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PW6 In-Car Camera System - PatrolWitness
The new PW6 In-Car Video System from PatrolWitness is compact, rugged, and...
February 01, 2002
by Melanie Basich
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Cops are using a wider variety of vehicles every year to satisfy specific niches in agencies. In keeping up with the expansion of the category "police vehicles," we've widened our annual roundup to cover some of these newer "mobile offices" as well as the newer models of old patrol classics. So look for snowmobiles as well as electric cars alongside traditional cruisers on the following pages. Maybe you'll find a few new niches to fill in your own agency.
The Chevy Impala is powered by a 200-horsepower V6 and offers great handling with its rack-and-pinion steering. The Impala also has standard features such as 16-inch wheels with bolt-on wheel covers and conveniences such as an electric rear-window defogger.
A 310-horsepower engine powers Chevy's Camaro. Features include 16-inch aluminum wheels and four-wheel disc anti-lock brakes.
The Chevy Suburban, with its powerful Vortec 5300 V8 SFI engine, also features power steering and a trailer capacity of 8300 lbs., as well as heated outside rearview mirrors with ground illumination and fog lamps.
The Chevy Tahoe is a two-wheel drive SUV with a 5.3L SPFI engine that produces 285 horsepower at 5200 RPM. Its four-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission with overdrive and tow/haul mode makes it easy to handle in a variety of situations.
The Dodge Intrepid is powered by a 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The Intrepid features touring suspension, 16-inch touring tires and 4-wheel disc brakes. Its wider stance and longer wheelbase make taking curves easy.
The AM General Hummer runs on a V8 turbo-charged diesel engine with 430ft./lb. of torque at 1800 RPM. Four-wheel independent suspension and geared hubs allow for better handling in tough terrain. The Hummer also offers unique features to keep you on patrol. The runflat tire system allows you to drive up to 20 minutes at 30 mph with a flat tire, while a central tire inflation system lets you help prevent blowouts by adjusting tire pressure from the comfort of the driver's seat.
Ford's Interceptor has a standard V-8 engine and a towing capacity of 2,000 lbs. Additions for comfort include standard power lumbar support and weapons cut-outs on front seats. New for 2002 are storage pockets in the front seats, new standard power heated mirrors and heavy duty rubber floor covering. The Interceptor is even available in Natural Gas Vehicle models. Several packages are also available, including a new wiring prep package, visibility package and a police prep package.
The Ford Excursion's 11,000 lb. maximum towing capacity and large cargo volume make it versatile, especially for cops in rough terrain. With the Excursion you have a choice of rear-wheel drive and four-wheel drive. The 4x2 model offers a V8 engine, while the 4x4 offers a V10 engine.
Ford's 2002 Explorer is quieter, smoother, stronger, larger, wider, and has more available power than last year's model. It's also designed to be the safest Explorer yet. It offers a tighter turning radius, a larger fuel tank, larger door openings and lower step-in height. Its 2.5" wider stance and 2" longer wheelbase improve handling and roominess.
The Ford Expedition is available in 4x2 and 4x4 models, both of which seat up to 9 peopleand can tow about 7,000 lbs. The Expedition's Double 5-Star crash rating promises safety. Other safety features include heated mirrors and adjustable-height three-point front lap/shoulder safety belts. The Excursion is now available in a larger variety of comfort and performance packages, including the fleet special service vehicle package.
Personal Watercraft
Bombardier's Sea-Doo watercraft line includes the luxury edition Sea-Doo GTI LE. This watercraft with towing capabilites comes standard with a fold-down reboarding step, footwell carpets, dual mirrors, ski-eye for towropes and a speedometer. The GTI LE seats three comfortably and comes standard with handgrips and foot rests. The Sea-Doo exclusive left-side forward/neutral/reverse lever is also standard and aids in picking up wakeboarders and skiers.
Kawasaki's brand new model, the Jet Ski 1200 STX-R, offers improved acceleration and better handling than previous models. Its hull has been lightened to improve acceleration, while racing-type sponsons combine with a new racing style pump cover to provide "grip" for more aggresssive turning and quicker planing. The hull also features the molded-in Kawasaki Splash Deflector (KSD) to help minimize spray on the rider. A variable-speed oil pump reduces oil consumption and exhaust smoke, increasing both power and efficiency.
Polaris PWCs include features such as PLANET (Polaris Low Acoustic Noise Reduction Exhaust Technology) that reduces engine noise by 60 percent without loss of power, MFI (Multi-Function Instrumentation) and PERC (Polaris Electric Reverse Control). The Virage i mid-size model for two-plus riders possesses all of these features, as well as a 100-horsepower twin engine with Polaris Direct Injection, dual mirrors, stainless steel tow hook and a 17-gallon fuel capacity.
Yamaha's newest PWC is the 140-horsepower, three-person Yamaha WaveRunner FX140, the world's first four-stroke personal watercraft. The WaveRunner FX140 has a high-performance, low emission four-stroke motor that exceeds all federal exhaust emission standards and is quiet for a high-performance motor. It also saves on fuel and maintenance costs.
BMW's R 1150 GS-P-one of two new BMW motorcycles for 2002-comes standard with anti-lock brakes, 100-watt four-tone siren, a halogen headlight and an adjustable windshield, among other features. Its six-speed, four-valve, fuel-injected engine produces 85bhp and 71 ft./lb. of torque. Also included is standard programmable LED lighting that operates from a linked battery system which charges at idle.
While Harley-Davidson offers several police motorcycles, the FXDP Dyna Defender is still a favorite. Its twin cam 88 engine and torque provide power and handling for the freeway as well as backstreets, while a solo-sprung saddle covered with breathable material keeps your ride comfortable.
The Kawasaki Police 1000 has a durable, 998cc air-cooled inline four-cylinder engine that's specially tuned to deliver mid-range power and torque for optimum conditions in any traffic situation. The automatic cam chain tensioner and precise transistorized breakerless ignition help keep the bike low maintenance.
Yamaha's LX 2000 is Yamaha's newest boat. It features two high-performance Yamaha marine engines and its twin jet pumps under the hull ensure great hook-up in all water conditions. The hull is designed to deliver precise handling and exacting control. It may seem large at almost 20 feet long, but it was created with easy handling in mind, as well as reliability and low maintenance.
Zodiac sells three boats to the police market: the SRMN 500, 550 and 600. At more than 19 feet long and 8 feet wide, the SRMN 600 is the largest of these three inflatable boats. With a payload of 3,570 lbs. and the ability to carry 18 people, this boat can handle many tasks and carry all the necessary equipment. This Zodiac also has five separate compartments and four valves to ensure safety.
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Let me be clear from the offing, I love me some James Bond.
I find Ian Fleming's colorful lead character consistently compelling, notwithstanding the fact that he's sexist, racist, condescending, narcissistic, and sometimes a bit cruel. Despite his flaws, or perhaps because of them, Bond always seems very human to me. He doesn't always make the smart decision. He sometimes gets tripped up, either by a wily foe or by his own shortsightedness. He falls in love, quite regularly. He gets the ever-living-hell beat out of him, quite regularly. Yet he always manages to come out on top, by relying on his wits, his training, or just plain dumb luck.
*Beware of Spoilers*
One of the things I appreciate about the Bond books is that the storylines don't usually depend on ridiculously cartoonish plots or characters. In Goldfinger, Bond is up against Auric Goldfinger, a crafty gold smuggler who is using precious English gold to help finance SMERSH (the Russian syndicate dedicated to the eradication of spies like James) AND has a diabolical plan to rob Fort Knox. Okay, when you put it like that it DOES sound a bit outlandish, but it's a tribute to Fleming's storytelling abilities that the story feels almost plausible. True, Goldfinger is a bit larger than life, and his plan is pretty daring in its scope. But as Fleming explains it:
To Bond there was nothing fantastic, nothing impossible about Goldfinger since he had heard the details of Operation Grand Slam. The theft of a Stratocruiser, as Goldfinger explained it, was preposterous, but no more so than his methods of smuggling gold, his purchase of an atomic warhead. When one explained these things, while they had a touch of magic, of genius even, they were logical exercises. They were bizarre only in their magnitude.
That, to me, is part of the reason why the books are so much better than the movies (although, those are good, as well). At the core of each book is generally a very ordinary crime or theme (smuggling, gambling, larceny, code breaking, counterintelligence, etc.) that has been pushed to the extreme level of plausibility. And, thankfully, there are very few gadgets or gizmos, almost no lasers or missiles (aside from Moonraker), and no corny puns or zingers.
And then, there are the women. In Goldfinger, I was exceedingly amused to discover that the female leads, damsel-in-distress Tilly Masterson and tough-as-nail crime boss Pussy Galore, were BOTH lesbians. I actually cackled out loud. What a great plot twist! Poor, old, lovelorn James! Of course, my initial glee was ruptured in the last few chapters. After Tilly's untimely demise at the hands of Oddjob, Bond's reaction is "Poor little bitch. She didn't think much of men." That line could very well be the lowest point for me in all the Bond books I've read thus far. I thought it encapsulated the very worst in Bond (see those traits listed earlier). I mean, WTF? A bitch? Why? Because she had the gall not to trust the man she (perhaps rightly) blames for the death of her beloved sister? Or perchance it was more because she had no interest in Bond's legendary lovemaking skills? Either way, I thought it was harsh and very nearly ruined my enjoyment of the book. Still, there's Pussy right? Nope. Turns out that, in the end, James' powerful alpha-maleness was more than enough to convince Pussy to give up both her life of crime and her sexual orientation. *sigh* Not the old "all a lesbian needs is a good man" trope! How disappointing.
So, in the end, Goldfinger was much as I expected it to be: a thoroughly entertaining, though nonetheless flawed, secret agent escapade. I only wish it had been a little less predictable. But then, it IS Bond.
P.S. Did I mention the play-by-play account of Bond and Goldfinger's golf game? It was quite possibly the longest chapter I have ever read. It felt like I was reading it for daaaays. Merciful heavens, how I hate golf.


