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Warren Sapp Speaks Out on Greg Schiano and Tampa Bay BuccaneersOctober 8, 2013
Greg Schiano's intense coaching style might have earned him wins at Rutgers and a subsequent NFL job, but his approach isn't translating into victories for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On Tuesday, former Bucs great and 2013 Hall of Fame inductee Warren Sapp had some strong criticism for Schiano.
On an NFL.com podcast, Sapp had a lot to say about the way Schiano has managed the team during his 7-13 tenure in Tampa Bay, via ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas:
When you're my way or the highway, you must win now. Because guys don't believe in your way when you're losing. And you lose the way they lost the first two weeks, you gave away those football games. And whenever you've given away football games, that means your style needs to change.
Tampa Bay is one of four winless teams heading into Week 6 despite a major offseason haul of quality players like Darrelle Revis and Dashon Goldson who were supposed to turn the team into a contender. But the storyline of the 2013 Buccaneers has been locker-room drama rather than on-field success.
Schiano's stint in Tampa Bay comes directly after that of Raheem Morris, who was known for being a player-friendly coach during his run as head coach of the club.
Recently, Schiano met with season-ticket holders to try to fire up some optimism in the fanbase. He also used some third-person references to try to make a point.
But it's not just Schiano's day-in, day-out approach that's rubbing people the wrong way. The coach received some flak when Andrew Brandt of Sports Illustrated reported that the Bucs' locker room had been divided, with some players being designated "Schiano Men" and others receiving different treatment.
The handling of Josh Freeman's benching and eventual release has also been roundly criticized by many in the football world. Sapp was among them, per Yasinskas:
If I'm down in Tampa, I'm questioning this whole thing because it's a mafia style. I know (Mike) Glennon is not the quarterback that Josh Freeman is. There's no question about it. The film tells me this. Practice tells me this. Even my quarterback demeanor tells me this. If you wouldn't let (Freeman) throw the ball at the end of the game, why is Glennon throwing the ball at the end of the game?
Sapp's incendiary comments come about one month before Sapp's ceremony to be added to the Buccaneers' Ring of Honor, which could lead to some awkward interactions on Nov. 11.


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I might get one for high speed runs but I don't like the way that looks at all and it might be heavy for these little trucks
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I will have to wait for actual photos. CAD imagery looks OK, but actual product may vary from current design. Also, the CAD imagery makes it appear to have hard edges and be made of metal. It's more likely to have rounded edges and be made of a polymer, right? Well, we'll see in time I guess!!!
I saw this and signed up to be notified when it's available.. I am not holding my breath on a speedy release tho..
I've always hoped that they would make a set of wheels that mount to each corner of the wing...that would make a nice wide track for the wheels for stable wheelies, and would lengthen the life of the wing for sure!
Edit.....I may try that on my own, I bet if I got a couple of those color-matched Traxxas wheelie bar wheels, 2 shoulder screws, washers & nuts....and drilled a few holes......hmmmmmmmm, or maybe glued a few strips of 1/8 plexi with the wheels mounted on them........
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ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Gander Mountain announced Friday that its business has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and 32 of its underperforming stores, including three in Minnesota, will close in the next several weeks.
According to a news release, the company said the action is the result of an in-depth review of the company's strategic options undertaken in recent months to preserve the value of the company and position it for a long-term success.
The chain has a store at 11655 W. Hillsborough Ave., in Tampa, but it is not scheduled to close.
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After failed attempts to improve the efficiency of the company's retail operations and support functions, the underlying financial impact from underperforming stores and unproductive, excess inventory hampered efforts to create a sustainable path forward.
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On 17 December 2010, orphan designation (EU/3/10/816) was granted by the European Commission to Intsel Chimos SA, France, for 7-beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate for the treatment of glioma.
- What is glioma?
Glioma is a type of brain tumour that affects the 'glial' cells (the cells that surround and support the nerve cells). Patients with glioma can have severe symptoms, but the types of symptoms experienced depend on where the tumour develops in the brain. Symptoms can include headaches, nausea (feeling sick), loss of appetite, vomiting, and changes in personality, mood, mental capacity and concentration. About a fifth of patients with glioma have seizures (fits) for months or years before the disease is diagnosed.
Glioma is a debilitating and life-threatening disease because of the severe damage to the brain that is associated with poor long-term survival.
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At the time of designation, glioma affected approximately 1.1 in 10,000 people in the European Union (EU)*. This is equivalent to a total of around 56,000 people, and is below the threshold for orphan designation, which is 5 people in 10,000. This is based on the information provided by the sponsor and the knowledge of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP).
*Disclaimer: For the purpose of the designation, the number of patients affected by the condition is estimated and assessed on the basis of data from the European Union (EU 27), Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. This represents a population of 506,500,000 (Eurostat 2010).
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At the time of designation, several medicines were authorised for the treatment of glioma in the EU. Treatments for glioma included surgery, radiotherapy (treatment with radiation) and chemotherapy (medicines to treat cancer). Patients also received treatments for the symptoms of glioma, including corticosteroids to reduce pressure within the skull and medicines to prevent seizures.
The sponsor has provided sufficient information to show that 7-beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate might be of significant benefit for patients with glioma because it works in a different way to existing treatments and early studies in experimental models show that it might improve the treatment of patients with this condition. These assumptions will need to be confirmed at the time of marketing authorisation, in order to maintain the orphan status.
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7-Beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate is an oxysterol (a substance derived from cholesterol, a fat commonly found in the body). The substance is expected to work by blocking the action of some enzymes, known as protein kinases B (or Akt), in the glioma cells. These enzymes are involved in stimulating cells to grow and divide. As tumour cells grow and divide uncontrollably, the medicine is expected to help control the growth and division of the tumour cells and slow down the development of the glioma.
7-Beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate is going to be injected directly into the brain tumour contained within microscopic fat particles called 'liposomes', which are expected to carry the medicine into the glioma cells.
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At the time of submission of the application for orphan designation, studies with 7-beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate in experimental models were ongoing.
At the time of submission, clinical trials with 7-beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate in patients with gliomas were ongoing.
At the time of submission, 7-beta-hydroxy cholesteryl-3-beta-oleate was not authorised anywhere in the EU for glioma or designated as an orphan medicinal product elsewhere for this condition.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of 16 December 1999, the COMP adopted a positive opinion on 7 October 2010 recommending the granting of this designation.
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Cutter: Sure. Listen you take my old man, he'd come home every night and give my mom his paycheck every week. Mr. Solid Citizen, right? Then one night he don't come home and that's the last we see of the guy. It turns out he's been shacked up with some young chick all that time.
Smithers: That's too bad.
Cutter: Hypocrites, that's just what people are. When the dice are rolling, they don't care for anyone or anything except themselves.
Smithers: Ah now there's where you're wrong. See, it's all sharing, now say you've got something I need, say I know somebody that's got something you want, well somebody's got to get us together, somebody's got to trust somebody.
