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it's getting to the point where I want to see the stock market crash in a 2001 style washout of the pound-of-flesh-money-leding parasites… and I'm not even someone who has money in the markets. The reality of slow deterioration and stock market rallies is stirring the 1%/99% pot to the point where "1% hunters" will be the next growth industry.
"1% hunters" will be the next growth industry….haha bring it on, I've got my m-4 and a glock hippie.
What? Haven't you heard?
Bad news is good and terrible news is even better! It's all the rage! All the con-men, fraudsters, and bank sleaze are doing it!
an M-4? a glock? ha!! you better bring more to the party than that, goofball. go hide in your panic room while the real men fight the wars for you.


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i-church was founded by the Diocese of Oxford in 2004 as an experimental online community in the Benedictine tradition.
The aim of i-church is twofold: to enable people who want to know more about Christianity to find out more, and to support people in their journeys of faith.
i-church is currently made up of:
The Gatehouse - information and resources about Christianity for everyone to use
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i-church is part of the Diocese of Oxford. The priest in charge is licensed by the Bishop of Oxford and is supported by a council chosen from the core community and key volunteers authorised by the Trustees.
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It would appears that the Bobcats can't handle Miami at all. After getting dismantled in the second half of Game 1 on Sunday afternoon, the Bobcats flew back home to Charlotte in order to avoid what is being defined as 'Miami temptations'.
Basically, the Bobcats are the no fun team.
According to The Miami News Times, Bobcats head coach Steve Clifford said the trip back home was to keep his players focused on winning Game 2 and not on the nightlife that South Beat provides.
"Let's face it — if it were a city other than Miami, we would have been more likely to stay a couple days."
This is something that fans in Miami love to hear as it's proof that their starting lineup on the hardwood isn't the only intimidating thing about the team. The Bobcats don't live that far away either, as it not like they have to fly across the country to get away from Miami, but the fact that they flew home is another badge of honor for the Heat and their city.
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Note: I didn't have time to throw together a crystal ball for Double D so I thought we would make this a special edition of "Make It A Double."
The NFL season is upon us and things will get kicked off on Thursday night when the Minnesota Vikings and New Orleans Saints clash in a rematch of last year's NFC Championship game.
This week at AA, we will be going on the record with our season predictions. Over the course of the week, each AA staff member will "Put Up Of Shut Up" with their thoughts on how the NFL season is going to play out. Once the season is finished, we'll compare these predictions to see which staff member gets bragging rights or the offseason.
Up next is our old friend Double D.
AFC East – NY Jets
AFC North – Baltimore Ravens
AFC South – Indianapolis Colts
AFC West – Oakland Raiders
NFC East – Dallas Cowboys
NFC North – Minnesota Vikings
NFC South – New Orleans Saints
NFC West – SF 49ers
AFC Wild Cards – Miami Dolphins, Houston Texans
NFC Wild Cards – GB Packers, Atlanta Falcons
Super Bowl –Ravens over Vikings
SB MVP – Joe Flacco
DPOY – Bernard Pollard
OPOY – Tony Gonzalez
DROY – Eric Berry
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Dr. Dobson's Married Couples Devotional - June 24
Where Is Your Treasure?
"For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil."
1 Timothy 6:10
Money. Men and women have lusted for it, killed for it, died for it, and gone to hell for it. Money has come between the best of friends, fractured families, and brought down the proud and mighty. And it has torn millions of marriages limb from limb! According to Larry Burkett, founder and CEO of Christian Financial Concepts, 80 percent of couples seeking divorce say the focus of their disagreements is money. During Jesus' time on earth, He spoke more about money than any other subject. Most of His pronouncements came in the form of warnings: "For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21); "What good will it be for a man if he gains the whole world, yet forfeits his soul?" (Matthew 16:26); "You cannot serve both God and Money" (Matthew 6:24).
If we want to love and serve God—and keep our marriages intact— we need to regularly examine our relationship with money, then ask: "Whom do we serve?"
Just between us . . .
• Have you ever had a hurtful disagreement with family or friends over money?
• How do you feel about the way we handle our finances?
• Are there ways in which we push God aside to "serve" money?
• What could we do to make sure our financial decisions are in line with Jesus' teachings?
Dear God, we confess that we're so often beguiled by the allure of money and possessions. But we want You to be Lord of our money and all our belongings. Lead us into an enduring obedience to You in this area, we pray. Amen.
• Larry Burkett excerpt from Love for a Lifetime by Dr. James Dobson (Sisters, Ore.: Multnomah Publishers, Inc. 1998).
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What to Do With Bad Wine?
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- wanderluster Jun 27, 2007 06:19 AM
I bought a bottle of riesling the other day, and it is way way too sweet. Almost undrinkable. What should I do with the rest of the bottle? I was thinking maybe a sangria, or some sort of fish dish, but am feeling a bit uninspired. Help!
re: JaneRI
The yankee in me can't throw away wine!
re: wanderluster
Make ice cubes and use them to flavor lemonade or order some spicy Thai food and you may find the wine is just fine
re: wanderluster
I was wondering what was wrong with me that I have problems throwing unused food / drinks away ... you answered my question ... I grew up in New England ... it's just the Yankee in my soul.