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Deer are moving in early morning, in Morrow County.
Frequent lurker here, and just wanted to post some activity I've seen lately in Central Ohio. On Monday at 8 AM while standing in my driveway, I saw a very nice buck (might be the one on my game cam from my back yard; photos attached), chasing a doe across the road from my house. Tuesday morning around 8:30 AM, had a smaller buck run in front of my car nearby on my road. I haven't been in the treestand much (can't hunt my property and that monster buck), but I've seen a lot more deer sightings during normal daily activities. Good luck!
Deer are moving in early morning, in Morrow County.
well drove past my local chemical company, they have a fenced in area of about 35 acre's and a group of deer live inside the fence,
always a big buck or two inside(locals are always cuttig holes in teh fence trying to get them out LOL)
you can almost always see them in there as its mostly field, kinda feel bad for the deer, not much food or cover really, just crappy hay!, and , again , its a chemical company, they make chemicals, so run off I guess is iffy at best! for water??
well today at 1 pm, drive by, and a very nice 140's class 8 pointer was standing with about 8 doe, and walking about them like he was king of the herd, forgot my camera?
I pulled over and watched him for about 15 minutes
he never tried to mount any, or really smell them over, just stood over them.
so the rut up here I don't think is ON< but its NOT far off either!
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2009 Dodge Viper SRT-10: Some Patience Required When Refueling
May 27, 2010
Already there are plenty of entries in the fuel logbook for our 2009 Dodge Viper with the following notations: "Not full?!" "Pump clicked off early." "Bad pump."
So it's probably not the pump, but the car. I've filled the Viper up three times now, and the one time I really got it full, the pump initially clicked off after a half-gallon had gone in, and then I said, "Oh, no you don't..." and proceeded to twist and caress the pump until over 12 gallons had gone in. The following fill-up I forgot and the pump clicked off after 10 gallons. I did the usual manual top-off, but still ended up with the tank only 7/8 full.
Moral of my only semi-interesting story? Refueling the Viper must be done the same way we did with our other exotic, the 1984 Ferrari 308 GTSi: with care, patience and persistence.
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Origin: Spain
Agent: Crush Imports
Now here's a throw back to jobs gone past, but still an old favorite of mine. What can I say? I have a lady boner for all things Spain.
The Vinaguarena winery is located by the town of Toro, just to the north of the Duero River. The winery has 82 hectares of land that connect with the River Guarena, which flows into the Duero.
This Barrica is 100% Tinto de Toro, which translates into Tempranillo, and comes from 15 year old vines. Its Fermented just under 30 degrees C for 15 days and aged for 6 months in small mostly French oak barrels.
The grapes are sourced from small vine growers in the area, with vines ranging in age up to 150 years old and all harvesting is done by hand. With the older vineyards the grapes are even sorted by hand rather then machine.
In the Glass she's clear, deep ruby center, but a definite purple edge as it reaches the rim
On the Nose I immediately get clean ripe red fruit, specifically huge pronounced pomegranate aromas, and then touch of cherry with some oaky smoke to lift it out of the glass.
On the Pallet this wine is dry, with medium acid. Full body but not over encumbering the tannins. You get a great follow through on the pomegranate from the nose, along with some stewed raspberry and of course the red cherry. With its medium finish I would, and did, drink this wine on its own. But it would hold up against most dishes because the fruit flavors are so stable.
As you can probably tell this is not my first bottle of this particular wine, I really do enjoy it and for under 20$ in the store I highly recommend it.


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COLUMBIA -- Wild turkey recruitment decreased significantly in 2013, and this summer's record rains were likely the reason, according to the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.
The summer rains hindered farming operations across the state and resulted in federal officials granting a disaster designation for all 46 counties. There were various environmental benefits from the usually rainy season, however, including higher fish production in the state's coastal estuaries.
Not so for wild turkeys, apparently.
?Although reproduction in turkeys has been slightly better in the last few years, indicators dropped substantially in 2013, said Charles Ruth, coordinator of the DNR Deer and Wild Turkey Program.
Average brood size wasn't seriously affected but, the total recruitment ratio, which is a measure of young entering the population based on the number of hens, was down about 32 percent.
Ruth said that summer's lower turkey reproduction is "not terribly encouraging" for the 2014 spring season, and that the state's turkey population is 15 percent below record levels of 10 years ago.
"Although the harvest has increased a little the last couple of years, we need better reproduction for several years to get the population back up," he said in a DNR news release.
"That is the nice thing about turkeys. Given the right conditions they can naturally bounce back in a short period of time."


