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Bridge bids for Olympic ground
Murray Bridge is being pushed as a rowing training ground for the Sydney Olympics.
Murray Bridge Rowing Club is seeking government funding for new facilities, including accommodation, for training for the 1997 World Masters Championships to be held at West Lakes and as a training venue for local, interstate and overseas crews for the 2000 Olympics.
Murraylands teachers strike
Only two Murraylands schools have confirmed they support statewide teacher's action next week, but more schools could yet stop work and a rally has Murray Bridge has been predicted.
Both Mannum Primary and high schools will stop work from 2.30 to 3.30pm next Thursday, March 23, to allow teachers to attend the proposed rally.
Chemical spill blocks Adelaide Road
A section of Adelaide Road was blocked for almost four hours last night when a small amount of hazardous chemicals spilled onto the road.
One kilogram of Omite 300W, a white powder chemical which can induce nausea and vomiting, fell from the back of a truck at the Maurice Road intersection about 5.30pm.
Lewis welcomes council training involvement
Member for Ridley Peter Lewis has welcomed the involvement of Coonalpyn Downs council in a major State government training initiative.
Mr Lewis said the council's sponsorship of one of eight Greening Urban SA training projects signaled a local commitment to improving the future of young people in Ridley.
Bilby babies soon
Monarto Zoological Park could soon have more of Australia's rarest bandicoot – the bilby.
Park director David Langdon is optimistic that either of two breeding pairs which have been together since Christmas could reproduce soon.
Postel makes finals in last minute lunge
Postel grabbed a spot in this year's Murray Bridge lawn tennis major round by snatching a one set victory over Banks in Saturday's drama filled last round.
Sportsmen, also vying for fifth spot, had a comfortable 13-set win over Tailem Bend.
Extreme caution urged at rail crossing
Motorists and pedestrians alike should use extreme caution on all railway crossings on the Tailem Bend to Pinnaroo line from today until the end of the month.
Australian National has issued the warning because of a large increase in railway traffic to complete the standardisation of the Adelaide to Melbourne line.
This week in history
10 years ago: March 15, 2007
SAPOL Senior Sergeant John Gigger and the Department of Education and Children's Services re-launched truancy program Operation Presence.
20 years ago: March 13, 1997
Mannum RSL deputy chairman Peter Smith criticised Aminya Village's decision to terminate an unfinished review of its facilities for veterans.
40 years ago: March 17, 1977
Meningie district ratepayers prepared to vote for a second time on whether their council should buy a $30,000 computer.
80 years ago: March 19, 1937
Miss J Baily was crowned queen of Murray Bridge Soldiers' Memorial Hospital at a vaudeville fundraising concert.


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United States District Court, S.D. Mississippi, Southern Division
December 22, 2016
STEVEN W. HOLLAND PLAINTIFFv.KEESLER FEDERAL CREDIT UNION DEFENDANT
CIVIL PROCEDURE 56(d) MOTION [60]
THE COURT is Defendant Keesler Federal Credit Union's
Motion for Summary Judgment [42] filed July 29, 2016, and
Plaintiff Steven W. Holland's Federal Rule of Civil
Procedure 56(d) Motion [60] filed in response on September
20, 2016. Having considered the parties' submissions, the
record as a whole, and relevant legal authority, the Court is
of the opinion that Defendant's Motion for Summary
Judgment [42] should be denied, and Plaintiff's Rule
56(d) Motion [60] should be granted.
Factual Background
March 8, 2010, the late Claude A. Holland and Bobbie B.
Holland, husband and wife, executed a Promissory Note in the
amount of $155, 000.00 payable to Defendant Keesler Federal
Credit Union ("Keesler") secured by a Deed of
Trust on their house at 20 Oakwood Drive, Gulfport,
Mississippi 39507 (the "Subject Property"). Aff.
Delma Powell ("Powell") [42-7] at 1-2. On
September 2, 2013, Plaintiff Steven W. Holland's
("Plaintiff") mother, Bobbie B. Holland, who was
predeceased by her husband, passed away. Compl. [1] at 2.
Plaintiff and his brothers James Holland and Scott Allen
Holland ("Scott"), are the children of the late
Claude A. Holland and Bobbie B. Holland (collectively,
"Parents"). Pl. Dep. [67-2] at 5.
alleges that after their mother's death, he and Scott
"spoke with a representative of Keesler" named
"Cindy" to inform Keesler of their mother's
death, and that they subsequently provided Keesler with a
copy of her death certificate. Id. at 3, 9. Scott
then spoke with a "Ms. Hallman" who agreed on
behalf of Keesler to accept "an interest-only payment
for six months so that [they] could figure out what [they]
were going to do" with the Subject Property.
Id. at 10. Scott began making interest-only payments
to Keesler on the Promissory Note. Id. At some
point, Scott informed Plaintiff that a new "collection
agent" had taken over the account and that they were
now required to pay the full monthly amount of the Note as
well as catch up the outstanding amounts due on the prior
monthly payments. Id. Plaintiff made "six to
eight" payments to Keesler in varying amounts.
Id. at 11-12.
January 29, 2015, Kelly M. Poulos ("Poulos"), an
employee of Keesler, wrote Plaintiff and returned a check
from him in the amount of $1, 400.00. Poulos informed
Plaintiff that Keesler would "no longer accept payments
or payment arrangements on this loan" because the
Subject Property had not been "placed on the market and
sold, " and Keesler had "no other choice but to
call the [N]ote due to protect our interest in the
property." Poulos Letter [42-12] at 1. In response, on
February 4, 2015, Plaintiff wrote Poulos to notify Keesler
that improvements were being made to the house prior to
putting it on the market, and to request that Keesler respond
to his request for a loan modification. Pl. Letter [42-12] at
2-3. Plaintiff provided his office and cellular telephone
numbers, and asked that Keesler call him to discuss the
matter. Id. After receiving no response to his
February letter, Plaintiff wrote Keesler twice more, on March
2, 2015, and April 6, 2015, asking that Keesler transfer the
title to the Subject Property into Plaintiff and Scott's
names pursuant to "Federal law, as well as State of
Mississippi statutes regarding the transfer or (sic) real
property to the heirs of deceased parents, " and
asserting that the "Garn St. Germain Depository
Institutions Act of 1982 prohibits any due on sale clause
from being invoked" such that Keesler's
acceleration of the mortgage was improper. Pl. Letters
[42-12] at 4, 5.
purchased the Subject Property at a foreclosure sale on June
9, 2015, pursuant to the terms of the Deed of Trust. Keesler
Mem. in Supp. [43] at 2. Plaintiff learned of the foreclosure
sale when a "locksmith came onto the property and
changed the locks and told my son that, yes, Keesler had
foreclosed on the property and that we no longer owned
it." Pl. Dep. [67-2] at 28.
August 3, 2015, Keesler filed a "Complaint for Unlawful
Entry and Detainer" in the County Court of Harrison
County, Mississippi, naming as Defendants Plaintiff's
Parents and "any other unknown tenants or
occupants" of the Subject Property. Keesler Mem. in
Supp. [43] at 2. Plaintiff was aware of the Complaint and
that a hearing was set for September 2, 2015; however, he did
not attend. Pl. Dep. [67-2] at 29. A "Judgment in
Unlawful Detainer" was entered on September 2, 2015. J.
[42-4] at 1-2.