I assume you've frozen it ... great idea. What kind of wine was it? I might have a few ideas depending on type of wine.
re: wanderluster
If it is too sweet to drink, then I would use it as a simple syrup for baking. I like the idea of using it to macerate fruits, or soaking a holiday fruitcake.
If you are willing to experiment, you could use it for making wine vinegar.
It may be that that was the style. If it was late harvest or 'eiswein' or 'trockenbeerenausleese' it is supposed to be sweet, to be drunk with or in place of dessert, not with dinner. Residual sugar percentage should be on the label.
Try pouring it over some sliced strawberries and letting it sit an hour, or sipping it alongside a dessert with sweet but simple flavors, such as custard or angel cake.
re: Louise
If it's either of those two categories it will have been a rather expensive (certainly over $25, and in the case of eiswein possibly over $100!) bottle, and if you don't like it, send it to me, I promise it won't go to waste! ;-)
If, on the other hand, it's just a cheap oversweetened riesling, I stand by my suggestion above.
Sometimes when I really don't like the flavor of a wine, but don't want to toss it, I'll just drink it as a spritzer. Since this one is so sweet, you could just mix it with some unflavored fizzy water, ice and a wedge or two of citrus
Two points:
1) I have no trouble pouring right down the drain wine that I do not like.
2) Wine that I do not like is not necessarily "bad" wine.
What do I do?
Well when it is corked wine, forget it.I dump it, there is no getting past that taint.
If it is a wine that is too sweet, I'll save it with all the good intentions of making a dessert and using it there. On the other hand, if it is just so sadly off to my tastes, then I save it for my husband. God Bless him, I have rarely ever seen him thow a single thing away.
Me, I'll just go with out.
I, like you, cannot discard wine I don't like, unless it's someone's "homemade" brew. I often use what's left in salad dressing. Mix with a complementary vinegar of your choosing half and half, then add the same volume (of the combined wine and vinegar) in olive oil. Add shallots, mustard, salt, pepper, etc. to taste.
Other ideas: pasta sauce, wine spritzer (with ginger ale, mango nectar, etc.), a light chicken stew.
Let us know what you do/did with it!
re: Full tummy
Great suggestions!
re: ipsedixit
rieslings are generally too sweet to make sangria with after fruit and all is added in, isn't it? i always use a really dry white wine for white sangria.
i LOVE the spritzer idea ... that's an awesome idea for something too sugary/heavy. i occasionally open the too-sweet bottle of riesling and usually my method for wines i don't like is to drink them last in a multi-glass evening.
re: rabidog
Sangria? It's a shame to subject good wine to the treatment....
If you just don't like it, figure out how to cook with it.
If it's really "bad," as in off, pour it as a libation to the gods of Yuck. We're all better off without it.
But, to answer a slightly different question, though I like red wines, I can't drink much 'cause they can trigger migraines, so if a bottle opened with company isn't finished, I wrap it up and tape it well (open container laws in my state) and send it home with a guest, or bring it to a work buddy who enjoys a nice red. So sad to let a good thing waste....
re: ipsedixit
i think this is actually a good idea, USING AS WEEDKILLER! I have opened up two different bottles of wine from the same winery - I tasted them at the winery and they tasted alright- with the amount you get at the time. From what I understand maybe they are corked? mine remind me of a smell of bandaids or something..
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sweet riesling would be perfect to steam some clams in.


