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If you love weed, and you love laughing, you probably love Doug Benson. The stoner "humoredian" is the star of the cult pot-u-mentary Super High Me. He's also a regular guest on VH1's Best Week Ever, and came in 6th on Last Comic Standing. Doug's cannabis humor has become a kind of activism, taking him on the road this fall for the "Medical Marijuana Tour," a stand-up comedy quest aimed at reefer-friendly states. He was good enough to answer a few questions for Made Man below.
Tell us about the Medical Marijuana Tour.
Don't mind if I do! From Oct. 1 to Oct. 13, my buddy Graham Elwood and I are going to do a show in each of the 13 states that have legalized marijuana for medicine. 13 states in 13 days. We start in Rhode Island and end up in Hawaii. It's going to be a bitch.
Was pot always a defining part of your act? Or, did you transition into the subject as you've developed as a comedian?
The latter. I didn't even smoke pot when I started doing stand-up. But other comics turned me on to it. I'd name names, but let's not drag Greg Proops and Brian Posehn into it.
What strains do you like to smoke before performing? Which do you avoid?
Indicas make me sleepy, so I go with sativas before and after my shows. One of my favs is called Chocolope. Seriously.
What's the best name for a strain of weed you've come across? What's the worst?
Supposedly there's a strain in Tennessee called "Doug Benson." Not sure how I feel about smoking myself. The worst names are the ones I can't remember – like ones that have a lot of numbers in them. Or words.
If you could name a strain, what would you name it?
Sneaky Pete.
Do you know of any comedians who are as actively against marijuana as you are for it? Is there an, "Anti-Doug," out there?
Yeah, his name is Sinbad. Just kidding. I can't think of any comics who are against marijuana.
A lot of comedians have day jobs to support their comedy at first. What kind of non-comedy gigs have you worked before the success of you comedy career?
I did lots of stuff, but always tried to keep it showbiz related. I was an extra in movies and tv shows, I was a tour guide at Universal Studios, I even worked for a while as a production assistant for Michael Jackson. In another twist of bad timing, I talked some shit about Michael on an episode of my I LOVE MOVIES podcast that was taped a few days before he died.
You seem to put stand-up comedy first, as opposed to writing or acting as individual art forms. Has your recent success in stand-up presented new opportunities for pursuits beyond the microphone?
Yes, it has. my popularity as a comic got me SUPER HIGH ME, and the popularity of that movie is giving me lots of other opportunities. And free weed. So I can't complain. But I do, because I'm a comic!
Pot seems well on its way to legalization. Anything else currently illegal you'd like to see publically available?
No. I'm just a pot guy. But thanks for asking.
Does being high on stage affect your ability to deal with hecklers?
I don't get heckled. Or I'm just too high to notice. So yes.


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I often rant that the world used to be simpler. That without the Internet, smartphones, and paper towels, love was easier, as if human interactions have become more complex alongside the evolution of our tools.
I think this theory was a product of my millennial ego, my tendency to overthink everything in life and my desire to explicate and justify my loneliness. In my defence, it also seemed this way on television. In old films a handsome fellow would catch the gaze of a pretty girl at a dance, they would spend months going to the movies, meeting each other's family's and giggling over ice cream before he asked for her hand in marriage. They would spend a lifetime together making babies, cooking meat pie and doting over their grandchildren. Their love would waver, but never die; it would be challenged, but never fail. There was an attitude of persistence in love. That persistence, combined with a sense of faith in love, made bonds unbreakable, made ecstasy irrelevant and made questioning dangerous.
I have now realized that this sense of nostalgia is a fiction I created to appease my loneliness. Love is love, people are people, values may have shifted, but everyday I build my own reality. I built the false narrative — with the help of TV and movies, and millennial things — that love is extremely complicated and that when I feel it, I will feel it viscerally. When I experience real love the framing of my world will change, small blue cartoon birds will follow me around and I will dance to a song that only I can hear in the middle of the day in a crowded place. Not only will I feel the shift, but the whole world will respond and my life will never be the same again. This is a world where love is a chemical reaction that requires an exact measure of many different elements in order to catalyze the perfect result.
This myth of real or true love is dangerous. Particularly, in the context of the current information explosion, which has exposed us to worlds that we didn't know we wanted, products we didn't know we needed and displays of love that make us feel inadequate. We live in a world where no one buys toothpaste without researching all the brands and the effects of whitening properties. We want to know everything about everything and we want to know that we have the best.
This is an attitude that has set us up to fail at love.
In order to succeed at love we must first demystify its supernatural qualities. Not to develop a cynical approach, but instead to have a sense of realism about what love looks like on a day-to-day basis. This process of injecting reality into our views on love will also help us develop more faith in love. We must also dispel the culture of scarcity around love. The idea that it is 'once in a lifetime' or that it involves finding a 'soul mate' puts us into the chaotic search for a needle in a stack of hay, only the needle has been transformed by a warlock to look exactly like a piece of hay. It's frantic, it's impossible, and it will result in the hunter feeling exasperated, desperate and alone.
Here are some things to consider when taking stock of your views on relationships: What expectations do you have when it comes to the experience of falling in love? What sort of pressure do you place on yourself and on your potential partner around living up to standards of love and relationships? Whose standards are you using to measure your relationship success? Are you constantly questioning your relationship or wondering if there are better options out there?
Reflect on these questions and remind yourself that in love there is no best. You can't research your way to the answer, and there is no perfect endgame. The reality is we are all just living in entropy. Nothing is perfect, and no relationship can be written as a chemical equation. It may not look the way you expect. It will not be perfect. The perfect one may pass you by.
When you are able to accept this, you will open yourself up to love. Love is no more complicated or simple than it ever was in history. It is as easy or as difficult as we make it. Once you start thinking about love as something that can be felt and experienced everywhere and with anyone, finding love becomes a far less stressful experience and a much simpler one. You need to accept that your partner will not fill every space in your life and that it is okay to also seek different forms of support and connection from friends and family outside of your relationship. When you stop questioning and searching for the best or better in love, you will find satisfaction and happiness. If you cherish every experience of love or almost-love for what it is, and you constantly seek more of it in your life then you will find bounty.
In its essence love is simple and plentiful, so long as we continue to view it as such and fill our lives with it we will be happy, full and satisfied.


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By going upstream, root causes would have been eradicated if Singapore remained unmodernised.
Singaporeans from all walks of life, who believe in going back to the original source, said they agree fully with the audit firm report detailing the root causes of lapses at the Workers' Party-run Aljunied-Hougang Town Council (AHTC).
This after they saw that the root cause can be traced to the opposition party, if one is being short-sighted, or to the ruling party and how Town Councils were set up and run, if one is far-sighted enough.
However, there was no doubt among the local population that all lapses stemmed from the founding of Singapore.