Cutter: That's the most confusing speech I've ever heard since that ah, jabber thing.
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Cutter: Well, what do you know, an educated cop.
Smithers: You must have had a real hurtful experience. I mean your father running off...
Cutter: Ah, I outgrew it. And you're wrong. You know that you're all wrong about that sharing stuff.
Smithers: Well, they do say that the salesman is the most misunderstood man in the whole United States.
Cutter: My friends are gonna find me before that old character gets halfway there.
Ed: Still bettin' with the House, eh, Cutter?
Cutter: You never change a winning game, baby.
Ed: If your friends do make it, you won't get out of here alive.
Cutter: Sure, because your holding the gun.
Ed: I wouldn't be the one to shoot you.
Cutter: You just don't dig the way things are, do you?
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Ed: Jabberwocky.
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Macau Gambling Gain Sparks Rally in Billionaire's Melco
Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. (MPEL), the casino venture controlled by billionaire James Packer and Lawrence Ho, advanced in Hong Kong trading after data showed better-than-estimated casino revenue in Macau.
Melco's Hong Kong-listed shares rose 1.3 percent to HK$104.20 as of 11:22 a.m. The American depositary receipts of Melco climbed 5.7 percent to $40.84 in New York yesterday, the most in two months. The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index of the most-traded Chinese stocks in the U.S. added 1.8 percent at 100.95, gaining for a fourth day. Real-estate brokerage E-House China Holdings Ltd. rallied 4.7 percent.
Macau casino revenue, which reached a record in February, climbed 13.1 percent to 35.5 billion patacas ($4.4 billion) in March from a year earlier, according to the city's Gaming Inspection and Coordination Bureau. Estimates in a Bloomberg News survey ranged from an increase of 10 percent to 13 percent. Melco plans to lure 8,000 people to work at its third casino resort in Macau as operators expand to attract more gamblers.
"Certainly the numbers were decent," Bryan Maher, an analyst at Craig-Hallum Capital Group LP, said in a phone interview from Minneapolis yesterday. "As infrastructure improves, the mass-market players have an easier time getting into Macau."
The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index (HSCEI) of mainland stocks traded in Hong Kong lost 0.5 percent to 10,054.65 today. The Shanghai Composite Index (SHCOMP) rose 0.4 percent to 2,056.
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In an offseason full of special teams concerns, senior punter Terrence Brown has been the one steady foot in the kicking game. The Fresno, Calif. senior has recovered from offseason knee surgery and intends to improve on a solid junior campaign. Brown went under the knife at the beginning of North Carolina's second summer session. (Inside Carolina)
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My daughter is 15 months old and still nursing quite a bit. I work full-time nights and I am finding little time at work to pump. I have 3 days off from work when I nurse her all throughout the day. I put her to sleep those nights by nursing her. On the nights I am at work my husband puts her to sleep with a bottle of my milk or cow's milk (if he runs out of mine). She still wakes up a few times a night to nurse. I haven't had much sleep since she was born, I am tired almost all of the time, but I don't want to force her to wean. My supply is really decreasing...so what I am wondering is if she might self-wean once I dry up? Any input would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


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In the last few months, we've seen Tina Fey pop up everywhere from Anchorman 2 to the upcoming Muppets Most Wanted. Thanks to her next project, though, we'll see her in…Kabul?
Dubbed 'The Taliban Shuffle," Fey's next project comes to us courtesy of Paramount studios. Based on journalist Kim Barker's memoir, The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, Fey's latest project will tell the story of Barker's experience overseas in 2002. Speaking only English, Barker had to quickly learn the "Taliban Shuffle" between Afghanistan and Pakistan to carry on with her assignment.
30 Rock's Robert Carlock helmed the script adaptation, and Fey will produce alongside SNL mastermind Lorne Michaels. Carlock, coincidentally, was also a staff writer on SNL alongside Fey for years, so this one essentially will be a reunion for the trio.
No word yet on a release, but check out Fey in her upcoming Shawn Levy project, This Is Where I Leave You, in September.
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May 18 (Reuters) - Clothing retailer Gap Inc reported a 12.6 percent rise in quarterly profit, helped by robust demand for its Old Navy brand.
The company's net income rose to $143 million, or 36 cents per share, in the first quarter ended April 29 from $127 million, or 32 cents per share, a year earlier.
Gap's same-store sales rose 2 percent in the quarter. Analysts on average had expected a 0.2 percent fall, according to Consensus Metrix.
Revenue was flat at $3.44 billion. (Reporting by Arunima Banerjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil D'Silva)


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I went to lunch with the wife of a friend, to celebrate the 26th-year anniversary of my becoming a vegetarian.
Thanksgiving Day, 2003 was the last time I ate meat. I had my last fix of turkey and went, well, cold turkey after that, and have never looked back.
I did at one point try a bite of chicken (I think it was chicken katsu, a Japanese breaded cutlet, which is served with a spicy ketchup-like sauce.) I expected the taste would leave me nostalgic and wanting to return to my carnivorous ways.
Instead, the flesh was rubbery and tough, and it tasted disgusting. I chewed a few times and spit it out.
Twenty six years is a long time to not eat meat, and I think one reason people think they could never make the switch to a plant-based diet is because their idea of what vegetarians eat consists of a lot of salad, tofu, beans, and bland, tasteless food.
I vow that the complete opposite is true. The food I love to eat is sometimes complex in flavor, with unusual combinations of ingredients.
Other times, I opt for basic, simple preparations that allow the flavors of the food to shine. A favorite meal is rice, raw tofu with shoyu (soy sauce), and homemade kimchi (Korean pickled vegetables.) One of my favorite (and my dog's, too) vegetable preparations is sauteed cabbage with a touch of garlic.
I love introducing non-vegetarians to my food, because it challenges their perceptions of what vegetarian and vegan diets are like.
So to have lunch with a friend, an omnivore, who had decided on this day, to try to have a vegetarian meal, was meaningful.
Unfortunately, the food left a lot to be desired.
We went to Cafe Pandau, off Thapae Road, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, because it was near her working place, on a peaceful side street, and the owner was a friend of her boss. The interior was brightly lit, and I was happy to see brochures, artwork, and products for sale that celebrated organic foods. The furniture was solid wood, and there were beautiful woven palm mats on the tables as placemats.
I decided on the Pumpkin Croquettes With Plum Sauce, which I think cost 180 baht (about $5.80 U.S.).
I was hoping the plum sauce would be an interesting combination showcasing umeboshi plums, since there was a jar of umeboshi on the table next to me, and the owner is Japanese.
Unfortunately, it had no flavor and was just a congealed, semi-transparent, tepid sauce with flecks of reddish pink in it.
The flavor of the croquettes was good, like kabocha pumpkin, rich and sweet, but the texture was firm mush. There was no crusty exterior or anything in the rest of the dish to contrast with the soft texture.
