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Nightmare at The Rajiv Chowk
Hi Blog,
I wanted to share an experience with you about 01.01.2012.
It is said that the thing you do on first day of New Year, The same happens with you for rest of the year. If the same is true then It would be a tough year.
Winters bring dense fog to North India, Hence I had to leave from home in the afternoon. I took a Volvo (So called) to Delhi.
The Journey was smooth and we reach in a standard 5 hour 30 minutes time. We didn't know what awaited us.
Lets start with the real fun part. From ISBT Delhi to Noida
1. At ISBT we tried to negotiate with an auto for Inderprastha Metro Station, Usually auto charges Rs 60, It asked for Rs 150. We decided to go by Metro only.
2. Metro at Yellow line was surprisingly empty. We were surprised and hoped for a smooth ride to home.
3. Rajiv Chowk Metro: Hell broke loose. It was a disaster. The timer indicated 1 Min for Noida City Center but the crowd was in hundreds. The PA System announced a problem due to Snag and announced the refund process.
We were still optimistic that Metro shall arrive. We interacted with a person who was standing for 1.5 Hours. After 45 minutes we lost the hope and tried to call all possible cab numbers but didn't get any response.
We didn't believe that we were suffering from this problem at National Capital. We went out of Metro station and kept our hopes high for a Cab or at least an Auto
Finally we decided to go to CP Outer circle for some hope. We were standing near LIC building then suddenly we saw an empty auto. We asked the fare he said 300. We were shocked as 300 seemed perfectly genuine for this circumstances.
We boarded the auto and reached our home good 2 Hour 30 min after we reached Delhi.
Still we were happy that we got a good sleep.
Learning from this case: Money is not everything.
Trip to Shimla
Hi Blog
Went on a family trip to Shimla on the Weekend. Trip was fun, got to spend quality time with family, Although Fog played a spoilsport in the beginning.
The road after Kalka is beautiful. Felt wonderful to travel in the natural beauty.
Stopped by to see the "Victory Tower" located nearby Mohali. It is still under construction but still a good concept. Worth going after 3-4 months in case you are at Chandigarh.
Finally back home, will spend a cosy New Year all tucked up in the quilt.
Challenging week ahead. Will keep you updated regarding this.
The Power of F
I know by reading this article some thoughts must have crossed your mind. Let me put end to all of them and clarify that this is not about the f word rather this post is about the letter F.
The reason why I am typing this post is that the importance of this letter I realized only after I inadvertently missed it in my of my official mail and that mail my boss sent across the border and the complete meaning got changed.
The subject was like "Reply regarding Shift Incharge Station" I missed an F in SHIFT. So perhaps you understand that what happened to the subject.
I noticed it after it was forwarded and I got a copy and I couldn't stop laughing even when I was in boss's cabin. The consequences I will suffer once the reply comes. Lets see what happens.
PS: Not an April Fool Joke.
Office Humor
Hi.. Here is an account of some incidents that happened, some are true and some might be, so keep guessing
1. Nirmala: Premchand's hindi classic, Somebody might be so fond of it that he gave it's printout to read it in office time. One boss was near the printer at that time. He took the pages and began shouting. "Bhai ye Nirmala kiski hai??". Obviously there was no taker for Nirmala at that time. Poor Nirmala gave all the office a reason to laugh 🙂
2. Shopping: A Deadly one. A guy (Say Uncle) and a girl were sitting together in office. Guy asked girl that from where did she purchase her clothes. She responded in a nonchalant manner that nothing is fixed and i buy clothes from here and there and tried to pass the question. Then again the same question was asked, this time girl got a bit angry and asked why he wanted to know? He said that he wanted to purchase clothes for his wife and kids. Then a deadly reply came " The kind of clothes i wear neither your wife nor your daughter will be able to wear those, so please save the effort". Needless to comment about the reactions of the listeners.
3.Sheran Wali Maata: There is a general trend that has been observed in girls that after marriage their dressing sense becomes weird. This is related to that. There was a girl who got married.She was on leave for 15 days, after leave when she came to office then people saw what they never saw before. Bright Saree ( Brightest you can imagine), Overdone Makeup, Bangles and Payal (Yup that sound of chan chan 😛 ). A Guy put on his helmet so that she wont recognize him. When she went to the office literally all the people stood up on their seats for a view that was never seen before. Her Boss's reaction was amazing and that cant be put into words. A friend of her gave the comment that "Tu to aaj sheran vali maata lag rahi hai". She laughed but it is clear what must be going through her mind. Although it gave people an opportunity to laugh but the question still remains that why this happens to 99% of girls?
4. The Man Who Sold The World: Very Inspiring story. A guy was at a company and his package was 5 LPA. He applied for other companies and got 2 offers 6 LPA and 8 LPA. So one might think that he must have gone for 8 LPA company, he didn't . He realized his market value and continued his previous job. He took a vow not to work at all in the company and till company throws him away he will keep on working in his previous employer. The result is that now he is living life of a king in the same company for 2 years happily. Surely an inspiration.
My Love
Hi blog.. i am admitting something today.. I have fallen in love
The first time i saw you when i was in college, i remember i saw you near college gate for the first time. I knew that i had fallen for you there itself.
Then i didn't get to see you much since then at patiala but still you were there at some corner of my heart.
Then i came to Delhi, it was there i got to see you very frequently, you were perfect indeed. Slim, beautiful from not only from the looks, but as they say beauty is not just skin deep, the phrase was perfect for you. So near yet so far was the state of my mind.
Knowing that you might not get the one you love doesn't make the love lesser even a little bit but rather it increases to such a level that it becomes an obsession .
I got to see you more since last few days. Whenever i see you i know what my dream is. But the dream i suppose is not possible to be fulfilled in this life atleast.
One thing i must tell you, you really look breathtaking in Grey color (My heart must have skipped a beat on watching you in that color).
So some of you (if anybody is reading this )would like to know who she is. well …well… well…..
She is My Landlord's latest possession.. HONDA CIVIC 🙂 .. Lucky chap..
Bbye blog..
A Story
Dont read this post: Move on
Hi.. I am not in a mood to write a complete story now. Lets hope i finish it soon and then i will post it here. This post is just a reminder that i have to publish a complete story
A story of a guy and a girl (as usual). But it is not a love story'
BTW: This story is a work of complete Fiction, any resemblance with anybody in real life is just pure coincidence .
Especially with you "X"
Title: 2500 Days of "X"
2500 Days roughly 7 years have passed since i had first seen her and still i cant forget her, Perhaps this means that it was something more than just plain infatuation.
It all began when i left my school after 10th and joined another institute for 10+1. There i saw her for the first time, I still remember that orange T Shirt she wore and how pretty she looked in it. I just couldn't keep my eyes off her even for a single moment , Time seems to have frozen when she was around. Perhaps i can attribute my poor chemistry Lab scores to that time. I didn't even know her name, Then one day ……..
ok blog i will continue sometime later if i really feel like completing it
PS: 500 Days of summer seems to have hit me really hard. Awesome movie
A Thought
"I always believed that there is someone in this world for each of us, I knew i was right, The only thing i was not right about was you"
This word was the hot topic after TV series Jassi Jaisi Koi Nahin Got Aired. Even before it , Yesterday i saw movie " Karthik Calling Karthik" where the hereo undergoes a makeover. Not difficult at all if you already have a 6 pack abs to flaunt , Just Losing Spects and getting into a causal attire does wonders. In real life that is not so simple. Lets visualize a guy going for a makeover the steps are as follows
1. Be regular at gym (The most difficult thing)
2. Eat well
3. Go for Jogging
4. Change your dressing style .. well the perfect phrase for it
Louis Phillipe Slim Fit Shirt-2000 Rs
Levi Strauss Jeans-4000 rs
Ray ban Sunglasses -5000 rs
Being worthy of flaunting the things mentioned above-Priceless (Not Painless though)
For A girl .. Makeover
OSHCL- Open Straight Hair & Contact Lens
Most of you might not agree but have seen this happening lots of time….
Bbye blog


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We see New York, and sometimes, as Henry James asked us to, we "do it"—explore and conquer it—but what we see when we see it is so far unlike what we experience when we're doing it that the difference itself can become a subject for art. The city sneaks up on us in pictures, and we are startled to see what it looks like even when what it looks like is just us, doing what we really do. We respond to truthful depictions of New York with the same surprise that we feel when we hear a recording of our own voice.
This surprise is one of the subjects of the extraordinary, lost—or, actually, never found in the first place—American photographer Jerry Shore. Shore did New York, last decade of his life, Shore, after twenty years as one of the leading short-form 1994, at the age of fifty-nine, and left behind four thousand photographic prints, most of New York City streets, in Queens and Manhattan, in Turtle Bay and Chelsea and the old meatpacking district. Only one of them had ever been sold. The collector Daniel Wolf bought all of Shore's work, in 1995, and has archived it, so that, for the first time, it is possible to see the range and intensity of what he accomplished, and discover an original New York eye.