One Singaporean, Lai Fo Shi, said: "If Singapore remained unfounded and left to the aboriginal population, none of these lapses would have occurred or been registered because the native population didn't have Town Councils to begin with."
"As a country that is advanced and modern, it is important to go upstream and look at what really caused these lapses to happen so that the problem can be nipped at the bud."
"The first prime minister Lee Kuan Yew might need to be blamed as AHTC lapses would not have occurred if he did not found modern Singapore."
At press time, Singaporeans are also blaming Sir Stamford Raffles and the physical separation of Singapore land mass from the Malay Peninsula 10,000 years ago.


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Posted on October 29, 2007 | No CommentsA former JET Program participant from Minnesota was recently honored with a prestigious comic book grant. Lars Martinson, 30, was an ALT in Fukuoka-ken from 2003 to 2006. He is currently drawing a four-part graphic novel entitled "Tonoharu" based on his experiences in the JET Program. The first part of this graphic novel has been recognized with a grant from the Xeric Foundation. The Xeric Foundation was established to promote comic book self-publishing, and has bestowed grants totaling in excess of $1,750,000 since its inception. It was founded by Peter Laird, co-creator of the "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", which itself was originally a self-published comic book. With the Xeric Foundation's assistance, Lars is currently in the process of publishing "Tonoharu: […]


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I believe in the power of forgiveness. I raised my daughter as a single mom since she was a baby. Her father was not around for the first 3 years of her life. When my daughter turned 12 she decided she wanted to live with her father. We went to court and ultimately the court ruled that she can live with her dad since she was old enough to make that decision, according to Texas law. I felt betrayed, hurt, like a horrible mother; yet at the same time I still loved my daughter. What was there left for me to do? Forgive her and love her just as I did before. Forgiveness has bonded my daughter and me together in a new way. Even though we may be further apart physically when we spend time together we are very close.
I believe in the power of forgiveness. After my daughter went to live with her father and step mother, I was consumed with hatred and bitterness. Each time I spoke to them on the phone or wrote them an email, I would feel sick, anxious and doubting my own motherhood. I blamed everyone around me, including myself. One day, I had an epiphany. It's not my fault. I can't go back and change the past. Even if something in the past was my fault there is no sense in blaming myself or those around me because it won't change my current circumstance.
I believe in the power of forgiveness. Forgiveness would not be powerful if it was an easy accomplishment. Forgiveness is a conscious act that must be carried out each day because I am human. I still have the feelings of anger and betrayal and it takes effort to put on the cloak of forgiveness.
I believe in the power of forgiveness. I believe God has forgiven me for every wicked sin in my life and given me new life, a life of freedom. If God has forgiven me and is in control of my life, what right do I have not to forgive those who have wronged me? I have no right. If I don't forgive those who have wronged me I reject the validity of God's forgiveness in my life. I would be saying, "God can forgive me but I can't forgive you."
I believe in the power of forgiveness. Forgiveness can't be stolen or rejected. Forgiveness comes from me and is completed in me. The individual I forgive in my heart may not even know I have forgiven them. It starts and ends with me and is truly a change of heart. I believe the power of forgiveness is revolutionary.
I believe in the power of forgiveness. I believe it has changed my life dramatically. I believe that my daughter has learned from this as well. She has me as an example of how to forgive others when that time comes. My daughter forgave her father for not always being there; this is proof my daughter is learning the power of forgiveness.
I believe in the power of forgiveness!
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I watched as much of the R debate last night as I could stand, when it didn't conflict with Jeopardy, and with my desire to remain sane. All the waving dicks must have made for quite a breeze in that understated conservative cloth coat venue. Foreign policy: punch the Russians in the nose, kill civilans to send a message, and, for gods' sake, build up the 6th Fleet to take out those Toyotas.
The harder the dick, the faster it waved, the louder the cheers. (Carly doesn't have a dick, so I'll assume she waved an aborted fetus while I was listening to Alex Trebek over-pronounce ze Francais.) Rand Paul, on stage only by way of fuzzy math, was actually the nearly sane one, pointing out that foreign policy doesn't usually boil down to a single simple sentence. He got a few cheers, but the needle only went all the way to the right for the "kill 'em all before they kill us all" and "screw the rest of the world" stuff.
A high point was when Chris "former prosecuter so I know dicks" Christie was asked how to keep Americans from succumbing to 24/7 fear, and he responded by trying to scare the shit out of everyone. A typical point was when Ted "second coming and not just 'cause I'm waving my dick" Cruz mentioned how many illegals Bill Clinton and George Bush had deported, and stopped there.
If what they all said about Barack and Hillary were true, you'd think we'd all be wearing clothes with holes in them, sitting on sidewalks selling pencils; that factories have ground to a halt, that our military consists of a couple of probably gay women with muskets, and that streets are crawling with illegals; that our planes are mostly biplanes and ships have sails, and that they're all dwarfed in number and power by the least of other nations. And, of course, that there's an ISIS flag flying over that white house with all the black people in it.
One can only hope that in the only somewhat improbable event that any of those people were to become president, there'd be someone within shouting distance of them encourage a second thought, or maybe, in their case, even a first one, before engaging in their shoot first, consider complexities later ideas of engagement in the world. Because if not, we're profoundly, deeply, irretrieveably screwed.
And, in all seriousness: shame on those people in the audience and anyone else shallow enough to like it, who cheer them on. Worse, shame on America for becoming a place where such people represent half of us.
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Climate change may have begun as a scientific issue, but it is also a political issue, a manifestation of the problems associated with modernization, industrialism, capitalism and globalization. The climate change debate raises questions about whether global consensus or cooperation about the environment (or anything else) is possible, how the environment fits into and underlies the current ways people live their lives, and what counts as knowledge within the world system. As the world moves into a new era of international climate negotiations and increasing public awareness, understanding the complex debates and disagreements becomes ever more crucial so that ways forward can be found.
"Debating Climate Change" uses an innovative approach to the climate change debate - combined discourse and social network analyses - to examine how we talk about the issue in both scientific and non-scientific ways. Analyzing 100 documents from top level climate scientists and international negotiators to energy company perspectives in the mass media, Elizabeth L. Malone illuminates all sides of the debate and finds agreement between varied and seemingly opposed parties. She then shows how we can build upon these areas of agreement to tackle climate change.
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There are about 101 reasons to not like ABC's The Bachelor, not the least of which that they've had one, count it, ONE season where the gender was flipped.
I have to say that at the top of my list of reasons is the fact that the whole premise is set up in such a make-believe way. The bachelor is always built up as this "dream man," which any woman would love to love. He's perfect, handsome, charming, usually rich, and is definitely looking for a committment. So, what better way to find a soul mate than to gather a group of pre-selected, beautiful women and gradually whittle down the competition on national television?
Above and beyond the sheer unbelievability of the scenario (yes, yes, there apparently have been some successes), what I find most annoying is the pre-selected women bit. You see, NOT just any woman has the chance to love the guy.
