text:
In addition to our conventional and digital photographic printing, we offer Giclee printing on a wide variety of archival watercolor papers (up to 60"), canvas, glossy, semi-matte and matte papers. Utilizing archival pigmented inks and the highest resolution printers available; we can help you produce stunning works of art that last at least 100 years when displayed under correct conditions. We have two top of the line 12 color Aqueous Pigment printers that provide the truest to life color gamut available in the industry. Our 60" includes several shades of black, cyan, and magenta inks as well as yellow, red and blue. We have two 12- color archival pigment printers featuring multiple shades of black as wellas cyan, magenta, yellow, red, green and blue inks.
Printed on a customized 12-color printer that offers the widest color gamut available in digital printing. The prints are superb in quality at an apparent resolution of 1800 dpi. -Glossy, matte, semi-matte.
Fine Art archival prints from digital files on a variety of fine art papers and canvases printed using archival pigmented inks and materials. Prices include a test print and a color correction if requested -canvas, silks, fabrics and vinyls.


text:
That's right ladies and gentlemen. Sean Karon AKA - VFX, venomfangx. A youtube personality known for his complete ignorance of both biblical history and science fact has been accepted by Jews for Jesus in New Your City as a missionary for their "Missionary Camp". He will be taking to local neighborhoods in NYC and preaching to young adults and children. If you've never heard of this person you are indeed lucky.
If you care to see how low the Judaism faith has sunk to enlist this clown, take a short look at just two of these videos.
The Jokers Response To Thunderf00t
A response to a video questioning his knowledge and beliefs.
Venomfangx Apologizes to the Internets
A video he was forced to make under threat of legal action for knowingly using false DMCA claims to have videos he didn't like removed from another youtube users channel. He claims he's was ignorant of the law. It's funny how he is both ignorant of mans laws as well as that of his deity.
This guy even says in one of his videos that the Holocaust was part of the "Curse promised to them for rejecting their God".
The state of religion is a horrid mess and seems to only be getting worse. I don't expect much in common sense from Theism but this move is just complete lunacy.
This is my first post here on the nexus.I hope it doesn't seem to mean or rough. I just found this out and was very disturbed by it and thought, hey that's what my blog space is for.
Views: 85
© 2014 Atheist Nexus. All rights reserved. Admin: Richard Haynes.

subset: commoncrawl


text:
For the first time since 2007, the FAA has the certainty of long-term authorization to operate the air traffic control system, build up airport infrastructure, and develop the air traffic control system of the future. According to a report at AOPA.org, President Barack Obama signed the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 Feb. 14. The bill provides a four-year, $63.4-billion authorization package for the agency, which has limped along on 23 short-term operating bills over the past five years.
President signs long-term FAA bill
February 15, 2012 by Leave a Comment


text:
Players hover around the table, regarding a small metal ball as it dances around the circumference of a spinning roulette wheel that isn't a roulette wheel. Not in Florida. Because, well, roulette's illegal here, isn't it?
"It's roulette, but better," insisted Louis Ruiz, as the ball's momentum faltered and it fell into one of the little numbered slots. "No one to cheat you. This is just gravity."
Indeed, the roulette wheels that South Florida's racinos and Indian casinos added to their gambling menu this summer are hermetically sealed under a plastic dome. Untouched by human hands. No croupier stands watch.
Gravity, on this particular turn, was kind to Ruiz, 43, of Pembroke Pines, with a card identifying him as an "elite" regular gambler at the Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood. "I won $210."
His winnings were recorded on one of the 12 burping terminals around the un-roulette wheel that represents yet another peculiarity in Florida's ever expanding gambling regime. Clearly, the betting around this table has to do with an actual ball rolling around an actual tangible wheel, not some digital on-screen apparition. But last winter, Miami's Magic City Casino convinced an administrative judge that these gadgets were an incarnation of legal, electronic slot machines.
Another new machine features a robotic arm that tosses actual dice. But don't call it craps.
"Takes your money just the same," observed Anthony Gray, another regular at the Hard Rock. Yet Florida pretends there's a moral distinction between the old fashioned roulette or craps and these semi-electronic hybrids. Though the electronic versions are much more efficient at relieving gamblers of their money.
Leaders in the state Legislature, as they snuffed out bills that would have created so-called "destination casinos" last session, explained that they're determined to staunch the "expansion of gambling."
Truth is, they've had about as much luck slowing down the gambling industry in Florida as they've had keeping Burmese pythons out of the Everglades. In November, voters in both Palm Beach and Lee counties will be voting whether to legalize slot machines at their local racinos. Not that local voters have any such authority. But the track operators know a "yes" vote will up the pressure in Tallahassee. Up in Gadsden County, 63 percent of the voters approved a slot referendum in January, as the local track operator replaced quarter-horse racing with a novel new form of pari-mutuel gambling: rodeo style barrel racing.
Gaming operators are talking about opening jai-alai frontons in Florida City and Sunrise, no matter that jai-alai has about as much cachet in modern Florida as shuffleboard. It's all about slots, slots and more slots.
Meanwhile, gambling conglomerates, looking for destination casinos, are pouring money into Florida politics.
And on the other end of the gambling spectrum, Internet cafes have contributed more than $700,000 to state campaigns this year, looking to preserve the fiction that no gambling occurs in their storefront gambling dens.
It might work. In Florida, home of the un-roulette, we cling to an illusion about holding the line on gambling. But the line keeps moving.


text:
A new poll shows Democratic challenger Bill Foster leading incumbent Judy Biggert by less than 1 point in their battle to represent the new 11th District.
Professional polling firm We Ask America released the results of an automated Oct. 28 poll showing former 14th District Congressman Foster leading the seven-term Republican 50.4 percent to 49.6 percent.
According to the poll, which sampled more than 1,300 likely voters, the candidates were tied among women, while Foster had a slight — as in 2-point — lead among male voters.
The race between Biggert and Foster has been a contentious one, with the two accusing each other of negative campaigning and Foster taking aim at Biggert over a controversial ad released by the National Republican Congressional Committee.
The ad accused Foster of personally profiting from his two-year stint representing the 14th District, a claim he called an "outright lie."
The opponents' last go-round came last week during a live televised debate on WTTW's "Chicago Tonight," where the two sounded off on tax cuts and gay marriage.
This week, Foster, who supported the Dream Act, appeared at a forum aimed at at addressing issues of interest to the Will County Latino community. Biggert sent a representative to discuss her views on immigration and related topics.
READ: Candidates Share Positions at Forum For Immigrant Community
The poll results were as follows:Judy Biggert (R)Bill Foster (D) ALL VOTERS49.6%50.4%Females 50% 50% Males 48% 50%
Poll type: Automated Date: Oct. 28 Participants: 1,303 likely voters Margin of error: ± 2.7%


text:
On New Year's Eve Berlin invites its guests and residents to celebrate the beginning of a new year with a great open air party. Each year bands and DJs attract about one million people to party along the "Straße des 17. Juni", between Brandenburg Gate and Victory Column until the early morning hours of the 1st of January.
At midnight a massive firework marks the start of the new year.
The party area comprises two kilometres from Brandenburg Gate along the "Straße des 17. Juni" until the Victory Column. The festival programme includes music acts, international stars and performances, light shows, food from all over the world as well as the famous firework. The party has no definite ending.
At the entrances of the festival mile security checks take place. Any kind of firework is strictly prohibited. Pointed and sharp items as well as items which can be used as weapons, are not allowed to be carried inside the party area. The same counts for glass bottles and big bags.
When: 30th to 31st of December 2014
Where: Straße des 17. Juni, between Brandenburg Gate and Victory Column
Admission: free of charge


text:
Skip to content, or skip to search.
Skip to content, or skip to search.
Home > Restaurants >
413 E. 12th St.,
New York, NY 10009
Mon-Sat, 5pm-2am; Sun, 5pm-midnight
L at First Ave.
American Express, MasterCard, Visa
Not Accepted
Marco Canora and Paul Grieco, partners at Hearth and Insieme, expand their domain with Terroir, a 24-seat wine bar down the street from Hearth. For the occasion, Canora is reviving some of the Italian snacks he concocted at Craftbar, like his sausage-stuffed sage leaves and a signature panino of duck ham with hen-of-the-woods mushrooms and taleggio. He also promises veal-ricotta meatballs, wings agrodolce, and white anchovies with pickled onions. As for the wine list, grape nut Grieco has selected international bottles that best express their terroirthat ineffable quality that connotes the juncture of place, culture, climate, soil, and any other factor that contributes to a wine's distinctive essence.
Adam Platt picks 2014's top dining destinations,
including the Elm, New York Sushi Ko, and Lafayette.
The best that the city's restaurants have to offer:
roast chicken, gnocchi, ramen, and more.
We live in a city full of small cheap-eats miracles,
including pork buns, Asian hipster grub, and pizza.