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If YOU'RE going to Quilt Market, be on the lookout for these two, and if you see them, please take a photo and send it to me, especially if you catch them doing anything of a compromising nature. Or at least say "Hi" and tell them it wasn't very nice of them to leave me at home, crying in my keyboard. In fact, now that I think about it, I think we need to have a game of "Where's Lindy and Gran?" Kind of like "Where's Waldo" but different. If you go to market and are able to spot them there, email me a photo or tell me when you saw them, where they were, and what they were doing. Points will be given for each spotting and there may well be a prize for the most spottings. Hey, I gotta have SOME fun, don't I?!"With friends like Kim,
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Mobile Shopping Hops into Subways
Mobile payment options are now popping up in transit systems in metropolitan areas, Lauren Goode reports on digits. Photo: AP.
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I assume the muli-shot protocols are more effective but I wonder by how much. Just completed my 2nd six month interval of 3 shots of orthovisc. Would very much prefer one shot ever 6 month. Assume there must be a down side to Synvisc-One or everyone would get it?
How does single does Synvisc-One compare to the multidose protocols?
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I'm interested in knowing this as well - I get 5 weekly shots of Hyalgan every six months and would love to get 1 shot! Hopefully someone here knows and will enlighten both of us!
Does your doctor charge you anything for the actual cost of the medication (above your copay) or does insurance cover it? My doctor accepts what insurance pays, but most doctors in my area charge $100 per injection for the cost of the medication. So mine would cost me $500 more if I were seen by another doctor. I am very thankful for my doctor! Regards - EJ23
I found that it's about the make up, it took some searching
Orthovisc (high-molecular-weight hyaluronan). Unlike all other viscosupplements, Orthovisc is derived from bacterial cells, not rooster combs. This makes it an ideal option for OA patients with sensitivities or allergies to birds or chickens, eggs, and feathers. Orthovisc is available as a three- or four-dose injection. The most common side effects of an injection of Orthovisc include swelling around the joint and a rash or bruise at the injection site.
Synvisc-One (hylan G-F 20). Synvisc-One is the only viscosupplement approved as a one-dose injection. Studies show this viscosupplement can provide up to six months of OA relief after just one injection. The most common side effects of a Synvisc-One injection include swelling around the affected joint and pain and stiffness in the joint.
Hope that helps
I had 3 shots in each knee 3 years ago this August. Before the shots I was dependent on a cane to go anywhere I wanted to go including the bathroom. Since I have had the shots I have only had to use my cane twice. I do have pain sometimes but it is nothing compared to what it was before I had the shots.
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Keith Urban Charlotte Tickets
Keith Urban has been a well known musician for quite a long time now. He has come out with nine albums in total, of which five have been certified platinum, with two recording gold level sales in the US. Six of his albums have also made it into the top three of the US Country music charts, while five have made it into the top ten of the Billboard charts. For his amazing contribution to the industry he has been awarded several accolades, including four Grammy Awards. If you want to see this legend in concert for yourself, then get your Keith Urban Charlotte tickets and enjoy his performance, live at the PNC Music Pavilion.
Keith Urban grew up listening to country music and it wasn't long before he made the decision to make it into a career. Since then he has risen to become one of the biggest names in the music industry today, with a series of bestselling albums under his belt. He has also performed numerous sold out shows for millions of people across the globe. Now he is getting ready to release another album and will also be heading out on his first proper world tour in over three years.
The Work
Urban released his first album in 1990 when he was back in Australia. He moved to the US a year later and has since then released eight more records. His bestselling album to date has been his 2004 release, titled "Be Here." It was certified four times platinum in the US, three times platinum in Australia and two times platinum in Canada. It also made it to the number one spot on the US Country music charts and number three on the Billboard charts.
The Achievements
Urban has managed to win several high profile awards throughout his career. These include four Grammy Awards, seven Academy of Country Music Awards, six Country Music Association Awards, four CMT Music Awards and four ARIA Music Awards.
Soon Urban will be heading out on his 'RipCord World Tour' and you can be part of this event as well. Just grab your Keith Urban Charlotte tickets and enjoy the performances, live at the PNC Music Pavilion.
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Take In The Fall Colors!
October 10, 2011
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Orange and yellow have become the prominent colors in Colorado, fall is in the air. Canon Bonito RV Park is the getaway for you. Enjoy our RV sites or camp at a fly fishing campsite. We are conveniently located in proximity to the Sand Dunes National Monument. Take in all the beauty that a fall weekend in Colorado has to offer with Canon Bonito RV Park!
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Overload refers to a training stress or intensity that is greater than what an individual is used to. If a program fails to adhere to the principal of overload, it will produce limited results. The most common methods of inducing overload include increasing the weight lifted, increasing the number of repetitions or sets of a given exercise, shortening the rest interval between sets, and increasing the number of training sessions per week.
While overload is an essential component of a resistance training program, one should apply overload systematically and should adhere to the principals of progression and variation. Overload must be progressive to allow sufficient time for the individual to adapt to the new training stimulus.
This information comes from NSCA's Essentials of Personal Training by Coburn & Malek.


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"Imagination is more important than knowledge." —Albert Einstein
This famous quote is from an interview with George Viereck that was published in The Saturday Evening Post in October 1929. Here is the relevant passage:
Viereck: "Do you ascribe your own discoveries to intuition or inspiration?"
Einstein: "I believe in intuitions and inspirations. I sometimes feel that I am right. I do not know that I am. When two expeditions of scientists, financed by the Royal Academy, went forth to test my theory of relativity, I was convinced that their conclusions would tally with my hypothesis. I was not surprised when the eclipse of May 29, 1919, confirmed my intuitions. I would have been surprised if I had been wrong."
Viereck: "Then you trust more to your imagination than to your knowledge?"
Einstein: "I am enough of the artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world."


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FireWire Port not working!
Hello Attempts to connect any firewire drive, three have been tried and hardware indicates no FireWire ports were found, suggestions ?
Is this a good question?
Is this is the same system as your other question?
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The one thing that people can't seem to get enough of is how A Work of Heart began. I didn't realize when I started this, how much of myself would be tied into the story. I have created this blog to keep you in-the-loop on my continuous development of my business as well as highlighting on topics that keep me inspired.
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Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige said he's a fan of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and would love to have him on board for a future Marvel movie.
"His name has come up in the past. I`m a gigantic fan of his. I think he`s incredible. I might have met him once a long time ago, but I haven`t really met him. I don`t really know him, but I think he`s an unbelievable personality and an unbelievable sort of force of nature. He`s awesome in `Pain & Gain`. He was great in `G.I. Joe`. He`s really kind of an amazing human being. His Twitter`s always cool and he promotes the hell out of everything he does. I would love him to be part of the Marvel universe somewhere, someday."


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In My Sketchbook #2
After promising myself a couple of months ago that I would commit myself to keeping and finishing sketchbooks I finally seem to have succeeded. Sketch-booking for me has become an easy way to squeeze a bit more art into my day. It doesn't matter what happens in them, if the marks I make are good or bad. It doesn't matter if I start a page and never finish it or if Bear wants to scribble along with me too.
Currently I have 3 sketchbooks in process. One large A3 messy book for mixed media and abstract expression. One hardback A6 book for pens and illustration - practicing finer details and one small A6 paperback that is I carry everywhere with me. I have been sketch-booking in cafes, at the park, on the train. I don't know what I was so scared about before. I just had to get past the first few pages. It turns out I love sketch-booking.
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Writing and stuff
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Because I'm taking a writing class right now I really don't feel like posting much. I hate that. I have to write an essay a week plus the 3 graded essays for the class itself. Blargh. Teach says to mix up the sentence structure a bit to make things more exciting. I say, bah! It seems I'm doing alright so far. The teacher has responded to my discussion posts on our website saying that my style is 'superior' so I guess that's a good thing? It may or may not be. He might have higher expectations of me now and that just won't do at all. Considering the online beatdown he gave someone else for their post because it didn't meet the technical requirements of posting on our class website (200 word minimum for discussion posts, replies don't count).
Math is annoying in that I have to plug everything into the equation editor for Word and send it all in that format to the teacher. I'd rather write it out and scan it than use EE.
Operating Systems (Vista) class is going fine. No problems thus far. Easy monies.


