text: Home > Bookshop > Australian Children's Books > Australian Children's Books - General « Back The Third Wheel Kinney, Jeff Our Price Retail Price AUD$14.95 Your Price AUD$12.70 Minimum Order: 1 In Stock (1) Dispatch: 1 day Third Wheel/Kinney, Jeff/Paper/0143307339/S028-B AUD$12.70 QTY Gift Wrapping Add Gift Wrapping (click checkbox) If you would like a gift wrapping message, please add it in the Notes section on the checkout page, thank you. AUD$2.95 Publisher: Puffin ISBN-13: 9780143307334 Series: Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7 Binding: Paperback Year Published: 2012 In The Third Wheel, love is in the air—but what does that mean for Greg Heffley? A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down. As Greg scrambles to find a date, he's worried he'll be left out in the cold on the big night. His best friend, Rowley, doesn't have any prospects either, but that's a small consolation. Then an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves Rowley the odd man out. But a lot can happen in one night, and in the end, you never know who's going to be lucky in love. 'Writing The Third Wheel has been a lot of fun because there's so much humor to be mined in the world of middle school romance. When the dust settles at the end of the seventh book, the Wimpy universe will be changed in a way that will surprise fans of the series.' says author, Jeff Kinney. ID: 239696 Code: P103724


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On a cold December morning hours before sunrise, I stood in the doorway to my bedroom, where my beagle, Darwin, was curled up on a pillow. "Want to go for a ride?" I asked. She tilted her head, and her ears flexed out like an elephant's.
On a cold December morning hours before sunrise, I stood in the doorway to my bedroom, where my beagle, Darwin, was curled up on a pillow. "Want to go for a ride?" I asked. She tilted her head, and her ears flexed out like an elephant's.
"By the way," I added, "we're going to California."
I don't know how much Darwin remembered of our last coast-to-coast drive, just 18 months before, but she seemed game. She stretched and wagged her tail in agreement, and we loaded ourselves into my Honda CRV. I zeroed the trip odometer, set my iPod to a Johnny Cash collection (which we listened to straight through to Nashville), belted Darwin into the seat beside me, and we were off.
Before our first D.C.-California round trip, people said it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience. The second time, they simply asked, "Why?" There are much faster and less expensive ways to get to the left coast, and, frankly, covering 350 to 750 miles as a solo driver every day — is a lot of work. But the payoff was so rich and treasure-filled the first time that I was drawn to make the journey again in December.
On both trips, I had a schedule to keep. The first time, I was headed to a friend's wedding in Palo Alto; the second, I was helping my grandmother move in Palm Desert. Darwin and I didn't travel as quickly or as cheaply as possible; rather, our goal was to make a safe, comfortable drive there and back with some mini adventures along the way. In the end, both trips were priceless.
I was awed by our country and its beauty, its open stretches and big sky, its spectacular parks and the remarkable highway system that makes these trips possible.
If you are considering a solo cross-country drive, you need a dependable car and, preferably, a dependable dog.
Beyond that, anything goes. Here's how it went for us, and some lessons we learned along the way.
Clean your car before you hit the road. It will be your home for weeks, and the more organized it is, the better.
Before my first trip, I stopped by a AAA store and learned from the experts about routes and distances. I studied maps for weeks, looking at interstates that cross the country, such as I-80, I-70 and I-40. Pick a few things you don't want to miss, such as Badlands National Park in South Dakota or Arches National Park in Utah. You can estimate the distance you'll cover daily, but expect snags. We ran into snow in Montana (in June), traffic in Arizona, debilitating fog in Arkansas and oppressive heat in Nevada. Remember that the speed limit is 75 in many western states.
Pack as if you're hiking the Appalachian Trail. You can always buy things on the road, but it's best to stock your vehicle. Make sure you take along a flashlight, pocket knife, pens, a mini first aid kit, paper towels, trash bags and rags. My gadgets included a cellphone, Bluetooth earpiece, iPod and GPS device, all of which charged in the car (with a priceless double adapter). Darwin brought her crate, rabies documentation and tennis ball. I picked up empty wine boxes to organize the car: my snacks in one, Darwin's food and toys in another, maps and guide books in a third. Keep your food, gadgets and maps within arm's reach.
I had an ample supply of trail mix, chocolate-covered ginger, pretzels, individual applesauces, juice boxes and dried fruit. I brought a travel mug and a couple of Sigg water bottles so Darwin and I would have plenty of water. I kept one credit card and a checkbook separate from my wallet, just in case.
Go light on the clothes. At day's end, I would bring my laptop, mandolin, camera, jump rope, toiletries and beagle into whatever room we'd rented for the night. Making several trips to the car got old quickly, so I ended up wearing the same comfortable long-distance driving attire nearly every day. Fortunately, I drove far enough away the following day so that no one noticed.
Life on the road is busy. If I wasn't looking at a map or monitoring the GPS device, speedometer, gas gauge, temperature, cellphone minutes or time zones, I was calculating miles driven, miles remaining, average hourly speed and average miles per gallon. I compared gas prices, read highway signs and managed the rotation of my gadgets in the charger. I was constantly thinking about where we would make our next pit stop and how far we could drive before dark. Toward the end of the day, in places where I hadn't reserved a hotel, I used my GPS device to find lodging and made calls inquiring about pet policies and rates.
I was so busy that friends would sometimes call during a 10-hour drive, and I'd say, "Sorry, I can't talk right now." I fancied myself a trucker-in-training and pretended I was an honorary member of their brotherhood (and, increasingly, sisterhood). I followed highway protocol dutifully (driving on the right, passing on the left) and napped at truck stops. When truckers honked, I supposed it was for me; Darwin sat smugly, convinced it was for her.
As hard as it is to find a good, trustworthy doctor, veterinarian or mechanic at home, it's that much harder on the road. Be steadfast in caring for yourself, your dog and your vehicle. If your car is not as loyal as your dog, rent one. Remember the dreamy scene in "The Motorcycle Diaries" where Che stops to fix his broken bike? It's not so appealing, say, in the middle of Missouri on Friday afternoon when your part won't be there until Monday. (Likewise on running out of gas: I once drove 28 miles after my gas light went on — in the mountains, at dusk — before I found a gas station, and they were not fun miles.)
I managed a few hotel gym workouts, and both Darwin and I stretched our backs and walked every time we got out of the car. I paid a little extra for lodging for a bed that wasn't cratered, and I splurged when I could for healthy, fresh food (top meal of the December trip was a $9 veggie wrap at the Clinton presidential library in Little Rock, Ark.). But I couldn't avoid fast food altogether. I spent New Year's Eve in Midland, Texas, where, in desperation, I ordered takeout at the DQ. Darwin and I later sat in bed at the motel, I with my Blizzard and a rubbery chicken sandwich, and Darwin with an organic dried chicken breast from Trader Joe's. It's a low moment when you covet your dog's supper.
My well-stocked iPod was a lifesaver. I enjoyed long stretches listening to music I rarely play, and I passed entire hours with backlogged podcasts of Chicago Public Radio's "This American Life," which often had me laughing loudly enough to wake a deeply sleeping beagle. During slow periods, tracking license plates is still one of the best road games, especially when you're in the middle of nowhere and get a thumbs-up from a car with Hawaii plates, and you know your faraway plates just made their day, too. I also counted Airstreams and kept a log of wild animal sightings.
The highway itself can be amusing. I passed a billboard entering Omaha, Neb., that read, "If you must curse, use your own name. — God." Another said, "Dick's Auto Body Shop. 24-Hour Toe Service." And then there was the pair of signs just inside the California border: "State Prison 1 mile," and below, "Do not pick up hitchhikers."
Driving long distances is exhausting. You're driving, and all of a sudden you feel as if there's a magnet pulling your eyelids down to your cheeks. The first day of driving is especially grueling, because your body hasn't adapted to a full day in the car. On my first trip, I was so sleepy just two hours into Virginia that I contemplated making a U-turn and heading home. Instead, I napped. Even five minutes in a parking lot (seat back, windows cracked, eyes closed) is rejuvenating. Darwin and I had an unspoken agreement: When I drove, she slept; when I napped, she sat up and played watchdog.
After a full day's drive, I didn't want to worry about setting up camp. So I found moderately priced hotels, usually of the Days Inn, Comfort Inn or Best Western ilk. Most have free WiFi, most allow small dogs, and many will waive their pet fee if you're calling late in the day and they want your business. My AAA membership paid for itself quickly with discounts, not to mention all the maps and guides. One night, in Oklahoma City, we upgraded to a Sheraton, which had dreamy beds and a legitimate gym. When Darwin and I walked down the hall early the next morning, she came across a half-eaten room service tray that she thought had been set out expressly for her.
If my drives are a good indicator, the last 10 percent of your trip will be wretched. By this time your vehicle will look like a 7-Eleven trash can. You will curse the day you learned to drive and curse your dog for not having the opposable thumbs needed to massage your aching back. You will eventually make it home, but for weeks thereafter, you and your dog will sleep more than normal, loathe the thought of eating out and wince at the sight of your car.
But with time, you will once again drive without physical or emotional pain, and you'll wonder why you didn't cherish those last few days driving east, when the sunset in the rearview mirror was the color of pink lemonade. You'll start thinking about the places you haven't yet seen, and you'll hear the road calling. And then one day, your dog will wake from her slumber to hear you ask the question that makes her head tilt and tail wag. And her answer, again, will be yes.


