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If you are planning a wedding in the near future, you may want to incorporate the advice of this article, to get the wedding just right. There are themes, speeches, and even professional services that could be needed and you want to be sure to have the whole day planned perfectly.
If you have a disagreement with someone who will be attending your wedding, make sure that you make amends before your big day. You will not want anything to ruin the atmosphere at your wedding. It is best to try to be on good terms will all of your guests when this day comes.
If you want to minimize the stress that you have on the days leading up to your wedding, hire a wedding planner. This person will be able to make sure that everything runs smoothly and that time management is taken care of. Hiring a wedding planner can be expensive but it can make a huge difference to your stress levels, as well as to the overall quality of the wedding day.
Photographs capture memories that will last a lifetime. Make sure that you hire a professional photographer and spend a little extra money on this if you have to so that you can document your experience wonderfully.
Use a friend's property to host your wedding. You might know someone with farm or large piece of real estate, which will alleviate one major cost for the wedding. The only real cost would be to hire someone to clean beforehand and afterwards.
Whether or not to invite children to your wedding is a delicate choice to have to make. You don't want to offend your guests by saying they must come childless, or forcing them to find a babysitter. At the same time, you don't want kids tearing around your reception or disrupting the ceremony. If you want to have kids there, give them something else to do or another room to play in.
Choose your reception venue with the guests in mind. If your family is mostly elderly then you aren't likely to choose a location with a lot of stairs, or a big dance floor. If you have anyone in your family who is handicapped then you should ensure that the venue knows they're coming and will make everything accessible to them.
When having pictures taken, don't force guests to wait. Take photos of the groomsmen and bridesmaids with the happy couple ahead of time. Pictures with the couples respective parents should also be taken in advance to cut down on wait time for the guests arriving at the reception.
If you are the bride of the wedding, be sure to remain humble. While those monster brides may have their own cable series, it isn't because they are beautiful. It is actually the contrary, as having an ugly attitude can make you to be quite an ugly bride, and those there for you will quickly grow tired of your antics.
Even if your budget is small, having two photographers at your wedding can catch shots that might be missed otherwise. Consider asking family members to take on the roll as an additional photographer, or even have both photographers be someone you know personally. Free is the best way to go, and they might even give you the end product as a wedding gift.
Consider getting married on a weekday. Most wedding venues are much cheaper to hire on weekdays than on weekends, and many venues offer couples specials deals on bar and catering costs if they book their wedding on a weekday. Just make sure that all your important wedding guests can get time off work to attend.
There are a great number of things to do when planning a wedding. These things can cause stress if you aren't sure how to go about doing them most efficiently. Following the tips in this article is a great way to accomplish wedding-related tasks so that you can focus on enjoying yourself and celebrating.


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~ Chapter 33: Review of the past nine years (Part 1) ~
Ten years seemed to have went by in a flash, and it was only one year ago when I requested my dear father to release Luthecia from her slave contract. Now, she was living together with us as our legally employed maid.
I was happy that I was able to help her regain her freedom. Without a doubt the gods had something good in store for her. Maybe an unexpected meeting with a handsome prince or a role as someone who was going to change his country? There were quite a lot of opportunities to choose from, but in the end, most them were only my overzealous delusions.
This feeling I had of her being a destined person could have just been a simple whim of mine for what I wanted her to become.
Either way, ever since the case with Luthecia, I had never seen that strange golden aura around anyone else again. As for me and Cassandra, we kept training diligently with our aunty Eliza until we reached some rather absurd levels for a pair of ten years old.
In father's words: we were two little monsters, but in a good way. Especially me who I somehow managed to strike him by accident whenever I let something slip out of my hand. It had literally turned into a running gag, and father was the only one to suffer so far. Luckily for him, the strikes were never powerful enough to cause him to go unconscious, they couldn't even give him a bump on the head.
In regard to this, some of the accidents were caused by my telekinesis while the others were down right unexpected even for me. I could only wonder if maybe this wasn't some sort of prank played by a rather mischievous god. With all 118 Blessings I packed, there might be one that fell into this category, but nothing showed up on my status. Although, what sort of ridiculous blessing would that have been in the first place?
'I bless thee to hit your father in the noggin' whenever something slips from your hands!'
This sort of ridiculous thing was impossible, right?
Anyway, using my [Status Window] spell, I was able to confirm just how much I did improve my abilities, and to be fair, I never did use this one as often as one might think. There was simply no reason why I had to do it in the first place.
I couldn't tell anyone about it either on account of me sounding crazy, but no, the actual reason for this was because if found out it might hinder the well being of temples and churches all over the world, and I really had no desire to make myself Public Enemy Number 1 by igniting their wrath.
As such, these were my stats:
[Name]: Leonidas Drakarys
[Age]: 9 years (11 months and 21 days)
[Species]: (Evolved) Human
[Level]: 5
[Strength]: 112+50
[Speed]: 98+50
[Cognition]: 138
[Magic Energy]: 3844+50/3894
[Magic Affinity]: All Elements
-The following data is available only to the caster-
[Divine Skills]: [Oracle Eyes]; [Divine Contract]
[Known Magic]: [Status Window]; [Fire](+); [Water](+); [Wind](+); [Darkness](+); [Light](+); [Nature](+); [Spirit](+); [Summoning](+); [Holy](+); [Martial Arts](+); [Sword Fighting](+)
[Hero Potential]: 321/12870466 (This skill will not activate until the previous value has been surpassed)
The +50 before each stat represented the added value after leveling up. It didn't appear until I reached Level 2. It also meant that I could more or less lift 162 kg worth of weight in one hand and run with a speed of 148 km/h.
Yup, I was a superhuman child who could also heal faster than anyone else without being assisted by magic.
Speaking of which, my Magic Energy was more or less at the same level as my aunt Eliza's, who was an Emperor Rank Adventurer.
As one would expect, I did ask my parents if we were abnormally strong. The reply from them was unexpected. Our muscle strength was around average. Our intellect was quite high, but not abnormally high, the elves toppled that. Our speed was great, but was overshadowed by many species, including elves and relliars, or beastkin in other words. Our Magic Energy pool was impressive, but if we were to compare ourselves with the average mage, then we were far bellow them. Aunty Eliza was mostly a melee damage dealer and sometimes a vanguard, so her use of magic was limited.
Of course, these were all values when compared to adults double or triple our age. Apparently, father could topple us in all categories, mother only in magic. This meant that our potential was astonishing. We were going to become very powerful by the time we were of marriageable age, which for us as nobles was 18.
Aunty even said that becoming a Supreme was a possibility as well if we kept training for the next twenty years or so. It sounded like a long time, but those who held this rank were insanely strong.
Honestly, I had the feeling we were going to far surpass any of their expectations because as of right now, we didn't have our growth spurt. Last I remember, this was the period when the body of a human changed the most, the muscles become stronger, the bones thicker and sturdier, the inner organs grew and fully developed themselves, and all the good stuff happened.