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It is fair to say that the past eighteen months have seen Blood Youth go from strength to strength. With a rigorous and impressive tour schedule, the band have held huge support slots for Beartooth and Every Time I Die as well as playing iconic festivals such as Download and Slam Dunk Festival. Tonight in Birmingham saw the band play their closing date of their 'Closure' tour , before their upcoming support slot for While She Sleeps in mainland Europe.
Main support came from ZOAX [8], who released their self-titled debut album back in May and notably supported Funeral For a Friend on their farewell tour. It's fair to say the band themselves brought numbers up massively for the show tonight, with their unique hybrid mix of heavy yet melodic sounds. Notable was front-man Adam Carroll- who stands out as one of the most charismatic and eccentric lead vocalists seen in recent years. Half the set saw Adam perform standing on the bar, and making witty yet eccentric comments to the crowd. ZOAX are a must-see live band, with uniqueness and maturity cementing their status as one of the most exciting upcoming bands in the UK.
Blood Youth's [7] set tonight saw the band play a mix of material from their two EP's Inside My Head and Closure. Beginning with Mood Swing, it is clear from the get-go that Blood Youth's set is going to be a mix of energy and passion. For every ounce of effort the band gives, this is easily reflected by the crowd- singing along to every word. Blood Youth kept the momentum going with Dead Space, 24/7 and Cold Sweat, and then introduced a new song 'Parasite' that was simply labelled as being 'fucking heavy'. True to their word, the new song goes down an absolute treat with the crowd and shows that their upcoming debut album will be extremely promising.
Another song - 'Making Waves' that will appear on the upcoming album was also played and showed Blood Youth's talent for creating heavy yet fun music for fans to enjoy both live and on record. It is clear how far Blood Youth have come over the past year or so when 'Piece by Piece' and 'Closure' are played- the crowd held onto vocalist Kaya's every word and went nothing short of crazy. In traditional Blood Youth fashion, the set ends with fan favourite Failure, where Kaya passionately delivers a short speech about the sentimentality of the song, before diving into the fury of the crowd. The future is extremely bright for Blood Youth as a fresh and raw talent, with a fan-base that is continuously rising; their upcoming album will be widely anticipated.


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Nevertheless, they've got the fucking front to demand that all their rather misguided followers help fund the Pope's visit to the UK.
Roman Catholic churchgoers are being urged to help meet a shortfall of more than £3m pounds in funding for Pope Benedict's visit to the UK.
The Church has asked them to put at least £1m in Sunday's collection - largely to pay for three big open air masses at which the Pope will preside.
But it gets worse...
Because this is a state visit by Pope Benedict XVI, the bulk of the cost is being borne by the UK government.
WRONG. The bulk of the cost is being borne by the UK taxpayer, so fuck you, BBC, and your disingenuous reporting. And you might want to think about rewriting the headline.
But mainly, Fuck you, Catholic Church, you Paedophilia-supporting, increasingly irrelevant, homophobic fairy-believing cunts. Kindly explain to me why I and other people who simply don't share your rather outdated faith should fund a visit of someone - who, to me, is just a random old ex-Nazi in a dress - to the country, to the tune of £8 million pounds? Go fuck yourselves (rather than the choirboys).


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Former Israeli commandos dominate politics• http://news.yahoo.com, By ARON HELLER
It's Israel's most famous and secretive military unit. Among its known exploits are the 1976 rescue of hostages from an Air France plane in Uganda, a mission commanded by Netanyahu's brother, Yonatan, who was killed there.
In building his team at a time of tensions over Iran's nuclear program, Netanyahu appears to be relying heavily — too heavily, some say — on veterans of Sayeret Matkal. Supporters say the unit's prominent role reflects the intelligence, boldness and creativity of its soldiers.
Critics counter that skills honed in the military do not necessarily translate to the civilian arena and that key voices, particularly those of women, are being left out of critical decisions.
"It's a certain fraternity that for many years has managed to place security as the central issue in the country," said Yael Dayan, a former lawmaker and daughter of the late Moshe Dayan, the famous Israeli general and statesman. "They need a war to justify their own existence."


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Siam City Cement Co is expected to post strong 4Q03 results thanks to the firm cement price and QoQ improvement in cement demand. Outlook for 2004 appears bright with cement demand remaining strong and selling price remaining firm. However, SCCC's earnings growth compared with other cement stocks is relatively flat. Although the management disclosed that it is under negotiation to acquire cement firm in India, the results have yet to be concluded making the assessment at this point impossible. This is mainly due to the firm cement price and QoQ improvement in cement demand from the low season in 3Q03 as residential construction was fastened before tax incentive ended. The healthy QoQ rise was also partly because there were extra expenses recorded in 3Q03. In all, SCCC's net profit for 2003 would be Bt3.46bn, a big rise of 51 per cent from 2002, largely brought on by firm cement price and interest savings.
As such, 2003 projections have been revised up by three per cent. Given expectation of persistent strong private construction and a big rise in public works, cement demand is projected to grow by 10 per cent this year followed a five per cent growth in 2003. Based on strong demand, prices should remain firm with a good chance on the upside, while price cut is unlikely. 2004 profit forecast has been revised up by nine per cent as cement price assumption has been raised to better reflect current market price.Published under Cement News


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History Buffs Rise Against Wal-Mart
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Like Civil War generals, the generals of modern commercial development are attracted to large open spaces along well-traveled roads, typically on the outskirts of a town or major population center. The former picked those sites for battlefields a century and a half ago; the latter like them today for big-box stores.
And once again, great armies are mustering on the Virginia Piedmont -- historians and preservationists on one side, big retail and developers on the other -- this time in cash-strapped Orange County, 60 miles south of the District, where Wal-Mart wants to build a supercenter directly opposite the Wilderness Battlefield.
There, in May 1864, 24,000 soldiers were killed or wounded as the first clash between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant produced famously hellish combat in a burning thicket of scrub oak and spindly pine trees. The National Park Service owns 2,800 acres of the core battlefield, whose larger area extends across nearly 7,000 acres.
That land is mostly undeveloped, and to Wal-Mart, it looks like a prime retail location. The parcel where the company plans to build its 138,000-square-foot store and parking lot has long been zoned for commercial development but has little more than a small shopping plaza opposite a Sheetz gas station. There are also preliminary plans for a larger retail, office and residential complex, Wilderness Crossing, that would be built adjacent to the Wal-Mart, although no formal proposals have been submitted.
Neither the supercenter nor the larger complex would be built on the core battlefield area. A study commissioned by the company found that the parcel slated for development is not historically or archaeologically significant.
But opponents contend that the supercenter would unleash a wave of sprawling development through the area, marring the mostly rural landscape and the memory of the dead. The Battle of the Wilderness was the first clash in the long Overland Campaign that would end the war 11 months later at Appomattox Courthouse, according to Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson.
"The Wilderness is an indelible part of our history, its very ground hallowed by the American blood spilled there, and it cannot be moved," read a letter signed by McPherson and 252 other historians and preservationists that was sent recently to Wal-Mart's president and chief executive, Lee Scott. "Surely Walmart can identify a site that would meet its needs without changing the very character of the battlefield."
The letter's signatories include a who's who of Civil War heavyweights: filmmaker Ken Burns, Pulitzer winner David McCullough, University of Virginia professor Garry Gallagher, Virginia Tech Center for Civil War Studies Executive Director James I. Robertson and other scholars from across the country.
"Every one of these modern intrusions on the historic landscape degrades the value and experience of that landscape," said McPherson, who said that he has been to the proposed site and that a Wal-Mart would take development in the area "a quantum leap higher."
Keith Morris, a spokesman for Wal-Mart, said that the company has looked at other locations in the area but that none was as attractive. "This is the site we're going forward with," Morris said, describing it as "an ideal location." The land is already zoned for commercial use and targeted for development by Orange County, he said. "There is a void here in this immediate area, especially in retail growth."
Preservation groups in Virginia have generally been successful in recent years in steering development projects away from battlefields or reaching compromises with builders that result in partial protection for historic sites. A 214-acre portion of the Chancellorsville battlefield, a few miles down the road from the proposed Wal-Mart, was acquired for preservation by the Civil War Preservation Trust between 2004 and 2006. And in Prince William County, 127 acres of the Bristoe Station battlefield's core section were preserved in a 2002 deal with residential developers who wanted to put hundreds of houses there.
But that was before the economic slump.