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Volkswagen's sporty Beetle R Concept
If you're one of the people who bemoan how Volkswagen's "new" Beetle has strayed from the original's simple, utilitarian nature ... well, you might want to stop reading now. The German automaker is debuting its high-performance Beetle R Concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show this week. Currently still a design study, it was created at the Volkswagen R GmbH facility, which in the past was the birthplace of R versions of the Golf and Scirocco. The Beetle R is based on the existing turbocharged Beetle 2.0 TSI and sports some unique design features. Read More
Volkswagen has once more produced a minimalist and frugal commuter vehicle for its home auto show in Frankfurt, and this one has us quite excited. NILS is an F1-inspired single-seat electric concept with an aluminum space frame, gull-wing doors and thanks to its extreme light weight (460 kg), small frontal area, it offers sports car performance at speeds up to 130 km/h from a small 25kW electric motor. The electric motor's 130 Nm of torque offers rapid acceleration and although the range is limited to just 65 kilometers (40 miles), it recharges from empty in just two hours from a conventional 230-volt electrical outlet. Read More
Despite research by automakers such as Audi and events such as DARPA's Grand Challenge, we're still waiting for fully autonomous cars to chauffeur us about town. Volkswagen has presented a new system called Temporary Auto Pilot (TAP), which is a link between existing driver assist technologies and completely automated vehicles. While still being monitored by the driver, TAP allows semi-automatic driving on a highway at speeds of up to 130 km/h (80 mph). Read More
This futuristic, zero emissions hovercraft concept won't be gracing our wilderness zones any time soon but it definitely merits a mention. Dubbed the "Aqua Volkswagen," the concept was created by Zhang Yuhan, a 21 year old graduate in Industrial Design at Xihua University, China. The concept is a finalist submission in the CDN China Car Awards, a competition created to reward the creativity of young designers. The brief for entrants was to create a "Chinese off-road vehicle" by Volkswagen with "go-anywhere" capabilities to tackle the vast expanse of wild countryside in China. Read More
Electric vehicles (EVs) may be set to charge smarter following an announcement by the HomePlug Powerline Alliance at Computex 2011. The body responsible for the compliance and certification of the HomePlug powerline communications standard said that German automakers Audi, BMW, Daimler, Porsche and Volkswagen have thrown their support behind the HomePlug GP (Green PHY) standard that will allow electric vehicles to be connected via existing home electrical wiring to a home network or send and receive data over the internet via the vehicles' charging ports. This will not only allow EVs to intelligently take advantage of lower cost, off-peak electricity, but will also allow for remote checks of the vehicle's systems and battery condition. Read More
Fiat's new TwinAir engine has scooped the 2011 International Engine of the Year competition, winning the major gong for engine of the year, plus three other awards including the Best New Engine 2011, Best Green Engine 2011 and Best Engine of less than 1,000 cc. The twin cylinder 875 cc engine is currently only available in a turbocharged 85 bhp configuration in the Fiat 500 and will soon also be available in the Chrysler Ypsilon, but non-turbo 65 bhp, turbo 105 bhp and 80 bhp turbo bi-fuel versions are all due this year. The TwinAir's most distinguishing technological feature is the electro-hydraulic valve control, and a balancing countershaft to reduce vibration. Interestingly, nine of the twelve awards went to turbocharged engines. Read More
Volkswagen's third generation Beetle unveiled
The new Beetle greeted audiences across the world in a truly global launch today. The "people's car" entered its third generation simultaneously in Shanghai, Berlin and New York, with 22.5 million units sold over 73 years. The new Beetle comes with a choice of three engines: a more fuel-efficient version of the 2.5L five cylinder petrol engine, a 2.0L TDI and a 2.0L TSI turbocharged petrol engine, the latter two offered with an optional six-speed dual-clutch DSG transmission. The sporty 2.0L TSI also comes with an XDS cross (limited-slip) differential which electronically monitors input from various wheel sensors and, in the event of wheel spin, feeds additional torque to the wheels with most traction. The newest Beetle is 3.3 inches wider and six inches longer and will hit showrooms in North America in September, Europe in October and Asia next February. Read More
Volkswagen has had two of the most loved models in the history of the automobile, both originally built on the same chassis. It's not surprising then, that the company keeps reprising them, bringing their relevance into focus. The latest evolution of the iconic Microbus/Kombi wagon surfaced in Geneva. The new 'Bulli' concept offers a flexible layout, seating for six, a 40 kWh lithium-ion battery, an 85 kW electric motor with 260 Nm torque,140 km/h (87 mph) top speed and a range of 300 km (186 miles). There's still not enough range just yet for a serious escape vehicle – if there's no electricity available where you're going, you're on a 90 mile leash – but suitable as an urban electric all-purpose vehicle. Read More
Volkswagen to unveil 261 mpg XL1 prototype in Qatar
At the dawn of the millennium, Prof. Dr. Ferdinand Piëch, who is today Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Volkswagen AG, set his sights on creating a practical everyday use production car with a fuel consumption of 1.0 liter per 100 km (235 mpg). In 2002 a prototype VW 1-Litre was unveiled, which was followed in 2009 by the second-generation model, dubbed the L1, which boasted a combined diesel fuel consumption figure of 1.38-liter/100 km (170 mpg). As impressive as that figure is, the company has now managed to squeeze a combined fuel consumption of just 0.9-liter/100 km (261 mpg) with its third-generation VW 1-Litre prototype – the XL1. Read More
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Tommy: How was it? I heard there was an awesome shower scene.Exactly What It Says on the Tin: A character (usually someone designated a Mr. or Ms. Fanservice — either in-universe or according to the fandom — but an Innocent Fanservice Girl [or Guy] can be susceptible) takes a shower. More often the person is female, but can also be done with men to appease the squealing fangirls (and gay fanboys). Also known as the Obligatory Shower Scene. A Decontamination Chamber can be used as a variation of this in science fiction works. One of the most common forms of Fanservice, this will usually involve frosted glass, Censor Steam, Censor Suds, or a Toplessness from the Back shot to appease the censors and get crap past the radar, if necessary. If a waterfall is used in place of a shower for whatever reason (a character is out in the woods or the story takes place before indoor plumbing was common), then it's a Waterfall Shower. Almost always used in conjunction with Modesty Towel, Censor Steam, Censor Suds (though that's more common for bath scenes), and Toplessness from the Back. Subtropes include:
Harry: Oh, yeah! But then this naked girl got in and you could barely see the shower.
