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The "birds and the bees" talk is one that parents often put off as long as possible. But learning about sexuality is a normal part of child development, and answering your child's questions in an honest, age-appropriate way is the best strategy. Read on for tips on what to say, and when.
What kids can understand, age by age
Ages 2 to 3: The right words for private body parts, such as "penis" and "vagina"
Ages 3 to 4: Where a baby comes from. But they won't understand all the details of reproduction—so a simple "Mom has a uterus inside her tummy, where you lived until you were big enough to be born" is fine.
Ages 4 to 5: How a baby is born. Stick with the literal response: "When you were ready to be born, the uterus pushed you out through Mommy's vagina."
Ages 5 to 6: A general idea of how babies are made. ("Mom and Dad made you.") Or if your child demands more details: "A tiny cell inside Dad called a sperm joined together with a tiny cell inside Mom called an egg."
Ages 6 to 7: A basic understanding of intercourse. You can say, "Nature [or God] created male and female bodies to fit together like puzzle pieces. When the penis and the vagina fit together, sperm, like tadpoles, swim through the penis and up to the egg." Explain what you think about sex and relationships. For instance: "Sex is one of the ways people show love for each other."
Ages 8 to 9: That sex is important, which your child has probably picked up from the media and her peers. A child this age can handle a basic explanation on just about any topic, including rape. ("Remember when we talked about sex being part of a loving relationship? Rape is when someone forces another person to have sex, and that's wrong.")
Ages 9 to 11: Which changes happen during puberty. Also be ready to discuss sex-related topics your child sees in the news.
Age 12: By now, kids are formulating their own values, so check in every so often to provide a better context for the information your child's getting. But avoid overkill or you'll be tuned out.
Handling specific questions
Your child's questions about sex don't always come up at convenient times or in predictable ways. Some common scenarios that can catch you off guard, and how to respond.
Your 3-year-old is fascinated by her baby brother's diaper changes. "What's that?" she asks, pointing to his penis.
How to respond: You may be tempted to change the subject quickly, and fasten that diaper even faster, but that can give kids the idea that talking about private parts is taboo. Instead, be matter-of-fact and say, "That's how you can tell the difference between a girl and a boy. It's called a penis. You have a vagina." Don't be surprised if the question comes up again and again while your child sorts it all out.
You're in line at the grocery store when your preschooler looks up and asks, "Why is my penis getting hard?"
How to respond: If a question arises at an inopportune moment, it's okay to give an incomplete answer, along with a promise to fill in the rest later on. In this case, you can say quietly, "Oh, that happens sometimes. It will get soft again soon." Or, if the question requires a more involved answer, you can reply with "That's a really great question. We can talk more about it in the car if you want." But it's important to come back to it later and answer any questions your child has.
Hoping to demystify the potty for your toddler, you let her watch you pee. She asks, "Why do you have hair down there?"
How to respond: Just say that it's natural for grown-ups to have hair in places that children don't, especially under their arms, between their legs, and, for men, on their faces. You can also add that when she gets to be a big girl like her mother and her aunts, she'll have hair covering her private parts, too.
Your child tells you his classmate has two mommies. "How can that be?" he asks.
How to respond: Homosexuality may be a confusing subject—especially for kids who haven't even gotten the concept of heterosexuality down yet. But your explanation doesn't have to be complicated. Say, "In Ginny's family, her two mommies love each other the way Daddy and I do. So they live together, and both take care of Ginny."
If your child has heard a homosexual slur—say, a classmate calls someone else "gay" and he wants to know what that means—you can explain that sometimes boys fall in love with boys and girls fall in love with girls, but that the boy at school probably didn't really understand what he was talking about. Then remind your child that calling people names isn't nice and might hurt someone's feelings.
You catch your child touching or rubbing her private parts.
How to respond: Kids start to explore their bodies, including their genitals, at a very early age. Babies will touch themselves during diaper changes, and toddlers will sometimes stick their hands down their pants. They do this for comfort, not to achieve an orgasm. You might say, "I know that touching your vulva [or penis] feels good, but it's something to be done in private." Don't act as though masturbation should be avoided. Taking her hands away with a swift "Let's go color" is like saying, "What you're doing is so awful that I'm going to pretend I didn't see it."
You've explained that when a mommy's egg and a daddy's sperm combine, a baby begins to grow. Now your 6-year-old asks, "How does the sperm get to the egg anyway?"
How to respond: Your explanation doesn't have to be a big deal. You might start by saying, "Daddies have to be close enough to mommies so the sperm can come out of their bodies and get into the mommies. The sperm comes out of the daddy's penis and goes right into the vagina, a special place in the mommy's body made for keeping the sperm safe and helping it get to the egg." If your child asks additional questions, offer a slightly more detailed explanation: "A penis is made to fit into a vagina sort of like an arm fits into a sleeve."
If you want to introduce a moral framework, you might say, "God had a great plan for mommies and daddies to make babies. He designed them differently so they fit together like a puzzle. The sperm comes out of a daddy's penis and swims inside the mommy's body till it reaches the egg."
Your preschooler has been content so far with vague information like "Babies grow inside mommies." But now he wants to know what happens next: "How does the baby get out of there?"
How to respond: Accurate but uncomplicated answers are best. Try "Most babies come out through the mommy's vagina." You can add, "The vagina is like a tube inside the mommy. It stretches really wide so the baby can get outside."
Your grade-schooler's friend tells him how to get to an x-rated website. You walk into the family room later and find him staring at a naked woman on the screen.
How to respond: Try not to get angry. Your son's interest is only natural. Still, you need to make it clear that such material isn't appropriate for kids.
Condemn the pornography without judging him. Calmly say, "That's a website for adults; you need to stick to sites for kids." Then bookmark the sites you've approved—and be sure to download some parental controls for the family computer.
Additional resources
Storybooks can help get across the concept of sex to your child or further explain what you've already discussed. Check your local library, set aside time to sit and read together, then offer to answer any questions. Don't just send your child off to read in a room by herself, though. Being involved from the get-go will show her that she can come to you when she has more complicated or sensitive questions as she gets older.


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Why benchmark?
Five questions motivated me to design and run these benchmarks. First, I was curious about how the performance of Java 1.4.2 (the latest official version from Sun) compares to that of Microsoft's relatively new .NET 2003 suite of languages. Both Java and the .NET languages are "semi-compiled" (or, looking at the flip side of the coin, "semi-interpreted"). By this I mean that source code is compiled into intermediate-level code and then run by a combination interpreter/just-in-time compiler. With Java, the intermediate language is called bytecode and the interpreter/compiler is called a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Source code in the .NET world is compiled into the Microsoft Intermediate Language (MSIL) and is run on the .NET Common Language Runtime (CLR) engine.
The .NET languages benefit from many of the same features that have made Java so popular, including automatic resource management/garbage collection and type safety. They also add interesting new features and conveniences such as cross-language debugging, easy GUI design, and virtually idiot-proof application deployment. But what is the performance penalty of these new features? By adding layers of complexity to its programming model, has Microsoft given up its speed advantage over Java?
Microsoft makes it especially easy to compare the overhead of the Java and .NET frameworks by including J# in the .NET suite. This language is syntactically identical to Java (although it implements only version 1.1.4 of the Java spec, which is by now quite out of date), so any differences in speed between Java and J# should be attributable purely to differences between the Sun and Microsoft runtime overhead.
Second, I wanted to assess Microsoft's claim that the same routine coded in any of the .NET languages is compiled into identical MSIL code which will ultimately run at the same speed. This led me to keep the benchmark very simple, so that I could make sure the routines in each of the .NET languages really were functionally identical. Would all four languages really run at the same speed?
Third, I was curious to see how much slower Java or the .NET languages are than a fully compiled language like C, especially when the C program is unburdened by the runtime overhead of the CLR. I first tried to eliminate the CLR from the Visual C++ benchmark by turning off the language's "managed" features with the
#pragma unmanaged directive, but I was surprised to see that this didn't lead to any performance gains. After that strategy failed, I recompiled the Visual C++ program with Gnu's gcc C compiler in order to give C every opportunity to shine in its native, unmanaged, CRL-free form.
