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T.I. Forms Alliance With Amar'e Stoudemire
According to Vibe, Stoudemire and T.I. have struck a collaborative deal between their respective record labels. Breaking the cycle of baller-turned-rapper, Stoudemire is pursuing a side-career as a manager. What we are doing is collaborating as far as managing playersThat's something I have a special interest in; with me being an athlete I know what it takes and how important it is to have a great management team.
The NBA has sported a Hip Hop image since the mid-90s, with players and rappers mingling on a regular basis. With that said, it was only fitting that T.I. and Stoudemire found their hobby interests meshing well.
T.I. and Grand Hustle are great from a music standpoint, Stoudemire explained. I got a record label out called Hypocalypto Records. My artist Juice [click to read] is the next project for me. T.I. wants to get into sports management, and I'm already involved with that so we are just going to collaborate with both companies. We've been talking the past two weeks about making something happen. We are finally starting to get the ball rolling.
Juice, who also resides as a Black Wall Street affiliate, will be the first artist to jumpstart this new joint venture between Hypocalypto and Grand Hustle.
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The empirical vs. the emotional and a 3-0 hole
May, 7, 2011
By Brian Kamenetzky
Matthew Emmons/US PresswireIt's tough to believe it's over when you believe so much in the belief.Friday night's loss didn't come for want of want.
Recognizing their season on the line, the Lakers poured everything they had into Game 3, on the floor and on the bench, and lost anyway. There was another blown lead fueled by offensive breakdowns in the fourth quarter and blown defensive rotations they'll lament deep into the summer, but blame the flesh, not the spirit. After, the Lakers continued to talk of beating themselves and missed opportunities. Of being right... there... if they could make a couple plays.
All true, except that's how good teams lose to other good teams in the playoffs, littering the path with if-only's and indelible moments swinging games one direction or the other. The Nuggets remember two botched inbounds passes in the '09 Western Conference Finals. The Magic dwell on Courtney Lee missing at the rack in Game 2 of the '09 Finals. Key plays and key minutes always seem to swing towards the better team, and in the NBA, the better team wins a seven game series.
For the first time since losing to the Celtics in '08, the Lakers aren't it.
The evidence has been there for a while. Historically, championship squads don't suffer extended losing streaks, as the Lakers did multiple times this season. They don't lose multiple games by double digits on their home floor. For all their skill, the Lakers have over the course of the season had stretches where scoring became remarkably difficult, putting pressure on a defense not quite up to the task. 17 wins in 18 tries out of the All-Star break seemed to change the narrative, but in reality was only a vibrant, dazzling echo of a championship sound. This year's soundtrack for the Lakers was the other 64 games, one many- too often including themselves- didn't want to hear.
I'm no less guilty. For most of the year, I've sounded alarms about the team's shrinking margin for error, and how winning a third title would require them to exceed, not simply meet, last year's level. I noted failures offensively, the inconsistencies of Pau Gasol, and questioned a bench I thought in October would be superior to last year's edition but never panned out. Yet despite all the data to the contrary, despite watching a group never really passing the championship eye test, like most everyone I figured when push came to shove, these Lakers would be those Lakers. After dropping Game 1, I believed they'd win Game 2. After losing Game 2, I figured they'd win Game 3.
Americans are an optimistic people, and never more so than with their sports teams. In the battle of the empirical vs. the emotional, the latter always wins, for fans in particular but media as well. Did I underestimate the Mavericks? No question, despite believing more than many this would be a long series. But fundamentally, I overestimated the Lakers, matching the Mavs in the scouting report against a team that wouldn't actually take the floor.
The image of greatness is hard to erase, especially when obscured by near-greatness and familiarity.
For this season's Lakers, the alchemy of timing and performance appears to have eluded them, despite the lofty expectations. Gasol's postseason collapse has robbed them of critical production, the outside shooting has gone almost comically cold, even relative to the team's own middling track record on that front. Meanwhile, Dallas has raised their game to a level the Lakers can't match.
All that remains now is the chance for a miracle, the idea the Lakers might do what nearly 100 teams before them couldn't, and recover from a 3-0 hole. I know it won't happen, but even then it's hard to completely kill the memory of how good this group has been. Some team will some day be the first to pull it off, right?