text:
Technology Services
University College Technology Services (UCTS) provides support and vision regarding a wide array of technology for all University College departments, programs, and academics. UCTS provides end-user student support through its cooperation with programs such as New Student Orientation, Pre-College Programs, the Bepko Learning Center, and Academic and Career Development.
UCTS provides the following services:
- Sets up and resolves account issues
- Specifies, customizes, delivers, and supports computers and printers for all Upward Bound students
- Provides technology training on a wide range of technology issues, including Oncourse, OneStart, and Webmail
- Provides classroom technology resources in Taylor Hall


text:
You're leaving Wedding Paper Divas to see the Deal of the Day at our parent site, Tiny Prints.
You won't be able to dismiss this by usual means (escape or click button), but you can close it programatically based on user choices or actions.
"I highly recommend this invitation. It was exactly what my fiance and I were looking for in terms of a simple, modern and chic invitation. My friends and family loved how unique it was too! If you're looking for an invitation that will stand out from the rest, this is the way to go!"
"We were looking for a simple but elegant wedding announcement to send out, and this was perfect! We added an engagement photo on the back and chose the dark gray color for the front. The overall quality of the announcement is just great - the photo looks beautiful, the paper is a great weight, and it just looks classy."
"Love these invitations! I was able to customize it to suit my individual needs and preferences. It was nice to have a designer review the card before it got printed. I received so many compliments on these invitations with many saying how elegant they were."
"This was the one I really liked out of all the samples I chose and holding it and see it in person, it's just exactly what i wanted. It's classy, light, seasonal, pretty but not fussy and it includes the colors I will use in my overall wedding decor."
"These invitations were exactly what we wanted. Perfect color, the text was done beautifully and the quality of paper is excellent. Our guest who have received their invitations, have complimented us on how beautiful they are. We love them!"


text:
Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, warned Monday that the state's budget hole for next fiscal year is closer to $2 billion than to the $1 billion that's been discussed.
Hill was in Athens with other lawmakers for a pre-legislative session conference and spoke to WABE's Denis O'Hayer, the local host of "All Things Considered." You can hear the entire interview on WABE's website.
In the the interview, Hill acknowledged that the state's budget hole for fiscal 2012, which begins July 1, is at about $2 billion and drops to $1.3 billion once you consider the loss of one-time funding or federal cash as well an expected round of cuts to state agencies.
Despite the positive news that state revenues are growing, Hill said it's not enough.
"The growth rate that the economists tell us we can expect is not high enough to make up for the tremendous hole we have," Hill told O'Hayer.
O'Hayer asked the next logical question: Where does the money come from? Could it be that the special tax council that has been studying the state's finances will recommend putting the sales tax back on groceries? Hill said he didn't know, but A.D. Fraizer, the head of the tax council, will speak to lawmakers in Athens on Tuesday. The council's report is due to lawmakers no later than Jan. 10, the first day of the next legislative session.
"I don't find a whole lot of support for [putting the sales tax on groceries] in walking around the halls," Hill said, acknowledging that he and others need to "educate members of the House and Senate on how deep the hole is and how big the poblem is."
It's not an easy answer, Hill said, but the bottom line is the state needs to raise more money.
"That's what it boils down to," he said.
There's no "political" appetite for a general tax increase, but Hill hinted that pairing an income tax cut with a "broadening" of the state sales tax could be one part of a solution. The sales tax has remained flat through good times and bad, he said, which tells him that it's too narrow — in other words, not enough services or products are subject to the tax.
"I don't believe a tax increase pure and simple could pass this Legislature," Hill said.
December 13th, 2010
9:52 pm
Oh heck. The State has enough money to give Perdue's cronies for Oaky Woods. Gov. Crooked Deal is going to make sure the working class of Georgia pays their fare share while enriching his partners. Just watch. We are truly one of the most crooked States in the U.S. today.
December 13th, 2010
10:07 pm
The republicans took control of this state 8 years ago, and they have managed to destroy our economy. The people of Ga. rewarded them for their incompetence, by electing more of them into power this past election. When Deal cuts more out of education, and we end up last in the country, hopefully the voters of this state will learn a lesson. The republicans talk up God, guns and anti-gay rhetoric because they know that there base gets turned on by this. Conservatives need to get beyond these three agendas before Ga. is the laughing stock of this country. Deal will be indicted for corruption before his term is over.
December 13th, 2010
10:09 pm
Where does the 30 million fit in this equation? The purchase could have waited,crooked ass politicians and greedy governor!
December 13th, 2010
10:10 pm
$28,700,000 to take land off of the tax base as preservation of a bear habitat next to the governor's 100 acres.
$40,000,000+ for GoFish, the governor's wasteful fishing expedition.
And OMG, we have a shortfall in revenue!!! No *#feces*#!!!
What's the solution…form a blue ribbon commission in order to divert decision making responsibility from those we elect to make tough decisions.
GOP, Dems, there ain't no difference…they all care about only one thing; re-election.
December 13th, 2010
10:15 pm
Amen to that Get a Clue.Do not forget about the money for little league in his home county and 10 million for college football hall of fame.This is total bs and crooked.
December 13th, 2010
10:32 pm
Why not just cut spending??? Gesus H Krist! These people are UN BE LEAVE A BLE
December 13th, 2010
10:37 pm
This elected officials in ga who i did not vote for only know how to make money for themselves and their cronies. They never worked for or ran any business that tried to help average people who might have been their employees. They should be living up their on the east side with the George Jefferson types in New York with their Wall Street buds. They do not have the interest of the average Georgian at heart, The last eight years prove that beyond a doubt. If this keeps up georgia will just sink under Fla into the sea like the ancient city of Atlantis.
December 13th, 2010
10:46 pm
Georgia Republicans did not destroy the state's economy. This is a worldwide economic meltdown. On the contrary, while many states have run up massive debts, Perdue and the state legislature have managed Georgia's budget so well that they have maintained the state's Triple A bond rating. Talk to national financial folks and they will tell you Georgia has done a great job navigating the meltdown.
December 13th, 2010
10:51 pm
We need to start getting rid of entire state agencies.
December 13th, 2010
10:58 pm
In regards to Keith, in the last 3 years, Perdue has given me no pay raise, but they have furloughed me, raised my health insurance 2 or the 3 years and given me more students in my classroom while cutting funding for our school system. I still spend much of my own money for my kids (students) because I am a professional and will continue to teach like one. Now if I could only get paid as a professional. Why not spend money on going after all the dead beat citizens and businesses that refuse to pay their taxes. I pay mine and so should they! Look up the numbers on uncollected taxes in this state and it will SHOCK you. On another subject, the nepotism in this state is out of control! Off of my soapbox I go!
December 14th, 2010
12:38 am
$28M = 56 fired M.A. carrying teacher unjustly fired while the good ole boys club squanders public funds…. meanwhile the populous starves and cannot heat their homes… we cannot keep this up…. it is not supportable!
December 14th, 2010
3:15 am
My fellow colleagues of GA, you should be rejoicing that a GREAT plan has came to fruition. You asked for this GREAT leadership, so be happy as you absorb the pain that they will cause you long-term. In 2014,I recommend that you place your party loyalty aside, and you should vote for someone who cares about your best interest.
December 14th, 2010
5:30 am
Biggus Teacherus is another whining union protected employee. Sweetheart, what industry in Georgia, and what employee in Georgia, hasn't faced the same hardship as you over the past three years?! You said you're a professional so quit your whining and be grateful you still have a job!
December 14th, 2010
5:39 am
boo hoo keith an teachurus try making a living on less than $300 a wk with the same furloghs an pay raises thats the way it is at uga thanks the purpue an adams hard to fill sorry for the teachers and professors making what they make.keep voting those repub. in we will all be out of work or servants to them.
December 14th, 2010
6:40 am
North Carolina is facing close to $4 BILLION in deficits after 112+ years of democrackkk domination, manipulation and corruption. Finally, the 2010 election brought some hopeful coming relief from the chokehold.
December 14th, 2010
6:57 am
What is not said in the article is how much Medicaid is taking as a slice of the budget. The burdgeoning Medicaid class is the kicker in breaking the budget, but they are not talking about it.
December 14th, 2010
7:14 am
get rid of all tax exemptions for special interest groups!
December 14th, 2010
7:32 am
OK Jonas, which agencies would you suggest hit the chopping block first???
December 14th, 2010
7:36 am
@ tore "The Repubs took control of Georgia 8 years ago and ruined the economy"…. if you are dumb enough you might argue that for Ga but what about California, Colorado, New York, Michigan, Massachussets, etc.etc.etc. What about the Federal Government?? Its currently got a Dem. president, Democrats House and Democrat Senate. What happened to all of their economies??
@ get a clue The Go Fish Initiative was $14M not 40 and either way the state is BILLIONS of dollars short and you come up with $14M spent two or three years ago a the cause!
December 14th, 2010
7:41 am
Biggus Teacherus, didn't you get the memo? The only people who don't have to tighten their belts in this economy are the super rich and corporate executives. The rest of us are suppose to shut up and be glad for whatever crumbs fall on the floor.
December 14th, 2010
8:05 am
I wonder if there will be any reductions in staff and luxury at the Governor's Mansion on West Paces Ferry Road in Atlanta? Do you think the Governor gives a whit about what the thermostat is set on like us common folk? I wonder who has the contract for keeping the grounds and mansion maintained? Probably one of Sonny's buddies who helped him out with Oakey Woods.
December 14th, 2010
8:21 am
Andy, add politicians to that list!
December 14th, 2010
8:25 am
There are not teachers unions in Georgia.
December 14th, 2010
8:27 am
Keith is correct, that Georgia under the republicans has managed to maintain its AAA bond rating. This is due in no small part to the Obama stimulus plan, 40% of which was used to supplement state governments.
December 14th, 2010
8:31 am
Hadit is correct, Medicaid is a big part of budget woes for every state. The roles have grown during the economic downturn, but the growth in medical costs accounts for more. Growth of Medicaid spending has been crowding out education spending for probably 20 years. So Hadit, what is the solution?
December 14th, 2010
8:32 am
Grizzy – Your sentence is too long.
Get rid of all tax exemptions.
December 14th, 2010
8:33 am
All citizens above the poverty line should pay taxes to support their federal, state, and local governments and spending should be cut. Taxes should be increased on both people making over a million (note a million does not equal 250k) and on people not currently paying any taxes that make over the poverty line. The state of Georgia needs to reduce it's spending and broaden it's tax base. Restoring the sales tax on groceries or increasing the gas tax would be examples of some simple and fairly painless way to this. Too many people are used to getting too many freebies, tax credits, and tax breaks from the government. Another way to raise revenue would be a sports/entertainment tax–simply place a $1 or $2 tax on each ticket sold to sporting events and entertainment evens (concerts). A fair and flat income tax would be preferable to the present tax system. The day is fast approaching where people will realize the rich can't be taxed to death while 50% pay nothing. To balance budgets everyone will have to pay and cuts will have to be made. Listen to the howling and gnashing of teeth when those people screaming to tax the rich have to actually contribute some on their own.
December 14th, 2010
8:44 am
need to reduce number of legislators and their budgets too……way too many and a good number use the post to augment their finances…..real shame we can't get the best folks to serve
December 14th, 2010
8:47 am
Satisfy the budget needs by changing the tax code. Problems with the current tax code:
- Income tax complexity is expensive to administer and hard for taxpayers to comply
- Perpetual taxpayer uncertainty over amount owed
- Non-compliance only takes the effort of one individual
- No income filings from illegal activity or undocumented residents
- Limited visibility and transparency for citizens and government until too late to act
Replace Georgia's increasingly uncertain, growth inhibiting, income-based tax structure with a simple, progressive consumption tax.
- Eliminate the GA Individual Income Tax
- Eliminate the GA Corporate Income Tax
- Rein in the list of current sales tax exemptions
- Collect a consumption tax on new retail goods and services of <8%
- Provide a monthly consumption tax rebate to every registered GA household to compensate for taxes paid on essentials
- Generates as much state revenue as the current system under a more stable basis
- Collection system already exists
Watch the jobs flood into Georgia and tax revenues soar. Better education, better public safety and services – the Georgia we want.
December 14th, 2010
8:51 am
please cite studies to support your proposals….
December 14th, 2010
9:25 am
That's right. Move the tax burden as low as possible on the income scale, and jobs will flood the state. I second khc: studies?
December 14th, 2010
9:27 am
After reading the above posts it seems that there is the usual impasse leading to the usual blame game. Dems say Repubs no good. Repubs say Dems no good. Feel good rhetoric but no solutions worth a tinkers d___.
December 14th, 2010
9:48 am
@ Keith, like those rose colored glasses huh. Hope you like the Kool-aid buddy.
@ Lucky to be Employed You sound like a page off of Boortz book, teachers are NOT unionized in Georgia, more Koolaid?
You guys are clueless….
December 14th, 2010
9:52 am
Must not be too bad we can still buy land that Sonny wants and personal projects for the legislature!
December 14th, 2010
10:08 am
[...] Math is hard: Senate Appropriations Chairman Jack Hill, R-Reidsville, warned Monday that the state's budget hole for next fiscal year is closer to $2 billion than to the $1 billion that's been discussed. [...]
December 14th, 2010
10:08 am
There are many ways to view what is fair, and I agree that some of your ideas have merit. However, one reason that the rich pay such a large portion of taxes is because they have such a large proportion of the income. the top 1-2% receive about 26% of the income. The top 5% also own most of the assets. I agree that everyone should contribute something, but you cannot get blood out of a stone.
This is an idea that has gotten a lot of press lately, but I have two concerns. First, we have been told by economists for at least three decades that consumer spending drives the economy. If we stop taxing income and tax consumption, savings will likely increase, but at the expense of economic activity. I fear it would drive the economy down. Secondly, since poor (and many not so poor) spend all or nearly all of their income to meet their needs, they will be taxed disproportionally. This includes a good bit of the middle class. If you are basically living paycheck to paycheck, or month to month, you will pay most of the taxes. Those at higher income levels have more disposable income. However, they will be less inclined to dispose of it, and more inclined to save and invest (tax free). This shifts the burden from the upper economic group to the middle and lower economic group.
December 14th, 2010
10:26 am
For more on income inequality see: http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=3309 Look especially at figure 3.
December 14th, 2010
10:35 am
I know… let's give tax credits to corporations and more tax cuts to the wealthy. That will take care of all of our problems!!
December 14th, 2010
10:51 am
Although it won't come close to solving the problem, allowing alcohol sales on Sunday seems like a no-brainer. It's time we stop letting people on moral high horses tell the rest of us how to live our lives. It's time to join the 20th century, let alone 21st. Also, legalize and tax marijuana, prostitution and gambling (for churches too). Freedom is not just for people who think exactly like YOU do. As I said, this is not going to solve the financial woes of our state, but it will certainly help, and have a great impact on business in our state, along with freeing up police to fight REAL criminals.
December 14th, 2010
11:13 am
[...] and which may disappear now that states are having to balance budgets without stimulus cash. See here for a description of what Georgia is [...]
December 14th, 2010
11:20 am
If the state goes ahead with the Oaky deal,then raises taxea or fees mark this on your calendar and vote against every politican in power at this time.
December 14th, 2010
11:52 am
Fairness: some of those 50%ers ARE the wealthy (see Deal's tax rate of 2% in 2007 on an income of about $200,000.) You need to do some thinking–poor folks pay gas tax, sales tax, property tax, etc. Don't keep parroting what you hear on FOX.
December 14th, 2010
12:05 pm
where are the studies progressive conservative?
December 14th, 2010
12:28 pm
Look, folks, you elected these jokers to the state legislature and to Congress. You're just getting what you paid for. But just wait; you ain't seen nothin' yet. They're about to sock it to all of us with federal taxes, state taxes, county (and/or city) taxes and school taxes (although some of these they might call 'fees'). In return, you'll get (a) no raise; (b) more taken out for health insurance, pensions, etc.; (c) increased prices for gas and groceries; (d) increased sales taxes on groceries and professional services; (e) no HOPE scholarships for your kids because they're getting ready to amend it so only those with top GPA's will be eligible (and the list will go on from there). But you wanted them; you've got them!
December 15th, 2010
7:02 am
Things have not changed since I been on this earth, rich get richer, poor get poorer. A reflection back to medieval times in Britain looks the same as today. Rich get richer, poor get poorer. We are born, pay taxes, exist, die. What a life.
December 15th, 2010
1:04 pm
[...] deficit facing Gov.-elect Nathan Deal and the state Legislature is approaching $2 billion, and Deal is already warning that education budgets will once again be slashed. More teacher [...]
December 15th, 2010
1:27 pm
Well Saxby Chambliss must be funding his retirement while he can. Did you know he has an earmark bill in the Federal budget for next year that funds a company in ALABAMA! Not Georgia folks, but Alabama! What a loser. And we wonder where all the money goes.
December 17th, 2010
7:12 pm
[...] certainly not when the state is eyeing up to $2 billion more in budget cuts. Far from paying inmates, the Georgia Department of Corrections, like other state agencies, will [...]


