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Scamp by James Walton. Free from Smashwords.comScamp walked across the bridge. There was an old black and white dog waiting. He felt alone and in need of a friend. He needed to explain to someone. The waiting dog seemed friendly. He told the story of his short life. The old dog understood. This short story was written in the days after Scamp passed away, based on anecdotes of Scamp's short life. This edition has been updated and re-authored
Rough Diamonds by Robert Bell. $.99 from Smashwords.com Part One of 'Thai Diamonds'
Somrot Weangmakham is persuaded by his brother to go and work at Diamond Boys when it opened. He agreed on condition that he only did the shows. Surit told him that going with customers was not compulsory, but that he really needed some help to get the shows started. Somrot, 'Rot' as he was known, was not worried; he just did not want his brother to know. He knew the rough end of the trade, but that was a secret. 'Rit' could never be allowed to know what had happened in Bangkok. There is something about the Diamond guys, whether it is fresh faced Run, straight from the village, or Cap who had done his round of the bars and a bond would tie them. They endure all that Pattaya has to throw at them, including death and rape. They come through it all stronger, harder and more determined.
Diamond Fellowship by Robert Bell. $4.99 from Smashwords.com Part Two of 'Thai Diamonds'
The guys are back and on a mission. Keng completes his task of helping his friends find their futures and is finally free to move on. As friendships are renewed, the Diamonds set down a path that will see them change the face of Diamond Boys, and Pattaya. They gain revenge on some of those who crossed, exploited and abused them in their youth. To get there they have to work undercover for the police to expose a side of Thailand a lot of them were once part of, the side the Thailand where they lost their innocence. In many ways it was all for Keng, their soul mate, who started young and died at 20.Rot finally declares his feelings, ones that he has hidden from everyone but Mike and, together with Run, leads the Diamonds towards the bright future.The pivotal event in the Thai Diamonds books is Rit's night at the Hilton.
Facets of Thai Diamonds by Robert Bell. $4.99 from Smashwords.com The Thai Diamonds trilogy concludes in Facets of Thai Diamonds. We finally discover what happened in Bangkok when Rot went to work there aged sixteen. The first facet is a story of innocence lost.Mike's family arrives for a Christmas that will lead to life changing events, particularly for Scott. But for some, their future is not with Diamonds. Some guys just seem to self destruct. Keng finally achieves his goal, and his spirit moves on, but not without drastic effects and a big cost to the fellowship.They face new challenges as Diamond Productions has a success on their hands and when Scott spends the summer working on college projects; it seems destined that they will have an even bigger success.Peter and Ivan reveal how their innocence was taken in Russia, and how they came to be living in Thailand.Robert reveals eight facets of Thai Diamonds in this concluding book as the Thais put their former lives behind them to take on the best that Pattaya has to offer.
Final Closure by Robert Bell. $4.99 from Smashwords.com Life continues for the Thai Diamonds. Paul Swift retires and plans a peaceful life in Thailand. No pressure, no faces from the past, and no more snow. Until he recognizes someone. A face that represents unfinished business; a face that brings his time in Germany back to the fore; a face that makes him reconsider retiring to Pattaya.As he digs deeper, he finds his foes from Germany are back up to their old tricks, and some new ones. It's time to put a spanner in their works. He calls on old friends to help, and in the course of his self imposed mission, makes new ones.To understand what happens in Pattaya, you need to understand what happened in Germany almost twenty years earlier. Paul is looking for closure on events in Germany. Can they finally get to the truth that had eluded them? And will closure, if obtained, be what he expects?Whilst the fictional Pattaya that Robert created in his earlier books may be familiar, Final Closure is about retribution and revenge.
The Fifth Man by Robert Bell. $2.99 from Smashwords.comPaul and Frank thought with the death of Matthias, they had Final Closure. But they realized they were missing someone, the mastermind. They didn't believe they had everyone, and no one was talking.
The Fifth Man is a sequel to Final Closure. Paul and Frank look for the the puppet master.
Meanwhile, Chai has his new job and sets up his new undercover team. They find the first cases are not only linked, but linked back to the Matthias case, and further to early Thai Diamond History.
Diamond Detectives cut their teeth on new cases, but everyone wants the Fifth Man. The problem is, even though they become certain of who it is, how do they prove it in a court of law. Karen suggests the Bratislava solution.
Filipino Cruz by Robert Bell. US$1.99 from Smashwords.comSimon wants to put things right with Ace. Except Ace is Cruz. He travels to Manila in the hope that he can meet Ace and Leonardo. Talk, and put aside the ill feeling he feels. Part as friends. Or learn he had been right a year earlier and leave for ever. He wasn't sure why, it seemed the right thing to do. He wasn't prepared for what happened, as he created a chain reaction where people found love, and redemption. Where others couldn't accept things. As a family is broken apart, people find love. Even if the new relationships start to screw their minds.
Thai Cruz by Robert Bell. US$1.99 from Smashwords.com Cruz and his friends face surprises when Simon takes them to Thailand. They meet Nut in Pattaya, but Luke is still lurking in the background and causing problems. The guys form a new friendship and observe the differences and similarities in their lives in the bars and their beliefs. They return to Manila knowing they have to solve the Luke problem, permanently. Simon has a potential solution.
Run Away from The Tiger, Face The Crocodile by Robert Bell. $0.99 from Smashwords.comMartin headed for Thailand, leaving behind his former, self destructive, alcoholic self, James. The last person he expected to see was Rene, especially not one who had descended into drink and drugs. Together they headed for a temple to be cured of their addictions. The temple wasn't a temple. The big question was whether Isaan Black Magic could cure them. Would the Master succeed?
The Sesame Seed Burns Before The Cashew Nut Cooks
by Robert Bell. $1.99 from Smashwords.com Sean chose Thailand for his summer travels based on availability of sex, but not expecting to meet anyone like Tam. He definitely wasn't expecting to get involved in Black Magic rituals. Tam and Sean realise, before it's too late, that a sesame seed burns before a cashew nut cooks. But only after Tam learns that a long time friend has been a conman all along. But what is important is the future.
Life for Rent by Robert Bell. US$0.99 from Smashwords.comGraham heads to Amsterdam for a well earned holiday. On his way to dinner he spots a bar. Within an hour he has taken a boy to a room. Before the night is over he has had sex on stage. Within a week he has a new career and a boyfriend. His days at McDonalds are over
Holiday Weekend by Robert Bell. US$1.99 from Smashwords.com
Graham and Guillaume from Life for Rent are back, and it's a holiday weekend in Amsterdam. The bar is busy and they have customers to service. It's two months since they got together and life is treating them well.It's busy and they are worked continuously. They consider making a porn film and start to think about their future. Events on the last night will make them reevaluate their priorities.
Liam by Robert Bell. US$0.99 from Smashwords.comLiam is in to humiliation. He has found a group who promise to give him what he wants. He agrees terms and travels half way around the world to meet them. He finds promises broken as rules are broken but lasts the three days, determined not to be broken and to be free again. Then he is given the chance for revenge. For the first time this slave turns and draconian revenge is gained.
Brad by Robert Bell. US$0.99 from Smashwords.com
Brad is being a pain and Tyler has been given two weeks to sort him out and get him acting like part of the family. Tyler liked the idea of training his stepbrother, and had been given carte blanche by his father. His step mother didn't care how Tyler got Brad sorted.
A remarkable story of discovery, They Call Me Mzee: One Man's Safari into Brightest Africa charts the cultural and spiritual life of present-day Uganda, East Africa. Part memoir, part travelogue, this inspiring book revisits the author's journey from a Presbyterian church in Chicago to the heart of equatorial Africa. Accompanying his informative portrait of Uganda is an uplifting and moving personal testament to a place and a culture where people seem to need faith in their lives in the same way they need air and food and water. Conversations with public figures ranging from the President of Uganda, Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to the U.S. Ambassador jimmy Kolker give firsthand witness to initiatives implemented by Uganda, often in conflict with internaitonal aid agencies and other governments on a range of issues, including the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Astute and full of local color, these stories both creat a vibrant tableau of daily life in Uganda nd explain the idioms, customs and mindsets while bearing witness to its shared spiritual life through unforgettable stories of struggle and perseverance that are sure to inspire and generate hope. This SmashWords edition includes an appendix that addresses issues in Uganda as of April, 2014 including the nation's controversial stance on homosexuality. The edition also includes photos and live links.


