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Sioux Falls is a Pretty Great Place To Call Home. Here's Why.
I love Sioux Falls. And people that know me or listen to me on the radio know how proud I am to call Sioux Falls home. I like to tell people that the only person here who may be a bigger cheerleader for the city is Mayor Mike Huether. I moved here in 1996 and as most radio people do, I figured I'd move on after a couple of years. That didn't happen and I don't anticipate it happening because of all the city has to offer people of all ages.
Movoto.com recently came up with a list of "21 Things You Need To Know About Sioux Falls Before You Move There." It really works great to sell our city to someone who is considering moving here (and there are a LOT of people moving here). But it also works as a reminder to Sioux Falls residents who sometimes seem to forget that our city is a pretty great place to call home.
The article talks about the population growth, the business boom in our city, the 'white knuckle' commute that is experienced in much larger cities in non-existent here. It talks about our sports options and music options, the art scene. The facts that we still encourage 'the little guy/gal' in business, the runners and bikers paradise we have on the trails, and more.
I'm originally from Minneapolis and anytime I have old friends come down to visit or get an opportunity to show off our city to national musicians who come through, they're always amazed at the friendliness of Sioux Falls and the beauty. I can't tell you how many of them have looked at moving here (and several have!)
The options we have for entertainment are pretty great even when compared to major cities. There seems to always be something to do, you just need to look for it. Especially when it comes to music in this city. The diversity is fantastic and the talent here, as I talk about incessantly, is incredible for this size of a community. On any given night, there could be 15 places to hear music. From rock to Americana, from blues to country, and to everything in between.
And look at all the festivals in Sioux Falls and the surrounding area! RibFest, JazzFest, Hot Harley Nights, Downtown RiverFest, Sioux River Folk Festival, GermanFest, Automania, the new Peach festival, Irish Fest, Arts festivals, the Sioux Empire Fair, the list goes on and on! No wonder so many people are moving here from all over the country!
In addition we have two excellent health care facilities, more and more non-chain restaurants are opening in the area giving us a variety of dining options, we have a new 12,000 seat venue opening this summer that will hopefully draw more national entertainment and sporting events to the city.
There are city pools, Wild Water West, Thunder Road, Sky Zone and more for kids. Well over a dozen area golf courses, Huset's Speedway, the Sioux Empire Fair, Catfish Bay Water Ski Park, Great Bear Recreation Park, and of course, Falls Park. The list of things to do is literally endless if you think about it.
And for those of you who were born and raised here in Sioux Falls that end up on Facebook talking about how boring Sioux Falls is and that there's nothing to do, you may need to leave the computer and wander around this amazing area we call home. Our city is being noticed across the country as a pretty great place to live. It's something many of us have known all along.

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The story of Breanna Bond is quite remarkable and inspiring.
The 10-year-old California girl went from 186 to 120 pounds in less than a year. With her parents cheering her on, Breanna dramatically changed her diet, hopped on the treadmill for over an hour and 15 minutes every day and joined swim and basketball teams.
A year ago, Breanna couldn't imagine swimming laps or shooting hoops. At age 9, the girl from Clovis, Calif., was uncomfortably overweight. She was slow and sluggish and moving around was difficult because she couldn't breathe easily. Kids teased her at school.
"Everybody at school would call me names," Breanna of Clovis, Calif., told Good Morning America. "They would call me fatty, they would call me fat head."
Breanna was chubby from the start and when she was a baby pediatricians told her parents, Heidi and Dan, "that she'd grow into her body." By kindergarten, Breanna weighed 100 pounds. She became one of the millions of American kids struggling with obesity.
"After a while, we went and got other doctors' opinions," Heidi told Good Morning America. "We had her tested for everything from thyroid to diabetes – her endocrinology got tested – allergies, and everything came out fine so we knew at that point we had to step things up."
And step up they did. Breanna went on a strict diet and exercise regime. "There was nothing that stopped us," Heidi said. "We went at night, in the rain, in the hail, in the fog, nothing. We had a zero-tolerance policy. We're doing the walk, no matter what."
Breanna's story made national news the same week a new report revealed that childhood obesity rates are slightly decreasing in a handful of cities. New York City saw a 5.5 percent decline, according to The New York Times, Philadelphia 5 percent and Los Angeles 3 percent in recent years. The decreases are small but, Dr. Thomas Farley, the health commissioner in New York City, told The New York Times, "It's been nothing but bad news for 30 years, so the fact that we have any good news is a big story."
For many years, American kids were only getting fatter and fatter, and Breanna's story and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation are small signs that the trend could be starting to change.
Today, roughly 1 in 3 children (ages 2 to 19) are overweight. These children are all at an increased risk for developing such diseases as diabetes and hypertension.
But in recent years, state and city campaigns, education leaders, Michelle Obama and even the Sesame Street gang have fought hard to fight the obesity epidemic. Big sugary drinks and lazy days in front of the television have been widely deemed unhealthy. Could the efforts finally be starting to pay off?
Breanna Bond is just one girl who has demonstrated that kids can win the obesity battle—but hopefully more will follow in her tracks.
"She is an inspiration to the world and all children who are having weight issues across America, that you can do it with a pair of tennis shoes and motivation," Heidi told Good Morning America.


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Life-Cycle Studies: Candy Bars
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Stop at almost any checkout counter and you'll find dozens of varieties of candy bars. In the United States, where people consume an average of 10 kilograms (22 pounds) of candy each per year, candy bars are associated with popular holidays like Halloween and Valentine's Day. In Scotland, the deep-fried Mars bar, dipped in batter and immersed in a vat of boiling oil, swept the country in the late 1990s.
Some 150 new candy bars hit the shelves every year, but 65 percent of U.S. brands have been around more than six decades. The first composite bar, the Goo Goo Cluster, debuted in 1912, luring buyers with its mix of milk chocolate, caramel, marshmallow, and nuts. The 1920s were the heyday of candy bars, with the emergence of brands like Three Musketeers, Baby Ruth, and Snickers-still the best-selling bar of all time. (More short-lived were the Chicken Dinner and Tummy Full, touted as cheap meal substitutes during the Great Depression.)
Mars and Hershey control 75 percent of the U.S. candy rack. Switzerland's Nestlé is the world's largest chocolate producer, and British candy bars, like the Cadbury Crunchie, maintain a strong following worldwide.
The history of candy bars is a quest for ways to produce a more consistent product at lower cost. In 1958, Mars was able to cut the time spent per bar from 16 hours to 35 minutes. Today, precision machines mix, shape, and package bars at a rate of several hundred a minute.
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Cocoa on Nias Island, Indonesia
The resulting mixture is kneaded between large steel rollers to make a smooth paste, and then "conched," or heated, mixed, ground, and stirred, to develop its flavor. An enrober is used to shower the liquid chocolate on lines of fillings, such as nougat, wafers, and caramel, most derived from water- and chemical-intensive commodities like corn, flour, and sugar. The bars then are wrapped and shipped to stores via truck or airplane. Once the candy is eaten, the wrapper is simply tossed, ending up in landfills or the open environment.
Doing It Better
Concerns about the use of child labor have sparked ambitious efforts to regulate chocolate production. The 2001 Harkin-Engel protocol aims to ensure that half the cocoa originating in West Africa, a leading producer, is free of exploitative child labor by July 2008. In general, the trend is toward "gourmet" products, including items that are handmade, made with local and organic ingredients, and fairly traded. The organic chocolate market is growing by more than 50 percent annually, and Mars, Hershey, and other candy makers are developing "artisan" brands.


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2011 is almost over so that means it's time for my year end awards! It's been another awesome year for Hard Rock and Heavy Metal with so many releases on CD, DVD, Vinyl and Digital formats, not just new studio albums but also live records, reissues and special edition releases. I have had more albums submitted for review this year from bands, labels and PR agents as digital promos have taken over as the easiest way to get the word out as quickly as possible and I have done my part as a consumer and purchased plenty of new and old albums & DVDs from record stores, Ebay, online vendors and direct from bands and labels. The only problem has been finding the time to do through everything!
