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Definition of counterrotate in English:
counterrotateSyllabification: coun·ter·ro·tate
Pronunciation: /ˌkoun(t)ərˈrōˌtāt /
verb[no object]
Rotate in opposite directions, especially about the same axis.
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- Since cone and plate are counterrotating, a fluid layer exists within the chamber that does not rotate even during flow.
- It has counterrotating agitators that allow for curd movement at lower agitator speeds.
- For oscillating pectoral fins, a recurring pattern within planar flow fields is the production of paired counterrotating vortices with a central high-velocity fluid jet.
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- The machines are offered in 1-, 2-, 4-, and 6-spindle versions and have counterrotation for the workpiece to reduce bore runout.
- The engines spooled down, because we had to shut them down in flight, to minimize the counterrotation induced by the torque on the rotor head.
- The H-Series bulldozers have a counterrotation usable at any speed.
Pronunciation: /-rōˈtāSHən/noun
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The scare zones just didn't exist.
I'll be taking in the Freak Show this Sunday.
It seems they've sunstituted scare zones for more shows this year, maybe to make it a bit more friendly, but this seems to take the whole point of a scary halloween away!!
Oh well, next update Thursday night!
Scare zones were nonexistant, as was previously mentioned.
Batting around .600 on the live shows. Bill and Ted and Rocky Horror were both quite good (though the two Grindhouse gags in Bill and Ted fell flat on their ass. Did the Universal folks not take a look at the box office numbers?). The "Freak Show" was a false name for what was essentially a magic act. I liked the magician, but I don't think his particular style was appropriate for HHN. The crowds just really are too impatient to endure a lengthy set-up. The Carnival of Carnage show with Jack was annoyingly bad, since it should have included the three characters that are in every HHN ad...
Sunday night we hit HOS, and I was completely stunned by how much better it was. Apparently you don't need movie characters and a bar every three feet to put on a good Halloween event.
We're going to hit HHN again in a few weeks. Maybe the kinks weren't worked out, maybe 95 percent of the scareactors called in sick on Saturday, who knows?

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Web Development – Cultivating Creative Ideas in Web Development
Ideas are thoughts or conceptions that exist in mind as a result of intellectual activity. They are the spirit of every creative development. Without ideas there will be no progress and human development ends. Behind every successful web development project came from a glint of idea which has been nurtured through a developing process. Ideas can't go anywhere unless they are recognized and work with those ideas. They may start as a single spark of something special—but in order to work, they need to be polished. Indeed, the Eureka moment is only part of an extensive procedure that, if disregarded, will see most ideas simply die away.
Coming up with a good idea in every website development project is a tough task. To generate an idea for your project you have to keep your senses perceive what is going on around you. Instead of dispassionately waiting for ideas to come and grab your attention, you should vigorously explore them in your everyday life. Eagerly grasp the concealed ideas in your daily experiences. Do not ignore the ideas around you, even if they try to hide from you. Play with ideas by letting them spring up in your mind in a nonsensical way. Never allow narrow thinking to impede the growth of your ideas. Be sure to record your ideas so that you will not forget them. Once you already have an idea, never let it go. Confine them permanently by writing them down. You should do it right away because some ideas can easily disappear within one minute or less. Creative and imaginative people apparently magic up ideas and bring brilliant solutions to the most intricate problems.
There is a brief at the beginning of most web development projects. There are times that these briefs are not brief. Instead of giving you direction it only leads you to confusion. When you receive a brief try to figure out the core problem, and rewrite and use it as an idea brief to guide your web development process.
For example:
We need to catch the attention of people to switch to solar panels.
This simple sentence is the problem you have to deal with and should be used as a guide throughout idea generation.
After you have come up with an idea brief, you have to develop it. You need to improve that idea and materialize it. And this could be done by a team who works cooperatively with dedication and passion for creating an effective website. To develop a creative idea for your project you have to go through ideas sessions or brain storming. In this stage of web development, your team discusses the goal of the project. While going through the brain storming stage everyone will have a diverse opinion, but in the end you have to come to a solution that everyone agrees to.
Here is how you can develop a creative idea for your project in ideas sessions:
- All must be equal
Each member of the team must impart their thoughts, take ideas of others, or improve on ideas.
- Aim for multiple ideas
The purpose of the brainstorming session is quantity of ideas, not quality. Quality will be assessed later.
- No judging
No one may criticize or evaluate any suggestion or idea. Withhold criticism or disapproval to any of the ideas put forward, however impractical or irrelevant they may appear to be at first.
- Enjoy the session
Play with your ideas and just enjoy the session. Brainstorming is fun because it allows team members bond with one-another as they solve problems in a positive and rewarding setting.
- Take detailed notes
Someone must quickly capture all the ideas in the session as they occur. Once you already have an idea never let it go.
- Allow time for the incubation of further ideas
If you've had a dynamic session, ideas will keep on to transpiring to people for hours or days after the session. Ask everyone to note down these ideas and submit them later to accompany the main session notes.
- Evaluate your ideas and choose the best.
And finally, evaluate the ideas that your team has generated. Use a checklist or specific criteria to evaluate the ideas. Do not disregard crazy and wild ideas too quickly. Allow yourselves to continue to develop the ideas as needed.
Cultivating ideas for a web development project can be very tough but can be an enjoyable and fun activity for a team. It is the time where they are all equal and they can share they thoughts on how to resolve their problem.
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2 Response to Web Development – Cultivating Creative Ideas in Web Development
Raj on September 29, 2011
I agree that brainstorming sessions are critical to come up with new ideas but does the team end up with one view? Highly doubtful! But then, as you say, treating everyone as equal is important – You never know from where good ideas might come from!
