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Name: ali
Age: 25
Location: canada
my girlfriend dont waana get maried to me beacuse she is afraid of sex , she hates sex because she think its a disguesting thing like sucking fingering n etc what am i suppose to do i love her how i satisfy her dat we have to marry???
Why would you want to marry a chick that doesn't like sex? That just seems crazy. If you think you're gonna win her over or change her mind about sex just by marrying her; that's even crazier. Loving someone is not enough to overcome this kind of resistance. If she's unwilling to see a therapist to help her through her revulsion of things sexual, then I'd say it was time for you to find another potential bride.
Name: Randy
Age: 24
Location: Florida
Is it possible that anal sex can result in increased flatulence?
Think of your ass as a cylinder and your partner's cock as a piston. All the slamming in and out forces air up your bum. And what happens to that trapped air after (and sometimes even during) a fuck fest? You got it…farts for days. It's no big thing, all bottoms get fuck-farts. The same is true for women — her pussy is the cylinder and her partner's cock is the piston. All the slamming in and out forces air into her cooch, producing the very familiar pussy-fart.
Name: Jonathan
Gender: Male
Location: UK
Hello, please could you tell me if there is a way to increase the size of my testicles permanently, I do shoot a good amount of cum but they are small in the hand and look small in underwear and swim trunks, have you any advice on what I could try,
Hold on there, big fella. What are you askin' me? Do you want to increase the size of your balls (testicles), or the size of your sack (scrotum)? You can do the later, but not the former. If you are past puberty, your balls are the size they are gonna be; there's no increasing them. Your sack, on the other hand can be stretched to increase its size. Will that satisfy you? If so, read this: …don't let me get too deep. If not, you're out of luck, darlin'!
Name: Mario
Gender: Male
Age: 17
Location: CA
I watch porn once in a while and have noticed that when I have an erection I get the "precum" after a while of having the erection. The problem is that lots of precum leaks out and its embarrassing for me when I'm with a girl. They usually get grossed out and stop oral sex. Will the precum go away with time or will this happen to me forever?
Ahhh, the heartbreak of pesky precum drip! I used to know this guy that dripped like a broken faucet and all he had to do was think about a woman's tits. It was absolutely amazing. When I knew him he was at his first job as a teller in a bank in downtown San Francisco. If there was so much as a woman in line with a low cut blouse and a bit of cleavage showing, he was done for. He could feel his juice drip down his leg. He tried many things to keep his heartbreak from being so obvious — he would wear baggy pants, double up on underwear, he'd stuff his junk in a sock and wear a jock over the sock under his underwear. That worked, but it was uncomfortable. Finally he discovered his own personal solution — he pulled his foreskin over the head of his dick and put a little rubber band over the end. This way his juice would build up inside his hood until he released the rubber band. Now that was creative thinking. I'll admit this guy was unusual with his prodigious cock dribble, but he was young, only in his late teens. His "problem" did subside with time.
This whole phenomenon is not unlike a person with a heavy perspiration problem. You know the guys, the ones who run with sweat form every pour at slightest amount of stress. For most, this happens during puberty and early adulthood, but it doesn't last.
Listen, pup, I know your drip may be a bit embarrassing, but it's really very natural. I encourage you to just go with the flow…no pun intended. The more you worry about it the more it will plague you and in time you will become so self-conscious about it, it will cause performance anxiety. Why not consider yourself lucky, all that precum is a swell natural lubricant. Ya know some women have a similar concern with an abundance of vaginal liberation produced during arousal. But believe me, it always way better to have too much than not enough.
To your concern that some girls get grossed out by your leaky dick, well all I can say is they're no connoisseur of cocksucking. Because those in the know consider precum the Nectar of the Gods!
Name: Isabell
Gender: Female
Age: 24
Location: Olympia Wa
HI, my guy and i have been together for five years now and he is 29 now. Of course in the beginning we were all over each other, but now (five years later) he can go months with out even thinking about sex. And of course I am going crazy for it. He says me pining for sex is a turn off but i cant help it. He thinks its normal, but i know its not. I dont know how to get him in the mood. I've tried going down on him at night, romantic dinners, porn, and sucking up to his ego. But still to no avail. I know he's straight. I am sure there are some things that contribute to his lack of interest. Like he was raised mormon, and in some regards holds women on a pedestal. So what would you advise me to do. What can i do to help him get hornier?
You're right, darlin', it ain't normal! A guy in his 20's, albeit his late, late 20's, who has no libido…that's just downright odd.
So let's say for the sake of argument that you're right, he is straight as can be (no secret cock on the side). And he can go months without showing any interest in sex? Come on! If he had been like this from the get go, we could make the case that he just doesn't have an interest in sex. That's not particularly uncommon. But to go from a vigorous sex live to virtually none in a few years, that's fishy. Are you confident that he is still attracted to you? Sometimes a guy would rather live a life of quiet desperation than tell his GF that he's no longer into her in a sexual sort of way.
