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The only thing worse than a failed "cause" are those that continue to support it. Whether it's puppets, puppeteers, the blind or voters, doom in this sense, has no emotion. And one of the greatest media channels which supports this theory are the daily tweets from the NCGOP.
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As we honor President John F. Kennedy today, Bob Rucho tarnishes JFK's memory by repeating the currently fashionable right-wing talking point that JFK was actually a conservative -- but Bob goes so far as to say that JFK would have founded the tea party.
JFK could have been the founder and leader of the Tea Party. The real democrat party has been hijacked.
JFK could have been the founder and leader of the Tea Party. The real democrat party has been hijacked.
The Republican Party is acting out one of those dreary murder ballads with America. You know the ones, where the rejected suitor declares, "If I can't have you, then no one can!" Then he murders the woman to put her out of his misery.
America, how we loved ye!
The Republican-led U.S. House voted last week to throw 4 million Americans off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps), largely on party lines. Then it voted 230-to-189 to shut down the government if Obamcare isn't defunded. Then Republicans threw a party.
At the National Review, Henry Olsen threw up his hands:
The conservative war on food stamps is the most baffling political move of the year. Conservatives have suffered for years from the stereotype that they are heartless Scrooge McDucks more concerned with our money than other people's lives. Yet in this case, conservatives make the taking of food from the mouths of the genuinely hungry a top priority. What gives? And why are conservatives overlooking a far more egregious abuse of taxpayer dollars in the farm bill? [Emphasis by Jonathan Chait]
"It's not baffling," writes Chait, nor a stereotype. "Indeed, it's the only analysis that persuasively explains the facts."
1 John 3:17-18
If anyone has material possessions and sees his brother in need but has no pity on him, how can the love of God be in him? Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.
So, after the deplorable acts of recklessness of this week, do "our" demonstratively heartless Governor and his rich, freedom-fried buddies in the NC House and Senate claim to be Christian? Can they do something in the interests of the people of North Carolina they are supposedly "serving?" All I've seen them do for their fellow man is to limit and deny care to the sick and the poor.
George Will's editorial today in our Star-News about the evils of taxation and income redistribution almost had me. As Mr. Will said, government often gives our monies to those who neither need it or deserve it. He correctly states our monies often go to powerful interests but fails to identify those parties until the end of his editorial. Reading along, one thinks he's talking about billions in tax subsidies to already highly profitable oil companies or capital gains tax breaks for the wealthy, bail-outs given to unethical banks and investment houses, and so on.
Reflecting on my "evolution" comment of last night, I thought "That was over the top...I ought to apologize." I thought about it some more and decided, "No, I'm not going to do it. "This stuff about conservatives positioning themselves as the hardworking virtuous trying to save the country from the lazy and wasteful who want to redistribute wealth to their own advantage, and conservative's supposedly basing their decisions on logic as opposed to decisions made by liberal bleeding hearts...has come down to war. And, it's personal. And I'm going to fight...and don't really care if I insult some folks.
Up front, my wife and I are blessed. We don't have worries about how we're gonna pay the monthly bills and so on.
This item is cross-posted by Kevin Rogers at Action NC
Had I known nothing about economics or governance before watching last week's Republican debates, I would have thought that destroying government was the only way to save it. I would, of course, be wrong. To quote Woodrow Wilson, "A conservative is a man who just sits and thinks - mostly sits." While these particular conservatives were standing, it was clear that not much thinking was going on either.
Collective bargaining. Unions. Taxes. Safety Nets. Voting rights. Manufacturing. The middle class. Public Schools. Public employees. Public assets! Parks, Zoos, Airports. Roads and bridges? You want 'em. We got 'em!! Our prices are INSANE!
Social Security! Medicare too!
George Lakoff has leaped into the breach one more time to remind us that conservatives (right wingers) actually do think radically differently than those on the left/liberal and left/moderate sides of the block. And that set of differences is one reason we cannot communicate, even if the right wanted to.
From Truthout-Lakoff: The central issue in our political life is not being discussed. At stake is the moral basis of American democracy.
The individual issues are all too real: assaults on unions, public employees, women's rights, immigrants, the environment, health care, voting rights, food safety, pensions, prenatal care, science, public broadcasting and on and on.
From Truthout-Lakoff: The central issue in our political life is not being discussed. At stake is the moral basis of American democracy.
The individual issues are all too real: assaults on unions, public employees, women's rights, immigrants, the environment, health care, voting rights, food safety, pensions, prenatal care, science, public broadcasting and on and on.
It seems that many of those who are regular guests of this space are committed to a worldview based on some degree of reason and rationality.
That's a handy thing if the "Covert Alarm Locator Apparatus" in your Isaac Daniel® Compass Global 1000 GPS sneakers should happen to fail and you need to find your way back to where the rest of us are; sadly, not all voters are equipped with such a helpful worldview.
Luckily for them, there are lots of conservative "mouth organs" ready to fill the "information gap".
They send out lots of emails every day, spreading their Word, and as a public service I receive several of them; this to help keep track of just what's out there, exactly.
If you ever wondered why otherwise normal people believe some of the craziest things about "Obama's Secret Death Care And National Virgin Sacrifice Program", have a look at some of the things I get every single day, and it might all make a bit more sense.
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It's not just rumors, Asira's Knives of STFU can most definitely be blocked by melee taking the hit for a caster. Whenever I run this with guildies, we always have caster DPS and healers stand behind the tank. Melee can do it also (and I try to be mindful of this when DPSing on my DK and Pally in pugs) but we find it's just easier to do it that way.
So, tanks, please think of your healers and caster DPS and stop running around like crackheads during this fight unless you have to drag her out of the smoke bombs. Having people zig zag around for no reason is extremely frustrating. :\
Thrall can eat daggers for you too - and I find it pleasing to give him plenty of Knives of STFU, I just wish they *did* make him STFU - but he'll be standing behind Asira, who is standing in front of your tank ... so it's a rare tank who doesn't leave Thrall standing in the Clouds of Bad, making it impossible for casters to stand behind him.
loop_not_defined said...
I find it helps putting a Star/whatever on myself and a Skull on Asira, so casters can more easily line us up.
vincentmagius said...
Mainly only saw it between patchs 4.0-4.2 but, it would be nice for tanks to stop PvPing with the boss. Some of us are melee and it's hard to compensate with Billy from Family Circus tanking for you.
As to the Knives attack, can that be blocked by anyone? Usually, there should be one melee dps in the group. Just stay behind them if you're ranged.
Playing this as a melee dps got me a very rude message from the healer displaying to me the damage I'd taken in that fight, despite the healer and lock using me as a meatshield instead of the tank =/. Good thing for the damage breakdown
Tanks probably shouldn't twist the boss round to start as they sometimes do for this one.
DracoSuave said...
There are two ways to tank this boss.
1) Run around like an idiot moving side to side while silencing your healers and casters who rely on you for silences.
2) Calmly deal with smokeclouds by backing her out of the smoke cloud, letting casters stay behind you.
