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I'm planning on getting a white flokati to go along with my mid-
century like decor (imagine a womb chair in place of the folding chair). My Living room is L shaped with a piano and home office at the other end of the long part of the L which is not showing (the short part of the L is the entry and kitchen/dining area)...
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The living room area is defined by the two windows on one side and
staircase/piller opposite. I thought it would be best not to have
the rug under the couch (the better to show off the beautiful
stainless legs on my new Ligne Roset "Stricto Sensu" couches).
If I get a rug that centers between the couches and the knoll chair I feel the rug will be too small! Is it okay for the rug to go under the knoll chairs, but not under the couch? I've included a photo w/o rug, a photo with 4'x 6' newspapers and a photo with 7'x9' newspapers.
Thanks! Sadie in Brooklyn
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I think I prefer the layout "under chairs, in front of sofa" better. Bigger investment, but way more impact
I'd also like to say that this newspaper layout thingy you've come up with is great. If this isn't living proof that mock ups are worth it, I don't know what is!
whoa, 7x9 is definitely the right size but I would NOT get a flokati that large, particularly since it looks like you have pets? Flokatis shed and also attract dirt, a smaller rug can be tossed in the washing machine but clearly that won't work with a 7x9. And you do not want to be combing any pet mess out of those long fibers.
Look into a shag rug instead, maybe in a beige, and use a sheepskin as a throw on either the chair or the couch if you want the fuzzy effect of a flokati. And please do not leave that folding chair in the same room as a Ligne Roset couch! ;-)
I think you should go with the bigger rug - it will make the space look a lot warmer and cozier than a smaller rug would. but, that's me, i am not a fan of uptight, cold spaces. your sofas are gorgeous. do you love them? can you talk about the whether mutiple seat cushions are an issue?
Another vote for the bigger rug.
Sadie your sofas are beautiful and a womb chair as an addition will be gorgeous. I'd agree with eeeck regarding the flokati. I have had a couple for about 5 years now, I'm over them and they haven't kept that well. I'd definately go for a shag rug. Another alternative for something with a great soft texture would be a tibetan lambs wool throw pillow. BTW, I'm curious, what are your plans for coffee tables?
Without question the bigger rug is definitely the way to go! Love the mock-up newspaper idea too!
Nth-ing the larger rug. And if I may be so bold as to suggest an option other than shag or flokati, how about a Paul Smith stripe rug? They were featured here earlier this summer:
8 x 10 and have it go under the sofa a bit.
What Anne Said...Larger...I think I read somewhere that it's good to have it under the front legs of the sofa. I don't think it will kill the lines of it...
Nice place and those expensive furnitures! Although the view shown in the first picture reminds me of doctor's office, with both couches lining too snugly with the walls, especially the love seat. Is it possible to free it out of its tight hiding alcove somehow?
I'm not sure what size rug, but you really need to move some furniture away from the walls. That room looks stiff and uncomfortable, and will continue to do so unless at least one of those (very nice looking) sofas gets shifted. You need to add some depth and perspective to the room. Right now it looks like you cleared the floor for a ho-down.
Though she wasn't asking: what if the entertainment center and small couch/end table were switched? The small couch could be pulled away from the wall, so you could get to the books. Plus you could put a big plant behind the couch by the window. Or not.
blueprint magazine this months has a nice guide to help you decide what size rug you should get to go with your furniture placement. Unfortunately i don't have it infront of me or else I would just tell you what they say.
as for getting a shag over a flokati because flokatis shed, I had a shag that left tumbleweed all over my apartment all of the time. It drove me nuts, but I do miss it.
Bigger rug. I like the Paul Smith idea, but you might also look into a tribal rug.
I think a bigger rug that goes at slightly under the sofa, also. But I'm also curious why no one has suggested there be a glass coffee table on top of whatever new rug comes?
Because if you love, love, love the rug you get, you'd be able to see it. But seriously, I think that may help that cleared-to-the-edges-for-a-hoedown concern mentioned above.
I think I'd also want to paint that TV-and-window nook dark so that the TV situation has a built-in feel, and I'd put some blinds on the windows so that some darkness could be created to help with being able to see the screen, and which would contribute to an overall clean lines of the entertainment center idea.
I have a flokati (under my chairs but NOT under my couch, believe it or not!) and I really like it, but yesterday I was in Crate and Barrel and I was totally grooving on the Orleans rug:
It comes in a lovely natural white and has a really cool pattern of raised round bumps. The texture is gorgeous and unusual-- I think it would give the room a similar feeling as a flokati but without all the shedding.
I love flokati, and they are nice contrast with this severe looking style of couch. You can order a really good one from a million places in Greece and Turkey and I think even India now. The best flokati I've ever seen are made in Northern Greece, where the wool is not over processed before the rug is made (instead it is spun into very thick strands, which become shaggy when the finished rug is washed; this also makes the base of the rug shrink and brings it together giving it that overstuffed look). if the wool is not overprocessed, the natural oils remain and it is very easy to clean up spills on these high quality rugs. Also, traditional rug makers do not wash the flokati in chemicals, so while it will yellow over time (like, 30 years), and it will still have a slightly oily feel, it will also be rough, too. According to my father, new zealand wool does not fee the same. Most inexpensive flokati are made from new zealand wool (even hand made in greece from NZ wool).
My siblings and I used to love the touch of my parents rugs under our feet - like a massage after a hard day.
I think you need a 5x7ish one.
Another vote for the larger rug, and I agree with Anne about tucking it under the sofa. If *not* a flokati, those sexy legs will still shine. I like the idea of a REALLY nubby Berber.
I'd also consider some of the suggestions for a layout rethink, and while I LOVE Womb chairs, not sure it will "play nice" with that second arm chair...
Thanks for all of your great comments!
To answer some of your questions above:
- the Ligne Roset couch - we went with the armless versions of the stricto sensu so that we could get it in that particular corner (facing the windows). I was a bit nervous about how it would look with the separate cushions but was thrilled when it arrived. The seat cushions are semi-attached, so they don't move around at all - they are firm but soft (like a nice futon) and the couch is not good for taking long naps but super comfortable for sitting. The back cushions also work really well being smaller than the back of the couch. they are the perfect size for draping your arm over and they are down - so very comfy.
-what about a coffee table?- I'm thinking about a florence knoll coffee table in the corner. my husband wants marble top but I like the idea of walnut because it is warmer and also to match the vintage knoll walnut slipper chair that is opposite the couch (recovered in maharam). I want to find a more organic shape for a center coffee table - something curvy and small (for putting down a drink, not a magazine). I like mixing new with vintage so I will hold out until the perfect table presents itself. I'm unlikely to go for glass because I have kids!
-the build in- while it might have been really cool to paint the wall, when the Vitsoe shelves arrived we were in flux with the couch and so just stuck with off-white. Anyone who wants to read about my couch saga (which started with a custom mitchell gold from ABC which had to be returned) can go to my flikr page (sadiejane).
-the "hoe-down" effect. As much as I'd like all the furniture off the walls, I was working with an approx 11x12 foot space with pillars (which are not even the symetric). To put the couch off the walls would have meant a postage stamp space in the center of the space with absolutely no room for my 7 year old to play soccer ; { also - the chairs are really in the center of the space so not all the furniture is against or near walls. Behind those chairs is an upright piano, home office and around the corner a dining area and galley kitchen!
