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Senate Passes Flood Bill
The Senate Thursday overwhelmingly passed and sent to the House legislation that would effectively delay for up to four years implementation of flood insurance premium rate hikes imposed by a 2012 law. The vote was 67-32.
The National Flood Insurance Program has more than 5.6 million subscribers. The Senate acted under tremendous pressure of the unintended consequences of the Biggert-Waters Act of 2012, which mandated imposition of actuarial rates for the NFIP over four years.
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) cited the case of one woman homeowner in her state whose $60,000 NFIP policy was going to rise from the current $625 to $10,600 in one fell swoop.
NAFCU was also a strong supporter of the bill. "The Senate's adoption of S. 1926, introduced by Senator Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) is a welcome development for homeowners who without this legislation would potentially face huge jumps in flood insurance premiums," said Dan Berger, NAFCU president/CEO.
He said NAFCU supports a delay in implementing rate increases until such time that further study can be done to address how a reasonable flood insurance program can be sustained.
"We hope that this legislation can be advanced in a timely manner," he added.
However, it is unlikely the Senate bill will pass the House in its present form, and there is some question how quickly the House will even act on any legislation ameliorating the rate hikes, even though bills implementing the new rates have been going out since last October.
Even the Consumer Federation of America voiced opposition, as did officials of the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America.
One congressional observer predicted that the House "will drag its feet for a while, and it's likely the Senate bill is first taken up through a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee."
Ray Lehmann, a fellow at the R Street Institute in Washington even doubted that the Senate bill get a vote in the House, even though the bill has 185 co-sponsors in the House.
"If a bill makes it to the House floor, it will look like the amendment sponsored by Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.)," he said.
That amendment was defeated by the Senate, 65-34.
The Toomey Amendment would cap annual rate hikes at 25% annually and pay for it by imposing a $40 on each NFIP policy, except for those with incomes about $500,000 who can pay up to $80 annually.
Toomey said in a statement that, "This ensures that subsidies in the program are paid for within the program, protecting the majority of taxpayers who do not live in flood zones."
The Senate bill is S. 1926, the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 and National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2014.
The bill would prevent flood insurance rate increases until the Federal Emergency Management Agency's mapping methods are certified as technically sound and an affordability study is completed. It would also keep in place phase-out of subsidized flood insurance premiums for vacation homes and homes that have a history of repeated flooding.
The Senate rejected any amendments to the bill, including one that would amend the definition of "private flood insurance" in the 2012 Biggert-Waters Act that the latest bill seeks to amend by restoring the discretion necessary to allow lenders, private insurers, and regulators to develop a functional private insurance market.
States and courts have been clamping down on the cost of force-placed insurance, with class action lawsuits and actions against mortgage servicers by state insurance regulators, especially in California, New York and Florida, and the decision indicated that there was little support for further federal regulation of this product.
Opponents noted that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had already been given authority under the Dodd-Frank Act to police this insurance product.
"Literally thousands, tens of thousands of Americans will lose their homes, middle class Americans, working class Americans, poor Americans, if we don't pass this legislation," Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor Thursday in urging support for the bill.


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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Vista Peak Apartments
Colorado Springs, CO – Colorado Springs Fire Department firefighters were dispatched to 1216 Potter Drive at the Vista Peak Apartments on October 7, 2012 at 11:50am for a patient calling 911 because the carbon monoxide alarm was going off in the apartment and they were feeling not feeling well. When crews arrived they found that several units in the complex had carbon monoxide alarms sounding as well. Upon searching and evacuating the residents they entered a unit and found two patients unresponsive. Unfortunately, one patient was not able to be saved and the other patient remains in critical condition at a local hospital.
There were nine families displaced and the property manager provided accommodations for them overnight as a precaution. The investigation is still ongoing as to the source of the carbon monoxide. An autopsy will be conducted by the El Paso County Coroner to determine the official manner of death but carbon monoxide poisoning is suspected to have played a role. The names of the victims will be released as soon as all family notifications are complete.
Colorado State Law on Carbon Monoxide Alarms
CDC's Fact Sheet on Carbon Monoxide Symptoms
More Information:
Carbon monoxide is an invisible, odorless, colorless gas created when fuels (such as gasoline, wood, coal, natural gas, propane, oil, and methane) burn incompletely. In the home, heating and cooking equipment that burn fuel can be sources of carbon monoxide.
Safety tips
- CO alarms should be installed in a central location outside each sleeping area and on every level of the home and in other locations where required by applicable laws, codes or standards.
- For the best protection, interconnect all CO alarms throughout the home. When one sounds, they all sound.
- Follow the manufacturer's instructions for placement and mounting height.
- Choose a CO alarm that has the label of a recognized testing laboratory.
- Call your local fire department's non-emergency number to find out what number to call if the CO alarm sounds.
- Test CO alarms at least once a month; replace them according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- If the audible trouble signal sounds, check for low batteries. If the battery is low, replace it. If it still sounds, call the fire department.
- If the CO alarm sounds, immediately move to a fresh air location outdoors or by an open window or door. Make sure everyone inside the home is accounted for. Call for help from a fresh air location and stay there until emergency personnel.
- If you need to warm a vehicle, remove it from the garage immediately after starting it. Do not run a vehicle or other fueled engine or motor indoors, even if garage doors are open. Make sure the exhaust pipe of a running vehicle is not covered with snow.
- During and after a snowstorm, make sure vents for the dryer, furnace, stove, and fireplace are clear of snow build-up.
- A generator should be used in a well-ventilated location outdoors away from windows, doors and vent openings.
- Gas or charcoal grills can produce CO — only use outside
Symptoms of Carbon Monoxide:
CO enters the body through breathing. CO poisoning can be confused with flu symptoms, food poisoning and other illnesses. Some symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, light headedness or headaches. High levels of CO can be fatal, causing death within minutes.
The concentration of CO, measured in parts per million (ppm) is a determining factor in the symptoms for an average, healthy adult.
- 50 ppm: No adverse effects with 8 hours of exposure.
- 200 ppm: Mild headache after 2-3 hours of exposure.
- 400 ppm: Headache and nausea after 1-2 hours of exposure.
- 800 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 45 minutes; collapse and unconsciousness after 1 hour of exposure.
- 1,000 ppm: Loss of consciousness after 1 hour of exposure.
- 1,600 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 20 minutes of exposure.
- 3,200 ppm: Headache, nausea, and dizziness after 5-10 minutes; collapse and unconsciousness after 30 minutes of exposure.
- 6,400 ppm: Headache and dizziness after 1-2 minutes; unconsciousness and danger of death after 10-15 minutes of exposure.
- 12,800 ppm: Immediate physiological effects, unconsciousness and danger of death after 1-3 minutes of exposure.

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Russell Wilson finally gets to face the quarterback he has looked up to
Since he was a preteen, Wilson has studied Drew Brees' poise and play. On Monday, he finally gets a chance to square off against the Saints QB.
Seattle Times columnist
Richard Sherman cuts to the chase, characteristically, when asked to assess the similarities between Drew Brees and Russell Wilson.
"They're not particularly tall," he said.
But that's just a superficial analysis. If you stop there, you're missing the bigger picture on numerous levels, as these two masters prepare to square off for the first time. And missing the picture is one of many things that the hyper-aware Brees and his equally attuned young protégé rarely do.
Sherman certainly didn't stop, noting that Brees and Wilson, other than sharing diminutive stature, are actually quite distinct in their quarterbacking styles.
Wilson is all about mobility, moving around the pocket, finding his receivers while on the run, with the ever-present threat of taking off himself. Brees has more of a pocket presence as he "gets on his tippy-toes and tries to see over the top of the offensive line," as Sherman aptly described.
The similarities between the two, however, are where the intrigue lies. There is an undeniable affinity between Wilson and Brees, one that may have been borne of a youngster watching a similar-sized player succeed at the highest level but has since far transcended that link.
Wilson said he first became aware of Brees when the latter was starring at Purdue and his father told him to check this guy out. Since Brees' last year with the Boilermakers was 2000, that would have placed Wilson as a preteen.
"I was like, 'Who is Drew Brees? Where's Purdue at?' " Wilson said. "I didn't know where Purdue was. Then I realized they were in the Big Ten, and they were throwing the ball a ton with him in the shotgun — four-wide, five-wide — and he was just killing teams. So that's when I really started watching Drew Brees."
From that point, Brees became a focal point for Wilson, one of a small group of quarterbacks, including Peyton Manning, who were role models in his formative years.
Wilson read Brees' book, "Coming Back Stronger: Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity" – twice. He studied Brees in action, both on the field and in interviews, absorbing every nuance and nugget. He noticed that they had a similar throwing style and nearly identical footwork, making him a perfect subject to study.