With all this music it's been every hard to keep up so this has been the worst year for posting but I have made a serious push in November and December to listen to as many CDs, and watch as many DVDs, as possible to prepare for my year end lists. I said the same thing at the end of 2010 but 2011 was in fact the worst year for posting at Heavy Metal Addiction. I'm not sure if it was a time thing, or maybe Internet burnout, or possibly just catching up on sleep but I just never got around to posting much. My personal schedule with family, friends and work can be hectic at times and 2011 was a hectic year so there were months without a lot of posts…..actually, the total number of posts BEFORE the year end lists is under 50! From hundreds of posts in 5 years to less than 50 this year! Obviously sitting in front of a computer writing wasn't something that interested me this year. I did listen to a lot of albums this year but I stayed mainly with albums in my collection even though I have piles on my desk, and in boxes right next it, chock full of CDs and DVDs released in 2011, as well as, albums I missed in 2010. I bought a ton of new releases as they came out and I've spent some time listening to them, I just didn't get around to writing about them.
I haven't completely abandoned this website as I plan to continue it because there's a lot to write about and I will try and catch up on as many 2011 reviews as I can in early 2012. I have been re-listening to as many 2011 albums that I can since November so I can post my best and worst of 2011 lists, I will post those picks along with my top 5 DVD picks, albums I missed in 2010 that could have made my best of 2010 list, the last CD Scavenger Hunt of 2011 and the Top Miscellaneous Releases of 2011 that will include any live albums, greatest hits packages, reissues, etc. that were released and need to be mentioned. I've got my sights set on 2012 and I expect and even bigger year in Hard Rock and Heavy Metal as I keep checking out new releases and catching up on things I missed from 2011!
Here is the schedule for the 2011 Awards Week:
Saturday 12/24 — The Final CD Scavenger Hunt of 2011
Sunday 12/25 — Albums I Missed in 2010
Monday 12/26 — The Best Miscellaneous Releases of 2011
Tuesday 12/27 — The Top 5 DVDs of 2011
Wednesday 12/28 — The 2 Worst Albums of 2011
Thursday 12/29 — The Top 25 Albums of 2011
For the last few years, a bunch of us bloggers/writers out there have linked our year end lists together and 2011 continues the tradition. The best thing about these lists is that there is always room for debate and there are always many albums some of us may have missed during the year. Please check out the websites below for more best of/worst of 2011 lists by some excellent writers with a serious passion for music. Some of the websites published their lists earlier in the month, some later and some as a month long daily post so check out the websites' December 2011 archives for everyone's picks. There may also be some lists that extend into January 2012 so bookmark these excellent websites and check them out daily for superb Hard Rock and Heavy Metal coverage.
All Metal Resource — http://allmetalresource.com/
Bring Back Glam — http://bringbackglam.squarespace.com/
The Crash Pad of Ray Van Horn, Jr. — http://www.rayvanhornjr2.blogspot.com/
Hair Metal Mansion — http://hairbangersradio.ning.com/
Hard Rock Hideout — http://hardrockhideout.com/
Hard Rock Nights — http://hardrocknights.com
Heavy Metal Addiction — http://heavymetaladdiction.com/
Heavy Metal Time Machine — http://metalmark.blogspot.com/
Imagine Echoes — http://www.imagineechoes.com/
Layla's Classic Rock — http://laylasclassicrock.blogspot.com/
Metal Excess — http://metalexcess.com/
Metal Odyssey — http://metalodyssey.wordpress.com/
The Ripple Effect — http://www.ripplemusic.blogspot.com/


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Project managers can't predict the future, but accurately gauging the degree of uncertainty inherent in their projects can help them quickly adapt to it.
Uncertainty is an inevitable aspect of most projects, but even the most proficient managers have difficulty handling it. They use decision milestones to anticipate outcomes, risk management to prevent disasters and sequential iteration to make sure everyone is making the desired product, yet the project still ends up with an overrun schedule, overflowing budget and compromised specifications. Or it just dies.
To find out why, we studied 16 projects in areas including personal-computer development, telecommunications, Internet startups, pharmaceutical development, iron-ore processing, airship development and building construction. Interviews with team members and scrutiny of project documentation over five years showed managers consistently failing to recognize that there are different types of uncertainty, each of which requires a different management approach. The lack of awareness is understandable, given that the commonly accepted definition of a project ("a unique interrelated set of tasks with a beginning, an end and a well-defined outcome") assumes that everyone can identify the tasks at the outset, provide contingency alternatives and keep to the same overall project vision throughout.1 Those are fair assumptions for routine or well-understood projects, but not for novel or breakthrough initiatives, which require companies to rethink the traditional definition of a project — and the ways to manage it. (See "Beyond Risk Management.")


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Some of the best used car values are on vehicles that have gone extinct.
Need a nice quality SUV for the family at a bargain price? Check out a Pontiac Torrent. How about a luxurious convertible? The Lexus SC430 should do nicely. A basic, well-put-together family sedan? Put a Mercury Sable on your list.
The point is, good cars sometimes hit the end of the road. A lot of them do, actually, and now it's time to add the Chevrolet Avalanche to the list.
If you're a fan of the Avalanche but have waited to the pull the trigger on bringing one home, you have one last chance before your only option is on the used market. For 2013, the last year for the Avalanche, all models will come as a Black Diamond edition. That means buyers get body-color trim work, special badging and lower prices. The LT trim now boasts a standard rear-view camera, while the LS version adds rear park assist, power adjustable pedals, fog lights and remote start as standard gear. GM has cut the base vehicle's MSRP by $2,500, which means a starting price of just a hair under $36K.
GM says the lower price is a way of thanking the truck's fans, though I have a nagging feeling the reduction has more to do with trying to move metal off dealer lots. Last month, GM sold only 2,083 Avalanches which is well below both the Silverado and Tahoe numbers.
Even with the price reduction, I think a used Avalanche is a better buy. Just check out the prices on 2008-2009 models at the CarGurus used listings before trying to stomach almost 40 grand for a brand new one.
The Avalanche is a great truck, but Chevy's right to put it to rest. Will you miss it?
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November 18-19, 1993
This volume contains the collected papers presented at the Second Workshop on the Restoration of Images and Spectra from the Hubble Space Telescope, which was held at the Space Telescope Science Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, on 18 and 19 November 1993. The Workshop was attended by 126 registered participants. Fifty-five papers were presented in a combination of oral and poster sessions.
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NEW YORK (AP) -- It's been a rough start of the year for fliers.
A series of winter storms have led airlines to cancel more than 33,000 flights during the first three weeks of this year. That's more cancellations than in January 2013 and January 2012 combined, according to masFlight, a data and software company specializing in airline operations.
"It's been miserable," said John DiScala, who runs the travel advice site JohnnyJet.com and flies around 150,000 miles each year. "There's so few vacant seats, so when they cancel one flight, trying to get onto another flight is next to impossible."
Many stranded passengers have had to wait days -- and in a few extreme case up to a week -- to get a seat on a flight out.
"I think travel agents are starting to look good to many people," DiScala added. "At times like this, who wants to be on the phone, literally for hours, trying to get rebooked."
One expert suggests passengers may want to take an extra precaution.
"If there's one good time to buy travel insurance it's during winter," said George Hobica, founder of travel deal site AirfareWatchdog.com.
"This winter has been a one-two-three punch so far and there are eight weeks to go," Hobica said. "It seems like airlines are canceling flights more than ever and sooner than ever at the approach of a storm."
The hardest hit cities so far this winter: New York, Washington, D.C., Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia.
There are roughly 30,000 daily flights in the United States. On a typical day with no weather disruptions about 200 of those flights are canceled, mostly for mechanical reasons.
The canceled trips still represent a small share of the total number of flights -- about 5% -- and aren't expected to have a major impact on most airlines' profits. While airlines lose out on revenue from canceled flights, they also don't have to pay for jet fuel and some salaries.


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Knitting yarn so fine!
I was in Seattle last week and I had a wonderful evening with my knitting group there. I've missed them so much! We were talking about our current projects and it turned out that almost all of us were knitting with either sport-weight or DK-weight yarn.
|What a difference! The dress on the left was knitted with bulky yarn at 3 stitches per inch; the dress on the right was knitted with a fine yarn at 7 stitches per inch.
I've come to the conclusion that the knits I like best are knit on size 5 or 6 needles; they're the ones I wear most often. My group agrees with me—they like how the smaller-gauge knitting projects drape and flatter.
