason Foster, a local small town politician is running against incumbent Randolph Cartwell for a state senate seat. As honest as Foster is, Cartwell is just the opposite. Unfortunately for Jason, Cartwell is running a dirty campaign and has an "edge" in the form of Foster's rebellious younger sister Susan, who is dating Cartwell's son David against her brother's wishes. Little does she know she's being used as a pawn in the campaign by Harry Mardig, a political boss.
David is murdered and Jason's wife Margaret is accused of the crime. Jason asks his friend Perry to defend her so once again he, Della and Paul work together to solve the case. Perry is somewhat baffled by Margaret's unwillingness to cooperate until he discovers that she thinks her husband is the killer.
But leave it to Perry and Company to discover the real culprit. It actually is Randolph's brother Edgarton.
Margaret is freed, Jason of course wins the election, and the family is reunited. The following is the last scene in of the episode. Perry, Della and Paul are sitting around election headquarters having a conversation in the midst of all the hubbub and excitement.
Paul—"Perry, there's one thing I don't get. Exactly what was Harry Mardig's pitch?"
Perry—"Through Susan, he thought he could either force Jason Foster to accept the race track or cause him to lose the election thusly leaving Senator Cartwell with Edgarton's fait accompli."
At that moment there is a loud cheer and the newly elected Senator and his family emerge from his inner office smiling and ecstatic.
Jason Foster—"I just received a phone call from Senator Cartwell conceding defeat." {loud cheers and applause} "I'd like to say this: This is as much your victory as it is mine." {pauses and looks in Perry's direction} "There is someone else…."
Della—{leans in to Perry and speaks softly } "You"
Perry—"A good man is worth fighting for."
Della turns and gazes at Perry with a look that could only be described as something between complete love and adoration and pure, unbridled lust. She nods her head, smiles knowingly and in a barely audible voice says "Yeah."
End of scene. My story picks up from here.
Hours later, the balloons had deflated, the confetti had been swept up, the huge chalk board wiped clean, and the food either eaten or given away. Senator Foster and his family had long since gone home to celebrate privately and get some much needed rest, his staff following suit en mass. Before leaving, Jason had made it a point to have a short conversation with Perry, thanking him profusely once again for everything he had done. He had, he said, something else to ask him but it could wait until later that day. Good byes were said and Perry found himself in the mammoth room alone except for two waiters from the catering service, since Paul had disappeared with a leggy redheaded staffer hours ago. Spilling out the dregs of cold coffee down the sink and throwing the Styrofoam cup in the trash, Perry went in search of the woman who stood by him, worked with him, shared a bed with him, and knew him better than he knew himself. The woman who, from the moment he first saw her had taken over the running of his office and definitely had taken over his life—and it was all for the good. The light and love of his life, she meant more to him than any person in the world, and with her everything was sharper, brighter, more defined. She was his warmth and heart, an exquisitely beautiful, smart, funny, alluring, intriguing woman whom he sincerely believed elevated his 'humanness' and made him a better man. She made him realize that to breathe was a gift, but when he looked at her he often forgot to. The fact that she was intuitive, could and did work with him for hours and days and weeks on end and never complained was also a gift. The fact that she was funny and charming and that wherever she went and whoever she met was as captivated by her as Perry himself made him extremely proud. But by far the best gift, the most precious gift, was the lady herself – for she had given Perry Mason what no other woman before her had. She had given him her heart.
Mason was not an old fool, nor a naïve kid. He had "traveled about" so to speak, and had enjoyed the company of other women before her. Models, starlets, and debutantes had once lined up to be seen on his arm. There was even a journalist and the professor from that snooty Eastern women's college who had been in L.A. for a conference…and then there had been Laura. Perry shuddered at the thought of her. Yes, he had certainly sown his wild oats and tasted the party life, but eventually had discovered it wasn't for him. That realization had coincided with the day Della walked into his office to interview for the position of his confidential secretary. He had taken her hand in polite greeting and immediately nothing in his life satisfied him. That voice, those eyes, that smile…one look and everything changed.
The attorney was brought out of his thoughts by the sound of soft music and the alluring scent of his favorite perfume. A smile played over his mouth as he followed the trail of both across the enormous room back to what had been Foster's private office. Reaching the door, he found it to be slightly ajar and pushed it open the rest of the way. He was so surprised by what he saw he couldn't speak. The room was dark, save for candles in glass vessels and a few hurricane lamps scattered around the office. Sinatra was on the stereo and the shades were completely drawn. Perry blinked hard to make sure he wasn't dreaming because despite the beauty of the room, there on the deep brown leather couch, under a thick, soft, fluffy throw sat the most beautiful thing of all.
Della Street had removed her rose colored two piece raw silk suit with a large bow in front and moderately scooped neckline, which she had bought purposely for the election night festivities, and had paired with brown alligator pumps and a matching clutch. She wore the string of blushing pearls Perry had given her, followed later of course by the matching bracelet and stud earrings. She had changed at the office and when she emerged from his private bathroom, Perry couldn't take his eyes off her. Perry simply couldn't get over the fact that she had worked all day and looked as beautiful and put together as she had that morning. He stared at her like a goofy teenager until she walked over to him and with a light touch of her hand on his cheek and a gentle kiss, reminded him they would be late if they didn't leave that minute. Perry came out of his reverie, grabbed their coats, turned out the lights and locked the doors, and together they walked down the hall to pick up Paul Drake and drive to Foster's headquarters.
