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|480 fps
|Overall Length
|Shot Capacity
|Front Sight
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|Rear Sight
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|Trigger Action
|Double-Action only
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Things I liked: Very realistic look and feel. Good heft and weight, with a lot of metal in this gun.
Things I would have changed: Safety is awkward to disengage.
What others should know: The magazine does not always advance to the next pellet, so a miss-fire occasionally occurs.
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Things I liked: This Daisy Powerline 008 Air Gun is really something. It has a 480 FPS, it feels real comfortable in my hand, and I really like what Daisy did with the handle for the CO2 cartridge They put in a lever to install the CO2, instead of a screw type. Very easy in & out. I only wish all of my pistols were that easy to install the CO2 cartridges. It only holds 8 rounds of BB'S or pellets. The small magazine that holds the BB'S and this pellets is made out of plastic and in the middle is a magnet to keep it on the pin. I'm good with that I have read the reviews and a lot of people do not like it they want metal for the magazine but then what good is the metal one when you have a magnet in the middle. In some situations you have to give-and-take in this case you have to give because of the handle the way it's made for the CO2 cartridge and the plastic magazine holds eight rounds. Like I said it's perfect I like it. The accuracy of this Daisy is phenomenal, and the price is unbelievable.
Things I would have changed: I WOULD CHANGE NOTHING AT ALL IT IS FINE THE WAY IT IS.
What others should know: THE ACCURACY IS VERY, VERY GOOD. THE PRICE IS VERY, VERY REASONABLE, IT'S A GREAT DAISY AIR PISTOL IT'S COMFORTABLE IN MY HAND. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING WITH THIS MUCH POWER 480 FPS, AND I GET TO SHOOT ABOUT 55 BB'S OR PELLETS PER CO2 CARTRIDGE. GO AHEAD AND BUY ONE YOU'LL REALLY LIKE IT.
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Things I liked: This gun (when it works) was very accurate.
Things I would have changed: Safety should be moved to left side or made ambidextrous for right hand shooters. Clips hold pellets loosely and fall out w/ the slightest bump. Sights are hard to acquire, should be white front w/ white outlined rear.
What others should know: First of all by no fault of Pyramyd or Daisy, I should have returned the box unopened since it appeared to have been crushed by UPS. After opening, it seemed to be ok so I removed it from the package, loaded it up & began practicing. The first 50 or so rounds worked flawlessly & were surprisingly accurate after i outlined the sights. After approximately 50 rounds, the gun would no longer rotate the clip to the next position. 400+ FPS is great but worthless if the gun won't function. Sine I had modified the sights I was pretty sure I would catch flak for Daisy about the warranty so I guess I'm stuck w/ it?? $60 + S/H is a little stiff for 50 shots don't you think?
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Is this pistol backyard friendly (as in noise)?
Co2 pistols do have a report. If your neighbors are not right next to you, you should be okay.
How many shots per CO2 canister? Just a rough idea is fine.
Around 80.
PA does not show "Daisy Premium pellets" for sale. One person suggested that these were the best for this gun. Maybe this should be "Daisy Premier pellets"?
Pyeamyd Air carries Daisy Precision Max pellets
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On Occasion needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 98 designs submitted by 37 freelance designers.
Fat Bottomed Girls
I've had my own catering company for 5 years. Years of experience before this - Catering was my first job while I was in high school, and years later I was catering manager for a very high end company in Chicago for 6 years. Worked my way up and now own my own Upscale, Gourmet Catering Company. Everything we do is truly artisan, but at the same time we have a lot of fun with it!
I don't know if this matters, but this is now my LIFE! I've put everything I have into starting and running this company, and even with this awful economy, with other places closing all over, I have to keep moving forward.
This is what I do.
Presentation is very important to me, so everything we do is not only prepared well, but beautifully arranged and served.
Great feedback on all my food, but people go CRAZY for my desserts and savory pastries.
Woman owned company, now starting my own dessert and pastry line, called Fat Bottomed Girls.
Everything is made from scratch. Many natural ingredients. Sometimes I even grind my own flour! I consider my work to be an art form, but I also love what I do and have a lot of fun at it.
High end, gourmet foods. Informal market research shows that men and women alike love the name.
This line will include all types of baked goods, from Cakes, tortes, biscotti, etc., to breads and "non-dessert items".
Starting local (Chicago area), but hoping to eventually go national.
Men and women alike will love this concept! Men will see this girl and love her. Women will see this girl and either love her or identify with her!
These are grown up desserts and pastries. Even though there will be cookies and such in the line, most of our desserts and pastries will be geared to adults, and hopefully have enticing names, like our "Scandalous Chocolate Torte with Caramel and Sea Salt". And even though the line is called Fat bottomed Girls, we do great healthy-type items as well. So we are not trying to say that if you eat these you will end up fat.
Our target audience for this line is varied. Everyone from a twenty- something girl who wants to have something at the house because her boyfriend is coming over to watch a movie, to a 30 year old new husband whose wife told him to pick up dessert, to a 40 year old working mom who got rid of the kids for the evening so she can have a dinner party at the house, to a 60 year old grandma who bakes great cookies but wants something different for the adults.
Social gatherings, corporate functions, showers, weddings (we do wedding cakes too), Girls' night out, etc.
Our clients also include country clubs who order their desserts from us. We'd like to expand this to add restaurants that would like to add to their menus.
Interested in the idea of a 40's type pin-up girl with a bit more edginess. Edgy, but not overtly sexy. I'm not sure if edgy is the right word, so I hope you know what I mean! :-)
I'm open to the idea of her possibly looking a little like me. ( White - German and Irish, 35, light brown wavy hair a bit past my shoulder, green eyes). She will need to have a good sized butt on her, but she can NOT look fat. Approachable and attainable are words that I think should come into play. Everybody has to love this girl...Young and old - guys and girls.
I need the logo to get across Great food made by Great people. We make incredible gourmet food, and we create all types of events from casual to very elegant, but we are not snobby at all.
This logo will be used on everything from business cards and 2" stickers to large banners.
My catering company colors are Purple and Green. The purple is a bit on the bluish side and somewhat dark. The green is not minty at all - more of a light sage or celadon. I'd like to have "Fat Bottomed Girls" be workable with this color scheme.
I'll attach a logo from my catering company. Please do not feel constrained because of it. I just want you to see colors, and who we are so far...
I'll also attach a few other things, just in case they might help....
So, what do you think??? Can you help?
I can't wait to see!!!!!!
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Notice: As part of our ongoing effort to provide our visitors with the best experience possible, we're preparing to launch the next generation of our website. Please note this site (http://www.philacourts.us) is a Beta version of the new Philadelphia Courts website that is still undergoing final testing before its official release.
For general Court information, contact (215) 686-7000.
The Courts of Common Pleas are Pennsylvania's courts of general trial jurisdiction. They have existed since the colonial charter of Pennsylvania, and are incorporated in the Pennsylvania Constitution of 1776. The Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County presently consists of ninety (90) judges who are currently assigned as follows: Trial Division, 67; Family Division, 20; and Orphans' Court Division (Estates Law, etc.), 3.
The Court of Common Pleas is supervised by a President Judge who is elected for a five year term by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas.
Honorable Idee Fox is the President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia.
The President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas sits on the First Judicial District's Administrative Governing Board, which functions much like a Board of Directors for the District. The Board includes the two president judges, three administrative judges, and the State Court Administrator.
The President Judge has varied authority and responsibilities.
The President Judge:
The President Judge's office is currently located at Room 386 City Hall, and the President Judge may be reached by telephone at Phone: 215 686-8334 and by Fax: 215 567-7328.


