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No, this is not a religious post. That will never happen here. It's the name of the song I have been listening to over and over for couple of days. I love Coldplay. Chris Martin gets me. Corny, right?
So this song is about this guy who will wait for this girl, till kingdom come. He is lost, he does not know himself, but as long as the girl will promise to come and set him free, he knows it will be alright.
Now that is some bullshit that we fall into over and over again.
But then again, isn't this the kind of love we crave for? Other people see love from above, hover above it, assess the surrounding, carefully eliminate dangers and possible heartbreaks, then slowly ease down, guided by the winds of common sense and the agility of levelheadedness. Gently they land in love, no dusting off required, no quickened heartbeats and near-heart attacks.
I am the one that falls headfirst and braindead into love. I see love, sometimes I see ideas of love, you know, those that could be love but who really knows...and I dive. I come down hurtling, bumping my head into clouds of slow-down-mercy, scrapping my knees onto the storms of recklessness. By the time I hit ground-love, I am a mess of pure ecstasy, dishevelled and glimmering with bittersweet pain that can only be described as suicidal rhapsody.
I feel. With every single pore of my skin. This could be termed as borderline obsession, but not in an 'I'll kill you then end myself' kind of way. I have tried to explain this but all I get are blank stares coupled with a very huge urge to reach for a phone and call help for me.
Let me try explain it.
It is a feeling that starts from a deep crevice of my heart's heart and spreads slowly into my main heart. It is a slow burning ember that emanates as a flicker of light. As a candle would from a distance. And as you approach it, it glows, becomes brighter, bigger... now imagine that light is a fire that does not burn. It is a warm and gentle blanket, but at the same time, a fire that doesn't consume you in as much as it envelopes you. For me love is a heart orgasm. You know that feeling you get when you climax? Now... imagine that for your heart. Every freaking minute you think, see, feel, touch that person.
I often walk away wounded, bruised and vowing to never fall. Telling myself how I will make myself a love parachute. Until the next time when I see it from above 50,000 feet.


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05 Pacifica Makes Noise When Turning
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My 05 Pac AWD mfg'd in Aug 2004 makes a terrible binding, clunking noise when turning. The tighter the turn the worse the noise. The power transfer unit was replaced and the noise didn't change. Any ideas what else it could be?
Sounds like it could be CV joint issue. CV joint is used on front wheel to transfer power to wheels, i.e. instead of Universal joint a CV joint is used as it keeps wheel turning at constant speed that single U-joint does not do.
CV joint is built with steel balls, like bearing balls and they are mounted in slots where they can move radially as joint angle changes and they transfer force between drive shaft ends.
Over time steel balls wear dents in the slots and after enough wear has developed balls start making noise as they jump up from the dent when you make a turn and yes, the noise gets worse when you turn sharper.
An easy test if this indeed is the issue is to drive reverse and make the turn. If there is no noise it probably means that the problem is worn CV joints.
The fix for this, of course, is to replace CV joints, which probably is very expensive BUT there is another possible way to do a fix with much less money involved. This is simply to swap CV joints (drive shafts) between left and right sides.
Wear on the CV joints occurs on the side of the slot that carries the force during driving. This is why noise would not happen when driving reverse as reverse side of the slots gets very little use.
After swapping the CV joints the noise would not appear when driving and turning forward but would do so when driving and turning in reverse. But hey, reverse is so small amount of driving that it really does not bother anybody.
Swapping CV joints, of course, would not be possible if they made drive shafts so that they fit only on left or right side but I don't think this is the case. The other thing is that you will probably need to have joint swap done at other than dealer shop as they will want to sell you new drive shafts and will come with every possible excuse why shaft swapping cannot be done.
I know joint swap works because I did it on two Saab cars that I owned in the past.
bthawk Posts: 2I have a 2007 Pacifica. That makes a loud ticking noise during driving. It sounds like the speedometer cable. The faster I go the louder it becomes. The slower the quiter it is. Any thoughts would be great.0
Mechanic says viscous coupler needs replacing. Evidently it's related to the PTU.
I don't know what to think. Any thoughts are appreciated.0
Ask him why would the "viscous coupler" make noise only when you turn?
Did you try driving reverse and turning to see if it makes the noise?
probpacifica Posts: 3I just had my Control Arm replaced and am waiting on a new right front axle. I am told that clicking and popping during turning is a common problem. According to my service adviser there is a TBS that recommends the replacement of the control arm for popping noises. The clicking noise I am told is loosened axle nuts. My axle needs replacement.0
gina19 Posts: 3I have an '04 and you may want to check the motor mounts. This has been a chronic problem with the Pacifica. You would hear clicking, clunking when turning or when stopping and starting...We replaced ours in Apr of '09 (under warranty) after a 5 month waiting period for the parts because over 2000 were backordered across the country at the time. We just found out this weekend that they are broken again and need to be replaced. Check your motor mounts!!!1
this happened to mine and they finally fixed it. It was my front axel passenger side. Now the clunk everytime i turned while backing up out of my driveway is finally gone!!!!!0
Scratch that!!! It is back as of today. only when i fully turn the wheel...in reverse or forward. I will be screaming at the dealership on monday. I can't believe this!!! :mad:1
We owners of pacificas with clunks should try to get a recall done on this problem it seems everyone has it. Anyone know how to get that started???1
I have a 2007 Pacifica AWD and at around 50,000KM I heard the same ticking from the dash on one cold morning driving to work. I found out at noon when I left for a lunch meeting. The AWD transfer case blew apart on an exit ramp on the highway. What a mess!! And $5,600 later because it damaged the driveshaft and some power steering hoses. Likely I took it to a private garage and he saved me a ton of money. I hope I got to you before this happens.0
I have a very good idea. I have an 2007 and after I blew my AWD transfer case and it was changed for $5,600, my Pacifica was still jerking and binding while I turned corners. I noticed that the longer I drove it and the warmer the vehicle got, the worse the problem. What my mechanic discovered is that the rear end has an added clutch in it on the input side of the differential which allows the vehicle to turn without binding up from front to back axles. It's a common AWD solution. So what was happening is the rear differential clutch was messed up. He checked it with a Chrysler dealer and their best mechanic was aware of this issue. We tried a couple changes of fresh rear end lube and it was a little better, but not much. He then found another used rear end and did the swap... and it was great!...no more binding and jerking at all! and that's 20,000km ago.0
That noise is possibly coming from a metal dampener / weight that is located behind front passenger fender. I too thought it was cv joint, ball joint, shock, and various other stuff. If you get under car, (no jack required) and look around where the fake circular fog lamp is. you will see a metal round 3-5 pound weight that is loose. It will bang and clunk a lot especially if you turn on direction in particular. you should be able to reach with your hand and see if its loose.0
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I just took it off. Don't know what it does. Probably extra parts. Car is quiet and runs fine.0

