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On the last day of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin observed that he had often wondered whether the design on the president's chair depicted a rising or a setting sun. "Now at length," he remarked, "I have the happiness to know that it is a rising and not a setting sun."
Franklin's optimism came only after many months of debate and argumentation over the form of government that would best secure the future safety and happiness of the young American republic. At times it seemed that the Convention would fail as a result of seemingly irreconcilable views between the delegates, especially on the questions of selecting representatives to Congress, the relationship of the national and state governments, and the powers of the president. After a month of deadlock over the issue of representation, Franklin himself had called for a prayer because "mankind may hereafter from this unfortunate instance, despair of establishing Governments by Human wisdom."
The delegates at the 1787 Convention faced a challenge as arduous as those who worked throughout the 1780s to initiate reforms to the American political system. Even before the Convention was authorized to convene, the road to reform was paved with resistance, especially from those who believed that the Articles of Confederation were in little or no need of amendment. In the end, the Convention met, and by the almost miraculous "Connecticut Compromise" was able to fulfill its task of recommending improvements to the American form of government, with only three delegates refusing to sign the final document. Although many challenges to ratification lay ahead, the work of the Convention placed the Union on a more stable basis, and the Constitution continues to be the foundation of American government and political thought to this day.
In this unit, students will examine the roles that key American founders played in creating the Constitution, and the challenges they faced in the process. They will learn why many Americans in the 1780s believed that reforms to the Articles of Confederation were necessary, and the steps taken to authorize the 1787 Convention in Philadelphia. They will become familiar with the main issues that divided delegates at the Convention, particularly the questions of representation in Congress and the office of the presidency. Finally, they will see how a spirit of compromise, in the end, was necessary for the Convention to fulfill its task of improving the American political system.
Review each lesson plan. Locate and bookmark suggested materials and links from EDSITEment-reviewed websites. Download the PDFs for each lesson, such as this one for Lesson Plan One. This file contains excerpted versions of the documents used in the first and second activities, as well as questions for students to answer. Print out and make an appropriate number of copies of the handouts you plan to use in class.
If your students lack experience in dealing with primary sources, you might use one or more preliminary exercises to help them develop these skills. This page from the Library of Congress includes a set of such activities. Another useful resource is the Educator Resources section of the National Archives website, which features a set of Document Analysis Worksheets. Finally, History Matters offers pages on "Making Sense of Maps" and "Making Sense of Oral History" which give helpful advice to teachers in getting their students to use such sources effectively.

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There's something about the paranormal everyone seems to be trying for: the brass ring. The answer to the problem, whether it be UFOs and "aliens" all the way to Ghosts and Poltergeists. Many people over the years of serious discourse into the subjects have claimed to have the answer, but of course none have truly panned out or we wouldn't still be referring to these mysteries as enigmatic. It would be a known presence or effect, whether purely psychological or part of overall consensus reality. Either way, it would be out of the hands of paranormalists and into the realm of science – you know, the same science that doubts any of this stuff has any merit at all.
But we can't blame mainstream science for feeling it to be "pseudoscience", or unworthy of attention. After all, despite what many would claim, no one has as of yet laid their hands on the brass ring. Yeah I know, "The government has the UFO bits hidden away and lies about it". Who knows might be true, but either way we the public interested and actively investigating such things have failed (try as we might) to garner that special piece of evidence that will turn the lofty, doubting head of science. I would contend though, it's not our fault either. Perhaps we lack the proper tools, the protocol, or maybe this thing isn't at all in the "place" we're looking.
I postulated a thought some time ago about EVPs. What if clearly recorded EVPs were not the product of sentient, self aware spirits of the dead trying to speak to us across the ether – but rather like a short band radio. I remember back in the early 1990's sitting outside a friend's apartment in a suburb of Baltimore on a short band radio in the car, talking to someone in Wyoming or something. This wasn't typical, and is a product of "running a skip". It occurs when the signal from the radio is refracted by charged ions in the ionosphere. Called "skywave propagation" it allows radio users to talk across thousands of miles. From what little I know of short band radio from personal experience it seemed somewhat a rare occasion – you didn't get to talk to Mexico or California every night. It was also fleeting. You didn't get an all night talk with someone, and often they'd fade in and out.
So what if EVPs work the same way – but across time. What if there's a "skip" that runs time like radio waves ride an ionosphere. I already hear people asking how. What causes such an anomaly to happen? Who knows. But has anyone in the ghost or EVP research community ever logged ionospheric conditions when a good class A EVP is captured? Probably not.
But whats to say it's that? It could be that through pure thought we cause the "skip" that allows not only getting a voice, but one that might allow ever so brief two-way communication. Imagine going to an Inn in Gettysburg with historical significance. You run your EVP recorder and say "If you're here you can speak into this and I'll be able to hear you", and you get an EVP that says "who's that?" I know of an instance where that actually happened. So step carefully away from the "ghost" answer, and think about a soldier in a room during the battle of Gettysburg in 1863. He's alone. He suddenly hears a voice…"If you're here…be able…to…you".
He answers, "who's that?" And the "skip" is running – simply because you're there, trying to connect to the past, focused intently in anticipation.
The notion of it being a spirit suddenly looses it's solid connection to the yawning grave. Now it's something much more complex, deep and potentially more intriguing. Talking to others across time. Literally, hearing a voice uttered in the past – in our present. Audible mirages in time.
But, who knows. It's just a thought.
This is only one example of being open to other explanations or definitions of paranormal phenomena. I'm quite sure some of those steeped in EVP research would disagree with me. The predisposition to think we're speaking to the dead (and in a way we are…but only the currently dead) or a spirit is something that was ingrained into the EVP from the start.
In the end, those who claim from high hilltops that we need to "think outside the box" are trapped within a box of their own.
But we, in our efforts to understand what these phenomena are (and constructing ideologies around them), is far from the only problem. There's another issue: The Paranormal Escape Hatch, as I've called it. We're talking about phenomena that seems to refuse to play straight with us (or we're simply not equipped to perceive accurately). Because of that, I've tended to think that it's much more involved in our day to day reality than we'd care to know about. It seems to be able to manipulate behavior (psychological / psychic effects), circumstance, and plays heavily with synchronicity, just to name a few wrinkles. But it's also laden with self negation. I think, and no, I don't know, that this could be a thread that ties into the bizarreness of paranormal events so long swept under the rug because they strain credulity. If someone sees a flying saucer land in their backyard, and they can describe it in extreme detail? Fine. We're up for that. They hear a strange mechanized voice say "come to the back door", somehow in their head between their eyes? Yeah, we can handle that. But when that person gets to the back door if they're confronted by a tall rabbit in a top hat – we're out.
"What did he say? A rabbit? I thought this was about aliens…this guy is nuts. If he's seeing giant rabbits, of course he'll see UFOs."