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Are you seeking peace and honest, lasting friendship ?
At Parkland Church we work together, laugh together; judgment free. It is our continued honor to help and serve the community surrounding our small but growing church. Many of us who help with different activities were not sure about our gifts and talents. But in working together we found them, and continue to find them; we are helping to make Parkland a better place, one day at a time.
Stop by for coffee after service. Relax, and be your true self. Who knows, you may just find some friends.


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Join us this holiday season with a series of fun, hands-on baking classes for kids. Please choose your baking class from the drop down menu option toward the bottom of the page. Ages 6-12 (drop off class) Each class includes:
Each participating child must bring a completed waiver: Download KCK Class Waiver Here.
LOCATION: Bliss Bake Shop - 4708 NW Bethany Blvd, Portland, OR
12/8, 2-4pm: Hot Cocoa Cake - Make a delicious chocolate cake that tastes just like a warm mug of hot cocoa, complete with marshmallows! $40/child.
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When workers are injured in Nevada due to the negligence of another person, they can file two separate claims. The first is to receive workers' compensation benefits from their employer and the second is a personal injury claim against the person or entity at fault, typically referred to as the third party. To file a third-party lawsuit, the additional responsible party cannot be the worker's employer or a co-worker. Third party claims allow injured workers to receive additional compensation that goes beyond the standard workers' compensation benefits they receive from their employer.
Filing a claim
Two Minnesota Department of Transportation employees were injured while they were setting out cones on a freeway. According to CBS Minnesota, their injuries were caused after a vehicle swerved into the area where they were working and hit their truck. Although it is not known why the driver swerved into the work zone where the employees were present, the two injured workers could file a third party lawsuit against the driver for compensation and file a claim against their employer for putting them in harm's way.
Examples of third-party lawsuits
Depending on the circumstance of the accident, there are multiple third parties who may be held liable for a work injury. Some examples of potentially liable third parties include the following:
- Project managers or non-employee supervisors- For example, on a construction site, there may be multiple engineers, architects or contractors overseeing the project who are not direct employees of the construction company. If one of these employees is careless and causes a worker to suffer from injuries, they can be considered at-fault for the accident.
- Defective equipment manufacturers-Many jobs, particularly in industrial settings, require employees to operate dangerous equipment. If the equipment malfunctions and causes the employee harm, the manufacturer of the equipment may be considered liable.
- Other drivers-When employees are driving a vehicle to drop off supplies, pick up a client or involved in any other work-related situation that requires them to drive, they can sue another person who crashes into them while they are driving.
- Public utility providers-Electricity, gas lines and other city or state utilities can cause problems for employees in areas where work is being done. If an accident occurs due to the negligence of a public utility provider, they can be sued for negligence.
Employees who incurred a brain injury, broken leg or any other type of injury while on the job may face long-term consequences caused by the accident. Those who want to hold a third-party responsible for their negligence may benefit from working with an attorney who can provide legal guidance at this time.


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216 pages
In a moment where the EU is facing an important number of challenges, there is growing interest in understanding how parties influence the way Europe evolves as a political issue, notably how parties structure domestic competition over European issues and they mobilise sentiments in referenda over European integration .
This book examines the views of national parties towards the European Union and the different facets of a supranational citizenship. It provides an in-depth investigation into the variations to the cross-national patterns in ten countries, including old and new member states and different EU regions. Using original and innovative concepts, data and research techniques the authors:
Making an importantcontribution to party attitudes towards the EU and the Europeanisation of party politics, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, sociology, comparative politics, government and party politics
1. Introduction Nicolò Conti 2. France Nicolas Hubé 3. Germany Claudius Wagemann 4. Great Britain Giacomo Benedetto and Diego Varela 5. Italy Nicolò Conti 6. Spain Rafael Vázquez-García, Santiago Delgado Fernández and Aleksandra Sojka 7. Portugal José Santana Pereira and Edalina Rodrigues Sanches 8. Greece Susannah Verney with Sofia Michalaki 9. Czech Republic Vít Hloušek and Petr Kaniok 10. Hungary Réka Várnagy 11. Poland Wojciech Gagatek


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These boots are made for snow, sleet, slush: Family company has shod Quebecers since 1932
Kamik's winter boots are recognizable to most Quebecers.
They may not be haute couture, but they're sturdy and well-insulated, with thick soles meant for trudging through snow drifts with relative ease and dryness.
The family behind Kamik would know how to make boots for Quebec's famously long and arduous winters — they've been here for 100 years.
The Lebanese-born William Cook was shipped here from overseas in 1912 at the age of 16 by a father fearful his son would be conscripted into the army. Cook had $500 in his pocket when he boarded the freighter destined for Canada's east coast.
By 1932, he had scraped together enough money to purchase Charron Manufacturing, a company established in 1898 and based on Contrecoeur.
Through a series of renamings and moves, the company eventually became Genfoot Inc. and moved to Montreal.
Kamik, a brand under the Genfoot umbrella, was launched in 1972.
Ahead of the 'restoring' curve
The company's dedication to remaining in Quebec means it never had to go through restoring — a movement to bring manufacturing jobs that had once been shipped to the far east back to North America.
"Ten years ago, having plants in North America was always on the right side of the balance sheet; it was a liability," said Richard Cook, the current company president and grandson to the late William.
"The pendulum has swung back and forth. At one point, it wasn't really fashionable to manufacture in North America. Everybody was going offshore, but we never left. Once you leave, it's almost impossible to come back," he continued.
Cook and Joe Bichai, vice-president of manufacturing, said the company has benefited greatly in recent years partly because of a push to buy locally produced goods.
"We've been doing it a long time because it made sense for us, both financially and in the interest of being responsible corporate citizens, and now all of a sudden it's become the cool thing to do, and that's great."
Between 2012 and 2013, the company saw a 40 per cent growth in sales — something they weren't entirely prepared for.
"That's unusual. It's really hard to sustain," Cook said.
Even so, the company doubled in size five years ago and expects to double again in the five years to come.
Operating at near-capacity
The growth is putting increasing pressure on its manufacturing facility, a relatively modest operation on the edge of the Montreal-Trudeau airport's terrain.
Manufacturing VP Bichai — who has been with Genfoot since 1991 — explains the operation like a proud father.
Machines whirl 24 hours a day, seven days a week in the production room. Tiny rubber balls are melted into a liquid that gets injected into a mould. The boot then re-solidifies, is coaxed off the mould and hoisted up onto a mechanical cooling rack that paces the contour of the ceiling for nearly an hour. The scraps are recycled into boots.
With the plant operating at near-maximum capacity, between 80,000 and 90,000 pairs of boots get made per week. The newest addition to Kamik is the Element boot, a neoprene three-season boot made entirely by injection moulding, upper and all.
In the quality-control room, a machine flexes boots up to 2 million times to check on breakage — and a second one performs the same function, but inside a deep freezer set to -20 C.
Another machine drops a 20-kilogram weight onto steel-toed boots, and yet another tests shockproof boots by running electrical currents. Genfoot manufactures industrial boots alongside its winter and rain boots.
Upstairs, between 12 and 20 sewing machine operators stitch fabric uppers onto bottoms made of Kamik's patented lightweight Helium rubber. Once the pair is finished, they pack it up into a box and move on to the next.
This setup is a far cry from Genfoot's first manufacturing centre, in Contrecoeur. Cook said the repetitive motion in the first manufacturing process made for a tough job, and it was difficult to control product quality.
Genfoot ended the assembly lines in the 1990s and although some manufacturing had already been moved to Montreal, they closed the Contrecoeur plant for good in 2004, splitting all of its operations between three places: Montreal, New Hamburg, Ont., and Littleton, N.H.
The only products made in New Hamburg are the needle-punch felt boot liners, while New Hampshire has its own manufacturing facility.
Genfoot also operates a plant in Romania, has a sales office in Germany and a joint-venture interest in Italian hiking boot company Aku. Genfoot counts about 600 employees.
"We're very close to our marketplace," Cook said.
Four generations of Cooks
Having international operations rather than one central manufacturing plant that ships worldwide is a major component of Genfoot's sustainability policy.
For one, bringing product to market is far simpler. Then there's supporting the local economy, minimal water pollution and fuel consumption, and treating employees well.
Cook said employees in Montreal generally start at between $1 and $1.50 above minimum wage, and get a raise after the three-month probation period. They also get benefits and vacation, and are involved in company decision-making by participating on committees. Cook said annual bonuses are calculated based on a profit-sharing model.
The result is near-100 per cent employee retention, Bichai said. "If you're not competitive, you won't find your labour."
*The company is now on its fourth generation of Cooks, after William, his son Gordon, Gordon's son Richard and three other children and now, Richard's niece Jennifer.
Cook's own college-age children may inherit Genfoot down the road, but he wants them to work for someone else before becoming managers.
"You have to earn your keep. There are a lot of people depending on the management of this company to be successful. We have a real responsibility," Cook said.
And if in the end, the next president is not a Cook, that's OK, too. He said he doesn't want his children to succeed to the managerial throne out of obligation.
"If you're not making money and having fun, you're really missing out on a lot of life. It's too short to be missing one of those two components," Cook said.