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The undated diagram that was given to the AP by officials of a country critical of Iran's atomic program allegedly calculating the explosive force of a nuclear — a key step in developing such arms. The diagram shows a bell curve and has variables of time in micro-seconds and power and energy, both in kilotons — the traditional measurement of the energy output, and hence the destructive power of nuclear weapons. The curve peaks at just above 50 kilotons at around 2 microseconds, reflecting the full force of the weapon being modeled. The Farsi writing at the bottom translates "changes in output and in energy released as a function of time through power pulse."
As a point of comparison, "Little Boy" — the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima during World War II — had a force of about 15 kilotons.
UPDATE: Glenn Greenwald of The Guardian has presented what he calls "new, overwhelming, very compelling scientific evidence" that the graph is a "farce." The AP maintains it is "[continuing] to report this story."
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Cancer Sucks: Adam Yauch0
Scott is a pretty big Beastie Boy fan — and this news has really thrown him for a loop. Adam was 47. Cancer steals away a lot of seriously cool people way too young…
Adam Yauch Dead: Beastie Boys' MCA Dies After Battling Cancer
It is with great sadness that we confirm that musician, rapper, activist and director Adam "MCA" Yauch, founding member of Beastie Boys and also of the Milarepa Foundation that produced the Tibetan Freedom Concert benefits, and film production and distribution company Oscilloscope Laboratories, passed away in his native New York City this morning after a near-three-year battle with cancer. He was 47 years old.
CrossFit: Mid-Atlantic Regionals1
Here I am at the Mid-Atlantic Regionals with Greg Glassman, founder of CrossFit. Very nice guy, approachable and seems like a down to Earth guy. We chatted a bit about an idea I have. It was pretty cool.
I am off for Day 2 of volunteering today — I am having fun and meeting a ton of people in the community. It's a fun day.


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Sam Vines is a man on the run. Yesterday, he was a duke, a chief of police, and ambassador to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization, there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're werewolves - and they're catching up. Sam Vimes is out of time and already out of breath....
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I am a confirmed Night Watch fan so I am not going to talk about the story. When I bought this download, I really wanted a review about the difference in narrators, which I couldn't find, so perhaps this will be of interest. My advice is: Stick with it, even if you have to grit your teeth for the whole of Part 1 because everyone sounds different. I very, very nearly gave up on Stephen Briggs and contemplated asking Audible if I could return the audiobook, but because I couldn't bear not to hear the story, I persevered - and as so often the case, I'm very glad I did. Of course Briggs sounds very different, and I still don't understand why ALL the accents had to change (surely he could have picked up some of the characters in the voices established by Planer?), but I can honestly say that I now consider him a far better reader in all respects. Just to warn you: two major stumbling blocks for me were (and to a degree remain) Carrot - now a rather whiny Welshman whose voice, to me at least, doesn't match up to his physical description - and Colon, who has stopped being a likable Irishman and become a pompous and (partly due to the story) thoroughly obnoxious, verging on Fascist Dad's Army-type idiot. Also, Briggs starts this story at a worryingly slow pace. Fortunately he then picks up the reading speed (presumably as he gets into his own Pratchett stride) without actually gabbling as Planer can occasionally do. On the plus side, Briggs is much more consistent than Planer, who (as we all know) tends to get his character voices muddled (very unprofessional).Most importantly in my view, Vimes is absolutely spot-on. Sibyl too comes into her own in this story. Briggs does absolute justice to all the humour in the story and his Inigo made me laugh out loud.
In conclusion, don't hesitate to buy this story despite the change in narrator and give Briggs the benefit of the doubt for the first few hours. By the end you will be a convert.
"Wonderful Book"
I really enjoyed this Pratchett- previously I have only ever listened to the abridged books (having read them all!) and was not sure how I would like the full book being read by a different voice.
But Stephen Briggs has an superb voice, and this really brought the characters to life. I had a few odd looks from fellow drivers as I was sat in a traffic jam laughing like a fool!
"Sam Vimes to the rescue in classic Pratchett"
Another classic Pratchett outing, this time following Vimes' exploits in Uberwald as a diplomat. Sam Vimes is to diplomacy what icebergs were to transatlantic shipping in the early twentieth century - dangerous. And so begins the central conceit of this marvellous book. To heap further accolades on Pratchett is pointless - the man is simply a genius and this book was written at the height of his considerable powers. It's not just the humour that sets this book apart, it is the masterly insight into human nature that makes it shine. Add this to your Pratchett collection and you won't regret it. Oh yes, and the narration was pretty good as well!
The 5th elephant is probably one of Terry Prachett's best books. It is well written and has interesting and funny chracters. The narrating is also really good. It is nice to listen to and will make you laugh out loud!
"Pratchett At His Best!"
Book 24 in the Discworld Saga, sees Commander Vimes thrown into the turbulent world of politics, as the Ambassador for Ankh-Morpork, attending the crowning of the Low King in Uberwald. Meanwhile Captain Carrot follows his heart and poor old Fred Colon faces his own particular challenges back at HQ. Excellent wit and humor with all the good bits that we've come to expect from Mr. P. This story (and production) is make it truly enjoyable by the narration from Stephen Briggs. Together, these gentlemen provide what can simply be described as a thoroughly good read, errrr, I mean listen!
"Excellent throughout"
Really like the Briggs narration compared to other readings and wish more were available! Carrot and Vimes' accent is spot on! Great listening from start to finish
Everything about this story is brilliant: the tale and the telling is a balance of mystery, murder, humour, horror, suspense and romance. That, coupled with great dollops of understanding, tolerance and compassion makes me feel a greater understanding of how to be a little more humane. This is philosophy and ethics delivered obliquely.
Sam Vimes, Sibyl and the Watch is for me one of the most enjoyable storylines in the Discworld sagas. The narrator, Stephen Briggs is, like the fifth elephant, an important, but almost invisible part of the tale; he is masterful in conveying the characters and adds colour and humour to the whole story by his narration.
"another work of genius."
I admit to being a little in love with Sam Vines.
magnificent. I loved it.
"Loved it!"
Just a brilliant story - clever, witty, and so, so funny.
Sam Vimes gets to try out diplomacy and pokes fun at the silliness and pomposity of it all. And gets chased by werewolves - what's not to love?
As with all the Discworld novels, I come back to this one time and time again.
The narration is wonderful too.
"Hard not to love Commander Vimes"
The Vimes story lines are always Prachett's best work. This is funny, clever and exciting. This was the first time I had heard Stephen Briggs reading and it was a bit off putting for me but he performed magnificently. Plus dwarves, and vampires *and* werewolves, how can you not love these books?
I would not recommend reading this without first reading the other city watch books. You'll miss out on all those little "inside jokes" peppered throughout. No one likes missing out on inside jokes.
"Vintage Pratchett"
The story was great, and as usual Stephen Briggs did his exemplar best. Terry Pratchett at his best. I have read and reread this story so many times, but I find there is always something new I have missed in past readings.
The chase of the Werewolves, you know Vimes is going to get out of it, but you never quite know how, until he does.
Being Welsh myself, I love Stephen Briggs's Dwarf's, he is so good with the accent, I could almost believe he was born next door to me.
I always try to make Terry Pratchett's books last as long as I can, so I limit myself(if I can) to three hours a day, mostly though I just keep on listening spellbound.
One of his best.
"Good story, poor quality"
I love S. Briggs, and I love Pratchett books, especially when read by Briggs, but for some reason this one was really... choppy. There were glitches in the file, through both parts, where it would blank out, skip or whatever, and often I'd miss a word or two. Disappointing for such a great story!!
"classic pratchet and a brilliant performance"
briggs brings pratchets stories alive an draws you into the world that pratchet masterfully devised. well worth a listen.
"Formulaic Pratchett... but worth reading."
Not Pratchett's best, but a very good read. If you like his work, you will like this one.
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Looking for information on Nancy Hiers b. 1835 londnes County Ga. m. John W. Denmark b.1832 bullock co. ga. childRen John b. denmark b1855 Madison FL.dANIEL b. DENMARK B. 1861 AFTER death of john she married James W Sealey supposed to be burried in lowdnes co. ga. Her father was Daniel Hiers mother was Nancy Hunter
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Form is emptiness; emptiness also is form.
Emptiness is no other than form;
form is no other than emptiness.
In the same way, feeling, perception, formation, and
Consciousness are emptiness. Thus, Shariputra,
All dharmas are emptiness.
There are no characteristics.
There is no birth and no cessation.
There is no impurity and no purity.
There is no decrease and no increase.
Heart Sutra
All of the existent, conditioned dharmas
Are like dreams, illusions, bubbles, shadows;
Like dew and also like lightning:
Thus should they be contemplated.
- Diamond Prajnaparamita Sutra
Form is No Other Than Emptiness
Emptiness No Other Than Form
A nice hot kettle of stew. He ruins it by dropping a
couple of rat turds in.
It's no good pushing delicacies at a man with a full belly. Striking
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Forms don't hinder emptiness; emptiness is the tissue of
Emptiness isn't destruction of form; form is the flesh of emptiness.
Inside the Dharma gates where form and emptiness are not two
A lame turtle with painted eyebrows stands in the evening breeze.
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1000 - 1000 = 0 = 1000 - 1000
100 - 100 = 0 = 100 - 100
10 - 10 = 0 = 10 - 10
1 - 1 = 0 = 1 - 1
All of the existent, conditioned dharmas
Are like a sea of electro-magnetic energy fields;
Like olives and also like the sun:
Thus should they be contemplated.
1 - 1 = 0 = 1 - 1
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Carole Joiner 6/18/02
An Edward Dougherty signed for my great grandmother, Margaret Kearney Mangan,(Margaret was underage) when she wed Martin Joseph Mangan, in Pittston, Pa. (Luzerne County). This took place in 1887, at St. John the Evangelist RC Church, in Pittston, Pa. Margaret's older sister's name was Mary Kearney. Their parents were Thomas and Johanna Kearney from Cussewago, Pa. (Crawford County)
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The Coast Guard says the tide pulled a boy hundreds of yards out to sea. Luckily, he was clutching an inner tube.
This is video taken just moments after Coast Guard rescuers plucked a boy from the waters off Crystal Beach.
An innocent afternoon swim with family quickly turned terrifying when the 12-year-old got swept out in a current and wound up nearly 400 yards off shore.
He was hanging on to an inner tube — which is what may have saved him.
"He was very scared," said Rodney Rios, with the U.S. Coast Guard. "He told us he was out there for about an hour trying to paddle back, but he wasn't making much headway."
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I just want to smack those few parents across the country who are causing a ruckus, attempting to eliminate Thanksgiving pageants, celebrations, and dress-up for small children because they are "offended" by the "Indian" garb ("stereotyping Indians," they say) or the supposed whitewashing of the history of the conflict between Europeans and original natives of this land.
My family has traveled extensively in the Southwest and do we have stories…one in particular was the day we climbed up a steep mesa some hundreds of feet in the August heat to be greeted by hovels for homes but a spectacular view. I questioned our guide as to why people would have ever lived up here on this barren rock formation with no ability to plant because the only water was rain or water carried up the difficult trail. He said at first, "look at these beautiful views." Well, they were breath-taking. But the living conditions were seemingly below the minimum allowable for human beings. He then continued with, "Living up here gave great safety to the tribe from other tribes who would rob, kill our young men, and then take our women, children, cattle and possessions."
Nonetheless, having school children enact scenes of peace and mutual respect and camaraderie does nothing to defame the indigenous population or the fleeing Europeans…in spite of the funny looking clothes (oh, and "Goth" looks any better?).
I am concerned, as are many others, with the growing trend of one "offended" person having sufficient power to rip away the fabric of American tradition; of small groups rebelling violently against fair, democratic elections, and the fearful gutlessness of those who stand by and let this all happen.