However at that moment, the "well put together and demure" Miss Della Street was anything but. True, she was gorgeous and ethereal in a light pink silk and lace slip, but that seemed to be the only item of clothing she wore aside from a pair of silk stockings. Perry didn't move…he couldn't. And he had to tell himself sternly to breathe. Della smiled, then laughed her throaty laugh, and in that voice like smooth, expensive brandy that drove Perry to distraction said "I've been waiting for you, Counselor. What took you so long?"
"I….I…was...I was just thinking about some things," he stammered. "Or maybe I should say someone."The attorney's voice seemed to rise an octave on that last word and he moved only when Della held out her hand to him. Finally reaching her, he seemed to come back to himself and slowly and gently pulled her up into his embrace.
"Della, my God, look at you….look at how beautiful you are…But how…why did…?"
"Shhhh…" Delicate, well manicured fingers found their way to Mason's lips. "I wanted to surprise you, darling. You worked so hard on this case because Jason is your friend…our friend…and I thought we could do a little private celebrating of our own. And you know, you were right."
"I was? What about"
"When Jason was thanking everyone and then he started to thank you. You said, and I quote, "A good man is worth fighting for"...Aaaaand since you are the best man I know and you are definitely worth fighting for, I thought I should show you what I mean. I wanted to be alone with you so badly, but it took forever for everyone to leave. So, when Margaret invited us to stay at their house tonight, I thanked her and said we wanted to be alone for a while. Not only did she say she understood, she even gave me a key. When I told her we would be late – very, very, very late, or maybe we wouldn't make it at all, she laughed and said whatever we decided was fine with her. I have plans for us, Mr. Mason."
Della slowly began to divest Perry of his clothing as he stood silently before her, a willing victim of her seduction. She undid the royal blue tie…the one she had bought him because she said it brought out his blue eyes, the one he wore at least twice a week. As she unbuttoned the crisp white shirt she paused after every button to place soft, warm lips on his chest, which only made him forget to breathe again. She removed the charcoal grey suit jacket, running her hands seductively up and down his arms, reaching behind his neck and lightly caressing his hairline, and Perry felt himself begin to perspire. With what appeared to be a life of their own, her hands then traveled to his belt, which was swiftly unbuckled and deftly unzipped, and his trousers dispatched carelessly to the floor at his feet. Finally, she knelt and untied the laces of his impeccably shined black leather shoes, removed them and his black argyle socks and helped him step out of his pants. Perry could do nothing, hell, he didn't want to do anything, as Della methodically undressed him. The only words that emerged from his lips were raspy with desire, "Plans, huh?"
"Yes, Mr. Mason, plans," she affirmed with a sultry smile. "There...all done. Now why don't you come over here with me?"
An obedient Perry let Della lead him over to the couch. As big and as strong as he was, Della had no trouble pushing him down onto the throw. She then sat down on his lap and began a series of light nipping kisses starting from his forehead and working her way down his face, over his eyelids and across to his cheeks. Her journey continued as she tenderly trailed her lips down over his jaw line to his chin, throat and neck, pausing briefly to playfully slap his hands away from her upper thigh as he attempted to release her stockings from a scandalous lace garter belt. Holding onto his shoulders, she moved even closer and then lowered those delicious full lips onto the broad expanse of his powerful chest. Finished there, she retraced her pattern, this time stopping at his mouth where she ever so lightly brushed his lips with her tongue. As she heard Perry gasp and felt him shudder she teased his mouth opened and gained entry, deepening the kiss with such searing force that all the lovers cared about was the taste, touch, smell, and feel of one another. They became so lost in their love that nothing else mattered.
Della finally broke the kiss, breathless herself as she pulled away. Very slowly and seductively she removed her slip. Her gaze, locked onto her handsome attorney's eyes was smoky and seductive, her voice almost a whisper.
"I think, Mr. Mason, you are entirely too overdressed for the rest of my plans." Before Perry could speak, she had removed the last of his garments – his boxers. She then repositioned herself by straddling her small, lithe body over Perry's massive frame and wrapped incredibly long legs around him. The famous lawyer was helpless in his lover's embrace, reduced to mere putty in her hands – and he couldn't have cared less as this beautiful, wonderful woman made sure no part of her handsome man went untouched, leaving him completely and utterly satisfied and contented.
Time seemed to stand still as the stunning brunette lay atop the man she loved allowing them both a chance to catch their breath. Perry spoke first, his voice soft, his arms gently but protectively holding Della.
"My God baby, where in the world...?"
"I have a lot more surprises planned for you Counselor. All you have to do is stick around."
"Oh I intend to, believe me. As a matter of fact, I have my own ways of surprising you."
"You already do surprise me, sweetheart. All the jewelry and the vacations and the special out-of-the-way places you take me to make sure we have time to ourselves, even when we stay home. Not to mention the way you take care of me. I'm completely spoiled."
