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How to file a complaint for Equinox or all car problems
For those that are interested, please go to this site to file a complaint for a vehicle that you feel may be defective. This needs to be made known. I will be completing this due the problem that I have been seeing with my 2006 Equinox and the fact that there appear to be so many other individuals with the same complaint. This is not the only site where people are complaining.
impala0169 Posts: 6Good luck.Had Tranny problems at 66000 miles with my 2001 Impala.That costed 3500.00 Many impalas have had this problem along with Rotors and a few others things.Nothing get my blood pressure up more than talking about Impalas.Nothing ever happened.1989 Astro van new Engine at 62000.Another big problem with that one.1985 Celebrity wagon and lemon. 1984 Camaro rear end at 7000 miles.I could go on.They dont want to take care of you once you leave the showroom.The only car they made good was the Cavalier.We had a 1995 and still have a 2000. Tires and brakes and oil changes.Its amazing they got rid of a good car.Not the best ride but well worth the money for being dependable.
I been looking at the Equinox.But its starting to sound like another Impala. I read all the post here before I bought my impala.If I would have listen to the forum I wouldn't have bought that crap.I dont know why I buy chevy.I been looking at the Camry,Altima,Equinox,Fusion now.
lizf2011 Posts: 13Thank you for posting the info, I have now filed a complaint also. I noticed on some of the complaints that GM put the same crap motor into the Malibu and they actually did a buy back on that. What in the world are you waiting for GM? Sooner or later, someone is going to get killed and the law suit it going to be huge with all these complaints! 2011 Chevy Equinox needs to be on your buy back or give a V6 to replace it. This is terrible. Remind me never to recommend Chevy again............ :lemon:
gmcustsvc Posts: 4,251lizf201,
Thank you for posting your experience. Have you worked with the dealer? Have you spoke with GM Customer Assistance. Please feel free to email me with your information and concerns.
GM Customer Service
bengoldsmith Posts: 1Christina I have had nothing but troubles with my 2011 2LT
Hard shifting
Bad Milage
Has been in the dealership at least 8 times And is in now.
for the same things.
Called Gm got it eskaalated but havent herd anything.
firstnox Posts: 12I took my NEW Equinox to the dealer upon receiving the recall notice - 11195B - Product Emission - Reprogram Engine Control. Evidently, with 4,000 miles on the car, the damage had been done. The recall reached me too late. The car has been at the dealer becuase the timing chain and gears were damaged (destroyed) and the cam shaft has been damaged. While repairing, the dealer also found other "Recall related issues". They are not sure when the repair will be completed.
I am concerned for several reasons: First, the car is only 4 months old, second, will these repairs compromise the engines performance and reliability, and third, why am I the consumer notifying the Chevy Customer Service center of the problem? Is this not the responsibility of the dealer?
I am not happy - are there others with this issue? What are you doing about it? :mad:
equity_owner Posts: 13This car is nothing more than JUNK! I have a 2011. Three times of the engine light coming on, and I have a very sour taste for this car. The dealership actually blamed me by telling me "You didn't check and fill up the oil when you got gas" - HUH? In the five or so new cars I have owned, I have NEVER had to put oil in a brand new car. I was livid! I filed with BBB and gave up.... it is not worth the hassle. The car continues to sputter and buck everytime I start it up. I am awaiting the next time the engine light comes on (the 4th time).
I am chalking it up to experience - Don't EVER buy a CHEVY!.............
Liked my KIA much much better.... but, wanted to buy American. :lemon:
skyetx Posts: 2Just brought the New LT2 home April 13,2012 and kept in nice cozy garage. I happen to see a spiderweb across my tailpipe.
I bent down to brush it away and noticed RUST ALL OVER the arms fixed to the exhaust on both sides of muffler. Even the screws used to attach the arms of tailpipes to muffler are rusted--screwhead and all. I have photos and will be contacting the dealer and Chevy.
Am i just being uninformed or lacking knowledge but this Cannot be Normal!
I know eventually metal does rust-especially the undercarriage of a vehicle but REALLY...at 2 weeks old?? And i am not in an area that runs damp or salty that would promote such damage.
Anyone else having Rusting problems with Brand New 2012 Equinox LT2?


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Ashley Greene talked to MTV from Vancouver about how things are going on the Eclipse set:
"We're getting battered and bruised, but it's good, though," she told MTV News. "We're kind of just getting into it. All the battle and fight stuff is going to happen next month."Read more at MTV.
The actress, who recently signed on to be MTV News' VMA preshow fashion correspondent, assured fans that if you see pictures of her all black-and-blue, there's no need to worry for her well-being.
"It's going really smoothly. It's going really well," she said. "We're all working really hard and learning how to kick butt. I don't know if you've seen recent pictures, but I have bruises all over my body. It's those wires. It looks like a hand mark on my arm, and it's definitely from wires."
She assures fans that all the pain will be worth it in the end. She is pretty sure that "Eclipse" is really going to please the Twilighters who are anxiously anticipating the franchise's third flick.
"I think we're trying to make it more of a drama and then add the fantasy in," she said. "So, I think the film as a whole will be very solid."


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Thanks Everyone! I just want to note: a "feeling of attacked" is different then saying you "were attacked". You cannot dispute someone's feelings. That is the problem with email, blogs, forums where tone is implied through the eyes of the reader. It was not the fact that someone asked for where i read something. It was the fact that it was followed by something i took as implying i was stating something that was implied to be factual. I have no problem to kindly clarify that I did not have a source of where i had read that ... or even to explain that it was quite some time ago... prior to joining this site. That is where my feeling of being attacked stemmed from. And I replied with factual data that I found... weirdly, not relating to my question at all. The reply to that was then followed by with "perhaps you should read up.". I do find it sad that we have spent so much time disputing something about french fries when my question was solely about milkshakes. I do find skylarks reply on why the Mc D's website has the data it has and how it relates to the level of gluten and how it affects the average person with a gluten allergy. That was very valuable and great information to know. I, however, like was referenced am unfortunately super sensitive to gluten, so for me... french fries from Mc D's is a no-no. I do appreciate all the links and data that people did find for me. That is what make this site unique with the ability to pool everyone's research and then make it available for others to read when doing research as well. I always find this site to be a source and wealth of knowledge and opinions of which I value. Yes, you probably will always find someone feeling defensive to replies in this specific forum as your working with people finding information about products they once loved or stating something they believe is true. I am one that loves it when people do show the links where they found their data. It's never easy to hear negative things about items you once loved. Sort of the "it can't be true" syndrome.
Thanks Mommida -- i love your wording of "enjoy at your own risk" -- so the truth!! :-)
skylark -- and thank you for the link directly on the shamrock shakes - that is super helpful and much appreciated!
skylark - that is the whole reason why i decided to ask on this website. Because there ARE crazy things out there. And yes, i've always found this site supportive. I just feel like this is the first time that i've had replies from people where I felt like i was being attacked. No one likes to feel like that. Your reply was a much better way of wording what I believe Lisa was trying to say.
my question is about Shamrock Shakes, not french fries. I get sick when I eat them -- that is enough for me. I was just replying to your message indicating that their french fries are gluten free and implying that i posted something that was not accurate by saying i read it somewhere. I was simply asking for support and information... regarding the shamrock shakes. Perhaps you should read up as well. ;-) My purpose of my topic is to get information on if anyone has had a reaction to having shamrock shakes.
I do not remember where I read it which is why i'm asking on here if anyone has any info. I've always found this site to be supportive and informative. I disagree with Mcdonalds having dedicated friers and that they are gluten free. I am slightly offended that you imply that I would ever put information on here that is not accurate. McDonald restaurants are franchises and each one runs slightly differently. http://www.glutenfreechickie.com/2011/02/mcdonalds-fries-gluten-free.html In regards to their french fries and hashbrowns being gluten free - I went to their website directly and it confirms on their nutrition data sheets that they are not. It states the following: French Fries Potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor French Fries: Potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor [wheat and milk derivatives]*, citric acid [preservative]), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK. http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf or go to http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/food_quality/nutrition_choices.html and download the PDF file (first link) Last time I had them (french fries), I got terribly sick. Ingredients do not always tell the whole story... Cross contamination is huge, especially for people like myself who are incredibly sensitive. Whether it be from the company that makes and processes the mix for them to the individual restaurant, cross contamination in my book huge.
Mcdonalds Shamrock Shakes
lub2bmom posted a topic in Gluten-Free RestaurantsAnyone have an experience with eating Mc Donalds Shamrock Shakes? I read somewhere that the mix for the shamrock ones did contain wheat. Although pretty much anything at Mc Donalds I usually stay away from as even their fries depending on what other things they fried that day in the oil they use causes me to get sick and hivey!
Wildtree Products
lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsI tried the bread for free because my friend is a consultant and i agree -- YUCK and yes it fell after it came out -- not worth the money. I didn't try the popcorn seasoning because i gave it as part of a christmas gift. My kids love the home fry seasoning on baked fries in the oven. I LOVE the garlic grapeseed oil. I think it's hit or miss if something will be good from them. I was excited about the scampi blend stuff and it's pretty much tasteless in my opinion. I asked my question because my friend gave mea $50 GC for christmas to get the large garlic grapeseed oil but right now if you spend 50 you get that half off so i was trying to decide what to get ... and most importantly something i could eat. I ended up getting stuff i already know is okay so far... the rancher rub seasoning i love in soups.... and i'm trying out the taco seasoning... and more home style fry seasoning mainly cause my kids love it (and anytime i can get them to eat something that isn't a corn dog or mac n cheese i get excited!! they are 2 and 4)
Wildtree Products
lub2bmom posted a topic in Gluten-Free Foods, Products, Shopping & MedicationsHas anyone tried Wildtree's products before? They have a list of their items that are technically gluten free -- but not gaurenteed and then they have their actual gluten free line. The spices i've tried so far are the home fry seasoning and garlic grapeseed oil. I have not had a reaction to either. I received a gift certificate though for Christmas and am curious about the Alfredo mix? It is on their list of "gluten free" ingredients or as they put it do "not contain gluten"... anyone have a reaction or know more??
Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsThanks!
Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsI am a total stuffing in the bird type of gal! ;-)
Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking Tipsgood tip on the four loaf pans!! i will definitely try that!! fingers crossed! thanks for the useful tips!
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lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking Tipsthanks so much pricklypear1971!! are all of those mixes you buy and make? i've tried the redmill white bread -- came out horrible... maybe i didn't cook it enough though -- outside was browned, inside was soggy. although i like your cornbread idea!!! GUMBO... yumm! Do you have a good gluten-free recipe for that you'd like to share ;-) I'm from Green Bay, WI so good gumbo recipes, gluten-free or not are hard to come by! :-)
Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
lub2bmom replied to lub2bmom's topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking Tipsto be honest i've tried some of the bread mixes to try and find a bread recipe to substitute and they taste horrible and turn out gooey? maybe i'm making them wrong.....any suggestions on a good gluten-free bread brand?
Thanksgiving Stuffing Recipe
lub2bmom posted a topic in Gluten-Free Recipes - Baking & Cooking TipsDoes anyone have a good gluten free stuffing recipe? My family has a specific recipe we always use --but since finding out i have a gluten allergy this year I'm going to have to find an alternative to use this thanksgiving! thanks in advance!