Is he experiencing any health problems? Is he overweight, diabetic? Is he depressed? Is he on any prescribed meds? Is he smoking too much pot, consuming too much booze? Is he overworked on the job? Is he sleep deprived? All these things can impact on a dude's sex drive. I'd recommend he see his physician for some blood work to check his testosterone levels. Sometime a guy's hormone levels can take a nosedive without him knowing it.
Finally, to your question…what can you do to help him get hornier? Probably nothing beyond what you've already tried. If a surprise blowjob, a romantic dinner, porn and even an ego boost don't do the trick, I'd say he's a lost cause. Time to take your needs to someone with a little more lead in his pencil, if ya know what I mean. None of us should have to beg for our bone.
Name: amber
Gender: Female
Age: 20
Location: fort worth
When me and my husband have sex he just seems to want to get it over with. I dont ask him for it because everytime i do ask him hes not in the mood. He wont even try to help me warm up i have to do it all myself. I even do everything to him that he asks me. He also seems like he doesnt want to please me because ill tell him ways to make it easier and positions i like and he just ignores me and goes on the way he wants it. When we first met sex was amazing and now sex is literally a 2-minute session just for him. What do i do to get him to help me out too?
See my response to Isabell, right above you.
And to that I would add that if your man is not being mutual in your sex play he's not playing fair. And let's not mince words, your husband sounds downright abusive. Marriage does not give one the license to ignore, reject or abuse. I'm not one for ultimatums, but the longer you tolerate his behavior, the more retractable he will become. Give the bum a choice to either work with you to find a happy solution to this mess, or you are gone.
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"I Fought the Law" -- Alicia (Julianna Margulies, right) speaks with Officer Robb (Matthew Del Negro, center) after he pulls over the car that her son was driving, on The Good Wife, premiering Sunday, Sept. 30 at 9/8c on the CBS Television Network. Also pictured is Graham Phillips, behind left. Photo: Jeffrey Neira/CBS ©2012 CBS Broadcasting, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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More and more, automakers are coming to the realization that most drivers aren't interested in having a separate collection of music on their phones than in the car. That's why dedicated in-car hard drives gave way to iPhone cables in recent years, and now moving forward they're looking to utilize those cables in a more serious manner.
Following in the footsteps of Ford's Sync and GM's MyLink, Honda is jumping on the connectivity bandwagon with their own HondaLink. The system is designed to work with both Android and iPhone devices, both over Bluetooth and only the iPhone via a wired connection. Honda's partnered with Harman to use their Aha Radio service (acquired in 2010) via a dedicated iPhone app to stream music, podcasts, your Twitter and Facebook feeds, and more. This is all done hands free, either with voice control or by using the controls integrated into the dashboard and the steering wheel. HondaLink will also support Pandora Radio and voice-to-text SMS services.
The 2013 Accord is the first vehicle to support HondaLink, though that's just the start - Honda plans to roll the service out to their full line of vehicles. Aha by Harmon for Honda's Acura luxury division (likely to be rebranded AcuraLink or something like that) was unveiled back in April. Honda also has plans for an electric vehicle version of HondaLink for the upcoming Fit EV and Accord Plug-in Hybrid, adding in remote power management and climate control options - not unlike what Ford's done for the Focus Electric and GM's OnStar RemoteLink with the Chevy Volt.
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Radio Constant 12V+ Wire: Blue/Red
Radio Ignition Switched 12V+ Wire: Yellow/Green
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Radio Amplifier Trigger Wire: N/A
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Right Front Speaker Wire (-): White/Black
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Each patient has the right to determine who may and may not visit, including but not limited to a spouse, domestic partner, other family members or friends. Visitation and support are important in the healing process of our patients, but we also encourage rest to promote healing. It is essential for patients to receive necessary care and rest, and that caregivers be allowed to provide services efficiently. Therefore, the hospital provides guidelines for visiting patients.
General visiting hours are 11:00 AM to 8:30 PM. Maternity visiting hours may vary. Some floors allow for open visiting hours as appropriate to their patient care setting. If you wish to visit outside of the set visiting hours, you may want to contact the floor that your loved one is staying on and inquire about open visiting hours.
Even if a patient floor allows for open visiting hours, there are times when visiting hours may be restricted by patient/family request, the judgment of the healthcare provider or nurse, or when the visit would be detrimental to the patient's care or welfare. There may also be times that we may have to ask visitors to step out during tests and treatments.
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- Quiet should be maintained and visitors should not congregate in patient care areas.
- Visitors should not bring food to patients unless specially permitted to do so.
- Children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Non-Smoking Policy - Lourdes is a smoke free environment. Smoking is prohibited on all property owned or leased by Lourdes Hospital. Visitors must leave the property if they choose to smoke.
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If possible, try to avoid calling between 7:00 AM - 8:00 AM and 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM, as this is the time for change of shift report on your loved one. Our nurses will be busy caring for your loved one, and by having the spokesperson call and then communicate with others, allows more time for our nurses to care for our patients.


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Alfie Boe announces forest concerts
Alfie Boe is the latest act to announce participation in this year's Forestry Commission Live Music with a brace of concerts this summer.