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As the California crisis gets deeper, it's getting harder and harder to keep one's good humor while reading polls.
One question, which has been asked in various forms by various polls for years, really rankles. It's about how to solve the budget crisis. Here's one version, from a recent Public Policy Institute of Caifornia poll:
"As you may know, the state government currently has an annual general fund budget of around $85 billion and faces a multibillion-dollar gap between spending and revenues. How would you prefer to deal with the state's budget gap -- mostly through spending cuts, mostly through tax increases, through a mix of spending cuts and tax increases, or do you think that it is okay for the state to borrow money and run a budget deficit?"
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This is a multiple choice question with four possible answers.
And I can't answer it.
None of the answers are right.
The question is based on a false premise: that the state's budget problem is merely a math problem. Cut here or tax there, and you can balance the budget.
The problem is that this isn't really true.
The budget deficit is not a hole that can be filled like that. It's actually the byproduct of a budget system that is a big, unwieldy, out-of-control algorithm -- a collection of various formulas that come from the constitution, ballot initiatives, legislation and court decisions. The algorithm has the character of a ratchet, constantly pushing down certain revenues and pushing up certain kinds of spending.
Whether you throw more cuts or more taxes into this ratchet, you can't fix the budget. The hard evidence of this is the last decade, which has seen cuts and revenue increases -- and persistent budget deficits.
The only way out is to fix the budget system -- and really the larger governance system -- itself. But that's not one of the four choices the poll offers. Instead, the poll offers false choices on a subject where there isn't any real choice. Because the formulas are making the choices.
This wouldn't be such a bad thing if this were only one poll question on one poll. But questions like this are standard, and the results are reported over and over again by media outlets. And in this way, the poll question adds to a profoundly misleading media narrative about the nature of the problem California faces.
It's past time to junk this question.
Lead Prop Zero blogger Joe Mathews is California editor at Zocalo Public Square, a fellow at Arizona State University's Center for Social Cohesion, and co-author of California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It (University of California, 2010).
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Because during a concert in Atlantic City is the best way to announce a pregnancy, Kanye West let it slip to the world on Sunday that his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, is expecting.
It was before a crowd at the Revel, and a historical plaque marking the occasion is certainly in the works. In the meantime, we found the best reactions to the news on Twitter. Enjoy!
"Does Kim know she can't return a baby after 72 days?" — @kdkeane
"Most pregnancies last about nine months, or about four marriages in Kim time." — @TheSoup
"Kim and Kanye are having a baby, finally the Death Star has a good enough reason to destroy Earth." — @DepressedDarth
"And as the sperm entered the egg, the faint sound of an E! contract being signed could be heard within the womb." — @JesseLasky
"ppl with
#Kimye Mayan jokes, you're about 9 hours too late." — @1chicklette
"New poll: What random, inanimate object will
#KIMYE name their spawn after" — @scottgurrola
"Hillary Clinton was hospitalized today, but let's all keep talking about
#kimye. Good job, America" — @danaexmachina
"BREAKING: E! To start reality show to see who is the best aunt: Kourtney or Khloé. Spoiler: they both lose." — @bmizner8
"Kim Kardashian is pregnant? Can't wait for the E! Special. Maybe this time they'll actually shove a camera up the vagina" — @kingsleyyy
"Kim Kardashian's baby will be the 2nd thing that her vagina has given birth to. The 1st was her career" — @funnybrad
"Why I have no faith in America: we care more about Kim Kardashian's pregnancy than the fact that tomorrow all income taxes increase by 10" — @bvdabeas
"Everyone can just go ahead and thank
@KimKardashian now for ruining 2013 before it even starts" — @Eric_Bader
"A girl on the train genuinely just said "Im more excited for Kim Kardashian's baby than my own!" There is no hope for humanity." — @GeorgeBeverley
"Asked for a quote on Kim Kardashian's pregnancy, Bruce Jenner said "Muesli! I'm maaade of Muesli!" before falling asleep on the hallway rug" — @rilaws
Because during a concert in Atlantic City is the best way to announce a pregnancy, Kanye West let it slip to the world on Sunday that his girlfriend, Kim Kardashian, is expecting.


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Translated by Susan Geroe From the Korona Alley to the Small Marketplace, or from the small bread shop of Steiner's Bakery to Ignac Bruder's store, if you will, the even numbered houses of Petri Street were located in the downtown area of the city, and at the same time, they'd open to the outskirts of the town. Namely, the front of the houses faced the main street, while their backyards extended to the edge of town, all the way to the grain, poultry and cattle weekly marketplace, where the Nagyfold below Margitta started. During the two World Wars, in this sector, the houses changed very little and the street itself hardly at all. It remained dirty, muddy, and dusty, according to the changing seasons. There were three Christians homes here, and the building of the Molk Abbey, on the corner of the Small Marketplace; the rest were all Jewish homes with Jewish inhabitants. The first homes were built perhaps during the times of Joseph II, who allowed Jews to settle in the village.
The homes were built next to each other with backyards in the hindquarters, exception being the school with its long fence facing the street. The houses looked alike, only the placement of windows and doors differed and the decorations of their entryways. Most homes had a store in the front, facing the street. Rows of rural farm buildings were painting the far-reaching lots in the back. Some of the larger family homes also took in renters. The streets' residents were hardworking, honest, piously religious, and tireless when attending to the business of the community. They turned night into day to meet the needs of their families. They were vigilant in observing moral norms and thus served example to all the residents of the small town.
Their professions and assets differed. Some were landowners, like the Mozes Manns; vintners like the Laszlo Neufelds and Salamon Ehrenfelds; wholesale dealers like the Aron Glucks, Lajos Winklers, Sandor Horovitzs and Ignac Bruders. From among retail dealers we mentions the family of Miksa Kleinmann, Marton Gluck, the Lichtmans and Hellers; artisans and craftsmen the Hardstein, Fischer, and Szmuk families. Jeno Veszik had a printing shop, while Uncle Grunfeld was a tobacconist.
There were people who lived in different areas of the city, but had a store, office, or workshop here. Such was the case of Kelinmann Mor's grocery store, Schwartz Bela's beauty salon, Winkler and Gombo's and Stern Geza's clothing stores, Lowy Mor and Berger Izidor's leather goods store, Mozes Karoly's tobacco shop, and the bazaar of the Mendelovits girls. From among the tailor shops, we note Leitmann Dezso's store, whose daughter, Olga, was possibly more beautiful than Simon Boske, the beauty queen. Many technical and commercial employees worked on Petri Street among them, Weisz Ferenc, Lajos, and Sandor, Pollak Miklos, Sandor, and Istvan, Feldheim Bela, Rosenberg Karoly, Weisz Faizi and Karoly, Steiner Maisi, Grunfeld Joska, Rubin Miklos, and Ohlbaum Ilonka.
And how could one forget about the work of the Jewish mothers who lived here? If I say that each house was a cook shop, bakery, sewing shop, laundromat and animal feeding place, I am surely not exaggerating. The Jewish mother did all the chores of the household on her own. She milked the cow, shopped for food, carried water, cleaned, washed up the dishes, and worked a great deal more than her Christian counterpart. She participated in social work, visited the sick, and prepared for the Sabbath and other holidays with a sparkling clean house and splendor in the heart.
This segment of Petri Street was the heart of the local Jewish life, the stimulus and guide of the entire community. I am not mentioning everyone because from the distance of so many years, I have forgotten the names of some of our brothers. From among the many though, I'd like to talk only about three institutions. I note those that were a blessing for everyone. By name, I mention the seven-grade elementary school, the medical cabinet of Dr. Goldberger, and the Koser.
The elementary school consisted of four classrooms. The L shaped building was surrounded by open corridors. During recess, children were playing around the two barren mulberry trees. As you stepped from the street into the corridor, you saw the first and second graders' classrooms, where Miss Goldmann taught. Across from her were Mariska neni's third and fourth graders. At the turn, in the third room, Mor Rosenberg, the school principal was teaching the older kids. In the fourth room, Uncle Weisz was teaching Religion to the boys. Between the two World Wars, teaching went on in Romanian language, however, truth be told, even the teachers did not know Romanian. Uncle Weisz was translating into literary Yiddish the Hebrew text of the Chumash. They didn't learn writing correctly in either language, only in Hungarian.
Recalling the teachers' Romanian knowledge, I have to smile when I think of a few remarkable episodes. When the Principal asked Berger Gabi to talk about Stefan Cel Mare or Vlad Tepes, without hesitation, the latter started rattling the text of the asre jajsve, was never caught and what's more, always received a good grade. He tried to continue this successful method in the Oradea Orthodox Gymnazium, but there he was caught and soon dropped out.
Back to our elementary school, it was known that its students were better behaved than those of the surrounding areas. Our school engrained in us the knowledge and love of Judaism, and that of common fate. Those children who did not experience at home the Jewish life in its entirety, learned about it in school. The many diligent honest grown ups who came out from this little school, which hardly had any teaching equipment, where modernization did not reach, but where the teachers' love and innate pedagogical methods abounded, speak to the merits of this school. No plastic surgery can ever erase from the foreheads of the murderers Cain's stamp for having destroyed such excellent people.
Finally, I'd like to mention the names of some of the students with whom I attended the little school on Petri Street, whom I will recall with love until my last moments: Katz Cica, Vamos Lili, Weisz Fanny, Miklos Anci, Fried Anti, Weisz Jaszi, Rosenberg Fraicsu, Heller levy, Weisz Zoli, Berger Laci, Hold Nandi, Ehrenfeld Zoli and many others whose names I no longer remember.
Dr. Goldberger Emil's medical cabinet did not attend to health issues alone, but also to the daily social welfare of the people. Dr. Goldberger Emil served as doorman, secretary, receptionist, lab assistant, and anesthesiologist, all alone. Aside from this, he was also an excellent specialist in many branches of the medical science. He did not have a car, only a couple of fast horses and a good Hungarian coachman. There was no Jewish child in Margitta and its surroundings that has not been attended by him. He was also family doctor to many Christian families in the city and the district. Bone-chilling winter or hot summer, day and night, whenever called, he hurried to his patients without delay.
As district physician, they knew him everywhere. The farmers might have not known who the Prime Minister was, but they all knew Dr. Goldberger. He never asked for money from anyone, the column debtor was missing from his register. He always accepted his fee in a bit of shy, humble manner. In addition, he often paid from his own pocket for the medication of patients who were poor. There was one other blessed man among the district doctors whom I also knew - Dr. Martonfy from Simleul Silvaniei. He was a Hungarian man and an excellent doctor. Dr. Goldberger was always traveling, always working. We were always wondering when did he have time for his family. He was an observant Jew, who attended synagogue, then always hurried to his patients. During the Holocaust, the executioners did not spare him either, but he and his family survived. He died in 1954. His memory lives on in the heart of every person from Margitta.
The Koser was in itself a stand-alone institution in Margitta and the surrounding area. The Koser was all a pub, café, hotel, and club. It was not only a place of relaxation and entertainment, but also of counseling and a source of help for those in need. All this was insured by Klein Jozsef and his three sons: Ferenc, Miklos, and Laszlo. Jews and Christians alike were guests here because service was warm and classy. It is true that in the café there was a certain amicable atmosphere between members of the different religious groups. One could openly collect funds for the Red Cause or the Zionist Cause, there was no informer lurking. Besides, the police did not bother the owners. It was there that the Jews complained about their grievances, and found understanding from the Christian clients, friends. When the Miron-led Iron Guard group from Abrany attempted to attack Jewish residents who lived in the vicinity of the train station Jews and Christians shoulder-to-shoulder went from the Koser to defend them. And the Fascists retreated.
The Koser was beautiful, it was a great place to visit, enjoy the excellent cooking of dear old Mrs. Milhaly Berger and listen to Arany Laci sing the sad melody of Belz, mein Stetele Belz or the joyful one of Hat a jid e babele.
Then, the storm came and the Koser disappeared with its clients and owners. The Hungarians came in and the building was transformed into a movie theater to premiere the anti-Semitism instigating movie, Jud Suss, to the shame of the government and the people
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Despite blowup, Johnson a fan of Fernandez
Braves third baseman admits mistakes in confrontation with Miami ace
ATLANTA -- As Braves third baseman Chris Johnson and some of his teammates were preparing for Wednesday afternoon's series finale against the Marlins, they watched MLB Network highlights of the dominant pitching performances from Alex Wood and Jose Fernandez in Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat. The clip began with a look back to last September, when Fernandez gazed at his first career home run, and then found himself in the midst of a benches-clearing incident, sparked when he was scolded by former Atlanta catcher Brian McCann.
One of the most incensed combatants in this verbal spat was Johnson, who rushed toward the plate to yell at Fernandez. As Wednesday morning's highlights showed him doing a whole lot of yelling and doing his best Ultimate Warrior imitation as he returned to his position, Johnson smiled as his some of his teammates were ribbing him.
"People think I hate [Fernandez], but I love the guy," Johnson said. "I wear my heart on my sleeve, and that is probably why things got so out of hand. I learned a lot. Last year, I apologized to him and some of their guys the next day. People think it was one-sided with him doing all of the apologizing. I did a lot of things wrong last year with that experience."
Johnson's hot temper led to him being benched for two games last week after he unleashed his emotions during a dugout tantrum while going 0-for-5 during an April 12 win over the Nationals. Johnson entered Wednesday having hit .310 (9-for-29) in the seven games he had played since his benching. He recorded one of the three hits -- an eighth-inning single -- Fernandez surrendered while notching 14 strikeouts in eight innings on Tuesday.
"To an extent, I enjoy facing [Fernandez]," Johnson said. "He's the best you're going to get. So you put yourself up against the best and see how you stack up."