text:
Please enter your email address to reset your password. An email will be sent with instructions to create a new password. If you do not receive an email, please check your spam folder.
Forgot password?
Don't have an account?
Are you a subscriber but don't have an online account?
Register for full online access.
Note to existing JLC Subscribers:
If you choose to use your Social Network, please ensure that the email address associated with your Social Network matches the email associated with your JLC Subscription.
Thank you for creating your JLC Online account! Your JLC subscription purchase has begun in a new window.
If you see this message, make sure your popup blockers are disabled and click here to relaunch the subscription window.
Congratulations! Please check your e-mail for confirmation to gain full access to JLC Online's free features.
Please create a nickname to post in the forums.
Arc-fault circuit interrupters
Q: Here in New England, we usually attach 1x3 strapping to the ceiling joists before installing drywall. At most jobs, I see the electricians stapling the Romex cable to the bottom of the joists, parallel to the 1x3 strapping, so the wiring is about 1/2 i
Q: There are no code requirements for smoke detectors in my area. What is the best type of smoke detector to buy, and where should they be located?
Fluorescent strips are not the only choice for task lighting below wall cabinets. This overview explains the difference between halogen, xenon, and fluorescent lamps and sorts through the various fixtures available.
Wiring for the future comes to the present
Q: I have always thought that the best way to wire a receptacle is to use a pigtail lead from the supply wires to the receptacle. My electrician prefers to run the supply wires, and also the wires to the downstream receptacles, to the screw terminals at t
Q: In a residential rewiring job, I am removing the existing conductors from steel flex conduit and installing new #12 solid wire, pulled through the flex conduit. Can I convert all of the existing 15-amp breakers to 20-amp breakers?
Q: What is the maximum number of 12-gauge wires permitted in 3/4-inch conduit?
Q: At several jobs, I have noticed that the electrician wires the bathroom light downstream from the bathroom GFCI receptacle. When the GFCI trips, the light goes out. Does this meet the NEC?
Q: What is an arc-fault circuit interrupter? Are they expensive? Are they subject to nuisance tripping?
How to select the right laptop
Liability for kids on the job site; builders selling Internet access with new homes; beetles plague California builder; growth control defeated in recent elections; more
Q: How about upgrading old two-prong ungrounded outlets from the '70s and back?
Q: When remodeling or adding to an older home, what are some things to look for that indicate the entire house's wiring should be updated or replaced?
Q: Can you keep old armored-cable circuits, or should you replace them? If you disconnect old circuits, what's the rule around tearing out old wire versus leaving it buried?
Q: Why not just tie into aluminum wiring?
Q: What are the rules for dealing with old concealed splices?
Q: How do you wire a four-wire 240-volt appliance (kitchen range or dryer) if there used to be a three-wire appliance there?
Q: When you add a new layer of finish, what is the easiest way to bring the electrical boxes flush to the new wall surface?
Q: What are the choices for putting new switch and outlet boxes in old walls? Any hints for attaching the boxes?
Copyright ©
2014 Hanley Wood Media, Inc. All rights reserved.