The classically trained tenor has become well established as one of the country's most popular artists with acclaimed, sell-out, live concerts and 2 Top Ten, 'platinum' selling albums in the last twelve months. Theatre-goers have witnessed sensational performances in shows such as 'Les Misérables' in the West End and 'La Bohème' on Broadway; and with albums like 'Alfie' and 'Bring Him Home', Alfie Boe's interpretation of the most revered and timeless songs has ensured an ever-growing fan base. Alfie's forest debut will see him performing from his current albums as well as from classical and proms repertoire.
Forestry Commission Live Music concerts are renowned for their relaxed atmosphere, and income generated from ticket sales is spent on improving the local forest for both people and wildlife.
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Unless you are looking at trend data on your website analytics, you may be missing an critical insight about the number of mobile visitors to your site. I recently started working at a new company, and I was quite surprised when I looked at the monthly numbers of mobile visits going back nearly 2 years.
In May 2010 (the farthest I could go back), our mobile traffic was just 2.2% of total traffic. In February 2011, the percentage had more than doubled to 5.0% — and by February 2012, the number had more than doubled again. When I looked at the monthly trends in a graph, I could see that the numbers didn't jump overnight but that they are creeping up slowly. Even though our total traffic fluctuates monthly, the number of mobile visits as a percentage of total visits continues an upward march.
The numbers of mobile (smartphone and tablet) visitors are forecasted to continue to grow, so, what can you do?
First, check out your own mobile stats from your Google Analytics and pay particular attention to the monthly trend data. I would be interested if you are seeing the same trend that I am seeing on our website.
Second, make sure that your website is mobile-friendly. Check out this article from Dr. Dobb's Report on the 7 Steps to a Killer Mobile UI for some quick tips. You may want to consider creating a special mobile application to address the specific needs of your customers and prospects.
To help make your case for doing something in mobile NOW, I have attached some recently published research from comScore, The Pew Internet Project and Business Insider.
The 2012 comScore Mobile Future in Focus report made the following points regarding the mobile state of affairs:
- Surging global adoption of smartphones and tablets is changing how, when and where consumers connect to digital content
- Today's multi-device consumer – aka, the Digital Omnivore – will be increasingly important to advertisers and publishers
- Devices are complementary in usage and do not exist in isolation from each other
- 42% of US mobile subscribers use smartphones (Android – 50%, iPhone – 30%) – up from 27% in 2010
- 25-34 age group accounts for more than 25% of smartphone usage
- More than ½ of US mobile users (38.2mm) visit social media sites almost every day
- In addition to social media usage, users also show propensity to read posts from brands and organizations
- Connected devices (mobile-5% and tablets-2.5%) drive 8% of total Internet traffic in US
- 1 in 6 mobile subscribers also own a tablet and lower price points in 2012 will increase penetration
- 40% of mobile Internet connections and 92% of tablet connections come through WiFi
- 1 in 5 smartphone owners scanned a QR code with their phone in 2011
You can download the entire comScore report for free after you provide them with the usual marketing information.
The Pew Internet Project also looked at the State of Mobile America and produced these summary slides from their findings:
And if you are not convinced yet, I found this slide deck on the Future of Mobile from by Henry Blodget, CEO of Business Insider.


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Britons get behind London 2012 legacy pledge
As a nation, we enjoyed a successful and memorable London 2012 Olympic Games and are now enjoying the start of the Paralympic Games. As London 2012 draws to a close, many will be asking what will be left for future generations to enjoy. Following the years of hard work and investment by Great Britain to put on the show that we have, it is now time to think about the future and the benefits of the Olympic Legacy.
To gain better insight into exactly what the British public expect in terms of legacy, we conducted a survey to ask what is important to them personally. The results revealed that over half of Britons surveyed (62%) believe that the Games will benefit UK business in the long term and create a lasting legacy for the country. An impressive 60% of those surveyed also confirmed that they believe the Games may help to improve technology and innovation in the UK, inspiring entrepreneurship within the sector and helping to build a brilliant future for Britain and industry moving forward.
Key Statistics
- 49% of those surveyed believe the London 2012 Olympics could help inspire the next generation to study STEM subjects
- 57% believed that Olympic corporate sponsors' should play an integral role in maintaining the legacy of London 2012
- In 2011 nearly half (41%) of those surveyed believed that London 2012 could improve tourism, by July 2012 this has increased to 61%
- A quarter (25%) of those surveyed in 2011 believed that the Games would help promote grass-roots sports – in July 2012 this has risen to 40% in 2012
- In 2011, 24% believed the Games would enhance community spirit but by July 2012 this has increased to 49%
Although 76% of those surveyed admitted that they were not originally aware of the five Olympic Legacy Promises made by the UK Government in 2007, when presented with the details, all had a clear idea on the promises which meant the most to them now.
- 40% said the Government's promise to 'Inspire a generation of young people to take part in local volunteering, cultural, and physical activity' was the most important
- The promise to 'Demonstrate that the UK is a creative, inclusive and welcoming place to live in, visit and for business' came second with 26%
- The promise to 'Transform the heart of the East End' was deemed the most important by 13%
- 'Making the Olympic Park a blueprint for sustainable living' was chosen by 12%
- 9% believed the most important promise was to 'Make the UK a world-leading sporting nation'
These results are great news for Cisco as they support our own legacy plans. As a supporter of London 2012, Cisco has been working on a series of initiatives to help benefit the country in the long term, by inspiring the youth of today to become the entrepreneurs of tomorrow.