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"We failed this year, and we want to get the redemption we need and move forward, and we feel Omar and his staff are the best group to put us in that position," Wilpon said. "We were not a good team before Omar took over. … Omar is our guy. We believe in Omar."
Wilpon also said the current economic crisis in the country has not impacted the construction project at Citi Field: "We have not requested funds above what we have budgeted for."
Wilpon would not say whether this year's payroll of $143 million would be exceeded next year, but did not say Minaya had a ceiling.
I'll have Minaya for you in a few minutes.
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The Phils end the 2009 regular season on a high note as they defeat the Marlins in 10-innings, 7-6.
The Phils constantly came from behind before finally defeating the Marlins in extra-innings, 7-6, thus ending the 2008 regular season on a high note. They will now face the Rockies in the best of five Divisional Series starting on Wednesday.
The Marlins jumped to a quick 1-0 lead, as, with two men on, and with nobody out, Nick Johnson hits a sacrifice fly, knocking in Chris Coghlan, who had earlier singled, and then reached third on Cameron Maybin's double. Three batters later, with two men once again on, as Dan Uggla walked, and now with two men out, Ronny Paulino hits an RBI double, scoring Maybin, giving the fish a 2-0 lead, and sending Uggla to third. The Phils would get a run back in the fourth as Miguel Cairo hits a lead-off home run, his first home run of the season, making it a 2-1 Marlins' lead. The Phils would then tied the game at two-all later in the inning as, with a runner on third, and with two men out, Ben Francisco hits an RBI single, knocking in Jayson Werth, who had earlier singled, and then proceeded to steal first second, and then third base. The Marlins would retake the lead in the fifth as, with the bases loaded, via a walk to Marlins' starter Josh Johnson, a single to Coghlan, sending J. Johnson up to second base, a ground out by Maybin, 5-3, which would move J. Johnson up to third and send Coghlan up to second, and a walk to N. Johnson, with two men out, Wes Helms hits an RBI single, scoring both J. Johnson and Coghlan, making it a 4-2 Marlins' lead, and sending N. Johnson over to third. The next batter, Uggla, then followed with an RBI single, knocking in N. Johnson, making it 5-2 Marlins and sending Helms to third. The Phils would strike back in their half of the fifth as, with a runner on third, and with nobody out, Eric Bruntlett hits an RBI single, knocking in Andy Tracy, who had just tripled, making it a 5-3 Marlins' lead. Two batters later, pinch hitter Shane Victorino hits an RBI single, knocking in Bruntlett, who had earlier stolen second base, to make it a 5-4 Marlin's lead. Two batters later, with a runner on second, and now with two men out, Greg Dobbs hits an RBI single, scoring Victorino, who had just gone to second on a Cairo ground out, 3-unassisted, tying the game up at five-all. The Marlins regained the lead in the sixth as, with runners on the corners, and with one out, Coghlin hits into an RBI force out, knocking in Emilio Bonifacio, who had earlier walked, and had gone to third on pinch hitter Gaby Sanchez's single, while Sanchez, who had just singled, was wiped out at second, 4-6. The Phils would tie it up again at six-all in the eighth as Cairo hits a lead-off triple, then went home when Marlins' second baseman Uggla threw the ball into the dugout for a throwing error. The Phils would win the ballgame in the tenth as, with two men on, and with two men out, Paul Hoover hits an RBI infield single off of Helm's glove, scoring John Mayberry, who had singled, then moved to second on Cairo's sacrifce bunt, 2-3, giving the Phils a 7-6 walk-off win.
J.A. Happ received a no-decision as he pitched only two innings, giving up two runs on four hits and a walk, while striking out one. Kyle Kendrick then followed for two and two-thirds inning, giving up three runs on three hits and three walks, as he struck out three. Clay Condrey pitched a third of an inning, getting out the only man he would face. Brett Myers pitched a third of an inning, giving up a run on just a walk, as he struck out a batter. Sergio Escalona pitched one and two-thirds innings, giving up a hit and a walk, while striking out one. Jack Taschner pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, as he struck out one. Scott Eyre pitched an inning, giving up only a walk, while striking out a batter. Chad Durbin got the win as he pitched a scoreless inning, giving up a hit. His record is now 2-2 with an ERA of 4.39. Josh Johnson also recorded a no-decision as he went four and two-thirds innings, giving up five runs on seven hits and a walk, while striking out five. Tim Wood pitched a third of an inning, striking out the only man he would face. Burke Badenhop recorded his second hold as he pitched two 1-2-3 innings, striking out three. Kiko Calero blew his fifth save, as he went an inning, giving up a run on a hit, while striking out a batter. Renyel Pinto pitched a scoreless inning, giving up two hits, as he struck out two. Dan Meyer took the lost as he pitched two-thirds of an inning, giving up a run on two hits and a walk, while striking out one. His record is now 3-2 with a 3.09 ERA.
The Phils collected twelve hits in the game, with Miguel Cairo, Ben Francisco and Eric Bruntlett leading the team with two hits each, with Cairo's hits being a home run and a triple, knocking in a run while scoring two. Greg Dobbs, Jayson Werth, Paul Hoover, Andy Tracy, Shane Victorino and John Mayberry Jr. collected the other six Phils' hits, with Tracy's hit being a triple. Besides Cairo's home run, Dobbs, Francisco, Bruntlett, pinch hitter Victorino and Hoover each knocked in a run, with Hoover's being the game winner. The non-regulars and the September call-ups help lead the Phils to their final win of the regular season.
The Phils finished the regular season with a 93-69 record, with one win more than they won in 2008, being their best record under Charlie Manuel's leadership. The Phils will be off until Wednesday when they will play the first game of the NL Divisional Series against the Colorado Rockies, the wild card winner. The Phils will be trying to get even with the Rockies for 2007 when they got swept in three games.


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Because the city is compact and built on a medieval plan, streets are narrow and parking is scant. To see everything in Florence – or even a small fraction of everything – you'll need very good walking shoes.
Florence is widely acknowledged to be a veritable outdoor museum, and if you start from the old part of the city, you can walk almost anywhere and see beautiful monuments. Focus especially on the piazzas, which are often millenia old, and try to visit the following monuments especially.
Start in Piazza del Duomo, birthplace of Dante. Here is the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also called the Duomo of Florence; this cathedral is one of the most awe-inspiring in Europe, with Brunelleschi's Dome, the famous Baptistery, and Giotto's Bell Tower; you'll have to take pictures from the bottom looking up here for an incredible shot.
Crossing via Calzaiouli you arrive in Piazza del Signoria at the Fountain of Neptune, sculpted by Bartolomeo Ammannati to honor the Medicis (the face of Neptune is said to have been modeled on Cosimo), which is very much a symbol of Florence. Like many of the finest monuments in Florence, Neptune himself has been moved to a museum – the National Museum, in his case -- for preservation; the Neptune you'll see is a copy made in the 1800s.
Nearby is the most important Florentine monument, Michelangelo's David. Read the story behind it if you have a chance; this statue is the one that made Michelangelo's reputation and its making is as fascinating as the statue is magnificent. This monument is also a copy, with the original on display at the Academy Gallery. You'll also see the Ratto delle Sabine and Perseo by Cellini here.
From here, walk down the Via Vacchereccia, then the Via Santa Maria to the Ponte Vecchio, where you can enjoy this ancient bridge and all the shops that have been built up beside it right over the water.
This is a short walk; you'll find that nearly any walk from piazza to piazza will be rich in monuments. Bring extra memory for your camera.
There are several botanical gardens in Florence. The Giardino dell'Iris is a sight not to be missed if you are in Florence during May, when the irises, a symbol of the city, bloom. You'll find thousands of varieties of irises here, as well as a very fine view of the city and surrounding countryside.
Another wonderful garden is the Giardino dei Semplici, at the Via Micheli. This beautiful oasis is the third oldest in Europe, established in 1545 by Cosimo I de'Medici. Though it was originally designed to provide medicinal plants, it is today used for experimental gardening, and its central fountain, lovely walkways, and often ancient trees hold an air of antiquity you will rarely find even in Florence.
Entered through the Pitti Palace, the Boboli gardens provide a full day of walking beauty, from the amphitheater to the top of the hill that offers remarkable views of Florence. The gardens here will transport you to another world, one a long time ago.
Downstream of the Ponte Vecchio and also spanning the Arno, you'll find the Ponte Santa Trinita, named for a nearby church at via Tornabuoni. It's the oldest elliptic arch bridge in the world, and often said to be the most beautiful bridge in Florence. The Ponte Santa Trinita was destroyed by the Nazis, but the Florentines raised each stone from the bottom and reconstructed it in its original glory.
Other bridges of interest are the Ponte Alla Grazie, the Ponte alla Carraia, and the Ponte di San Niccolò. Strolling along the banks of the Arno river, and stopping over these ancient bridges, you'll enjoy amazing panoramas of the Cradle of the Renaissance.