And the paranormal has just escaped a large portion of the UFO crowd – and has certainly lost the critical thinking yet casually interested public. Dismissed because of such a bizarre turn of the account. But in fact, this was the witness' honest perception of what he/she saw.
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|National Care Standards Commission Regulations 2001
Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): The regulatory impact assessment says that there will be a difference in the fees where a minor variation is made. However, it does not go on to give exemplars of minor variations. Can the Minister cast more light on that so that those outside will know whether they will pay, say, Ł50 or Ł300 for a variation?
Jacqui Smith: The hon. Gentleman is right. There is a difference. The fee will be Ł50 for a minor variation—for example, a care home that wants slightly to reduce its number of residents or to change the name of a manager who has got married. As neither of those would necessitate a visit, it is right that only a small charge should be made. A larger variation might be the building of an extension or an application to change the type of resident. Those would necessitate a visit, so it is appropriate that the larger fee should be paid. Of course, that is still half the fee for the original registration.
The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire referred to applications from providers to cancel their registration. As he said, there is no formal process for ending one's registration under the Registered Homes Act 1984; it can be done only through cancellation, which in most circumstances prevents people from running such a service in future. The regulations will allow providers to apply to end their registration where they have decided to stop providing services or to sell their business to another provider, as long as there is no outstanding enforcement action against them. Providers who seek voluntary cancellation will be required to set out the reasons why they wish to end their registration. The NCSC will generally refuse to cancel registration only where enforcement action is in train. If no such action is taking place, no stigma will be attached to a request to cancel, and there will be no prohibition on that provider re-registering for a different service in future.
The hon. Gentleman asked about the registration of more than one service, especially in relation to transition issues for a home that houses people over 18. The answer depends on the level of services that he is thinking about. A home that provides services for younger adults and children aged 16 and 17, as well as those over 18, will have only one registration. However, where a provider effectively has two separate services—for example, for children under 16 and for adults—there will be two registrations, one for the children's home and the other for the care home. That is the same as the current position. It is appropriate that we recognise that there may be very different needs and standards in relation to children and to adults.
The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire also asked about criminal record checks. Under the current framework, police checks are required on people seeking registration as providers or managers of services. Most local authorities also require checks on such staff being employed in children's homes and other children's services before the commencement of employment.
The new regulations require that criminal records checks are undertaken for all those working with vulnerable adults prior to commencing work. That is
Column Number: 12linked to our policy on the protection of vulnerable adults, and access to the new list will be through the criminal records check. Under the current system, checks can take 12 weeks or more to be processed by local police forces. The Criminal Records Bureau, which will come into operation in April, will reduce the time to 10 days for a standard check and three weeks for an enhanced check. I am aware that some providers are concerned that that will affect their ability to recruit staff. I remain committed, as do the Government, to the principle that such checks should be undertaken before people provide intimate care to vulnerable adults.
However, I am also aware that there may be a need for transitional arrangements to be put in place, particularly if there is concern about the timing of checks from the CRB at the start. Therefore, the Government are considering what, if any, additional arrangements will be put in place to prevent delays in recruitment as a result of the time lag in receiving the results of checks, with the proviso that any such arrangements will need to protect the interests of vulnerable people.
Mr. Heald: Will those additional arrangements be set out in the amended regulations? If not, how will they be promulgated?
Jacqui Smith: I am not sure. We already have to make transitional arrangements and, as we consider what they should be, we shall consider the most appropriate way to deliver the objectives that I have spelt out—maintaining the protection of vulnerable people while ensuring that the time between the interview and when a person can start work is not too long.
The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire also asked about providers of intense pulsed light treatment. Following advice from many people in the sector, the Department argues that intense pulsed lights are as dangerous as lasers and can cause damage to eyes and surrounding tissue if used inappropriately. As I suggested at the beginning of my remarks, our main concern is to ensure the safety and quality of the service for users, so we consider it appropriate to regulate in that regard. Electrolysis was exempted, because it does not involve the same risk.
The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire and the hon. Member for Bromsgrove have asked about the distinction between residential special schools at which children stay for longer than 295 days a year and those at which children stay for less time. The National Children's Bureau has expressed understandable concern that children in residential special schools receive the necessary protection—a concern that I share. That was the reason for the new processes of regulation and inspection of residential special schools. In particular, the 295-day rule was introduced to reflect the difference between schools that operate on a normal three-term basis and schools that are effectively a child's permanent home. Schools that provide services for more than 295 days a year must be registered. Welfare provision in schools that provide a permanent home for children will be inspected by the National Care Standards Commission, alongside Ofsted inspections. The
Column Number: 13NCSC can carry out follow-up inspections, as necessary, if there are concerns. I have discussed the subject of residential special schools with the National Children's Bureau.
The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire referred to the proposals for full cost recovery. He is right; the Government want to progress to full cost recovery in the next five years. We have set the fee levels to ensure that, with the investment that the Government have made, the commission is able to carry out its inspections and duties. That is beneficial not only to users but to providers because a standardised approach to regulation, consistency and higher standards will ensure that providers benefit from the extra trust and understanding of the new system.
During the consultation on fee levels, the Government suggested a phasing in of regulatory costs to be reviewed after two years. That proposal was generally supported. The approach has been to base the fees on the regulatory work required. Particular concerns were expressed about the impact of regulatory fees on small providers such as adult placement carers, small care homes, and small domiciliary care or nurse agencies. We have lowered their annual fees to recognise the concerns of that sector.
Local authorities and health authorities, as commissioners of services, have been compensated so that they can bear the increased regulatory costs in the commissioning fees that they pay to providers. Therefore, little burden should fall directly on providers. In the short term, we have taken a gradualist approach to fees because we do not want sudden increases to jeopardise the early success of the new regulatory regime.
I am glad that we have had an opportunity for the first instalment of the discussions on the Government's proposals. I look forward to the second instalment in another Delegated Legislation Committee tomorrow, but I hope that hon. Members understand that we all share the objective of ensuring that care and independent health providers are of the highest standard. In our regulatory provisions, we must put the needs of users at the centre of the way in which we regulate, inspect and improve those services.
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Mr. Burstow: During the passage of the Care Standards Bill, the Liberal Democrats supported investment in raising standards and a regime that was more detailed in setting those standards. We welcome the establishment of the National Care Standards Commission.
However, it makes more sense to consider a regulatory regime that encompasses the whole care system. Experience of the care system often involves a journey through different parts of it, so it is sensible to have a system that can accommodate that journey. The current system makes that difficult to achieve. I have several questions about how the Commission will improve outcomes for those receiving services. The hon. Member for North-East Hertfordshire has already addressed the legitimate concerns of providers.
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My first question concerns the role that the commission can play in providing the Government and others with more information to enable them properly to plan capacity in the care sector. Could the regulations in any way prevent the commission from doing that? The provision of long-term care and services for children does not have the same level of capacity and the systems are not in place to ensure that there is the information at national level to enable decisions about investment to be made. Is the NCSC able to go beyond the statutory limitations placed upon it, which require it merely to encourage improvement in quality, to collect information that will be fed into the capacity-building process to which the Minister referred?