In partnership with STEMNet, we have been working to enable young people all over the UK to take their first steps towards realising a career in technology and new media, and our Networking Academy program aims to help improve education and career opportunities in communities around the world. Not forgetting the British Innovation Gateway (BIG) programme, endorsed by the UK Government, which supports hi-tech business and innovation by bringing together start-ups, businesspeople, investors, technologists and innovation experts. We at Cisco have been working hard to create a lasting legacy for the UK and to help build a brilliant future for the younger generations.
London 2012 is just the start of a bright future for Great Britain and the close of the games will be the starting pistol for our legacy.
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Injections of botulinum toxin (Botox) may help heal a tear
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The internal anal sphincter, one of
two muscles that control the anus, is always under tension. If this tension
(also called resting pressure) is too high, spasms and reduced blood flow can
cause an anal fissure or prevent an existing one from healing. Botulinum toxin,
the poison that causes
botulism, temporarily paralyzes the internal anal
sphincter. This reduces the spasm and allows the fissure to heal.
Botulinum injections may be more helpful than nitroglycerin ointment, but
the studies do not all agree.footnote 1, footnote 2 A review of many studies showed that injections of botulinum
toxin were no better at healing anal fissure than nitroglycerin
ointment.footnote 3 Fissures may return after treatment with
Botox is discontinued.
Side effects of botulinum injections may
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fecal incontinence. Most people do not have any side
Botulinum toxin injections can
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CitationsFruehauf H, et al. (2006). Efficacy and safety of botulinum toxin A injection compared with topical nitroglycerin ointment for the treatment of chronic anal fissure: A prospective randomized study. American Journal of Gastroenterology, 101(9): 2107-2112.Brisinda G, et al. (2007). Randomized clinical trial comparing botulinum toxin injections with 0.2 per cent nitroglycerin ointment for chronic anal fissure. British Journal of Surgery, 94(2): 162-167.Nelson R (2006). Non-surgical therapy for anal fissure. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (4).
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PORTLAND — This year's celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the city includes gospel music, discussions of social justice and the traditional community-wide breakfast, being held for the 32nd year on Jan. 21.
Not included is Gov. Paul LePage, who for the first time was not invited to the remembrance after he declined invitations the past two years.
Another no-show: progress toward creating a King memorial in Portland, stalled for nearly three years.
"The commitment is still there by the city, but there isn't any designated financial or human resources to make (the memorial) happen," the city's equal opportunity and multicultural affairs director, Rachel Talbot Ross, said last week.
Work on the memorial dates to 2008, when a City Council task force selected a site for it along the then-planned Bayside Trail, near Wilmot Street.
In 2009, a 17-member commission was formed to come up with a design. The commission, co-chaired by Ross and Dan Skolnik, a city councilor at the time, held two public input forums. The commission then issued a Request For Qualifications to potential designers in early 2010.
Since then, the project hasn't moved forward.
The commission planned to fund the development of formal proposals from up to four designers with the help of about $10,000 that was budgeted by the city.
But given the "low response" to the RFQ and the lack of capital funds to then build the memorial, the commission decided to put the process on hold, according to Ross.
"We need funding before we can ask people for more time," she said. A fundraising campaign would be difficult to conduct or to justify amid the current economic downturn, she added.
The city would have to raise donations "on the order of $750,000" to build the memorial, according to the RFQ. The exact amount of funding would depend on the design selected.
Selection criteria, based on the public input sessions, called for a memorial that is a "place of reflection and contemplation, inspiration and action … that instills a sense of responsible citizenship, freedom and democracy," the RFQ said.
"We did not want a statue," Ross said. "Been there, done it."
For now, the commission is inactive, but Ross said its members, all volunteers from the community, are still "energized." And she hopes the new year may bring new funding for the memorial from the city or private sources.
"(The commission members) would be ashamed if nothing ever materialized," she said.
Cities from Albany, N.Y., to Jerusalem have dedicated monuments and public spaces to King since he was assassinated April 4, 1968. In Maine, the state university at Orono opened Martin Luther King Plaza near its student union in 2008. The gathering space displays 10 quotations by King.
While King never visited Portland, he spoke in Brunswick and Biddeford in early May 1964, eight months after his historic "I Have a Dream" speech – and just days before the NAACP's Portland branch was formally established. Its first president was Ross' father, Gerald Talbot. She now holds that position.
While a Portland memorial will have to wait, the city is remembering the slain civil rights leader in other ways.
On Jan. 12, the Portland NAACP teamed with the city, Preble Street Resource Center and other local groups to hold an annual public forum on race and poverty. This year's event focused on issues of racial discrimination, access to education and homelessness.
The forum was facilitated by city high school students and drew a crowd of nearly 100 people, including other students, advocates and members of the public.
Ross said the forum's goal was "to ground (young people) in the ideology of being their brothers' and sisters' keepers."