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Another week means another Fridays spent eyeing gorgeous jewelry on object fetish.
Enjoy these industrial yet elegant designs by Elisa Bonfeldt.
How I want to try on her cylinder bracelet.
I looks like great fun to wear and I bet it sounds quite lovely too.
Elisa's lace ring reminds me of my first ten speed bicycle, the one I was always fixing the chain on. Thought it reminds me of something so simple I am lost in it's elegance.
Most jewelers let the stone stand out making a setting that seems to disappear. Being that I am someone who likes to work with metal over stones I appreciate how Elisa keeps the settings present and equal to the stone. I appreciate this balance and I seem to notice the glint of the diamonds more.
I love this hollow form reminiscent of a large washer being far more elegant than the real thing.
And since I love metalwork more than stones I love these stacking rings. Void of precious stones yet still incorporating color means I love them all the more.
happy friday!
what does the weekend hold in store for you? perhaps some shopping..
xo, kim


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So another month comes to an end as does summer. Not gonna lie I'm really looking forward to the next month and season. March is my birthday month (it's actually in less than a week and I'm only slightly freaking out about it) and I just love autumn fashion and also the makeup looks synonymous with the season. Until then let's look back at February and the things that stood out.
'Don't Mind if I Don't' pin
This pin is from OH YOU FOX and I've been wanting to get one for the longest time. Victoria is a very talented designer and illustrator and her pins are super cute. I went with 'Don't Mind if I Don't' cause I love the text. This one comes in blue as well but I of course got the pink. Vix is always coming up with more designs and shares concepts on her Twitter. Recently she shared a twist on the Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Rose and it looks amazing.
Carve the Mark by Veronica Roth*
I haven't read any of the Divergent series so this was my first time jumping into the world Roth has created. It's set in a fictional universe in which the 'current', a mystical force of sorts, influences the different worlds as well as the people. Each person has a 'current gift' which is individually different and as I understand can change depending on the person and the current. The two main characters are Cyra, a Shotet, and Akos, a Thuvhesit. Both sets of people live on the same planet and are enemies so that's also another element of the story.
I'm really enjoying it so far. It took me a while to get into the universe of the story; the people, planets etc but you start to get your head around it.
Rimmel Magnif'eyes Eye Contouring Palette
I was lucky enough to win this palette from entering a competition on the Rimmel NZ Facebook page. There are two Magnif'eyes palettes and I went for Keep Calm & Wear Gold as I thought the shades were more wearable and I just love gold. The shades have nice pigmentation and are not powdery which is great. I haven't tried it out yet but I'm really excited to start experimenting.
Long Lost Family
This one is a bit random but I'm completely obsessed with it. Basically investigators track down people's missing family members and reunite them. At the moment I'm watching the British version but there's also a US, Aus & NZ version. I just find genealogy really fascinating. I actually think it would be really cool to be a genealogist, I wonder what I would have to do to be one...
What have you been loving in February?
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Raheem sterling shines again as Manchester City thrash watford 3 – 1
Raheem Sterling scored the fastest Premier League goal of the season to help Manchester City to a 3-1 win over Watford at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday.
The England international netted after only 39 seconds, before a Christian Kabasele own goal and a second-half finish from Sergio Aguero saw Pep Guardiola's side move 15 points clear at the top of the Premier League, with Andre Gray's late effort counting for little.
City's record 18-game winning run came to an end in a goalless draw at Crystal Palace on New Year's Eve and Guardiola took no chances with his line-up, with Kevin De Bruyne – passed fit after being hurt at Selhurst Park – joined by the returning David Silva in midfield, while John Stones made his first appearance since November at the heart of the defence.
Watford were looking for a response to their dramatic defeat to Swansea City but some slack defending in the first minute saw them fall behind and they rarely threatened a comeback from then on.
Kabesele's unfortunate own goal sapped the morale from the visitors, who have now lost six of their last seven league games, and the encounter turned into little more than a training exercise for the home side, with Aguero scoring his 13th top-flight goal of the season midway through the second half before Gray's consolation.
The result means Chelsea must beat Arsenal on Wednesday if they are to cut the gap to City to 14 points, while Watford, though in 10th place, are only five points above the relegation zone thanks to West Ham's win over West Brom.


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Playoff Race: Bubble Trouble in the East
Words by: Jordan Rivas – NBAline
As promised yours truly is back to bring you the breakdown on the Eastern Conference playoff race. Outside of Miami and Detroit, the West has always been predominant over its East coast counterpart. The two halves of this feature reflect that as much as anything; as oppose to the look at the Western Conference where you're talking about plus .500 teams, none of the teams on this list can lay claim to even an equal win/lose measure. Even so, a playoff birth, regardless of which conference you're in, is big. So lets get to it…
Holding On –
Philadelphia 76ers:
The Webber trade was meant to be the added ingredient in a 76ers championship recipe, instead the Sixers have gone just 9-8 since acquiring Webber from Sacramento. Not like 9-8 is horrible, but hardly the major upgrade they were hoping would place them into contention in the East. Since arriving in Philly, Webber has averaged just 15.8 points per game on under 40 percent shooting, that's six points lower than his career average and what he was averaging in Sacto. Rebounds and assists have also gone down. Nevertheless, the heap of Philly's problems can't be placed on Webber alone. Even with his production down, C-Webb is still the second most productive player on the Philadelphia roster. After Iverson and Webber, next highest scorer on the team is Marc Jackson with 11.8 a game. And while the Sixers have a young group of players that could be something special down the road (Iguodala, Dalembert, Willie Green, and Kyle Korver), Webber (32) and Iverson (30) aren't exactly on the same timetable. Down the road if some of the 76ers youth pay out that's great, but this year will be like many past, in the hands of Allen Iverson. AI is already having possibly the best year of his career and knowing the kind of competitor Iverson is, you can bet on seeing Philly in the playoffs.
On the Outside Looking In –
New Jersey Nets:
Unlike the Webber trade in Philly, the blockbuster trade pulled by Rod Thorn and the Nets has added exactly what they wanted – added wins and excitement in Jersey. In coming from the Raptors to the Nets, Carter has upped his numbers in every statistical category except blocks (.75 in Toronto and .63 in Jersey). Since his first game in a Nets uniform Carter has averaged 26.6 points per to go with six boards and just under five assists a game. Most importantly the addition of Carter has catapulted the Nets in to playoff contention. Since his arrival the Nets have gone 26-21, compared to 9-17 before the trade. The All-Star combo of Jason Kidd and Vince Carter has been working wonders for the Nets, and with Nenad Krstic starting to emerge, this team may be peaking at the right time. In his last ten games, VC has averaged nearly 30 points per game on 50 percent shooting, and the Nets have gone 8-2 over that stretch. If the play of Carter and Kidd continues, we could see the Nets overtaking the Sixers to break into the Playoffs.
Orlando Magic:
Although Grant Hill is back to being healthy and being an All-Star, the similarities between the Grant Hill of now, and the Grant Hill of old probably stop there. Replacing the power jams are silky smooth jumpers and we generally see a smarter, savvier, albeit less explosive Grant Hill. One similarity that remains: Hill is still a good player on a bad team. In the East, however, that usually means you're in playoff contention. The Magic, despite a 34-38 record, are just a game behind Philly for the eight and final playoff spot in the East. The team has had its struggles over the season, and their resent seven-game losing trend hasn't helped their playoffs hopes. In addition the Magic's remaining 12 games include trips to Dallas and Detroit, as well as home contests against Chicago, Cleveland, Indiana, Miami, and a second bout with Detroit in the month, the second coming at home. Pulling out a slump to make the playoffs is tough enough, against that kind of schedule… well, you do the math.
(all stats and win/lose totals are accurate as of the time of submission to the site)
If you'd like to read more by Jordan Rivas visit http://nbaline.modblog.com
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JJ's Bistro
401 E. Hillcrest Blvd. Send to Phone
310-671-2555 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Order Now! | Menu
OpenLunch & Dinner Tues.-Sun.
- Dress code: Casual
- Take-out available
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JJ's Bistro Restaurant Review: JJ's Bistro in Inglewood is a venture from Loretta Jones and Bishop Noel Jones, who appear on Oxygen's reality television series "Preachers of L.A." (Fans of the show will also recognize the restaurant as one of the filming locations.) Perched on the corner of the intersection where Locust Street and Hillcrest Boulevard meet, the space features a curved wall of windows that bring in lots of natural light during the day. The menu offers salads and sandwiches in addition to Southern signatures like shrimp and grits. Catering is also a focus at JJ's Bistro.
GAYOT's Annual Restaurant Awards honor America's best chefs, as well as promising newcomers and a top restaurateur.