'But how do I deal with totems if I'm not running into them!?!'
If you back out slowly, with the casters behind you, then totems will fall at your feet. You will NEVER have to move into a totem because the totems come to you.
Strafing is NEVER necessary for this boss, any tank who tells you otherwise is wrong.


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LEE COUNTY, Fla.- Autopsy results have confirmed 74-year-old Arthur Hohensee as the deceased at 11190 Lakeland Circle incident.
The medical examiner has determined that Arthur Hohensee died from a self inflicted gun shot wound and the death investigation has been ruled a suicide.
It all began with a domestic altercation in the Silverlakes community of Gateway.
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Inside the house, Hohensee continued to fire shots. The two victims, also inside the house, were able to get to a window, where they were subsequently pulled to safety by deputies. Neither victim suffered any significant injuries.
As Hohensee remained barricaded inside the house, a fire broke out. With an active shooter inside, firefighters were unable to enter the residence and any chance to control the fire at an early stage was thwarted.
The house ultimately burned to the ground. After the fire was extinguished, deputies entered the burned-out residence and discovered Hohensee deceased.
Hohensee's troubled family life
Arthur Hohensee's wife and daughter both filed orders of protection against him last year after they say they were threatened.
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Arthur also told the court repeatedly that he would never pay his wife alimony or any portion of his pension. The judge ordered that Bonnie would receive Arthur's entire pension every month until she received all the money she was owed.
Arthur was ordered to start paying alimony on June 1st.
The judge said the divorce should have been a simple case, if not for Arthur's actions.
The Lee County Sheriff's crime scene unit is gathering evidence. Markers are on the ground, and the house is in shambles.
One neighbor says he came face to face with a man on a shooting rampage.
Craig Farmer says he thought he heard what sounded like firecrackers, so he went outside.
"It looked like the gentleman was getting golf clubs out of his car. And he was pulling a shotgun out and reloading it," he said. "I stood there and I watched him reload it. He shot all the cars up and he was shooting the house, and then in between that he was going back to the trunk of his car and reloading the shotgun again."
"He had two guns, he had, it sounded like a 9mm, and he had a 12 gauge pistol grip shotgun."
Farmer immediately called 911. He says he ran into his backyard and saw smoke pouring out of the neighbor's lanai.
Deputies got the two women inside the home out through the back window.
"One of the police officers, I saw him grab both of them from the back of the house, he grabbed both ladies and he ran across this way to the lake, and behind the houses and that's when an officer came to my house and grabbed me and my little girl, and we had to follow them,"
"He had lit the house on fire prior to the police even getting here, he had evidently. The lady that lives there told me he shot all the windows out of the house the only thing i think he did that was so the fire would spread faster," Farmer said.
The one girl said that she was running in the garage as he was shooting a pistol, and she said it made her hair flip. That's how close one of the bullets came to her. They were very shaken up, very shaken up, they were saying that he had threatened to do this."


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Santa Claus vs. Pregnant Woman
Posted by Andy, under INSTRUCTIONAL DIAGRAMS
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In our Versus series, normally we're all about pointing out the striking similarities between a baby and unusual figures like a zombie, Godzilla, a redneck, etc. But today we're taking a look earlier, before a baby is even born. A pregnant woman. And Santa Claus.
We know it's fantasy. How can one person do so many things, at the same time in so many places, all for the good of others? Wait. We're talking about Santa or moms here? EXACTLY! You see?
Whichever way you look at it, this comparison just seems totally spot on. There are too many commonalities to list in this Instructional Diagram, it just goes on and on. Feel free to contribute your own in the comments below with a shared attribute we missed.
So, there you have it. We're not exactly sure what we have, but there it is! In closing, I guess we have to ask the age-old question: Do you believe in moms?
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56 Responses to "Santa Claus vs. Pregnant Woman"
Monica says:
First thought when I saw the pic was how creepy the eyes look on both Santa and the Pregnant Woman. I love the concept of this one but I got to say that I don't agree with the "Belly like a bowl full of Jelly" only because while I was pregnant, there was no jelly. My belly was solid and did not move. That's why it's so hard to get off a couch or tie a shoe. The belly doesn't move at all.
That being said, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE how you made this for Christmas! Excellent Job and please keep them coming. The General Attributes is the funniest part, especially the last 2. I can not stop laughing. Thanks.
Yeah, the I saw that about the eyes. I was working with it larger and it looks much more… less creepy. But when it's downsized it looked a little like one of those horror movies where they're eyes go all white. Try viewing it larger. Glad you liked it, despite the slight "staring into your soul to discern your deepest darkest fears" stare.
Monica says:
I just figured you wanted to keep a little of the Zombie vs. Baby thing going with the eyes. Haha They made me laugh and then scared the hell out me all at the same time. (I am not hating on the pic at all – I love you guys it was just an observation).
Totally. They'd look better in color. But then we would have the problem of me being unable to produce any more of them because I would either die from sleep deprivation or kill myself from it. Ha ha!
PammyH says:
At 7 months pregnant, my belly moves like jelly! Well, to be fair, it's the kid moving, but there is definitely shaking going on. If only I were so jolly. Or could still fit down a fireplace.
Soon. Soon, it will be Christmas and soon enough you'll be jolly and hopping down fireplaces with a little one. Merry Congratulationsmas!
Total genius but you guys are just asking for hate mail.
Really??? How so? From Santa haters?
From pregnant women taking offense to the belly like jelly. Didn't you guys get angry mail about baby sleep positions? People have a tendency to take things out of context.
Manda says:
Meh. If you can't keep a sense of humor during pregnancy, you'll never survive parenthood.
Manda says:
General *you* not, You, specifically.
To say that what you said is true is a massive understatement. Top of the list in the mythological Manual for Being a Parent.
Yes, "you" as a group, not "you" as in you.
Hannah says:
SO true.
So far they're loving the stuffing out of it. It's meant to be complimentary. They don't seem to mind being likened to a fat, old, bearded man.
Good to hear.
Elizabeth says:
LOVE it! Especially the part about fitting presents through impossibly small openings!!
Merry Christmas to you guys! You have brought many a giggle from me since I found you blog!! Happy 2012
Aw gee thanks. (shuffling feet) MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Julia McAllister says:
Fits presents through impossibly small openings! Bahaha. Truth. Total truth.
I wonder if Santa's emotions go crazy after Christmas is over too. Post-Christmas Depression. PCD.
A couple attributes:
Grows hair out of everywhere.
Requires "Little" helpers to get out and in of low sitting positions and tight spaces.
Does not need any advice on preparing gifts for the special occasion!
LMAO! Ha ha ha ha ha! Amazing.
Emily says:
No hate here – and I just got done being pregnant, so, I feel like I could still hate on something like this if there was a need… I think it's genius. Yeah, I actually thought the same thing about the bowl full of jelly thing (that's more after the "present" comes out I guess), but otherwise, spot on. Love it!