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Longest run of great / good albums justifying continued existence
(a positive spin on the Longest run of mediocre/poor albums)
I'd say that Yo La Tengo are doing pretty well so far, with even the least inspiring of their late output (Summer Sun, Popular Songs) still being 'pretty good' and having some die hard fans. Fade is excellent.
Which bands should just keep on going until they die?
- EndlessWindow, silverfoxqpr, and Loui_Tacceh this'd this
Came in to post ^this
Never bad, only less brilliant...Icarus-Smicarus and LOLpop this'd this
ersatz gb
first fall albums thats actually junk imo
new one soon though to make amends :)
I quite like Cosmos 7 and Taking Off
Nate Will Not Return and Greenway should be terrible but are both so ridiculous they somehow end up great. The rest is pretty forgettable though.
Monocard is creeping, lurching dread
it's a pretty good album tbh
Nate was fantastic live when I saw them last year
even with MES wandering off the stage for about 2 minutes in the middle.
with the possible exception of the 1980s, yes
Send/Read And Burn is the greatest reformation project of all time, folks
- Antelope this'd this
Stars of the Lid
Sufjan Stevens
Don't know enough about three of those...yes to Sufjan and SOTL...
big fat no to Morrissey.
It's all been pretty rosy since Southpaw Grammar
I hope Morrissey keeps going 'til he dies. Hearing his voice is always a pleasure regardless of the music, and there's always some great lines on every album.Sloame_Ocean this'd this
Huge this to Brainbombs
Obey is the one I don't listen to much, but if it was their only album I'd be hailing it as a masterpiece
The Mountain Goats for sure
Low are pretty much there, BSP are on their way, and while they were around I reckon Stereolab definetely would qualify for this.wonton, Alex-in-Ciderland, and JaguarPirate this'd this
He could record himself taking a 74 minute dump and I'd pony up for the gatefold Limited Edition, no questions asked.
Explosions in the Sky
Never released anything less than very good.Alex-in-Ciderland and Acquiescence this'd this
I actually think that their latest one, Take Care Take Care Take Care, is their best offering yet. Probably not a very popular opinion though.
Pretty much my stock answer for a thread like this
but Phil Elvrum should make music forever.pichaelmarker, johneggfish, politelydeclined, and heliolithic this'd this
Kristin Hersh
Dinosaur Jr
Nick Cave
Dj Quik
Mark Kozelek (and all his bands/projects)
Steely Dan
Raphael Saadiq (and all his bands/projects)
Steve Roach
The Necks
Bardo Pond
Massive ^this to Autechre
Exai is up there with their very best workfriday55 and heartworms this'd this
- RobbeVP this'd this
Okkervil River
although the last album puts them near the drop point for this thread.
Yeah can't get into Okkervil River's last album at all...
Especially the first 2 tracks which puts me off altogether.
Love their other albums though.
I love Okkervil River
and think the last album was among their best - certainly ranks higher than the Stand-Ins. Took 7 or 8 listens though...
if it wasn't for Med sud i eyrum... they only released excellent albums.
Med sud i eyrum... still isn't that bad though.
What are we classing aas a long enough run? 4/5+?
certainly 4 or 5 plus
The truly excellent will have a mid to late discography without a significant dip in form.
Bob Dylan:
The Freewheelin Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a changin
Another side of Bob Dylan
Bringing it all back Home
Highway 61 revisited
Blonde on Blonde
John Wesley Harding
Nashville Skyline
The above is an amazing run
but yeah he's fallen off a lot since if we're going by who's STILL making great / good albums.
Holy Fuck
Butthole Surfers
Veto Ween
Whatever their standard is 12 Golden Country Greats is definitely below it.
nah 12 Country Greats is still good
yes probably below the stupidly high standards Ween set but still a 7 or 8 out of 10 album
That new Pinback album
It was fucking shite
An album a year and consistently great.JaguarPirate, crosseyedsniper, and Dan_S this'd this
pretty much each YLT album since james joined is killer
great answer.
in terms of newer bands, animal collective and the walkmen jumped out for me.
and the roots.
Almost MF DOOM
JJ DOOM's srsly jeopardising that...emmettcruddas this'd this
if only they' d release morejohneggfish, Dan_S, and ClamingToBeOnTele this'd this
Bardo Pond
Trail of Dead?
Some of these may have been mentioned
Nick Cave
Leonard Cohen
Bill Callahan / Smog
Bonnie Prince Billy / Palace etc.
Dirty Three
Cat Power
PJ Harvey
Dinosaur Jr
Four Tet
Tom Waits
Gillian Welch
Spoon are an excellent shout
Leonard Cohen's 80s output was pretty patchy though.bowiecokemirror this'd this
I'd happily defend Various Positions & I'm Your Man all day
His live sets heavily draw from these albums too.
CTRL-F Melvins
always happy to see kristin hersh
getting a mention, whether its her solo stuff, throwing muses or 50 foot wave i can honestly say i love it all. also,
pj harvey
yo la tengo,
nina nastasia,
animal collective,
andrew bird,
nick cave & the bad seeds,
the new pornographers,
marissa nadler,
maria mckee,
the national,
neko case,
the roots,
erykah badu,
tom waits of course.
oh and spencer krug in all his guises
and gillian welch never lets me down
and i second bill callahan/smog
Acid Mothers Temple
Pretty patchy discography to be fair, but all of the 'not quite so good' stuff is worth it when they knock one out the park. Hope they keep on releasing 3 albums annually for the next 20 years.
Flaming Lips too - 16 albums deep and the vast majority are great
Unlikely we'll evervget anything new but they haven't officially split.
The Oh Sees
Loads of great albums albums and they're burning something fierce right now
United/Alphabetical/It's Never Been Like That/Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
Practically a flawless discography. I haven't really put proper time into the new one yet, so I can't comment there.
Has no one mentioned Shellac yet?
- DaddyorChips this'd this
Ctrl F "Super"
Seriously guys, Super Furry Animals.
This thread has me massively irked
and the opposite thread has SFA's listed as well, which is bollocks
hahahahahahaha what mate
Guerilla, Rings around the World, Mwng, Love Kraft are all classic. Even Gruff Rhys' Candylion is one of my favourite albums.
you're one of those fanboys happy to lap up any old shit from their favourite band, i bet if SFA released an album of themselves wanking over pictures of Peter Beardsley set to a bossa nova drum beat you'd still buy it and eulogise about how great it was
touched a nerve
- heartworms and funkycow this'd this
Sorry, sunshine
...you're completely off your tits on this one.
- Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
Different people will draw the line in a different place*,
but he's closer to being a definition of the term Diminishing Returns that I can think of.
*after Midnite Vultures, for me, though I know there's love out there for Sea Change. Either way, it feels like he's never gonna come up with anything to match Mellow Gold, Odelay or Mutations.
that = than anyone else
I dunno about that
I think The Information and, to a slightly lesser extent, Modern Guilt were up there with Odelay and arguably better than Midnite Vultures. I think he's pretty consistent in terms of churning out good quality, interesting pop music.emmettcruddas and Icarus-Smicarus this'd this
Modern Guilt is his second best album
Blew my mind when it came out, listened to every day for like 3 weeks. I was 16 I think.
he's released 3 very good albums in Odelay, Mellow Gold and Guero
the rest are somewhere between average and a tad above average
Beck's a tough one for this thread
as he's put out several amazing albums but has a tendancy to kind of drift, especially of late.
Odelay, Mutations and Midnight Vultures are what I'd consider to be the three essential Beck albums as they represent the most varied and best facets of his songwriting. They're also conveniently in a consecutive three album run. There's a lot to be said for Mellow Gold and Sea Change and to a lesser extent, Guero, which has some great songs on it but is a pale imitation of Odelay ultimately. The last Beck album I bought was The Information and while it wasn't bad, it felt distinctly hollow in comparison to most everything that came before.Loui_Tacceh this'd this
Still as much hunger and still the head of their genresuedehead, Severed799, and SarahIsPi this'd this
Don't think they ever released a bad record, but everything since Jane Doe has been a step above most of their peers. They're one of those bands who make others around them justify their existence. Sort of like how MBV dominate the shoegazey space: if you're gonna go down that road, you need to get out from their shadow.