Procedural Background
September 15, 2015, Plaintiff filed a Complaint [1] in this
Court against Keesler advancing two causes of action: (1)
Violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act
("TCPA"), 47 U.S.C. § 227; and (2) Wrongful
Foreclosure under the Garn St. Germain Depository
Institutions Act, 12 U.S.C. § 1701j-3(d). Compl. [1] at
7-9. Plaintiff seeks a judgment for compensatory damages,
punitive damages, costs, and interest. Id.
filed its Motion for Summary Judgment [42] on July 29, 2016.
Kessler asserts that: (1) Keesler did not violate the TCPA
because Keesler does not have an "automated telephone
dialing system, " Keesler Mem. in Supp. [43] ¶
23-28; Powell Aff. [42-7] at 2; and (2) Keesler did not
wrongfully foreclose because "following the
death" of the Parents, "the Note went into
default due to nonpayment, " and the "lawful
foreclosure" occurred when the default was not
"cured, " Keesler Mem. in Supp. [43] at 10;
Powell Aff. [42-7] at 2.
September 20, 2016, Plaintiff filed a Rule 56(d) Motion in
Opposition [60] alleging in pertinent part that
In order for Plaintiff to establish his claim that Defendant
violated the TCPA with respect to the Plaintiff, he will be
required to prove the two elements of a TCPA claim: that
Defendant made (1) a call to Plaintiff's cellular
telephone; (2) using an "automatic telephone dialing
system" ("ATDS") or an "artificial or
prerecorded voice."
David P. Mitchell Aff. [62] at 3, ¶ 8. Plaintiff
contends that
[a]s of the date of the filing of this Motion, Plaintiff has
still not received many of the essential discovery materials
that would enable him to properly respond to Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 42) and Memorandum of Law
in Support Thereof (Dkt. 43), which materials are within
Defendant's exclusive possession and control. For this
specific reason, Plaintiff cannot currently present facts
essential to justify his opposition [to] Defendant's
Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. 42) and Memorandum of Law
in Support Thereof (Dkt. 43).
Pl. Rule 56 (d) Mot. [60] at 1. Plaintiff requests that the
Court either stay or deny Keesler's Motion for Summary
Judgment pending the completion of discovery and/or the entry
of an order on Plaintiff's pending Motion to Compel [57].
Id. at 2. Plaintiff maintains that
"Defendant's withholding of the discovery materials
outlined in Plaintiff's Motion to Compel (Dkt. 58) has
directly prevented Plaintiff from obtaining evidence
necessary to establish the elements of his TCPA claim and to
oppose Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt.
42)." Pl. Mem. in Supp. [61] at 5-13; Aff. David P.
Mitchell [62] at 1-6.
In its
Rebuttal [69] in support of its Summary Judgment Motion,
Keesler maintains that it is entitled to summary judgment on
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Kiseki sighed in relief as he finally made it to a secluded corner away from the moving bodies on the dance floor. He kept getting bumped in there and shouted at when he bumped into them that it made him question why he was there at all when he had no dancing partner.
'But I can't leave though, not back to that lonely house…' He thought sadly, fixing his nerdy glasses when it slipped off his nose. He wished he could at least get someone but who would want to have a nerd like him? A guy with a boring personality who enjoys to study endlessly in the night even when exams are months away and looks awful and on top of that a huge klutz. Who would want someone like that? 'Who would want me?'
"Excuse me? Do you know where the drinks are kept? I can't seem to find it…"
Kiseki blinked at the suave voice and looked towards the owner, blushing at the sight of the man. "Uh…um, well…it's over there…" He said, pointing to the direction. The man smiled and thanked him, heading over to the table. Kiseki watched the man go a few minutes before turning away, feeling a bit like stalker and a pervert. 'I can't be that desperate to fall that low…' He thought, going glum again as he remembered his certain situation. 'The guy probably has a girlfriend and plenty of girl fans anyway…'
"Excuse me again but…I noticed that you looked parched…"
Kiseki jumped at the sudden voice, almost falling flat on his face when strong arms wrapped around him and pulled him up right. "I…um…thank you…"
"Don't mention it…" the gentleman said, releasing his hold. Kiseki ignored the sudden disappointment at the lack of warmth and asked the gentleman his name.
"Daichi…and you are?"
"Very nice name…" Daichi commented, chuckling when Kiseki blushed. Kiseki pouted and protested at being laughed at which soon erupted into an argument then small talk then a huge conversation. It was such a big change that they hadn't realized the time and blushed in embarrassment when they saw that everyone had left and had to be ushered to leave. "I'm so sorry for keeping up your time Daichi…sorry you had to listen to my boringness…" Kiseki said, lowering his eyes. Daichi blinked in surprise, not having expected that.
"Boringness? What are you talking about? You were amazing…more than amazing that I don't want to leave you yet…" Daichi admitted, pulling Kiseki closer to him. Kiseki blushed in response but encouraged the warmness, snuggling up more. Daichi smiled and rested his head against Kiseki's, all the while asking him a few stuff until they came to a stop at Kiseki's place.
"I guess this is goodbye…" Kiseki said, trying not to let his sadness show. Daichi smiled and kissed Kiseki's cheek softly, earning a blush as response from the other. "Not really…as I will be seeing you again…you can count on that Kiseki…"
Kiseki nodded dumbly, still in shock over the little kiss and watched as Daichi walked away until disappearing, going quickly inside afterwards. 'Wow…this night was just wow…' He smiled dreamily as he remembered the promise, hoping with all his heart that the promise would become reality.
Kiseki was disappointed.
It had been a whole year since that night and he had not seen his beloved Daichi anywhere. He was starting to worry that he had forgotten him. 'Or maybe it was a trick…maybe I just imagined the whole thing so I would at least not have to remember that I'm in this lonely house…that no one wants me…' He thought one day after he had fixed the books in the fiction section in order.
It was even worse when he was at work as barely anyone came to the library and so it was a boring job being a librarian. Although it was early in the afternoon, Kiseki still left, feeling more down than before. Not following the path he was going, he ended up in the park's pond. "God this is cold…" He said, crawling out of the pond, drenched from head to toe. 'Great…I'm heartbroken and now I'm drenched on top of that…what else could go wrong?'
"Huh? Daichi…" Kiseki cried out in surprise, leaning back too far and ending up in the pond again. Daichi blinked at the scene before bursting into laughter, tears rolling down his eyes. He had just arrived in town and spotted Kiseki who not only had somehow fallen into the pond but fallen in again! "K-Kiseki…too h-hilarious…"
Unfortunately for Daichi, his lover didn't like to be laughed at and so he found himself in the pond and just as drenched as Kiseki. "That will teach you to laugh at me, you cold hearted bastard…" Kiseki growled, stomping off. Daichi gaped in shock for a few minutes before running after his lover, who seemed to have knack for walking fast.
"What's wrong, Kise – chan? You seem a bit miffed…"
A glare directed at him informed him that that was not the question to ask.
"Alright I'm sorry for laughing at you okay? Now will you slow down…I have to jog up to catch you and you're walking for god's sake!"
Another glare directed at him informed him that he was an absolute idiot for not knowing what to say.
"Alright…what do you want me to say? I already said sorry…"
Kiseki halted in his actions, glaring darkly at his companion who stepped back from the intensity. "I want you to ask if I am alright after leaving you for a year with saying anything or contacting…or maybe ask for forgiveness for leaving for so long or just even a 'I'm sorry Kiseki for leaving you alone, I missed you so much but something held me back…or even a damn hug! You cold hearted bastard!"