Don't get me wrong, I love a bulky sweater vest for the winter, in fact I've about worn out my Heather Hoodie! But I do think that smaller gauge sweaters are more flattering to my rather round figure. Check out the photo at left: Even Barbie looks better in a small-gauge dress!
One of the problems with knitting fine-gauge yarn is that it can take a long time! My smaller-gauge projects are always worth it, but I have to keep reminding myself of that as I'm knitting.
The authors of my favorite fine-yarn knitting book, Knit So Fine, have come up with a list of ways to keep knitting without losing your steam!
Staying Motivated
Of all the reasons knitters give for not using fine yarns, we most commonly hear that they don't want to spend so much time on a single project. We live in a world of instant gratification, and even knitters have grown accustomed to projects that are "quick-knits" or that can be finished in a weekend. While there are some projects that knit up quickly in fine yarn, the fact of the matter is that most projects are going to take, well, a while. If you're afraid you'll poop out before your sweater is finished, try some of these tricks to keep yourself knitting:
- Alternate a fine-gauge knitting project with a quick-knit one. Whipping out some caps or scarves will help satisfy your need for accomplishment.
- Take time to knit at least a few rows every day. Whether you use knitting as time for quiet relaxation or while listening to music or watching your favorite TV show, allow time to enjoy it daily.
- When knitting large pieces, such as sweater fronts or backs, measure your progress every few days, not every few hours. It takes time to make progress with fine yarn, and you may only depress yourself if you find that you've added a mere half-inch since you last measured.
- Join a knit-along or write a blog about your sweater progress.
- Set small goals such as finishing a cuff or working two inches instead of always looking to when the project will be finished. Try writing these goals on a piece of paper and crossing them off as they're accomplished.
- Find a knitting buddy and arrange times to get together to knit and encourage each other.
- Treat yourself to a small pleasure when you reach particular milestones-and ice cream cone when you finish the sleeve, a new CD when the front and back are done, or a ball of sock yarn when you're ready to block.
—from Knit So Fine
|Drapey Silk Top from Knit So Fine
Knitting a whole garment with sportweight yarn may seem daunting, so I suggest you get started with a small project, such as a tee or a vest.
I love the Drapey Silk Top by Carol Sulcoski. It's in Knit So Fine, and it provides all that's great about small-gauge knitting. It's a beautifulfabric, it's flattering, and it's multi-seasonal. The loose crossover fronts accentuate the luxurious drape while the twisted rib edging hugs the waist. You can dress it up or down all throughout the year.
Start knitting fine with Knit So Fine! I know you'll love it as much as I do.


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The Other Tim's Favorite Posts Of The Week Post
from the lorem-ispsum-asshat deptAs any writer worth his weight in bits will tell you, the opening paragraph is always the hardest part. You have to lead off with something compelling enough to convince the reader to stick with you as you waste your time and theirs, wandering off into half-finished metaphors and severe logic failures. The closing paragraph has its own problems but that's something we'll deal with later, after having used up ALL THE WORDS.
Without further shoddy narrative devices, here's this week's Highly Subjective Best Techdirt Posts of the Week as chosen by yours truly, The Other Tim. I'll make every attempt* to keep this brief and focused and allow you to get on with your weekend lives.
*I'll do no such thing. But false hope is nearly as good as the real thing, and half the price.
It's fitting that an internet-based entity such as Techdirt would cover aspects of the online world such as "What does it mean to be online?" Back in the day, one would know one was online when no one else in the house could use the phone and, in fact, was sternly warned against it lest the gossamer-thin 14.4k connection be severed and the unlucky individual forced back into the queue for an open local number. Today, though, it's probably easier to ask "When are we not online?"
Apparently, the ethereal boundary between online and offline did not occur to Forrester Research when it reported that there had been a drop in the amount of time people spend online. As Zachary pointed out, how people define "being online" has shifted. Streaming services like Netflix hardly feel like being "online," unless of course, you've just been hit with a large bill for exceeding your data cap. If you've got a smartphone, you're most likely online whether your presence is needed or not. (This seems to occur most frequently when large roaming fees can be assessed.)
The judicial system in this country has been rightfully been referred to as a "crapshoot," and not just for some of the decisions squeezed out through its serpentine bowels. Sometimes, the decisions handed down seem to have only the most tenuous connection to reality. Case in point: Hebrew University sued GM for using an image of Albert Einstein, flexing its publicity rights muscle in hopes of a payout. Instead, Hebrew University was turned away empty-handed when the district court declared that publicity rights in New Jersey lasted... oh... how about 50 years... is that OK with everybody?
Yep. 50 years in New Jersey. For now. For this case. Less than the always popular "life plus 70," but still more than 0, which would be logical, but we're dealing with a dead guy whose "rights" are now being handled by someone else, so take that logic elsewhere, buddy. The rationalization was (and I'm paraphrasing), "This is sort of like copyright but not, so 50 years." PRECEDENT SET! (Achievement unlocked: "Fifty Is Nifty!")
Oral arguments in the "Do You Own What You Buy?*" case (slightly less well known as "Wiley v. Kirtsaeng") commenced, opening the plaintiffs up for some pretty direct questions about what sort of Pandora's Box exactly did they wish to unleash. This promises to be a very interesting case, what with the Supreme Court needing to either piss off a large number of consumer rights groups or give its blessing to the grey market (already in progress at eBay, Craigslist and your neighbor's garage).
*Please put your hands down, purchasers of digital products, and return to your now-empty Kindles.
Wiley's lawyer, Ted Olson, found himself cornered by logical questions so often he was forced to trot out "Fair Use" as a defense, marking the first time a legacy copyright industry player has actually spoken those words aloud without them being preceded by "This can't possibly be considered..."
Techdirt's in-house Canadian, Leigh Beadon, gave us a brief rundown of the biggest franchise sale in history*: Lucasfilm to Disney for all the money in the world (approx. $4 billion). To distract from the fact that Disney now owns approximately 75% of entertainment, spokesman threatened to release Episode 7 of the Star Wars Trilogy, subtitled "Eat It Up, Suckers! We're All You've Got!" (For a full list of the entities now owned by Disney Corp., read this and weep.)
*Presumably true, based on no research.
As a fan of mouthy arrogance, stupidity and pure evil being punished in full view of the internet, I found it enjoyable to witness a trolling pseudo-lawyer talk himself into a legal battle he can't possibly win and attempt to bluster his way through a war of words with people who know a hell of a lot more words than he does. While fake lawyer David Blade has mostly maintained the silence of the nonexistent, Craig Brittain (the "revenge porn" site owner) has lashed out at all of his enemies with the flailing effectiveness of those half-man, half-windsock things populating the parking lots of used car dealers and tax preparers. Not content to tangle with the legendary Marc Randazza, Brittain has also attracted the attention of the equally wordy and sharp-witted Ken from Popehat.
It reminds me of that one time when a lawyer decided to punch above his weight and ended up inadvertently helping donate $200,000 to a charity (which he then sued) [and still wouldn't shut up]. The rise of New Carreon? Quite possibly. I'll go pretend to fire up some popcorn!
Some jackass using the handle @comfortablysmug decides an actual hurricane in New York City isn't exciting enough and yells "The NYSE is flooded!" in a crowded echo chamber. He is immediately retweeted by various news services (including those on the television -- how quaint!). Hell breaks loose momentarily and the offending twitterer is swiftly exposed to be an actual jackass named Shashank Tripathi, leading to a short-lived vigilante movement called "The Shashank Revengeance." The group swiftly set to works doxing the hell out of Tripathi before realizing the word "revengeance" doesn't exist in the English language and that the strained joke really doesn't work on any level.
Speaking of comfortably smug, Apple deserves some sort of kudos for its sheer ballsiness. Ordered by a judge to publicly apologize for treating Samsung like a malfunctioning copy machine, Apple followed neither the letter nor the spirit of the order, turning a supposed act of contrition into a leisurely home run jog. Apple has been ordered to do it again, only right. A spokesperson for Apple's Insincere Apology Division claimed that it would take two weeks to get its innate assholishness under control, provoking a very sincere WTF from the judge. Apple's IAD spokesperson reiterated "TWO WEEKS! TWOO WEEKS! TWOOO WEEEEKS!!!" before its personable disguise malfunctioned, revealing it to be an musclebound quasi-amnesiac trapped on an unfriendly planet.