Yay! I love non-hate! Ha ha! So glad you liked it. Happy holidays!
Goodhusbanding.com says:
I love it…except the typo…Looking is missing the "n"..
…oh, and I almost pee'd my pants at the small openings bit!
charlie says:
Working on it. Saw it after we published.
Goodhusbanding.com says:
No worries…just wanted to make sure you knew about it!
Fixed! I mean finxed!
Daisy says:
Spends the best part of a year preparing for one short burst of extremely hard labour to achieve something that seems physically impossible … does that basically sum it up?!
Blam! Summed up beautifully.
Stephanie K. says:
Omg the last of the attributes is great!! Haha!
So what you're saying is that mothers are as awesome as Santa? Meaning I'M as awesome as Santa? I can work with that
Santa Claus says:
Ho ho ho holy sh*t, kiddies! What's all this talk about women possibly being offended by this comparison? What about ME??? Just kidding. Ho ho ho! I've always been comfortable with my feminine side, so this is just one big chocolate cookie of a post for me.
Charlie and Andy, you hit the top of the Nice list with this one. No coal for you guys this year. Like last year.
HO HO HO! Meeeeerry Christmas!
-St. Nick *<[]:-{)>
MotherDuck says:
Hi Santa!
KymberlyFunFit says:
You forgot : both enjoy snacks being made and left out for them. Also what about when Santa says ho ho ho — does he pee his red pants the way a hard laughing mama would? Inquisitive minds want to know. Meantime LMAO
That's a good question ha ha!
Oh but pregnant woman gets to lose that bowl full of jelly! Santa doesn't seem to want to take the necessary steps to ditch his!
Christina says:
I was thinking about this and really, no surprise Santa has a belly like a bowl full of jelly! What with the requisite 3.7 billion bites of cookies and the 3.7 billion sips of milk! All in one night!!! o.O
jennifer says:
"keeps track of people who are naughty to them"… oh yeah, i think i was the MASTER of that during my pregnancy. i definitely kept a naughty and nice list. and i think i still have it? i also agree with the "enjoys people making snacks for them, and then eating them" idea. one of my fave pregnancy pasttimes. um, actually still one of my fave pasttimes. doh!
funny post guys! thanks
I've never been pregnant and that's my favorite pastime too!
CatZilla says:
At 7 months preggers with my first, I can attest to the belly of jelly. Squirmy, wiggly, doing flips n' sh*t jelly. This is most certainly my favorite Vs. post yet!! Must share with the hubs.
Share away! The world and husbands need to know.
Allicia says:
I love this so much I printed it out! My belly does love cookies. Get on my naughty list and you'd better watch out!
Wow. That's awesome! About the printout, not the Naughty Side part. (blush)
Kiasa says:
This is hilarious! If only I had elves helping me prepare for my big day and got to be pulled in a sleigh everywhere. That would have been grand!
Christina says:
My belly has stopped moving like jelly…just occasionally the hard knob moving from one side to the other…
However, I <3 it. Especially being 9 months pregnant and expecting to pop any week / day now!
Like everyone else, I liked the General Attributes the best =D
Belly more like the bowl and less like the jelly in it now? Yeah, those bellies get pretty flippin' firm. Wow! So close! YAY!
OurGrowingGarden says:
This is hilarious! posting tomw and linking back here!
Rad! Merry Christmas!
Katie says:
WISH my belly felt like jelly!! Feels more like a big boulder that I have no choice but to carry around on my very short body!! Ugh! I wonder, does Santa get killer heartburn & indigestion too?? LOVE the post.. I needed a good laugh! Thx
Ha ha ha ha! Sorry if the heartburn aggravated any heartburn you may have been experiencing.
Heather says:
Two Christmases ago I was 8 1/2 months pregnant. My belly sure shook like a bowlful of jelly! I remember watching Lampoons Christmas Vacation while holding my hot cocoa on the shelf of my belly. I started giggling, and that belly started shaking… I spilled hot chocolate all over myself before I could get to my feet and set down my mug. I even posted the bowlful of jelly comment on facebook! Great read!
Ha ha! The Belly Shelf! I remember that one. But oh god to your story! Yikabees!
Glad you liked.
In-between and peachy says:
[...] And since we're on the subject of comparing pregnant ladies to fat men, I thought I'd end on this funny from How to be a Dad: [...]
Ralok says:
pregnant woman wins, sorry santa but you will never be as beautiful as a pregnant woman
Andy says:
You've got my vote too on that decision. Pregnant woman for the win.
Melanie says:
I never realised it before but yep very true. And instead of holding your tummy and going Ho Ho Ho, you hold your tummy and say oh oh oh! Sort of a backwards Santa really. lol
Raquel Roberts says:
An unusual amount of facial hair.
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FLOWERY BRANCH – The NFL Network will replay the Falcons' 35-31 victory over the Eagles at 8 p.m. Tuesday night.
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan threw a career-high four touchdowns as Atlanta erased a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat Michael Vick and the Philadelphia Eagles.
It was the 14th time that Ryan has led the Falcons to victory in the fourth quarter or ovetime.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
September 19th, 2011
7:22 pm
whoop whoop
September 19th, 2011
7:24 pm
Falcons defense is horrific…
September 19th, 2011
7:24 pm
Greenbay 48, Falcons 16
September 19th, 2011
7:45 pm
Hey Coach how come the Patriots OL gives Brady all day to throw the rock and your OL is getting IceMelt crushed?
That split Patty did while getting crush was simply amazing..Talk about being flexible? Saved his season……lol
@Blue feline, the fal-con fanatics are on the x3D Blog…Enjoy yourself…———–>
September 19th, 2011
7:52 pm
Im not impressed get the dam d fixed or we will get killed this year stop playing zone bs
September 19th, 2011
7:54 pm
i was at the game and i will say d needs help bad real bad its not all them its coaching
September 19th, 2011
7:56 pm
robinson was a bust deal need to let him go he is smoking crack in coverage
September 19th, 2011
8:16 pm
bird 4 life. real fans know whats up. STOP THE HATE season just got started we have a ways to go
September 19th, 2011
8:21 pm
Robinson tries to portray something he's not with these big hits.
September 19th, 2011
8:55 pm
If the Offensive line keep allowing Ryan to get sacked and hit he will not be around at the end of the season. I think the Defense will get better and If the O line start protecting Ryan we should be able to win 12 games. New Orleans will be tough and the way Carolina is playing they will get a couple of upsets.
September 19th, 2011
9:55 pm
Smith, a former defensive coordinator, approved of Robinson's tackle.
"It was a clean shot, the way we coach it, and the flag was thrown so it was a penalty," Smith said"
Coach Smith your an idiot..That was an horrific shot!…Don't worry though cause the way your line is playing payback is a __________ and IceMelt won't last past Thanksgiving..
What a Jerk of a coach to sanction that crap from Robinson..
I hope Rodgers puts up 50 on you nit wits!!!