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Crear una aplicación para iPhone
Budget $300-400 USD
Hello! Shopping App Development Project:
Hello! Shopping App it's made for show geo located information about business and places in a territory , also we have a fidelity points functionality where the user can win points and change it as a discount when they buy in different business , all this functionalities are developed and the app is functional . All information in the app it's received using web service in JSON format.
The objective in this project is to build different versions of "Hello! Shopping App" , just change logos,colours,images and plain text information in iOS .
- Apply translations , (Constants files)
- Add plain texts as "terms & conditions, app advantages,etc.."
- Change contact emails and phones
- Change web service connection code (just change a number in app settings file)
- Change video background in login page
- Add/remove register fields (optional)
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The Luxor is one luxuriously fabulous slipper if we do say so ourselves here at Lunar. The full upper will keep your feet warm and is a guaranteed comfort the soft fleece upper trim is soft to the touch and the padded insole is lined from the same material, this provides a bed for your foot to rest along with the synthetic heel and sole. This provides superb grip on carpets etc and is a hard wearing sole...
Scottish Highlands and British Islands: £7.00 delivery charge
International orders are generally received in 4 - 7 working days. You must inform us within two working days if the goods are lost or damaged in transit so that we can make a prompt claim against the delivery company and correct the problem.
EU orders incur a delivery charge as follows:
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At Lunar shoes our aim is to make the returns process as easy and as simple as possible. In your delivery you will receive a pre-printed label from the Royal Mail. You don't need to add any postage charge to this, simply package your shoes securely and take them to your nearest Post Office.
Get a proof of postage & they will send the shoes back to us.
Lunar shoes offer a generous 28 day returns policy where any orders can be returned to us, for whatever reason, for a full refund or size exchange as long as the item is returned in its original, unworn condition.
Items bought from 1st November 2018, can be returned for a full credit or exchange (minus postage charge) up until 15th January 2019. This will allow any items bought as Christmas gifts to be exchanged or refunded if they are not suitable for whatever reason.
As soon as the shoes come back we will either issue a refund for the goods (less a £2.50 returns postage charge) or send a replacement - This applies to the UK only.
If you require a refund, please note this inside your parcel. We will issue a refund, minus a £2.50 charge for using our pre-paid postage label. Unfortunately any original postage costs cannot be refunded.
If you require an exchange, please use the form supplied to outline exactly what you would like. We will send the replacement as soon as possible. Return of the parcel is free if you use our pre-paid label. If for any reason we are unable to fulfill your exchange, we will refund your shoes within 7 days.
If you wish to send the goods back yourself, please send to:
GRS Footwear, Lunar House,
1 Easter Park, Baker Road,
Nelson Park West, Cramlington,
Northumberland NE23 1WQ.
Your refund will be paid within 30 days. Please allow 14 days for items to arrive back at returns.
None of these terms affect your legal rights and these are not diminished in any way. If any term is held to be invalid under any applicable statute or rule of law, that term is automatically omitted from the terms to minimum extent necessary to comply with the law and without affecting the validity or enforceable of the remainder.
We have a collection point set up in each International Country to handle returns. You will be responsible for 100% of the cost in returning the shoes to this collection point in your own Country - we suggest you use a signed for service. We will then pay the cost of bringing the shoes back to the UK for a refund. Please allow 28 days for this process to complete.
For the details of you collection point, please contact email@example.com
Please note that we do not refund the original delivery charge and cannot send replacement items out free of another delivery charge.


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Mom and dad — they're two of the most important people in your life. You probably see at least one of them every day and, over your lifetime, they're likely to influence you more than anyone else you will meet. So if your dad worships, say, the Philadelphia Eagles, you're likely to grow up being a big fan of that football team. And if your mom loves to read, you just might grow up carrying a book wherever you go, just like she does.
But parents do a lot more than just pass along their hobbies. Moms and dads need to care for their kids from the minute they're born. It's a parent's job to love and guide kids — and most parents will do this as long as they live, even when the "kids" are grown up and have children of their own. That means you have many years ahead to share with your mom and dad.
Here are five ways you can stay close, get along, and build a strong relationship:
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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Images provided by The Nemours Foundation, iStock, Getty Images, Veer, Shutterstock, and Clipart.com.
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posted by Thom Holwerda on Wed 22nd Feb 2006 22:21 UTC, submitted by anonymous
John Sculley was instrumental in Apple's rise and fall during the late eighties and early nineties. By 1990, Apple was the largest PC manufacturer in the world, but at the same time, the company was hemorrhaging research money. After a power struggle that started almost as soon as Steve Jobs left the company in 1985, he was deposed in favor of his trusted aid, Michael Spindler. Read more.


text: We admit it, we're crazy about this colorful bouquet…and we know they'll be, too! A colorful mix of orange roses and carnations, lavender daisy poms and more is accented with dried oak leaves for some added autumn charm. Hand-crafted in a striking purple glass vase by our expert florists, it's a gift that'll leave everyone "ooh-ing" and "aah-ing", whatever the occasion.


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Here are some Discord icons I've put together:
#1 is our previous icon.
#2 is our current icon.
It was suggested yesterday that we revert back to our previous Discord icon (#1), or to one which uses a 'proper' logo of ours, more in line with what a couple of our other places use.
I took issue with the first because it was a very basic, temporary icon I slapped together in about 20 seconds using pre-existing artwork when the channel was created, just so we had one up there, and was the reason I later chose to design #2 so we had something a little nicer for our channel and something which had actually had some real time spent on it.
I took issue with the second part because I feel that #2 is as much a logo of ours (whilst yes, being based off the Persona 5 inspired design I did at the time) as any other avatar, sig or banner which has used different variations of the star over the years, and that (I feel) they are all representative of the Shattered Star even if we do have a standard star & colour scheme for it. Not just that, but if #2 isn't to be considered as such, then using that argument, neither should the previous icon with its missing outer ring. (Using the exact same (standard/official) styled star and colours every time would get quite restrictive and boring when it comes to designing stuff too..)
Anyway, I have put together a bunch of different icons for you guys to pick from. We can revert back to #1 if people want, stick with our current icon (#2) or go with something from #3 - #10 which are a mix of icons using other existing STR artwork as well as a few new and adjusted ones. Which do you fancy? Top favs?


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Okay, okay: Kody Brown isn't so bad ... for a polygamist. That's what we learned on tonight's episode of Sister Wives. The Sister Wives themselves, on the other hand, learned that some polygamists ARE so bad. Soooo bad. Because the Brown teens took it upon themselves to do a little pro-polygamy PR and hang with these other teens who ran away from THEIR polygamist families, and boy, did they ever hear some stories! Horrible stories. Not, however, all that surprising (at least for anyone who's ever seen an episode of Big Love): Controlling, distant, abusive father figures with 27 wives (seriously, no exaggeration); young girls in those creepy puffy-shouldered dresses being married off to still creepier old men. But you know what's weird? The Sister Wives DID seem surprised by the teens' stories. Huh?! How is that even possible?!
The entire Brown family seemed completely blown away by the fact that some dads just plain don't stick around. (Any kind of dad, not just polygamist dads.) Christine was so shocked she had a complete breakdown over the realization:
"I didn't know until this stupid trip ... It kills me thought they looked at polygamy as a blessing, not a tool to control ... I didn't know men could be bastards!"
Really, Christine?! YOU DIDN'T KNOW MEN COULD BE BASTARDS?!
Um, wow. That's just ... wow.
Anywhoooo ... the runaways aren't in those horrible situations anymore, thanks to an organization dedicated to helping people escape from abusive polygamist families called Holding Out HELP, but yikes ... those poor kids clearly have some serious baggage. Still, they learned something, too: Some dads actually do stick around.
Does it surprise you that the Sister Wives were surprised by the runaways' stories?
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stewsnooze needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 91 designs submitted by 27 freelance designers.
Full Fat Things
Full Fat Things are a new UK based start up that offer Drupal development and performance optimisation services. We believe in Open source and develop open source software that we give back, we extend, use and build on top of Open Source for medium to large companies who need social media websites from the ground or want their existing sites to rocket. The largest competitors to Full Fat Things for performance work are in the USA. Perhaps that is a competitive advantage for me and could be included in the work?
The Full Fat Things market is site owners in corporations who may need performance work or full site builds. Full Fat Things should look like it can deliver massive projects as the people involved have. The audience tolerates and enjoys quirkiness. One of the largest companies in the space is Lullabot.com. Another decent sized company is Four Kitchens.
You are free to be super creative on this one!
The logo should probably include the words "Full Fat Things" within or near any graphical element that you may include.
When I think about a successful logo these words/phrases come to mind
high performance, speed, fun, machine, happy, positive, full fat
For the logo, all the work should be included within the price. I don't want to have to purchase any stock work to include in the log. I'd also like the logo in as high resolution psd/png or vector file as you can provide it in as I'd like to print it on banners for the office as well as use on the website.
A quick note on Full Fat. In the UK we refer to Full Fat Milk as the milk that has had no fat removed, or Full fat coke is Coca Cola (in a red can), not diet can. The idea of Full Fat Things is that you get the full, big fat fast version of what you want.
Please ask questions if you need clarification. Also I'll link to the winners web site from mine crediting the logo.
I am a fan of the following logo's out there..
I like the next one because it shows something like a process. i.e. factory producing demo's
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Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital, Westerville, Ohio
Creating a warm inviting bistro brings in staff and guests.
The entrance to Bryden Bistro is equipped with a leather bench and digital menu sign and serves as a gathering place for guests to meet before meals. Before the renovation, the staff spent a great deal of time designing, updating and printing paper signage for the cafeteria, says Baker. "With the digital menu boards we are able to make correction from any desktop in the department and the changes are immediate," she adds.
The digital menu boards improve sales by drawing attention to daily specials, she adds. "The menu boards are dynamic; they have a new and cutting edge look. It's one of the features that say 'bistro' and 'this is not your 80's cafeteria.'"
Another telltale sign of the bistro's popularity is that staff refrigerators, once full with lunches brought from home, are reportedly empty now. "People didn't stay and hang out before; now they are staying, relaxing and enjoying, and going back to their units smiling," Baker notes.