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L.A.'s Moving Units were one of the forerunners of the early-Aughts dance-punk revival, and had the trio not fallen in with a clueless record label early in their career they could have had a public profile closer to the Rapture, !!! and LCD Soundsystem than the almost (but not) forgotten Radio 4, Longwave and the Fever. In recent years, frontman Blake Miller has carried on the band with new members Mike Delgado and Danny DeLeon, dispensing with the electro sound of M>U's middle years in favor of good ol' in-your-face guitar-drums-bass. It's worked; 2013's underrated "Neurotic Exotic" was something of a comeback album, and now Moving Units have readied a follow-up "Damage With Care," their fourth full-length, due April 8. The first single "Opposite of Rhyming" is rapturously abrasive, the perfect antidote to all the "pretty" four-on-the-floor detritus that moves butts but has no spine. Here's to making dance an imperative.
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||| Live: Moving Units play at the Observatory in Orange County on March 13 as part of the five-day Burger x Observatory Celebration.


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I love my new pants! I haven't stop wearing them! My boyfriend hated them when I first bought them but I think they're grown on him.
Haven't had much of a chance to wear them though, the weather here has been so hot. Around 40 degrees for he past week.
But finally today, I finally have a chance to wear the pants out :)


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ReviewThis car is a great long distance traveling car; just don't go up in the mountains. The car doesn't handle very well but thats were you get the smooth ride from. One thing Chevrolet definantly needs to work on is the transmission. The transmission takes a good second-second and a half to shift to the correct gear when your stepping on it. Once again, do not take this car in the mountains when theres only a two way road and you need to pass someone. You have to get used to it that the transmission will lag so you have to step on it a bit earlier. But once it gets into gear, it does pull pretty good. The car seems to be overpriced when compared to the Charger which is a better car.
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Get ready to laugh your you-know-what off! From the looks of this just released trailer for the new Funny or Die-produced comedy The Spoils of Babylon, many of your staple soap opera themes!
The six-part series is set to debut on January 9 at 10 p.m EST on IFC. According to the press release, "Spoofing classic nighttime soaps like Dallas and The Thorn Birds, the series chronicles the TV adaptation of the novel of fictional famous author Eric Jonrosh (Will Ferrell). His best-seller The Spoils of Babylon chronicles the melodramatic escapades of the oil-rich Morehouse family, led by patriarch Jonas Morehouse (Tim Robbins)."
Kristen Wiig plays Jonas' daughter Cynthia who has quite the passion for her adopted brother Devon played by none other than, Tobey Maguire! Wigg said of the project, "The whole show is ridiculous and I mean that in the best way. The things this family goes through, the murder and the lies and the affairs, is so absurd and bizarre and written so well. People know Tobey from more serious roles. But he made me laugh so hard. I'm so excited for people to see him in this context."
In addition, while fighting her forbidden affair with her adopted brother, Cynthia must also contend with her very evil son, played by Haley Joel Osment. Later down the line in the series check this story out …. Cynthia and Devon become estranged and Devon next becomes an activist who goes to work in an underwater lab where falls for a scientist played by Jessica Alba!
OK ready? Watch the trailer for The Spoils Of Babylon after the jump and let us know if you think it's funny … and if you will check out the six-part series right at the beginning of 2014?