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Obama administration calls for no expansion to nuclear loan guarantee program in FY2013 budget!
As reported in the Huffington Post, for the first time in three years, the Obama administration has not called for a major expansion in the nuclear loan guarantee program. In fact, it has called for no expansion at all.
In his Fiscal Year 2011 and Fiscal Year 2012 budget requests, fresh on the heels of explicitly promoting nuclear power in his State of the Union addresses, President Obama called for a major expansion of the nuclear loan guarantee program, to the tune of $36 billion. However, as a testament to people power over nuclear power, the nuclear lobbyists didn't get away with it -- we stopped them time and again on Capitol Hill, through tireless concerned citizen pressure! It's a huge grassroots environmental victory!
The program already had $22.5 billion, however, mostly authorized during the George W. Bush administration, snuck through on December 23, 2007 when most Americans were more tuned into holiday celebrations with family and friends, rather than the backroom wheeling and dealing by dirty energy industry lobbyists on Capitol Hill. Of that $22.5 billion already authorized, $18.5 billion was set aside for new atomic reactors, while $4 billion was set aside for new uranium enrichment facilities.
In Feb. 2010, President Obama announced the first nuclear loan guarantee himself -- $8.3 billion for two new atomic reactors at Vogtle nuclear power plant in Georgia. On December 30, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved the Toshiba-Westinghouse AP1000 reactor design, despite lingering concerns about major safety flaws. Just this month, by a 4 to 1 vote (with NRC Chairman Jaczko dissenting), the NRC Commissioners approved the combined Construction and Operating License Application (COLA) for Vogtle Units 3 and 4.
Another leg up for Vogtle 3 & 4, this time at ratepayer expense, is Construction Work in Progress (CWIP) charges on ordinary family's electricity bills, making them pay for the reactors in advance. CWIP is illegal in most states. Yet another leg up, at federal taxpayer expense: the AP1000, along with the General Electric Hitachi ESBWR (so-called "Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor") has benefitted from U.S. Department of Energy "Nuclear Power 2010" research and development 50/50 cost sharing.
That leaves $10.2 billion in the new reactor loan guarantee fund. Constellation Energy walked away from an Obama administration offer of $7.5 billion in loan guarantees for the Calvert Cliffs 3 French Areva "Evolutionary Power Reactor" (EPR), because the Office of Management and Budget demanded an $880 million credit subsidy fee up front -- something Constellation had unsuccessfully lobbied for American taxpayers to have to largely pick up, too, on their behalf. Another lead candidate for a massive federal new reactors loan guarantee was the South Texas Project Units 3 & 4 -- but this proposal "melted down" after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Catastrophe because partners included Tokyo Electric Power Company, as well as Toshiba and Hitachi of Japan, and the Japan Bank of International Cooperation.
The $4 billion set aside for new uranium enrichment plants was intended for Areva of France's project in Idaho, and U.S. Enrichment Corporation's project in Portsmouth, Ohio. Both proposals have hit snags.
On Feb. 15, Energy Secretary Chu visited the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant, in a continuing sign of support by the Obama administration for new nuclear power expansion, despite its cancellation of the nuclear loan guarantee expansion. Chu is still requesting $770 million from Congress for promotion of nuclear power in the new fiscal year. Such subsidies would be in addition to the $13 billion authorized by the 2005 Energy Policy Act, and hundreds of billions of dollars in public subsidies provided by ratepayers and taxpayers to the nuclear power industry over the past 50 years.
Just last Friday, Chu warned the more federal energy loan guarantees could default, as did Solyndra.
Vogtle is an ironic poster child for the "nuclear renaissance" (or relapse). Vogtle Units 1 and 2 came in 1,300% over budget. If Vogtle Units 3 and 4 default on their loan repayments, the American taxpayer could be left holding the bag for $8.3 billion -- 15 times more than the $535 million recently lost to the Solyndra debacle.
As indicated in the Huffington Post article above, the Solyndra scandal could explain in large part why the Obama administration is backing away from a major expansion in the nuclear loan guarantee program in a presidential election year. A E&E Special Report on the Solyndra scandal, entitled "As controversy simmers, Obama seeks no new funding for DOE loan guarantees," ran on Feb. 14th.
Thanks to all Beyond Nuclear supporters who have taken actions on any of our countless calls over the past 5 years to urge your elected officials to oppose nuclear loan guarantees. The Obama administration's cancellation of the $36 billion nuclear loan guarantee expansion in the FY2013 budget request is a huge grassroots environmental victory, and it wouldn't have happened without you!
But we must remain ever vigilant -- the U.S. Congress could authorize a nuclear loan guarantee expansion, even if the President hasn't requested it. And given Obama's continuing support for nuclear power, he would probably sign such a congressional proposal into law. So please print up copies of our "Crushing Burden" ad, and send it to your two U.S. Senators and your U.S. Representative, urging them to oppose any nuclear power subsidies whatsoever. And send copies to President Obama and Energy Secretary Chu, thanking them for canceling the $36 billion nuclear loan guarantee expansion, and calling on them to roll back other nuclear power subsidies as well.