How will compliance with the staffing requirements set out in standard 27 of the care home standards be monitored by the NCSC? That standard requires that determining whether staffing numbers and the skill mix of qualified and unqualified staff are appropriate is based on an assessment of the needs of service users. The NCSC is dependent on those assessments being undertaken, and until that happens it will have to rely on old assessments to make an overall judgment about the staffing mix in care homes. Will the Minister tell us how often people will be assessed for this purpose to enable rational decisions about staffing numbers and the mix of skills to be determined? Otherwise it will be difficult for the standard to be made a reality and for the commission to undertake its work.
That relates to another matter—the capacity of the commission to fulfil its brief in terms of the numbers of staff that it has to discharge its role. In 1983 there were eight homes per inspector. By 1999 there were 20 homes per inspector. I have not seen figures subsequent to 1999, so it would be interesting if the Minister could tell us what the current ratio is and what it is likely to be under the NCSC. Is the Minister satisfied that the resources that will be available to the commission from day one, and the planned level of resources thereafter, will be sufficient to ensure monitoring of compliance with the standards that will be debated tomorrow in the Committee that considers the Private and Voluntary Health Care (England) Regulations 2001 and the Care Home Regulations 2001.
Will the Minister address an issue that I have raised on several occasions—the inappropriate over-medication of care home residents? That, and the inappropriate use of restraint, was discussed in a report by Counsel and Care, a charity that deals with such matters.
Before the Christmas recess I asked a question about the number of pharmacists that the NCSC would employ. The Minister gave the planned number but was unable to tell me how many were currently in post or the likely time scale for employing more. Will the Minister tell us how many pharmacists will be employed by the commission on 1 April and how many are currently in post?
The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations are predicated on the assumption that inspection frequencies will be much as they have been until
Column Number: 15now—one announced and one unannounced inspection. The Minister is probably aware of the representations made by Action on Elder Abuse and others about the welfare of residents in homes. It should be recognised that in some circumstances more visits and inspections will be necessary, not least to secure compliance with some of the more serious aspects of the standards. I hope that the Minister can confirm that there will be that flexibility and that the resources will be available to make it a reality.
Can the Minister say what models will be used for inspection, particularly of care homes? I recently read an article in the British Medical Journal that examined the quality of care in a range of private and public sector homes and found it to be dubious. The report went on to say that methods used for inspections do not rely much, if at all, on direct observation of the care provided in homes, but on records and measuring. Can the Minister tell us whether there will be changes, such as the use of dementia care mapping and other techniques that enable a better fix to be had for the person in the home in respect of how they perceive their quality of care?
The regulatory impact assessment fails to consider the possibility of increased work from not only complaints—I hope that the new NCSC will make it easier for people to complain about their experience of care—but the fact that because, for the first time, there is to be a consistent approach to regulation, issues will arise about inconsistencies in the delivery of care from one provider to another in the same locality. Why has that not been considered? The Minister could indicate what steps are being taken to ensure that that is monitored so that any resource implications that the regulatory impact assessment has not taken into account are made clear.
The Treasury is prepared to fund, at least for a transitional period, the costs of operating the NCSC. Can the Minister confirm whether that underpinning of public money to support the NCSC is short term, and that the objective of self-financing remains? Is that objective more important than securing the standards, which the commission is to register, regulate and enforce?
Access to information is another area on which the public will want to be assured. Will a range of methods for gaining access to the information collected by the NCSC be made available to the public? For example, will it be possible to see more than the total number of formal notices of non-compliance and prosecutions, which give an impression of what is going on, but not the whole picture. Will information be collected on outcomes in care homes so that people can make informed judgments about the standard of care provided in their locality, and will that, as well as inspection reports, be available on the web?
What are the plans to overhaul the system of data collection? The Minister rightly said that care should be centred around the needs of the individual, to which I entirely subscribe. However, the NCSC has no statutory duty to consult those who are users of care services. That is a strange omission from its statutory
Column Number: 16duties. Can she confirm that, as things stand, the office of the health service ombudsman has no jurisdiction when it comes to people who want to make complaints about the work of the NCSC? It seems strange that people will have to take the route of approaching their Member of Parliament and going through the parliamentary ombudsman, rather than using the health service ombudsman who, after all, will deal with some of the same matters in the state part of the system.
My concern is to make sure that the system works and that the providers of care have the resources to deliver a higher standard. In her concluding remarks, the Minister referred to the largesse that has been bestowed on local government to provide the increases in fees. When I talk to directors of social services, and others in the business of providing care, they say that they are looking closely at the standard spending assessment to find the largesse; it is certainly not a large largesse. The problem remains that the gap between what councils spend on social services and what the Government believe that they need to spend continues to widen. While that is happening, it has a hollow ring if Ministers come to Committees such as this and say that the money is there.
I look forward to any further answers that the Minister can give us today to clarify the way in which the user of the services will benefit from the new National Care Standards Commission.
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This unusual circular building well-known as Al Dar Headquarter. Located in Al Raha Beach, a new city on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It's become one of the landmark for the city that many tourists/visitors will come to take snapshots of the building. You are not allowed to enter. But, by viewing the outside it's more than just fascinating.This iconic fully glazed structure is completely circular in elevation and curved in all other directions. This futuristic building is easy to spot on from the Dubai-Abu Dhabi highway and enjoys a privileged location, surrounded by the sea and the canal. #futuristicbuildings #city_of_tomorrow


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Mayor Byron Brown and event chairs Sam Savarino and Julia Spitz announced Explore & More Children's Museum will be driving the fun downtown this year, bringing Touch-A-Truck to the Buffalo News parking lot for a "Citywide Day of Play." The Buffalo Bills, The Buffalo Sabres, NFTA-Metro and JW Danforth Co. are the presenting sponsors, along with over 50 other community and corporate leaders.
As a "Citywide Day of Play," the event is being made accessible to children and families in need. In collaboration with the mayor's office and a host of community and corporate good neighbors, thousands of free tickets and free Metro day passes to participate will be generously offered through Say Yes Buffalo, Buffalo Public Schools and other service organizations. West Herr Automotive is underwriting the Metro day passes to be distributed.
"June 5 will be a special day for the children of Buffalo. The 'Citywide Day of Play,' and the relocation of Explore & More Children's Museum to Canalside, are great investments for our community and adds to the positive growth we are experiencing in Buffalo," Brown said.
The event will take place in the Scott Street parking lot between Michigan and Washington from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5. Children and families can climb in, on and around every kind of truck and vehicle imaginable in the outdoor lot. A variety of other hands-on activities will be offered, as well, including making and racing your own derby car, character visits, autograph signings and much more.
"Explore & More, the Buffalo Bills and the Buffalo Sabres have a shared interest in keeping kids in Buffalo active and healthy. 'Citywide Day of Play' is an event that symbolizes our commitment to this mission," Bills and Sabres President Russ Brandon said.