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Major Section: EVENTS
WARNING! This event is intended for advanced users who, in essence, want to build extensions of ACL2. See see defttag, in particular, the ``WARNING'' there.
Progn! can be used like
progn, even in books. But unlike
progn! does not require its constituent forms to be
events (see embedded-event-form). (However, see make-event for a
``Restriction to the Top Level'' that still applies under a call of
progn! allows non-events, it differs from
progn in another
important respect:
progn! is illegal unless there is an active ttag;
see defttag.
book/misc/hacker.lisp for two macros,
with-raw-mode and
with-redef-allowed, each defined in terms of
progn!, that allow
arbitrary forms in contexts that would normally require legal embedded event
Given a form
(progn! form1 form2 ... formk), ACL2 will evaluate each
formi in turn (for i from 1 to k). If a form returns more than one value
(see mv) where the first value returned is not
nil, then no later form
will be evaluated and the result returned by the
progn! call will be
(mv erp val state) for some non-
nil value
erp, signifying an
error (see ld-error-triples). Otherwise the evaluation is considered to
have succeeded, and will continue on later forms.
The normal undoing mechanism does not generally apply to forms within a
progn! that are not legal ACL2 events (see embedded-event-form).
In particular, note that a non-
local call of
progn! in an
encapsulate event will generally be evaluated twice: once on each pass.
This fact is worth keeping in mind if you are using
progn! to change the
state of the system; ask yourself if it is acceptable to apply that
state-changing operation more than once.
The following rather sophisticated example illustrates the power of
progn!. Here,
state-global-let* is an advanced programming feature
that binds state global variables (see state, in particular the
discussion of the global table) to values.
(remove-untouchable 'ld-redefinition-action nil)
(state-global-let* ((ld-redefinition-action '(:doit . :overwrite)))
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Buddhism teaches that what we normally take to be a "self" (our own separate self-ness aka what makes you Wesley) is merely a series of aggregates or "skandhas"... Like pieces that when all pieced together create the illusion of a self and a world. Buddhas discovery was that there was no self and no world.. Both are illusions. And this discovery was an experiential release from the illusion which brought him to an inexpressible truth beyond birth and death, the dharma is his method to lead others to this truth.Wesley1982 wrote:ok,
I've been reading this info about 'What the Buddha
taught' . . at the Chapter 6 section It discusses
'Anatta' doctrine of no soul.
So, why no soul in Buddhist thought? . .
About this the Buddha said:
"It is just the dharmas[aggregates, appearances] that combine to form this body. When it arises, it is simply the dharmas arising; when it ceases, it is simply the dharmas ceasing. When these dharmas arise, [the bodhisattva aka enlightened one] does not state, 'I arise'; when these dharmas cease, he does not state, 'I cease'."
And also:
"There is a sphere of being where there is no earth, no water, no fire, nor wind; no experience of infinity of space, of infinity of consciousness, of no-thingness, or even of neither perception nor non-perception; here there is neither this world, nor another world, neither moon nor sun; this sphere of being I call neither a coming, nor a going, nor a staying still, neither a dying nor a reappearance; it has no basis, no evolution, and no support; it is the end of dukkha."


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Photographer's Note
A pilgrim in Pushkar (Rajahstan). Situated 14km northwest of AjmePushkar is one of the five sacred dhams (pilgrimage site) for devout Hindus.
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Hello Vincent,
It's a very interesting shot.We can feel the particular atmosphere of India,here.I like the costume of the pilgrim.And also the women's saris.A trip in India is always to be in an other world,another century.And your picture gives a good idea of that.
Good composition .
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May 28, 2009
TwiCrack Addict Shelly is MTV's Movie Insider! Will She Meet Rob, KStew & TL?
MTV shows us that KStew & Rob will be seat-neighbors, and you can spy Taylor a couple row back to the left-side. Yeah, that is Stephanie Pratt...
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She learned about it here? That's marvelous! See TCA! You're work is never done and what ever what we Twicrack addicts do with out you?ReplyDelete
*high five* to both TCA and lucky Shelly!
Note: Shelly make sure to snuggle up to the wolf pack for me (if you get a chance of course) :)ReplyDelete
Good luck Shelly! You'll do wonderful. Rememeber, amongst the red carpet frenzi, to have have fun and live it up!ReplyDelete
Congrats Shelly!! What a great opportunity! I'm a little jealous:(( Enjoy every minute!!ReplyDelete
uh hate Stephanie Pratt...never seen someone so selfcentered (oh wait Spencer PRATT!) lolReplyDelete
Cant wait to see the trailer!!!
Thanks everyone! Especially to the oh so wonderful Twicrack Addict! I had so much fun, and still can't believe that it really happened.ReplyDelete
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That's funny. I actually DID write for them years ago, but I found I didn't have time to consistently be able to write. I have periods when I have time, but other periods when I simply have none. I'll stick with my irregular blog posts and comments here, I think.
Also, I live in Vancouver, so unless you can get another franchise here (please do), I don't qualify. Thanks for thinking of me, though.
Hoopsworld is looking for writers in Toronto. This is your chance Tim!