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Welcome to the newest post in our blog series, Top 20 ADA Compliance Issues Seen in Truckstops and Travel Plazas. Join guest post by contributor Brad Gaskins, The McIntosh Group on the second Friday of every month for his monthly column.
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We continue our series on the top 20 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance issues seen in truck stops and travel plazas by discussing fuel dispensers. We'll cover the requirements, but also the exemptions for fuel dispensers.
At least one fuel dispenser must comply with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (section 228). In order to provide equal access to individuals with disabilities at least one of each type of fuel grade sold must be available at an accessible fuel dispenser. Also, the accessible fuel dispenser should be the closest to the accessible entrance.
Unobstructed Side Reach (Illustrating Reach Ranges and Overreach)
Section 308 of the Standards lists required reach ranges. Operable parts must be a maximum of 48 inches for fuel dispensers installed on new curbs, measured from the surface of the clear floor space of the vehicular way. Please note that fuel dispensers installed on existing curbs are permitted to have operable parts with a maximum height of 54 inches. The overreach from the edge of the curb to the pump controls must be 10 inches or less.
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The clear floor space in front of the fuel dispenser should be a minimum of 30 inches by 48 inches. The surface should be level with a slope not steeper than two percent.
The fuel dispenser's display screen must be visible from a point greater than 43 inches and less than 51 inches above the center of the clear floor space.
Section 309.4 of the Standards states that operable parts should be operable with one hand and shouldn't require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist. Fuel pump nozzles are exempt from the requirement for operable parts to have a maximum activating force of five pounds.
Fueling assistance signs are not a requirement, but are a good recommendation. I've included an example of a fueling assistance sign with the store phone number notifying customers to call for assistance.
Next month we'll continue the series by discussing curbs ramps along accessible routes with greater than the allowable slopes.
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Holy Week – An Exploration of the Meaning of Kenosis
copyright 2010 by Sea Raven, D.Min.
John 18:1-19:37; Isaiah 52:13-53:12
John's detailed story of the arrest, crucifixion, and burial of Jesus is intricately interwoven with the third Song of the Suffering Servant in Isaiah. John is especially interested in showing that Jesus died in fulfillment of scripture. Two millennia of tradition, visual art, musical art, and film confirm the basic belief of all Christianity. "Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. . . he was wounded for our transgressions . . . and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all." There isn't a choir member on the Planet who has not sung these choruses from Handel's great Messiah.
As should be evident from this past week of commentary, this Christology cannot be reclaimed; it must be replaced. Neither guilt nor self-loathing are emotions that empower people to love others, or spur people to take action with justice as radical fairness, or to give up systems that demand retribution and payback. Jesus was not executed by the representatives of the Roman Empire because God needed a scapegoat to carry away the sins of the world. Jesus was executed because the way of life that he taught challenged and contradicted the conventional order. Jesus's Way overturns the normal systems of piety, war, and victory, and restores God's Covenant: non-violence, distributive justice, and true peace.
The question for 21st Century Christians is not whether you accept Jesus as your Lord and Savior, but whether your Jesus – your Christ – your Lord – your God – is violent, demanding retributive justice, or non-violent, expecting and desiring distributive justice-compassion. The choice we make regarding the nature of our God determines the quality of life for all sentient beings on the Planet. The non-violent, non-interventionist, kenotic God, without ego, without being, is the context within which and from which the earth and all its creatures realize wholeness. The crucifixion and death of Jesus – indeed the violent death of anyone working for the cause of justice-compassion – signals the absence of that kenotic god whose presence is justice and life.
Kenosis, in this series of essays, means the radical abandonment of self-interest in the service of distributive justice-compassion. When we make that choice, as John's Jesus showed and taught us, we suffer because that choice can mean going against family, friends, church, society, government. What is most difficult to deal with is that seldom do we see any confirmation that our choice has made any difference. The versions of Jesus's death in Mark and Matthew graphically describe Jesus's certainty that he had been abandoned by God. If injustice and death indicate the absence of the kenotic god, then Jesus was not only betrayed and abandoned by his friends; he was indeed betrayed and abandoned by his God.
John 19:38-42; Job 14:1-14
"As waters fail from a lake, and a river wastes away and dries up, so mortals lie down and do not rise again; until the heavens are no more, they will not awake or be roused out of their sleep . . . If mortals die, will they live again? All the days of my service I would wait until my release should come." So the writer of Job – taken out of the context the writer intended – plunges us into the stark reality of the death of the Servant, who dies in the service of God's justice, and waits for God's vindication. Holy Saturday is the via negativa: the journey into darkness, despair, hopelessness, death. (See Matthew Fox, Original Blessing (Bear & Co., Santa Fe, 1983).)
The developers of the Revised Common Lectionary, of course, have cherry-picked the passages from Job, ending with the Servant's anticipated release. If the entire chapter is read, the mourning for loss is profound: If my release should come, the servant Job says, "[God] would call, and I would answer; [God] would long for the work of [God's] hands. . . [God] would not keep watch over my sin . . . But the mountain falls and crumbles away, and the rock is removed from its place . . . so you [God] destroy the hope of mortals . . . their children come to honor and they do not know it; they are brought low, and it goes unnoticed. . . ." By stopping with verse 14, the possibility is left open for the theological argument about how Jesus descended into Hell to release the souls of the martyrs. But as far as Jesus' community of followers was concerned, as of the Sabbath, the powers and principalities had won. It is important to realize how possible such an outcome is in the 21st Century.
The powers and principalities, the normalcy of civilization, the seemingly inevitable domination of empire and systems of retribution have brought us to the brink of human if not planetary extinction. To quote Borg and Crossan yet again, " . . . we can do it already in about five different ways – atomically, biologically, chemically, demographically, ecologically – and we are only up to e" (p. 171). Politically, the United States is the first among equals of violent empire, following the drumbeat of military and economic power in pursuit of world domination. U.S. foreign, domestic, and economic policies are grounded in violent ideology that is deaf to reality, even provable, measurable, physical realities such as global warming, mortal poverty, and ignorance. We should sit in dust and ashes for a moment, and not skip blithely into Easter's happy ending. Without experiencing via negativa, without traveling to the middle of the labyrinth, past the demons, we can never arrive at the fire at the center where the creative response is generated, and the key to the way out into transformation is found.
Without death, there is no life. This is the law of the Universe.
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Bet no-one's ever done that pun before. (Cough.) Here's a couple of reviews from Judge Tutor Semple aka Steve Hargett, a true gent who has cast his concise and critical eye over several things I've written in the past. Thanks for these, Steve!
Review for Martillo - "...a damn fine read", as Steve described it on the 2000AD forums.
And on the subject of Martillo - if you're at Thought Bubble in Leeds in a few weeks time, expect to see David Broughton with stories of Spanish smiting on sale!
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I woke up this morning to the long hairs on Priest's twitching ears brushing my nose as they searched for the source of a sound outside. Snuggled together in the chilly morning air, I'd been dreaming of the dissolution of the sharp edged contrast of one color dye or paint being swirled into a container of another color until only the third is purely evident. I never know what he is dreaming.