By choosing only women who are traditionally beautiful, who all look good in bikinis (I really do believe that is one of the things they use to select the women), etc., etc., the producers of the show are basically stating that if you do not meet the criteria (that is, you don't look particularly good on TV), you will never be a dream man's dream woman.
You might as well not even bother, for it's impossible that fine catch would ever choose a woman who's short, curvy, has less than perfect skin and would rather gouge her eyes out than prance around in a bikini even if that woman is amazing as a human being, at least not if she's surrounded by thin, model-like women. ::rolls eyes::
Of course, the above scenario would never happen anyway. If I, for example, submitted a video of myself explaining why I wanted to find the perfect mate, my submission would be dumped in the round file before even ten seconds of it was watched. Silly fat woman, you don't even have the right to dream the same romantic dreams as thin women.


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It took a major stride forward in 1953 when it launched the pressure cooker. This gave the company, thereafter called Société d'Emboutissage de Bourgogne, a new national dimension.
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January 15, 2014 – Georgetown will celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 19-25 with events that include presentation of its 2014 John Thompson Jr. Legacy of a Dream Award to Lecester Johnson during the Let Freedom Ring musical celebration at the Kennedy Center.
The university will honor Johnson at the Kennedy Center event Jan. 20 for her leadership and advocacy for adult education and workforce development. Grammy Award winner Dionne Warwick is scheduled to perform at the event, which will be webcast.
The week also includes academic, service and spiritual events as well as curriculum tied to the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
"This is an opportunity for us to honor the legacy of Dr. King, and to recognize the extraordinary contributions of one of our local heroes for her work to advance the dream of Dr. King in our city," said Georgetown President John J. DeGioia. "Dr. King and Ms. Johnson exemplify for us what it means to be women and men for others, and to strive for the betterment of our whole human family."
Academy of Hope Exhibit
Johnson is the executive director of Academy of Hope, a nonprofit that focuses on basic education and adult literacy services for men and women, age 18 and up, who can read on at least a sixth-grade level. The academy also prepares individuals for the GED and transition into post-secondary education.
Georgetown is partnering with the Academy of Hope for a year, as it did with its last Legacy of a Dream award winner.
Throughout the week, information about Johnson's work at Academy of Hope will be on display in historic Healy Hall
"The display is really a way to look at current work being done in our communities and as a recommitment by the university to the ideals that formed the civil rights movement and Dr. King's legacy," says Rev. Bryant Oskvig, co-chair of Georgetown's MLK Planning Committee and director of the university's Protestant chaplaincy. "It also shows that we're paying attention to what's happening in our city and that we want to celebrate people who are doing good work."
Life Pieces to Masterpieces
Artwork from the nonprofit led by 2013 John Thompson Legacy of a Dream Award recipient Mary Brown will be on display in Bunn ICC Galleria.
Brown's nonprofit, Life Pieces to Masterpieces, provides opportunities for African-American boys and young men, ages 3-25, tthrough a curriculum that promotes learning languages, expression through artwork, meditation, leadership, discipline and the importance of giving and loving.
Life Pieces students created the artwork that will be displayed on campus.
Classes to Incorporate March
About 15 faculty members have added elements of the March on Washington to their curriculum through the Teach the March initiative, coordinated by Georgetown's Center for Social Justice, Research, Teaching and Service (CSJ).
"In order to deepen and broaden the impact of the celebration, the MLK planning committee and provost's office encourage faculty to 'Teach the March' in their classes during the first month of the Spring 2014 semester and creatively incorporate the March on Washington into their curricula," Provost Robert Groves said in a letter to Georgetown faculty.
He noted that last year faculty representing every school at Georgetown, including SFS-Q in Doha, Qatar, taught King's "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" in their classes.
This year, Lahra Smith's African Studies Capstone course has students integrating King's "I Have a Dream" speech and the march into their essay assignments.
"For us in African studies, the [march's] grassroots community action against violations of human rights and in service of social justice is exactly what we see happening across sub-Saharan Africa today," says Smith, an assistant professor in the School of Foreign Service at Georgetown. "I think [the students] see the connections almost intuitively, but the essay assignment is meant to help them connect these events and circumstances to their own trajectories, to their own past and future work in social change and social justice."
The War on Poverty
Business professor Robert Bies incorporated the march into his Courage and Moral Leadership course and plans to focus on King's "I Have a Dream" and "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" during the Executive Master's in Leadership Program for DC Public Schools Principals this month.
"I am connecting the march with the war on poverty over the next 10 days, and we are focusing on Sargent Shriver's life as central to this discussion," Bies says of his leadership course. "With the [master's program] we will add more historical context by including Malcolm X's perspective on the march."
Oskvig says MLK week serves as a reminder to students, faculty and staff how they may continue the fight for social and economic justice within Washington, D.C., and the wider world.
"This is really an opportunity for us to talk about the rhetoric around the March on Washington, King's 'I Have a Dream' speech and how it moved us as a country," he says.
Reflection and Service
A Jan. 22 reflection panel will feature Georgetown faculty, including Richard America, professor of business; Deborah Tannen, university professor of linguistics; Ray Kemp, senior research fellow of theology; and Rabbi Harold White, senior adviser for the Jewish civilization program.
"The march highlighted the need for justice and jobs, and some of the university's very own members either participated in the March or were inspired by the themes of that day to join the civil rights movement and work for antiwar causes, women's right, social justice and racial equality," says Michael Smith, director for institutional diversity, equity, and affirmative action (IDEAA) at Georgetown. Smith co-chairs the MLK Planning Committee with Oskvig.
A candlelight reflection in Healy Circle on Jan 23 and a day of service with Promise Neighborhoods partner Ceasar Chavez Public Charter School for Public Policy on Jan. 25 will round out the week's activities and events.
"It's been great to see how students, faculty and staff have really come together around this theme to plan this week of programming," says Oskvig. "It's even more important that we're able to open the events to not just the Georgetown community, but our neighbors and other members of the D.C. community."
For more details about the week's events, visit the MLK Celebration page.


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I have a vinyl in ground pool with standard "C" type bull nose coping(not sure if it is vinyl or aluminum, only 5 years old). I have a saltwater chlorinating pool. Before I realized what was going on, the salt has begun eating away at the coping where it meets the concrete. It is not real bad, the largest holes are probably 1/4" - 3/8" in diameter. Now that I know this happens, I will regularly hose down the coping to prevent the erosion. What can I use to repair the holes and spots that have eroded? I don't want to use caulking, I don't think it would hold up.
Should I use some type of epoxy or maybe some type of concrete patch? After repairing, I guess I will need to paint it. Is there any particular type of paint that would provide a longer lasting finish in this environment. I did not realize how corrosive salt could be. Replacing the coping does not seem to be and option, because it is mounted to the pool wall, under the concrete.