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I saw this film at the Toronto International Film Festival in September, and every time I've seen its star, Nicole Kidman, since then, I think: "Thank God she's OK."At the Golden Globes, in interviews and on red carpets, the 51-year-old actor remains poised and glamorous. But as the LAPD's Erin Bell in Destroyer, she's a mess. The opening shot shows her bloodshot eyes, and hair that might be dusty or greying or coked or some combination of those things. And while Kidman is svelte, Erin could only be called junkie-skinny. Any more burnt-out and she wouldn't be working homicide – it'd be working her.
What follows is an Odyssean journey, as Erin aims to track down the mysterious Silas by visiting the various criminal wrecks he's left in his wake, including the dying-of-cancer Toby (James Jordan) and the smooth-talking DiFranco (Bradley Whitford). Each encounter exacts a price, and we start to wonder whether there will be anything left of her, physically or metaphysically, by the end of the film.
The story's timeline is cleverly fractured, but some scenes show a decidedly less haggard Erin from what is clearly a few years back, when she and fellow cop Chris (Sebastian Stan) were undercover, trying to take down Silas (Toby Kebbell) and his gang, and possibly falling in love on the job. We also see Erin dealing in the here-and-now with daughter Shelby (Jade Pettyjohn), who seems determined to make even poorer life choices than her mom.
Between the past and its consequences, a crackling screenplay from Phil Hay and Matt Manfredi never ceases to remind us that life is all about free will and the choices we make. All of hers stem from the answer to one simple question, posed halfway through the film: "What if we don't?"
Along the way we see some people who choose to play at being bank robbers, while others put on a white hat to play cops and robbers. One character chooses to play Russian roulette, giving over free will to the chance of an empty chamber. Even a brief snatch of a ballgame on a radio speaks to the theme: "He just missed it. He'd like that one back." We've all had days like that. Erin's had a lot of them.
All of this plays out over a brooding score of Theodore Shapiro that suggests whales playing string instruments, possibly while being whipped. And speaking of anguish, I couldn't decide whether the slow drip of clues into Erin's story felt more like an IV or an ancient water torture.
Kidman proves a worthwhile companion through this underworld, even though you would probably cross the street (and maybe even move to a different city) to avoid bumping into Erin more than once. That's the skill and the strength of the actor's performance. Whether you choose to follow her katabatic journey – well, as the film makes eminently clear, that's your choice. But there are rewards to those who take the leap.


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I HATE people coming in my classroom and it worries my beyond words. I still get nervous when my principal comes in my room. I know what I need to work on and was ready to make a list of those things, tape them on my door, and then shut and lock my door. I was really worrying about if they would ask my kiddos any questions. Holy Moly....that is a ticking time bomb because who knows what will come out of a Firsties mouth.
I was also worrying because I know some of the things we are asked to do may not be developmentally appropriate for my kiddos AND there is also NO WAY on God's green Earth that you can get it all in. I am not a magician but feel like that is what we are asked to do daily trying to get it ALL in. The stress of doing all of that then turns me into a warden at times. I found myself at times this week having less patience than I usually do because I was trying to do things the way they think we should. And who cares that it was the week before Spring Break, Dr. Seuss' birthday, AND time to start our DRA assessments PLUS individual math assessments.
Many times it seems it comes down to following your head or your heart.
I want to do what is best for my kiddos. I know the Curriculum Cops who visited us want what is best for ALL of our kiddos too. But they also have people telling them what they need to be doing and what the children in my classroom need to be doing. No one seems to care about the number of ESL kiddos we might have in our rooms or the number of children who have been identified as at-risk or the fact we might have 7 children who might be dealing with burdens such as abuse, parents in jail, homelessness, poverty, or the fact they only meals they eat are the ones they get when they come to school. ALL children regardless of their circumstances are expected to make the same achievements and academic gains, right??!!????
My head knows what the expectations are and what my curriculum tells me I need to be teaching. Then I look out at the 17 little faces who look up to me and trust me. I think at times if I were to die tomorrow would I want people to say that I did a good job teaching my curriculum or that I loved my kiddos with all of my heart and tried my best to help each child reach their fullest potential AND feel successful.
It is so easy to forget and lose focus that we aren't teaching just a curriculum or standards. I am also not saying that you cannot teach the curriculum and make it fun and engaging because you can! I had to remind myself of this poem I shared a few months ago.