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I grew up on a missile testing range in the California desert. Family trips often included tours of nuclear power plants. My father, brilliant, raging, drinking, was himself a device one had to avoid detonating — and sometime one of us would set him off, unintentionally.
Current unpleasantness has me flashing back to those times, and forward as well — wondering if I've done what I need to do to stop the deception that's led us to this. It's what everyone asks: But what can I do? Once in a while, as a journalist, I could get a few digs in. In writing and art, a few more. But — and this may be as self-serving as it is self-deluded — I think I'm doing the best thing by following my desire.
My mother filled the house with feminist novels during that great flowering in the '70s, and I read them, some openly, some snuck into in glimpses. Now these ladies are out of fashion and out of print, but I still love them — Marge Piercy, Judith Rossner, Fay Weldon, Erica Jong. They shaped my dreams — you could live in a group house full of artists and workers scrabbling to survive, rural or urban, and it maybe, maybe, could work. You could sleep with women and the world wouldn't crack open. You could sleep with more than one man and you wouldn't be stoned or shunned.
The writers were less naive than I was, of course; dry and chiding and even a little cynical. The commune falls apart; the center cannot hold against women always having to bake the bread, make the bread, carry the children. But at the beginning of the books, it all looked possible — and that's the vision that formed my ideal. Time and drugs and punk rock and the career ladder all eroded that ideal, but it remained within me, folded on itself, until after I had a child and made it through her toddlerhood.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Kangaroo crossing signs dot the roadways, but it's a myth that water drains the other way around. I'm in Queensland, Australia, on the northeastern coast of the continent. My name is Karen Backe, and I'm an educator with the Aquarium of the Pacific. I flew from Los Angeles to Sydney and traveled 15 hours north by land along the coast. Along the way, by bus and train, I met up with more and more whale researchers. We were easy to spot if you knew what to look for – hiking backpacks, whale tail necklaces, t-shirts that read things like "What genius decided to call them 'killer whales' instead of 'sea pandas'?" and an air of excitement – we were all headed for Peregian Beach, and a project called BRAHSS.
BRAHSS [pronounced like 'brass'] is an acronym for the Behavioural Response of Australian Humpback whales to Seismic Surveys (more on the exciting work being done here coming soon). All told, 93 people have converged on a small surf town, including chief and project scientists, project coordinators, boat skippers, marine mammal observers, computer and communication specialists, acoustic scientists, whale taggers and biopsy collectors, data and equipment specialists, party chiefs, a health and safety officer, and an army of volunteers from all over the world. Together, we are embarking on one of, if not the, largest and most complex whale behavioral study ever undertaken. There are five small boats, a large ship which will be the source of the sounds produced during parts of the experiment, two land-based observation stations each supporting three separate observation teams, an acoustics lab supported by five recording buoys listening to the trials and the whales, analyzing the world beneath the waves, and a headquarters from which the trial director will conduct the massive symphony of research underway.
With this many people to house and feed, the BRAHSS project has filled a big piece of Peregian Beach. The locals know and recognize the bright blue sun hats, huge research buoys being assembled in the yard, and the parade of boats parked in the streets. Living at the volunteer (or "vollie" as the Australians say) base station is a hoot and a half – we are housed in groups in a series of units along adjoining streets, and all food and cooking are communal; this means everyone is constantly in and out of everyone's kitchens and living rooms, talking over the data collection, relaxing and swapping stories of field work and other adventures.
As the ice is broken and project systems begin coming online, an air of excitement hangs about the place. Even on our time off down at the beach mother and calf humpback whales can be spotted just beyond the surf, and everything is being readied for the huge research project about to begin - BRAHSS 2014.
Stay tuned for more updates!!!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Whale Watching
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Happy October everybody! This month has been flying by and even though we have ended our blue whale tours we are still seeing them! That's right, the blues are still here and they are not the only stars of the show lately. Humpback whales, several at a time, have been sighted, feeding and being very curious with our boats and our guests onboard. We have had some amazing trips earlier this month with humpback whales coming right next to the boat, rolling, fluking, and even breaching super close.