Daichi frowned, stepping forward and wiping away the tears that had started to leak from Kiseki's eyes. He didn't like seeing him cry. It just wasn't right.
"I'm sorry Kiseki, I hope you can forgive me…I was away in another town trying to get some stuff...I wanted to contact you but my manager held me back. I'm really sorry Kiseki, please don't cry. I love you…" He whispered, caressing Kiseki's cheek.
He frowned deeper when Kiseki stepped away from him, too far for him to caress the soft milky skin of his. "Kiseki?"
"I-I…do you really?" Kiseki asked, heart beating so hard he was sure the whole America could hear it. Daichi smiled and nodded, eyes softening. Kiseki blushed and looked away, gasping when he felt hot breath on his neck. He hadn't heard Daichi move.
"Do you love me Kiseki?" Daichi asked after a moment of silence. Kiseki froze at the question, having not expected that. 'Do I really love him? Sure I thought he was the one at the party…but my feelings could have changed over the year…but still…'
Daichi waited patiently for Kiseki's answer, knowing that the man was pondering over it.
He was confident that Kiseki returned his feelings that the answer gave him quite a shock.
"I said no…I don't love you…how could I? I don't know anything about you…it could be physical attraction…plus you can't love me cause I'm hideous and a person to be unloved and unliked…" Kiseki whispered his mouth in a thin line.
Daichi wanted to cry when Kiseki said no, he wanted to run away and die alone somewhere. But that sadness soon submitted to anger at the next choice of words, how Kiseki felt himself to be hideous and such. It was absurd.
"How dare you…"
"How dare you call yourself such names! You are nothing of the sort…you are the most beautiful, handsome, intelligent, perfect, incredible human being I have ever come across and ever loved…Kiseki, your wonderful, funny, talented, loveable and so much more! And I know its not physical attraction as you do know me…you just don't remember…" Daichi said, smiling softly as Kiseki started to cry again. The man was so emotional.
"I do? But how? When?" Kiseki asked, filtering through his memory to see if he had known any handsome man that looked like the one standing in front of him. "Aw, come on…don't tell me you don't remember? How do you plan to dominate the world if you don't remember your best friend, eh Tadase – kun?" Daichi teased, watching in amusement as Kiseki's eyes grew to the size of saucers.
"How-How-How do you know my middle name? No one has ever known except…Kukai.." Kiseki said breathless, staring at Daichi in astonishment. "Glad you remember me now your highness? So what do you say…want to go and see your kingdom or go out with me and play soccer?" Daichi asked, grinning brightly. He was happy that Kiseki remembered.
A sweet kiss to his lips told him the answer he had wanted ever since he had known Kiseki all these years.
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This is easily one of the most worrying stories I've come across in a looooooong time.
According to Sandra Lucas, Evelyn Pringle and a number of other people, the TeenScreen program in the USA appears to be an exceedingly cynical, shady and dishonest partnership between drug companies and the US government that is likely to benefit only one group of people - corporate America.
The only potential downside?
The risk "..that no less than 14,058,000 American youth would end up labeled mentally ill.." and that ..."12,652,200 would be drugged."
Now I know there's scope for a large number of jokes, puns or whatever when you talk about millions of American youth being "drugged". I would normally attempt to be the first one in there with an awful plethora of what passes in my pathetic little head for wit but this is far too worrying a development even for me to joke about.
I have seen first-hand, the nearly disastrous results of negligent, ham-fisted prescribing of Seroxat without any meaningful monitoring by the prescribing doctor, or any other medical professional.
I got lucky and Seroxat probably saved my life but I have seen it very nearly end the lives of others.
Considering the fact that one could, I believe, easily label the pharmaceutical industry's and the medical profession's handling of the prescribing and monitoring of anti-depressants like Seroxat as "unfortunate" if not "negligent", stories like this should really leave you wondering if anybody in big business or government really cares about anything except their own wallet anymore?
It certainly does not appear to be any other way but you be the judge. Read the following and I think you'll agree, something reallly stinks.
TeenScreen - The Making of Mental Patients
"TeenScreen is designed only to increase psychiatric and drug company revenues by turning normal children into lifelong mental patients. Now is the time for anyone who cares about children and the future to step up and demand that mental health screening not be allowed in any schools at any time."
APA and Media Suppress Coverage of Bush Mental Health Testing Plan
"According to a recent release of MindFreedom News, the American Psychiatric Association Says the Bush Administration is "Appreciative" of APA Efforts to Suppress Mass Media Coverage of Facts and Stories Raised by the British Medical Journal Series, exposing plans to screen pregnant mothers and children up to 18 years for "mental illness" so as to provide treatment, which means prescription of psychiatric drugs. The controversial Bush plan was developed in his home state Texas and is, according to whistleblower Allen Jones, being exported to other states all over the US."
TeenScreen: Mandatory screening never entered its mind
"TeenScreen recently posted a whole slew of responses to the various allegations some of us (well mostly me, I guess) have made about its screening program to "set the record straight." I began my response with the intention of responding to the whole litany of lies but decided I best break them down and cover each lie one by one or I'd be here forever."
TeenScreen: Angel of Mercy or Pill Pusher
"The question is what is TeenScreen, an Angel of Mercy for suicidal teens, or a pill-pushing front group for Pharma? After investigating the program, I'd have to say the latter."
Healthy Skepticism has some related articles here.
It just so happens that I'm reading the rather spiffy science thriller, Alchemist, by Peter James at the moment. What a nice "coincidence", eh? Apologies to anybody who's read the book already for that pun!


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Bauer Media has unveiled the latest issue of Q magazine, which features an exclusive Gorillaz design by the band's co-creator Jamie Hewlett.
The collector's edition, on sale from April 11, comes ahead of the new Gorillaz album, Humanz, and includes Damon Albarn's first interview in two years.
Albarn said: "The three tenets for this record were pain, joy, urgency. I told everyone to imagine you're in America after the inauguration and it's the worst case scenario: how would you feel that night? Let's make a party record about the world going f**king nuts."
"It's amazing what you can do when your band members aren't real people," added Hewlett. "These characters are a conduit for everything we want to say but if we got up and said it, it wouldn't have the same impact. Humanz is not a political statement about Trump – it's a world in which he could get elected.
"Where are we as a race? Why haven't we grown out of this? Putting a 'z' on the end is not a hip-hop statement, it's more like an android Z. Are we human beings or just humanz?"
The June issue of Q features an interview with Albarn and Hewlett, in which they talk about their reconciliation after several years working apart.
It was while drunk in East London after a Blur concert that Albarn asked if Hewlett wanted to revive Gorillaz. Hewlett said yes.
Speaking about the creative process, Hewlett told Q: "I completely trust him with the music and he trusts me with my side. I'm informed by the music. I can listen to an early demo and I can see everything. It's like a button's pushed in my head. We never sit around the table and have long debates. It's understood that we shouldn't talk about it, we just have to do it."
Albarn agrees: "All I know is that when we're properly on the same wavelength there's a real alchemy."
Gorillaz' new album, Humanz, is out on April 28 on Parlophone Records
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Summary of the movie The Patriot.
A) The Patriot was about a man, a father, named Benjamin Martin whom fought in the American Revolution after it reached his home and family. He did not want to fight at first and did not support the war but his son, Gabriel, was determined to fight in the war as a Patriot and was old enough to do so. He went against his fathers wishes and joined.
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mini-concert held on the 20th, I have to take that statement back. The use of the drama's fictional band as the focal point in promoting the drama appears to be stirring up a lot of interest.