"My pleasure baby, it's all my pleasure. I love taking care of you and I love spoiling you but….that wasn't exactly what I was talking about."
Della raised her head up from her favorite spot on his chest—right over his heart and met his gaze with her own.
"It wasn't?"
"Noooo, Miss Street, it was not."
"Care to share?"
"Oh I think I could do better than that. Why just tell you when I can show you."
"Show me what?"
"This." Perry lowered his face to Della's and began to kiss her lips so softly that Della wasn't even sure she felt it. He took her in his strong arms, and in one swift turn, moved Della so that she lay under him, her body already trembling just at the thought of his touch and what he was about to do to her. For one brief minute Perry's mesmerizing blue eyes looked into Della's spectacular hazel ones and it was as if they were looking into one another's souls. And then skin to skin, their already heated bodies once again sank into their own private world. Slowly, oh so slowly Perry began his exploration of Della's body…teasing…tantalizing her with his mouth and hands leaving her pretty much incoherent and withering in sheer ecstasy. She moaned and gasped and called out his name as he carefully took his time making sure to give her every pleasure...everything she desired…and more.
Much later, they lay together quietly, Della in the safety of Perry's loving embrace. He wiped damp hair away from her face and gently, tenderly, rubbed her arms up and down while leaving soft kisses in her hair and on her forehead, eyelids and lips. Della shivered and he covered her with an extra throw that had been left on top of the couch. She snuggled up in his arms as close as she could, running her hand over his broad chest and reaching up to kiss his lips. As she sighed deeply Perry gently ran his fingers over her own kiss swollen lips.
"Are you okay baby?"
"Yes, darling, magic. That is what my life with you is like."
"I want to tell you something, Perry. I've wanted to tell you ever since that day we drove down to San Diego for that conference and on the way back we stopped for dinner at that little Mexican restaurant."
"I'll never forget that day…or that night."
"Neither will I. That's the night everything changed for me."
"You mean for us."
"Yes, for us. The night we admitted how we felt…"
"Yeah, I couldn't wait to get out of there and get you home."
"As I recall, Counselor we didn't make it home…at least not for a few hours. It's almost like what happened tonight."
They both smiled and laughed lightly at the memory.
"So, are you going to tell me now?"
"Uh huh. But you have to promise me something."
"I'm very good at keeping promises, Miss Street." Perry tapped the tip of her nose.
"Perry, I'm serious."
"So am I darling." The attorney looked at his secretary who suddenly seemed to be day dreaming.
I'm sorry honey. You know you can tell me anything at any time." Perry's voice was soft, gentle, encouraging. "Go ahead and tell me. I'm listening."
Della turned her body and using Perry as leverage sat up. Perry sat up as well and Della crawled up onto his lap again. Perry cradled her against him and waited for Della to speak.
"Perry, when I was young...only sixteen, my parents allowed me to start dating. I dated a couple of boys from school and then I met my friend Susan's cousin. Eddie was eighteen and had just started college. We would date when he came home on breaks and during the summer. I fell and fell hard and then..."
Perry realized that whatever Della was about to tell him had been an unpleasant experience for her. "Go on baby, what happened?"
Della sighed. "He found someone who was older, more mature, a girl already in college. At first I thought I was fine, but I must have had a delayed reaction or something because the day after it happened I came home from school and went to my room. I was a mess, crying and carrying on, completely devastated. My mom came in and sat down on my bed. For a while she didn't say anything. She just held me and let me cry it out. Then she handed me a tissue and told me to wipe my eyes. She said I was beautiful and smart and the world wouldn't end because Eddie wasn't meant for me, and that I would date a lot of boys…men…and that I would know."
"Know what, Del?"
"When the man was meant for me. I would meet a man and he would be different from all the others. His voice would be different…it would be like music. His touch would make me feel something I had never felt before, and when he held me it would be the most incredible feeling in the world…and his eyes…his eyes would look at me with unconditional love, a forever love. He would be big and strong and take care of me always. Everything about him would be magical. Our love would be magical. She told me something else too."
"What did she tell you?"
"She said that I should wait, that I shouldn't be impatient because it would be...he would be worth the wait. Because…a good man is worth waiting for…worth fighting for." Della looked at Perry with tears pricking the corners of her eyes. He tenderly wiped one away with his thumb as it slid down her cheek. "My mother was right. I dated after Eddie and I broke up and of course I dated after I graduated high school and went to business school. When I moved to L.A., I met lawyers and accountants and even doctors, but none of them had what Mom said I would find. There was no magic. Then came that wonderful day when I walked into your office for my interview. You took my hand and smiled at me and my life was never the same. I heard your voice and it was like music to my ears. I couldn't believe it. It was you. You were the one. There was magic that day and it's been magical ever since."
Perry smiled as he gently moved a wisp of hair away from Della's face. He was quiet for a time, absorbing everything she was telling him. He knew without a doubt that she loved him, but knowing that it was he who fulfilled her mother's words was deeply humbling. "I'll have to thank your mother the next time I see her. I always knew she was a very wise woman. Her daughter is just like her."