I love a good smackdown, especially when it's happening to someone who clearly deserves it and/or someone else. John "The Artist Formerly Known As Cougar" Mellencamp decided it was time to straighten out this whole internet vs. the content industries mess, which apparently involves quoting the Ten Commandments and blaming search engines. As can probably be gathered from the previous sentence, his arguments are a mess of angry FEELS with nary a sideways glance towards logic or reality. "Shut down the clouds," shouts Mellencamp. "Make the career of a one-hit wonder viable 50 years down the road," he bellows. "Thou shalt not steal," he quotes. "Ol' Hoss," he says, making up fear for his sanity.
The best part of the thorough takedown of Mellencamp's laundry list of grievances? The paragraph debunking the "all new business models are novelties" bray from JCM's noisehole that contains TWENTY-TWO (22)[!] links to other "flukes." Keep shaking that fist, John. Whatever keeps you out of the studio.
This one's a vanity pick and I'm only highlighting it because it contains so very many words. The long chronicle of a French DMCA takedown "service" that "Manages You Content" by carpet bombing file lockers with takedown notices, removing random files and shutting down accounts of non-infringing individuals is probably just the tip of the iceberg. With no one in the content industries caring who or what gets damaged in its haste to empty the ocean using a badly designed teaspoon, the anti-piracy work is being handed out to whoever will take it, preferably the lowest bidder. Competence is unwelcome, as it likely a) costs more and b) takes longer. There will be more stories like this and the amount of collateral damage will only continue to grow. The important thing is that it makes us all respect copyright just a little more. [I almost made it through typing that sentence with a straight face.]
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ORIENTAL � North Carolina legislators gave people some hope Saturday that proposed tolls for the Minnesott-Cherry Branch and Bayview-Aurora routes are being fought in Raleigh.
ORIENTAL � North Carolina legislators gave people some hope Saturday that proposed tolls for the Minnesott-Cherry Branch and Bayview-Aurora routes are being fought in Raleigh.
Sen. Norman Sanderson, R-Pamlico, and Rep. Michael Speciale, R-Craven, joined Rep. John Torbett, R-Gaston, at the meeting, which drew about 25 people to Oriental�s Town Hall.
The meeting was conducted by Don�t Tax Our Highways, a grassroots group that formed in 2012 after the General Assembly ordered new and increased tolls for the seven coastal ferries.
The changes includes first-time tolls for the Minnesott-Cherry Branch and Bayview-Aurora routes, used primarily by commuters and by veterans and others going to Craven and Carteret counties for medical appointments.
Speciale, who introduced a bill against the tolls, said the current legislative session will end June 1, and by that time, it should be clear if the tolls are enacted or not.
When the tolls were first announced, the state was looking at a $2.5 billion shortfall but that is no longer the case, he said.
�It looks like right now right now we will be ahead,� Speciale said. �It made since looking at everything then. But not now.�
Speciale said that despite the placement of a toll booth at the Minnesott-Cherry Branch ferry route, tolls are not a done deal.
�They spent $67,000 on that little toll booth,� he said. �That�s kind of stupid. You could buy a nice mobile home for that. That is why we shouldn�t let the government take money from anybody.�
Later, when addressing the audience, Speciale said it was a big issue but he was fighting to eliminate the proposed tolls.
�I have a gut feeling in the end we are going to prevail,� he said.
Ron Seegan of Minnesott Beach said a ferry toll would hurt his handyman business. He has to use the ferry two or three times a week, he said.
�I don�t want to see them charge a ferry toll,� he said.
The lawmakers heard from residents of Pamlico County and how it would affect every thing from the Arapahoe Charter School, costing students and teachers who ride the ferry, to workers, military members, retirees and local businesses.
Pat Prescott said the ferry was supposed to be an extension of N.C. 306. She said people in the counties that depend on the ferry system already pay taxes and another one would be �an undue burden� on them, especially since the area was still recovering from Hurricane Irene.
Oriental resident Jim Barton, a retired Navy captain, gave a history of ferries in Beaufort and Pamlico counties. Barton said the ferries are what connect all of the counties and communities.
Larry Summers, an Oriental commissioner and one of the anti-toll group leaders, said 800 people use the ferry to get to Cherry Point for medical reasons and to go to the commissary, and as many as 300 people commute daily to Cherry Point. Ferry tolls also would affect people using the VA Clinic in Morehead City, he said.
Torbett said he was going to do all he could to stop the tolls, but it would have to be a team effort in the Appropriations Committee.
�I wish I could say definitely there will not be ferry tolls,� he said. �I hope the next time I come the toll booth (at Minnesott Beach) will be selling hot dogs.�
Sanderson said the battle over the tolls was going to be in the Senate.
All the money from tourists who visit the coastal areas of North Carolina would be much more revenue for the state than the tolls would generate for the Department of Transportation, Sanderson said.
Rep. Charles Jeter, R-Mecklenburg, who introduced a bill against the tolls, Rep. Kelly Hastings, R-Gaston; Rep. Paul Tine, D-Dare, and Sen. Bill Cook, R-Beaufort, did not attend Saturday�s meeting but did tour the different ferry routes.
The toll changes will take effect July 1 unless there is a reverse action by the General Assembly, which first ordered the overseeing state DOT to generate an extra $5 million annually back in 2011. An executive order by then-Gov. Bev. Perdue put a one-year moratorium in place, but that has since been rescinded by the legislators.
Currently, four bills are in committee on the ferry issue in the General Assembly, including bills to abolish the tolls by Sanderson and Speciale. One bill calls for tolls on all ferries.
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SEWANEE, Tenn. -- Senior Tiffany Palmer led the Tennessee Tech
women's cross country team to a fifth place finish and junior Sam
Taylor set the pace for the men's team to place sixth at the
Sewanee Fall Cross Country Invitational, held Saturday morning at
the Sewanee Golf Course.
Palmer, the most experienced runner in the lineup for coach Tony Cox's women's team, placed 12th individually while leading the Golden Eagles to a 6-4 record in the season opener with the sixth place finish among 11 teams in the field. The senior from Cleveland, Tenn., covered the 5K course in 20:00.82.
Taylor, a sophomore from Soddy-Daisy, Tenn., cross the line in 11th place in 27:03.29 in the 8K event as the Tech men were 6th among 11 teams for a 5-5 record.
"Overall I'm happy to have that first meet behind us, and give our freshmen a chance to see what it's like to run in college," Cox said. Five of Tech's 13 runners Saturday were rookies.
In the women's race, Mississippi State captured the team title with five of the top 10 runners, led by Renee Masterson who finished in 17:57.66. Her time was two seconds off the course record set last year by Tech's Stephanie Place, which still stands. Austin Peay, the only other Ohio Valley Conference school in the meet, placed seventh.
"Tiffany started a little slowly, then kept improving her place as the race went on," Cox said of Palmer's efforts in the race. "She was somewhere around 20th after the first mile, so she ran a pretty smart race."
Traci Jones, a sophomore from Aiken, S.C., was Tech's next finisher, taking 31st place in 20:51.97. Another veteran, senior Amanda Simmons from Woodstock, Ga., was third for Tech in 34th place with a time of 21:04.73.
Three freshmen rounded out Tech's lineup, led by Morgan Taylor from Johnson City, Tenn. She placed 36th in 21:10.42. Kathryn Forbes was 48th in 22:14.26, while Courtney Koehl ran a 24:37.93 for 62nd place.
"I thought Morgan (Taylor) had a good race," Cox said. "She
looked strong."
Mississippi State also won the men's team title. Austin Peay placed seventh, one spot in back of the Golden Eagles.
"Sam (Taylor) ran a great race," Cox said. "He started conservatively and then just passed people the entire race. All the work he did this summer is going to pay off for him this year."
Freshman Chris Bishop from Morristown, Tenn., was second for the Tech men's team, finishing in 18th place in 27:24.93.
"Chris looked strong and ran a really smart race," Cox said. "He
really impressed me the way he handled running in his first
collegiate race."