text:
lessons in inspiration / 13
Want to become inspired? Leave home. When we take a step outside of our doors, with our eyes and hearts open, we experience this world in a whole new way. Throughout history people have traveled; some were able to travel only as far as a neighboring city or village, and some across the seas. But what we have to our advantage is the ease of being able to visit new places. Airports, bus routes, and our own vehicles give us the means to go. We need only to take that first step out of our comfort zone.
Your assignment: travel.


text:
Moderators: Jenise, David M. Bueker, Robin Garr
Jonathan Brown wrote:I'm off to italy this summer (three days in rome, three in Florence and an decadent night in venice). I'm wondering if anyone can recommend any where to drink good cheap wine or buy a decent bottle of red for a good price.
Users browsing this forum: Google [Bot], Google Adsense [Bot], Jenise, Yahoo [Bot] and 7 guests


text:
Don't Have an Account? Join the IHG® Rewards Club
Redeem when you want, for what you want. Your points never expire and there are no blackout dates.
Reward Nights
When redeeming points for a Reward Night, you may only book one room at a time.
Once you complete your Reward Night reservation you will be given the option to duplicate this reservation.
* Requires affiliation in the respective organization.
** Best Available Rate Search does not include affiliation rates.
To book more than 9 rooms for one stay or request a quote, please use our Easy Meetings tool or call 1-800-MEETING (in United States, Mexico and Canada).
Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark features 156 contemporary rooms including club floor rooms and 41 luxurious suites beside its flexible meeting and conference space.
Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark is only few minute drive to the Atasehir Finance Centre and in walking distance to large companies' headquarters like, Unilever, HP, Citibank, Sony, Covidien and Huawei at the Istanbul Asian Side.
Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark is easily accessible from Sabiha
View More
Crowne Plaza Istanbul Oryapark is easily accessible from Sabiha Gokcen Airport as well as Ataturk Airport and is a perfect venue for both business and leisure travellers. Beside its close connection with main business districts like Kavacik, Altunizade on the Asian Side of Istanbul, Bosporus Bridge which is few minutes' drive connects you to Maslak district as well. Visitors can easily reach shops and cafés of Bagdat Street or under water metro line Marmaray with a short drive to reach old city, historical centre and Taksim Square.
Our nine meeting rooms with daylight facility and our ball room will cater all your needs whether you are planning an intimate board meeting or a joyful cocktail reception.
After a busy day, relax at our lounge-bar or enjoy a great meal in our restaurant, where you have a choice of international and Turkish cuisine. Benefit from the hotels state-of-the-art spa and wellness center, Fitness Center, and swimming pool.
Best Price Guarantee
We promise you access to the guaranteed best available prices, or your first night is free.
Online Reservation Guarantee
Your room is guaranteed.
No Booking Fees!
We do not charge any booking fees for making reservations directly with us.
Data Privacy and Site Security
IHG takes your privacy seriously and works to protect you. All personal information you provide is encrypted and secure.
About IHG
IHG Careers
IHG Global Brands
Explore Hotels
Email Management
Terms of Use
Privacy Statement
Site Map
Learn more about our free apps
and mobile websites.
Top Destinations
Atlanta Hotels | Chicago Hotels | Dallas Hotels | Honolulu Hotels | Houston Hotels | Los Angeles Hotels | New York Hotels | Orlando Hotels | San Francisco Hotels | Washington DC Hotels | Las Vegas Hotels | New Orleans Hotels | London Hotels | Paris Hotels | Dubai Hotels | Sydney Hotels | Hong Kong Hotels | Amsterdam Hotels | Toronto Hotels | Shanghai Hotels
© 2014 IHG. All rights reserved. Most hotels are independently owned and operated.
The standard cookie policy for this website is to allow all cookies. This helps to ensure you have the optimal experience. If you would like to continue with our optimal website experience, you don't need to make any changes. If you would like to learn more about how we use cookies or change your settings, you can use the link at the bottom of any page at any time.


text:
Welcome Dixierat!
Forum Rules
Our minds are too small to fully understand the kings awesomeness.
Sent from the barnyard using Tapatalk
Because federal government is far more powerful than state, the power of the fed continues to grow while the state diminishes and often it is the federal govt that feeds the appeals.
When the...
That is terribly sad, no matter how you look at it.
Sent from the barnyard using Tapatalk
Stevie Nicks confirms she wrote hit song about baby she aborted with Don Henley
One of my key discussion points with the anti-death penalty crowd is that the reason I think the death penalty may not be a deterrent(I believe it is because the person executed will never kill...


text:
Time To Buy Apple - Too Cheap
Margie is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
It wasn't long ago that people were screaming that Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) was headed to $1,000 a share, and that the iPhone 5 would propel the shares further into the stratosphere. I was one of the few dissenting voices at the time who stated that Apple's ultra-high margins were a result of being first to market with incredible new and novel products, and invariably, where there are large profits, the competition swoops in like a laser beam to try to get in on the action, which works out nicely for consumers. It's not all that easy to continually create a new iPad or iPhone, and the price and valuations at the time didn't make it worth the risk. Needless to say, Apple fans and investors had few kind words to say.
Now analysts, who only a few months ago were touting Apple as surefire winner, have revised their estimates downwards, and there is a new echo that Apple needs a new WOW product.
I'm going to address this and more, with a simple and quick evaluation of Apple's stock and where it is headed-
Cash: Need Tim Cook to write you a check? Before this earnings report, the company had $121 a share in cash. With whatever free cash flow the company added to its books, that means that cash levels will easily breach 25% of the company's market value. That is cash.
Plant, property, equipment: I'm not going to bore you with these figures, but they certainly are worth a good chunk. The value of a company is not based solely on cash flow.
Growth: Apple trades at less than 10x earnings. The company has stated conservative estimates of growth for the coming quarter.
This quarter's numbers, Quoting Yahoo Finance: "Revenue was $54.5 billion, up 18 percent from a year ago. Analysts were expecting $55 billion. Sales were held back by the fact that the latest quarter had 13 weeks, one less than the corresponding 2011 quarter."
And the stock plunges 10%?
Dividend: At $460 a share there is a not insubstantial 2.3% dividend; higher than a ten year treasury. Based on the fact that the market seems to discount Apple's pile of cash. As a shareholder, at least you'll be paid to wait.
New Products: During the earnings call, Tim Cook addressed the product pipeline, "We're working on some incredible stuff. The pipeline is chock full," he said.
So, a billionaire CEO is going to say this to intentionally lead investors astray? I want to stress, it takes years to fully develop a new product. You don't dream up a piece of hardware, and two weeks later it's out in the market place. Assuredly, the current pipeline has products that Steve Jobs had a hand in conjuring, including the new version of Apple TV which he bragged about in his biography.
Market Psychology: The number of "Apple sucks" columns and negative commentary from brilliant CNBC analysts are on the rise. This really doesn't represent a fundamental change in the company over the last few months in my opinion, just a shift in psychology. Yes, Apple messed up badly replacing Google Maps with its own offering, and yes, Google's Android system dominates in market share, and competitors such as Microsoft and Nokia are doing all they can to catch up with their surprisingly well reviewed Windows 8 phone, but is Apple really so much worse off than a few months ago?
Margins: During the Christmas season, Apple, notoriously rigorous on the prices resellers are allowed to list their products for agreed to allow Walmart to discount the iPhone 5. This immediately should have told most analysts that Apple was facing margin and competitive pressures. I DO expect further margin pressures, especially as Apple releases the non Rolls Royce version of their phone to compete with Google.
Bottom Line: Competitive pressures are there, Apple's margins WILL decline until they release their new WOW product. I'm going to trust Tim Cook and believe new products will arrive. I'm going to try to catch a falling dagger, and even if it goes down to $400 a share, it's my belief that at these prices, the valuations more than justify the risk.
If you have a useful insight or thought, feel free to leave it in the comment section below.
margiecfl has a long position in Apple. The Motley Fool recommends Apple. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools may not all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy. Is this post wrong? Click here. Think you can do better? Join us and write your own!


