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We are full-time RVers with a domicile in Livingston, Texas. In April 2007 we sold our Whitehouse, Texas, home and moved into a Prevost bus conversion motorhome, our house on wheels. I claim my hometown to be Greensburg, Pa., and Ed is a Canadian originally from Ingersoll, Ontario.
FMCA membership number: F260756 (joined in 1999)
Our current motorhome:
A 1990 Prevost XL bus conversion 40-foot conversion by Angola Coach
Three words that best describe our motorhome:
Efficient, comfortable, sturdy
The best thing about our motorhome:
The ample, efficient storage areas both inside and outside. Deep closets, cabinets and numerous drawers in the bedroom and hallway give us plenty of room for clothes, books and all weather gear. Storage under the bed works wonderful for seasonal items and things needed only on occasion. The outside storage bays hold tool boxes, lawn chairs and everything else that is big and bulky.
Other motorhomes we've owned:
From 1999 to 2007 we owned a 1982 MCI-9 bus conversion moftorhome. It was our first motorhome, and it was a business investment. My husband, Ed, developed Private Motor Coach, Inc., a luxury travel company that took only two to 10 people on trips in the MCI. People lived aboard the motorhome for trips to places like Alaska, the Grand Canyon and other destinations. My husband provided this escorted travel service beginning in 1999 and continues to run the company today.
Our family benefited from his business investment — the MCI Bus conversion motorhome — because we could use the motorhome for family vacations, trips to FMCA rallies and weekend getaways.
We decided to buy a motorhome because:
There were several factors in our decision to buy the Prevost. First, both Ed and I have wanderlust in our hearts, so the desire to travel is strong. Second, we had reached a point in our lives when owning a home and being tethered to one place no longer seemed important. Also, as business travelers throughout our past corporate careers, we knew that air travel and hotels did not suit us. We wanted to hit the road and travel at our own pace, so a motorhome — house on wheels — was our unanimous choice.
Our occupations:
Ed: president, Private Motor Coach, Inc. www.privatemotorcoach.com, founded 1999.
Patty: president, Global Tourism Solutions, Inc., www.glotours.com; formerly a senior consultant for the fund-raising firm Ketchum, Inc. based in Pittsburgh, Pa., and Dallas, Texas (2001 to 2007).
Children, grandchildren:
We are a blended family with five children and two grandchildren: Brianna, 5; and Brady, born in October 2008. Brianna is often challenged by pre-school teachers who seemed stunned by her comment that "My Grandma Patty lives in a bus." Since we began our travels in September 2007, I have sent her a postcard from wherever we are each Monday. She collects these cards and we talk about the places I have visited when we are together.
When we're not motorhoming we're:
Visiting family in Greensburg, Pa., or Ingersoll, Ontario, or traveling internationally on business to travel trade shows like the World Travel Market in London, UK. We live full-time in our motorhome and have traveled over 20,000 since making the decision to hit the road beginning in September 2007.
Our favorite motorhoming destinations:
Florence, Ore.; Breaux Bridge, La.; and Gaspé Peninsula, Quebec
Our all-time favorite motorhome trip:
We call it our "Grand Tour." Beginning in April 2008, we traveled from our winter haven in Pharr, Texas, over 15,000 miles through the USA and Canada. This past year can only be described as extraordinary!
The people we encountered, the experiences that came our way, and the places we visited truly have opened a new world to us. How else would we have met people like the commercial fisherman in Louisiana who let us spend a morning with him checking his nets for catfish? Would we have ever been guests at a Cajun birthday party in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana? Would we ever have rode the circus elephant greeting the crowd for the evening performance in Florence, Oregon? When would we ever have walked the Pacific coastal beaches of Oregon staying for nearly three months? Had it not been the journey that we embarked upon, none of this would have happened to us. Imagine what we would have missed!
Our "dream" motorhome trip:
Our dream is to travel through Mexico and Central America in our motorhome at a leisurely pace. When we run out of road in Panama, our dream is to continue the journey by placing the coach on a freighter and shipping it to South America. This "dream" motorhome trip would take three to five years.
Ideally, commercial sponsors to cover expenses for this trip would combine the business of promoting RV travel in an expanded market with our dream to travel the continent. Better yet, a camera crew to accompany us and chronicle this trip would be the ultimate dream come true!
Our perfect day of motorhome travel:
The sun at our backs, wide open lanes of scenic roadways, large pull-offs to stop and enjoy the view, a fresh cup of Starbucks coffee for Ed and a caramel Frappuccino for me. No hurry, no worry … these are the ingredients for a perfect day of motorhome travel.
Our motorhoming pet peeve:
Noise from folks who do not respect quiet hours in RV parks.
The best addition or alteration we've made to our motorhome:
We have sacrificed space in the kitchen for the creation of a home office where I can write and Ed can conduct business. We created a work station at the kitchen table. We have anchored a printer, pen holder, stamp dispenser and basket for miscellaneous things to the table. There's more than enough room for the Dell Latitude laptop, camera cords, PDA and Verizon wireless device too. One large kitchen drawer (30" x 30" x 6") is reserved for office supplies and stationary. An overhead cabinet holds a postage scale, files and business reference books. So where do we dine? We use an outside picnic table or lap trays for meals. I'd be lost without a designated workspace much like the office I had in our former home, so I consider this alteration to be the best adjustment we've made to our motorhome.
If we could change one thing about our motorhome:
I would change the wallpaper in the bedroom and bathroom. The pink stripped walls in the bedroom and the green design in the bathroom are the only features in the Prevost décor that I do not like. The designs might have been the top-of-the line in 1990, but over a decade later, the paper is dated. I actually submitted photos of the rooms online to Oprah, hoping her team would select our coach for a remake with one of the show's designers. Perhaps they only accept real houses for interior design remakes.
Ed would make a change to the motorhome by adding solar panels to supplement our energy resources.
Something about motorhoming that we know now but did NOT know when we started:
I did not know what I would miss when Ed and I sold our Whitehouse, Texas, home to move into our Prevost — a motorhome/bus conversion. Nor did I know we'd have such wonderful experiences come our way. We did not know how "going full-time Rving," would truly impact our lives.
I have given thought to what I miss:
I miss sitting around my oak kitchen table. My daughter Suzie, Ed and I shared our meals at this table in my kitchen window nook. We'd talk about the events of the day and resolve family issues seated around the table. We'd play competitive games of Rummikub or Canasta at the table. We'd use its surface to wrap birthday and Christmas gifts. When entertaining friends on the Fourth of July, the table held chips, pretzels and beverages. I miss sitting in my chair and watching hummingbirds sip from Ed's feeders.
I miss the arrangements of fresh cut flowers from my seasonal gardens — bright yellow daffodils, white and peach-colored gladiolas, ruby red canailles, Texas roses.
I miss harvesting my herb garden. The oregano, basil, sage and rosemary that I dried in 2007 are long gone forcing me to use McCormick seasonings, not nearly as good as fresh.
I miss drinking my morning coffee on the back porch Saturday and Sunday mornings. The wooded acres gave me privacy, and the scents wafting from my herb garden awakened my senses.
I miss the squeak of the front porch swing and how its back-and-forth motion could lull me a restful state.
I do not miss my property taxes or mortgage, the ball-and-chain of a demanding career, or the learning that my flight home on a Friday night is delayed, or worse yet, cancelled.
I like being with my husband each day instead of my clients. I like what my best friend, Val, calls "fret free living." I like feeling healthy and refreshed, not stressed. I like waking up every morning and wondering what new joy the day will bring our way.
If Ed and I had not made a decision to "go full-time Rving," we would have missed boating on Lake George, waking to a lake-effect snow in Erie, riding the Los Ebanos hand-pulled ferry to Mexico, seeing alligators in a Louisiana swamp, experiencing the catch of 47.8-pound catfish at sunrise, and meeting all of the people who have made our road trip memorable.
When driving a motorhome, the most important thing to remember is:
Stay on the "red roads" or at least the roads where conditions make it possible to maneuver a big rig. Sometimes you will end up in a place where the road is full of switchbacks, the bridge is too low, or a weight restriction prohibits passing through. Occasionally, you'll need the help and patience of other motorists to get you out of a tight space. It's best to try to avoid those situations but sometimes it just happens, so stay cool.
Our advice for other motorhome owners:
Send thank-you notes to people who made your visit or destination experience pleasant. Let their supervisor know too.
Our hobbies:
I like to blog. I update "Did Someone Say RV Road Trip?" www.glotours.blogspot.com with great frequency chronicling our travels and our early decision to live and travel full-time in the RV. Another hobby is photography. I sometimes shoot up to 150 photos per outing to compliment my travel journals. I enjoy hiking, bicycling and fly fishing. I am an active Rotarian performing occasional remote service projects for the Rotary Club of Greensburg, Pa.
My husband, Ed, spends his time working on the coach, keeping everything in working operation so that when he turns the key, the coach is ready to roll safely and reliably down the highway. Ed also enjoys hiking and bicycling.
Favorite restaurant:
The Fruit Stand Market, Breaux Bridge, La., for crawfish and shrimp on the Cajun bayou.
While in Breaux Bridge, the Crawfish Capital of the World, we had directions to two local crawfish eateries. Ed and I headed out in our Toyota towed car to check out the menus. Neither of us felt hungry; we just wanted to know where to go for lunch the next day.
We picked up a menu at Crazy About Crawfish, but when we parked at The Fruit Stand, our greeting and reception by a man named Tee convinced us to return hungry on Wednesday.
Tee took us into The Fruit Stand Market to give us a guided tour. Opening each upright freezer door, he pointed out things no Louisiana kitchen should be without: "Here's our frozen crawfish, alligator and okra for frying." He led us to sacks of crawfish stacked on the cement floor and a display of Swamp Dust. "We use this stuff to boil our crawfish," he explained.
Tee moved quickly to a small freezer. When he lifted the lid, we saw three freezer sections marked small, medium and jumbo. Each was filled with shrimp. "Now, I'll warn you, these can be hard to peel, but they are delicious. I recommend the jumbo ones. Don't waste your time peeling the other ones."
"When you come back tomorrow, I won't be here 'cause it's my day off," Tee said, sounding apologetic. "You'll see how good this food can be, yes you will."
We returned to The Fruit Stand with a noontime appetite. Anne took over where Tee left off. She sized us up as if to measure what we could eat. She scribbled an order on a pad like a doctor writing a prescription — three pounds crawfish, one pound jumbo shrimp, four potatoes, two corn-on- the-cob, and two Cokes. Then she ripped the paper from the pad and taped it to the front of her shirt. "You'll enjoy this," she assured.
While she ran water on the jumbo shrimp to defrost them, she took us into the kitchen where crawfish scratched at the sides of four plastic buckets. Anne hoisted one of the buckets and dumped the creatures on a conveyer to demonstrate how they are washed. "They think they can get away," she said as she picked up one of the crawfish trying to retreat back up the shoot to the washer, "but they can't." She dropped the wiggling fellow in with the rest.
She lifted a metal lid from to show us steaming mounds of red potatoes and corn. "I'm gonna fix you some dip for the potatoes, crawfish and shrimp. It's mayonnaise and seasoning called Slap Ya Mama."
"The Department of Health says we have to boil the crawfish 12 minutes," Anne told us as she dumped our lunch into boiling water and set the kitchen timer. "Shrimp will take four minutes."
Those 12 minutes passed quickly because Anne showed us the local cuisine Tee had missed … pickled okra, boxed batters, tobacco, and Slap Ya Mama in varying degrees of spiciness. Before the timer could bing, Anne headed to the kitchen. She returned with our feast!
Not a morsel remained. Anne had judged us well.
A celebrity we admire:
We both admire the late Charles Kuralt, an award winning American journalist known for his essays and "On the Road" TV segments featured by CBS about people, places and the national spirit found in America. His stories remain an inspiration to us as we travel in our RV.
Something others would be surprised to know about us:
When people see the Rotary International symbol of the window of our coach, most people assume that Ed is the Rotarian. The truth is that I am the long-time Rotarian and was among the first women invited for admission to the formerly all-male service club some 14 years ago.
If we were awarded a shopping spree at the store of our choice, the store we'd choose is:
Wal-Mart. The super stores have everything an RVer could possibly need — food, casual clothing, prescription refills, household products, automotive products and camping supplies. I would certainly enjoy an awarded shopping spree there that did not add to the balance on my monthly American Express.
Favorite campground:
Because we are often on the move, we tend to boondock often. We have found that some of the most welcoming places to stay are not just campgrounds. From the community center in Clover Bend, Ark., to the municipal park in Accord, N.Y., we have enjoyed the hospitality of folks who are proud of their hometowns and are willing to showcase bits of history, reveal their personal stories and put effort into making our stay most enjoyable.
That said, I would say Rogers Rock in New York stands out as our favorite campsite. Here's why:
Imagine your own private beach cove, a place to more a fishing boat, a solitary campsite facing a lake with a backdrop of a rock cliff, and a full harvest moon shining each night. Sounds like something out of an exaggerated travel brochure, but I assure you it does exist. It's the "Honeymoon Suite" at Roger's Rock State Park in New York.
You won't find it marked as such on the campground map. In fact, it wasn't even our first choice for a site. We had selected a pull-through near the boat launch with a troublesome grouping of low hanging branches. Before settling into our campsite, Ed asked for permission to trim the branches. The camp ranger said he'd have his staff take care of the pruning but he'd like to show us a few more sites that might be a better choice.
Thinking we had already seen the best there was to offer, Ed and I obliged this friendly ranger and followed him in our towed car through the park. He stopped his green ranger car at the "Road Closed" sign, unlocked the metal gate, and rolled-up the plastic yellow caution tape.
The look on my face asked Ed, "Where is he taking us?" Ed shrugged and followed the ranger. After a short drive down the dirt road, we followed the ranger into a picnic area with two covered pavilions. The lot could easily accommodate our coach and there was a clear view of the lake.
"You're offering us this site?" I quizzed the ranger in disbelief. "Yes, but don't get too excited yet," he said with a grin. "I have saved the best until last."
We followed him farther down the dirt road, descending a steep grade that opened to the "Honeymoon Suite."
Excitedly, he pointed out the features like a Hilton bellman. "You can pull your coach here facing Lake George. Over there's a place for your fishing boat. And, you could swim in cove where there's a little private beach. Do you see it through these trees?"
"Up there is Rogers Rock, where English Colonial fighter Robert Rogers escaped the Indians by climbing its surface then reversing his snow shoes and descending the other side. The Indians thought he was a spiritual being after accomplishing that feat. Now, don't you folks try climbing up there, cause I sure don't want to have to rescue you," he cautioned. "You can have this spot if you want it." He added without taking a breath and bursting with pride at what he had to offer us, "No one will bother you down here because you can keep the caution tape across the road. This part of the park is officially closed, but it's open to you if you want it."
And, that's how we ended up for five days in the "Honeymoon Suite" of Roger's Rock State Park on Lake George, N.Y., under the harvest moon.
When motorhomers visit our state or hometown, they should be sure to see:
If you travel to Pennsylvania, motorhomers should visit the state's only seashore; they might be delightfully surprised. Presque Isle State Park is a 3,200-acre sandy peninsula that arches seven miles into Lake Erie. The 13 designated beaches were named one of the nation's Top 100 Swimming Holes by Conde Nast's Traveler Magazine. The Park is a National Natural Landmark, noted for providing habitat to the greatest number of state endangered, threatened and rare species — more than in any other area of comparable size in Pennsylvania. Some 635 species of plants can be found on Presque Isle.
Lake Erie is the second smallest of the Great Lakes and it is the shallowest with maximum depth of 240 feet and an average depth of 62 feet. Ice glaciers moved through the area over 14,000 years ago forming Lake Erie.
Swimming, hiking, bicycling, fishing, lake tours and more will keep visitors entertained. In the winter, spectacular ice dunes form on the beaches and ice fishermen huts dot the inner bay. Presque Isle is a great place to visit anytime of the year.
Items that we always keep in our motorhome's refrigerator while traveling:
We keep foods that I call "hand-to-mouth" foods. Apples, oranges, grapefruits, cheese and chocolates — these are all items that we can grab in a moment and toss in a backpack. As we travel, we frequently find interesting places to stop. Whether it's an attraction or a hiking trail, we like to have the option of having a snack with us because all too often what originally was a "quick stop" sometimes turns into a longer outing.
We also like to have Crock-Pot leftovers like chili or cabbage rolls in the refrigerator for a quick pop into the microwave. When we are moving down the highway or after a long day of sightseeing, these leftovers make for quick meals.
Our advice to new motorhomers:
Minimize your stuff. When you live in a small space there's not room for more than the essentials, but be sure you have the following: maps, slow cooker, camera, cell phone, binoculars, collapsible laundry sack, batteries and flashlights. Also, slow down your pace. Allow time to immerse yourself in a destination. When you slow down you truly experience a community and its people.
Behind our motorhome, we tow:
We tow a white 2003 Toyota Corolla CE on a Demco SS460 dolly.
When we're online, Web sites we like to visit:
CNN is our homepage for breaking news. I am a fan of the Web site's iReport and frequently respond to CNN's request for photos or observations from the road. Likewise, I follow www.igougo.com for reviews and information on destinations.
As we travel, we also check out Web sites for the specific destinations and attractions in order to research admission fees, hours of operation and ideas for things to see and do.
A travel tip we'd like to share with other motorhome owners:
Explore places beyond the popular destinations. New Orleans can be fun but places such as the Louisiana towns of Breaux Bridge and Cut Off give you the true essence and authenticity of the people in Cajun Country.
Dare to show up. When the circus is in town, go! If we hadn't shown up and engaged Pappa D the Clown in a conversation, we would have never experienced the circus in the way we did — riding on an elephant under the big top or Ed's debut as a guest clown.
Ask questions over and over again. That's how you find out where to go for the best beaches, fish-and-chips, and scenic routes.
Don't say "no" when you could have said "yes." Opportunities can be missed when you say "no." "Yes" opens a world of possibilities.
We joined FMCA because:
There are several reasons why we joined FMCA. First, when we bought our first motorhome in 1999, Don and the late Margaret Hoffman of Hoffman Coach suggested we join. Also, we knew that FMCA would be a source of information and support for the RV lifestyle. And, we were eager to attend the international rallies like the ones in Perry, Georgia, knowing these would be sources of technical information about RV equipment and fun, too.
FMCA chapters that we belong to:
We are not members of any local FMCA chapter because of our full-time traveling. We are, however, members of the RV Fellowship — part of Rotary International. From 1999 to 2001 we were members of the Penn Coachmen group when we lived near Pittsburgh, Pa.
Other comments:
Some of the most beautiful fnds are free. I found a tattered, page-yellowed copy of the paperback book The Millionaire Next Door at the Florence Library Book Sale in October. It's a book I intended to read when I worked as a fund-raising consultant but never had time to read. Back then, I would have been looking in the text for clues that would help me find those potential donors whose philanthropic gifts would advance a capital campaign toward the goal.
Today, as I read this somewhat dated book, the economy faces the challenges of plunging values in the housing market and on Wall Street. Now, a different message rises from the content of the book. It's a message regarding consumption. In other words, spending. And my intent here is to take a very narrow view about spending in regard to travel and entertainment.
If it's not expensive, if it's not miles away, if it's not high-end, it merits no value or bragging rights of been there, done that. That may be the attitude of many people. I propose that some of the best things going are available for little cost or free. We were recently in Oregon, so I'll use it as an example.
We could watch the sea lions lounge on the coastal rocks. We could find agates in the gravel beds of creeks that cross the beach. We could follow trails past bright wildflowers and colorful mushrooms. We could watch the Pacific surf pound the beaches. All of this can be done without a dime in our pockets.
So as RVers all begin to more carefully monitor spending, I believe it is not necessary to do this at the expense of seeing new things or sacrificing a bit of fun. You might find that there are wonderful places you have overlooked nearby, many of which can be free. Who knows, if you curb your spending, you may be the new millionaire next door.
Other FMCA members may contact use via e-mail:
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text: For me, a VERY long time ago, it was Bjorn Borg who I first tried to emulate, hitting looping topspin strokes on both sides and all but abandoning my single handed slice backhand. I even bought a Donnay wood-fiberglass composit frem, that LOOKED like Borgs, but was very flexy and while it was years before Prince came along, it's small head and my 15 yr old arm could only muster an 89 mph. serve at a mall that had a speed gun setup for a contest that I knew I wouldn't win, but wanted to know how fast my serve was anyway! A year or two later it was McEnroes serve I was trying to make work. I took a whole day hitting serve after serve on my own, to get something that looked like it, but at a much less radical sideways beginning than ol' Johnny Mac's was! Last it was Pete Sampras. The Master. I strung up my PK Comp. Destiny to 62 lbs. and lead'ed it up to about 13.5 oz or more, like I had heard Pet did on his Pro Staffs. Got to volley pretty good, but I can remember only ONE "perfect serve", that went up the middle, kicking up on my friends forhand so fast he couldn't react, but said,"WHAT WAS THAT?!!"..I just said, "just my BEST SERVE EVER!".