It was served with whole grain, reddish-brown rice (my guess is red cargo rice) and sauteed greens, whose flavor and texture, with some slime to them, reminded me very much of Japanese warabi, sauteed fern shoots. I finally was able to recognize them as Malabar spinach, Basella malabar, a vining, hot-weather spinach substitute, by the little white dot-like branch tips. (Not sure what the botanical term for that part of the plant is…perhaps one of my nerdy, botanical-genius friends will let me know…)
My friend tried the homemade tofu steak (also 180 baht):
It was topped with vegetables, such as carrots, shredded zucchini, and thinly sliced okra–more slime, which didn't bother me or my friend, but which can be a turn-off to some people.
The sauce on top was rather strange and tasted like peanuts, chilies, and something rather unpleasant, that I couldn't figure out, which gave it an almost rotten flavor. Miso, perhaps?
The tofu cutlet itself was extremely firm and completely lacking the somewhat metallic and borderline sour flavor that a lot of tofu has, since it tends to sit around at the store for a couple of days before it gets purchased and consumed here.
In Thailand, tofu is sold fresh, floating in coolers with water, unrefrigerated. Most people make a daily foray to the neighborhood market to buy their produce and proteins the same day they cook it, a throwback to the days before refrigeration. It makes for healthier food, since less of the nutrients are lost by long transport and sitting in warehouses and in stores, like much of the food does in our country.
At any rate, I could see why the tofu was one of the best-selling items on the menu. I wish it had been served with a more flattering complement of sauce and vegetables, however, something possibly more inspired…or more simple, to allow the tofu to take center stage.
The food took a very long time to get to us. We were on her lunch break from work, and it took more than an hour to get it and eat it, which was puzzling to me, since all of it was at room temperature. Nothing was hot–the cutlet, the sauces, the croquettes–, and the lettuce leaf and carrot garnishes were not cold, so it's not like someone was busy cooking it all in the kitchen out of sight.
Also, they weren't busy. There were two other people at another table, and they weren't even eating anything…from the sound of things, it was the owner and someone else, who were discussing and looking at embroidery, weaving, and textiles from examples the owner had and that were hung up on the walls.
I convinced my friend to try rooibos tea (55 baht, about $1.75) from South Africa, something I drink all the time at home. She seemed to enjoy its different, aromatic flavor, which is difficult to describe. I told her I usually drink it with mint, ginger, and lemongrass.
I absolutely had to try the organic chocolate (about 80 baht, iced, $2.40), the first and only chocolate I had had the entire two-week trip! Chocoholic that I am, I am a bit of a snob when it comes to chocolate and didn't bother–although it was mighty tempting–to eat the M and M's or Milky Way bars for sale in all the mini mart-type shops that I saw. I wanted good quality, dark chocolate, or nothing at all, and I never found any.
(HEY, maybe that's why I kept getting an upset stomach on this trip…perhaps there is something in chocolate that keeps the digestive system working properly? I normally have some chocolate, about one ounce, every day, and I had none this time, save for this one glass.)
The chocolate was hard, in little crumbly bits, once I got to the bottom of my glass, but otherwise, I loved it, fake whipped-cream-topping stuff on top and all!
Overall, I was glad to be eating organic food, but I was disappointed with the meal and would not recommend the place for flavor or excitement, at least, not judging from what we ate.
If you want organic food that's not Thai-style, in a quiet, clean environment, you might like it. This is not a vegetarian restaurant. There were meat items on the menu, such as Pork Meatballs in Tomato Sauce, plus other vegetarian items, such as Spaghetti With Zucchini and Mushrooms and several different omelettes. (Beware the swarms of mosquitoes in one of the bathrooms, though!!!)
It's too bad, because this ironically, probably reinforced my friend's idea of vegetarian food being bland and boring. I promised her that when she comes to Hawaii in the near future, I will have her, her husband, and a few choice friends over for a dinner party, and I will cook for her and show her how delicious vegetarian food can be.
I better go practice making that Pad Thai!


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My name is Paco Colin, I was born in Queretaro and I have lived in Mexico City for many years. I am married and have two children . I studied Chemical Engineering and an MBA. I've worked in the chemical industry, banks and insurance companies. Working in sales has been a passion for me for its high human and service content.
In parallel to my professional and family life, I've always wanted to help people and I found my way through messages of peace and hope. We all have a mission on this planet, but it's important to discover that that mission is subordinated to a grander mission related to our character of eternal soul. It is my mission to be a channel of Matthew's messages who brings to us Jesus' messages.
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Skip to comments.NSA fires whistleblower (flashback: Tice diagnosed psychotic paranoid)
Posted on 01/12/2006 5:21:21 PM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
WASHINGTONThe National Security Agency fired a high level intelligence official just days after he publicly urged Congress to pass stronger protections for federal whistleblowers facing retaliation.
Russ Tice, 43, who was once nominated for an award by the agency for his intelligence work on Iraq, was informed Tuesday that his security clearances had been permanently revoked and that he could no longer work at the secretive intelligence agency known for its eavesdropping and code-breaking capabilities.
Tice has been at the odds with the agency since he reported suspicions that a female co-worker at the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), was a spy for the People's Republic of China.
Tice, a 20-year veteran of the federal intelligence agencies, worked at DIA until 2002. He made his initial report about the suspected spy at DIA after noticing that a co-worker voiced sympathies for China, traveled extensively abroad and displayed affluence beyond her means.
Last week, Tice joined other federal employees from national security agencies on Capitol Hill to raise concerns that whistleblowers are being punished for stepping forward. The whistleblowers pointed out that the 1989 Whistleblower Protection Act does not cover federal employees who work in the nation's intelligence community.
" In a time of danger, literally brought to our very shores, abuses such as these, should not be tolerated," said Tice, speaking at a press conference following a meeting with congressional staffers.
Is there a connection between his public speech last week and his termination?
Sibel Edmonds, the leader of the newly formed National Security Whistleblowers Coalition, believes so.
"They try to use the fear factor: Don't go to the Congress. If you do, this is what will happen to you," said Edmonds, who was fired by the FBI in 2002 after reporting suspected espionage and misconduct. "By doing this they send a chilling message to anyone who wants to step forward."
Edmonds vowed to help find legal representation for Tice. The Defense Department's Inspector General's Civil Reprisal Investigations unit is also examining his claims of retaliation.
In June, 2003, the agency suspended his security clearances and ordered him to maintain the agency's vehicles by pumping gas and cleaning them. Last month, they ordered him to unload furniture at its warehouses.
Tice's firing raises concerns for all federal whistleblowers, said Danielle Brian, executive director of the Project On Government Oversight, a nonpartisan watchdog group based in Washington. "To receive this type of humiliation is a terrible message to anyone else who is handling the very important work that they do."