I was on a whale watch earlier this month where we ended up encountering 5 humpback whales in one area, and three were traveling and feeding together! These moments with the humpbacks are very special since we do not see them often. Usually during blue whale season, in the summer months, we will get a few humpback sightings since we have a large stock that travel up and down our coast. But now that it is October, we are super excited to have so many sightings! I can't even remember the last time we had so many humpback sightings during this time of year!
Not only are we getting amazing humpback whale sightings, but blue whales as well! The blues are sticking around, for now, and seem to keep feeding on that krill and cruising around the boats. Dolphins have also been a highlight since we are also seeing our seasonal Pacific white sided dolphins, which are not seen usually until winter and spring. These high energy dolphins ride the wake of the boat and are so beautifully different than our local common and bottlenose dolphins with their interesting grey and white color patterns. Smooth hammerhead sharks have also been making an appearance along with hundreds of flying fish gliding next to the boat!
Our photo ID interns have been doing an amazing job capturing the images of these animals before they take the photos for processing after the trip. I would like to highlight another one of our newest interns, Maggie Snelgrove, who took most of the photos featured in this week's blog. She has a talent for capturing the animals just below the surface of the water, giving us a unique perspective.
The ocean is full of life and we would like to show you our local marine life! Come on out and join us on a whale watch this month and maybe I will see you out there!
Animal Updates | Mammals | Volunteering
Thursday, October 09, 2014
A sea otter's personal playground
It may be called the BP Sea Otter Exhibit at the Aquarium of the Pacific but to one particular free spirited sea otter it's her own personal playground that I like to call "Olliewood". This month marks Ollie the sea otter's fourth year at the Aquarium.
Ollie the southern sea otter came to the Aquarium of the Pacific as an orphaned pup back in October of 2010. She arrived with much fanfare and videos of her growing up filled the web-o-sphere.
I was one of her first overnight caretakers at the Aquarium and I could tell right away she had a unique personality. Very free spirited and curious, nothing within paw's reach is safe from her investigation. She is also extremely smart and methodical. When she wanted to know what was under a drain cover she proceeded to unscrew the nuts bolting the cover over the drain. These are the same nuts that a human has to use a wrench to loosen. Ollie did it with just her paws. Near as I can figure she just kept trying to turn the nuts little by little. Each day the nut was just a bit looser. It may have taken her a few days or a week but she finally managed to loosen two of the four nuts before we discovered her activities. Persistence, thy name is otter.
She continued being free spirited after she was introduced to the exhibit. By then the staff knew to make regular "Ollie checks" on everything in the exhibit looking for signs of Ollie-tampering.
Ollie in the exhibit is a blur of fur as she is constantly in motion either checking out her surroundings, interacting with the guests watching her or playing with the other otters. You can't help but notice Ollie whether you're watching from inside or outside the enclosure. That's why I nicknamed the exhibit "Olliewood".
The otter you see doing a backflip above the water seemingly just for fun? That's Ollie. She learned that she could change directions faster by doing that backflip.
The otter that just suction-cupped a frisbee to the window a foot above the water? That's Ollie. She placed it there to keep it out of the reach of the other otters.
The otter that kept pace swimming underwater with the penguins marching outside the glass. Yup. Ollie. Ollie takes in and tries to interact with everything that goes on in her neighborhood.
That spooky moment when the door knob on the exhibit door starts to jiggle but there's no one in the exhibit. No not ghosts. You guessed it! Ollie again. She watched the mammalogists turn that knob so she figures she has to try it too. Fortunately the door is locked from the outside.
Ollie didn't play with the knob because she wanted to be on the other side of the door. It's just because her curiosity made her do it. It's Ollie being Ollie. It reminds me of the innocent curiosity and resulting amusing mayhem of the main character from the old comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. That Calvin-ish mindset and her free spirit-
ness, intelligence and just plain spunkiness is what has endeared this otter to me and others. I've enjoyed my 4 years with her. Hooray for Olliewood!
Check out the image gallery of Ollie as a pup and today.
Animal Updates | Mammals | Education | Whale Watching
Thursday, October 02, 2014
Blues, fins and minkes lunge feeding at the surface!