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My predictions for the end of week 5
Coquis > Brusiers
HOTMICE > Zach
WMD > p0nder
Scorgasms > Patriots
Beef Helmets > Warfaries
and the zombie match up
CrossFacers > Tingles4Pringles
My predictions for the end of week 5
Coquis > Brusiers
HOTMICE > Zach
WMD > p0nder
Scorgasms > Patriots
Beef Helmets > Warfaries
and the zombie match up
CrossFacers > Tingles4Pringles
Tristan struggling without Kyrie.
Seraphin is doing the business for me this week but he ain't reliable, he flits between 15-30 points.
I think you have a slight edge on players this week too. It should be a close battle.
Of course I'm upset that my best player decided to get himself ejected and likely suspended for the rest of the week at least.
But the good news for you is Rubix just got cleared for practice and may play as soon as next week.
Good news for Coquis, Rubio was traded for Kyrie.
WTF Greg popobitch is gonna be resting his starters tonight vs the heat... I got Tony and Manu
That's just the risk you take when you have Spurs players, was an obvious risk after last season.
Antawn Jamison blowing the fu*ck up right after I drop the fu*cker! WTF? I swear, Scorgasms has magic fingers, he picks players up and they become superstars. dammit! even Steve Novakokaine started producing the second he picked him up. i don't get it. not to mention beating me to Dion Waivers over the Waiter wire. what?
my man George Hill had a solid night. Gangnam Style offered the Matrix for Hill, but I couldn't pull the trigger. Hill made my mind up for me.
The Bruisers are closing in on Metro's Frogs of Coquisville. will Metro drop any of his solid performers to show face on Sunday? i think i know who he's going to get drop, and I might just might have to pick him up if he does... he wants to beat me so bad...
I put a couple offers out to trade Goran Dragic, you know who you are! Gangnam offered Chandler Parsons for him, and I'm tempted, but I'm shooting for a tad better...
more blowouts than close games this week, but who knows? i'm too tired to do a full-on analysis, good luck this weekend fellas!
What can I say..
My bench was shet for a minute, so I had to make moves.
Jamison was a no brainer as soon as I heard MDA would coach the Lakers. I knew he would favor Jamison's shooting and quick decision making.
Waiters is a pure scorer who was going to start so yea that made sense to me.
And the thinking w Novak is that he's just too good a shooter to keep stinking it up. Plus he gets reg rotation minutes.
Ownkno just be thinking and gettin a lil lucky I guess lol.
My team looks primed for big things right now.
I will cry in my sleep if Clyde gets this W over me.
^ haha 5 vs 0 on Sunday!
I feel your pain I'm punting on the hope my dudes can pull this W out tomorrow... Had a free add for Sunday but decided to pick up Sanders instead. Dude is just too intriguing... He put up a triple double tonight with blocks and only got 2 fouls! 32 minutes when he doesn't get in foul trouble... This could be the 4th highly underrated big man pick up of the year for me