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Great post about Web Development.!thank you for sharing this post with us, very informative.
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Interview: Samuel L. Jackson of 'The Avengers'
'Joss Whedon made a comic-book movie and got the "comic" part right …"
First seen in the Marvel movie-verse as a post-credit moment in "Iron Man," Samuel L. Jackson's eyepatch-wearing, glowering super-super-secret agent Nick Fury has become a common thread in the later films -- and steps up to the front in "The Avengers." We spoke with Jackson in L.A. if he knew all of this was going to happen, the best part of working with writer-director Joss Whedon and if he is, as his co-stars suggest, scarier before lunch than after …
MSN Movies: This character has gone from this little post-credit "Yes!" moment to being this huge presence in these films and in this shared universe. Did you know it was going to be like that from the jump?
Samuel L. Jackson: I didn't know it, but I kind of felt something positive was going to happen through all this after the great response we got to the little tag ending of "Iron Man," and all of a sudden I pop up in the next one with Natasha, who enhances my presence. Hopefully being the ligament that ties all these different films kind of mentioning "The Avengers" initiative all the time. Mentioning and hinting at kicking somebody out of "The Avengers" initiative wasn't even in at a certain point, so people kind of go, "What's he talking about?" Finally you get to a place where you see what Nick Fury has been trying to do.
You have this film where you have CGI, huge green people throwing cars around …
He's not real?
… He's not real, but at one point you get to step out with a rocket launcher as casually as I go out to get the paper in the morning and just light that up. How much fun is it shooting that kind of huge action?
Well it's always fun to do that. I mean we've been trained as boys all our lives to do stuff like that or to imagine that we're doing it, so to put a real bazooka in your hand and shoot at a moving plane is like, "Really?" It's always great too, because you shoot at people in these things and they can't yell, "You missed." It's nice.
You've worked with other directors in the other films. What did Mr. Whedon bring to the film specifically that got you jazzed about the film?
Joss has a specific understanding of this genre that a lot of other people don't have. He likes comic books. He creates comic book characters. He creates heroes. He understands the jargon. He understands the rules of creating a world, and establishing a set of rules that make that world work in terms of us excepting the fact that they are extraordinary people in this ordinary world. If we have extraordinary people with us, there could extraordinary people wanting to harm us, and we need these extraordinary people to save us. He knows that. I think the one thing he did that a lot of people missed over the course of making these films, when they start talking about based on the comic series "The Avengers" are based on. He got the comic part right. He added humor that's amazing, that goes along with the action.
Clark Gregg and Cobie Smulders mentioned you are most intimidating after the director yells 'Action!', and before lunch. Would you say that that's a fair assessment?
That could be true, yes. I'll accept that …
("The Avengers" is in theaters making a lotta money as you read this.)


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I once sampled the cable triple play, the only option at the time, and discovered that piling IP services on an infrastructure with too little headroom made all three services unacceptable. It might have been OK for a home user who finds the frequent need to reset the cable box merely annoying. But in professional use, dropping a call or losing Internet access costs money. I quickly learned that the last place you want to call when you don't have dial tone is cable company tech support.
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When I ordered VoIP, the cable company was keen on full-building service to "kick out the telephone company." I wanted to trial it through a single dedicated jack. The tech said he understood, gave me the VoIP box to configure as I pleased, and departed. I hooked it to the cable coax, powered it up, and had immediate dial tone and incoming calls. He returned several hours later, opened my telco network interface, and moved my phone, DSL, ISDN, and cable VoIP to my building's central wiring, sending the overlapping signals throughout the building's RJ-11 phone jacks. This left me with a most interesting dial tone.
Understandably, I fired the cable company as my phone provider and made rewiring my telco interface my problem. It was lucky that I knew how to do that, but I still lost hours of work and went without phone and Internet for most of a day. The same cable company offers what it calls business-class service, which adds static IP addresses. I shudder to think what that's like. It took me four hours to reestablish telco and DSL. Before firing them, I did trial the cable company's VoIP service and found it to be stereotypically awful: noisy, lagging, echoing, half-duplex much of the time, and plagued by dropped calls.


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Allah - glory be to Him and may He be exalted! - has given inanimate objects awareness and perception by which they glorify their Lord. The stones fall down out of fear of Him. The mountains and trees prostrate. The pebbles, water, and plants glorify Him. All this is going on but we are not aware of it. Allah the Great said, "There is nothing which does not glorify His praise, but you do not understand their glorification" (Quran 17:44). The companions heard the food that was being eaten glorifying Allah. That was because the companions had a transparency of heart that does not now exist among us. All these things are part of our world and yet we are in complete ignorance of them.
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GOSHEN, Ind.—Samuel F. Hernandez, 66, of Goshen, died Jan. 3. After planting the first Hispanic Mennonite church in Woodburn, Ore.—now the Iglesia Menonita Pentecostes—he served as pastor of Iglesia Menonita del Buen Pastor in Goshen (1977–79). He also was executive secretary for the Mennonite Church General Board Office of Latin Concerns and served on the Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference Executive Committee. At the time of his death, he was interim pastor of Fuente de Vida in Goshen.