In response to requests for comment, the NSA sent an e-mail stating that the "NSA has no information to provide about personnel matters and does not comment on actual or alleged case facts regarding current or former affiliates."
In an interview, Tice said his statements last week, "hastened the process," but he had expected it for some time.
In April 2003, Tice sent an e-mail to the DIA agent handling his suspicions about a co-worker being a Chinese spy. He was prompted to do so by a news report about two FBI agents who were arrested for giving classified information to a Chinese double agent.
"At the time, I sent an e-mail to Mr. James (the person at DIA handling his complaint) questioning the competence of counterintelligence at FBI," Tice wrote in a document submitted to the Inspector General. In the e-mail, he mentioned that he suspected that he was the subject of electronic monitoring.
Shortly after sending the e-mail, an NSA security officer ordered him to report for "a psychological evaluation" even though he had just gone through one nine months earlier. Tice believes James called NSA to ask them "to go after him" on their behalf.
When Tice called Mr. James to confront him about calling the NSA security official, he told Tice that "there was reason to be concerned" about his suspicion about his former co-worker.
The Defense Department psychologist concluded that Tice suffered from psychotic paranoia, according to Tice. "He did this even though he admitted that I did not show any of the normal indications of someone suffering from paranoia," Tice wrote in a statement to the inspector general.
"I knew my from that day that my career was over," said Tice, who has worked in intelligence since he graduated from the University of Maryland in 1985. His job at NSA was so top secret that he could not even reveal his title.
In the summer of 2003, Tice told the NSA that he was considering talking to his congressional representatives about waste and abuse at NSA security. He was told that he would face retaliation if he did so, Tice wrote in his statement to the inspector general.
A few weeks after contacting Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., the retaliation intensified, he said. The NSA even sent an agent to his home to "threaten me in person with unspecified actions if I went to the press," Tice said.
In August 2004, the agency suspended Tice's clearance. They sent him to the "motor pool' for eight months where he was assigned to fill up NSA vehicles with gas, check fluids and drive around "the bigwigs," on occasion, Tice said in an interview.
He was then put on administrative leave for 14 months. Last month he was re-assigned to the NSA's warehouse where he was ordered to unload furniture from trucks.
"I reported my suspicion and got blown off," Tice said. "I pushed the issue and that ticked them off, the fact that I questioned their almighty wisdom."
On the Web:
Project on Government Oversight: www.pogo.org
This is crazy. It is the government's job to do covert and secret operations - they have to in order to intercept possible terror plots and dangerous international criminals, etc. I am so tired of this bullsh*t. How the hell do they expect anybody in this country to be safe if liberals, the media and those other idiots don't want any precautions taken?
Okay, just don't do nothing then and see what happens.
Something stinks here, and, at least this time, I'm pretty sure it's not my cat that I smell.
this clown needs to be "frogmarched" to the state pen and maybe after a few good lessons from the other inmates, he'll reconsider his position. Maybe Teddy boy can take him for a car ride, or better yet, Clinton can take him for a walk in Ft Marcy Park.
eh, Tice is just a woman scorned. Payback to the NSA by making up this spying stuff.
oddly, people really are out to get him now. his delusions have come true.
cured !!
Did you listen to ed meese?
Long and overly informative rant self-deleted.
A short stay in Leavenworth, followed by a quick execution, will resolve this "issue" to my complete satisfaction.
listen to him talk; he's yet to say HE talked to the NYT.
I missed that segment.
Keep an eye on how much time the MSM spends with Tice. If the MSM should keep its distance from him it's because he's behaved in VERY odd fashion and they don't dare put him in front of the camera for extended periods of time for fear of what he might say and how it would make them look.
Whistle blower, my eye. He's a disgruntled ex-employee. And possibly a soon-to-be felon.
He gave it to matthews chapter and verse, word for word, about Tice and plame and the 'wiretapping.'
He might as well have been reading from FR.
Matthews couldn't get in a word.
Wow, nice guy. And this is the Dems next big catch to show how horrible the Bush administration is? You can't make this kind of stuff up. Bwahahahahahaha!
A whistleblower is someone who reveals illegal doings.
What the NSA was or is doing is not illegal. What Tice did only confirms he is not fit to work there, he does not understand what the NSA does.
Total irony. Aired his idrty laundry - his ignorance - for all to see.
Man, the guys who are attacking the President are dropping like flies.
````In April 2003, Tice sent an e-mail to the DIA agent handling his suspicions about a co-worker being a Chinese spy. He was prompted to do so by a news report about two FBI agents who were arrested for giving classified information to a Chinese double agent.~~
Nice story, isn't it?
It's NOT true; he did send an email about a co-worker, saying that she MIGHT be a spy; his proof?
he THOUGHT her mother was a spy.
After that got knocked down, he did it AGAIN; that's when he got the psych test.
That is THE story.
Carefully parse what this guy is saying; he's not saying ANYTHING; he's got nothing except a bunch of "mights" and "what if's"
Tonight on Hardball, he actually said he's going to see the judiciary committee tomorrow to -- and this is almos t an exact quote "press the flesh and meet and greet" -- or something very close to that.
btw, this guy did NOT work on any kind of intercept or wiretapping; he's talking about stuff he had NO access to.
I wonder what Meeses screen name is. I wonder if Tice's starts with "r-i-g-h-t" and ends with a "2"
If Tice is like other paranoid schizophrenics I've come across, he's probably able to skate by long enough to complete a typical television interview and come across as merely suspicious, not nuts.
Tice must be a libertarian.
So I wonder if he was an "intelligence employee" and NOT an "intelligence agent", or is there a difference?
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Union Springs, N.Y. - 108 Bassmaster Elite Series pros will be heading to Union Springs on Cayuga Lake, one of New York's famous Finger Lakes, August 21-24 for the A.R.E. Truck Caps Bassmaster Elite series. At Cayuga Lake, the final of eight full-field events this season, each Elite series pro has a shot at a first-place prize of $100,000 and an automatic qualification for the 2015 Bassmaster Classic.
Cayuga Lake is a first-time stop for the Elite Series and the deep glacial lake (up to 435 feet) is great habitat for largemouth bass, which will be the target species for the anglers.


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March 14, 2018
5 Stars for the venue on service and quality for our Daughters wedding held on July 22nd 2017. The planning and preparation was all done by the bride and groom with tremendous assistance and guidance from the venue event staff. The staff on the night were attentive & professional. The MC & DJ were excellent and part of the package in this fabulous location that meant our interstate guests could come and stay at reasonable prices for local accommodation. The weather was beautiful and our guests rave about the location and the night.
I just want to start by saying thank you to you and the staff at City Beach for being so great throughout the planning and on the night. Your service was fantastic and we are going to remember our wedding night forever.
Everything was excellent! Our guests complimented the wait staff as they were really friendly and constantly walking around asking if anyone would like food. Melissa was very helpful during the whole experience and made it very easy. Thank you so much for making it seamless and fun.