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One of the things I remember most clearly about all of the sleep training books I read when Huck was brand new was, "Don't let them get used to falling asleep to motion!" I let that advice stress me out for approximately two days before realizing… no but I want my baby to fall asleep while in motion. And while nursing. Possibly while I rock him, and definitely while I'm shopping…..
Huck and the stroller and I went on to have a very beneficial, very lovely, quite perfect little love affair. One that I am taking advantage of to this day! Because I am here to tell you, dear friends: as a city mom, the stroller nap is the meaning of life.
Tips on how you can find your own meaning of life with your young one, after the jump.
The genius of the stroller nap is in its sneakiness. Your child can let his drowsiness come on slowly while the rhythmic bumping over cracks in the sidewalk will lull him gently to sleep. The noises on the street provide the perfect white noise and will help him learn to sleep through the occasional loud noise, which can only help naps at home when the doorbell goes off unexpectedly.
We've found that the best position for falling asleep is just ever so slightly inclined, so that he can see out and about while nodding off, yet just reclined enough that his head can droop comfortably when sleep overtakes him. And though it flies in the face of all our motherly instincts, if he does fall asleep in an awkward position, experts say it's best to just let him sleep. If he's uncomfortable, he'll wake–hopefully just long enough to adjust his position before drifting back to dreamland–whereas if you try to adjust for him, he might wake with a startle and a grumpy reentry into wakefulness.
Is it cold out? Gear up! We like a zip-up stroller muff (stays in place better than a stroller blanket) and a plastic rain guard comes in especially handy on days when the wind is brutal. There are plenty of holes for ventilation, but not enough that those little cheeks are exposed to any hostile breezes.
Don't shy away from rough ground like cobblestones or (if you're in the city) subway grates. Those fun textures can sometimes do the trick and put him right to sleep.
When in doubt, opt for on the side of just a little cool. Take off his socks, or remove his hat, or push his sleeves up to expose his wrists. In my experience, a warm baby is sleeps blissfully, and an overheated baby sleeps not so blissfully.
Make sure he has been recently fed, watered, and changed. Make those sweet babies as comfortable as possible.
Make a phone call while you walk. The constant, low murmur of his mother's voice just off in the distance is so soothing to a little guy, and multitasking just feels so good, doesn't it? :)
What are your best tips for ensuring a successful stroller nap?

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New Galaxy Model Leaves Old Questions Unanswered
by Brian Thomas, M.S. *
According to evolutionary astronomers, the arching "arms" that protrude from spiraling galaxies are supposedly 10 billion years old.1 But because the inside stars rotate faster than the outside stars, the arms they form would have "wound up" to form a disk after only about a hundred million years. And what possible forces could have spun them out of a mass of hydrogen atoms or a clump of stars in the first place?
Postgraduate student Robert Grand of the Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, recently presented a spiral galaxy model at the Royal Astronomical Society's National Astronomy Meeting in Wales. The model attempted to digitally simulate the origin of the arms in spiral galaxies.
Grand said in an RAS press release, "We have found it impossible to reproduce the traditional theory, but stars move with the spiral pattern in our simulations at the same speed."2 The "traditional theory" held that stars are channeled into arms by "density waves." However, this explanation merely pushes the problem back one step to another puzzle—what caused the density waves? And clearly, Grand was unable to make the physics of the "traditional theory" of density waves work in his simulations.
His replacement model appears to be based on spiral density waves, but his version, used to model a Milky Way-size galaxy, showed how stars could rotate within each galactic arm. After 100 million years, "the arm breaks up due to the shear forces."2 This is consistent with what physicist Dr. D. Russell Humphreys wrote in 2005 when he briefly described the winding galaxy problem:
The stars of our own galaxy, the Milky Way, rotate about the galactic center with different speeds, the inner ones rotating faster than the outer ones. The observed rotation speeds are so fast that if our galaxy were more than a few hundred million years old, it would be a featureless disc of stars instead of its present spiral shape.1 (emphasis in original)
Thus, neither the traditional density waves nor this new spiral density wave model show that the spiral arms could last anywhere near the 10 billion years that evolutionists have assigned to many distant galaxies.
But Grand did suggest an escape from this problem. His presentation abstract stated, "We find that the spiral arms are recurrent material features, and the pattern speed generally decreases with radius, in such a way that the pattern speed almost equals the rotation speed of stars at all radii."3
Though the spiral arms may be "recurrent" in his simulations, real spiral galaxies within the universe do not show stages of arms forming, collapsing, and reforming. Actual galaxies either have strongly defined spiral arms, like the ones in Galaxy M81, or arms that have partly or totally blurred into one another. There are no examples in the skies of new arms forming, and this new model did not produce the clear spiral arms that telescopes have revealed.
Humphreys noted this mismatch between the way real galaxies look and the virtual galaxies in Grand's model, shown here:
Image credit: Robert Grand. Copyright © 2011 Royal Astronomical Society.
In a recent email, Humphreys wrote:
I notice that the spirals of their simulations are very poorly defined, with not much fewer stars per unit area between the arms compared to the number per unit area in the arms, and very blurry boundaries. But many real galaxies have very clearly defined spiral arms.4
Humphreys also noted that without access to the details of Grand's model, it is impossible to discern if the claim of rapid spiral arm formation is the product of wishful thinking, unrealistic tweaking of physics parameters, or real physics. But since Grand's model produced such a weak facsimile, there is little reason to trust it.
Thus, a realistic way for natural processes alone to produce spiral arms has yet to be discovered. And spiral galaxies still don't look anywhere near as old as the "nature is all there is" advocates claim. Spiral galaxies still look like relatively youthful, intentional creations.
- Humphreys, D. R. 2005. Evidence for a Young World. Acts & Facts. 34 (6).
- NAM 21: New theory of evolution for spiral galaxy arms. Royal Astronomical Society press release, April 20, 2011.
- Grand, R. Analysing stellar motions and spiral arm formation in spiral galaxies. Presented at the Royal Astronomical Society National Astronomy Meeting 2011 in Llandudno, North Wales, April 17-21.
- Humphreys, D. R. Personal communication, April 25, 2011.
Image credit: NASA/JPL
* Mr. Thomas is Science Writer at the Institute for Creation Research.
Article posted on May 5, 2011.
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When: Today, 6 p.m.
Where: War Memorial Stadium; Little Rock
Records: Arkansas (2-2, 0-2 SEC), UT-Chattanooga (1-3, 1-1 Southern).
Coaches: Houston Nutt, Arkansas, 69-46 (10th season), 105-68 (15th season overall); Rodney Allison, UT-Chattanooga, 15-34 (4th season/overall).
Radio: ARSN statewide radio.
Series: First meeting between the two teams
Game notes: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens played college football at UT-Chattanooga.
n In Nutt's 10 years as head football coach, the Razorbacks are 20-2 at War Memorial Stadium. Both losses came at the hands of LSU.
n Arkansas has scored in 139 consecutive football games, a school record for scoring in the most consecutive games in school history. The Razorbacks have not been shut out since a 28-0 loss to LSU on Nov. 18, 1995.