A 1982 graduate of Goshen College, he married Donna Mathison on Dec. 4, 1963. She survives. Also surviving are two daughters, Rachel Rogers, Goshen, and Mary Ellen Hernandez, Chicago; son Sam Hernandez, Livermore, Calif.; four sisters, Consuelo (Tony) Fuentes, Elvira Hernandez and Estella (Frank) Alaniz, all of Corpus Christi, Texas; and Josephine Roman, Goshen; four brothers, Raul (Paula) Hernandez, Corpus Christi, Sisto Hernandez and Isreal (Lupe) Hernandez, both of Mathis, Texas, and Magdaleno Del Bosque, San Antonio, Texas; and three grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Rueben Hernandez. —Indiana-Michigan Mennonite Conference
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Busch/Childress fracas once again exposes NASCAR's flawed leadership
By admin | June 7, 2011
By Richard Allen
Much has been written and said about the recent fracas between Richard Childress and Kyle Busch over the last few days. While the who hit who and why part of the story is intriguing and somewhat entertaining, the real story came in the aftermath of the melee.
On Monday it was announced that NASCAR had issued a steep fine of $150,000 to Childress after he was alleged to have attacked Busch in the garage area of the Kansas Speedway following a Camping World Truck Series race on Saturday. According to reports, Childress was upset that Busch had bumped one of his trucks on the cool down lap and went to seek his own form of justice. It has also been reported that Childress went so far as to remove his watch and hand it to grandson Austin Dillon before approaching Busch, a move that clearly indicates premeditation.
But do keep in mind that there had been previous incidents between Busch and Richard Childress Racing drivers leading up to this particular incident which has led a number of observers to state that Busch deserved what he got. That may well be so but the issue here is NASCAR's actions following the fight, or bigger still, NASCAR's actions in general when policing the sport.
Whether you happen to believe Busch got his rightful reward or not, there can be little doubt that Childress' actions were out of line for any other setting in society. Granted, I understand that fighting has long been a part of sports, and racing in particular. For that matter, this sport owes much of its current status to a fight. However, allowing someone to remain on the speedway grounds who had just assaulted another competitor is hard to justify, especially if NASCAR's story that Busch did nothing to provoke the punches is to be believed.
Again, I am not necessarily condemning Childress. If I were a car owner and kept having my equipment torn up by the same guy I might very well attempt to do the same thing. But, I would expect to at least be removed from the grounds after it happened.
This is not the only time NASCAR's rulings have come in question in regard to policing the sport.
Let's stay with the driver in question in this case. Kyle Busch is supposedly on probation for his actions in Darlington just a few short weeks ago. Since having probation levied against him the driver was clocked going 128mph on a country road outside of the Charlotte area in a Lexus sports car. Apparently endangering the lives of others is not something NASCAR feels the need to address in regard to a driver on probation.
But, they have hammered drivers Jeremy Mayfield and Shane Hmiel with suspensions for failing banned substance tests. To say that what Busch did was not covered by probation because it did not happen at the track is just as weak as if someone had claimed these two drivers only used drugs at home and not at the track.
And consider that in the discussion of NASCAR's action against Childress it came to light that Ryan Newman may have been secretly fined by NASCAR for allegedly punching Juan Pablo Montoya in the presence of NASCAR officials in their own hauler. Why the need for secrecy? Well, to have made it public would have been an admission that the incident did indeed happen which then offers up the perception that the inmates are running the asylum.
It wouldn't be that star power has anything to do with who gets suspended and who doesn't would it?
And let's take the biggest travesty of all in regard to NASCAR policing. After the 2009 All Star qualifying race, journeyman driver Carl Long was hammered with one of the most severe penalties NASCAR has ever issued. He was fined $200,000 and suspended for 12 races. What did Long do, you ask? Assault with a deadly weapon while under the influence of cocaine in the garage area? No, his engine was found to have a cubic inch displacement of .17 inch too big.
Again, is it star power that determines punishment?
Sadly, the leadership of the sport is either playing favorites when they issue penalties and think no one notices, or they themselves are completely unaware of their own misjudgments. Either way, it is not good.
The bottom line is that the leadership of this sport is flawed. Inconsistent rulings that lend themselves to cries of favoritism often prove difficult to defend in any way that doesn't come off as laughable or mystifying. And perhaps even worse are the alleged attempts at secrecy. Once found out, these acts give off the impression that the sport is being run like a police state.
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Sue Rarick Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 10:58 am
Bill B Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 11:34 am
Money, money, money.
Seems pretty simple to figure out to me. If you have a big name sponsor and bring lots of money into the sport, suspension and other harsh penalties aren't in the equation. NASCAR doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds. This is only a problem because NASCAR refuses to have an independant officiating entity and it's clear why, because then they wouldn't be able to let money influence their decisions.
The Mad Man Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 11:44 am
Star power and sponsorship money determines the extent of the fine and disciplinary actions that NASCAR takes. Tony Furr was indefinitely suspended for cheating and yet how many times has Chad Knaus been caught cheating and what's the worst he's gotten? A fine and being suspended for a few races.
Toyoda was awfully quiet about the 128 mph speeding ticket and yet want Childress sent to the gallows for what he did. The Gibbs have been awfully quiet about all of Scrub's misdeeds both off and on the track as have the #18 car's sponsors. I seem to recall Home Depot making Tony Stewart attend anger management classes over one of his at-track faux pas. I also recall NASCAR parking Harvick over an on-track incident. So yes Rich, you're right. NASCAR's leadership is flawed as is their inconsistency when enforcing their own rules.
Jerome Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 12:05 pm
You consistently write one of the best columns on the web.This is one of your best. You are 100% correct.
abe browne Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 12:33 pm
I have often disagreed with your previous columns but this one I agree with. Maybe it is time for Nascar to replace its leadership. Good job, Rich. I read your columns regularly. I wonder how many employees, drivers or representatives would still be working for First Interstate Batteries, Fed Ex, Mars and their 5 Principles (Responsibility), or Home Depot if they failed to comply or did the things Kyle Busch has done. Star power dictates all of Nascar's action.