text:
Now Playing : Spyder Bloodlines
Buy Online: Pandora
Choose a Color
Online Retailers:
Click Here to search for a dealer in your area.
Buy Local: Pandora
Searching for stores...
Found: 0 stores
Women's Body Measurements
Women's International Size Conversion Chart
Classic tailoring and a decidedly techno-chic aesthetic grace the Pandora Jacket, a bestseller in our Women's Sport Collection.
- Tier 2 Fabric
- Bryte Pink hits on 018
- Removable hood
- Fully seam taped
- Waterproof center front and hand pocket zippers
- Under arm ventilation system
- Detachable brushed microfiber inner collar
- Removable powder skirt with stretch panel
- Snap back feature secures powder skirt
- Velcro® adjustable cuffs with gussets
- Interior stretch cuffs with thumb holes
- Data card pocket at bicep with chamois inside
- Internal goggle and zip pocket
- Drawcord adjustable hem
- CBL (Size-8) 25 Inches
- Body - Stretch Nylon with Xt.L™ 20k/20k Laminate and Spylon+™ DWR
- Lining - Nylon Taffeta with Custom Emboss
- Body/Sleeve - PrimaLoft® Silver Insulation (60g)


text:
I meant Mark Mangino...That loser Eric Mangini is watching Soprano reruns in 3 months..
You must be logged in leave a comment.
A FanVsFan Challenge is a structured debate between two fans. Each fan gets two turns to prove their case and silence their rival. Other fans can view, vote and comment on the debate. Get involved and vote on the debates below.
See Full Leaderboard
VIDEO: Somebody doesn't know who Floyd Mayweather is, Hilarity ensues and Google gets a promo
When Paulie Malignaggi Smashed and Exposed Al Haymon
Mike Tyson Forever
The Colossal Magnitude Of Pacquiao vs. Mayweather
Dan Goossen loses battle to cancer
GIF: Artur Beterbiev mauls Tavoris Cloud in the Round 2


text:
For faster browsing, we recommend that you upgrade your browser
Select your country and your language
Not registered yet?
Enter MilleMiglia code and PIN
Social Login
From abroad Customer Center
Live ChatFrom Monday to Saturday from 8:30am to 7:00pm
|The Program
|Exclusive Clubs
|Miles with Alitalia
|Miles with Partner Airlines
|Miles with financial partners and insurance companies
|Miles with other Partners
|Buy miles
|News and promotions
Other Financial Partners
Banca Mediolanum
The loyalty program for Banca Mediolanum customers is Mediolanum Freedom Rewarding
Earning points is easy! For example, you can use your Freedom** range current account or introduce a friend who becomes a customer to treat yourself to one of the many rewards in the new 2014 catalog, now available on www.bmedonline.it.
From today, you can also convert your Mediolanum Freedom Rewarding points into miles according to the following conversion table:
- 5,000 Mediolanum Freedom Rewarding points = 1,500 miles
- 15,000 Mediolanum Freedom Rewarding points = 5,500 miles
Log in to your reserved area on the Banca Mediolanum site, in the Freedom Rewarding section, and ask for your points to be converted, entering your personal MilleMiglia code.
*Advertising message for promotional purposes. Rewards program valid from February 3, 2014 to September 30, 2014 with rewards to be claimed by October 3, 2014. Full regulations filed with Testoni & Testoni Promotion s.r.l, Via Martiri di Belfiore, 3 - 20090 Opera (Mi) and available in the "Promotions and reward events" section of the www.bancamediolanum.it website.
** For the financial and contractual conditions of Banca Mediolanum Freedom current accounts, see the Information Sheets and Regulations available in the transparency section of the www.bancamediolanum.it website and at the Family Banker®.
Alitalia Newsletter
From Abroad: +39 06 65649
Fly Alitalia
Information and Support
Dimension font


text:
Japanese box for Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. Not bad, even if Riku's fingers look like someone slammed a door on them. I always have trouble drawing hands, too.
Buy: Nintendo 3DS (Flame Red, Black, & Blue)
Find: Nintendo DS/3DS release dates, discounts, & more
See also: More Kingdom Hearts 3D
[Via Byuu's Log]


text:
As we step into an Olympic year, many top athletes will be traveling the world to train, both to take advantage of altitude and to benefit from exceptional facilities, tracks, trails, terrain and like-minded company at sport-specific training sites. You don't have to be elite to take advantage of many of these sites. For a dream running vacation, we've profiled seven places on the following pages you might consider spending a week or two in during the coming year.
Although the precise effects of altitude training have not yet been proven scientifically, but nearly all top runners have embraced it and recognize the benefits. The premises is that altitude training can boost aerobic efficiency at lower elevations by an increased ability to transport oxygen to muscles. While training at altitude, there is an increase in red blood cell count that comes about from the increase in erythropoietin (EPO) during the first three weeks at altitude. But not everyone reacts to altitude training the same way. You need to give it a try to find out if it suits you. Some people have problems with higher altitudes, others need extra time adapting or have a hard time to peak at the right moment. While the body will begin to adapt during the first three weeks, don't expect to see immediate changes in performance.
Real results might not occur for four to six weeks. It is recommendable to run at elevations of about 5,000 to 7,500 feet, but also on lower altitudes you can experience positive benefits. Pay attention to the fact that you need to drink more on higher altitudes, and look critically at your eventually diminished appetite. Finally, you need to downgrade the intensity of your training to get the same results. You'll have to work harder during speed sessions and long runs at altitude to maintain the same effort, but your times will be slower.
For more, read this story about the latest research about altitude training or pick up a copy of "Altitude Training and Athletic Performance" (2003, Human Kinetics), written by Randy Wilber, Ph.D., a senior sports physiologist at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
Iten, Kenya
Albuquerque, New Mexico
St. Moritz, Switzerland
Boulder, Colorado
San Luis Potosi, Mexico
Flagstaff, Arizona
Font-Romeu, France


text:
Add items by dragging and dropping product images into this area.
View my Wish List
$ 95.00
Available at local Chamilia retailers.
This product is currently not available online.
Add to Wish List
Article no.: 1210-0010
Crystals and Stones,
Sterling Silver
The Minnie Mouse Bowtique Necklace is fun and flirty and is a delicate addition to any outfit. Adjusts up to 18 in / 45.7 cm.
2014 Ltd Edition - Disney Minnie Mouse Bowtique Gift Set
$ 125.00
Disney - Minnie Cupcake Bead
$ 50.00
Disney - Minnie Mouse Loves Shopping Bead
$ 50.00
Disney - Minnie's Red Bow Bead
$ 45.00


text:
You may have heard of a bar-crawl, but a community group in Roanoke is introducing a new spin to the term.
It's called a "croc-tail crawl." It is a themed event much like the traditional bar-crawl that is raising money for a good cause.
Director of the Roanoke Community Garden Association says its a fun, unique event that fund raises for the association.
"The Roanoke Community Garden Association promotes and educates the public about organic principles, diet and nutrition and provides free food to those who need it," Powell said.
Currently the association has four community gardens throughout Roanoke.
A visit to the Hurt Park Community garden shows that there is a multitude of flowers and crops being grown. From flowers to squash, there is a plot there for every preference.
Powell says some members are even growing crops outside of the gardens fences so that free food is available to those who need it.
The "croc-tail crawl" is Saturday, June 15th and includes four participating downtown locations including Thelma's, Firefly Fare, Billy's and The Quarter.
A $5 donation at any of the locations provides participants with "flair" for your favorite pair of croc shoes plus a raffle ticket to win gift cards from 30 local businesses that total more than a thousand dollars.


