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The People, or Execution Risk of a Business
Written by Jay Turo on Monday, March 23, 2009
In my last column, I
about how to measure risk in a startup and/or emerging company. In today's column, I go deeper into what is by far the biggest factor driving this risk - namely the "people," or execution risk of a company.
It is extremely hard to identify a management team of a smaller company (or any company, for that matter) with the right combination of small business
corporate smarts, integrity, and work ethic to build and exit a company for themselves and their investors.
In my 10 years at Growthink, I have had both the benefit and the misfortune of not only investing in and advising a lot of companies that were successful in executing their growth plans, but also a lot of them that weren't. And it has been in the comparison between the two that has informed my thinking as to what to look for.
Here are 7 managerial attributes that I have found present in virtually all of the successful companies with which I have worked, and which were lacking in those that failed:
They are, in fact, a Team.
This may seem obvious, but all great companies are not simply the by-product of a visionary and/or charismatic founder and chief executive, but rather of a multi-disciplinary, multi-faceted, and well-meshed leadership
Great companies have
of achievement. The tone of this culture might be, and usually is, set by by a charismatic founder. But its enduring success is dependent on how it can replicate and maintain that culture as the company grows, and as its founder's role becomes less pronounced.
It is clear who is in charge.
This may seem contradictory to the above, but all well-led companies have clear and final points of decision-making. There are many effective styles of leadership, from greatly autocratic to fundamentally consensual, but all of them share the fact that in them there is one person at whose desk the "buck" truly stops.
They have small business discipline.
To paraphrase Guy Kawasaki -- one of the most informed and battle-tested entrepreneurial commentators out there -- the worst folks to run a startup or an emerging company are a group of ex-Microsoft executives. Entrepreneurial companies are first and foremost
small businesses
. As such, their management must a) fervently guard cash flow and manage with a cult-like intensity and b) always make decisions with the mindset that they only have so many "arrows in the quiver" in terms of time and capital to pursue initiatives.
They are risk-takers.
The proper goal of an entrepreneur with outside investors is
to run a small business in the common sense of the term. With the fear of sounding harsh, the best managers are minimally concerned with protecting their own "middle-class" lifestyles. Rather, they understand that to achieve greatly requires daring greatly. For investors, the worst outcome of an investment in a company is not necessarily a flame-out failure, but rather a muddling along driven by too conservative managerial decision-making influenced by the desire to preserve salaries. Companies run this way in fact usually require MORE money to be invested into them, and thus perversely are actually riskier than their harder-charging brethren.
They are Goldilocks-ish.
While there are certainly outliers in this regard, the significant majority of the best entrepreneurial managers are not "too hot" nor "too cold." Again, not a hard and fast rule, but most venture firms prefer to back a management team where the key people are between the ages of 30 to 45, have had a few past successes
maybe a failure or two. They are now in that sweet spot between experience and wisdom, between youthful hunger and energy. They know what they know yet they still have the intellectual and emotional flexibility and curiousity to change and grow.
They are technologists. All
successful emerging company investments are made in what are, at their essence, technology companies. This does not mean that they are all what would be considered as classic "emerging technology" companies (though the majority of them, in fact, are). Rather, well-run modern companies leverage technology -- from CRM and ERP to SEO and SEM to scenario-planning and simulation -- to "best practice" their business models. Their managers understand that "IT" is not just the domain of a geeky guy to call when computers can't boot up, but is rather the crucial skeleton of the organism of their business.
They are pig-headed, determined, and willing to sacrifice to be successful.
More than anything else, great, modern managers work hard. As in very, very, very, very hard. They work nights. They work weekends. They take short vacations, if any. They work when they're sick. They work when they're tired. They work and work and work and then to paraphrase the great (and famously hard-working) golfer Gary Player, "The harder they work, the luckier they get."
Look for this quality above all others in leaders and managers -- it is almost always the best predictor of the presence of the other qualities on this list, and of entrepreneurs that make their investors a lot of money.
Jay Turo
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Land deal protects coasts of Haida Gwaii
The B.C. government and the Haida Nation have completed a land use agreement that will see most of the entire west coast of Haida Gwaii, the Queen Charlotte Islands, set aside as a protected area.
Combined with the existing Naikoon Povincial Park in the northeast and the Gwaii Haanas National Park Reserve on the south end, the agreement means about half of the land area is protected from logging and other industrial development.
"After 50 years of intensive forestry without holistic planning, this land-use agreement now starts to bring cultural, environmental, and economic interests into balance," said Guujaaw, president of the Council of the Haida Nation, in a joint statement with the B.C. government Wednesday. "It provides a firm footing to take the next steps in reconciliation of our competing yet coexisting title."
Reconciliation seemed far away as little as two years ago, when the Haida blocked roads and pursued court action in disputes over logging and land use. The announcement was made in Vancouver by Guujaaw and Premier Gordon Campbell, along with Agriculture and Lands Minister Pat Bell, who has been meeting with Haida representatives over the last 18 months.
Bell said in an interview the agreement extends similar efforts on the North and Central Coast, which use "ecosystem-based management" for forestry for the half of the land that remains available to industry.
"There are specific standards and objectives around the percentage of old-growth that is retained," Bell said. "If there is insufficient old-growth within a spatially explicit area, then it is to be recruited over time, so you don't harvest the oldest wood even if it's only 70 or 80 years old, you allow that to move through ... to 250 years of age."
The deal sets aside not only culturally sensitive areas, but also 2,750 hectares of habitat for the Queen Charlotte goshawk, saw-whet owl and great blue heron. Among the Haida guests invited to the ceremony was environmentalist David Suzuki, who congratulated Bell on the agreement.
The deal allows some intrusions into the protected area, including corridors for electricity. With much of the remote island dependent on diesel generators for power, the Haida, local communities and industry wanted to keep options open for green energy.
"There's also a shortage of electricity at times on the islands for the relatively small industrial base that's there, so it's important that we look to the opportunities around tidal power, wind power, perhaps run of the river projects," Bell said.
There is a history of small coal mines and some hard-rock mining on the islands, and most of the known mineral deposits have ended up in the "operating area" in the central part of the islands. Access may be permitted through the protected area but no industrial development.
The agreement includes a minimum annual allowable forest harvest of at least 800,000 cubic metres, of which 120,000 cubic metres goes to the Haida.