Russ Edwards Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Good article, and its this very inconsistency, that has put Nascar into the situation that it is in today.
Everyone knows that no owner or driver is going to receive any meanful punishment. The only case that is in memory is, as you mentioned, Carl Long. The question there is why did they choose to single him out? Apparently either Nascar itself, or someone who had their ear wanted him gone.
BTW: the excuse of tearing up Childresses equipment justified his actions is totally off base. The owners of the megateams havent been using their own money since the dawn of the modern era. Sponsors pay the bills (indirectly of course), not the owners. SO it wasnt hurting Childress directly.
jerseygirl Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 1:54 pm
Good column, Rich. Since NASCAR's ownership is all family, they won't fire themselves for the bad job they have made of things since Bill France Jr turned over the company to Brainless.
BZF went to the Indy 500 as a guest, rather than attend the 600 in Charlotte. Shows you where his interest are and why he is so clueless with regard to the current state of affairs in the business that he supposedly runs.
Earner Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 2:43 pm
Carl Long had a (perceived) intent to cheat (defraud) that has to be dealt with severely to discourage that practice. I Agree with most the article (& who you are & the $ seems to count) also Nascar I'm sure went after Richard so shrubby wouldn't get the police involved. P.S shrubby owned the truck & was in fact an owner..shrubby was on probation for after race actions…If ya tell some one if they do this I'm gonna do this & they do….Way to go Richard (I'll bet if you check 15 people in the garage would be happy to give 10k ea) …I'd way rather see that than a car sailing @180 mph
Steve Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 3:01 pm
Great article and comments. Everything Nascar does is about money and they have been ruling and officiating races as such for years. And they wonder why long time fans are suddenly turned off to the sport.
Danny Tallahassee Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Good article, but you need to go farther back in the season to put it into perspective. Star power and selective enforcement of the unpublished rules are so evident in this case. It's amazing how quickly fans and media bash Robby Gordon if he is within 50 yards of a wreck, even 50 yards ahead of the wreck (like at Daytona practice ), but have forgotten Robby is on probation for the remainder of the year, for an altercation in the garage with a driver from another series. This was about 2 or 3 weeks into this season. But hey, it's Robby so who cares. He gets penalized for being Robby Gordon. Newman and JPM have on track antics one week and fights in the NAPAscar hauler the next, and no probation or suspention. Harvick at Darlington forces Busch into a situation that Kyle tried 3 times to avoid after the race. Cars were wrecked, a punch was thrown on national tv, and no probation or suspention. Why is this comment the first time any of you out there have seen any comparison of Robby Gordon being on probation to any of the last 4 weeks on and off track actions in this article ? Star power and selective enforcement of the rules by NAPAscar. Who is the one on probation, Robby Gordon the owner or Robby Gordon the driver? Before you bash me for mentioning Robby Gordon , try to pretend it was a driver you like instead of Robby, then write how you feel.
Glen H Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 3:36 pm
I have to agree with you on this Rich. NA$CAR bases its decissions on how much money it'll cost them rather than being fair to all.
It's time for NA$CAR to bring in independent officials like the other sports. If NA$CAR keeps officiating themselves, people will start comparing them to the WWE… Oops! I forgot that people already do.
Justin Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 4:25 pm
Danny Tallahassee, what the heck are you talking about??? Harvick is on probation for the Darlington incident. If you are going to complain, atleast get the facts correct, otherwise you cant be taken seriously. If you are 100% wrong about Harvick at Darlington, how can I trust that you are correct about Robby Gordon? I am not familiar with the Gordon incident, so I cant comment on it
Side note, the reason Busch tried to avoid the situation after the Darlington race is because he is a tough guy on the radio, and a tough guy behind the wheel, but a total punk when standing toe to toe…
Danny Tallahassee Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 5:44 pm
Justin , you are 100% correct on my error on Harvick, so thanks for proving my point for me. If you are going to complain at least use some logic. Harvick was 1/2 the equation so it's really 50 %, ergo I can only trust 1/2 of what you say? As far as your side note, your bias is showing. If you go back through archives on Jayski you can get familiar with the Gordon incident, but you would have already done that if it mattered to you. The fact that you are not familiar with the incident pretty much tells the story, as it is pertinent to the original article. If you did look it up you wouldn't have to trust me or not trust me.
Side note, it is can't not cant. at least , not atleast. At least you got the "Busch tried to avoid the situation" correct in that sentence. I am sure you will find the other mistake I purposely left in this response.
Mr. Tony Geinzer Says:
June 8th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
As a Motorsports Fan, I feel that I want to see Kyle Busch Suspended as the moral in the story is Big Brian is a total mutt.
Cotton Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 1:51 am
Rich, your article is right on, at least as far as it goes. It has always been evident that money, big sponsors, and star power determine "the facts" as NASCAR sees them. But, for real racing fans, that's only half the story.
As a Motorsports fan, I want to see racing, not wrecks and not fights. I'm sick of fights and off-track incidents overshadowing racing. I'm sick of fans who apparently love to see wrecks. I'm sick of "boys have at it". Apparently, NASCAR believes, perhaps with some justification, that it's racing is not good enough to capture the fans' interest and therefore encourages wrecks, fights, and assaults. I'm sick of Kyle Busch acting like he's God in the truck series where he shouldn't even be racing. And I'm sick of Richard Childress, who's drivers have torn up more race cars than anyone on the track, acting like he's being bankrupted over a wheel rub that didn't do a tenth the amount of damage that a Kevin Harvick burn-out does.