The emphasis on youth continues this coming Saturday, Jan. 19, with the annual MLK Holiday Gospel Concert at Merrill Auditorium. The concert, which features performances by three children's singing groups, is being dedicated to the victims of the recent mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
On Monday's holiday, Mayor Michael Brennan will join Ross, other community and religious leaders, students and the public for the city's annual breakfast celebration at the Holiday Inn by the Bay. Keynoting the event is Rinku Sen, an Indian-American author, activist and president of the Applied Research Center, a national think-tank on racial justice.
Absent that morning will be LePage, who has declined invitations to attend the NAACP's King Day breakfasts in Portland and Bangor since he became governor. In 2011, soon after being inaugurated, LePage responded to critics of his decision not to attend by saying he wasn't "going to be held hostage by special interests."
Maine governors have traditionally attended commemorations held by the two NAACP chapters.
While he eventually changed plans and attended a 2011 breakfast at a Waterville Rotary club, LePage made national headlines by saying that special interests such as the NAACP could "kiss my butt" if they wanted to "play the race card."
This year, for the first time, the organization's Portland branch refused to invite LePage.
"We made a conscious decision not to invite the governor," Ross said. "We're not going to falsify a relationship that doesn't exist."
As of Tuesday afternoon, the governor's office had not provided a response.
William Hall can be reached at 781-3661 ext. 106 or [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter: @hallwilliam4.
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World Reacts to Kate Middleton Portrait: 'Lifeless,' 'Dull,' 'Ghastly'
(LONDON) -- "Lifeless," "disappointing," "ordinary," "dull" and "old" are not words usually associated with the Duchess of Cambridge. But those are a few of the kinder words being associated with her first official portrait, which was unveiled today in London.
Kate Middleton and Prince William visited the National Portrait Gallery Friday for the unveiling. Award-winning artist Paul Emsley painted Kate against his trademark black background with a slight smile — or smirk, depending on whom you ask — framed by her lustrous brown hair.
While the duchess reportedly described the painting as "amazing," art critics, royal watchers and the Internet have been far less diplomatic.
"GHASTLY: the new Kate portrait. Has turned her into a thrice-divorced senior VP who reads Fifty Shades of Grey and is mean to bus drivers," tweeted Shinan Govani.
"Any artist who has put in that much work deserves credit but I think Kate's portrait just looks far too old and a teeny bit evil unlike her!" tweeted George Weightman.
Other Twitter users declared the painting "straight from the Twilight franchise" and "the new Mona Lisa."
One called it "the before picture on a miracle anti-aging skin cream advert."
A more supportive fan, Lily Bhattacharya, tweeted, "I think she looks beautiful ignore the haters Dutchess [sic] Kate!"
"All of the die-hard Kate fans are up in arms over the criticism when, actually, I think they should be seeing it as more of a compliment toward Kate, because the general consensus seems to be that Kate is much prettier in real life," ABC News' royal contributor Victoria Arbiter said.
Most agree that the skillful likeness is lifelike, but take issue with what has been lost in translation.
"It's extraordinary when you look at it and it sort of looks like a photograph so I can appreciate the technique and the talent in terms of construction, but to me it's just utterly lifeless," Arbiter said. "There doesn't seem to be any of her vitality, her sparkle, her youth. There's none of the mischief behind her eyes, none of the light in her eyes. It just comes across as a little flat, lifeless and dull."
Portrait drama is not new to England's elite.
"Sir Winston Churchill groused that his official portrait made him look like a half-wit and that of King George V was burned. There have been controversial portraits of powerful figures from Churchill to Queen Elizabeth II to Princess Diana.
"Official portraits are a problem," the piece said. "When the subject is famous, Britain turns into a nation of art critics and it's open season on the artist."
This is certainly the case with Kate's painting, even with professional art critics.
"Seriously, as a concept, what is it? It's like a giant Polaroid. Like she went into a photo booth and had that picture taken and blown up to a huge size, it would look more or less the same, wouldn't it?" said Waldemar Januszczak, art critic for The Sunday Times.
Arbiter said the number one criticism of the painting has been that it makes Kate look much older than her 31 years.
"She just seems to have lines that aren't there and bags under her eyes," she said. "I just thought, 'I'm so glad that 200 years from now there will be lots of photographs.' I'm just glad we've got photos to say, 'Actually, she was really beautiful.'"
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The Death Of Cash?-All Over The World Governments Are Banning Large Cash Transactions
Are we witnessing the slow but certain death of cash in this generation? Is a truly cashless society on the horizon? Legislation currently pending in the Mexican legislature would ban a vast array of large cash transactions, but the truth is that Mexico is far from alone in trying to restrict cash. All over the world, governments are either placing stringent reporting requirements on large cash transactions or they are banning them altogether. We are being told that such measures are needed to battle illegal drug traffic, to catch tax evaders and to fight the war on terror. But are we rapidly getting to the point where we will have no financial privacy left whatsoever? Should we just accept that we have entered a time when the government will watch, track and trace all financial transactions? Is it inevitable that at some point in the near future ALL transactions will go through the banking system in one form or another (check, credit card, debit card, etc.)?