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The Denver Broncos are prepared to slap the franchise tag on Ryan Clady unless a long-term deal can be hammered out by March 4. Whatever method they use to lock down their starting left tackle, Clady isn't ready to take the field just yet.
The lineman told ESPN's Josina Anderson on Monday that his rehab from surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff "will be about a five-to-a-six-month process."
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"There's no way I'm going to be in minicamps this year because I won't be ready shoulder-wise (even) if I do get a deal done by then," Clady said. "In other words, I'm planning for (shoulder rehab), so I'm not going to be there, regardless if I don't get a deal done still. Even if I get a deal done, my chances are I probably wouldn't do much in training camp. About that time, I should be just about 100 percent around July or August -- in that area."
The long road back won't diminish what Clady means to Peyton Manning and the offense, but VP of football operations John Elway told The Denver Post this week that "things have changed a little bit because he's coming off a shoulder surgery." Clady also ruptured his patella tendon back in 2010.
The Broncos hold the leverage here, meaning Clady -- who has emerged as one of the better bookends in football -- is destined for the tag unless he accepts a cap-friendly pact.
"I don't think (the tag is) a sign of disrespect," Clady said. "I just think it's kind of part of the business. Am I okay with it? No. But it's not like I'm out on the streets right now. I know I will have a job at least for one more year so, I'm still good. I would like to have long-term security in Denver, but if I don't get anything done before the deadline then who knows."
The Broncos view this year's franchise tag as low-risk path to keeping a critical player in-house while getting a better sense of his durability post-surgery. It will be tough for Clady to get the deal he wants before next offseason.


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20 Health Benefits of Garlic
October 2, 2009 in Allicin, Anti-bacterial, Anti-coagulat, Anti-fungal, Anti-inflammatory, Anti-viral, Antibiotic, Anticarcinogenic, Antioxidant, Arthritis, Asbestos Exposure, Atherosclerosis, Athlete's Foot, Blood Cholesterol, Blood Glucose, Blood Glyceride, Blood Pressure, Blood Sugar, Blood Trigyceride, Breast Cancer, Cancer, Cardiac Arrest Prevention, Cardiac Problems, Cardiotonic Effect, Cardiovascular Diseases, Colds, Colon Cancer, Diabetes, Diallyl Disulfide, Fights Free Radical, Flu, Impotency, Kidney, Kidney Disorder, Lead, Leukemia, Manganese, Mercury, Minerals, Neuropathy, Osteoarthritis, Pregnancy, Prostrate Cancer, Retinopathy, Rheumatism, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Selenium, Sense of Well Being, Skin Cancer, Stomach Cancer, Stroke, Stroke Prevention, Tuberculosis, Uncategorized, Vaginitis, Vitamin B6, Vitamin C, Vitamins, Weight Loss, Yeast Infection | Tags: 20 Health Benefits of Garlic, The Health Benefits of Garlic | Leave a comment
1. A compound in garlic called ajoene is a natural antioxidant that has anti-clotting abilities, thus helping in the prevention of heart disease and strokes.
2. Ajoene has also been shown to stop the spread of skin cancer cells when applied topically.
3. Compounds in garlic have been shown to prevent prostate cancer.
4. Garlic may protect against colon cancer by protecting colon cells from toxins and inhibiting the growth of cancer cells if they do develop. The selenium and vitamin C found in garlic are also known to protect against colon cancer.
5. Research suggests garlic may decrease the ability of H. pylori to cause ulcers and stomach cancer.
6. Research has shown that cooking garlic with meat reduces carcinogenic chemicals in cooked meat that are believed to be linked to breast cancer in meat-eating women.
7. The allicin in garlic has been shown in some studies to promote weight loss in rats.
8. The allicin in garlic has been shown to lower blood pressure.
9. Garlic has been proven to lower LDL cholesterol and raise HDL cholesterol.
10. It has been shown to reduce the carcinogenic effects of asbestos exposure.
11. It fights free radicals.
12. It has been shown to reduce inflammation and pain in the body, making it beneficial for people with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
15. Cold and flu prevention: Because of its antiviral and antibacterial properties as well as its vitamin C content, garlic is a powerful agent against the common cold as well as the flu.
16. It has been shown to fight the germs that cause tuberculosis.
17. A component of garlic called diallyl disulfide has been shown to kill leukemia cells.
18. It is a good source of vitamin B6.
19. It has been shown to be an effective anti-fungal agent for treating yeast infections, vaginitis, and athlete's foot.
20. Garlic has been shown to protect rats from diabetes complications such as retinopathy, kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and neuropathy.
Data from other source:
Studies by competent multi-degreed scientists have shown beyond any reasonable doubt that consuming garlic generally has the following physical effects:
- Garlic lowers blood pressure a little. (9% to 15 % with one or two medium cloves per day.)
- Garlic lowers LDL Cholesterol a little. (9% to 15 % with one or two medium cloves per day.)
- Garlic helps reduce atherosclerotic buildup (plaque) within the arterial system. One recent study shows this effect to be greater in women than men.
- Garlic lowers or helps to regulate blood sugar.
- Garlic helps to prevent blood clots from forming, thus reducing the possibility of strokes and thromboses (Hemophiliacs shouldn't use garlic.)
- Garlic helps to prevent cancer, especially of the digestive system, prevents certain tumors from growing larger and reduces the size of certain tumors.
- Garlic may help to remove heavy metals such as lead and mercury from the body.
- Raw Garlic is a potent natural antibiotic that works differently than modern antibiotics and kills some strains of bacteria, like staph, that have become immune or resistant to modern antibiotics.
- Garlic has anti-fungal and anti-viral properties.
- Garlic dramatically reduces yeast infections due to Candida species.
- Garlic has anti-oxidant properties and is a source of selenium.
- Eating garlic gives the consumer an enhanced sense of well being – it makes you feel good just eating it.
- Garlic probably has other benefits as well.
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Mary Matalin: Nancy Pelosi, Democrats Running 'Scared'.
Top Republican political strategist Mary Matalin says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi is doing a "Kabuki dance" by claiming Republicans are "wasting their time" using the Affordable Care Act as a campaign issue.
"It's all a Kabuki dance. Obviously, they are scared and they're trying to scrounge off a strategy and they've come up with, let's see Obamacare on the offense and attack Republicans," Matalin told "The Steve Malzberg Show" on Newsmax TV.
"Do you think anyone is listening to Nancy Pelosi?"
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Pelosi took on the GOP after Republican newcomer David Jolly beat well-known Democrat Alex Sink in a special election for Florida's 13th Congressional District on Tuesday. Many see the victory as a referendum on Obamacare.
"Sink — the kitchen sink had him, pun intended — [she] lost and that is not a Republican district," Matalin said.
"I don't see anything in the midterm elections that would portend anything but a positive outcome for Republicans."
Matalin — who served under President Ronald Reagan, was campaign director for George H.W. Bush, and was an assistant to President George W. Bush — said she was impressed by this year's Conservative Political Action Conference.
"I love when Republicans, conservatives, talk the talk. When they have open debates. When they fight, when they get into it. I love the Rand [Paul]-[Ted] Cruz different approaches," Matalin said.
"You saw a very deep back-bench of intelligent, articulate candidates, would-be candidates or incumbents who can carry that message. I was in heaven …
"My personal opinion, the guy who's going to end up in the top tier wasn't there, which is [Wisconsin Gov.] Scott Walker."
Matalin added that she doesn't believe former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will ultimately be the Democrats' choice for the 2016 presidential race.
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Drive to Release Rights Attorney in China Pushes Forward
Confirmation this week of China's assertion in December that human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng is alive and serving out a prison sentence is key as efforts continue for his release, a human rights attorney said.
Gao, a Christian whose advocacy for religious minorities led to his conviction in 2006 for "subversion," is serving a previously suspended sentence of three years in Shaya County Prison in Xinjiang region in western China. The government had informed Gao's brother on Dec. 29 that he was detained at the remote Shaya prison, according to an urgent petition by Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group Freedom Now to the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, but officials had refused the family's request to visit the prisoner.
Chinese officials granted permission for Gao's brother, Gao Zhiyi, to visit the rights attorney on Saturday (March 24), The Associated Press reported this week.
Jared Genser, president of Freedom Now, told Compass that confirmation of Gao's imprisonment was important, as "it was not a foregone conclusion that he was alive, given the PRC's [People's Republic of China] record for reporting on the whereabouts and health" of detainees.
"The United States has worked publicly and privately for Gao's release, but we're looking for the White House, specifically the president and vice president, to get involved, and so far this has not happened," Genser said. "We're pushing hard, but so far we're not getting a positive response."
U.S. Department of State officials and members of Congress have voiced support for Gao's release or acted on his behalf, and Genser said he is hoping for Congress to pass a (non-binding) resolution regarding the need to free him following the violation of his rights.
The half-hour visit by Gao's brother, who reportedly said that Gao appeared pale but in relatively good health, came after last month's visit to the White House by Vice President Xi Jinping, expected to take control of the Communist Party and thus become China's next leader. At that time, the White House said Xi had discussed "individual cases" of human rights violations in China with President Obama, though particulars were not revealed.
The day after the Feb. 14 visit, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney reportedly said Obama raised "the importance of human rights and America's commitment to universal values directly to Vice President Xi."
At a State Department lunch for Vice President Xi on Feb. 14, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden reportedly voiced concern that "conditions in China have deteriorated and about the plight of several very prominent individuals." The Chinese vice president's response was not revealed.
Pressures to release Gao came as China's People's National Congress legalized secret detentions for up to six months on March 14.
Through a petition filed with the U.N. Working Group on Arbitrary Detention filed on Jan. 25, Freedom Now is urging foreign governments and U.N. groups to pressure China to release Gao and allow him to be reunited with this wife and two daughters, who fled to the United States in 2009.
After his sentencing in December 2006, Gao remained "in nearly total isolation, surrounded by plainclothes security forces and forbidden to leave his home, use his telephone or computer or otherwise communicate with the outside world," according to the petition. After Gao wrote an open letter to the U.S. Congress about human rights abuses in China, authorities "disappeared" him on Sept. 21, 2007, torturing him for more than 50 days. Gao later revealed that his captors shocked his genitals with an electric baton and piercing them with toothpicks.
"As with the torture experienced during his pretrial detention, the purpose of this mistreatment was to extract a false confession," the Freedom Now petition notes.
State-sponsored thugs again abducted Gao on Feb. 4, 2009. He reappeared on March 28, 2010, only to disappear again on April 20 of that year after security agents instructed him to return to Beijing from western China. During this short period of freedom, he described how police had stripped him and pummeled him "with handguns in holsters," taking turns beating him for two days and nights, according to the petition.
After more than 20 months without information regarding Gao's location or condition, China acknowledged on Dec. 16, 2011, that it would be taking him to prison to serve the three-year sentence imposed on Dec. 22, 2006 – withdrawing the five-year probation about to expire.