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Let me introduce you to my friend, Emily. Emily T. Wierenga is an award-winning journalist, blogger, commissioned artist and columnist, as well as the author of five books including Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I Thought to Look (Baker Books). She lives in Alberta, Canada with her husband and two sons. Follow Emily on Twitter or Facebook.
Over the course of the next few weeks, I've invited friends to share their words in this space as we explore the mysteries of prayer during the Summer Bible Study.
I didn't know I was praying.
All I knew was I was hungry. Sobbing into my pillow with my skin pulled tight across my rib cage begging the cotton, which smelled like the wind—because Mum hung our sheets on the clothes line strung across the skies of northern Ontario—to be normal.
No, I thought prayer was what I did at the very end of the night, in those final moments before falling into a sleep bloated with dreams of chocolate and sandwiches and cakes.
The long rote of a thing this preacher's kid did which begged God not to send her relatives and friends to hell. It was a detailed list of names, and if I missed one it felt as though they were damned. And I put it off until the very end because this nine-year-old didn't know God was love. She just knew life was as hard as the wooden church pews she sat on each Sunday morning.
But when the nurses told me at thirteen that I was a miracle; when they looked at this hypothermic girl whose braces showed through her teeth, whose hair was falling out in clumps, when they said Someone out there loved me, I knew then those nights of begging had been some kind of letter-writing to the sky.
Prayer isn't a posture. It isn't a please and thank you or a Hail Mary. It isn't polite or tidy or a long list at all, but rather, a ragged sinner beating her chest crying out for a Savior.
Prayer is the created, calling out to a Creator.
And God meets us there in the beating of our chests, and I heard him in a field in Holland, nearly a decade later, where I was training for a six-month mission trip to the Middle East. I was sitting by a farm fence with my guitar, when I heard God for the first time, the grass rustling and the smell of wildflowers. I have called you, he said, to intercede for my people. They are hurting in Lebanon. I will show you their pain but not so you can take it upon yourself; only that you will intercede for them. Pray for my people.
It wasn't so much a voice as a sigh—a deep, unadulterated sigh. Like my spirit had just lifted and descended, and the words with them. All of the sentences just falling around me—a message from heaven.
He speaks and we listen and we beat our chest and we forget, how much he loves us, until he reminds us.
And even as I returned from that mission trip, no longer eating again, and got married; even as I spent three years drinking twelve cups of coffee a day and skipping meals and getting addicted to sleeping pills; even as I found healing again and moving to Korea to teach English and then back to Canada, to take care of a mother dying from brain cancer, I prayed.
The guttural gasp of a girl missing home.
Because isn't that all of us? Aren't we all just children missing home? Longing to connect with a Father who runs headlong down the path, robe trailing in the wind, to greet us?
And even now as I hold my miracle babies—the two boys I was told I'd never have, and only prayer conceived them—I whisper His love over them, a love that sounds a lot like spikes being hammered into a cross, or the sobs of a nine year old girl who's starving, and I sigh.
Because this preacher's kid is no longer hungry.
No, she is so very, very full.
This week, we're giving away THREE copies of Emily's new memoir, Atlas Girl: Finding Home in the Last Place I thought to Look.
Broken down by organized religion, a childhood battle with anorexia, and her parents' rigidity, she set out to find God somewhere else—anywhere else. Her travels took her across three continents in buses, cars, and planes, across mountains and over deep blue seas.
What she hadn't realized was that her faith was waiting for her the whole time—in the place she least expected it.
Poignant and passionate, Atlas Girl is a deeply personal story of the yearning we all share to be truly known, entirely forgiven, and utterly loved.
To win, click here to leave a comment on the original blog post at MargaretFeinberg.com. The three winners will be selected and announced on Friday.
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As the worshippers dispersed after prayers, many welcomed the sacking of Imam Barkati by the trust in charge of it. Some religious bodies also issued "fatwas" saying the imam should be removed.
But Imam Barkati claimed he told his deputy to lead the prayers as he was feeling sick.
All this came on a day when West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, once viewed as close to Mr Barkati, pulled up lawmaker Idris Ali at a party meeting. Idris Ali was sitting beside Mr Barkati earlier this year when the Imam issued the infamous fatwa against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
At the masjid, as people streamed out after prayers, the anger against Noorur Rehman Barkati was palpable. "He is maligning the Muslim community. We did not let him lead the prayers," said Mohammad Zaheeruddin. "You can either be a politician or a religious leader. Not both at the same time," he said.
Sajid Hussain said, "We don't want to see politics in the masjid." Mohammad Miraj Khan said, "Those backing Barkati have vested interests. He has said anti-national things... He should have begged forgiveness."
Soon after people dispersed after namaz, Mr Barkati told the media, "I was manhandled yesterday, I did a CT scan, there is some problem. I am feeling very sick today. So I said I won't be leading the prayers for the next few days, my deputy will."
Asked about videos showing him being shouted down by people and forced to leave the mosque, he said, "I don't know who the trouble makers were. All outsiders. The local people are with me."
However, at least 300 shops around the Tipu Sultan mosque were shut today and posters pasted on them said, "Shops closed for implementation of religious verdict against Barkati." The posters were signed Shopkeepers Welfare Association. They had held a similar protest a couple of months ago too.
Sources say Ms Banerjee seems to have distanced herself from Mr Barkati. She had, in the past, shared a stage with him several times. But on Saturday, she sent a senior minister to ask him to remove the red beacon from his car - something that he claimed Ms Banerjee had permitted him to use.
That same day, another minister, Sidiqullah Chowdhury, had held protests outside the Tipu Sultan Masjid, condemning Mr Barkati's statements. On Monday, Mr Barkati's men had attacked the office of an Urdu newspaper edited by Trinamool lawmaker Nadimul Haq who filed a police complaint against him.
A leader of the Shopkeepers Association at the Tipu Sultan Mosque said, "I don't know if Mamata Banerjee has removed her protective hand from over Mr Barkati. But the Muslim community has."
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Norton, Harry C., was born in Byron, April 5, 1859, a son of Erastus H. Norton, also a native of Byron, and
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daughter of Jedediah Harris, and was a farmer all his life. In 1862 he enlisted in the 8th N. Y. Heavy Artillery
and served three years. He was prominent in the affairs of the town; he died February 25, 1895. H. C. Norton was
educated in Batavia and at Oberlin College, and taught school for five years. In 1885 he married Cornelia Knight;
their children are Clarence, Charles, Ruth, Gertrude and Francis. Mr. Norton is a man of refinement and education,
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Way2Go Bike Ed is a popular program that requires forward planning in order to run smoothly.
The flowchart identifies the required steps for programs to be delivered in 2019.
Registration of interest for Way2Go Bike Ed opens on 1 AUGUST 2018
School registers interest to participate in the Way2Go Bike Ed program by COB 28 SEPTEMBER 2018
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Return email confirmation must be received on or before 28 SEPTEMBER 2018
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The service provider's Education Manager contacts schools to negotiate participation dates before 7 DECEMBER 2018
Schools that register after the due date may request to be waitlisted. If another school cancels or does not do not respond to the booking communication by the due date, waitlisted schools are offered their place.
All submissions must be received online. If you are having difficulties contact us.
Schools are notified via an email to the school generic email address and the current nominated Way2Go focus teachers.
It will not be processed or considered for a DPTI funded place. You may contact us to request to be placed on the waitlist in case a cancellation occurs during the year. Alternatively, you may enquire directly with a bike education provider about a fee for service arrangement.
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NEW YORK – Rafael Furcal is going through baseball activities today with Class AA Jacksonville to determine the severity of the right groin injury he suffered Friday.
"He's been evaluated," manager Mike Redmond said. "He's going through baseball activities now to see if he's going to be able to play (Sunday).
"Hopefully it was just tight and he'll be okay and able to play Sunday."
Furcal, 36, was injured going from first to third on a double in his rehab game for Jacksonville. He was removed in the third inning.
The second baseman is on a rehab assignment with the Suns and has not played this season as he recovers from a left hamstring strain suffered early in spring training.
Marlins hitters have 54 strikeouts in their last four games, giving them 216 on the season, second most in the NL behind the Mets' 219.
"We definitely got to make some adjustments there and try to put the balls in play," Redmond said. "It's big for us as a team to make sure we add on and drive those runs in when we have opportunities with less than two outs. It takes some pressure off our pitching."
Two of Miami's 13 strikeouts on Friday came in the sixth inning with Casey McGehee at third base and one out. The Marlins gave come up 48 times this season with a runner on third and less than two outs and scored just 19 times for a 40 percent success ratio, which is next to last in the majors.
"If we go into that ninth inning (Friday) night with a couple of run lead maybe that's a different ballgame," Redmond said about the 4-3 loss in which Steve Cishek allowed two runs to snap his 33 consecutive save streak.
"We had opportunities to add on a couple of runs and it didn't happen. Definitely that's an area we need to improve on so we don't put that much pressure on our pitching every single night."