The truth is that we now live at a time when people who use large amounts of cash are looked upon with suspicion. In fact, authorities in many countries are taught that anyone involved in a large expenditure of cash is trying to hide something and is probably a criminal.
And yes, a lot of criminals do use cash, but millions upon millions of normal, law-abiding citizens simply prefer to use cash as well. Should we take the freedom to use cash away from the rest of us just because a small minority abuses it?
Unfortunately, the freedom to use cash is being slowly stripped away from us in an increasingly large number of countries.
In fact, as countries like Mexico "tighten the noose" around big-ticket cash purchases, our freedom to use cash is going to erode rather rapidly.
The following is a summary of some of the very tight restrictions being placed on large cash transactions around the globe right now….
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A decrease in state funding for education has smaller districts like Peabody-Burns and Marion-Florence struggling to create a balanced budget.
The state has cut back on equalization funding; funding that took excess property tax money from wealthier districts and redistributed it among poorer districts.
"Where larger districts can raise their mill levels, we're maxed out," Superintendent Ron Traxson said at last Monday's board meeting. "Our mill equals substantially less than theirs, so we have to raise more mills to generate the same amount of money."
Because of this, Traxson said the district will have to make substantial cuts if state funding is decreased again this year.
"State funding per student is about $1,000 under what it should be," he said.
The state was sued for underfunding in 2005. The lawsuit found that state should be paying $4,492 per student. In 2014 the state only budgeted $3,838 and $3,852 in 2015.
Traxson said if school funding does not increase, major cuts will have to be made.
Lee Leiker, USD 408 superintendent, said the decreases have hurt the district, but not as much as USD 398.
"We have great staff and school supporters that have stepped up and done extra to allow us to stretch our money," he said.
The district passed a tax increase to offset state funding cuts and declining enrollment. Leiker said the district had a long way to go before maxing out its mill property tax.
By law, districts can't raise more than 30 percent of their general fund amount for a local option budget. The general fund is determined by enrollment.
"It's a big challenge but we have been able to find cuts to offset the decrease internally so far," he said.


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For more than twenty years Clark University's work in education has been guided by a core mission to understand and address the complexities and possibilities of urban education in collaboration with school partners.
Clark's Adam Institute for Urban Teaching and School Practice and Hiatt Center for Urban Education are complementary partners in this effort. The Adam Institute focuses on the development of strong models of urban teacher preparation, teaching practice, and college-going learning cultures through innovative neighborhood-based work in collaboration with partner schools. The Hiatt Center works hand in hand, aiming to shed light on powerful teaching and learning through innovative collaborative research. Both are motivated by a commitment to ensure that education in urban settings is equitable and transformative in its personal and social impact.


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by Nathalie Gagnon-Joseph
NEWPORT CENTER — Brewfest, a fund-raiser held Saturday for cancer patients, brought in about $12,000, said Dr. Leslie Lockridge of the Northeast Kingdom Hematology Oncology Clinic (NEKHO).
Sunshine, beer, barbecue, and music were the order of the day at Kingdom Brewing, where the event was held.
NEKHO staff and patients organized the Brewfest, which was aimed at raising money to fill the clinic's patient fund once more.
Dr. Lockridge, who owns the clinic, said the money raised would have lasted a couple of years before, but now the number of patients has increased exponentially.
"I've been through six months of treatment, and you need an arsenal of things," Mary Lee Daigle said. "Your whole system is turned upside down."
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Thousands of charitable organizations are registered in Kansas, and many of them rely on the generosity of Kansans during the holiday season. Legitimate charities engage in a wide variety of important work that helps our communities stay vibrant and strong.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt has sent out a message warning people that scammers are out there who may appear to be non-profit organizations but whose real purpose is to take advantage of their generosity.
"Be careful," he said, "and if you are solicited by telephone, e-mail, or direct mail by somebody claiming to be a charity, be skeptical. Scammers posing as charities will often target people by telephone solicitation. They may use a name or title that sounds similar to a legitimate organization and ask for the donation to be made on the phone by giving them your bank or credit card number."
He said people should never be afraid to tell the solicitor they need some time to think about it and ask for a physical address to send the donation. They may also ask for written information about the charity. This will give them time to research the organization and make sure it is legitimate.
"Any legitimate charity will be willing to wait a few days to receive your contribution," Schmidt said. "Do not allow yourself to be pressured into making a donation."
He also encouraged individuals to call the Consumer Protection Division of his office at (800) 432-2310 if they suspect a scam or are concerned about whether an organization is operating lawfully in Kansas.
He advised people to check into charities before giving to make sure they are registered with the state, to find out how much of each dollar they give will actually support the cause, and to make sure the organization is in good standing with the Internal Revenue Service.
"The best way to avoid charity scams and to eliminate uncertainty about how your donation will be used is to give to local, familiar organizations with which you have a personal relationship," Schmidt said. "If you do a little research before you give, you will rest comfortably knowing your donations are put to good use."


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Free Login to Linux for the Mainframe
With all my talk about Linux on z/Architecture mainframes, I'm not sure I have mentioned that you can have a developer instance for 30-90 days for free on IBM's Linux Community Development System.