And then, finally, at last year's Pro Bowl in Honolulu, Wilson finally had the opportunity to meet Brees, a teammate on the NFC squad. He wasn't about to let the moment pass without soaking up every bit of knowledge and insight he could.
"I'm sure he kind of puppy-dogged him around the hotel,'' joked Seahawks coach Pete Carroll.
Except it kind of wasn't a joke. Wilson acknowledged that he paid particular attention to Brees's preparation, approach, and the way he carried himself.
"When you meet him, he's just so poised,'' Wilson said. "He's so patient, he's so understanding, but he also has a sense of urgency about everything he does."
Wilson noted how even in practice, Brees was able to instantly command a huddle teeming with stars.
"He just got all of their attention so quickly, by the inflection in his voice, by the determination he had to simply win the Pro Bowl," Wilson said.
For his part, Brees was flattered but not surprised by the attention, having been warned by Saints teammate Nick Toon, who played with Wilson at Wisconsin, that the then-rookie was a big fan and likely aching to pick his brain.
"I was kind of waiting for the opportunity to meet him, and, sure enough, we had that week together at the Pro Bowl," Brees said. "I couldn't have been more impressed. You can tell the guy loves football. We talked a lot of football, we talked about a lot of other stuff, too.
"He's a student of the game. He wants to be great, and I think he was just soaking it all up."
The conversation continued when the two met up again during the Super Bowl in New Orleans the following week. They exchanged numbers and texted back and forth through the remainder of the offseason. Their communication has continued intermittently during this season.
"I think very highly of him not only as a player, but as a person,'' Brees said.
At one point, Wilson got to hit Brees with a question he had been eager to ask: How did he separate himself from his rookie season, and advance toward greatness?
"My approach every day," Brees told him. "Every day I walk into the locker room, every day that I wake up, it's a constant grind to try to improve myself."
That tip was affirming to Wilson, who already tried to embody those characteristics.
"It's the same philosophy I always thought," Wilson said, "but it's also good to hear it from a guy that's going to be a Hall of Famer, a guy that's one of the best quarterbacks that's ever played the game."
On Monday night, in a vital game for both teams, Wilson will get a chance to show Brees in person how far he has progressed. The last thing on either of their minds will be striking a blow for smaller quarterbacks, though no doubt there will be young quarterbacks of that description all over the country gathering inspiration, just as an adolescent Wilson once did.
"I've never looked at it as an issue for myself, and I'm sure Russell has never looked at it as an issue for him,'' Brees said. "There are so many other more important things about playing the quarterback position besides your height.''
Wilson aims to discover them all — and if that means picking the brain of Drew Brees, he's going to do that.
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Discussion in 'Racquets' started by Peter Szucs, Sep 15, 2012.
Yonex truly makes the best racquets .
but why cant they do a better paint job ?
Why not blue or purple colours ?
This is confusing. I thought the Xi went w/ the Ezone lines? Why are they cross-pollinating sticks?
Vcores with Xi shapes??
Success to happen, because the Ezone Xis are very good, I liked the Xi shape much better, just bigger sweet spot, I liked the Xi 100 over Vcore 100S, Xi 98 was very nice too, but felt very heavy.
VCore Xi 100?? I'll be on the line to try this one.
I agree, blue it had to be.
I didn't like the VCores paint job, I love the vcore tour though, that is very beautiful, and I like the Ezone Xi.
I was about to buy the RDiS 200 Lite ( I think it is beautiful) but I will have to wait for the vcore 100 xi, or whatever they call it.
how does the racquet play compared to the 98D? Is the mold the same?
What about the stiffness?
The mold isn't the same, the mold has the Xi shape now, the pics show it, obviously they will play differently because it also has the micro core, but we have to see how much different.
I will be looking at the VCore 100S Xi .
What are the specs of this and when will it be for sale...?
Based on this thread (pics more importantly), a little research shows this 98D's specs is exactly the same, only difference being the introduction on Xi and Micro Core, I'm already expecting they to play differently. My interest will be on the 100S
Yonex told me they would be considered minor uodates when i emailed about 2013.
right, the pics shoe micro core and Xi head shape, specs still the same.
people are raving about the micro core on the Vcore tours, now it will be on regular vcores with Xi, as I thought the xi was better than vcore, vcore+xi = me demoing at least and then deciding. :twisted:
The 95 will be interesting with the squarer frame.
I'm not sure I read TWU data correctly but it seems to indicate the usual Yonex hoop has a rather narrow sweetzone.
WOW, hope there will be a 95 Xi
Cant wait to see and demo the 95.
Wow, nice looking racquet! Let us know how it plays.
Its team champs time here, i try to avoid testing new racqs. I only hit with this frame for 5 mins.. All i can say is that it feels flexy, has lowish power and good feel of the ball. The sweetspot felt big and consistent.
how does it play ? is there a huge difference between the Xi 98D and the 98D?
Then how come the old two-tone grommets fit the new ones?
It makes the 98 seem like a potential replacement for the rdis 200 now..at least worth a demo.
It makes the 98 seem like a potential replacement for the rdis 200 now..at least worth a demo.
But ill probably just pass and see what comes out next from yonex in 13/14.
The string pattern is 16x20 instead of 16x19.
VCore 98D has been 16x20.
So the Vcore Xi 98 replaces the Vcore 98D?
It was my understanding that the Ezone Xi 98 is being replaced by the Vcore Xi 98.
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When are the 98 and 95 coming out?
98D and 100S is due out in January, 2013 in the US.
Why don't you ask your brother ?
You Can't Be Serious
He doesn't know because he told me that he's staying with his tour 97 pj.
I heard from one of the Yonex (UK) reps through a source that " the Ezones will be staying the same and the Vcore Xi will be new with micro core tech. Vcore97 also staying the same" Not sure if the Vcore will be available in the 100" head as well as 98 but will have to wait and see. Like Tistra it would be the Vcore Xi 100 that would really appeal to me. played a thin beam 98" for a long time and not ashamed to admit that I play more consistently with a wider beamed 100".
Someone noted somewhere that Wozniacki was using the vcore 100 XI
in Japan. Can't tell for sure.
i think is the same mold with different materials
95D NO MORE in 2013, defenetely dismissed at december. So bye bye 95d it's dead.
Why would they do that? Now there only going to have 98,89,100, and 97?
this'll solidify yy's status as a chick stick for sure.
Guys, they are just doing minor updates to certain racquets. It doesn't mean they will not make a new 95. These are just considered minor updates by yonex.
Did you hear it from yonex?
It's here if you wanna check it out look forward to buying this sometime in future as soon as i have 200 bucks haha
sp how abt a small review
Never done them but based on the specs they are lot lighter then the XI98 i use now, always liked the lighter racquets. Also since lighter gonna be little tough for power players but amazing for maneuverability.
The xi98 i have is pretty nice and doesn't feel all that heavy anymore. But nothing definite can be said until its out for demo
are the vcore's more rounded than the Xi's?
They're more isometric - 'squarer'. "Xi" stands for "eXtra Isometric," Yonex's claim-to-fame by making the shape of the racquet accommodate more playable mains and crosses in the sweetspot.
i think they are the same
the same mold
I was sort of expecting that as well but the new VCore Xi 100 doesn't show that at all (Yonex.com). Seems to be the same shape as the VCore 100S.
Of course I was talking about the 100s. But I'm looking at the 98 and I don't notice any shape either. I am currently demoing the VCore 98D.
they're only adding the microcore thingy to the 100 and 98. then they'll make the 100 in two versions - a light and a "non-light."
i'm not sure either why they used the xi in the naming of the line. for one, as pointed above, the shapes aren't any different. whereas if you compare the ezone xi with the ezone, the shape is obviously different. the site also explicitly says that the ezone xi uses the extra isometric shape. but for the vcore xi, the yonex site itself does not specify the extra isometric shape on this line. it sticks to calling the head shape isometric, not extra isometric.
I have been hitting with these new frames for about a week now. The specs from the 3 frames I tried are identical to the previous models. The Moulds seem to be exactly the same , however they all play much smoother with less vibration and more feel. The 98D which for me was the perfect Spec'd frame for my style of play was too stiff and jarring but like magic these ill effects are not apparent in the new 98 Vcore Xi. It still offers a firm response with good pop and I would say above average control. I consider this frame to be a true "Tweener". I'm still hitting with the 100s 300g and so far its been very pleasurable , kind like a pure drive without the woofer mushiness.