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RICHMOND, Va. — Kurt Busch couldn't avoid a bit of drama at Richmond International Raceway Saturday, but after a brief shouting match with Tony Stewart, he managed a smile.
Busch's ninth-place finish was a big deal for his Furniture Row Racing team and even an angry Tony Stewart, Matt Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr. didn't seem to bother Busch following the Toyota Dealers 400.
Having run in the top five much of the race, Busch restarted 10th with two laps remaining. He wound up seventh after making contact with both Kenseth and Stewart in the late scramble.
MORE: Harvick wins | Race results | Winners & Losers
After the race, Busch showed his displeasure by hitting Kenseth's car and then Stewart hit him. With their haulers parked next to each other in the garage, Busch and Stewart, who were separated by Busch's car, had a brief exchange.
Stewart told his team over his radio that the "(expletive) 78 just (expletive) drove in and ass-packed me." He stormed off without comment after the race. Busch said he wasn't sure what Stewart was angry about.
"I have no idea," Busch said. "It was a free-for-all at the end. Everybody is slamming everybody. I'm getting hit from behind. … Kenseth moved us up out of the way at the end so that was why I was upset with him."
The feeling was mutual as far as Kenseth was concerned.
"It's hard to say with Kurt — he probably had one of his Kurt moments," Kenseth said. "I wasn't happy with him, either.
"We took off on the restart, I'm two-wide going into (Turn) 1 and he drove in there just wide-open in between me and somebody else and knocked the whole side off my car. … I just barely moved him out of the way the last corner to pass him for position, just nudged him, because I was unhappy he ran into me."
Kenseth said Busch "just destroyed the back of the car."
"I guess it was too far to walk to come down and talk to me about it," Kenseth said while standing in the garage. "We've always got along really good. I run into very few people . … If he's going to clobber you and knock the side off your car and do all that kind of stuff, he's got to expect something back.
"I thought that was pretty mild."
Truex also wasn't happy with Busch, who spun him as they battled for second with 55 laps remaining.
"I ran him hard, I ran him tight but I gave him plenty of room," Truex said. "He didn't need to do that. He was driving in over his head trying to get a win I guess."
Busch wasn't taking blame for that one.
"Truex came down really early on the straightaway," Busch said. "I was very surprised by him. We had position on the inside and he turned down really early to get into Turn 3.
"I was disappointed in how it turned out. He put himself into position to spin out."
Truex didn't see it that way. He said that Busch forced his hand.
"He had me in the left rear and he was kind of driving me down the straightaway a little bit," Truex said. "I had no intentions of cutting down on him going into (Turn) 3, but he had me jacked up the whole way.
"When he let off, my car got on the left rear and went straight and then I got up in the marbles and then I just had to spin out."
Busch, who has had some infamous outbursts at Richmond, led 36 laps and had his best finish in the last four weeks.
"We were close, a top-five car that was in the mix," Busch said. "That's what you hope for when you show up at a track each week."


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This Belfast-raised singer-songwriter's solo debut (he was formerly frontman for the band Energy Orchard) for Steve Earle's E Squared label is deliciously subtle and quietly soulful. There's a discernible Irish flavor to a few of the songs, but the emphasis is on smart, heartfelt songwriting and low-key acoustic twang. He's accompanied by a powerhouse lineup, and their mostly acoustic backing (along with the Twangtrust's uncluttered production) may remind you of Earle's Train A-Comin' album, but it's less intense and more relaxed. A truly wonderful album. 4/15/1998 - Don Yates
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February 13, 2010
KStew at Hollywood for Haiti Benefit
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Oh no! Her hair. *facepalmsReplyDelete
she looks so tired.. :(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2010 at 6:15 PM
she looks drugged upReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 13, 2010 at 7:10 PM
The outifit I don't get. Esp. the shoes. I think they would've looked nice with like a dress or something, but with jeans it just doesn't look right.ReplyDelete
I love the jacket and the shoes. I like her hair this color of brown with small dark highlights.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 14, 2010 at 2:10 AM
YAY her hair is brown again and it looks like shes trying to grow it out! HALLELUJAH!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2010 at 12:24 PM
Love this girl - she and Rob must be sharing hair stylists (LOL)ReplyDelete
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MTV has apparently gotten the messages that a lot of people are not happy with Mike Welch referring to the fandom as Twi-hards. In fact they seem only vaguely aware that Mike made up that term less than two months ago and it was not in usage before that. In their infinite wisdom they seem to only have looked as far as the IMDB boards for alternate names, and have included the name of a clique in the IMDB boards as an option.
So before we get stuck with a name you HATE, Go give them an opinion as to what you would prefer to be called.
On a personal note, it's always seemed to me that fans have called themselves Twilighters since the books came out, and then would maybe indicate that they were a Lexiconer, a T&D, a or a MySpacer etc. if they were trying to find other people from the website they most frequently hang out on.
EDITED: Nice response time! When I put this up there were 27 responses on MTV, there are now 231, and that was less than an hour ago. Over 200,000 people viewed our blog yesterday. YOU may not be able to vote in the general US election, but you do have a vote in this, so go and be heard with whatever your preference is.


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The beautiful old Lighthouse church has been reclaimed as a theater as well as a sacred space, so what could be more fitting than opening with an updated production of Godspell? New Hope International's creative arts director, Steve Kenny, notes there are several reasons to be thrilled about the new venue and the old classic.
"We have an outstanding cast," Kenny says, noting that several of the actors are fresh from a similar production of Godspell that was mounted in Hawaii. Along with the young cast, Kenny says he is excited about tapping the directorial wisdom of veteran performer Roxy Ragozzino.
"There is always something new," Kenny explains, describing Ragozzino's directing style. "She knows the show inside-out and backwards."
The original 1971 musical, a folk-rock expression of the gospel according the Matthew (with a little help from Luke), has been updated with a "John Mayer-esque groove," Kenny says.
And music is not the only aspect of the production that's been revamped. The New Hope Center Auditorium recently underwent theatrical renovation, including stage, lighting and sound improvements.
New Hope International is an organization emphasizing creative arts as an integral part of Christian worship, though according to Kenny: "This is not church; it's a solid theatrical production."
Godspell plays April 20-22 at New Hope Center Auditorium, 1790 Charnelton St.; info & times at newhope.edu or 485-1780.


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Mike DeVito is in your Top 10? Top 20?
Please. Nice guy, good player, fan favorite, not exactly Lawrence Taylor, not exactly the type of guy that takes out a full page ad in the Times with a, sniff-sniff, poignant letter to the fans.
Actually, he's the Ruby 2 of the Jets. Good poster, nothing exceptional, not really respected, never going to be a moderator.
SAR's just upset/offended that Devito thanked all Jets fans in general, and didn't mention him personally by name.
Delusions of grandeur indeed.
Unfortunately, I doubt that Kendrick Ellis will ever be as good as Mike DeVito, and that ain't saying much.
Another bad draft choice by Tannenbaum. The guy is proving to be too injury prone.
Devito was as good as gone before he even stated this.
2/5 of our starting OL is about to hit the market, 3/4 of our LB corps is going to be gutted, and Landry is going to be a FA as well.
Oh, and we've drafted DE's in the 1st round in back to back years. Both of which look like studs in the making.
God, I really hope this isn't true. As everyone has already said, he's a lunch pail kind of guy. But I think the point everyone is missing is he's OUR lunch pail guy. We essentially created him. He's also likely going to come rather cheap. A perfectly good player to keep in your DL rotation.
My hope is that the new GM recognizes this and resigns him.
We might have to resign Devito. He can play the nose, and Ellis still hasn't made an impact like everybody thought he would
If Devito does leave he is no doubt going to the Pats. no doubt. And he will be a positive force on the field and in the locker room, just as he was with the Jets. He's not a top flight talent but the guy can play and the Jets let too many of these leaders go. every team needs a guy like this. The jets will lose a few of them this year (likely devito, moore, BT, maybe Pouha, Bell). where are the leaders coming from next season?
He will be a fine Patriot.
He is a serviceable nothing more .. Not like we where dominating on RUN D with him . Anyway Space Eaters are not the hardest position to fill and that's essentially what Devito is..
Sucks to see him go since he was home grown.. But he is no where as big of a loss as say Landry would be..
No great loss.The guy is OK, but the Jets have way more to worry about than loosing this guy.