Ty Segall
And he's getting better & better
might have had a slight dip with End Times and Tomorrow Morning but to me Wonderful, Glorious is my AOTY so far and his fourth best overall.Lambchops this'd this
- theShipment this'd this
Obligatory Scott Walker post
The last four, his 'art pop wtf' phase, isn't the longest run of albums, but it certainly is a long span of time: 28 years!
Climate of Hunter (1984)
Tilt (1995)
The Drift (2006)
Bish Bosch (2012)
If you start the run with his songs on Nite Flights (1974), then it's a 39-year run of form.
Could get pedantic and say that his two soundtrack albums weren't much cop, but that seems mean.
18 years:
Good album
Great album
All-time genre classic album
Unfairly overlooked, amazing album
At the time underwhelming but in retrospect still above average album
Great album
Amazing album
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The City of Neosho believes it is owed an approximate $158,257 in tax funds from the Big Spring Plaza Community Improvement District, city manager Troy Royer announced Tuesday in a meeting of the city council.
The CID, a separate political entity established in 2006, has collected $316,513 since its inception, according to information provided to the city by CID attorney Carl Yates, following an earlier open-records request made by the city.
The city believes it is owed 50 percent of the 1 percent sales tax revenue that has been collected within the CID borders because the CID falls within a tax increment financing district.
"What happens in the TIF is the city or an entity goes out to borrow money to put in infrastructure under the premise that that infrastructure will spur growth and by having that TIF recapture, the premise is once that growth happens, the entity that spends the money gets some of that money back to pay the debt," said Mayor Richard Davidson. "We're not asking for anything special, we're asking for money to go back and pay debt that's on the city's books today, that we're going to have to pay back regardless of who pays us."
Meanwhile, Yates said in an interview last week that the CID could not verify that the city is owed those funds, and that they must first confirm that the CID and the TIF district do fall within the same boundaries.
Steve Hays, Neosho city attorney, told council Tuesday evening that he believed the CID had an approximate $25,000 in the bank, and recommended that the city bill them for the amount they believe they are owed.
"I certainly think that a bill for the amount that is due to us needs to be sent," Hays said. "I think that we need to at least proceed that route, monitor it and at some point down the road we may want to proceed with more aggressive remedies."
The CID's boundaries are Industrial Drive to the south, Lusk Drive to the west, Clemons Drive to the north and Business 49 to the south.
Hays said the CID is currently involved in litigation between the district and the Big Spring Plaza developer Barry Clark, who served as the initial chair of the CID's board of directors. He said Clark has filed a claim against the CID, while the CID is pursuing a cross-claim.
"The CID, it's my understanding, is attempting to receive funds back that appeared to have been taken by the developer, that's their allegation," Hays said. "The developer thinks that they were his funds and more are due, that's my understanding as well."
Hays said the city's sales tax is collected within the district, as well as the use tax of 1-percent, which is designated for the payment of debts stemming from the creation of the CID.
"I just think it's a travesty that they're collecting that tax and nobody's getting paid that should be paid and the people are still paying that tax," said councilman Steve Hart. "There's no oversight, there's nobody looking over their shoulders to enforce this. It's just a bad deal for the taxpayers."
Councilman David Ruth noted that, because the term limits of the CID board members are long expired, there is no legal board overseeing the CID at the moment.
According to the 2006 ordinance establishing the district, the CID is to be governed by a board of five directors, made up of owners, those owning real property in the district, operators, those owning a business in the district, or registered voters who own and occupy a residence within the district.
Based on that same ordinance, once a director's term expires, the slate of candidates are supposed to go before the council for approval, though Hays said that has not happened.
Yates told the Daily News in an earlier interview that the CID members were working to create a slate of candidates to present to the council.
Meanwhile, Hays noted Tuesday that because of the city's ownership of Lusk Drive, from Clemons Drive to Industrial Drive, the city is also a property owner within the CID and could appoint a city representative to the CID board.
Councilmen Hart and Charles Collinsworth both drew comparisons between the CID and the Neosho Transportation Development District, with which the city has been involved in legal disputes for several months.
"There is no accountability by this CID and it's plain to see, by the TDD, that unless the city steps in and makes these people be accountable, there is no oversight by the state or by the Department of Revenue. The taxpayers are paying a bill that they shouldn't have to pay."
"You've got handshake agreements, you've got litigation, you've got money disappearing, I don't see how any of that's good for Neosho," Collinsworth added. "And we could go down the list, there's numerous ABC entities we could talk about. They keep pushing the bowl towards you and just say 'shut up, eat your alphabet soup.' I'm going to pass."
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To read more on Tuesday evening's council meeting, see Thursday's Neosho Daily News.


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"This shows that you cannot trust the Democrat legislators, the homosexual agenda people at all, and you cannot trust the teachers unions -- the California Teachers Association and the California Federation of Teachers boldly and brashly supported this bill in committee. They want children in the classrooms statewide to be taught that they can be homosexual or bisexual or transsexual -- or they ought to be -- and that they'll enjoy it." - Save California spokesbigot Randy Thomasson, responding to a bill that requires that LGBT people be depicted positively in public school textbooks.
The bill, sponsored by openly gay state Sen. Mark Leno, advanced out of a Senate committee last week.


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No Surprise Here: Congress Passes Unanimous Resolution Telling The ITU: Hands Off The Internet
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Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, should continue working to implement the position of the United States on Internet governance that clearly articulates the consistent and unequivocal policy of the United States to promote a global Internet free from government control and preserve and advance the successful multistakeholder model that governs the Internet today.Of course, such a resolution is technically meaningless. It's mostly just a bit of warning, that if the ITU does actually lead to significant changes in internet governance, the US is unlikely to go along with them. In an age where it's rare to see bipartisan support of anything, it's nice to see pretty much everyone recognize the ITU process is dangerous and undesirable.


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Tom Skinner is either a lot smarter or a lot more demented than the average session drummer. Having worked with the likes of Finn Peters, Matthew Herbert and the Owiny Sigoma Band - the European/African fusion group that you can actually listen to - he's done a lot more than just play tom-tom beats, absorbing ideas from his assignments and shaping them into this LP. Hello Skinny is a collage of bass, banjo, guitars and electronica, switching between jazzy IDM sketches and folk music. Everything is underscored with Skinner's live drums, whose nimbleness matches the breadth of his ideas.
Although he makes Hello Skinny as unique-sounding as he can, Skinner also keeps it listenable, his hybrid sounds coming across as warm rather than overpowering. 'Venus' is a relaxing instrumental built from glistening guitar and banks of stylophone, like chilling out with Akron/Family, while 'Aquarius' introduces Skinner's live drumming over submarine beeps, digital bass and a tornado siren, somehow all combining into a melody. Each of his experiments is driven by fun, with several demonstrating a strong commercial edge: 'Foot Tap's strings, bells, guitar and clicks are like a choir of buskers, capable of winning over the Radio 2 crowd.
However, sometimes combining conventional instruments isn't enough, and Skinner goes a little overboard in his mission to fascinate the listener. 'Bump's warm white noise and honking sax are like the Mah Ná Mah Ná death skit from Jam, so demented it risks breaking up the funky rhythm it's created. The title track is even stranger; a dirge about a Salad Fingers-like nutter called Skinny, set to the rhyme of 'Three Little Pigs'. Voices mewl in the background while Skinner taps on tin cans, grumbling over the looped bass that "Skinny was born in the bathtub/And grew so incredibly thin/That even the end of an eye-dropper/Sucked him in!". For a moment everything screams in harmony but it's difficult to stay engaged, even more so on 'Knot Blue' which takes vocoders and wah-wah guitar and loses them in a spastic, scrambling beat.