Often times, people ask me what my favorite sighting has ever been and I always reply with the first time (and pretty much every time) I ever saw a blue whale lunge feed at the surface. Usually, when we see a blue milling about, you see a portion of the dorsal, or back side, of the animal; maybe a dorsal fin and a fluke if we are lucky. But when I first saw a blue expose its full head, ventral pleats, huge mouth, baleen and virtually the whole side of its body, I was BLOWN away. I remember when I first learned about the existence of blue whales when I was a little girl; it was always one of my dreams to see one someday. Even when I was in college studying the marine sciences, blue whales were almost the things of legend. We are lucky that we are even getting to have these leviathans grace us with their presence every year AND they are accessible to the public!
This is what we have been waiting for! We have ended September with incredible trips with numerous blues and lots of action. Huge bodies breaking the surface with gaping mouths getting as much food as they can. An adult blue whale eats about four tons of this small shrimp-like plankton, called krill, every single day! Not only have we been seeing multiple blues per day propelling their bodies out of the water, but minke whales and fin whales have been joining in on the plankton party! The average whale sighting per trip has been about 6-7 individuals spanning different baleen species. The photos posted here of these awesome blues are from one of our newest photo ID interns, Aurielle Modster!
Minke whales and fins have also been out there taking advantage of the krill. The krill has been so abundant at the surface that many of the naturalists are reporting actually seeing the krill in the water in the form of red patches at the surface.
Dolphins have also been everywhere probably because the krill bring their favorite fish to the surface so they can feed as well. The sea is full of life and there is no telling how long it is going to stay like this so come out on an adventure! See you on the water!
Animal Updates | Penguins | Volunteering
Thursday, September 25, 2014
A Penguin Chick's Voice Change
The great thing about being around the June Keyes Penguin Habitat's colony of Magellanic Penguins is that I learn something new about them nearly every week.
This year's chicks are all friendly and like to hang around staffers. Most have matured past their chirping stage. When newly hatched, Magellanic Penguins have a distinct chirp that sounds like a chicken chick's peep. They eventually grow past this stage and start to vocalize more like adult penguins. A guttural call that sounds a lot like a donkey braying.
However one young chick is still in the transition from chirping to braying and it's adorable to listen to. Patsy and Noodle's chick, affectionately nicknamed Paddles while she awaits an official name, is a very friendly penguin who likes to strike up a conversation with the staff whenever they're in the exhibit. Recently one Saturday I spent the morning hanging around with the penguins. Sure enough up pops Paddles out of the water ready to converse. She's very animated when she talks, shaking her beak from side to side as if to emphasize her statements. Although it look like she's begging for food what the penguin caretakers tell me is that she actually just wants attention.
Well she got my attention fully as I had to stifle a laugh when her chirps ran headlong into her brays. At this point her brays sound more like honks. It's hard to believe that both sounds are coming out of the same chick at the same time.
Check it out in the video below and try not to smile.
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I promise I'm no expert at all, because my love story is completely God's and my own, unique in its own ways. I simply want to share with you all that I know it's hard, I've struggled with the loneliness that can sometimes come with a single life. Looking back after finding the man God chose specially for me, I want to share some wisdom. Gosh, I really don't think I'm qualified to give this advice at 19 years old, but I was just really inspired to share this and I hope God speaks through me on this one.
And finally, this one point I want you to take with you in your heart. I know I said it before, but it's so true I had to blow it up and stick it in your face a little more.
I want you all to know, I am no expert at any of this. I don't know it all. And I certainly don't know your specific journey in singleness or life, for that matter. It's just easier for me to look back upon all the waiting rather than when it was happening, and take something from it. I only want to encourage you in this and I hope I'm not coming across rude or insensitive in any way. If you ever need to talk, or want to talk more about my wait and love story, I'm all ears!


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This one is by James Howe, the author of the Bunnicula books--the illustrations are gorgeous, and just might inspire some painting or pastel drawing.
This book is amazing--each letter of the alphabet is designed into the butterfly wings! There are facts about the different varieties of butterflies featured as well.
Lois Ehlerts collage art is so colorful and detailed. This book follows the process of metamorphosis and includes information about the various butterfly types and stages.


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A new face to Washington from northern Indiana was named to two house committees Wednesday.
Marlin Stutzman shown here being sworn in last month was appointed to the Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on the Budget.
Stutzman says his experience balancing the Indiana budget and his farming background will serve him well on the committees.
Stutzman was elected to take over for disgraced former Congressman Mark Souder in Indiana's third district.