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Babe's daughter tosses out first pitch
Ruth Stevens opens final game at house her father built
By Jon Blau / MLB.com
NEW YORK -- Julia Ruth Stevens set up close to home plate on Sunday at Yankee Stadium and tossed a dribbler toward home plate, falling well short of Jorge Posada's glove in a moving ceremonial first pitch. While it was fitting for the daughter of the greatest player in franchise history, Babe Ruth, to open the final game in the house her father "built," Ruth Stevens knew the Babe would have been amused by the sight. "He knew I didn't throw very well," Ruth Stevens said with a laugh. "But I taught him how to bowl." Taking the field, out of her wheelchair for a brief moment, Ruth Stevens felt a tremble throughout her body. She accepted the invitation to throw out the first pitch only a day before, and when the moment arrived, it brought upon her three predominant responses. "Thrilling, exciting and scared to death," Ruth said. Ruth Stevens still has memories of her father slamming long home runs, starting with 1927 in Yankee Stadium. And even though it's terrible to think the ballpark has reached its final days, she understands that this moment had to come at some point. "I am very sad that Yankee Stadium is not going to be in existence any longer," Ruth Stevens said. "I wish it could have remained as a New York landmark, but I guess, like all things, it has come to its final days and it has to go. But I'll always have the memories of my father hitting those home runs out into the bleachers. And I have a lot of his pictures, and I'll just remember those, and the glory days of the old Yankee Stadium. And I hope the new Yankee Stadium brings good luck to the Yankees."
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Discussion in 'Science Fiction & Fantasy' started by Klaus, Sep 27, 2011.
Thanks for the alert, although I prefer the Fredric March version.
Something about Tracy as a monster just doesn't compute...
I have a DVD with both the 30s version and the 40s version on it. After watching the 30s version, the 40s version is like My Fair Lady or something. It's not bad or anything, but the 30s version really crackles.
This Saturday (Sept. 1):
7:45 am Eastern: The Black Cat
9:00: Thunderbirds Are Go
11:30: Fail Safe
4:00 pm: 2010
It's the difference between pre-Code and post-Code Hollywood. The 30's version is surprising frank and brutal, especially in its depiction of the abusive relationship between Hyde and Ivy, while the 40's version seems rather too tame and tasteful by comparison.
Or so I recall. I haven't seen the Tracy version since I was a kid.
There's an old story about how some celebrated author (Somerset Maugham?) visited the set of the 40s version--and couldn't tell whether Tracy was playing Jekyll and Hyde that day!
^^ That's exactly it. The 30s version is pre-Hayes (or at least pre-enforcement). This is why I love early 30s movies.
I've got Black Cat and 2010 on DVD. I'll tape Thunderbirds. I hope they bring back the serials soon.
^ I hear the actors are a bit wooden, ho ho!
Maybe now that the Month of Stars or whatever they call it we'll start to get some more fun stuff.
Saw Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde last night. It had a good hook at the beginning with the dinner discussion on evil and the soul, but it kind of dragged after that.
I also just found out that Ingrid Bergman is Isabella Rossellini's mother. Never knew that. I can see the resemblance.
Pretty good line-up for Saturday, September 22, 2012.
1:30 PM ET: IT! The Terror from Beyond Space (1958)
2:45 PM ET: Them! (1954)
4:30 PM ET: The Thing From Another World (1951)
6:00 PM ET: The Time Machine (1960)
That's a great schedule. I've got all but The Thing on DVD. TCM has also been showing Jungle Jim movies on Saturdays; those are pretty cool.
I've never seen "It!..." so this'll be a treat.
Yes, I've read articles and discussions about the similarities between "It!..." and "Alien" some 21 years later. That's particularly why I want to see it, to see how close the latter resmbles the former. I think the core comparison is the motif of a monster picking off crew one by one while secluded aboard a spacecraft.
And rather interesting "Them!" follows "It!..." I've also read comments how "Aliens" (Cameron's sequel) resembles elements of "Them!" You have the orphaned girl, monsters that are "colony" creatures, the rescue of a child, and the pursuit through a labrinth of tunnels with a flame-thrower.
Plus, it'll be fun to see these in high-def now that DirecTV is supplying TCM's HD feed. (I was stunned to see how good the original "Invisible Man" with Claude Raines looked when aired last August.)
I haven't seen It! in a long time and then always from a shoddy source so I might check that out as well. From what I remember the ship is much more in close confines than in Alien which affects the feel.
Yeah, it's more a conventional '50s-movie rocketship with a number of small decks stacked atop each other, like a vertical submarine.
It's funny as I get older I really appreciate these older movies more. They don't seem near as corny or whatever to me. It! has a really great black and white look with some great contrast and shadows and I think everything looks to be realized pretty nicely actually.
ETA: Them! is full of Wilhelm screams.
Wow, Them! was a cool movie. I'm lucky I got back from the grocery store juuuust in time to catch the beginning (and had a DVR so I could pause the live cable feed while I put the frozen stuff away). It's a pretty effective movie right from the start, with that reallllly creepy scene of the silent, staring little girl with the broken doll. The script is good, there's some nice suspense, Dr. Medford is a fun character, the obligatory lady scientist is kinda hot, and we even get a bonus science lecture on ants in the middle! (Filmgoers had so much more patience for these huge infodumps back then.) Plus we got cameos by William Schallert as the coroner (wouldn't be a '50s American sci-fi B-movie without him) and Leonard Nimoy as the guy who got the teletype message about the "ant-shaped flying saucers." And, as mentioned above, the multiple Wilhelm screams. Even James Whitmore got one!
Interestingly, this movie came out only four and a half months before Godzilla (or Gojira, if you prefer). I guess Dr. Medford was right that the ants were just a harbinger of what lay ahead in the atomic age...
I think Ben M did a bad job describing John Carpenter's The Thing as an attempt to add something to The Thing From Another World. He should've at least mentioned that even if say Carpenter was influenced by Hawk that The Thing is actually pretty close to the original story wheras it was Hawk's movie that took liberties. Kind of undersold what both men achieved with their films.
I caught that as well, and thought, "Hey, Carpenter's was the more faithful of the two!"
Even with the liberties taken in the Hawks' version, there's a lot to like about that film. The use of overlapping dialog, it gave a layer of realism to an otherwise "fantastic" situation because people often don't wait for others to complete their sentences. The female roles, though there are only two in the film, neither are portrayed as "shrinking violets". Both do what needs to be done and don't simply cower and scream. And though relased in 1951, the strak lighting with the deep shadows harkens to the "film noir" period of the 1940s.
I see TCM aired the "extended" version again. You can tell which scenes are "recovered" fotage because the film quality is a tad inferior to the rest of the movie. Once that material was discovered TCM rarely airs the "common cut" any more.
Finally, one has to wonder what made Carington so fascinated with the asexual method of the Thing's reproduction? His voice kinda' trailed off as he contemplated it. I suspect the writers didn't go any deeper with it than what we saw on screen, but "in universe", one gets the impression he may have ahd problems with interpersonal relationships that made him later think, "We'd be better off without all that 'sex' business. "Simple and 'unconfused'" is the phrase he used. Interesting choice of words.
The only one I got to watch was It!, which was pretty good all things considered... the vertical decks were interesting, and I also liked that the women weren't just there to scream.
Maybe it's from seeing Alien lol, but I thought of opening it to vacuum right away!
I didn't realize there were restored sections to The Thing... what parts?
^^ I didn't either. I would have watched if I did.
I'm glad to hear that. That's exactly how I feel.
Wilhelm must have a heck of a sore throat by now.
It was cheeky of TCM to schedule them that way -- It! followed by Them!
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Craig,Thanks for explaining how the weather around Houston is. Sounds good to me. Probably, next month sometime we will have our first freeze. This morning I had to put a sweatshirt on to keep warm at home. Norma
I know what you mean, Norma. I grew up in Montreal, and then lived in Toronto before moving to CT 10 years ago. I started to lose my taste for winter when I quit skiing and playing hockey in my early 20's, and my tolerance for winter has gone steadily downhill since then (and that was a looooong time ago). I tell people I moved here for the weather. But I never owned a snowblower until I moved here.I was at the community garden today, and I don't know how much more I'm going to get from the tomato plants. The basil is pretty huge, and we'll process that once it gets a little colder. I think I'll use Bill's (I think) method of running it through the food processor with some EVOO and freezing it. Barry
It was cool here today too - only 91F.
I guess if I had to choose between freezing cold and hot and humid, I'd probably take.... ... Door #3, Monty.
I also have a lot of basil I need to do something with soon.
I've been thinking about making basilcello.
We're coming into spring down here in New Zealand, I've been raising seeds for a couple of months and this weekend I'm planting out the last of them into the glasshouse with one thing in mind... pizza of course. I'll take pix as I go, but here's the plan.
Early days yet, but a couple of pics of where it's at today.
I wonder what Norma is cook'in up in the kitchen on this fine Sunday afternoon.....?