Just sign up and they'll provision you a RedHat-64 or SUSE instance so you can try compiling any project you might wish to make sure can be ported to Linux on the mainframe.
I'm compiling ObjectRexx right now on my instance. If programming is Art to you as well as Science, there is something majestic about Linux running on the Z.


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Occupy Tactics: Violence and Legitimacy in the Occupy Movement and Beyond from brandon jourdan on Vimeo.
A Debate between Chris Hedges and the CrimethInc. Ex-Workers Collective on Tactics & Strategy, Reform & Revolution
Why a debate?
Since Occupy Wall Street took Zuccotti Park in September 2011, there has been a resurgence of social movement activity in the United States. As momentum has increased, age-old questions over tactics, strategy, and goals have returned to the fore.
What is violence? Who gets to define it? Do illegal actions have a place in our movements?
This discussion never takes place in a vacuum or on a level playing field; rather, it occurs within the context of a struggle that is already in progress, where every statement has immediate ramifications for the participants. Differing tactical approaches often reflect fundamental differences in strategy and goals.


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All across America, a growing and diverse constituency of conservative, moderate and progressive leaders have come together to find common ground for practical solutions for fixing our immigration system. These leaders have worked together to forge a New Consensus on immigrants and America. They are now engaging policy makers through the Bibles, Badges, and Business Network. Click on the logo for the latest news.
January 17: Press Conference with U.S Chamber, Law Enforcement and Faith Leaders Calling on Congress to Act on Bipartisan Immigration Strategy
The video can be viewed on http://www.c-span.org/.
Days before the inauguration and just as the 113th Congress is settling into place, the CEO of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and a former Secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush joined law enforcement and faith leaders at a press conference on January 17 to urge Congress to work together and pass broad immigration reform in 2013. With Democrats and Republicans recognizing the moral, economic and political imperative to improve our immigration process, the new Congress marks the best opportunity for broad immigration reform in nearly a decade.
There is a new consensus on immigrants and America that has emerged in the past 18 months as Americans across the political spectrum have come together to seek a new, commonsense immigration process. Speakers delivering that message at the press conference included Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Gutierrez, Vice Chairman, Citigroup; former U.S. Secretary of Commerce under President George W. Bush, Attorney General Gregory F. Zoeller (R), State of Indiana, Barrett Duke, Vice President for Public Policy and Research, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, Ambassador (Ret) Johnny Young, Executive Director, Migration and Refugee Services, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Ali Noorani, Executive Director, National Immigration Forum.
Click here for quotes from our speakers. For photos of the event, go to our Flickr site.
Click on the image below to view the video on the Web site of C-SPAN, which covered the event live..
December 4th and 5th, 2012 - National Strategy Session
Faith, law enforcement and business leaders gathered in Washington D.C. on December 4th and 5th to tell the administration and the Congress that there is a new consensus on immigrants and America, and that common-sense immigration reform should be a priority for 2013. This gathering was the culmination of successful regional summits in the Mountain West, Southeast and Midwest at which nearly 450 business, faith and law-enforcement leaders built new relationships, discussed state policies and urged pragmatic solutions at the federal level.
The new consensus was highlighted in a brief report released on December 4: Voices of the New Consensus: Bibles, Badges and Business. This report communicates the concerns of these conservative constituencies about the need for immigration reform.
The gathering was kicked off by a press conference, in which leaders from across the political spectrum called on Congress and the president to address immigration reform and create a road to citizenship for aspiring Americans who contribute to our communities and our economy. View the video of the press conference below.
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National Strategy Session
Following the press conference, there was a strategy meeting featuring panels of leaders from the Midwest, South, and Mountain West talked about the importance of immigrants and immigration to their communities. The strategy meeting featured an interview with Steve Case, Chairman and CEO of Revolution, and Co-Founder of America Online.
You can find a list of panelists and other speakers at the national strategy session in this document.
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The proceedings of the day were recorded. You can view the video recording of the panels and speakers below:
Forging a New Consensus National Strategy Session (Introduction)
Forging a New Consensus National Strategy Session. Steve Case, Chairman and CEO, Revolution; Co-Founder, America Online; Chairman, The Case Foundation interviewed by Ronald Brownstein, Editorial Director, National Journal Group.
Forging a New Consensus, National Strategy Session, Midwestern Leaders Panel Discussion
Moderator: Charles H. Kuck, Managing Partner, Kuck Immigration Partners, LLC Panelists:
Mark C. Curran, Jr., Sheriff, Lake County, Ill., Angela Smith Jones, Director of Public Policy, Greater Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, Matthew Soerens, US Church Training Specialist, World Relief.
Forging a New Consensus National Strategy Session, Southern Leaders Panel Discussion.
Moderator: Stephan Bauman, President and CEO, World Relief. Panel: Paul Bridges, Mayor, Uvalda, GA; Jeb Bush, Jr., Chief Operating Officer, Jeb Bush & Associates, LLC; Dr. David Fleming, Senior Pastor, Champion Forest Baptist Church, Houston; Bert Lemkes, Owner, Van Wingerden International.
Forging a New Consensus, National Strategy Session. Mountain West Leaders Panel Discussion.