Senior Joseph DeLorenzo was 28th in 27:59.01, followed by senior Peter Woerner in 37th place (28:45.91), freshman John Greene in 54th place (29:44.06), sophomore Daniel Flatt in 56th place (29:54.13) and senior Jarrad Read in 57th place (30:01.92).
Tech has next weekend off, then returns to action on Sept. 19 at the Vanderbilt Invitational.


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RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Arabia's frustration with its main ally the United States over Middle East policy will not harm business relations or oil sales, despite a threat from its spy chief of a "major shift" in ties, businessmen and economists say.
Prince Bandar bin Sultan, the head of Saudi intelligence, warned European diplomats last week that energy and defense deals could suffer as a result of differences over the conflict in Syria and other issues, a Saudi source said.
Although mega-contracts have occasionally been used to strengthen political relationships, particularly in defense, economists and businessmen said business ties between U.S. and Saudi firms were generally immune to dips in the relationship.
"I don't think there are direct links between trade and the political relationship. That's not how the Saudis work. But it's also true that when the bilateral relationship is good, it helps," said a diplomatic source in the Gulf.
The United States is the main supplier for most Saudi military needs, from F-15 fighters to control and command systems worth tens of billions of dollars in recent years, while American contractors win major energy deals.
The world's top oil exporter and its biggest consumer have enjoyed close economic ties for decades, with U.S. firms building much of the infrastructure of the modern Saudi state after its oil boom in the 1970s.
Younger Saudi princes were mostly educated in the United States as were many of the kingdom's business executives, senior officials and cabinet members, including the oil, finance, economy and education ministers, and the central bank governor.
"When you hear Bandar threatening, it doesn't mean we are going to sell our T-bills or stop the military contracts. That's not going to happen. You are talking about a relationship and an alliance that goes back 60 years. But what they are doing is saying, 'hey wake up, don't take us for granted'," said a Saudi businessman who declined to be identified.
Over the decades, Riyadh has pumped its earnings from energy sales, often to the United States, back into the U.S. economy, buying its goods and services and investing in government debt.
The Saudi riyal has been pegged to the dollar at the same rate of $1 = SR3.75 for many years, and the kingdom has put some of its $690 billion foreign holdings into U.S. treasuries.
As a result, trade has boomed, with U.S. goods and services exports to Saudi Arabia hitting $17 billion in 2011, and U.S. direct investment there reaching $8 billion in 2010.
"Commercial relationships on trade or oil won't be affected at all. Saudi has had bad political relationships with many countries and still continued to deal with them commercially. This is just a political rift and doesn't mean that it will affect the private or public businesses," said a Saudi official.
In 2012, 15 percent of Saudi oil exports went to the United States, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
Although Far East Asia received an estimated 54 percent of Saudi crude oil exports, the kingdom still ranked second after Canada as a petroleum exporter to the United States.
The sectors that appear most vulnerable to official Saudi ire are big defense and infrastructure construction projects with government clients.
However, the Saudis struck a $29.4 billion deal only in late 2011 to buy 84 new F-15s made by Boeing with Raytheon Co radar equipment. In November they also agreed to buy 25 C-130J transport and refueling planes built by Lockheed Martin Corp for $6.7 billion.
Riyadh has turned to Europe for more recent defense deals, ordering Typhoon Eurofighters to be delivered by BAE Systems Plc.
But existing U.S. contracts and Saudi military dependence on U.S. equipment, probably lock the kingdom into long-term relationships covering maintenance, spare parts and training.
Only last week, the Pentagon asked for permission to sell Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $10.8 billion in advanced weaponry, according to documents it put online.
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U.S. contractors have recently won major engineering design and project management contracts, including Hill International on the $5 billion Jabal Omar project in Mecca, Fluor Corp on a big railway and Foster Wheeler on gas and oil schemes.
Saudi state entities and large companies prefer to deal with firms they know, said a Gulf economist who asked not to be named. "It's not easy to suddenly change these things in response to short-term political considerations. They're driven by reputation, reliability and quality," he said.
However, U.S. companies now have to face competitors from East Asia which vie for Saudi projects and implement them well.
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Today, nearly half the 150,000 Saudi students on overseas scholarship programs are in American universities.
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Check out this long piece on the D.O.C. by Alex Pappademas in Playboy.
Who the hell is the D.O.C.? It's been nearly 25 years since the rapper released his astoundingly great debut album, No One Can Do It Better. It was produced by Dr. Dre when Dre was churning out hot product at an ironic-in-retrospect pace: In a single year Dre made the D.O.C.'s album, as well as N.W.A's Straight Outta Compton and N.W.A co-founder Eazy-E's solo debut, Eazy-Duz-It. The D.O.C. was a cocky, charismatic young rapper with a knotty, complex flow—his delivery had more bob-and-weave than your average West Coast rapper's, and he reminded people of East Coast guys like Rakim. The kid with the golden voice, he called himself. Within three months he'd sold half a million records—until injuries to his vocal cords sustained in a car accident rendered him barely able to speak and totally unable to rap.
After that, the D.O.C. was a living ghost. He made two would-be comeback albums, but his real career existed behind the scenes. It became an open secret that he'd ghostwritten rhymes for Dre on The Chronic and 1999's 2001 and polished lines for Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle. The D.O.C. was a fixer, a problem solver, a hip-hop Winston Wolf. Once a breakout star, he now existed in hip-hop as a legend in the background of other people's rhymes. Dre shouted him out ("Like my nigga D.O.C., no one can do it better") at the end of "Nuthin' but a G Thang," the first single from The Chronic. More than 10 years later, so did Brooklyn-born Jay-Z on "Public Service Announcement"—"HOV, not D.O.C./But similar to the letters, no one can do it better."


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Document 1: Advertisement for Chatham in Fredericksburg News, October 20, 1857.
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1. Read as much as you can make out from Document 1, which J. Horace Lacy probably read in 1857.
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4. What might have disappeared from the plantation as a result of the war? What do you think would have been left behind?
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Communicating is very difficult. That is the key to maintaining a healthy relationship. If you want to communicate better in your relationship, then you should know how to present your ideas and be willing to listen to your partner "really". If you want to learn to communicate better with your partner, keep reading this article.
Method 01
State your arguments
Learn to express your ideas. We have heard different jokes or phrases about the problems that exist during a conversation. For example: when a person says "this" means "that" or "what he means is that …" These phrases are funny because they are usually true. Sometimes, we hope our partner understands what we want to say; wishing or hoping it is fair or effective. Instead, expose your thoughts directly.
- When you present your ideas, offer concrete examples of what you want to say to make your words more meaningful. Do not just say something like "I think you have not done your household chores". Instead, say something like "I had to wash the dishes every night for the last two weeks …".
- Speak slowly so that your partner understands you. Do not just explode showing all your feelings of anger or you cannot understand.
- Remember: nobody wins a prize for talking more. Touch all the key points you want to talk about, but "do not" just talk and talk until you feel overwhelmed.
- Expressing your thoughts directly removes any resentment and confusion. Instead of offering alternatives for your plans to go to a party, tell the truth: you do not want to see some people after a difficult week at work. Say something like "I'm sorry, I do not feel like going to a party."
Use words like "I" or "me." Do not start a sentence accusing your partner of having made mistakes. If you say something like "You always do …" or "You never do …", then you will be defensive and less likely to listen to your reasons. Instead, say something like "I've realized that" or "Lately, I feel like …". Focusing your discussion on your feelings will make you feel like you're not complaining and that it's part of a productive conversation.
- Even saying something like "Lately, I feel cast aside" sounds better than saying "You've been pushing me aside".
- Even if you say the same thing using "I" and "me" sentences, doing it this way will make you less defensive and you can communicate openly.
Stay as calm as possible. Although you cannot be as cool as a lettuce when you are in the middle of a heated argument, the calmer you are, the better you can express yourself. Therefore, if you feel angry or upset while discussing "before" talking about it, take a deep breath until you feel calm enough to start a productive conversation.
- Speak slowly and calmly to articulate your ideas.
- Do not try to speak louder than your partner. You will only make him more angry.
- Take a deep breath. Do not get hysterical while arguing.