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I've been registered at the Lex before the great crash and so I've already written an introduction post. I copied it:
hey! finally i'm here, too. please forgive me my english but i'm from germany. i've been learning english for five years in school but i don't think that it's perfect (or that it ever will be...)
Well, I'm crazy about twilight. yeah, i know, which person on this site is not? but i've noticed twilight on my own. no one has recommended it to me, i just went to the book store and saw the book. i was like "hm, maybe i should try it, it's not my usual style of book but I'll try it", so i bought it. and read it during a day. after that i was so excited that i gave twilight nearly every girl in my class. and so i made twilight popular at my school.
till now i've read every book of the series about 20 times and i just can't get enough. I've read the books in english and in german (i like them better in english) and i would swim through the atlantic for getting breaking dawn or midnightsun. waiting for the film kills me (and i will see it later than you americans *sniff*)
I'm on team edward (of course! jacob is... well in german (or swabian) i would say "der ghört gschlaga") and a fan of Alice (the nicest little horror monster i ever heard about), Rosalie (i just like her. i think she's, in some way, more human than the other cullens), Laurent (just because he speaks with a French accent. i like that.), and Jane. She's a little like me i think. Being successfull (in some way) is important to both me and her. and i don't like having a rival just like she does.
Hm. But, of course, some things have changed since I wrote that. Laurent isn't on my list of favs anymore. I also don't like Jane that much now, though she's still the most interesting character in the series. and my similarity to her does still exist, of course. Having read BD I understand Jacob better now. I don't hate him anymore. Though I still prefer Edward...
I also have to add some characters to my list: I adore Kate. I love her gift! And her mate is awesome, too! GARETT RULES! I also like Zafrina, Benjamin (awesome gift...) and Renesmee (nobody can resist her!).
I've finally read The Host, too. It's awesome! IAN IS BEST!!! It's been years since I've cried so hard over a book (to be honest since I read Newmoon... )...


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Yesterday, I had my second monitoring appointment to check to see how well the Clomid and injections grew my follicles. (This is all to get me to start ovulating. See more about why I'm doing all this here.) I was incredibly nervous. I started to think about all the "what ifs." What if there are too many follicles? What if there aren't any at all? What if my lining is too thin? The ultrasound tech started with my right ovary. There were about 15 small follicles but nothing over 7 mm. I need at least one follicle over the size of _18 _mm in order to trigger ovulation. I was disappointed that nothing was there. Then I started worrying there wouldn't be any on my left ovary either. The tech searched and searched with the wand but couldn't find my left ovary. She switched to the external wand and after more searching, found my left. She zoomed in and measured a beautiful 20 mm follicle. Whew, relief! She found one other one that was decent size: 15 mm.
After the ultrasound, I met with my doctor to discuss the plan. She said everything was looking great and I'm exactly where she wants me to be. The plan was to inject myself with an HCG trigger shot tonight to induce ovulation and then to have sex tonight. I told her my husband and I were on the fence about whether or not to do IUI (interuterine insemination — this is where sperm is injected into the uterus), instead of trying to conceive the old fashioned way. I asked her, "Should we give it our all and pay for the IUI this cycle or save the money for injections next cycle and only do timed intercourse for now?" She said, "I'm always thinking about this cycle and giving it our all. I think you should do the IUI this cycle and we can worry about next cycle later. But then again, it's easier for me to say that sitting in this position. Still, if you were my daughter, I would tell you to do the IUI." So, go big or go home, right? We are scheduled to for an IUI tonight and IUI #2 on Friday. Come on, Team Erwin!
Did you do fertility treatments? How did you decide which treatments and procedures to have done?


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Employment policy guidelines (2008-2010)
The guidelines proposed by the Commission should direct the coordination of European Union (EU) Member States' policies towards an objective of employment and sustainable growth.
Council Decision 2008/618/EC of 15 July 2008 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States.
Employment guidelines are one of the three pillars for the Integrated Guidelines for 2008-2010. They add to the Broad Economy Policy Guidelines (BEPG) 2008-2010 which cover macroeconomic policies and national microeconomic reforms.
Member States should adopt policies that enable full employment, improve quality and productivity at work, and strengthen social and territorial cohesion (Guideline No 17). By adhering to these priorities by 2010, the European Union (EU) should achieve an employment rate of 70 % overall, of at least 60 % for women and of 50% for older workers (55 to 64).
The Commission proposes three priority fields of action for growth and employment:
- Attract more people in employment, increase labour supply and modernise social protection systems
Considering the ageing of the European population, employment policies should be better adapted to different stages in the lifecycle (Guideline No 18). Action should encourage longer working lives and active ageing, whilst ensuring the modernisation and viability of social protection systems (including pensions and health). Appropriate policies should also ensure that youth unemployment is reduced in accordance with the aims of the Youth Pact. In addition, female participation should be increased by ensuring gender equality. Policies should ensure that work and family life is better coordinated, by developing childcare services and care for other dependants.
The European labour market should be inclusive and strengthen work attractiveness in particular for job-seekers. It should be a factor for social inclusion (Guideline No 19). To this end active inclusion measures should be implemented, early and equally. As should incentives and disincentive measures related to tax and benefit systems. New jobs should be developed in services for individuals and businesses.
Matching of labour market needs (Guideline No 20), can be improved through the modernisation of national labour market institutions, in particular by ensuring greater transparency of the dissemination of employment and training opportunities and better anticipation of labour shortages. It is also essential to encourage intra-European mobility, and to better reap the benefits of immigrant labour.
- Improve adaptability of workers and enterprises to the economic situation
In order to better respond to economic and social changes, the labour market should be more flexible and more homogenous, whilst guaranteeing employment security (Guideline No 21). Member States should integrate these objectives into their national legislation, and promote innovative forms of work organisation. They should anticipate economic changes in order to reduce their social costs and to facilitate workers' occupational transitions.
Labour cost developments and wage-setting mechanisms should be employment-friendly (Guideline No 22). Social partners should implement frameworks for salary negotiation which take into account productivity and labour market objectives. Whilst the tax burden on the low-paid should be reduced.
- Invest in human capital through better education and skills
Investment in human capital (Guideline No 23) should be increased. This should be achieved through inclusive policies for education and training at all levels. Also by reducing the number of early school leavers. Strategies should be adopted for lifelong learning, and these can be supported in particular by financial incentives.
Education and training systems should be better adapted to new needs in terms of qualifications (Guideline No 24). The openness and quality of these systems should be guaranteed, as should the diversity of training opportunities and possibilities for mobility. Education and training should be accessible to all, in particular through working time organisation, vocational guidance and cost sharing. Non-formal and informal education should be better recognised and validated.
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Council Recommendation 2009/531/EC of 25 June 2009 on the 2009 update of the broad guidelines for the economic policies of the Member States and the Community and on the implementation of Member States' employment policies [OJ L 183 of 15.7.2009]. These recommendations are intended to enable Member States to improve the implementation of the Lisbon strategy for growth and jobs (cycle 2008-2010). They concern both economic policy guidelines and employment policy guidelines.
These recommendations are specific to the economic and social situation of each State and take account of the slowdown resulting from the international financial crisis.
Member States are to modify their national reform programmes and to give an account of their actions in the annual reports on the implementation of those programmes.
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Ms Barbe is recovering at the lodge after having her breast removed because of the ravages of cancer.
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Ms Barbe has raised more than $14,000 to sponsor a room at the lodge.
"I lost my first daughter to breast cancer and my second daughter has recently undergone breast removal surgery," Ms Barbe said.
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Ms Barbe had the opportunity to tell her story today to Health Minister Lawrence Springborg who visited the lodge.
During his visit, Mr Springborg announced that from next year the patient travel subsidy scheme would be doubled.
"It is the first time the subsidy has been increased in more than 25 years," Mr Springborg said.
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Olive McMahon Lodge supervisor Leonie Hennessy said the services' offered at the lodge made a huge difference to cancer patients and their families.
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The taste of fresh asparagusin May is worth waiting for. A perennial crop, established asparagus plants will provide an annual crop of tasty spears for up to 20 years.
Choose the spot you will grow your asparagus carefully. Asparagus needs lots of space to grow and thrives in sheltered, sunny sites with well-drained soil. Avoid growing asparagus in shady spots, heavy clay soil or containers.
Prepare the soil by thoroughly digging it over, removing weeds and mixing in organic matter such as well-rotted manure. A week before planting, scatter general fertiliser granules over the area and fork in, then rake the ground level.
Dig a trench, 30cm wide by 20cm deep, and part fill with soil down its length to make a mound 10cm high. Take the asparagus crowns and sit them 30cm apart on top of the mound, spreading the roots on either side. Cover the crowns with 5cm of soil. As the plants grow, cover them with more soil, aiming to eventually fill the trench.
Keep newly planted crowns well watered until established and ensure the area is kept weed free to prevent competition for light and nutrients. Avoid harvesting asparagus spears for two years after planting, as this will weaken the plants and lead to smaller harvests in the long term. Instead, let the crowns develop ferny foliage, enabling them to photosynthesise and grow into healthy, strong plants.
Asparagus is ready to harvest two years after planting one-year-old crowns. Harvest spears when they reach 12cm in length, cutting them off the crowns beneath the soil with a serrated knife. Stop harvesting in mid-June to allow the plant to build up energy for the following year.
Ian 2
08/09/2012 at 13:29
can i move asparagus i am moving ?
10/09/2012 at 17:54
Yes, you can transplant asparagus. It can be tricky, particularly with anything like mature plants, because of the complexity of the root structure that will have developed. It's a bit like trying to unravel knots. Best done early in Spring, while they're still dormant. It took me a couple of goes to wangle out the roots without murdering too many of them.
Ian 2
24/12/2012 at 18:15
hi italophile sorry for long time reply ,
been up in the air with move regards Ian
Steven Edwards
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During the first two years of asparagus growth do you cut off the growth during that time or do you leave it to rot?
25/07/2013 at 20:44
I'm in first year of planting asparagus bed, do I cut down the ferny stems at any time? If so when? Or do I just leave them for two years ?