Bell said the existing forest tenure holders are aware of the plan, and negotiations will determine what areas they will continue to log and what compensation they may be paid to give up cutting rights.

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Internet 3rd Biggest Channel for Women Shoppers
March 1, 2010
,The Internet is now the third most-shopped channel for women, lagging only supermarkets and mass merchants, according to a recent report by retail marketing consultancy WSL Strategic Retail.
Amazon leads, capturing 57%, followed by 37% for eBay. Only 7% of women shopping the Internet visit walmart.com and only 6% turn to jcpenney.com. Target, Kohl's, Sam's Club and Costco attract fewer than 5% of online women shoppers, according to WSL's new How America Shops MegaTrends Study.
And 25% of women who shop online use the channel to buy home décor, the study found.
Income is not the factor it once was. For women with household incomes under $40K, the internet is the No. 4 channel, after dollar stores. For all others, it is No. 3.
"The number shopping the Internet doubles when asked where they shopped in the last 90 days to 47%, up 13 points since 2008," according to WSL.
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text: PARTNERS IN HISTORY: Afghanistan's Samiullah Shenwari (R) salutes the crowd on reaching his half-century while he and Asghar Stanikzai, who also hit a half-century, run a single to lift their side against Bangladesh in the Asia Cup at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium in Narayanganj yesterday. PHOTO: STAR It seemed like the ghosts of Bangladesh's shocking defeat in the first ODI against Sri Lanka in Mirpur on February 17 reappeared at Fatullah last night. Everything was going according to script for the Tigers in the initial stages. They took an extra left-arm spinner in the side to attack the predominantly right-handed batting line-up. They won the toss, chose to field and avoided the dew. They even reduced Afghanistan to 90 for five in 27 overs. It was a dream start, considering that the hosts were playing without three of their major stars and the fact that they had the added pressure of being the favourites. The next obvious move, as everyone would have expected, was to bring in the best bowlers and go for the kill. But just like in the game against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh yet again let the game go out of bounds. The only difference, the Lankans were eight down for 67. Yes Afghanistan played some brilliant attacking cricket towards the end in the form of Asghar Stanikzai and Samiullah Shenwari. So much so that it seemed to have stunned the fielders at the death overs. But as good as both these innings were, just like the game against Sri Lanka, Bangladesh's tactics were to be blamed as well. From the 27th over onwards, when the Afghans were stuttering at 90 for 5, it was part-timers Mominul Haque and Ziaur Rahman who bowled in tandem until the Powerplay was taken in the 35th. While Shohag Gazi getting injured -- he needed four stitches to his hand -- was no doubt a blow and the reason why Mominul bowled his complete quota of ten overs, giving the ball to the likes of Abdur Razzak or Arafat Sunny would have been the more aggressive ploy. Instead, they were kept for the Powerplay and the overs after that. They were the hosts' best bowlers and had nine overs remaining between them at the 27-over mark. As so often happens in cricket, the batsmen got set and charged the strike bowlers towards the end -- and did so with a lot of power -- and catapulted themselves to a 250-plus score. A similar strategy was used in the game against Sri Lanka as well, which saw the captain not use Shakib Al Hasan and Arafat Sunny, who had been their best bowlers on the day, until the Powerplay overs. There are two aspects that were clearly evident from yesterday's game. The first is that the Bangladeshi players are in dire need of a morale boost. Their body language on the field in the last 10 overs, after the Afghans had just begun to swing their bats, reflected the torrid last few games that they had. And the second is that the team's strategies, even with regards to field placement, more often than not lacks a killer instinct which, quite evidently, was the main factor behind the two shocking defeats.


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* Expenditure of calories during workout
* Increased metabolic needs via increased LBM which burns calories to sustain itself
- Does anyone have a link of what free weight exercise to do to assist with weight loss.
- I have this http://www.thesportsauthority.com/pr...entPage=family
- And need information on what exercises to do with it, I am just a beginner now, but I have alot of time on my hands.
* Expenditure of calories during workout
* Increased metabolic needs via increased LBM which burns calories to sustain itself
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Wow jodi that link is mega informative, thank you
Do you know which are best to do for a general work out?
So far I have tried the wrist, upper arm and chest and back exercise... I can feel all those muscles working.
I just need to know how many reps of exercise should be done and which exercises to do, Alot of these are real fun to do... learning how to excercise with dumbells again!
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trail, since you are just starting out and (sort of) knowing your condition, I would take your resistance exercise really easy at the beginning. Your supporting muscles are going to be very important because of your structure (please don't take offense to that it is not meant that way). Things like your hips, shoulders, knees and wrists are going to be very important.
If you are going to be starting out I would begin with fairly light weight, something you can lift for 15-20 repetitions at a perceived exertion of about 7 out of 10 to start with - enough to feel it, but not to the point you are straining yourself. Make all of your movements slow and controlled - at least 2 seconds to lift and lower anything.
Remember to try to make your movements functional as well - lifting, pushing, pulling, and even bending and squatting once you can handle it. A good way to start with the lower body is to do chair sits - just get up and down from a chair slowly and think about using your lower body to push yourself up (if you can handle it at this point).
Good to hear you are starting some resistance work - it will help. Remember it isn't about how much you lift, it is doing it properly to establish a solid base that counts at the start.
How did your weigh in go the other day?
Today I can do what others will not so that tomorrow I will do what others cannot.
The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't want to do.
By the way trail, what is wrong with your hip? Is it avascular necrosis of the joint, severe osteoarthritis etc.? I would avoid some of the lower body excercises depending on what's wrong with your hip (the biking is ok). I might reserve some of the lower body workouts (weights) until you lose some more weight. (Remember...for every 10 pounds you lose, you decrease by 2000 lbs/sqaure inch the amount of pressure your hip and knee joints have to put up with.) That's why alot of orthopedists won't operate on a joint unless a person is at a certain minimal BMI so the new joints don't grind up and fail so soon after the surgery.
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Congrats man! Keep it up!
Today I can do what others will not so that tomorrow I will do what others cannot.
The difference between winners and losers is that winners do things that losers don't want to do.