Maintain positive body language This can help you maintain a positive tone during the discussion. Look at her eyes and turn towards her. You can use your arms to gesture your words, but do not move them too much so it does not look like you're losing color. Do not cross your arms over your chest or you will feel that you are not willing to listen to it.
- You should not be restless looking at the objects around you, unless it helps you release some energy.
Project your ideas with confidence. This does not mean that you should talk to your partner as if it were a business meeting. Do not go to the room, wave with your hand and explain your ideas. Instead, project confidence by acting as comfortably as possible with the situation. Smile from time to time and do not hesitate to ask many questions or sound dubious when you say something. If your partner doubts your feelings, he will not take you seriously.
- The more confidence you have, the less likely you are to feel scared or exhausted. This helps you to establish your ideas.
Plan your performance before starting to discuss. This is a very important point. When you know you will argue with your partner, do not argue or start complaining about the things you have been doing wrong. Even if you feel upset or hurt for many reasons, it is important to focus on the main point and the results you want to achieve with your conversation. If your only goal is to make him feel bad for his actions, then you should think about it before discussing.
- Part of your plan should be "when" to talk to your partner. Saying a rational argument at an inopportune time, such as a family picnic or in the middle of a game on television, can invalidate your point in its entirety.
- Think about the specific examples you want to use to establish your point. For example, suppose you want your partner to be better at listening to you. Can you think of two or three occasions when your partner did not hear you and really hurt you? Do not overwhelm her with your negative criticism. Use concrete tests to obtain the desired attention.
- Remember your goal: is it to show you why you feel hurt, mention a major conflict and commit to becoming happy or discuss how to deal with stress as a couple? Remembering your goal will help you stay on the right track.
Method 02
Listen to your partner
Put yourself in the place of your partner. Visualize what your partner's perspective would be in a given situation. Keep in mind that there are things you do not know. When she speaks, trying to put yourself in her place can help you understand that your behavior or situation can be frustrating for her. When you are upset, it is difficult to see beyond, but this technique can help you solve the problem faster.
- Empathy can help you solve a problem. Emphasize that you try to be understanding by saying "I know you should be upset because …" or "I know you've had a difficult week at work …" can make her feel that you really listen to her.
- Putting yourself in place can help you recognize your feelings and let you know that you understand their problems.
Give him freedom to solve his internal conflicts. Although it's great to be able to talk about all your frustration with someone, sometimes it takes some time to solve our thoughts, feelings and desires for oneself. Giving you space and time to reflect can avoid arguments and say things that you can regret. There is a thin line between trying to speak and forcing her to do so before she is ready.
- Just saying something like "I'm here for when you need to talk" can make her feel that you care without suffocating her.
Give him your full attention. Learn to understand your signals when you want to talk and when the subject is serious. When you want to talk, turn off the TV, put aside your work, hide your phone and do everything possible to give your attention. If you are very busy or distracted, you will feel more frustrated. If "seriously" you're busy, ask him if he can give you a few minutes to pick up your things and be less distracted.
- Keeping eye contact instead of looking around for other things that may distract you can help you feel that you are actually listening.
- Let her finish, but nod her head or say something like "I understand how you feel …" from time to time to get involved in the conversation.
Let her finish. Although possibly something you say may be outrageous or something you "need" to correct, do not get upset and interrupt it in the middle of the discussion. Make a mental note of the point to be discussed later and let her say all she has to say. When finished, it will be your turn to respond and you can treat each of your points one by one.
- This may seem difficult, especially if you just want to interrupt her to answer her, but once she finishes it will feel better when she blows off.
Beware of problems. When you listen to your partner, you must understand that you do not need to accept or understand everything you have to say. No matter how synchronized they are, how similar they are, how aligned their goals are, there will be times when they cannot agree, no matter how hard they try to express their feelings. It is good to try to understand the situation and that your partner is more receptive to what you have to say.
- Being aware of this disagreement will help them feel less frustrated when they do not "understand."
Method 03
Build a solid foundation
Keep your privacy. This does not mean you should sleep with your partner as long as they manage to resolve a fight. It just means that they should be together in intimacy as much as they can, either snuggle, caress and laugh about anything or just spend time on the couch holding hands and watching their favorite show on television. Give yourself time to be intimate at least a few times a week, no matter how busy you are. This will help them when the time comes to talk about difficult things.
- Being together in intimacy means more than just physical contact. It is about seeing another person and trying to create a space in your mind for your words, body language or actions.
Learn to recognize when you are upset. Sure, it would be great if your partner told you each time something important causes problems. However, those are rare cases. If you want to build a solid base to communicate, then you must learn to recognize your verbal and nonverbal cues that let you know when you are upset. Learn to know your signals and feel free to ask something like "You seem upset. Does something bother you? "Maybe you do not always want to talk, but doing so will make you feel that you care about her.
- Each person shows it in a different way, from being very quiet, saying that you are not hungry, making passive-aggressive comments until complaining about unimportant things.
- This does not mean you should say something like "What's wrong with you?" If you do not seem very happy. Suddenly, she is very tired after a long day at work. Recognizing the signs of knowing when it's okay is different from asking if you feel fine every five seconds. This can be very annoying.
- Sometimes body language can express more than words. If they have a misunderstanding, it is important to establish a way to communicate.
- "I try to understand, but I can not. Have I done something to bother you? "Do not". "Has anyone done something to bother you?" "Do not". "Are you just upset?" "Yes". "With me?". "Do not. Not really". You are only shortening it. It seems like a lot of effort, but it may be worth it in the end.
Be proactive You must not fight for every little thing that bothers you. You must be able to float difficult problems when necessary. Do not adopt a passive-aggressive behavior and accumulate anger; otherwise, they will have a big fight at an inopportune moment or when you least expect it. Learn to ask important questions so you can discuss them when you reach an agreement instead of falling into too strong a discussion.
- Both can offer solutions until finding one that pleases them both. A real agreement is one in which both parties feel that it focuses on their feelings and thinking and adhere to real constraints such as: viability, time, cost, etc.
Do not take things so seriously . Give yourself time to have fun together. If you spend all your time working and discussing your problems, you will not enjoy your relationship very much. If you are happy and have positive feelings and memories with your partner, you probably do not explode when arguing. Building a solid foundation of mutual love and happiness will help them solve difficult times.
- Laugh together whether you're doing cheesy jokes, watching a comedy or laughing like crazy about anything, laughing will help you enjoy your relationship more and prepare for difficult times.
Learn to recognize when a conversation is not productive. If both scream, get hurt and do not get anywhere, their conversation is not productive. There is no need to fight if only things get worse. If you are talking about something very important, breathe deeply, tell them they need to calm down and resume the conversation at another time. This is a mature way to keep your conversation from getting out of control.
- Just say something like, "I think this is important for both of us, but we should take it up again when we are more relaxed."
- Do not walk away throwing the doors or shouting things that hurt. Do it positively, even if you still feel upset.
- Sometimes, they may argue to see how the other reacts. In this case, say it. Say something like "Why are we arguing?" This can help them back out and assess the situation.
Learn to reach an agreement. In any good relationship, being happy should be more important than being right. Do not spend all your time trying to prove that you are right or fighting to get away with it or your relationship will quickly turn off. Instead, look for a productive solution that makes you happy. This is more productive for your long-term relationship and will help them communicate their true needs.
- Sometimes, when they argue, you cannot get away with yours. For example, in problems such as finding a place to live. Make sure you get away with it or at least be happy with solving a problem next time.
- Take turns. A single person should not always be the only one to get away with theirs.
- Making a list of pros and cons can help you make a list of solutions in a logical and less heated way.
- Sometimes, when discussing, it is important to consider who cares more. This can help you find a way to evaluate the situation. If something is "very" important to you, but only a little important to your partner, let him know.
Have samples of affection. If they want to maintain a healthy communication, they should be compliments, send love notes, tell themselves how much they love each other and give each other time to do their favorite things. If they live together, a nightly appointment a week can be a lot of dinners that can help them enjoy each other's company and get used to talking positively. This will help them solve the next time.
- In any healthy relationship, you should give more positive than negative opinions. Even if you feel your partner is doing things right, let him know.


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SmokingGunII wrote:A while back I remember finding some footage of the WTC 7 collapse that conradicted the original CBS footage, later used on the Naudet propaganda film. Unfortunately, I only had a screen grab from this footage until today, when I came across the original footage again.