-rug - I love the idea of a bold pattern but not sure how brave I am in picking one that won't clash with the maharam on the knoll chair. I've had many flokati and never had a problem with the shedding (my blond cockapoo also does not have a shedding problem). I'm going to investigate the leads in the comments above and also probably will go to ligne roset to look at their rugs (they have some lovely looking textural shags). The flokati would be cheaper!
thanks to all for the comments-sadie
I think I'm the only one who prefers the smaller rug. I think the big one, especially in a light color, would just overpower and "run" into furniture on either end. I have a BIG flokati and it is a pain in the ass to clean but I love it otherwise. To me, a smaller rug would make the bolder impact - frame the coffee table, the front legs of the chairs would rest on it. Good job on all the stuff Sadie!
To me small rugs don't function well. Rugs, visually, give a softer appearance which understandably isn't as effective with a small perimeter. Secondly, and most importantly, they add comfort. If your rug is so small that your coffee table takes the majority, then there is no room for stretching out on it after dinner in front of the TV. I think more comfort usually equals better and longer time with friends/family.
a big huuge rug.
like this www.indib.com
I'm late on this, but... I would absolutely get a larger rug.
Not sure which corner you're intending for the end table...between the two sofas (which are great btw)? I personally would opt for walnut. A small, organically shaped coffee table is a good choice. What about a Kagan (or Kagan knockoff)? A lot of his coffee tables are marble-topped, incorporating your husband's idea. One of those would look gorgeous sitting in the middle of the room, atop a flokati.
A "ho" down Yoddeller, gosh you are SO clever, you are the "ho" that needs to go down baby-doll. :)
sadiejane your couch look fantastic!
but i was wondering...
1)how these aluminium legs that are so thin are attached to the frame of the couch.there are transverse bars underside the couch that connect the two legs so as the couch to be stable
2)i see in the pictures that you have wooden floor(parquet)...these thin legs dont leave marks and dents to the floor?


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Does anyone sell any books here?
I think the concept is great: make a book, sell it and get a check. But what is thr reality? Does anyone actually sell anything amnd what are some success storie, if any? There are best sellers as per bookstore classification. How many does a best seller sell on Blurb? Just curious about the reality.
I have sold a number of books to family and friends and ordered them in bulk myself (12 on one occasion), but have not sold any on line as far as I can see. I have heard of others on the forums who have done their own marketing and sales as well.
Over the past 2-3 years, I think I have sold nearly a hundred. I've also sent it to two periodicals and gotten reviews, and have it for sale in two independent shops. However, for the book stores, I have had to make arrangements to consign the books, since Blurb won't offer traditional wholesale to retailers. I wish they would.
I have sold over 100 of this years book from the BUB Mortorcycle Land Speed Trials, but I know what my market is. I shoot the event every year and my only market is the people that attended that event. I have not tried to build a book that would be of general interest. I believe that Blurb is the perfect format for what I do. I have made the book with over 40 different covers so that each participant gets the same book but with themselves on the cover. I could not do this anywhere else.
I would love to create a photography book with for the general public with what I believe are my best images but I realize that that market is huge and my chances at getting into that market in a big way are virtually nil. But in the event market I have hit a home run. There are only about 400 people at this event but my penetration has gotten better every year and some people even buy last years book so that they will have a complete set as time passes. The event promoters really like the fact that there is an annual record of their event and I have been contacted by other promoters about the feasability of doing a book for their events.
I think it would be tough to promote a photo book of interest to the general public anywhere, not just on Blurb, as I have done a couple of those thru traditional publishers for narrow interest groups, but I could not be happier with the results and the format that Blurb has provided.
This years book became available November 15th and has sold around 125 copies and I expect around another 35 dopies by yearend. I can't make a living doing it this way but it has been a nice addition to what I do.
I've sold only three direct from the Blurb bookstore so far, but all three of those have been by word of mouth rather than casual browsing. I have sold 30+ personally. I do anticipate selling more — slowly — over time as word of mouth spreads, though, as it hasn't been 2 months yet. I think impulse sales are few and far between, it needs time and marketing to push the sales through.
I too have sold a few books. I had ordered in bulk and then sold them online from my own website. It does take a lot of online promoting and at first, I was sending all the people to Blurb but get more sales when I sell and ship them myself. I think it might be because customers are confused with the way the blurb site is. After all, it is aimed for people to create books and I have had feedback saying that the pricing is wrong – they are hitting the book-pricing tab for authors. When I run out of books, I direct the links back to blurb while I wait for more to be printed and shipped to me. I think it is hard to sell a self-published book but with effort and promotion, it can be done.
I have put together some information that helped me with my online promotion and hope that it can help others http://www.squidoo.com/How-To-Sell-A-Self-Published-Book-For-Free
thankyou for sharing your experiences of marketing your book with us, there is so much valuable information in your link. It is now in My Favourites and I'll be back to it in the New Year as I consider relaunching one of my Galapagos books in a smaller (cheaper) format..
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Five books and no sales. Still tweaking the marketing. I do have a web site that averages 1000 hits a month that directs people to Blurb, but it looks like early retirement not going to happen.
It's a lot of fun though and there is nothing like a book.
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I have sold some and it seems that the sales get regular now. However Blurb kills the tiny profit by sending out cheques instead of integrating PAYPAL as promised already 2 years ago. I retained € 2.67 in the bank account from a payout of € 20.17.
I have sold 62 copies of my only book (which was published at the end of May 2009). 16 of those were sold directly off the Blurb site and the others were sold via my organization's site. The Blurb sales model is far from ideal, but it is sufficient. I am looking into another method to get my book out to a larger audience.
The $5.00 Blurb take on each month's sales is very steep in my opinion, but it is what it is.
The books are good quality and those who have given me feedback love the cover, binding, pages…the overall quality of the construction.
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Hi Tony,
I am so glad that you found some useful information on my site http://www.squidoo.com/How-To-Sell-A-Self-Published-Book-For-Free
Good luck with your book sales!
I have sold a few on Blurb but being based in the uk several people aren`t willing to pay the shipping costs so i mostly advertise on facebook but i am looking into getting my own site sorted as soon as i can get someone to sort it out for me.
I also contacted my local library and got my book for sale and stock in there which i was delighted with.
Overall i am pleased with blurb i have just finished my second poetry book and it was shipped really fast and the quality was excellent, i even showed it to a publisher i know and he was surprised at the end result as his british company quoted me £60 for a preview copy!!!
My only complaint is the sales that i do have(profit) i don`t see how this can`t go straight into my paypal account when i sell one, instead of waiting for months…
But apart from this i will continue to use blurb they are a top-class company…
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So far no sales to the general public for me-just one sale to a family relative. Does anyone know how long a book has be up before sales start? Mine has been around for 10 months and I have around 12 people a day looking at it. I think the difference between an online environment and retail store environment is that in a store like borders is that the consumer can hold the book in his or her hand. Online the consumer is looking at hundreds of thumbnail images. I have had relatives look at my book online and one complaint they have is that even in large view they cannot read the text for the preview of the first 15 pages. I have used the blurb widget for facebook and this has improved the number of views. I will keep my fingers crossed. Not putting a down payment on my rolls royce or mansion in the country just yet.
Hi Flyfish,
it seems you have a nice book out there:). I would enable full preview, to have the same situation as in a real bookstore. Unfortunately the full screen view is same size as the normal view. So that feature does not make sense. If I remember right it was different some time ago. One could read the book in full screen view.
I believe you need to advertise your book quite a bit to generate decent traffic —> sales. The bookstore on blurb is passive, it does nothing. It is up to the author to drive traffic to the store.
Thanks for the advice. The only way I can promote the book is the facebook widget since I do not have my own website. At any rate views are improving. I just wonder how many people shop here for a birthday present or christmas present instead of a walk in bookstore. I bet this site would do better with lower overall prices. A walk in bookstore usually has cheaper and sometimes a lot cheaper prices especially if a book is on sale. My wife usually waits for large full size cookbooks to go on sale for $5.00 at Borders and they are perfectly good books.