September 19th, 2011
10:19 pm
if we dont fix our offensive line, Ryan will get hurt and Redman also and who is our third quarterback?
September 20th, 2011
5:15 am
Wow I have a new respect for the LA schools after see that work with the english language!!
September 20th, 2011
6:07 am
Jackets 66 — Jayhawks 24
Falcons 35 — Eagles 31
September 20th, 2011
6:21 am
@hat…i'm pretty sure that Naw is a APS grad..fal cants troll on their own site…2 funny
September 20th, 2011
6:31 am
so if Smith says that Robinson's hit was a cheap shot, which it was, and Robinson get's PO'd and starts playing worse than he has been, who's Smith gonna put back there in his place?..he's got to have a body in there.. the TB qb is gonna go wild throwing against these DBs
September 20th, 2011
7:36 am
Sam Baker is finding refuge in a home for battered linemen after the beating he took Sunday night.
We're lucky Ryan's not in the emergency room.
We need a professional left tackle…..among other things.
September 20th, 2011
9:54 am
All I can say is that I know the Falcon will get better this year. By years end we will be one of the teams that other teams will not want to play…watch what I tell you.
September 20th, 2011
10:19 am
Was that Green Bay who let a rookie throw for about 400 yards on 'em? It's good thing they have that QB to save them!
September 20th, 2011
10:42 am
Hey Melt you better be working on that flexibility, forget arm strength with Mr Baker protecting your blind side..
That split you performed in the 3rd Quarter was brilliant.. More to come Im sure….lol
September 20th, 2011
10:48 am
September 20th, 2011
5:15 am
"Wow I have a new respect for the LA schools after see that work with the english language!!"
Guess you have mastered the Kings Language genius? lol
September 20th, 2011
12:13 pm
@ Chanlder Going Deep….48 – 16 Greenbay? oh you meant Atlanta 48, Greenbay 16…gottcha!!
September 20th, 2011
12:16 pm
Hey Simple Dawg…Sam Baker did take beating.Cole was moving him around like a cheap end table.
September 20th, 2011
12:23 pm
RealFalconFan…i agree Robinson is a bust. We should've kept Chis Webster, in fact is Robinson and Webster the same person, because they both play just alike.
September 20th, 2011
1:57 pm
September 20th, 2011
4:01 pm
Ok ,sam baker got beat like a drum on a national stage.So to fix that you alway run at the beat down side until their D change their attack. Even if they fake a screen to Baker side. Now…as for the Defense Hip/Hip Perry as started to show some power in the middle of the line, the linebacker's hit and tackled better. Rodgers ran petty good and held the ball with both hands while being tackled. The QB kept his eye's down field so a lot of things was done petty good, and ya! they got a lot of room for improvement.
September 20th, 2011
4:33 pm
Q: Why does the Jets and Eagles "D" look like your grandmother's "D"???
September 20th, 2011
5:27 pm
We have some of the worst fans in the world. The falcons just beat the dream team & everyone nit-picks this & that. Who cares. We won the game against a really good team. Encourage these guys !!
September 20th, 2011
9:13 pm
Yeah, What in the hell is wrong with Sam Baker? Are they still gonna put him in the there the next game? I hope he got steroid shut!
September 20th, 2011
11:41 pm
baker stinks! that was absurd what he did, no excuse, he needs to go. should of ran some screens and draws do to the tremendous upfiels pressure they had against us. ryan looked better but he is gun shy with that o-line, dont blame him either for it. d, is crap, dunta needs to be replaced NOW! Gonzalez still doin it!!!!! all u peeps who were saying he was slow and cant do anymore, juss bow down and kiss his converse. julio needs to step it up , 21 spots? i need more from u homie. roddy, gettin down as usual, big booty turner, awsome!! ryan grow some nuts and kick baker in his A** cuzz hes costing us a chance to something special. we need alot of work, national stage win gives us some respect back but we stiil have alot work to do if we want to get to Indy in February
September 21st, 2011
9:29 am
When NFL Network said the replay was supposed to be "enhanced" I was hoping they meant digitally removing Collinsworth from the broadcast. No such luck.
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11:29 pm
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Last month, students from four continents joined forces to call for reform of the economics curriculum.
In an open letter, the students said they wanted their courses to delve into a wider range of economics theories and methodologies than the standard neo-classical model that dominates undergraduate teaching, and to learn more about the implications of policy-making.
Speaking to those students was a heartening experience – all of them struck me as extremely thoughtful and articulate. Their desire for reform seemed driven by a curiosity about the world and what economics could do to improve it.
I suspect they'll be encouraged by comments made in a speech today by the similarly thoughtful and articulate Benoît Cœuré, who sits on the European Central Bank's executive board.
Addressing a Frankfurt audience, Mr Cœuré echoes the students' calls for pluralism and real-world applicability. He argues that change would make future generations of central bankers far more able to cope with financial crises.
On real-world applicability, here is what he says:
The typical methodology of economic theory is first to consider a frictionless benchmark, corresponding for instance to a long-run steady state equilibrium, and then enrich it with frictions. While this is understandable from a methodological point of view, this approach can easily imply a neglect of the short and medium-term dynamics, drastic adjustments and complexities that are important for central banks.
Another unfortunate outcome is that the typical economics curriculum tends to emphasise the frictionless benchmark more than the realistic variants. Shifting the academic focus to a world with frictions would have a welcome impact on teaching, allowing central banks to hire from a pool of young economists better equipped with methods and tools to address policy challenges.
…Academic research develops according to its own internal logic and research questions, which may not always overlap with social priorities. The choice of questions addressed sometimes depends on their intellectual appeal more than on policy relevance. The publication "game" can even generate short-term herding and fads.
…Issues like robustness, non-linearities and parameter instability are key concerns for central banks and have only been taken seriously in academic research relatively recently.
On pluralism, he says:
The dominant "rational expectations" modelling paradigm in economic research postulates strong assumptions about human decision-making, implying, for instance, that economic agents are always able to assign sensible probabilities to alternative outcomes. Clearly, this characterisation of human decision-making stands in stark contrast to our own recent experience. We need to understand how panics and bubbles can emerge from psychological biases. The Nobel prize co-awarded to Robert Shiller last year will certainly encourage more research in this direction. While much progress has been made on studying notions such as Knightian uncertainty, sentiment, confidence or sunspots, more work is probably needed before they can be part of our standard modelling toolbox. A challenge is of course to come up with tested and robust behavioural theories.
…We need to be able to think about behavioural issues, financial frictions and macroeconomics inside a common set-up. Central banks also need economists trained to think along all of these different dimensions and able to tackle the substantial degree of complexity posed by these problems, which should be part of the curriculum.
In line with policy-makers' concerns for robustness, it is essential that several paradigms and approaches can be developed in parallel. The recent economic crisis was also in large part a crisis in economic thinking, paralysing policy institutions when they needed to act. With a more pluralistic approach, it is more likely that new conceptual tools can be found when the standard ones are not helpful. Of course a balance must be found between plurality, which brings robustness, and proliferation, ie, too many approaches, which would prevent comparability.