Congratulations on the new man you are becoming. It seems to me your diet and nutrition are doing quite well, the most important thing for you to do right now is stay motivated. At first times may be good, and the weight will drop fast. Other times it wont be so easy, and it may seem like your having to rip the weight from your body. The main thing to remember is, this will be much like a rollercoaster. You gotta stay focused through the ups and downs. You have ANY questions, I consider myself a knowlegable guy, feel free to pm me anytime.
Good luck... well, no i dont believe in luck...... instead ill say, keep up the good work.
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NEW YORK, NY – April 21, 2008 –- Logicworks, a leading provider of high-availability hosting solutions to support business-critical applications and content, today announced its new eco-friendly carbon offset program. Effective immediately, through its partnership with Terrapass, Logicworks will provide customers with a way to balance out the carbon dioxide emissions generated from the data centers though which it delivers its complex hosting and managed database services.
The partnership with TerraPass is the latest initiative in Logicworks' sustainability platform. The company has several energy conservation activities already in practice including the architecture of its office headquarters. Logicworks' new 14,000 square foot office, located on the Avenue of the Americas in New York City, integrates an eco-friendly design to maximize the use of natural light, live plants, and a range of recycled and environmentally-friendly materials. Additionally, Logicworks transports its employees and servers between data centers using only hybrid vehicles.
While Logicworks will be purchasing offsets for all of its servers under management, the company will allow both new and existing customers to participate in the program. Customers can signify their participation by displaying a Logicworks/Terrapass carbon neutral logo on their Website or any marketing materials.
"TerraPass provides a simple and effective way for us to act immediately on climate change," said Carter Burden, Logicworks' Founder and CEO. "Datacenters are one of the fastest-growing contributors to carbon emissions worldwide. The growth of the Internet and corresponding processing requirements will continue to vastly outpace any gains in power efficiency made by hardware manufacturers. Supporting the development of clean power through our partnership with Terrapass allows us to be good citizens of the planet without having to curtail the growth of our business."
TerraPass is the leading consumer retailer of carbon offsets. TerraPass funds clean energy and efficiency projects, which reduce greenhouse gas emissions so that individuals and businesses can balance out their own emissions of carbon dioxide, the principle greenhouse gas responsible for global warming. The partnership with Logicworks will help to reduce over 4 million pounds of greenhouse gas emissions by the end of 2008, and well over 5 million in 2009.
"This partnership demonstrates an increased awareness of and commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions," said TerraPass CEO Erik Blachford. "We're hopeful that attention will continue to grow around the critical need for action on data center emissions, and that more individuals and businesses will follow Logicworks' lead in mitigating their environmental impact."
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Mindspeed Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:MSPD) had a loss and beat Wall Street's expectations, AND beat the revenue expectation. The revenue beat is a positive sign to shareholders seeking high growth out of the company. Shares are up 31%.
Mindspeed Technologies Inc. Earnings Cheat Sheet
Results: Adjusted Earnings Per Share increased to $-0.02 in the quarter versus EPS of $-0.14 in the year-earlier quarter.
Revenue: Rose 0.11% to $35.4 million from the year-earlier quarter.
Actual vs. Wall St. Expectations: Mindspeed Technologies Inc. reported adjusted EPS loss of $0.02 per share. By that measure, the company beat the mean analyst estimate of $-0.04. It beat the average revenue estimate of $35.26 million.
Quoting Management: "While we were disappointed with our financial performance in the fiscal second quarter, the weakness was primarily within the 3G wireless market. In turn, we have had to reconsider our views of how and when that market will develop. Our other product lines for high performance analog and communications processors performed consistently with our expectations, and 4G/LTE met our goal of doubling in the quarter," commented Raouf Y. Halim, chief executive officer at Mindspeed. "We believe our diverse product families for HPA, communications processors and wireless infrastructure are well positioned in their respective markets, and we remain committed to maximizing value to our customers, partners, employees and shareholders."
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On 11/27/06 at 4:04 AM, dimmechan at yahoo.com (dimitris) wrote: >Head Function??? >As far as I know there is not such a head. There is such a head as can easily be demonstrated by In[7]:= Head[#&] Out[7]= Function The problem the original poster had is as others have pointed out, Sin doesn't have a head equal to Function. -- To reply via email subtract one hundred and four


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Tuesday, April 24, 2007
Tribune Employees Talk: Baltimore Sun to cut 50
The same package offered in LA and Chicago was laid out today in Baltimore, except that the program is subject to discussion with Guild leaders on behalf of those covered by the contract.
Take-it-or-leave-it packages don't automatically apply where workers are represented by a union. The Sun's 600+ Guild-represented employees have a voice through their elected leadership and if involuntary layoffs are needed, they will be subject to the terms and conditions of their collective bargaining agreement.
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get it right, mr. padgett, the EVSP and the new ESOP don't apply to us at all. we will have to negotiate, trade away something that we now have, if we want to participate in these programs. the evsp is not a lay off, it's a buy out, and there are some press people who are interested in taking advantage of this program, but can't now that we are in a union.
- Ed Padgett said...
You are absolutely correct Mr. Anonymous,
The pressroom employees do not have to participate in this poorly funded program, but if we do, we want two weeks pay for every year of service without the cap of fifty-two weeks of salary.
The Tribune has deep pockets, take a look at the thousands of shares of stock given to the executives in February, the $269,000,000 golden parachute the top ten executives will be given, and the bonuses thirty-eight Tribune executives receive when the sale is completed. (Dennis FitzSimons has opted out of the sale bonus)
I'm happy your angry, because many of us feel the same way, now to do something about it, together. - 8:03 PM
well said Ed Danny B
maybe you will have to negotiate for it.Let's think this out,don't Zell need all this money to pay down debt .We at Newsday can negotiate for a very long.Maybe we get a better esop that would make the non-union people unhappy,And if we don't get the same as the non union WE WILL BE VERY UNHAPPY,get it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Castelmagno is a semi-hard cheese with greenish strains, which is prepared with cow's milk, to which small quantities of sheep's or goat's milk may be added. It is aged for 2-6 months in cool caves of high humidity. It is prepared from the milk of cattle of the Piedmont breed, which have been fed on fresh vegetation of meadows. It is native to Piedmont, a region in North West Italy, and enjoys 'protected designation of origin' status by the European Union, which is a regulation meant to protect local produce from unfair competition or unauthentic duplicates from outside.