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Lupita makes her American Sesame Street debut with a truly wonderful bit about skin. Love the skin the you're in.
Lupita makes her American Sesame Street debut with a truly wonderful bit about skin. Love the skin the you're in.
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has thrown out a sexual abuse lawsuit against Elmo Puppeteer Kevin Clash. Find out why and read more on the story after the jump!
I'm sure Usher's two sons loved this! The singer recently took a stroll on over to Sesame Street, and added his flair to the ABCs with some help from Elmo, Grover, Murray and Abby. Check out the remixed version of the classic tune below!
Kevin Clash has had quite a rough time for the past 8 or 9 months, when the former voice of Elmo was hit with back-to-back-to-back lawsuits from various men, claiming he'd had sex with them when they were under age. However, he had a huge victory in court today, when the judge ruled that three of his accusers (Cecil Singleton, Kevin Kiadii and a 3rd unnamed one) had waited too long to file their lawsuits. I'm not sure how many more are pending, but I'm assuming they'll all find the same fate.
One of the five cases of underage sex against Kevin Clash has been dropped, because the accuser wants to focus on his career. (Or maybe…he just doesn't have enough evidence!)
His lawyer says there's been no settlement, but his client stands by his story that it definitely happened. Maybe the others will follow suit?
Since Kevin Clash was fired as Elmo's voice, due to the underage sex scandal… Sesame Street did what they had to do! Find a replacement. We, nor TMZ, can actually tell whether it is a male or female.. but the voice pretty is similar! But not quite exact. Don't get too excited though, because there's also a chance that there will be ANOTHER replacement. The Sesame Street workshop isn't too sure if this one is a keeper, yet!
They won't leave this poor man alone! He's already resigned, what more do you want?! One of his accusers from the original set of allegations, Sheldon Stephens, has brought a lawsuit against Clash, saying that he'd "lured" him into crystal meth parties when he was just 16. Come on, man! This is the same guy who sued Clash originally for the underage sex allegations, reached a settlement, said Clash never did it, then took it back because part of the settlement was for him to say that Clash never did it and he didn't want to lie anymore. More details on this new suit below.
In the case of Kevin Clash's three underage sex offense charges, they might be too little too late. According to CLash he Statute of limitations deadline for sexual offense cases of this sort is six years, and all three accusers incidents occurred more than ten years ago. Clash just filed a claim to have all three cases thrown out and he wants them thrown out now. The men claim that they didn't realize the damage that he had caused until now and that is why they are coming out against it but Clash thinks that's just BS. I have sympathy for those that have been molested, it's not cool. I'm sure it could take some people a long time to realize the damage that was done to them, but the law is the law. Hit the jump for more.
Now you know this story was BIG! Kevin Clash, the guy who does (DID) the voice of Elmo for about 30+ years resigned, because of all the publicity behind this dude. Sheldon Stephens was the first of three accusers to expose Clash for sexual assault with a minor, and now…
When Meek Mill started DreamChasers Records, he had a few artists in mind to sign on – Lee Mazin being one of them. Lee recently came out with a video and who's the leading male character you ask. Drop down bottom and tell me that I'm not crazy.
Lol! Elmo has decided to come out of the closet ??? The HOT 97 crew has decided to feature the toy of 2012. With all the controversy he's been in the middle of lately, why NOT. If you don't know what to get someone this Christmas, get them the 'Down Low Elmo'. He still allows you to tickle him and as a bonus, you can take him to a Frank Ocean concert or two. Drop down bottom please, to check it out.


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Experiment 626. Twenty-five. "She" (technically cis-female but really gender-queer). Part of the invisible/forgotten B in LGBTQ. Aquarius. Fat and beautiful. Professionally involved in psychology and mental health. Feminist, activist, and advocate (which should go without saying, for everyone). Television show enthusiast. Obsessed with the 53 Disney Animated Features. ASOIAF reader. Ravenclaw.
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Wow, the visual really brings this one home.
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Jan 26, 2010, 09.44 PMby camilaustral
did you make the belt vider than the how-to said? because i made mine 10" but it looks pretty thin…
Nov 22, 2008, 02.51 PMby nana2be
I love the variation! I looks great with the jacket, too. You've done a beautiful job on it, Gertie and it looks amazing on you……..congratulation!
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U look beautiful.. and dress is grt too
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This is a very cute dress. I like.
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I am gonna make it too :)))) Great pattern!
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love it:) i have this fantasitic bright orange polkadot material that would be perfect for this dress – i'm saving it for a special project & i think this is it!!! yipee:P
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well done! :) very charming variation!
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I'm gonna make it :)
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This is too cute. I wasn't a fan of the Malissa, honestly, because it's the sort of look that really doesn't work on me. But I really want to try this one!
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lovely! i think i will make this my new years dress project :D
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Wow, the photos are wonderful! Thank you, Burda gals!!!
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Suspect pleads not guilty in molestation case
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A man accused of molesting a child in Frederick County has pleaded not guilty in federal court.