SBS has also released a longer teaser revealing some skinship, parodies, and a whole lot of closeups. Looks like the boys of F4 have some competition (well, if you count Park Shin Hye). "You're Beautiful" will air on Thursday, October 7th at 9:55 PM Korean Time.
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Friday, September 25, 2009
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Budding is similar to binary fission, but it is used by plants and some animals, which cannot simply split in half as bacteria can. It is when a small part of a plant or animal breaks off and then, while they are separated from their "mother", they start to grow until both the "parent" and the "offspring" are the same size and both are capable of budding again. This may happen many more times
Example of an organisms that reproduces asexually
Asexual reproduction.
Sexual reproduction is a way of reproduction of some animals and plants. Some protists and fungi also reproduce this way. Organisms that reproduce sexually have two different sexes: male and female.
Offspring is made by a cell from the male and a cell of the female. Different steps are involved in the process.
multi-cellular organisms most commonly reproduce sexually
The cells of an animal or higher plant have two sets of chromosomes: they are diploid. When gametes (sex cells) are produced, they have only one set of chromosomes: they are haploid. They have undergone a process of cell division called meiosis. During meiosis, crossing over occurs. This makes it possible to get recombination. This has various consequences. It means, for example, that all the children of two parents are not identical, except in the rare case where they developed from the same fertilized egg.
the most common is fungi/spores
Fungi (for example, mushrooms) produce spores, which may be asexual or sexual. The asexual spores have the genetic material inside, which allows them to make a whole new organism identical to its parent.
Sexual Reproduction
there are organisms that reproduce both sexually and asexually
Differences Between Asexual and Sexual Reproduction
Asexual reproduction is reproduction without sex.
During this form of reproduction a single organism or cell makes an exact copy of itself.
the genes of the original and copy, except for rare mutations. They are clones. The main process of asexual reproduction is mitosis. This type of reproduction is common among some single-cell organisms, for example, amoeba. Many plants also reproduce asexually
Asexual Reproduction
There are 2 types of Asexual reproduction
Binary fission
Binary fission is a method of asexual reproduction. It is common in prokaryotes. A living cell divides into two cells. The two cells should be identical, but since mutation can occur, there might be slight differences. This process is basically when a prokaryotic organism divides into two parts. The parent cell divides to give rise to two daughter cells, the daughter cells then each develop into individual parent cells and give rise to two more daughter cells EACH, and so on and so forth.
plants and single-celled organisms are very commonly an asexually reproducing organism
Budding yeast cells
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This week Mimi's entire 8th grade class went away for their annual Washington DC trip. They travel in big motor coaches watching movies and eating candy for 8 - 10 hours and then run around DC taking in all that great city has to offer. They stay in a hotel just outside DC....4 kids to a room....essentially living on their own. Of course there are chaperones and people monitoring each hotel floor all night long. It's great fun for the kids, gives them some independence, and makes parents sigh at home.
Last year, Jack went and I held it together until I dropped him off and then I let some tears fall over the dam. Not too many but a few. I then spent the first two nights sitting on the couch, sighing, and saying " I wonder what Jack is doing now...." while Mimi and Tim rolled their eyes at me. I can't help it. I love my kids and as much as I love my alone time, things just don't feel the same when they aren't at home. And it's not like I'm not used to them being away. They essentially spend the summer at my parent's on the Cape and we "get" to visit them on the weekends....and beg them to pretend they miss us. They have a blast every summer...grandparents, cousins, eating ice cream and candy non- stop...what could be better?! As much as I know they are having a great time, and it's nice to have a little independence from running everything 24-7, there is still a piece of me that just doesn't feel right until they are with me again.
Fast forward to last weekend and the packing. With Jack, we just threw some clothes in his bag the night before and he was good to go. With Mimi, we had to shop beforehand - part of this trip is a dance on the last night where the girls wear nice, casual dresses and the boys wear collared shirts and pants. A big deal for both sexes. I was 4 hours into a mall trip, listening to "I just can't decide which dress to get" when I snapped and said "Ok, you need to make a choice within the next 10 minutes because we are leaving." Funny how that works....we had a dress and some accessories in 10 minutes flat.
She packed for days...and I mean days. First there was the laying out of outfits. Then the editing of outfits. Then the relaying out of new outfits. Then the lists of things she still needed to pack. Finally on Monday night we were in good shape. I should mention, Monday night is our night....we watch the Bachelorette....I know...not the best tv...but it does provide some good discussions like "Don't ever date a guy like that" or "Don't ever be someone you are not because you think that is what someone is looking for". We also have a lot of discussions like "He's cute" and "That dress is horrendous on her." So, there we were, like any Monday night, in my bedroom, curled up watching the show. She was stressed about being able to fall asleep later so she asked if we could sit together...and could I rub her hair? Uhm...yeah! I told her during a commercial break that we had to get up at 4:30 so she could be to school by 5 and she said "Well, maybe we should just sleep in here together so you don't have to come in and wake me up....it would just be easier." I almost did a little jig. Did I want to have a sleepover the night before she went away for a week?! Heck, yeah, but I wasn't going to bring it up. And I could tell, as excited as she was, she was still a little anxious about the week.
I practically flew down the stairs telling Tim he had to sleep in the spare bedroom because we were having a sleepover! His response? "Did you force this on her?" No! But I couldn't be more excited about it.
The next morning went amazingly well. For someone who can barely open her eyes each morning, she jumped up like a little chipmunk and was ready in record time. We hugged our goodbyes at home since it was a drop and run situation. I just goofed around saying goodbye so neither of us would get weepy.....well, ok...so I wouldn't get weepy. I didn't want to make her feel sad before she left.
Well, I don't say this often but thank God for text messaging. Jack had informed me last year that he would not be texting me at all "because no one is going to text their parents". I think I got 2 messages..."I'm here" and "I'm ready to be picked up".
Girls and boys are definitely different. She has been texting me each day - mostly saying good morning and good night, but at least I know she is ok and back at the hotel safely each day. She left behind the little Piglet she has slept with every night since she was a month old...of course that would not be cool to bring. So, we have been texting her pictures of what Piggy has been doing while she has been away....eating out of the cat bowls with the cats, sleeping with Jack, making lunch in the morning with Tim, feeding the bunny, sleeping in our bed...she has gotten a kick out of it but I think we have had the most fun with it.
This week, I had a flash of Tim and I doing things like this when the kids are in college. Us taking the Pig out to dinner and saying "Look where he is!" or snapping pictures of Jack's turtle "drinking" a beer. I'm afraid for us. Really afraid. I think the kids are afraid too. They probably should be.
Tonight she comes home and I can't wait to see her! I'm sure she'll show her teenage attitude about 15 minutes after I pick her up but I'll take it. I have missed my little buddy.


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I love this video showing a busy woodpecker feeding its little ones in the woods of the Simbruini Mountains Park, near Rome.
The Simbruini Mountains Regional Park is situated in the province of Rome (the Simbruini Mountains are often called 'Rome's Alps') and is easy to reach by car, bus or train. There are regular CO.TRA.L bus services running from Rome to the small villages withing the park.


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Enchanted Rhythms #17 with special guest D.C Ops
15 April 2017
Dave Cooper aka D.C Ops 2nd time joining on Enchanted Rhythms, bringing serious techno, electro and breakbeat selections. Sorry no tracklist but please feel free to contact for IDs. More info Website * Facebook * Twitter and don't forget to check out the next show on the 13th May 22-00 where I will be joined by guest Mejle (Mechatronica)


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NEW YORK (CNN/Money) -
Sun Microsystems Corp. reported a smaller-than-expected loss for the latest quarter Thursday, but sales at the maker of computers and Internet gear were sluggish.