Mr Cœuré is not the first central banker to say this. Andy Haldane, the Bank of England's new chief economist, wrote an inspiring introduction to the manifesto of the University of Manchester's Post-Crash Economics Society.
But signs that support for reform is building among top central bankers, who play an important role in shaping which academic ideas seep into mainstream thinking, is likely to do a great deal to help the students' cause.


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NOTICE: - While reasonable efforts have been made to assure the accuracy of the data herein, this is NOT the official version of Senate Journal. It is published to provide information in a timely manner, but has not been proofread against the events of the session for this day. All information obtained from this source should be checked against a proofed copy of the Senate Journal.
Monday, September 25, 2000.
Met at six minutes past eleven o'clock A.M.
The President introduced, seated in the galley, Noel Carey from Dublin, Ireland. During his stay in Massachusetts, Mr. Carey has been working on Cape Cod. He was accompanied by Mrs. Marjorie Bernstein, the mother of Senator Robert A. Bernstein, and was the guest of Senator Bernstein.
A communication from Joseph E. Connarton, Executive Director, Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission, submitting a copy of its actuarial valuation report (received Monday, September 25, 2000),— was placed on file.
A report of Stephen V. Price, Executive Director, Office of Community Corrections (under the provisions of item 0339-1004 of section 2 of Chapter 159 of the Acts of 2000) submitting a copy of its spending and management plan (received Tuesday, September 19, 2000),— was placed on file.
Ms. Melconian, for the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently, reported, asking to be discharged from further consideration of the Senate Order relative to authorizing the joint committee on Taxation to sit during the recess of the General Court for the purpose of making an investigation and study of Senate document numbered 2281, relative to open space in Saugus (Senate, No. 2287),— and recommending that the same be referred to the Senate committee on Rules.
Under Senate Rule 36, the report was considered forthwith and accepted.
A Bill relative to standardizing dental claim forms (printed as Senate, No. 675, changed,— on Senate, No. 675 and House, No. 4789, in part),— was read and, under Senate Rule 26, referred to the committee on Steering and Policy.
A Bill authorizing the town of Longmeadow to offer a senior discount in the fee charged for the use of the town's recycling center (House, No. 5293,— on petition) [Local approval received],— was read and, under Senate Rule 26, placed in the Orders of the Day for the next session.
The following resolutions (having been filed with the Clerk) were severally considered forthwith and adopted, as follows:—
Resolutions (filed by Messrs. Bernstein and Glodis) "commending Edward P. Gardella";
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Berry) "congratulating Robert R. Fanning, Jr., on his tenure as chairman of the board of the Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority";
Resolutions (filed by Ms. Creem, Ms. Tucker, Ms. Melconian, Ms. Jacques, Ms. Resor, Mrs. Sprague, Ms. Fargo, Ms. Murray, Ms. Walsh, Ms. Wilkerson and Ms. Menard) "memorializing Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act";
Resolutions (filed by Ms. Jacques and Mrs. Sprague) "on the occasion of the Kacey Gaffey and Friends Run-Walk for Life";
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Morrissey) "on the occasion of the sixth annual Harriet Quimby Research Conference in the city of Quincy"; and
Resolutions (filed by Mr. Shannon) "congratulating Leon W. "Mickey" Curtin on the occasion of his retirement."
The following House Order (approved by the committees on Rules of the two branches, acting concurrently) was considered forthwith and adopted, in concurrence, to wit: Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of Joint Rule 10, the committee on Public Service be granted until Friday, September 29, 2000, the time within which to make its final report on current House document numbered 5410.
The following engrossed bills (both of which originated in the House), having been certified by the Senate Clerk to be rightly and truly prepared for final passage, were severally passed to be enacted and were signed by the President and laid before the Governor for his approbation, to wit:
Establishing the Upper Cape regional water supply cooperative (see House, No. 4596, amended); and
Designating state highway route 213 in Methuen as the Loop Connector (see House, No. 5443, amended).
There being no objection, the following matters were taken out of the Orders of the Day and considered, as follows:
The House Bill relative to zoning by-laws (House, No. 5217),— was read a second time.
Mr. Rosenberg presented an amendment, inserting before the enacting clause the following emergency preamble:—
"Whereas, The deferred operation of this act would tend to defeat its purpose, which is to provide forthwith an alternative procedure for the attorney general to review zoning by-laws, therefore it is hereby declared to be an emergency law, necessary for the immediate preservation of the public convenience.".
The amendment was adopted.
The bill, as amended, was then ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence, with the amendment.
Sent to the House for concurrence in the amendment.
The House Bill authorizing a payment in lieu of taxes agreement between the town of Dracut and Nickel Hill Energy, LLC (House, No. 5283),— was read a second time, ordered to a third reading, read a third time and passed to be engrossed, in concurrence.
On motion of Ms. Melconian,—
Ordered, That when the Senate adjourns today, it adjourn to meet again on Thursday next at eleven o'clock A.M., and that the Clerk be directed to dispense with the printing of a calendar.
On motion of Mrs. Sprague, at twelve minutes past eleven o'clock A.M., the Senate adjourned to meet on the following Thursday at eleven o'clock A.M.


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I was selected for verification. What does that mean?
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I received my award letter and I still need more money. What can I do?
Your parents may consider applying for a Federal Parent Loan for Undergraduate Student (PLUS). If a parent is denied a PLUS loan, the student may borrow more in the unsubsidized Stafford Loan. There are also non-federal alternative loans available. In addition, the college offers a payment plan that allows you to pay 1/3 at the time the semester bill is due, 1/3 a month later and the final 1/3 a month after that.
Why do I have to put my parents' tax information on the FAFSA if they are not paying for school?
The federal government expects both parents and the student to contribute to the student's educational costs. Regardless if a parent will or will not contribute to your education, their income and assets must be reported and are used to determine your eligibility for financial aid. If you live with a parent and stepparent, both the parent's and stepparent's income information will be used to determine your aid eligibility. Whether or not your parents claim you on a federal tax return, you will still need to use their income information on the FAFSA.
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One of my parents lost their job and my family is in a financial bind. Can the Financial Aid Office help me?
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Issue 33 of the Journal is out, with a salon titled 'Apparatus,' curated by Tim Barber. Two of my images are included, which were also in the show with the same name at M+B Gallery this summer.
I've updated my website with new work:
Above image: #24, 2013
East Photographic just launched a brand new website and are hosting an exhibition of prints from each artist in their roster. If you're in London, please go and have a look!
I'll have work in 2 shows this year at Photoville, running on weekends from September 19 - 29. About the festival:
PHOTOVILLE is a new Brooklyn-based photo destination, a pop-up village of freight containers transformed into temporary exhibition spaces, which first took place in the summer of 2012. Photoville featured a feisty mix of exhibitions, lectures, hands-on workshops, night-time projections, a photo dog-run, a camera-flower greenhouse, and a summer beer-garden with food trucks that created a photography destination like no other.