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Outgoing "CBS Evening News" anchor Katie Couric says America wasn't ready for the "overly ambitious" change she brought nearly five years ago as the first woman to helm a nightly network newscast.
"In retrospect I would have given people what they were used to, a traditional newscast," Couric told The New York Times Magazine. "And then as they got to know me and got more comfortable, then I would've started toying with the format and trying new things."
Couric's interview, which does not go into the specifics of Couric's format tweaks, was originally set to run this weekend. It was released online Monday amid increasing reports the 54-year-old journalist is set to vacate her anchor's perch when her contract expires on June 4.
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Couric confirmed a report in The Hollywood Reporter that she's been considering launching a syndicated show with one-time boss Jeff Zucker, the former NBC head.
"We talk a lot and, yes, we've been discussing the possibilities. That's true," she told the Times.
The former "Today" host said her new show would become known "hopefully for smart conversation."
She's being courted to bring the program to CBS, NBC or CNN, The Associated Press reported on Monday.
Besides conceding early missteps, Couric also blamed local news lead-ins for her newscast's consistent third-place showing.
"I believe we were in third place for 13 years before I got here, and I think habits, particularly with an evening news broadcast, move at a glacial pace," she told the Times. "And I think that local news stations have something to do with it."
She also weighed in on Charlie Sheen, saying she didn't view the ex-"Two and a Half Men" star as a colleague just because both worked for CBS.


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Frank Lampard hopes to reach 100 appearances for England
Frank Lampard has set his sights on a century of England appearances after scoring his 200th goal for Chelsea.
Last Updated: 19/03/13 10:22am
Lampard reached the 200 mark with a header in Sunday's 2-0 victory over former club West Ham and remains a match-winner for Chelsea at the age of 34.
The midfielder has now turned his attention to England duties and is glad to be part of manager Roy Hodgson's plans as the squad prepares for the 2014 World Cup qualifiers with San Marino and Montenegro.
Lampard is fully aware that he is closing in on another football milestone, with six more appearances needed to make 100.
"I'm really enjoying the England thing," said Lampard. "You really appreciate it as you get older every time you play for them.
"I'm enjoying being a part of it. It's a very happy, comfortable squad with Roy in charge.
"It's 94 (caps). But six caps in international football is still a relatively long way. So I'll take it cap by cap."
Lampard has been asked to undertake a deeper midfield role in recent years, but he revealed how former Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo encouraged him to get forward at crucial times in the game.
This advice continues to pay off as Lampard requires just three more goals to surpass Bobby Tambling as Chelsea's record goalscorer.
"With experience you can play the deeper role and try to arrive at just the right time, a bit less often but with a bit more effect," Lampard said.
"I think I probably learned to play this way when Di Matteo came in in the run-up to the Champions League final.
"I've developed a bit more and now I'm able to play deeper and still arrive in the area."