Bob,Nothing, I was in Wildwood and Cape May, NJ all day. Norma


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What we see in this DLC content is no real strong story elements; instead players should be on the lookout for loot. And why not; this DLC has some of the strongest loot in the game. But is this DLC worth your purchase and time? Set before the final battle, players run across a message in a forest after being attacked by Dark Spawn. After defeating them creature, it tells you why it's out wandering the forest — thus, the story begins.
The premise is to search for scrolls in Ostagar that shine light onto Loghain's treachery, and so begins the player's quest. To be honest, the scrolls are capable of being found within five minutes, which at this point players can freely leave with no chance of returning. But if they look around the environment, they'll catch a glimpse of a Dark Spawn that flees from the party.
And that's essentially all the story to be found here besides the spoilers that I'll save you from learning about before experiencing it yourself.
To complete the DLC, it took roughly 30 minutes and it felt far too easy, although I was about level 18 at the time. A lower level should make it more difficult and moderately expand the length.
To give credit to the DLC, there is an epic conclusion to it, which in turn, drops some of the best loot in the game. It's definitely more entertaining, longer and cheaper than The Stone Prisoner, even though Shale was a brand new party member to recruit.
So is this DLC crucial to any of the story? No. If you don't have enough money for Awakening this would be a good choice, but now that Awakening has been released, you'll probably be better off with that than this.


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Additional cars will continue to be added to TTC's streetcar network through 2019.
TTC plans to adjust service schedules to allow greater (or longer) headways between cars, in some cases adding up to two minutes of waiting time for potential customers. Last year TTC defended the change, saying the new cars offer more passenger capacity and greater reliability, which would offset less frequent service.
Last June TTC CEO Andy Byford said the agency was urging Toronto to order 60 more Bombardier Flexity streetcars to bolster the 204 Flexity cars already on order.


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The Advanced Pizza Response Script (Perl) demonstrates how to respond to form queries in an Adobe Acrobat PDF form, as described in "The Form Revolution Part 2" on page 48 of Adobe Magazine, January/February 2000.
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When Cleveland's Daniel Gibson was slapped with a quick technical foul early in Thursday's preseason win over the Spurs, it might have made George Hill feel a little bit better about his own run-in with the NBA's decorum police two nights earlier. Might have, but it didn't.
After being teed up in the final 30 seconds of a tight game against the Clippers in Mexico City, Hill — like seemingly the rest of the league — is still coming to grips with the league's ultra-sensitive new technical rules.
"You don't think you're going to get one if you don't actually say nothing, or even look at the person," said Hill, the Spurs' third-year guard. "Got to learn to control your emotions, I guess."
Hill's crime: throwing his hands in the air and running to half court after being whistled for a reach-in foul. Nobody in the Spurs locker room Thursday seemed to know what Gibson did to deserve his technical.
Kane Fitzgerald, the official who whistled Gibson, was the same one responsible for ejecting Boston's Kevin Garnett from a game the night before. In the same game, New York's Timofey Mozgov was assessed a tech for muttering in his native Russian.
"It's hard, because sometimes you're not even saying things toward the ref," said Spurs forward Antonio McDyess, a 14-year NBA veteran. "You foul, you might clap your hands and go, 'Dang it!' I don't know how they differentiate between (talking to the refs) and 'Dang, I shouldn't have done that.'"
Through the first 59 games of the preseason, there were 69 technical fouls called on players and coaches. Twenty-three were called Tuesday night alone.
Billy Hunter, director of the NBA players union, has issued a statement condemning the new rule as "an unnecessary and unwarranted overreaction" and threatening legal action.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich is on record supporting the rule as a way to reduce "histrionics." At least one of his players isn't sure it will do any good.
"When you get emotionally into the game, it's not going to matter," McDyess said. "You just can't stop yourself."
Hill out: Hill has been excused from tonight's game against Caja Laboral to attend a funeral in his hometown of Indianapolis. Jacob Moore, the 14-month-old son of a family friend, drowned in a 5-gallon water bucket last week.
"It's tough," Hill said. "I felt like it's needed I go up there. I treat those people like my family."
Haislip returns: Marcus Haislip, whose ill-fated 10-game Spurs career ended when he left for Greece last season, will be back in the AT&T Center tonight. The 29-year-old former NBA first-round pick was one of Caja Laboral's key acquisitions over the offseason.


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Some motorists cry, New bike law is unfair. "Roads are for vehicles." No duh.
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The League of Illinois Bicyclists, with funding from the Illinois Department of Transportation, produced a seven-minute video on motorist-bicyclist safety. The video is narrated by Robbie Ventura and is intended for driver's education classes. The video has been distributed to 900 high school and private driving education programs across Illinois and to more than 900 police and sheriff's departments. You can see the video on line at: http://www.bikelib.org/video/index.htm.
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You might have noticed a few changes here recently. Or actually, throughout the year.
More posts on tea, home, and lifestyle. And less on only food. To the point where I feel titling this blog "A Passion for Food" doesn't make as much sense anymore. Perhaps misleading for people who come expecting to find a straight-up food blog when food is just one of many things I'd love to share. I've decided to change this site to my name, plain and simple: Kathy YL Chan. The old address, www.apassionforfood.net will direct to www.kathyylchan.com. Both urls work, though do update to the new address when you get a chance. Thanks for sticking around guys – it means a lot to me :) Change feels good, and I'm excited to see what the future brings.
What does this mean for the blog? At the heart of it all, this is still the same blog, still the same me, but now posts on non-food subjects will feel more comfortable and at home. Hope you guys don't mind. And in fact, I hope you even like it.
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Date: January 09 2013
Labor has stopped short of directly linking climate change with Australia's current heatwave and says acting opposition leader Warren Truss should leave climate science to the experts.
Former environment minister and now Youth Minister Peter Garrett said he hadn't heard scientists drawing a direct connection between the recent heat and climate change.
"But over time I think we can expect to see, consistent with climate predictions, increasing numbers of hot and dry days," Mr Garrett said.
Australia recorded its hottest day ever on Monday, with a national average temperature of 40.33 degrees Celsius eclipsing the previous high of 40.17 degrees, set in 1972.
Tuesday saw temperatures in eastern states rocket again, causing dozens of major bushfires and subjected millions of people to a sticky, sweltering night.
Wednesday brought a cool change for many regions, but temperatures are forecast to rise again later in the week.
It comes after the Bureau of Meteorology's 2012 climate snapshot revealed daytime maximum averages last year were half a degree higher than usual.
The drier El Nino weather system replaced the rain associated La Nina in the 2012 winter and spring, causing rainfall to drop 25 per cent below average.
Nationals leader Warren Truss is deputising for Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, who is fighting fires with his local fire brigade.
Mr Truss said it was his guess there'll be more CO2 emissions from fires sparked in hot conditions this week than from coal-fired power stations for decades to come.
Climate Change Minister Greg Combet said when it comes to climate science Mr Truss wasn't his best source of information.
"I listen to reputable scientific organisations, such as the Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO, not Warren Truss," Mr Combet told AAP.
"Mr Truss is simply playing politics and would be better off leaving the climate science to scientific experts."
Prime Minister Julia Gillard on Tuesday warned there would be more extreme weather because of climate change.
But Mr Truss said: "It's too simplistic to link a finite spell to climate change."
"These comments tend to be made on hot days rather than cold days.
"I'm told it's minus one in Mt Wellington at the present time in Tasmania.
"Hobart's expecting a maximum of 16.
"Australia's climate, it's changing, it's changeable. We have hot times, we have cold times."
Australian National University climate law and policy centre associate director Andrew Macintosh labelled Mr Truss' comments "utter rubbish".
"The electricity emissions in Australia at the moment are around 200 million tonnes a year," Prof Macintosh told AAP.
"These fires wouldn't come even near that."
University of Queensland climate change professor James Shulmeister says Mr Truss has made a "ridiculous" statement.
"Yes bushfires do create a lot of carbon emissions but it's a silly argument against coal-fired power stations," Prof Shulmeister told AAP.
He said bushfires were more frequent in hotter conditions and climate change caused by the use of fossil fuels have played a big role in that.
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NEW YORK -- The Denver Nuggets were the bigger losers Monday after the NBA handed out penalties in the fight that broke out near the end of Saturday night's game against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden.
Denver's Carmelo Anthony, the NBA's leading scorer, was suspended 15 games for sucker-punching the Knicks' Mardy Collins. Denver teammate J.R. Smith and New York's Nate Robinson also received stiff penalties from the league -- 10-game suspensions.
"It is our obligation to take the strongest possible steps to avoid such failures in the future and to make a statement to all who follow the game of basketball that we understand our obligations and take them seriously," NBA commissioner David Stern said in a statement.
There was no separate penalty for Knicks coach Isiah Thomas, who had warned Anthony not to go into the lane before the mayhem started Saturday night.