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Archival Pigment Print by Kenneth Jarecke
Printed by the artist.
Image size: 6 x 9 on 8.5 x 11 matte paper.
Image size: 12 x 18 on 17 x 22 matte paper.
Open Edition
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With roughly eight miles of narrow alleys snaking through it (at one time) the Al-Madina Souk was the largest covered market in the world. Sadly, much of it is now destroyed.
It was a friendly and inviting place. I use to love wandering through it and making pictures. Like many places in this part of the world, it's not uncommon to see men and boys walking arm in arm. I'm not sure if these two are really brothers, but they sure act like it.
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Off to Las Vegas to see this guy - can't wait! Meant to share a kitchen update but ran out of time : ( More on the kitchen asap! xoxx, Renée
Won't be long now until the big finish! The cabinets are beautiful - a great shade of sage/gray/taupe, LOVE the granite countertops and the pot rack light fixture (I just happened to see at Lowe's) is one of my favorite things. Now we have to get some nice looking pots and pans to hang from it. The 30+ year old hand me down pots work well but are definitely not the kind that anyone would display!
This photo doesn't show the true color of the cabinets but you can get the idea. The granite makes the counter space seem so much bigger! The sinks are a granite composite but they show every drop of water on the dark brown color. Hopefully our very hard water doesn't leave marks on them over time. We decided to take out the sink from the bar since we never used it. The wine chiller we ordered for the left cabinet wouldn't fit and neither would any other one we could find. It was supposed to have a little refrigerator in it when we built our house 19 years ago. We opted not to have one for reasons I can't recall so they just gave it a cabinet door instead. Today we found a nice wine rack that fits perfectly and red wine is consumed in larger quantities around here anyway! And by the way - Dee and Jordan, that red wine thing is ALL your fault! More about those two later! We already had the small free standing eight bottle chiller for the whites on the countertop!
The wood floors are scheduled to be refinished and stained a nice neutral brown in a few weeks, the kitchen tile backsplash is ordered and the living room cabinets will be painted and distressed soon. The carpenter already added bead board to the back of the open bookcases for a fresh look . . . love that! Bob looks a little surprised don't you think? Maybe I shouldn't tell him about the stone on the exterior yet! More soon. xoxx, Renée
Just in case you think it's all play and no work having your kitchen remodeled (with a great contractor) after making your choices for paint colors, counter tops, cooktops, microwaves, tile backsplashes, knobs, pulls, sinks, faucets, cooktop hoods . . . are you tired yet? It is VERY exciting to see all the laborious decisions come together in fact it's downright magical!
day 4 - ready for the drawer fronts and cabinet doors
cool contraptions for everything to dry - VERY STINKY!
where does all this JUNK go? What a mess!
LOVE those knobs and drawer pulls! Counter tops should be coming by the end of the week then the sinks, cooktop, hood, oven, etc can all go in. About the time everything gets put away the floors are going to be refinished with a little stain . . . that will take about a week. The living room built in cabinets are going to get a fresh new look too . . . I found the BEST picture of EXACTLY what I want for those . . . so now we added that as the final touch. SHHHHH don't tell but I have a few other things to finish it off we just aren't going to share those with Bob yet! Now I will see if Bob ever reads my blog - LOL! xoxx, Renée
PS thanks for all the encouragement and your comments - I love getting to share the excitement!
Step one of the painting was to spray with a dark brown/black undercoat.
The next paint was a wonderful gray/green/taupe color "garden urn"
Then they started to distress gradually with some worm holes and sanding - mostly on the edges. Then they coated them with a clear satin finish to protect the distressed look. If I'm not mistaken that's an oxymoron LOL!
They are working on all the doors and drawer fronts today . . . they had to paint both sides of 49 doors and 21 drawers. Did you know that the drawer fronts are just screwed onto the front of the drawers? I had no idea! LOVING IT! xoxx, Renée
Everything is moving quickly . . . we have the GREATEST contractor, thank you Scott! Look at the progress yesterday and I can hardly wait to share the painted cabinets tomorrow. The doors and drawers will be painted and distressed over the next two days but the worst mess will be over for this part. YEAH - it's looking good! All those choices are coming together. xoxx, Renée
White tile countertops all gone! So many choices - new countertops, painted cabinets, new cooktop . . . so much excitement! Stitching while they work on the dramatic change! xoxx, Renée
It's hard to believe it's been a whole month since I last posted! There is plenty of fun to share but too many things keeping me busy for a few more days. This sweet little valentine clown is from the Graphics Fairy - just wanted you to know I haven't forgotten all about blogging! Back soon! xoxx, Renée
Wishing you and yours a twinkling wonderous Christmas and a happy prosperous new year! xoxx, Renée
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Mobile phone penalties set to double - but will it be an effective deterrent?
From tomorrow (1 March), the penalties for those caught using a mobile phone while driving double to six points and a £200 fine.
Announced by the Government last November, the rise in penalty points will mean an immediate ban for newly-qualified drivers who have a ceiling of six points for the first two years after passing the test.
The decision to increase the penalties follows a Government consultation, which concluded that there will be no differentiation between car and HGV drivers when it comes to punishment.
The Government's consultation response also confirmed that a retraining course will not be offered to first-time offenders as an alternative to the fixed penalty notice FPN, which is intended to provide a strong deterrent and a powerful incentive to change behaviour.
The problem
According to the Government's THINK! campaign studies show that drivers using a hands-free or handheld mobile phone are slower to recognise and react to hazards.
Researchers in Australia found that drivers who use either a hands-free or handheld mobile are four times more likely to be involved in a collision, than those who are not distracted.
Figures published by the RAC in September 2016 suggested that 11m motorists admitted to making or receiving a call while driving in 12 months leading up to the publication of the data.
Is the move well supported?
According to the Government, yes. In the consultation response it says 'there is clear support for change and increasing the fixed penalty notice for using a hand held mobile phone when driving'.
And that is a notion backed up by a recent Road Safety GB (Twitter) poll - in which 91% of 438 respondents expressed their support for the change. 7% of respondents disagreed, while 2% were not sure.
The move also has the unequivocal backing of road safety stakeholders, including Road Safety GB.
However, there are those in road safety who believe the increased penalties do not go far enough - a point acknowledged by the DfT in its consultation response.
But will it be effective?
Although the move is well supported, there are doubts as to whether it will be effective - highlighted by a separate Road Safety GB poll in which 53% of the 398 respondents answered 'no'; with just 27% saying it would be effective, while 20% were not sure.
There are also doubts about whether drivers are aware that the law is changing. The results of a survey, reported yesterday (27 Feb) by BT news, suggest that 40% of drivers are unaware they face tougher punishments for the offence as of tomorrow.