Sun, a top supplier of UNIX servers, also said it cut would 11 percent of its work force of about 39,000 as it continues to struggle with slack demand for its products and services, but executives said they expect to post profits by the second half of the fiscal year ending next June.
Sun stock rose 9 cents to $3.08 in after-hours trading, a gain of about 3 percent, after rising 6.8 percent during the regular session.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Sun reported a loss of 2 cents a share excluding one-time items for its fiscal first quarter ended Sept. 29, compared with a loss of 5 cents a share on the same basis a year earlier. Sales fell 4 percent to $2.7 billion from $2.9 billion.
Analysts on average had expected Sun to report a third-quarter loss of 4 cents a share on sales of about $2.86 billion, according to First Call, which tracks Wall Street forecasts.
Sun also said it will take a charge of about $300 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2003. The company began its first quarter with 39,400 employees.
Sun (SUNW: Research, Estimates) said it continued to generate positive cash flow from operations in the third quarter, and executives in a statement stressed that the company paid off $200 million of debt and, "as a demonstration of faith" in the company, repurchased nearly $500 million of stock.
The company ended the quarter with $5.2 billion in cash and securities and total debt of $1.5 billion.
Looking ahead, Sun's new chief financial officer Steve McGowan said the company expects to return to profitability during the second half of the fiscal year ending next June. After cutting 4,400 jobs and closing certain facilities and assuming seasonal growth, McGowan said, "We look to be profitable in the second half of fiscal '03."
Sun announced in October 2001 its first major layoffs, a 9 percent cut in the work force that amounted to nearly 4,000 jobs, although some analysts had questioned whether that was enough, especially as the technology downturn has lengthened.
Sun has been especially hard hit by the dowturn in technology spending because its business model had been heavily reliant on dot.com companies and telecom service providers. Both those industries have suffered major meltdowns.
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venue: Medway Park, Gillingham
3rd July 2013
Full Match Report
2008 World Cup finalists Australia showed that they are determined to win the competition this year after they produced a 26-try demolition of Scotland in their opening game.
Australia simply had too much speed and impressive handling skills for the Scots as they propelled themselves into a winning 78-0 lead at halftime.
Man of the match Rick Engles stole the show as he alone collected 32 points in the opening quarter of the game scoring five tries and six conversions. Jason Attard came on in the second half to do more damage as he ran in eight tries.
"We've been training together every week for the last six months in preparation for this," said Australia's Attard."It's looking good for us at this tournament and we always try to stay fast and stay forward so it was a good performance from us today."
There were also a pair of hat tricks for Mitch Stone and Brad Groves, while Jason Voncina, Yara Ryan and Fabian Castillo landed a pair of scores each.
Engles punished Scotland in the opening 10 minutes as he grabbed all of the opening 18 points due to poor handling errors from the Scots.
The difference in speed between the two teams was clear as Ryan sliced the Scottish defence wide open and offloaded to Stone who could not be caught as he coasted to the tryline.
With only 20 minutes on the clock, Austrailia were well ahead with 46 points on the board as Stone pushed full court for his second of the game.Voncina set up Ryan for a try before scoring one of his own and then swinging the ball to Groves for a 68-0 advantage.
Groves doubled his tally and Tano Begnato got his name on the scoresheet as the Aussies went into the break with the game wrapped up at 78-0
Sportingly, Australia rested their star players Engles, Voncina and Ryan in the second half with the game clearly in the bag.
However, that didn't stop Scotland gifting the Australians more tries with a galore of turnovers and handling errors. Jason Attard scored two tries in quick succession to reach the 90-point mark.
Attard added six more tries to overtake Engles as the top scorer for the game while Stone and Groves completed their hat tricks and Fabian Castillo grounded two of his own to round off the victory.
Jason Attard, Tano Bagnato, Daniel Begman, Craig Lannane, Fabian Castillo, Rick Engles, Brad Grove, Mitch Stone, Jason Voncina, Yara Ryan
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Just some silly things I have been pondering lately...
If naturalistic evolution is true, and if this somehow "personified" power of natural selection is truly believed to be at work in the universe, making things better by removing the weak links, then why don't we just remove all warning notices and the barrage of silly, obvious signs around town, and let nature take it's course? If some people are too ignorant to know any better, lets clear the gene pool by letting them make the deadly mistakes themselves.
If natural selection is true, then can an evolutionist logically be any kind of conservationist, save the forest, clean the air, global warming advocate, etc? I mean if natural selection is in control, then these things could logically lead to the next step in human evolution, right? Poisonous air, too much carbon dioxide, dirty water, etc. could produce a new breed of super human, and rid the world of the weaker breeds by killing them off, while others adapt. So, why should they get involved in saving the planet at all?
If natural selection is true, then can an evolutionist logically be a defense attorney in a murder case? There is no "murder" in an materialistic universe. Murder is one creation of God killing another person made in God's image. Evolution/atheistic thought says humans are just a pile of random cells with no real moral being or soul, so killing one is just natural selection at work...survival of the fittest, right?


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Highlighting the role of women in the society, Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Monday urged women to offer specific recommendations on peace.
Ghani made the remarks during the launch of a three-day Fourth Kabul Symposium "Afghan women; Messengers of Peace" which hosted by the country's First Lady and attended by Afghan and foreign delegates.
"For centuries, the country's women have been true supporters of life and peace. We should hear their perspectives about peace and ask them to codify their opinions in this regard," he said.
During the Taliban rule prior to 2001, women were barred from working or attending schools and as the government is seeking to reconcile with the group, women's rights activists have raised concerns that the government will trade away gains.
Ghani said that women are major victims of the "imposed" war. "They are not warring subjects, but are martyrs of war."
The president also linked high illiteracy rate among women to instability.
However, he reiterated commitment to achieve peace in the framework of the Constitution and preserving people's rights.
"The real peace could be ensured when the Afghan people, men and women, feel their basic rights secure from encroachment and achieve their rights," he said.
During the event, Tadamichi Yamamoto, the United Nations envoy, said that the global body stands in solidarity with Afghan women, and supports all efforts to "ensure that women's involvement in peace is meaningful."
Meanwhile, Mare Skari, the Norwegian ambassador, said that the women's presence in negotiation table and the political structure of Afghanistan is necessary.
She said that the voices of victims of war should be heard.


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By: Jacob Elyachar, jakes-take.com
Last year, one of my lifelong dreams came true: attend the American Music Awards!
I sat at the top of the Nokia Theatre with my cousin, Mike Elyachar, as we watched the 2013 American Music Awards!
I got goose bumps as Justin Timberlake, A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera sang and danced in my seat when Jennifer Lopez paid tribute to the legendary Celia Cruz, Florida Georgia Line collaborated with Nelly and Rihanna performed "Diamonds" as she received the Icon Award.
While I missed sitting at the top of the Nokia Theatre balcony and watching the superb performances from my favorite artists, I enjoyed this year's show at my apartment!
Taylor Swift kicked off the night with world premiere performance of "Blank Space." Fans finally got to see the psychotic side of the "You Belong to Me" singer as she recreated her music video on the stage. There were some superb pyrotechnics and excellent choreography…but she lost me with her lip-syncing! C+
As Taylor left the stage, Mr. 305 returned for his opening monologue! He clarified that not all Latinos are not Mexican and praised President Obama for letting everyone stay. He also revealed that he watched Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea's "Booty" music video 100 times…in slow motion! He then introduced Patrick Dempsey to present the Pop/Rock Band/Duo/Group award….which One Direction won and whole place exploded!