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Just in time for Christmas last year, DVDs of the first movie released by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment arrived in Walmarts and other major retailers. Today, the company's first television show will begin airing on local TV stations across the country. And later this month, a new website will launch promoting SeaWorld consumer products from whale-trainer Barbie dolls to branded back-to-school supplies.
The initiatives are part of an effort under way at Orlando-based SeaWorld to build itself into a broader entertainment company, with more profit centers that feed back into its core theme-park business.


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AUBURN TWP. — In the crook of a hill on a dirt road north of Meshoppen lies Cabot Oil & Gas's pride and joy: the Bray, a 10-well pad that produced enough natural gas in its first month to supply the city of Philadelphia for a month.
Above ground, orderly rows of green pipes run from 10 wellheads to sand separators and production units. Below ground, Cabot positioned the wells to maximize the amount of surface area of the Marcellus Shale the well taps, spokesman George Stark said.
The techniques used to drill and hydraulically fracture wells on this pad evolved over many decades in oil and gas regions all over the world.
And innovation continues.
It's possible that techniques used on the Marcellus could one day be used on another.
"The goal is to constantly take this technology and apply it somewhere else," external affairs coordinator Bill desRosiers said.
The Bray pad has wells that penetrate the upper and lower parts of the Marcellus formation, which can be 300 to 350 feet thick in Susquehanna County. These wells are arranged in a "sawtooth" formation, Mr. Stark said, including two upper wells spaced 1,000 feet apart from each other and two lower wells spaced the same distance.
"Downhole spacing, that's truly what you're trying to understand," he said.
Other exploration and production companies are also refining the technology they deploy in Northeast Pennsylvania.
Chief Oil & Gas uses specialized "walking" drilling rigs that can drill multiple wells on a single pad, moving from one surface location to another without having to be disassembled, said spokeswoman Daria Fish.
Chief also uses directional drilling and logging to track geologic formation and characteristics while drilling.
High-strength steel casings and specialized cement are also used to increase well bore integrity and protect fresh water zones, she said. The cement used to seal the spaces between steel casings and the borehole contains special additives to create a tight seal against fluids and shallow sources of gas, she said.
Some new technologies also help address air pollution while boosting revenues for drilling companies. Cabot employed two of these on the Bray pad.
Before Cabot started drilling the wells on that pad, pipeline company Williams had already placed a gas line on site. Instead of diesel fuel, Cabot used gas from this line to power the drilling rig and completion equipment. This saved the company millions, Mr. Stark said.
The company also avoided burning excess gas, or flaring, on the wells after fracturing. For the Bray pad, all the gas was "turned in line" after completion, Mr. Stark said, meaning it was all funneled into a pipe and harvested for sale.
Among industry outsiders, discussion continues to revolve around two techniques whose combination has reinvigorated oil and gas production in the United States: directional drilling and hydraulic fracturing.
Both have evolved gradually over decades of practice. Both also have early ties to the oil fields of Pennsylvania.
The first use of liquids to fracture a rock to release oil was in "shallow, hard rock wells" in Pennsylvania, New York, Kentucky and West Virginia in the 1860s, according to a history of hydraulic fracturing by Carl T. Montgomery and Michael B. Smith published 2010 in the "Journal of Petroleum Technology," a publication of the Society of Petroleum Engineers.
These early fracturers used liquid nitroglycerin, a method the authors call "extremely hazardous and often used illegally." At high pressure, the fluid could reduce the oil-bearing to rubble and enhance oil recovery.
Drillers then experimented with other liquids that would leave cracks in the rock intact, opening a pathway for oil and gas. In-depth study and development of the "Hydrafrac" procedure did not come until 1947, when Stanolind Oil and Gas Corp. injected 1,000 gallons of thickened gasoline (i.e., napalm), down a well in Kansas to stimulate a limestone formation, Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Smith wrote.
In 1948, Stanolind's J.B. Clark wrote a paper on the new Hydrafrac technique that has been widely cited as the introduction of hydraulic fracturing to the industry. A news clipping from "The Bradford Era" that year describes a process with some similarities to the hydraulic fracturing done on the Marcellus Shale today:
Forcing jellied gasoline down the hole "splits the rock formations and opens cracks through which oil can flow into the well-hole," the article states. "Sand suspended in the mush keeps the crack from closing again."
Decades of study and trial-and-error led to significant changes, according to Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Smith. Since 1953, hydraulic fracturers have used water as a base fluid and now use thousands of times more fluid than in early 20th century wells. The industry has also tinkered with various acids, brines and surfactants.
To prop open fractures, all different sizes of sand grains, plastic pellets, steel shot and even glass beads have been forced down well bores. Engines also increased in size from an average of 75 hydraulic horsepower to more than 1,500 hydraulic horsepower.
For shale formations such as the Marcellus, hydraulic fracturing in a vertical well isn't enough on its own. It took combining that technique with horizontal drilling to make the shale economically viable.
The first patent on a drilling in a curved line came in 1891, according to a U.S. Energy Information Administration history of horizontal drilling published in 1993. The first recorded horizontal oil well came in 1929 in Texon, Texas. The second was drilled in 1944 in Venango County, Pa..
Drillers around the world experimented with the technique, but it didn't catch on until the early 1980s, when improvements in downhole drilling motors and telemetry equipment made it profitable, according to the EIA.
According to the EIA, while drillers eventually found commercial success in the Austin Chalk and Bakken Shale fields of Texas and North Dakota, respectively, it took George P. Mitchell to combine the two techniques in the Barnett Shale in Texas.
Mitchell Energy & Development drilled the first well in the Barnett in 1981. Mitchell then experimented with different methods of drilling and fracturing until it came up with the most cost-effective combination, according to a history of the shale gas boom by Zhongmin Wang and Alan Krupnick of nonprofit research organization Resources for the Future.
"It was the successful development of the Barnett play that jump-started the shale gas boom," Mr. Wang and Mr. Krupnick wrote.
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NVMe Poised To Revolutionize Solid-State Storage
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April 08, 2014
File I/O stacks in operating systems are a great example for schools to teach Parkinson's Law, which says that software expands to use the resources available. Last time I counted, the current Linux stack with an attached SSD has a total of six or seven address translations. That's a huge software overhead, and you might be forgiven for wondering if the objective of the fastest I/O got lost in translation!
Fortunately, relief is at hand. The industry has created a new standard that enterprise SSD vendors are aggressively picking up: NVMe. The idea seems so simple that you wonder why we didn't go there before, but IT is often very conservative, and this is a radical change.
NVMe stands for "Non-Volatile Memory express." The hardware part of the solution takes away the disk interface chip that used to plug into PCIe on the motherboard, and this allows the drive to talk directly to the PCIe bus and so to system memory. This idea isn't quite as radical as it sounds. Electrically, PCIe and SAS/SATA are very similar, so it's more a protocol change than a completely new concept.
That protocol change is a major rethink of storage I/O handling. First, the SCSI stack is replaced by a circular queue system; I/O jobs are added by the host to one of the queues, and the drive takes queue entries out as it becomes ready to process them. The drive does all the heavy lifting, moving data using DMA, and using a queue system to post status.
Interrupts, which reach horrendous levels for traditionally connected high-end SSD, drop dramatically due to a consolidation mechanism. Adding all this up, I/Os proceed faster because all those translations move to the drive and are consolidated, The I/O stack is greatly simplified and shortened and there fewer interrupts. The result is a lower system load and faster I/O operation, and a lot more headroom for larger configurations of drives.
Recently, the University of New Hampshire InterOperability Lab ran a plug-fest to demonstrate interoperability of drives and hosts. The results were excellent, and justify claims that NVMe has arrived. Vendors are announcing products for both systems and drives, and we can expect a flurry of activity throughout 2014.
From a use viewpoint, these systems provide multi-use drive bays. The industry has defined a connector scheme that supports SAS. SATA and NVMe, with software-defined port protocols offered by the motherboard I/O chipsets. This gives us hot-swap removable drive bays that support NVMe, and it's just like any other drive in that respect.
[Read how SanDisk's UltraDIMM technology and Viking's ArxCis meld flash with DRAM for super-fast performance in "Hybrid DIMMs And The Quest For Speed."]
At least for a while, NVMe drives will have a price premium reflecting their performance, but the overall benefit will make it worthwhile. Typical use cases, such as big data analytics and in-memory databases, need every bit of performance available.
Are there any drawbacks? Cabling is limited to a few inches, so usage is only within servers; that could change in a year or so, with the discussion of PCIe extenders and switches. However, the flexibility and performance of RDMA over Ethernet, and the existing infrastructure industry, will probably make the latter the out-of-the-box winner.
NVMe will radically change the top tier of solid-state storage, and will do so quickly. All of the major operating systems have drivers and support for it, and drives and systems are available from the major players. This is as radical a change as Fibre Channel in the 90s and SCSI in the 80s, and we can expect significant expansion of the approach going forward.
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|2009-11-02, 13:47
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Under technicality, Solid Snake is a villain. Big Boss did not force children to join his ranks, he simply allowed them if they wanted to. Though he took his share of the 50 billion that Zero stole from the CIA, he didn't have to spend much on his soldiers at all; they simply wouldn't accept any form of money. They show quite well in the ending of Portable Ops how far a soldier will go to fight alongside Big Boss, seeing how they have absolute reverence for him. Paying them is unnecessary, fighting alongside him is the only payment that they need. Adversely, that leaves nearly 20 to 30 billion to spend on military needs, such as weapons, heavy munitions, rations, transport, etc.