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Gwen Stefani is teaming up with Michelle Obama for a political fundraiser that aims to celebrate family.
The First Lady of No Doubt is hosting an Obama fundraiser at her California home on August 12. The event will feature famous faces, but none more recognizable than Mrs. Obama herself, who is co-hosting the political fete.
For a thousand dollars, moms and dads can join in the child-friendly fun at the "Family Day" fundraiser. For a $5,000 donation, parents get a chance to chat with Michelle and Gwen. Who knows, maybe a larger donation could land you a playdate with Mama Gwen and her two boys, 6-year-old Kingston and 3-year-old Zuma. Tickets are available here.
Gwen is not the first celebrity to show her love for the Obamas, recently Sarah Jessica Parker and George Clooney hosted fundraising parties.
Along with party hosting, Gwen is also getting ready for the release of No Doubt's newest single, "Settle Down," on July 16. The song is featured on the band's sixth album, Push and Shove, due out September 25.
–Shannon Carlin, CBS Local


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All quotes tagged Merging
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"Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of the individual and the critical awareness of the ground rules of society. The amateur can afford to loose."
"I guess I thought this was a great opportunity to merge all of my interests. I think Mike kind of felt the same way. We are both very excited about it."
"In theory, it makes a lot of sense to combine the two operations, especially on the back end. But merging the two actual portal consumer experiences into a unified site will be a nightmare."
"In terms of administration, program and culture, it's just beginning. We're still choosing a name for the merged organization. It could be Acme Arts for all I care, the value is in what we do and, to a certain extent, where we do it."
"We don't need to dilute, or as some people say pollute, by merging our business with a road freight-forwarding business,"
"For every day that we are not merged, it is costing us and our customers a lot of money. It is also very frustrating for our employees."


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Obviously there is Gampopa's Jewel Ornament of Liberation, and Tsongkhapa's works are greatly respected. It's interesting that Karmapa is teaching on Tsongkhapa's text, rather than Gampopa's, though obviously this is not unheard of and a good example of being Rimé (as His Holiness OTD always is).
The 8th Karmapa had this to say about Jé Rinpoche:
Are there any other sources for teachings on Lamrim for the Dagpo and/or Shangpa?Mikyö Dorjé wrote:When the teachings of the Sakya, Kagyu, Kadam
And Nyingma sects in Tibet were declining,
You, O Tsongkhapa, revived the Buddha's Doctrine,
Hence I sing this praise to you of Ganden Mountain.