Fortunately Skinner's melodies shine through, and keep the moments of languid horror on Hello Skinny in check. It's not his objective to spook out the hardiest of Pink Floyd fans, and his record is never less than atmospheric even when it loses its way. Clever use of repetitive synth pads hook keep your attention like techno, anchoring down some of the mutant samba sounds and noises like SBTRKT experiencing swamp fever. Despite all the unusualness, none of the tracks here are duds - even those which attempt to toy with dance music by laying glitch effects around clarinets. If Tom Skinner can express his own imagination this creatively it'll be interesting to see what might happen if he's allowed to drum for a commercial pop band.
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Feb. 18, 2008
Providence, RI - Yale defeated Brown 178-122 in its regular season finale Saturday in Providence. The Bulldogs took first place in 12 of the 16 events to pull off the victory.
Junior Alex Righi participated in four first place finishes for the Bulldogs. Righi started off the day with teammates Matt Sweitzer, Chris Pool, and Ege Gurdeniz with a first place finish in the 200-yard medley relay. In the 100-yard back, Righi edged teammate Thomas Robinson for a first place finish with a time of 50.92. Righi finished with a time of 21.05 in the 50-yard free to take first place in the event. In the 100-yard free, Righi won first place with a time of 45.42.
In the 100-yard breast, Sweitzer edged teammate Colin Stalnecker for first place with a time of 58.39. Stalnecker placed second with a time of 58.81. Sweitzer also took a first place finish in the 200-yard breast with a time of 2:09.11.
Pool led the way in the 200-yard fly with a time of 1:52.09. Tyler Schied finished in second in the event with a time of 1:52.67. Pool's 51.16 in the 100-yard fly also gave him a first place finish in that event.
Senior Jeffrey Lichtenstein took first place in both diving events. In the 1-meter diving, Lichtenstein finished with a score of 337.20 to earn first place. Litchtenstein cruised to a first place finish in the 3-meter diving with a score of 389.62.
In the 200-yard IM, senior Billy Rubenstein took first place with a time of 1:53.66.
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This is what happens when Kanye West tones down his ego and smiles.
The polarizing Chicago rapper appeared on NBC's "Late Night with Seth Meyers" Tuesday and came off more likable than he did during recent interviews. West wasn't as delusional as he was on BBC Radio 1 in Sept., as defensive as he was on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" in Oct. or as temperamental as he was on Sirius XM's "Sway in the Morning" in Nov. Of course, it helped that Meyers appeared to be a big West fan – who knew? – and spoke highly of his work.
When Meyers brought up the ridiculous, crystal-encrusted mask West wore during his most recent tour, the introspective West gave a not-as-ridiculous explanation about his fashion choice.
"It's freeing," West said of the mask. "A place where you can express yourself to your audience, to everyone, without being judged, to whatever your name is supposed to represent, whatever it means and doesn't mean. Just to feel like a new artist again, that's the reason why I perform most of the show in a mask."
Sure, West did ramble on about his struggle to be taken seriously in the fashion industry (always my least favorite part of West's interviews). And he continues to sound more and more like Morpheus from "The Matrix" every interview ("Everything in the world is exactly the same," West said). But he laughed at Meyers' jokes, even those that lightly poked fun at him, and made a few of his own.
Meyers told West "As you approach fashion, I have to say I'm betting on you based on how everything else has gone up until this point." West's response? "Thank you. I appreciate that you bet on me. Now it would be great if you owned a fashion company."
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Luke4 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 45 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Gunyah is not your average vacation. Gunyah is for people who want a real experience when they travel. A Gunyah package is a combination of pre-booked travel products in the destination – accommodation, transfers, tours and activities – prepared and handled by our local franchise partner. It is not a fully guided tour, but instead an opportunity for travellers to explore the destination independently, with support and recommendations from a local on things to see, do and eat, in the destination!
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I. WE'RE LOCAL. We know there is a way to combine the peace of mind of a package holiday with the mind blowing spontaneity of independent travel. And the key to that is having a local Gunyah team in every destination that we operate. When in Rome, do as the Romans do, right? So, why not do what locals do when you travel?
II. WE'RE RESPONSIBLE. In every destination we operate, we aim to preserve the local integrity- not change it. That way, you know that every Gunyah travel experience not only has a positive impact on the destination, but is also authentic to the local culture.
III. WE'RE EXPERIENTIAL. Handcrafted by local people, every Gunyah packaged holiday puts forward a hands-on experience - whether eating the local specialties, trekking through the jungle, dancing with local people, or climbing ambitious peaks.
We are targeting the traditional package holiday/vacation market who are prepared to take a small leap of faith and start REALLY travelling and experiencing a destination.
Our market is very wide-spread as we will sell our product across many websites targeting different themes and languages, but our main common market will be English-speaking travellers. Our products range from 'bare necessities' to 'comfort plus' and so again, a wide target audience. Travellers can visit our website and distribution partners (online and offline travel agents - Expedia, Flight Centre etc.) explore their niche travel experiences, from adventure, culinary, wildlife, nature, or community, and book these instantly online.
Our target market will be a bit tech savvy, but they don't have the time (or don't want) to travel completely independent and search hundreds of websites to find the best deal. They are willing to pay for a good travel experience. We are a higher-end brand but open to everyone.
In traditional Australian Aborigine language, the word "Gunyah" means 'shelter' or 'bush hut' - used by locals and traditional settlers as they crossed the land. It doesn't mean we need to use a hut in the logo but it could be incorporated somehow. Take a look at the holding page and initial logo we created using this concept: http://www.gunyah.com. I am happy for people to improve upon this concept if they can.
I want a strong international logo that really states that we are the number one travel company in the world offering great experiences, it should include the tagline: "More than a Holiday", and our brand will also be registered (R).
Gunyah combines the peace-of-mind of a package holiday/vacation with the mind-blowing spontaneity of independent travel!
Please be creative and let your imagination take you! We need a lot more work done so if you can come up with a good concept I'd be happy to continue working with you on other projects as we launch Gunyah.
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The recent article about how a Russian general is claiming the U.S. guided their satellite into the Russian satellite should definitely be taken with many grains of salt.
Does anyone else question the credibility of a Russian General (ret.) talking about a US conspiracy to take out foreign satellites in the State-owned Russian news agency? If you don't, you probably should. This sounds like nothing but Russian propaganda, to me. For the hearing impared, it smells and looks like it, too.
Sure, a (very) loosely related DARPA program may have existed, but let's not take their state-owned word for it when they say the program's purpose was to go out and destroy other satellites.
We'd probably never know for sure if it really was a secret US Military test. Remember, just because the odds were long doesn't make it impossible. It makes it unlikely. Sometimes unlikely things happen.
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Eric and Christine's Dramatic Before and After Kitchen Spotlights
We always love a good kitchen before-and-after! This one is especially interesting to us, since Eric and Christine tore out granite countertops to put in what looks like Corian or manmade stone counters. Is this another sign of the end of granite's domination? Regardless, we just love the sleek, light look of this big family kitchen.
This was quite a big kitchen renovation, as you can see from the photos. They designed it all and had it done in under 3 months, with the help of a custom cabinet maker. They used IKEA cabinet pulls in the kitchen, and the color on the walls is from Behr: Eggshell Crisp Celery.
We can only dream about a kitchen as large as this one, but overall we are so inspired by the light and the combination of warm cabinets and white countertops. We really love this one!
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The Crimson is 28-4 in dual meet competition since 2007-08 and 12-1 at Blodgett Pool (Gil Talbot).
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The Harvard women's swimming and diving team makes its long-awaited return to Blodgett Pool on Saturday, Jan. 14 against Ivy League foe Brown at 12 p.m.
What's At Stake
The Crimson is 28-4 in dual meet competition since 2007-08, including a 12-1 record at home in Blodgett Pool, and has won four straight duals to open the season for the eighth straight year.
Harvard has won nine straight meets against Brown and is 25-9 all-time against the Bears. The Crimson earned a 198-97 victory over the Bears last season, winning 15 of 16 events.
Last Time Out
The Crimson is coming off an impressive sweep of Columbia and Penn in New York City at its last meet before the winter recess. Harvard won six of sixteen events, and went 1-2-3 in the 1,000 free, the 200 fly and one-meter dive. Courtney Otto won all three of her events on the day and Meaghan Leddy placed first or second in her three events, including a win in the 200 backstroke.