Yes, Rich, NASCAR needs to show some leadership and the first thing they need to do is admit that "boys have at it" is nothing more than an excuse to substitute mayhem fo racing.
Bill B Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 12:21 pm
You mean you want it to be a sport and not a reality television show.
I'm with you but the problem with that is that NASCAR wants to attract more viewers and most of them aren't interested in sports, they want entertainment. Especially if it involves people acting badly to one another.
You see, you haven't realized what I've realized for a long time - my agenda (to see a competitive motorsport event every week) isn't what NASCAR wants (more viewers at any cost). There's the disconnect.
Steve Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
Bill, I'm afraid the only way you are going to see racing actually being the "show" is to go to your local track and support them with your hard earned dollars. I haven't been to a Cup weekend in a few years now and spend those dollars at my local track. Much better racing and I don't have to walk a mile to get to the track or spend my life savings to stay the weekend.
Unless you have been living under a rock, Nascar spends all their time trying to please the casuals, so this form of ahem "auto racing" will probably be around until Nascar figures out that the core of their fan base are those that want to see good racing. Period. Not the weekly sideshow that this sport has become in recent years.
Justin Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 5:01 pm
I can appreciate your sense of humor Tallahassee, but I "can't" understand your point about 50%. (Both Harvick and Busch were put on probation, if that is what you mean?)
Since you are such a stickler for grammar, you might want to go proof read your first post, I might have to go google "suspention" to figure out what it is. And you should write "two" instead of 2, you should write "three" instead of 3. Questions are followed by a question mark, not a period. "NAPAscar" is spelled NASCAR. I assume that is some kind of joke that only the Robby Gordon fan (not fans, fan) understands.
Though I was originally on your side with NASCAR's application of the rules, or lack there of under most situations, now I think you are just a jackass. Critiquing grammar on a NASCAR article because I didnt use an apostrophe (which is common), and I missed the spacebar once. tHis senteSE shOUld rEElly git you RilEd up, Dont yuo ThInk!
Cotton Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Bill and Steve, yes, you are both right. Unfortunately, there isn't much local short track racing where I live. I wish there were. I also wish that ESPN would bring back their coverage of USAC sprints and midgets. I would dump NASCAR altogether if they did.
For the last couple of years I have spent my limited racing budget making the 950 mile trip to Springfield, Il. to watch the AMA dirt trackers run on the mile track. What an absolutely amazing show. By far the best racing I've ever seen. NASCAR isn't even in the same league with those boys.
Steve S Says:
June 9th, 2011 at 11:57 pm
Right on Rich.


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I am seeking some advice on how to word my professional designation (almost) on my resume.
I have completed all the necessary education and work experience for my accounting designation, all that is left is to complete my membership application and approval my the professional body before acheiving the designation.
This process will take apx 3 months, as the approval is only done at BoD meetings and the board only meets 4 times a year, thus I have to wait until January 2013 for the next meeting.
I am not sure how to best word this on my resume or cover letter. I have just been stating that I have completed all necessary requirements and am waiting for approval, but, as previously stated, I am not sure this is the best way to express this when I am competeing with designated professionals for the same position.
I have 20 years work experience in my field, moved up in the corporate world without a designation, but saw my options being limited without one so I went back to school and completed it, so I feel I have the necessary work experiece potential employers will want, but I have been turned down for some opportunities as I was not designated, (sorry for the run on sentance).
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Possible example?
How about, "Name of Professional Designation - Effective January, 2013"
Good luck!
Another Possible Example
I like Michael's...another option might be:
"Name of Professional Designation - (Pending) Effective January, 2013"
Then again, the "pending" may be implied by the future date.
Is there any possibility of
Is there any possibility of your application being denied?
If so, I would wait until I actually had it. Nothing looks quite as bad as walking into an interview in February and telling someone who asks that you don't have it yet.
Don't lie. That's really
Don't lie. That's really all there is to it for me. Be honest about who you are and what you have. It sounds like you've been handling it as honestly as you can. I don't know that there's a more effective approach that is also ethical.
TomW - There is always a
TomW - There is always a chance of my application could be denied, not sure why it would be, but we all know 'Until you have something you have nothing".
SteveM - I have a ethics clause in my membership agreement, even as a student we have to apply to the associations code of ethics. It is this reason why I asked the question here, as I did not know how to "ethically" state my postion. I also know there are a lot of hiring managers here and was hoping for some input from them as to what they might find acceptable.
Based on the comments above, I think I will contact my association and speak to a ethics advisor there and see what the association would find acceptable.
Thank you all for your input.
Might be a bit late but I
Might be a bit late but I would state it as:
"Professional Title - expected Jan 2013"
"Have completed all requirements for Professional Designation"
Either way you aren't lying or running the risk of embarrassing yourself if you are denied. You have completed all requirements and are simply waiting on the approval board.
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Black Diamond Home Theater ScreensWe are proud to present Black Diamond 1.4 and 0.8 HD home theater screens, the ultimate in screen technology for optimal viewing in all environments, even those where projection systems were not feasible before. The exclusive optical lamination process used in our Black Diamond screens is capable of improving contrast by more than 300 percent, resulting in outstanding clarity, color saturation and dimension, even in rooms with so much ambient light that projector systems generally aren't used. In environments where ambient light can be more easily controlled, the same laminations can Eliminate more than 75 percent of light scatter from the projector, preventing washout and keeping colors true.