He never threatened the world once. Having Metal Gear TX-55 was supposed to be his insurance that The Patriots would leave him alone. In Outer Heaven, no one was controlled by The Patriots, no one would be used for the government's needs. All he tried to do was created a heaven, safe from the Patriots. Then, of course, he was ordered to investigate as the commander of FOXHOUND. Though he sent in Frank Jaeger as a show that he was concerned, he knew Frank wouldn't fight anymore when he learned who led Outer Heaven. Then wanting to make the government happy, he sent in the rookie, Solid Snake. We all know how that turned out.
After NATO carpet bombs Outer Heaven (which makes little sense, as South Africa isn't really NATO's jurisdiction if you look at a map), Big Boss saves every person he can. Even those who plotted against him. Sadly, most of those who he could save were children. I don't know about you, but I don't think a villain (who was suffering from gunshot wounds and probably mild-to-moderate burns, and maybe a cracked rib) would get up, rush into burning buildings and save the lives of those who were trying to kill him.
With the Metal Gear D, he gained supremacy on the ground once he had founded Zanzibarland. Many of the children who had lost their parents (thank you, NATO and Solid Snake) were eager to fight because they could exact a sense of vengeance.
All Big Boss wanted was a world free from Patriot control, a world where soldiers would be regarded as people, not tools of the government. Of course, Zero, who wanted absolute control of everything, couldn't leave something so unpredictable and uncontrollable as Outer Heaven alone. If he couldn't control it, it was a threat, no matter the intentions.
Kinda sad, really.
|2009-11-03, 07:48
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|2009-11-03, 20:14
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Yeah. After Solid Snake reports that Metal Gear TX-55 is destroyed, NATO goes in to carpet bomb all of Outer Heaven to leave no trace of it. Kyle Schneider explains to Solid Snake in Metal Gear 2 that it didn't matter that there were families and even refugees there; if they could all be taken out, no one would know they existed. You can imagine how angry that made the resistance members, who not only failed to kill Big Boss, but he saved their lives after they got betrayed by NATO. For those of you who didn't know, Frank Jaeger wasn't extracted from Outer Heaven, so it gave him an even greater reason to follow Big Boss (play Portable Ops if you don't know where I'm coming from).
|2009-11-04, 09:48
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So Big Boss rescued all the people he could right after his fight with Snake. Did he die right after that due to his injuries?
Also, I haven't finished Portable Ops as I couldn't really get into the control scheme so I'd like to know what happened between Naked Snake and Frank Jaeger. I read that they fought and Naked managed to defeat him but what happens after that?
|2009-11-04, 11:23
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Big Boss doesn't die from his wounds; he just gets really pissed off. Since he has armor in MG, you have to shoot him with an RPG-7. If I got hit with one (and survived with all my limbs intact), I'd be pretty pissed off too.
In Metal Gear 2, he tell Solid Snake that the loser will find peace, while the other must continue to live to the drums of war. Snake burns Big Boss alive with a home-made flamethrower. Even after he knocked Gray Fox onto a landmine and burned Big Boss, neither of them died. Both were recovered by Zero. Zero couldn't afford to let Big Boss die, and put him in a nano-machine induced coma, while Para-Medic got to use Frank Jaeger as her scientific "plaything" for her genetic experiments.
Frank Jaeger had fought Big Boss before by the time of Portable Ops. Once in Mozambique, and then again in Columbia. After saving his life, he tell him what his name was, giving Frank a sense of identity for the first time in years (his mind was wiped through drugs and hypnotic suggestion after assassination he made, but he could always remember Big Boss because he couldn't beat him in combat). Soon after Big Boss creates FOXHOUND, Gray Fox become the best soldier (after Big Boss), even though Roy Campbell (probably a Major at that point) was second in command of FOXHOUND.
|2009-11-04, 11:50
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|2009-11-04, 17:21
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It was greed. It corrupted 3 of the founding members: Zero, Sigint, and Para-Medic. Each kept wanting more and more, and it eventually trapped them. When Zero wanted to control everything from the outside, which turned Big Boss against him, who felt like he was just being used again. Once the Patriots split, EVA and Ocelot sided with Big Boss and Para-Medic and Sigint with Zero.
All of the data on the Genome SOldiers and what would later give rise to teh PMC armies came from adata on Frank. Since it couldn't have been considered unethical. Besides, he was also a threat to them, so why use one of yur own?
|2010-04-04, 13:15
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I for one dig the tuneage playing from 3:30 - 6:06 or so.
On which note: just in case it wasn't mentioned earlier in this thread, the skinny on the original soundtrack scheduled for release in ten days or so.
|2010-04-05, 04:19
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I haven't played Portable Ops yet. Does anyone know if that game is actually necessary to pick up on Peacewalker?
I've played MGS1234 so far, but I recently got a PSP which is why I never touched portable ops.
I was wondering if Peacewalker features the traditional MGS controls, since the new MGS4 controls would probably not work on the PSP. Does anyone know about this? Since Snake seems to switch views and cameras in the gameplay like he does in MGS4 so its hard to tell.
|2010-04-07, 08:27
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Location: Somewhere between heaven and hell !
The apocalypse reach MGS !!!
Monster Attacks ! This is the end .
Snake must be a Hunter now !
It doesn't seems an april fool .
Well ,why not ? Monster Hunter meet MGS
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L.O.L , nice crossover ?
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|2010-04-07, 09:54
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If you think Monhun was crazy enough...MGSPW is also going to feature other collaborations, even with VOCALOID
|2010-04-07, 10:02
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Peeing on Stinku's Grave
Dear Kojima,
Ai Rike Eet!
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The Essentials
Name: Maycee Lara-Jade
Birthday: July 23rd
Location: Toronto, Ont., Canada
Zodiac Sign: Leo
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 105lbs
Measurements: 34-24-34
Ethnicity: French/Chinese
Turn-ons: Intelligence, jacked-up trucks (I'm a country girl), humour, fitness, cooking.
Turn-offs: Bad teeth, stage 5 clingers, over complimenting.
Pet Peeves: Bad drivers & nail biters
The Interview
Is "Name" your real name or model name?
Where are you from? And, are you currently living there? If not, where are you currently living?
I'm originally from Grand Falls, New Brunswick. I then moved to a really small town near Lake Erie and now I'm here in the big and beautiful city of Toronto. I guess that makes me a mix of country meets city.
Does your personality match your Zodiac sign? Describe.
My personality couldn't be more in line with my Zodiac sign. Yes, I'm stubborn at times, but I have the biggest heart. I am determined and goal oriented. I'm a huge family person and lastly, I'm independent!
How long have you been modeling?
I wouldn't even call it modeling, the term is so loosely these days, but approximate 2 years.
What would you say are your strengths as a model? (ex. body, eyes, smile, certain poses and emotions...)
I'm a chameleon! I can evolve and change from one shoot to another. I love adaptation and creativity. No matter how stupid I look I'll try to do it haha. But, I do love my eyes J
Do you have any birthmarks, scars or tattoos? Please state "what", "where", "how noticable?"
I do have a birthmark! It's an awkward yet subtle one, but I've grown to love it. It's on my right side. I have way to many scars from dirt biking. Yes, I motocross, I have a Honda YZ250. Lastly, I have two tattoos both on the tops of my feet, an elephant and cherry blossoms!
Describe yourself in 3 words or statements.
Intelligent, Determined, Loving.
What is your best beauty secret?
Lemon juice and sugar make the best at-home face exfoliate! Just don't get it in your eyes.
What do you look for in a guy? What would he have to do to get your attention and to keep you interested?
A smile is something that catches my eye, if you have a nice one that's a plus for me. I like a guy with intellect and a sense of humor. I like a guy who can keep up with my hockey talk and likes it as much as I do. If he wants my attention he has to be confident. If he wants to keep me interested be spontaneous. Pick me up by surprise and take me to Real Sports bar for a game. That's right we don't even need to go see the real thing. Little things like that keep me on my toes and excited.
What gets you in the mood? What are some of your turn-ons?
Old school r&b music, haha. Turn-ons? I can't give away all my secrets!
How do you feel about pick-up lines? What was the best line that was used on you? Did it work?
Pick-up lines can either irritate me or make me laugh. One I can remember the most is, "I think you dropped something… my jaw." No, it didn't work, but I got a good laugh about it.
So what is the weirdest thing that has ever happened to you on a date? How did the rest of the night go?
He took me to one of my favourite restaurants in town, and fortunately for him there was an accordion player there. He decided to call him over and make a huge scene at our table as this guy was playing some romantic song while my "date" tried to sing along. The rest of the night ended up in silence, good thing it was my favourite place to eat.
On a scale of 1 to 10, how wild are you in the bedroom?
I think I range from 5-10.1, can't be wild the entire time.
What do you wear to bed?
A really big T-shirt, that's all I need.
What item of clothing or accessory makes you feel the sexiest?
This is weird, but my over-sized watch.
Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
I haven't posed nude, and sorry guys, but I never will!
Where can we see you? (ex. shows, tv, magazines, etc)
You can find me traveling with Performance Auto and Sound during the summer here in Ontario! From music videos, to photoshoot collaborations. I don't think you'll see me on tv again though.
What is your dream car? What modifications/upgrades would you make, and why?
An satin black Aston Martin V12 Vanquish with vinyl decals. The only modification I would make to an Aston Martin is the paint job and even then I would feel ashamed of doing so. However, matte black with decals, have you not seen our PASmag Sony Scion? Things a beauty.
Do you have many traffic violations? Any stories you'd like to share with us?
I do not have any traffic violations! I have my G license and currently learning how to drive standard.
With any 'spotlight' type of job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give out to aspiring models?
Keep your clothes on at shoots or events! Walking around car shows in your little thong isn't attractive. Be sexy without showing your entire body. I reaaally want to emphasis this point: KNOW WHO YOU'RE SHOOTING WITH. There are some really creepy guys out there and I've heard some terrible stories. One last thing, do not pay your photographers. If you want to be a model, you're the one who should be getting paid.
Words to live by?
A smile is like a good ass lift. It makes your cheeks go up.