Just want to say thank you for all the hard work you have put on for our wedding day! It was definitely the best day of our lives! From the reception, the waiters etc! Everyone loved the food and the drinks.
From start to finish nothing was too much trouble or a problem! Had complete trust that our day would be great and even when the weather wasn't the team made it magical. Also all of our guests have been commenting on how great the food and service was on the night!! Thank you for everything!!!
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I Just Woke Up Under a Kitchen Table in Valentia, Spain
Posted by Rob, Saturday, July 26, 2008 6:16 AM
A couple years ago, I broke my hand on a backside 5-0. Pathetic. Then last year, I rolled my ankle on a 50-50 the first day in Europe. Wow. Oh it gets worse. I just tweaked out my knee on a plain old ollie on that bump to bar. Rad. What's next? Breaking a leg while pushing? So now I'm limping through Spain with Jake Phelps, Trixie who is five months pregnant and pushing through the streets with us, Tony Trujillo, P-Stone, Schaefer, and DMFP. We just got on a three hour train ride out of Barcelona to this town called Valencia. Our mission: watch Bad $h!t play at some house party there. Then we're coming back to Barcelona. Check out some photos and footage of a little bit of skating we did and a lot of chilling: A Few Days in Barcelona.
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Adam Jones is certainly hitting better against left-handed pitchers this season. That came in handy last night when he hit a two-run homer in the first inning against Francisco Liriano. It was all the offense the Orioles would get in a 2-1 win over the Twins.
Jones hit four homers all of last season in 153 at-bats against lefties. This year, he has six in 93 at-bats against southpaws. He averaged a homer every 38.3 at-bats last year against the lefties and that mark is one every 15.5 at-bats in 2012.
Jones vs. left-handed pitchers:
* In 2011, he batted .242-4-14 with an OPS of .665
* In 2012, he's hitting .312-6-13 with an OPS of .853.
Jones now has hit 22 homers this year and 14 of them have either tied the game or given the Orioles the lead. The team is 17-4 when Jones hits a homer. He has now homered in back-to-back games for the first time since May 15-17, when he hit one in three consecutive games.
You have to give Tommy Hunter major props for his outing last night. He gave up just one run and six hits over 7 1/3 innings to get his fourth win.
Here is a pretty surprising stat: Hunter has made 14 starts this year and the Orioles are 9-5 in those games.
His outing last night was unexpected for so many reasons including:
* His ERA was 8.16 over his previous seven major league starts.
* He had just one win since April 25.
* His road ERA was 8.07.
* He did this against a Twins team that had produced 25 runs on 33 hits with nine doubles and a homer in the two previous games. They were batting .429 in this series.
Yes, I am the same guy who wrote last night that Steve Johnson could eventually take this spot in the rotation. But Hunter, for at least one night, brought stability to an unsettled Orioles rotation.
The Orioles won another close one and they are now 17-6 in one-run games. They have the best winning percentage in the AL in one-run contests.
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National Library Week 2013
Happy National Library Week! Of course, here at the Olathe Public Library every week is library week, but April 14 - 20 is the official week to celebrate libraries nationwide.
You can find all sorts of cool, fun things at the library, and best of all they're FREE! We have compiled a list of 18 Free Things at the Olathe Public Library. Not all of these things may be of interest to kids, but how about books and movies and video games and CDs and game computers and kids' magazines and free internet and downloadable music and ebooks and live online tutoring and storytimes and fun programs and the list goes on and on.
If you don't have a library card, you are missing out on the best deal in town! And if you do have a library card, what better time to use it than National LIbrary Week? We hope to see you soon at the Main Library or Indian Creek Branch.
LEGO Design Contest 2013
The Olathe Public Library's 3rd Annual LEGO Design Contest will be this Saturday, April 13. This year, in order to accommodate more contestants, our contest will be held at the Indian Creek Community Church located at 12480 S. Black Bob Road, just north of the Indian Creek Branch Library.
All contest slots for K - 5th graders are filled, but there are still slots available in the Teen Category for 6th - 12th graders. For more information about the teens, call (913) 971-6888. You may also register online.
Even if you aren't in the contest, everyone is invited to come see what these young LEGO builders have created. Here is the schedule for the public:
- 2:30 - 3:45 p.m. Public Viewing & Voting for Best of Show
- 4:00 p.m. Awards Ceremony
- 5:00 p.m. End of Contest (All entries must be picked up by 5:00 p.m.)
So come check out this year's contest and support these creative young LEGO enthusiasts! It's sure to be a fun event.
Time for Two Session Added
Due to high demand, we have added a second Time for Two spring session. The new session will be at 10:45 a.m. on Friday mornings at the Indian Creek Branch Library. The five week session begins on March 29 and runs through April 26. Registration is required. You may register at either Olathe library or by calling (913) 971-6874. For more information about Time for Two click here.
Spring Break Activities at the Library
Spring break is almost here! If you are looking for something fun to do on your week off, the Olathe Public Library has some great activities planned. Here's a rundown of events during spring break.
R.E.A.D. to a Dog
Saturday, March 16
1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Main Library
Young readers may drop by and read to a cuddly canine at the Main Library between 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Upon arrival check in at Children's Serivces for a reading time. Reading sessions are limited and are available on a first come, first served basis. Trained therapy dogs provided by Pets for Life, Inc. No registration.
Free Family Movie: Wreck-It Ralph
Monday, March 18
1:30 p.m.
Indian Creek Branch
Join us for a free movie at the library! The whole family is welcome, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Wreck-It Ralph is rated PG with a running time of 108 minutes. No registration but space is limited.
Family Chess Night
Monday, March 18
6:30 - 8:00 p.m.
Indian Creek Branch
Come play chess with a worthy opponent at our Family Chess Night. Boards and equipment will be provided. All ages and playing levels are welcome, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult. No registration.
Spring Break Cookie Decorating Program for Kids
Tuesday, March 19
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Indian Creek Branch
If it's spring break, it must be time to decorate a cookie! For kids of all ages, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Come and go as you please. No registration.
LEGO Club
Tuesday, March 19
7:00 p.m.
Main Library
If you are in K - 5th grade and love building with LEGO bricks, come to our monthly LEGO Club at the Main Library. Registration is required.
Spring Break Cookie Decorating Program for Kids
Wednesday, March 20
1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Main Library
If it's spring break, it must be time to decorate a cookie! For kids of all ages, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Come and go as you please. No registration.
Free Family Movie: Wreck-It Ralph
Thursday, March 21
1:30 p.m.
Main Library
Join us for a free movie at the library! The whole family is welcome, but kindergartners and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Wreck-It Ralph is rated PG with a running time of 108 minutes. No registration but space is limited.
We hope to see you at some of these fun activities! And don't forget to check out a great book, movie, and/or video game while you're here. The library is a great destination during spring break.