"I love you, Perry Mason. I love you so much. You're everything to me…my whole world. I don't know what I would do without you."
"That, my sweet beautiful girl will never happen. Do you know how much I treasure you? How precious you are to me?" Warm lips tasting of champagne and chocolate met and mingled, letting the other know the depth of their feelings.
"Now how about snuggling down with me and getting a little sleep hmmm…?"
"Okay but we have to get dressed and leave soon. It's getting..." Della's voice was getting drowsy and she was having a hard time keeping her eyes open.
"We have time. Go to sleep, baby. No one expects us back at the house until later anyway." Mason kissed the top of Della's soft curls, her forehead and eyelids. Before he could kiss her lips, she was already asleep, safe and secure and peaceful in his arms. Perry looked down at her and smiled. He closed his eyes and fell asleep himself, thankful as always for the beautiful woman in his embrace and the "magic" she brought to him every day of his life.


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Lolo Jones & Gun Tweet, A new day, a new "Twitter controversy" emerging from Olympic Village. Lolo Jones is the latest athlete to come under fire for a comment she made little more than a week after the Colorado shootings. Like that banned Greek triple jumper and American soccer standout Hope Solo before her, Lolo Jones is learning the hard way to "think before you tweet."
This weekend, the American hurdler tweeted: "USA Men's Archery lost the gold medal to Italy but that's ok, we are Americans… When's da Gun shooting competition?" While the tweet may not have been a full-blown Solo-style rant, it did generate online criticism from users who still had the recent rampage in Colorado on the brain.
One tweep wrote: "Yikes, you're probably gonna get some not-so-nice responses to that last tweet…"
Another hoped she was referring to an alternate type of "gun": "Please say that's a clever way of asking about weightlifting. PLEASE."
There were enough of these types of comments that Lolo explained herself by tweeting: "sorry u guys only think of violence but I think of all the hunting I do w southerners in da south. Its impressive."
Lolo can't win when it comes to Twitter responses, because no doubt PETA isn't all too happy with her explanation.
Regardless, as of Monday morning, Lolo seemed to have a number of supporters in her corner, claiming the tweet was "much ado about nothing."
"Me being from the south I saw nothing wrong with Lolo Jones tweet. I don't automatically think of violence when I think of guns," one user wrote.


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Visit the website of any large corporation and the majority of its message will be how it gives back to communities or helps the environment. These companies not only provide you with an essential product, but you are assured that you are doing your part because you purchased a good or service that will make a difference.
But what if, under the sheet of corporate responsibility was a company's dirty laundry and wrong doing? What if a company was writing UN Sustainable Development Goals while at the same time denying for ten years that it had dumped toxic waste outside their plant in India? Or what about a company that boasts about its local produce but at the same time is responsible for a variety of food poisoning cases, including E. coli?
Corporate social responsibility is no longer what is best for the company – it is a CEO unilaterally deciding what to do with both the consumer's and shareholder's money.
While giving back to the community and corporate responsibility are important, consumers should also be cautious and ask questions to ensure that CEO's are held accountable if they are hiding behind a wall of philanthropy and feel good awards. According to a study done by researchers at the University of California at Riverside, and the London School of Economics, it was found that "… prior corporate social responsibility was related to subsequent corporate social irresponsibility. More specifically for roughly every five positive actions that a firm takes, this gives them license to commit one negative action."
Let's take Unilever for example. This company makes and sells products that are used by two billion people on any given day. If you go to the Unilever website, you will be greeted with "A Bright Future: A better business" followed by "Why we're unstereotyping to unleash women's potential." While that all sounds nice, most people would be surprised to hear that In The Real Price of a Cup of Tea, an exposé by the Irish Times, investigators found that female Unilever employees in Kenya, who were being paid about €3/day, "were having to use about a quarter of that to bribe supervisor" not to sexually harass them.
The CEO of Unilever, Paul Polman, has been called a leader in sustainability. So much so that despite grumblings from shareholders, both he and the press repeatedly reaffirm his business acumen. Polman seems to define sustainability quite loosely: In India, for example, he's called for a near tripling of royalty fees to be paid by local partners in what is still a poor economy, cost savings which are then funneled back through developed world headquarters in the form of poverty alleviation programs.
Unfortunately for Mr. Polman, the clock is ticking on his eight-year tenure as shareholders grow impatient with his vanity projects. Amid rising criticism in the wake of the failed Kraft Heinz takeover bid and charges of collusion against its South Africa business, the company is undergoing a wide-ranging strategic review that concludes at the end of March.
Another company that has fallen into this trap is Chipotle. Their website is filled with slogans like "Food with Integrity," "Responsibly Raising the Bar," and so forth. Who doesn't love the idea of fresh fast food coming from local farms? But like many things, it was too good to be true. Scandals of E.coli and other food poisoning cases came out, and it became evident that safety and inspection were second to making the company appear to be a do-gooder corporate citizen. CEO Steve Ells, who is now desperate to get consumer's trust back, promises that Chipotle will now "be the safest place to eat." As investors worry about the future of the company, there is a lesson to be learned about what happens when corporate social responsibility is valued above the quality and integrity of a product.