However, over the coming days and weeks the matter will receive much publicity - including a new THINK! campaign which will highlight the dangers of using a mobile phone while driving and raise awareness of the change in penalties.
There are also doubts and concerns about how effectively the new penalties will be enforced by the dwindling number of specialist traffic police officers.
A parliamentary report into the enforcement of road laws (published in March 2016) concluded that the falling number of recorded crimes on Britain's roads does not represent a reduction in offences being committed.
Instead the Transport Committee report suggests that motoring offences are not being detected due to a decline in the number of specialist traffic police officers. The report concludes that engineering and education "must be backed up by effective enforcement" with road users "knowing that infringements will be detected".
Figures published in January by Auto Express revealed that the number of full-time traffic police operating in England and Wales has been cut by almost a third since 2010, while the RAC Report on Motoring 2015 revealed that 62% of drivers believe that there are insufficient police on the roads to enforce driving laws.
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It will only be effective if it's enforced. No matter what the penalties are for any crime it only has a deterrent effect if there is a high degree of certainty of detection and conviction. In 1800 - the period of the 'Bloody Code' when there were more than 100 offences on the Statute Book for which hanging was the penalty (including for theft of five shillings or more), public hangings attracted large audiences. There were warnings to beware of pickpockets, so in effect, pickpockets were going about their business committing capital offences whilst watching someone being hung for theft. Why? Because they were so skilled at their craft that they never got caught.
As to the risks posed by driving whilst on the phone, the Road Research Laboratory estimated the following levels of impairment on response times:
Drink Drive Limit: 13%
Cannabis: 21%
Hands Free Phone: 27%
Texting: 37%
Hand-Held Phone: 46%
For being at or above the drink drive limit, there's an automatic 12 months ban with no discretion by magistrates to wave that ban. There is wide acceptance that this is as it should be and if anything, the public support lower drink drive limits.
Yet even a hands-free phone has twice the level of impairment than does being at the drink drive limit yet it carries no penalty. A hand-held phone has more than three times the level of impairment, so why only £200 and six points - why not an immediate ban?
Modern cars have bigger and bigger screens and more gizmos. Really, if anyone is doing anything in their car which - if they did it on their driving test would cause them to fail, they'd best not do it.
Whatever government is in power, there are no votes in this so nothing much will change in my view.
Everyone managed quite happily without these distractions until 20 years ago, and millions such as myself mange that today. Personally, I'm too young to die and too old to have an accident.
David Taylor East Yorkshire
Hugh, on the face of it you make a good point. However, many frontline, bog-standard, Response Officers are so overworked running from one job to the next like one-armed paper-hangers, that they have neither the time, nor the inclination to get involved with traffic matters. They may not possess the specialist knowledge to ensure that the correct evidence is used to prove the offence, if it were contested in court. They probably do not have even the time to write the evidence by hand in a report, or on a FPN. All these factors, and many more, add up to the fact that inevitably there are horses for courses.
David, Suffolk
"...suggests that motoring offences are not being detected due to a decline in the number of specialist traffic police officers." Is spotting a driver using their phone so difficult that only 'specialist police officers' can do it? Of all the crimes and offences that the police have to deal with, motoring offences would seem to be the easiest to detect and it seems to me could be dealt with by any officer - even one who isn't a 'specialist'.
Hugh Jones, Cheshire
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Chiefs beat Hurricanes 24-16 in Super Rugby
HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Aaron Cruden kicked 14 points and won a contest with fellow All Blacks flyhalf Beauden Barrett as the Chiefs beat the Hurricanes 24-16 on Friday to keep alive their defence of the Super Rugby title.
Cruden also helped to create a second-half try to lock Brodie Retallick which clinched victory for the Chiefs, who needed to beat the Hurricanes and must beat the Blues in their last regular-season match next weekend to have any chance of reaching the top-six playoffs.
The Chiefs, champions in the last two seasons, started the match in ninth place and rose to seventh with their two-tries-to-one win.
The Hurricanes stayed in fifth place but their chances of reaching the playoffs are now slight as they have a bye in next weekend's final round.
The Chiefs showed the benefit of their playoffs experience, playing intelligent rugby in what was effectively a knockout match.
They commanded possession and territory in the first half, mostly keeping the ball in hand and using strong ball-carriers such as lock Mike Fitzgerald and back-rower Liam Squire to attack the gain line.
When they went to the backs they moved the ball quickly wide, and ran strongly, stretching the Hurricanes defence, which missed eight tackles in the first half. The Chiefs had a decisive 61 percent of territory and 63 percent of possession before halftime.
"The effort's been there all year but we probably haven't put that onto the paddock," Cruden said. "It was good to see it tonight.
"There were a lot of motivating factors. Obviously, our season was on the line and we wanted to come here with our last home game at Waikato Stadium, and put in a performance our fans could be proud of.
"We wanted to get back to what we do best which is up the guts, then chuck it wide, and it worked for us tonight. There were a few doubters out there coming into the match and I guess a bit of fear among ourselves, but through fear comes courage, and the boys showed a lot of that."
The Chiefs built a 16-6 lead at halftime which was indicative of their superiority.
Cruden kicked three penalties and converted a 28th-minute try to prop Jamie Mackintosh. The Chiefs gambled by passing up a penalty kick in favor of a lineout, mauled the ball to the goal-line then drove over from an ensuing scrum.
Cruden then provided the vital link in a short-side move which led to Retallick's try in the 59th. He twisted through several tackles before providing the last pass to the All Blacks lock, who crashed onto the ball at pace.
Barrett kicked three penalties and the conversion of a 64th-minute try to center Hadleigh Parkes. His first penalty carried him past 200 points for the season, making him the 11th player and the fourth from New Zealand to reach that milestone.
"There was enough effort and passion but we just didn't keep our heads and execute our skills very well," Hurricanes captain Jeremy Thrush said. "We won our set-piece pretty well but we just didn't hold onto the ball through phases and put them under pressure."
The Hurricanes must nervously await results over the next two weekends to discover whether they can yet sneak into the playoffs. If not, it will be the fourth time they have missed the postseason under coach Mark Hammett, who leaves at the end of the season to join the Cardiff Blues.
Chiefs 24 (Jamie Mackintosh, Brodie Retallick tries; Aaron Cruden conversion, 4 penalties), Hurricanes 16 (Hadleigh Parkes try; Beauden Barrett conversion, 3 penalties). HT: 16-6.


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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – It looks like Miss Fancy has some new bling.
Avondale Brewing Co. brought home some gold and silver with the medals it captured at the 2013 Craft Beer Awards International Craft Beer competition.
All four of the beers ABC entered into the competition won a medal. Here's the breakdown:
- Meredith Marzen, an Oktoberfest-style lager, won gold.
- Longbranch Scottish Ale, an Americanized 80 Shilling brown ale, won gold.
- No Joka Mocha coffee stout (with coffee beans from Finer Grind, cocoa nibs and oatmeal), won gold.