I'm a first-time book creator/publisher & I'm trying to find out if anyone has (other) tips on getting people to buy my book(s). My book is a combination collection of my photography and digital art works, that I've done over the past five years.
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February 25, 2008
An interview with Dominic Frinzi and Mario Carini about the city's Italian community will be repeated on I Remember at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, on Milwaukee Public Television (MPTV-10). The program originally aired May 10, 1997.
Frinzi, who died Jan. 28, was a former president of the Italian Community Center. Carini was a historian at the center. They describe the early families, traditions, and businesses--such as the produce wholesalers on Commission Row--of the Third Ward's Italian population.
Frinzi was an attorney for 60 years, ran twice for governor, served as a board member for the Florentine Opera Company and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, and pursued other civic interests. The Italian government made him a Knight of the Order of Merit for his work in Milwaukee's Italian community.
The host for I Remember Milwaukee is talk show veteran Jim Peck, currently a senior advancement officer at Marquette University.


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In part one of 'La France, Maintenant!', Professor Andrew Hussey travelled through the south of France starting in Marseilles and ending in Lyon, discovering as he went some significant tensions, but also a new-found energy in the region born out of self-confidence and a restlessness with the clichés surrounding this most romanticised of countries. In this second part of the series, he heads to the very north of the country - to Lille - a place that looks out at Belgium, Britain and Holland as much as it looks back at France itself. He meets a local rapper who became one of France's earliest internet sensations, as well as local students producing Ch'ti magazine - Ch'ti being the French colloquialism for northerner. Once more he finds a region bursting with a strong sense of itself, no longer in the control of Hussey's final destination, Paris. There, he meets the producers behind the TV hit 'Spiral', who are keen to offer a true picture of the city to counter the Woody Allen counterfeit - as well as long-serving private investigators and the director of the Cannes Film Festival. At the end of the journey, Hussey makes the case that La France, maintenant, is a country that's facing troubles of course but is also once again bursting with creative energy and self-belief.
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4. Coat grill rack with cooking spray; place on grill over medium-hot coals (350° to 400°). Place fish on rack or in a grill basket coated with cooking spray; grill, covered, 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with lemon wedges, if desired.
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The ravens of the Tower of London are a group of captive Common Ravens which live in the Tower of London. The group of ravens at the Tower comprises at least seven individuals (six required, with a seventh in reserve). The presence of the ravens is traditionally believed to protect the Crown and the Tower; a superstition holds that "If the Tower of London ravens are lost or fly away, the Crown will fall and Britain with it." Local legend puts the origin of the captive raven population at the time of King Charles II (reigned 1660–1685); however, historians believe that the "Tower's raven mythology is likely to be a Victorian flight of fantasy".
According to folklore, wild ravens are thought to have inhabited the Tower for many centuries, supposedly first attracted there by the smell of the corpses of the executed enemies of the Crown. Allegedly, at the execution of Anne Boleyn in 1535, "Even the ravens of the Tower sat silent and immovable on the battlements and gazed eerily at the strange scene. A Queen about to die!" The ravens of the Tower supposedly behaved much worse during the execution of Lady Jane Grey in 1554, allegedly "pecking the eyes from the severed head" of the queen.
One legend attributes the start of the tradition of keeping ravens with clipped wings in the Tower of London to Charles II and to his royal astronomer John Flamsteed, although there are versions of the legend that differ in their details. According to one legend, John Flamsteed complained to Charles II that wild ravens were flying past his telescope and making it harder for him to observe the sky from his observatory in the White Tower. Flamsteed requested that the birds be removed, but Charles II refused to comply with this request.
Another variation of this legend says that it was Charles II himself who disliked the wild ravens' droppings falling onto the telescope.
Yet another legend attributes the appearance of ravens in the Tower to the Great Fire of London in 1666. Wild ravens, as well as pigs and kites, were the biggestscavengers in medieval London. Allegedly after the fire, survivors started persecuting ravens for scavenging, but Flamsteed explained to Charles II that killing all ravens would be a bad omen, and that the kingdom would not outlive the last killed raven. Charles II then ordered six birds to be kept at the Tower.
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X Factor UK judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been accused of using a gang sign while filming her music video over the weekend, something which the singer herself vehemently denies.
She's released a statement saying that the "C" symbol she was making with her fingers in pictures posted on Tumblr - believed to be the sign used by North London the Crime Scene Boys - was supposed to be a homage to the part of the capital she grew up in; Camden.
"I filmed a street video on Sunday night for a track on my album" said Tulisa in her statement. "The video was a collaboration with the rapper Nines. When we were filming on the street loads of other people turned up and joined in the shoot.
"When I was holding my hands in the 'C' sign, this was as a tribute to Camden, my home town and where N-Dubz began. I am not aware that this sign has anything to with any street gang and I 100 percent do not endorse any gang violence in any form."
With one thing cleared up, Tulisa moved onto a row with her cousin Dappy. She lashed out at the rapper – who she recently appeared to reconcile with – over his new song/video for his track Tarzan 2.
She's slated him for mocking celebs like Simon Cowell, Joe McElderry and Alexandra Burke in the track. She took to Twitter to say:
'Stop cussin peeps out 4 ratins! talent speaks 4 itself u little s***.Wen will u bloody learn!wen we unite Im gettin u back in shape.'
He replied: 'Now why would u say that",i cant believe u T…Why would u say this about my work..Just so u can keep cool with your xf job. Sad really….Guess im on my own again……F*** x factor'
Refusing to let him have the last word, Tulisa hit back saying: 'Ur a talented little f***er with to many issues! sort it out daps friggin sort it out!!!'
X Factor UK judge Tulisa Contostavlos has been accused of using a gang sign while filming her music video over the weekend, something which the singer herself vehemently denies.


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The Pitch Deck that Won TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing (OrderWithMe)
OrderWithMe (tagline: group-buying from factories in China) emerged as victor of the Startup Battlefield at the fantastic TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing conference. Here's an embed of the pitch deck they used–let it be an inspiration and resource for other entrepreneurs.
TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing was hands-down the best tech conference I've ever been to. Mad props to TechCrunch for pulling off such a feat with their first-ever international conference!
Here's why Disrupt BJ 2011 rocked… I hope this can also serve as a Cliff-Notes for other conference organizers.
All 46 Hacks That Disrupted Beijing (#disruptBJ)
I frantically attempted to live-tweet (@klukoff) each one of the 46 presentations (60 seconds each) at the TechCrunch Hackathon in Beijing today. I've included a run-down of the winners–sliced and diced several ways–and my rapid-fire tweet rundown of all the hacks. CONGRATS to the winners and all who participated!
TechCrunch Disrupt Beijing, TechCrunch's first-ever international event, blasts off tomorrow at 12:30pm with the 24-hr hackathon [Sign up now, save yourself the 88 RMB door fee!].
ALL hackers who finish their hacks AND present in the 24-hour allotted time period will get FREE tickets to Disrupt Beijing!
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For techies who've been living in a cave: TechCrunch is coming to China. For its first event in China, it's partnered with Red Pagoda Resources on StartupWeekend Beijing, Oct. 21-23. [apply here]
For a preview of the StartupWeekend experience, check out my post on the 5 startups that emerged from the last one.
Girl 2.0: Finding Female Role Models in China Tech
Girl 2.0 showcases female role models. Melora Zaner-Godsey says, "It's about girls finding their voice and having confidence.."
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Page Marzella glows while checking out acids in the Fluorescent Liquids exhibit during the Little Shop of Physics from CSU. The Little Shop of Physics is a traveling show from Colorado State University.