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Discussion in 'TV & Media' started by Shanndee, Jan 23, 2013.
It ain't pretty...but it is a (more or less) functional poll!
Voted! :-)
and well done Shanndee, the first couple of times you have to set up a poll it's fiddly as hell!
Thanks Starkers. Yes, fiddly is definitely the word for it! I did learn a thing or 2 in the process...so I'm sure I'll find some all new mistakes to make in the future!
Thanks for your patience everyone (and for all of your helpful hints!)
Poll looks great -sure, there are some misses in the OP, but that sort of post is complicated to set up
I only provided one vote (for evil twin) because sadly I did not recognize almost all of the others (okay I knew Firefly, but I don't miss it)! I guess I haven't watched enough scifi in my lifetime.
So far it looks like Firefly is dominating this poll. That is all kinds of shiny.
Good job on the poll, Shanndee. Hope it only took one take.
Of course it's dominating. It's the best show in the contest!
Didn't want to waste 4 votes so voted Firefly as well, which only just seen but not that bothered about. Only ones really wouldn't mind seeing more of are ENT and BSG. Quite a few of those don't know or haven't seen.
Is the last one Life on Mars?
Anyway, voted.
Yes, the original BBC show---which was all kinds of awesome.
An oversight you need to correct my friend.
Can we vote for more than one? I'll be honest here, I was surprised to see shows older than just the last decade listed, but at the same time, dissapointed that ENTERPRISE was the only Star Trek show to make the cut.
You can vote for 4 RandyS. Sorry, I should have put that with the entries as well as beside the "view poll results"!
Speakin' just for myself, I don't miss Trek as much as I probably should.
TOS got the animated series, which I watched for the first time a couple of years ago, six movies and a reboot.
TNG had a nice endin' after a not so good final season, plus four movies, only two of which were really good.
DS9 had a perfect endin', and a great series of post-finale novels.
I stopped VOY regularly before it even ended.
And ENT just wasn't that good to begin with.
And they do all have books that tell stories within, before & after their shows aired, so if I'm in the mood, I can find a story to enjoy with characters I like.
I decided to go with Quantum Leap 'cause it is my favorite non-Trek scifi, and if there were a revival of the series of some kind, I'd be right there watchin' it. I used to have all the tie-in novels, just over a dozen of 'em, and have written ideas and bad fan fic about how the series could be brought back with Scott Bakula as a recurrin' guest star & Dean Stockwell as an occasional special guest star while shiftin' the focus to Sammy Jo Fuller, Sam's daughter, and Al & Beth's oldest daughter from the altered history of the series finale.
And also 'cause auntiehill thought it would be a good idea.
It would be nice if the opening post stated how many votes we are allowed, but I went by the usual habit and by what the people in the thread said and voted for 4.
The post listing the entries, lists the entries.
The poll lets you vote:
I know because I was looking for that number
I'm not surprised Firefly is trouncing us.
I'm just happy that Enterprise is in second place (so far).
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Hi all...I'm going to try to post, but I'm still having some issues with internet, so no promises. We called our provider and they said their server was being attacked by someone in Asia, they moved us to a different server, and it worked for a bit, but I'm having problems again, so I'm wondering if the other server is being attacked too. It's driving me nuts!!
So...my BIL got to go home finally on Thursday, after a month and a half in the hospital. Tomorrow is his birthday, so I'm so glad he got to go home!! The kids helped me make brownies, which he LOVES, and we will go see him tomorrow and probably get chinese take-out for dinner so he doesn't have to do anything but relax.
I gave up on the rubik's cube, and hubs took over. He got them both worked out, but then MM messed his up again and after several hours of futzing with it, hubs said enough is enough and he gave up, too. There are a ton of algorithms to putting them back together, but I have a hard time remembering the sequences and my dyslexic brain gets them mixed up anyway.
I worked a lot this last week, which was good because we needed the money, but bad because I didn't get enough rest and I got a horrible cold. I have never had itchy eyes with a cold, but MAN was it bad. I ended up calling in sick on Thursday because I just couldn't function. My nose was completely plugged, I had a headache, I was loopy, I was coughing, and there was NO way I was going to be able to ride my bike there and back. But I think that day at home was exactly what I needed because the next day I felt SO much better! I'm almost over it, which is good because I wouldn't be able to see my BIL tomorrow if I were sick...don't want him to end up back in the hospital.
This past week was parent week at school. Parents could sign up to watch their child's class for an hour. Hubs went to MM's class on Monday and then I was supposed to go to Bug's class on Wednesday and I dragged myself there only to find out they had canceled it for her class. That doesn't upset me nearly as much as how they handled it and that they didn't communicate at all until it was OVER. Apparently her teacher was sick with the stomach flu last week and was supposed to be back this week, but her husband had a fall and broke both his arms, so she has to take care of him and is using sick leave for the next few weeks. So because there was a substitute this week, they couldn't do the parent observations, which I understand, but by Wednesday, they should have been able to send us an email to let us know before we got there to observe. There are a lot of parents who take time off work to go in, and it would have been nice to know in advance that it was canceled. I'm glad I didn't work that day (That's why I signed up for that day...it was the one I didn't have to work!) Then Thursday AFTERNOON, after all the observations were to have taken place, they finally sent out an email saying they were canceled and would be rescheduled. Gee...thanks for the heads up. Bug was so disappointed that I didn't get to stay Wed. and I was really glad that she had her daddy daughter date that afternoon to look forward to. He took her to a stage production of Cinderella and she got to meet the cast and stuff, which is pretty cool because they were pretty famous people here in Holland...finalists of Dutch talent shows like Idols and x-factor, etc. She had a blast.
Apparently, one of the kids in MM's class found a baggie of weed in the bushes on the playground and stuck it in another kid's desk as a joke and his mom found it when she came for observation. Bet THAT was an interesting observation day.
Hope you all had a great Valentines Day. It's not a huge deal over here and we don't celebrate it, but I did make cupcakes. White cake with praline filling and white chocolate frosting. SOOOOO good. And we had steak for dinner. Yummmm. A guy came to the door with a HUGE bouquet of roses and I thought Hubs had gone ahead even though we said we weren't doing presents...but the guy had the wrong house. They were for my neighbor.
Susie and Ginny, so good to see you both! Come back home more often!!
Lynne, it sounds like your get away was really nice! That was really great of your family to do that!!
Only one other parent came to the info night? Wow...don't people want to know what's going on in their kids' school?
Definitely watch Despicable Me and Frozen! Both great movies. Even without the kids.
Sarah, Glad you got to see Frozen!! And I'm glad it seems to be going better with Katniss. No surgery needed?
Sean, are you back home now?
Ok, I'm pushing my luck with internet, and I need to get the kids out of the bath, so I'm off for now!


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The sound of my kids coming home from school today has never sounded sweeter. Their bickering, their loudness, their messes and their interruptions have never been more welcome. I will be hugging them tighter, longer, and they won't know what has gotten into me today.
In a world where it doesn't seem like anything has shock value these days, the news of the Sandy Hook shooting has left everyone shaken to the core and hearts breaking everywhere. As parents, we know the feeling of having our hearts outside our bodies and what it would mean to lose them. Many parents had to learn what this was truly like today. This tragedy questions so many things, but most importantly 1) How could a human being do this 2) Is there no safe place in the world for children? I have no answers.
What I do have is infinite tears for the truly innocent souls lost today and the parents who will mourn their losses. How the holidays will forever be a reminder of the last time they said "have a good day at school". To all of those parents and families involved I want to say we are all thinking of you, holding your hands, sharing your tears. I hope you feel our love.
Plus, more from TheBump.com
Sandy Hook Shooting: Parents React With Fear, Sadness and Empathy


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All right all you prognosticators, clairvoyants, and stats junkies. This is your chance to earn achievements, accolades, awards (imaginary), and most importantly establish your credibility with teenagers and bored office drones everywhere.
1.) Who will be the most improved Raptor? i.e played here last season
Based on last season, i would say Gay.
2.) Pick one guy to be moved at the trade deadline.
3.) What will the season record be?
4.) Will they make the playoffs?
5.) What seed will they be?
8th. Battle with Washington for the last spot.
6.) How far will they go in the playoffs?
1st round exit
7.) Who will the Raptors send to the all star game?
8.) Pick one rotation player that breaks out (guy 1 through 9 on the team)
9.) Pick one rotation player who falls completely short of expectations
10.) Will Dwayne Casey be extended?
11.) How many times will Amir Johnson roll his ankle?
12.) Who will spend the most time on the bench in a suit due to injury?
1.) Surprise mid season pickup?
Dont know who but most likely a back up big, either PF or C.
2.) Pick one deep bench guy that breaks out (guy 10 - 15)
3.) If Dwayne Casey is fired, who will replace him?
George Karl
You have until the end of the first pre-season game to lock in your predictions. The winner will receive 1lb of chicken wings (your choice of sauce) and 1 pint of beer (pop if you are a minor) at wherever the next RR party is. Feel free to post and edit away for the next six weeks or so