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99 zx2 doesn't always start
99 zx2 doesn't always start
I'm not an expert by any means, but I have a couple of suggestions:
- My '99 ZX2 was acting similarly early this past winter. Turned out to be a broken wire on my after-market Remote Start System's on/off toggle switch. Resoldered it and it has started fine since then.
- My '99 Taurus SHO just had an issue with the Anti-Theft Transceiver within the steering column. It was on its way out and acted intermittently - activating the anti-theft feature effectively shutting down any signal to the starter even though the matching key was in the ignition. It finally gave up just after I installed a new battery.
- Maybe the starter is going. Brushes within it can get short/worn enough that it'll be fine one moment, then nothing the next time you start it. Better to get it rebuilt now rather than milk it and cause greater damage to the unit, or risk getting stranded somewhere!
Hope this helps! :)
I think the armature is grounding out to the field in addition to the brushes going bad. It wouldn't show up in a bench test all the time. Hitting the starter and getting a "click" could be the short in the starter. When you have a major ground out like that it will finsih off a new battery in short order. With 130k it is time to replace the starter. Check it by engaging the starter with the dome light on in the passenger compartment. If it goes real dim this is the problem.
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Nikita Review: A Free Womanby Gabrielle Compolongo at . Comments
We can all breathe a sigh of relief, as Nikita returned this week with a bang (a good bang, not the sort of bangs Nikita causes).
While "Free" revolved around Nikita deactivating the chip and the tracking device, I have immense respect for Alex sticking it out in order to get revenge for her family's murder.
The episode started out with a jolt, as Thom appeared in Alex's dream asking "is this the life you really want, Alex?" I guess he was right when he told her she'd see him everyday.
Alex looked like the little girl she was in her flashbacks when Michael took her to her new apartment. Who wouldn't want a brand new car, fully stocked closet and a hot neighbor? Alex decided to stock her fridge with marshmallow fluff, and hopefully she learns how to buy real food, as she decided to stick it out instead of taking the escape Nikita offered her.Speaking of the hot neighbor, Nathan seems a bit sketchy to me. Either that building is Division agent central, or Nathan is a part of Amanda or Division's plan for Alex. I'd like to hope Alex does let loose and find a friend in Nathan, but it's just too shady. I'm so glad Alex did not take Amanda up on her offer to talk about Nathan. Remember how that turned out for Nikita?
Couple Alert: Nikita and Fletcher are heating up! If we cant have Mikita, I'll take Flikita (or Nikitcher). They have cute chemistry, though I much prefer her with Owen. Here's hoping Fletcher doesn't get in any further trouble with his boss for detaining Birkhoff.
A few other notes:
- Nikita made it look like Alex is always home according to her tracking device. What happens when she goes on a mission (or gets abducted), and they know she isn't at her apartment, yet her device says she is? Either she'll get killed for rerouting her chip, or she'll wish her chip was correct so she can be saved.
- I hope we find out what happened to Alex's father, as the flashbacks got me invested in her story as a young child. From Alex's nightmares, we all know things end with a fire, but it seemed like her father knew he would be killed or taken. I hope they don't leave this story open too long.
What did you think, TV Fanatics? Did Alex make the right choice in staying to get revenge for her family? Do you trust Nathan? Are you on board team Flikita? Sound off below!
It was actually an okay-episode for me. Though I love the part where Michael came to rescue Birkhoff. With the whole kicking down the door thing. Now that was hott. (*trying to imagine that he'd do the same thing in some pent up emotion involving Nikita*) Haha. As for Nathan, I think we have to see a few more episodes. He does seem shady though. And, Flikita? Seriously?! NOOO. The guy gives me the creeps for some reason. No offense. I felt weirded out when she kissed him. I read somewhere that there are gonna be more flashbacks on Michael and Nikita's history from now on. Hope they put some love into that. They should really get together soon! Team Mikita all the way! Hahaha. :D
I think Nathan has something to do with Amanda. I think that Amanda like Michael, both suspect something about Alex. But I also think that Michael deep down knows that Alex and Nikita are working together.
We need more Michael and Nikita scenes!!!!!!!!!!! I love these two!!!!!!!!!