Charleston Navanick discovers how to move a beach ball suspended in an airstream during the Little Shop of Physics at Cortez Middle School while CSU professor Brian Jones looks on.
Trevor Zuthaii plays with the lightning stick during the Little Shop of Physics at the Cortez Middle School.
Stephanie Jensen is amazed as she listens to conversations across the gym using big ears from the Little Shop of Physics at the Cortez Middle School.
Trenton Davis moves a mirror around in the Lasers In The Mist exhibit at the Little Shop of Physics.
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Yahoo lowers expectations for original content from Reuters reports that Yahoo "wants to lower expectations for how much original programming it will produce as part of its online information and entertainment offerings."
Is this just one more sign that Yahoo Media Group head Lloyd Braun is out the door, or is Yahoo going to play a Google move and hit us with something big when expectations are low?
Last month we reported in Do or Die for Yahoo's Braun about how Braun has been reportedly under a lot of pressure to make something of the media group at Yahoo.
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A North Harris County Justice of the Peace who is accused of making racist remarks is being reprimanded. One of those remarks was reportedly aimed at a lawyer who filed a motion for the judge to recuse himself.
According to documents, Judge J. Kent Adams has been publicly admonished by the State Commission based upon comments he reportedly made while presiding as judge. Houston attorney Henry Nguyen filed a complaint against Judge Adams with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Additional reports indicate that Nguyen put in a request to subpoena records for the case he had before the judge. According to Nguyen, Judge Adams told him that the records were "…none of your g****** business.'" Nguyen also reportedly stated that Judge Adams called his client a "a little brat nosed punk a** kid with a foul mouth and bad attitude." In response to the comments Judge Adams made toward hiss client, Nguyen filed a complaint with the State Commission on Judicial Conduct.
Documents indicate that Adams has now been publicly admonished by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct. This is not the first time Adams' statements made from the bench have been questioned. In 2011, Adams was reported after he allegedly asked a Black parent if she was receiving welfare. Judge Adams also reportedly asked a Hispanic parent if she had six or seven kids. While presiding over another case, the judge allegedly told a Pakistani mother her son should be "stoned to death."
Further reports indicate that in response to the allegations, Judge Adams stated his comments have been taken out of context.
According to the Harris County Justice of the Peace Web site profiling Judge Adams, he "… was appointed by Harris County Commissioners Court on March 1, 2001, as the presiding judge of Harris County Justice of the Peace Court, Precinct Four, Position One." The site also states that Adams was re-elected for a four-year term in March 2004 and re-elected without opposition in 2008.


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Some facts related to sexual activities are known as sex facts. For instance the clitoris is the only organ on a woman's body that is provided by nature only for sexual enjoyment. Did you know that men become more attractive to women by eating celery? Are you aware that not only do humans perform oral sex but cheetahs, goats and hyenas also? These are just some of the sex related facts that you were probably unaware of. These facts may or may not have been proved through researches and studies but most of them are still relied upon by people involved in sexual activities. Information about some other surprising sex facts is provided hereunder for your consideration.
The clitoris contains the end point of nearly 8000 nerves:
You can find a number of fascinating information about female sexual organs if you research for that. One of these interesting facts is that almost 8000 nerves end on the female clitoris which makes it the most sensual and sensitive part of the female body. One more sex fact in this context is that the tip of a male penis is comprised of nearly 4000 nerve endings which is just half than a female clitoris has.
Men can fight away their nasal congestion at the time of ejaculation:
This sex fact has been proved through various researches and studies that men usually get rid of their nasal congestion while having an orgasm. In fact the adrenergic receptors in the nasal passage get stimulated during an orgasm to fight away nasal blockage in a natural manner. Thus people can get rid of their nasal problem without using any medication in this regard as nature had provided them a natural remedy.
Sexual pleasure can be increased through pubic hair:
Usually pubic hair are considered as a safe guard for genitals as well as a trap for sexual fragrances but they also help in enhancing the arousal of your partner is really a surprising sex fact in this regard. Actually this fact is based on the sexual reality that the bodily fragrances entrapped in the pubic hair can help in the sexual arousal your partner, after detecting that smell. Thus pubic hair is not a regrettable thing that nature had provided to humans as they can play great role in increasing sexual pleasure.
Some objects have sexual attraction for some people:
It is really a surprising sex fact that some people feel such an intense attraction for some objects, structures and buildings that a sexual feeling about those objects gets developed in them. People, known as objectum sexuals', have the feeling of emotional, physical and sensual attraction for some non-living objects.
Sperm is a good skin care product:
This is another surprising sex fact for those who spend lots of money on skin care products for moisturizing their skin. Your semen is full of proteins which can prove to be the best skin care and anti aging product for your skin, if you apply it on your face. Magnesium, zinc, potassium, fructose and calcium are some of the worthy ingredients in your semen not only nourish your skin but also tighten it, for which people usually spend a lot. But usually people like to continue with their usual skin care products even after knowing this fact due to its unpleasant smell.
Antidepressant features of your semen:
This sex fact has been proven scientifically that your semen is not only a good skin care product but also a good antidepressant. According to the researchers a number of natural mood augmenting elements are included naturally in your semen. Actually 95% of your semen includes various antidepressants including oxytocin, prolactin, estrone and serotonin and only 5% sperm. Thus your semen is one of the best natural antidepressant. A woman whom ingests or absorbs semen will have a boost of an all natural antidepressant.
This is one more surprising sex fact about gents. According to sex experts the level of sexual fragrances in the body of men increases by eating celery. It had also been proved scientifically that chemical content androstenone present in the cytoplasm of celery helps in producing more sexual scent in men's body that attracts women in a natural manner. So you should add celery in your routine diet if you are a sex enthusiast.
Though there are many other sex facts to quote in this piece of writing but their unlimited number compels you stop at some point.


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My very first published Android app.
Speak the word and this tool will spell it out to you on screen, with the option of also reading the spelling out. The word can also be copied with the correct spelling for use in emails and messages.
AGE is a game engine that features its own scripting system with 3D, 2D, GUI and networking capabilities.
This version of AGE is packed with a 3D editor with multi-client real-time editing and a built-in syntax-highlighted scripting editor.
VGC is based on the AGE engine. This incarnation sports a GUI built ontop of the engine itself allowing for editing of scenes in real-time; while all of the scripts in the scene are running.
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This is a game made in 20 lines of DarkBASIC Professional code.
There are several training missions, a handful of different weapons and some stealthy sneaking that should keep you busy for a while.
A 2 player football game played with one keyboard. Each player has to try to get the football in their opponents goal.
A simple game where you make your way through 100 mazes, gaining experience points by fighting goblins.
Playing with world generation. Based on a 10 by 10 grid of boolean values. The 'smooth' layer was applied over this using basic height thresholds to represent different land types.
This simple AI will 'walk' around looking for your cube, controlled by the mouse, and follow you to your last known location if spotted.
I had an idea for quickly computing box physics which I had a go at. An EXE and the DBP source is included if you want to develop it further.
It lacks any sort of smooth or consideration to each cubes size when calculating movement after collision but this would be simple to add.
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Course code : Ling 11014
Title : Introduction to Linguistics
Course code : Ling 13024
Title : Introduction to Phonetics
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Title : Phonology and Morphology
Course code : Ling 21022
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Course code : Ling 21032
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Title : Psycholinguistics and Communication Disabilities and Sign Language
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Title : Historical Linguistics
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Title : Structure of Sinhala
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Title : Science Translation
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Title : Translation Project
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Title : Tamil Language – I
Course code : Taml 23012
Title : Tamil Language – II
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Title : Tamil Language – III
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Students who follow the special degree course in Linguistics have obtained B passes in the level 1 examination in Linguistics.