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Sharks Ice rink
Original post made by tango, Vineyard Avenue, on Feb 7, 2012
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Feb 8, 2012 at 12:12 am
a resident of Amador Estates
on Feb 8, 2012 at 8:05 am
Of course it did. We can't have fun stuff for teens in this town (sarcasm) - they need to go to Dublin, San Ramon or Livermore for their fun - ie. bowling, ice skating, rockinjump, roller skating, boomers, the movies. Once again the city let us down. It's all well and good having lovely parks and sports parks etc but what can the teens do in the dark evenings or wet weather in this town.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 8, 2012 at 8:27 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Fun stuff? Look at the controversy created just to replace a boring old grocery store!
a resident of Parkside
on Feb 8, 2012 at 8:50 am
SteveP is a registered user.
Yes, the Sharks were 'discouraged' from setting up a practice facility in town. Instead, we get a 'high end outlet mall' for semi-wealthy shoppers to spend their money. The council must have weighed out the cost/benefit and figured retail would pad their coffers better than a professional sports franschise.
Plus, it helps create a mirror image of the numerous, gaudy retail businesses across the freeway in Dublin. Nice, eh?
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 8, 2012 at 9:38 am
Stacey is a registered user.
I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. How were the Sharks discouraged?
a resident of Walnut Hills
on Feb 8, 2012 at 2:27 pm
Steve, the high end retail outlet is in Livermore. I think the problem for the Sharks was that they were being asked to contribute alot to the surrounding park in terms of developing it. It got to the point where it just didn't make business sense anymore for them.
a resident of Parkside
on Feb 8, 2012 at 4:48 pm
Stacey, see justwondering's post for some the reasons the Sharks did not choose Pleasanton.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 8, 2012 at 7:38 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
I thought the deal falling through had a lot more to do with the fact that the principle players on the SJAM side had left. FWIW, former Pleasanton resident and PUSD trustee Pat Kernan had been involved in the whole thing too.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 8, 2012 at 7:40 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
Also, I remember reading that the SJAM lease on the land would have been at a discount. So it would be misleading to say that the City had scared them away by asking them to help pay for development of the park when SJAM would have been getting a cut-rate deal on rent for such a large facility.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 9, 2012 at 9:13 am
This is the climate Pleasanton has created, by nanny raising kids and "above it all" attitudes..welcome to Pleasanton...
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 9, 2012 at 9:53 am
The Sharks wanted to build the rink on city park property and pay the city $1 a year in rent. I know you right-wing PW readers love corporate welfare while at the same time fantasizing about returning working people to indentured servant status, but I think even Tea Partiers would question that taxpayer giveaway!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Feb 9, 2012 at 4:30 pm
Since the announcer for the Sharks is a resident of Pleasanton ask him why the Sharks chose not be have a facility in Pleasanton. I would guess though the answer is finance related.
a resident of Parkside
on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:15 am
Corp. welfare? You mean like the auto company (union) bailouts to the tune of billions of dollars, only some of which has been repaid?
That type of corp. welfare? The kind that hands a half a billion $'s to companies like Solyndra? At least the Sharks were negotiating directly with the city to try to come to a mutually agreed upon contract. You cherry picked one assumed component of the terms, ignoring related benefits to other retailiers and services in the area, amongst other benefits.
Somehow, your politicizing this issue points to a small mind with an agenda and no grasp of the bigger picture. The city may have passed up a good opportunity, but let's see what ends up occupying that property. Maybe the mayor can find a 'green' business to bankrupt our city, following the federal govt's model.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 10, 2012 at 11:35 am
Stacey is a registered user.
Corporate welfare like a city entering into an entrepreneurial deal with a private company yet taxpayers bearing most of the costs because the full extent of the costs of the deal were not properly analyzed beforehand (or the politicians involved just didn't care). Happens a lot with major cities and professional sports teams. Boy, look at the deal the Raiders got to move back to Oakland. I think Alameda Co. even pitched in to help pay for that one.
a resident of Parkside
on Feb 10, 2012 at 4:00 pm
True, Oakland really got screwed inthe Raiders deal. I guess our city leaders are to smart to fall for that ploy.
In any case, your comment, 'entering into an entrepreneurial deal with a private company yet taxpayers bearing most of the costs' sounds a lot like the deals I mentioned above.
Maybe Pleasanton dodged a bullet, if the Raiders deal is considered the norm for these types of transactions, but there were lots of political considerations in that city that don't apply here. Like trying to save face for having let the Raiders move to L.A. in the first place.
a resident of Highland Oaks
on Feb 10, 2012 at 9:16 pm
@ $1 a year, why don't you tell the rest of the story? The Sharks would've gotten the land for a dollar a year, but in return they would have built a beautiful park for all of Pleasanton to enjoy forever. And after 20 years (30? can't remember exactly) that ice facility would have belonged to Pleasanton free and clear.
Giveaway? Don't think so.
a resident of Mission Park
on Feb 11, 2012 at 8:50 am
EBRPD was going to charge California Splash $400,000 per year to rent far less land than what was slated for the four Hockey arenas.
Plus the city was planning to rent for $1 a year for land to a big name corporate sports team.
$1 a year is ridiculous, was ridiculous, and will always be ridiculous.
That is corporate welfare, subsidized by Pleasanton taxpayers, at its worst.
a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Feb 11, 2012 at 9:32 am
Stacey is a registered user.
The City was asking SJAM to provide more details on the costs and they couldn't get SJAM to commit. SJAM "disappeared" and was hardly "discouraged" (at $1 a year!). It was probably better for Pleasanton taxpayers that they did disappear if they weren't willing to bear more of the costs, although I would have personally loved to have a rink here.
a resident of Carlton Oaks
on Feb 13, 2012 at 10:47 am
Yeah but Pleasanton forked over $10 Million for a 250 seat arts compound that I have yet to see if it is profitable. How much is that per seat? What happen to McGovern's Youth Center? Anybody notice in town the streets are going to pot, fire hydrants without replacement caps, but by God we will have a climate plan, and a one less firefighter on fire trucks and traffic backups at the freeway onramps during high traffic hours. Waste money on frills, but let everything else go to "pot" literally. Checked out the drug epidemic in town? Go Dublin, you have the "economic" engine part right but don't like your sprawl.
a resident of Downtown
on Aug 5, 2012 at 2:19 pm
Coming soon to Dublin. Just you wait and see. Way to go Mrs. Hosterman!