"We are all excited that Explore and More Children's museum will be moving to a new home at Canalside in 2018. We are equally excited to be able to bring Touch-A-Truck downtown this year - providing many more children and families the opportunity to play and explore together," Savarino said. "Our 'Citywide Day of Play' serves as great example of what Explore & More, with the help of its community partners, can do to make a positive and lasting impact to the lives of children in our community."
To sponsor children and families in need to attend this "Citywide Day of Play," including transportation, visit www.exploreandmore.org or call 716-655-5131, ext. 25.
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Explore & More Children's Museum is currently located at 300 Gleed Ave., East Aurora. It will open in the South Aud Block at Canalside on the Buffalo waterfront in 2018. For more information, visit www.exploreandmore.org or call 716-655-5131, ext. 11.


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History of Hanukkah
The events that inspired the Hanukkah holiday took place during a particularly turbulent phase of Jewish history. Around 200 B.C., Judea—also known as the Land of Israel—came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria, who allowed the Jews who lived there to continue practicing their religion. His son, Antiochus IV Epiphanes, proved less benevolent: Ancient sources recount that he outlawed the Jewish religion and ordered the Jews to worship Greek gods. In 168 B.C., his soldiers descended upon Jerusalem, massacring thousands of people and desecrating the city's holy Second Temple by erecting an altar to Zeus and sacrificing pigs within its sacred walls.
Led by the Jewish priest Mattathias and his five sons, a large-scale rebellion broke out against Antiochus and the Seleucid monarchy. When Matthathias died in 166 B.C., his son Judah, known as Judah Maccabee ("the Hammer"), took the helm; within two years the Jews had successfully driven the Syrians out of Jerusalem, relying largely on guerilla warfare tactics. Judah called on his followers to cleanse the Second Temple, rebuild its altar and light its menorah—the gold candelabrum whose seven branches represented knowledge and creation and were meant to be kept burning every night.
The Hanukkah "Miracle"
According to the Talmud, one of Judaism's most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle. Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah's candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for eight nights, leaving them time to find a fresh supply. This wondrous event inspired the Jewish sages to proclaim a yearly eight-day festival. (The first Book of the Maccabees tells another version of the story, describing an eight-day celebration that followed the rededication but making no reference to the miracle of the oil.)
Other Interpretations of the Hanukkah Story
Some modern historians offer a radically different interpretation of the Hanukkah tale. In their view, Jerusalem under Antiochus IV had erupted into civil war between two camps of Jews: those who had assimilated into the dominant culture that surrounded them, adopting Greek and Syrian customs; and those who were determined to impose Jewish laws and traditions, even if by force. The traditionalists won out in the end, with the Hasmonean dynasty—led by Judah Maccabee's brother and his descendants—wresting control of the Land of Israel from the Seleucids and maintaining an independent Jewish kingdom for more than a century.
Jewish scholars have also suggested that the first Hanukkah may have been a belated celebration of Sukkot, which the Jews had not had the chance to observe during the Maccabean Revolt. One of the Jewish religion's most important holidays, Sukkot consists of seven days of feasting, prayer and festivities.
Hanukkah Traditions
The Hanukkah celebration revolves around the kindling of a nine-branched menorah, known in Hebrew as the hanukiah. On each of the holiday's eight nights, another candle is added to the menorah after sundown; the ninth candle, called the shamash ("helper"), is used to light the others. Jews typically recite blessings during this ritual and display the menorah prominently in a window as a reminder to others of the miracle that inspired the holiday.
In another allusion to the Hanukkah miracle, traditional Hanukkah foods are fried in oil. Potato pancakes (known as latkes) and jam-filled donuts (sufganiyot) are particularly popular in many Jewish households. Other Hanukkah customs include playing with four-sided spinning tops called dreidels and exchanging gifts. In recent decades, particularly in North America, Hanukkah has exploded into a major commercial phenomenon, largely because it falls near or overlaps with Christmas. From a religious perspective, however, it remains a relatively minor holiday that places no restrictions on working, attending school or other activities.
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Kyle Busch wins Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race
Kyle Busch earned a berth in the second round of NASCAR's playoffs with a dominant victory Sunday at New Hampshire Motorspeedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. Busch slipped through smoke from a multi-car crash on the backstretch that knocked out Martin Truex Jr.
NASCAR, NHRA championship runs get underway this week
It's just a coincidence both the NASCAR Monster Energy Cup and NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series will start the championship portion of their respective schedules this week. NASCAR will be in Chicago for the beginning of its 10-race schedule that will finish Nov.
Torrence, Todd, Skillman and Krawiec winners at prestigious U.S. Nationals
BROWNSBURG, Ind. >> Steve Torrence piloted his Capco Contractors dragster to the Top Fuel victory Monday at the Chevrolet Performance U.S. Nationals, the world's biggest drag race, at Lucas Oil Raceway at Indianapolis.
Denny Hamlin rallies to complete NASCAR sweep at Darlington Raceway
Denny Hamlin overcame a bad miss of the pit road entrance to chase down Martin Truex Jr. with three laps left to win the Southern 500 at Darlington (South Carolina) Raceway on Sunday night. Hamlin checked up after sliding by the entrance with 54 laps left and fell behind Truex by 20 seconds.
Trevor Huddleston closing in on two driving titles
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Jeremy Clements wins Xfinity race despite late spin
Jeremy Clements battled Matt Tifft down the stretch at Road America before pulling away to the finish line after the two leaders spun out near the end of the second-to-last lap for his first career Xfinity Series victory at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
California Lightning Sprints hit Perris with plenty on the line
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Kyle Busch wins at Bristol for 19th time in NASCAR
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Robert Hight bringing heat to NHRA Funny Cars
Robert Hight is the hottest Funny Car driver in the NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series as it nears the end of the regular season. He'll roll into Brainerd International Raceway having won two of the most current three NHRA national events and last weekend's Night Under Fire match race last week in Norwalk, Ohio.
Kyle Larson wins another NASCAR Cup race at Michigan
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Victory on Ohio course is a first for Sam Hornish Jr.
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Ryan Preece wins NASCAR Xfinity race at Iowa Speedway
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Current Grand Prix of Long Beach management group gets encouraging report
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NASCAR: Kasey Kahne ends drought with win in marathon Brickyard 400
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Byron holds off Menard in Xfinity race to extend run
William Byron's first trip to Indianapolis Motor Speedway ended with an unforgettable finish. After taking the lead with 15 laps left, the teenage rookie used some savvy moves and a little luck Saturday to hold off the hard-charging Paul Menard for his third NASCAR Xfinity Series win in less than a month.