John Stuart Dowell, 45, of Santa Cruz., Calif., pleaded not guilty in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville Monday morning to 12 counts of filming a child in sexually explicit conduct knowing the footage could be sent out of state or out of the country or transmitting the footage via computer, and one count of transmitting child pornography online, according to online court records.
A superseding indictment was handed down against him April 25. Dowell had been indicted last December on a single count of sexual exploitation of a child.
The more recent indictment involves two alleged victims -- a prepubescent girl and a 3-year-old girl.
Dowell is alleged to have performed sex acts on the 3-year-old girl, and filming her according to the affidavit. An affidavit for an arrest warrant says Dowell filmed those acts while staying at a home in Frederick County in fall 2010 and summer 2011.
The affidavit says his sister turned in a video to FBI officials in Florida last fall, and that the same video had also been downloaded in Denmark.
Dowell is alleged to have filmed his abuse of the other child in December 2010 and January 2011, according to the indictment.
U.S. District Judge B. Waugh Crigler set a jury trial for May 29, according to online court records. Dowell is being held in custody, records state.
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I would hope so too, but the way our "justice system" is, he'll be released...They always are, unfortunantly for the victims (past, present, and future)...
You are so right Katie! And until the Government can get their greedy hands into the business of selling dope, they will continue to go after the little guy. The real War on Drugs (so-called) is a failure and costing taxpayers a fortune.
In the meanwhile, the filthy creeps who molest children have little to fear: they continue to exploit children as they share their sickness online and elsewhere.
Touch a child: Strike One - you are out! These perverts should never get a second chance to damage another child. Castration will cure them and you don't have to spend thousands of dollars to lock them up.
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David Aldridge: Knicks, having turned down OKC offer for Iman Shumpert, looking at last-minute scenarios w/Clips after Shump MRI came back relatively clean. Twitter @daldridgetnt
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Marc Stein: Knicks & Clippers, I'm told, have re-ignited serious discussions late this afternoon on deal headlined Shumpert/Collison. Talks as we speak Twitter @ESPNSteinLine
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Adrian Wojnarowski: Iman Shumpert's MRI has revealed no tears in left knee, only a mildly sprained MCL, league sources tell Yahoo Sports. Could miss two weeks. Twitter @WojYahooNBA
Ken Berger: MRI on Iman Shumpert's left knee has revealed a sprained MCL, league source says. Twitter @KBergCBS
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After several rounds of negotiations, the Clippers and Knicks abandoned discussions on a proposed trade centered around Shumpert earlier on Wednesday, league sources said. The Knicks had interest in bringing back Clippers point guard Darren Collison and rookie Reggie Bullock as part of a package, but wanted Los Angeles to accept Raymond Felton in the deal, sources said. The Clippers resisted the Felton element of the deal, and were reluctant to part with Bullock or any draft picks in talks, sources said. Clippers general manager and coach Doc Rivers has been determined to upgrade athleticism on the wings and sees Shumpert as a player who can complement J.J. Redick and Jared Dudley. Redick is expected to miss a month with a back injury. Yahoo! Sports
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Within hours of trade talks collapsing with the Los Angeles Clippers on a deal, New York Knicks guard Iman Shumpert suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee, a league source told Yahoo Sports. Yahoo! Sports
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Things did not go as planned on our way to Florence. Trenitalia arrived late at Milan and the following happened: we missed our train, almost went to Venice (the Italian conductor led us to believe we were on our way to Florence), hopped out of said train, went back to Milan, boarded train to Florence, arrived at Santa Maria Novella Termini. Whew.
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The Justice Department has accused the company that performed background investigations of both National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis of defrauding the government, making false statements and breach of contract.
DoJ's civil complaint filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Alabama alleges the company, which is the government's largest contractor for background-investigation services, submitted at least 665,000 background investigations to the Office of Personnel Management that hadn't been properly reviewed.
DoJ's complaint alleges the company began "dumping" or "flushing" cases — transmitting cases to OPM and falsely representing them as completed — in 2008 to maximize the company's revenues and profits. All told, 40 percent of the cases USIS submitted to OPM over a four-year period beginning in March 2008 were the result of "dumping," according to DoJ's most recent filing.
USIS, headquartered in Falls Church, Va., came under fire last year when it was revealed the company performed background investigations of both Snowden and Alexis. However, DoJ's complaint is not related to the investigation of either man.
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"Shelves are as clean as they could get. Flushed everything like a dead goldfish."
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Eventually, though, the practice became more frequent. USIS management upped its monthly goals, which in turn led to more dumping. The company even took to using a software program called "Blue Zone," which helped the company easily identify a large number of cases for dumping, according to the filing.
The filing also alleges that senior management at the company knew of the practice.
"USIS senior management was fully aware of and, in fact, directed the dumping practices," the filing states, citing internal company documents.
Internal emails show the the workload leader in western Pennsylvania would send email updates to supervisors detailing the number of cases transmitted to OPM by the company each day, which would often contain details about the number of cases that had been dumped.