Otto Shines
Freshman Courtney Otto put in a stellar performance against Columbia and Penn. Otto placed first in the 200 fly and set a new Uris Pool record of 2:00.32, breaking the previous record of 2:01.63 set by Harvard alum Kate Mills '11 in 2007. She also placed first in the 1,000 free with a time of10:04.96, and won the 500 free in a time of 4:53.33.
Over the Break
The Crimson traveled to Puerto Rico for its annual training trip over the winter recess. Harvard spent 10 sun-splashed days in Puerto Rico, training and competing to prepare itself for the second semester.
Crimson Sets Sights on 9th Ivy Title
The Harvard women's swimming and diving team will host the 2012 Ivy League Championships at Blodgett Pool Feb. 23-25. The Crimson will look to capture its ninth team title after back-to-back second-place finishes, having last won it all in 2009.
The Road Ahead
The Crimson will head back out on the road next weekend for a pair of duals at Northwestern and Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 21. Harvard then returns to Blodgett Pool to host the Harvard-Yale-Princeton meet Feb. 4-5 before hosting the Ivy League Championships Feb. 23-25.


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The suspect in last month's armed robbery of Bluffton's Ultra Diamonds jewelry store awaits extradition to Beaufort County after being arrested in Florida.
The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office believes 46-year-old Harold Dean Rogers of Pompano Beach,Fla., robbed the Tanger Outlet store of more than $100,000 in jewelry and cash Sept. 19.
The Broward County Sheriff's Office arrested Rogers on unrelated charges late last month in Deerfield Beach, Fla., though Public Information Officer Sgt. Robin McIntosh said she's not sure how they connected him to Beaufort.
Rogers was operating under the alias "Nicholas Lunsford" at the time of his arrest, according to the sheriff's office. He has an "extensive" criminal history along the east coast and is currently wanted by authorities in Maryland and North Carolina for parole violations and other armed robberies, McIntosh said.
"I'm sure there's probably lots of stuff in his repertoire," she said. "A lot of it is in Maryland, the majority seems to be."
The sheriff's office has video surveillance from the jewelry store identifying Rogers, who faces charges in Beaufort County of armed robbery, possession of a firearm during the commission of a violent crime and grand larceny. The case remains active because investigators are coordinating with outside agencies to recover stolen jewelry that may have been pawned in Florida.


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There's A Reasonable Debate To Be Had About Showing The James Foley Beheading Video, But Claiming Its Illegal To Watch Is Ridiculous
from the name-the-law dept
However, I wanted to do a quick post about this ridiculous claim from the Metropolitan police in London that it's a criminal act merely to view the video. I have no interest in seeing the video, but I think it's crazy that someone deciding they do want to see the video might face criminal charges over it.
The MPS Counter Terrorism Command (SO15) is investigating the contents of the video that was posted online in relation to the alleged murder of James Foley. We would like to remind the public that viewing, downloading or disseminating extremist material within the UK may constitute an offence under Terrorism legislation.However, when reporters from Buzzfeed asked the UK government to elaborate, no one will say what law would actually be broken:
The Metropolitan police are unable to currently name the law that citizens could be arrested under for watching the video that depicts the beheading of photojournalist James Wright Foley, despite earlier releasing a statement that said any British nationals watching the video could be committing a criminal offence.They did get a police spokesperson to say that they're not intending to pursue people for merely watching the video, but that "viewing it could be used as evidence as part of a wider investigation." That seems fairly questionable in many ways, even as we're used to UK officials stretching anti-terrorism laws in dangerous ways.


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It seems strange at this point in time that we at the Nation would go out of our way to cast a villain for the upcoming season. As I described to a fellow "Nationite" last weekend, everything has been all flowers and cupcakes in the Peg this summer and it has to end! Well actually I don't expect it to end for a while yet, at least not until the first losing streak of the season…
A tradition of the Nation for the past couple of years has been to single out one person on the team who will be the hero, and one who will be the goat. This year we are proud to add the Jets to club!
Without further ado, here are the nominees for the goats from the Jetsnation staff:
Dean Belanger – Ron Hainsey
I was going to pick Nik Antropov for this but I changed my mind at the last moment. Since day one I had it in my head that we would do this profile and I felt he fit perfectly. He's the second highest paid forward and there is a chance his career is in decline. With two years left on the deal it could get ugly if he puts up 30 points. That being said he was hurt last year so he has a chance to salvage things. My pick is Ron Hainsey. Like Antropov he is on a big ticket and with that people expect offence. He is so far back on the depth chart I see no chance of his putting up decent points.
In his Nation Network Fantasy Primer Jonathan Willis predicted Hainsey would put up 25 points, 6 more than last year.
Matt Eichel – Dustin Byfuglien
Why am I picking on Dustin Byfuglien? He's already endured enough with his charges earlier when he was arrested, that's enough! With all the hype of Byfuglien and his scoring prowess, has his defensive play improved over last season? Though he was a leading candidate for the James Norris Trophy early last season, Byfuglien did slowly slip down the list of Norris candidates because he wasn't a well-rounded defenseman last season.
I like to call it the Mike Green Syndrome – a great offensive defenseman, but very suspect defensively. If his defensive play has not improved, he may be picked out of all the Jets defenseman as the fault of timely goals scored against the Jets this season.
In his Nation Network Fantasy Primer Jonathan Willis predicted 48 points, 5 less than last year.
Robert Cleave – Don Waddell
I know the standard procedure is to pick a player for these things, but Don Waddell's decade-long fandango of incompetence will do more to hold the team back from being a competitive entity than any one player. Of course, if he'd been better at his job the team might still be in Georgia, but as it stands, the Jets' prospect pool is utterly barren of potential depth players, and the guy in charge from the franchise's first days until this spring was at the heart of the mismanagement of the team. I have no idea whether things will improve for the team over time with Kevin Cheveldayoff running things, but he'd have to go a ways to be worse.
Cam Charron – Dustin Byfuglien (again..we have a trend)
There is nothing more frustrating than an offensive defenseman prone to lapses in his own end that spends far too much time concentrating his talent in the attacking end. I guess it's not a surprise that the sometimes-forward, sometimes-defenseman in Chicago has more of a propensity to shoot than any other rearguard in the league, but there is something uniquely upsetting about Big Buff.
Whether it is the rumoured weight problems, the run in with the law or his contract extension, which kicks in this season, there is a lot to discuss about Byfuglien. Most of it is terrifically positive, and I look forward to chewing off the excess skin next to the fingernail since I believe there is no way that Byfuglien's two-way play can justify that large contract of his.
Saving the best for last, here are your hero's:
Dean Belanger – Zack Bogosian
Probably one of the most written about Jets so far because of the extended contract negotiations, Bogosian has the potential to fall flat under the weight of expectation. I believe the young man is about to cover the bet and take his game to the next level. All eyes will be on him so if he does that, a street name won't be too far behind. Add in his physical style and that he plays an all round solid game he should be a star for many seasons to come. The addition of Charlie Huddy covers my bet. He was the top addition to the team this summer.
In his Nation Network Fantasy Primer Jonathan Willis predicted 29 points, 12 more than last year.
Matt Eichel – Eric Fehr
Obvious pick because he is from Manitoba? Not quite. Fehr is, of course, the hometown hero, but his experience in Washington has been a memory that he would like to put behind him. Now out of the Bruce Boudreau system of coaching, where Fehr was not one of his favourites, he finds himself in a familiar, somewhat comfortable setting. But not too comfortable. For Fehr, he has the potential to be a 20 goal scorer and though he will miss the start of the season, he will be a regular and looked to produce 20+ goals in a third line, energy player role. His timely scoring could make him the hero for the Jets this season.
In his Nation Network Fantasy Primer Jonathan Willis predicted 29 points, 9 more than last year.