Last but not least, we have Honest Company. Co-founded by Jessica Alba, this company vows to remove toxins so that mothers can feel safe using their products on small children. Just last year, The Wall Street Journal reported that the company's laundry detergent contained an ingredient they had sworn to avoid. Shortly after, the company changed its wording on its website, and in 2017, recalled its organic baby powder due to possible contamination. Sustainability evangelism and supply chains can't always co-exist in the way some CEOs may wish for.
Consumers must hold CEO's accountable. We cannot pat these people on the back because their sustainability mantras are heartwarming and their charities checks are populated with zeroes. If they set the bar high for themselves, they should truly be held to a higher standard.
Andrew F. Quinlan is the co-founder and president of the Center for Freedom and Prosperity (@cfandp).
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Spam: Get Over It
by david
Aug 31, 2001
Recently, several "solutions" have been floating around -- for pop-ups, the solutions appear pretty basic: little applications or browser plugins that stop pop-ups from appearing, or close them right away (I'll talk more about them and their problems in another article). For spam, however, a solution appears more difficult to come by. A couple of weeks ago, a columnist from an online magazine (C/Net or Wired -- I forget which) suggested that a good solution to the spam he despises would be to charge a few pennies for every email sent, like regular mail or long-distance telephone calls. he felt the price would be negligible enough not to hurt regular users overmuch, but large enough to discourage spammers, considering their enormous email volume.
Aside from a terrible aversion to paying for email at reaches to the very core of my geekhood, I've other objections to this approach. And I have to begin with a question: is spam really hurting you? Spam is easily disposed of (a quick glance at a "from" address and the subject allows you to identify most of it by eyeballing), and even easier if you take time to set up a simple spam filter (free with most web-based email services, and included in many email clients). In addition, much of the spam people get is, in part, their own fault (let the flames begin, but it is true). If you shop online or fill out web forms, take the time to read them completely, and uncheck any boxes that ask if you want to receive updates, or grant permission to sell your info. Read privacy policies on sites. When you take care, you can stop a large percentage of so-called "spam," which, in reality, are emails you actually agreed to receive.
The combination of a good filter and careful web conduct eliminates a lot of unwanted email. Some spammers will still get you -- you can curb this somewhat by using the "unsubscribe" protocols included in every spam email by law. Many of these are bogus protocols (I've noticed this a lot lately), but some do legitimately remove you from the lists.
And then you are left with perhaps a handful of true spam emails each day. It is inevitable. You'll just have to throw them in the trash manually. Sorry.
Still, if you really, really hate the idea of manually trashing a handful or emails a day, and believe that putting a pay service in place will stop these folks, I'm sorry to tell you you are mistaken. It just won't work. We pay for snail mail -- how many pieces of junk mail do you receive each day that someone had to pay for? We pay for phone calls -- how often do you receive unsolicited calls from telemarketers? Printing costs money (and kills trees) -- how often do you come out of the movie theater or the mall to find flyers stuck under your windshield wipers? Charging a few cents per email is not going to stop hardcore spammers. It is a pipe dream. In fact, it may encourage spammers.
Think -- folks willing to pay for each email (those who'd be left in the system if services begin charging for it) must have more disposable income -- they are more desirable targets for marketers. Plus, if they paid in hopes to stop spam, maybe they are indeed getting less of it, and they'll have more attention to pay to your spam. Real spammers will figure out a way to get your email address, regardless of how much you pay, and are willing to put out a few cents to get your eyeballs. It is their job, and those few cents per mail will be included in their budgets.
The great thing about the internet is the free exchange of ideas and information. And the bad thing about the internet is...the free exchange of ideas and information. You get good with bad. Human nature being what it is, someone will always try to take advantage of the system. If we want to retain the benefits of email (and there are huge benefits), we all just have to learn to live with spam.
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College Football Preview: Big Game On The Bayou
by Paul Rockne
When two of the top 10 teams in the nation, both undefeated, go head to head, it's always a big game and that's the case this Saturday night in Gainesville, Fla. In what is the showcase game of the SEC this week and one of the top games nationally as well, No. 9 LSU invades The Swamp to take on Coach Urban Meyers' No. 5 Florida Gators.
LSU will be trying to beat Florida three straight seasons for the first time since 1980 and it will be counting on a stingy defense to get the job done. The Bayou Tigers are ranked No 1 in total defense and No. 2 in scoring defense – in the nation as well as the SEC.
Those ranking should be challenged by the Gators. Florida ranks first in the SEC in total offense, led by quarterback Chris Leak, who is now executing Meyer's spread option offense with high efficiency.
LSU's game plan will be to do what it did last year – put a hurtin' on Leak, thus crippling the Gator offense. The Tigers came close to completely shutting Leak down in last year's 21-17 LSU victory, sacking him four times and harassing him into an 11-for-30 passing day for a career-low 106 yards.
LSU has also vowed to be a little more air-minded on offense. With its offense somewhat limited in early games by Coach Les Miles' stubbornness about running the ball regardless of the situation, the 7-3 loss to Auburn changed some minds – including Miles.