text:
Posts tagged liveblog
Posts tagged liveblog
36 notes &
Top section: Firin lazer.
Bottom section: Tfw no gf.
Truly a beautiful expression of meme generational gaps. The older generation sticks with the more classic memes, while the newer generation is pushing forward, creating its own. Someday, the newer memes will also be considered classics, and the cycle of memes will begin anew.
27 notes &
Jack be nimble, Jack be quick! Jack is gonna fuck up some shit!
28 notes &
World ending? Nah, probably just nothing. Anyway, more about me…
71 notes &
12 notes &
Remember Jackass where they did the things that got them hurt with the paper-cuts and pretty much everything else? Middle school was a wild ride.
Shortskid is very, very pleased about his vanilla wafer bed. He is almost falling off in his pure joy! Boy, this sure does bring back memories of his childhood. One time, Shortskid dyed his cat pink. He heard that some people paint their horses, and he was quite determined to do the same. Cat was not amused, especially not about the tiny saddle Shortskid had prepared.
Jeans on the other hand is irritated. Her wafer bed is organic, and plain flavored. This company had just recently gotten on board with organic anything, so all of their flavors taste like cardboard. Who picked out her wafer flavor? Did they think she was some sort of Starbucks hipster? Is it because of the glasses? It must be the glasses. Some people think glasses are an orange hat screaming "HIPSTER!" but the truth is, glasses are glasses. Screw whoever picked out the wafer. Jeans wants to trade.
49 notes &
Hatman is flattered to receive his red velvet wafer bed. "I-Is this really for me?!"
Hatman is very glad, since he considers himself to be trash, and less than a blue worm. Have you ever seen a blue worm? Probably not, because they are the lowest of the low in society, so they rarely show up in public.
Partygirl is less amused to be granted the blue flavor. What even is the blue flavor? Sometimes, it tastes more like purple flavor. Or a violet. Is is supposed to be blueberry? Partygirl has taste, but also standards. She thinks this wafer bed is some sort of bio hazard, and needs to think a bit more before she even considers taking a bite.
64 notes &
Those quest beds look like giant wafers. Giant buttery, crumbly wafers with marshmallow ink stamps. The flavors are red velvet, blue, vanilla, and boring. Maybe the last one is an organic buttery crumbly wafer, with some sort of nutrition between its baked flaky layers. Those kids look awfully disappointed to wake up on wafer beds.
26 notes &
ALRIGHT everyone, RIGHT or LEFT?
33 notes &
Heh. The key looks like it has a little Mario head on it.
16 notes &
That lock looks infected. See a doctor.
11 notes &
37 notes &
18 notes &
Another thing about the summary pages in Homestuck, Homestuck has way too much information presented on just about every page, and given that it is longer than the time it takes to plow a corn field with a toothbrush, they kind of need to be there. At first they were in the form of general summary pages that gradually became more witty because nobody was reading them, and now we have Caliborn arguing with the narrative to emphasize what is going on. At the moment, he is less of a character and more of a dynamic, like the NPC that accidentally reveals where the secret base is. Except Caliborn hates the entire game. So like a Disgaea NPC, if Disgaea hated you any more than it already does. Nice weapon there, by the way. Did your mom pick it out for you?


text:
Middlesex have confirmed England fast bowler Steven Finn has signed a new three-year contract with the county.
Steven Finn has been recalled to the England squad for the fourth Investec Test against India.
England bowler Steven Finn admits he needs to work on his bowling action as he prepares to return from Australia.
Steven Finn can revive his career by following the example of Mitchell Johnson, says Middlesex team-mate James Harris.
Former Surrey boss Chris Adams thinks Steven Finn will benefit from leaving England's tour of Australia.
Steven Finn admits England are hurting after gifting back the Ashes to Australia after just three Test matches.
We look at how the quartet of tall seamers in England's Ashes squad measure up.
Former England bowler Angus Fraser thinks England should keep faith with Steven Finn for the second Ashes Test.
Devon Malcolm and Darren Gough both think England should pick Steven Finn for the second Ashes Test.
Mark Ramprakash believes England should keep faith with Steven Finn for the second Test against Australia at Lord's.
Steven Finn believes England's fight-back on day one of the first Ashes Test puts the home side in a strong position.
Australia have sprung a major selection surprise for the first Ashes Test by picking spinner Ashton Agar.
England bowling coach David Saker is very confident that his attack can lead the side to a third straight Ashes win.
England have confirmed their 13-man squad for the first Ashes Test against Australia at Trent Bridge.
England paceman Steven Finn says there is no chance of England underestimating Australia in the Ashes.
England's bowling attack is driving them to success in the one day and Test format, says Sir Ian Botham.
Injured England bowlers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn took part in England's practice session at Trent Bridge.
Alastair Cook has admitted that the fitness of seamers Stuart Broad and Steven Finn is something of a concern.
Stuart Broad and Steve Finn have been ruled out of England's first two one-day internationals against New Zealand.
All eyes will be on this summer's Ashes series and Steven Finn cannot think of anything better.
David Lloyd has his say on the Cook conundrum, the Ryder Cup and, er, 'The David Lloyd Story'.
James Taylor's prolific form in domestic cricket fully justifies his England recall, says Nick Knight.
Andrew Strauss says the 50-over format has showcased the best of young English talent.
T20 Champions Lge
Full-on Yorkshire are the pride of the County Championship, says David Lloyd, and deservedly so.
©2014 BSkyB


text:
42 U.S. Code § 285c–6 - Advisory council subcommittees
There are established within the advisory council for the Institute appointed under section 284a of this title a subcommittee on diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases, a subcommittee on digestive diseases and nutrition, and a subcommittee on kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases. The subcommittees shall be composed of members of the advisory council who are outstanding in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the diseases for which the subcommittees are established and members of the advisory council who are leaders in the fields of education and public affairs. The subcommittees are authorized to review applications made to the Director of the Institute for grants for research and training projects relating to the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of the diseases for which the subcommittees are established and shall recommend to the advisory council those applications and contracts that the subcommittees determine will best carry out the purposes of the Institute. The subcommittees shall also review and evaluate the diabetes and endocrine and metabolic diseases, digestive diseases and nutrition, and kidney, urologic, and hematologic diseases programs of the Institute and recommend to the advisory council such changes in the administration of such programs as the subcommittees determine are necessary.
Source(July 1, 1944, ch. 373, title IV, § 432, as added Pub. L. 99–158, § 2,Nov. 20, 1985, 99 Stat. 847.)
The table below lists the classification updates, since Jan. 3, 2012, for this section. Updates to a broader range of sections may be found at the update page for containing chapter, title, etc.
The most recent Classification Table update that we have noticed was Tuesday, August 13, 2013
An empty table indicates that we see no relevant changes listed in the classification tables. If you suspect that our system may be missing something, please double-check with the Office of the Law Revision Counsel.
|Description of Change
|Session Year
|Public Law
|Statutes at Large
LII has no control over and does not endorse any external Internet site that contains links to or references LII.


text:
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating a bomb hoax that happened Monday night in Catoosa County.Police were called to the Bojangles on Battlefield Parkway when an aluminum covered box was located near the dumpster.The GBI and bomb squad were called in to help in this incident. The bomb squad used its robot to check the package. Even though the item looked like a bomb it was determined not dangerous. The GBI is now looking for the person responsible. If convicted, that person faces up to five years in prison according to new legislation passed in September 2013.
900 Whitehall Road
Chattanooga, TN 37405
(423) 267-5412
WRCB Jobs EEO | FCC Public Files


text:
The new perfume creator is demure in a black chiffon top and skinny pants at the opening of the new Fuse nightclub in Nashville.
Source: people.com and photo: Rick Diamond/WireImageÂ
Celebrity News, Celebrity Style
Your Comments
I love how she does her make up and her fashion sense is so good
© 2008 Couture in the City. Powered by Wordpress.
Design and Theme Modification by Nick Piela & Optimized by Promotion Expert


text:
Al Jefferson scored a season-high 26 points, Kemba Walker nearly had a triple double and the Charlotte Bobcats beat the Milwaukee Bucks 111-110 in overtime for their fourth victory in five games Monday night.
Jefferson was 12 of 23 from the field as the Bobcats (14-15) overcame an 18-point first half deficit.
Walker had 25 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, and Anthony Tolliver had 12 points on four 3-pointers. Rookie Cody Zeller added a career-high 12 points.
It's the third time in the last four games the Bobcats have come back from at least 16 points down to win.
Brandon Knight had 26 points, 14 assists and eight rebounds to lead the Bucks (6-22).
The Bucks had a chance to tie in overtime, but officials ruled Khris Middleton's foot was on the line and his jumper counted as two points instead of three.
All content © Copyright 2000 - 2014 WorldNow and WAOW. All Rights Reserved.
For more information on this site, please read our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service and Mobile Privacy Policy & Terms of Service.
Persons with disabilities who need assistance with issues relating to the content of this station's public inspection file should contact Chief Engineer Russ Crass at 715-842-2251. Questions or concerns relating to the accessibility of the FCC's online public file system should be directed to the FCC at 888-225-5322, at 888-835-5322 (TTY) or at email@example.com.