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Nothing says "thank you, Mom" -- or "thank you, BFF" -- like a fresh bouquet of flowers, especially in an arrangement you create yourself.
When you hand pick and personally arrange flowers, you know they are fresh and have not been sitting in a floral cooler for days.
In May, fresh-cut flowers are abundant, including tulips, daffodils, hyacinths or roses – from your own garden or favorite florist or food store. Unique containers bring added drama to your floral arrangements, so look in your closets and cabinets for some of those thrift store or yard sale pieces you stashed away. Tins, pottery, odd china and glass make perfect posy partners.
Here are some tips on choosing quality flower stems and some photos that show how to arrange them, courtesy www.iBulb.org, a non-profit flower bulb information center.
Pick a palette. Consider one of these pleasing color combinations: lavender and blue, passionate purples, sunny yellows, vintage pastels or rosy reds.
Sense the scent. Some flowers, especially hyacinths and lilacs, have a powerful fragrance that isn't liked by everyone – mentally think of women who wear too much perfume and how it impacts you when you walk by them. Keep flower perfumes to a minimum when you entertain in a tight space.
Pair flowers carefully. Don't combine daffodils --or any other members of the Narcissus family -- with other flower types. Narcissi exude a slimy substance that shortens the lifespan of other flowers by clogging their water uptake channels.
Bet on buds. Extend the life of your tulips by purchasing them when the flower heads just start to open -- the bud should be closed, but with the color of the flower evident. Before arranging tulips, condition them by re-cutting the base of the stem with a clean, sharp knife; this opens up the flower's water uptake channels. Cut flower food is not necessary for tulips. With proper care, tulips should open and last from three to seven days. Keep tulips away from heat sources such as direct sunlight, radiators, lamps and televisions. To keep tulips standing up nice and straight in the vase for a longer length of time, pre-stretch them by wrapping in newspaper and setting in water for the first 24 hours.
Mix and match. Fruit and flowers create an eye-catching arrangement, but as fruit ripens, it emits ethylene gas, which can shorten the vase life of some flowers.
Think of thou. When you make bouquets for others, make an extra one for yourself – it helps you stop and smell the roses in life, and that's good any day of the year.
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Economic Woes Drive US Birthrate to Its Lowest in 25 Years — Dollars and Sense
Recent estimates say it costs upwards of a quarter of a million dollars to raise a child to adulthood, and it seems many people have taken those numbers to heart: a new survey indicates the American birthrate is at is lowest point since 1987.
Demographic Intelligence, which does quarterly birth forecasts for companies that make products for children, says that thanks largely to unemployment and skyrocketing student loan debt, many Americans are opting to remain childless or to put off adding more kids to their families.
As a result, the US birthrate has fallen from an average of 2.12 births per woman in 2007 to just 1.87 in 2012 — and it's predicted to tick down even more next year.
That said, those numbers are largely dependent on demographics. Hispanics and people with less education, two groups that have been hit especially hard by the recession, were the most likely to hold off on having children. On the other hand, college graduates, non-Hispanic whites and Asian Americans saw a small increase in their family sizes.
"What that tells you is that births have clearly been affected by the economy," said Sam Sturgeon, president of Demographic Intelligence. "Like any recession, it doesn't hit all people equally, and it hit some people much harder than others."
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From The Pastry Dungeon: Parsnip Muffins
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In the case of cooking for picky eaters at home, most parents turn to hiding vegetables in their kids' food. But in this case, I'm not trying to hide my vegetables in a breakfast sweet. In fact, when I found myself with some extra parsnips on hand, I tried to make the most parsnip-y muffins I could possibly bake.
When I bake with carrots, I always add a generous amount of both allspice and cinnamon. Allspice helps to enhance the carrot's natural sweetness, and everything is better with a touch of cinnamon. I knew there had to be an equivalent "booster" spice for parnsip, and I found it: mace. This lesser known spice has a gentler and less overtly doughnutty aroma than nutmeg. I also added a little whole wheat flour and brown butter for nuttiness, plus a handful of dried cranberries to balance the sweetness. The parsnips are grated very roughly so that they are only just cooked through and slightly crunchy—quite the opposite of hiding the vegetable.
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About the Author: Anna Markow is a pastry chef obsessed with doing things that no one else does and giving unusual ingredients their time to shine. You can follow her sometimes-pastry-related thoughts on Twitter @VerySmallAnna.
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One of the biggest treats for me was that three of my former day care families attended the wedding and it was so great to catch up with them.
Kelly was the first baby that I had and she is the one I quit my job to care for. Now, look how grown up and beautiful she is! She even caught the brides bouquet!! Must be all that Softball experience she has.
Left to right - Kelly, Auntie (me), Joey, and Lake
Lake and Kelly are brother and sister - you can probably tell by their
strawberry blonde hair color.
When Lake was little we would say "what color is your hair, Lake?"
and he would say "orange" But the way he said it came out so cute.
This is Kelly and Lake's mom, Jenny, with our grand daughter, Gracie.
Gracie and Tyler also hold a great fondness for these families.
Kelly has even been a baby sitter for Tyler and Gracie once or twice.
Lake and Joey (we affectionately call him "little Joey" because our Joey was "Big Joey")
are only 14 months apart in age, but Lake is big for his age and Joey is small for his age.
But they are still the best of buds!!
Lake is just a 'hair' taller than his dad already at age 13, well, 13 and 3/4!!
This is little Eli. He was one of the last crew to be at Auntie's house.
and ironically enough - he is the son of Melissa's cousin, Amber, who was such a HUGE help to me when kids like Kelly, Lake and Joey were in my care. When our Joey had a ball game, Amber would come and stay with the kids until the parents came home, and ended up being a babysitter for those families as well in the evenings. I always called Eli my 'second generation' child care even though I never cared for Amber in a day care capacity, but we sure did spend a lot of fun times together.
Thanks For Stopping By!
Have a Blessed Day!!
Christi a.k.a. AuntiePin It Now!