Robert Cleave – Evander Kane
Kane is my pick because of all the players on the current roster, he's the one that might be able to move beyond being merely good. The Jets have several decent players, and I don't doubt that the most likely player to meet expectations will be Andrew Ladd, but Kane has the potential to be something more than just a solid pro. His regular stats might not indicate this, but when I looked at the underlying numbers for the forwards earlier this summer, he showed significant improvement in the second half against decent competition. Development of young players isn't always strictly linear, but my sense is Evander Kane is on his way. Honourable mention might go to Charlie Huddy. If he can work with the Jets' defence, Bogosian in particular, with the same adroitness that he showed in assisting some of the younger players in Edmonton over the years, he might prove to be this summer's best free agent acquisition.
In his Nation Draft Primer Jonathan Willis predicted 54 points, 5 less than last year.
Cam Charron – Ondrej Pavelec
The play of the goaltender is what allows medium teams to become good, and good teams to become great. The Thrashers of last year had a lot of changes to be made to allow them to sneak into playoff contention, and whether they're waiting a year to make changes from within, management did not address those changes in the offseason.
Pavelec put up a save percentage of .928 at even strength last season, which was 9th in the NHL among goalies who started at least fifty games. Any flirtation with the playoffs will rest on his shoulders, and should the Jets miss out, he will not be the one to blame.
In his Nation Network Fantasy Primer Jonathan Willis predicted 65 GP 2.70 GAA 25 Wins .913 SV% which is pretty close to last years numbers.
So there you have it, you can safely get your favorite player on your new jersey now. More importantly, what say you?


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Sorry for the screaming, but it's 5 am and I've been up knitting for awhile. Joanie and the neighbors surely wouldn't appreciate the volume I've pent up, so you get to hear me rant.
I was unable to sleep well and woke up far earlier than my usual "I can't sleep early mornings"--I found out I have no brake lights when Joanie followed me home from the Coffee Beanery last night. I had big plans with a 6 year old this morning that are going to have to be rescheduled so I can resolve the safety issues, so I'm a bit upset. Wondering how a well planned day is going to be messed up can really screw with your sleep schedule, you know?
What does a knitter do when upset? KNIT!
I picked up my Pi shawl and began working on the edging, hoping to get it finished today. I was peacefully listening to some podcasts and making REALLY good progress. A few minutes ago, I picked it up and I could actually see the light at the end of the tunnel! I counted the stitches and I had only (ONLY) 182 stitches left to bind off! That's 18 repeats of 20 rows! NEARLY DONE! Just for kicks and giggles, I went to count how many repeats I'd already done. . .
Found a mistake.
8-10 repeats back.
Right about the place I began knitting this morning.
(Insert scream here.)
Jumped into the pond and frogged. . .
Too bad I didn't just stay in bed and pretend to sleep this morning. At least now I'll have something to do when I'm waiting for my car to be fixed (There's a recall that involves the brake lights that I thought didn't apply to me--why I think I'm immune, I have no idea--you'll be able to find me at the dealer later today. . .)
Hope your knitting goes much better than mine today.
We meet the second Tuesday of each month from 6:30-8:45 p.m. :: Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Guild Meetings — September through May :: Summer Camp — June through August
LOCATION: Huntington Woods Public Library :: Woods Gallery, lower level :: 26415 Scotia Rd, Huntington Woods, MI 48070
Bring your knitting and join us for an evening — we're sure you'll want to become part of the flock!
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
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So that is what woke me up so early. I to, started knitting this morning, when I could not sleep, and I made a mistake,also.
- August 1, 2007 at 11:30:00 AM EDT
Well, I did some frogging of my own last night after I got home from the beanery and was knitting for a while there. I guess this just isn't a very good time for some of us.
I don't sleep all that well myself, but usually just lay in bed. Probably should get up and knit instead. Oh well.
Nothing like knitting the same thing over and over, is there? 8-)
- August 1, 2007 at 11:51:00 AM EDT
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RV Buddies' Mark Summers Joins Lance Team
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Lance Camper Manufacturing Corp. announced that Mark Hovanec of RV Buddies has joined their marketing team and will be working alongside Marketing Director Norm Jacobson.
"I'm proud of RV Buddies, its contribution to the industry, and hope it continues to prosper," said Hovanec, who adopted the stage name of Mark Summers while with RV Buddies. "Joining Lance Camper is a tremendous opportunity and I'm privileged to be a part of the team."
According to a news release, Hovanec has a 30-year background in marketing, sales, film and television. Over the last decade, he has played key roles in the development and marketing of high profile entertainment websites with emphasis on SEO and social networking.
"We're glad to have Mark aboard," said Jack Cole, president of Lancaster, Calif.-based Lance Camper. "His specific talents and experience add to the mix in what we feel will be very beneficial to our long-term strategies."


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Two New Art Prints by Amy Sol (Onsale Info)
Amy Sol will sell two new art prints this weekend. "Moth's Poem" and "Penny's Game" are 10″ x 13″ giclees, have editions of 100, and will cost $65 each. There are a few available now HERE, but when they're gone, the rest go up Saturday, August 18th at 2pm Pacific Time. Visit AmySol.com.


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The Devil's* will is the Devil's still, where-ever the Devil may be —
He used to delight in the thick of the fight, whether on land or sea;
'Twas difficult for mortal men to know what side he took,
When the wrath of the Lord from heaven was poured and the whole Creation shook;
Yet for many a day the Devil's way was ever mighty and grand,
'Mid the swift sword's flash and the cannon's crash he boldly took his stand:
Such perilous work he has learn'd to shirk, and quiet at home sits he,
Having turn'd himself for the love of pelf to a Charter'd Companie!
'Ho! better far than the work of War, and the storm and stress of strife,
Is to rest at home, while others roam,' he murmurs to Sin, his wife!
'Tho' the fiends my Sons make Gatling guns, they're Christians to the core,
And they love the range of the Stock Exchange far better than battle-roar.
They are spared, in truth, much strife uncouth and trouble by field and flood,
Since the work of Hell is done so well by creatures of flesh and blood;
And I think on the whole,' says the grim old Soul, ''tis better for you and me
That I've turned myself, ere laid on the shelf, to a Charter'd Companie!
'The thin red line was doubtless fine as it crept across the plain,
While the thick fire ran from the black Redan and broke it again and again,
But the hearts of men throbb'd bravely then, and their souls could do and dare,
'Mid the thick of the fight, in my despite, God found out Heroes there!
The Flag of England waved on high, and the thin red line crept on,
And I felt, as it flashed along to die, my occupation gone!
O'er a brave man's soul I had no control in those old days,' said he,
'So I've turned myself, ere laid on the shelf, to a Charter'd Companie!
'The Flag of England still doth blow and flings the sunlight back,
But the line that creepeth now below is changed to a line of black!
Wherever the Flag of England blows, down go all other flags,
Wherever the line of black print goes, the British Bulldog brags!
The newspaper, my dear, is best to further such work as mine, —
My blessing rest, north, south, east, west, on the thin black penny-a-line!
For my work is done 'neath moon or sun, by men and not by me,
Now I've changed myself, in the reign of the Guelph, to a Charter'd Companie!
'Of Church and of State let others prate, let martyr'd thousands moan, —
I'm responsible, I beg to state, to my shareholders alone!
The Flag of England may rot and fall, both Church and State may end,
Whate'er befall, I laugh at it all, if I pay a dividend!
But O my dear, it is very clear that the thing is working well —
When they hunt the black man down like deer, we devils rejoice in Hell!
'Tis loot, loot, loot, as they slaughter and shoot out yonder across the sea,
Now I've turned myself, like a gamesome elf, to a Charter'd Companie!
'Just study, my dear, the record here, of the mighty deeds they've done —
Hundreds, en masse, mowed down like grass, to an English loss of one!
Then loot, loot, loot, as they slaughter and shoot, to the shrieks of the naked foe,
While murder and greed on the fallen feed, right up my stock must go!
And the best of the lark, you'll be pleased to mark, is the counter-jumper's cry,
As he clutches his shares and mumbles his prayers to the Jingo-God on high!
With Bible and Gun the work is done both here and across the sea,
Now I've turned myself, in the reign of the Guelph, to a Charter'd Companie!'