Miles said earlier this week that while it was a painful and costly way to learn, LSU had learned its lesson and it was a learning experience that will pay dividends down the road – in other words, if you've got a quarterback like JaMarcus Russell (who hails from Mobile), use him.
Another big game this week in the SEC pits No. 13 Tennessee against No. 10 Georgia in Athens. This game will keep Tennessee in the East Division picture with a win or eliminate the Vols early with a loss. Some good news for Tennessee: the Vols lead the series 7-5 when both teams are ranked in the top 25.
Alabama should easily improve to 4-2 Saturday as the Tide hosts inept Duke. The Tide is such a big favorite that the game is not on TV except for pay-for-view. Bama is a 28 point favorite.
This week's college football TV schedule kicks off tonight, Friday, with Louisville vs. Middle Tennessee at 7 p.m. on ESPN2). Saturday's weekend TV lineup, other than pay-for-view is as follows:
Arkansas at Auburn, 11 a.m. (CBS)
Clemson at Wake Forest, 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Purdue at Iowa, 11 a.m. (ESPNU)
Texas A&M at Kansas, 11:30 a.m. (FOXSS)
VMI at Army, 11:30 a.m. (ESPNCLASSIC)
Stanford at Notre Dame, 1:30 p.m. (NBC)
Washington at Southern Cal, 2:30 pp.m. (FOXSS)
Texas at Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. (ABC)
LSU at Florida, 2:30 p.m. (CBS)
Bowling Green at Ohio State, 2:20 p.m. (CSS)
Maryland at Georgia Tech, 2:30 p.m. (ESPNU)
Michigan State at Michigan, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Furman at Coastal Carolina, 6 p.m. (CSS)
South Carolina at Kentucky, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)
Central Michigan at Toledo, 6 p.m. (ESPNU)
Missouri at Texas Tech, 6 p.m. (TBS)
Tennessee at Georgia, 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Oregon at California, 7 p.m. (ABC)


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text: In just 10 days (while being on tour) Louis Futon has dropped two fantastic remixes after asking his fans for challenge suggestions. The first flip is of Kendrick Lamar's "Pride" which turns the banging track into a hypnotic head nodder. He got so excited by the response that he's dropped another remix of Frank Ocean's "Solo" for good measure, and brings out the brass band sound in full force.


text: Just a question for anyone who owns these. I'm thinking of buying these for 360 gaming, but i'd also like to use them with my TV, bluray and motorised sat system. My sat box and bluray connects to the TV (LG 47LF7700) over hdmi 1.3 and the TV has an optical out. If I connect the optical out from the TV to the headphones will I still get full surround sound from the TV and Sat Box on the headset. I understand that I need a direct connection from the xbox for the surround to work, but i'm just trying to save having extra optical leads trailing around by having just one from the tv and one from the xbox to switch. Thanks in advance for any advice.


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Honeybadger's letter to Santa
* Wal-mart or Target gift cards (for fresh veggies when we can't get our favorites at the produce stand, as well as supplies for adoption day)
* hanging chew toys and straw or wicker toys - we loooove ones that we can chew!
* plastic baby keys or slinkies - they are so much fun to toss around
* small 1-story cat condos - great for hiding and lookouts!
* Yesterday's News or Exquisicat unscented paper litter - this is sooo nice for the foster homes!
* spays and neuters sponsored at our vet clinic - please call Azalea Lakes at 225-755-3838 and tell the nice ladies who answer the phone that you wanna help out the bunny rescue. You can call in any amount - every bit helps! Or you can mail a check, made payable to Azalea Lakes Vet, and put Magic Happens on the memo line.
* foster homes - if you can find some angels who have room in their house for an extra bunny, can you tell them to look at the foster FAQ page on our website? It's at http://magichappensrescue.com/fosterparents.html
* a new home for everybun!!!!
There's some other cool stuff on our Amazon wishlist. We'll also have a wishlist for Petsmart items at our adoption days if you want to send any elves!
Thank you Santa for reading our really long list!
Your most favorite and cutest bunny ever,
Honey Badger Bunny
P.S. If you're too busy to deliver to all our foster homes on Christmas Eve, we understand! You can also leave things for us or mail them to our vet clinic:
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Being rich is having money, being wealthy is having time – Margaret Bonnano.
There is a glut of books on the subject of creating wealth. This subject always fascinates us as we strive to achieve the goal of financial freedom. And what is financial freedom? Someone once defined financial freedom as being able to do what our heart desires without having to worry about where the money is going to come from. It is being able to live our lives the way we want. It is about getting out of the rat race. It is about having the time and money to pursue our dreams and our purpose in life.
How does one accumulate wealth? It all seems so simple……saves a part of everything you earn and invest it. Yet the majority of us fail miserably to even make ends meet. What is wrong with us? Are we fated to be poor? Or do we lack investment skills?
I guess a lot of us want instant gratification. We know we need to save so as to accumulate wealth. But the need for instant gratification makes us lose track. We must buy that new home theater system or that new computer. We must go for that overseas holiday. Even if we don't have the money, we can charge these purchases to our credit cards. We start getting into the habit of accumulating credit card and financial debts. Before we know it, we are literally working just to service all those debts.