Come on, I was expecting a longer review of this episode. The audience's full interaction with Birkhoff for the first time in the season. How he can actually fight, how cocky he was in the intergation room but the moment Nikita showed up and uttered the words, 'Hello nerd' he lost it. Michael bursting in, ignoring Fletcher, knocking down the door and looking hot doing it. Then the clincher, the fight - Michael fights the security and Nikita fights the suit CIA agents, both executing their smackdown nicely while still having time to pause and stare at eachother. Serious sexual tension just in 2 second look. Finally seeing Michael combat proved how strong and lethal he is. Michael X Assasin. Nikita's broadcast... leading possibly to some more rogue recruits. I think that could possibly be Jaden, she could pretend to ally with Nikita, but secretly being trying to bring her down so she can get recruited to agent and avenge Thom's death. Of course which she won't be able to do because Nikita is smarter, faster and better. I'm Team Nikita 100% but she needs to fail a mission so the fans can be annoyed for her and hate Division more, so you're left at the edge of your seat instead of always knowing who's going to win.
I would like a situation where Michael has to save Nikita, or Michael captures Nikita. Something with Michael/Division truimph (not that I don't love to see Percy's face when Nikita foils a plan). I want more Michael, he needs more scenes. He's the male candy on the show and the writers are leaving the fans starving. Alexandra is coming up, I am excited to see Alex's past I am but I want Michael more. Possibly Alex will be isolated in that episode so that while she is captured on the homefront the focus is on Michael and Nikita.
I must say that I like this episode but I am hoping that on one episode, Nikita will fail, Alex takes her father advice and listen to herself more than Nikita and Michael step up to Percy. I really am feeling that Michael knows Alex works with Nikita because he took a deep breath before he said Alex was at home.
nikita sayed that she can always change alex's whereabouts so if she goes on a mission nikita will obviously change "home" to somewhere else
Good episode, especially the flashbacks :) Can't wait to see what happened/happens!
don't mind some Flikita for now as long as Mikita gets together soon before the season ends!!
ya give us Michael and Nikita!!!!!Ryan's kinda annoyin....so is Nathan.Where ever Alex goes,he always seems to be there almost waiting to ask her to go out with him.What makes it worse is that Alex doesn't seem too excited when she sees him.
Good thing Alex stayed cause if she didn't it would have defeated the whole purpose of her signing up for it in the first place, which was to get revenge for her family
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In 2013, I found myself in a henna rut! Same motifs, same layouts – it was killing me! I decided that the only way to get out of this rut was to force myself to learn a new style of henna designs. I've always loved the Gulf/Khaleeji designs mixed with traditional Indian style, and decided that mastering this Indo-Gulf style would be the next milestone in my henna journey.
I went back to the basics and did a ton of browsing on Flickr/Facebook/Pinterest and what have you. I would literally spend hours together going through various designs, trying to figure out in my head how the artist must have come up with the idea and executed the design, piece by piece. I'd then use the original photo as a reference and try to replicate the design. When I looked at my practice attempts, they always seemed to be missing "life" – my designs were merely a combination of motifs in a certain layout, not a design springing to life on someone's hand!
My approach right now is to incessantly practice and sketch small elements and motifs that are typical to this style. My goal is to come up with a design layout on-the-go and just draw from my head, as opposed to copying a design line by line. I am far from mastering this style, but one thing is for sure – going back to the basics has pulled me out of the rut! Yay
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Clouds are weird yo.
The ones that look like cracked ice-flow and the ones that look like marbles always make my skin crawl.
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my life plan is to one day be walking down the street and run into my favourite band member and pretend i don't know who they are and act like i don't run a blog dedicated to their existence and start a normal conversation and then they will think "wow she's pretty cool and she's not a crazed fan i'm going to ask her out for dinner" and then 5 years after we're married i'll say
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The summer of 2014 will once again be the summer of superstar free agents in the NBA. With LeBron James expected to re-up with the Miami Heat, New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony is set to be the biggest free agent on the market this summer in the NBA.
Anthony is expected to opt out of his current contract with the Knicks and test the open market. The overwhelming consensus throughout most of this season has been that Anthony would re-sign with the Knicks on a max-contract, however, recent comments from the Knicks forward would seem to suggest that he is leaning towards leaving New York and signing with a contender.