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I've been using ZAP now for about three years, and I like it a lot. But one thing I just noticed is that, after I uninstall a program, that program still shows up in ZAP's "Program Control" section (in the "Programs" tab) and the components are still in the "Components" tab. Other than manually removing every reference to every uninstalled program (a real pain), is there any way for ZAP to automatically remove those references? Thanks.
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Police across Devon support National Stalking Awareness Day
PUBLISHED: 10:15 24 April 2014 | UPDATED: 10:15 24 April 2014
Police urge people to 'REPORT' stalking incidents on national awareness day today (Thursday).
DEVON and Cornwall Police is urging people not to suffer in silence during National Stalking Awareness Day today (Thurs).
According to a British Crime Survey, as many as one in five women, and one in 10 men, reported being stalked at some point in their lives.
Stalking is classes as unwanted and obsessive attention by one individual towards another, and could involve phone calls, gifts, following a person, or damaging property.
Police are urging people to remember to 'REPORT', and remember the following:
R – Report it to the police and tell other people.
E – Ensure you get practical advice by calling the National Stalking Helpline or police.
P – Proactive evidence collection
O – Overview of what's happening, by keeping a diary including times, dates and details.
R – Risk checklist, by completing a stalking screening checklist.
T – Trust your instincts and never make contac6t with your stalker.
Detective Chief Inspector John Trott said: "Stalking is taken very seriously by the police and the National Stalking Awareness Day gives us the opportunity to raise awareness of the issue and provide people with some practical advice.
"As a force, we are now taking significant measures to improve support to victims of stalking.
"This includes extensive training for officers to raise their awareness and comprehension of stalking as well as introducing a dedicated senior officer responsible for increasing insight and understanding in this area.
"Our knowledge of stalking is increasing and the victim is our priority.
"We know the persistent unwelcome behaviour by a stalker causes extreme distress and fear for victims.
"It is very important for anyone who thinks they are being stalked to seek help immediately from the police so we can investigate the incident(s) and support them."
Police will be using Facebook and Twitter to provide advice and support and aims to reach as many people as possible during today.
For further advice and information call the National Stalking Helpline on 0808 802 0300 or contact Devon and Cornwall Police by calling 101.


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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WWAY) — What many say help put Wrightsville Beach on the map was surfing. Even once named as one of the 20 best surf towns in the world by the National Geographic.
Surfing dates back the early 1900s in this coastal town.
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Surf contests held every year include the Sweetwater Pro/AM and the Wahine Surf Classic.
While southeastern NC is not known for big waves, unless there is a hurricane swell, some surfers have gone on to have career in the professional surfing industry.


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A new model alternative certification program for high school physics teachers: New pathways to physics teacher certification at SUNY-Buffalo State College Documents
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minimize their income disruption and bypass student teaching through an intensive full time Spring-Summer introductory component leading to NYSED Transitional B Certification, followed by paid, mentored teaching employment and evening coursework for two calendar years. This alternative certification program is made possible through physics teachers'
summer academy courses, supplemented by regular semester evening course and online offerings. Courses are shared with a second new program - the Masters of Science Education (Physics), which serves already certified science teachers (usually in subjects other than physics) who wish to obtain a master's degree for permanent teacher certification and usually teacher certification in a second discipline -- physics.
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ENERGY COMMISSION AGENDAWednesday, February 23, 2011
North Berkeley Senior Center
1901 Hearst Street
Click here for PDF version of Agenda Packet (3.18MB)*
1. Call to Order and Roll Call
2. Public Comments and Announcements
Action Items
3. Approval of Minutes of January 26
Information Items
4. Reports on Zero Waste Commission (vacant), Public Works Commission (Abrams), Community Environmental Advisory Commission (Grimes), Transportation Commission (Hutchison), Planning Commission (Murtishaw) and City Council
5. Report Back from Commissioner's Meetings with their Council Members
6. Discussion of Economic Stimulus Incentive Program
7. Report on Solar Programs
8. Report on East Bay Energy Watch
9. Discussion of Climate Action Plan
10. Discussion of the Residential Energy Conservation Ordinance
11. Discussion of CCA
12. Discussion of new CPUC and CEC appointments
13. Discussion of CA Council on Science & Technology Report on Smart Meter Safety attachment: http://www.ccst.us/publications/2011/2011smartA.pdf (3.02MB)
14. Election of Officers
15. Items for Next Month's Agenda
16. Adjournment
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Video: Pat Metheny – Cherish
"This was a huge hit in the late 60's. One day i started playing around with it and while under the hood of the tune I found myself marveling at all the interesting moves that happen with the chords, especially on the bridge. Read more
Video: Pat Metheny – The Girl From Ipanema
"People are often surprised to hear that this is one of the first songs I ever learned, but any beginning guitar student knows about the dreaded "F" chord; the first time you are asked to "barre" two strings together with one finger. For me, in that first week of playing the instrument, it was impossible to make my fingers do that. Read more
Video: Pat Metheny Covers a Carly Simon Classic
"To me, there were always several interesting things about this piece," Metheny says of Carly Simon's first major hit (That's The Way I Always Heard It Should Be), "not the least of which is the way that she moves from root minor key to the major key just a half step above it so effortlessly in a way that is almost invisible. Read more
Pat Metheny Introduces "What's It All About"
After nearly 40 recordings under his own name, this is the first Pat Metheny album where there is not a single Metheny composition represented. But far from being a "covers" album, this a personal view of ten classic songs, some very well known, some less so, filtered through the harmonic and melodic ideology of a modern master with a most individual approach. Read more


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KEXP Reviews
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Very fine recording by talented singer and guitarist from Guinea Bissau, now living in Lisbon. He played here at WOMAD in 1998, backing up Waldemar Bastos. First commercial recording made in Guinea, Bissau, at a portable studio set up in a nightclub, by producers Lucy Duran and Jerry Boys (of Buena Vista fame). 11/18/2003 - Jon Kertzer


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A dinosaur's evolution of the claw
How did the evolution of the dinosaur claw evolve into the current bird form? A new University of Bristol study into the claws of a group of theropod dinosaurs, known as therizinosaurs, has revealed a great versatility in their usage. Theropod dinosaurs, a group that includes such famous species as Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor, are often regarded as carnivorous and predatory animals, using their sharp teeth and claws to capture and dispatch prey. However, the detailed look at forelimb claws demonstrates that these claws were very likely to have been used for other tasks.
Inspired by this broad spectrum of claw morphologies, Dr. Stephen Lautenschlager from Bristol's School of Earth Sciences studied the differences in claw shape and how these are related to different functions.
His research focused on the therizinosaurs, an unusual group of theropods, which lived between 145 and 66 million years ago. Therizinosaurs were very large animals, up to 7m tall, with claws more than 50cm long on their forelimbs, elongated necks and a coat of primitive, down-like feathers along their bodies. But in spite of their bizarre appearance, therizinosaurs were peaceful herbivores.
Dr. Lautenschlager said: "Theropod dinosaurs were all bipedal, which means their forelimbs were no longer involved in walking as in other dinosaurs. This allowed them to develop a whole new suite of claw shapes adapted to different functions."
In order to fully understand how these different claws on the forelimbs were used, detailed computer models were created to simulate a variety of possible functions for different species and claw morphologies.
The dinosaur claws were also compared to the claws of mammals, still alive today, whose function (that is, how and for what the claws are used) is already known.
In the course of evolution, several theropod groups, including therizinosaurs, changed from being carnivores to become plant-eaters. This new study reveals that, during this transition, theropod dinosaurs developed a large variety of claw shapes adapted to specific functions, such as digging, grasping or piercing.
Dr. Lautenschlager said: "It's fascinating to see that, with the shift from a carnivorous to a plant-based diet, we find a large variety of claw shapes adapted to different functions. This suggests that dietary adaptations were an important driver during the evolution of theropod dinosaurs and their transition to modern birds."
Read more at the University of Bristol.
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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 8/17- A CHORUS LINE
Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!
Today in 2008, the first Broadway revival of A Chorus Line closed at the Schoenfeld Theatre, where it ran for 759 performances. A Chorus Line is a musical about Broadway dancers auditioning for spots on a chorus line. The book was authored by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante, lyrics were written by Edward Kleban, and music was composed by Marvin Hamlisch. With nineteen main characters, it is set on the bare stage of a Broadway theatre during an audition for a musical. The show provides a glimpse into the personalities of the performers and the choreographer as they describe the events that have shaped their lives and their decisions to become dancers. The original Broadway production received 12 Tony Award nominations and winning nine of them, in addition to the 1976 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
In celebration of this day, we bring you "One" as performed at the 2007 Tony Awards. Click below to check it out!
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Alert on meat safety check changes
Hygiene inspectors have warned that more diseased meat could end up in sausages and pies because of changes to safety checks in slaughterhouses.
Ron Spellman, a British meat inspector with 30 years' experience, told the BBC that new regulations which took effect from June 1 risked diseased parts of animals going undetected.
Mr Spellman, who is director-general of the European Working Community for Food Inspectors and Consumer Protection (EWFC), which represents meat inspectors across the EU, said: "Last year we know that there were at least 37,000 pigs' heads with abscesses or tuberculosis lesions in lymph nodes in the head. They won't be cut now.
"There's no way to see those little abscesses, little tuberculosis lesions without cutting those lymph nodes."
Around eight million pigs a year are slaughtered for meat in the UK.
Meat from pigs' heads is recovered by specialised parts of boning plants and goes into pies, sausages and other processed foods.
Inspectors used to cut open pig carcasses to check for signs of disease.
Under new European regulations, supported by Britain's Food Standards Agency (FSA), they will have to rely on visual checks alone.
The new regulations have been drawn up by the European Food Safety Authority but are based on scientific advice from the FSA.
The FSA's chief operating officer, Andrew Rhodes, told the BBC it was better to have a hands-off system using visual checks to reduce cross-contamination, because bugs like E. coli and campylobacter are causing scientists more concern.
He said: "The risks to the consumers are increasingly from microbiological and pathogenic hazards and that's what we must control.
"We cannot simply ignore the risks that are brought by touching, cutting and handling products that are later going to go on to be cooked and eaten, we have to do this properly."
A Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) spokesman said: " The changes to the meat inspections will mean less cutting and handling of carcasses and offal, reducing the potential risk of harmful bacteria spreading onto the meat.
"Pigs will continue to be inspected for lesions by a vet and again after slaughter by a meat inspector. All pigs for export will be inspected using the methods agreed with the markets we export to."
Shadow food and farming minister Huw Irranca-Davies said he had called for an urgent meeting with the FSA, which he hoped would take place in the next few days, "to ask why this change has come about".
Mr Irranca-Davies said: "We want categorical assurances that this does not in any way jeopardise consumer safety or Britain's reputation as a supplier that operates to the highest possible standards."