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One of the more unexpected announcements at WWDC, given the audiences reaction, was that Apple would be introducing a new programming language called Swift. Craig Federighi commented on how Objective-C had been the backbone of Mac and iOS development for 20 years, and with the phrase, "What it would be like if we had Objective-C without the baggage of C…?", the developer crowd seemed to express its stunned approval in ooooooo's and ahhhh's until finally erupting in applause. According to Federighi, "It totally rules!".
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- Hair Length: Short
- Hair Elasticity: Straight
- Gender: Men
- Face Shape: Round, Oval, Heart, and Triangular
- Hair Density: Thin/Medium
- Hair Texture: Fine/Medium
- Age: Under 21, 21 - 30, 31 - 40, 41 - 50, 51 - 60, and Over 60
- Height: Any
- Weight: Thin/Average/Large
- Glasses: Suits with and without
- Styling Time: 10 minutes
- Styling Tip: Use your fingers to pinch the styling product through your hair to create a textured finish.


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Connected: 25 Years Fighting for Mothers, Children, and Families is a collection of stories that celebrate a quarter century of our shared commitment to end pediatric AIDS.
The story of the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation is one of connections. The bond between a mother and her child, kinship between friends, the relationship between research and lifesaving care, and a unifying mission that is driving real and lasting global change.
The journey that began 25 years ago with three friends around a kitchen table shaped the organization that we are today: a leader in the global fight against HIV/AIDS, a beacon of programmatic and research excellence, and a champion of mothers, children, and families all over the world.


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OpenXL is a multiple purpose C open engine. It is a proceduralization library. It can be seen as the artist, the designer, or even the programmer of your project. It is designed so that it has some function power that could turn into any task (performing a texture, a pixel art image, a mesh, a model, a level, a song, etc.). The idea is to play the part of the missing components on your team.
codemiscs is a collection of exciting, creative, amusing, and innovative commands. It is intended to be fun and useful. It includes a command wrapper (cmd), project generator (mkproject), human language translator (tw), feed reader (rf), images wizard (imgs), colorizer (colorize), slowed down echoer (typewriter), and shell show (show).
A GUI client for Git, Mercurial, and SVN.
A C/C++ configuration file manipulation library.


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Welcome and thanks for visiting.
All too often when you are diagnosed with a serious illness, it seems challenging, if not impossible to have an identity beyond that of "patient". If that strikes a chord for you, this web site can help. "Not Just A Patient" is dedicated to providing resources to assist individuals with chronic and life-threatening illness to develop a sense of well-being and to create quality in the life they now have. This is no small task but it is possible.
There is no single "right" way to heal. Take time to discover your own path.
Relax. Finding emotional calm at the same time your body is challenging you requires a number of things. The first is that you develop some techniques that help you relax when you get stressed or worried or are in pain. There is no single "right" way to do this. You might find that mediation, relaxation, breathing techniques, imagery or yoga works for you. Whichever you chose, you have to practice so that it becomes a part of you and you can readily access the technique when you need it.
Take an active role in your own care. Explore how to be invoved in the practical aspects of your physical care. This includes:
This site is dedicated to those of us who want to have a life and to see ourselves as "Not Just a Patient". Services described here are available face-to-face in central Vermont but some are provided by phone. The book can be shipped anywhere in the world. Thanks for visiting!!!
- get the most appropriate medical care for yourself;
- manage your care and your medications and supplements;
- support yourself by eating well, getting exercise and adequate sleep.
Find the support YOU need. The amount and type of support you need in your life will vary based on the impact of your illness and your personal preferences, both of which can change as your situation changes. Support may come from a spouse, a friend, a church member, someone from a support group or a pet.
Sounds easy, but of course, it is not. Explore healing that works for you and discover how to have a life, so that you are Not Just a Patient.


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To provide superior communications services
that enhance our customers' and members' lives
and improve our communities.
Board of Trustees
Harry Barnes
Serving since 2002
Kirk Dige
Big Sky
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Howard Goltz
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East Conrad/Conrad/Brady/Power/Shelby
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How many times have you wanted to be able to tell the owner of a business how to run their company? Well, as a member in the
3 Rivers Telephone Cooperative you have the opportunity every year to tell the Board of Trustees what you think. The Board of Trustees is accountable to the membership and takes the responsibility to serve our subscribers seriously. The cooperative is designed to put our customers first and to safeguard their investment in the business.
As a cooperative we meet annually to give our members a chance to get together and talk to the Board and the management. At these yearly meetings the owner/member/customer of the telephone company has the opportunity to vote on board representatives, and bylaw changes. Each membership in the cooperative gets one vote to voice their opinion. As we have seen in recent national elections each vote counts and you can make a difference when you exercise your right to vote.


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Hi, I'm from Chesterfield Mo., a suburb of St. Louis. I used to sew a lot all kinds of projects and even tried quilting. Then I got busy working and raising 2 girls and really haven't sewn in 12-15 years. I've been retired 6 years and finally am starting to sew again. I've set up a spot in my extra room, bought a used sewing table, and started doing some reading. I organized my sewing stuff( and found stuff I forgot I had), handmade one patchwork flannel for my daughters friend and now cutting fabric for another. And I found out I'm happier! I do need to sign up for classes as some finer techniques elude me.
I'm glad I signed up for the quilting blog site. It gives me inspiration and it amazes me work people have done.! I enjoy reading tips and suggestion. I hope I can post my next project as my Avatar or a picture, and look forward to feedback., (not on the picture!) thanks and hope to hear from others. Raine54RN


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Event : Vajrasattva Outer, Inner, Secret, Innermost Secret Empowerment
Vajramaster : His Eminence Ayang Rinpoche
Date : September 22-25, 2011
Retreat Venue: Strathallan Hotel, Rochester, New York
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Cost: US $185
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September 22 Thursday
Vajrasattva Empowerment Preparation (optional)
Vajrasattva Empowerment
September 23 Friday
Kriya Tantra way – Outer Vajrasattva teaching and practice
Charya Tantra way – Inner Vajrasattva Teaching and Practice; and Yoga Tantra way – Secret Vajrasattva Teaching and Practice
Group Practice and Review
September 24 Saturday
Outer Vajrasattva practice with detailed teaching and practice on cure of diseases and removal of harm caused by negative beings; and Inner Vajrasattva practice with detailed teaching and practice on the principal and surrounding deities
Secret Vajrasattva practice with detailed teaching and practice on tent of deities; and Innermost Secret (Anuttara Yoga Tantra) Vajrasattva teaching and practice
September 25 Sunday
9:00am – 2:00pm Sang Chod (Smoke Offering Ritual) and Vajrasattva Tsok Offering Ceremony
This teaching is a wisdom treasure of Rigdzin Tsewang Norbu, From the Clear Depths of the Heart Sphere of Vajrasattva. Traditionally not taught in public, it was given only to those who had completed Ngondro (the preliminary practices) and maintained a strict retreat. This Vajrasattva practice is extraordinarily rich and beautiful, containing highly effective methods to heal ourselves and others, purify negative karma, and enter into the clear light state.
Ayang Rinpoche has said, "On the ultimate level, the body, speech, wisdom, qualities and activities of the Buddhas of the three times are all included in one mandala in Vajrasattva. The mandalas and mantras of all these Buddhas are also included in Vajrasattva. The one hundred deities from the Tibetan Book of the Dead are included in the Five Buddha Families, and those Five Buddha Families are included in Vajrasattva." He describes this Vajrasattva practice as "a complete path to enlightenment".
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Bill Cosby Will Return to Primetime in New NBC Family Comedy
It was announced on Wednesday that Bill Cosby has signed a deal with NBC to star in a new half hour comedy. According to Deadline, Cosby and producer Tom Werner are currently meeting with writers on the off-season development project.
The description of the show is as expected:
The new comedy will be built around Cosby, who will play the patriarch of a multi-generational family and, like the comedian's previous family sitcoms – Cosby Show and Cosby on CBS —will channel his take on marriage and parenting
The 76-year-old actor expressed his interest in doing a family show last year, telling Yahoo TV that viewers are longing for a return of wholesome television:
"They would like to see a married couple that acts like they love each other, warts and all, children who respect the parenting, and the comedy of people who make mistakes. Warmth and forgiveness. So I hope to get that opportunity, and I will deliver the best of Cosby, and that will be a series, I assume, that we could get enough people week after week after week to tune in to, to come along with us."
With the low ratings and the looming cancellation of The Michael J. Fox Show, execs at NBC had to act fast to fill their flailing comedy lineup. Because if audiences didn't take to a show starring an aging and beloved NBC sitcom star last year, maybe they'll take to a show starring an aging and beloved NBC sitcom star this year? Worth a shot!