Ansel Elgort from The Fault in Our Stars introduced breakout star Charli XCX, who performed her signature hit: "Boom Clap" and "Break the Rules." She transported the audience to a high school prom for "Boom Clap" and wore a beautiful Goth black dress and jumped around the stage for "Break the Rules." She has a bright career ahead of her! A-
Matthew Morrison and Rita Ora introduced Reggae-influenced duo: Top 40 Canadian band Magic! and music icon Wyclef Jean. While I liked the combination, Wyclef really stole the show and overpowered the band (which lead to somebody to forgetting the lyrics to the song). I was going to rank the performance a B, but for forgetting the words…C.
Jamie Foxx brought his daughter out to help him present the Rap/Hip-Hop album to Iggy Azalea for The New Classic! She also brought up mentor T.I. to receive her first award! One of the show's oddest couples, Gavin DeGraw and Becky G, presented 5 Seconds of Summer! The Australian pop rock band premiered their take on the Romantics' "What I Like About You." They breathed new life into this 35-year-old song and sent the fanatic crowd into a frenzy! A-
Imagine Dragons debuted their latest single: "I Bet My Life" on the Nokia Theatre stage. It is a great song, but there were muffled moments when the quartet sang. However, their backing choir redeemed their performance. Also, it is time that the entire music industry recognizes Dan Reynolds a legit vocalist. B+
Orange Is The New Black's Taylor Schilling and Uzo Abdula presented the Pop/Rock Male Award to newcomer Sam Smith, who beat music veterans John Legend and Pharrell Williams. Sam praised his fanbase and stated that because of them, he did not feel lonely.
After accepting the Pop/Rock Male Award, Sam returned to the stage to perform "I'm Not the Only One." His vocals were divine and he stabbed the audience's hearts with each word! A+
Rapper T.I. introduced his protégé and little sister: Iggy Azalea! I remembered watching Iggy Azalea at Dancefestopia two years ago and I knew she was going to be big! She delivered an intriguing cover of "Fancy," before teaming up with MO to perform "Beg for It." Complete with shirtless male dancers and a jungle gym, Iggy sassed her way through her performances and proved why she is the hottest MCs in the industry. B
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay's Elizabeth Banks introduced Lorde! The New Zealand singer debuted her single: "Yellow Flicker Beat," which is the title track to the blockbuster film. After performing the first half of the song in a cube, she slithered around a group of models and acted like a woman-possessed. B-
As Selena left the stage, Dancing with the Stars judge Julianne Hough presented the Kohl's New Artist of the Year to 5 Seconds of Summer! The guys were genially shocked by the win and praised Capitol Records, their management crew and fans.
Last year's New Artist of the Year, Ariana Grande, performed a medley of her hits from My Everything. She slowed down the tempo to both "Problem" and "Break Free" and transfigured the hits into jazzy and bluesy tunes. She flexed her vocal muscles throughout her set and technically had the best vocals of the night! A+
Former View co-host Jenny McCarthy poked fun at her husband during the presentation of the Pop/Rock album. He stated that boy bands kicked ass back in the 1990s and proved that he was right as One Direction won the award over Lorde's Pure Heroine and Katy Perry's Prism.
Mr. Worldwide himself took the stage to deliver a medley of hits ranging from "Don't Stop the Party" and "Fireball." Next, his "Give Me Everything" partner-in-crime Ne-Yo to debut their new single: "Time of Our Lives." Pitbull dropped his smooth beats and Ne-Yo delivered superb vocals in an excellent performance that reignited the night. B+
While Selena Gomez delivered a weak vocal performance, she left viewers wondering if her latest song is about her on-again/off-again boyfriend Justin Bieber. The lyrics, imagery and body language are pointing to the "Baby" singer. C-
Music legend and R&B pioneer Ms. Diana Ross presented Taylor Swift with the Dick Clark Award of Excellence! She praised the late trailblazer for what he did to the music industry and was truly honored to present the award to Taylor Swift. As she hugged friends Selena Gomez, Lorde and Sam Smith, Taylor praised Ms. Ross for her legacy and Dick Clark for being a visionary. She is truly a class act!
Josh Duhmael introduced his wife, Fergie, as she performed her single: "L.A. Love (La La)." It was great to see Fergie perform again! She was sexy and her beats were smooth as butter. Welcome back, Fergie Ferg! A-
The show traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina to see Garth Brooks perform his latest hit: "People Loving People." Mr. Brooks is truly one of country music's greatest performers as everyone in the arena was on their feet. A
Aloe Blacc and Ella Henderson introduced the Queen of Hip-Hop/Soul to the AMAs! She premiered the song that she co-wrote with Sam Smith…"Whole Damn Year." It was one of Ms. Blige's moving performances and she re-energized the crowd with her superb vocals! A
Jennifer Lopez and Iggy Azalea closed the night with their highly anticipated performance of "Booty" and it brought the house down! It was worth the wait! A-
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"But now and then, you can make people care, make people notice that something ain't quite right, and nudge them gently, with the words, to get off their ass and fix it." ~Rick Bragg
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
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Oh Becky, I'm so very, very sorry. My heart is with you.ReplyDelete
Hugs to you. I am so sorry.ReplyDelete
I'm so very sorry. :( My thoughts and prayers to you and your familyReplyDelete
I'm so sorry. It is always hard no matter how early it happens and you and your husband are in my prayers.ReplyDelete
That's a sad outcome to your wondering about your possibly being pregnant. I'm sorry to read this.ReplyDelete
I'm so sorry. You're spot on with the pain of labor with no happy ending analogy. I've had 10 losses. It's no fun. Praying for your tender heart. I don't think I've ever commented before, but I have been reading your blog since before you were pg with Anna.ReplyDelete


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The criticism received for the last two weeks concerning my homework projects for photography class have been quite negative.
I will take each piece in turn and summarize the criticism for each below the submitted photo:
This is the Walthamstow homework, a photo take from Lloyd Park, a Walthamstow landmark, of a row of houses that I feel are distinct in that they are of their era, they are quite handsome and they are identifiably English and to someone in the know they look like Walthamstow houses.
The criticism levied at this photo was that it looked like I had taken a shot and then settled for the first one I had, I'm not really sure how a photo can give that impression but apparently this one does. The criticism came with the advice that I should move around a bit more and try and find the best angles to capture the photos I want. The irony is that I climbed a small wall and balanced on it to find this shot, then moved around the garden to take several others of the same subject, the row houses.
Transport -
This is the photo I entered on the subject of Transport. I chose this for several reasons, it wasn't the most traditional of my photos, it didn't show movement, but I didn't think it needed to, it didn't show transport for London (a train, a bus etc) but I was purposefully eschewing this interpretation. My thesis was to show the uses of transport, and apart from travel, tourism and commuting, transport is often a tool for work. Four of the photos from my transport portfolio demonstrated that to varying degrees of success, but the photo above is the one I was most pleased with.
The picture was given the same criticism, that I had not moved around the subject to find the best angle, that I had just 'snapped' a shot without considering the other possibilities. Again, how a single image could communicate the possible photos I considered or did not consider, took or did not take is beyond my ken. However my critic was confident that if I had stepped to the right a bit (into a table if I remember correctly) and I had taken the photo from another vantage, so the wing mirror was in the shot and reflecting the scene behind me then this would have been a better photo... what my submission represented was a missed opportunity.