- French Oak Barrel Aged Brett Saison won silver.
Celebrations at Hop City Wednesday and the J. Clyde tonight included tastings of the winning beers.
The Los Angeles-based Craft Beer Awards International Competition brings together the top craft brewers from everywhere to showcase and award craft beer and its integral position in the larger craft beer movement. Gold, silver and bronze medals were awarded in a number of different categories.
Two dozen judges scored to beers on 100 point scales after blind tastings.
Avondale Brewing Co. is at 201 41st Street South. The brewery's logo features Miss Fancy, the elephant once an attraction at Avondale Park.


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Fellowship Grant Applications accepted Sept. 1, 2018 - May 1, 2019
Applications Reviewed on: NOV. 1, 2018. MARCH 1, 2019. May 1, 2019, 2019.
NOTE: Applications received on/after March 1 and May 1 may be reviewed only if applications meet criteria and funding remains. LEF recommends applying for Fellowships as early as possible to ensure best potential for awards.
Purpose & Scope
School Partnership liaisons for faculty
Bowman: Andrea Re
Bridge: Patricia Jacotin
Estabrook: Beth Ross
Fiske: Stacey Raiche
Harrington: Brooke Wu
Hastings: Jessica Brett
Clarke: Will Scarbrough
Diamond: Raquel Leder
High School: Amy Winter, Kristen Reed, Karen Griffiths
LEF Fellowships enable Lexington Public School teachers and staff with professional status to pursue professional development opportunities that will have a positive impact on student learning. Fellowships enable individual educators to devote time during school vacation periods to attend professional development courses, seminars, workshops, conferences, and structured field study programs that relate directly to their LPS positions. Several teachers may apply individually to attend the same program if this shared collegial experience promises to have a greater impact.
To give you a sense of the types of activities LEF Fellowships support, click here for descriptions of recent Fellowships.
Who May Apply
LEF Fellowships are open to any current certified LPS staff member who will be returning as an LPS staff member the following academic year. This includes:
- Classroom teachers
- Subject-area specialists
- Special education personnel
- Department heads
- Administrators at the school or central office level
- Counselors
- Nurses
A teacher without Professional Teacher Status may apply for a Fellowship if s/he submits with the application a letter from the school principal indicating that s/he will be reappointed for the following school year.
If a group of teachers seek the same Fellowship opportunity, each teacher must prepare and submit a separate, personalized application.
There are no restrictions on repeat applications from previous LEF Fellows; however, LEF will give priority to first‐time applicants.
Eligible Expenses
Activities and expenses that are eligible for LEF Fellowship support include:
- Program tuition
- Course and conference registration fees
- Economy travel
- Room and board (at LPS rates)
- Purchases of materials and supplies
Activities and expenses that are ineligible for LEF Fellowship support include:
- Stipends or funding for degree or certificate programs (with the exception of National Board Certification)
- Activities that are covered by the school system's operating budget
(Please note that Fellowship funds are disbursed on a reimbursement basis).
Preparing a Fellowship Proposal
Click here to download the application forms and detailed instructions for completing an LEF Fellowship application.
Provide all narrative and budgetary information required, in the format and order requested.
- The proposal should be no longer than two pages (in addition to the application cover sheet). It should provide detailed, specific information about:
- The purpose of the Fellowship
- How the Fellowship will improve your professional practice and enhance your students' learning
- How you will share the results of your Fellowship, e.g., by presenting a paper or conducting a workshop for colleagues, or meeting with your curriculum leader to discuss results
- The amount you are requesting, and a detailed breakdown of how you will spend your Fellowship award, and
- Information about any time‐sensitive deadlines (for registration or tuition costs, for example) pertaining to your request
Accompanying the proposal must be:
- Two separate letters of support, in sealed envelopes or signed electronic copies, from your principal, department head, curriculum leader, or superintendent. The letter from the principal, department head, or superintendent must include a statement certifying that your request for funding is not covered by the school system's operating budget.
- A statement certifying that (1) you are currently a Lexington Public School certified staff member with professional status, and (2) you will be returning as a Lexington Public School certified staff member for the following academic year. If you are a pre‐PTS staff member, you must include a letter of reappointment from the principal of your school.
Review Process
An LEF committee reviews all Fellowships proposals in depth and makes recommendations for funding to the LEF Board of Directors. LEF bases its Fellowship funding decisions on merit and the availability of funds. Reviewers pay particular attention to how the proposed activities promise to enhance student learning and improve professional practice in an applicant's area of expertise.
The review committee assesses each Fellowship proposal on its own merits, rather than in direct competition with other proposals. LEF seeks to support every worthy proposal within the constraints of LEF's budget. The review process provides opportunities for applicants to expand on or clarify information provided in their proposals.
If your proposal is not funded, LEF will, upon request, provide feedback and suggestions regarding future applications.


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Archive for November 2016
A birthday is always a happy occasion which lets you know that you have been fortunate to be alive for one more year and also makes you to remember the wonderful moments of life that you had lived. It is a gentle reminder on us to get our act together and keep moving forward. Although a birthday comes every year, the milestones of 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 are all important ages in which we make a transition from one role to another. Of all these things fortieth birthday is very important as it signifies our transition from youth to the old. The age of forty is when we have a stable source of income and it is the age in which our kids are fast growing into adolescents; we have many friends from family and business or our work. It is the age at which we have reached a maturity at which we believe that we can settle in our life. It symbolizes in many ways that we have crossed the midway point in our life. So the fortieth birthday deserves a dedicated attention and a grand party to celebrate the life that we have lived.
Important Things To Consider before Organizing A Birthday Party
If you are thinking to celebrate your birthday or that of your spouse or even your parent's birthday then it is pertinent that you organize it in the best way possible. However for normal people who are busy with their lives, putting together a grand party can be quite challenging. You can find a lot of wonderful 40th birthday party ideas in the internet which can help you to organize your own party. Firstly you should choose the theme of the party and then the destination. The destination of the party itself can make the difference between an ordinary and an extraordinary party. Thirdly you must be ready with the list of invites that you want to be present in your party to share the happy moment with. Based on the number of guests, you can choose the itinerary of things that can be included in your party. A party should be a memorable one and there is no use of a party if you do not engage photographer and videographers to capture the moments for you to revisit them again.
Following the latest trend and celebrity fashion is not just the hobby but few of you can make it as an obsession. If you are a celebrity then it means that there will be millions of fans around you and they would catch up everything about your life. You need to keep your life visible and make the media appearances regularly. The best part is that you will get to wear the designer dresses and these are copied by many fans. They understand that they have millions of fans and they need to stay up to date according to the fashion sense. Celebrities are known to search for the red carpet dresses for sale and they can easily find online. They need to understand that they are trendsetters and millions of people will copy them.