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DETROIT - The merger between Henry Ford Health System and Beaumont Health System has been called off Tuesday.
Nancy Schlichting, chief executive officer at Henry Ford shared the news with employees and physicians this afternoon.
In a letter she wrote, "After much deliberation, the Henry Ford Health System Board of Trustees has voted to allow the letter of intent with Beaumont Health System to expire at the end of this week and to not continue further discussions.
This decision was made because it became apparent that two very different perspectives had emerged for the new organization between Henry Ford and Beaumont. As a result, many of the foundational elements in the letter of intent, including preserving two academic medical centers in Detroit and Royal Oak, were no longer supported by some leaders at Beaumont. This Due Diligence period is exactly for this type of discovery, and we are taking the lessons learned and moving forward in a strong, positive direction."
Watch: Can hospital mega merger work?
Beaumont Health System and Henry Ford Health System had signed the letter of intent to combine their operations into a new $6.4 billion organization back in 2012.
The two giants hoped to reach a final agreement to merge their 10 hospitals and 200 other facilities.
The organizations previously said the decision to merge can after months of studying and deliberations on how to continue the nationally recognized industry leadership in the face of the changing health care environment.
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BTW, if your sysadmin notices two copies of inetd running, she may start getting confused, so it's probably an idea to let her know what you're doing even though it's perfectly reasonable.
Yep. That's another advantage of the wrapper script.
I think I did the personally run inetd a couple of years back, but the wrapper I've written with the DummyInetd module makes it easier because I don't have to do any setup. It's just


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CARROLLTON — The first road game of the season for the Denton Broncos told a much different story than the Broncos' 30-14 loss to Dallas Bishop Lynch at home as the Broncos earned a convincing 35-6 victory over the Carrollton R.L. Turner Lions on Thursday at Standridge Stadium.
In Kevin Atkinson's first win as Denton head coach, junior quarterback Cy Ward showed he can excel in Atkinson's version of the spread offense as he led the Broncos' potent offense with five touchdowns on 351 yards passing.
"I thought he did really well," Atkinson said. "He's been putting in extra time in the film room and eating lunch with me so I can drill him and pick his brain. He's been working through his reads in his mind and I'm glad for him to get some fruits of his labor, but I want to find things to work on."
The junior wide receiver trio of Ke'Von Burris, Deandre Coleman and Adarian Harris combined for all five of the touchdowns and 272 total yards compared to just 104 total yards in their loss to Bishop Lynch.
"We have got a pretty deep receiving core when it comes to talent," Atkinson said. "Now, numbers-wise, we aren't really deep. We've got a few guys, but they all play really well. They've got to do a great job of being selfless and making sure we are spreading the ball around because if you have a lot of people, then they can't just take away somebody."
Despite the Broncos (1-1) earning their first win of the season, they did turn the ball over three times and amassed 17 penalties for a total of 159 yards.
"Getting our first win was really nice, but I was really, really happy for our kids because it's been a long time since they've tasted victory," Atkinson said. "Part of me is like, hey, we won, but we made a lot of mistakes that we need to clean up on special teams, taking care of the ball and foolish penalties. It's just not being disciplined and a lot of it is youth. That's what we have to correct."
After each team traded fumbles in the early stages of the first quarter, the Broncos struck first with a massive 82-yard touchdown down the middle of the Lion defense from Ward to Burris.
Ward again found Burris nine seconds into the second quarter with a 31-yard, high-arching, fading touchdown throw as he crossed the goal line to give the Broncos a 14-0 lead.
Off to their second consecutive strong start to a football game, the Broncos fell victim to another special team's mental lapse as the Lions blocked a Denton punt and recovered it for a touchdown with 4:13 left in the first half to bring R.L. Turner (0-1) to within 14-6.
The Broncos defense wouldn't allow another point as the team added two more touchdowns before the half.
"I felt pretty good," Ward said. "I felt the line was doing good things. They gave us the early edge to block and picked up guys so I could make decisions. We came out a little rusty in the second half, but we stretched it out at the end. All the receivers ran good routes and they all played hard. We got this one down, now we have to get another one."
Coleman was Ward's preferred target late in the first half as he found him for a 15-yard touchdown to put the Broncos ahead 21-6 with 1:50 remaining. The Broncos defense then forced R.L. Turner quarterback Saul Aguirre into an interception, which they capitalized on two plays later with a 34-yard touchdown from Ward to Coleman.
"You have to be excited, but at the same time it makes you more hungry and see the possibilities of what we can become. One side I'm really happy, on the other side I'm concerned and want to correct our mistakes. That's the first step you take in many of becoming a championship program."
After yielding 278 rushing yards to Bishop Lynch in their first game, the Broncos' defense held the Lions to just two first-half first downs with just 30 yards on the ground. The Lions ran several misdirection run plays throughout the game that required the Bronco defense to stay with their assignments.
"Our defensive front and linebackers did an outstanding job of really playing assignment football," Atkinson said. "When you play a team like they are, you have to play assignment football. You can't just go to the ball. Our word of the week was focus. You see a little, you see a lot. You see a lot, you see nothing. When we tell our kids about seeing a little, worry about what you have to do, not about the big picture."
The Lions struggled to hang onto the ball, fumbling three times in the second half for a total of eight and were unable to sustain any second-half offensive drives. Ward found Harris for a 10-yard touchdown with 4:43 left in the game to salt away the victory.
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First Quarter
D – Ke'Von Buris 82 pass from Cy Ward (Michael Husbands kick) 4:12
Second Quarter
D – Ke'Von Buris 31 pass from Cy Ward (Michael Husbands kick) 11:51
R – Blocked kick recovered by Jazhaiel Patterson (Blocked kick) 4:13
D – Deandre Coleman 15 pass from Cy Ward (Michael Husbands kick) 1:50
D – Deandre Coleman 34 pass from Cy Ward (Michael Husbands kick) :32
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Fourth Quarter
Adarian Harris 10 pass from Cy Ward (Michael Husbands kick) 4:43
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Rushing: R: Jazhaiel Patterson 16-120, Taylor Freeman 5-9, Saul Aguirre 7-0, Armando Morones 4-(-1), Mike Walters 2-(-1), Fransico Estrada 4-2. D: Tre'Von Jackson 10-76, Luke Satterfield 1-1, Deandre Coleman 2-(-2), Cy Ward 7-50, Maurice Wharton 1-2, Wendell Williams 1-14.
Passing: R: Saul Aguirre 1-3-10-2, Fransico Estrada 0-1-0. D: Cy Ward 15-23-351, Luke Satterfield 1-1-3.
Receiving: R: Jazhaiel Patterson 1-10. D: Deandre Coleman 3-76, Ryan Daniels 2-8, Ke'Von Buris 2-113, Key'andre Hearvey 4-71, Adarian Harris 4-83, Tre'Von Jackson 1-3.


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Some of our favorite singing guilty pleasures are those that multi-task to command multi-million dollar salaries, but how are they doing it? Oh yeah, they act during their 'down' time too. We're breaking down our Top 10 list of singers who act. From [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Christina Aguilera[/lastfm] to [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Bieber[/lastfm], let us know what you think!
10. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Madonna[/lastfm] showed off her acting chops in Evita.
9. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Bieber [/lastfm] debuted his skills on CSI, did you watch it?
8. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Beyonce[/lastfm] shined in Dreamgirls along side [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jennifer Hudson[/lastfm], who won an Oscar for her role.
7. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Britney Spears[/lastfm] took her pop stardom to the big screen with her first feature film, Crossroads.
6. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Eminem[/lastfm] took us back to his hometown in 8 Mile and co-starred alongside the late Brittany Murphy.
5. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Alicia Keys[/lastfm] played a high profile celebrity in need of protection in Smokin' Aces.
4. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Jessica Simpson[/lastfm] brought back skimpy daisy dukes in her bodacious parlay as a co-star in The Dukes of Hazzard.
3. [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Mandy Moore[/lastfm] first grabbed our attention when she missed us like "Candy", and as quickly as she sang her way into our hearts, she flipped the script and set her sights on acting.
2. So, Burlesque might not have been a huge box office smash, but [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Christina Aguilera[/lastfm]'s role caught our attention.
1. Our favorite singer-who-acts is [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Justin Timberlake[/lastfm]. He co-starred in 2010's The Social Network, which has the award season buzzing for star Jesse Eisenberg.
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Implementation Notes
This proposal has been coded up and the result is available here: https://github.com/relevance/clojure/tree/core-futures Note: the implementation of futures should be considered in "draft" phase, it will change radically before an alpha is released.
There are 4 major steps to this implementation:
1) The expression inside the state-machine macro is transversed
2) For each node an instruction for a virtual machine is recorded
3) These instructions (in a SSA style block format) are analyzed to find temporary variables
4) The instructions are emitted as a state machine.
5) The state machine is wrapped by functions that pack and unpack tasks
The output of the state machine macro is a function that takes an old state and produces a new state. Thus these state machines are immutable, and side affect free (assuming the code in them is also side-effect free).
Work to be done:
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Forecast lifts Ichi Ban skipper's hopes
Perennial Sydney to Hobart contender Matt Allen believes an unusual forecast could help finally deliver the dream of a lifetime - a cherished overall win in his own boat.
While connections of line honours favourite Wild Oats XI were a little less bullish on Saturday about beating their existing race record than they were on Friday, virtually no-one disputes the bigger boats are the early favourites for handicap honours.
"I think the rich will get richer in this race," said Allen, the skipper of the 70-foot Ichi Ban.
"I'd say boats like Loki, Lahana, obviously Wild Oats, Wild Thing, Ragamuffin Loyal, all of those boats I think have a great chance of winning this year's race overall.
"On top of the bigger boats, Loki obviously has got a terrific record of winning races.
"We've seen Lahana do very well last weekend and we've seen Black Jack very competitive on IRC.
"I think around that area is where we are probably going to see the overall winner come from."
All those boats are between 63 and 100-foot, and Allen said his well-performed yacht - which won last weekend's Trophy Passage series - was also a contender for overall honours.
The race is expected to start under headwinds before it switches to the east and then north east.
"I can't recall a weather forecast that's been as quite as specific for the size of boats and speed of boats that can win the race, normally it's a little bit more open ended," Allen said.
"I can't recall over 23 years of doing the race a forecast that's quite as extreme as this in terms of picking just a small group of boats that can potentially win the race."
While he tasted overall victory in 1983 aboard Another Challenge, then owned by legendary Victorian sailor Lou Abrahams, Allen has been a bridesmaid on his own boat.
Ichi Ban has finished second and third across the line and fourth and fifth overall.
"It is an incredibly difficult race to win, that's why this year is quite different because it is a much narrower field of boats that I think can win the race and that's unusual," Allen said.
"It would be a dream of a lifetime of sailing to come true."
Specialist yachting meteorologist Roger Badham, who is advising the Wild Oats XI race strategists, said while the chance of a race record still existed it was less likely than it had been.
"The band of favourable north easterly wind that will be present off the NSW south coast and across Bass Strait is now narrower than it was in yesterday's outlook, and that means the big boats will have less high speed downwind sailing than previously expected," Badham said.
Wild Oats XI skipper Mark Richards said he thought a race record was still possible, despite the less favourable forecast.
"If you compare the weather pattern we experienced when we set the record in 2005 with what we are likely to get this year, I think conditions are still far more in favour of a race record time this year," Richards said.
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Colossal MP3 Player Spotted at Walgreens!
Need a GIANT MP3 player? Spotted in the aisles of Walgreens, a $22 dollar MP3 player — the size of your head! Walgreens and their genius digital music player manufacturer have apparently glossed over the fact that iPod's success came largely from its convenient small size to bring you the Colossal 256MB mp3 player! Who cares if you don't own any bags big enough to fit it. It's COLOSSAL!
Who knows what they were thinking with this thing — it has just 256MB and requires 2 AA batteries, and the packaging gives away no sense of irony whatsoever.
Don't bother checking online for this bad boy — I could only find it in person at a downtown San Francisco store. I have half a mind to go back to that Walgreens and buy it, just so I can wear it around town as a social experiment. And it's pink, because, you know, a white one just isn't attention-catching enough!