Olathe School District Art Display 2013
The Olathe Public Library is pleased to once again be hosting the annual exhibit of artwork by elementary students in the Olathe School District. The display includes drawing, painting, collage, sculpture, ceramics, and more. The art will be on display at the Main Library from February 12 - March 28. You may view the artwork anytime the library is open. Don't miss this creative display of work by talented young artists of our community. Click the images below for a closer view.
Perfect Pairs
There is a fun book display up this month in the Children's Department at the Main Library. "Perfect Pairs" matches up a fiction book with a nonfiction book on the same topic. Each pair of books is bundled together with a heart label identifying the subject of the books. Maybe you'd like learn about real butterflies and then read a fun butterfly story. Or maybe find out some information about real pirates and then read an exciting chapter book about adventurous buccaneers. This is a great way to discover a book you might not normally pick up. All books on display are available for check out. Valentine's Day may be over, but it's not too late to check out a couple of "Perfect Pairs" books!
Valentine Factory
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day! Last Friday kids came to the library to get a jump-start on the holiday at our Valentine Factory. At both the Main Library and Indian Creek Branch Library kids made valentines for their special someones. Hallmark has got nothing on these creative young folks.
We want to wish everyone a Happy Valentine's Day! ♥
Claudia Mills
Children's author Claudia Mills visited both Olathe libraries a couple of weekends ago. The turnout was overwhelming! On Saturday 119 people came to the Indian Creek Branch Library to hear Ms. Mills speak and sign books. The following day 270 people came to the Main Library to meet the author and get their books signed. The children of Olathe obviously enjoy reading books by Claudia Mills and were excited for the opportunity to meet her in person. These events were a great partnership with the Olathe Public Library, the Olathe Public Schools Foundation, and the Olathe School District's F.R.E.D. Program. Thanks to everyone who attended and helped make Ms.Mills' visit such a wonderful success.
KC Bricklab LEGO Display
Next time you are at the Main Library, be sure to check out the special LEGO display in the display case in the Chldren's area. Thanks to the KC Bricklab LEGO Users Group for sharing these fun LEGO creations with the library. But don't wait too long! This display will only be around until February 12.
And the Winner Is...
It's one of the biggest days of the year for fans of books for young people. This morning the 2013 winners of the Newbery and Caldecott medals were announced along with a slew of other awards. So without further delay, here are the winners (and honor books).
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Three Time Lucky by Sheila Turnage
This Is Not My Hat illustrated and written by Jon Klassen
Creepy Carrots illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron Reynolds
Extra Yarn illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
Green illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Sleep Like a Tiger illustrated by Pamela Zagarenksi, written by Mary Logue
Click here to see a complete listing of other award winners for 2013, including the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (for most distinguished easy reader book), the Coretta Scott King Award (honoring African American authors and illustrators), the Pura Belpré Award (honoring Latino authors and illustrators), and other distinguished book awards for children and young adults.
Congratulations to all the winners! I think we, the readers, are the real winners for having all these wonderful books to read.


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The three finalists of the Urban Lab Challenge are the following:
facileStrategy® - The Tourism Monitoring Center (from Rudder Technologies)
Rudder's solution is a demonstration of how the tourist promotion of a destination can be made better and more effective, when it is completely aligned with the policies, planning activities, and tourism management of the destination. It is a solution that is centered on five pillars: Management; Planning;Promotion; facileguides® Promotion Channels; facileguides® API.
And the finalists are:
Tales & Tours
Roeland P.
Onfan Food
Ignacio Calvís castelló
ZTL Alert
GuideMeUp OpenCities
Angel Casquero
Take a Hike!
Ohyoon Kwon
Spot in Helsinki/Spot in Lisbon
Spot in Helsinki Spot in Helsinki
Miguel Muñoz Sanchez Matas
The Open Data Tourism Hack-at-Home aims to create apps to help cities manage the challenges of tourism.
Open Cities has just launched a new call-out to take part in the Open Data Tourism Hack at Home challenge, a project focused on encouraging the creation of mobile apps to help cities to better manage the challenges and benefits of tourism.
Esteve Almirall (ESADE) talks about "The Open Innovation Ecosystem".
Look at the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u1x3d8fVPE
Carles Ferreiro (dotopen) talks about "New Open Cities Challenge: Managing large tourism flows".
AppCircus has launched the Sanitation App Challenge: a powerful initiative driven by the World Bank, which is bringing together app makers from around the world to build app-based solutions to help communities improve local sanitation issues.
For more information: http://sanitation.hackathome.com/
BlindSquare is an augmented reality GPS application for the blind.
BlindSquare makes you sense what's around. You only need to be a good listener. It obtains information about the surrounding environment from FourSquare and Open Street Maps. It's algorithms enable it to determine the most relevant information, and then voice it out using high quality speech synthesis. For example, "What's the most popular café within 200 meters radius?"


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Panasonic Battery Grip for GH3 / GH4
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Retail: $166.14$36.00
No Damage Waiver
You are liable for any damage or loss to the rental equipment.
GearGuard Damage Waiver
Protects you from liability due to unintentional damage, after paying a deductible.
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Lightroom 1.3 on Leopard
by James Duncan Davidson
Compatibility with Mac OS X Leopard is one of the bullet points of the recent Lightroom 1.3 release. Now that I've had a few days to work with the release, I can indeed confirm that Lightroom 1.3 gets along with Leopard, at least for the most part. There are, however, a few small issues I've run into.
The first of these issues appeared for me when importing files directly from a compact flash card. I've seen some spurious error messages on a few of my imports, including an odd message indicating that there was a problem with 0 of the images imported. Also, on one occasion, an image wasn't copied as part of the import process. For the time being, I may start copying images over to my local drive in the Finder and then import them. I did this with a previous version of Lightroom to work around import problems. This would be a real drag, but incomplete imports are also a drag.
Second, I've seen Lightroom crash a few times while working with the Print module. This was reported in a few places on the first day of release. The workaround talked about on the net is to minimize the print preview window, as shown to the right. I can report that this seems to work for me so far.
And last, as you've probably heard, there have been warnings concerning Lightroom's database and Time Machine. For the time being, I've followed the recommendations to exclude my Lightroom catalog from Time Machine backups. I've also excluded the preview folder as well, since it only includes data that can be easily rebuilt from my image library.
This doesn't mean you have to skip backups of your Lightroom database, however. If you make backups of your catalog from within Lightroom—I have mine set to make a backup every time I run Lightroom—those backups will be nicely stashed away for you by Time Machine. Also, if you have Lightroom automatically write XMP data, those XMP sidecar files will be faithfully backed up by Time Machine as well, providing a fairly complete backup solution.
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|Richard Caccavale
2007-11-21 12:57:26
|random bob, a.r.c.