Anthony has grown frustrated with the losing ways of the Knicks this season as the team is 22-40 on year and on the outside of the playoff scenario.
There appear to be only two legitimate options for Anthony to consider as opposed to returning to the Knicks. The two options are the Los Angeles Lakers and the Chicago Bulls.
Unlike the Lakers and Knicks, the Bulls can not offer Anthony a max-contract. But the Bulls do offer Anthony the best chance to win a NBA title outside of the Miami Heat.
That was the selling point that Bulls center Joakim Noah made to Anthony during the NBA All-Star break. Chris Broussard of ESPN reports that Noah pitched the Bulls to Anthony in February during the All-Star Break. The report states that Anthony responded to Noah's pitch by expressing his admiration of the Bulls style of play as well as saying Derrick Rose is his son's favorite player.
Speaking of Rose, the report states Rose would recruit Anthony if asked.
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3. The Sixth Amendment (and the protection against the suspension of the writ of habeas corpus) also guarantees that persons who are arrested have a right to be brought before a judge. This occurs at two stages in the judicial process.
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He returned home as a national hero, sold to platinum in almost no time and the Eurovision Song Contest entry, Calm After The Storm, became a gigantic chart hit in most of Europe. Waylon returned with keeping a low profile that resulted in a national search for him. Now he has spoken out.
Last year Emmelie De Forest topped the swedish download charts the week after the Eurovision Song Contest with Margaret Berger and Anouk completing the top 3. This year proves to be another success for the Eurovision participants with the Common Linnets topping the chart ahead of Conchita Wurst.
There are 13 songs included on the newly released album from The Common Linnets, and all 13 of them are to be found on the Dutch single Top 100. The Eurovision Song Contest entries from six other countries however also made it to the list.
This afternoon it was revealed that four of the finalists from this years contest are now in the UK Official Top 40 Singles chart with a further seven in the Top 100. One song has made it into the Top 10 but it's not the winning song or the UK entry
When returning home from the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen, The Common Linnets were celebrated with style for their second place. They also received a gold record - and now that has been swapped for a platinum one.
Together with Emmelie de Forest' themesong, Rainmaker, a total of nine entries from the newly held 2014 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest have made it onto the Danish single top 40. The highest placed one is the country that got the 12 points from the Danish TV viewers, ahead of Sweden.
Their entry was heavily critisized in the Netherlands when it was released. After the duo came second in this year's Eurovision Song Contest all critic has disappeared and the Common Linnets are seen as national heroes. As they returned home from Copenhagen their album had sold to gold status.
After a night of tension and close voting, Conchita Wurst representing Austria has won the Eurovision Song Contest, beating The Netherlands into second place. It is the first victory for the country since 1966.
Eurovision 2014 has truly kicked off! Sixteen acts from each their country took the stage and gave it all to achieve one of the ten places available for the final. The great show featured last year's winner Emmelie de Forest and as usual some surprises as well.
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A study on stress and depression experienced by women IT professionals in Chennai, India
Authors Balasubramanian Vimala, Chokalingam Madhavi
Published Date August 2009 Volume 2009:2 Pages 81—91
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/PRBM.S6049
Published 5 August 2009
Balasubramanian Vimala, Chokalingam Madhavi
Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, India
Abstract: Our study explores the influence of age and experience on stress and depression and the relationship between stress and depression among women information technology (IT) professionals in Chennai, India. The present study aimed (1) to find out the level of stress and depression experienced by women IT professionals, (2) to understand the impact of age and experience on stress and depression, and (3) to study the relationship between stress and depression. The study was conducted in Chennai, India with a sample of 500 women IT professionals. The sample selection was done by a convenience sampling method. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive one-way analysis of variance and Pearson's correlation test. Results showed that the women IT professionals experience moderate level of overall stress and stress dimensions. This study also reveals that 84% of the respondents experience medium level of depression and also suggest that age and experience significantly influence the overall stress and depression experienced by the employees. Our study shows that there might be a strong relationship between overall stress and depression.
Keywords: age, experience, stress, depression, women IT professionals
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Reviews for Much Like Falling LyricsPerformed by Flyleaf
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far away from here | Reviewer: Anonymous | 11/12/08
This is an incredible song not just because ,anyone who has fought through bitterness,pain,disappointment and misery can identify with it...but because it helps you live through these feelings. Kudos, lacey this song touches my heart in ways that I did not think possible.