When it came to Magic Spells, the [Status Window] didn't display ALL of my learned spells and skills, but if I focused on the (+) sign, a drop down menu would appear with a list of all known spells that entered that category. Whatever I was able to cast was clickable, what I wasn't was shown in gray. As such, these spells could also be cast through this menu itself, but it took far longer than it did the normal way, making it rather redundant in an actual battle, where being slower even with one second could mean the difference between life and death. On the other hand, it was the best thing to use when in a situation where I couldn't use my hands or didn't wish my opponent to hear what sort of spell I planned on using.
Even so, the list was fairly impressive if I had to say so myself, but my sister's wasn't that different from mine, actually it was longer. She also probably grew a couple of levels, but as far as I could tell, she was both stronger and faster than me, but not as smart.
Since I never saw her Status and I couldn't cast this spell on her, I ended up only guessing this sort of info. It could end up being 100% inaccurate.
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There are three bigger waterfalls in the Childs Park area of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: Deer Leap Falls, Factory Falls, and Fulmer Falls. I've already talked about the first two, so now I'm going to finish with Fulmer Falls.
I think Fulmer Falls might be the tallest of the three falls, though Factory Falls might also be around the same size. None of them are massive, but they are all pretty and extremely easy to visit. In order to view Fulmer Falls at its best, you do have to leave the wooden boardwalk, though it's not hard to do. You just have to slip under to get that better view.
1) Go west on the PA-739 from the intersection of US-209 and PA-739 in Dingman's Ferry for about 1 mile.
2) Turn left on Silver Lake Road, and drive 1.5 miles to the Child's Park parking lot.
3) From the parking lot, start walking left toward the very clearly marked boardwalk/trail. Fulmer Falls is nearest the parking area.
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YONKERS, NY, Saturday, October 31, 2015-A week ago, we wrote...George Brennan won half of Yonkers Raceway's program Saturday night, his happy half-dozen including the tandem of $40,000 Open Handicaps.
Now, we write...Jason Bartlett won half of Yonkers Raceway's program Saturday night, his happy half-dozen including the tandem of $40,000 Open Handicaps.
Bartlett and Ideal Cowboy ($36.20) upset in the week's featured pace (1:50.4), while Bartlett and 6-5 favorite Melady's Monet ($4.40) won the week's marquee trot (1:55.1) from an impossible locale.
Ideal Cowboy, leaving from a seat from post position No. 7, went up and over Lucan Hanover (Brian Sears) after that one's two-move, early intervals of :27.1 and :55.4. Ideal Cowboy moved from third, grabbing the lead at a 1:23 three-quarters.
Meanwhile, Take it Back Terry (George Brennan), at just over even-money, was right behind, but couldn't match strides with the "Cowboy" as that one opened 3Ľ lengths into the lane. "Terry" closed the final margin late, but missed by a half-length.
Lucan Hanover, Soho Jackman A (Tyler Buter) and Big N Bad (Eric Carlson) came away with the remainder.
For sixth choice Ideal Cowboy, a 4-year-old American Ideal gelding co-owned by Bamond Racing and J&T Silva Stables, it was his seventh win in 21 seasonal tries. The exacta paid $66, with the triple returning $601.
Now, to Melady's Monet, remanded to an eight-hole despite three weeks off. He tried to leave, but several others inside of him were reading from the same script.
He was forced to go to the back of the bus as DW's NY Yank (Brennan) gave his backers some brief hope (:27.3; :56.2, 1:25.4). Crazy About Pat (Buter), sitting an antsy pocket, pulled early, with Fort Valley AS (Carlson) slipping out behind that one.
As for "Melady," he was last along the cones, then slipped out to race third-over, with nothing moving forward in front of him.
Last, 6 3/4 lengths away turning for home, he had no right winning this race...except he didn't get the memo. Melady's Monet powered by on the far outside, whipping "Fort Valley" by a neck with an individual :27.4 final quarter. Third went to "DW," with "Pat" and Can Do (Jordan Stratton) settling for the small change.
For Melady's Monet, a 6-year-old Revenue S gelding trained by Kevin McDermott for owner Melady Enterprises, it was his 12th win in 25 '15 tries. The exacta paid $21.20, with the triple returning $94.
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CSCI 8150: Advanced Numerical Methods and Scientific Computing
Course Syllabus, Fall 2010
OFFICE: Boyd Graduate Studies Research Center, Room 420
OFFICE HOURS: T, Th: 2:00 - 2:50 PM or by an appointment
PREREQUISITE: CSCI 4140/6140 or CSCI 4150/6150 or Permission of the Department.
LECTURES: Monday 3rd. period and period 72 on T,TH. ,Room 208 Boyd GSRC on Monday; Tu, Th, Room 254 Physics.
TEXT: Notes, assigned reading materials and papers.
COURSE OBJECTIVES OR EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES: This is a computationally oriented course for solving scientific problems that arise in science and engineering. Students will learn different numerical techniques for solving differential equations. They will learn how to design and implement efficient sequential and parallel algorithms for solving important problems in their field of study. In addition, students will learn how to use visualization tools to study and evaluate the numerical results.
TOPICS COVERED: Numerical methods for solving ordinary and partial differential equations: finite difference, iterative, finite element, pseudo spectral , method of lines and multi grid methods; Introduction to high performance computing and parallel algorithms; Grid computing; Visualization tools.
HOMEWORK: Will be assigned and collected in lectures. No late homeworks will be accepted.
Note: Projects will be assigned for each student according to his/her interest. Projects and homeworks will be implemented on the available high performance systems.
MAKE UP TESTS: No make up tests.
Unexcused test absences result in a score of zero for the missing test. Excused absences require extenuating circumstances and advance notice; the missing grade will be replaced by the Final Exam grade. All adjustments to any grade must be made within 3 days of the work being returned in class. Absolutely no adjustments and no late work will be accepted after the last class period.
Note: The course syllabus provides a general plan for the course; deviations announced to the class by the instructor may be necessary.
ACADEMIC HONESTY: All academic work must meet the standards contained in "A Culture of Honesty." Students are responsible for informing themselves about those standards before performing any academic work. The link to more detailed information about academic honesty can be found (until August 22) at: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/academic_honesty/academic_honesty.htm. The link after August 27 will be: http://www.uga.edu/ovpi/honesty/acadhon.htm. The Department Policy applies: see overleaf.


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Ohio State announced Tuesday that head coach Urban Meyer will retire from coaching following the team's Rose Bowl matchup against Washington on Jan. 1.
Offensive coordinator Ryan Day will take over as head coach. Day filled in for Meyer while the latter served his three-game suspension to start this season.
Meyer called his decision "a result of cumulative events," per Stewart Mandel of the Athletic.
"Urban not only exceeded expectations, but he also raised the level of the entire Big Ten," athletic director Gene Smith told reporters on Tuesday, via Yahoo Sports' Pete Thamel. Smith also said Meyer will work in a "new capacity" in the Athletic Department.