Kyle Busch aiming for more success at Indy
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Arizona sprint car drivers bring the heat to Perris
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Matt Crafton wins NASCAR trucks race
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Kyle Busch dominates in Xfinity victory
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Alic Almirola returns 8 weeks after fiery NASCAR crash
On May 13, Aric Almirola was involved in a high-speed crash at Kansas Speedway. At first, the three-car accident looked just like any other NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series incident. However, it soon became apparent it wasn't just another wreck.
Martin Truex Jr. holds on for OT Kentucky win
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Kyle Busch wins pole with track-record run
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NHRA community mourns Terry Chandler
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William Byron wins at Daytona for second straight Xfinity victory
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. lands pole for what could be Cup finale at Daytona
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Trevor Huddleston eyes 3rd consecutive Irwindale title
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NASCAR: Kevin Harvick wins at Sonoma for first season victory
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Kyle Larson takes pole for Monster Energy NASCAR Cup race at Sonoma
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Ancient Dragon Zen Gate will hold a half-day meditation retreat on Sunday, January 20th, from 7:30 am to 12:30 pm. Rev. Keizan Titus O'Brien, tenzo (head cook) and board member at Ancient Dragon Zen Gate, will lead the retreat and give the Dharma talk.
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Attendance for the half-day retreat is limited and registration is required; vegetarian lunch in the zendo is included. Suggested donation is $35, sliding scale available. Please register no later than Tuesday, January 15th! Please contact [email protected] or (773) 899-3841 to register, or for more information.
PUBLIC WELCOME to the regular zazen period at 9:20 am, and Dharma talk at 10:15 am, even if you are not attending the all-day sitting. There will be no meditation instruction class Sunday morning, January 20th.
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There is perhaps no more top-heavy team in the majors than the Tigers.
Miguel Cabrera arguably is the majors' best hitter and Justin Verlander the best pitcher. Cabrera has an excellent sidekick in Prince Fielder and the Tigers have a good rotation behind Verlander. But after that, Detroit's talent base really begins to tail off.
The Tigers had an unexpected battle to win the AL Central. But they are in the ALCS for the third time under Jim Leyland. On the first two occasions, Detroit beat the Yankees to get there. Now, the Tigers would have to outdo the Yanks in a best-of-seven to continue pursuing its first title since 1984.
Here are the key elements for the Tigers:
The Yanks got a minor break. Because Verlander was needed in Game 5 of the ALDS, he cannot pitch before Game 3. Still, he looms over this series, possibly to start twice if it goes the distance, and an NL scout said, "If he shows up with his 'A' game like he did [in the ALDS finale against Oakland] then I really don't know what you do. When he has fastball control, feel for his change and his curve is obeying, he is the best pitcher in the world. You hope for a walk, a bloop single and a homer, and that your starter doesn't give up more than two [runs]."
Verlander creates this dilemma: You want to work counts, build up his pitch count and get him out of the game, but if "you sit back and wait for him to make a mistake, you will be staring at a complete-game shutout," an NL personnel man said. "You have to be aggressive when you are even or ahead in the count and look to do damage."
The Yanks have been generally good at working Verlander and delivering a few meaningful blows. The Yankees' .859 regular-season OPS vs. Verlander is the second best by any team. And there are Yankees with some strong numbers against him. Nick Swisher and Alex Rodriguez each have three homers. Derek Jeter (.364), Ichiro Suzuki (.309), Eric Chavez (.360); Brett Gardner (.455) and Russell Martin (.357) hit Verlander, Robinson Cano (.184), Raul Ibanez (.103) and Mark Teixeira (.086) not so much.
No matter what they do against Verlander, the Yankee offensive mindset against the Tigers' other three starters — Max Scherzer, Doug Fister and Anibal Sanchez — has to be to extend at-bats and shorten outings. That is because the Achilles arm of this team is its bullpen.
Scouts describe the stuff of the eighth-ninth-inning tandem of Joaquin Benoit and Jose Valverde as down dramatically, so Leyland might have to expand the roles of Octavio Dotel and Al Alburquerque. Main lefty Phil Coke has a 6.23 ERA in 14 playoff games and Curtis Granderson has two homers in 10 at-bats against one of the players the Yanks traded for him.
An NL scout said, "If you do not get into their pen somewhat early, you have given them an advantage."
Also, keep this in mind — all four Detroit starters are righties. Rodriguez hit so poorly against righties in the ALDS that he was benched for Game 5. Verlander is actually the Tigers starter he hits best; he is 2-for-24 against the other three.
You never want to let Cabrera beat you. But this Yankees rotation needs to be particularly mindful of that. Cabrera has 10 homers in 79 at-bats against CC Sabathia, Andy Pettitte, Hiroki Kuroda and Phil Hughes. Projected over 600 at-bats that would be 76 homers, just to give you an idea how menacing Miguel has been. The Yankees would feel better if they must attack Cabrera in the late game with David Robertson (1-for-5) or Rafael Soriano (1-for-9).
And if faced with a situation in which you must go after Cabrera, scouts accentuated two concepts: Cabrera does great damage if you go east and west, destroying mistakes on the inner half and driving balls away with authority to right field. It is best to think of pitching him north and south, to change his eye level rather than side to side. Also, because Cabrera has so few weaknesses as a hitter, it is best to pitch to your strengths because as an AL scout said, "good luck finding a weakness. This guy makes pitch-to-pitch adjustments as well as anyone in the game. I can keep going or I can just say this: He won the darn Triple Crown. That doesn't happen by accident."
An NL personnel head added, "When many pitchers try to get 'cute,' they try to use or make pitches that their skillset doesn't let them [make against Cabrera]. That's a recipe for disaster."
If you are working around Cabrera, then you'd better do a superb job minimizing the impact of the others in the lineup, notably Austin Jackson and Quintin Berry against righties/Omar Infante against lefties in front of Cabrera, and Prince Fielder and Delmon Young behind him.
Fielder is a terrific hitter, not just power guy. But when it comes to picking poison, scouts were unanimous that you have to go after Fielder not Cabrera. Righties can try to treat Fielder like they used to treat Jason Giambi — breaking balls toward his back foot. You can expect Boone Logan to see plenty of Fielder in left-on-left moments (Fielder had an .808 OPS vs. southpaws and 1.017 vs. righties, fourth in the majors). Young is a free-swinging wild card who can hurt the opponent or his team. He played eight Division Series games against the Yanks in 2010-11 and hit .323. And his .542 average (13-for-24) is the best all-time vs. Andy Pettitte (minimum 20 plate appearances).
The additions of Berry and Andy Dirks to join Jackson has turned the Tigers outfield defense from a liability to an asset.
But the infield has remained problematic, especially when it comes to range across the board with Fielder, Infante, Jhonny Peralta and Cabrera, such are the ramifications of signing Fielder and having to move Cabrera to third, where he is game, but limited.
Detroit's inability to produce outs in the infield and convert double plays was a huge factor in why it failed to dominate the AL Central, as was expected. No matter which statistical system you use, Detroit was among the worst at turning batted balls into outs. Thus, there is more of an imperative than ever for the Yankees to put the ball in play and force the Tigers to defend. That could mean there is a role in this series for Gardner's slap-and-run style.