There was speculation Thomas would be penalized for his comments to Anthony. Stern acknowledged hearing about it, but said he relied only on "definitive information" when handing out punishments.
The NBA, still trying to repair its image after the brawl between Indiana Pacers players and Detroit Pistons fans two years ago, also fined the Nuggets and Knicks $500,000 apiece.
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Caught up with Moguls, Charlie Rose Forgot to Have a Family
It's funny the things that sneak up on you after a life spent in narcoleptic yammering with the giants of our age. What with the crazy hours and interviews to prep — starting a family just falls between the cracks.
But thankfully, if you are toastmaster to the greats, it's never to late to recall why you put that string around your little finger in the first place. And at age 67, Charlie Rose is ready to get around to all that PTA and softball stuff.
Near the end of an extensive Fortune Magazine profile entitled "Why Business Loves Charlie Rose," the former-PBS prattler reveals his regrets for never having spawned, mentioning that he doesn't even have nieces or nephews to continue the Rose blood. But Rose is not one to walk away from a challenge, the piece continues:
"If I was madly in love with someone who offered the opportunity to spend our lives together," Rose says, "I would love to have a child or adopt a child."
He is the godparent to two of the grandchildren of Amanda Burden, with whom he's had an on-and-off relationship for nearly two decades. "Maybe," she says bemusedly, "maybe Charlie should get a dog first."
The piece details the tricky line Rose must walk, interviewing every CEO and powerful person in America, while the show is dependent upon them for underwriting support, not to mention moving strictly in a titans-only social circle.
Other revelations from the piece:
• Rose wakes up at 5 AM to watch three TV's at once and clip articles from newspapers.
• The reason for the frequent absence of cuff links on his sleeves is because he was running late.
• NY Times columnist Thomas Friedman is the show's most frequent guest with 65 appearances under his belt.
• Michael Bloomberg let Rose borrow a studio for free to get his PBS show started.
• His speaking and moderating fees start at $50,000.
• Rose owns a Segway scooter and a red Vespa.


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Oscar's Top 10 Biggest Landslides
Oscaralogists love a suspenseful clash – like Viola Davis
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clear. Absolutely no chance of an upset. It seems foolish even to open the
envelope at the Oscar ceremony because everyone knows whose name is inside. In recent years, runaways have become quite common. Let's
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I tried, I really tried.
I even finished the paragraph concerning multiple-site locations. Then I remembered that life's too short, and now I'm going down the pub
Many of the sweepstakes being run at workplaces ahead of next week's football World Cup are likely to be illegal, according to an expert in gambling law. Sweeps with informal tickets and even those where some proceeds go to charity can be illegal. As next Friday's World Cup draws nearer, clubs, societies and workplaces are …
I even finished the paragraph concerning multiple-site locations. Then I remembered that life's too short, and now I'm going down the pub
I want to go down the pub :(
Don't be tempted by the bonus ball.
It would be a brave decision to prosecute the organiser of a non-profit sweepstake, irrespective of the actualities of the Law.
It doesn't take much imagination to envisage the media shitstorm such an action would create.
More than anything this is obviously designed to put the frighteners up the HR dept who will speak to management and next thing there will a company-wide email, "NO HAVING FUN! AGAINST THE COMPANY REGS AND AGAINST THE LAW!'
While all this may be very well in a lawyers exam, in the day-to-day workplace it's irrelevant. No matter what the law states, you will still get individuals or groups of friends writing countries' names on small pieces of paper and charging "willing participants" a quid a pop to engage in a bit of a laugh.
Who cares if it breaks the letter of the law? These days there are so many laws that we probably unwittingly break have a dozen every day.
What does matter is that the law enfarcement people have better things to do than try to crush small-time and often spontaneous activities like this. We know that these little sweepstakes happen every year with the Grand National and a few other events. Telling people they're illegal doesn't do anything to endear the participants to the legal system.
Note to the CPS - these are not my words, but a shocking quote from William Shakespeare which I in no way condone. I don't know where he lives but I'm sure he'll be on a database somewhere.
Remember the twitter bomber? You'll have the old bill knocking on your door tonight.
Anyone want to run a sweepstake on what time they'll knock his door down?
>>This exemption also only applies if no profits are made from the lottery and all funds are paid out as prizes. This means that any attempt to make a charity donation with some of the proceeds would make the lottery illegal<<
The funny thing is, we make informal bets all the time.
Don't go out with an umbrella with (or sometimes without) clouds in the sky? Betting that the rain won't ruin your suit or shoes!
Changing jobs? Betting that the new one won't sack you. You'll win a salary on one hand, the dole on the other.
Getting married? Betting that the girl won't divorce and ruin you. Often millions considering Sir McCarthy.
Thing is there are so many ways in which information gambling is already in our culture, it's just the numbnuts in parliament that think it's possible to regulate it.
He should count himself lucky. She might have got more if she'd had a leg to stand on.
The one with the Big Book of Tasteless Jokes in the pocket thanks.
Would that be John, or Mick? Didn't realise either of 'em had been kniggited. I'm guessing it's not the 1950s US Commie-fearin' senator either.
Sigh... yes, his spelling was wrong. Though it seems the previous reply knew precisely who was being referenced.
...how many people actually give a damn?
Laugh a minute in OUT-LAWs offices then.
So, to paraphrase:
"Ok, so you want fun with your collegues? Tough shit, it's not going to happen. No, we don't care that this has gone on for so many decades before we even existed, and that really it is just a bit of a laugh, a bit of company bonding, so to speak.
Fun? You want FUN? Fuck you, you're supposed to be working for crying out loud!"
Thanks chaps, thanks a lot.
AC because the company I work for may or may not have already done this, and I may or may not have already taken part.
...you'd have to be a complete Jobsworth to report your company's sweepstake to the council unless you thought there was some kind of deception or fraud involved. This just sounds like lawyers trying to drum up some consulting work with FUD.
people all over the country declared Susan Biddle to be an idiot, and went ahead with what they were gonna do, ignoring the noise coming out of her mouth!
So who are Susan Biddle and Sir McCarthy anyway?
Mighty Gaz - Mighty Fuckwit more like. Susan Biddle did not write this legislation so don't shoot the messenger.
But the idea of having a few weeks long party could be great :)
And of course, it would be for charity... so moral bonus points as well...
Typical scare-mongering. "Hey! You there! Stop that illegal poker night you're running amongst your friends. We are supposed to get our cut of the winnings."
Most raffles are illegal, though I've never heard of one actually being prosecuted.
Some examples:
a) Raffle takes place over two days with the prize being drawn on the second day. Wrong -- the draw has to take place on the day the tickets were sold, so that has to be split into two raffles.
b) One of the prizes is a donated bottle of wine. Usually wrong -- prizes cannot be alcoholic unless the premises are licensed to sell alcohol.
c) Tickets are 25p each or £1 for a strip of five. Wrong -- all tickets must be sold for the SAME price and all tickets must have an equal chance of winning.
d) raffling a car or a house and offering tickets for sale on ebay or elsewhere -- definitely wrong. To qualify for exemption tickets can only be sold at a one-day event, to people physically attending the event and the draw must take place the same day.
Yet I actually reported a particularly severe instance of d) to Edinburgh Trading Standards -- who took no action whatsoever as far as I can see.
"b) One of the prizes is a donated bottle of wine. Usually wrong -- prizes cannot be alcoholic unless the premises are licensed to sell alcohol."
They only need a licence if all of the prizes are alcohol. If there's a bottle of wine amongst a load of other prizes in a raffle, people buying tickets aren't garuanteed to get a bottle of wine so it doesn't count as selling alcohol.
Although, if you held a fund raising dinner and the ticket included a glass of wine with the meal, you'd need a licence.
"They only need a licence if all of the prizes are alcohol."
*All* of the prizes? Spot the obvious workaround!
Unfortunately, I seem to remember that it's one of the areas that isn't well defined so most councils would say that fell under the unwritten "you're taking the piss" rule. If a school raffle for charity gives away a few bottles, no-one cares. If they think you might have been cleverer than them, they'll get annoyed and fine you.
Mind you, as long as you don't do it too often, you could get a temporary licence and that only costs £20-£30.
I really am!
the law-makers are still far away from common sense as usual... it would be much easier to put a generic cap on amounts and frequency to calm the whole issue down and show that your colleagues are obviously not doing it as a business would, but simply to bring a little excitement in the office...
if there are 3 or 4 sweepstakes in a year in the office and they all have the "standard £1 ticket" I don't see any problem at all with it, and neither should the legislators, who is too obtuse to see the difference with a real addicting and greedy business like the betting shops one
Sometimes it can be better to have flexibility in enforcement than explicit exemptions in legislation.