Occupying more than 60,000 sq. feet in the heart of Brooklyn Bridge Park, in its first year Photoville was located on the uplands of Pier 3, along the Brooklyn Waterfront and attracted close to 40,000 visitors over 2 long weekends.
Camera Club of New York Presents:
Featuring Pierre Le Hors, Yijun Liao, Francesco Palombi, Brea Souders.
DEAR DAVE, MAGAZINE Presents:
Curated by Stephen Frailey
Sunburn in Naples is included in the summer show Making Waves at Daniel Cooney Fine Art, June 27 – August 2, 2013:
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Other artists in the exhibit include Harry Callahan, Deborah Hamon, Andre Kertesz, Nathan Lerner, Will McBride, Aaron Cobbett, Brandon Herman, Joseph Szabo, Slava Mogutin, Wayne Levin, Anderson & Low, Aline Smithson, Brea Souders and Frank Yamrus.
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Portfolios of Film Electric and Counterforms will be published in the 3rd issue of Camera (in French and English), curated by Ina Jang (whose image is on the cover) and with an introductory text by Jonas Cuénin. http://www.camera-publications.com/camera.php
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Two photographers who take a playful approach to their medium make an entertaining pair. Mann turns colorful maps and globes into sly tabletop sculptures, which he photographs as if they were features of a miniaturized landscape: a road sign, a billboard, a spiralling off-ramp. His touch is light and poetic, with echoes of Joseph Cornell, and a similar blend of sophistication and childlike pleasure in materials. Souders scatters snippets of old negatives on shiny sheets of acetate, then photographs them as random collages—bright shards of color, some as wispy as blades of cut grass. Save for a few recognizable images, these are jazzy abstractions, funny and fresh. Through March 2.
Opening this week at Daniel Coney Fine Art, Film Electric, the gallery's first exhibition of photographs by Brea Souders. By compiling discarded film, static electricity and strong light, the photographs touch on the artist's personal history. Below, some more context to describe her process:
The images are created with shredded negatives from the artist's archive attached to electrically charged sheets of acetate. Where the static force is strong, slices of film hold to the acetate. Where it is weak, they fall away. The acetate is then photographed using a flash, which reflects and creates streaks of white. This obscures some images while bringing others into relief. The reflected light also forms the photographs' luminous internal frame. As appropriate to this process, the images' final form exudes an element of playfulness and relies on the spirit of chance.
The show will be open January 24 - March 2. For more information, visit the gallery's website here.


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Although most of us tend to think of manufacturing when we hear the word lean, and of Mahayana Buddhism when we hear the word Zen, the primary principles of both translate directly to successful adoptions of warehouse management systems (WMS). Lean principles focus on process flow, optimization, waste elimination, problem solving and continuous improvements. The first principle of lean is flow, which lends itself to the Zen theory of being one with your environment.
Without question, these same principles guide the most successful WMS implementations. Learning how to translate the concepts of lean manufacturing and the Zen theories of flow to the adoption of a warehouse management system will certainly produce fast ROI and undisputable long-term operational improvements.
Creating Flow the Zen WayYou don't have to be a Zen practitioner to create "good flow." In the simplest of terms, you just need to think lean. Lean concepts start with process flow, and this concept easily translates to the warehouse. The phrase "being at one with things" is perfect when considering the term flow. Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi proposed the theory of flow and stated that an individual is in the "flow state" when he becomes "absorbed in his activity" and when the "focus of awareness is narrowed down to the activity itself." He called this "action awareness merging."
Most likely, Csikszentmihalyi was not thinking about warehouse mapping and material management when he was discussing this Zen-like state, but his theory is exactly what warehouse optimization and lean principles are based upon. A well-run, efficient and error-proof warehouse facility is about placing people and products within the right flow.
A Zen-like process flow is lean. It is one where the employee is fully immersed in what he or she is doing. Instead of trying to think about the best method of efficiently moving inventory, the employee is simply doing the task. A WMS package helps facilitate this effortless flow. Not only will this speed the process of moving goods, it will create less opportunity for errors. Achieving this Zen state of employee movement can only be obtained through optimizing the physical aspects of the facility, the placement of materials and the movement of employees.
Mapping Out a Lean WarehouseThis definition of process flow starts well before any product begins to move onto the receiving dock. It starts with the "mapping"-or laying out-of the warehouse or production facility's stocking locations, work stations, and associated equipment. Some may say only large warehouses or production floors need this type of planning, but even small warehouse and manufacturing operations can benefit from a well-designed and thought out physical structure.
Good process flow requires planning, which begins with establishing basic warehouse zones, or large areas by which you can segregate products or activities. Reviewing your physical capacity, required transactional movements, and applicable raw materials or finished goods inventory is needed to properly define your zones. Typically, similar products or activities are placed within the same zone. This could be based on product dimensions, product characteristics (such as hazardous materials), or stocking requirements (such as temperature or physical containment considerations). Within each zone, space can be narrowed down to locations and bins. Stocking locations are designated to help further track goods for movement and usage.
A warehouse worker who is "at one with" his products and physical space is a productive worker who moves with the operational flow and not against it. This is a worker within a lean operational environment. To achieve this lean flow, not only must the facility's physical space be defined well, optimized usage of that space must also be obtained.
Optimization through Inventory Placement and FlowAlmost every warehouse must deal with obstacles when attempting to optimize inventory placement. These obstacles typically result from one of the following conditions: lack of prior analysis of inventory velocity history, lack of space in the warehouse, and limitations on storage space or special product needs. A common problem for employees to overcome in achieving their lean process flow is the transit time of inventory movement. Frequently, inventory is not stored in the warehouse in such a manner as to minimize the transit time for the picking of product.
Three steps can be taken in your warehouse operations to solve this problem. First, review product sales history to identify your high-volume items, which generally represent a limited amount of items that account for 80% of your total demand. Next, define a standard methodology for picking. This would represent a lean process flow for pulling goods within a facility. Commonly used methods include picking by sales order, picking by zone, etc. Finally, reorganize the warehouse so that the items identified as high-moving items are located in the areas most adjacent to the shipping area, with the highest volume items being the closest. The same holds true for raw material usage and placing those items most frequently consumed in an area or zone that is closest to the manufacturing plant floor.
Although relatively simple in nature, these three action steps will help minimize the total transit time to pick and ship an order. This reduction in transit time increases overall flow and productivity while simultaneously decreasing labor costs.
Eliminating Waste from Pick and Put-Away ProcessingBy design, the pick and put-away process is labor intensive and, therefore, comes with inherent waste. These inefficiencies offer a wide range of options for the Zen master to streamline process flow and eliminate waste.
The receiving of incoming goods and the standard put-away process can present a bottleneck for any manufacturing plant or distributor. If performed without the principles of lean, the process can take hours or days to complete, and can delay both production and outgoing shipments. Applying the flow concept to this process is as simple as reviewing the recording of the goods received and the put-away location utilized, as well as the method of distributing those goods out to pending work orders or sales orders.