Reports surfaced in recent weeks that the three-time Big Ten champion would step down following the season. The 54-year-old's health has attracted a great deal of attention, as he's looked more worn out on the sideline each week. Health concerns also contributed to Meyer's departure from Florida at the end of the 2010 season.
When asked whether he's finished coaching, Meyer originally told reporters "that's a complicated question," according to FOX Sports' Bruce Feldman, but later retracted, saying "I believe I will not coach again."
He'll now retire as one of the premier coaches of his generation. Meyer joined Ohio State in 2012 and has accumulated an 82-9 record with two conference titles and one national championship. His 90.1 win percentage is the best in program history.
The Toledo, Ohio, native captured two additional national titles with the Gators during the 2006 and '08 seasons. He also coached Bowling Green and Utah, leading the Utes to an undefeated season and a Fiesta Bowl victory in 2004 before being hired at Florida.
Overall, Meyer owns an incredible 186-32 career head coaching record, along with an 11-3 mark in bowl games.


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How big is the Aquadoula Birth Pool?
The diameter is 140 cm/55″ and the height is 23.5″.
What is the difference between an Aquadoula and Aquaborn pool?
Aquadoula has a built in heater so you don't need to keep adding hot water to it.
Aquaborn is an inflatable pool. You can not have a heater in any inflatable pool.
They both hold almost the same amount of water.
How do I set up the pool?
The manual with complete step by step instructions for set up as well as the heating unit is included in the rental. The blue tarp provided should be used to protect the floor and surrounding area from water.
How long does it take to set up the tub?
For someone who is familiar with the AquaDoula or has read through the instructions carefully, it can take about 15 minutes to set up. If you are unfamiliar with the pool, it might more likely take about 30 minutes. The time taken to fill the pool with water depends on your water pressure and hot water supply. The shortest fill time would be about fifteen minutes, however if you need to wait for your water heater to reheat the water for another couple of fill cycles, it may take up to an hour. Place the pool lid over the pool between fillings.
How do I fill the pool?
Start filling the tub with hot water from the faucet. Once the water runs cool, turn it off and wait for the water heater to recover. Once the water heater has recovered, start filling the pool again. You want to keep the temperature of the water at around 100F / 37.7C. Once you get it filled and at the desired temperature, plug the heater in. When filling the pool initially you will use warm/hot water. On average it will hold between 150 – 175 gallons which is a little more than a hot water tank at home which usually holds 150 gallons. Use the hose provided along with the universal tap adapter.
When can I get in the pool?
A woman should be encouraged to use the pool to labour in whenever she wants. However, if a mother chooses to get into the pool in early labor, before her contractions are strong and close together and have an established pattern, the water may relax her enough to slow or stop labor altogether. That is why some midwives suggest staying out of the pool or limiting the use of the pool until labor patterns are established and the cervix is dilated to at least 5 centimeters. Each and every situation should be assessed on its own.
Some mothers find a bath in early labor useful for its calming effect and to determine if labor has actually started. If contractions are strong and regular, no matter how dilated the cervix is, a bath might be in order to help the mother to relax enough to facilitate dilation. The first hour of relaxation in the pool is usually the best and can often help a woman achieve complete dilation quickly.
How long can I labour in the pool?
You and your midwife will discuss how long to stay in and whether or not you need to come out. If getting in the water slows things down, coming out of the tub and using gravity for a bit can be enough to move things along so you can get back in.
How does the water stay warm?
In an Aquadoula, once the pool is filled, there is a fully grounded heater to keep the water at a stable temperature. The heater is plugged in once the pool has been filled to the indicated water level. If you are labouring in and out of the water, we suggest you cover the pool to keep the heat inside.
In an Aquaborn, you'll have to add hot water to it every once in a while.
Where should I put the pool?
That is absolutely up to you. We suggest you find a place that is private, somewhere you feel safe and secure. Placing it in a draft free area and on a solid, flat surface is important. Consider also what is covering the floor; floor coverings that are not carpet are usually colder but putting the tarp provided underneath the pool will waterproof the area and give an added layer between the cooler floor and the birth pool. If you are planning to birth in the tub, it is important for the tub to be accessible from all sides so find an area that you can leave leave a space of 2-3 feet all around the tub. If you are planning to use the tub for your labor only, it can be placed somewhere with more limited access. Make sure that there is a electrical outlet close by so the heating unit can be plugged in. Before you fill the tub, sit in it and make sure you feel comfortable and safe there.
How do I empty the pool?
Emptying the pool is quite easy. There is a submersible pump and blue hose included in the kit; this hose should be used to empty the pool after your birth. This is placed in the pool and once turned on, it will take about 30 minutes to drain. The liner can then be then discarded.
How should and when do I reserve a pool?
As soon as you have decided that a water birth is right for you, please contact Shaz by telephone (604-340-6684) or email (email@example.com) and a rental agreement will be emailed to you. A non-refundable deposit of $100 is required to reserve the pool. We suggest you reserve your pool 10 weeks prior to your birthing time; the pool will be delivered to you during your 37th week. The balance of the payment is due upon delivery of the pool.
What if I decide last minute that I would like to use a birthing pool?
We will try to accomodate your request if we have a pool available; if we do not have one for your use, we are happy to put you in touch with another company who also offers a similar quality pool.
How should I return the pool to you?
The pool should be clean and dry before it is packed up inside the tote. Once it is ready to be collected, please contact Shaz at 604-340-6684 or email (email@example.com) and we will arrange a mutually convenient time to come to you.
Is the pool cleaned before I use it?
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Martin Maldonado may be one of the best riders and trainers in the area, possibly the state, but he's a quiet man when it comes to his equestrian talents. Polo is his preferred field of expertise, but he'll be the first to tell you that his goal is to train a horse that anyone can ride.
Ask someone who has ridden one of Maldonado's "polo ponies" – they're actually horses – and you'll get an eloquent earful.
"Martin's polo ponies are so lovely to ride – light and responsive," writes Nina McKee, who lives in Little Washington, not far from the Blue Rock Inn, where Maldonado is based. "He has incredible patience and doesn't take the horses' antics personally (as so many "trainers" seem to do). I have too many horses, so when the time finally came to turn my young American Saddlebred mare from a pasture ornament into a riding horse, sending her to Martin was the obvious solution. Ramona is very sensitive, intelligent, and rather willful – she could have easily been ruined by the wrong handling. Martin has done a brilliant job."
McKee was so pleased with her mare that she recommended Martin to her mother in-law.
"She had a huge, young warmblood in training with a 'professional' in Florida, but her horse was rearing – a lot, so I convinced her to ship him to Martin – not one rearing incident since that horse arrived at Blue Rock last summer!" states McKee. "Not that I want to encourage people to send dangerous horses to Martin!"