SmokingGunII wrote:She still doesn't seem to be an actor to me.
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Oh - and whether Barbara is an actor or a real nurse talking in front of a greenscreen doesn't really matter - does it?
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simonshack wrote:Whoops. I correct myself: she is neither.
SmokingGunII wrote:The source of the shadow being cast on the building to the left? If this was from a taller building from across West St, surely there should be a shadow across the road too?
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As the country grapples with the mass shooting of 26 people in a Connecticut elementary school last week, local officials hosted several safety forums to address parent concerns.
Forums were held across the county Monday and Tuesday, offering parents and residents an opportunity to learn about safety procedures and ask questions.
Assistant Superintendent Dan Orman said security systems and emergency procedures are different for each school, but that all schools regularly conduct drills to make sure students and teachers are prepared.
Orman said law enforcement officers from all three Oldham agencies assist in developing safety plans.
"It's a balance between simplicity and effectiveness," said Oldham County Police Maj. Tim Wakefield.
Schools no longer use code words for emergencies because teachers can forget what they mean in a panic — and substitutes or volunteers might not know the codes at all.
The district employs three school resource officers — trained police officers who patrol a portion of the district.
The SROs rotate through every school on a varying basis, ensuring there is a frequent but random police presence.
Those officers also ensure someone will respond within minutes of an emergency, shortening response times.
Police officers, administrators and parents all agree they'd like to have an officer in every school — but it is simply cost-prohibitive.
It would cost nearly $1 million to fund SROs for each of the district's 10 schools.
Orman thanked parents for drawing attention to school-specific concerns — most of the district's schools have an entry buzzer and an air-lock system that requires visitors to enter through the office before gaining access to the building.
However, parents say some schools are lax in security procedures.
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Kuwait is punching below its weight in business due to its weak regulatory framework and needs to improve its insolvency laws so that distressed companies can restructure properly, a World Bank official said on Tuesday.
Major oil producer Kuwait is one of the most financially stable economies in the world thanks to high demand for its natural resources, World Bank senior counsel Riz Mokal said.
But its laws are hampering progress and the Gulf state needs to look at improvements to help commerce and industry weather the uncertain global economic environment, he said.
"We think that there is room for improvement at each of the stages of the credit life cycle," Mokal told a forum in Kuwait held by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
"The regulatory and institutional framework causes Kuwait to punch below its weight given the immense wealth and human resources which are available to the country," he said.
The global financial crisis hit Kuwait's companies hard and its investment companies suffered in particular.
The stock exchange has suspended trade in around 30 companies for failing to report earnings on time or for accumulating large losses. Some of them have been delisted and others warned they could face the same fate.
Investment Dar secured a KD1bn ($3.6bn) debt deal with creditors in February 2011 as part of a restructuring under Kuwait's Financial Stability Law. Global Investment House is undergoing its second voluntary debt restructuring in three years.
Mokal said his team had reviewed Kuwait's insolvency and creditor/debtor regimes at the request of the government.
He said Kuwait's legislation for insolvencies needed improvement because it is based on an Egyptian code dating to the 1940s which was in turn derived "from one of the classic versions of the Napoleonic code."
"This law was framed for a very different economy in a very different time. It does not provide appropriate restructuring mechanisms at all," he said on the sidelines of the event.
Kuwait needs legislation that gives distressed but economically viable companies an opportunity to restructure and the Financial Stability Law, brought in as a response to the financial crisis, did not provide for this, he said.
The law, which was envisaged both as a bailout fund and restructuring provision, ended up being neither, Mokal said.
With much of Kuwait's wealth flowing abroad and lenders becoming more cautious, small and medium-sized companies are struggling to get the funding they need, he said.
"This is precisely the sector which would provide diversity, which would provide stability in the economy, which would provide the main engine for economic growth and for the creation of employment."
World Bank senior consultant Gordon Johnson said Kuwaiti banks were well-capitalized and healthier than counterparts elsewhere but their willingness to retain capital rather than lend was a cause for concern.
"It is the weakness within the investment companies and the corporate sector and weaknesses within the legal framework which are themselves creating the risk for the banks," he said.
The banks themselves are not at risk but the underlying framework used to solve problems within the business community is not functioning effectively, he told the forum.
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If there was ever such a thing as a "good hair season," fall would be it. Summer's humidity has finally departed and autumn's crisp, cool air keeps fly-aways and frizz at bay naturally. So take advantage!
Streamline your hair autumn hair care regimen dropping thick frizz-fighting creams, heavy glossing products and sprays. If you feel you still need a little control, opt for a lighter, airier option. Now that you've got the weather on your side, there's no need to weigh down your tresses.
One of the best remedies for chapped and wind damaged skin caused by fall's cooler temperatures also happens to be a favorite autumn staple -- pumpkin.
Not only is it highly moisturizing, it's also rich in vitamins A and C, which nourishes, conditions and protects your skin with antioxidants.
Make your own pumpkin mask by mixing two tablespoons of cooked pumpkin with one tablespoon of honey. Leave it on for 10 to15 minutes, then rinse with warm water. If you opt to buy, look for facial masks with concentrated pumpkin-seed extract to revive dry skin.
Autumn's chill leave our lips more prone to chapping, flaking, and cracking. "That's because lower humidity and colder temperatures dry out skin, and lips are part of the skin system," says Elizabeth Hale, clinical associate professor of dermatology at New York University School of Medicine.
Keep your lips soft by always wearing a good lip balm. Look for products with conditioning ingredients (such as petrolatum) as well as sunscreen (such as octinoxate). Don't rely on glosses, which actually attract sun.
"During the summer, people pile on products and sunscreen, so by fall your skin is usually ready for a detox," says Barbara Close, founder of Naturopathica -- and author of Pure Skin: Organic Beauty Basics.
Slough off that dull layer of skin cells and even out skin tone. "I like fruit enzyme masks applied in a warm shower because the steam helps them penetrate," says Close.
If you're ending summer with a few more patches of dark skin than you started with, you're not alone. Pesky splotches on your nose, cheeks, forehead, eyelids, and decolletage are a common result of too much time in the sun.
Lightening creams, which use bleaching agents, are more assertive, often reducing splotches within a few weeks of use, but the best natural approach to smoothing your spots is gentle exfoliation.
Get the most out of your exfoliating by picking a gentle exfoliant (such as lactic acid) combined with a plant-based skin lightener, suggests holistic dermatologist Julia Tatum Hunter, M.D. A few natural pigment suppressors to look for on the ingredient list: mulberry root extract, licorice root, azelaic acid, found in wheat, barley, and rye, and kojic acid.
Spending all day outdoors was great while it lasted, but now it's time to come back inside and assess the damage it did to your skin. Summer burns, bug bites, and rashes can leave your skin looking less than perfect come fall -- especially after too much itching.
Try a DIY chamomile spray to calm inflammation caused by all three. These blossoms have a strong chemical constituent that inhibits oxidative stress (from sun damage or skin conditions like hives or eczema) and is palliative on irritated skin.
To make: Place a chamomile tea bag in 8 ounces of boiling water. Cool and pour into a spray bottle to spritz on skin as needed. You can also soak a clean cloth in the tea to make a compress.
As the leaves are turning vibrant colors, make sure you hair keeps up. Whether you embrace your hair's natural hue or color-treat them, there's always room for more vibrancy and shine -- especially after a summer of color-stripping sun and surf.
But don't rely on a fumy, bottled enhancer for results. Instead, restore your shade with nourishing foods from the pantry.
A new season calls for a switch into seasonal makeup shades. Autumn is all about warm, earthy colors -- rich browns, mossy greens, deep purples, and shimmering golds.
Start with your lips: Seasonal berries offer the freshest range of reds, says Jessa Blades, an organic makeup artist based in New York City. To find the right red for you, swipe a bunch of shades on the back of your hand to find the most flattering color.
"It's not until you see how it complements your skin that you'll know your perfect match," explains Blades. If a bold, red lip is too much for you, dab on lipstick with your finger to get the precise amount of color you want. To keep your look subtle, try a sheer blush and a simple neutral shadow. "The natural world is all about balance -- that also applies to makeup."