If there are rigid limits of what is allowed, that can sometimes effectively be interpreted as saying 'anything more than this is definitely wrong', rather than 'anything less than this is harmless'.
Without fixed limits, it is still pretty hard to prosecute someone for doing what loads of other people do quite openly unless that person is obviously taking the piss, but it can be difficult to define precisely what 'taking the piss' actually is when it comes to drafting legislation.
If you had a fixed [legal] cap on the number of sweepstakes in an office per year, would that make someone (in management?) responsible for keeping a legal record of all the ones that have happened?
What is defined as 'an office'?
What happens if multiple people have their own small sweepstakes on an event in a large 'office'?
that lottery syndicates are also "illegal"? And if so, exactly how are they going to enforce it??
Another rubbish law!
well first we need some way of proving who everyone is, some kind of nationwide identity system, with a huge back end database which will cost the taxpayers billions....
that I can get my money back then? I got Algeria!
I'll swap you for North Korea.
Great News!!! I got North Korea, so potentially I can still get my money back.
Anyone got Susan's number?
Everywhere i've ever worked had a Grand National sweep. And a Christmas raffle. Does anyone buy cloakroom tickets for their eponymous purpose?
This would make almost everybody a criminal.
... is the £3 I put in, got me Greece & the winner takes all.
This "law" is so that some one does not try to start there own bookies. There is no way you could even think about enforcing this for every small sweep stake that went on in England. On the Grand National, they would just about have to arrest everyone in the country. lol Would be very amusing if they did try to.
Paris, because even she knows that Greece in a £3 sweep stake was a waste of a pint....
You forget all the win a house lotteries of the past few years. They all got large amounts of publicity, are totally against the spirit of the law let alone the law itself and yet non were prosecuted.
This just seems a article written for public relations. Not that I mind that but I better starting point would be the law is a mess because you can't do .... while everyone knows people do.
Q. What do you call 10,000 lawyers laying drowned at the bottom of the sea?
A. A good start.
Lying not laying - unless you think they produce eggs.
Jesus the standard or grammar these days...
I think he meant laying as in laying down. Yes, lawyers lie so they would have been lying also.
Though, personally, I always thought the above should be lying and lieing.
"Lying not laying - unless you think they produce eggs.
Jesus the standard or grammar these days.."
"of" not "or" the irony!! :P
I think the corect response to this article has to be the highly useful (and adaptable): Get a fucking life
If the Government can't TAX it, it MUST be ILLEGAL!
Lucky they haven't thought of a way to tax k1dd13 pr0n; though I'm sure they're working on it...
...I don't give a damn!
Neither do I Colin sweetie.
Your average workplace sweepstake between a group of friends is going to totally ignore what the law says about the legality. Those who are concerned can decline to take part, the rest will all chip in their pound and curse when they end up with the rank outsider.
Who the hell knows what laws we break every day. The last load of lawyers/lobbyists/placemen created more than 4000 new ones. Hell even the judges can't keep up.
Time we barred anyone with a law/politics degree from being a MP. Really, it is for all they do is generate more and more spurious crap - you can't even call them laws, for some passed in the SAME SESSION of Parliament contradict each other.
Its not a question of whether laws are needed to these morons, its more a case of why shouldn't we have more... and more.....
"If the law supposes that," said Mr. Bumble,… "the law is a ass—a idiot. If that's the eye of the law, the law is a bachelor; and the worst I wish the law is that his eye may be opened by experience—by experience."
Dickens - Oliver Twist (1837-39). Still good advice.
While it is true that, in most cases, you'll be fine carrying on with whatever it is you're doing regarding sweepstakes and the like you should not laugh this off.
If you own a business, think carefully about this next time you fire someone around the time of the world cup, for example. I'm sure a disgruntled ex-employee who knows about this will try to use it to their advantage.
If you happen to be a law firm, or in another other highly regulated industry I am sure that your regulatory body will not take kindly to you breaking the law -- should a client, employee or competitor decide to report you to the police.
There are probably many other situations where this will get you into some kind of trouble -- even if you're never actually charged with the offence in the end.
So, yes, this may be irrelevant to you at this moment -- but, like many other minor laws we all break from time to time, there are situations where this could bite you in the arse.
could potentially take advantage of this knowledge.
hell I picked Algeria in our sweep, perhaps i'm disgruntled enough to report this activity so that the rules can be clarified and I get a re-pick or my money (£2.50) back :D
but seriously, I joke above, but there will be people out there who are just about gruntled enough to do it just for the kick it gives them.
It is irrelivent, no one gives a shit.
Even if they did and someone was running a world cup sweepstake for their work collegues that didn't adhere to the letter of some legislation and they reported it to the authorities, the chances of anything happening are so remote it's not even worth thinking about.
The kind of person that actually thinks this is an important issue simply needs something worthwile in their lives to worry about.
It could be interesting to report someone to the police for this, then see them do nothing.
Are the police really able to ignore a reported crime?


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I know how to bind using the sewing machine but I'm drawing a bank on single fold binding. Mother used to do it but I just can't remember how. I am considering binding my blue jeans stained glass quilt in denim and single fold would be much easier than double fold to run through the machine. or at least I think. If some one could tell me how to do it I could run up a sample and see which I prefer. I don't plan on finishing a denim binding by hand!
You will need to figure that the seam where you attach the binding (on the front of the quilt needs a 1/4 inch. Then you need to cover the depth of the quilt. That is dependent on the batting you use. Then you need 1/4 inch for your turn under on the back of the quilt. Make a sample block using your scrap fabrics and batting scrap to accurately test your estimated binding width. lay fabric right side down on ironing board and press a 1/4 inch fold down one side of the binding- Lay the unfolded side face down on the edge of the quilt and sew 1/4 inch from the edge. Fold the binding to the back of the quilt and hand sew down. Does this help?
Yes it does. thank you so much!so I would be sewing through the fold for the 1/4 " (2 layers,) the top, the batting, the backing for a total of 5 layers. If I use double fold the number of layers would be the same . the folded fabric (again 2 layers) the top, batting, backing. 5 layers so using single fold binding would not reduce the number of layers I would be sewing through. Only I I get off track with double fold binding would I be sewing through 2 more layers than if I got off track with single fold. I will still do practice runs to see which looks the best on this quilt.
Just wondering here, you know how to do the double binding. I do mine with taking the two raw edges and match it up with the raw edge of the quilt on one side, then flip the quilt over and use that stitching mark to sew the ( folded) edge down. I would take the raw edge of the single and match it up to the raw edge of your quilt, this is after you iron at least 1/4" ( I would do 1/2") and use that on the other side you sew.
I might have just confused you more...sorry.
No you don't sew through the fold. You sew through the "not folded edge" the top fabric, batting, back fabric. then you slip stitch the folded edge to the back.
Girls, help me here on the seam allowance, I'd use 1/2" seam on a heavy quilt such as denim. What are your thoughts? Cut your binding strip wider to accommodate this. I may be wrong but the experienced girls will jump on this. I've never made a denim quilt.
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I plan to apply the binding totally by machine. No hand work at all. To do this I first stitch the binding to the back of the quilt after having trimmed the batting and backing to the same size as the top. A 1/4 in seam is usually what I take. I then fold the binding to the top, enough to cover the stitching line from applying the batting to the back and then top stitch the binding.
I'm sorry I did not make myself clear about applying the binding completely by machine which means There would top stitching on the fold of the binding on top of the quilt


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Days after his #randomtwitterhour where he acknowledged Mariah Yeeter, the woman who claimed she had his child, Justin Bieber spoke with reporters about the song he wrote inspired by the situation.
According to the BBC, after a listening party in London Bieber discussed the inspiration behind Believe. He said he had written "songs like that girl – Mariah Yeater – who said she was going to have my baby. I wrote about that situation."
Bieber added that he recorded 40 songs for the record and it's difficult for him to choose a favorite. "Every song has a piece of me, it's hard to pick. I wrote almost all of them or co-wrote them," he said.
He then revealed that he collaborated with Drake, Ludacris, Taylor Swift and Kanye West for the album.
"It's so cool to do different styles and step out of my comfort zone," he added.