"That is one of the great things about Verlander," an NL personnel head said. "He strikes out so many guys that he limits the vulnerability of a very vulnerable defense."


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Los Alamos National Laboratory
School supply drive winding down
Notebooks, backpacks, pencils, and pens are among the items members of the Community Programs Office have been collecting from generous Lab employees, and others, to help area schoolchildren start their school year properly.
The drive, which started on July 9 and will run through August 10, is collecting materials for schools throughout Northern New Mexico and will be distributed by the Lab and Self Help, Inc.
The backpacks will contain a complete set of supplies for elementary and middle-school students.
Fifteen drop-off centers are located around the Lab, and people can also contribute supplies at Del Norte Credit Union branches. Monetary contributions will also be collected at the Credit Union branches if you'd like to help that way.
In addition to those listed above, Los Alamos National Security, LLC is a partner in this effort.
For more information, please contact the Lab's Community Programs Office at 665-4400.


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What a night Saturday night in the 2nd leg of the Ohio Sire Stakes for McArdle 3 Year Olds! McThriller bred and raised by Hickory Lane, started off the night with a big win in 1:51.2 with Lightning Onmyfeet coming in a close 2nd. Barnabas took the win in the second Sire Stake race with a time of 1:51.2 as well! Mr. McDreamy bringing home 3rd in a 1:52.1. McRaven finished up the last Sire Stakes race, bringing home a check and finishing 3rd in 1:52.4. Congratulations to all the connections!
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Originally posted by MegaCurious
Give me a break! How many times do we have to go through this here??
The disease called "Depression" is bogus. It's that simple.
You are so wrong, I can't begin to explain it to you, because what you said above is pure ignorance. How do you explain very wealthy people that have it all, being depressed, as you look to get what you think will make you happy? Depression is not an illness that is born to people who want "things," to make them happy. Trust me, I grew up with a silver spoon, so to speak, in John Hughes land.
That's the kind of logic you guys are using here.
Originally posted by wylekat
I know what would pull me out of my depression- finding a GOOD wonderful woman who loves me and wouldn't hurt me. Someone to spend my life with...
However- finding such a woman.... She just doesn't exist. Not to mention I'm so ugly, I can make most wild animals flee for their lives...
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Can you recommend or comment on any natural remedies, like St John's Wort or others?


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Your freezer is actually good for more than storing pizza, ice cream and vodka. In fact, with just a little effort, you can freeze some surprising foods and always have them on hand when you need them, which can save you loads of time and lots of cold, hard cash
Freezing food is a great way to save dough but the method of storage is the key to its quality.
According to the FDA, most foods can be frozen INDEFINITELY…meaning you could theoretically eat something after ten years in the freezer and not worry about the SAFETY of it…The QUALITY on the other hand is a different story. Quality is best maintained when the internal freezer temperature is below 0 degrees farenheit or -18 degrees celcius – That's cold enough to keep your ice cream rock solid
I never make it through a bunch of fresh herbs before they go bad so a great solution is to chop them up, put them in an ice cube tray and add water. Next time you need herbs in a pasta sauce or soup, just toss in a cube. The water will evaporate during cooking.
Those huge chunks you buy at the store rarely get used completely. Why not peel your ginger and store it in cubes? Then just grab it and grate it according to your recipe.
These potassium powerhouses can be stored in their peels. The peel will go black but take it off and you have a frosty treat that will cool your smoothie without watering it down
Most people think of canning tomatoes when they're perfectly ripe and in season. I don't have the patience for canning so I freeze them instead. Their texture will become mushy once they're thawed so they are ideal in soups, stews and sauces. One bonus…The skins peel off effortlessly.
Citrus zest can be preserved for your next culinary quest by zesting it directly onto plastic wrap, rolling it and putting it a freezer bag. You can freeze lemon, orange and grapefruit juice in ice cube trays and then use them for cooking or cocktails…Two lemon juice cubes in vodka…MMMMM…
Hopefully these tips will help you save lots of time, money and flavor! Do you have a food tip you can't live without? Share it in the comment section below.


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NEW YORK — Industry people who want to publicly vent about television without attaching their names now have their chance.
Bravo's Brilliant But Canceled Web site, which opened for business Tuesday, includes a link called "Anonymous Critic," where insiders with invitation-only passwords from Bravo can either praise or damn TV shows. The contributors will be invitees, but anybody who calls up the link will be able to read what they write.
Jason Klarman, senior VP of marketing for Bravo, said the net has given passwords to a select group of TV directors, producers, writers and actors. They'll write about current TV shows and about some of the classic programs available on the site through streaming video, such as Paul Haggis' "Easy Streets" and John Cassavetes' "Johnny Staccato."
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August 31, 2007
Aker Yards books $291.5 million AHTS order
Aker Yards has entered into a contract with an international shipping company, for building of two Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels of Aker Yards AH 12 design.
The total value of the contract is approximately NOK 1.7 billion ($291.5 million). The two vessels are scheduled for delivery in fourth quarter of 2010 and second quarter of 2011.
The hulls for the vessels will be built at Aker Yards in Romania and outfitted at Aker Yards in Norway.
Roy Reite, who is in charge of Aker Yards' Offshore & Specialized Vessels business area, says: "This is an historic day for Aker Yards, both given the magnitude of the order and the type of vessel. We are proud to be given the opportunity to design and build the most powerful sister vessels in Aker Yards' history".
The vessels will be equipped with a hybrid propulsion solution and will have a bollard pull in excess of 350 tons.
The vessels are designed by Aker Yards Project and are designed for good sea keeping performance, low fuel consumption and environmental friendly operations. High standard accommodations are planned for 70 persons.
Aker Yards Offshore & Specialized Vessels now has 81 vessels on the orderbook, 14 of these are Anchor Handling Tug Supply Vessels of Aker Yards design.


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A friend and I were talking about the advantages of XHTML 2.0, and were also thinking about the DTDs and how beneficial they are. Why not create a set of general scripting DTD's (like one for javascript, vbscript, and ecmascript). If someone doesn't like one of those languages, they can get a copy of the DTD and edit it to suit their needs? Or better yet, have a program that would make a script DTD for them? Since XHTML 2 is still in devolopment, the SDTD (Scripting DTD) could be added, and included for the final relese of XHTML 2. Aaron Eldreth TheCollective4.com - WebmasterReceived on Thursday, 13 November 2003 21:10:44 UTC
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Author: Gauri Jayaram
Publisher : Jaico Publishing House
Genre: Fictionalised Memoir
It's a candid story. Direct and simple, a tale almost any middle class girl who has gone against the tide of family customs and marriage and lived her life on her own terms, making mistakes and learning from them; sometimes not learning and making them again.