When it comes to unbridled enthusiasm about Maldonado, McKee isn't alone. A group of polo enthusiasts nicknamed themselves the "Martini Girls" in a play on the pronunciation of their mentor's name (Mar-teen) and had T-shirts made with the name and logo. They have nothing but good things to say about the ponies, their ride-ability, and what a joy it is to learn on them.
Polo, the centuries-old game, is something like hockey played on horseback. Traditional polo is played on a grass field the size of five football fields by riders rated according to their level of expertise from zero to 10, 10 being the best. But many new players have have come to the sport through "arena polo," which offers great fun, a superb workout and plenty of excitement. Best of all, they do not have to own their own horses in order to play. If you're interested in seeing what arena polo is all about, contact Maldonado and arrange to come and watch a game. Ladies play on Friday evenings, but there are also "chukkers" on Sunday and other times by prior arrangement.
Maldonado grew up in a family of vaqueros in Mexico. When he arrived in the U.S. 25 years ago, he fell for polo immediately. Already an experienced rider, he watched the best polo players of the day compete, and credits his horsemanship in particular to one of them, a fellow countryman.
"Memo Gracida – one of the top, top players," states Maldonado. "He's a 10-goaler in the game and outside of the field. He's one of the best. I worked for him just one year only. From the time I was young, I try to copy the really good players. You always get something from watching better players."
(Gracida, a member of Mexico's "first family of polo," has won 16 U.S. Opens, the Superbowl of polo, and has played at 10 goals for 21 years – two records that have yet to be matched, let alone bested.)
Maldonado has a gentle manner with the horses, who receive the most meticulous care. He prefers thoroughbreds, considered by many to be too "hot" for average riders. Yet Maldonado's polo ponies all stand quietly and calmly under the overhang outside the Blue Rock barn, a single cross-tie hooked to their halters, awaiting their turn at riding, or one of Maldonado's "pedicures" – which are some of the best-looking functional hoof-trimming by someone not working full-time as a professional blacksmith.
His students appreciate the way Maldonado matches them to their playing ponies, how the right horse, saddle and bridle help them gain confidence in their mounts, which helps them to follow the action and play a little better. They praise his patience, and the way he explains the intricate rules of the game until they get it.
When asked how he does it, Maldonado replies simply: "I love coming to work everyday."
Five years ago, Maldonado relocated back to the barns and facility behind the Blue Rock Inn, the place he'd been before he moved to The Plains, a hub of the local polo world where, every week, he played two games each of four- and eight-goal polo. That was before the economy tanked.
Maldonado's Polo at Blue Rock offers lessons in general horsemanship, polo, starting young horses, remedial training for problems, arena polo parties where you get to learn to give that ball a whack, and birthday party lessons. There are horses for sale and for lease. The first concern is safety, followed by enjoyment. It's a given that kids of all ages will be comfortable with the soft-spoken Maldonado.
"It's a lot of fun to teach when they really want to learn," Maldonado says, "and every lesson they try hard. Teaching riding and how to play polo comes naturally to me. I love the game, but it's important for my students to learn the rules and to go slowly at first. If one thing goes wrong, it's like being on the highway – you go too fast, you can crash. There are so many rules and the No. 1 rule is, 'Don't be ugly on the field.'
"From polo you learn about life, because you learn to control yourself and your horse. Most of all, I want everyone to have fun."
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This is a post from a different project of mine which didn't work out. I'll publish some of the items over the next couple of days, as they never went live.
An academic paper published by Chris Wright at Georgetown University (it's a PDF – here's Google's HTML cache) studies the effect of web logs in the fall of Trent Lott after the Republican Senate leader commented on Strom Thurmond in late 2002.
In December 2002, Republican Senate leader Trent Lott said that if Strom Thurmond had been elected president in 1948 on a segregationist platform, "we wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years." For four days, the press all but ignored his comments — the New York Times, for instance, failed to mention them.
The story looked ready to disappear into the ether. Then, all at once, the remarks were front-page news. Even President Bush scolded Lott, saying his words "do not reflect the spirit of our country." Why did Lott's comments become a major story despite initially not registering with the mainstream press? This paper argues that online media, particularly running commentaries known as "Web logs," were critical in keeping the story alive. What does this portend for journalism's future? Was it merely an isolated incident? Or will cyberjournalists' clout continue to increase — at the expense of the establishment press?
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The waiver review process is subject to stringent audit controls to ensure that each request is treated factually and fairly.
To this end each request is required to be measured against objective criteria, documented in the waiver policy, which permits the granting of waivers only under strict conditions as follows;
Where an infringement has been incorrectly issued.
- Where incorrect information has mistakenly been recorded on the infringement. Factual errors such as wrong date, time, location, or vehicle description apply but not the validity of the infringement.
- Where the photographic evidence recorded at the time that the infringement was issued, does not support the infringement.
Where there is a medical emergency.
- That suddenly manifests itself by acute symptoms so that the absence of immediate medical attention would jeopardise the;
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- A medical condition described in a letter from a Doctor explaining why the driver was precluded from complying with the QUT Parking Policy on the occasion they were issued the infringement.
Other Extenuating Circumstances
- A first offence for a valid parking permit holder (at the date/time of the offence) who failed to display the permit correctly.
- A first offence for a valid pay and display ticket holder (at the date/time of the offence) who failed to display the ticket correctly.
- NB. The infringement for both of the above is waived but a caution is recorded and once used, cannot be used again.
- An over stayer in a car park as a result of a vehicle break down verified in writing by an RACQ responder or mechanic.
- Incorrect parking information that an authorised officer acknowledges in writing that they provided to a driver resulting in them being infringed.
- Other extenuating circumstances deemed sufficient to justify a waiver being issued such as;
- Where a person can demonstrate they were unexpectantly and unavoidably detained on the important work of the university as verified in writing by a Head of School or Department. If the infringement for the above is waived, a caution is recorded and once used, cannot be used again as an excuse.
Appeals will be handled confidentially and in accordance with the Appeals Policy. Should the appeal be unsuccessful and the matter remains unpaid or not contested in a court, it will then be transferred to the State Penalties Enforcement Registry (SPER) for recovery action and will incur further costs (minimum of $65.00).


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CalPERS is the largest public pension fund in the US, with around US$230 billion of assets under management.
The ESG Communications team helped CalPERS to produce its first annual sustainable investment report, which sets out for its members, regulators and other stakeholders how they are taking account of ESG issues across their total fund.
Despite having to operate within a tight timeframe and budget, the ESG Comms team conducted detailed interviews with key personnel at CalPERS including fund managers, and put together a report that was highly acclaimed by CalPERS and its partners.
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The Library in London is located on the second floor. We have a specialist collection of over 5000 books on site, and students can access a full range of e-books and journals via the Library Catalogue Plus.
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Here's just a few reasons to be excited about this movie. - First, and most obvious, it's about Wolverine, by far the X-Men's most popular member, and this looks like it could be a lot better than his previous movie because of two reasons: Japan and the fact that it is post-Last Stand. Who doesn't want to see Logan learn how to be a samurai? Also, this is the first X-movie to take place AFTER X-Men 3. I, for one, am very curious to see what has become of the shattered world of mutants that we were left with after the events of Last Stand.