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Delivery experience
Delivery experience
Read before starting new post. Pages and pages of delivery experiences.
Read and you shall gain what you seek, but be wary as many claim to be who they are not, for you are no yoda.
We had a great, thorough delivery experience. Car brought on flatbed. Specialist spent 2 hours with us going over every detail, programming homelink, setting seat/mirror preferences, the works. We were very impressed with the service.
jk2014 - there are too many posts and threads to count where owners have talked about their good (and poor) delivery experiences. Most have nothing but praise, once they got over the angst of the last few hours of waiting. But the best way you can find these testimonials is to use a custom-made search engine just for this Tesla Forum. Go to www.volkerize.com and put in search words like "delivery experience" or "amazing experience" and you find them all listed in standard Google format,just from this forum.
Here is one to get you started: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/omg-digitaltim%E2%80%99s-deliver...
Let me start off... this is my Dad's experience, but he's not about to vent his frustrations on the computer, so I'll do it for him!
He ordered his Model-S early last year and wired the full 100K payment about a month ago. His car was promised the 25-28th of December which came and went without a phone call from anyone. He did some digging and finally found someone to help him. This person told him the car was in Washington State on a flatbed and would be delivered on the 4th of January 2013. The date passed again with out a phone call... after 2 more missed promises he still doesn't have his car. Now they are saying tomorrow morning, but who knows. The thing is, he has to keep calling them to find out where his car is at!
I'm sure he'll get his Model-S and it will be amazing, but what a foolish move by Tesla to treat their first buyers so poorly. He's very concerned that their customer service will be a huge issue now based on the way he's been treated thus far.
I still drink the cool-aid, we love Tesla, but what an opportunity missed for them to turn a bad situation into a huge WOW for the client. Anyone else having similar experiences? He can't be the only one.
Fastcars - Mine was similar. I think Tesla needs to impose rigorous communication protocols on their delivery subcontractors and then follow through with an internal protocol to match, not just a reactive one that starts jumping when people bark. I agree, ship needs to be righted here - these wildly divergent delivery experiences are very inconsistent with company's desired image.
While it is clear that the December push resulted in a degradation in the overall delivery experience, my guess is that most buyers had minimal to no issues. I must say that I was quite concerned by the experiences relayed here but my DS, Sara, was fantastic and the delivery met the expectations that she set in early December. And of course the car arrived without any problems.
Please understand that I am not questioning the hassles and angst for those who have problems but I think it is worth noting that of the 3k+ cars that have been delivered most were delivered without problems.
I had a similar situation other than I paid my deposit 3.5 years ago. I could have gone signature but at that time I was more concerned about the company going bust. $5k a little easier to part with than $40k. Wasted my kids Christmas break waiting for a delivery that arrived this past weekend. I was disappointed about the wait and the condition of the car when it arrived but Tesla assured me that it will be taken care of. I also understand the pressure that is on Tesla to beat expectation in regards to the market and shareholders, the end of the year was a big benchmark for them, I understand. I have a lot of interest in the future of this company and feel they have moved past another hurdle in becoming a powerful company.
I have reserved a model X as well (non-signature) it's for my wife so if she needs it sooner she can add the additional $35k. :-)
I agree with you and let me add that I live in Texas where Tesla is not allowed to send a DS. I'm sure this complicated the situation to a large degree. So I don't blame Texas I blame Rick Perry.
My Model S delivery experience has been a nightmare! I have been promised many delivery times with the first estimate between Dec 15 - 29. The 29th seemed fairly sure? Then I was told it was in transit from Freemont to San Diego on Jan 4 and would be delivered the following Mon - Wed. Finally, I was told Thursday between 8 & 12. It is now 6PM on Thursday & I was finally told after e-mails & phone messages that it was "mis-delivered & is back in Freemont. The worst part of this is I never got any information without numerous calls or e-mails. I am also a Tesla share holder & will have to consider selling if this is common "customer service"! Clearly, I was given false information in this process, since it is at most 2 days don Freemont to San Diego. Tesla will not succeed if they do not fix this serious customer service issue. My excitement over receiving my Model S is replaced by frustration
& hope this nightmare will soon be over.
It sure takes a lot out of you. I also had misinformation about where it was and it being on a truck making deliveries in the area. A week later i was called by the driver saying that it would be a my home in 25 minutes? I just had to beat it there. You'll get it soon and this will be small issue once your behind the wheel of your Torquela.
i cant help but laugh at all these stories after finally getting my delivery. Similar situation and totally frustrating. Finally when it arrived there was no DS just a truck driver who spend the whole time telling us how any technology in a car is stupid.
When we emailed our DS she was extremely apologetic and is going to set up a time for a DS to come out and give us the proper delivery tutorial. Tesla is going to have to give away a whole lot of free frunk cargo nets to make this right for everyone!
also - how can I really complain when I just got delivered #9,959
Christopher - The Texas laws suck, but I'm pretty sure they predate Rick Perry and I'm pretty sure they existed when Tesla started taking reservations from Texans, myself included. I'm sure it's hard to know the arcane rules in all 50 states, however, they need to. We need to help them change in the states where they are bad.
I think they should have learned and would expect radically better outcomes for the rest of 2013.
I was part of the year end blitz, got the email asking if I wanted to move up to dec with no guaranty. Laura my DS stated from the beginning that if I choose this I would not get the delivery experience that includes a walk through of the vehicle on delivery day but would schedule after I received and that the car would be a direct delivery via truck to my home... she stated that if they could make this work we would close near the end of the year and take delivery sometime in early Jan... thats exactly what happened, I got he car two days ago, while I am still waiting for the paperwork, its still not a bad experience as it is two+ months sooner than scheduled. I suspect if they were crystal clear on expectations up front with everyone things would be better. I too hope they learn from this and communicate better and I suspect they will. I also expect to get my paperwork by the weekend. The car is everything I expected and while a little inconvenient, its still early and I agreed to this process, so not complaining here.
My delivery was very bumpy but it was all the shipping company. I will state that the car was delivered in perfect condition and it made the whole trip to Seattle in a enclosed semi trailer. Tesla did build up the anticipation with all the e-mails and communication before the delivery. It was all, rush rush rush... and then I was told a 1-4 day delivery time from California to Seattle and it tool over a week. The delivery company was pretty bad about communicating delays or their progress but the Tesla delivery rep was always easy to get a hold of. I could tell that the Tesla team was not pleased with the situation either. I told the dealership that I would rather been notified by Tesla when my Model S was in the Seattle shop instead of getting my hopes up and then having to wait so long. It wasn't the waiting that bugged me but I did cancel a weekend trip with the family. Most of my negative experience feeling have melted away after 3 days of owning the car. The Seattle store was great and they all stayed late to inspect the cars and provided excellent customer support.
When TM opted for the Y/E delivery push, I bet they knew the shit-storm was going to hit. I wonder if it's better or worse than they expected?
Tesla should be able to get dealer licenses in states like Texas. At the low volumes they were selling the Roadsters, it didn't make sense. But now that they are selling more vehicles, and opening service centers (right now Houston's nearest service center is Denver) - they should be able to justify getting the dealer licenses in each state, at least the ones where they will have service centers.
Doing that would benefit customers - allow cars to be delivered by Tesla, allow credits for trade-ins (reducing sales tax costs for customers), and ensure customers are provided the same rights they would have when purchasing other vehicles - and we'd be able to do test drives (which they aren't doing in Houston right now).
bp, they are trying hard to get their sales licenses in those states - I know they are working on this in AZ. The problem is not Tesla - it's the backward states laws. The laws to protect car dealers in those states are laughable and antiquated and it will take Tesla much more time than they ever anticipated.
Change is hard - esp. for state representatives:-)
@bp, how can they get a dealer license in a state that prohibits the manufacturer from owning the dealership?
As I was finalizing the delivery options today - asked about their dealer status in Texas and was told they are working on it.
Though a higher priority should be to get the service centers open and a few superchargers...
i had a very bumpy experience too. The funny thing is that I call on Tuesdsy saying my car would be there the next day and I informed her that I got my car the day before. Wont go into details about the other issues, but the car makes up for it. Truly AMAZING
Just a follow-up from my Jan 10 post and the frustration with the un-pleasant delivery experience! Now that I have had the car for several weeks I can say it was worth it - the car is fantastic and the support service has been exceptional. I hope they train the delivery experience staff better!