The lack of patience is another factor that contributes to our financial downfall. Sticking to a plan requires a lot of patience,sacrifice and determination. We often give up when we see the slow progress that we are making towards achieving our goal. We fail to realize the magical power of compound interest. Given time and a reasonable rate of return, regular savings can grow into a huge fortune.
And yes, many also seek instant gratification when it comes to accumulating wealth. Just look at that immense popularity of lottery and gambling. We lose sense of the incredible odds that are stacked against us. Wake up, there is no free lunch!
One book that has touched the lives of a lot of people is "The Richest Man In Babylon" by George S. Clason. It has become a classic and a must-read for all who seek financial literacy.
In a nutshell, the book spells out the following seven steps to accumulate wealth (or as the book puts it, the seven cures for a lean purse) :
Step 1: Start Your Purse To Fattening
Save at least 10% of everything you earn. A part of all you earn is yours to keep.
Step 2 : Control Your Expenditures
Budget all your expenses, making sure you do not spend more than 90% of your earnings.
Step 3 : Make Your Money Multiply
Make your savings work for you. Take advantage of opportunities.Remember the power of compound interest.
Step 4 : Guard Your Assets From Loss
Be prudent in your investments and make sure your principal is safe. Insure also your assets where possible.
Step 5 : Make Your Dwelling A Profitable Investment
Buy your own house with cash or as big a downpayment as you can. Don't buy a house if you are going to incur a huge mortgage. You may think you are buying an asset but you are actually taking on a huge liability.
Step 6 : Insure A Future Income
Plan well in advance for the needs of you and your family. And don't forget to insure your own life especially if you are the sole breadwinner in the family.
Step 7 : Increase Your Ability To Earn
Seek out new skills. Learn new things. Take up study courses. Increase your earning power.
The key to financial freedom is to make your savings multiply. In the words of Robert Kioyasaki, author of "Rich Dad And Poor Dad", the poor and the middle class work for money but the rich have money working for them.The rich know how to convert their earned income , if they have it, into assets that generate passive and portfolio income.
Embark on your journey to financial freedom now. It just needs a firm determination on your part. Where the determination is, the way can be found.
"Every morning I get up and look through the Forbes list of the richest people in America. If I'm not there, I go to work." Robert Orben


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Normally, we don't like to write up a company more than once a day in Clocking In. Don't want to give anyone a big head, you understand.
But this new tidbit from GVTC Communications was just too good to pass up.
Seems the New Braunfels-based cable provider today began offering WWE 24/7 On-Demand. It's the first San Antonio-area video provider to offer the on-demand "professional rasslin'" service.
WWE 24/7 gives fans access to 40 hours a month of classic and current wrestling, including shows like its popular Monday Night Wars. Now, that's a lot of atomic drops, trash talking and chair bashing.
As Ric Flair would say, "WHOOOOOOOOOO!!!"


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The German city of Munich is complimenting the free and open source software development community for providing fast and easy assistance. On the blog of the city's IT department, Peter Onderscheka, business unit manager for IT strategy and IT security, writes how the developers' quick responses helped the city implement new services. Examples include sending alerts about new job openings, a solution based on Phplist, and an online order form for coupons, using Pdfsam.
"Users of open source products can easily get in touch with the developers, pose questions, propose features and even help fix bugs", Onderscheka writes. "The developers usually respond immediately."
"These informal and direct contacts provide straightforward and free access to the core developers of open source software", he adds.
Onderscheka thanks two developers in particular, Michiel Dethmers, from the Netherlands, who is involved in the Phplist project, and Italian Andrea Vacondio, helping the city tweak Pdfsam.
Choosing the Phplist newsletter solution allowed Munich to rely on the feedback from the community "which answered in detail our questions about security."
Geek to geek
According to Vacondio, working with Munich's IT team was smooth and easy. "They provided a very clear use case, gave some examples and our communication was straight to the point, in a geek-to-geek fashion, that sped up the whole process." Vacondio adds that, although he is pleased with the compliment, yet, more importantly is how the interaction shows the potential of open source solutions. "Everybody wins", he says. "The city of Munich gets their job done, and all the users of Pdfsam have this new feature, available for free."
More information:
Announcement by the city of Munich (in German)
OSOR study


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Obi-Wan Kenobi Lightsaber
Limited Edition
Revenge of the Sith Edition
Replica lightsaber prop from
Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
Carefully recreated from original archival materials and fully authorized and endorsed by Lucasfilm Ltd
Constructed with chrome-plated machined brass body, as well as injection molded ABS for the grenade" and "gear", and each replica is polished and assembled by hand.
This special lightsaber comes with a display case, stainless steel metal plaque and a Certificate of Authenticity
In this climactic Star Wars movie, Obi-Wan Kenobi is armed with a new lightsaber - built when he ascended to the Jedi Council. Since this new weapon represents the one used by Obi-Wan in Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the prop department referenced available archive materials and machined a similar looking hilt in aluminum, with brass and resin details.