To eliminate waste, process multiple purchase orders simultaneously using bar coding and radio frequency (RF) devices (see Figure 1). Immediately have the WMS software check for open documents waiting for these goods, and then move these goods directly to the location of the pending activity. Today's WMS solutions can process a number of purchase orders or a pallet of inventory with one simple scan of a barcode. They can replenish interactively and notify the worker to immediately move the goods to a dock location for shipment (if a distributed item) or into an optimized holding location for production (if a manufactured item). Many times, it isn't necessary to receive the goods into the computer system and put them away, only to turn around and pull them again in a few hours.
Inefficient pick processing primarily occurs in warehouses where shipping is dominated by a sales order-based picking and small package shipping system. Typically, the picking process is managed by reviewing and fulfilling one sales order at a time regardless of the required products' physical locations within the warehouse.
In effect, the system sequences the picking process so that a single area or zone is utilized only once per "cart pick." Pickers place products for each order into bins within the cart. When driven by the system, a user cannot put the wrong product into the individual cart bins. Since a worker is moving from picking one order to multiple orders in essentially the same time period, the productivity of the worker increases exponentially.
Problem Solving through Paper ReductionInventory accuracy is a key element for good operational flow. You cannot be "one with your activity" if you cannot locate the physical item needed. For the most part, high inventory error rates come from warehouse operations that are paper based.
Most organizations have a difficult time eliminating paper as part of their daily processing routine, and although RF and bar coding is now mainstream, this phenomenon of paper dependency is still particularly prevalent in the warehouse. Excessive paper usage within a warehouse is not only labor intensive, it opens the organization up to a multitude of user errors.
An optimized warehouse utilizes a WMS package to direct transactions, and thus employee work actions, throughout the day. From providing the next sales order to pick to inventory replenishments to cycle counting, a systematic approach to employee work flow is best managed through system-directed activities. When these activities are driven through a hand-held RF device and the scanning of barcode labels, the labor efficiencies substantially go up while user errors go down.
A WMS package can not only direct the employee to the next task, it can batch these tasks based on warehouse layout and priority, thus providing an optimized flow for the worker. Give the worker an RF device to scan the location code and product, which is then compared to the WMS instructions, and the worker not only becomes more efficient, he can also become virtually flawless.
The Zen Master's Work is Never DoneKaizen is a common word within the world of lean manufacturing. It is a Japanese term that means continuous improvement. Broken down, kai means continuous and zen means improvement. Both the lean sensei and the Zen master know optimization doesn't happen overnight.
Optimization of a warehouse takes a solid WMS package, good planning, and, unfortunately, some trial and error along the way. That said, the warehouse can be one of the most smoothly operated areas within an organization. It offers substantial cost savings, efficiency improvements and reductions in user errors if lean concepts and a Zen flow are adopted properly.
For more information regarding WMS software, contact Technology Group International at (800) 837-0028 or visit www.tgiltd.com.


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Have you looked into Groupon yet? Groupon is a site dedicated to offering one hot deal a day. Basically, you sign up and pick your local city or one you might visit soon. You will receive a daily email with details on that days Groupon. If enough people participate in the deal, "the deal is on!" If the minimum number of people do not buy that days Groupon, the deal is dead.
Groupon offers discounts for restaurants, entertainment, spa treatments and shopping. Many of the offers are for gift certificates. One offer last month was for a $50 gift certificate to Chevy Chase Supermarket in Maryland. You only had to pay $20 for the $50 gift certificate!
Groupon is available in mostly larger cities. If you are traveling this summer, I suggest you signup for the Groupon in the city you are headed to. You may be able to score a a great deal on eating out or entertainment!
You can also earn $10 in Groupon cash when you refer a friend and they make a purchase.
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Create user without password
Creating the user is easy. As root type:
and fill in the required information. Provide the user with a password (it is irrelevant which passwrord). Now we will remove the password and enable the account:
passwd -d -u
The -d switch removes the password, and the -u switch unlockes the account.
The user can now login without entering a password.
Create a new password for the user
This works for any user! Just type:
and fill in new password.
Lock the user account
If there is nobody using the account, but you want to save it for later use... just lock the account:
passwd -l
and ready. You can unlock it again at a later time by typing:
passwd -u
Remove a user
If there is no more use for the user account, and you want to remove it... just do the following (the following command will remove the users home folder, if you want to keep it... do not enter the -r switch... and/or make a backup of the home folder!):
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Broncos Blow Up Raiders – MNF Tonight
The Broncos rolled over the Raiders 37-6 yesterday at Sports Authority Field in Denver.
The Broncos rolled over the Raiders 37-6 yesterday at Sports Authority Field in Denver.
Broncos Linebacker Joe Mays has been fined $50,000 for the helmet-to-helmet hit on Houston quarterback Matt Schaub. He was also suspended for one game.
The Houston Texans beat the Broncos 31-25 yesterday afternoon at Sports Authority Field.
Your Denver Broncos are at the Atlanta Falcons tonight for Monday Night Football.
Denver Bronco fans are excited about the new NFL season and their new quarterback, Peyton Manning who returned after sitting out a year due to injury.
Your Denver Broncos kick off their season Sunday night the same way they ended last season, against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Denver.
The Broncos won their final pre-season game last night in Glendale, Arizona 16-13 against the Cardinals.
The Broncos final pre-season game is tonight at the University of Phoenix Stadium against the Arizona Cardinals.
The Rockies beat the Marlins 3-2 yesterday afternoon in Denver. Colorado split the 4-game series with Miami.
Denver Broncos Quarterback Peyton Manning was among the first players to arrive at team headquarters yesterday for the start of the 2012 training camp.
Sunday a half dozen Denver Broncos were out lifting the spirits of the shooting victims in Fridays 'Dark Knight' shootings in Aurora, Colorado.


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Generic Drugs
Are Prescription Drugs Covered Under My Health Insurance?
Under the Affordable Care Act, most health insurance policies must cover prescription drugs.
Tips For Discount Drugs
It pays to be a smart consumer and, as people are being asked to be more responsible for their health care expenses, it is becoming clear that it is important in this area as well.
Health Watch: Popular Drugs May Soon Get A Whole Lot Cheaper
The next 14 months will bring generic versions of seven of the world's 20 best-selling drugs, and other medication.
The Risk Of Generic Drugs
From time to time, generic drugs may vary in shape or color, confusing some patients, especially the elderly.
Mixing Up Medications
Taking a lot of different medications can be confusing for all of us but when people have worsening vision and perhaps their memory is not as good it can lead to mistakes, mistakes that can be deadly.


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Bring your street metal to the track and see if you've got the skill (and, more importantly, see if you've built your hot rod properly) to go right (and left). Whether your ride is a domestic, import, car, or truck, not only can you take the whip to it and see how well it moves, but company techs from Hotchkis, Baer, Yokohama and Flowmaster will also be on hand to help analyze your performance. We'll be joined by magazine guys from all over the West Coast, too, as well as professional hot-shoes from U.S. Touring and the SCCA.