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The last few years were tough on one of the oldest horse clubs in Marion County, but the organization vows to continue its nearly 55-year mission of providing a place where beginning riders can compete.
The last few years were tough on one of the oldest horse clubs in Marion County, but the organization vows to continue its nearly 55-year mission of providing a place where beginning riders can compete.
The Marion Saddle Club started in 1958 and helped nurture a burgeoning horse culture in the area. The local thoroughbred industry was just starting to get national attention and the show initially offered shows for saddlebred and western riders and hunter/jumper competitors.
Throughout its history, the shows were attended by younger, local or nearby riders new to the disciplines.
"I think it's extremely important to have the shows. It gives people a place to start out. It's a lot easier to show locally if you have an unrecognized horse. You don't have the big shipping fees. It's just a good way to get started," said Margaret Wallace, who has been involved with the club since 1965.
Wallace ran a riding school in Marion County from 1965 until she retired in 1996. She still attends every saddle club show to present an award named in her honor.
"The economy has hurt somewhat. People who show here are not usually the very wealthy people. Hopefully, as thing get better it will pick up," Wallace said.
The club has seen its membership drop to fewer than 100 from a high of about 200, and this year it will hold three shows instead of the five it held last year, said Debby Gibson, president of the club.
"It's just like everyone else with the economy, but we're not going away. We are one of the only not-for-profit shows in the area. We need some sponsors and more participants," she said. "The exhibitors that go to HITS, they don't need our horse show to get their horses ready. We appeal to the less experienced riders. But its almost like there's no new blood coming in."
That was not always the case. In the 1970s, the club limited its shows to hunter/jumper disciplines only and even expanded to two days of competition.
Hunter competitions are heavily judged on the horse. It is a subjective discipline where a horse's gait and flow over the fences are what count. Jumpers, however, are judged on how many fences they clear without committing a fault, like knocking down part of a fence. The horse with the fewest faults and the fastest time around the course wins. Jumpers are more about the team of horse and rider.
The show began attracting dozens of competitors from local riding schools, but the popularity of the disciplines began part of the problem for the club.
"Horse shows starting popping up all over. People started trying to make money off of it. It's hard for us to schedule something on a weekend when there isn't something else going on," Gibson said.
She said the club's limited resources don't allow them to advertise and they rely on word of mouth and social media.
But the biggest blow came after the economy nearly collapsed in 2008. Many people cut back on recreational expenses including horse riding.
"Everyone is trying to stay in the game and keep going," Gibson said.
The first of the club's three shows this year is tentatively scheduled for May 4, the same day as the Kentucky Derby. They hope to make it a Derby-themed event.
"We are going to try to make it more fun for the exhibitors and their parents," Gibson said.


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June 17th, 2013 | by Julie Finn
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The son of Everette and Elizabeth Duvall Pemberton, he was born Aug. 28, 1947, in Russellville. He married Brenda Sloan on Jan. 2, 2004. He was a truck driver with Zebcon and enjoyed building and flying remote-controlled airplanes. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brother, Charles Pemberton.
Survivors include his wife, Brenda Pemberton, Dardanelle; son, Tony Pemberton, Russellville; daughter, Ruby Michelle Pemberton, Hot Springs; stepdaughter, Shawnda Harlen, Dardanelle; grandson, Anthony Pemberton, Russellville; sister, Nina Jones (Jeff), Russellville; two nieces, Crystal Chavez and Nicole Leann Garcia, both of Russellville; two nephews, Lynn Hardee, Dover, and Samuel Clydel Jones, Russellville.
Memorial service will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at Shady Grove Cemetery in Atkins. Reverend James Freeman and Reverend Terry Thacker will officiate.
Arrangements are under the direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Internet obituary and online guest book are available at www.humphreyfuneral.com.


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Before we get to today's chat, don't forget to check out Katy Perry's exclusive webcast concert tomorrow at 8 PM (ET). She'll also be a guest on Letterman, and it's all in celebration of her new record Teenage Dream which we can get to tomorrow as well. More on Katy later but I wanted to give you a heads up because the web concert's going to be cool.
So Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer got married this weekend. The former precocious Oscar winner (if you're wondering: a) she was 11, b) it was for The Piano and c) nope, she wasn't the youngest – that was Tatum O'Neal who won for Paper Moon twenty years prior) and the dreamy brooding English actor who plays a dreamy brooding Southern vampire tied the knot in Malibu. They're costars on True Blood, the hit vampire TV series (I guess nowadays one has to say the other hit vampire TV series) and the word is they began dating long before going public. With costars it's ultra risky because if they happen to break up in the middle of filming, it can equal the largest migraine in North America for everyone else working on the project. But apparently this one stuck, they finally went public and now they've gone and made it legal. She's 28 and he's 40, with two kids from prior relationships. So let's look at celebrity couples in general. To which enough ink has been devoted to keep tabloids alive for decades. How come we care so much? From the time of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton's tempestuous union straight through to the reportedly coupled stars of Twilight today, we've long been obsessed with celebrity romance. But precisely why is this a phenomenon – and such a uniquely American one at that? I remember being told when I was younger that the reason we loved entertainment stars' pairings was that we had no real monarchy like other countries do, and that no other profession (besides sports) creates the sort of rabid devotion from fans that TV and movies do. They're our royalty. Because when you have a star with tremendous wattage and the capacity to alter peoples' blood pressure with a wink or a smile, and you couple that person with someone else who's equally glamorous/talented/eye-catching, you produce the perfect storm of buzzy goodness. Now at the other end of the spectrum we have the 1950's, when movie studios frequently arranged Hollywood marriages in order to a) bolster someone's career by attaching them to a better-known star, b) hide the fact that a person was gay or c) both. Even today, there's rarely a high profile celebrity romance or marriage that doesn't get picked apart by gossip columnists, alleging this or suspecting that. And why do celebrities so frequently marry within their own species? Is it because they shop at the same celebrity stores, attend the same celebrity art openings, and encounter each other at celebrity car dealerships? Perhaps, but I think there's more to it than that. Having met a few people who work in TV and film, I can honestly say that their lives, while rewarding and often obscenely lucrative, are frequently devoid of personal freedom and time away from it all. Many of them have terrible hours, work nonstop and live under the watchful and very critical eye of a capricious industry that could spit them out at any time. They're nervous, tired, suspicious of everyone whom they haven't known since adolescence, and lots of them spend an inordinate amount of time trying to return to their birth weight. Thus it's often difficult for them to find a mate who can understand/respect/stand them during the eleven minutes a day when no one else is looking. And who better to understand these it's-actually-tough-but-no-one-would-believe-me lives? Other celebrities. They can handle the hours and the weirdness. Does the fact that they're stars in the first place with impossible egos, dreadful tempers, and the hourly potential to ruin it all with vice and infidelity account for their frequent suuuuper-messy breakups? Absolutely. Which is why we care. Because who doesn't love a spectacle? Who isn't fascinated by the idea of these lives – which seem so much more exciting than our own – getting tangled up with other good-looking & exciting messes? (I realize there are millions of people who aren't fascinated, but since you're reading this blog in the first place, you're probably pretty well-versed in this biz). So now, let's have you weigh in on some celebrity pairings. Voice your choice in today's featured poll and let us know which of these married celebrity couples is your favorite:
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Lately, I've been doing a lot of thinking about the family dynamics that had to exist between Fleur's grandparents. We know that Fleur's grandmother was a Veela, but somehow, I don't see her settling down with Fleur's grandfather and starting a family.
Do think Apolline was raised soley by her father? Did her Veela mother just drop her on her father's doorstep because she had no idea what to do with a human child? C'mon, people! I know there is a story in this somewhere!