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Kurtis Roberts Fastest Ahead Of John Hopkins, Nicky Hayden, Miguel Duhamel in AMA Pro 600cc Supersport Qualifying At Daytona
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Erion Honda's Kurtis Roberts broke his own Daytona 600cc Supersport lap record enroute to qualifying in the pole position for Friday's Pro Honda Oils 600cc Supersport final. Roberts circulated in a draft pack that included factory CBR600F4i Hondas ridden by Nicky Hayden and Miguel Duhamel as well as a GSXR600 ridden by Team Valvoline EMGO Suzuki's John Hopkins.
As the time ran down in the 20-minute session for odd-numbered machines, Roberts recorded a 1:53.549 on his Honda fitted with a Dunlop D208 qualifying tire to better his record of 1:54.147, set last year. Hopkins used the draft of the leading Hondas to record the second-fastest time--1:53.624--on his 2001 Suzuki GSXR600. While Roberts and other riders sponsored by Dunlop pitted for qualifying tires late in the session, Hopkins set his lap time using the same set of race-compound Michelin Pilot tires that he started the session with.
Nicky Hayden was third fastest at 1:53.675 with Duhamel fourth-fastest at 1:53. 736.
Eric Bostrom, the fastest qualifier from the even-numbered session, was fifth-fastest overall when the times from the two qualifying sessions were combined. It appeared that Bostrom's last lap on his Dunlop-shod Kawasaki ZX-6R was his fastest but it was missed by the electronic scoring system. Team watches had Bostrom going faster than the 1:53.773 confirmed by AMA timing and scoring, but the team's time didn't count.
The top combined 600cc Supersport qualifying times follow:
1. Kurtis Roberts, Honda, 1:53.549
2. John Hopkins, Suzuki, 1:53.624
3. Nicky Hayden, Honda, 1:53.675
4. Miguel Duhamel, Honda, 1:53.736
5. Eric Bostrom, Kawasaki, 1:53.773
6. Jamie Hacking, Suzuki, 1:54.166
7. Jason Pridmore, Suzuki, 1:54.866
8. Josh Hayes, Honda, 1:54.882
9. Anthony Gobert, Yamaha, 1:54.893
10. Aaron Yates, Suzuki, 1:54.986
11. Tommy Hayden, Yamaha, 1:55.328
12. Grant Lopez, Suzuki, 1:55.505
13. Owen Weichel, Kawasaki, 1:55.771
14. Jake Zemke, Honda, 1:56.162
15. Lee Acree, Suzuki, 1:56.285
16. Vincent Haskovec, Suzuki, 1:56.632
17. Brian Parriott, Suzuki, 1:56.692
18. Roger Lee Hayden, Honda, 1:56.888
19. Joe Gill, Yamaha, 1:56.914
20. Richie Alexander, Suzuki, 1:57.012
The Michelin rear tire used by Hopkins in 600cc qualifying was part of a shipment that arrived directly from France on Saturday, March 3. Prior to the arrival of that shipment, Michelin had not shipped any DOT-labeled tires capable of lasting race distance to Daytona.
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Like the time he swapped seats with me on the train so I could see the sunset on the way home
Like the time we sat and held hands on the bench on the Southbank, by the bridge and watched the sunset over Waterloo
Like the time he stopped to kiss me by the pink bridge, just because it was pink
Like the time he picked me up from work because I was tired
Like the time he sent me flowers to work just because
Like the time he messaged me at 4 in the morning just to say goodnight
Like the time he bought me coffee and had them put a heart shaped chocolate on the side
Like the time he played my favourite song all the way down to the hotel in the country we stayed in
Like the time he phoned just to hear me
Like the time he left the note in my pocket
Like the time he travelled back from the Midlands for one night, just so he could see me
Like the time he held me because I needed to be held
Like the time he sat in the waiting room for me on countless times because I couldn't go by myself
Like the time he kissed me on the top of my head and told me everything would be ok
we walked across it 5 times in an attempt to find it... gar.

I love goodnight texts..... Dan used to send me ones saying 'night, Im think about you too'..... arrogant, but so cute.....

pfff. men.
ooooh is that the one with the glowing red/pink lights on it? me and my friend got off at london bridge and we were walking down the riverside, and we saw the bridge and we spent ages trying to find it, but you cant see the pinkness when you're on it..... lol
dude..... im in love with the guy just reading that...