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Coach Mike Tomlin probably wishes his quarterback decision had been this easy all season.
Coach Mike Tomlin probably wishes his quarterback decision had been this easy all season.
Charlie Batch, buried so deep on the Pittsburgh Steelers' depth chart that he barely practiced during training camp, will start Sunday's AFC North game against Baltimore. Batch hasn't started successive games since midway through 2005, when Ben Roethlisberger had a right knee injury.
Batch started Sunday at Tampa Bay only because Dennis Dixon had left knee surgery last week and Byron Leftwich was recovering from a left knee injury, yet he completed 12 of 17 passes for 186 yards and three touchdowns - his first scoring passes since 2007.
Leftwich, expected to start throughout Roethlisberger's four-game suspension, is healthy, but Tomlin said yesterday that Batch earned the right to remain in the lineup.
He did it through his play - he's 4-1 as a fill-in starter since joining the Steelers in 2002 - and through his perseverance.
"Guys have a great deal of confidence in him," Tomlin said. "He's a man who's taken advantage of an opportunity, and you've got to be happy for him. It's an awesome lesson learned for our young players, one I hope they're taking heed to. This league is about perseverance, this profession is about perseverance and taking advantage of opportunities when they're given. He's given them a shining, clear-cut example of that at this juncture."NFL, union discuss 18-game season
The NFL and its players' union have talked about a change to an 18-game regular season at a bargaining session.
The two sides said yesterday's negotiations "focused on several matters," including a rookie wage scale and improvements for retired players.
League owners and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell want to expand the regular season from 16 games to 18 and cut the preseason from four games to two.Notable
The Jaguars claimed former Bills quarterback Trent Edwards off waivers. ... The Panthers released defensive tackle Louis Leonard, who was acquired before the start of last season from the Browns for a sixth-round draft pick. ... Giants safety Michael Johnson was placed on injured reserve because of a herniated disk in his back. ... The Seahawks signed former Broncos wide receiver Brandon Stokley, reuniting him with offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates.


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Studying Job is a thrilling but daunting undertaking. Job's story addresses some of the most profound questions of human experiences and an all-powerful God. Perhaps the most important lesson of the book of Job is that there are no simplistic answers to these questions - that God, while knowable, is also mysterious.
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Our specially designed DIVINE HEARTS Nursery program offers a transitional stage between the playgroup and Junior Kindergarten. The program is created to help the children develop their social and physical skills by encouraging independence and freedom of choice. There are age appropriate toys that promote sharing and group play as well as developing each child's individual skills. The children are given plenty of opportunity to explore outdoor play and all the fun that it can bring.
The learn programme focuses on the social, emotional, self-help, and physical development skills necessary for a preschoolers' development. Although many academic concepts are introduced, the focus remains on each child's development of an understanding of how she fits into her environment.
The programme encourages the child to examine, create, and language through interactions with teachers and classmates in a safe, nurturing environment. Sensory and repetitive activities transform these new experiences into knowledge.
The programme also includes music, art, and dramatic play to encourage or shape your child's creativity and imagination. These educational preschool activities promote the development of physical skills, from running and jumping, to dressing and pre-writing.
Language and Communication SkillsLanguage development is the process by which children learn to express themselves and to interact with others. Children are learning the purpose and rules of language even from birth, when caregivers respond to cries, and during the toddler and preschool years, when language is communicated through words, signs, books and gestures. The focus is on developing pre-literacy skills that is: pre-reading and pre-writing skills. Now language is extended to expression. Vocabulary building through identification of common objects, phonetic awareness, and ability to speak 3-5 word sentences are skills we focus on – as a part our thematic curriculum. An activity such as telling, dramatics, conversations and public speaking allows children to assign meaning to new experiences.
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Social Skills are emphasized on. Group play and interaction with age groups younger and older is a part of their daily schedule. Children are encouraged to function independently. Fundamentals of hygiene, basic self-help tasks are introduced to them. The children are also prepared to move into formal school.
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Gross motor skills, which strengthen the large muscle groups of the body, as well as fine motor skills, which include the smaller finger and hand muscles. Children are prompted to climb, jump, hop, and run in outdoor area to strengthen their leg muscles.
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Aaron Rodgers isn't the most outspoken quarterback in the NFL, but he might just be the most competitive.
The reigning MVP and four-time Pro Bowler has called himself "obsessively competitive," claims to remember every interception he's ever thrown, will sometimes go days without talking to his teammates because of locker-room card-game disputes, and last year dropped an f-bomb on "Celebrity Jeopardy!" after missing a question. (He went on to win, of course.)
This sort of competitiveness is what helped an undersized high schooler with no Division 1 scholarship offers go from playing junior-college football to winning two regular season MVPs and a Super Bowl MVP. It's what makes the Packers a Super Bowl contender year in and year out, and what makes Rodgers arguably the best quarterback on the planet.
Here are 23 anecdotes to illustrate just how competitive the Green Bay quarterback really is.
Rodgers claims to remember every single interception and touchdown he's ever thrown — even from as far back as eighth grade. He also remembers specific high-school plays, down to the defensive formation.
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When he was 9, Rodgers' family moved from Oregon to California. To be accepted to his new school, Rodgers needed to do an interview, and when asked what he would contribute to school, he said football. When he was 15, he would show up every morning in his coach's office before class to pick his brain about offensive and defensive schemes.
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As a senior in high school, he decided to play baseball after getting no Division 1 football offers. Once, he threw at a pitcher's head after the pitcher threw a 94-mile fastball at him while he was at bat. The two were separated moments before the benches cleared.
He kept all his rejection letters from Division 1 schools that weren't interested, and decided to attend Butte Community College despite getting a 1310 on his SAT. After one dominant season, he earned a scholarship to the University of California at Berkley.
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At Cal, Rodgers and some teammates had a weekly poker night. Rodgers never once showed emotion and reportedly won "75% of the time."
Rodgers was picked 24th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft. To this day, he gives Mike McCarthy a hard time about the fact that he was part of the coaching staff that took Alex Smith (the first overall pick) instead of Rodgers.
In 2008, Rodgers and some of his Packers teammates were visiting a military base in Alaska when they wound up in an impromptu pick-up basketball game against some teen-aged military kids. Rodgers got his shot blocked by one of the kids, and on the next play posted the kid up, bodied him into the ground, and scored.
Every year at a Fourth of July barbecue hosted by one of his former Cal teammates, Rodgers takes games like ping-pong and horseshoes so seriously he always immediately calls next whenever he loses.
At former Packer Terrence Murphy's wedding in the Virgin Islands, a brawl almost broke out between Rodgers and some locals during a "friendly" beach volleyball game.
Rodgers and Packers fullback John Kuhn will sometimes go days without talking because of highly contested card games.
Last year, Rodgers won Celebrity Jeopardy!, easily beating Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary and astronaut Mark Kelly. Still, after missing this Daily Double (mixing up IBM and Apple), he dropped an f-bomb under his breath on air.
He and head coach Mike McCarthy are sometime seen arguing heatedly on the sidelines when the Packers offense isn't clicking.
Source: NFL.com
He still gives Kuhn a hard time for once talking in his backswing while the two were golfing together.
Two weeks after winning Super Bowl MVP, Rodgers decided to improve his nutrition, and eats an insane diet of six meals a day. He eats chicken and fish and brown rice and sweet potatoes, and he has stopped eating steak and starches before games.
During the 2015 playoffs, he played through a slightly torn calf despite not being able to even fully run.
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Tyadran wrote:Somewhat out of the blue (I don't believe this has been asked), will there be implementation for enemies appearing mid-battle?
Chaoswizard98 wrote:Caedmonball19 wrote:Inserting a reply so you don't have to keep editing your last post
Thanks lol
Magic only needs animating and adding to the battle code. But since that is a pain, I decided to take a break from magic and work on the beginning of the game a bit.
I finished writing the beginning of the game and most of its dialogue. I layed out the basic shape of the starting town but its far from done. Since I only wanted the basic layout of the town I didn't care about decorating, sprite details, ect. Later on it will look like 4 nukes, 3 armies, and Godzilla blew through the town.
TehCupcakes wrote:This is very exciting to me! Shining Force is one of my favorite games to this day, and it has always been a dream of mine to make a game like it. When I started using Game Maker back in 2004, one of the first projects I started was a SF fan game.
TehCupcakes wrote:My biggest question is why are you still using GM8.1? The free version of studio has significantly better performance and a number of other improvements, and they did away with the resource limit a long time ago so I don't really see a great reason to stay on 8.1.
TehCupcakes wrote:You seem like you are very competent and motivated enough to actually make this a reality. Looking forward to seeing where this goes!
macadoum wrote:Happy to see that things are moving for your game and engine. I don't know for which one i am more excited between your engine and the opengoldensun engine. I hope to test an alpha soon. Thanks for your work.
bum_199 wrote:this sounds awesome! i'm glad to hear its coming along well. it sounds like the engine and game are doing great. i just don't know if id call it the shining engine and have those assets included cause of legal junk. i mean it would probably be safer to specify what formats sizes etc resources need to be in and what people do with it would be out of your hands.
Personally, I don't like GMS as much as 8.1. When you test run your project, GMS takes 30 seconds to compile your project, then it also has to load your project. GM8.1 takes like 2 seconds to compile it since it doesn't have to deal with all that extra cross compatibility stuff. The amount of times that I load and reload my game makes GMS really not worth my time to use right now. I will be porting the engine to GMS when it is completed so if you have 8.1 or GMS you can use it either way.
Another reason why I don't like GMS as much is because its error messages are more cryptic and harder to read than 8.1. For example, in GMS I might get a "Null Pointer Error," whereas in GM8.1 it points me right to the line of code causing problems. Practically saying "uhm yeah, you spelled the variable wrong"
Also, I don't feel like spending 100ish bucks just to export my game without the GMS splash screen lol.
TehCupcakes wrote:Yeah, the error messages often suck, but the debugger is hardcore. I held off on learning the GM:S debugger for a while because it's much more complicated and seemed confusing, but once I got into it, it's really useful with breakpoints and all. It more than makes up for the shortcoming in error messages, in my opinion.
TehCupcakes wrote:The splash screen never bothered me much... Of course, I also got the Pro version of GM:S from a humblebundle for $12, so I can't complain. I would be happy to export the project for you when it's done, if only to get rid of the splash screen. lol. But yeah, making it in 8.1 and porting to Studio does sound like a good plan. (Hopeful it imports well... XD)
TehCupcakes wrote:Anyway, it's looking great! Still on track for completing this by May? I can't wait to get my hands on that Shiny code (pun intended).
bum_199 wrote:what you said about keyboard spam is confirmed. i tried hitting all the arrows and both and 1 and 0 on the numpad quickly and all at once. that triggers it for me.
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The singer's gritty soundtrack is now due out on July 16
Plan B has debuted the second single from the soundtrack to his new film iLL Manors. The track, which is titled 'Lost My Way', can be heard by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
The film, which stars Riz Ahmed, Nathalie Press and Dannielle Brent, is a semi-autobiographical tale focusing on six characters struggling amid crime and violence in Forest Gate in London. You can see the trailer by scrolling down to the bottom of the page and clicking.
iLL Manors is scheduled for release into cinemas on June 4, with the soundtrack set to follow on July 16. 'Lost My Way' itself will come out on July 2 and follows the album's title track in being released as a single.
Speaking to NME previously about the film, Plan B said: "I was inexperienced and didn't have a lot of money, and I guess some people didn't like the fact I was making a film. I never went to film school, I didn't know the technical terms for films, so there was a lot of prejudice towards me."
He added: "But then there was some people that really believed in my vision and gave me all the support I needed."
The singer will play a tour of the UK forests this July, playing a total of seven shows.