I feel that the only opportunity missed was to take a 'safe' and tried and tested photo, I've seen photos of scenes reflected in wing mirrors before, in fact a quick search of flickr shows that I actually avoided a cliché. If mindfully avoiding what I consider to be trite is not worthy of praise then I guess I will have to settle for the satisfaction of capturing the images I want and steadily expanding my skill and personal style, approval may never come, I can deal with that.
By no means am I saying that either photo is perfect, as much as I enjoy a photo which is layered and busy, my Walthamstow photo is crying out for a point of focus. I should have waited for someone to pass through the shot and caught them in one of the sections created by the wooden structure, or found something to break up the over blanket of green that takes up over half of the bottom half of the picture. With the transport photo, I love that it has a sense of place but would love it if the figures in the background were more dynamic, if they were carrying things, or tidying things, if it was more obvious that they were at work I would fat happier with the photo.
Of course, it's all subjective and all that and all criticism is worth considering, it's how we grow. Next week we have been asked to consider how we would improve other people's photos if we would have taken them ourselves. So we will all be the critics next week, on the quiet at least.


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The John Tizya Centre is located in Old Crow, the only Yukon community located north of the Arctic Circle and home to the Vuntut Gwitchin.
The JTC exhibit area has displays of the Vuntut Gwitchin's dynamic culture, the Porcupine Caribou herd, the landscape and oral history. The Centre also has educational opportunities for visitors and community members alike and the capacity for multimedia presentations and workshops.
The John Tizya Centre has been designed as a multi-use facility that will enhance the educational opportunities for visitors and community members alike," Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation Chief Joe Linklater said. "We are extremely excited to realize the vision of having our own building to display our history and the history of our land."
Funded by the Community Development Fund and Vuntut Gwitchin Government, the John Tizya Centre has the objective to conduct trail breaking on traditional routes in the traditional territory. Groups of 4 knowledgeable community members including at least one young person will mark and GPS the trails. This year three trails will be marked. The first two trails have already started: Old Crow to Caribou Bar Creek and David Lord Creek to Little Flats. The photo below is from the Caribou Bar Crew.
The below photo is property of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and reproduction or use must be approved by them.
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Crucial M4 (256GB) Review and Ratings
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Our Verdict: On our benchmarks, Crucial's M4 drive was appreciably speedy, without ever breaking new ground. If you're looking for well-rounded performance, it's a solid choice, but a bit pricey. Read More…
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If you've ever looked into upgrading the RAM in your PC, there's a good chance you're familiar with the name Crucial. The brand, owned by Boise, Idaho-based Micron Technology, has a long history in the memory business. Plus, parent company Micron, in a joint venture with Intel, produces NAND flash chips that are used in a variety of storage devices, consumer electronics, and, of course, solid-state drives (SSDs).
It's no surprise, then, that Crucial, like many other memory brands, has a presence in the SSD space. As of late 2012, Crucial offered two lines of traditional 2.5-inch SSDs for consumers: its mainstream V4 line, and its M4 drives, aimed at performance hounds and enthusiasts.
First, though, a word about how we (and most SSD makers) classify drives. Like Crucial, most SSD makers offer several families of drive, and it's important to know, when comparing them, which grade of drive you're looking at within a maker's line. Some SSDs (the "mainstream drives") are built and priced for mainstream consumers, but a manufacturer often also has pricier models at any given capacity, rated for better performance. We call the latter "high-performance drives," even though the name can be a bit misleading—after all, almost any SSD is a super-speedy performer compared to a conventional hard drive.
Another key differentiator among SSDs is the controller, or the traffic-cop chip that ferries data requests between the Serial ATA interface and the memory chips on the drive. The M4 drives, including the 256GB M4 model we're looking at here, sport Marvell controllers, which can also be found in the speedy 256GB OCZ Vertex 4. The controller in Crucial's M4 drives, however, is a different model (specifically, version 88SS9174-BLD2) from the one found in the OCZ drive. Because of that, we weren't quite sure what kind of performance to expect before testing.
Having benchmarked the M4, though, we can say that it's consistently speedy, never lagging far behind the speediest drives on all of our tests. But it didn't manage to be the fastest on any single benchmark. If you're looking for a general-purpose drive that's fast with all tasks, it's a decent choice. Just know that you'll have to supply your own accessories and any needed file-transfer software. (That said, Crucial does offer versions of the M4 with accessories, if you need them; you'll just have to pay extra.) And know that a few drives that were faster on some of our tests are available for a bit less money. The M4 is a safe, solid pick—just, perhaps, not the absolute maximum value.
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Spoiler alert: whatever she does will be the best part of the show.
Tonight on the WWE Raw open discussion thread:
Guess who's back? That would be The Shield, who rebounded from a rough week to more or less tear Evolution a new one, scattering Triple H, Randy Orton and Batista to the windandtaking out a slew of Authority-commanded Superstars to boot. As good as The Hounds of Justice look right now, though, WWE World Heavyweight Champion Daniel Bryan's fortunes are far more difficult to determine. With the leader of the "Yes!" Movement recovering from neck surgery, The Authority has promised to determine the fate of Bryan's title this Monday. What will go down on a sure-to-be epic Raw, emanating from London's O2 Arena? WWE.com presents five ideas for anarchy in the U.K.: (via WWE)
Our five point preview:
1. Daniel Bryan and CM Punk are currently drifting downriver on a wooden raft, so enjoy six more years of "I broke my neck but whoops I'm back in four days" JC as WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
2. I'm on an airplane during this Raw, so get your jokes ready. A few technicalities: I'm typing this in the early afternoon as I sit in the Orlando airport food court with iffy WiFi and it'll publish a few hours from now. Raw's in England. It might not be perfect, but if my "Raw's best when I'm stuck in transit" luck holds up, I'll get a great Raw AND get home in time to watch it. BOOM.
3. Bad News Barrett is going to rule tonight, and I hope they give him the full Punk In Chicago treatment.
4. If Big E addresses Rusev's racially-profilable violence at any point in the show and they use it as the official story, I'm a Big E fan again. If they have an awkward match and one of them bleeds by accident, probably not.
5. If Rob Van Dam and Adam Rose are gonna be friends and team up, Jack Swagger needs a new Real American pal. Can we put Fandango in USA pants? He looks like a guy who'd love America. Also, an RVD/Adam team needs to be called "Van Lear Rose."
Share this around so we can get a hearty conversation going and some new voices. I'll cherry pick ten of the best comments to include in tomorrow's Best and Worst of Raw column, so reply to the ones you like with +1. If there are any problems with tonight's thread, direct them to support at UPROXX, because I will be travel-lagged toast.
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CHILDHOOD'S END?October 12, 2016
I'll tell you that walking into a church I hadn't been in, in almost 15 years, and being hit by a wall of smelly carnations, wasn't how I thought I'd be spending the evening of September 13th. Though hesitantly, I grabbed the pen and wrote in the guestbook. I stared at my name, as though I'd misspelled it, an obvious delay tactic by my over processing mind.
In front of the guest book was a basket of teal ribbons with an attached pin. No one had to speak a word and as I looked around, everyone knew to pin them to the left of their shirt.
I began to notice the obvious color scheme all around me. The black, the white, the teal. Bits of my childhood danced before me. I was greeted by familiar faces, ones I put off seeing over the last ten years. Not on purpose, simply because we were all living our own lives. Funny how death brings people together.