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A Glamorous Vineyard Wedding at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California
Just over three years after being matched through an online dating site, Silicon Valley residents Laura (29 and a teacher) and Pierre (37 and a lawyer) wed in a rustic, romantic affair at Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel, California. "The focus of our design was rustic chic," says Laura, who incorporated distressed-wood finishes and wine barrels into the outdoor ceremony and tented reception. From bouquets to centerpieces, the flower arrangements were "soft, textural and a little bit wild," made with garden roses, dahlias and passion vines. Though there was no firm palette, tones of green were accented with rich purples and pale violets—most prominent in the vibrant bridesmaid dresses. After an outdoor ceremony overlooking verdant vineyards, Laura and Pierre's 270 guests headed to the nearby tented reception, where they located table assignments on tags attached to fresh apples (a nod to Laura's teaching profession). Among the reception's most stunning design elements was a 12-foot-long floral chandelier suspended over the dance floor; it was crafted from leafy local greenery, hydrangeas, roses and orchids. "Pierre and I wanted to ensure that the event reflected our personalities and families," says Laura, whose family is both Catholic and Jewish, while Pierre's is Assyrian. An eclectic playlist helped these distinct backgrounds shine on the dance floor, which stayed packed with revelers through Taylor Swift songs, traditional Assyrian music and "Hava Nagilia." "Overall, it was an unforgettable night," Laura says. "Pierre and I got to see our family and friends join together in a celebration filled with laughter, a few tears and a lot of never-ending smiles." —Carolyn Meers


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Durham poet Crystal Simone Smith, managing editor at Backbone Press, will lead the session on the practice of tiny, focused poems, using the concept of "outside" inspiration. Both haikus and free verse forms will be used.
Smith is the author of the chapbooks "Routes Home" and "Running Music." Her verse appeared in Callaloo, Nimrod, Barrow Street, Obsidian II and other periodicals.
Fee for the 90-minute course is $25. Anyone with an Internet connection or a phone line can participate.
Registration for the course is limited to 40 students. To register, click here.
The N.C. Writers' Network is the state's oldest literary arts service organization and is open to writers at all levels of development. For more information, visit www.ncwriters.org.


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The holidays can be busy enough for any individual, but when a person is charged with also taking care of an elderly loved one, the stresses of this time of year can quickly build up. You want to make sure that your loved one enjoys the holidays and that family traditions are upheld, but boy, what a difficult task it can be.
This is true whether your other fulltime job is as a Carmel accountant, a Fishers attorney, or someone who helps Indianapolis seniors and older adults move and organize their lives.
I've put together a few tips below to help Indianapolis caregivers deal with the busyness of the holidays.
Bring the Party to Them
Instead of traveling, invite people to the home of the one who is receiving care. This will minimize the stress of travel for them and you, while creating a comfortable environment.
Potlucks are Great!
As a caregiver, there is no need for you to be in charge of everything. Make the festivities potluck, asks guests to bring food and drink, and don't be shy about requesting help with cleanup.
Small is Good
A large number of guests can be confusing and even stressful for your loved one, so make get-togethers an intimate occasion with just a few attendees.
Be honest when asked about what gifts you or your loved one need or would like to receive. Let them know what would be most beneficial for you and the one who is receiving care. Ask for things like caregiving help or a gift certificate from grocery stores or other service providers (like cleaners and laundries) that may deliver. After all, the greatest gift is about making life easier and more enjoyable for both you and your loved one.
Learn to Rely on Others and Make Time for Yourself
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Presented at the Iowa State Bar Association "Bridging the Gap" continuing legal education conference on May 15, 2015.
I have had my coffee this morning, I hope you have too.
Because I am here to talk (at 8am) about depression, anxiety, panic, sadness, fear, anger, and hopelessness.
But I am also here to talk about hope, life, laughter, peace and perseverance.
I can talk about hope because I am Hope.
My name is Hope Wood, I am an attorney and this is my story.
You are the first group of attorneys to hear my story. I hope there will be more. I believe it can make a difference.
Specifically in our legal community.
I'm telling you my story because I want you to know that you are not alone. Your feelings of anxiousness, sadness and panic – you are not alone.
Being an attorney is a tough calling. For some reason, when we all started out as 1Ls in law school, we didn't talk about our fears – we thought it would make us vulnerable and exposed.
Here I am four and a half years after starting law school and I'm afraid. I am standing in front of you vulnerable and exposed.
My name is Hope Wood, and I suffer from anxiety and depression.
I stand before you with two years of legal experience. I'm not well known by other lawyers. I haven't had enough cases to earn an opinion from my peers about my ability as a jurist.
Here I am, telling you that I am an attorney who suffers from depression and anxiety.
And it is because I care. I care about you. Each and every one of you. You are a human being. You have accomplished great things in your life, but the cards are stacked against you.
Lawyers have the highest rate of depression of any profession and one of the highest rates of suicide.
I drew the depression heredity card at my birth. My mom has depression, my grandma, my great-grandma.
There is a job where I will most certainly suffer from depression – sign me up!
Seriously though, why didn't I avoid high stress, high conflict jobs?
It is for the same reason you didn't – we know we can make a difference.
I am lucky that I knew I was susceptible to depression. Most people don't and that is what Hugh's presentation is all about. (Iowa Lawyer Assistance Program).
I have had situational depression off and on for 15 years; it is usually a combination of something happening in my personal life and pressures of my job.
But in the summer of 2012, I got a full dose of anxiety.
The bar examination.
Two weeks into BarBri, I found myself, on a Tuesday morning, in the middle of the floor, in the fetal position (obviously) sobbing hysterically. It was a melt down – for sure; but I felt such loss of control and hopelessness that I knew it was more than just stress.
I made it through the next two years, June 2012 to June 2014 and there were a lot of bumps in the road. After my "meltdown" I had found a good psychotherapist and good psychiatrist. I was on anti-depressant medication during that time and struggled like baby lawyers do.
In August of 2014, I had a follow-up with my psychiatrist (a head doctor or shrink). A few weeks before my appointment, I started noticing I had a hard time catching my breath and relaxing. I would feel this sense of panic for no reason.
And at my appointment, I told the doctor, my medication is good and I wasn't having any problems. I was in and out in 5 minutes.
Well, I lied.
I am great with letting people know I am ok; I don't want to make them feel uncomfortable.
But I knew I should go back… so a few days later I called to make another appointment and I promised myself I would tell the truth.
And I did. I told her I was starting to wake up at 3am for no reason. Nothing on my mind but a lot of tightness in my chest. The only way to fall back asleep was by taking a muscle relaxer I had for my back. She started me on anti-anxiety medication. I wasn't jazzed about it, but I needed to sleep and I didn't want to use prescription medication for something it wasn't prescribed.