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Title : Morphology
Course Code : Ling 21523
Title : Sociolinguistics
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Title : History of Linguistics
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Title : Introduction to Phonology
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Title : Introduction to Syntax
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Title : Semantics
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Title : Structure of Sinhala
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Title : History of Sinhala
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Title : Logic and Language Analysis
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2. Duration : Two years
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The course includes lectures, seminars, tutorials and workshops. Lectures and tutorials are conducted during the first year, and seminars and workshops are conducted during the second year.
4. Structure of the course :
The M.A. in Linguistics consists of six written papers and a dissertation. The written examination is held at the end of the first year and the dissertation has to be submitted at the end of the second year. Two hundred and forty hours are allocated for lectures, and one hundred and twenty hours for tutorials. There are twenty seminars and workshops.
5. Evaluation process :
a) The minimum pass mark for the papers is 40%. The postgraduate diploma is offered to candidates who fulfil the minimum requirement for five papers and who have at least thirty five marks for the sixth paper, and provided he/she has an average of fifty marks for the all papers.
b) The M.A. in Linguistics is offered to those who fulfil obtain over 50% for five papers, and over 40% for the sixth paper and an average of fifty marks for the six papers at the written examination which is held the end of the first year. Candidates also have to get fifty marks for the dissertation submitted at the end of the second year.
c) Candidates who get a minimum of 55% for five papers and an average of over 55% for all six papers are qualified to enrol for the M.Phill programme in Linguistics.
d) The criteria set out for the M.A. programme in the Faculty of Humanities are valued for the written examination of the above programme.
VAVISHAPA 01 - Introduction to Linguistics and Phonetics
Aims : The aims of this course are to introduce the nature of language, define linguistics and introduce the principles of modern Linguistics and
To define Phonetics and to give sufficient knowledge of the production and classification of speech sounds.
Content :
1.1 Introduction to Linguistics
1.1.1 Defining `Language' and introducing language structure
1.1.2 Defining Linguistics and introducing Phonology, Morphology, Syntax and Semantics of natural language.
1.1.3 Providing basic knowledge in linguistic perspectives.
1.2 Phonetics
1.2.1 Defining Phonetics and introducing its main branches: articulatory, acoustic and auditory.
1.2.2 Speech organs, speech mechanisms and the production of speech sounds.
1.2.3 Obstruction of the air stream and classification of speech sounds.
1.2.4 Segmental and suprasegmental sounds.
1.2.5 Segmental sounds: vowels and consonants
1.2.6 Supra segmental sounds: Pitch
01. Abercrombie, D 1967, Elements of General Phonetics, EUP Edinburgh.
02. Bloch, Bermard & Trager, George L, 1942, Outline of Linguistic Analysis, Baltimore: Linguistic Society of America.
03. Bloomfield, Leonard, 1935, Language, Reprint 1950, 1955, 1957, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
04. Biligiri, H.S. 1965" Khariya; Phonology, Grammar and Vocabulary. Deccan College; Postgraduate and Research Institute; Poona, India.
05. Bloomfield, L, 1933, Language. Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York.
06. Catford, J.G. 1977, Fundemental Problems in Phonetics,UIP, Bloomington
07. Denes Peter and Pinson, E.N.,1973 The Speech Chain,Anchor Books, New York
08. Fry, D.B., 1979, The Physics of Speech, CUP, Cambridge.
09. Gleason, H.A. 1955, An Indtroduction to Descriptive Linguistics, Revised Edition, Reprint 1961, USA, Rinehart and Winston Inc.
10. Hocket Charles, F. 1958, A Course in Modern Linguistics, Sixth Printing ; 1963 New York: the Macmillan Company.
11. osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1970" NdIdjl Ndú;h yd ú.%yh" iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
12' osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1969" NdIdjl rgd iuqodh -iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
13' osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1972" NdId úIhl ,sms iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
14' lreKd;s,l" ví,sõ' tia'" úfÊ;=x." r;ak iy rdcmlaI" r' uq' ú'" 2004" jd.aúµd m%fõYh" weia' f.dvf.a iy ifydaorfhda'
VAVISHAPA 02 - Phonemics and Morphology
2.1 Phonemics
2.1.1 Aims: The aims of this course are to provide students with a knowledge of the principles of phonemics and its practical significance.
2.1.2 Content :
184.108.40.206 Principles of Structural Linguistics.
188.8.131.52 Identification of speech sounds and study of their production at length.
18.104.22.168 To provide the knowledge of theoretical methods in Phonemic Analysis and the practical exercise through problems related to phonemics.
18.104.22.168 Study of phonemic constituents in Sinhala, Tamil and English at length.
184.108.40.206 Post structural linguistic theories.
220.127.116.11 Identification of phonemic studies according to the post structuralist linguistic theories.
188.8.131.52 References
01. Bloomfield, Leonard, 1935, Language Reprint 1950,1955,1957, London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
02. Chomsky, N., and Halle, M., 1968, The second etition of English, Harper & Row, New York.
03. Gleason, H.A. 1959, Work book in Descriptive Linguistics, Henry Holt and Company, Inc. New York.
04. Gleason, H.A. 1955, An Indtroduction to Descriptive Linguistics, Revised Edition, Reprint 1961, USA Rinehart and Winston Inc
05. Hocket F. 1958, A Course in Modern Linguistics, Sixth Printing ; 1963 New York: the Macmillan Company.
06 Pike, Kenneth L., 1954, Language in relation to a unified theory of the structure of Human Behavior (I) Glendale, Summar Institute of Linguistics.
07. osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1970" NdIdjl Ndú;h yd ú.%yh" iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
08. osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1969" NdIdjl rgd iuqodh -iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
09. osidkdhl" fÊ'î' 1972" NdId úIhl ,sms- iSudiys; f,alayjqia bkafjiaukaÜ iud.u
10. lreKd;s,l" ví,sõ' tia'" úfÊ;=x." r;ak iy rdcmlaI" r' uq' ú'" 2004" jd.aúµd m%fõYh" weia' f.dvf.a iy ifydaorfhd'
2.2 Morphology
2.2.1 Aims : The aims of this course are to provide students with basic concepts of Morphology to give practice knowledge of Morphology and to give a knowledge about problems related to Morphology.
2.2.2 Content :
22.214.171.124 Identification of Morphemes.
18.104.22.168 Identification of Morphemic concepts according to the teachings of structural linguistic schools.
18.104.22.168 Understanding of 'Morpheme' as an essential part of the language structure.
188.8.131.52 To gain the practical and theoretical knowledge about Morphemes through some problems related to Morphemics.
220.127.116.11 Morphemics in the post structural linguistic period.
22.214.171.124 The development of Morphological theories from 1955 to date.
220.127.116.11 Significance of Morphology in language studies in the above period.
188.8.131.52 References :
1. n,.,af,a" úu,a Ô'" 1989" jd.aúµdfõ mÈu ixl,amh ms<sn| úu¾Ykhla yd isxy, mÈu ms<sn| j¾.SlrKhla' úfµdaoh ixia' r;ak úfÊ;=x." fld<U' ms' 7-37'
2. -tu- 1995 NdId wOHhkh yd isxy, jHjydrh' weia' f.dvf.a iy ifydaorfhda" fld<U'
3. lreKd;s,l" ví,sõ' tia'" úfÊ;=x." r;ak iy rdcmlaI" r' uq' ú'" 2004" jd.aúµd m%fõYh" weia' f.dvf.a iy ifydaorfhd'
4. Bauer, L. 1983, English WordFormation, CUP, Cambridge.
5. do- 1988 Introducing Linguistic Morphology, Edinburgh Unversity Press, Edinburgh.