Celebrities are known to be consistently in the eyes of people and they are blindly aped sometimes. There are people who love to wear celebrity dresses and they can easily get them on virtual stores. As these are not original piece of Oscar dresses, and so you would be able to buy them at the cheap prices. You can easily buy the designer clothes at the lesser price. You need to understand that celebrity fashion style is not only inclusive of clothes and dresses. These celebrities take every possible opportunity to spend their hard earned cash on distinctive items such as exorbitant outings, private planes, sumptuousness homes and many more. This is done keeping in mind the design and fads. However, it has been observed that celebrity clothing is most visible at the red carpet events. There are numerous stores that would carry the big name in style and fashion that cater exclusively to the celebrities. Besides these celebrities clothing, accessories such as shoes, bracelet, handbags and clutches have the style statement of their own.
There are many people who are in search for the cheap dresses for the party and they need to select the suitable one as the dresses vary from classy to fashionable and to reasonable. You can easily find the dresses at stores and malls and they can carry overstocks and older items. You can easily find the cheap black dresses that come with various designs. You can easily go to various thrift shops and you would definitely get astonished at the variety of superior clothing range that you would find over there. You can easily go through the shelves and find some of the most beautiful and cheap dresses. All you need to do is waiting for the sale. If you are searching for the casual dresses that you really desire for and it is really expensive and you may get that on the sale. These porn dresses can easily fit your budget.
There are many shops that rent the designer dresses and you can easily get them inexpensively. You can easily come closest elite and you can pay the cheapest price for the rented dress and you can wear them at the event. You would be able to wear the dress and give back to the company in included prepaid mails. You can out on the cheap prom dresses and look elegant and you would feel that you have become the party's center of attraction.
In order to give the attractive performance, you do not require a lot of money. All you need to do is smart shopping and you would be getting the desired dresses in good price range.
These tips would be effective in buying the cheap dresses for the party. Women are regarded as the largest consumers in the United States and they would be constantly searching for the true bargain as it comes for the shopping.


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Did I mention that my Oma, mothered nine children?
Nine wickedly disobedient children that would put Dennis the Menace to shame.
If you don't believe this claim here are some snippets to illustrate:
You know, you're a scoundrel when you are expelled from school! My uncle was expelled from school, so many times that there was only ONE…UNO…EYNS, school left, at the time, that he hasn't attended.
Teachers sobbing are one of the many difficulties my Oma had to face during parent-teacher meetings. Other difficulties include confrontations by other parents for having bullies as children. That was always a difficult one! As a mother you are most probably always biased towards your demonic "angelic" children.
There are many other epic stories, but I will do them justice next time. It's too astounding to be compressed within this post.
Despite their many antics, at the end the day the siblings would gather at the dining table. It is through their stomach my Oma control them. A favorite dish cooked especially for one of them does not only reward good behavior, but also humble those bad behaviors. You wouldn't hurt those who takes care of you and cooks your favorite meal, now would you?
So here are the siblings Favorite Dishes:
- Tante Lily : Ayam Panggang Santan, Ayam Opor
- Tante Hedy : Ayam Bumbu Rujak, Tahu Petis Sambal Hijau
- Tante Betty : Ayam Kodok, Huzarensla (Dutch Meat and Potato Salad)
- Tante Sally : Salem Sla, Klaper Taart, Fruit Cocktail
- My father: Freddy : Ayam Panggang Ngohiong Sambal Jahe
- Oom Willy : Soto Betawi
- Tante Corry : Macaroni, Sambal Tauco Cabai Hijau
- Oom Tony : Merah Delima, Kroket
(Courtesy of his daughter, as Oom Tony doesn't seem to remember his favorite food. "Gampang Dah! Inget-inget dulu" he said!)
- Oom Benny : TBA
(Haven't had the chance to ask him yet! Watch out for updates!)
I will add the recipes for these dishes as soon as I locate them! And maybe some name translation (once I figure out what they are really called). Ayam Kodok's literal translation is Chicken Frog? Frog Chicken? That does not sound too appetizing!


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Results of a recent study suggest that young adults who have an overactive thyroid are at a significantly increased risk of suffering a stroke than those without the condition.
An overactive thyroid, which is a common endocrine disorder known as hyperthyroidism, affects nearly 1 percent of the world's population, causing symptoms such as weight loss, diarrhea and an abnormal metabolism.
In the study, a research team from the School of Health Care Administration at Taipei Medical University analyzed the data of 3,176 young adults recently diagnosed with hyperthyroidism and compared their medical information to more than 25,000 healthy participants.
Lead author Herng-Ching Lin and his colleagues tracked the study group for five years and noted how many patients suffered an ischemic stroke. After adjusting for risk factors such as gender, income, patient age, high blood pressure and heart disease, the researchers found that the risk of having a stroke during that period was 44 percent higher for patients with hyperthyroidism compared to those without the condition.
"A more thorough evaluation in future studies may help elucidate the causes of stroke in this age group," said Lin. "Our results indicate a need for thyroid function testing and detection of hyperthyroidism in surveys to identify the causes of ischemic stroke in young people."
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Battlefield: Bad Company was the first Battlefield title to have a stand-alone story mode with substantial characters and a real plotline. While it paled in comparison to the fun of the multiplayer options, it still functioned well enough with off-the-wall characters and fun scenarios. Still, multiplayer was the star of the show.
Now Electronic Arts and DICE are releasing the all-new Conquest Mode in early August. Packed in the download is Conquest mode, four relit and modified maps, and a few bug fixes. Obviously the biggest of those additions is the new multiplayer mode which fans of Battlefield 1942 (and every other Battlefield game) should know quite well.
Conquest Mode is a type of capture the flag game where instead of picking up the flag and bringing it back to your base, users will have to make their way to one of five capture points and raise their flag to turn the tides of battle. The more flags your side owns, the quicker your opponents' supply of reinforcements dwindles. As soon as their supply runs out, the round is over.
While the four maps (Harvest Day, Oasis, Ascension and End of the Line) haven't been totally redesigned, they have been relit and modified to create a slightly different play experience. A few of the maps, like Oasis, have had their battle areas (the red borders that, if crossed, give you five seconds to reenter the safe zone) expanded to house more chaos.
Gameplay has also changed a bit because of the core dynamics of Conquest Mode. Because players can no longer simply bombard two briefcases of gold, things are slower moving. You'll need to feel out the radius around the flag and find where it will still let you capture it. Sometimes the flag will be outside of a building and, if you're lucky, you'll be able to sit inside the structure and take cover for a time while still being laying claim to the point.
Some capture points are intentionally designed to keep you out in the open. One, on End of the Line, even goes so far as to place one of the five flags on a faraway island. You'll need to hop on a boat and avoid sniper fire as you make your way through tall trees to find the flag. Also on the island is an artillery installation, so you could theoretically bombard any assailants with shells. That is, until the snipers or demo guys get you in their sights.