Castelmagno is the name of a commune in Valle Grana, where the cheese is traditionally prepared. Production is currently permitted in Pradleves, Monterosso Grana and Castelmagno communes of Valle Grana.
History of Castelmagno Recipes
Castelmagno is known to have been prepared as early as in 1277, and possibly earlier. There is a legend that the cheese was served to Emperor Charlemagne. It is said that initially he rejected the green mold of the cheese, but later became so fond of this cheese that he wanted it as a part of his meals. It is also said that later on, the marquis of Saluzzo charged the people from Castelmagno for using the pastures of Celle, but the tax was charged not in money but in wheels of the cheese. Ownership of wheels of Castelmagno also happened to be the pretext of a war between Saluzzo and Cueno.
The production of this type of cheese has acquired 'protected designation of origin' status since 1996. Its production is now restricted to three communes of Valle Grana.
Culinary Uses of the Castelmagno
Castelmagno can be eaten on its own, or can be used as an ingredient in a range of recipes. Some examples are fondues and veloutees. It also pairs well with pasta, rice, polenta, grilled vegetables and beef.
Popular Castelmagno Recipes
There are numerous Castelmagno recipes to prepare different types of snacks and main course dishes. Here are a few examples of popular
Green Agnolotti with Castelmagno Fondue
This is prepared by filling nutshell sized fondoe made of castelmagno cheese soaked in milk, along with eggs, butter and flour between sheets of pasta dough. The sheets of the dough are then pressed around the fondue and cut by means of a ravioli cutter. The agnolotti thus prepared in cooked in boiling water, and then served with melted butter. -
Gnocchi with Castelmagno cheese
These are gnocchis that are made of boiled and mashed potatoes and flour, and cooked in boiling water till they are rise up in the water. They are tossed with Castelmagno cheese sauce.


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Lernert Engelberts and Sander Plug wanted to learn a new instrument, so naturally they did what anyone else would do… they built an 18th century-style duo glass harp and learned to play it in 8 weeks. What song did they learn? No Limit by 2 Unlimited, of course!


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Galaxy's Gio Dos Santos Named To Mexican CONCACAF Cup RosterLos Angeles Galaxy forward Giovani Dos Santos has been named to Mexico's roster for the CONCACAF Cup 2015 by head coach Ricardo Ferretti.
Panama Edges US In Penalties In 3rd Place Gold Cup MatchBackup goalkeeper Luis Mejia saved two penalty kicks in the shootout, and an inspired Panama team ended a trying week with a medal, beating the United States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup third-place game Saturday.
Jamaica Stuns U.S., 2-1, In Gold Cup SemifinalsJamaica stunned the United States with a pair of first-half goals, one off a blunder by goalkeeper Brad Guzan, and held on for a 2-1 victory in the Gold Cup semifinals Wednesday night.
USA Dismantles Cuba 6-0 In Gold Cup; Dempsey Nets Hat TrickClint Dempsey scored on a fourth-minute header, added a pair of second-half goals for his first international hat trick, and the United States routed Cuba 6-0 on Saturday to reach its eighth straight CONCACAF Gold Cup semifinal.
Mexico, Trinidad and Tobago Draw, 4-4, in Gold Cup Two goals in stoppage time led to a 4-4 draw between Mexico and Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night in their final group match at the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Love Soccer But Hate FIFA? Welcome To The Gold CupThe USMNT goes for its sixth Gold Cup and a birth in the Confederations Cup.
Mexico May Skip Friendly Match Against U.S. Due To Poor Field Conditions In Alamo DomeA day ahead of an exhibition between Mexico and the United States, El Tri moved its training session from the Alamodome to nearby Trinity University because of poor field conditions.
Majestic Harbor Upsets Game On Dude In Santa Anita's Gold Cup To Earn Berth In Breeders Classic Majestic Harbor won the $500,000 Gold Cup by 6 1/4 lengths in an upset at Santa Anita on Saturday, earning an automatic berth in the $5 million Breeders' Cup Classic this fall.
U.S. Takes Gold Cup Title Behind Shea's Quick GoalIt took Brek Shea less than a minute to give the United States a goal.
US Defeats El Salvador 5-1 In Gold Cup QuartersClarence Goodson and Joe Corona scored during an eight-minute span of the first half, and the U.S. cruised past El Salvador 5-1 Sunday to advance to the semifinals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
Shea's Late Goal Lifts US Past Costa Rica, 1-0Brek Shea scored his first international goal off a feed from Landon Donovan in the 82nd minute Tuesday night to give the United States a 1-0 victory over Costa Rica and the top spot in its Gold Cup group.
Mexico Advances To CONCACAF Gold Cup QuarterfinalsMarco Fabian and Luis Montes scored goals 13 minutes apart in the first half and Mexico defeated Martinique 3-1 in the CONCACAF Gold Cup on Sunday.


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St. Luke's Hospital
Jennille Mathis, Toledo, boy, July 11.
Amanda Yohnke, Toledo, girl, July 11.
Toledo Hospital
Annaline Javanovich, Toledo, boy, June 1.
Amanda Crooks, Metamora, Ohio, girl, July 11.
Shana Kennedy, Monroe, boy, July 11.
Kelly and Jason Beeker, Luckey, Ohio, boy, July 11.
Carissa Thomas, Toledo, girl, July 11.
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Christian Massey, 28, grocery stock worker, and Hailee Starr, 26, grocery stock worker, both of Toledo.
Aundre Graham, 40, customer service representative, and Deonta Arcuri, 34, medical assistant, both of Toledo.
Matthew Miller, 27, stock clerk, and Hannah Crabtree, 27, cashier, both of Toledo.
Tyrone Porter, 37, and Deborah Green, 22, both of Toledo.
Shane Fellers, 26, technician, and Kyle Lammie, 25, nurse's aide, both of Toledo.
Jeffrey Clauson, 29, customer service supervisor, and Kristinna Cooley, 32, bank manager, both of Whitehouse.
Vincent Johnson, 29, of Toledo, and Ashley Rost, 30, factory worker, of Howell, Mich.
John Leach, 34, and Dennae Battle, 25, both of Toledo.
Michael Boggs, 51, janitor, and Penney Phinney, 48, clerk, both of Toledo.