The stirring without began stirring within and we both headed outdoors to relieve ourselves and join the beginning of false dawn a good hour and a half before direct sunlight. The bang of the screen door set the hens to crying out their excited anticipation of fresh food. Along the path by the pond the sound of a hundred frantic little suppings came from the fish for the same reason. It is good to be king when your subjects are happy.
The three free ranging matron hens are in the shed picking up spillage from the feed bin as I dip out the daily portion for my younger coop bound girls. Soon I will let them free range too and the feed bin will empty much more slowly. I know they can't possibly be hungry when they go into their greeting ritual of fluttering up to get the feed out of the can before I spread it for them because the older hens eat out of the areas last occupied by the rolling coop for weeks after I've moved it. Then comes a beautiful lawn of grass from the mix of rain with scratched in poop and seeds even they didn't eat. It's all good, nothing wasted. No eggs this early. They wait for the sun to get in the mood.
Although they cannot make sucking noises in pond water or cackle from their coop I am no less aware that my sprouting winter garden needs water despite the recent rains. Drought conditions aren't relieved by sudden floods near so well as by steady drizzles delivering the same amount of moisture. How 'bout that — my first farming aphorism. The remaining survivors from summer, three Serrano peppers and three okra, two artichokes and an asparagus bed are making up for lost time as I soak their roots with the hose on full shower into the hay around their feet. A mist setting is gentle enough to feed the sprouting cilantro, arugula, lettuce, spinach, carrots, beets, broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower without beating them down into the well-composted soil.
After turning the compost pile vigorously enough to shed my hoody, Priest and I settle in our sieto to greet the great golden bringer of life from our merry go round seat in the shed. Refractions and reflections of the solar radiance spark on and off with the breeze on shuddering leaves' fresh droplets and the inexorable change in the attitude of the light itself. Thousands of birds leave their roosts; criss-crossing overhead to inspect fields from on high where dwell billions of bugs and seeds that threaten to overgrow all the rest of us ground bound critters, swoop down upon the juiciest terrain and eat as many as they can. Good birds.
When the brilliance of the day enters the shed at a particular angle, like a preprogrammed robot I stir from my cerebrations, meditations and mid-morning snoozes to return to the shade of the porch and my electronically bewebbed portal to the wide world of western civilization. I consider it the ultimate reality show based on the outlandish question, "How do humans behave when born within a culture saturated in the certainty of human superiority entitled to ownership of the rest of the world; and each other if the price is right?"
In my most anthropomorphically cynical moods my browser news sites serve as an early warning system hot wired to the political scene for hints of when the baling wire that holds together this country's faith in liars snaps in time to man the compound gun towers against the suddenly starving hoards pouring out of suddenly empty cities roaming the countryside in search of food. On the other stroke of the pendulum, during my most sanguine moods "Ted's Tubes" allow me to sample individual's various freely offered reality tunnels and to leave examples of my own observations, ideas and experiences as a measure of connecting, spreading and evolving like mycelium in preparation for the next time the conditions are right for the dirty hippies who groked flower power to come back out of the woodwork and rise to the fore once more to lead humanity back to the garden before the oil runs out.
So I click on Democracy Now! and there's Amy and Juan at their table on their normal set, but they're both clad in shades of violet. The first picture of the current events is of peasants in Venezuela wearing either traditional clothing or red tee shirts for Hugo Chavez; seemed pretty normal. Then came a scene from the US congress. It hit me with something as hard to get my head around as seeing a UFO.
Everyone was wearing either red or blue, though it was often hard to tell from all the logo patches covering every inch of their clothing … and the hats most seem to be wearing. There was nothing extraordinary going on; which only compounded my astonishment. I might have accepted a special occasion our elected servants may have drummed up, but there they were carrying on business as usual. WTF!
The area of their left breasts seemed reserved for rows of what resembled battle ribbons. Except for the hints of the background color of their clothing being limited to red or blue, there were no signs of uniforms or rank; there hadn't been a military coup. Then a close up of a representative sleeping during the argument against a bill he introduced outlawing the use of poor people for fuel showed his colorful shoulder and sleeves festooned by the logos of Shell, Exxon, BP, et al, wrapped around him by his crossed arms.
The speaker, wearing blue covered in logos from the green revolution industry, was not opposing the bill because he wanted to legalize the recent popularity of spontaneous human combustion engines since that high speed camera learned the secret on film. No, he was opposed to the oil industry's constant attempt to eliminate competition through legal channels behind the cloak of humanitarian concern for the lack of concern for the poor, rather than spend the money to buy them on the open market like everyone else, the free enterprise way. Ah, yes, it was a marathon competition of whose ethics could get under the Limbaugh stick. I checked the URL to see of I'd gotten the Onion site by mistake.
No, still Amy and Juan, in violet. I started frantically clicking around the news sites to finally realize that everyone out there was wearing either red or blue, with or without logos attached, or what I would call "civilian" clothes as seen on everyone last time I ventured into town. People in violet voluntarily wore fabric whose red and blue components came from the color of each thread woven, or dyed in various sized checks, polka-dots and mezzotint, but no logos patches. They seemed to be obeying an ethic lost on the reds and the blues.
I was well aware that someone out in Delaware could be doing something I never heard of and it had been a long time since I'd been to town; in fact, I relish signs of my being out of the loop of societal gossip, but this was stupefying. What could be happening? The habit my curiosity has acquired along with this portal is the Wikipedia button on it. I typed in red and blue clothing, and eventually ran down the history which had been going on so long that it was unremarkable on the street while I began doubting my sanity over what I was experiencing.
It seems Steven Colbert logged an entry into Wikipedia facetiously explaining the non existent Law of Transparency requiring anyone publically espousing their ideology as being good for anyone else to don red if it fell into the category of, "every man for himself in the human race to the top of the free-for-all enterprise heap" and blue if it was, "an even playing field, even if holes must be dug for the tall people to stand in so we all see eye to eye." And that such espousers declare the sources of their income in logos of the companies who write the checks attached to the exterior of their clothing like thousands of other sponsored event participants.
Apparently a junior congressman from Delusiana, came across the entry and, recognizing Steven's name from his far right wing TV show knew his fellow ideologue couldn't be wrong, went out and bought a red suit and plastered logos of every backer from AIG to Tom's Hardware on it, and wore to his first session of congress. As they say, the rest is history.
Like the Austin hippies turned the song, Oakie from Muskogee, around on the redneck mentality that liked "kickin' hippies' asses and raisin' hell" and made it their back-in-your-face anthem, the fun being made of such a naïve clown on the floor got spun into the idea that the expiation of the guilt laid on them by government ethics watchdogs for gorging at the lobbyist's bribe banquets was at hand, if they could just bite the bullet, man up, own up and brag about their sleazy betrayal of the public trust — and dare their constituents to name a better price if they didn't like it. The violet was a voluntary choice made by the extremely interested but strictly nonpartisan investigative news programs which was only right in such a transparent, arrogantly honest society …
I woke up this morning to the long hairs on Priest's twitching ears brushing my nose as they searched for the source of a sound outside. Snuggled together in the chilly morning air, I'd been dreaming of the dissolution of the sharp edged contrast of one color dye or paint being swirled into a container of another color until only the third is purely evident. I never know what he is dreaming.