text: ING Groep Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:ING) $18.21 +0.14 (+0.77 %) (As of 02/23/2018 04:00 PM ET)Previous Close$18.21Today's Range$18.11 - $18.2252-Week Range$13.63 - $20.58Volume1.79 million shsAverage Volume4.07 million shsMarket Capitalization$70.60 billionP/E Ratio11.75Dividend Yield4.49%Beta1.2 Company Profile Financials Analyst Ratings Dividend History Earnings History Earnings Estimates Insider Trades Headlines SEC Filings Social Media Chart About ING Groep (NYSE:ING) ING Groep N.V. (ING) is a financial institution. The Company offers banking services. The Company's segments include Retail Netherlands, which offers current and savings accounts, business lending, mortgages and other consumer lending in the Netherlands; Retail Belgium, which offers products that are similar to those in the Netherlands; Retail Germany, which offers current and savings accounts, mortgages and other customer lending; Retail Other, which offers products that are similar to those in the Netherlands, and Wholesale Banking, which offers wholesale banking activities (a full range of products from cash management to corporate finance), real estate and lease. The Company's Retail Banking business lines provide products and services to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-corporates. ING's banking activities in Australia are undertaken by ING Bank (Australia) Limited (trading as ING Direct) and ING Bank NV Sydney Branch. Receive ING News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for ING and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Industry, Sector and Symbol Industry Banks Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinancials SymbolNYSE:ING CUSIPN/A Webwww.ing.com Phone+31-20-5639111 Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.05% Current Ratio1.09% Quick Ratio1.09% Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio11.7483870967742 Forward P/E Ratio10.12 P/E Growth1.41 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$20.00 billion Price / Sales3.53 Cash Flow$1.59 per share Price / Cash11.48 Book Value$13.66 per share Price / Book1.33 Profitability Trailing EPS$1.55 Net Income$5.54 billion Net Margins27.70% Return on Equity10.46% Return on Assets0.59% Miscellaneous Employees51,943 Outstanding Shares3,877,900,000 ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Frequently Asked Questions What is ING Groep's stock symbol? ING Groep trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "ING." How often does ING Groep pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for ING Groep? ING Groep declared a semiannual dividend on Thursday, February 15th. Investors of record on Thursday, April 26th will be paid a dividend of $0.5344 per share on Friday, May 11th. This represents a yield of 5.77%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, April 25th. This is a boost from ING Groep's previous semiannual dividend of $0.45. View ING Groep's Dividend History. How were ING Groep's earnings last quarter? ING Groep NV (NYSE:ING) posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 10th. The financial services provider reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.02. The financial services provider earned $4.68 billion during the quarter. ING Groep had a return on equity of 10.46% and a net margin of 27.70%. View ING Groep's Earnings History. Who are some of ING Groep's key competitors? Some companies that are related to ING Groep include Royal Bank of Canada (RY), Banco Santander (SAN), Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Itau Unibanco (ITUB), Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MTU), U.S. Bancorp (USB), HDFC Bank (HDB), Banco Bradesco (BBD), Westpac Banking (WBK), PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), Bank of Nova Scotia (BNS), Lloyds Banking Group (LYG), Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Grp (SMFG), Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), Bank of Montreal (BMO), Barclays (BCS), Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) and Credit Suisse Group (CS). Who are ING Groep's key executives? ING Groep's management team includes the folowing people: Jeroen van der Veer, Independent Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Age 69)Ralph A.J.G. Hamers, Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Member of the Management Board Banking (Age 51)Hermann J. Lamberti, Independent Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board (Age 61)Koos J. V. Timmermans, Vice Chairman of the Management Board Banking, Chief Financial Officer, Member of the Executive Board (Age 57)Roel M.M. Louwhoff, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Transformation Officer, Member of the Management Board Banking (Age 52)Steven J.A. van Rijswijk, Chief Risk Officer, Member of the Management Board Banking, Member of the Executive Board (Age 47)Roland B. Boekhout, Member Management Board Banking, Head of Market Leaders (Age 54)Aris Bogdaneris, Member of the Management Board Banking, Head of Challengers & Growth Markets (Age 54)M. Isabel Fernandez Niemann, Member of the Management Board Banking, Head of Wholesale Banking (Age 49)Jan Peter Balkenende, Independent Member of the Supervisory Board (Age 61) Who owns ING Groep stock? ING Groep's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Fisher Asset Management LLC (1.03%), Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc. (0.12%), NWQ Investment Management Company LLC (0.10%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (0.08%), Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc. (0.04%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.04%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for ING Groep. Who sold ING Groep stock? Who is selling ING Groep stock? ING Groep's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Two Sigma Advisers LP, Two Sigma Investments LP, Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., LPL Financial LLC, NWQ Investment Management Company LLC, First Trust Advisors LP and Wright Investors Service Inc.. View Insider Buying and Selling for ING Groep. Who bought ING Groep stock? Who is buying ING Groep stock? ING Groep's stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Fisher Asset Management LLC, Assetmark Inc., Chevy Chase Trust Holdings Inc., Wasatch Advisors Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc. and Dorsey Wright & Associates. View Insider Buying and Selling for ING Groep. How do I buy ING Groep stock? Shares of ING Groep can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is ING Groep's stock price today? One share of ING Groep stock can currently be purchased for approximately $18.21. How big of a company is ING Groep? ING Groep has a market capitalization of $70.60 billion and generates $20.00 billion in revenue each year. The financial services provider earns $5.54 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.55 on an earnings per share basis. ING Groep employs 51,943 workers across the globe. How can I contact ING Groep? ING Groep's mailing address is Amsterdamse Poort, Bijlmerplein 888, AMSTERDAM, 1102 MG, Netherlands. The financial services provider can be reached via phone at +31-20-5639111 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for ING Groep (ING)Community Ranking: 2.2 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 265 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 328 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 593MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about ING Groep and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Analysts' Consensus Rating (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for company stocks using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Today30 Days Ago90 Days Ago180 Days AgoConsensus Rating: BuyBuyBuyBuyConsensus Rating Score: 3.003.002.672.57Ratings Breakdown: 0 Sell Rating(s)0 Hold Rating(s)3 Buy Rating(s)0 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)0 Hold Rating(s)4 Buy Rating(s)0 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)2 Hold Rating(s)4 Buy Rating(s)0 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)3 Hold Rating(s)4 Buy Rating(s)0 Strong Buy Rating(s)Consensus Price Target: N/AN/AN/AN/APrice Target Upside: N/AN/AN/AN/AING Groep (NYSE:ING) Consensus Price Target History ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Analyst Ratings History Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails12/6/2017Goldman Sachs GroupReiterated RatingBuyLow10/12/2017Deutsche BankReiterated RatingBuyN/A4/19/2017Jefferies GroupInitiated CoverageBuyLow2/13/2017JPMorgan Chase & Co.Reiterated RatingBuyN/A1/13/2017Societe GeneraleDowngradeBuy -> HoldN/A12/7/2016Independent ResearchReiterated RatingBuy -> HoldN/A9/23/2016Royal Bank of CanadaUpgradeSector Perform -> OutperformN/A7/5/2016MacquarieUpgradeUnderperform -> NeutralN/A3/31/2016Morgan StanleyDowngradeEqual -> UnderweightN/A(Data available from 2/24/2016 forward) Earnings ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Earnings History and Estimates ChartING Groep (NYSE ING) Earnings History by QuarterDateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails11/2/2017Q3 2017$0.41$5.18 billionViewN/A8/2/2017Q2 2017$0.38$4.98 billionViewN/A5/10/20173/31/2017$0.30$0.32$4.68 billionViewN/A2/2/2017Q4 2016$0.39$4.81 billionViewN/A11/3/20169/30/2016$0.32$0.39$4.87 billionViewN/A8/3/2016Q2 2016$0.37$5.14 billionViewN/A5/10/2016Q1 2016$0.25$4.51 billionViewN/A2/4/2016Q4 2015$0.23$4.43 billionViewN/A11/4/2015Q3 2015$0.32$4.45 billionViewN/A8/5/2015Q2 2015$0.33$4.61 billionViewN/A5/7/2015Q1 2015$0.44$4.88 billionViewN/A2/11/2015Q4$0.16$5.12 billion$4.25 billionViewN/A11/5/2014Q3 2014$0.36$4.96 billion$4.93 billionViewN/A8/6/2014Q2$0.43$8.97 billionViewN/A5/6/2014Q1 2014($0.28)$11.69 billionViewN/A2/11/2014Q4 2013$0.14$8.53 billionViewN/A11/5/2013Q3 2013$0.30$8.09 billionViewN/A8/7/2013Q2 2013$0.33$12.59 billionViewN/A5/8/2013$0.28$13.93 billionViewN/A2/13/2013Q4 2012$0.68ViewN/A11/7/2012Q3 2012$0.17ViewN/A8/8/2012Q2 2012$0.34ViewN/A5/9/2012Q1 2012$0.24ViewN/A2/9/2012Q4 2011$0.26ViewN/A11/3/2011Q3 2011$0.66ViewN/A8/4/2011Q2 2011$0.58ViewN/A5/4/2011Q1 2011$0.58ViewN/A2/15/2011Q4 2010$0.15ViewN/A11/10/2010Q3 2010$0.39ViewN/A5/12/2010Q1 2010$0.34ViewN/A2/15/2010Q4 2009($0.49)ViewN/A11/11/2009Q3 2009$0.37ViewN/A8/12/2009Q2 2009$0.04ViewN/A5/13/2009Q1 2009($0.21)ViewN/A8/13/2008Q2 2008$1.47ViewN/A5/14/2008Q1 2008$1.11ViewN/A(Earnings results data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Estimates ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Earnings EstimatesCurrent Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.8 EPSNext Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $1.93 EPS Dividends ING Groep (NYSE:ING) Dividend InformationNext Dividend:5/11/2018Annual Dividend:$0.61Dividend Yield:3.35%Dividend Growth:0.00% (3 Year Average)Payout Ratio:39.35% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 33.89% (Based on This Year's Estimates)31.61% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)Track Record:2 Years of Consecutive Dividend GrowthING Groep (NYSE:ING) Dividend History by QuarterAnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date2/15/2018semiannual$0.535.77%4/25/20184/26/20185/11/20188/2/2017None$0.233.05%8/10/20178/14/20178/21/20172/7/2017semiannual$0.456.15%5/9/20175/11/20175/25/20178/4/2016$0.228/11/20168/15/20168/22/20163/14/2016$0.374/26/20164/28/20165/11/20165/11/2015$0.135/13/20155/14/20155/20/20152/12/2015semiannual$0.141.97%5/12/20155/14/20155/29/2015(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading History for ING Groep (NYSE ING)No insider trades for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com Headlines ING Groep (NYSE ING) News Headlines Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineCapital Analysts LLC Takes Position in ING Groep NV (ING)www.americanbankingnews.com - February 24 at 3:12 PMThe U.S. 10-Year Looks Poised to Cross a Red Line This Weekwww.bloomberg.com - February 20 at 5:52 PMNoble's Sea of Red Shows Post-Restructuring Challenge for Traderwww.msn.com - February 19 at 5:14 PMING Groep (ING) Downgraded by Zacks Investment Researchwww.americanbankingnews.com - February 19 at 4:12 PMING Groep NV (ING) Raises Dividend to $0.53 Per Sharewww.americanbankingnews.com - February 15 at 6:04 PMING Groep NV (ING) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - February 14 at 5:40 AMNot Everyone Thinks There's Just Bad News for the Poundfinance.yahoo.com - February 13 at 8:53 AMZacks Investment Research Upgrades ING Groep (ING) to Buywww.americanbankingnews.com - February 11 at 9:42 AMING Groep NV Forecasted to Earn FY2018 Earnings of $1.86 Per Share (ING)www.americanbankingnews.com - February 8 at 1:22 PMING Groep's (ING) CEO Ralph Hamers on Q4 2017 Results - Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - February 2 at 8:34 AMING's Hamers Suffers Cost-Cutting Reversal as Expenses Gain - 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I believe Tennesseans should carefully consider this small gem of wisdom from the pen of Mark Twain: "It ain't what you don't know that gets you into trouble. It's what you know for sure that just ain't so."
It's bad enough when we adults become the victims of our own irrational assumptions. But when our foolish beliefs lead to the deaths of innocent children, stupidity becomes infanticide.
Here in Tennessee, and throughout the "red" states, millions of people — dare I call them rednecks? — are full of the certain and unquestioned "knowledge" that "guns don't kill people." But this "fact" is not supported by the evidence of statistics, which tell an entirely different story: throughout the civilized world, where there are fewer guns, there are far fewer gun-related deaths. So it turns out that guns really do kill people, perhaps in the same way that high levels of lead in paint lead to more poisonings.