text:
Questions? Call Us: 1-800-315-0377
9:00am to 4:00pm CT Mon.-Fri.
Item # CH-IP-003b
Teutonic Knight Crusader Sword
Fall Sale
Get 5% Off Instantly at Checkout
Use promo code "fall5". Limited Time Only.
Product Description
The First Crusade was launched in 1095 by Pope Urban II with the dual goals of liberating the sacred city of Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslims and freeing the Eastern Christians from Muslim rule. The Second Crusade was lauched in 1147 under the Kings Louis VII and Conrad III respectively, but failed to win any major victories, launching a failed pre-emptive siege of Damascus, an independent city that would soon fall into the hands of Nur ad-Din, the main enemy of the Crusaders .The Third Crusade was issued by Gregory VIII in 1187, after Jerusalem had been recaptured by the armies of Islam under Saladin. Philip and Richard with their armies, departing only in July, 1190, crossed the sea and, after stops at Sicily and Cyprus, landed at Acre�Philip in April and Richard in June�where they joined the siege, and the city surrendered in July, 1191. Philip departed for France in August, leaving Richard in control. The terms of the surrender of Acre included a prisoner exchange and the return, by Saladin, of the True Cross, which he had captured with Jerusalem in 1187.
The blade is 3/16" high carbon spring steel with a full hefty tang. We tested it on several 2"x4" standing up and split them with no marring on the blade. We then tested it on a 2"x4" cross ways resting on each side on a solid rest and came straight down. It did not cut all the way through but it did cut deep and again did not mar the blade or edge. We then went to the ultimate test Steel-to-SteelSM. We did 9 good blows, it nicked the blade but did not break the blade not break the tang or handle in either of these test.
The construction of this sword makes it suitable for Steel-to-Steel


text:
A collection of news and information related to Leo Durocher published by this site and its partners.
Top Leo Durocher Articles
Displaying items 12-20
The 1969 Cubs
Lester Rodney dies at 98; Daily Worker sports editor fought segregation in major league baseball
Dusty Rhodes dies at 82; pinch-hitting hero of 1954 World SeriesStory | Jun 19, 2009Dusty Rhodes, a light-hitting, hard-drinking outfielder who was at his best on baseball's biggest stage, died of cardiopulmonary arrest Wednesday at a Las Vegas hospital. He was 82. Rhodes, whose left-handed swing was tailor-made for the short right-...
Whitey Lockman dies at 82; ballplayer helped set stage for 'Shot Heard Round the World'Story | Mar 20, 2009Whitey Lockman, whose key hit for the New York Giants in the decisive 1951 National League playoff game against the Brooklyn Dodgers set the stage for teammate Bobby Thomson's "Shot Heard Round the World," has died. He was 82. Lockman, of Scottsdale,...
'Willie Mays: The Life, the Legend,' by James S. Hirsch
Baseball Hall-of-Famer Jerome Holtzman dies
Dodgers headed way off-baseStory | Feb 10, 2008The 61st spring encampment at the former Navy base that became Dodgertown in 1948 will be the last for the Dodgers in Vero Beach, Fla., another in the chain of broken links to Brooklyn. The Dodgers -- whose pitchers and catchers report to camp Thursday...
Joe Namath vs. Keith Hernandez in cameo showdownBlog | Jun 5, 2009 | 4:30 PMMy recent blog and Facebook posts on memorable TV cameos in which jocks play themselves yielded plenty of input, including some oddball appearances I had not been aware of - or conveniently forgot for the sake of my mental......
Sports Legend Revealed: A player once stole home because he thought he saw the 'steal home' sign from his former managerStory | Jun 29, 2010 | 4:33 PMBASEBALL LEGEND: A former White Sox player stole home because he thought he saw the "steal home" sign...from his former manager! STATUS: I'm Going With False. Jimmy Dykes is one of the most colorful characters in the history of baseball......


text:
2 Winsome® Kallie Air Lift Adjustable Chairs
Item # WX2-196905
- Google+
This item is shipped directly from the factory. To see the expected shipping date, please add to your Shopping Cart. Sorry, no express shipping available. We are unable to ship factory direct items to Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico or APO or FPO addresses.
- Details & Specs
2 Winsome® Kallie Air Lift Adjustable Chairs slide up and down to a comfortable level.
At your kitchen bar or side bar table, these Kallie Air Lift Stools are comfortable for hours of conversation! Has an ergonomic, wood veneer natural or cappuccino (your choice) seat and adjustable height to suit your stature.More:
- Steel accents for contrast
- Built-in metal footrest
- Easy assembly... hardware included
- Measures 16 x 15 1/8 x 32"
- Reviews
Customer ReviewsNo reviews exist for this item....
You May Also Like
SureFit® Cotton Duck Furniture Cover, Buffalo CheckBuyer's Club $14.99 Non-Members $14.99
Velvet Furniture CoverBuyer's Club $17.99 Non-Members $19.99
Lodge Furniture CoversBuyer's Club $26.99 Non-Members $29.99


text:
Share your comments
Avatar, the last airbender. Book 1, Water. Volume 1 [videorecording].
Nickelodeon (Television network)
Children's Fiction Anime AVATAR
Nickelodeon (Television network)
Children's Fiction Anime AVATAR
What other readers are saying about this title:
Pizza said:
Can I say this is the best thing since bread was sliced? Since someone put the pimento in the olive? Since riding lawnmowers were invented? Brilliance, I tell you. Sheer mind bending* (hahahahaha) brilliance. *A pun worthy of Sokka, I tell you. This series is rubbing off on me in the worst (scratch that - the BEST) possible way.
posted Apr 30, 2011 at 9:42AM
Add a Comment
|Submission Guidelines


text:
Donald Driver Charity Softball
Check out all of our photos and videos of the game!
Relive The Game!
Donald Driver brought his charity softball game back to Fox Cities Stadium on Sunday, June 16, 2013. It was another classic match-up of Packers Offense vs. Packers Defense. Whether you were there or not, we hope you'll enjoy our exclusive photos and videos.


text:
Discover Adionomy, Your Online Radio Advertising Campaign, Fast, Easy and Custom-Made!
Helltrain, who themself claim to do "punk ass rot 'n' roll", is a band from Sweden. Their style can be compared to death metal, but with the unique use of the Hammond organ and the groovy tunes they seem to be pretty matchless. Other classification for their music has been "death'n'roll". Helltrain consists of: Pierre Törnkvist - Vocals (also bass: 2002-2009) Patrik Törnkvist - Guitar, Organ, Piano Mikael Sanforf - Guitar (2009- ) Mats Järnil - Bass (2009- ) Oskar Karlsson - Drums
0 played on Radionomy


text:
Cannot connect to a working cluster
Hi All,
I have a cluster of three nodes running 2.0.1 enterprise edition (build-170) set up using hostnames.
I also have a basic console app with Main method as follows:
var c = new CouchbaseClientConfiguration(); c.Urls.Add(new Uri("http://10.0.0.1:8091/pools")); c.Username = "Administrator"; c.Password = "qwerty"; var cluster = new CouchbaseCluster(c); var buckets = cluster.ListBuckets();
ListBuckets throws ArgumentNullException with message "Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: uri" and the following stack trace:
at Couchbase.Helpers.HttpHelper.doRequest(Uri uri, String verb, String username, String password, String postData, String contentType) at Couchbase.Helpers.HttpHelper.doRequest(Uri uri, String verb, String username, String password) at Couchbase.Helpers.HttpHelper.Get(Uri uri, String username, String password) at Couchbase.Management.CouchbaseCluster.ListBuckets() at TestApp.Program.Main(String[] args) in C:\Development\TestApp\Program.cs:line 22
I believe it has to do with the bootstrapping process within the CouchbaseCluster class. Running the same with a CouchbaseClient and pulling a view from a bucket works perfectly.
I'm using Couchbase .NET Client v18.104.22.168. I can connect through the console and I am running several systems that are successfully using the Java Client already,
Has anybody encountered this? What am I doing wrong?
1 Answer
I found it!
Within the CouchbaseCluster source, you will find this function:
private Uri getPoolsUri(Uri bootstrapUri) { var bucketUri = ConfigHelper.CleanBootstrapUri(bootstrapUri); //GET /pools var json = HttpHelper.Get(bucketUri); var pools = ClusterConfigParser.ParseNested<object[]>(json, "pools"); var path = (pools.First() as Dictionary<string, object>)["uri"] as string; return UriHelper.Combine(getAuthority(bootstrapUri), path); }
Note the non-authenticated call in HttpHelper.Get(bucketUri). For this to work, it requires the cluster to have at least one bucket without a password. This looks like a bug - the first thing we did is to secure all buckets.
Two ways to solve it:
1. If you need to use the stock client libraries, create a memcached bucket called "default" and limit it to 100MB so it does not consume your server RAM without being used. This will make the clients work.
2. If you cannot afford an unprotected bucket, download the latest stable release from Github, find the CouchbaseCluster.cs, find the "private Uri getPoolsUri(Uri bootstrapUri)" method and within locate the "HttpHelper.Get(bucketUri);" call.
Change that call to:
var json = HttpHelper.Get(bucketUri, _username, _password);
... and you are done!


text:
Home > Events > Dance > Best Sellers
Pink Costume WigItem: 163-1015
Recently Viewed:
Party with Pink Pride
Let all the ladies show their breast cancer awareness support with hot pink wigs. This stylish pink wig is the perfect gift or giveaway at your next pink ribbon event.
- One size fits most.
- Hot pink costume wig.
Have the perfect pink ribbon fundraiser with pink gifts and giveaways. Start your breast cancer awareness event off right with pink gifts for all your guests.
Reviewed By:Bjkerner
Morrisville, Pa
Worked out well
This item was exactly as described. I received it very quickly. It needed to be brushed, but I just sprayed it with some leave in conditioner and it settled down fine. :)


text:
Copyright © 1998-2014 Statto Organisation Limited. All rights reserved.
Powered by Statto Server v2.0
Southampton are interested in Lorient striker Vincent Aboubakar. The Cameroon international only moved to Lorient last summer, scoring 16 goals during the season. NO, This article does not meet Newsnow guidelines read more30 Jul » tribalfootball.com
Newcastle United are keeping tabs on Pierre-Michel Lasogga 's situation at Hertha Berlin . NO, This article does not meet Newsnow guidelines read more28 Jun » tribalfootball.com
Colombian will join on four-year contract at end of season Champions League action is player's main spur in £8m deal Continue reading...09 Apr » Guardian
Bayern Munich restored their 13-point lead at the head of the Bundesliga as they cruised to a 5-0 win over Eintracht Frankfurt on Sunday. Mario Mandzukic was involved in Bayern's two first-half goals, heading on for Mario Götze to drive into the left corner for the opener after 11 minutes and…02 Feb » Guardian
The outrageously talented 16-year-old German-Ethiopian, who can 'dribble like Iniesta and pass like Xavi', is set to be included in the Arsenal squad to face Coventry City on Friday night Gedion Zelalem is 16 years old. He has yet to feature in a competitive game for Arsenal, although that could…24 Jan » Guardian


text:
Weak Poison Cloud
From Dungeons of Dredmor Wiki
Duration: 24 turns
Weak Poison Cloud creates a 2 square radius (3x3) cloud of poison gas. Any creature in this area when it is cast, or moving into the area will be poisoned and choked.
It is cast by the following monsters: Pumpkinn (5% chance), Unhealthful Golem (25% change on hit), or triggered by a Toxic Gas Sprayer Mine or Brimstone Cloudburster Mine trap. It is also the side-effect of a hit with a Poison Bottle Bolt.