We are introduced to Gauri when her marriage is on the rocks, a marriage we learn of her own choice maybe more out of convenience, ease and friendship than love and inter-religious to the boot. What brings her to this stage, her struggle (if you may call it, considering she had lead a comfortable middle class life) , her journey from growing up as an armed forces child to becoming a true Mumbai girl forms the first half of the story. It is interesting, anecdotal and very realistic. Readers, especially women, can identify with it as the stories are very similar to their own.
A girl trying to reason against gender discrimination and stereotyping in her own family, she grows into a rebel. Her coming of age along with the crushes and disappointments are typical of teenagers. Her strength is her intellect, the rare trait of foresight as well as a reasoning mind. She has amazingly clear insight as well as foresight. She then moves on to Mumbai as a college girl and we get a glimpse of her hostel life and work. This part has nothing new but refreshingly told and very entertaining. Her travails and travels and new people that she meets and befriends are interesting.
Again we come to the beginning of the tale and see her through the process of a divorce; which she handles with characteristic calm and intelligence. She continues her turbulent journey of self discovery and of finding true love and her own happiness and we are thoroughly entertained.
It's a tale you can identify with. Many incidents and lines make you reminisce about your own life. Women can easily identify the gender bias, the stereotyping and the family pressure and the stress that a dominating relationship gives you. But what is most heartening is her determination to overcome everything and live her life on her own terms. The writing style is simple and flowing. The dialogues are crisp and the characterisation apt. Some characters though could have been more fleshed out. Also the men are given too much word-space, a little less about them and a little more about the other women and her work would have been welcome.
All in all a simple but refreshing tale which will make you introspect and feel good. A book that will surely tell you that pursuing your own happiness is not after all a crime. A good entertaining read.


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UNION – After capturing the ninth New Jersey Athletic Conference championship in program history, the Kean University men's soccer team opens the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament against United States Merchant Marine Academy on Friday, November 12.
Under 35th year head coach Tony Ochrimenko, the Cougars (10-10-3) are making the program's 15th appearance in the NCAA tournament after facing arguably one of the nation's toughest schedules, as they played nine of the 60 teams in the tournament field.
Kean, who appears in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2001, battles the Landmark Conference champion Mariners (10-2-5) at Lubetkin Field at J. Malcolm Simon Stadium on the campus of New Jersey Institute of Technology.
In the other match-up, #21 New York University, the official host of the four-team region, battles The College at Brockport at 5 p.m., with the Cougars' game against USMMA beginning 30 minutes following the conclusion of the NYU/Brockport game.
The Cougars had nearly half of its schedule against teams in the NCAA tournament, including conference games against William Paterson University, Richard Stockton College and Montclair State University. The Cougars also had a non-conference schedule that included Eastern Connecticut State University, Christopher Newport University, York College (Pa.), University of Rochester, New York University and Keene State College.
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Is Your Garage Door the Weakest and Largest Entry Point of Your Home?
The conference board of Canada estimates that the cost of burglaries borne by all of us (its victims) amounts to some $14.3 billion annually. In 2010 Canada had 578 burglaries per 100,000 people, which is five times that of the best-performing peer country: Japan.
Our solution: install a steel roll-up door. The fire department rates rolling steel doors as the hardest doors to gain forced entry through. The reason for that is simple: 26 gauge corrugated galvanize structural grade steel. Our steel doors will withstand even forced entry attempts using a car or pick-up truck. Even a breached door will impede entry because of weight and the continued attachment of the door to its axle. In most cases the door actually can continue to function by the next day even though some damage may have occurred.
This is also the reason why more and more townhouses, strata corporations and apartment projects are installing our roll-up doors: it solves virtually 100% of their break-in problems.
We all install car alarms, house alarms and bars and locks on our doors and windows. Why would we leave the garage door as the weakest (and largest!) entry point of your personal residence unprotected? Wouldn't you rather come home late one evening knowing that you will be protected as you enter your garage securely thanks to your structural grade steel roll-up door? A Smart Garage roll-up door is a crucial and indispensable addition to your burglary prevention strategies.


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British Man Builds Homemade Stroller. Top Speed: 50 Miles Per Hour.
Yep, it's a motorized stroller that can go as fast as a car on the highway. Colin Furze, a 33-year-old plumber from Stamford, Lincolnshire in the UK is the envy of neighborhood dads, and quite possibly dads everywhere.
The stroller has a custom made 125cc engine, pedal control, and four gears. Furze originally built the stroller to enter it into the Guinness Book of World Records, as there is currently no record for "fastest baby stroller ever" (interesting enough...). Guinness told Furze that it would only need to be faster than 30 miles per hour to be considered for a record, so he one-upped and made it go 20 miles per hour faster than that just to give himself a little bit of breathing room. Well done, Colin! Just don't... you know... crash... while you're kid is... yeeeeeah...
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Snow, snow, go away and come back…next year!
In our travels this year we have managed to avoid snow for most of this winter but we are headed to The Michigan Horse Expo March 13th-15th and I'm hoping for NO SNOW.
I like the snow…at least some snow…but there are a few drawbacks that come with it. Frozen water buckets, wind chill and slippery footing can be an issue (check out my blog: What you would recommend for de-icing walk ways for horses?
I have even seen a crust form on the top of snow that was sharp enough to cause horses legs to be rubbed raw from simply walking. What do you consider to be the worst part of keeping horses in snowy weather?
Lets get that last big rant against winter over with! Horses are shedding which means that spring is just around the corner…


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Soha Ali Khan Profile
Birth Name: Soha Ali Khan Pataudi
DOB: 4 October 1978
Status: Currently dating Siddharth of 'Rang De Basanti' fame
Debut Movie: Dil Maange More
Marriages: None
Most Remembered for: For her role in RDB
Soha Ali Khan Biography:
Soha Ali Khan is the daughter of Bollywood actress, Sharmila Tagore, who is the Chair of the Indian Censor Board and cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi. She completed her schooling in Delhi and thereafter went on to study History at Balliol College, Oxford University and has a Masters in International Relations from the London School of Economics and Political Sciences.
Soha made her acting debut with Dil Maange More (2004) paired opposite Shahid Kapur. Since then she has received critical acclaim for her performances in the Bengali film Antar Mahal and even for the latest release Khoya Khoya Chand where she played the character of an actress from the 1950's. However, her role in Rang De Basanti won her all the accolades.
Actor/Actress: Sharmila Tagore and Saif Ali Khan
Cuisine: Chinese
Causes associated with: Soha was associated with Ford Foundation which deals with "to receive and administer funds for scientific, educational and charitable purposes, all for the public welfare" and is based in Michigan.