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Farage rejects 'racist' posters row
Nigel Farage has dismissed a welter of criticism over "racist" posters launching Ukip's campaign for the European and local elections.
The party leader said rivals were "screaming blue murder" over the images because they did not want to have an "honest conversation" about immigration.
The robust defence came after religious figures joined MPs in condemning the images, funded with £1.5 million from millionaire ex-Tory donor Paul Sykes.
It is Ukip's biggest ever publicity drive, as the party aims to achieve a political earthquake by topping the polls on May 22.
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, the leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales, said it was wrong to use expressions that suggest "dismay or distress at all these people coming to this country".
Tory backbencher Nicholas Soames posted on Twitter: "At a time when our country really needs to come together, the Ukip advertising campaign is deeply divisive, offensive and ignorant."
Labour MP Keith Vaz, chairman of the Commons Home Affairs Select Committee, said: "Ukip have lowered the tone of the European debate with these spiteful and inaccurate claims on immigration which seek only to divide communities."
But Mr Farage told the BBC: "The fact that Westminster hate it and want to scream blue murder over it is because they have opened up the doors, they have fundamentally changed the lives of millions of people and they would rather we did not talk about it and just brush it under the carpet."
The Ukip posters, which are to be displayed at hundreds of billboard sites across the country, carry stark warnings that "British workers are hit hard by unlimited foreign labour".
Another says that 26 million people in Europe are looking for work, adding, with a picture of a finger pointing at the reader, "and whose job are they after?".
Under the slogan "Take back control of our country", others complain that 75% of British laws are made in Brussels and that UK taxpayers fund the "celebrity lifestyle" of EU bureaucrats.
Critics compared the immigration posters with those used in the past by the far-right British National Party, and Labour MP Mike Gapes said they were "racist" and appealed to "decent" voters to turn out to oppose Ukip.
Mr Farage said the party had known it was going to ruffle feathers among the "chattering classes".
He stressed that Ukip was not accusing foreigners of "stealing" jobs from Britons, but high levels of immigration from Europe had only been good for big business and rich people who wanted cheap nannies.
The poster campaign was highlighting the need to regain "control of our borders", he said.
Ukip says that its fast-rising membership has now passed 36,000 - only around 8,000 behind the Liberal Democrats and on course to overtake Nick Clegg's junior coalition party by the time of the 2015 general election.
Mr Clegg appealed for help from Labour and pro-EU Tories to counter Ukip's arguments in the run-up to May 22 and dismissed Mr Farage's claims to be an insurgent.
He wrote in The Guardian that Ukip is part of the anti-Brussels "establishment" and its leader is the sort of professional politician he accused others of being.
"Of all Nigel Farage's far-fetched claims - and there are many - the most outlandish is the idea that Ukip's call for an exit is the insurgents' battle cry," he said.
"What poppycock. For a start, Farage is every bit the professional politician he enthusiastically reviles. He and I were elected to the European Parliament on the same day in 1999. I left after five years. The Ukip leader is still there.
"More important, there is nothing remotely new about his party's ambitions. Ukip is simply the fresh face of a long-standing Eurosceptic establishment, supported by many in the Tory Party and significant parts of the press."
Mr Clegg acknowledged that a British exit from the EU was now "plausible" but insisted he would happily take on Mr Farage in more televised debates - despite being widely seen as having lost support to him after the two already broadcast.
Admitting that the pro-EU case lacked "volume", he said: "The Lib Dems have started this debate - but we cannot win it alone.
"We want to work with others to deliver the firepower needed to challenge the Eurosceptic establishment.
"If Labour is still a pro-European party, it needs to come off the fence. Tory modernisers must risk the wrath of their backbenchers and speak out."
Meanwhile, Poland's ambassador to the UK questioned the appetite of his countrymen any longer to seek work in the UK, saying wages were now higher in his country.
"This huge wave of people who came to EU countries trying to get well-paid jobs is over now," he told The Independent, 10 years after Poland joined the EU.
"There are more opportunities in Poland, we have had huge economic success, wages are higher in Poland now and there are more jobs in many parts of Poland, so I think this is over.
"We are getting out of the crisis and there are more and more opportunities in Poland. Of course people would like to stay in Poland and not live abroad. They love the UK but if you are at home there is no place like home."
Mr Farage told the Press Association: "I don't see how anybody can look at these posters and call them racist in any way at all.
"I know one Labour MP has come out and said it but that's classic of the type of Labour MP who's wanted to suppress debate on this question, brush it under the carpet and try and decry anybody who wants to discuss this as being racist.
"This, emphatically, is not a racist party."
Mr Farage was also asked whether he regarded himself as rich. "I'm not rich compared to the kind of people that run this country from Downing Street and the coalition leaders," he said.
"It's all relative but compared to them I'm pretty poor.
"The point is that wherever I come from, I did work for 20 years in the private sector and nine years running my own company. I've got some idea how this world works.
"I do feel increasingly we're run by a bunch of college kids who've never had a real job in their lives and don't understand that EU membership doesn't help business, doesn't help jobs, it's actually giving us a regulatory regime that's costing us business, costing us jobs."
Mr Farage said: "I did speculate yesterday that perhaps some of these images would get the chattering classes chattering.
"Well, they are chattering. In fact, they're outraged.
"They're outraged because we're actually telling the truth. There's nothing we're saying here that isn't true.
"And our euro-election campaign is to say to people: look, we're paying £55 million a day for the privilege of being in a club that now makes 75% of our laws and that gives complete open borders to 485 million people all of whom can come and work, live and settle in this country.
"And we're saying 'enough's enough' - we actually want to govern our own country, make our own laws, control our own borders and it's really interesting that 60% of ethnic minorities in Britain feel as strongly about the immigration issue as everybody else does.
"We cannot go on absorbing this many people with wage compression and youth unemployment having doubled."
Mr Farage went on: "These are the most important European elections that have ever been fought in this country. We've got a chance, four and a half weeks from now, of causing such a shock in the British political system that it will be nothing short of an earthquake.
"If Ukip win these elections, a referendum, an opportunity for us to get back control of our country will be one massive, massive step closer.
"And I actually think we are going to win these elections because I do think these messages resonate with people.
"We're not against anybody. We're not anti-European. We want a Europe of nation states that live together and trade together and that's why it's not just Ukip, there are other euro-sceptic parties doing well across the north of Europe."
Mr Sykes said he had "no idea" how much the campaign had cost him. "I haven't stopped spending yet. It'll be worth every penny," he said. "What do you think the freedom of this nation's worth? What do you think self-government of this nation's worth?
"I'm going to spend whatever it takes to make the British people aware that we're no longer governed from this great nation of ours."
Pressed on how much, he replied: "It's printed everywhere. You should have read the newspapers this morning. Apprximately, I don't know, 1.2 (million pounds), 1.4 (million pounds), who knows? There's many other people contributed, not just me."
Shadow international development secretary Jim Murphy told Sky News that Ukip's apparent support online was not necessarily all it appeared to be.
He said: "I think a lot of us in politics make a mistake of judging Twitter as the real world - it's not. Twitter is an enormous source for good, it can be a great place to get information, but it is also a place where an awful lot of people with very little else to do in their life camp for many hours of the day getting over excited.
"It happens here in Scotland, where you have a thing called cybernats who take to Twitter to insult anyone who wants to keep Scotland part of the United Kingdom, and I think to some degree Ukip have a similar group of people who are just so obsessive, so determined and so focused, they spend a lot of time on their phones or computers insulting and making accusations for no reason other than they disagree with them.
"I think there's a responsibility on us all in politics, regardless which side, to conduct ourselves with some degree of decorum and some degree of respect for each other's argument."
Mr Murphy said Mr Farage would make the Commons "more colourful", were he to be elected as an MP.
"I think he would possibly be seen in the House of Commons as an eccentric but I don't think that is going to happen," he said.