The Divine Oscar Wilde once said that the only sin is stupidity. I think we can safely say that 99.9 percent of Americans want to protect children from unnecessary suffering and death. But then it is beyond stupid for us to make it so easy for the deranged .01 percent to get their hands on assault weapons. Letting gun dealers peddle assault weapons and high-capacity ammo clips is like letting home supply companies sell lead-based paints. In both cases, many innocent children are going to die for the sake of a few pennies per share on some company's bottom line.
So let's make no bones about it: for the sake of their real God, the Almighty Dollar, the NRA and its political lackeys are going to cause the deaths of large numbers of American children, unless we stop them. Perhaps the NRA and its minions will not be pulling the triggers directly. But if I am selling drugs in your neighborhood, and children start dying of overdoses, am I "innocent" or a huge part of the problem? Obviously, easy access to the wrong things can kill, whether the products are drugs, lead-based paints, or guns and ammo.
Here are some sobering statistics:
A study in the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery found that the gun murder rate in the U.S. is almost 20 times higher than the next 22 richest and most populous nations combined. Among the world's 23 wealthiest nations, 80 percent of all gun deaths are American deaths and 87 percent of all children killed by guns are American children.
According to the Children's Defense Fund, in the 44 years since Bobby Kennedy and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. were shot to death, bullets have ended the lives of more than one million people. In the civilized world, an extraordinarily high percentage of those deaths were American deaths. Children in Japan, England and 20 other industrialized nations were much, much safer.
The Virginia-based Violence Policy Center ranks Tennessee seventh nationally for the most gun-related deaths, at a rate of 15.03 per 100,000 people. Tennessee's household gun ownership rate is about 46 percent, the VPC estimates. Hawaii came in last — which in this case means first — with a death rate of 2.82 per 100,000 and a household gun ownership rate of only 9.7 percent.
So in the U.S. and around the civilized world, there is a strong correlation between the ownership of guns per capita, and the rate of gun-related deaths per capita. I'm sure we could find similar relationships between the presence of other deadly items and deaths related to those items: drugs, lead-based paints, asbestos, cars and houses that don't meet safety standards, etc.
But the dumb whizzes of the NRA and their religion-mad political allies don't believe in facts, statistics or science. They are people of faith — blind faith. In the past, people like them used the Bible and the Constitution to "prove" that slavery was the will of God and the Founding Fathers.
Now they want to enslave us and endanger our children by forcing us to bow down and worship the Almighty Gun. But people of blind faith were wrong about slavery, witch-hunts and the sacrifice of animals and children to the gods. I, for one, am confident that they are just as wrong about this strange new idolatry.
Michael R. Burch is a Nashville-based editor and publisher of Holocaust poetry and other "things literary" at www.thehypertexts.com.
Record warmth in the NE this morning, record cold in California....Has Dargent7's arrival in the Golden State put the meteorological jinx on the place? Darge....come in please....
Good morning, children. WOW!, I wish I was as smart as you kids think you are (I say kids because you act like kids so much). I would be one of the smartest guys to be known on this site. I'm amazed you all know more about me than I know about myself. What egos we have on this site.
Damn, if you say it's so, it must be because you say it is. It would be great if you knew the facts instead of your BS.
Gotta go to church now...but, before I leave, I'd like to add this:
The Empire State triumphed once again....Miss Tennessee was in the finals, but the coonskin cap & buck-skin swimsuit thing didn't work out as planned....PETA objected.
The propaganda Mike Burch puts out whould make any Nazi proud.
How come you cannot site statistics of how many peoples lives are saved by gun owners?
How come you don't site statistics of other causes ot murder higher than gun related deaths?
How come you cannot site CDC statistics of more children drowning than being killed by guns?
How come you cannot use the Planned Parenthood statistics of 393,000 abortions they performed in 2012?
Why? Because you a hypocrite.
Ask01 said "remember gun owners you cold have compromised"
Ask01, Will you compromise on your 1st amendment rights? How about your 4th amendment rights? Do you want to give those up?
gdia gun sales are going up across the nation,not only in your white trash area.
Loner how is the crime rate in your city? High as normal. Your Mayor bloomberg rushes to judgement all the time. But he does not want to rush to judge people getting pushed in front of trains. He wants to reduce drug supplies in emergency rooms. How will that work if another 9/11 hits your city?
And how come there was not a ban on box cutter's after 9/11?
Planned parenthood reported 393,000 abortions in 2102 a record year for them. How come you libtards are not upset with this?
Abortion is protected by supreme court. So it is aok to murder a child.
Gun ownership is protected by US Constitution.
So in an abortion who do libtards blame for the death. The Doctor? The Mother? The Father?
I have been listening to the opinions of my fellow man since childhood. The majority of the time the opinions seemed to come come from a platform of ignorance.
As an adult whose opinions and instincts have elevated me into the 1% while working and the. One and a half % as a retiree , I am convinced more than ever that the ignorant choose their own lot in life by the opinions that ignorance gives them.
I think it would be academically interesting and enlightening to have a forum where the certified net worth and age must be posted along with the opinion.
Parnell3rd, I am pained to be the one to inform you, but we have, from my perspective, already compromised on most all the amendments.
When one considers the reams of law books and opinions from numerous judges and courts, many suffering from rectal cranial inversion, one can easily see a trail of compromise. It seems there are exemptions and conditions for each and every law, laws which I might add, are derived from the Constitution and attached Amendments.
I merely pointed out, to the chagrin of many it seems, accepting regulating assault weapons and high capacity magazines to avoid more stringent regulations seemed a small issue.
So I repeat, if laws are passed, and individuals must pass a battery of psychological testing, a background check without even a parking ticket, show positive evidence of having an uncrackable gun vault, and must post a million dollar bond in case their weapons are stolen and used in a crime, plus carrying hideously expensive insurance for the same reason, remember, I urged you to compromise. I like guns and target shooting also, but can realize the emotional tide is going to force government to take some action.
Let me toss out a few other possibilities, some fairly outlandish, but still, considering our elected representatives, not beyond the realm of imagination.
They could pass a law making possession of weapons by those under 18 or 21, not a member of the uniformed services a federal crime. That would certainly decimate the NRA Junior membership, wouldn't it? It is illegal for those underage to purchase or possess alcohol or tobacco, and most states restrict the age at which people can drive, ever edging the lower limit toward 18.
I could easily see the ownership of any weapon becoming legal, but possessing or home manufacture the ammunition being illegal.
The congress could, in a fit of whimsy declare the only weapons a citizen is allowed to own to be single shot weapons such as muzzle loaders such as were available when the Constitution was written.
Shall I continue? Much of my rant does border on the unlikely, I admit, but some never thought we would have integrated schools, either.
Compromise, or risk losing it all. Remember, at least one person posting here advocates total confiscation, by force if need be, prying the gun from a cold dead hand.
Have a wonderful day.
You must not understand, parnell3rd. It's okay to murder someone as long as it's official... especially if it's a baby that can't fight back to defend themselves.
I do wonder what will happen to Rasputin72 when the Dean adminstration finalizes their almost certain scheme to close the Nashville Rescue Mission.
I cannot fathom the city allowing such a facility to exist within eyesight of their shiny new monument to ego, the MCC. I have little doubt we will read in the near future of plans to relocate the Mission somewhere, anywhere else except where tourists are likely to see the building and it's residents. Once in the suburbs, access to a public library computer will be severely limited.
I am also concerned for Rasputin72's financial security when the next probable step, banning street vendors selling The Contributor within a mile of the MCC. His financial empire will probably crumble to dust. Hopefully, he will not leap in despair from one of the overpasses, impeding rush hour traffic.
Considering the depths of his delusion, perhaps the best way to deal with him is not to address him and enable his descent into permanent madness.
Adieu, Rasputin72, may you receive the psychological help you so desperately need.
ASK01.............I take it that you reject the idea of your ignorance.
I am told that acceptance of ignorance is common to many many deplorably ignorant and underclass humans.
Another theory is that constant masturbation leads to intellectual masturbation.
In any case, I still think that a certified net worth addendum to each post would be academically interesting.
I was in the world headquarters of one of Americas largest brokerage houses recently and was told by the President of the company that trying to manage the money of lotterywinners was one of the most difficult rasks that they had. The lottery winners tend to be as unsophisticated as yourself and the other members of the SimpleSix.
I thought that his choice of the word unsophisticated rather than ignorant showed some degree of respect.
You are living proof of both theories Raspy old boy. You are deplorable and have mastered the art of self love. Since there is not enough lonely women in the world and none that could ever love you as you do and your four finger and thumb.
Ask01, Rasputin was offer help a long ago,but after talking to him self he decided that there was one more qualified to know what is best for and to face facts that he is a failure was something he could not come to grips with.
An excellent observation, Captain Nemo.
His delusions are entertaining at times. I suspect if he was ever where he claims to have been, the circumstances were likely his cleaning the toilets or picking up trash.
At least he, unlike some other trolls, provides some amusement, although his rhetoric is itself becoming somewhat predictable, tiresome, and unworthy of comment.
Have a wonderful evening folks, I have to return to the kitchen. The weekends are the only days I find time to cook and I take every moment seriously.
You are constantly criticizing Rasputin72, dumba$$, debauching him every time you "open your mouth".
My God, dumba$$, how smart are you when you can't even write a simple sentence and spell all of the words correctly? Did you even finish the 8th grade in school?
He was like these forty 40 years ago Ask01, except he has gotten worse. It must be that he has running out of time and his life is such a failure, that he has resorted to this make believe life style.
He was a sad little boy,and a sadder as a old man.
There is nothing better than knowing that you have agitated the class of people who are most responsible for the high taxes and the sorry state of affairs in this country.
NEMO........TPS did nothing to enhance your poor genetics. When the Samoan named you "Rat" he did not do the rodent family any favors.
Still fishing old boy. I did not go to TPS and I never knew any Samoan. You must have a half brain like your hero yogi,to keep repeating the same old crap.
It just really get to you that you don't no who I am, but I know of your past and that your present isn't much better.
NEMO.......Let us reduce this to a denominator you can understand.
If you are Rat Nemovitz then you definetely had some association with me as your paperboy
If you are not Rat Nemovitz then you have no association with me except thru thid forum.The Nemovitz family was the only totally white trash family on my route.
It could be that I had a a slight association with you when there was a septic tank problem on a farm I had in Nolensville during the 80s. There is no possibility that NES,Nashville Gas or COmcast would have ever hired you.
Rasputin you are of the same calibre of stupid as yogi. It was 40yrs ago when we knew each other. You did not have a Paper route at that time.
So what part of no don't you understand?
Septic tank problems ? What did you get that fat head of stuck in the tank.?
NEMO ......40 years ago I would not have been within a mile and a half of you physically or mentally.
I find. human vermin like you deplorable and an embarrassment to mankind.
40 years ago the odds of me having any dialogue with you would have to be as you performing some kind of service task for me or my company.
Are you or are you not Rat Nemovitz?
How many times do I have to tell that dumb ass mind of yours no! Damn you are dumber than yogi.
40yrs ago you were hustling for penny's.
Should have said stealing penny's