For example, an April 2010 email from the workload leader to the company's director of national quality assurance, cited in the filing, stated: "Shelves are as clean as they could get. Flushed everything like a dead goldfish."
DoJ's complaint contains a slew of internal emails suggesting that dumping cases was a frequent and accepted practice at the company.
An Oct. 2010 email again from the workload leader to the director of national quality assurance stated: "t'is Flushy McFlushershon at his merry hijinks again!! **leprechaun dance**...I'm not tired..."
Another email sent in late December 2010 referenced "Dick Clark's Dumpin' New Year's Eve" and stated: "Have a bit of a backlog building, but fortunately, most people are off this week so no one will notice."
DoJ: 40 percent of cases dumped
The filing also alleges that the high-level officials sought to conceal the company's dumping practices from OPM.
OPM became concerned in April 2011 with the substantial number of cases being submitted by a small group of USIS employees, according to the filing. A data review conducted by the agency that month also showed that a large number of cases were coming into OPM with the label of "Review Complete," even though metadata analysis showed that the cases had never been opened by a USIS reviewer. After OPM sent a letter to the company outlining these concerns, USIS's response — signed by USIS' vice president of field operations — blamed the issues on software glitches, according to the suit.
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— Oct. 29, 2010 email from USIS employee to to the company's director of National Quality Assurance and the Quality Control Manager
USIS also held off on dumping cases when OPM conducted on-site visits. The filing cites an October 2011 email from the president of USIS Investigative Services Division to USIS' president and CEO and chief financial officer showing concern about the company's dumping practices while OPM was on the company's premises conducting an audit.
All told, USIS submitted at least 665,000 background investigations to OPM between March 2008 and September 2012 that were falsely represented as complete when, in fact, they hadn't received proper review, according to the suit.
That's about 40 percent of the total background investigations conducted by USIS during that time and includes investigations of current and potential employees at most government agencies including the departments of Justice, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security and Defense.
Last October, the Justice Department joined a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former USIS employee Blake Pervical under the federal False Claims Act.
Under the act, the company is liable for three times the amount of damages sustained by the company plus a penalty.
The amount OPM paid per completed background investigation varied from $95 to $2,500 depending on the type of investigation. USIS also received bonus payments in 2008, 2009 and 2010 totaling more than $11.7 million for meeting OPM's goals for timeliness, quality and program management.
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Sofaer, S., and K. Firminger. 2005. Patient perceptions of the quality of health services. Annual Review of Public Health 26:513–559.
Speroff, T., and G. T. O'Connor. 2004. Study designs for PDSA quality improvement research. Quality Management in Health Care 13:17–32.
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Messy bunch of reblogs contain e.g. art I find impressive, beautiful or interesting, photography, animals of many sort (especially cats!), overall things I find cute, gaming related posts, tattoos, nail art, and fandoms including Assassin's Creed, Pacific Rim, Shingeki no Kyojin, Disney, Ghibli, Pokémon, Mass Effect and Adventure Time, to name a few. You never know.
I by myself am doing this and that. Art doodles, handcrafts, glass work, cosplay, gaming, roleplaying, list goes on. I'm a young woman in my 20s living in Tampere, Finland, and study in Tampere University of Applied Sciences' Degree Programme in Media (an English interactive media program). My dearest dream in the moment is to own a cat. *u*
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no but seriously imagine being a muggleborn wizard at hogwarts and then when you learn to conjure your patronus it turns out to be a pikachu
#and everyone's like 'ooooh what sort of magical creature is this' #meanwhile the muggle borns are laughing their asses off going 'PIKA! PIKA' at you #not but srsly how come muggle borns don't have a super secret club making inside jokes and snarking right back at elitist purebloods
#i fully support this #muggleborns writing with pencils and pens instead of stupid quills #using muggle slang to answer to insults #teaching their housemates about muggle culture and introducing them to tv shows and books and movies #you have no idea how much i want this #hogwarts will always be there to welcome you home
I mean as a person who's had to integrate in a foreign culture (which is think is similar to how muggle borns would initially feel in the wizarding world) I know how you, despite wanting to become part of the community, seek out people like you by instinct. Tbh, all the European kids in my town would spend at least the first thirty minutes of any conversation with each other talking about how seriously no Communist is like a dirty word here and why don't they have Kinder eggs in this fucking place is2g. So it makes sense to me that muggle borns would seek each other out and make inside jokes and dude the new Pokèmon came out bloody hell I'll have to wait for summer to play it ugh and shit please tell me your mum sent you ballpoints again I seriously cannot deal with all this ink I keep staining everything.
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Lily is a Great Dane that has been blind since a bizarre medical condition required that she have both eyes removed. For the last 5 years, Maddison, another Great Dane, has been her sight. The two are, of course, inseparable.
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Indiana: 12-Year-Old Boy Made Honorary Marine before succumbing to cancer-related infection. Local Marine stood vigil at his hospital door the entire night before he passed away.
12-year-old Cody Green has always admired the strength and courage of the marines. At 12:35 Saturday afternoon, it was the Marines admiring the strength and courage of Cody.