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Front Range > Chief Mountain > Climber's Log
Chief Mountain Climber's Log
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|Squaw Pass
Date Climbed: Oct 3, 2017
|With: Papoose, Genesee, 8022, Warrior.
|Posted Oct 27, 2017 9:57 pm
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: Nov 12, 2016
|Hiked up the Chief Mountain Trail with Maria. Plenty of hikers on the trail. It's been unseasonably warm this November, so people were taking advantage of the weather. We could see a fire burning to the north: big flames, but it didn't seem to spread. We decided to climb up Papoose on the way back.
|Posted Nov 13, 2016 6:27 pm
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: Jan 9, 2016
|Showshoe with Maria. There was plenty of snow, though it was thinner above treeline, thanks to the wind. We had light snow for most of the hike, and it was a little breezy above treeline. We tried going for Papoose on the way back, but snow on the rocks made footing difficult. Maybe some other time.
|Posted Jan 11, 2016 3:01 pm
|Climbing Jack
|Unique Peak.
Date Climbed: Jun 25, 2011
|North Slopes route.
|Posted Jul 21, 2014 9:41 pm
|w/ cousins
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2014
|With LeeAnne, Ash, Chloe, Morgan, and Jacob.
|Posted Jul 9, 2014 7:13 pm
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: May 10, 2014
|CMC Trip. There were 4 of us. The original plan was to hike up Goliath Peak, but there was some S&R activity going on up there, so the trip was shifted to Mt Sniktau, but the weather was not supposed to cooperate, so we settled for the Chief Group. The weather was actually pretty good, almost too warm below treeline, and a little windy above. Still a fair amount of snow on the ground, but snowshoes were not absolutely necessary. We tagged Chief, then headed over to Papoose.
|Posted May 11, 2014 3:42 pm
|Fun and easy
Date Climbed: May 4, 2014
|All snow except summit
|Posted May 4, 2014 6:36 pm
|Great Day with Nice Snow
Date Climbed: Nov 26, 2013
|This was a great day. Snow on the trail was nicely broken in.
|Posted Nov 26, 2013 9:01 pm
|Squaw, Papoose, Chief
Date Climbed: Nov 20, 2013
|Blue sky day, no wind. Great day!
|Posted Nov 20, 2013 6:11 pm
|Chief Mountain #5
Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2013
|With rkymtn. Ran into friend on the trail. Lovely January day.
|Posted Jul 7, 2013 5:46 pm
|Fun snowy hike
Date Climbed: Mar 29, 2013
|After helping 4 girls get there car out of a lot of snow I headed up. I've been working on acclimatizing since I moved from Ohio. Got some ice ax training. First real snowy ascent
|Posted Mar 29, 2013 6:59 pm
|First Summit with my wife
Date Climbed: Mar 10, 2013
|Hiked the day after a snow storm.
|Posted Mar 12, 2013 3:25 pm
|with Papoose & Squaw
Date Climbed: Mar 3, 2013
|Packed trail to summit of Chief, then had to break trail over Papoose, then packed trail on the road up Squaw.
|Posted Mar 3, 2013 6:33 pm
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: Jan 20, 2013
|An easy hike with my wife on a beautiful winter day. After summiting, we made our way over to Papoose to add a third peak to our weekend of mountain hikes.
|Posted Jan 21, 2013 1:30 am
|Clear Blue Day
Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2013
|Beautiful Hike! TR here: http://www.coloradoascents.blogspot.com/2013/01/chief-mountain.html
|Posted Jan 7, 2013 6:31 pm
|With the Mrs.
Date Climbed: Dec 5, 2010
|Ranger's first hike.
|Posted Dec 28, 2012 1:22 pm
|Kids 1st summit
Date Climbed: Jun 12, 2012
|With Ash and J!
|Posted Dec 3, 2012 10:49 pm
|Standard Route Solo
Date Climbed: Nov 23, 2012
|Was heading up high to get some peaks but realized at the Evergreen exit my boots were sitting next to the front door! What an idiot! Decided to head up and do Chief, Warrior and Squaw Mnts knowing I could do them in sneakers on this sunny day. Some nice rocks on the tops of these peaks.
|Posted Nov 23, 2012 10:00 pm
|Pete Castricone
|Chief Mountain Trail
Date Climbed: Oct 2, 2012
|Nice power hike on an amazing day.
|Posted Oct 2, 2012 7:03 pm
|Easy Fun
Date Climbed: Jun 15, 2010
|Very nice mini real mountain...spruce/fir, krummholtz, tundra, rocks on top, honest summit, killer views, minor effort...what's not to like?
|Posted Jun 10, 2012 4:07 pm


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I'm writing a story right now, and Lucius has a small but important part in it. (I don't want to give away too much, but he is impersonated by someone from the light side.) In any case, I don't know how to write him as a father to Draco, or as a person in general.
I've been too influenced by Makani's artwork (she's a huge Lucius fan and converted me), where Lucius and Narcissa are depicted as being very romantic toward each other. I've also been too influenced by many fanfictions where he is depicted as a terrible father to Draco who tries to force his son to be something he's not.
Another problem with Lucius is his additude toward the dark side. Does he really believe that what he's doing is the right thing (making him a psychopath), or is he aware that what he's doing is evil and wrong, but doesn't care? (Making him a sociopath.) I think he might believe that what he's doing is the right thing, that muggles really do deserve to die, but he made such a big deal of telling Fudge and the others that he was not a 'dark wizard' that it's obvious he knows that the Death Eaters are evil.
This is weird, too, but does Lucius have short or long hair? It never mentions the length of his hair in the books, but it does say he resembles his son. His hair is long in the films, and I can't imagine it any other way, but I've seen it depicted as short in fan art.
In short, Lucius is an enigmatic character, and we don't know much about him, other than the obvious. Does anyone have any suggestions for writing Lucius?