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I keep signing but getting dad or grandparents to do it seems like I'm asking them to make balloon animals for a dog. They push the words. That's fine. I did a little more reading on the signing and he's right where most are right now. I just showed him a few signs & figured he'd get them with repetition. Found some more useful information on how to progress his knowledge. My smart hands is just an adorable site and has a fantastic phone app!
He had a really rough night according to dad & is visibly incredibly upset over the new slow flow breastflow bottle. But, was willing to attempt nursing today. Once I get home from work we stay in bed & I keep the boobs readily accessible. I had to offer but he nestled in once, didn't bite, opened mouth like normal, didn't latch so didn't get anything but didn't scream, cry, bite, just sat there for a moment like he was thinking or remembering. Then off to playing again! The break from continual biting has helped it heal so that probably helps, too.
Starting to get frustrated when most information out there is for younger babies and that keep stating strikes will usually only last a few days. His strikes have never lasted a few days, mostly 1-2 weeks (probably due to my odd work hours). If I wasn't more confident or knowledgeable, I'd probably have given up by now. Damned liking having a roof over our heads & food in the refrigerator.


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In the earliest days of American industry, the Boston Manufacturing Company created an innovative, single-location manufacturing enterprise at Lowell that depended on the recruitment of female mill workers. This workshop debates the impact of this new form of employment on workers - for better or for worse. Participants investigate the workers' experiences first-hand, through diaries, letters, published accounts, and official mill postings. G
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Obama-care has an $8 billion annual fee or excise taxes on health insurance companies for 2014. It increases to over $14 billion in 2018; and if they over pay, civil action must be taken to get the overpayment refunded under Subtitle F. The fee (tax) is non-deductible under section 275.
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Obama-care has an $8 billion annual fee or excise taxes on health insurance companies for 2014. It increases to over $14 billion in 2018; and if they over pay, civil action must be taken to get the overpayment refunded under Subtitle F. The fee (tax) is non-deductible under section 275.
Obama-care has an annual fee on branded prescription pharmaceutical manufacturers and importers � $2.5 billion for 2011; $2.8 billion for 2012 and 2013; and rising to $4.1 billion for 2018. These funds are to go to Medicare Part B trust fund (just like your Medicare part B payments withheld from your Social Security payments and probably spent like the �Social Security Trust Fund� is.)
The foregoing taxes may be more than the 2 percent tax on medical equipment that the House has tried to repeal, but there have not been any agreed upon estimates. It is also hard to keep up with the administration�s waivers.
Who do they think are going to pay all these �fees� � converted to taxes if I understand the Supreme Court ruling? The tooth fairy certainly isn�t! You know darn well, wage-earners and those with taxable income will pay these while votes are being bought with our money. Unless the implementation of the Obama-care tax is delayed, only the friends of the administration will be relieved from current compliance.
Why the news media and the Republicans are not nailing this atrocious tax-and-spend excuse for health-care legislation is beyond me. I pray that there is not an even worse executive order in the wings for when the stuff hits the fan.
Some potential good news is that there is an anticipated tax-reform debate and vote that should occur sometime within the next 45 days on the Fair Tax. What impact the budget battle and government shutdown will have on the committee�s work and schedule is not known.
The Fair Tax plan involves replacing the current income tax system with a national sales tax and for the elimination of the IRS. Everyone would be subject to the sales tax. Consumers would receive a pre-bate designed to cover the cost of the tax on necessities. It will force everyone who buys anything to pay the tax, including illegals and those in the underground cash economy,
Supporters of the Fair Tax say the plan will improve privacy (no reporting of income, deductions, interest, health costs, etc.), allow consumers to take charge of how much they pay in taxes (employees will receive their entire wages and control how much they pay in taxes by how much they spend buying retail items), encourage savings and investments (money saved and/or invested is not taxed), eliminate the influence of lobbyists on the tax code, and drastically reduce the cost and stress of complying with the current, complicated, tax code... (see FairTax.org).
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PoliTemps provides quality personnel who, in addition to administrative and computer skills, possess an understanding of the political, legislative, and public relations processes in this city. We have the targeting and focus of a public relations firm, the goals and mission of a staffing service, and the enthusiasm of a political campaign. Learn More


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Nationwide, April is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Be courageous and protect the most vulnerable among us by communicating about keeping children safe.
Dear Editor:
Nationwide, April is recognized as Child Abuse Prevention Month. Be courageous and protect the most vulnerable among us by communicating about keeping children safe. Courage is a word we typically associate with soldiers, firefighters, police officers, and others fighting on the frontlines to keep all of us safe from harm.
Courage can also be ascribed to those who push stigma and discomfort aside to talk about that which society keeps in the shadows.
In 2012, SCARF's Sunlight Child Advocacy Center conducted 185 interviews with children from Butler, Elk, and Greenwood Counties to investigate abuse. We at SCARF believe in the courage it takes to speak out for our children and prevent abuse. We know that as many as 95 percent of child abuse perpetrators are family members or someone the family knows and trusts. It is courageous to speak out when someone pays unusual attention to a child. It is courageous to talk openly to our children about inappropriate attention and how to report it. If your child has been abused, it is courageous to show them they are not alone or at fault.
While this crime of secrecy is brought to the forefront during the month of April, we hope our local communities continue to have courage year-round, and help win the fight against child abuse and neglect in every community. We can only eradicate child abuse after we are informed and willing to talk openly. Visit www.onewithcourage.org or www.scarfks.com to join the fight.
- Aurora Myers, Coordinator, Sunlight Child Advocacy Center