Reference Series Motorized Home Theater ScreensOur motorized home theater screens from the Reference series are equally on the cutting edge. Our exclusive low-voltage motor not only saves you money on your electric bill, but allows for easy installation without the need for electricians or costly rewiring. Furthermore, our screens, unlike all others in the industry, can be installed flush without the need to buy extra equipment. Flexibility is optimized, too, with controls that can be mounted either on the cabinet or on an equipment rack. Reference motorized screens are available in a wide range of sizes, aspect ratios and screen materials, including Gamma and Lunar Maestro HD screens, engineered for exceptional sound transmission. Customizing your screen is easy, too. We can even increase the standard 24" drop up to six feet to accommodate vaulted or cathedral ceilings. For more information on our innovative products, you can contact us by phone at 512-832-6939, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or use our convenient online form.
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Which Is the Best Home Theater Screen for You?Choosing your home theater screen can be a bit intimidating, with all the options there are to choose from. At Screen Innovations, we're here to help you make sense of the rather dizzying array of screens we offer, so you can find the one that best suits your budget, your technical requirements and your system.
Choose a Reference Series Home Theater ScreenYou've already realized a very significant savings by choosing a projection system for your home theater over a comparable TV system. Therefore, it makes sense to select a top-quality screen from our Reference series, in order to realize the full potential of your projector. Reference screens are available in both motorized and fixed options, in a great array of ratios, sizes and screen materials, including the state-of-the-art Black Diamond, which can increase contrast more than 300 percent for the sharpest, most color-saturated image, even in bright well lit room. Reference series screens can also be customized in any number of ways—and we have the quickest turnaround time for custom orders in the industry.
A Midrange Home Theater Screen Offers High DefinitionOur Performance series also comes in both fixed and motorized versions, all with quality HD screen material. (The standard Matte White 1.0 screen in our budget Sensation series is fine for commercial uses, but there's no point in using anything but a high def screen in your home theater.) Performance screens come in a wide range of sizes and aspect ratios, and our patented installation systems make setup easy. Decide first whether you want a fixed or retractable screen. Then choose a screen ratio, usually 16:9 for home theaters. Then go to our Screen Wizard. Enter the ratio and the lighting conditions, and whatever information you have about the projector and screen size. The Wizard will show you a color-coded chart that will help you select the best screen material for your circumstances. It's that simple. Of course, we're always here to help, too. If you have any questions, feel free to call 512-832-6939, send an email to email@example.com or use our convenient online contact form.
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Home Theater Projection Screens with a DifferenceScreen Innovations is proud to present home theater projection screens from our cutting-edge Reference series, using the most advanced technology available today. Whether you are talking about screen materials, low-voltage motors, ease of installation or other factors, you'll find that the home theater projection screens we offer far exceed the industry standard. We live up to our name!
Revolutionary Black Diamond Home Theater Projection ScreensOur ground-breaking Black Diamond home theater projection screens are way out ahead of the pack when it comes to rich dimension, color saturation, clarity of image and all the other factors that go into a truly superior screen material. Our pioneering method of optical lamination means that the Black Diamond screen can offer contrast that is more than 300 percent better than any other screen on the market, even in a brightly lit room. Under lower light conditions, the Black Diamond screen eliminates more than 75 percent of light scatter from the projector, preventing washout and resulting in truer color regardless of ambient light.
Cutting-Edge Motorized Home Theater Projection ScreensThe Reference series of electric projection screens offers comparable innovation. Our unique low-voltage motor eliminates the need for costly rewiring and professional installation, and keeps your electric bill low, too. Flush installation is possible without having to buy any additional equipment, unlike other motorized screens. Our retractable screens are available in a wide range of aspect ratios, sizes and screen materials, and can be customized to further meet your needs. If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact us by phone at 512-832-6939, send an email to email@example.com or use our convenient online form.
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Find Your Home Theater Projection Screen at Screen InnovationsYour home theater projection screen is one of the most important components of your projection system. Even a top-of-the-line projector can produce an inferior image if the screen it's projected on is warped, installed incorrectly or made of inferior material. Furthermore, you should match your screen to the viewing circumstances in your home theater – distance of the audience from the screen, ambient light conditions, angle of viewing and other factors significantly influence your choice of screen. At Screen Innovations, we offer a wide range of options to cover all of your projection screen needs, and can customize screens to meet special circumstances.
The Best Home Theater Projection Screen for Your SystemWe offer fixed screens in three categories: the budget-conscious Sensation series, the midrange Performance series and the state-of-the-art Reference series. Fixed screens are available in all three editions, while motorized screens are offered in the Performance and Reference series. As you browse our website, you'll see an amazing variety of sizes, aspect ratios and screen materials available to you. In order to help you narrow down this potentially overwhelming number of options, we have created a Screen Wizard for your use. Simply enter your screen ratio (most home theater screens are 16:9) and the prevailing ambient light conditions. If you have further information about your projector and the size of screen you want, enter that info as well. One click will present you with a color-coded chart that makes it easy to see which of our many offerings are best suited to your system. Of course, we're always available to answer your questions, too. Feel free to call us at 512-832-6939, send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com or use our online contact form. We're here to help.
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Have you ever stood at the card aisle looking forever to find just.the.right.one? I've done that so many times. Lately I prefer designing something, printing and writing a note. Today it's all about birthday cards and birthday printables. I've joined some other creative printable friends for eight fun prints. Check out my design and then hop on over to check and download theirs. If you've visited 30days before, you [Read More...]
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Gothic Artist Spotlight: Voltaire
Voltaire: singer, performer, true artist. He is the maker of toys, music, books, art and twisted dreams. Welcome to the dark realm of the gothic artist Voltaire.