The Devil's will is the Devil's still, though wrought in a Christian land,
He chuckles low and laughs his fill, with the latest news in hand;
Nor God nor man can mar his plan so long as the markets thrive,
Tho' the Flag be stained and the Creed profaned, he keepeth the game alive!
'The Flag of England may rot and fall, both Church and State may end,
Whatever befall, I laugh at it all, if I pay a dividend!
Right glad I dwell where I make my Hell, in the white man's heart,' cries he,
'Now I've turned myself, for the love of pelf, to a Charter'd Companie!'
— — — — — — — — —
*Not the great Æn, whom I have vindicated,
Call'd falsely Devil by the blind and base,
But Belial, a creature execrated
Except in Church and in the marketplace. — R. B.
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Trips to Louisville, Arkansas, Tennessee and UAB highlight campaign,
along with visits from former SoCon rivals Appalachian State and Charleston
ETSU head coach Murry Bartow - whose team is coming off a memorable 2008-09 campaign that included 23 wins, an Atlantic Sun Conference tournament championship, and the program's eighth trip to the NCAA Tournament - announced the new schedule on Wednesday. He said the challenges are obvious.
"It's not going to be easy," said Bartow, who has guided the Bucs to three 20-win seasons and two trips to the NCAAs in his six years at ETSU. "The first part of the season is a real gauntlet, especially with the road trips to Louisville, Arkansas, Tennessee and UAB. We play seven of our first 12 games on the road, and five of those teams made the NCAA Tournament a year ago. We want to challenge our players, but at the same time we understand the economics right now and this schedule gives us the chance to help the overall program with a number of money games."
While the road trips to a quartet of major programs stand out, the Bucs will also play a total of five old conference foes, facing former SoCon rivals Appalachian State (Nov. 14), Chattanooga (Nov. 17), and College of Charleston (Nov. 25), along with former Ohio Valley Conference opponents Murray State (Dec. 12) and Morehead State (Dec. 18). The Appalachian State, College of Charleston and Murray State games will all be inside the Memorial Center, with the Bucs welcoming the Mountaineers and their new head coach Buzz Peterson - a former ETSU assistant - on Homecoming Weekend to open the regular season.
Other highlights on the schedule include the Bucs' trip to UAB (Dec. 4), as the Blazers will honor Bartow's father Gene for his Hall of Fame career. ETSU will return home the next week for another special event, as the Bucs will host North Georgia (Dec. 10) inside Brooks Gym. The "Back to Brooks" game will feature many special events, as the team will wear "throwback" jerseys and the program also plans to re-retire the No. 42 jersey of former great Tom Chilton, which was brought out of retirement and worn by standout player Kevin Tiggs the past two seasons.
The team's A-Sun schedule features a pre-Christmas visit from league contender Jacksonville (Dec. 21), while Lipscomb invades the Dome on Jan. 30 and arch rival Belmont visits on Feb. 1. The league tournament is set for March 3-6, hosted by Mercer in Macon, Ga.
"For our fans, this may be the most exciting and interesting schedule we've had in quite some time," Bartow said. "We have a lot of work in front of us, but the caliber of teams we will play both on the road and at home should make us ready for our conference schedule."
For ticket information fans can visit ETSUBucs.com and click on the ticket link, or call 423-439-ETSU (3878).
2009-10 Schedule
Tuesday, Nov. 3................................... Milligan (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 9................... Carson Newman (exhibition), 7 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 14.................................. Appalachian State, 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 17.............................................. at Chattanooga, TBA
Thursday, Nov. 19............................................ at Morgan State, TBA
Saturday, Nov. 21................................................... at Louisville, TBA
Wednesday, Nov. 25...................... College of Charleston, 7 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 27......................................................... at Arkansas, TBA
Sunday, Nov. 29............................................ North Florida, 4 p.m. *
Wednesday, Dec. 2............................................. at Tennessee, TBA
Friday, Dec. 4.................................................................... at UAB, TBA
Thursday, Dec. 10......................................... North Georgia, 7 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 12............................................ Murray State, 4 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 18............................................. at Morehead State, TBA
Monday, Dec. 21............................................ Jacksonville, 7 p.m. *
Monday, Jan. 4............................................... at USC Upstate, TBA *
Thursday, Jan. 7....................................... at Kennesaw State, TBA *
Saturday, Jan. 9........................................................ at Mercer, TBA *
Thursday, Jan. 14................................................... Stetson, 7 p.m. *
Saturday, Jan. 16................................ Florida Gulf Coast, 4 p.m. *
Thursday, Jan. 21................................................... at Lipscomb, TBA *
Saturday, Jan. 23...................................................... at Belmont, TBA *
Wednesday, Jan. 27.............................................. Campbell, 7 p.m. *
Saturday, Jan. 30.................................................. Lipscomb, 4 p.m. *
Monday, Feb. 1.......................................................... Belmont, 7 p.m. *
Thursday, Feb. 4...................................... at Florida Gulf Coast, TBA *
Saturday, Feb. 6.......................................................... at Stetson, TBA *
Friday, Feb. 12........................................... Kennesaw State, 7 p.m. *
Sunday, Feb. 14.......................................................... Mercer, 4 p.m. *
Friday, Feb. 19........................................................ at Campbell, TBA *
Sunday, Feb. 21............................................... USC Upstate, 4 p.m. *
Thursday, Feb. 25............................................. at North Florida, TBA *
Saturday, Feb. 27............................................... at Jacksonville, TBA *
March 3-6............................. Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament
.............................................................................................. Macon, Ga.
Home games in bold // All games listed Eastern Standard Time
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A winner was selected from 51 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
Client plan/sells tennis trip packages around the united states.
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Desired Color Scheme:
lime green (tennis ball color), blues and clay colors
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The client is looking for a fixed width concept that is a clean and crisp look using lime green (tennis ball color), blues and clay colors to design the website. IBM was given as an example to generate initial ideas from. The home page will contain a flash animation to include pictures of various tennis and travel interests along with taglines animated throughout. Each subsection will contain a static photo related to the content section.
For now just use a tennis ball for the logo. Logo is based on this and will be replaced later.
I've included a sample layout to the structure the client would like to see. Use your creativity to make it a top notch website.
The following content pages will be included in the initial website development.
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- Specials
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RonK wrote:I wonder if the pilot I saw on Saturday morning occupying the centre of the middle lane on Turbot Street realises how close he was to being wiped out from behind.
Please elaborate. Where exactly as I dont recall any issues and I watch my mirrors like a hawk. Every driver passed me with care, no aggression... Not even a hoot. The only cars that slowed down near me had passengers with cameras and they were filming.
Occupying the centre of any lane is perfectly legal and far safer than the gutter bunny cyclists I overtake regularly, particularly along there as vehicles are frequently parked in the leftmost and rightmost lanes. As I travel close to the speed limit through most of there I am not going to weave in and out of the leftmost lane. That's the sort if thing inexperienced cyclists do and is just stupid. It makes their actions less predictable for other road users.
Were you driving or cycling? If you were the driver then you should drive more carefully into the sun because if you can't see me then you cant see the road markings or mopeds either and driving faster than the conditions allow for is quite illegal...
If you were the cyclist then I doubt from your perspective that you interpreted the situation correctly. I only passed one cyclist down Turbot and he was hugging the left edge of the road, straddling the line between lanes & going straight from a few 'turn left only' lanes. If that was you then most of the time I was so far away from you (until the red lights allowed you to catch up) that a parallax error would account for your misinterpretation of the situation.
I actually turned and smiled at that cyclist as he pulled up at the lights next to me and was completely ignored as he stared into the distance. Not even a smile or a nod...
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Making the move from a European league to MLS is not one taken lightly. Contracts are transferred or torn up, families are uprooted, and joining a new team comes with its risks.
For Michael Parkhurst, moving from German side FC Augsburg to the Columbus Crew during the offseason came for one main reason: to improve his chances of getting to the World Cup as a member of the US national team.
Despite earning a spot in the starting XI for Saturday's USMNT 2-0 friendly win against South Korea, Parkhurst knows that a lack of playing time in 2013 with Augsburg dropped him down the defensive depth chart, and going to Brazil is no guarantee.