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Much of computer forensics is focused on the tools and techniques used by investigators, but there are also a number of important papers, people, and organizations involved. Many of those organizations sponsor conferences throughout the year and around the world. You may also wish to examine the popular journals and some special reports.
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Using an alternative approach to traditional file hashing, digital forensic investigators can hash individually sampled subject drives on sector boundaries and then check these hashes against a prebuilt database, making it possible to process raw media without reference to the underlying file system.
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A gift of $50,000 raised during last year's 34th annual WSUL/WVOS Heart-athon was presented earlier this month to the Catskill Regional Medical Center for the Cardio Pulmonary Department.
A gift of $50,000 raised during last year's 34th annual WSUL/WVOS Heart-athon was presented earlier this month to the Catskill Regional Medical Center for the Cardio Pulmonary Department.
It takes awhile for all the pledges to be collected and tallied. To date, the events have raised more than $1.65 million, with the last six years totaling more than $410,000.
This year's event will be Feb. 23 at the hospital in Harris, with details forthcoming. Co-chairs are Alan Kesten, Roberta Byron Lockwood, and Paul Carlucci.
A music video was created at Newburgh Free Academy to honor the children and teachers who were victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy. The video involved 45 members of Hear the Music Foundation in Newburgh, led by teacher/director Gary Van Voorhis.
Twenty-six copies, one for each of the families who lost loved ones, were sent to the Sandy Hook School District for distribution. Guy Duquesnay and Hannah Blair Butler participated. So did Matteo Doddo and Melissa Siegal, school principals.
"There were many emotions connected with this video, which was suggested by the students," said Van Voorhis, founder and director of Hear the Music Foundation. "Voices were cracking and tears were shed. It was a very emotional and inspiring token of love and respect."
The Warwick Valley Rotary recently gave $1,500 to past Rotary District Gov. Knut Johnsen for the International Medical Relief Foundation. This was a project created and managed by volunteers from the Hudson Valley Rotaries.
Rotarian Dr. Hrusikesh Parida is the founder and chairman, and Rotarian Dr. Tamton Mustapha is the president. Former congressman Ben Gilman serves on the board of directors and is the international coordinator.
Ida Marshal, a devoted community volunteer and member of Eitz Chaim in Monroe, will be surrounded by family and friends Feb. 9 when she celebrates her 98th birthday. In her honor, donations will be given to the Monroe Woodbury Jewish Community Center.
Services will be at 10 a.m.; the party will follow around 11:30 a.m. A memory book is being created, with items sent to her daughter, Rochelle Marshall, at 298 Cromwell Hill Road, Monroe 10950, or to email@example.com.
Diana Parisi is the recipient of an award certificate and scholarship check for $250 from the New York State Sheriff's Association Institute. One is given to one student from each state university community college in the state. She was sponsored by the Orange County Sheriff's Office, headed by Sheriff Carl DuBois, and SUNY Orange's criminal law department headed by professor Dennis O'Loughlin, chairman.
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Stacy Keibler and Husband Welcome a Baby Girl
Aug 22, 2014 7:27 PM EDT
Stacy Keibler and her husband Jared Pobre, a tech entrepreneur, welcomed a baby daughter on Wednesday. Keibler made the announcement on her website on Friday. See more celebrity baby news "Jared and I have been blessed with the new lov… Read more


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Hello all,
I am a relative newb to JavaScript, and mainly work in PHP. I am looking for a script that finds all instances of a word, and automatically inserts a tooltip for that word. For example, the tooltip may say something like "A search Engine", and should appear when the user rolls over "Google" in my pages body text. Because there will be a lot of these, it should be able to receive and enter different tooltips.
The text does not have to be dynamically created, and ideally, I would like to call the script from within the HEAD section of my site, with a command similar to the following:
<script language="javascript">
doToolTip('word', 'tipTitle', 'tipText');
Any help with this project really would be appreciated. I have tried to modify a number of the "Highlight words with Javascript", but have limited or disappointing results. Ideally I would like the tooltips to show onClick, and be hidden onMouseout.
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Speakers in the video
- Sandra Cisneros
Author of the acclaimed 1984 novel The House on Mango Street, Ms. Cisneros founded the Macondo Foundation for socially-conscious writers in 1998. She has taught One Hundred Years of Solitude in many settings.
- David Damrosch
Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Dr. Damrosch is professor of comparative literature at Harvard University and the author of several books, including What Is World Literature?
- Adam Felber
Humorist and Writer
Humorist, comedic writer, and frequent guest on NPR's news quiz show Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!, Mr. Felber is also a writer for the HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher.
- Stephen Ferry
Latin America Photojournalist
Mr. Ferry is an American photographer based in Bogotá, Colombia. He is a faculty member at the Fundación Nuevo Periodismo Iberoamericano, an organization dedicated to teaching fundamentals and ethics founded by Gabriel García Márquez.
- Juan Carlos Obando
Fashion Designer
Mr. Obando is a Colombian-born fashion designer living in Los Angeles. His designs are often inspired by literature and in 2006 he created a line called "The Revenge of Remedios the Beauty," based on the character in One Hundred Years of Solitude.
- Daniel Okrent
Mr. Okrent is a writer, cultural critic, and former public editor at the New York Times; his most recent book is Last Call: Rise and Fall of Prohibition. He has also collaborated with Ken Burns on two documentary series.
- Richard Peña
Program Director, Film Society of Lincoln Center
Mr. Peña is the program director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center and has served as the film program director for the New York Film Festival. He has a master's degree in film from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and is the former director of the Film Center at the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Francine Prose
Novelist and Professor, Bard College
Dr. Prose has been visiting professor of literature and writer in residence at Bard College and a Guggenheim fellow. She is the former president of the PEN Center.
- Patricia Smith
Associate Professor of Creative Writing, City University of New York
A poet, spoken-word performer, playwright, author, and writing teacher, Ms. Smith is a four-time national individual poetry slam champion. She was featured in the nationally-released film Slamnation, and appeared on the award-winning HBO series Def Poetry Jam.
- Ilan Stavans
Journalist and Professor of Spanish, Amherst College
Dr. Stavans is an essayist, cultural commentator, author and professor of Spanish at Amherst College. He wrote Gabriel García Márquez: The Early Years, the first of a two-part biography.
- Erna von der Walde
Professor of Latin American Literature, Javeriana University de Bogotá
Dr. von der Walde teaches Latin American literature, film, and history at Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá in Colombia, and was formerly in the Spanish and Portuguese Language and Literatures Department at New York University. She has written articles about magical realism and Gabriel García Márquez.


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Xigmatek Dark Knight-S1283V Review
A good heatsink is an essential part of any rig you build. Skimp on the heatsink and you have no overclock. Spend too much, and you just wasted money too. This is where Xigmatek comes in with Dark Knight. The Dark Knight is already an attractive offer at a price of around $40. And why is that? The Dark Knight features full nickel plating, 120mm fan with white LEDs and direct heatpipe touch. Most heatsinks don't even offer nickel plating until you get up into the higher price ranges. Xigmatek have proven themselves to be a company that produces quality heatsinks. With the epic performance of Thor's Hammer, how will the Dark Knight hold up?
Closer Look:
The Dark Knight has its good looks and quite a few features you wouldn't normally find in this price range. On the front, we are shown a down-sized view of the heatsink as well as the fan itself. Yes, the heatsink is yet another H.D.T. or Heat-Pipe Direct Touch design. This means that the heatpipes come in direct contact with the CPU, which with a perfectly flat surface, would be the most superior form of contact. However, this isn't a perfect world and H.D.T. designs are hard to get perfect as it is. On the one side of the box with the UPC symbol we are given a list of all the applications this heatsink can be used in. On the back side of the box is a list of exhaustive specifications. Finally, on the other side of the box we are shown some more specifics on the look of the heatsink. In the picture the bottom is shown to be both flat and nickel plated as well as the entire rest of the heatsink. We are also shown how the fan mounts to the heatsink.
Once out of the box you'll notice some similarities between the Dark Knight and Thor's Hammer. The first thing that stuck with it, was the black-plate design. The back-plate is reversable which makes it able to support both 1366 and 775 applications. Also unchanged is how this heatsink mounts on an AMD setup. We also have the same application for mounting the fan to the heatsink. Of course, you will notice other differences later between Dark Knight and Thor's Hammer, but another one you could name right now would be the fact that the Dark Knight actually comes with a fan. Now of course Thor's Hammer did pretty well without one, so the Dark Knight can't be far off its heels either.
Well what are we waiting for? Let's see more of the Dark Knight.