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Women Shun Business Loan Applications
At a time when some credit unions are looking for ways to boost their loan portfolios, they may want to consider giving more consideration to two groups that fear seeking out financing for their business start-ups or expansions.
Rather than apply for capital from lenders, women and minorities are more likely to turn to their own savings to start or grow their businesses, according to a new report from the SBA Office of Advocacy, "Access to Capital Among Young Firms, Minority-Owned Firms, Women-Owned Firms, and High-Tech Firms."
The data showed that in the current financial climate, new high-tech businesses rely more than other firms on outside loans and investments, while non-technology businesses owned by African-Americans, Latinos and women simply operate on less capital.
The SBA report used data from the Kauffman Firm Survey to look at new businesses' access to capital during the 2004-2010 period, the agency said.
African-American and Latino owners of young firms were less likely than others with similar credit scores to have access to bank financing, the data showed. During the financial crisis, women and minority owners of new startups were also less likely to apply for credit, fearing loan denial.
Alicia Robb, the author of the report, said she found that minority firms in particular rely more on their own funds and have less capital to start up and grow.
"Studies indicate that women entrepreneurs have less access to financial capital or make less use of it than male entrepreneurs," Robb said. "For many minorities, starting out at lower wealth levels also acts as a barrier to entrepreneurship."
Women-owned firms, for instance, tended to obtain smaller loans, pay higher interest rates, must put up higher collateral and are dissatisfied with the bank loan process, Robb noted.
Firms owned by African-Americans and Latinos utilize a different mix of equity and debt capital, relative to firms owned by nonminorities, according to the report. Relying disproportionately upon owner equity investments and employing relatively less debt from outside sources, primarily banks, the average firm in these minority business subgroups operates with substantially less capital overall, both at startup and in subsequent years, relative to their nonminority counterparts, the data showed.
"Ensuring that these firms have adequate access to financial capital enables them to continue to drive innovation, growth, and job creation in the U.S. economy," Robb said. "As the minority population continues to rise, it is more important than ever that these prospective business owners have the resources they need to launch successful firms."
Citing previous research, Robb noted that African-Americans, Hispanics, and Asians were all more likely to be denied credit, compared with whites, even after a comparison of credit history, credit score and wealth. Hispanics and African-Americans were more likely to pay higher interest rates on the loans they obtained.
Women were slightly more likely than men to say that they didn't apply for credit when they needed it at some point during 2007–the year leading up to the Great Recession–because they feared their loan application would be denied, according to the report.
Black and Hispanic owners were nearly three times as likely to have this fear, compared with white owners. Nearly one third of black and Hispanic owners stated they had this fear in 2007, and the percentage was even higher in the years of the financial crisis.
"It is hoped that these findings will help policymakers in developing policies to ensure optimal access to debt and equity capital among all small businesses, especially during tough economic times and among those that have been disadvantaged historically in financial markets," Robb said.
The report comes at a time when the SBA has issued a proposal that would eliminate a personal resources test from the regulations for the agency's 7(a) and 504 loan programs and allowing SBA applicants more flexibility to use their loans to finance expenses.
"CUNA strongly supports efforts of federal agencies to eliminate unnecessary, outdated regulatory restrictions on credit unions," CUNA Senior Assistant General Counsel for Regulatory Advocacy Luke Martone, wrote in a comment letter.
There were 347 credit unions with over 8,100 SBA loans outstanding, totaling $921 million in funds, at the end of 2012, according to Martone.
CUNA said the SBA-guaranteed portion of a 7(a) loan is not counted against a credit union's member business lending cap, but there are approximately 500 credit unions that are currently constrained by or actively managing their caps.
NAFCU has also backed the SBA proposal with a recommendation that the agency revise its policy of certifying the guarantee of a loan, wrote Tessema Tefferi, NAFCU senior regulatory affairs counsel, in a comment letter.
"Many potential credit union SBA lenders are discouraged from engaging in SBA lending because of the lack of certainty relative to the SBA guarantee," Tefferi said. "Currently, a lender is not provided certification of the guarantee after the loan has been consummated. This inaction has served to discourage entry to the SBA market."
NAFCU said it would support a certification of the SBA's guarantee that is subject to particular exceptions such as the guarantee would not apply in cases of fraud, material defect, and failure to perfect a lien.


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A judge previously granted class certification to the Pine Bluff Advertising and Promotion Commission, Jefferson County, the city of North Little Rock and others in a case against the online travel companies.
The entities say the online travel companies failed to collect or collected and failed to remit the full amount of gross-receipts taxes imposed on hotel accommodations.
However, the companies challenged the judge's ruling, arguing that the court shouldn't have certified two classes where administration remedies hadn't been exhausted.
The state's highest court on Thursday rejected the companies' arguments and upheld the judge's decision.