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MACON, Ga.Macon police have identified a woman who was struck and killed by a street sweeper.
Police say 22-year-old Kenyotta Jones was wearing all black clothing and was hit in an area that had no street lights early Monday morning.
Jones was taken to the Medical Center of Central Georgia, where she was pronounced dead. Police say the operator of the street sweeping vehicle is not being charged at this time.
Macon police encourage pedestrians to wear reflective, bright or white clothing at night, carry flashlights and to cross at crosswalks whenever possible.


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Yesterday, the twitter account for Durex (@DurexSA) sparked a furore amongst the twitter community regarding sexist and distasteful jokes but in the end, a perceived "abuse against woman joke" sealed their fate.
So my question is: Did they really cross the line?
I'm going to say ... not necessarily ... until they started responding (or not) to the backlash. Are they crass? …
keep going >>
Durex, PR, Marketing, Social Media, Brand Management, Perceptions


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Prysschik Portrait of the hero
PR – transcription of the English abbreviation PR or public relations, which in the approximate translation means "public relations".
Sometimes PP workers are called public relations specialists. This, of course, is closer to the Russian language, but it sounds long and does not completely express the essence of the profession. Therefore, we will use the stable expression "pryaschik". Continue reading
Profession: P.O.S.-specialist
Times, when companies-manufacturers counted only on advertising in the media, behind. Today, large corporations order a full package of services that includes all existing mechanisms. Continue reading
The main tasks of the marketer
The modern market is absolutely unpredictable. And, nevertheless, he lives according to strict laws. They need to be known to "use" to achieve maximum business results – this is the main task of a marketer.
Cold calculation or intuition?
"Maximum result" – the concept is wide. And what exactly does this specialist do? Continue reading


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Luke 14 Disciples' Literal New Testament (DLNT)
At The House of a Pharisee, Jesus Heals a Man With Dropsy On The Sabbath
14 And it came about at His going into the house of one of the leaders of the Pharisees on a Sabbath to eat bread, that they were closely-watching Him. 2 And behold— a certain man in front of Him was suffering-from-dropsy. 3 And having responded, Jesus spoke to the Law-experts and Pharisees, saying, "Is it lawful to cure on the Sabbath, or not?" 4 But the ones were quiet. And having taken-hold-of him, He healed him, and sent him away. 5 And He said to them, "Whose son or ox of yours will fall into a well, and he will not immediately pull him up on the day of the Sabbath?" 6 And they were not able to answer-back to these things.
Jesus Says To The Ones Invited, Humble Yourself. Wait On The One Who Invited You
7 And He was speaking a parable[a] to the ones having been invited, fixing-His-attention-on[b] how they were choosing the places-of-honor, saying to them— 8 "Whenever you are invited by someone to wedding-celebrations, do not lie down [to eat] in the place-of-honor lest a more distinguished one than you may have been invited by him, 9 and having come, the one having invited you and him will say to you, 'Give your place to this one', and then you will begin to hold the last place with shame. 10 But whenever you are invited, having gone, fall back [to eat] in the last place, so that when the one having invited you comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up higher'. Then there will be glory for you in the presence of all the ones reclining back with you [to eat]. 11 Because everyone exalting himself will be humbled. And the one humbling himself will be exalted".
Jesus Says To The One Who Invited Him, Serve Those Who Cannot Repay
12 And He was also saying to the one having invited Him, "Whenever you make a morning-meal[c] or a dinner, do not be calling your friends, nor your brothers, nor your relatives, nor rich neighbors— that they also might not perhaps invite you in return, and it become a repayment[d] to you. 13 But whenever you make a reception, be inviting poor ones, crippled ones, lame ones, blind ones, 14 and you will be blessed because they do not have the means to repay you. For it will be repaid to you at the resurrection of the righteous".
When The Invited Are Not Willing To Come, The Uninvited Will Be Welcomed
15 And one of the ones reclining back with Him [to eat], having heard these things, said to Him, "Blessed is whoever will eat bread in the kingdom of God!" 16 But the One said to him— "A certain man was making a great dinner, and he invited many. 17 And he sent-out his slave at the hour of the dinner to say to the ones having been invited, 'Come, because it is already prepared'. 18 And they all alike began to excuse-themselves. The first said to him, 'I bought a field. And I have a necessity, having gone out, to see it. I ask you, have me excused'. 19 And another said, 'I bought five pair[e] of oxen, and I am proceeding to test them. I ask you, have me excused'. 20 And another said, 'I married a woman, and for this reason I am not able to come'. 21 And having come, the slave reported these things to his master. Then, having become-angry[f], the house-master said to his slave, 'Go out quickly into the wide-roads[g] and lanes[h] of the city, and bring in here the poor ones and crippled ones and blind ones and lame ones'. 22 And the slave said, 'Master, what you commanded has been done, and there is still room'. 23 And the master said to the slave, 'Go out to the roads[i] and fences, and compel[j] them to come in, in order that my house may be filled. 24 For I say to you[k] all that none of those men having been invited will taste my dinner'".
Carry Your Own Cross And Follow Me. Calculate The Cost First
25 And large crowds were proceeding-with Him. And having turned, He said to them, 26 "If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, and furthermore, even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 27 Whoever is not carrying his own cross[l] and coming after Me, cannot be My disciple. 28 For which of you wanting to build a tower does not first, having sat-down, calculate the cost to see whether he has enough for the completion?— 29 in order that he having laid a foundation and not being able to finish it out, all the ones observing may not perhaps begin to mock him, 30 saying that 'This man began to build and was not able to finish it out!' 31 Or what king going to engage another king in battle will not, having sat-down first, deliberate whether he is able with ten thousand men to meet[m] the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 Otherwise indeed, the one coming still being far away— the king, having sent-forth a delegation, asks the things for peace. 33 So therefore, any of you who is not saying-goodbye[n] to all his possessions cannot be My disciple. 34 Therefore, salt is good. But if indeed the salt should become-tasteless, with what will it be seasoned? 35 It is fit neither for soil nor for the manure-pile. They throw it outside. Let the one having ears to hear, hear".
Disciples' Literal New Testament (DLNT)
Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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The 2012 OtterGames: Slide Relay
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In this OtterGames challenge teams utilized the famous OtterBox slide in a relay-style race to the finish. Each team of 4 represents a member of our Anthem Collection cases. Here is the rundown:
Red – Team Canada
White – Team Born Free
Blue – Team USA
Brown – Team Rustic Flag
Grey – Team Stars & Stripes
Pick your favorite team and follow along as we compete over the next two weeks. For more info on the Anthem Collection head over to bit.ly/otteranthem


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Kate Beckinsale Seems to Be Getting Lily Ready for College!
It looks like Kate Beckinsale is sending her daughter off to college!
The 44-year-old actress was spotted shopping at Bed, Bath, and Beyond with Lily, 18, on Saturday (August 26) in New York City.
Kate arrived in the Big Apple the day before and was seen looking chic in a sheer jumpsuit at the airport.
Lily is going to be studying at NYU this fall and she picked up a lot of essentials for her living space during the shopping trip with her mom. We hope she has the best time at school!
FYI: Kate is wearing Ramy Brook pants while shopping.