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Would Final Fantasy Versus XIII Actually Help To Sell PS4s?
So with the recent rumor that Final Fantasy Versus XIII will be exclusive to the PlayStation 4, this question is worth asking.
Chances are, nothing Square Enix does in the future will be totally exclusive so I wouldn't put much stock in that rumor. But whether it's exclusive or not doesn't matter; we want to know how big of an impact the game would have on the PS4 launch. Imagine if Versus XIII was available this year, right around the time Sony's new console hit store shelves...
Of course, that's not likely to happen but I'm wondering what kind of effect such a launch would have. I'm thinking Final Fantasy has lost much of its punching power this past generation, and I really don't think it holds the same "system-selling" potential it once had. Furthermore, as we still know virtually nothing about this particular piece of vaporware, we don't know what the gameplay will be like. If it was anything even remotely like the traditional FF mechanics, perhaps it would actually hit the gaming world like a ton of bricks and be a true-blue PS4-seller. If, on the other hand, it was just another example of how far the iconic franchise has fallen, I don't see how Versus XIII for the PS4 would help much.
If it was exclusive, I'm sure it would help a little. I still don't think that's going to happen but I imagine it has given loyal PlayStation fans something to smile about. Well, at least until the rumor gets shot down.
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 10:33:58 PM
All of us who got a PS3 for FFXIII want to believe again.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 10:45:13 PM
I bought a PS3 because logically it was the system to keep playing Final Fantasy games. When in actuality I played just about everything else.
I also say if FFvsXIII is a "good" game, and gets positive reviews, it'll sell well.
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 7:22:50 AM
Yeah... at the time I was a waiter at a Scottish pub and grill... we even brewed our own beer. I had to wear a kilt to work every day. Had to wear shorts underneath, though. Drunk middleaged women would try to flip up a peek, ya know?
Point is, FFXIII trailer made me stash away hard earned money, and the PS3 was mine on launch... and 3-4 years later, the game finally released and versus still has not.
On the flip side, I'm was an alpha tester for FFXIV and am currently an early phase beta tester... it's actually feeling very good. Too bad it's an MMO... Still... I'm not as excited for FF as I was prior to the FFXIII release.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 3:59:03 PM
Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 10:56:34 PM
However, that said, should the game be released for PS4, exclusive or not, it should still be a system seller, as the reviews will likely be positive enough to make people want to buy into the new generation. For me, it wouldn't be a system seller, as I'm already interested in the likes of Watch Dogs and inFamous. If the reviews are good enough, however, I imagine it would make an excellent addition to my early collection.
Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 11:03:33 PM
The X Factor 9
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Thursday, March 21, 2013 @ 11:19:06 PM
Anyway, if Versus XIII does end up on the PS4, I think it will still push some hardware. The name ahs been severely tarninshed this generation but it still carries some weight. If it ends up to be a good game, then I hope it does. And if it is a return to form for the game, then I'd like to beat all the FF XIII games sales-wise, too!
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 4:39:25 AM
Cause the real task of a "system seller" is to sell the system to others than those who would buy the system anyway, right? And for that to happen, it needs to be a title that catch attention outside the hardcore Playstation sphere. And is a Final Fantasy the right franchise for that?
A leading question but a valid one, imo.
(disclaimer: I am now of course talking about the western market)
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 7:31:05 AM
So no... I don't believe Final Fantasy is the right game anymore to be a system seller. It used to be. FF7 was a system seller for sure. FFX was for early PS2 adopters as well. I was all Nintendo when PS1 came out. It wasn't until I saw FF7 that I finally got a playstation.
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 5:46:55 AM
And also the latest rumors that when SE had halted the development in midway Sony development studios got involved and moved it onto PS4, and this was also the reason why Last guardian was delayed, as resources were moved on to versus development, but still just a rumor
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 5:58:20 AM
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 7:00:05 AM
Essentially, Versus XIII was the game that everyone was clamoring for....FF XIII released, and proved to be a disappointment. Then SE "graced" us with XIII-2 and the upcoming Lightning Returns, but a lot of people don't want that.
Versus XIII was already accepted to be a spin-off, an action-rpg. XIII on the other hand is clearly suffering an identity-crisis.
From what (little) we had seen, Versus looked to be the quality game, and in all fairness, I'm not afraid to admit that my PS4 will be a day-1 purchase if Versus is a launch-title and reviews are good...
However, the same most assuredly cannot be said for the majority of people, and I honestly can't blame them :/
SE has really messed up this gen...
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 9:43:30 AM
Then again, maybe not. The console market in JPN seems grim. But hey, at least with PS4's success, that should bolster Vita's success, and the Vita can take over PSP's spot as being fantastic for JRPGs.
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 9:52:47 AM
What I wouldn't mind if it was Sony exclusive, and they did something like the Twightlight princess on the Wii. Maybe have it out first for the PS4 but then also have a version on the PS3?
I dont know but this seriously bugs me. I want this game more than pretty much any PS3 title right now and it sucks that it might be a PS4 exclusive.
On the flip side I guess it would be better for it to come out at all instead of it becoming vapourware like many people were predicting. So in a way I'm pissed that I wont get it, but glad that it will at least be released and eventually down the road WAY WAY down the road when I get a PS4 it will be waiting for me.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 10:16:03 AM
Final Fantasy is no longer a system seller for me, but I will buy any and all, real, rpg's they might make in the future.
Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 11:25:51 AM
To be fair though, this could be said for just about any game. If a launch title pulls in 9+ review scores, it will be a system seller.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 11:52:20 AM
Final Fantasy is kind of like the Tv show Heroes; The first season was amazing, then the show got a god complex and it was all downhill from there. Final fantasy 13 was the Heroes season 2 premiere.
Ever since i found out that Tomb Raider was an Xbox game ported to the ps3 ive given up on Square Enix. I believe there are no more exclusives coming from the company.
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Friday, March 22, 2013 @ 1:35:37 PM
When it comes down to it I think it will take a good line of well produced and various genre of games to sell the PS4. The news of the architecture alone has people excited so there are already a good portion, my guess, of day one buyers. The game lineup, not just one series, is the key now for Sony andits devs/publishers.
The features, capabilities, game genre lineups will be its selling point. Focussing on one series to make the system is ridiculous in this day and age. Those days are gone I think. Especially with the expense the PS4 is going to be.
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I started 2013 off thinking I was finally going to be the bride and not the bridesmaid. I thought 2013 was the year I put on my "28th dress" so to speak. Well, not quite. On New Years Eve last year, my on again off again boyfriend of 5 years, ended things. {: Side Note: This is not a ex boyfriend bashing post. He's an amazing man of God, just not my amazing and not my man of God-Us single girls would fare a lot better if we recognized the difference:} Even though I knew it wasn't Gods plan for me, it didn't ease the pain so much, but what did was my girlfriends.
After my boyfriend and I broke up, one of my acquaintances from church asked me to dinner one night. I didn't know much about her other than she was a rockstar leader at our church and seemed to be an incredible person who was full of life and passion. That dinner ended up lasting, I think, almost 4 hours {:our poor waitress:}. That night was pretty much the beginning of an amazing friendship. She's now one of my closest friends and a source of accountability without judgment. She challenges me and encourages me. She laughs with me, but also has no problem telling me what's up.
So to say that 2013 didn't start out well {:also on New Years Eve I went to another ex boyfriends wedding reception, and my car got hit:} or go according to plan might be the understatement of the year! But sometimes you have to open up your life to the unexpected, and even the unwanted surprises. Sometimes staying open to surprise packages leads to surprise blessings. That's what happened to me. In 2013 I didn't get the groom or the 28th dress like I thought I would, but I got something just as amazing, a new bridesmaid.
Never under estimate what God is working and orchestrating behind the scenes even through difficulty and sorrow. Often times, it's those seasons and moments you look back and see Gods hand the most, even when you couldn't see it then because you were inside the out working of a blessing.