Despite countless rumors about a boy band collaboration with One Direction and The Wanted, Bieber put those claims to rest and said there were no plans to work with either of the bands. Though he won't be writing with either group any time soon, fans will be happy to know his much anticipated music video for "Boyfriend" will be released next week.
full video next week – youtu.be/qlEp1U7tfjI
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 25, 2012
– Annie Reuter CBS Local


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Rich and buttery Yukon Golds are my potato of choice when making these substantial fries, but you can definitely use russets if you'd rather. Should you decide to season the potatoes with one of my seasoning mixes, do so before roasting. The flavor of the spices will deepen with baking and give the fries a really great texture. Who out there doesn't love barbecue-flavored potato chips? Toss the barbecue seasoning blend with these oven-roasted fries to satisfy your craving at home. The Cuban spice blend is great for seasoning beef and turkey burgers, but I especially like it tossed with fries as the turmeric gives them a gorgeous golden color. The Southwestern seasoning mixture is what I use to flavor the fries at my Mesa Grill restaurants. It's not hot, just subtly spicy and earthy in taste.–Bobby Flay
Oven-Roasted Fries Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Serves 4
- For the oven-roasted fries
- 5 large Yukon Gold potatoes or 4 russet potatoes, scrubbed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon kosher salt
- 3 tablespoons Barbecue, Cuban, or Southwestern Seasoning Mix (optional)
- For the barbecue seasoning mix
- 1 tablespoon smoked sweet Spanish paprika
- 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon packed light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- For the Cuban seasoning mix
- 1 teaspoon ground bay leaves
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon granulated onion
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- For the Southwestern seasoning mix
- 1 1/2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- Make the fries
- 1. Preheat the oven to 400°F (204°C). Place a large rimmed baking sheet in the oven to heat.
- 2. Meanwhile, slice each potato lengthwise into 8 wedges. (If you prefer extra crisp fries or if you find yourself with especially large potatoes, slice them into more wedges.) Toss the potatoes in a large bowl of ice water as you slice them. Set aside until you're ready to roast them.
- Prepare the seasoning mix(es)
- 3. Whisk together all of the ingredients for the seasoning mix of your choice—if, that is, you choose to use a seasoning mix.
- Roast the fries
- 4. Drain the potatoes and pat them very dry. Place the wedges in a large bowl, add the oil, salt, and seasoning mix, if using, and toss to coat the potatoes evenly. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spread the potatoes on it in an even layer. Bake the potatoes, turning only once with a thin metal spatula after 20 minutes or so, until golden brown and cooked through, about 35 minutes depending on the thickness of the wedges. Serve steaming hot.
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Randy Houser made history with his single "How Country Feels." His first No. 1 hit and the debut track to his album of the same name, Radio.com sat down with the country singer to find out just why he decided to cut the song.
"When I heard it I immediately loved it, probably for the same reason that people helped it become a No. 1 song," he said. "It's just fun. 'How Country Feels,' when I heard it I immediately was like, 'This has to be the first single we put out on this album.'"
"It grabbed me the same way it has a lot of people," he added. "I'm very very grateful for it. It's been really cool."
Houser went on to explain what he thinks the secret ingredient is.
"I think it's the hook. The 'Hair down, hair down.' And that's not even the title of the song," he said. "I think it's more the musical hook and all those things. The guitar. It just reminds people of where they come from."
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text: TV by the Numbers just posted an interesting chart, showing the ratings for all the top late night talk shows for the past few weeks, in the key 18-49 demo. Read the full article here. I find it very interesting that despite all the internet buzz, Conan is now tying/losing to The Daily Show in the key demo, and coming in #4 among late night talk shows. And despite all the hate against Leno, he's still got the #1 late night talk show. I think this shows that NBC was right to dump Conan in favor of Jay. Jay is still winning the target demo despite increased competition from Conan on TBS. It's probably fair to say that if NBC had let Leno go to another network, he would be beating Conan's Tonight Show right now, or at least giving it a serious run for its money. Also, the TBS execs have got to be concerned right now. I know they said they would run Conan forever with these numbers, but I think with all the internet buzz, they were at least expecting him to beat Letterman. They can't be happy with him not even beating Jon Stewart.


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I got some sort of infection or something on the head of the penis. More precisely the head of my penis is red, the tip of it is swollen, when im erected i could see lumps on the surface of the head. I also have a really small black dot under the skin on the head of the penis. My testicles also hurt sometimes, but i don't know if it's because i started training again and my legs are getting a lot bigger. When I urinate though it doesn't hurt and i have no pus or liquid. I've went to the doctor and i got no stds (HIV, gono, clamedia, hip B). Std test near me Rochelle. I also was given creams such as loprox and desonide, i was given antibiotics and nothing seems to work. it didn't get worst but its not getting better! this has been going on for 7months now and i'm really starting to freak out. p.s. it is not itchy.
hi, i have HUNDREDS of these little pimple like thins under the skin on my scrotum (ball sake). i have recently been able to get one out still in tacked, it was flattish, i could not pop the freaking thing, eavin with an extremely sharp object (don't worry it was sterilized) and i have a lot of them on my penise as well, and alot of them are just under the skin and able to be felt by anything, my 1st thaught was "oh shit i have a deases" the next "maby it will get a girl off better" the lumps are getting bigger and multiplying, i did shave my pubic hair a couple times, but they never were like this, i have pulled out the hair that are near the bumps as well as being in them, and no luck, it hurt like hell to pull the hair out because i think that the root of it gets caught on the bump. Std Test in Rochelle, Illinois. i am kind of scared' coz it is kinda my "junk" and its not plesent to have these masiv notasible bumps on it. your artical dose not help in any way or any reinsurence about this in this case, it may just be a suveir case, but i think it is somthing differnt Rochelle IL Std Test.
In The Penis Trilogy - Part 1: The foreskin , my first film, I was talking about circumcision , problems with the foreskin and infections around the glans of the penis. I probably should have mentioned that if you do decide that you need to have a circumcision make sure that you go to someone as with all surgery who does lots of them and does them well, because you don't want anyone chopping off slightly more than you need to. Also you want to reduce your risk of getting infections and bleeding afterwards and generally that happens if you go to someone who does a lot of them. Std test nearest Rochelle. However, as I said in my first film, in most cases of a tight foreskin , in time, with gentle easing in the bath in just ordinary bath water with no soap or detergent, the foreskin will come back and it will sort itself out.
Around the glans - the bit that looks like Darth Vader's helmet - a lot of men notice a little row of tiny little pimples, very regular, almost like pretty maids all in a row. Sometimes they can go down onto the shaft as well, up the edge and in the mid line, but often they happen around the edge of the helmet. A lot of boys and men worry that they have picked up something like genital warts. In fact, these things are perfectly normal. They are called ' pearly penile papules '. You can tell they are normal because they look small and regular and they occur usually in beautiful lines. They are perfectly normal papules that occur on the penis that help with lubrication. Please don't try to remove them! I've seen some men who get very obsessed who try to shave them off with a cheese grater. That can only cause more harm - you should look after your penis.
In men more than women you are more likely to know if you have picked up a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Women often don't have any symptoms at all. It seems odd that the commonest symptom of an STI can be no symptoms at all. That applies to men as well, but men sometimes do have symptoms. Rochelle std test. It can be a slight change in sensation when you are peeing - it doesn't have to be that you are peeing razor blades, it can just be 'ooohh that's a little bit uncomfortable', or you can feel like you're peeing razor blades. Sometimes you notice that when you ejaculate it just doesn't feel quite the same, not quite as pleasurable, as there is a slight numbing of the nerves.. and sometimes you notice a great big lump of pus dripping out of your penis.
Extraordinary as it may seem, there are some men who I would describe as 'genitally unaware' who walk around dripping with pus, who don't seem to realize there is any problem at all, and this can go on for weeks. So always have a look at your penis. If there is something there that is milky and white, that isn't cum, it's just appeared for no reason or if it's particularly yellow or green, you need to get that checked out and you need to get it checked out urgently! Rather obviously, don't have sex with anyone, even with a condom, if you find that you have got some sort of discharge or undiagnosed lump or bump. Std test closest to Illinois. It is really, really important that you go down to your local STI clinic, GUM clinic or sexual health clinic. The beauty of these clinics is that they are all totally confidential , in the sense that your notes won't be sent to anyone without your permission. So your GP doesn't know about it, your mum doesn't know about it, nobody knows about it. These infections generally won't go away unless you get them treated and of course you could pass them on to other people.
Rochelle, Illinois Std Test. Of course you can get lumps and bumps on the penis. We have talked about the 'PPPs' - the pearly penile papules, which are normal. Genital warts tend to be more roughened and irregular like warts that you get elsewhere on your body. Sometimes they can be almost like little flat warts and sometimes they can come out on a stalk. Either way, they occur all over in an irregular basis on the penis, and they look pretty unsightly, and you think 'OMG, what are they?' Generally, they are not going to go away unless you get them treated. Treatment can be a bit fiddly. There is an antiviral paint, which can be applied to the penis that treats the HPV virus, or you can have them frozen off. Sometimes you have to have more than one treatment, it is a bit fiddly and can be a bit distressing, but generally they do go away in time.