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Federated Database Servers
For databases that must support a highly available system, establishing a federation of database servers lets you spread the processing load across a group of servers by horizontally partitioning the data in a SQL Server database. These servers are managed independently, but cooperate to process requests on the database.
The topics in this section provide the information to help you understand, design, and implement a federation of database servers.
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Provides an overview of federated database servers and compares their implementation to a single-server system.
Provides general planning guidelines for how to structure your partitions and configure for high availability.
Explains how to implement distributed partitioned views, modify data, and perform backup and restore operations on a federation of database servers.
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It's awesome to see Jim getting so many compliments!
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It's awesome to see Jim getting so many compliments!
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I'm a God damn and proud good fan... and I love it! = )>
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"Burt Wonderstone Prewier:
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Magic or mind f*ck? He's part shaman, part showman, and all man. What did you say? He's not listening.
Steve Gray exploded to worldwide cult status after a fan posted a YouTube video of the daring street magician/illusionist turning himself into a human Hot Pocket and being served to 400 drunken college students at a frat party.
He seared himself further into the folds of our minds with the premiere of his TV series in which he made love to a shark for 4 minutes while holding his breath and wearing a chum suit.
The upcoming pay-per-view event "Steve Gray's Triathlon of Torture" will put Steve Gray to the ultimate test as he attempts to survive a seemingly endless cycle of waterboarding, sleep deprivation and running for his life.
He truly is the future of magic since he is magician with no costume, he does a lot of tricks, from little things like cracking people's ATM codes on the street and pulling a card out of his mouth to drilling whole in his head, lying whole night on red coals pulling card out of his cheek, throwing fireballs on people....and other crazy stuff's."
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Up untill now those 'down to earth' boys in Slade have resisted the temptation to leave their stomping ground in Wolverhampton. But now they've succumbed and Noddy Holder explains to John Beattie why they've made the decision.
The lads themselves aren't exactly the prettiest band in the world. In fact I'd envisage meeting their Rind in a working men's club or something rather than in the plush surroundings of a London hotel.
However, it's Slade we.'re talkin' about and the way these guys are makin' it, they might well be taking up residence in Buckingham Palace sooner or later.
But to discard fantasy for a moment and think about reality, Noddy and Co. are seriously thinking about building themselves a second home in London and leaving their "multi-racial" homeland up in the grassy Midland town of Wolverhampton.
"Well., it's like this. ya see," says Noddy deciding to be the main spokesman 'on this particular issue. "We're in and out of the airport down here so much that it's a waste of time havin' to keep on travellin' up and down the M1 every time."
"We've got to find some place down 'ere to live 'cause after all, London is the most central place for international travel and we really don't like spendin' our time on the motorways when we're 'ere in England."
"It's not as if we'll be deserting Wolverhampton for good," says Noddy, "we'll still go back 'ome when we're here for a while. Take just now for instance. A month off in between tours and we're down in London most of the time for interviews and recording sessions. It's silly if we don't have a base here."
"Nobody's in the business up there and so we don't get anyone talkin' much about it. The only thing I've had is, "what is it like on the tele," or somethin' like that."
"In London though, your in the scene and meeting people in the business all the time. I like this town to have a look at and then buzz off back home really."
Slade are spending more of their time abroad and when their current British tour is over, it'll be back on the jet set trail across the Atlantic and more tours of the States.
One can justify the reasons why the band have to spend more time abroad and why they only do one tour a year in their homeland. They have attained an international status and even the individuals in Slade can foresee world - shattering records being broken.
"Ya know the Beatles had about 25 hits and the stones had around 20 in ten years, we've already had 11 in two years," says Jimmy Lea trying extremely hard not to come over in an egotistical fashion. "It's just that we're havin' them at more than twice the rate. The Beatles only had four number ones and we've had three and we're still very much into getting the top position each time we release something. "
Everyday, Slade's latest single surprised a lot of people with its difference in style compared with previous efforts but Jimmy believes the "change" came months ago with My Friend Stan and the Xmas single.
"They've all been completely different from what we have put down before. Some say Everyday is very Lennon-ish but I don't see how anybody can say we've ripped off anyone any more 'cause there's so many people who have ripped us off now."
Must be the change of air and travel, which has caused this dramatic change then? "Na, it's the constant change of food, it makes you shit."
Noddy: "The amazin' thing about it is that when we were playin' years ago, people compared me to Lennon and now it's just a constant tag. I think I'm much rawer than Lennon, more like Little Richard if anyone!"
Slade didn't expect Everyday to do the usual jump to number one because the song' was taken from the Borrowed and Blue album which had already sold thousands of copies beforehand, "we've never released a single this way before," adds Noddy tactfully.
The conversation somehow slithered back to the Skinhead era and the buzz the band got out of playing, then as opposed to the somewhat routine performances of today ..
I mean have you ever been confronted by a mean-looking Skinhead? Like the time when one Ted approached me and was particularly interested to find out if I could sew at all as he brandished a knife in his hand.
The Skins were a hard mob but Slade had the guts to identify themselves with them to a certain extent, which seemed to collapse once the hits started coming.
"Yea, maybe we lost some," adds Noddy looking interested, "the music did get basic because it was a hellava lot more complicated before the hits. There's two sides to it though - look at the number of fans we've gained through having the hits."
"Doin' the Isle of Arran every Bank Holiday was fun," recalls Dave, "all that queuing up waiting for the ferry back to the mainland and then pukin' up over the side after a night on the booze. "
The image was effective," we'd get a blue head every time at the barbers_ all the festers in ye"re head used ta show up. Matter of fact, we looked so terrifying, we frightened each other!"
"Gawd, we never got any chicks for about six months, nobody would come near us, they were petrified and it got so bad we couldn't get work in the end."
"Just imagine," says Noddy, "you surely must have read about the Skins puttin' in shops and kickin' old women in the streets, people booked us without knowing what we looked like and they froze . . ."
Jimmy said that his mates thought it was all a laugh at the time, "me parents didn't though. They would have liked me to get a haircut when I came home with a blue head they were sayin', 'grow ye're 'air son, grow. ye're 'air!'
"We stayed in this hotel in Glasgow and the landlady was frightened because she thought we were gonna beat her up. We all experienced the Sgt. Major trip where some big Scotsman would say, 'rite lads, ya can stay the nights but na birds, OK?"
"There was no chance of that anyway," adds Jimmy laughing, "remember the hot water bottles in the bed and this tankin' great Scotsman wakin' us up in the morning at 7 am, 'rite lads, breakfast,' it was good food mind ya."
"There definitely is a bit of Scottish in us," adds Noddy adjusting his shades, "it was the first area we really broke."
"I had this wallet and the first time I ever went to Scotland I brought home £25 and it was the most money I 'd ever seen in one lump sum - Christ, we even ended up with 150 quid in the wallet."
"They were some of the funniest and most nostalgic days... you'd look in the mirror and think, "bloody hell, what have I done" and then you'd meet the chicks in braces and boots - hardly very attractive."
"Yea, the chick scene got very mixed up," says Dave despondently, "birds lookin' like blokes . . . ugh."
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OK, so the Scottish bit still exists but the Electric Gardens, Arran and honkin' up in the back of van days are far away now. The Slade machine has run smoothly and each single has been an expression of the band's mood at the time - with the exception of Merry Christmas Everybody.
OK, so the Scottish bit still exists but the Electric Gardens, Arran and honkin' up in the back of van days are far away now. The Slade machine has run smoothly and each single has been an expression of the band's mood at the time - with the exception of Merry Christmas Everybody.
"That one had 250,000 advance orders, " says Jimmy recalling the time, "we were in the States and we were really goin' up the wall with pleasure 'cause it was well after Christmas and it was still there."
"Blimey, it was cold in New York and it was snowin' and people were stuck in their houses", adds Dave, "we were number one though and we were alright."
Despite its success, the band feel that there won't be arty more records like Merry Christmas - "no seasonal stuff of any sort," they say. "No, never again," adds Jimmy backing up the comment, "that song was written and it just happened to be around at Christmas there's no way you can get round that single, it'll probably come up every Christmas now."
"The nearer it got to the 25th the better it sounded but we didn't know what we were gettin' ourselves in for when we first had the idea for the song in Los Angeles in late summer. We put it down in New York and it just came I out without realising it ourselves."
So what sort of music will we have ·to or want to hear from Slade in the future' then?
"Oh, we'll be in the studio rattlin' off brain music," says Noddy, "maybe more slower things along the line of Everyday - we'll change as we feel - the progression term is rubbish."John Beattie
In the same issue Peter Harvey speaks to Graham Nash (formerly of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young) who gives an insight into how Slade were perceived by many serious muso's at the time.
"...in the past England was a frontrunner of rock 'n' roll. After Bill Haley there was the Beatles and all the trip, but that ain't happening now."
We talked about Slade and glitter music, which prompts him to recall that he once wore a bearskin when he was with the Hollies. But things were different then, he decides.
"It seems to me there's not a lot of musical content in what's going down in the music industry here. There's more emphasis on visuals and theatrics. I'm trying to find out if it's music or theatre. And what's this stuff I've been reading about drag stuff in pubs in the East End? When I was a kid if you went into a pub and your hair was a little long they'd throw you out and say 'queer' and shit like that. People are dressing up in dresses in pubs and getting away with it? Amazing! The two don't mix. "
So we've got debauchery and decadence in the pubs and Graham wants to know if Slade are part of that.
"I saw them on television and I can't even listen to their music. I can't think that anyone that looks like that can play good music. It seems to me that their music lacks so they need to balance it up by looking ridiculous."
Anyone who's heard Wild Tales will know Nash is into tunes as well as words...
It seems to me that an 'across the board' judgement like that is somewhat akin to saying 'white people can't dance' or 'girls can't drive'.... If you can't listen to their music, you ain't in a position to make a judgement!


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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) - A University of Georgia student told police she was attacked by a woman who appeared dressed as a mime.
Police said the attack on West Broad Street Wednesday was stopped by a passerby.
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The Athens Banner-Herald said the man who was passing by chased after the suspect and held her until he was assisted by two state probation officers in the area. They said the suspect was wearing all black and that her face was painted white.
Athens-Clarke County Jail records show that 37-year-old Stephanie Christine Walker of Athens is facing a battery charge. The records do not indicate whether Walker has an attorney.
The student, who had a bruise to her face, told police she had parked her car and was walking to class around 11 a.m. when she says Walker approached, grabbed her ponytail, started hitting her and pushed her to the ground.


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Louie is taking take an extended hiatus until 2014.
Emmy winner Louis C.K. — who writes, produces, stars in, directs and edits the show — requested the delay between the third and fourth seasons to ensure the show's quality continues to live up to its standards, he said in a conference call Tuesday, according to Variety.
Parker Posey On madness, connectivity and Louie"The last three seasons have been this surge of fun and work and stories and it's been great, but I want the show to keep getting better," C.K. told reporters. "That's my goal, and I don't want it to be making the donuts, I want it to be something that comes from somewhere important and stays funny. It's a luxury I asked for ... Season 4 is my job right now, but I'm going to take a whole lot of time to turn it in."C.K. added that he thinks of the first three seasons as a trilogy and that Season 4 would hopefully "go somewhere new, even if it's only a slight shift."
Homeland, Louie among 2012 TCA award winners"My goal from the very beginning is not to force Louis to adapt his skills to a specific structure of story," FX President John Landgraf said of the unconventional comedy. "Why does it have to be one thing? Why can't it be anything Louis wants it to be? Louis will do whatever he wants to do, and we'll try to figure out from a channel standpoint how to support that."Louie will likely resume filming in fall 2013 with a target May 2014 premiere.For those who can't wait until 2014, there's always the parody Twitter account Fake Louie Episodes — which outlines fictional Louie storylines in 140 characters or less — to help pass the time until the show's anticipated return.