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I know people say this a lot but this song really means so much to me. The amazing part about Lacey is not that she writes and sings incredible stuff but that even after enduring all she did, she learnt not to lose faith, even inspiring others to move on.
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I love this song because it really relates to how i sometimes feel ... This is my fav song and Flyleafs my fav band ... I love Laceys voice, she is my role model especially with how she grew up!!! XxXx
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i really love this song. it has a lot of emotion in it and it helps me get through a lot in my life. sure, its not as good as flyleafs older songs from their last cd. but the EP this song is on is still very good and i enjoyed it completely.. i do have to say i love this song the best and justice and mercy..
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Field of Study: Physical Therapy
Physical therapy programs prepare people to work with patients who have physical pain or limitations.
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Community colleges and other 2-year schools offer associate degree programs. An associate degree usually takes two years to complete. After earning an associate degree students can transfer to a college or university for further study.
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aNewDomain.net — How would you like to start programs, open menus, dictate text, or write and send email without ever touching the keyboard or the screen? Well, Windows 8 speech recognition lets you do just that, at no extra cost, with its built-in speech recognition. By the way, I wrote this post without ever touching the keyboard.
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Getting Started
To start Speech Recognition, just search for those two words in the Settings area. You will be presented with a screen where you can start Speech Recognition, setup your microphone, take a speech tutorial, train your computer or print a list of common voice commands.
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Definition of honestly in English:
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Pronunciation: /ˈänəstlē /
1In a truthful, fair, or honorable way: he'd come by the money honestly
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fairly, lawfully, legally, legitimately, honorably, decently, ethically, in good faith, by the book;
openly, on the level, aboveboard
2Used to emphasize the sincerity of an opinion, belief, or feeling: she honestly believed that she was making life easier for Jack
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really, frankly, actually, seriously, to be honest, to tell you the truth, to be frank, in all honesty, in all sincerity
informal Scout's honor
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Richardsons Family Entertainment Centre - Lowestoft
Richardson's Family Entertainment Centre is the ideal venue for family and friends of all ages. Previously known as Lowestoft Family Bowl, the Centre has been completely refurbished with a nautical theme throughout.
Who to contact
- Name
- Richardson's Family Entertainment Centre
- Telephone
- 01502 519200
- Fax
- 01502 511845
- firstname.lastname@example.com
- Website
- http://www.richardsonsfamilybowl.co.uk/contact-us.aspx
- Contact address
Rant Score
Whapload Road
- Postcode
Where to go
- Name of venue
- Richardsons Family Entertainment Centre - Lowestoft
- Venue address
Unit 11 Capital Trading Estate
Rant Score
Whapload Road
- Postcode
- Area served
- North Lowestoft, Lowestoft
- Venue email address
- www.richardsonsfamilybowl.co.uk/contact-us.aspx
- Venue website
- http://www.richardsonsfamilybowl.co.uk/contact-us.aspx
When is it on?
- Date & Time Information
- The centre is open weekdays from: 10.00am - 11.00pm.
Other details
- Cost(s)
- Please contact us for further details.
- Age Groups
- Adults, Young people, Children (5-11)
- Notes
The Centre includes Richardson's Family Bowl which offers 14 lanes of glow bowling. The pier-themed entrance hall includes various amusements with tickets to exchange for great prizes. There is also the Galley Diner and Restaurant and the Cityscape Bar with Sky TV. For children there is a new indoor play area, Ritchie's Adventure Island, offering soft play for only £2 per hour. Richardson's Group is a family run company. As well as owning other entertainment centres in Hemsby and pubs in Norwich, including the Racecourse, Hog in Armour and the Blueberry, Richardson's Group have over 50 years' experience of arranging value for money holidays for our customers. As a UK based boating and self catering holiday company, we offer self drive boats on the Norfolk Broads and self-catering, full or half board, family or adult holidays. For more information visit www.richardsonsgroup.net
- Last Updated
- 26/10/2012
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Address: Unit 11 Capital Trading EstateRant ScoreWhapload RoadLowestoftSuffolk


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