Taking the World War 1 grenade and faucet handle details of the original, they cleverly reworked them into a narrower, more streamlined design. This not only made the hilt easier to wield in the many fast and furious lightsaber fights, it allowed it to fit into the design aesthetic of the prequel trilogy while retaining the familiar profile of the original iconic prop.
To recreate the Obi-Wan Kenobi Episode III Revenge of the Sith Lightsaber, Lucasfilm provided Master Replicas with an actual filming prop for reference, enabling our engineers to exactly reproduce every detail and dimension. MR hopes you will proudly display this ultimate replica in your collection for many years to come.
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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) – We love our hometown heroes on The Hampton Roads Show, and Wednesday we talked football and the 6th Annual Gridiron Legends Tailgate Party. The event will be hosted by Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin.
Hampton Roads Youth Foundation board member Raymond Willis talked about this party with a purpose. The 6th Annual Gridiron Legends Tailgate Party will also feature NFL players originally from Hampton Roads.
It is a fundraising event to help keep the annual Hampton Roads All-Star Football Camp free of charge. Tailgate activities will include music, QB throw, field goal kick, football drill stations, raffle, giveaways and player autographs (as available).
For more information:
6th Annual Gridiron Legends Tailgate Party
Hosted By Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach
Benefits Hampton Roads Youth Foundation
Friday Night – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Hampton Roads Convention Center
Tickets Still Available: HRYF.org


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Harmony Haveman, WSDOT communications, 206-440-4475 (Cayuse)
Jerry Althauser, WSDOT maintenance, 253-372-3900 (Kent)
Summer Derrey, WSDOT communications, 509-577-1943 (Chinook)
MOUNT RAINIER – Early last week, Washington State Department of Transportation maintenance crews revved up more than 26 tons of heavy duty machinery and began their annual quest to open Cayuse Pass by Memorial Day weekend.
The clearing process is no simple task. It can take up to as six weeks to make the trek up to State Route 123 Cayuse Pass. Crews will face snow and debris up to 12 feet deep as they climb to the 4,675-foot-high summit. After clearing Cayuse Pass, maintenance crews from Greenwater will clear SR 123 from the summit down to the Lewis County line.
SR 410 Chinook Pass
Crews from the east side of the state will begin clearing SR 410 Chinook Pass in mid-April. This process happens a few weeks later than Cayuse due to Chinook's increased snowfall from its higher elevation of 5,430 feet.
Every year, WSDOT closes Cayuse and Chinook passes due to high avalanche risk and hazardous conditions. Numerous slide areas on both passes pose significant danger to WSDOT maintenance crews, Mount Rainier National Park staff and backcountry adventure seekers.
Hyperlinks within the release:
• SR 123 Cayuse Pass www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/cayuse
• SR 410 Chinook Pass www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/chinook/


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November at the California coast is beautiful. You can get beautiful sunsets and dramatic skies. Not much fog. If you're a landscape photographer, you might want to add the Natural Bridge in Santa Cruz to your portfolio. Bring the tripod for long exposures. This is the time- you might see me there at sunset trying for the perfect shot : )
Meet Jimmy and Allyson, a super sweet couple from the East Bay, getting married on the beach in Monterey at the Monterey Beach Resort next year. They love the coast, and I was psyched when they said that they wanted to shoot their engagement session down by the beach. We had fun shooting, they are so carefree and awesome. Very relaxed. I thought that they were made for each other : )
Thanks much guys, you ROCKED your session! Can't wait for your wedding!!!


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Summer pasta, even the words seem a bit redundant, can be a light, quick and easy meal filled with flavor.
The trick is using only a few, really great ingredients. Buy good ricotta for this dish. A lasagna, or even manicotti can mask a skim or grocery store brand by doctoring it up with Parmesan cheese and herbs. This dish is raw, ricotta is the creaminess, the coating of the noodles, so it better be fabulous!
Lemon pretty much replicates a perfect sunny day. When paired with basil, the results are delicious! Here is the recipe…
Lemon Basil Ricotta Linguini
3 tbsp. Olive oil
3 cloves garlic
1 lb. fresh linguini
1/4 cup pasta water (reserved from cooking- or less depending on absorption)
1 small lemon, 3 tbsp. Lemon juice
1/2 cup basil, chopped some whole leaves for garnish
3/4 cup ricotta cheese
Lemon rind for zest
Fresh grated Parmesan
Salt and Cracked black pepper
Boil 2 -3 quarts of water salt and add linguini.
Cook until aldente, 7-9 minutes.
Drain and reserve 1/4 cup pasta water m.
Heat oil in a pan, add chopped garlic and soften. Be sure to lower heat so garlic doesn't burn.
Add pasta, lemon juice, ricotta, basil, and 1/2 pasta water to a mixing bowl.
Whisk until incorporated.
Slowly stir into pasta in a circular motion.
If needed, add more pasta water spoon by spoon so there is not too much liquid.
The ricotta slightly melts and grabs the noodles.
Add fresh grated Parmesan cheese, lemon zest, and salt and pepper to taste.
Garnish with leaves, zest and Parmesan cheese.