Another STI that you can get is herpes When you have herpes for the first time it can be quite uncomfortable. It's not as bad as you think - it's just a cold sore gone south, a little bit like having chicken pox on your knob (they are similar viruses). But the first time you get it you can feel pretty awful, it can be quite painful and sometimes you will have an obvious blister; you may also feel generally unwell. The good news with herpes is that if you do get other attacks they tend to be less severe. The other good news with herpes is that we have fantastic antiviral medications now, such as Acyclovir. If you take them in a large dose early on they can rapidly reduce the length of the infection and reduce your risk of getting subsequent infections too. So there is lots of good news, but only if you get help.
STIs like chlamydia are pretty common, you may just have a slight discomfort when ejaculating or passing urine. With gonorrhea , often you will get a more profound discharge. With syphilis, which is making a bit of a come back, you may get a sore on the penis. So it is worth when doing your daily foreskin hygiene, i.e. you are washing behind the foreskin, removing the smegma, giving it a bit of an MOT (you are not polishing and buffing it with detergents and nail scissors or anything, just gently washing it with water - see Penis Part 1, The Foreskin ), if you notice anything that wasn't there yesterday, or notice anything you are at all concerned about then get it checked out.
There is a certain group of men that we call 'squeezers' who get it into their head that they have definitely got a discharge. They squeeze the glans, they squeeze the glans and they squeeze the glans and they almost give themselves an irritation through too much squeezing. You don't need to do that, you just need to go and get it checked out. These days they don't put an umbrella down the end of your penis or any of that nonsense. Generally you just pee in a pot. Most STIs can now be diagnosed very cleverly with testing of urine samples. So it's not traumatic and it's done in confidence, you get sorted and you do some contact tracing, which is really important. A health visitor will come in or a specialist tracing nurse will come and talk about people you have had sex with and will trace them all so they can all be treated. If you don't, you will get treatment and then you will just pass it around again.
We tend not to call them STIs anymore. We try to call them 'sexually shared infections'. You share pleasure, occasionally you share bugs, and if you share bugs you share treatment and you all get sorted and you carry on having fun. Of course this can all be dramatically reduced if you learn how to put a condom on. Not always easy, but worth having a go. Std Test nearest Rochelle, IL United States. Instructions are in the packet. You have got to get the rolled edge on the outside so that it goes down over the penis. Put it on well before you insert. At the end hold onto the base quickly before your penis shrinks down again, and withdraw holding on to it. If you learn to use a condom every time then your risk of getting any sort of lump or bump or sore on your penis is dramatically reduced.
I had a small rice grain like lump under the tip of my shaft it was there for maybe a year and just tonight it felt sensitive. I went to the bathroom and there was a little hole. I tried squeezing a little gentle and puss came out form where that lump was. I don't know what to think I'm freaking out! The lump is almost gone but no more puss is coming out. I can kind of feel the lump still there but it's real soft now as if it's a little swollen from when the puss was there also the puss that came out hardened and it felt pretty hard solid after a few seconds. Also a little blood came out with the puss Std Test nearest Rochelle, IL.
Recently I have had some lumps come up on the outer foreskin area, two around the top and a few more have appeared within the last week. Some others have appeared on my ball sack too. Theta are not particularly itchy, sometimes at night. The main one had a black dot it the centre which I have picked out and it ha left a pit in the centre. As I am in Australia the cost of going to see a doctor would be of a considerable amount if he just told me that nothing was wrong so hopefully. I have recently had scabies and used a cream to get rid of them using all over my body including the genitals. I thought this could be a reason for them coming up but since then their have been a few more appear. Std Test near me Rochelle Illinois United States. Hope someone can help with this. Thanks
An address by Surgeon General Gorgas before the General Sessions of the American Public Health Association in August 1917 expresses the wish that if he were provided a magic wand and were given the choice to eradicate wounds or venereal disease, he would choose venereal disease. "A man with a flesh wound through the thigh is back in the trenches within ten days or two weeks, frequently in less time. If he contracts a venereal disease, his average disability is very much longer. Std Test in Rochelle, Illinois. In other words, to the commanding general, the loss is greater for a man who contracts gonorrhea than for a man who is shot through the thigh, and if the commanding general could lay aside all question of morality,he would probably choose the eradication of venereal disease rather than the prevention of wounds."
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) the more modern term for venereal disease have been a common problem during war time. With a large concentration of uprooted men, low wages and social upheaval prostitution is a usual side effect. Army commands throughout history have done their best to combat these effects with public health campaigns, which, for the most part were of dubious efficacy. In the American civil war there was a reported rate of 80 per 1000 men per year of cases of venereal disease. By the time World War II rolled around some American units were reported to have rates of 325 per 1000 per year.
Gonorrhea is caused by a bacteria and can be asymptomatic. It usually presents initially with discharge from the penis but can progress to inflammation in the pelvis, joints, eyes, and heart valves. Prior to antibiotics the initial treatment for this was not for the faint hearted, it involved a washout of the urethra with a big syringe. Unsurprisingly, most men did not present in the early stages of infection. Treatment at other stages was mostly supportive and unsurprisingly, not very successful.
The public health posters you have seen throughout this entry did not seem to be reducing infection rates, nor were constant lectures and movies shown to men during world war II. Std Test near Rochelle, Illinois. Attempts to ban brothels or threats to dock pay were equally ineffective. Condoms were handed out, but use does not seem to have been widespread. Finally the British and US armies set up Green Cross stations where men who were exposed could present for douches of potassium permaganate and mercury and injections of salvarsan. Rochelle, Illinois std test. Unfortunately the lack of needles and the poor sterilisation of same also exposed the men to an increased risk of hepatitis. Besides which, given the unpleasantness of the procedure, not many men volunteered for it anyway.
#include #include struct X int x; int& easy() return x; int& get() return x; const int& get() const return x; ; int main(void) auto a = std::mem_fn (&X::easy); // no problem at all // auto b = std::mem_fn (&X::get ); // no longer works in C++14 auto c = std::mem_fn (&X::get ); // works with both C++11 and C++14 auto d = (X& x) return ();; // another approach to overload resolution X x = 33; std::cout << "a() = " << a(x) << '\n'; std::cout << "c() = " << c(x) << '\n'; std::cout << "d() = " << d(x) << '\n';
Meningeal syphilis (as known as syphilitic aseptic meningitis or meningeal neurosyphilis) is a chronic form of syphilis infection that affects the central nervous system Treponema pallidum , which is a spirochate bacterium, is the main cause of syphilis, which spreads drastically throughout the body and can infect all the systems of the body if not treated appropriately. The bacterium is the main cause of the onset of meningeal syphilis and other treponemal diseases, and it consists of a cytoplasmic and outer membrane that can cause a diverse array of diseases in the central nervous system and brain 1
Treponema pallidum invades the nervous system within three to eighteen months after the primary infection. The initial series of events is asymptomatic meningitis , which can remain in the human body system and produce more damage within the body. 3 Every form of neurosyphilis has meningitis as a component; however, every case differs in severity. The individual is infected with syphilis through a gram negative bacteria that only humans can obtain. Syphilis has four stages of infection, which are primary, secondary, latent, and tertiary. If syphilis is not treated, the disease can affect various other systems in the body, including the brain , heart , and vessels The infection of the heart and vessels leads to meningovascular syphilis , which is usually presented during the secondary stage of syphilis. If syphilis is prolonged, it can affect the nervous system , which is known as neurosyphilis 4 Meningeal syphilis is a component of neurosyphilis, which usually occurs in the tertiary stage of syphilis.
Meningitis inflames and breaks down any protective membrane and cells surrounding the brain , spinal cord , and other parts of the nervous system Bacterial meningitis is normally caused by a bacterial infection that enters the bloodstream and enters the blood-brain barrier The blood-brain barrier consists of tight junctions. These tight junctions help to enclose endothelial cells that line the brain capillaries Only certain water-soluble substances can move across the blood-brain barrier, while lipid-soluble substances can easily move across the blood-brain barrier. Std Test closest to Rochelle United States. However, when any form of bacteria gets through to the blood-brain barrier, a bacterial infection can result in the cerebrospinal fluid 5
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Revenue was $159.4 million, lower than consensus estimates of $168.3 million for the quarter.
"The obvious implication of the substantial bottom line beat vs. the top-line miss is strong margin performance, and ARII did not disappoint, posting record consolidated gross and operating margins of 27.3% and 25.0%, respectively," said KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. analyst Steve Barger in a note to clients Wednesday.
ARI took orders for 1,850 railcars during the quarter, "while we estimate it delivered 1,310, suggesting a unit book-to-bill of 1.4x," Barger noted. ARI's backlog for the quarter was 6,940 railcars.
Not surprisingly, demand for tank cars was a significant factor. "Given our view that most of the backlog is tank cars, we estimate ARII likely has about five quarters of production visibility," Barger said.


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