Jason Logan, 39, used-car manager, and Barbara Savory, 41, customer care specialist, both of Toledo.
Crime reports
Nancy Jones, medicines from residence in 2000 block of North Ravine.
Frederick Zeitler, headphones, iPad, and hand-held games from vehicle in 4200 block of Rose Garden.
Marcia Tammerine, bottle of liquor from residence in 100 block of Lyric.
Joseph Nagy, firearms from residence in 6200 block of Jackman.
Maricela Rivera, air conditioner, TV, computer, and furniture from residence in 800 block of Dunwood.


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In the 1980s there grew something hideous. A dark and fierce presence was birthed into the metal world, driving the genre further into depravity and disgust. Within a few years this monstrosity ravaged the international community, spreading around the globe with an unquenchable taste for flesh.
Yet just as quickly as the beast that is death metal rose to a skeletal throne of dominance, it changed. Always built on technicality, musicians took this bloody genre to new heights of extremity, while also diversifying it with new elements. The godfather of Death Chuck Schuldiner began to incorporate neoclassical composition and spirituality; Cynic explored the afterlife with jazz; Demilich pulled the avantgarde and H.P. Lovecraft from another dimension; Atheist ventured into the heavens with samba and Flamenco; Edge of Sanity dipped into '70s progressive rock; Gorguts redefined weird; Nocturnus traveled through time with haunting keyboards; Pestilence took to the deepest reaches of space; the list continues for dozens of names. And this was only the beginning…
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Such is the world described in the posts on Technicaldeathmetal.com. A world where heaviness, musicianship, innovation, darkness, and the generally strange all collide. The music here is not radio rock, and may frighten small children or the neighbors, or disgust friends and family. However, this music represents what many view not only as the highest demonstration of musical prowess, but the ultimate incarnation of some of the most important elements of death metal; which we hope you can see, and discover, through the content here.
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Follow our journey as my family of 6 become residents of Panama City, Panama, and I become PanaMOM. I don't know if it will be scary, ugly, funny, or embarassing. But it will be real.
Monday, November 5, 2012
A Must Read.
I almost exclusively read Christian autobiographies and biographies. I don't love fiction in any form-To Kill a Mockingbird and Frankenstein the exceptions. Several weeks ago, I was online when I saw a recommendation for a book. I have no idea which website I was on that recommended it, but it captured my attention. And it's secular nonfiction, but I was intrigued by the title.
I ordered the book. In paper form. I love actual books. The kindle is nice because it's hard to get English-language books here and bringing them from the United States is heavy, but I ordered it. It was delivered to my brother, and I got it while I was in Los Angeles.
I finally finished it. I. Loved. It. And, I had to recommend it to you.
As a bit of a disclaimer, it has some bad words in it, and it dapples into evolutionary processes if that is objectionable to you, but neither of those cause any difficulty in reading the book.
Born to Run is about a casual runner's journey to ultradistance running and a tribe in Mexico.
The book is just so good. It made me want to go for a run which I hadn't done in weeks and finally did just a few hours ago.
So, anyway, I'm not getting any kickback. There's no ad money here. I just loved the book, and I wanted to recommend it to you.
Now, not only do I want to run more, I want to read more. What book recommendations do you have?
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I just read Full Disclosure. It is Christian fiction, romance by
Dee Henderson. When Dee was born,her father was the pastor
at my church. She also has a great series about the O'Malleys.
The first one in that series is The Negotiator. I love reading
something that was written by someone I know.
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Ooo. Thanks for the suggestion! I'll look it up!
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Hi :) I found your blog ages ago, I think through MoneySavingMom. I've continued to follow every once in a while!
Have you read Kisses from Katie by Katie Davis or Radical by David Platt? They are both amazing, although also challenging and convicting :)
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Hi Shannon!!!
I've read Radical, but I completely forgot about Kisses from Katie! I'm going to add it to my amazon cart!
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SAN FRANCISCO – Two California officials have announced plans to introduce legislation requiring smartphones to have a "kill switch" that would render stolen or lost devices inoperable.
State Sen. Mark Leno and San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon said Wednesday that the bill will be formally introduced in January at the start of the 2014 legislative session.
Leno says smartphone theft is common on California streets, and the crimes are becoming increasingly violent. He says built-in anti-theft measures could deter thieves.
Earlier this year Samsung Electronics, the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer, proposed installing a kill switch in its devices.
But the nation's biggest carriers rejected the idea. The wireless industry says a kill switch isn't the answer because it could allow a hacker to disable someone's phone.


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MY beautiful friends on css-tricks. Lets say i have an image of a thumb with a tiny little box next to it. When a user comes along and clicks that little hand, waabam! the number 1 should display next that hand. Im going for the facebook like kind of system except not as crazy.
Im strong in css/html/js/ but i am learning this beast of a thing we call PHP aahhhahahahah,,,,,,
Basically, user clicks the thumb and it stores the click either into a txt file, arrary, or mysql database so the results will stick FOREVER,,,
If anyone needs me to clarify my wants please tell me, running on fumes, but i promise if yall gimme something to work with i will blow your socks off with insanity.
Please lol… I think this is a begging thread lol… none-the-less, i need the assistance of the css-tricks counsel.
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Time for sleep, when i arise from my slumber i only hope the counsil of the css-tricks gods and goddesses have bestowed upon me a light in which will be taken to the bowels of hell, coding all along the way..
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Well, I couldn;t sleep, so i worked it out for you using ajax and php….i have been in your position many a times regarding other stuff….so I couldn;t leave you hanging…Here is a link to the zip, you will need to create a data base of course and fill in the credentials in the demo to make it work… this is a bare bone, but more importantly FUNCTIONAL example…you would probably need to add a little security as well as implement it to your project….now its time for me to finally get to sleep (at 6:30 am)
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gun rights advocates trying to force a ruling to make Illinois' concealed-carry law take immediate effect will have to wait at least more than a month for the decision from a federal appeals court.
The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has scheduled arguments on the issue for Oct. 3, though it's unclear how soon that Chicago-based court might then issue a ruling.
Mary Shepard and the Illinois State Rifle Association want the 7th Circuit to immediately allow residents to carry weapons in public, arguing that the months allowed for Illinois State Police to set up the permit process and then sort through applications is untenable and illegal.