Cody had leukemia since he was 22 months old, but beat the disease three times. Although he was cancer-free, the chemotherapy lowered his immune system and Saturday afternoon, he died from a fungus that attacked his brain. Members of the Marines decided to step in and do something.
"They decided Cody, with the strength and honor and courage he showed through the whole thing, he should be a Marine," said Cody's father David Snowberger.
Cody was given Marine navigator wings and was made an honorary member of the United States Marine Corps. For one Marine, that wasn't enough, so he did even more.
"The night before Cody passed, he stood guard at Cody's door at the hospital all night long for eight hours straight," said Snowberger.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. ( WKBW ) One week after tow truck driver Coradaryl Henley was shot and killed while on the job, dozens of local tow truck companies joined together in a solemn procession to honor him.
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The procession ended at Hopewell Baptist Church, where a funeral was held for family and friends, to celebrate Henley's life and say one final goodbye.
The church was full as those closest to Henley remembered him as a hard working family man who will be dearly missed.
The funeral procession then left for Forest Lawn cemetery, once again flanked by tow trucks.
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Tactical Urbanism project for "Lifelong Communities" this weekend in ATL
This looks like a cool project. Two blocks of Auburn Avenue — from Hilliard to Jackson — will be temporarily transformed into a Lifelong Community this weekend using tactical urbanism methods to show what the area could look like. Read about it here.
Two blocks are being transformed into a walkable community Friday through Sunday with a special focus on meeting the needs older adults and people with disabilities.
The project is called Sweet Auburn Living Beyond Expectations and it's being organized by the Atlanta Regional Commission. The Facebook page has a full schedule of events happening on Saturday and Sunday. Here's a map (large version):
I sent ARC a couple of questions about the project and they kindly replied.


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Am I average when:
1) The nasty comment hits my ears, I immediately take it personally. I have been told by others that I am "too sensitive", just let it roll off your shoulders. These statements cause me to be even more insecure.
2) I get angry. snap! my face contorts and sometimes I snap back.
3) I retreat inward and beat myself up for days for not ignoring the comment.
My responses are so deeply rooted. I am a great target of the workplace bully(s). How can I let this ugliness just roll off?
You know what, my friend? I feel you are entitled to ingest what you are given and exude the emotion you feel accordingly. I may not be the best person to offer advice about this topic, since vituperative missiles tend to hit me with full force and do not offer any reprieve, but I hope I can offer my opinion with a useful outcome for you. Acknowledge how you sense, feel, and experience situations differently from those who lack the ability to automatically tap into an empathetic state or manually for that matter. It is not wrong to take words personally when the effect can justify the feeling. Recognize why it's hurtful, why it's being offered to you, and ask yourself if it is something within your power to be changed and whether you want it to be changed... Where are their words coming from? What are their intentions to incite these thoughts to you? Are they useful? Are they coming from a place of caring and desire to help or is it just to load their baggage onto you? Trust in how you may be right to be upset, to be angry and know how they may not be right. If their words exact the idea of your "wrong-ness" for being angry or upset, recognize how they could they be wrong about your feelings being wrong. And most importantly, if you ever obtain the courage to do this because believe me it was a major struggle for me to do, openly ask them the purpose of the statements. Ask them what these statements are for and what they want for you to do with them... if the question fits of course. These questions do not necessarily have to be asked in a way of angered affect, but a simple curiosity. From what I understood of your thread, it seems like you may be interested in knowing the "why" for their conduct and verbalizations. I do have to warn you, you may not like or have an appreciation for what they have to answer with... but I feel, for myself, it makes it easier to either be understanding of their motives or it makes it easier to justify the feelings of the initial assault.
"... he is the seeker and
the sought, the longer-for and the one who longs;
he is the arsonist - and is the scorched..."- Ovid
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So I suppose I indirectly answered the question about how I would react, haha. I essentially broke down, for you, the process I go through when someone catches me off guard in an unpleasant way. However, I've taught myself to withhold my physical reactions until after I've thoroughly interrogated them about it. hahaha. I use to instinctually respond without a second thought; it took an extremely long time to learn how to not give in to the rampant emotions. I do, from time to time, still passionately assertion my distaste for something. I haven't yet figured out how to stop beating myself up for the ways I displease people or how I respond(even if I respond with "level" headed-ness) to these situations. I find I can only take comfort in the idea of the feelings I have to be temporary in effect and if/when another situation arises the feelings I have may be similar but are not the same as the feelings I had before. They are simply another sibling rather than the original haha. I do hope you shall find inner peace and when you do please tell me your secret And I promise I shall offer it to you, if I ever stumble upon it. haha.
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the sought, the longer-for and the one who longs;
he is the arsonist - and is the scorched..."- Ovid
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In my opinion the best way is to at least try to keep your calm in such situations. It's all about their point of view against yours - their subjective world and yours.
If you go and get angry about it, throw something back, it means that you have fallen to the level of their subjective world.