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Thomas Brady, 16, Pier Berkmans, 16, and Boubacar Diallo, 17, three track stars at the Bronx High School of Science who pleaded not-guilty on February 28 to misdemeanor charges of forcible touching and assault, as well as charges of second-degree hazing and harassment, have been ordered not to contact their alleged 15-year-old victim, reports the New York Times.
"In this case, you can't call, text or communicate through the web," Judge Jeanette Rodriguez-Morick told the boys. "Other than contact at school, no contact. Do you understand?"
The young victim detailed horrifying encounters with his tormenters, who stood laughing around with friends before they entered the courtroom to face the judge.
Read details from from NY Daily News:
The boys' freshman accuser says the teens have bullied him in the locker room since December, holding him down to sodomize him with a finger and pushing into him from behind.
"You need a good fingering, you freshman," Diallo, 16, said before he used his finger to penetrate the teen though his shorts while he was held down, a criminal complaint said.
In a separate incident, Berkmans, 17, said to the freshman, "Touch my penis for three seconds or I will rape you," according to the complaint.
Though Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott said that hazing will "not be tolerated" an email sent by suspended athletic director, Marion Dietrich, in March 2012 suggests that that may not be the case:
Hello coaches,
You might have heard about an incident, that took place 2 yrs ago, in the boys locker room. The principal found out about it last Friday and is very concerned about the students' safety during the changing periods. A student's genitals were touched from an athlete on the track team (last year senior), when he came back from SGI and the athletes were already changing. This very student has been in therapy ever since. We have to be aware that we do have children from a variety of ethnic backrounds and believe systems in our school and that what is ok for some students is not neccessarily ok for others. Therefore, in order to avoid a similar situation, I need your cooperation in supervising the boys locker room after SGI, during the changing period for athletes.
I came up with a weekly rotation system, where everyone of you is responsible for one day 'locker room duty'. I know all of you want to get out after SGI and go and start practice, but I don't think that staying another 10-15 mintutes once a week hurts. If you have a game on a particular day, please switch your locker room duty with a coach, who can stay.
In order to not to make it too uncomfortable on your part, I suggest that you go in and out the locker room on a regular basis, to 'show your face' and make sure that the locker room is locked when the last athlete is out!
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I have just recently got this model. Got to say when I opened the box and saw all the pieces to be put together I was a bit daunted. However after I got them out and had a look at the instruction book it was all quite clear and had it assembled in less than 20 minutes.
It has plenty of tools and the extension tubes allow them to get into the more difficult places. I especially like the Turbo tool, lets you get into those hard to reach places with little loss of power. I was able to do all 10 stairs with the extension with the Vax just at the bottom with ease and no sign of machine falling or becoming unsteady.
I like to think I keep my house as tidy as is practical. However I was surprised how much dirt and fluff the Vax picked up. Was a little shocked ..but also pleased. I have never had a bagless cleaner before but after this wont go back to using one with a bag. So easy to see when it needs emptying, ensuring it is always working at its best, and can empty after each use without worrying about using bags. Sure not using a bag must be more environmentally friendly.
I have a cat and this machine is designed to help with pet hairs and other associated issues. Well after using house is now pet hair free and don't mind our cat moulting in the summer as cleaning up with now be a breeze.
Only thing I would say is that I think that where the lead enters the machine at the bottom and be a problem sometimes.
However overall I got to give it a 9 out of 10 and might look forward to hovering now.
This machine has good and bad points hence the three stars. On the plus side, it was kids olay to assemble, it is brilliant at picking up dirt and dog hairs and has a fantastic turbo brush. The tools are very accessible and the hose is clear which is good for spotting a clog and I do like the auto rewinde hose. On the minus side,it is very heavy and cumbersome and I found it difficult to manoeuvre around the floor, possibly because of the weight. I really like Vax machines and was a bit disappointed with this one but it will not put me off buying their products.
On taking this cleaner out of its box I was very impressed, it is a very proffesional looking, and after spending a few minutes putting it together with the very good instruction manual I was ready to go.
I have tried many "pet" vacuum cleaners having 4 dogs and I have always been dissapointed, this was about to chance.
This vax is a great machine with lots of great features,from its extendable handle( which makes it great for all the family to use comfortably) to its easy on/off switch also on the handle so no bending down, to its on board tools and great capacity cyclonic container.
The vax has a great cord rewind facility and a great length cord. The turbo brush is great for all upholstery and the stairs, and unlike many others the turbo brush can be dismantled for easy cleaning. I found the clear tube very good as if you do get a blockage you can easily see where it is.
The tools all store away on board the vacuum, so very user friendley.
I was amazed at the fur and muck this vax picked up, and it is very easy to empty the container straight into the bin.
I can not praise this machine enough and if youu have pets you need this machine.
I have had the hoover for a few weeks and I love it. The same as some others when I unpacked it I was worried about putitng it together but it really only took 5-10 minutes. The suction is superb, especially the turbo head for the stairs...I was actually amazed at how well it picked up. The carpet looked new!! I would def recommend this hoover whether they have pets or not. Only downside i would say is that it is a bit heavy compared to what im used to but the pros of this hoover def outweigh that little con.
Having 2 cats who leave hair all over the house, 1 child and a messy husband it is guaranteed that I will run the vacuum once a day, my old vacuum a Hoover was a complete waste of money and I really hated using it so I was very excited when the Mach5 Pet Vax arrived on Friday.
3.2m hose length
Turbo brush
2.6 dust container
Hepa And antibacterial filtration
Washable Filters
Rotating Brush Bar
8.5m power cord
6 year guarantee
weight 10.7kg
When you take the vacuum out of the box the first thing you will realise is it needs to be put together as it comes in parts. You will need a philips screwdriver which is not provided, I found the instructions easy to follow but I did get my husband to help put it together as I was worried about doing it wrong.
**The Vax**
The Mach5 Pet is grey with burgundy, on the front of the vacuum is a handle which is adjustable, all you have to do is push the button down that is located at the handle base and then you can move the handle up and down. I think this is really useful as I like the handle quite low down but I know if my husband was to use it he would prefer to have it quite high up.
The On/Off switch is on top of the handle and this does get me confused sometimes as I automatically go for the dust container button that is further down.
-Dirt Container-
There is a big dirt container which has a 2.6 litre dust capacity, inside the dirt container is a big cyclonic filter. When I first looked at the dirt container I did not think that it was not going to hold much dirt but I do manage to vacuum at least 2 rooms before I have to empty it.
Emptying the dirt container is so easy all I have to do is push the button on the back of the dirt cotainer, the base then falls opens and the contents get emptied straight into the bin, no mess and I do not get covered in dust!
To the clean the filter inside the dirt container you just twist the top which opens up and then you can get rid of the dust, dirt and cat hair.
-Cord Rewind-
I quite like the cord rewind feature as I no longer have to worry about the lead getting tangled, I just pull out what I need and when I have finished I press the button and the lead goes back into the machine.
Yes you are reading correctly there is a headlight on this Mach5 which means you could vacuum with the light off!
-Carpet Height Adjuster-
On the bottom of the vacuum is a dial so you can switch the height of the brush, again I find this very useful as I have different thickness of carpets in the house.
-Brush Bar-
You can turn the brush on or off by pressing a button, it says in the manual not to have the brush on when using hard floors such as lino, laminate as you could damage the flooring.
With the vacuum you get some very useful tools such as an upholstery brush, turbo brush and extension pipes which all sit in slots on both sides of the vacuum.
**Using the Vax on the stairs**
I was so excited to see that one of the attachments that comes with the vax is a turbo brush which is fantastic on the stairs.
I have read in some reviews that this Vax can topple over while you are using it on the stairs, I have had no problems with it, the only problem I have is the hose will not reach the top 2 stairs.
**What do I think?**
I love this Vax a lot as it is sturdy, has good quality parts and does not look like it is about to fall apart. I really like the design of the vacuum especially with the hose which connects to the base of the vacuum cleaner via a raised pipe making it easier to reach without bending down to far. You can then simple remove the end of the hose to add on either the extension pipe or the brush attachments.
I also like the fact that all the hose is clear so that you can see if there is a blockage and at the back of the vacuum is a fixed transparent pipe which goes from the hose into the vacuum.
When I first tried out the Vax I used it in my living room and I could not believe how much cat hair it had picked up plus dust and dirt my carpet looks so clean!
It is also a lot quieter than my Hoover so my cats do not run off and my son does not get upset either.
The power cord is very very long which means I can plug it in upstairs on the landing and use it in each of the bedrooms without having to unplug it.
Now unfortunately there is one big downside to this vacuum it weighs 10.9kg, I have had no problems using it but you can feel that it is heavy when you use it and it is just way too heavy for me to carry up the stairs so I have to ask my husband.
So if you have back problems or are disabled I really do not recommend that you buy this but overall I would say that if you are a pet owner this is a really good vacuum cleaner that will pick up pet hair.
Price - £179.99 Argos
Excellent vacuum, i have used Vax products before, all are good but this is fantastic, does exactly what it claims to do. It has a powerful multi cyclonic suction and an antibacterial hepa filter, it easily picks up pet hair/fluff and dust, goes easily from carpet to floor with no problem, it has an automatic cord rewind. I always thought my carpets where clean until i used this vacuum, i could not believe the amount of household debris in the dirt container after the first use, The dirt container and filter are easy to clean and can be rinsed with water. It has on board tools that are easy to attach. It does need some assembly but it is easy to do. It may be a little heavier then some vacuums but this is not a problem, it is very strong and robust. This vacuum also comes with a 6 year guarantee.
In November my trusty Morphy Richards hoover broke and I had to find a new one that worked aswell. I looked at some Vax ones but a few people I spoke to about them didnt have many good things to say so I ended up buying a Samsung Hoover but today I received one to trial and I am so devastated I didnt buy one earlier as this is an amazing hoover.
Our Samsung hoover is a lightweight one, that being the selling point so when getting this one out out and setting up it was very heavy and bulky but thats probably just because Im now not used to the weight.
Set up took about 10 minutes due to alot of parts -you get alot of extra tools that are all attatched! Once set up I couldnt wait to test it out.
Having 2 young children and a white haired dog we hoover twice a day but upstairs is carpetted and never looks clean to us. This is where we tested it first.
The hoover picked up the tiniest thing-hair,crumbs anything and everything that was there. The suction seemed to very powerful-the reason it was picking up the tiniest thing. It has a large front (a furniture guard) bit of a problem getting down small spaces but you do get all the extras with it.
These extras are: 2 straight long hoses that connect together great for getting behind sofas and beds etc, a smaller angled nosel that connects onto either the extras mentioned above or just the hose, also a brush used for fabrics (curtains etc) and also a Turbobrush that when attatched onto the hose is a mini hoover great for hoovering beds and sofas! We used all extras except the one for fabrics. Again because the suction is so powerful it picks up great whichever you use.
This is a bagless hoover and very easy to open. There is a big red button near the top you just push this and out pops the filter (a big one too!) There is also a filter cartridge that can be removed and cleaned.
This hoover has adjustable handle height (very easy to change again using a button it can be changed to any height) a cord rewind so no messing about wrapping your plug up, carpet height adjustment, a headlight, soft touch handle and wheels and also a furniture guard. The power switch is also at arms height so no bending down,it is situated on the handle.
The hoover I found to look nice and not an ungly thing you would want hidden away. Pink and silver in colour it is a very modern and attractive appliance.
I found this hoover did an amazing job and would highly recomend to anyone wanting a new hoover even more so if you have small children or animals!
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS FOR THE Mach 5 Pet U90-M5-P MODEL**
Short name: Vax U90-M5-P


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Ethernet Card Driver
This guide covers how to install drivers for your ethernet card under Windows 95. If you are using NT or 98, these instructions may not work for you.
1) If Windows autodetected your ethernet card, one of two things will happen:
1. It detects the card, and installs the drivers from the Windows 95 cd. Windows will then install the drivers for your card, and then ask you to reboot. After you reboot, you can proceed to the TCP/IP Installation Guide.
2. It detects the card, but says that Windows does not contain the drivers it needs and asks you to insert a disk with the proper drivers. If it does this, insert the floppy disk or the cdrom that came with your ethernet card and select the directory the drivers are in. Windows will then install the drivers for your card, and then ask you to reboot. After you reboot, you can proceed to the TCP/IP Installation Guide.
2) If windows did not autodetect your ethernet card, the following should help you install your drivers.
1. If you added your ethernet card with the Add New Hardware wizard, as explained in the Ethernet Installation Guide, if windows has a driver for the card it will install that driver as in Case 1 above. If it does not have a driver, it will install the driver for your card as in Case 2 above.
2. If you added your ethernet card manually, you will either select your card from a list of drivers that windows has, or you can click the Have Disk button and select the appropriate driver for your card from the driver disk that was provided with the network card. Once the driver is installed, windows will reboot, and your card should function correctly.
Now that you have the drivers install for your card, you should proceed to the TCP/IP Installation Guide.