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Terry Francona pregame interview
Manager believes team should take experience and make it an advantage
By / MLB.com
You guys have done a rather remarkable job of transitioning on the run and not missing a beat with this team, and I'm just curious, if somebody had told you back in April that you would be here without Manny, with Lowrie at shortstop, Masterson as your primary right handed setup guy, what your reaction might have been to all of that?
TERRY FRANCONA: I understand your point. I actually think that there had been some things go wrong, Mike Lowell getting hurt; Lugo getting hurt. But some of the names you brought up, I don't think it's quite as farfetched as maybe it looks.
When we had our meetings in Spring Training, listening to the player development people talk about Masterson, talk about Lowrie, I actually think -- and they had seen them play a heck of a lot more than I had, I think they felt like this could unfold the way it did. They were talking about Jed Lowrie as kind of a Bill Mueller type player, which is, I think, a pretty good call.
They spoke with about Masterson at some point in the season, he was probably going to accumulate some innings where we may want to put him in the bullpen because he could come up and really impact our season, which is exactly what's happened. So I think the guys in this organization had a pretty good feel for some of these younger guys.
Is the way Masterson pitching for you now in the playoffs clarifying or confusing the situation with regard to his future role with this team?
TERRY FRANCONA: Well, I don't think there's any reason today to clarify what he's going to do down the road. Our job right now is to win as many games as possible. I was asked that earlier by the other group of writers. I don't think there's any reason to do that.
Pap is similar. Pap could start or relieve. I guess when it boils down to it, if you get guys who can get outs, we'll figure out where they can best impact our team, but for the moment, we really like where he's at.
Again, there were some reasons he was put in this situation, because he's developing still as a young pitcher. Where that takes him down the road, we'll see.
It looked as if J.D. Drew got drilled pretty good on the shoulder last night. What's his status today, and is he in the lineup?
TERRY FRANCONA: He's not in the lineup, and that's not because he got hit. We're putting Coco in center more because of Kazmir, we want Ellsbury to stay in the lead off spot.
He got whacked pretty good in the shoulder, but saying that, from where I was sitting, I thought he got hit in the face. So there was a sigh of relief because it looked a lot worse when it happened. I'm sure he's a little sore today, but again, I'm glad it was not the face or the neck.
When you send Daisuke out last night, you talked about it after the game last night, but how much discussion goes into something like that? Is it always the same amount of discussion, or are there cases where we need to go on the runway and talk this one through?
TERRY FRANCONA: There was a lot of discussion last night because there were a lot of different scenarios that could present itself, which it did. We actually got Masterson up before he went out, because we wanted to have an answer for everything that could possibly come up, and we only had two mounds.
So we got Masterson up, and we told him to get close to being ready because we wanted Oki ready for a scenario with Peña; we wanted Pap to be ready if the inning went a little bit better. And then we needed Masterson available to get a double play ball with Longoria if that presented itself. So we tried to have everybody be as ready as possible for anything that happened.
I mean, the idea when you send Daisuke out certainly isn't to have the first two guys get on, but you have to be prepared that that could happen, and we were.
A lot of people in this room, and, of course, throughout the building are spending a lot of time writing about the importance of postseason experience. In your view, is the idea of postseason experience going into a playoff series like this overrated or underrated or neither?
TERRY FRANCONA: I think you try to take any experience you have and make it to your advantage. If it ever gets in the way of how you play, then it would be a disadvantage. I think somewhat it's probably overrated, though, but again, we're going to try to use everything to our advantage we can.
If experience is part of that, good for us.
Just to follow up on what I asked you before, I know that Theo and the front office people told you in the spring that these kids are pretty good, that they may be helping you, but seeing how it's all played out, especially Lowrie with his defense, and, of course, Masterson and what he's done. Are you at least a little bit surprised at their makeup and at their poise and that they don't seem to be fazed by all of this?
TERRY FRANCONA: No, I don't think "surprised" is a good word. I'd be lying if I told you I haven't enjoyed these last two months. We've mixed in some youth, and when guys seem to be going in one direction and we have a lot of veterans, we do have a lot of young kids on the field sometimes; when they seem to be going in one direction, I have really enjoyed it.
We've got some pretty special kids in there, and at the same time, we have some pretty special veterans that have allowed these young kids to come in and be a big part of our team. And it probably goes both ways. Once these kids prove that they understand how important our games are, it works a lot quicker.
Do you give up any outfield defense with Drew not out there?
TERRY FRANCONA: Not with Coco playing. No, Coco can go get them at center and Jacoby has done a great job of going to either corner position and can impact the game very well.
You talked a little bit about -- it might have been under the radar in Boston a little bit when you required Mark Kotsay and what you had known about him beforehand and kind of what he adds to this team.
TERRY FRANCONA: I got so many messages when we acquired Kots from people that I know in the game that respect that said we were getting a guy that was off the charts, and I agree with that.
He's a gamer. The one concern I had was one of the type of guy he was, to kind of grind it out, that there was a chance he wouldn't play every day. But because of our injuries an things like that, he's played a ton, and he's been tremendous for us.
Courtesy of FastScripts by ASAP Sports. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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It isn't often that a 23-year-old upstages the governor of Massachusetts. But, as a room full of high school-aged foster kids, social workers and a smiling Gov. Deval Patrick rose to their feet yesterday at a state-sponsored youth summit, there wasn't any question as to who had delivered the most powerful message.
It isn't often that a 23-year-old upstages the governor of Massachusetts.
But, as a room full of high school-aged foster kids, social workers and a smiling Gov. Deval Patrick rose to their feet yesterday at a state-sponsored youth summit, there wasn't any question as to who had delivered the most powerful message.
It was Harry Melendez.
The young football player, who had recently tried out for the New York Jets and Cleveland Browns, shared with the audience at the DoubleTree Hotel his personal story of success, an account he hoped would inspire them in their own lives.
Melendez' mother left his drug-addicted father when he was a year old, bringing him to Holyoke and raising him to be loyal and proud.
Many of the more than 100 foster children and social workers in the room held back tears as Melendez, his voice cracking, described Dec. 10, 2008, the day his mother died at age 39.
"Life was no longer something I enjoyed," Melendez said. "I even contemplated suicide."
But, as was the message throughout the day yesterday, Melendez said he understood the importance of appreciating those who'd helped him in his life, and striving to repay that debt.
"As I moved forward, the death of my mother only strengthened my resolve," said Melendez, who boosted his grades and excelled on the football field.
Melendez' message of resolve resonated with the foster children, many of whom have faced similar or worse challenges.
"It gives you confidence," said Tom Sanders, who grew up in foster care in Erving.
Sanders said it's unfortunate when people judge those in foster care as being different.
"We're just as normal as everyone else, we were just placed here because of family needs," he said.
Yadira Simon, 22, had a "normal" upbringing until her mom died seven years ago. She said it was difficult to be placed with a family of a different race in a different town, but credited her foster family for helping her achieve her goals.
Simon in 2011 won the title of Miss New England Ethnic World, using foster care as part of her platform during the pageant. She is attending UMass-Lowell, and plans to go into social work.
"If I can wake up and make someone smile every day, then I'm golden," she said.
Department of Children and Families Commissioner Angelo McClain said his budget allows for $60 million to $65 million a year to go to college-age foster children for financial aid and living stipends for college, which probably covers about 60 to 80 percent of the need.
He said he'd love to have more money to help children leave the DCF system, but with a budget that's been cut $120 million in the last five years, the department is mostly trying to maintain services.
Before they split into workshops for the afternoon sponsored by BNY Melon aimed to help them with everything from cyber safety to personal finances, the kids in the DCF family posed for pictures with Patrick, who gave his own impassioned speech on the importance of family.
"Not the garden spot," were the words the governor used to describe his neighborhood on the Chicago's South Side, where he grew up on welfare and slept on the floor every third night.
He sometimes feared for his safety at school, and doesn't remember owning a book until he was 14, but what he did remember was the solidarity between the parents in his neighborhood.
"If you messed up down the street in front of Mrs. Jones, she's go right upside your head, and then call home," Patrick said, asking the foster children to appreciate their foster families and capitalize on the opportunities they have been given.
"Have your reach exceed your grasp," Patrick, his voice booming, said as he gazed over the crowd. "You've got everything it takes to stand up here someday and be introduced as the governor of the commonwealth, or whatever else you want to be."
(Brad Petrishen can be reached at 508-490-7463 or email@example.com. For news throughout the day, follow on Twitter @Brad_Petrishen.)