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Daniel Craig has taken aim at the Kardashian clan.
In an interview with Britain's GQ magazine, as excerpted by The Daily Mail, the James Bond franchise star blasted the reality TV brood.
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"Look at the Kardashians, they're worth millions. I don't think they were that badly off to begin with, but now look at them," he reportedly told the magazine.
"You see that and you think, 'What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f***ing idiot on television and then you'll pay me millions?'
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"I'm not judging it — well, I am obviously," he reportedly added.
The actor, whose new film, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" opens on December 21, blasted celebrities who share their personal lives and then plead for privacy.
"I think there's a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel," he reportedly told British GQ. "It's not about being afraid to be public with your emotions or about who you are and what you stand for. But if you sell it off it's gone.
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"You can't buy it back — you can't buy your privacy back.' Ooh I want to be alone.' F*** you," he reportedly continued. "We've been in your living room. We were at your birth. You filmed it for us and showed us the placenta and now you want some privacy?"
Craig also addressed his recent wedding to Rachel Weisz, his "Dream House" co-star, whom he married in a private ceremony earlier this year.
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"We didn't want it f*****d up, because that would be sharing a secret," the actor explained of why the event wasn't public knowledge.
He also stopped short of divulging many details about his relationship with his fellow actor-turned-wife.
"Look, I'm in love. I'm very happy. And that is as far as I'm prepared to go. Life is long, life goes wrong and I don't want to say something now that might be thrown back later," he reportedly added.
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This kinda peaked my intrest SmileyWouldn't the best way to do this(without a mcu) be something like this:DC -> H-bridge -> MotorSmall DC -> Photoresistor 1 -> T1,T4 -> Motor spins!Small DC -> Photoresistor 2 -> T2,T3 -> Motor spins!H-bridge is designed like so:transistor 1, top right corner of h-bridge, 2 is top left, 3 is bottom right, 4 is bottom left. Of course the photo resistors would always be giving SOME power to the h-bridge.. as it will never completly resist the charge. This would cause the robot to kind of swirve around in uneven light, and in even light drive a semi-straight line. It would also have the effect of making it turn into shade.. The transistors would always be suppying SOME power beacuse they do not act as on/off switches in varying voltage enviroments such as this.. if it were setup to be only .5v or 8.5v(or something like that) then it would work..but chances are it would see things like 1v-12v in varying levels.
You need a schematic before you can decide on part #'s TongueThat sandwich robot tutorial lists parts . . . In the end, we can't make your robot. You will have to figure this out . . . look at the parts online and see if they fit with what you want it to do.After you make your schematic and select parts, feel free to post it and we will error check it for you.


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With Spring Training well under way and the first games already in the books, I figured it was a good time to take a look at my own predictions for the league, and the changes the respective teams have made. Today's group is the American League Central.
Last Year's Records
Minnesota – 94-68
Chicago – 88-74
Detroit – 81-81
Cleveland – 69-93
Kansas City – 67-95
Notable Additions
Chicago – Adam Dunn, Lastings Milledge
Cleveland – Orlando Cabrera
Detroit – Victor Martinez, Brad Penny, Joaquin Benoit
Kansas City – Alcides Escobar, Lorenzo Cain, Jeff Francoeur, Melky Cabrera, Vin Mazzaro
Minnesota – Tsuyoshi Nishioka
Notable Losses
Chicago – Andruw Jones, Manny Ramirez, Freddy Garcia, J.J. Putz, Bobby Jenks, Scott Linebrink
Cleveland – NONE
Detroit – Johnny Damon, Jeremy Bonderman, Gerald Laird, Armando Galarraga
Kansas City – Zack Greinke, David DeJesus, Brian Bannister, Gil Meche
Minnesota – J.J. Hardy, Orlando Hudson, Brendan Harris, Jon Rauch, Brian Fuentes


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Chris Brown is hitting the road – and he's doing it for the fans.
The embattled pop star will head out on a 19-city "Fan Appreciation" tour, beginning in November, the singer's label, Jive Records, announced on Tuesday.
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In an effort to "acknowledge and thank his fans for their on-going support," Brown will kickoff his tour on November 14 in Houston, Texas before wrapping up on December 15 in New York City.
Other stops include Los Angeles, Detroit, Chicago, Orlando, Boston and Philadelphia, among others.
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A portion of the proceeds from the tour will be donated to Best Buddies International, according to Jive's press release.
"While on tour, Chris plans to visit with Best Buddies participants, as well as encourage his fans to consider volunteering their time to work with those in their own communities who have intellectual and developmental disabilities," the release stated.
The tour comes after Brown's return to the stage on October 27, where he will headline Power 105.1's Powerhouse '09 concert at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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Born in 1918,
the son of Joseph Arthur GUAY and Marie Éva LANDRY,
Albert married Rita MOREL (Wilfrid+Imelda DIONNE)
on 1941-08-30 in St-Roch parish, Québec City, QC.
Albert earned a living as a jeweler in the city and all went well with the marriage, or so it seemed.
Eventually, Albert met Marie-Ange ROBITAILLE, a 17 year old, with whom he fell in love. In order to continue legally with this relationship, Albert decided that he had to get rid of his wife, Rita. If she died, he would be the beneficiary of her $10,000 life insurance. This would cover his debts and he would be free to marry Marie-Ange.
Having contrived of a plan, Albert talked about it to Marguerite RUEST-PITRE, who, in turn, requested the help of Généreux RUEST. The latter had access to sticks of dynamite; therefore, he made a bomb using the sticks and a timer. Albert then planted the bomb in a suitcase that would be placed in the baggage compartment of a plane that his wife, Rita, would be taking to go to Baie Comeau, QC.
On September 9, 1949, Rita MOREL and 17 other passengers boarded the DC-3 plane of Quebec Airways left from Ancienne Lorette, QC heading for Baie Comeau. The plane blew up in mid-air above Sault-au-Cochon, about 70 km north of Québec City, QC.
On Septembre 23, 1949 Albert GUAY was arrested for these murders and sentenced to death in February 1950. He was hanged January 19, 1951 at Bordeaux prison in Montréal, QC. Généreux RUEST, who helped Albert make the bomb, was hanged at the same prison on July 25, 1952 as was the 3rd accomplice, Marguerite RUEST PITRE. She was the last woman to be hhanged in CANADA.
Jean GUAY
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Julie DUBORD
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Party like it's your birthday, because 50 Cent has some exciting news: the rapper and boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. have announced the launch their own film production company at the Sundance Film Festival on Saturday.
Fiddy, born Curtis Jackson, told MTV News he hit the club this weekend to celebrate, Mayweather Productions, the birth of his new collaboration with the champion boxer,
"I look forward to being a part of some really great projects that have the kind of artistic integrity I'll be proud of, even when I'm gone, because these pictures will be here even after I'm gone." said the "Candy Store" rapper at a press conference in Utah.
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Acting isn't new for Fiddy; the rapper has stared in films "Righteous Kill" and "Twelve," and even runs a film firm, Cheetah Vision. But his partnership with Mayweather is a step towards what might be a more permanent industry for him.
"I'm sure in the future, I won't be able to rap forever... so we can do different things," 50 said. "This is exciting, you know, the beginning, the birth of a collaboration between be and Floyd."
The production company is brand-spanking new, so Mayweather said the first step is just shooting the breeze with his new partner.
"We're going to do what we normally do," Mayweather said. "Sit in a room and brainstorm and try to come up with new ideas, be creative and just work together and try to be positive. That's the main thing. It's about working hard, being positive, and working together."
And what would a proper launch be without a party?
"I got a dinner tongiht," 50 Cent told MTV News on Saturday, "And we're going to an actual nightclub. We're just celebrating the launch of Mayweather Productions."
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All the cyberkiddies are wearing 3D-printed 18th century military styles this season. They sew LEDs into strips of soft spikes, turn them into epaulets, and power them with their nuke batteries.
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