6. Crystal, D. 1971, Linguistics. Penguin, Harmondsworth.
7. Gleason, H.A., 1955 An Introduction to descriptive Linguistics, Oxford & IBH publishing Co. New Delhi. (1968 Indian edition) P. 50-127.
8. Hockett, C.F. 1958, A course in Modern Linguistics. Oxford & IBH publishing Co. New Delhi.
9. Katamba, F. 1993 Morphology. Macmillan Press Ltd.
10. Mathews, P.H. 1974 Morphology. CUP, Cambridge.
11. O'Grady, William, M. Dobrovolsky. 1989 Contemporary Linguistics: An introduction. New York. ch. 4.
12. Spencer, A. 1991 Morphological Theory. Basil Blackwell, Oxford.
VAVISHAPA 03 - Syntax
Aims : The aims of this course are to introduce the basic
theory of syntax and to give knowledge above analysis of natural languages.
Content :
3.1 Introduction to Syntax
3.1.1 Place of Syntax in linguistic analysis
3.1.2 Identity of Syntax.
3.1.3 Various approaches to Syntax
3.1.4 Syntagmatic and paradigmatic relations
3.1.5 Sentence : definition, classification and segmentation
3.1.6 Sentence categorization
3.2 Defining word and phrases
3.2.1 Word, phrase and their grammatical relationship
3.3 Current trends in Syntax
3.3.1 Introduction to Generative Transformational Theory
3.3.2 The theoretical and empirical significant of the Generative Transformational Theory.
Reference :
1. Bloomfield, L, 195, Language, George Allen & Unwin Ltd.
2. Hockett, C. F., 1958, Course in Modern Linguistics.
3. Gleason, H. A., 1955, An Introduction to Descriptive Linguistics, Oxford.
4. Chomsky, Noam., 1965, Aspects of the Theory of Syntax.
5. Radford, Andrew., 1988, Transformational Grammar first course, Cambridge; Cambridge University Press.
6. William O'Grady., 1996, Syntax, Chapters 5 (pp 181 - 289) of Contemporary Linguistics : An Introduction; William O'Grady, Michael Dobrovolsky and Francis Katamba, Longman, London, NY.
Aims : The aim of this course are to introduce the basic principles of Historical Linguistics and to teach students language analysis through those theories.
4.1 Types of linguistic change :
Phonetic and phonemic change
Grammatical change
Semantic change
4.2 Mechanisms of linguistic change :
Sound change
Linguistic borrowing
4.3 Relative chronology in relation to sound change
4.4 The comparative (reconstructional) method
4.5 The internal reconstructional method
4.6 Classification of languages.
References :
1. lreKd;s,l' ví,sõ' tia'" ft;sydisl jd.aúµd m%fõYh'
2. Hockett, C. F., A Course in Modern Linguistics.
3. Lehman, W. P., Introduction to Historical Linguistics.
4. Ghatege, A. M., Historical Linguistics.
VAVISHAPA 05 - Applied Linguistics
Aims : The aims of this course are to provide students with basic knowledge about the areas of Applied Linguistics and a sound knowledge about second / foreign language teaching or learning.
a) Subject areas of Applied Linguistics: teaching and learning of second and foreign language, Translation methods, Lexicography, Stylistics and other relevant areas.
b) Influence of structural linguistics on second/foreign language teaching and a deep study of theoretical development of language teaching.
c) Contrastive analysis and error analysis : language teaching theories which were the course of the origin of analyses.
d) Student centred education and internal and external factors which affect students who learn a language successfully.
e) Traditional language teaching methods and the other methods developed in the 20th century.
f) A deep study of the communicative approach to language teaching.
g) Acquisition of a subject knowledge that was developed in relation to studies on learning and writing of mother tongue and language teaching.
References :
1. Larsen - Freeman, Diane (1985) ; Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching. Oxford University Press
2. Blair, Robert W. (ed.) (1982) : Innovative Approaches to Language Teaching. Mass., : Newbury House Publishers Inc.
3. Littlewood, William (1981) : Communicative language Teaching. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
4. McArthur, Tom (1983) : A Foundation course for language Teachers. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
5. Klein, wolfgang (1986) : Second Language Acquisition. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
VAVISHAPA 06 - Psycholinguistics and Communication Disabilities.
Aims : The aims of this course are to study deferent research and theories related to the development of psycholinguistics and to introduce language and speech disabilities.
Content :
1. Psycholinguistics
1.1 Fields of Psycholinguistics
Background and Principals
Language Acquisition
Language, Human beings and Animals.
Philosophical views about language.
Language acquisition as a physical event.
Language as a mirror of mind slips of the tongue and mental representation.
Interface between psycholinguistics & Theoretical linguistics.
Nature of Grammatical knowledge and language processing.
1.2 Communication Disabilities
1.2.1 Introducing communication disabilities
1.2.2 Speech disabilities
(w). Disabilities related to segmental sounds.
(wd). Disabilities related to suprasegmental sounds
(we). Disabilities related to breath
Language disabilities
Disabilities related to the language structure ; Grammar and Semantics ;
1.2.3 Remedies for speech disabilities and Language disabilities, Sign Language as a part of those remedies and other non - verbal communication methods.
References :
1. Crystal, D., 1982, Profiling Linguistic disabilities, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 41, Bedford Square, London, WCIB 3 DQ
2. Crystal, D., Fletcherm P. and Garman. M., 1976, The Grammatical Analysis of Language disability : A procedure for assesment and remediation, Edward Arnold (Publishers) Ltd., 41, Bedford Square, London, WCIB 3 DQ
3. Hocket, C. F., 1967, A course in Modern Linguistics, The Macmillan Company, New York.
4. Lenne Burge, E.H. , 1967, Biological Foundation of Language, John Wiley, New York.
5. Pridauxm, G.D., 1984, Psycholinguistics, The Experimental Study of Language, Groom Helm Ltd., Provident House, Burrel Row, Beckenham, Kent 31AT.
6. Witeker, H. & Whitaker, H. A., 1976, Studies in Neuro Linguistics, Academic Press, New York, Sanfrancisco, London.
7. O'Grady. W., Dobrovolsky, M., Katamba. F. 1997, Contemporary Linguistics ; An Introduction Addison Wesley Longman Limited, Edinburgh Gate, Harlow, Essex C M 20 2JE, United Kingdom.
8. Chomsky. N., 1968, Language and Mind. Harcourt Brace, New York.
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M.Phil Degree
Duration : Two Years
i. Advanced Linguistics I - Linguistic Theory
ii. Advanced Linguistics II - Phonetics and Phonemics
iii. Advanced Linguistics III - Historical Linguistics
iv. Oral Test on Phonetics
v. VIVA
PhD Degree
Duration : Three Years
1. A Dissertation in the relevant field.


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Department of Neighborhood Development
Housing Policy --- Section 4-2
Policy Statement
General Development Costs (soft costs) shall be consistent with the costs of projects of similar scope, magnitude, and complexity.
1. All general development costs, shown on One Stop lines 159 - 185, must fall within an acceptable range that is defined by the costs of similar recent projects. DND will use recent and historical cost data in making this determination.
Cost profiles will be provided for common project types:
· Homeownership: 1) 1-4 family new construction; 2) 1-4 family rehab; 3) large- or scattered-site new construction; and 4) adaptive reuse.
· Rental: 1) SRO; 2) assisted living; 3) small unit rehab; 4) small unit new construction; 5) large unit rehab; and 6) large unit new construction.
· Projects that do not fall within the above typology will be compared against a set of like projects.