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Iconic Victoria's Secret model Selita Ebanks is being sued by a fellow model, Liza Irizarry, over a broke nose she claims she suffered after being punched by Ebanks in a spat over her currently boyfriend TV personality Terrence J. Irizarry allegedly only kissed Terrence J on the cheek and all hell broke loose. Stylelist reports:
Selita Ebanks is reportedly in a bit of hot water. The Victoria's Secret model and bathing suit designer (yup, girl's got a swimwear line) might be facing a lawsuit from a fellow model, who claims Ebanks broke her nose.
According to the Daily News, model Liza Irizarry plans on filing a civil suit against Ebanks over an incident in 2011. Irizarry claims Ebanks punched Irizarry in the face and broke her nose after Irizarry kissed Ebanks' boyfriend, BET host Terrence J, on the cheek.
The scuffle took place in the Miami nightclub, Dream, last November. Irizarry and Terrance J are old friends, the model claims. But when she greeted him at the club, Selita reportedly interjected, "Don't be kissing my man," and a physical fight ensued.
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June 22, 2010 | Vol. 10 Number 13
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Price Guide
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PCGS In Paris
By Don Willis
PCGS celebrated the opening of its Paris office earlier this month, and dealers from across the EU responded by submitting a wide variety of coins for onsite grading. Coins submitted on Monday and Tuesday were returned graded on Thursday and Friday of that same week.
The Paris office is managed by Muriel Emery, Director of International Development for PCGS. After months of preparation, Muriel had just a few short weeks to spread the word of our arrival to all the EU PCGS dealers. Their response was very encouraging as most had coins to submit. At the Paris office we accept submissions from PCGS Authorized Dealers within the EU only. The convenience of the central Paris location combined with the ease of transporting goods within the EU make grading in Paris a dream come true for our EU dealers. Fast turnaround, no customs or shipping hassles and personal service make our Paris office an ideal alternative.
As third-party grading becomes more accepted and required by collectors around the world, we believe our Paris operation will be a cornerstone for further development. Our current plan is to provide onsite grading every few weeks as needed. It's interesting to participate in the dramatic changes that accompany the introduction of third-party grading. Bon chance to our Paris office!
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"Time Capsule" Cent Roll
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Have you ever fantasized about going back in time, and grabbing a random roll of coins and just looking through it to see what it contained? Well, such an opportunity presented itself recently when my brother called me to relate a recent experience.
He's in the vintage automobile business, and while buying a collection in Topeka, Kansas, he ran across a 1928 Model A Ford Hot Rod that had been parked in a barn in 1954 by its owner (who drove it in high school) and has been untouched until now. As they were going through the car, they found a full roll of pennies under the front seat.
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: The 1907 High Relief Double Eagle is, in my opinion, the most beautiful coin the United States ever issued for normal circulation. Unfortunately, it was not as practical as it was beautiful; the high relief of the standing figure of Liberty and the eagle made the coin impossible to stack properly and thus unpopular and unsuitable for commercial purposes. Minting was also impractical since it reportedly required five blows of the minting press to fully bring up the design, making high-speed, mass production impossible.
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Same Date, Different Type Part VII
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We've come to the seventh and final installment of our look at coins of the same denomination and date, with different designs. This time, we'll look at the three examples in the U.S. gold series of the late 18th and early 19th century.
One of the most puzzling transitions took place in the early Half Eagle and Eagle series. Robert Scot's "Small Eagle" design that appeared in 1795 was not popular, with contemporary criticism aimed at the "sickly and scrawny looking bird" on the reverse of our two flagship coins.
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1999-W $5 and $10 Unfinished Proof Die Gold Eagles
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In 1999, the U.S. Mint made a drastic mistake by producing the first Mint State $5 and $10 Gold Eagles bearing a "W" mint mark. In 1999, only Proof Gold Eagles were intended to bear the "W" mint mark. This mistake has left us with a lot of puzzling unanswered questions about the production and existence of the 1999-W $5 and $10 Mint State coins.
The year 1999 turned out to be a very busy year for the U.S. Mint. It received a tremendous and unexpected demand for American Gold Eagles.
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XXIX.XI ft. faux fur coat & my favourite bag on this planet!Saturday, November 29, 2014
WATCH: MICHAEL KORS / BELT, GLOVES: LINDEX / BAG: ANNA ELISABETH by KADRI KRUUS
Ja rääkides sellest kasukast - tegu on kunstkarusnahast kasukaga, kuid ometi on see üllataval kombel väga soe! Ainult lühikeste varrukate tõttu hakkab kätel pisut jahe ja kõva tuule korral eelistaksin vast siiski midagi jopelaadset. Aga üldiselt... Ma olen väga-väga rahul, I think it looks great!
I didn't think I'd be taking any photos this week, since it's been quite difficult for me, but I just had to share my new faux fur coat from ASOS and my new and probably forever favourite bag! I designed this bag MYSELF and our very talented leather designer Kadri Kruus made it all happen with her golden hands. And the best news is - you can already buy it online! My favourite detail about this bag is definitely the chain. You can wear the bag cross-body or double the chain to have it on your shoulder. OR you can even remove the chain and use it as a clutch or a makeup bag. :) It's available HERE.


text: Barry Bonds wants to play baseball next season. But whether he does, and for whom he plays, are open questions. Friday, Bonds told MLB.com that he had "no doubt" about returning for a 22nd season. He repeated that sentiment to a handful of reporters the next day: "I just said I wanted to play." Of course, this is the same man who said in February that he planned to retire after this season. Bonds has a long history of changing his mind, and the current vacillations could be rooted in his uneven performance this season. Bonds has played in 79 of the Giants' 99 games, far exceeding the hopes of his employers, and occasionally he has flashed the form that won him seven most valuable player awards. On the other hand, Bonds turned 42 on Monday, and there are times when he looks every bit his age. Anticipating fastballs instead of reacting to them, he's prone to taking awkward swings that were rarely seen in previous seasons. In left field, where his lack of mobility is obvious, he has to extend himself to make plays that once were routine for him. And yet Giants Manager Felipe Alou said he believes Bonds can play next year. In fact, Alou doesn't stop there. "He can be better next year," Alou said recently. "The legs are really very important for hitting. Last year and early this year, Barry was not using his legs the way he wants to or knows how to because of his knee problem. But he could be healthier next year." Bonds will be a free agent after the 2006 season. So where will he be in 2007? The Giants remain the most likely option, if only because they've stuck with him for 14 seasons. Owner Peter Magowan has steadfastly said Bonds' future is an off-season matter, but the temptation to keep him will grow as Bonds, with 722 home runs, comes closer to Hank Aaron's all-time mark of 755.


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One Shot adaptation starring Tom Cruise has been retitled to Jack Reacher
In what is clearly an attempt to establish another franchise for the one and only Tom Cruise, Paramount has scrapped the original title of ONE SHOT for its first Lee Child adaptation and changed the name to match that of the main character: JACK REACHER. Which works just fine and was, to be fair, kind of expected anyway.
One concern expressed by fans of the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child (of which ONE SHOT is #9) is that Cruise in no way fits the physicality of Reacher as described in the books, i.e. a 6'5", 250 pound giant of a man who routinely beats the ever loving shit out of various ne'er-do-wells. But Child himself has fully endorsed Cruise's casting, and when Cruise was recently and asked what "he'd be bringing to the table to compensate, he said 'everything but the height.'" Meanwhile the movie itself is bringing Werner Herzog to the table as its villain, which compensates for everything by being absurdly awesome.
JACK REACHER beats down cinema doors on December 21st.
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|Supposedly Andrew Stanton used the title JOHN CARTER for the exact same reason, but that doesn't make it any less of a bad title considering the source material.