The month went on and I was doing about 10 percent better and we were making adjustments to my medications as I went. I called it, "getting the cocktail right".
I felt like a failure needing all these pills to function as a normal person, but pride aside, I needed help.
I would have to leave work because I couldn't breathe. I'd cancel appointments stating I was sick and I really was – sick with a mental illness. Every task I needed to do for work seemed like a huge mountain to climb. Then I would chastise myself for being ridiculous – there were attorneys who had it a lot worse than me.
The anxiety continued. There was a wedding reception in Cedar Rapids on a Saturday afternoon in September and I could hardly breathe the whole drive there. I didn't want to be around people. I put on a happy face but after a few hours I high tailed it back to the hotel. Again that night – 3am – wide awake. Pain on the right side of my breast bone.
I wasn't in a very good place. It felt like progress with my mental health was not improving fast enough.
Someone told me that pain starts as a feather and ends with a brick.
In October 2014, I went to suicide survivor workshop. And I will never forget the words of a beautiful and caring wife who had lost her husband. She was a panelist and someone asked her if she was mad at her husband for taking his life. She said that she was not mad but sad, because she couldn't imagine how much pain he must have been in to end his life. I could hardly help myself from inconsolable sobbing. I knew the wife through my son's school and she is one of the sweetest and most caring people I had ever met. And at that workshop, I learned that her husband killed himself within months of my son starting school in the fall of 2012.
She had an amazing amount of courage to be on a panel and talk about her devastating loss. She does it to help others cope.
I am here to let you know that you are not alone.
The Monday after the September wedding reception, my uncle hung himself. He was a lawyer. There were no signs. He was dealing with his pain alone and in destructive ways. He died believing there was no way out.
You are not alone. It is never too late. There is a way out.
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Free online resource for mental health: National Association of Mental Illness (www.nami.org)
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From helping you select the perfect bicycle in one of our stores to guiding you to the best local trails and cycling events, we're here to ensure that you're as excited as we are every time you throw your leg over your bike to go for a ride. At Richardson Bike Mart, our team is comprised of cycling fanatics from the top down, and whether you're visiting us for your child's first bike, a game-changing bike fit, your annual tune-up, or just to say hi, we're always happy to see you and to help you enjoy life by bike.
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Preparing for spring rides is a breeze when you have the right cycling apparel in your closet. From lightweight, waterproof jackets to arm and leg warmers and the perfect gloves, we've got the clothing you need to be comfortable through the changing temps of the day and the season.
Lights For Spring Cycling Adventures
The days may be getting longer, but you may still find yourself riding in the dark. Equip your bicycle with bright, visible front and rear lights and keep pedaling safely through dusk. We have a variety of options to meet your needs, whether you're commuting home or exploring the trails.
Events for Spring Cycling Adventures
From weekly and monthly group rides like our regular Women's Ride, to single and multi-day races, spring is the perfect time to ride in any event. Participate in one of our events or join us for a group ride - however you like to ride, we have a group for you.
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Staying power in retail is vanishingly rare.
Then again, there's Sophy Curson on posh Rittenhouse Square. It just celebrated its 87th birthday last month as the city's most venerable women's fashion boutique.
It's seen quite a bit: the Great Depression, World War II, the rise of hot pants and miniskirts (1960s), bell bottoms (1970s), shoulder pads (1980s), the Jackie Onassis-inspired "minimal look" (1990s), animal prints (2000-10), the current comeback of lace. It's also seen the decline of brick- and-mortar retail stores.
"We provide extraordinary service and exclusivity that you can't find anywhere else," said David Schwartz, Sophy Curson's great-nephew. He runs the store with his mom, Susan, 79, whose aunt, the store's namesake, died in 2004 at 101.
Sophy Curson is known for its selection of special-occasion fashions and little black dresses and accessories. It's that go-to place when you need a gown for the Academy Ball.
"We get a lot of tourists and they love it, because when you go the mall, it's just one designer in one boutique," said David. "Here, we have [dozens] of different designers."
Customers "are not used to having one-on-one," Susan said. "Because we know how clothing fits and the dimensions of people, they're not wasting their time trying on things that don't fit. And they get used to that."
Seamstresses work in the basement so dresses and gowns can be altered on-site and changes can be made to some designer dresses.
"We buy what we love," said David, 50. "We try to buy something that may be classic, but we pair it with something that is unexpected."
Every piece of merchandise and jewelry is hand-selected by mother and son, who travel to Europe twice a year to buy. Last month, they were in New York for Fashion Week.
Sophy Curson sits on some of the city's most prized real estate. Being housed in its own building helps, say brokers, and that's why it hasn't been at the mercy of skyrocketing rents due to demand of late.
"Rittenhouse Square is the crown jewel of Philadelphia real estate," said Jacob Cooper at MSC Retail Inc. "While every single neighborhood surrounding Center City is undergoing a renaissance right now, Rittenhouse Square is the hall of fame for retail and restaurants.
"What drives value? It is the seven-day-a-week pedestrian flow around the square," he said. "The intersection of residential, office, hotel, and retail traffic creates a vibrancy that is unmatched in the city. Retailers, like Sophy Curson, who own their real estate have absolutely benefited from the resurgence of the square in the past 25 years. They lived through the bad times and now can enjoy the great times."
In July 2010, the vacancy rate for Rittenhouse Square was about 12 percent, say commercial brokers. This year, it is at 6.7 percent.
Likewise, rents along Walnut Street in July 2010 averaged $105 per square foot; they're now averaging about $150 per foot. Street corners have exceeded $200 per square foot.
Larry Steinberg, executive vice president at CBRE Inc., said that over the last few years there has been a transition away from luxury retailers such as Burberry and Coach.
"Sophy Curson has defied the recent exit of luxury retail, providing a much-needed fashion resource for the empty-nesters that continue to have a significant presence in Rittenhouse Square," he said.
Steinberg said the boutique has kept its cache even amid the recent surge of millennials in Center City that has attracted a wave of retailers such as Under Armour, Warby Parker, Bonobos, and Vince.
On a recent Saturday, a long, flowing fuscia gown in a silk gauze with a peekaboo cut on the bottom by the Canadian designer Wayne Clark was showcased on a raised stage in Sophy's storefront display.
Inside the narrow, 1,000-square-foot store on the corner of 19th and Sansom Streets were racks of clothes on one side and fitting rooms on the other, each room with several pairs of high-heel shoes so "customers could try on a dress with the appropriate shoes," said David.
New this fall are outfits by the Italian sportswear designer Fabiana Filippi; the husband-and-wife team Tom and Linda Platt, who produce a modern line of daytime and evening fashions; the French brand St. James, famous for the Navy-striped shirt; and the American designer Planet, with asymmetrical jackets (one retailed for $300 with matching pants, also $300).
A Catherine Regehr magenta party dress with Swarovski crystals had a $2,400 price tag - the kind of fancy evening wear that's been Sophy Curson's signature.