2007-11-21 16:00:05
I'm an Aperture User (Don't hate me!), but until I recently got newer hardware had been d/l'ing and trying the latest builds of Lightroom, as my old rig just couldn't handle AP well enough...
|Richard Caccavale
2007-11-21 23:34:10
random bob,
|Skip Harris
2007-11-23 20:28:07
|There are also printing issues, at least there is for me. Have Leopard 10.5.1, Lightroom 1.3 with an Epson 2200. Color management is not working with this combination. Prints have a color cast and are dark. I have seen posts in various other forums from others with the same hardware/software combination as mine that describe the same issues. But I have not seen anything definitive from Adobe, Epson, or Apple that state this is a problem and it will be resolved. Have no issues printing from Photoshop or other programs, it is just a Lightroom issue ... Skip
2007-12-04 16:47:48
|Leopard 10.5.1, LR 1.3, Epson R2400. I found that in print settings that if I use Colorsync as apposed to no color management when using printer profiles my prints look fine. Anyone try that yet?
2007-12-07 08:23:04
I recently upgraded to Apple's Leopard OS for my Mac Pro. I also updated to Lightroom 1.3. I waited until 1.3 was available before upgrading the Mac OS. Since upgrading, printing to my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 has been a problem. I updated the printer driver to the latest 10.5 compatible driver from Epson's website but I still have problems. Prints no longer match what I see on my monitor. Colors are weak and washed out, lacking all saturation. I have tried increasing saturation via Lightroom's saturation control but it has no effect on the printer's output. I am using ICC profiles for my paper/printer combination and set printer color control off. I have tried exporting images to Photoshop and printing from Photoshop with the same results—unsaturated, washed-out prints.


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Derbyshire Healthcare has extended its smoke-free commitments by becoming a smoke-free Trust, resulting in cleaner and healthy environments to everyone involved with the Trust.
This means that all staff, service receivers and visitors are not allowed to smoke or use e-cigarettes anywhere on our sites - including wards, grounds, vehicles and during home visits.
We understand that becoming a smoke-free Trust will have an impact on some of the people who use our services. To help people who do smoke to stop smoking for a period of time, or quit for good, our staff will be there to support them every step of the way. They will also identify a smoking cessation care plan which includes alternatives that works best for the individual.
We are providing training to our doctors and nurses so they are equipped to offer smokers with personalised advice and support on stopping smoking and nicotine withdrawal.
A full package of support is also available to anyone admitted onto one of the Trust's mental health inpatient wards. This includes a range of nicotine replacement therapies (NRT), such as patches, gum, lozenges and inhalators, to help them cope with their cravings.
We also want all patients on our mental health wards to benefit from extra activities to assist with their recovery. This will be possible because our nurses will have more time to spend with patients, as they will no longer be taking patients on 'smoke-runs'.
Research shows that breathing in someone else's cigarette smoke (passive smoking or second-hand smoking) can increase your risk of cancer and other health problems. We are therefore asking that, if you have a home visit from one of our doctors or nurses, you consider and respect the impact smoking has on their health and provide a smoke-free room for the visit to take place.
As smoke can stay in the air for some time, even with a window open, we also ask that you do not smoke for up to one hour before an appointment.
We believe that e-cigarettes have not been around long enough yet for us to be certain of their long term effects.
For now the Trust has made the decision to treat them in the same way as smoking cigarettes. However this is under continuous review and may change as new evidence and national guidance emerges.
Support services are available locally to help people who wish to reduce their smoking habit, quit permanently, or prepare to go smoke-free for a period of time. These services include:
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Alternatively, please visit the national smoke-free website for more information and advice or call 0300 123 1044 to speak to an expert adviser.
Smoking is the main cause of premature death in the UK, claiming the lives of around 100,000 people every year. Smoking also contributes to many preventable illnesses and hospital admissions for heart attacks, strokes, breathing problems and cancers.
Furthermore, people with severe mental health problems such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are three times more likely to be nicotine dependent than others, and as a result, on average tend to die earlier than the general population.
In Derbyshire, smoking remains the most preventable cause of premature death, ill health and health inequality. Also, for people with a mental health condition, the smoke in cigarettes and cigars reduces the effectiveness of some types of medication – meaning larger doses are required to reach a similar therapeutic effect compared to that of a non-smoker.
It doesn't have to be this way and at Derbyshire Healthcare we want to discourage smoking by creating a smoke-free environment across all of our sites. We firmly believe in and agree with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidance which recommends that all hospital sites, including mental health hospitals, should be free from smoke.


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In the last column, you said Lufia Gaiden will follow The Legend Returns in
dungeon-crawl-over-puzzles. After being lucky enough to play a import for a
little bit, I'm happy to say they've went back to the puzzles.
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sweat it...
Google:And there was great rejoicing. Yay.
Kamikaze:Well too bad! There's a major market for it, and if you don't like it, ignore it!
Google:This is the second-most ego-centric letter I got today. Simply put: You might not care about GBA games, but the several thousand other people reading this column do. If you don't want to read letters about them, just scroll down past'em.
How dare that heathen use such profane language towards you, O Holy One!
*stokes katana lovingly* Shall I smite him for you now, Master, or is the
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Google:I'd assume this is regarding Mr. Swear-happy from yesterday. Nice offer, but RPGamer's official hired goons are already on the job. Nice to know I have a katana-wielding minion out there though. Now I just need a few more, some official uniforms, some theme music, and a hidden fortress! Is there some sort of discount vendor of that sort of stuff?
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I can't say how few submissions we have, but a local teenager submitting an essay now has a VERY good chance of winning !
"BRATTLEBORO REFORMER" Day Managing Editor Bob Audette will judge
$500 FIRST PRIZE, two $100 second prizes. HOW: write essay on the subject: "YOUTH SUFFRAGE: SHOULD THE VOTING AGE BE LOWERED"
Approximately 1000-1500 words (flexible) in Microsoft Word or text (.txt) format, double-spaced, 1" margins, 100% magnification. On separate page include yours and your parents' contact info (not included in word count).
WHO: People 18 years of age or younger who are Brattleboro residents or BUHS students. Submit only a single original essay.
WHEN: by 10AM December 27 submit essay to email@example.com .
There is no entry fee.
Homeschoolers are eligible if they only do some of their schooling in Brattleboro.
Winners will be announced in the "Brattleboro Reformer" 12/28/13, and winning essays will be published in the "Brattleboro Reformer" .
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A strange way to announce a youth contest
This is a strange way to announce a youth contest, as you write: "I can't say how few submissions we have, but a local teenager submitting an essay now has a VERY good chance of winning !"
But if there are so "few submissions," why is that so? And, if you have so few submissions, then it won't give Bob Audette much to go by to form a real judgment of who the winners are!
Of course, if a teen submits "now" they have, as you write: "a VERY good chance of winning!" If only 3 teens send a submission, then all 3 will win and there is no real contest!!
If the topic and taken position of "youth suffrage" is so important to our community, then why was this community posting on iBrattleboro only submitted on December 25th?
How long, and, where else has this contest been advertised?