Voltaire was born on January 25, 1967, in Havana, Cuba. His legal name is Aurelio Voltaire Hernández but now is known solely as Voltaire. As a young child he immigrated to new jersey with his family. At the young age of seventeen he moved to New York. He claims that other than Japan, New York is his only home.
Voltaire has been recording and touring for the past fifteen years and released a total of eight full-length albums. His shows are known for exciting dark stories and mysterious games. Fans describe it as sitting around a campfire, relaxed and intriguing. With songs such as, God Thinks, When You're Dead and All Woman are Crazy it is hard to believe this singer hasn't caused more of a disturbance with his edgy lyrics and black clad costumes.
Voltaire is also the creator of creepy gothic toys. A large number of the plush and vinyl dolls he has created were based off of characters from comic books he wrote. His creepy characters were introduced to the toy market all the way back in 2004. Since then he has continued to release more characters and gothic inspired toys.
Voltaire is not only an artist and toymaker; he is also a bestselling author. Voltaire is best known for his short book called What is Goth. (On a side note I recommend all of you babybats check of this book. It has been my experience that it is hard to get your hand on it but once you do it is an enlightening treat.) Along with What is Goth, author Voltaire has also wrote a number of other books including, Paint it Black, Deady and most recently Call of The Jersey Devil.
Of course being all of this isn't enough for Mr. Voltaire. He is also known as video markers. His latest venture is in the field of stop-motion animation. Before this latest turn he worked as a director in the far gone eighties.
To see Voltaire true persona I suggest checking out some of the interviews he has participated in. One of my favorites is Voltaire — What is Goth?( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oT0Zegj7lH). In this video Voltaire discusses the roots of Goth, misconceptions and why kids become Goth. Also, you tuber Kill Natalie does a great review in her video Goth Artist Spotlight: Voltaire (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m4WguiDw0Y).
Stay tuned for my discussion on what Goth really is.
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Senior softball league forming
A 50 and older men's senior softball league is now forming.
Games are played on Tuesday and Thursday evening at the New Smyrna Beach Sports Complex.
For more information, call (386) 308-3654 or visit nsbseniorsoftball.com.
Adult softball league to play in Orange City
Volusia County Parks, Recreation and Culture Division is forming teams for its fall adult softball league.
Coed teams will play Monday nights beginning Sept. 23, and men's teams will play Tuesday and Thursday nights beginning Sept. 24 at Pfc. Emory L. Bennett Veterans Memorial Park, Orange City.
The cost is $275 per team. Teams may register at the Parks, Recreation and Culture office, 202 N. Florida Ave., DeLand, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through Monday, Sept. 16.
Team managers will meet at 6 p.m. Sept. 16 at the ball field.
For information, call (386) 736-5953, Ext. 16702 or email email@example.com.
Youth clay target league starting
Volusia County Skeet & Trap will start a winter youth clay target league.
The league will start shooting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, at 4031 Pioneer Trail , New Smyrna Beach.
Registration is now open. The cost is $50 and will include five weeks of instruction, shirts and a cookout.
Shooters must provide their own ammunition.
For more information, call (386) 275-0244 or (401) 741-1267.
Soccer/cheer league to begin
The DeLand Parks and Recreation Department will offer DeLand City Soccer/Cheer League for boys and girls ages 4-16 (as of Sept 1.).
Games will be played on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Opening day and pictures will be on Thursday, Oct. 10, at Sperling Sports Complex in DeLand.
Registration is open and will end Saturday, Sept. 14.
Participants may register at the Parks and Recreation office or at any City Soccer/Cheer Clinic or open play.
The city will be offering a free soccer/cheer clinic at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, for ages a 6-16 and at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 12, for ages 10-16.
The cost per player is $50 for ages 6-16 and $35 per for 4 and 5 years olds.
Each league player will receive a dry fit game jersey, shorts and socks.
Open play/registration will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 10, and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, at Sperling Sports Complex.
The league is dependent on volunteer coaches, if interested or have questions call (386) 626-7287.
Registry, USTA agree to partnership
Cementing an evolving relationship to grow the game of tennis in Florida, Professional Tennis Registry and the USTA Florida Section, based in Daytona Beach, signed a partnership agreement on Aug. 14.
"All of us in the USTA Florida Section are thrilled to have the PTR professionals in our state on board with us as partners in growing tennis together," said USTA Florida President Bob Pfaender. "We have so many great things happening in tennis in Florida, and this arrangement just puts the icing on the cake."
The partnership will feature programming and resources from USTA Florida, and the PTR's dedication to educating, certifying and servicing tennis teaching professionals in Florida, with shared resources and planning between both organizations.
Free fishing day slated
Gov. Rick Scott and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced a saltwater license-free fishing day for Sunday, Sept. 1.
The no-license fishing day applies to Florida residents and visitors.
The commission will consider adding four more license-free fishing days to the calendar at its Sept. 5 meeting in Pensacola.
All bag limits, seasons and size restrictions apply on these dates. For more information, visit myfwc.com/fishing.
Sandcrab playing for Owls
John Christopher, a 2011 Seabreeze High School graduate from Ormond Beach, is a sophomore wide receiver on Temple University's football team.
Temple plays at Notre Dame at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, airing on NBC.
Mr. Christopher, No. 7, played in 11 games last season as a red-shirt freshman. He scored his first career touchdown against Syracuse.
He was a three-year letter winner on the Seabreeze Sandcrabs football team.
His parents are Louann and John Christopher of Ormond Beach.
Anglers 'snap up' reds in tourney
It was a great three day Red Snapper season, according to Kemp Littlefield of the Halifax Sport Fishing Club.