"If you tell us which event you are attending, we keep a list and make certain no doubles are sold," David boasted. "Our customers rely on us for this practice. This is hugely important to them, so it is hugely important to us."
Sophy Curson first opened her boutique the year the stock market crashed in 1929. The reason was personal.
"Aunt Sophy started the store because she couldn't find any clothes that were made for her stature," Susan Schwartz said. "She was 5-foot-1. That was exclusively the store until the 1960s" - clothes for petite women.
David joined the company in 1988, the summer after he graduated from Kenyon College. He'd had plans to head to Hollywood.
But fate intervened.
"I was doing merchandising and went on a buying trip with my mother to Europe, and when I came back, I got into a groove," he said.
Some 27 years later, he's still doing what he loves.
"We have evolved over the years but still take great pride in continuing to provide the attention to detail and unmatched service that was so important to Aunt Sophy," David said. The goal then and now was this: "You shine in the dress and the dress isn't wearing you."


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A procession of vehicles including those from local police and fire departments snaked its way through the Crescenta Valley on Tuesday morning to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, when nearly 3,000 people were killed in New York City, Pennsylvania and the Pentagon.
Now in its sixth year, the Crescenta Valley Remembrance Motorcade was organized by members of the Crescenta Valley Chamber of Commerce. The motorcade included fire truck, police cruisers and vintage cars.
The vehicles traveled on a route that took them by multiple schools in La Crescenta and La Cañada Flintridge, along with several local fire departments and the Crescenta Valley Sheriff's Station.
The Patriot Day event culminated with a memorial ceremony for first responders later in the evening at Bob Smith Toyota.


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Simple Stone Spells
Money And Prosperity
New Year's Stone - At sunrise on the morning of the new year, go outside and find the largest stone you can carry. Take this back to your house and put it in a place of prominence. If you keep the stone in your house for a year, it will be one filled with prosperity. Replace the stone every year.
On the Fence - Rise before the Sun on the morning of the Spring Equinox. Find several stones and place them on the fence posts that surround your property, visualizing yourself, your home and life filled with luck.
Stone Love - Go to a place that contains many water-worn stones. Look for a large, flat rock while visualizing yourself being involved with the perfect mate.
On this rock, mark with red ink two intertwined hearts. As you do this, keep visualization in mind. When you are finished, bury the stone in the earth in an uncultivated place.
The Five Pebbles - Go to a moving brook or stream. While standing in the water and facing downstream, remove five small pebbles from the stream bed. As you do this, visualize your need for protection.
As your hand closes over the pebbles, see them beaming out protective energies. Just as the pebbles are hard and have weathered for eons, so too will they strengthen your protective shield.
Now carry them at all times for protection. If you wish, place them in a small pouch or a fold of cloth, or incorporate them into some form of jewelry.
Magical Intentions
Carry the stones in your pants pocket or place in a cloth pouch and carry with you.
Taken from the book "Cunningham's Encyclopedia of Crystal, Gem & Metal Magic"


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April 20, 2009 @ 08:46
Mexico and Jamaica.
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Today With Jeff McArthur
April 20, 2009 @ 08:46
Mexico and Jamaica.
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Today With Craig And Matt
April 15, 2009 @ 08:39
Hockey playoffs, Billy Bob and things that annoy us.
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Today With Bruce Barker
April 14, 2009 @ 08:51
Sports and pork on the barbeque.
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Today With Jeff McArthur
April 13, 2009 @ 11:43
Masters, "in the hole" and Corner Gas.
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Bring Kiss To Peterborough
April 10, 2009 @ 13:03
Hey ya buggers, I like to think I give all you regular readers a small measure of entertainment with my musing on this site each day and let's be completely honest, I don't ask for much in return.
Until now.
Could you please support an initiative to bring a Kiss concert to Peterborough?
Kiss is holding an on-line contest that will determine 40 dates on their upcoming tour and the way its set up, absolutely any town, village or hamlet in North America could host a concert.
It's being done on a per-capita basis. In other words, one vote out of Peterborough could be worth a thousand out of Toronto.
There is a twist to this. We don't play a lot of Kiss on the Wolf, in fact its restricted to our request shows, but in this case we're steppin' out to help bring what would be a huge event to Peterborough.
It would be mega-huge in Peterborough and the Wolf would like to help make it happen.
Do us a favour would ya, go to this site and vote for Peterborough. Toronto gets enough stuff.
In the past day, thanks to our listeners, we've moved from way back in the pack of about six thousand to crack the top 100.
Here's a promo we're running on the radio station right now.
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Today With Craig And Matt
April 8, 2009 @ 08:55
Hockey baseball and the casino lawsuit.(Craig was sick. Filling in, Bob Preston.)
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Today With Bruce Barker
April 7, 2009 @ 08:49
Weather, baseball and barbeques.
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Today With Jeff McArthur
April 6, 2009 @ 09:50
HIV killer, the Leafs and Jays.
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Today With Neil Morrison
April 3, 2009 @ 20:53
G20, Fast and Furious.
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Geets Gets The Boot
April 1, 2009 @ 17:37
It's with heavy heart that I received the news today that David Haydu has become one of the latest victims of cutbacks at CTV Globemedia.
He was chief engineer for the entire radio division.
For those of you who don't know the name David Haydu, you might know the name Geets Romo. He was the Geets part of the Pete and Geets Show which graced the Toronto radio airwaves from the mid-70s to 1987 when it all came to an abrupt end at CFNY-FM.
They started at CHUM-FM in the late 60s and in the mid 70s they became Canada's very first comedic FM morning team. In 1980 they moved to The Spirit Of Radio.
Pete and Geets mean a lot to me because it was on this show that I got my first taste of morning radio. Just 18 months out of college, through a wonderful series of events, I became Sports Director at CFNY and shortly after that I became part of the Pete and Geets Show.
I did sports and the marvelous Mike Stafford, just 19 years old at the time, did news.
Working under the direction of David Marsden there were no rules, no parameters and no limits, just the constant encouragement to be creative and have fun on the radio, and believe me, we had a lot of fun.
Following is a piece from something I've been working on for a couple of years now:
A RADIO STORY by Fred Patterson.
"Let me tell you, the years between 1980 and 1987 were fabulous and Pete and Geets deserve a lot of credit for trail-blazing, their style of morning show was way ahead of its time.
They were Howard Stern without all the tits and ass. Pete and Geets rarely went there. They did clever bits that always had a beginning, middle and end. They pushed the envelope in an intellectual way. They didn't have to bring a woman into the control room and have her masturbate to get a reaction.
They'd just say or do something funny.
And to continue the Stern comparison, Pete and Geets did irreverent contests, games and parodies while Stern was still in college. In fact I'll take it this far, early Howard Stern was nothing more than a weak Pete and Geets imitation with a naked chick thrown in.
I take nothing away from Howard Stern. He is a legend, and will go down in history as probably the greatest ever, but give credit where credit is due.