The state counters that the implementation period spelled out in the law passed in July by Illinois' General Assembly should be allowed to run its course, citing that public safety could be compromised if appropriate background checks on applicants aren't done as mandated.
Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office also insists Shepard and the rifle group need to file a new lawsuit to seek immediate conceal carry.
Under the last-in-the-nation concealed-carry law passed against Gov. Pat Quinn's objections, Illinois State Police have 180 days to set up the permit process and an additional 90 days to process applications.
Shepard and the rifle group have labeled that in court filings as "foot-dragging" and a "daily, irreparable violation of their Second Amendment rights," and they want gun owners' Firearm Owners Identification cards to serve as concealed-carry permits "for the time being."
That state argues the request for immediate concealed carry presumes Shepard and the rifle group, with some 27,000 members, "are qualified to safely carry loaded firearms in public, by virtue of a FOID card."
"But without individualized determinations that each plaintiff is qualified to carry firearms in public where the risks associated with the discharge of firearms are far greater than on private property (the) plaintiffs' request raises significant public safety concerns," the state wrote in a recent filing with the 7th Circuit.
Illinois State Police spokeswoman Monique Bond said Monday that work on outlining the permitting process is on schedule and "should occur in a couple of months." State police also are establishing size and wording of signs to be posted by businesses who won't allow concealed weapons on premises.
Shepard, 73, was severely beaten by an intruder in 2009 while working at her Baptist church in southern Illinois and was left for dead. She has said that had she not been barred from carrying a gun, she could have thwarted the attack.
Her latest filing with the 7th Circuit said she has an Illinois Firearm Owners Identification card, has no criminal record and has concealed-carry permits issued by Pennsylvania and Florida.
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When you woke up one morning from uneasy dreams, you found yourself changed in your bed into LeBron James. You are America's best and most beloved athlete. You are so famous the President says he's you: "I'm LeBron, baby. I can play on this level. I got some game." The press is literally calling this is the Summer Of You. You are 25 years old, and you are on the market. It's good to be King. You report on the set for your first Hollywood movie in a couple weeks.
But alas, all is not right in the Kingdom. You just got bounced from the playoffs early (again) by an aging, banged-up Celtics squad. With a few passive jumpshots, your crown lost some luster. This is the year you fell off the Michael Jordan trajectory. MVP titles. Olympic gold medals. None of that matters. At the end of the day, it's all about the rings. MJ had six. Kobe has four. You have none.
LeBron James woke up one morning changed into not the next Michael Jordan, but the next Kevin Garnett. A freakish, high school-straight-to-pros prodigy who let his prime years go to waste for an also-ran team in the Midwest. Kevin Garnett warned LeBron about the dangers of being too loyal last week. KG said he would have left Minnesota for Boston years earlier knowing what he knows now.
But LeBron's a loyal guy. He has the Akron area code 313 inked to his arm. He throws his annual MVP acceptance ceremonies in his Ohio high school gym. For him to leave Cleveland will always be a chink in his armor. He couldn't win one with the hand he was dealt. Still, he's given 6 ringless years of his career to Cleveland and lies even deeper in Jordan's shadow. The Cavs can't even get out of the East. And then there's that $30 million clause in the Nike contract that kicks in if he plays in New York or LA.
LeBron James and Tiger Woods share the same birthday (December 30) and ethnicity. That is all. Nine years and worlds separate them. One was raised by a military strict dad and loving mom, went to Stanford, and often plays in a sweater. The other? A heavily-tattooed manchild from a single mom and the streets of Akron, Ohio. Guess which one turned into sex-addicted Lothario who cheated on his Swedish bikini model wife and two children with umpteen mistresses from Vegas strippers to the teenage girl next door?
Meanwhile, LeBron James has an immaculate public image. He kicked a water-bottle once and didn't shake hands with the Magic. And I'm being nitpicky here. With TMZ and Twitter now, this is amazing. James is engaged to his high school sweet-heart. His mom Gloria deserves … LeBronian praise.
LeBron doesn't have the raw intensity of Michael Jordan. This is a good thing. When all is said and done, BronBron won't win more rings than Michael. But he'll be much happier and popular. "Talent is liquefied trouble", as filmmaker Sydney Pollack liked to say. It fueled Jordan to 6 rings, yes, but he also fought his own teammates in practice and became a compulsive gambler. He muddled through a messy divorce and was still bitterly calling out his haters during his Hall of Fame acceptance speech last year. Those six rings are the only fine-line between Jordan's brilliance and madness.
The NBA was just angrier back then. Magic Johnson and Larry Bird wouldn't even speak to each other during their storied 1980s rivalry. Nowadays, there's LeBron biking around with Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade in Beijing.
Like LeBron, Us Generational Y'ers are more global and not as mad as our predecessors. Youtube and Facebook tend to keep us happy. And LeBron James is the perfect specimen for Youtube. There are 112,000 LeBron James videos on Youtube. (And this is the best one: LeBron James Answer to Kobe Bryant by Lil Wayne) He drops the Akron Hammer Tomahawk jams mid-game, but he'll get down for impromptu dance-offs with Shaq pre-game too.
So it's only appropriate that Generation Y's Mozart has a lion-dragon tattoo inked to his chest and is Eddie Murphy funny. LeBron shares Gen Y's sleepy Facebook political activism, too. He's not especially outspoken about anything, but he did donate money to Obama's 2008 campaign. He took Jordan's queue about not being political. He'll give the most milquetoast soundbytes on current events. LeBron James reps Nikes, not Darfur.
Thank God for the World Cup because besides that SportsCenter will bombard us all summer with "Will Brett come back?" and "Will LeBron stay?" LeBron can look to baseball for some pointers. Alex Rodriguez shows LeBron exactly what not to do. A-Roid took steroids for three years, cheated on his wife with a Toronto stripper, and is just generally a despicable human being. He's merely a better Jose Canseco, a.k.a a juiced up slugger who dated Madonna. A-Roid chased the money out of town and did win a ring. But he couldn't win a title by himself. He'll always be the Ben Affleck to Derek Jeter's Matt Damon—a punchline:
Then there's Joe Mauer. It is impossible not to pull for Joe Mauer. He speaks like the guys from the "Fargo" movie, unwinds Sundays by mowing his lawn at his log cabin, and is only the greatest catcher since Johnny Bench. Joe Mauer spurned the Yankees and Red Sox to take a sizable hometown discount and stay with the Twins. It's been hailed as a sign that small market teams can still keep their superstars. Joe Mauer single-handedly saved Minneapolis tourism for the next 8 years.