Soha Ali Khan Filmography:
- Saheb Biwi Aur Gangster 2 (12 Dec 2012) (Under Production)
- Midnight's Children (2012)
- Chemistry (12 Dec 2011)
- Soundtrack (7 Oct 2011)
- Life Goes On (25 Mar 2011)
- The Accident (2011)
- Tera Kya Hoga Johny (2011)
- Mumbai Cutting (2011)
- Tum Mile (13 Nov 2009)
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- Dhoondte Reh Jaoge (6 Mar 2009)
- Chaurahen-Crossroads (1 Jan 2009)
- Dil Kabaddi (5 Dec 2008)
- Mumbai Meri Jaan (22 Aug 2008)
- Khoya Khoya Chand (7 Dec 2007)
- Ahista Ahista (18 Aug 2006)
- Jewellery Box (1 Jan 2006)
- Pyaar Mein Twist (2 Sep 2005)
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If I was a betting man I would say the lack of ability to race is a major factor.
So maybe this is for netkar pro 2, but what if, fva content was available to NKP2 or even NKP1 as premium content.
At the moment the complete FVA package costs 24 Euros, Iracing sells 3 tracks and one car for 38 Euros. So Ferrari could charge 38 Euro to sell FVA content as premium content for NKP.
In the case of people who already have full FVA content, to go premium would pay the difference in the example of full content of 13 Euros.
I feel this could be good for both Ferrari and Kunos. It would be a good business model for NKP2 Kunos providing the standard content and Ferrari the premium content.
Imaging an official Ferrari/Kunos Ferrari World championship instead of this years Hotlapping championship.
But at the end of the day I can't see this happening but hopefully Ferrari can bring multiplayer
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The grants DOT awards aren't just local investments. They're a catalyst for changes that pay long-term dividends in industries and communities nationwide. Thanks to federal investment initiatives like our Maritime Administration's Small Shipyard Grant Program, new opportunities are created each day. While shipyards are using these federal funds to improve their infrastructure, they're also strengthening the companies that supply the materials and equipment used in this process.
Last Friday, Maritime Administrator David Matsuda visited Marine Travelift (MTI) of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, where he toured the grounds and spoke with employees. MTI has never received a small shipyard grant, but still feels the benefits, demonstrating the powerful ripple effect of these essential investments.
Marine Travelift manufactures boat handling equipment. Since 2009, the company has provided boat hoists and other marine services to more than 11 shipyards nationwide that received Small Shipyard Grant funding from our Maritime Administration. According to MTI, this translated into nearly $15 million in revenue, helping the company create more jobs in Sturgeon Bay.
And from where I stand, every federal dollar that prepares our infrastructure for economic competititveness and helps put Americans to work is money well spent.
The economic growth at both shipyards and supply companies like MTI demonstrate President Obama's approach to infrastructure investment doing its work. And by investing in our infrastructure now, we're creating a foundation for economic growth in the future.
In his State of the Union Address, President Obama challenged us to prove that there is no better place to do business than the United States of America.
Mr. President, challenge accepted.


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Last week marked the end of the mid-season transfer window, a key period in the multi-billion dollar European soccer (football) business, when clubs can buy, sell or loan players. While spending for players among England 's top teams was up from 2012, the story in euro zone struggler Spain was drastically different.
Clubs in La Liga, Spain's top division, spent a little over 10 million euros ($13.57 million), or around 9 million pounds, according to numbers compiled from multiple Spanish newspapers.
That's less than what bottom-ranked English Premier League side Queens Park Rangers was widely reported to have spent on their first signing of the month.
In fact, Premier League clubs spent more money in the last month alone on acquiring players than La Liga clubs have spent all season, an estimated 120 million pounds ($190 million) compared to 113.3 million pounds ($181 million).
The contracting spending of La Liga clubs speaks to the massive debt many of the clubs are in. Eight clubs in the top division alone are either in administration, or on the verge of it, and a government report revealed clubs owed more than 750 million euros ($1 billion) in the first quarter of 2012.
Despite Spanish Finance Minister Luis de Guindos' claim last week that the country doesn't need a bailout, the country's Sport minister made a proposal last year to do just that for Spanish clubs by waiving their debt. The proposal was met with outrage from German officials and was quickly scrapped and despite subsequent calls for reform, no action was taken.
(Read More: Spain Economy Minister Suggests No Need for Bailout)
Since then, plans to fine and relegate debt-stricken clubs to force them to clean up their finances have fallen through, and Spain continues to lag behind other European football leagues. In Italy, teams with tax debt are barred from competing in the league, and in Scotland, the club Rangers was relegated to the lowest division after entering liquidation last year.
One reason for the lack of reform might be the politics behind the Spanish football league. "In Spain it's an entirely different situation [than in England] because I think Spanish football is more highly politicized than English football," said Simon Chadwick, professor of sport business strategy and marketing at Coventry University. "What you tend to have is regional and national interests intervening very often."
Nevertheless, Spanish clubs have seen continued success in the Champions League, Europe's top competition, and the Spanish national team won the Euro 2012 competition in the summer. Much of that success is owed to La Liga's biggest clubs: Barcelona and Real Madrid, who provide a majority of the national team's players, and who Chadwick said have a "duopoly" of the league.
"I think Spanish football is very good to look at, obviously very successful, but I think it does flatter to deceive in many ways," said Chadwick. "Even Spain's two biggest clubs, its two biggest playing assets if you like, their debt levels are actually very, very high." Despite posting record revenue of 494 million euros ($670 million), Barcelona continues to operate with an estimated debt of 335 million euros ($536 million), according to Forbes.
Coventry University's Chadwick said a lot of the financial problems for Spanish clubs stem from the way they sell TV rights. According to him, because Spanish clubs sell rights to broadcasters individually (as opposed to England, where the league sells rights collectively, and teams split TV revenues), the two top clubs Barcelona and Real Madrid crowd out the other teams and leave them with with little money to spend on transfers.
Little wonder, clubs other than Barcelona and Real Madrird continue to offload big-name players to help pay off their debt. Atletico Madrid, for example, sold Sergio Aguero to Manchester City for 45 million pounds ($72 million) last season. Luckily, some of the most famous football academies in the world are based in Spain, such as Barcelona's La Masia and Valencia's Mestalla, and the country's ability to produce talent is reflected in the national team's success.
Still, there was bad news from the banking sector last week, with La Liga sponsor BBVA reporting that profits fell 44 percent in 2012 and the future of Spanish football looks to continue to be in the balance with the country's financial future. "In terms of the long-term viability of the league, the long-term viability of a lot of clubs within the league and the financial sustainability, I think something has to change fairly soon, within the next five years," Chadwick said.
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Nothing is as fun as new makeup is it now girls?
I went to MAC yesterday and picked up a few things, and used them all this morning.
Face of the day:
What i used:
On my face:
MAC face and body foundation in c4
laura mercier secret concealer in shade 3
YSL touch eclat under my brow bone as a highlighter
MAC something special cream blend blush
On my eyes:
MAC tecincal liner in graphblack
loreal volume millon lashes mascara
MAC I get no kick liner
MAC electric fuchsia lip gloss
I love this look, i'ts not my usual look and i like it as it makes a nice change:).