There were hundreds of Howard Sterns out there, but every time somebody tried to exercise the shock-jock angle, they were snuffed, so was Stern the first few times.
The rest is history.
I just happen to be under the impression that if not Stern, it would have been somebody else, maybe somebody more talented and funnier, it just happened to be Stern, and he was the first, so he gets all the credit.
Pete and Geets will never get that kind of credit in Canada. They should. Every year during something called "Canadian Music Week", the radio industry falls all over itself handing out cheesy awards and recognizing industry achievement and contributions to the business.
Pete and Geets were loved. They created an atmosphere of fun and warmth and it worked extremely well for CFNY, a station that was more down to earth and personal than anything else on the dial."
After Pete and Geets broke up as a radio team in 1987 Geets stayed on as chief engineer at CFNY until 2001.
Pete lives in Ottawa where he does a lot of gardening and fixin' shit.
Here's an interview I did with Pete last year, I'll try and catch up with Geets in the next little while and do one with him.
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There is no way Trump should even consider sitting down with Mueller's team and answering his set of inane and hopelessly open-ended gotcha questions.
The founders never intended for a sitting president to be indicted, tried criminally, or jailed. If they had, they would have included it the Constitution, or at the very least, would have debated the idea during the Convention in 1787. It's not that they simply forgot to add it. read more


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To learn more about specific staff members, click on the links below:
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Mariella Airport Hotel Köln
Hauptstraße 369, 51143, Cologne
3 stars Hotel, 59 rooms
General hotel description
This modern hotel is set beside the River Rhine in Cologne. It offers Wi-Fi via hotspot and discounts at a neighbouring gym. Cologne Airport is a 10-minute drive away.
The Mercure Hotel Koeln Airport has bright rooms with satellite TV and elegant bathrooms. Some provide views of the Cologne Cathedral or River Rhine.
Varied breakfast buffets, Grands Vins Mercure wines, and snacks are served at the Hotel Koeln Airport's bistro. The Porzer Lobby bar opens every evening.
The Porz Markt U-Bahn (underground) station is a 5-minute walk from the Mercure. It connects you to the koelnmesse exhibition centre in 25 minutes.
The Mercure Koeln Airport also has a bicycle rental service and an underground garage.
Hotel facilities
- Bicycle rental
- Business centre
- Internet services
- On-site parking
- Parking
- Pets allowed
- Private parking
- WiFi
Accepted credit cards
- American Express
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Like all other health professions, veterinary medicine has experienced dramatic advances in knowledge and expertise over the past 20 years. Veterinarians are now able to provide their patients access to the same health services physicians provide to human patients
How do they do it? Most of us grew up in an era of veterinarian medicine characterized in books and television programs such as ALL CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. From these important roots, today's veterinarians are discovering how modern medical advances can further enhance their ability to provide the best pet health care. Now there are simply so many medical advances that veterinary specialization has evolved.
pet benefit from veterinarian specialists? Perhaps the most common way is through offering referrals to veterinarian specialist centers. These centers connect the skills of board certified specialists and your local veterinarian. Your veterinarian is an important resource for information on specialists available in your area that may benefit your pet. Specialists provide state of the art expertise in cardiology, dermatology, holistic medicine, internal medicine, neurology, oncology (cancer treatment), ophthalmology, surgery and a host of other veterinarian specialties. Within a center setting, specialists can further extend what they can offer their patients by offering coordinated consultations. Their diagnostic results and treatments are then discussed with your veterinarian and a full report outlining follow up care is created. What a referral offers your pet is state of the art care in an optimal setting. The outcome for your pet can be literally life saving!
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The book reviews of UK children's author, Brian Keaney
Harari's history of homo sapiens spans the period from seventy thousand years ago to the present day. He divides our history into a number of eras, each one prefaced by a significant evolutionary metamorphosis: the cognitive revolution which saw a huge increase in brain-size and the development of language; the agrarian revolution when homo sapiens took up farming; the scientific revolution of the eighteenth century; the industrial revolution a hundred years later; the information revolution which began just fifty years ago; and finally, the biotechnological revolution which is just beginning and which may yet end our species.
In Harari's thesis, the quality that singles homo sapiens out from all other creatures is our ability to construct imagined worlds furnished with entirely fictional properties. These include mythologies and religions, social and political ideologies, even economic and financial constructs such as money. These are the tools that have allowed us to mobilise huge numbers of people in cooperative efforts. As he tellingly points out, money permits two people who do not trust each other to cooperate together in a purposeful transaction. By utilising the power of these tools and the narratives that we construct around them we have been able to transform our world out of all recognition.
The overarching structure of the book is conceptual rather than chronological, allowing the author room to explore a wide-ranging set of ideas and this is one of the book's great strengths. It's like reading a series of engagingly polemical articles that gradually builds into a recognisable picture of ourselves - a species both dazzled by its own inventiveness and oblivious to the damage that it causes. Intelligent, witty, and stimulating, Sapiens is an enormously entertaining read.


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It's the year 2127; all humans who are on planet earth are gifted. There are musical geniuses; in fact, all children are prodigies of some type. Travelling to another planet like Mars is not a big deal; one can even re-locate to another planet. And it's all thanks to science and technology. This is how transhumanists think.
The main goal of transhumanism is to expand the platform for developing and using sophisticated technologies. Transhumanists believe that science and technology can be used to elevate the ability of humans whether psychologically, physically or intellectually. Transhumans have more powerful minds with new sensory modifications and cognitive architectures that make them more adoptable to their virtual reality world
Transhumanism borrows so many concepts with humanism. For instance it believes in commitment to progress. Evidence for this is the onset of evolutionary beings like plastic surgery, and prostheses. Future humans, posthumans, will ordinarily be able to exercise more control over every single aspect of their beings. Transhumans are resistant to aging, disease-resistant and can control every humanistic aspect in the life how their moods change.
The basis of the science of ectogenesis or eugenics is to create and/or preserve life in artificial environment. While this may sound fatuous to some, proponents of transhumanism believe that science is taking that direction.
Can the human species transcend itself in entirety?
According to the transhumanistic thinking, the coming several decades will see such rapid development in communication technology that humans will be able to directly perceive each other's thoughts. The human brain will function like an ultrainteligent machine. This is according to the technological singularity that was first proposed in 1965 by cryptologist I. J. Good. Once humans will be able to make the ultrainteligence machine, there will be an explosion of intelligence.
The tranhumanistic theories are simply philosophies that guide human kind to a post human state. The only difference between transhumanism and humanism is that it recognizes and awaits a sporadic change in nature and a possible evolution of the entire mankind as a result of science and technology.
Since transhumanism is in actuality derived from humanism, it is naturally an extension of humanism. Posthumans only use science and technology to transverse beyond what modern humanism considers 'human'. Technologies like cryonics that may seem to put humans in a vegetative state, are in fact preparing humans for an immortal state. Transhumans also accept the concept of singularity and its long term implication on the future humans.