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Red carpet rolled out again for All-Stars
Players to ride 60 Chevy trucks to PNC Park on Tuesday
By Mark Newman / MLB.com
That is the length of the red-carpeted route that more than 60 environment-friendly Chevy Avalanche trucks will take to carry the 2006 All-Stars to PNC Park during the second annual MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet.
Major League Baseball started doing this before last year's Midsummer Classic in Detroit, and it started a tradition of going to the game in style.
"The event's terrific. These guys are stars, and that's why we're doing it," said Tim Brosnan, Major League Baseball's executive vice president, business. "These guys are the greatest athletes in the world, and they're getting recognized as such.
"The MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet is yet another way Major League Baseball is bringing fans closer to the game. It will give fans the opportunity to see their favorite Major League Baseball stars in a new and unique way as part of the overall All-Star Week experience."
FOX Sports Net will again produce and air the MLB All-Star Game Red Carpet Show presented by Chevrolet nationwide from 7-8 p.m. ET as a lead-in to the live national network broadcast beginning at 8 ET on FOX.
Fans in Pittsburgh and those viewing throughout the country will have an added opportunity to see their favorite All-Stars up close with this unique parade. The time of the actual procession is from 3-4 p.m. ET, and fans can set up along the route anytime after noon. Viewing locations are the Clemente Bridge, Federal Street and General Robinson.
Players, managers and their families will each make their way to the ballpark in brand new 2007 Avalanches, the official ride of this event. All are FlexFuel vehicles and powered by E85, an environmentally-friendly mix of ethanol and gasoline.
The entire route will be covered by a "red carpet," provided by Home Depot. The total length is 1,837 feet, and total square footage of the route is 44,388 feet. It will be laid in two sections: 1,400 by 20 feet from Byum Theater to the end of Clemente Bridge, and 437 by 37 1/2 feet from the Clemente Statue to Federal Street. The carpet was scheduled to begin being installed at 2 a.m. on Tuesday, after the CENTURY 21 Home Run Derby festivities have been cleared out.
Major League sponsors Chevrolet, Baby Ruth, DHL, Frito-Lay, Gillette, MasterCard, Pepsi, The Home Depot and XM Satellite Radio will advertise throughout the broadcast, making MLB sponsors the only entities with commercial time during the program.
For the fourth consecutive year, the outcome of the All-Star Game will determine which league will have home-field advantage in the World Series. In keeping with the All-Star Game theme, "This One Counts," the official World Series Trophy crafted by Tiffany & Company will also be on display as part of the Red Carpet Show. It will be driven in the final car of the parade.
Part of the fun is watching various celebrities turn into chauffeurs for the All-Stars as they take the wheel.
"It's nice," Red Sox slugger David Ortiz said of the new tradition.
The 77th All-Star Game will be televised nationally by FOX Sports, in Canada by Rogers Sportsnet and Sportsnet HD and televised around the world by Major League Baseball International. ESPN Radio will provide exclusive, national radio coverage, while MLB.com will provide extensive online coverage and MLB Radio will provide exclusive play-by-play coverage of the game on the Internet.
Mark Newman is enterprise editor for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Green Zone — After slipping into a pair of Oscar-worthy roles in 2009 (in The Informant! and his nominated turn in Invictus), Matt Damon returns to the comfortable safety of the action genre in Green Zone, which reteams him with his Bourne director Paul Greengrass. Green Zone is decidedly more political than the Bourne films — Damon plays an operative given faulty information on his search for weapons of mass destruction and goes rogue — but it's sure to pack the theaters with the actor's rabid fan base.
Remember Me — Anyone itching to see Robert Pattinson step outside the comfort zone of Twilight and spread his wings might be disappointed by the fact that he plays yet another brooding, misunderstood outcast here. Still, he gets to do it opposite pros including Pierce Brosnan, Lena Olin, and Chris Cooper, and with Lost star Emilie de Ravin as his costar, those Kristen Stewart haters can breathe a sigh of relief.
Our Family Wedding —Think Guess Who's Coming to Dinner meets Mi Familia. Though the timing is seemingly perfect to weave a gay wedding into the mix, Ugly Betty fans will have to settle for America Ferrera marrying into a traditional black family ... and all the antics that ensue. Reviews for this flick are mixed, but with Regina King costarring, expect some solid laughs.
Under Great White Northern Lights by The White Stripes — A new DVD and live album on the great MIA band's 2007 Canadian tour. See Jack and Meg put on a show in a bowling alley, get musical on a fishing boat, and bemuse and inspire each other.
It's a slow week for new releases, but the concert world never takes a day off. Alicia Keys will be at Connecticut's MGM Grand Foxwoods Casino on Saturday and Sunday night and at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, St. Patrick's Day (just imagine hearing "Empire State of Mind" there!) Michael Bublé is touring the South currently, with performances in Tampa on Saturday and Atlanta on Sunday, before he heads to Pittsburgh for St. Patty's Day.
The African Queen — Gay icon Katharine Hepburn had one of her most celebrated roles as uptight missionary Rose Sayer and was memorably paired with Oscar-winner Humphrey Bogart as a crusty riverboat captain in this adventure set in war-torn East Africa. John Huston directed this colorful 1951 classic, which makes its debut on DVD and Blu-ray.
Big Screen Bombshells: 12 Movie Collection — The camp value is off the charts as a dozen lurid titles like 1976's Hustler Squad (prostitutes turned Army recruits go on a dangerous military mission) and 1973's Superchick (about a crime-fighting flight attendant) are compiled for this boxed set. Of particular interest are 1980's Galaxina (Playboy Playmate Dorothy Stratten stars as a robot pilot) and 1968's Single Room Furnished (Jayne Mansfield goes from innocent teenager to disillusioned hooker). Stratten died shortly after her film was released, and the Mansfield title was released posthumously.
Broken Embraces — Any new Pedro Almodóvar film is an event, and that holds true with his most recent, a romantic noir with Hitchcockian undertones. The director's muse, Penélope Cruz (stunning as ever), stars as a mysterious woman at the center of a complicated love triangle. While the plot defies easy description (Almodóvar even sends up his own Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown at one point), the film demands repeat viewings.
Goodfellas (20th Anniversary Edition) — Considered by many critics to be one of Martin Scorsese's finest films, Goodfellas holds up well 20 years later, presented here with better than the original audio and video quality. Extras include behind-the-scenes featurettes and interviews with Scorsese and Nicholas Pileggi, who cowrote the script, based on his book Wiseguy.


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Town Square
Palo Alto Online Survey
Original post made by Peter, Southgate, on May 26, 2007
a resident of Mountain View
on May 27, 2007 at 10:50 am
well, THAT'LL show em! The nerve of them- asking for some customer information to improve the site they provide you for FREE!
a resident of Crescent Park
on May 28, 2007 at 4:34 am
I didn't see that survey, but I am not thrilled when some random site requires that I "register" before getting access, and asks for a lot of personal information, like my household income, so I also make stuff up.
Esp. a tv site survey, where you know they think anyone over 40 doesn't count, so I automatically become 30 with a very good income on those sites.
a resident of Midtown
on May 28, 2007 at 8:52 am
I am not a big fan of surveys either, and this one was worse, because it is very badly implemented. First, if your browser was not set to accept cookies, you got a blank page. The page should at least tell the user that you have to set your browser to accept cookies. I was able to figure it out, because I work for a web company, other people might not have been so lucky. Secondly, after completing the survey I was redirected to an error page. That's not a good user experience.
The biggest mistake, though, is in making the survey mandatory. All that does is ensure that you gather a lot of garbage data. In the end, voluntary surveys provide better data.


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Walt and Jesse look to destroy the evidence of their work in the meth lab.
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Diagnosed with terminal cancer, research chemist turned high school teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) decides to provide for his wife and disabled teenage son by using his considerable skills to start a meth lab.
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Live Free or Die
Walt and Jesse look to destroy the evidence of their work in the meth lab.
Walt and Jesse look to Mike to help rebuild the drug lab.
Hazard Pay
Walt comes up with an ingenious plan for their new lab.
The DEA closes in on the German company that supplied the meth lab.
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Walt, Jesse and Mike devise an ingenious plan to fuel their meth lab.
Mike and Jesse propose selling the methylamine to a competitor.
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The DEA investigation closes in on Mike.
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Walt sets out to eliminate anyone who can tie him to the Fring investigation.
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English pronunciation belongs to the study of English along with phonetics, syntax, semantics, etc.and true, those things are inseparable. I know of some people whose mere interest is to write and read in English - nothing more, nothing less. That goes for some of my realtives still living in Europe. One of them is a Physics professor whose writing skills in English are spectacular but if he were to say something in English, you would really end up scratching your head....but all he wants is to read and write in English.
Pronunciation has never been a big thing, never really mattered one way or another.
Just a little digression...
Teaching students is different. Getting a head start on proper pronunciation is important but putting kids in booths with head phones on to practise minimal pairs (or having you do this with them) seems a bit much. I also don't think it's a good idea. This comes with time and getting a handle on the very basics in grammar and pronunciation should be a priority. Without that, hell with phonetics and whatever else. If the student doesn't know how to express himself by using horrible grammar, then what's the point in polishing his sounds or pairs?
When I used to teach, pronunciation wasn't so much of an issue but certain parents used to put a lot of pressure on me for all kinds of things, including not giving his/her kids enough chance to participate in class. Turns out the kid was way in the back row somewhere working on his math homework.
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We may never know with certainty what Dylan was singing about in "Shelter from the Storm." He probably wasn't singing about luxury outerwear, but one thing is for sure: We all experience times when our first thought is to get some shelter, protection or relief, whether from the weather or from one of life's difficulties.
With respect to cold or wet weather the goal is simple: warm and dry. You could just go inside, build a fire in the fireplace, pour yourself a beverage that warms your insides, and snuggle up with someone you love. But alas, there are places to go and work to be done, some of which requires being outside in the weather – bitterly cold winter weather.
When you are out there, you will need a layer of protection that is appropriate to wear over whatever else you are wearing. Last year at this time we published a simple guide to choosing outerwear to help you decide what you need depending on how you dress for business and your lifestyle. And for a full range of options to choose from, our 12Essentials line up for this month has you covered.
Of particular note this season – new to our line up of outerwear – is an updated version of the ridiculously handsome classic: The pea coat or P-coat. The U.S. Navy issue pea coat is black. The one we offer is too. Whether originating with pilots or sailors, the style can be worn with a flannel pant, khakis, cords, or any five-pocket pant like jeans. Wear it to the game, to the office, on a date, or on Thanksgiving Day.
If you haven't done so recently, let this be the year that you invest in a range of outwear and accessories like scarves and gloves that will allow you to be comfortable and looking like the success that you are, no matter what storms you may be facing.