Still, without the prospect of going to his first World Cup, Parkhurst admits he probably wouldn't have returned to MLS this year.
"If I wasn't involved with the national team, I would have stayed in Germany," Parkhurst told MLSsoccer.com by phone on Monday from Crew training camp in Bradenton, Fla. "The family was happy, the level [of play] was good. I wasn't getting the games, but financially it was the best contract of my career. So if I didn't have a chance for Brazil, I think I would have stayed. But you don't get that chance for a World Cup too often, so I had to get out of there and give myself a chance."
Though he impressed in a few 2013 chances, the defender seemed to fall out of favor with national team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann after struggling to find the field in Germany. Now, Parkhurst knows he needs to make an impression in MLS just four months away from the World Cup.
"I haven't been called in every time recently, so it's really important that I play well with Columbus in these first few months," he said. "I think I've done well with the chances I've gotten. But I missed out on some opportunities because of my lack of playing time last year. Some guys jumped ahead of me, and so I still think I have a lot to do for a spot in the 23 [in Brazil]."
Parkhurst's options for more playing time were a loan to another European club or a move back to MLS, but the Rhode Island native said that he was glad an MLS deal worked out. While Parkhurst's situation may have been better in Germany, he has no plans on a long-term return to Europe.
"I've got a family and we want to put some roots down and get settled," he said. "My little girl has lived in four houses already and she's not even four yet. This is it. We're not going back to Europe unless it's for a vacation."


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Undercity is a great short documentary that takes you on a ride through NYC subways, Amtrak tunnels, sewers and even to the top of the Williamsburg bridge. I've spent my fair share of time exploring abandoned warehouses, factories, and subway tunnels so this video was like a walk down memory lane. I'm not sure if it's a guy thing but there is something amazing about going to places that you're not supposed to go and exploring decaying structures that most people have forgot. Put aside the next 27:54 minutes of your day and explore NYC like you've never done before.
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Billye June (B.J.) Crownover Rogers
Billye June (B.J.) Crownover Rogers passed away April 11, 2013. She was born in Electra, Texas, on Oct. 24, 1930, and will be laid to rest at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 4, 2013, in the Loraine cemetery near other members of the Crownover family. She was formerly from Big Spring and Loraine, Texas, but has most recently resided in Portland, Texas, until her death.B.J. graduated from Crane High School where she was a drum majorette, attended Sul Ross University and acquired several certifications in accounting as well as counseling for drug and alcohol abuse. She retired from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in 1998.She was a member of Grace Parish Episcopal Church in Port Lavaca, Texas, where she served as church secretary for years. She also had worked for Calhoun County Emergency Fund, Red Cross and Crisis Hotline.She was a proud member and past president of Beta Sigma Phi Sorority. Meemaw, B.J. or June was an angel flying close to the ground. Known for living life to its fullest, in her later years she chose to guide countless souls down a path of recovery from drug and alcohol abuse, showing them choices of love and light. She was a safe haven to many, loved very much and will certainly be missed by those who truly knew her.B.J. was preceded in death by her parents, William Riley (Bill) and Gladys Josephine (Joan) Crownover; brother, Ronny Wayne Crownover; and son, Charles Lee Crawley.She is survived by a sister, Jana Kay Lanceley; children, Antonia J. Hawke, Jana Kim Crowley and Jamie Carol Armstrong; grandchildren, Kasey Lynn Cross, Stephanie Renee Boen, Sara Ryan Crowley, Justin Scott Crowley, Courtney Leigh Armstrong, Charles Evan Crawley and Anita Noelle Crawley; 10 great-grandchildren; and several cousins (locally, Doris Henderson of Loraine and Susan Farr of Colorado City), nieces and nephews.Paid obituary


text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - CELTA in Brazil Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in CELTA in Brazil Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Brazil View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message LeahLouJoined: 07 Sep 2004Posts: 4Location: Austin, TX Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:54 pm Post subject: CELTA in Brazil Hey Guys, Has anyone attended or heard of the Cultura Inglesa CELTA course offered in Recife, Brazil? I was thinking of starting my TEFL career by attending the course this January. If not, has anyone attended any CELTA or other TEFL course anywhere in Brazil and if so what was your experience like and did you easily find a job afterwards? I'd be interested to hear what others' Brazil experience was like so I can have an idea of what to expect. Thanks! Back to top Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Brazil All times are GMT Page 1 of 1 Jump to: Select a forum Where to Begin----------------General DiscussionNewbie ForumCurrent Events ForumTechnology ForumOnline Teaching Forum Africa Forums----------------General Africa Forum Asia Forums----------------CambodiaChina (Job-related Posts Only)China (Off-Topic)Hong KongIndiaIndonesiaJapanMalaysiaPhilippinesSingaporeTaiwanThailandGeneral Asia ForumVietnam Caribbean Forums----------------General Caribbean Forum Europe Forums----------------Czech RepublicFranceGermanyGreeceItalyMacedonia and the BalkansPolandRomaniaRussia & C.I.S.SpainTurkeyUkraineUnited KingdomGeneral Europe Forum Latin America Forums----------------ArgentinaBrazilChileColombiaCosta RicaMexicoMexico (off-topic)PeruGeneral Latin America Forum The Middle East Forums----------------BahrainEgyptIsraelKuwaitOmanQatarSaudi ArabiaUnited Arab EmiratesGeneral Middle East Forum North America Forums----------------General North America Forum Oceania----------------Australia/New Zealand You cannot post new topics in this forumYou cannot reply to topics in this forumYou cannot edit your posts in this forumYou cannot delete your posts in this forumYou cannot vote in polls in this forum This page is maintained by the one and only Dave Sperling. Contact Dave's ESL Cafe Copyright © 2018 Dave Sperling. All Rights Reserved. Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2002 phpBB Group Teaching Jobs in China


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"Relational aggression" is the new buzzword for girls who tease, insult, threaten, maliciously gossip, play cruel games with their best friends' feelings and establish exclusive cliques and hierarchies in high school. Sadly, it doesn't seem to end at that age level. I wonder if perhaps this is an outcome and result of a culture and a society that believes we are separate, that has dehumanized many of us, so that my pain isn't yours and yours isn't mine. It seems to become possible for some girls to look at each other as objects to be managed and controlled, and ultimately conquered. This further allows that the only thing that matters is getting what we want, and the idea that we have an inherent right to have what we want, that annihilation of any opponent by any means is acceptable. This is a view that is doomed to implode--and should-- I believe.
Why are so many successful women so harshly critiqued by their own gender and held to a double standard in their accomplishments? We need a revolution in this way of being. As women, we need to love and support one another. We need to be there for our girlfriends. Unfair criticism is not being supportive. I'm sure you've heard the line, "a true friend will tell you when you have dirt on your face." That being said, a true friend also won't push your face down into the mud so you come up all covered in shit.
Enough of the cold hearted bitchetudes, ladies. Especially as I get older, I choose to surround myself with a group of kind hearted and supportive women. I haven't chosen to cultivate friendships with people who are not of that nature. I realize and appreciate the rare and precious value in friendships that are qualitative. I pray for my own friendships to be like the ocean, with soft currents, maybe waves at times. Our deepest friendships offer a sense of continual discovery, but they can also provide a sense of consistency during years of change. I believe that we should be able to genuinely enjoy another person's gifts, not feel threatened or envious of them, but rejoice in them as if they were our own.


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For parents in search of excursions that provide a little more mental stimulation than the beach, the choices abound. It's just a matter of picking from the wealth of options. To narrow it down, we've picked suggestions for eight types of kids, from budding chef to history buff, to drama queen, to animal lover.
Here, assembled with input from Eileen Ogintz, creator of the travel resource Taking the Kidsand the writers at Kids Can Travel,are plenty of ideas for educational family fun.
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Style # 204089
Rhinestone Mesh Minaudiere is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Hannah79 from BEAUTIFUL!! This purse is waaaay nicer in person...the picture definitely does not do justice!! Purse is very blingy, and looks a lot more expensive than it really is...I highly recommend it!
Date published: 2012-12-10