The results for the club's Snap-Um-Up Red Snapper Tournament were Del Lyons, 22.4 pounds, first place; Aaron Watson, 19.5 pounds, second; Jim Lloyd, 18.3 pounds, third; Andrew Lyon, 17.9 pounds, fourth; and John Baller III, 17.6 pounds, fifth.
The top Lady Angler was Mary Lloyd with 15.8 pounds and top Junior Angler was John Baller III with 17.6 pounds.
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This note attempts to explain why the public has become so damned angry with the Police and the government over the course of the G8/20 Summit week. There is much to complain about, including the class-dividing wall in Toronto, and the wars and exploitation that continue to be perpetuated at the hands and bequest of the G20 leaders.
Of course the public has a right to be upset with what they have seen of the rioters as well. Indeed, the police and media ensured you witnessed images of the riots and burning police cars; but there's more to what happened than just that.
98% of the protesters on Saturday during the G20 Summit were very peaceful.
A handful, of about 100, were members of an anarchist squad who were intent on distracting the police in order to break down the giant wall barrier they built through downtown Toronto. The wall, disturbingly, was reminiscent of a Stalinist or Fascist regime. It created Fortress Toronto - a sort of serfdom in a Feudalist society, where only the 'nobles' and class-leaders were allowed in and the peasants kept locked out.
For one, it was very undemocratic to have built such a wall in the first place. But, this note is not necessarily about the wall, per se. It's about the defence of our civil liberties against the police in the wake of the riots that occurred as a result of the G20 being held in Toronto.
This is also about the defence of our civil liberties against hooligans who promulgate violence. Consider that as soon as the anarchists went on a rampage, the police did nothing. They let them do it. We can say they allowed them to do the rampage since they observed it and made no effort to stop it from going on. Why not?? Why didn't they?
Indeed, during the riots, up to four police cruisers were set on fire. However, these were cars that were placed in key intersections, completely stripped of their interiors and weapons. They were decoys, meant to provoke violence. In a city swarming with an army of 20,000 police and security personnel, why was it that they were left unattended and free to burn? Why were agent provocateurs allowed to incite the crowd to destroy them even further? (see video link below).
Then, after they allowed it to happen, they used it as the pretence to begin mass arrests. They abused thousands of people, and arrested 900. These mass arrests basically represent collective punishment. It's like what Israel does to Palestinians. And they were a first in Canadian history.
Then, according to the Toronto Star, they attacked the DESIGNATED protest zone with a calvary of 19 galloping horses, after corralling the protesters into a circle, and ran them over. Admittedly, the police DID give them a few seconds warning to move, but as the Star put it, it was hardly enough time to move. Surprisingly, no one was seriously injured.
THEN they went into a University of Toronto dormitory in the middle of the night and arrested everyone within the dormitory, regardless of evidence. Admittedly, there were bricks and black clothes found in the bushes nearby, but that's hardly an excuse to arrest everyone within an entire building and bring them to a detention centre. It's like bloody Tehran.
Then they corralled hundreds of people in downtown Toronto at Queen and Spadina in a torrential downpour (one of the largest single downpours in Toronto's history), regardless if they were protesters or simply bystanders, and for a good 3 hours did not let them leave or get shelter. They subsequently arrested everyone with no cause.
Then they brought the people to a detention centre where people were fed only 2 small dixie cups of water per day, and only 2 cheese sandwiches per day. People were kept in cells that were made for 15 but they rammed up to 40 people in them at a time. It was like a temporary internment camp in Sri Lanka.
Some of the protesters who were brought into this internment centre were children under 18. And some were female who were subjugated to male strip searchers. There have also been accusations by female journalists of police threating to 'gang rape' them.
This is not to mention all the countless fractures and cuts and bruises they inflicted on hundreds of otherwise peaceful protesters. This is in addition to the countless rights abuses and illegal detentions leading up to the summit, such as my own on the Thursday prior.
Plus, nothing justifies how the Ontario government passed secret legislation to revoke our right to not carry identification, and to be subject to arrest simply for not answering a cop's question.
None of these actions explain or justify why this summit should have happened in Toronto. Nor does it explain why the leaders of the G20 - the group with the greatest ability to end oppression and exploitation, wage slavery, and the unequal treatment of humanity - don't end all these abuses and make things right in the world. (1% of military spending could feed the hungry). But of course, as we know, making things right wouldn't serve the corporate and financial interests they are immediately beholden to.
This entire weekend was morally reprehensible on the part of the government; I will never forget this weekend. I, personally, was violated when I was searched against my will and under protest before the summit even began. Admittedly, I was wearing a T-shirt that read 'Fuck the G20'. However, it is my right to wear a political protest shirt and not be subject to wanton searches. It should be noted that most of the police I spoke to or dealt with - even while wearing the T-shirt - were genuinely very cool and composed, even friendly, leading up to the Summit.
The police became much too abusive however, and broke the trust of the public. They abused their authority and exploited their position of power.
Not to mention, the police had undercover agents there to provoke the violence on Saturday, which, to me, is tantamount to entrapment. And lastly, on the 29th, the police chief admitted that there was no 5 metre arrest and interrogation law - which means that there was a systemic and institutional plan to abuse the public's charter rights. This is all a travesty of justice.
So tell me what's worse: Some broken material objects? Or physical attacks on people and democracy?
If you are in any way enlightened, I hope you'll agree it's the latter.
Jonathan Allan
Here are some links that may provide some light on the issue:
Footage of provocateurs (at least the 2 bald and muscular men)


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