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SportsNation Blog Archives NBA
Minimalist portraits show Barry Sanders, Kareem, more like you've never seen them
We know the images of sports well, through awe-inspiring photographs and embedded-in-our-brains highlights.
This artist, though, is looking at the athletes and coaches we love a little differently. Well, OK, a lot differently. With some of the most minimalist sports portraits you'll find, Instagram user @lessonsinsport allows us to see big stars in quite a different light.
Check out our favorites:
Barry Sanders
Jim Harbaugh
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Muggsy Bogues
Steve Spurrier
Your take on the 2014-15 NBA schedule?
2014-15 NBA schedule released
The 2014-15 NBA schedule is here, with some pretty sweet matchups highlighting the season's big days. The opening-night slate comprises Dallas Mavericks-San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets-Los Angeles Lakers. On Christmas, the Cleveland Cavaliers make their first trip to Miami since LeBron James left the Heat, while Western Conference titans Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs square off in Texas. It's all part of a regular season that promises to be compelling.
Can Clippers overtake Lakers as LA's team?August 12, 2014Aug12
What is Clippers' future?
The future of the Los Angeles Clippers became clearer Tuesday, when the NBA announced that Steve Ballmer's $2 billion bid to purchase the team had been accepted and closed. Gone, pending appeal, is the controversial reign of Donald Sterling. Now the team moves forward, with a popular owner, a title-winning head coach in Doc Rivers and a talented core featuring Chris Paul and Blake Griffin. What do you expect from what long has been L.A.'s distant-second basketball franchise?
OK with Kevin Durant skipping World Cup?August 7, 2014Aug7
Durant out of FIBA World Cup
Team USA suffered another high-profile loss Thursday, although this one was decidedly less frightening: Citing "physical and mental fatigue," Oklahoma City Thunder star and reigning NBA MVP Kevin Durant has pulled out of the FIBA World Cup. Paul George, who sustained a horrific leg injury last week, also will miss the Barcelona tournament, the winner of which earns an automatic bid into the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
Love to Cavaliers, Wiggins to WolvesAugust 24, 2014Aug24
Love to Cavs for Wiggins, more
It's official: Kevin Love is a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers, joining LeBron James and Kyrie Irving on the new-look team. Meanwhile Andrew Wiggins, Anthony Bennett and Thaddeus Young will try to bring the Timberwolves back to the playoffs. There's no telling what could come of this -- Love is an excellent player, but Wiggins could end up being a superstar, and there's no guarantee whether James' second version of a big three will work out as well as the first.


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Robert Higgs Interviewed: Governments Intrusions Threaten Economy
Recorded: Thursday, June 3, 2010
Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs is interviewed on Governments Intrusions Threaten Economy. Interviewed by Steve Stanek of the Heartland Institute, Dr. Higgs explains that the governments growing intrusions into the economybank bailouts, economic stimulus, interest rate manipulations and credit expansion by the Federal Reserve, increased business regulationscould eventually lead to soaring price inflation and interest rates and another, far worse economic downturn. The solution is to move deliberately to end such policies and the accumulation of federal bureaucratic programs, controls and taxes on Americans.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: RadioIssues: Banking and Finance, Economic Policy, Government Waste/Pork
Charles Peña on Closing U.S. Military Bases
Recorded: Sunday, January 17, 2010
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Originally aired on January 17, 2010 on "Two-Way Street." Charles Peña, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, joins a panel of foreign policy experts to support the discussion topic: The U.S. should close its military bases around the world.
Experts: Charles V. PeñaType: TelevisionIssues: Defense and Foreign Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Government Waste/Pork, Labor and Employment
Robert Higgs on Obamas Spending Spree
Recorded: Monday, October 26, 2009
Originally aired on 10/26/09 on FoxNews.coms Freedom Watch. Robert Higgs, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute, examines why government spending cant pull the U.S. out of economic recession.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Economic Policy, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Government Waste/Pork, Taxes
Stephen P. Halbrook in Sotomayor Confirmation Hearing
Recorded: Thursday, July 16, 2009
Stephen P. Halbrook testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee against the confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: TelevisionIssues: Constitutional Law, Gun Control, Litigation
Stephen Halbrook on Second Amendment Rights
Recorded: Friday, May 1, 2009
Stephen Halbrook, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and author of The Founders' Second Amendment, speaks on the rights of law-abiding gun owners at the Pennsylvania Capitol's Fourth Annual Right to Keep and Bear Arms Rally.
Experts: Stephen P. HalbrookType: TelevisionIssues: Constitutional Law, Gun Control
What President Obama Should Learn from His Predecessors
Recorded: Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Amid the current economic and financial crises, President Obama may do well to remember the men who have come before him.
Experts: Ivan Eland, Andrew R. RuttenType: Independent Institute EventIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Constitutional Law, Culture/ Society, Defense and Foreign Policy, Economic History and Development (U.S.), Economic Policy, Freedom, Government Power, History (U.S), Nationalism, Political Ideology and Philosophy, Politics, Race Issues, Terrorism and National Crises
Stephen Halbrook on Gun Insurance Mandates on Glenn Beck
Recorded: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Stephen Halbrook author of The Founders Second Amendment, discusses a new proposal that would require Illinois gun owners to carry $1 million liability insurance in a conversation with Fox News' Glenn Beck.
Stephen Halbrook Testifies in Opposition to Eric Holder
Recorded: Friday, January 16, 2009
Stephen Halbrook testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee in opposition to Attorney General nominee Eric Holder.
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OrpheusSing me a song
To bring Hades to tears,
A song not meant
For a mortal with fears.
Sing me a song
That makes Persephone cry,
And bring back the soul
Of the love lost in time.
Bring me your lyre
Brave Orpheus heart,
And I'll let you see
What time forced apart.
Gaze not you backwards,
Keep strong with your faith
Or you will lose her again
To Death's cold embrace.
Sing me a song
To make Cerberus tame,
A song made for life
Brought to the god of the dead.
Sing me a song
To make Styx freeze her course,
So you may discover
What you had lost before.
Bring me your lyre
Brave Orpheus heart,
And to you shall return
What time forced apart.
Gaze not you backwards,
Keep strong with your faith
Or lose love again
To Death's cold embrace.
SoldierNever thought I'd see this day,
So much time has slipped away,
Thought I'd have more time to say
What you mean to me, but it's too late.
Stand up soldier,
Don't you fall,
Get up soldier,
We're not done,
Fight on soldier,
Save us all,
I'll be waiting
When we've won.
So as we grab our gear and guns
Let me say you were the one,
And as we're running out of time
Know for you my life is on the line.
Be safe soldier,
Don't you fall,
That's an order soldier,
Keep going on,
Stay strong soldier,
Save us all,
I'll be waiting
When we've won.
This is not the last goodbye,
Brothers always, live or die,
For our future, I will fight,
Live on soldier, by my side.
Don't cry soldier,
Don't you fall,
Be brave soldier,
I'm not gone,
Lead on soldier,
Save us all,
I'll be waiting
When we've won.
I Love You AnywayI hate it when you look at me
Like you always know what's best.
I hate it when you brush me off
Like I am all the rest.
I hate it when you put me down,
I hate when you twist the truth around,
I hate it when you refuse to stay,
But somehow I love you anyway.
I hate that you don't care,
I hate when you make me leave,
I hate that I can't save you,
I can't believe you're what I need.
I hate it when you help me up
Like I can't stand alone.
I hate it when you hold me back,
I'm better on my own.
I hate that you are in my head.
I hate that I'm up all night again.
I hate it when you say it's ok,
But somehow I love you anyway.
I hate that you're still here,
I hate that you won't leave,
I hate that I'm still wanting you,
I can't stand you're what I need.