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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. - A Walt Disney World guest who looks like Santa Claus was asked by Disney officials to be less "Santa-ish" because he was a distraction at the park.
Thomas Tolbert, who was visiting Disney while on a family vacation, said he was wearing "Santa-related" clothing but not a full Santa suit while recently visiting the park.
"I had a shirt that had- it would be like a collage- and it had Santa faces and it had sayings from 'The Night Before Christmas,'" Tolbert told Local 6.
Tolbert said people, including children, were asking for photos and autographs, something he said he's used to.
"Do you approach people or do people come up to you?" Tolbert was asked.
"I never approach a person," he said. "All the people that I ever talked to, had photographs with or autographs with approached me I never approached them."
Tolbert said he signed autographs at Disney World until a Disney representative saw him in the middle of a crowd.
"He said you can't be portraying Santa," said Tolbert, adding that Disney asked him to change into less "Santa-ish" clothing.
Tolbert said changing clothes did not help.
"I never had a red suit on. I never had a hat. I didn't have fur boots on, but that doesn't make Santa. The face and the persona is what makes Santa," Tolbert said. "They're looking at my face and they're looking at my features."
Tolbert said Disney told him to continue to turn children away -- no matter how curious they were.
"Disney had informed me that I must inform anybody who came up to me that 'I am not who you think I am, I am on vacation and please leave me alone,'" Tolbert said.
In a statement, Disney said, "The guest was asked to change his attire because it was disruptive to our operations and confusing to our other guests, particularly children who asked to take photos with him. He was not asked to leave, instead, we tried to work with him so that he could continue his visit."
"Disney does not own the image of Santa," Tolbert said. "Santa Claus is not owned by anybody, except for the world."
Because of the hassle, Disney gave Tolbert some tickets for a future visit, but he said he'd likely encounter similar problems if he returned.
Tolbert said a possible solution is for Disney to treat look-alikes like celebrities so they are not seen by other guests.
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Mariners waste chances, lose on walk-off
Kelley surrenders solo homer to Lind in 10th inning
By Jim Street / MLB.com
A season-long habit of leaving runners on base haunted the Mariners more often than usual, costing them a chance to win their 81st game of the season.
Instead, back-to-back opposite-field home runs by Blue Jays designated hitter Adam Lind in the eighth and 10th innings stung Seattle with a 5-4 setback before 29,783 at Rogers Centre.
Besides numerous missed scoring opportunities, and a routine toss back to the pitcher that got away and led to the first Jays run being scored, the strangest thing of all might have been Ichiro Suzuki's ejection in the fifth inning.
He was tossed after being called out on strikes, becoming the first Mariners player, coach or manager to get kicked out of a game this season.
While Ichiro was ejected for the first time in his professional career, the other Mariners were mostly dejected by what could have been a wire-to-wire victory.
"If you continue to make mistakes over and over again, they are going to come back and haunt you," manager Don Wakamatsu said. "The game really shouldn't have been that close."
Even without the Major League hits leader around for the second half of the game, the Mariners collected 13 hits and were in position to tack on a bunch of runs in the fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth innings.
They had 13 baserunners, but only three of them scored.
The agony was especially strong in the sixth and eighth innings, when shortstop Josh Wilson and center fielder Franklin Gutierrez each grounded into inning-ending double plays.
"That's seven double plays in two of three games we've played here," Wakamatsu sighed.
Each of the DPs was set up by uncertainty on the bases.
Jack Hannahan was on second base with one out in the sixth, when rookie catcher Adam Moore sent a pop-up into shallow right-center. Hannahan had to hold up to see if the ball would be caught, and although it landed safely and bounced away from the Jays right-fielder, Hannahan had to stop at third.
With the bases loaded, Wilson grounded into a 4-6-3 double play.
Two innings later, again with runners on first and second and one out, Michael Saunders hit a line drive to center. Moore, who was on second, thought the ball would be caught and started back to second.
The ball hit off Vernon Wells' glove, but by the time Moore changed directions, he also had to be held up at third.
With the bases loaded again, Gutierrez also grounded into a 6-4-3 double play.
"We had a chance to score Moore's hits over second base, and didn't," Wakamatsu said. "When that happens, you just know something is going to come back and bite you."
It certainly did.
Starter Ian Snell, pitching what Wakamatsu called his best game since being acquired from the Pirates, was outstanding. He handed a two-run lead over to the bullpen in the sixth inning.
The lead vanished in the eighth inning when right-hander Mark Lowe surrendered a double to Aaron Hill leading off and Lind hit a 1-0 pitch over the fence in left field to tie the game.
Lind untied it in the 10th with a similar shot to left field off Shawn Kelley, also on a 1-0 pitch.
"They were almost identical pitches, up and away to a guy who is arguably their best hitter with power," Wakamatsu said. "Those mistakes will cost you and they did today."
The Mariners built a three-run lead for Snell in the first four innings.
Moore, who had driven in Matt Tuiasosopo with a double into right-center, was on third base with one out in the fifth, when Ichiro was called out on strikes and ejected from the game.
The inning continued and Moore scored on a wild pitch while Gutierrez was coaxing a walk from Jays starter David Purcey. Jose Lopez followed with a single, but the inning ended when Mike Sweeney bounced into a force play.
Toronto's first run of the game was a fluke.
Lyle Overbay lined a double into left-center and advanced to third when Snell somehow missed Tuiasosopo's routine throw after the play had ended. The ball rolled toward the first-base line, allowing Overbay to reach third.
He scored on a ground out to second.
"I lost it in the lights," Snell said. "It was like either get hit in the face and bust my nose or get a black eye, or get out of the way. The first thing I did was move. Not Tui's fault, but it happens."
Bautista pulled the Jays within one run in the sixth with a leadoff homer.
"It's a shame to squander an outing like that from Ian Snell," Wakamatsu said. "I thought that was the best game I have seen him pitch. I was talking to Moore and even the umpire [Brian Runge], and they were commenting about the quality of his pitches, the movement of his pitches. He did it all today. It was an outstanding outing by him."
Jim Street is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"Keep Austin Weird" is the unofficial slogan for this Texas city. Austin has a thriving artistic base with a famous music scene, film industry and theatre community. It's much more liberal and progressive than the rest of Texas (a State know for its conservative politics). Ever year, it is host to the South by Southwest Film/Music/Media Festival, which is a month long party that celebrates art and culture. There's a large filmmaking contingent in the city that has drawn lots of film and television production, making Austin the "Hollywood of Texas". It's home to the University of Texas, the largest in the nation. UT feeds an amazing nightlife with bars and a famous music scene. Austin's not only a great place to express yourself, it's also a perfect place in which to raise a family, with affordable housing, great schools and safe neighbourhoods. University sports are king with the Longhorn football and basketball teams ranked as two of the best in the country. The public transportation is fantastic with a reliable bus system and a new light rail system. There are also ample bicycle paths that span the city, making it easy and healthy to navigate. Before you pack up your guitar, we have a guide for what shipping container will best hold your household belongings. If you are moving the contents of a 3-bedroom house, a 20-foot container will serve you well. If you also want to take a car, then a 40-foot container is a better option, it can hold all of that, or the contents of a 4 or 5-bedroom house.
In general a car will fit into a 20ft container. You will also need to consider quarantine and tax charges usually levied on importing vehicles.
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Quarantine & Taxes: £1,000 - £2,500
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Any articles suspected of being counterfeit goods.
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Soil is anything considered loose material in which trees and plants may grow.
Plants, Cuttings or Seeds which are capable of propagation.


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