As a child, my sister and I twirled for a very known baton and drum corp. out of Canton, Ohio. Mom drove us all over the state in any kind of weather to march parades, perform in competitions, and even twirl in malls. Busy weekends and bus trips were the norm. It was our life, our "sport." Baton twirling was our thing. We were known in school as the baton twirling sisters and went on to be majorettes of our high school. Baton twirling was our life, and it all started because of one woman.
Penny meeting Carol for the first time in 2014Carol Koontz was ambitious. A small town girl, who went on to compete in the Miss America pageant representing the good state of Ohio. Her talent, was of course, baton twirling. Fire baton, two of them. It was the Miss America pageant where she met Marilyn Monroe, and made her then Baton Troop known nationally. Thousands had been taught by her; have had their lives changed. We all just thought she'd be around forever.
As I stood before her casket, I felt all of us. I felt the thousands of women before me who'd been taught, influenced, and whose lives had changed because of this soul. This soul, that was no longer with us. In the slew of positive emotion, I also felt one I never expected to feel. It felt as if my childhood had in fact, reached it's last page. I'm 26. Clearly my days of parades and flexibility ended a long time ago, but standing in front of her casket, and seeing her wrapped in that white, teal, and black afghan that kept me warm too many times to count, made adult life feel the realest it ever has. Perhaps it was because in the exact moment, the last tie to my childhood was severed. In that moment, there was no going back to it.
during my September blogging break, I twirled baton as an alumni member at my old high school along side my sister!
A week after her passing, my sister and I participated in an alumni night our Alma mater was having. It was nice to meet majorettes both that I knew and that I did not. It just so happened that every single one of us, either in our 20's, 30's, or 40's had all been taught my Carol. That feeling brought us all closer together, and the show that night was dedicated to her. Not only that, but we too wore the little teal ribbons on our shirts and she was with us.
Adult life is scary. You're on your own. You have to call the shots. There's no one to hold your hand. It's the things you learn in your teens and earlier that shape those decisions and actions once that chapter of your life is over. I can say without a doubt, Carol wrote a lot of my childhood. She wasn't afraid to push me, to scold me, and to love me. I will never cease to tell her story.


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Class 1 NICs : Earnings of employees and office holders : Ex-gratia payments
The term ex-gratia should only be used in relation to a payment the employer makes when under no legal or contractual obligation to do so. When this applies, there is no liability for NICs on the amount involved if
- the employee cannot expect to receive it - because it is not common practice for the employer to make such payments in similar circumstances
- it is unconnected with the services which the employee provides in respect of the employment; and
- it is not made because the individual is an employee.
An example of a payment which could be described as ex-gratia would be where an assembly-line worker serves in an unpaid capacity as the secretary of the works sports club and unexpectedly receives a one-off payment from the employer in recognition of the valuable service they have given the club.
This would be an ex-gratia payment because there is no obligation requiring it to be paid. It will, therefore, satisfy the first two bullets detailed above. It will not, however, meet the requirements of the final bullet, and will not escape liability for NICs, as the payment is made because the individual is an employee and for no other reason. It would not have been paid to the individual if he had not been in the employment of the employer concerned. The payment derives from the employment and is earnings for NICs purposes.
Following the decision in Hamblett v Godfrey it is likely that very few payments referred to as ex-gratia will not be liable for NICs. They will only escape liability if it can be accepted that there was some reason other than the existence of the employment which led to them being paid.
See NIM02010 for general guidance on the meaning of earnings.
For guidance on ex-gratia payments made to employees/directors on leaving a company see NIM02610 and NIM02620.
Be careful if a payment to a director of a small company is described as ex-gratia. If the director receives such a payment while in office, it is unlikely that you can accept the payment as anything other than earnings.
Before reaching any conclusion you must find out:
- the reason behind the payment
- what happened to the normal remuneration (salary, fees, bonuses)
- if the company is paying normal remuneration and, if not, why not
- why the company regard the payment as ex-gratia
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"That's a nice rack you got there little lady..." - Inappropriate Humourist
Going "rackless" is going to be the new micro-trend in fashion shopping, and I'm not talking about women having cosmetic breast reduction surgeries; which should be a crime in all "57 States". (Name that reference!)
Rackless is a fashion shopping experience where the customer purchases their clothing online from a style catalog and then works with the designers to complete the design with fabric and print selection, alterations and measurements. In the mid-2000's this process was known as Made To Measure and was moderately popular among young American professionals during the economic boom years of 2004-2007.
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Today I continued my way from Anamur through Antalya, leaving the beautiful coastal scenery behind me, heading inland to the temple of Aphrodisias. In vain, because it was closed for the day. And in vain for love, although I still had some kind of hope then. I got a room in the Aphrodisias hotel, the only hotel in 'town'. It was a huge affair set in a bewildered garden. My room was at the end of the hallway, to the left. I felt very uneasy in this place. It was incredibly quiet. Too quiet. It was not only the hotel, the building but also the surroundings. On the deserted rooftop terrace I looked out over the yellow and brown hills sloping as far as I could see in a 360-degree view. It was 5 pm and this landscape was silent and totally immobile. It made me feel far away from everything. As cold as the building made me feel, as warm was the reception I got from the owner, Mestian. He prepared me a delicious dinner and told me his story. He was born in this area, moved to Paris when he was in his mid-twenties and started selling carpets, from his natal region. He married a Parisienne, his business flourished and they decided to invest in this hotel, which they ran for over 20 years (mostly his wife). But then his wife got cancer and had to return to France. Things were never the same in the hotel. Mestian lost interest and was now looking for someone to take over the hotel. "Are you interested?", well I might, but I did not have two million euros… We had a last Turkish coffee; I wished him all the luck in the world and went to bed. I felt a rush of goose bumps on the way to my room; this hotel would be an ideal setting for a cheap horror film, in which half of the budget is spent on fake blood.
Total silence was again the first thing that I noted when waking up in this strange hotel embedded in the brown hills surrounding Geyre. I visited the historical site of Aphrodisias in the morning. Tucked away in the landscape were numerous ruins of what once was a buzzing Roman city. Everything in the surroundings reminded me of fertility and the stories that Mistan, the hotel owner, had told me the night before. From Geyre I headed for Izmir. On the way I had my first flat tire. For that I was prepared. I changed the tire and arrived at Izmir just after noon. Soon I realized that no ferry was departing from Izmir. To catch a ferry I had to drive to Cesme, 100 km more to the West. I arrived in Cesme, just to miss the last ferry of the day. I found myself a cozy hotel with a rooftop terrace. Beer and thoughts under a warm night sky. Tomorrow.


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At our eight-week check last week our health visitor told us to start working on a routine for Emilia. She mostly meant bathing her every night around 7.30pm, feeding her soon after and then putting her down to sleep. This would have the huge benefit of giving us a few hours of time in the evening to enjoy dinner together, have an adult conversation, and perhaps even watch a movie. Well, it all sounded great in theory but I don't mind admitting that Rob and I were very skeptical when we left the baby clinic. Then my mum arrived and we realised that we were just not trying hard enough. Routine is indeed possible.
My mum has introduced the concept of routine to Emilia who now naps a good hour in the morning and a couple of hours in the afternoon and for the last three/four days she has fallen asleep around 7.30-8.00pm and slept tight all the way to 2.30-3.00am and a night even till 5am! Fingers crossed we are on the right track!
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