text:
I meet Maggs at a lame party where everybody is dancing apart from each other and occasionally whispering empty, rhetorical questions to fill the space in between songs.
The song says, They move forward, and my heart dies.
"Are they all fucken gay?" straight girl says.
They were kids that I once knew.
"Isn't it more post-post, bruh? I mean. He's so honest," guy with tie says.
It's hard to know that you still care.
"You are beautiful. I want to spend all of my time with you," nobody says.
I lightly bounce my knees to look like I know how to dance, I just don't feel like doing it, when she walks over to the onion-garlic dip sitting next to me. She sticks her finger in the bowl. I imagine a blowjob before she even reaches her hand to her mouth. When she looks at me, I feel embarrassed, as if I I'm saying out loud what I'm thinking, as if I am yelling, "IF YOUR FINGER WERE MY PENIS, YOU WOULD BE LICKING MY PENIS RIGHT NOW!" I blush before she speaks.
"Does this sort of thing disgust you?"
Blowjobs do not disgust me.
"What, that you're using your finger like an inedible carrot?" I ask. Stupid joke. When are carrots inedible?
"Yes," she smiles. Fuck. She thinks I'm hilarious. Now I do not know what to say. I say the first thing that comes to mind.
"Now I do not know what to say." I look at her forehead. Eye contact is nudity.
She laughs. "I'm Maggs," she holds her hand out. I touch it. We are having sex now, or the closest thing to sex I have had since graduating high school. Girls loved faux artists in high school. Unfortunately the American Beauty plastic bag speech does not work on these femme pros. And Maggs is wearing feathers in her hair. She has no time for slutty. I realize I have not said anything since she has shared her name. As I am about to talk, I see Tom and nod my head like a bro. He throws me some puckered lips and a peace sign like he is taking a selfie. I laugh.
"What was your favorite children's book when you were a kid?" she asks.
Wow. She is art. If I say Where the Wild Things Are, she will think of me in a wolf costume and maybe want to see me naked. Also, if I say Where the Wild Things Are, I am a massive tool, so I resist.
"Double-Fudge by Judy Blume," I look away at a profound spot on the wall.
"That's cute," Shit. She thinks I'm gay. "I was basically raised by Daniel Handler's A Series of Unfortunate Events," she says, nodding, as if I agreed with her about something.
I read those books. I try to remember them, but all I can say is, "Very funny dialogue,"
She turns to look at me and smiles brightly. I wonder why she doesn't smile like this all of the time. "Volunteer Fire Department!" I do not get why she says this.
"Vans! Chips. Words." I do not know why I say this.
"What?" Welp. I lost her.
"I don't know," Sometimes honestly really is the best policy.
"You're funny," She looks away. She is lying to me.
"Thank you. I've seen you around. You were very pretty. That dress looks nice on you. The one you're wearing right now. It's a great pattern." I don't know why I feel like being so honest. I've had seven shots of Jameson in two hours. I know why I feel so honest. Also she really is gorgeous and my high school acting teacher once told me, "Beauty makes you honest." I thought it was bullshit. It's not.
"Thanks, man. You've got cajones for telling a girl you've noticed how pretty she is. I'm impressed." She is a liar. She also throws some Spanish into her sentences so she is cultural.
"You've got cajones for telling a boy he's got cajones," Once again, I do not know what I'm saying. She still laughs for some reason. "I'm sorry. You don't have balls. That was gross. I'm drunk."
"Me too. Wanna get outta here?" Now I know what a real erection feels like.
We walk away, and I wave to Tom who is alone. He is my top friend. I feel like if he grinded against less walls and more male bodies he would have more luck with sex. He throws me a thumbs up, although I know he is thinking about how easy it is for me to get sex because I'm straight.
Maggs still does not know my name.
We talk about True Blood on our way home. She tells me it's stupid. I agree, even though I don't.
When we open the door to her apartment I look into a mirror against a wall. I see myself through my own bold-framed glasses stained with gin, and I see myself wearing too much clothes. I become very self-aware. I don't like this feeling so I turn around to face her. She smells like garlic-onion dip. She is also willing to take her clothes off, I think, so I forgive her. I wait for her to kiss me.
She smiles and walks past me.
"Do you want to see my photos?"
I only want to see her photos if they are naked selfies, tbh.
"Yes," I say. I sound more eager than I should.
"My inspiration was a memory of the first house I lived in. We had this fucken massive backyard made of an open meadow shaded by tall trees. They were too old to keep erect, so they sort of leaned over…" I am too drunk to listen to this story. She continues to talk about her yard and I reach into my pocket, while nodding, I'm great at nodding while checking my texts, and I see Tom has texted me. He wants to know if I remember a certain episode of Adventure Time. I think he is sad I left with a girl. I think he's in love with me. I text him back so he thinks I'm not about to have sex.
Before I can put my phone back in my pocket, he replies, "It's none of your business how nude I sleep!" It's my favorite Jake quote. I laugh.
"Do you know what time it is?" I reply.
"What's so funny?" she is offended.
"You're cute," I feel like that phrase is amongst the most interchangeable pre-hook-up-with-art-student, much like using any Sufjan Stevens song as a pickup line.
"Okay." She opens up a portfolio. It is too dark to see her art. She turns on some Christmas lights. It is September. "Anyway, maybe we weren't afraid of the man, but just afraid that there wasn't any mystery back there at all and that we would just end up on some more grass, just as green as ours, and that would be it."
I stare unabashedly at her lips when they freeze. I want to say, "Me too!" because maybe that would connect us, maybe that would prove how alike we really are, and our clothes will fall off and we will kiss and have sex and sleep for a couple hours but wake up to wanting more sex because maybe we love each other tonight but all I can do is look at her unmoving mouth and smile. My pants buzz. It is probably Tom. I look down at the photos in the portfolio. They are pictures of words made out of tree branches lying on grass.
MIS-TAKE. Great use of a dash.
BRANCH. The branch says branch. Very meta.
FEAR THE LIVING. I am pretty sure this is in an ad for an AMC show.
EQUILIBRIUM. This is an expensive gym on Laurel Avenue.
"Do you like them?" she asks.
"Yes," The art is sobering. Not in the way a critic might say, but in the way that I felt whimsically tipsy on the first crisp fall night, and then I looked at this art, and now I have a terrible headache and my cheeks are numb which means I will puke within the next fifteen minutes. At least she didn't take a picture of the word LOVE. Shit. She puts her hand on mine. I am flaccid and nauseous. "Do you really?"
"I have to get my friend," I say.
"He just texted me. He says he's been alcoholically poisoned. He needs me. I'm sorry. I hope your art gets lots of hearts on Tumblr. Good night." I hold my hand up, she begins to wave, and I hi-five her.
"Um. Bye." I hope she can booty-call somebody because she doesn't deserve to be lonely tonight, even if her art is shit. On my way home I look at my phone. Tom texted me, "Adventure time!" and I laugh because I expected it.
When I wake up the next morning I am not hung over. I feel limp and lovely.
Alexander Seedman was raised in the north suburbs of Chicago, but now he lives happily ever after in Brooklyn. He is a junior at NYU's Gallatin School of "Individualized Study," where he individually studies digital media and serial narratives. He doesn't know what any of that means either, so it's ok. You should maybe follow him on the Twitter @a_seedman and add him on Facebook! He loves new friends. Thanks for reading :)


text:
The University of Innsbruck was founded in 1669 and is one of Austria's oldest universities. Today, with over 27.500 students and 4.500 staff, it is western Austria's largest institution of higher education and research. More details »»
university news as RSS
Human Contribution to Glacier Mass Loss on the Increase
By combining climate and glacier models, scientists headed by Ben Marzeion from the University of Innsbruck have found unambiguous evidence for anthropogen... »»
Speeding up Robots through Quantum Mechanics
The importance of artificial intelligence has been increasing in many areas. A team of researchers led by Hans Briegel has now shown that quantum physics m... »»
New Paths into the World of Quasiparticles
Quasiparticles can be used to explain physical phenomena in solid bodies even though they are not actual physical particles. Physicists in Innsbruck have n... »»