Moreover, it takes a lot of mental acumen to write a 1000 to 1500 word essay – on any topic! Why such short notice?


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I've been able to see where I made my mistake in attempting to explain a style of parenting. My parenting style is not about the individual choices I make as a parent, my style is in relation to how I came to make those choices. I'm not even suggesting that using my method of making those choices would come to the same conclusions given the circumstance of the individual situation.
Raising a person, as I call it, rather than raising a child means that you attempt to work backwards from the adult you are trying to create to decide the method in which you use to nurture that person. I imagine my son being an adult and having an imaginary conversation with that person. I ask him questions about what he would like me to do when it came to the varying issues that we as parents have to deal with. For example when it came to discipline I asked him "When you do something that I disagree with or find socially unacceptable how would you like me to teach you that this is not acceptable?" Then I imagine my imaginary grown son's answer. However I think that person would respond is how I make my choice on what to do in relation to that situation.
My post was never about the many individual topics of raising a child, it was how I came to those conclusions. If when you imagine your child and ask the adult that will be him/her would you "want me to do this, would you want me to do that" and you feel that they would agree with your choices then you agree with me 100%, as our children will be different people so will their answers. As an adult now I personally would have chosen to never be hit by my parents, I would have preferred that they used a different method. I have met adults that have said that they deserved to be hit and it is the only thing that kept them in line and that without it they would not have made it out of childhood.
Once again my post was never about my individual choices. It is about how I came to those conclusions.
I think many parents do the bolded in many different ways. A few years ago I read a book that was just about this concept, except it was written from a Christian point of view. When this author addressed physical punishment, he basically said, "It's not about how you get there, it's about where there is." This sounds a lot like what you are saying.
Just to play devil's advocate, what if your child grows up and chooses a religion that compels him to do the very things that you purposely avoided? Let's include his own children (your grand children) as well. Would he still be saying, "Thanks for letting me choose my own path." Or would it be "Why didn't you do these things for me? I feel so behind and lacking."
Some parents struggle with sports like this. Will the kids really grow up and say, "Thanks for making me play soccer all those years. It taught me perserverance, discipline, etc." Or will they say, "All that wasted time I spent playing a sport I hated when I could have been spending time with my family or learning about something I really love."
We as parents don't have a crystal ball, so we choose what we think is best based on our own adult perceptions and goals. That means that we will greatly influence our children to become the way we are or would like to be. Not because we are trying to make copies or extensions of ourselves, but because we live in our own heads and no one else's.
We also live in the present, so we have to parent in the moment and trust that it is the best for the future. I remember being bewildered at the many different sequences of solid food introduction 10 years ago as a first time parent. I sought advice from a pediatrician about it. His answer, "When there isn't a complete and total consensus on it, it probably just doesn't matter in the grand scheme of things."
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An ounce of prevention is worth more than a pound of cure... when it comes to water in the basement, it always pays to be well prepared with a prevention strategy.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasters originally predicted a normal hurricane season this year but have recently upped their prediction due to wind patterns that are extremely conducive to forming a storm, coupled with warmer-than-normal water temperatures due to a mild winter. Expected are a total of 12 to 17 tropical storms, and five to eight hurricanes. It is predicted that two to three of these storms could become major hurricanes. Hurricane Irene hit last year at the end of August, and the infamous hurricane Floyd arrived at the end of September.
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Thinking about building up a pistol for PFT.... grabbed the rule book and started reading.
Rule # 9 says variable scopes higher than 12x not allowed, but rifle HFT says to turn them down to 12x or nearest lower marked power.
IIRC one of the arguments the HFT guys had about a 12x max scope was swapping scopes between guns......
errr now I have to see if I have anything at 12x with mildots..... or get one
I must have missed that part of the discussion... is there a reason that the PFT rule about this is different than the rifle HFT rule? Curious more than anything.....


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Selling our 2000 BMW 328i for $8,500 (certified and etested).
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Kilometers: 140,000 kms
I got the car roughly 4-5 months ago as a temporary replacement for our daily commute car which was written off due to an accident. Now, with finances all settled in, I am looking to upgrade to a bigger car (two child car seat just won't cut it in a sedan). Since purchase, I've replaced/change the passenger side regulator, center module buttons (emergency lights and locks), wrapped the interior trim with CF fabric (original trim was wood/brown - installed fabric can be easily removed), Z4 shift knob and recently had an oil change.
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Cold-working steel strengthens the metal and increases its ultimate tensile strength (UTS) by manipulating the crystalline structure of the metal at low temperatures. Stress-induced microscopic deformations to the metal from the bending, which are referred to as dislocations, cause a rearrangement in the lattice of the metal. As the material is worked and the dislocations increase, the material eventually builds up a resistance to forming additional dislocations. The dislocations change the average crystallite size, which leads to the Hall-Petch effect. That is, the grain boundaries eventually impede dislocation, and this translate into the material having added strength.


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Rakuten Eagles News and Notes: February 14, 2013
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|Bullpen Sessions / Batting Practice
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The Ichi-gun group closed out their camp in Kumejima, Okinawa today. They will now head to Kin, Okinawa.
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Valentine's Day: Takahiro Shiomi led all players with seventy-two chocolates. Motohiro Shima was in second with seventy and Teppei in third with sixty-five.
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Takashi Saito is scheduled to throw around forty pitches during batting practice on the 17th.
Saito celebrated his forty-third birthday today.
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Takumi Miyoshi was called up to Ichi-gun camp on the 11th. He will continue to remain with the Ichi-gun group as camp moves to Kin, Okinawa on Friday.
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Masahiro Tanaka made an adjustment to his splitter (how he grips the ball) during his bullpen on Wednesday. Tadashi Ishimine caught the session and later said to reporters, "I have never seen movement like that [from Tanaka]. It looked like the pitch would diving in toward right-handed hitters."
Source: Sports Hochi 2/14/2013, Sponichi 2/14/2013, Nikkan Sports 2/14/2013, Sanspo 2/14/2013
2nd round draft pick Takahiro Norimoto has not allowed a run in two intra-squad games (four innings, three hits).
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Former Rakuten Eagle Masato Nakamura wanted to continue playing and was also looking into the KBO, but did not receive any offers. He has decided to retire and plans to open a restaurant/bar.
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What is the sum claimed please?
What stage are proceedings?
They are claiming time and materials contract, but they asked for me to complete the final documentation even after our phone discussion around available hours and lack of hours to complete the project. I was given a verbal ok to proceed by the project manager in January over the phone.
The final documentation was for 5 days of my time, and not an option to not deliver these final recommendations.
In terms of the claim - have they filed a defence?
Yes but has a defence been filed?
But the deliverables were accepted by the agency?
Ok and you did so?
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You need to write and set out your losses and request a payment within 14 days or say you will go to Court within 14 days. You should make sure you send this recorded delivery and keep a copy.
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