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From a young age, Jessi Malay is no stranger to hard work and dedication. It has been engrained into her daily life since she began performing at 8 years old, which has ultimately led to her success now as a musician, dancer, and blogger today.
But working in the music industry has been no easy ride, especially when you want to make sure that your brand and creative vision stays true to you. We caught up with Jessi to see what she has learned from being in the music industry from such a young age, how it has led her to take back her creative power with her blog mywhiteT and have her become the ultimate multi-hyphenate creative business woman she is today.
Also, make sure to catch Jessi on panel this fall at Create & Cultivate Atlanta! Click here to get your tickets now!
You started working at a very young age. Can you talk a bit about your different path and why this was the right move for you?
From the time I could walk, I was begging my mom to take me to dance classes. At 2 years old, I started studying ballet, jazz, and tap, and by 8 years old had joined a performing group, started singing, and was touring internationally. At 14 years old, I auditioned to be in a girl band, and by that evening, recorded my first song. Within weeks we were signed to Jive Records (Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown) as 'No Secrets' and spent the next three years recording, rehearsing, performing, and touring. We put out a self-titled album that sold 300,000 copies and were #1 on the Billboard Heatseeker charts.
After 3 years, the group broke up and I went on to signing a solo deal with Warner Bros Records. My time at WBR was a completely new experience for me. I went from a world of pop and relatively quick and easy success with my girl band, to having to learn how to hustle more for myself and play the politics of the music industry. I toured from radio station to radio station, working the mix show market and negotiating with DJ after DJ for airtime. It was grueling, and definitely a man's world that I had to learn how to conduct myself in a way that could be taken seriously and respected.
"Working in man's world that I had to learn how to conduct myself in a way that could be taken seriously and respected."
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At Warner, there was no pop division at the time. They were pretty Rock heavy and had a budding Hip-Hop and R&B department, which is where they placed me. I had very little say in the production of my project. I collaborated with people like Young Joc, E40, opened up for Three Six Mafia, and Wiz Kalifah used to open for me. Needless to say, the branding was a bit off…
The label used to also get on my case all the time about my look, telling me I had no style and wanting me to be more eccentric like Nicki Minaj or Lady Gaga, and that's just not me. I always appreciated more pedestrian style, streetstyle, and it was this time that spawned the desire to start a fashion blog, a bit to show and prove and explain my personal aesthetic in a way that could be understood and appreciated.
"I started a blog show and prove and explain my personal aesthetic in a way that could be understood and appreciated."
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We talk about work/life balance a lot. Is there anything you learned being signed as a teen and touring the world that has helped you with work/life balance as an adult?
Work/life balance will always be a struggle for me because I love working so much and grew up understanding how much work and sacrifice goes into anything that is worthwhile. I think that in itself was the lesson through all of my years of being signed as a teen and touring, just knowing what to expect. I've made sure to surround myself and work with the people I love most so we can be in each other's lives on a regular basis, and we really love what we do. We've managed to figure out a way to make a living off of what we're passionate about, and because we all have a common goal, we keep each other balanced. We work really hard so we can play harder, and set benchmarks and big picture goals for ourselves so we can keep everything in perspective, which can be hard to lose site of when working for yourself.
Despite your early success you made the choice to get a college degree? Why was this important to you?
Getting a college degree was really important to me, especially after all of my years spent focusing on my music career as a teen because I just wanted to be a more well rounded person. I had other interests, talents, questions I wanted to explore and develop. Everything I learned during school really helps me to adapt quickly and think outside of the box which is vital in a job where you have to create and share new content every day, multiple times a day, in a way that is authentic and true.
"We work really hard so we can play harder."
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How do you balance your creative side with your entrepreneurial side?
I have to compartmentalize time for each because they come from very different places. If I'm focused too much on the business aspect of the blog or music industry, it's hard to be creative because I start to only think of my work from a marketing standpoint, of what's going to sell or get the most likes, and that's not where great art stems from. So if I'm going to do something creative like sit down and write a song, get in the studio and choreograph, or location scout and shoot something really beautiful for a brand I'm working with, I have to separate myself from that business side of me, let loose, and let my mind flow. I get myself there usually by doing physical activities like taking a dance class, going for a run, browsing through my dad's old art books, or going out and hearing live music.
Let's break down the behind-the-scenes of the blog. How much time are you putting into it? What goes into crafting your editorial calendar?
The blog is my LIFE! Lol. It's my business, my diary, a forum for my readers and I to share ideas and comments, and just my place to document my daily life, travels, and passions, so I spend most of my time either conceptualizing, shooting, or writing for the blog. At the beginning of the month, I sit down and fill my calendar with all of the brand collaborations I'm working on, which days I'll be shooting them, which days I'll be editing them, their 1st draft due dates, final assets due dates, and posting dates for both blog and socials. If I don't lay this all out at the beginning of the month it's impossible to keep track of. It's also very important to stick with your deadlines because if you're late for a brand, you could really screw up their whole marketing strategy.
Because I also create and post about music, travel, now food, and soon to be fitness, I work those posts into my editorial calendar as they come. Those categories are a bit more free form and at the moment, passion projects that I just enjoy doing and sharing with my viewers.
How are you coming up with content that's both authentic and monetize-able?
It starts with really having a strong understanding of your brand, what kind of products and other brands are in line with yours, and only accepting jobs that fit and you believe in, otherwise your audience won't trust your voice anymore. From there, it's easy.
What is your biggest current concern as a blogger?
Because blogging is so much more than just a job, it's truly a lifestyle and all encompassing, I've started to become concerned with how I will eventually balance kids and a family and still accomplish all I'm doing now and everything I still want to do professionally. It was really encouraging to hear women like Rachel Zoe and Jessica Alba at CreateCultivate DTLA this past May speak about how they became ultimately more focused and productive after having children. I also have great friends who are bloggers that have kids and are making it look easy…so much respect for those ladies!
What is your approach to business? Slow and steady or jump in and go for it?
Jump in and go for it, absolutely! I know no other way. When I want to do something, I become obsessed and don't think too much about how I'm going to do it, just that I want to do it, and I'll figure it out along the way. The hardest part of business is just starting.
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What sets you apart?
I think my music is definitely what sets me apart. I'm an artist first and singing, dancing, and performing will always be my heart. I think people really connect with me that way because I'm a lot more vulnerable and open through my music.