Who what when where why or how.You're just another faceless one, hidden in the crowd,
No one cares about you, or why you act so proud.
No one knows who you are, you're just another face,
You could just disappear without a trace.
The blood red sky in your mind's eye,
It's always there but you don't know why.
You're just a part of a bigger whole,
And your heart is as black as coal.
You play dress-up with your top hat and cane,
But you can take it off and disappear again.
You're never noticed no matter what you wear,
It's a source of their contempt and your despair.
You could just disappear right now,
No matter who what when where why or how.
Everything in life.I need to hurt myself... No, you don't.
I did this... I need to hurt myself for it.
It won't go away if you do, you know it won't.
But everything in life has its consequence...
Maybe if I hurt myself, then I won't have to feel them,
Maybe it'll be consequence enough, if I'm hurt then.
Maybe she won't dump me for what I did too,
Maybe it'll be consequence enough for what I did to you.
I don't get why you're worried though...
But I dream the future, read my poetry, sometimes, I do.
And a few nights I felt a crossover, a nightmare come true,
And now I know that it has happened, because of what I did to you.
So now, I need to hurt myself, to give me a consequence,
So now, I need to fade away, and never be spoken of since.
And now, I want to hurt myself, to save myself more pain,
But all things come to an end, and it's always the same.
I would've been.I would've been a masterpiece if it wasn't for the tear,
I don't know why I tell you this, it's not like you care.
I would've been a legend if it wasn't for the time,
Age of heroes has come and gone, all I can do now is rhyme.
I would've made something of myself, if I'd had the motivation,
But now, I just lie in wait, awaiting even more degradation.
I could've been someone, or something, I know I could,
But right now, it's all talk, all "Could, should, would."
Then there's that "if" or that "but" getting in the way,
I could've been a masterpiece, but here I am, rotting away.
No one even gives me a second glance,
I'm not a famous one like Rembrandt's.
I could've been a masterpiece if it wasn't for the tear,
If only the people looking after me had taken more care,
I could've been perfect, and remembered forever,
But now I am just a portrait, of the Forgotten Reaper.
Where Angels PlayWhere Angels Play:
A lonely spark appears before me tonight
amongst the struggles deep inside of me...
Should I give in, will I breathe in?
How much more can I be forced to take
before my soul breaks?
Shards crashing into me
letting me know I am alive
If only
I am barely breathing...
The moon lights my pathway
deep in dark, where we will fade
I've walked past the archway
Where angels will play...
The warmest touch, upon my skin
Wings that glow with sacred light, from deep within
They have come to take me back, to where I've been
Gone away into the winds, my voice forever lingering
Do I alone escape this and find my peace
without concern for what is left behind
Even if I could close my eyes in endless rest
The thought of you keeps me breathing...
The angel that leads me, deep in dark, where I seem to fade;
The lonely spark that keeps me, is the warmth of your heart...
-Chen Yuan Wen, 30th September 2012
Bullying: Another Life is StolenMaking others feel worthless is what you do best
Then you go and claim it was all a joke, a mere jest
But your words mean more than you comprehend
Your words can lose somebody their dearest friend
Your jokes have taken another young life away
Now the day is bleak and a cruel shade of grey
Know that to obtain your one little power trip
Your victim will feel as if they are being whipped
So the next time you feel the urge to tease or play
Be sure to always remember what happened this day
Your torment stole a family member and friend
And for the family, there will seem to be no end
Stop the bullying before another young life is stolen from us
Why I never shut up.Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens and ignorance is bliss.
It is this combination of quotes that explain my life.
Why I never shut up, I know too much, I don't even know how or why,
Sometimes I ramble on about something I've only just started to form.
I'm only just about to start grasping the concept, yet all I say is true,
I don't know how my mind works, but I know it can vex you.
I never shut up, because I just know so much,
I always have to be right, purely because I am right.
I have and had some weird hobbies, learning things people don't,
I have to say it's quite fun, knowing what others don't.
But you see, ignorance is bliss, and as I know more and more, I become more cynical.
I used to be a Christian, you know, devoutly religious.
Inside every cynical person, there is, however broken and damned, an idealist.
I was an idealist of religion, then I managed to work out the universe itself,
And you know what came with that knowledge? Heart breaking reality.
There is no God,
The Child's Song."Corporations are evil!"
"Corporations are evil!"
Say the little children in a sing song voice,
The parents wonder as the children rejoice.
What has inspired this strange song?
Why are corporations so very wrong?
Which child started and when will it end?
And how can they see that they pretend?
One child had skipped through the village, singing,
And soon, to the tune the church bells were ringing.
Such a catchy tune it was hard to not hum,
A protest is catchy, it's an old rule of thumb.
We are the down-trodden and angry masses,
Our tune is carried by every man that passes.
We are the oppressed masters of the future,
We shall not be quietly pushed to the corner!
It all began with a simple child's song,
And now the angry protest has begun.
It all began with a naive little lover,
And now they are the mightiest fighter!
The Night Of Silence.Loud music blaring, older children scaring.
It is the night of all Hallow's eve, when we believe the lies we weave.
Parties continue well into the night, but it is different tonight.
At midnight, there's a sudden hush, and shadow snuffs out the light.
The dark is rising, just another lost warning.
Demons blend in, walking side by side with masked human.
All Hallow's has come, but no one knows to run.
The dark is rising, just a forgotten warning.
The dark snuffs out the light, and shall wreak havoc tonight.
All Hallow's has come, and no one remembers to run.
The dark is rising, and the precious light is falling.
All Hallow's has come, and the massacre, has begun.
Finding... Myself?Say goodbye to that man you know,
The one who was only there to make amends.
Say goodbye to the old me, as I go,
Because I suppose this is the way he ends.
Say goodbye to the cynical me,
The man who kept everything to himself,
Let him rest in peace, and welcome me.
For I am here still, and I am... Myself?
Say goodbye to the Cynicist,
Say goodbye to the anger and the hate,
Say hello to the Optimist.
Say hello to who you'll learn to hate.
Because that's just it, it's easily done.
I flick a switch, and I'm the old me,
I guess he was never really gone.
Say Hello to the Optimist.
For the writer of this piece is dead.
Don't wake the angelsWaking up each morning
To an angel on my right,
Never thought a guardian angel
Would share my bed at night.
He's not exactly perfect,
But he's exactly what I need,
Not what you'd normally call an angel, but
He brings out the best in me.
Don't wake the angels,
They've worked and paid their dues,
Don't you dare wake my angels,
They've earned their rest, it's true.
They keep me striving forward,
Give me a reason to come home.
Sleep on my angels,
Know you'll never be alone.
Just down the hallway
In her bedroom, fast asleep,
My second precious angel
Drifts in child's dreams.
She's still young and learning,
Doesn't know the pain life brings,
But I'll be there to help her
Rise and spread her wings.
Don't wake the angels,
They've worked and paid their dues,
Don't you dare wake my angels,
They've earned their rest, it's true.
They keep me striving forward,
Give me a reason to come home.
Sleep on my angels,
Know you'll never be alone.
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Do The Sex. The act or anticipation of copulation.
Ah man, I'd like to DTS that girl!
I'm going to DTS all night tonight!
I'm going to DTS all night tonight!
od uživatele Dragonbreathp9d 07. Červenec 2006
Dumb Thoughtless Supporter. Love it or Leave it belongs in this category. He is like cattle, being herded by the government. One of the greatest things about this country is that we have freedom of speech, and that we have the choice to question our government's decisions. You must remember, politicians are still people too, and where's the proof of the weapons of mass destruction program?
DTS's like Love it or Leave it should not be allowed to live.
od uživatele wong 06. Září 2003
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