Not only did the lack of rain dry out the air over the summer, it also sucked the moisture from your skin. Clear skies means more exposure to harmful UV rays that dry out your skin.
One way to hydrate and restore your skin is with carrier oils -- skin-lubricating natural oil, cold-pressed from seeds. When they're scented with an essential oil or dried herb, they carry the properties of that ingredient to your skin. Alone, these skin softeners can be used all over the body to lock in moisture.
Sunflower: Contains vitamin E and has a light, nonsticky feel.
Grapeseed: Perfect for oily skin because it's not greasy.
Olive: Best for dry, itchy skin.
Your nails can become brittle as the weather changes. Keep them well filed to avoid snags that lead to ripping and breakage. Also avoid fast drying nail polishes as they contains isopropyl alcohol (IPA) which causes them to become even more brittle and flaky.
Nourish your nails and hands with a thick natural moisturizer. Rub hands with warm almond oil, avocado oil, or light olive oil, or apply an oil-rich hand and nail cream. Pay particular attention to the nail and cuticle areas.
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A conference address inspired 16-year-old Chris McConkie to create his painting entitled "They Without Us Will Sit in Darkness." It also inspired him to learn more about how family history can bless his life.
"Elder David A. Bednar spoke about our duty, especially as youth, to do family history work," says Chris. "Elder Bednar taught that doing family history work is one of the greatest responsibilities that God has given us."
"I used young men and women that are looking for roots as the figures in the piece in the hope that other youth who see my artwork will be able to see themselves in place of one of the youth in the picture and feel compelled to do their genealogy."
Read, watch, or listen to Elder Bednar's talk, "The Hearts of the Children Shall Turn."
Chris's acrylic painting is a graphic depiction of youth who are fulfilling their duty to participate in family history. "I used young men and women that are looking for roots as the figures in the piece in the hope that other youth who see my artwork will be able to see themselves in place of one of the youth in the picture and feel compelled to do their genealogy," Chris explains.
Typically a tree is about the same size above ground as it is beneath. But Chris says the tree in his painting is smaller than the root structure "because most of the members in a family line are those who have already passed on." Chris points out that family members who have gone before "become part of the roots and strength of a family. The roots that are fading in and out of the black background represent missing family history data, and the youth in the picture are searching for their hidden roots."
Learn how participating in family history can provide spiritual protection.
Chris recently found out that he has missing data in his own family tree. "I previously believed that all my family history work had been done," he says, "but upon closer examination, I found that multiple lines only go back several generations and that's as far as the work has gone. I have always loved going to the temple to do baptisms for the dead, and indexing names that can be used to further other people's family history work. When I do so, I can feel the Spirit of Elijah that Elder Bednar spoke about. It's a great feeling. Along with peace and comfort comes a sense of encouragement and motivation to do more."
Watch Elder Bednar teach youth about family history and how it prepares youth for missions.
"Feeling that Spirit of Elijah can change your perspective on family history," Chris says. "It takes the letters and words you see and transforms them from names into people that once lived on earth, who each have their own story. After learning that I still had lots of family history where the names have not been found, I feel a new energy and desire to search out the names of my ancestors so that I can help them get their temple work done."


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Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics: The Church and Her Fellowship (ePub)
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Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics: The Church and Her Fellowship, Ministry, and Governance, Vol. IX, 264 pg.
By Kurt Marquart
This dogmatic resource is based upon the outline and thought pattern of the Lutheran Confessions. The series is strictly and consciously confessional in its presentation of doctrine and its assessment and analysis of modern theological trends throughout the Christian church.
Part One: The Church
1. Sketching the Contours
2. The Church and Christ
3. Four Basic "Models" of Ecclesiology
4. The Church and Her Marks of Identification
a. The Church as Hidden Fellowship of Faith
b. The Church as Public Fellowship in the Means of Grace—The Marks of the Church
5. "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic"
Excursus: "Invisibility" in Pursuit of Precision
Part Two: Church Fellowship
6. The Nature of Church Fellowship
7. The Basis and Criteria of Church Fellowship
a. Gospel, Doctrine, Articles
b. "Gospel" in Wide and Narrow Senses
c. Is Doctrine the Activity of Teaching or the Content?
d. The "True Unity of the Church" is not a domain of pure inwardness
e. Orthodoxy: the Paramountcy of Truth
f. Orthodoxy as a Whole vs. the Dividedness of Heterodoxy
g. Orthodoxy does Not Mean Theological Perfection
h. Orthodox Confessions as Pure Gospel (Pure Marks) in Practice
8. The Ecumenical Movement: Charms and Challenges
a. From Lambeth (1888) to Lima (1982)
b. From Union Liturgy (1817) to Leuenberg (1973) and the Lutheran World Federation's Reconciled Diversity (1977)
c. The Point of it All: Faith or Sight?
Part Three: The Ministry
9. Priesthood and Ministry
Excursus: Luther and the "Uebertragung" [Conferral] of the Ministry
10. The One Gospel Ministry [Predigtamt] and Auxiliary Offices
11. Call and Ordination
Excursus: The Ordination of Women
Part Four: Church Governance
12. The Two Kingdoms or Two Realms
13. Local Church, Larger Church, and Polity
Excursus: "Missouri" and "Wisconsin" on Church and Ministry
From the Book
"Our world is not 'post-Christian,' merely post-Constantinian, which is a very different matter. Our age has seen inflicted on Christianity the most sophisticated and brutal assaults it has ever had to endure. Out of the depths of unspeakable dungeons came eloquent confessions, like that of the Lutheresque Romanian Pastor Richard Wurmbrand, who concluded that if Christianity was indeed dead everywhere else, as his tormentors insisted, then he would with Mary Magdalene weep at its tomb until it would rise again. Then there are the life and work of an Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the conversion of a Malcom Muggeridge, and the broadcast, unprecedented in seventy years of Babylonian Captivity, of the Easter Liturgy over Radio Moscow in the millenial year of Russian Christianity, 1988. What are these if not the stunning resurrections of Christianity in the very midst of its enemies (Ps. 110:2)? Let us be done then with self-indulgent prattle about our 'post-Christian' age!" (p.1).
"In ecclesiology everything hinges on a few crucial distinction, and the most crucial distinction of all is that between the church as the interior fellowship of faith and the church as the exterior fellowship in the means of grace. In Christology, if one lets either sight or reason override faith, one will end up denying either the divinity or the humanity of the God-Man. Faith, resting on God's Word alone, is not offended by the lowliness of Christ's servant form (Phil. 2:5ff.), but confidently embraces in it the eternal Son of God. Something analogous is true of the church, the mystical body of Christ" (p. 8).
"In the doctrine of the ministry the argument is not about whether something is conveyed (ubertragen), but about how and by whom this is done. Since, as nearly all agree, those who at some point become ministers were not such before, they must obviously have the ministry conveyed to them somehow and by someone. This is all that the word 'ubertragen,' in and of itself, means in this context. The whole argument is about how and through whom this happens" (p. 112).
What the reviewers have said about The Church and Her Fellowship, Ministry, and Governance:
"In the 19th century Vilmar wondered whether the pressures of political turmoil and confessional crisis would finally bring the Lutheran church practically to appreciate its ecclesiology. If we are to do so today, it will only result from serious theological reflection, not busying ourselves with organizational strategies. We must learn to glory in the Gospel in the doctrine of the Church. The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod owes a debt of gratitude to Professor Marquart for this clarifying analysis of the matter which, at present, are of such critical importance and concern. We can only hope that his worthy locus will serve as a rallying-point for an ecclesiology of the cross in the 1990's and into the twenty-first century." --Ken Schurb in Lutheran Confessional Review 1/1 (1990):5
Dr. Kurt E. Marquart was Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Marquart died in 2006. He is the author of "'Church Growth' as Mission Paradigm: A Confessional Lutheran Assessment" in Church and Ministry Today: Three Confessional Lutheran Essays (St. Louis: The Luther Academy, 2001), the book Anatomy of an Explosion: A Theological Analysis of the Missouri Synod Conflict, and numerous articles, and is a frequent speaker at theological and pastoral conferences at the regional and national level. He is perhaps the most noteworthy apologist (i.e., defender) for confessional Lutheranism of the present generation.


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