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Who Carries it: Amy Adams,
Bagopedia's Rating: 4 Bags (Out of 5)
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Missouri Head-On Car Crash
A man from Vanzant was hit head-on in a collision yesterday evening.
Monday night Michael Poch was traveling eastbound on Route CC, just west of West Plains, Missouri in his 1986 Mustang. At the same time, Michael Omara was driving a 1995 Chevrolet Suburban westbound on Route CC. Omara pulled into the eastbound lane to pass another car traveling eastbound. At that time, he hit Poch head-on, while traveling the wrong way in Poch's lane.
Poch was transported to Ozark's Medical Center in West Plains, Missouri. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol Poch was in serious condition, while Omara was in moderate and Jennifer Liles (Omara's passenger) only sustained minor injuries.
Poch's Ford Mustang was totaled, and extensive damage was done to Omara's Suburban.
Crash Report from Missouri State Highway Patrol
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Asian stocks are expected to open higher on Friday after U.S. markets rallied on a dividend hike from McDonald's Corp. and a buy recommendation on General Motors Corp.
September futures for the Nikkei 225 Index (1804610) were at 15,970 on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange at last check, up from Thursday's close of 15,800 on the Osaka Stock Exchange, indicating a strong opening for the underlying index on Friday.
The Bank of New York Asia ADR Index 16899W12, the benchmark measure gauging American Depositary Receipts of Asian companies, rose 0.3% to 159.55. The Japan ADR Index 16899W27 was down 0.8%.
Shares of Asian carmakers may take cue from a buy recommendation on GM by Citigroup. The upbeat analyst note followed a report from The Wall Street Journal that the world's No. 1 automaker may hammer out a money-saving health-care deal with its union. Shares of GM GM, +1.45% jumped 10.1%. See full story.
ADRs of Toyota Motor Corp. TM, +1.12%, Japan's biggest company by market value, closed at $112.38, or 6468.03 yen a share, up from Thursday's close in Tokyo (7203). One of Toyota's ADRs represents two shares at home.
ADRs of Honda Motor Co. HMC, +1.44%, Japan's second- largest carmaker, closed at $32.89, or 3,786.3 yen a share, up from Thursday's close in Tokyo (7267). One of Toyota's ADRs represents one share at home.
Rally in the U.S.
U.S. markets rallied on Thursday, with Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +1.20% up 133.23 points. The broader S&P 500 SPX, +1.44% rose 0.8%, and the tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index climbed 0.4%. See Market Snapshot.
McDonald's MCD, +0.09% shares rose 6.1% after the fast-food giant unveiled plans to increase its dividend by 50% this year, citing its strong business momentum and cash flows, and said further hikes may be in the offing. See full story.
Shares of financial companies added to Wall Street's rally, aided by a Federal Reserve report illustrating a slowdown in the decline in the commercial paper market. See full story.
Countrywide Financial Corp. CFC, +0.96% shares rallied 13.9% after U.S's biggest mortgage lender said it has arranged for $12 billion in additional borrowing capacity through new or existing credit lines. See full story.
Asian stocks
HSBC said Thursday that it's agreed to buy a 10% stake in Vietnam Insurance Corp., also known as Bao Viet, for around $255 million. Under a strategic partnership with Bao Viet, HSBC will offer technical assistance and training to help enhance the group's insurance capabilities.
Sun Hung Kai Properties Ltd. (16) executive director Michael Wong said Thursday the Hong Kong property developer plans to invest 77 billion yuan ($10.25 million) in mainland China within the next three year.
Shiseido Co. (4911), Japan's largest cosmetic products maker, plans to bring its Tsubaki line of upscale hair care products to China later this month, the Nikkei reported.
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. (ANZ), Australia's third-largest bank, sold A$550 million ($462.14 million) of three-year and five-year debt securities, in a further sign that Australia's corporate bond market is coming back to life. See full story.
Hitachi Ltd. (6501) said the fourth-largest company in Japan and Sumitomo Corp. (8053), the country's No. 1 trading company, have jointly received a 20 billion yen ($173.72 million) order for two thermal-power plant boilers from Egypt's state-owned Electricity Production Co.
Thursday's markets
The Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Index was down 0.3%. Japan's Nikkei 225 Index (1804610) ended 0.2% higher, and Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index rose 0.9%.
Crude-oil futures marked their first-ever benchmark-contract close above $80 a barrel in New York. See Futures Movers.
December gold futures fell for a second session, down more than $3 an ounce in New York. See Metals Stocks.
The dollar gained a little ground against the euro, after hitting all-time lows in the previous session. The greenback also rose against the yen, underpinned by rallying U.S. stocks. See Currencies.


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Press Releases Can Help Get Your Message Across
Many businesses approach marketing and public relations without ever considering the potential value of a press release. When Rich Rostron, the founder of Rich Publicity, asks a room full of business owners, "How many of you have sent out a press release before," he frequently sees no more than one or two hands go up. Whether you need help with your press release or not, this is a marketing and public relations tool you should not overlook.
Rich Publicity, with a background in journalism, has a better idea of what editors and journalists are looking for in story ideas and how to create a press release that is more likely to receive the desired coverage in a publication or other media source. We will craft your press release to get your message across to an editor or producer where it has the best chance of being printed or otherwise covered.
How is a press release different from other marketing and advertising?
A press release is someone else speaking about your business or topic. When you run an ad in the newspaper, those who see the ad know that is you speaking to them through the words and pictures on the page. When a press release results in a story printed in a newspaper or magazine; or covered on television or the radio, someone else is talking about you or your business. If you say, "I provide fantastic auto repair services" it's not as powerful as hearing someone else say that about you.
What are the drawbacks of a press release?
Unlike an ad, with a press release you surrender control to the publication or another media source. In other words, a reporter and editor/producer will decide what to say and how to say it. This is somewhat discomforting. And there are certainly occasions when the publication or media source don't handle a story as you might have hoped. But, there's an old saying – "No news is bad news." That isn't entirely true; there are some stories you may not want to share with the news. However, in a sense, that idea is true; getting your name out through the media is usually a good thing, even if they don't get the story quite right.


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A project aimed at improving water resources could be effective in treating documented E.Coli in one of Ramsey County's water sources.
The Whitaker Treatment Wetlands project — which was presented to the public at an Aug. 30 open house — is a state-funded initiative attempting to engineer wetlands for water quality improvement. It's the first of its kind in Minnesota.
The project, in White Bear Township, uses engineered materials to filter excess nutrients, E.coli and other contaminants found in Whitaker Pond water, which then drains into Vadnais Lake, the source of drinking water for St. Paul and the surrounding community.
Funded by the Minnesota Natural Resources Trust Fund, a collaboration with the University of Minnesota will study the project's impact on E.coli bacteria and harmful pathogens for the next five years.
According to studies provided by Vadnais Lake Area Management Organization, St. Paul Regional Water Services spends roughly $36,000 annually to aerate Vadnais Lake. This reduces phosphorus levels, creating drinkable water.
VLAWMO said a long-term goal of the the Whitaker Treatment Wetlands project is to improve the incoming water quality so that aeration isn't needed. Staff and engineers predict that the system will be able to function on its own for 25 years.
"It's not an immediate need for St. Paul Regional Water Services to adjust any processes yet," VLAWMO Education & Outreach Coordinator Nick Voss said. "We'll be able to see what material is best and then see if the communities we serve will be interested in investing in what we find."


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Mitchell Services Limited (ASX Code: MSV) has entered into an agreement to acquire the drilling rigs and associated assets of Tom Browne Drilling Services Pty Ltd (Tom Browne) for $9.5 million positioning the Company for continued growth as a leading provider of drilling services within Eastern Australia.
The Tom Browne assets include 29 drilling rigs and ancillary equipment, which will double the number of rigs in the Mitchell Services fleet to 58, as well as the potential assignment of an 18 month drilling contract with a Tier 1 global mining company.
Read more at http://www.asx.com.au/asx/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=pdf&idsId=01545118