Imagine you are LeBron James. You have four choices. Pick one:
A) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS: LeBron going to the Clippers would be like Megan Fox marrying Donnie Wahlberg. Right house, definitely wrong brother.
B) CHICAGO BULLS: Even President Obama is pitching his city of Chicago. And LeBron has never played with a point guard like Derek Rose. But playing in Jordan's House is not conducive to leaving Jordan's shadow.
C) STAY IN CLEVELAND: Home is where the heart is. And the Cavs are still a championship caliber team. To GM Dan Ferry's credit, he did everything right except for two big man trades that didn't happen with Los Phoenix Suns. In 2009, Ferry couldn't pry away Shaq to be the Kyptonite to the Dwight Howard Superman. In 2010, Ferry wouldn't put up the extra rookie for Amare Stoudamire. Ferry opted for the Wizards' Antwan Jamison who wilted versus Boston (scoring 9 and 5 points the last two playoff games).
D) NEW YORK: You will always be from Akron, but there is nothing like being King of New York. Ask your best friend Jay-Z. Then have a little chat with your buddy Dwyane Wade about coming too. What can you buy with $30 million a year max contract you can't buy with $20 million? Besides, you and Mr. Wade would recoup it with interest when you bring NYC four straight NBA titles.
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MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow in Silver Birch ($21), a grey base with peach veining from the new Aprés Chic collection.
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MAC Mineralize Eye Shadow in Silver Birch ($21), a grey base with peach veining from the new Aprés Chic collection.
What say you?
It's pretty no doubt, but I probably won't pick this up. I need to over haul my makeup .. get rid of stuff, replace stuff .. etc.
I say YES! I am really tempted to get this one….I think it's the best one of the collection.
Umm 'looks' a bit too pigmented. Not something I'm looking for at the moment but I'd definitely try.
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Beautiful, I need to run by and try this one on. I can't imagine what the effect is when you wear it, but I am pretty sure it is awesome!
It's so pretty in the pan, but I have enough Mineralize eyeshadows to last me a few decades!
Super gorgeous!!!! I love greys and peaches. Never thought of putting them together. This screams out to me "buy me, you will love me, I promise to be pretty forever and ever and ever!" Lol.
I would love to see how that looks on.
It looks gorgeous in the container. It reminds me of some of the Laura Geller Baked eyeshadows.
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Love it! Going to have a closer look at this one, the color looks very pretty 🙂
I actually don't own any mineral shadows anymore, but these MAC ones always look so interesting to me. TEmpted for sure…
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Can't wait to get this in the mail. I loved this color and all of the eyeshadows that were released with this collection. These mineralize eyeshadows had much better pigmentation than they usually do, and I enjoy the super sparkly finish that they have. Not for everybody, but the colors from this collection are beautiful for people who are interested in high shine neutrals!
I love MAC Mineral Shadows! I know a lot of people hate them, but I like them. WIll need to check these out in person!
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200X Rattlor rattled too.
MOTUC Rattlor will probably be vintage Rattlor with 2 heads, one normal, the other extended.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. — Someone set fire to an Islamic center on Sunday, two days after a man who worshipped there was accused of trying to blow up a van full of explosives during Portland's Christmas tree lighting ceremony. Other Muslims fear it could be the first volley of misplaced retribution.
The charges against Mohamed Osman Mohamud, a Somali-born 19-year-old who was caught in a federal sting operation, are testing tolerance in a state that has been largely accepting of Muslims. Muslims who know the suspect say they are shocked by the allegations against him and that he had given them no hint of falling into radicalism.
The fire at the Salman Al-Farisi Islamic Center in Corvallis was reported at 2:15 a.m., and evidence at the scene led authorities to believe it was set intentionally, said Carla Pusateri, a fire prevention officer for the Corvallis Fire Department.
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Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrew a total of $1,200 from an ATM at a supermarket near his New York City apartment the night before he was found lifeless in his bathroom with a syringe still in his left arm, sources told NBC News.
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Hoffman withdrew $1,200 hours before death: sources
Authorities don't know who started the blaze or why, but they believe the center was targeted because Mohamud occasionally worshipped there.
Arthur Balizan, special agent in charge of the FBI in Oregon, said there's no conclusive link to the bombing in Portland or specific evidence that it's a hate crime, other than the timing.
U.S. Attorney Dwight Holton vowed to prosecute the case aggressively.
"The fact is that violent extremists come from all religions and no religion at all. For one person to blame a group, if that's what happened here, is uniquely anti-American and will be pursued with the full force of the Justice Department," he said.
Story: Bomb suspect to classmate: 'I hate Americans'
Mohamud was being held on charges of plotting to carry out a terror attack Friday on a crowd of thousands at Portland's Pioneer Courthouse Square. He is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, and it wasn't clear if he had a lawyer yet.
On Friday, he parked what he thought was a bomb-laden van near the ceremony and then went to a nearby train station, where he dialed a cell phone that he believed would detonate the vehicle, federal authorities said. Instead, federal authorities moved in and arrested him. No one was hurt.
There were also no injuries in Sunday's fire, which burned 80 percent of the center's office but did not spread to worship areas or any other rooms, said Yosof Wanly, the center's imam.
After daybreak, members gathered at the center, where a broken window had been boarded up.
Video: Portrait of Ore. bomb suspect emerges (on this page)"I've prayed for my family and friends, because obviously if someone was deliberate enough to do this, what's to stop them from coming to our homes and our schools?" said Mohamed Alyagouri, a 31-year-old father of two who worships at the center. "I'm afraid for my children getting harassed from their teachers, maybe from their friends."
Wanly said he was thinking about temporarily relocating his family because of the possibility of hate crimes.
"We know how it is, we know some people due to ignorance are going to perceive of these things and hold most Muslims accountable," Wanly said. But he said said Corvallis, a college town about 75 miles southwest of Portland, has long been accepting of Muslims.
"The common scene here is to be very friendly, accepting various cultures and religions," Wanly said. "The Islamic center has been here for 40 years, it's more American than most Americans with regards to age."