Registration forms and more information are available by calling Hotchkis at (562) 907-7757, Baer at (602) 233-1411, or by visiting their Web sites, hotchkis.net and baer.com. Attendance is $200 per person (before April 25), which includes a spectacular BBQ lunch before the afternoon driving session.
We've done all the work-just bring your metal to Buttonwillow for some heavy-duty track time and on-track tutelage via some of the sharpest tuning minds on the West Coast. The seventh annual On-Track Day is on.
2004 U.S. DRIFT ScheduleDrift 101 School, Drift Day Sessions and the National Grand Prix competitions are an integral part of each event on the 2004 U.S. Drift National Tour.
In 2004, drivers who compete in U.S. Drift National events will receive an invitation to take part in the Championship Round at year's end. It's not a points-based championship; all that's required to compete for the championship is participation in at least one U.S. Drift National event. The contest format will be the same as the U.S. Drift National events, with competitors participating in a head-to-head round and the top drivers in each group moving on to the next round.
The final will consist of eight drivers fighting for the number one spot, with the winner crowned the 2004 U.S. Drift National Champion. Cash and prizes will be paid through eighth place, but the bottom line is: In 2004 the United States will have a drift champion-will it be you?
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GummiHz strips English rave, NY garage, and the sounds of his native Greek isles down to their basic elements and uses them to build his own unique dance structures. His earliest productions appeared on Colognes hardy Treibstoff, but he's since relocated to (of course) Berlin, and to Anja Schneider and Ralf Kollmanns Mobilee, a label as multidimensional and ever-engaging as GummiHz's mixes. With Giovanni (Biatch Corp), FoNG (Sheik n Beik), K1000 (Evoke), and Eli-Q.
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Home > Movies, News, Photoshoot, Pictures, Spring Breakers > Another Promo Picture From The Spring Breakers Photoshoot!
Another Promo Picture From The Spring Breakers Photoshoot!
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- January 5, 2013 at 4:16 pm
OMG! I can't wait until Spring Breakers comes out! I am going to see it the day it comes out!
- January 5, 2013 at 5:00 pm
looking fab selly,keep it up n i m sure ur movie wil be gonna hit:)
- January 6, 2013 at 8:31 am
HOW did jb get in a fight with her? her personality is great she looks awesome and she has an awesome career.
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April Fools' Video of the Day – Gmail Motion (Video)LOL, Pop Culture, Sci/Tech — By Dave on 2011/04/01 8:46 PM
By far the best April Fools' joke that was going around the internet today is Google's Gmail Motion, which allows you to control Gmail with your body. Also, don't miss the Top 100 April Fools Pranks and Gadgets by Walyou.
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text: Thoughts on the Pinterest redesign Maybe it'll grow on me, but I'm not a fan of Pinterest's new profile page. BEFORE: Old Pinterest profile page, from Mashable article. AFTER: New Pinterest profile page, from Mashable article. Note that this shows a pin-view, not the board-view, as in the BEFORE image. Ego Before Content The beauty of the old version was that the content - the pinboards - had pride of place. The redesign puts a big fat profile at the very top, which completely distracts from the most important thing on the page - the pins. Layout The pinboards used to be better organized. The tight grid (and it's vertical emphasis) made it a possible to quickly understand what was being presented. The new layout is a mess. It requires you to scroll down before you can really see anything, and the horizontal orientation makes the page feel flabby. Add that the images are cropped in a weird way, and the whole thing seems like disjointed images floating in white void. Also, what's up with the serif used for the pinboard title? On a page with everything else in sans-serif, the serif looks very out of place. If it ain't broke… I would love to learn what motivated the redesign. I imagine that there were strategic considerations that made it desirable (maybe to make room for new features?) but I can't help but feel that it was unnecessary. The new page is messy, overly complicated, and unattractive.


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Some of T. Y. Brannock's War Experience.
The scar on T. Y. Brannock's left cheek was made by a minie ball at
the Marshall fight, in the Joe Shelby raid, in October 1863. After the
fight he rode about 12 miles into the country, and had the ball cut out
at Rock Creek church by Dr. Brown. He was afterwards taken prisoner and
sent to Gratiot street, and from there to Rock Island, Ill. He remained
there about a year, and was released at the close of the war. He went
out with Col. Elliot in August 1872, (sic) and immediately became
attached to Col. Shanks regiment, and served through Missouri with Gen.
"We were in more danger at Rock Island," said Mr. Brannock "than we
were in actual service. Almost ever day some one or more of the
prisoners were killed. The killing of a prisoner meant promotion hence
our constant danger. For a good part of the time we were guarded by
negro soldiers, and they were too mean to think about. We were actually
starved. Many a prisoner died of hunger. I actually saw men eating from
the slop barrels."
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Growing food in small spaces. I'm having fun gardening with the North-east Brooklyn community.
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As more and more Americans grow their own fruits and vegetables, MNN digs up some dirt on this DIY food revolution.
Old gumball machine = new aquarium!
To make your own aquarium, Instructables offers a tutorial here.
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In the Parisian apartment of Kenzo Takada, a Japanese negoro-nuri lacquerware teapot sits on an Art Deco table by lacquerware master craftsman Jean Dunand.
From 'High Renaissance', a story on page 118 of Vogue Living Jan/Feb 2012.
Photograph by Mark Seelen.
New product prolongs produce freshness, reducing food waste
A hormone-absorbing strip made of clay and other minerals is helping to reduce food waste in the UK.
The strip, which absorbs ethylene — the ripening hormone that turns food moldy — is already in use by retailer Marks & Spencer on packages of strawberries, and is being trialed by supermarket chain Tesco on tomatoes and avocados — "produce that triggers the highest wastage in the food industry." Tesco estimates the strips could save 1.6 million packs of tomatoes and 350,000 packs of avocados annually.
For strawberries: "Trials carried out in M&S [Marks & Spencer] stores showed a minimum wastage saving of 4% — during the peak strawberry season this would equate to 40,000 packs, or about 800,000 strawberries."
Both Tesco and Marks & Spencer say the addition of the strips will not increase the amounts that shoppers will be charged for the produce.
The 8 cm x 4.5 cm strip, developed in the UK by It's Fresh Ltd, is said to be "100 times more effective than any similar existing materials." Trials suggest the strips could help extend the shelf life of other food items.
Also noteworthy: The Guardian reports that the strip will not affect the recyclability of produce packaging.
(Via The Guardian: Tesco tomato and avocado story here, and Marks & Spencer strawberry story here. Photo via The Ewan on Flickr.)
See also: Earlier Unconsumption food waste-related mentions here.


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Co-op principles basis for business model
By Dennis Hill
Ever since 1930, not-for-profit cooperatives of all kinds have recognized October is Co-op Month, as a way to educate the public about how co-ops work and what makes the business model special.
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