People respect those who keep their own side without being weak (at least in male world). You should also think hard about whether you yourself provoke such reactions in every way. People who just suddenly snap with negative comments without any reason just look like dicks and there is nothing you can do except keep yourself composed.
There is ultimately no one who can survive negativity without getting affected by them at all. Even the famous people get hurt even though people often think that they shouldn't care.
Ignoring works very well. People want reaction, the get energy from it. People who throw negative comments have a negative energy inside them which they are projecting to the world around them.
Short pause, maybe look them shortly in to eye and continue doing whatever you were doing / walk away.
Even though it feels like "doing something" would have been the best choice, always know that not reacting is the best way almost every time.
There is an exception like if someone is continuously harassing you, then action is definitely needed. If you ignore once, twice or maybe three times, it's still good, but after that it will only look like you don't have it in you to take action.
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Its a sad man who's living in his own skin and can't stand the company."
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Thank you the greatdiaphanous & Julesp
Your posts were extremely well written, thoughtful, insightful and spot on.
Yes, I want to know "WHY"!
I am always viewing myself as a victim, but you know what, I actually am a victim. I want so badly to change things, at least my initial reactions and stop the horrible why, why, why dialog in my mind. I often respond with rigid sarcasm and the "evil eye" look. In the end, I have always become the loser because the perpetrators run to the boss with complaints. That, I suppose is their way of reacting. I end up being "The Problem" accused of not being a team player. I will not stoop so low as to carry a concealed tape recorder to prove my innocence.
SA is not something I want to discuss with co-workers or employers. I do not want to give anyone ammunition to use against me and they will, given ample opportunity. 99% of the women I have worked with in Florida behave inappropriately; spend hours on their smart phones, cursing, low class, much to personal comments, constant teasing, giggling. I am in a professional occupation, diligent "nose to the grindstone" employee. I am also 20 years their senior and will hold firm to my work ethic. We work in an open space environment.
Empathy is found with the beautiful individuals on this board. I wish I would have found you years ago.
Wish I could "lighten up", but that would not be my personality or true to myself. I would feel uncomfortable behaving that way.
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I've been victim of similar things what you describe when I was younger.
It's really hard for me to believe that there are people like that in world of adults as well, though I shouldn't be surprised. Only a glance to any media is enough.
Those are really hard cases, where the group dynamics have formed in the way you described. I believe that you'll find the right way to make things good for yourself.
I agree with you that this board is an excellent place to find at least something good in this world. I've been present for only a while and I've already seen great people with great insight and influence.
I know exactly what you mean by "lightening up" because I myself could never do it even if I would have wanted to. I guess I just learned to live with it.
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Cerebral flatulence.
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Depends if im sober or drunk.
If im sober and someone had a verbal attack against me, I wouldnt have the confidence to say anything back and would feel low and ignore it. Then later I would beat myself up about it and keep thinking why the hell didnt I say anything back.
If im drunk then I flip and have a go back. Worse still theres been times when I have been so wasted I had thought someone was verbally attacking me (even if they were not) and have turned round and had a right go at them
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The Friends of Adams Farm is a group of area residents dedicated to the preservation of Adams Farm. The Adams Farm property includes approximately 365 acres of town-owned land, additional acreage held in adjacent land conservation trusts, and land owned by the New England Forestry Foundation and the Norfolk County Agricultural School, for a total of over 700 acres open to the public for low-impact recreation.
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For a complete list of events at the Farm this fall, go to the "News and Events" page and click on the "Adams Farm Events" tab at the top of the page. There you will find a list of the times and dates of all the events currently scheduled at Adams Farm. If you're interested in holding an event at the Farm, click on the link to the Application for Use at the top of this page. Please keep in mind that since Adams Farm is a town-owned property, you should allow at least 3 weeks for events to be approved by the Adams Farm Committee and the Board of Selectmen. If you plan to serve alcoholic beverages at your event, you will also need apply to the Selectmen for a one-day liquor license.
MOMS Club "Mummy" 5k Run Benefits Food Pantry
The MOMS Club of Walpole will hold a "Mummy" 5k Run at Adams Farm on Saturday, October 11 (Rain date: Saturday, October 18) from 9AM to 3PM as a fundraiser to benefit the Walpole Food Pantry. Runners are encouraged to dress in their best Halloween costumes for this non-competitive Fun Run which welcomes runners of all ages.
To register for the run, go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/themummy-5k-fun-run-benefitting-thewalpole-food-pantrytickets-11922629907. Pre-registration is $25 for individuals and $40 for families, or $30 for individuals and $50 for families the day of the race. (Cash or check only on the day of race.) Registration begins at 9AM and includes a t-shirt, hayrides, and pumpkin painting.
The run will begin promptly at 10AM and wind through 3.2 miles of scenic trails at the Farm. Food and beverages will be available for purchase after the run for all to enjoy. There will also be a variety of entertainment, games, and special treats for both kids and adults alike. Law of Attraction, an amazing ColdPlay and U2 cover band, will perform for runners post-race. This is sure to be a great day for families and friends to enjoy on such a scenic property!
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