In Portland, residents are alarmed by the terror plot, but Mayor Sam Adams said they are "not going to let this change our values of being an open and embracing city." He said that he beefed up patrols around mosques "and other facilities that might be vulnerable to knuckle-headed retribution" after hearing of the bomb plot.
The FBI was working closely with leadership at the Corvallis center as agents investigated the fire, Balizan said. A $10,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest.
Wanly said Mohamud moved to the U.S. from Somalia as a young boy. Mohamud graduated from high school in the Portland suburb of Beaverton. He attended Oregon State University but dropped out on Oct. 6.
The Associated Press reached Mohamud's parents by phone, but they declined to talk to a reporter.
Isgow Mohamed, director of the Northwest Somali Community Organization, said he has known Mohamud's father, Osman Barre, since 1996.
"Both parents, mother and father, they are civilized people," Mohamed said. "They don't believe in killing even a small animal. So what do you think two civilized people, what their product will be?"
Barre has not spoken with his son since his arrest on Friday, Mohamed said.
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Mohamud is among tens of thousands of Somalis who have resettled in the United States since their country plunged into lawlessness in 1991. The U.N.-backed government controls only a few blocks of Mogadishu, the capital, while large parts of Somalia are controlled by the insurgent group Al-Shabab, which vows allegiance to al-Qaida.
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Tactical alert to Red alert Edit
check Enterprise, Season 4. At least in two episodes there are quite clear imagines of displays showing "Alert condition red" --– The preceding unsigned comment was added by 22.214.171.124 (talk) at {{{2}}}.
- Could you specify the episodes, please? --From Andoria with Love 09:39, 27 May 2009 (UTC)
- In ENT: "Singularity", it is hinted at that Lieutenant Reed had developed the term red alert, as it was jokingly referred to as "Reed alert". It was never mentioned again, but tactical alert screens all over the ship later displayed "Alert Condition Red".
- I removed this, as I've been looking and haven't seen anything close to Alert Condition Red on a screen on either Enterprise or Columbia NX-02. - Archduk3 05:28, July 27, 2010 (UTC)
- I think it's at least worth mentioning. The term "Reed alert" was pretty clearly meant to convey that Reed's new protocol would later become the "Red alert". Unfortunately there's no canonical continuation of this thought, so even if there's no way to verify that Reed alert did in fact become Red alert, at least it was the first Starfleet use of this type of general-readiness protocol. If there's no disagreement on this, then a modification of the earlier section should be added to reflect this similarity. 18.104.22.168 04:04, October 27, 2010 (UTC)
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This article requires cleanup, the paragraph at the bottom hasn't got an episode link, when it's obvious it should have. --Jono R 22:50, March 20, 2010 (UTC)
Defense Condition One?Edit
Defense Condition One? Really?
Not according to my DVD copy of Star Trek III. The Klingon equivalent to Red Alert in STIII was Battle Alert, not Defense Condition One.
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Why does the article use past tense when defining Red Alert? RE:
"One stage above a yellow alert, this status had weapons systems and shields brought to full power, essentially preparing the ship for combat."
Had can be has, or tense can totally be removed, RE:
"One stage above a yellow alert, in this status weapons systems and shields are brought to full power, essentially preparing the ship for combat." 188.8.131.52 19:07, October 11, 2013 (UTC)QC


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American bullies whose attitude is dim Will do all that he can to make you fail Lives from day-to-day just wasting away Pestering and bullying any way they can Never giving a thought about the person self-esteem Proud of the fact that they have you under their spell They has no tact Just talks with no regret Has no respect for others Wants to be seen and not heard Justifies their actions Their decisions are based on being popular American bullies whose actions are dim A person whom you could never befriend All there is to life is just showing off Does whatever they wants Like the rules don't apply Will bullie whom they can to fit in Students are dieing because of your actions What do it take to end this mess No respect for self Take a look at yourself See what you have become American bullies whose attitude is lacking Has become justified in the fact that they're slacking Do you really believe you can continue this way well if you do, God will find a way! Stop hating No one wants to hear that You're ugly You're weird You're strange It's not true Be true to yourself Tell the truth It will set you free Words are meant to inspire, lift and praise Words should be pleasant and clean Words are not meant to belittle Just think about the power one word or phase can have Words should send a positive message! You know that't right! Go to school Get out of school So brave So courageous So full of guts Not letting a word tip you off That's right stand-up for what's right Have pride in yourself Love yourself Value yourself You know that's right God Bless! Be cool stay in school Be smart with all the right moves Go smooth through school Don't just lose your cool Keep up with the rules You won't lose Be yourself Take control of bullying Don't let it get you down God is with you every step of the way We should love one another no matter what I had to write this inspirational poem I definattely had to write it because I've seen too many students being bullied and committing suicide. This has broken my hert deeply. I had to write it because this is a very serious concern in our society It's called bullying.
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FET stands for Further Education and Training, and is one of the bands of the South African education system.
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This band of education and training is also referred to as "post-school", meaning that it refers to education and training that takes place after leaving school – even if only a Grade 9 has been completed. The age restriction for a person wishing to study at the FET level is 16 years.
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Knocking very sheepishly on the Door
Ok, this is probably one of the first introductions that is also an apology. I joined the site over a year ago, posted one quick question about Folklore and disappeared again..... so very rude of me.
I got your newsletter and came back...and so I'm here tapping on the door, saying I'm really sorry and won't be quite so rude and ill mannered again.
The names Sian, I'm 50, but believe that dispite growing old being complusory, growing up is still optional. I live in the Chertsey area of Surrey, but also do a lot of work at Avebury in Wiltshire.
I have spent years studying paranormal bits and pieces as a hobby, long before getting involved with the Craft, and find the whole area fascinating. I have an open mind on most matters, but I am very logical and analytical, and I do tend to sit on the fence until something has been proved as happened but unexplainable, or possibly explainable.
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must be something going on in barnesville. my dog was taken out of my backyard wednesday night. she is a blond cocker spainel. she cant hear very well and is about blind. she has lost a lot of weight in the last 6 months or so. she looks like we never feed her but i assure you that we do. she was taken from from my backyard on bradley cir.
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I hope you find your pomeranian. someone took mine last year about this same time. never have seen her again.
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