Each of the reformed maps has a theme to it, too. Harvest Day is a heavy vehicle level and favors tanks and skillful helicopter use. Oasis, on the other hand, is made for lighter vehicles and infantry. While players will still need to be mindful of the character classes, the advent of themed maps throws another wrench into your strategery.
While there are no bases in Conquest Mode, each side begins with one flag of their own and three neutrals dispersed throughout the map. As you capture these points, each can be used as a spawn point, which is yet another change to the overall strategy. Anyone who has played Bad Company knows that spawning properly is incredibly important. You can spawn on a squad member, thus aiding him in an assault, or you can run support for a capture point that the enemy is attacking (indicated by a blinking icon on your mini-map).
My time playing on all of the modified levels was very enjoyable, although not all that dissimilar from what I remember from the original Bad Company offering of Gold Rush. While the strategy elements do help to differentiate Conquest Mode as much as possible, the end goal is still to kill the enemy as often as possible. Also, the fact that there are no new rewards to unlock is a little disappointing.
The Conquest Mode and all it entails will be available to Xbox Live subscribers thanks to forthcoming auto update in early August. Download that and you'll be able to go to the Marketplace and select the free download listed as Conquest Mode. PlayStation 3 owners need only download the auto update and the mode will be installed.
As soon as we know the exact date for release, so will you.


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The Bureau of Ocean Energy that morphed from the Minerals Management Service has ordered Gulf of Mexico offshore oil and gas operators to plug wells that been inactive for the past five years. Production platforms and pipelines must be decommissioned if they are not being used for exploration or production, even under an active lease.
According to the U.S. Department of the Interior Department, more than 3,000 inactive wells and about 650 production platforms need to be dismantled and removed in the Gulf of Mexico. This "idle iron," inactive wells and platforms that litter the gulf, poses hazards to shipping and run some of the greatest risks of leaks and accidents during storms. Although the Interior Federal regulations require idle structures to be decommissioned - a process that involves scrapping iron and steel platforms and pipelines or turning them into artificial reefs - within one year of the lease's expiration date. The regulations are rarely enforced.
Operators believe that inactive wells could become economically viable again depending on oil prices. The Minerals Management Service has been unable to inspect the thousands of sites in the gulf.
Hercules Offshore and Seahawk Drilling are two companies involved in dismantling platforms. (Wash Post, 9/15/2010)


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There are a variety of potential Reasons for an Itchy Scalp.
The skin of the scalp is exceptionally sensitive and so can be vulnerable to irritation more so than just about anywhere else on the body.
For many, an itchy can be quite embarrassing and affect their self-confidence. Scratching your head could be seen as quite socially unacceptable and even further embarrassment could be caused if flaking occurs after the scalp is scratched.
Possible causes of an Itchy Scalp
An itchy scalp may or may not be a result of a skin condition or a rash.
The most common cause of an itchy scalp is dandruff (seborrheic dermatitis), which brings symptoms such as flaking and, of course, itching. Factors such as emotional stress, chemical filled products, excessive washing, lack of washing, skin conditions such as eczema or a generally weak immune system can lead to the onset of dandruff. It can range in severity and so sometimes all that is needed are simple lifestyle changes while other times, in more extreme cases, treatment is required.
Psoriasis on the scalp is also a potential cause of an itchy scalp, which generally will mean the itching scalp is quite long term and there are visible scaly, red patches of skin on the surface of the scalp.
Other Reasons for an Itchy Scalp include more serious conditions such as infection, inflammation or allergies (particularly allergic reactions to chemical-filled hair products).
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Many civil rights activists are defining higher standards for all children as a top issue. Andrew Young, a former Democratic mayor of Atlanta and US ambassador to the United Nations, spoke with the Monitor on the stakes for poor children in the standards debate.
On poverty and public schools:
The challenge of America in the 21st century will be to end poverty. And you can't do that without a good education for everybody, and that means a first-rate system of public education.
On student activism and education as a civil right:
When I was younger, I recall closing down the school in Birmingham, Ala., to end segregation, and we [civil rights activists] did it successfully. I expect to see kids in these [failing] schools of 5,000 students start saying: We're not being educated. Let's close this school, go downtown, and protest until they figure out a way to give us a decent education. It will take kids who want to get an education and who realize that they're being neglected to end the stalemate in which we find ourselves.
On accountability:
Public schools can be much more concerned about building new buildings, about contracts and services, than they are about the quality of education for the children. Year after year in Atlanta, I'd see the more effective teachers taken away from the poor schools and put in the middle-class schools to keep the middle class in public schools.
On vouchers:
I support what Gov. Jeb Bush (R) did in Florida: If a school is not performing two years in a row, children have an option to transfer to a school that is performing, be it public or private. I don't support vouchers across the board, but I do for people in the lower-income category and in nonperforming schools. We've got to require better teaching and better opportunities for poor people if we're to hope to wipe out poverty. Selective vouchers is the beginning of a radical reform of public education.
On competition:
I have no doubt that public education is going to prevail in America, but it's going to take the challenge of competition. I use the illustration of IBM, which for years squelched every effort to make anything but a mainframe computer. They even got rid of people that wanted to vary the mainframe. But it wasn't until Apple and Wang and Dell and Compaq began making desktops and laptops and palmtops that IBM began getting its act together, and today they make the best laptop in the business.
On prospects for reform:
I'm encouraged, because the pot is boiling. There is going to be a real struggle around public education that is going to bring out the best in everyone.
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The fresh ground patties at Chubbies (6227 Delmar Boulevard; 314-725-5000), a new burger, wing and custard joint in the Delmar Loop, are made up of three different cuts of beef, but the owner Wally won't say what exactly. "I'd have to throw you off the top of the Arch if I did," he says with a laugh.
See also: -Chubbies Now Serving Burgers, Wings and Frozen Custard in the Delmar Loop -Tidbits: Hendrick's BBQ, Murdoch Perk, Chubbies
Wally prefers to not disclose his full name, noting that "Chubbies" is a childhood nickname that's stuck with him - the nicer version of it, apparently. He seems relatively secretive when it comes to specifics, but he's not at all shy about his food. On any given day, he's a customer service machine, taking orders at the counter, delivering meals to diners' seats and enthusiastically hollering across the room the second anyone needs a refill or anything else.
Maybe it's Wally's backwards baseball cap and outgoing demeanor, the strangely miscellaneous decor (a Cardinals World Series plaque, a stray basketball hoop and Big Bang Theory sitcom swag) or the bite-sized dining room that seats no more than twenty or so hungry individuals, but something about Chubbies makes it feel like a hole-in-the-wall joint from a different city. Gut Check could easily picture it on a bustling city block in Chicago or NYC, and on a nice day with plenty of foot traffic, those seats can fill up pretty quickly.
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