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Could you, please, tell me, how to remove the thick black horizontal line, that's present in the bottom part of the page, separating the main part of the page from the footer? Or at least to make it white, so, it would not be seen on the white background.
THanks in advance.


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Some criminals are so stupid they show that we hardly need cops.
"I am Cheap Criminal"
Jesse James, Oswego, New York, shares the name of the great western outlaw but doesn't actually pull the same stunts as him. He was caught the 8th June,99. James went into a grocery using his bonus discount card for the three pies. Then he held up the clerk and asked him for the 600$. James think about his name that was written on his discount card and all the other information good enough for the cops to find him. The cops did find him the next day.


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Imitation of Christ's Impromptu Opera
Sure, Fashion Week's full of divas, but leave it to Tara Subkoff's Imitation of Christ to put a conceptual spin on things with her "Impromptu Opera/Performance/Party" last night on the Lower East Side. Five opera singers in IOC designs scattered throughout the room, amid a crowd including Kim Gordon, Chloe Sevigny and Natasha Lyonne, sang without notice from wherever they happened every half hour. Our king of Fashion Week party. Below, check out our photos from the evening. Here's a link to an awesome video recap from the IOC folks as well.


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Maple & Apple Cider Vinegar Glazed Chicken
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Author Notes: This is a sweet and spicy glazed chicken recipe, that is ritch and savory. The spice plays nicely off the sweetness of the syrup and the the tang from the vinegar. It is inspired by but modified from a "Malt Vinegar Glazed Chicken" in the September 2012 issue of BonAppetit Magazine - from Avec in Chicago. —Cassandra Hoagland
Serves 5 to 6
Maple Cider Vinegar Glaze
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/2 cup real maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons dark molasses
- 1 tablespoon red pepper flakes
- 3 sprigs fresh Rosemary
- 1 red chili - sliced into very thin strips
- 1 green chili - sliced into very thin strips
- 1 tablespoon coarsely ground pepper
- 1 piece fresh ginger - peeled and roughly chopped
- In a small saucepan, add vinegar, syrup, and molasses. Whisk.
- Add in pepper flakes, Rosemary, chillies, pepper, and ginger. Whisk.
- Bring mixture to a rolling boil. Reduce heat.
- Simmer until reduced to about 1/2 cup.
- Strain and set aside. Save strainings.
- 4 large, boneless, skinless chicken breasts
- 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup Kosher salt
- 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 4 sprigs fresh Thyme
- 2 pieces Bay leaves
- 1 tablespoon ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 3 cups water
- In a large pot, stir together sugar, salt, vinegar, thyme, and water until sugar dissolves.
- Place sauce in a large bowl. Add 2 cups cold water.
- Cut each breast in 1/2.
- Add chicken to sauce mixture.
- Marinate 2-3 hours. (Overnight is even better!)
- Pre-heat over to Bake and 400. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- Drain chicken but do not rinse.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
- Dredge chicken in cornmeal.
- Heat oil in a lage skillet and sear each piece of chicken on both sides.
- Place on baking sheet.
- Baste top with glaze and lightly add glaze strainings if desired.
- Roast about 6 minutes. Flip over.
- Baste fresh side with glaze and add strainings if desired.
- Roast another 6 minutes.
- Add remaining glaze and strainings and roast another 2-3 minutes.
- Let rest several minutes before serving with rice and fresh vegetable side.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Recipe with Vinegar


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Fostering a Risk-Taking Culture
While leaders often focus on success, failure also leaves useful clues. In the book, Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes, authors explain how negative results can be deciphered in ways that make organizations and their leaders smarter and more effective.
By Patrick Sanaghan and Susan Jurow
In the May 2011 Business Officer feature article "Who Will Step Into Your Shoes?" we explain the urgency for ensuring that our colleges and universities keep the leadership pipeline flowing. This is no easy task in our evolving environment that poses complex challenges resistant to traditional solutions. One of the new leadership competencies that we cite is that of taking risks. Following are some insights from a rather surprising book by Richard Farson and Ralph Keyes, Whoever Makes the Most Mistakes Wins (Free Press, 2002), which remains relevant today.
"Failure-tolerant" leadership is a central concept in the book. The authors point out that many of the most successful companies have learned that failure is an essential part of the learning and innovation process. These companies are not afraid of failure; they understand what a vital role it plays in the discovery of new approaches and ideas, or solutions to intractable and daunting problems.
Farson and Keye are not talking about tolerating lethal failures, for example, in situations where a person's life or the long-term viability of the organization is at risk. Fortunately, few of us have to deal with those kinds of events. Rather, the authors mean tolerating the potential of failure in the solution of everyday challenges, problems, and opportunities that leaders must address on a continual basis.
Obviously, no one begins a project or initiative with the intention to fail, but with any real risk, there is the possibility of missed opportunities, mistakes, and mishaps. With a supportive institutional culture—one that encourage openness, fosters trust, and values individual and organizational learning—failure can be part of a process that builds and improves stellar institutions.
The key to the success of a failure-tolerant organization and leader, note Farson and Keyes, is the capacity to learn from experience, to understand what happened, and to apply the lessons learned to new and different situations. Success, as well as failure, leaves clues. If these clues can be captured and deciphered, organizations and their leaders can become smarter and more effective. Failure-tolerant leaders encourage questions, are willing to admit they don't know everything, own their mistakes, and are less judgmental of their followers.
Considering the adaptive and complex challenges that face higher education, failure could be coming fast and furiously. If our institutions and our leaders are afraid to fail, they will cling to the status quo, think smaller than is warranted, risk meekly, and move defensively into the future.
PATRICK SANAGHAN is president, The Sanaghan Group, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, and SUSAN JUROW is subject matter consultant, leadership, for NACUBO.


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As the presenter puts it, designers new to mobile interaction design don't have the domain specific skills or heuristics to lean on. The best way to develop those skills is to prototype early and often. This presentation makes a great 101.
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Josh Lambert – American Jewish Fiction
The Jewish Publication Society, $18.00
paperback original
Writerscast host David Wilk interviews Josh Lambert, the editor of AMERICAN JEWISH FICTION: A guide to great novels and short story collections published in January 2009 by the Jewish Publication Society. In the book, Lambert collects and discusses 125 classic American Jewish novels and short story collections beginning with Nathan Meyer's DIFFERENCES from 1867 through Michael Chabon's THE YIDDISH POLICEMEN'S UNION of 2007. In this fascinating interview, Lambert talks about his method for assembling his anthology, as well as some of the books and stories that it features. Wilk and Lambert talk extensively about the nature of Jewish fiction in America, themes that have remained constant over time, as well as what has changed in the American Jewish experiences since the earliest novels of the 19th century. Lambert talks about some of the issues he faced in making selections for the book and his enthusiasm for the many books he read in order to put this book together. AMERICAN JEWISH FICTION offers readers many surprises and should be of interest to any reader of contemporary fiction.


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Saturday 14th April, 2012
8:00am to 9:00am
Learn how composer Douglas O'Grady composed a piece for the Waterbury Symphony Orchestra and Brandt Schneider's iPad ensemble from Seymour High School. How can the iPad change the orchestral experience?
Music Teacher at Seymour High School
Asst Professor at WCSU
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12th–14th April 2012