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Why Big Music is giving Tim Westergren's Pandora the thumbs down
Tim Westergren wants to be part of the solution to what ails the music industry.
But instead of a saviour, the 48-year-old American and the company he co-founded, Pandora Media, is seen by many in the industry as a big part of the problem.
Still reeling from the effects of the migration from CDs to digital downloads, the industry is now facing a new wave of disruption as music streaming services such such as Pandora, Spotify, iTunes Music, Rdio and Google Play gain ground with consumers.
The bottom line is that royalties derived from these services are a fraction of what they were in the days of physical sales of albums and singles.
Speaking during a visit to Sydney, Mr Westergren shot down the criticism arguing that much of it was based on "misinformation".
"All this focusing in on an absolute royalty [payment] number is just out of context," he said.
He also revealed that California-based Pandora has been working on a stealth project that will put recording artists both big and small back in control of their destinies.
Pandora is "beta testing" the platform with a number of bands, including a few from Australia, and it will be launched this year, he said.
"We have 120,000 artists on Pandora, we'd love to have them all use it. We are trying to create a rising tide that lifts all boats."
The service will allow recording artists to manage their archives on Pandora and check the metrics (who listened to what, when and for how long). It will also enable them to talk to and market directly to their fans, selling concert tickets and merchandise.
Mr Westergren rejected the description of the new platform as a niche social networking opportunity. "That is more of a passive play," he said. "This is going to be more transactional by nature."
Music selected by algorithm
Pandora earns revenue from tailoring ads to users of its streaming service. Users can create up to 100 personalised stations based on favourite songs, artists or genres.
An algorithm called the Music Genome Project will then recommend playlists based on an analysis of some 400 individual traits on songs from Pandora's library.
Unlike some streaming services, such as Spotify, Pandora users cannot select specific tracks on their stations. But they can fine-tune their preferences by giving songs the thumbs up or down, the Pandora equivalent of a Facebook "like".
By marrying gender, age and postcode data provided by the user, Pandora is able to build a highly accurate profile of the user. So much so that Mr Westergren said that in the US it is possible to determine a listener's political leanings.
Since the company was listed on the stock exchange in 2011 Pandora's registered users have more than doubled to 200 million, 76 million of whom are classified as active.
In Australia and New Zealand - the only area outside the US where Pandora operates - the company has 1.6 million registered users and about 1000 local artists on its books.
While most users access Pandora's service on mobile phones, the company is broadening the base of connected devices on which the service is available. Car audio systems are the big growth market, and at least one refrigerator and a hot tub can stream music through Pandora.
The former keyboard player for '90s indie band YellowWood Junction said that, despite the recent upheavals, there was a big future for professional musicians but only if they understood how to operate in the new environment.
"Starting out now, every [under-resourced working] band should consider adding a member to do the marketing," Mr Westergren said. "And cut them in on the money as equal partners."
Even now there was so much that could be done harnessing what was available on the web that even an "energetic college kid" could accomplish a lot, he said.
Mr Westergren, who eschews the corporate uniform of a jacket and tie in favour of faded jeans and a fleece, is not your typical get-rich-quick Californian entrepreneur.
He had to batter down many venture capitalists' doors before securing the funding for his start-up and for many years hovered on the brink of bankruptcy. He owns a small but still valuable stake in a company with a market capitalisation of $US5 billion ($5.3 billion).
A 'dying corpse'
Pandora continues to face heavy criticism for waging a war through the courts to keep the lid on royalty payments which musicians and publishers claim is putting them on the fast-track to penury.
One by one, big names in the recording industry have been lining up to thwack Pandora and other players in the music streaming business.
A tweet launched by songstress Bette Midler last week captured the sense of frustration that many in the industry are now feeling.
Her sentiments have been echoed by the likes of David Byrne, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and Radiohead's Thom Yorke who colourfully described the state of the music business as akin to "the last desperate fart of a dying corpse".
And it's not just the big names. Mathematician turned indie musician David Lowery posted copies of his royalty payments online last year under the headline: "My Song Got Played On Pandora 1 Million Times and All I Got Was $16.89, Less Than What I Make From a Single T-Shirt Sale!"
The US National Music Publishers' Association has also chimed in. Last month it described a court decision which handed partial victory to Pandora in the royalties stoush as "a slap in the face" to musicians and publishers.
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Hey Shane,
Here's some inspiration for you. A short clip of the silver /5 after replacing the clutch on Saturday. Figured I'd make sure everything was ok, and set my freeplay before putting the mufflers back on. So here it is, the hot rod version with open headers.
We have finished up the exhaust before going off to Jet Hot for coating, the assure us that there will be no discoloration to the pipes like commonly seen on chrome pipes. Looking forward to see them come back. R12 exhaust on my R75 is cool as hell!
I figured the above link out, had one too many HTTP: in the URL, click below to see the beauty:
This is hands down the best picture I have ever run across with a woman on a BMW bike, it is so authentic in every way! The way the motion is captured is amazing, looks like she is doing 300mph.
Marianne Weber in 1952 speed testing the R68.
Check out the R12 exhaust, just likes ours, but ours will be fin up!
Just had to share some eye candy with my thread followers.
The beauty
Information about photograph of Ms. Weber:
Fred Jakobs, of the BMW Archives tells us the following about our club logo:
ÔÇ£Concerning the picture I have these informations:
The woman is Marianne Weber, a Journalist from Belgium. She tested the R68 for the French magazine "MOTORCYCLE" (issue 81/August 18th, 1952) and achieved a top speed of more than 160 km/h and gave the proof, that the R 68 was a real 100-mph-racing-bike.
The photo was made by "R.G.Everts" in April 1952. Marianne Weber (later) achieved 162,895 km/h (101,24 mph) in a "kilometer lanc?® nearby the City of Waterloo in Belgium, 1954.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 May 2007 )
Just wanted to be sure the source was quoted.
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Josh has taken the forks apart. He is also going to send our frame in to make sure it is square and true. He has a guy who has a jig and checks it over for any issues. Hope everyone has a great day.
Another photo he just sent.


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Discussion in 'Pros' Racquets and Gear' started by jepriy, Jan 30, 2013.
Looks like Asics is making a push. Added another player.
for some reason they seem to have added several other mediocre American players this year including:
Steve Johnson
Eric Butorac
Coco Vandeweghe
Vania King
Abigail Spears
Raquel Kops-Jones
thinking about getting asics but idk Vapors look cooler i might switch over to NB
lets go Michael Russel nicest player on tour
Gotta start somewhere. Happy for Russell. Little tennis warrior, that guy.
Asics shoes are the best on the market. I have been using them about five years now and will never change. Great to see they are starting to sign more players.
Asics are great shoes! The only issue I've had with them in the past is durability
jack russel
They have really increased their tennis roster. Probably have just as many names as Lotto, Fila and Lacoste.
he use to be with under armour?
I've been playing with the NB 996, really good shoe.
Bought some Gel Game 4s and like the feel but I can tell the bottoms will go smooth quickly
Don't hate the players
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Owners have the power to greatly influence cat's behavior from lifestyle to habits and cats, in turn, can greatly influence their owner's behavior as well.
A Study conducted by the University of Messina's Faculty of Veterinary Medicine for the Journal of Veterinary Behavior found that owners greatly influence their cats, the reverse is true as well.
Cats can influence that habits and lifestyle of their owners. Jane Brunt, DVM, and the executive director of the CATalyst Council, said that humans often adjust our schedules to fit theirs, such as getting up earlier and responding to their needs.
Giuseppe Piccione and part of the team at the University of Messina, pointed out that cats' food intake is associated with that of their owners which may explain why human and cat obesity rates seem to mirror one another. Also,cats may even match their elimination patterns with those of their owners. If you have the litterbox in the bathroom, did you ever have the cat use the litterbox at the same time while you were "indisposed?"
As a part of the study, researchers observed two groups of cats. Each group received excellent care, in terms of food, medical attention and grooming. The owners of all the cats worked during the day and returned home in the evenings.
The first group of cats lived in smaller homes and stayed closer to their owners. The second group lived more of an indoor/outdoor lifestyle on larger property and were also kept outside at night. As owners serve as roles models, it is important to make sure that they find time for proper play/prey techniques.
Over time, the cats in the first group mirrored the lives of their owners. Their eating, activity and sleeping patterns were very similar. The cats left out at night became more nocturnal, matching the behaviors of semi-dependent farm cats with more feral ways.


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The university says it is launching an investigation into the meeting, which was held by one of its senior lecturers.
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text: A constant anxiety among TO fans has been the perception that we're always flying under the radar. This past week, our city's current highest profile athlete not only was tops in All star votes, but also garnered the most votes EVER in the history of voting. That's pretty big (though the internet does have a hand in the volume of votes). Does his outcome make Bosh's previous comments seem even sillier or is it like comparing apples and oranges between the two sports?