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Short tutorial on running the Allegroserve examples from Practical Common Lisp with mod_lisp and Apache (for newbies)
Document location: http://www.blaino.com/guide/modlisp-pcl-guide.html
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Subject: Modlisp for newbies by a newbie Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <email@example.com> Date: 15 Jun 2006 12:55:00 -0700 I've written a little document that lists the steps I took to get the following working together: * Apache 2.x * Marc Battyani's mod_lisp * Kevin Rossenberg's cl-modlisp * Some examples from Peter Seibel's Practical Common Lisp (PCL) Chapter 26 I hope it's at least a little bit helpful to someone. Apologies in advance for oversights. Critique is appreciated! http://www.blaino.com/guide/modlisp-pcl-guide.html - Blaine
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The Top Reasons For Divorce And How To Avoid Them
Some divorce courts require parents to take parenting classes before granting a divorce. This applies also to some counties in some other states. Mandated classes for divorces with children can be attended separately or together.
These classes are important because parents need to be made aware of how their divorce might affect their children. Children react differently at varied stages of development, but they all react emotionally. Parents need to learn what is appropriate developmentally and what is not.
The kids may be acting angry, but the underlying emotions are sadness, disappointment, and fear. Adults will need to learn to get to the real issue at hand. It would be very easy to burn bridges and build walls that lead to destructive behavior if parents do not learn how to respond to a child struggling with their family breakup. Good parenting courses help parents to avoid this parenting mistake.
There are highly accredited online parenting courses available that satisfy court requirements for probation or divorce. These courses are great because they allow parents to put their kids first and complete the course on their own schedule. There is no time limit, but there can be a four to ten hour course requirement. Parents are very busy all the time when they have children. Online participation gives parents individualized 24/7 flexibility.
Online parenting studies are recognized by courts in most states. Just check with the organizer of the class and verify with your attorney or mediator.
Classes online should teach subjects like parental communication, anger and stress management, parenting styles and teamwork, rewards and discipline for children, conflict resolution, and avoiding parenting mistakes. Courses should deal with the new blended family in America. Over fifty per cent (50%) of the families in this nation are comprised of step-family members.
Some parents may desire to improve their parenting skills without a court order. Observing the behavior of parents and children in any public place, anyone can see the need for improved parenting skills in America. Many times it is not readily apparent who is the parent and who is the child. This can also occur in a divorce when a parent and a child reverse roles and the child becomes the caregiver. This is not fair to the child. Children deserve a happy, carefree childhood.
Parents will want to be sure they are getting information from licensed practicing professionals. Any quality online parenting course should offer a Certificate of Completion. A full refund should be guaranteed if the court does not accept the Certificate of Completion.
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ITHACA, N.Y. – Cortland graduate student quarterback Dan Pitcher completed 23-of-36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 94 yards on 11 carries as Cortland retained the Cortaca Jug with a 27-3 victory at Ithaca College in front of an estimated crowd of 9,700 fans.
Cortland finishes the regular season with an 8-2 mark. The Red Dragons have a slim chance at an NCAA at-large berth, but most likely will host an ECAC bowl game next Saturday. The NCAA pairings will be announced Sunday at 6 p.m. and the ECAC pairings will be released on Monday morning.
Cortland's 24-point margin of victory is its largest in the series since a 41-13 win in 1996 and is the Red Dragons' biggest road victory over the Bombers since a 28-0 shutout in 1955, four years before the Cortaca Jug existed.
Sophomore tight end Tyreek Burwell, junior receiver Mike Humphrey and sophomore receiver John Babin each caught touchdown passes and freshman tailback Bronson Greene rushed for a score.
Freshman Kordel McInnis caught seven passes for 73 yards. Babin made five catches for 91 yards, senior tailback Dorian Myles had five receptions for 48 yards and Humphrey finished with three catches for 34 yards. Burwell's TD catch was his first collegiate reception.
Babin set a school single-season record with 1,110 receiving yards and tied the school record with 68 receptions. He extended his school record for TD catches in a season to 15. Steve Ellis held the school record with 1,089 receiving yards and now shares the school record with 68 receptions – marks set in 1994.
Pitcher has now thrown at least one TD pass in 12 straight games, breaking his mark of 11 set in 2009-10. Pitcher has a TD pass in 23 of 24 games he has started for the Red Dragons. Pitcher has thrown a school-record 29 touchdown passes this season and 52 for his career, and his 2,442 passing yards this fall are the most ever at Cortland during the regular season and second overall at Cortland behind Ray Miles' 2,963 yards in 13 games in 2008.
Cortland outgained Ithaca 417-226 in total offense. The Red Dragon defense sacked Ithaca quarterback Jason Hendel eight times and limited the Bombers to 67 yards net rushing. Senior defensive tackle Steve Gruber made six tackles, including three for lost yardage. Senior linebacker Cody Allen recorded five stops, a sack and an interception that halted Ithaca's opening drive of the game inside the Cortland 20-yard line. Junior linebacker Mike Wilson and freshman linebacker Jesse Scanna each finished with 1.5 sacks.
Hendel finished 16-of-24 passing for 159 yards for Ithaca. Dan Ruffrage made eight catches for 85 yards and became Ithaca's career receiving leader. Adam Lajara ran for 47 yards on just three carries. Josh Liemer and Will Carter each finished with seven tackles.
Ithaca faced a 4th-and-17 on its own 30-yard line on the first play of the second quarter with the game scoreless. The Bombers faked a punt and Tom Scanlon ran 38 yards to the Cortland 32-yard line. The drive stalled at the 20-yard line and Andrew Rogowski made a 39-yard field goal – his school record 13th of the season – to give Ithaca a 3-0 lead.
Cortland responded with a 10-play, 89-yard touchdown drive on its next possession. The big plays on the drive were a Pitcher 20-yard run to the Cortland 48-yard line, a 15-yard catch by McInnis, and a 29-yard reception by Humphrey on 2nd-and-8 from the Ithaca 35-yard line. Two plays later, Pitcher found Burwell open in the left corner of the end zone on a play-action pass to give Cortland a 7-3 lead.
The Red Dragons marched 80 yards on 10 plays to open the third quarter to score a touchdown and take a 14-3 lead. Babin caught a 47-yard pass to advance the ball to the Ithaca 8-yard line and, three plays later, Pitcher found Humphrey for a 6-yard TD pass.
Ithaca drove to the Cortland 27-yard line later in the third quarter but dropped a pass on 4th-and-2 to turn the ball over on downs. The Red Dragons answered with a 13-play, 73-yard scoring drive. On 4th-and-15 at the Ithaca 29-yard line on the final play of the third quarter, Pitcher ran for 17 yards to keep the drive alive. Two plays later, he found Babin for a 10-yard TD and a 21-3 lead.
Cortland's final score came on Greene's 2-yard TD run with 1:50 remaining. Greene has rushed for 11 touchdowns this season, the most ever by a Cortland freshman. Ithaca's final drive ended on an interception by senior cornerback Chad Stalter in the end zone as time expired.


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Meet Frankie Flora. He was 5 yrs old at the time that he was viciously attacked and mauled by a pit bull type dog.
He can't be at the Walk For Victims despite how much he wanted to be.
He's written to all of the Walkers, and I'm sharing his letter here. This is Frankie.....
Hi my name is Frankie Flora. I am 8 years old now. I was severely mauled by a dog when I had just turned 5. Four sections of my head was eaten down to my skull, my right cheek was missing, my left side was torn apart. I almost died. They told my mother that night they did not think I was going to survive. Dr. Anthony Allessi saved my life. He gave me blood transfusions and pieced me back together with donated skin. I had over 1,000 stitches to my head and face, nerve damage to my hand, and hearing loss. My leg has a big "Z" scar in it now.
I know what it feels like to be attacked and mauled to the point of almost dying. I wish I could have been here at the Walk in person but I was unable to get there. I am sorry that you have been through what I have been through. I am also sorry for all the people that died from an attack! I know their families must be sad. I am trying to pass a law in New York State to get rid of the " one bite rule " . Any of you can contact me at www.frankiefund.com. I wish you all joy, health and happiness. You are all in my prayers! STAY STRONG!!!
Thank you, Frankie. Please know that you are in our thoughts and prayers. We will Walk for you, and so many others tomorrow, Frankie. God Bless!


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The System Definition serves as the basis for the development of the Solid Waste Management Plan for Lincoln and Lancaster County (Solid Waste Plan 2040). The System Definition combines information on existing solid waste management programs and program options considered for managing solid waste in the future. It describes programs that move the integrated solid waste management system from current levels of waste diversion and existing disposal practices toward greater resource conservation, waste reduction, waste diversion, and resource recovery efforts.
The System Definition describes program options for:
- Progressively moving toward a more integrated solid waste management system;
- Reducing the community's dependence on landfilling; and,
- Emphasizing resource conservation, source reduction, waste diversion, and resource recovery.
Needs Assessment (1.11 M)
The purpose of the Needs Assessment is to assist the City of Lincoln and Lancaster County in assessing their existing solid waste management systems, facilities, programs and planning for future needs in Lincoln and Lancaster County. The information and projections presented in this report were prepared to establish a basis for the development of the long-term, comprehensive, integrated solid waste management plan.
The Needs Assessment addresses:
- The volumes and types of waste being generated;
- The existing waste management practices; and
- The anticipated future waste management needs in the Lincoln and Lancaster County
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Various solid waste management options and strategies are being evaluated and presented to the Advisory Committee for consideration and discussion. Additional technical papers will be added to this list as presentations to the Advisory Committee are completed.
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Faux Slaw
November 29, 2009
For the longest time, coleslaw kind of grossed me out. It was always this weirdly slimey mess of vegetables you'd get on the side of your turkey club sandwiches at diners. And not something I wanted to eat.
But at some point, I had some really good tangy, crunchy cole slaw. Probably from East Coast West deli or Max's Opera Cafe. And now, every so often, I get the craving for it. But just for one serving. Last night, I came up with a faux slaw that acted as a coleslaw stand-in snack while I played on the computer.
Faux Slaw
- 1 handful shredded purple cabbage
- 1 handful shredded carrots
- 1 handful broccoli slaw
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French train station evacuated as police investigate reported shooting
French train station evacuated as police investigate reported shooting
Police are investigating a possible gunfight at a train station in Nimes, France, according to local reports.
The Telegraph later reported that the "armed man" turned out to be carrying a starting pistol, common for races, or a non-lethal weapon.
Police said the station was evacuated. Authorities later said there was no shooting but asked people to avoid the area of the station.
Several sports journalists covering Spain's cycling tour were held in a press room due to a possible shootout, the newspaper El Mundo also reported.
El Mundo said that one person was detained, citing local reports.
Authorities also said the station would soon return to normal.