Moderator: Natalie Gochnour, Executive Vice President of Policy and Communication and Chief Economist, Salt Lake Chamber. Panelists: Chris Burbank, Chief of Police, Salt Lake City; Kenneth McClure, Counsel, Idaho Business Coalition for Immigration Reform; Paul Mero, President, Sutherland Institute.
Forging a New Consensus, National Strategy Session. Closing Remarks
The Honorable Mark Shurtleff, Attorney General, Utah
October 2012 - Midwest Summit
Conservative activist Grover Norquist addressed more than 80 faith, law enforcement and business leaders from Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin at the Midwest Summit: Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America. These leaders gathered in Indianapolis, Indiana to discuss the importance of immigration to the region and how the federal government can provide commonsense immigration solutions.
You can watch a video of Mr. Norquist's keynote address at the Summit and a video of a panel discussion with law enforcement experts by clicking here.
June 2012 – Southeast Summit
Mayor Paul Bridges of Uvalda, Georgia, Jeb Bush, Jr. and other regional leaders hosted the Southeast Summit: Forging a New Consensus on Immigrants and America in Atlanta. At this event, business, law enforcement, and faith leaders from Alabama, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia began to develop a common understanding of the value of immigrants and immigration to the Southeast and America, which will facilitate the beginning of cross-state collaboration. Former United States Attorney General Alberto Gonzales delivered the keynote address. Watch the video of his keynote address below on this page.
October 2011 – Mountain West Summit
Nearly 200 prominent figures from business, law enforcement, faith and government in the Mountain West convened on October 26, 2011 in Salt Lake City to discuss the importance of immigrants and immigration to the region's economic and cultural vitality. Hosted by Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff, the Summit brought together key stakeholders from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Idaho for a rational discussion on immigrants and America. You can download the program and view videos from the Mountain West Summit here.
In order to build momentum and increase collaboration, we are excited to announce "Bibles, Badges and Business for Immigration Reform" (BBB) as a national network of faith, law enforcement and business leaders working together to educate and support members of Congress.


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San Francisco's city attorney issued a cease-and-desist demand Monday to a mobile app called Monkey Parking, which allows people to auction public parking spaces that they're using to other nearby drivers.
In a letter to Paolo Dobrowolny, the CEO of the Rome, Italy-based tech startup, city attorney Dennis Herrera cited a provision in San Francisco's police code that prohibits people and companies from buying, selling or leasing public on-street parking and mandates fees of up to $300 for drivers who violate the law.
The warning is the latest attempt by city government officials and state lawmakers nationwide trying to figure out how to regulate Web-based businesses that offer shared parking, transportation and housing services using mobile applications. Among the more popular ridesharing services are Uber and Lyft, and popular housing apps include Airbnb.
Herrera has given Monkey Parking until July 11 to shut down its operations in San Francisco or possibly face a lawsuit under California's Unfair Competition Law. Herrera added that besides the violations, Monkey Parking's app encourages drivers to unsafely use their mobile devices and engage in online parking bidding wars while behind the wheel.
Dobrowolny said in an email Monday that he is talking with his legal staff and didn't immediately have a specific comment about the letter.
"As a general principle, we believe that a new company providing value to people should be regulated and not banned," Dobrowolny wrote. "This applies also to companies like Airbnb, Uber and Lyft that are continuously facing difficulties while delivering something that makes users happy. Regulation is fundamental in driving innovation, while banning is just stopping it."
The city attorney's warning to Monkey comes about a month after his office started investigating the startup, which began its San Francisco operations in April.
"Technology has given rise to many laudable innovations in how we live and work — and Monkey Parking is not one of them. It's illegal, it puts drivers on the hook for $300 fines, and it creates a predatory private market for public parking spaces that San Franciscans will not tolerate," Herrera said in a written statement. "People are free to rent out their own private driveways and garage spaces should they choose to do so. But we will not abide businesses that hold hostage on-street public parking spots for their own private profit."
Parking in San Francisco has long been known as a driver's worst nightmare. A recent San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency parking census reported that the city has 440,000 parking spots available — but only 275,000 of those are street parking.
Herrera's letter to Monkey also asked Apple Inc. to immediately remove Monkey's application from its app store. Apple did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.
Two other tech companies, Sweetch and ParkModo, which Herrera said also violate city and state law, will receive similar cease-and-desist warnings later this week. Sweetch and ParkModo did not immediately respond to requests for comment Monday.


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Cheap Stocks 26 Net/Net Index component Adams Golf (ADGO) has had quite a run lately. It is the second best performer in our net/net index, and is up nearly 70% since index inception (9/13/2011).
There's been some activist activity in the name recently, which has no doubt been helping to move the stock higher. When CS 26 was launched back in September, ADGF was a $42 million market cap company trading at .99 times net current asset value (NCAV); it now has a $72 million market capn and trades at 1.68 times NCAV.
Adams Golf (ADGO)
Price: $9.21
Market Cap: $71.9 million
NCAV: $42.8 million
Price/NCAV: 1.68
Cash/Share: $1.45
Total Debt: 0
Tangible Book Value/share: $7.16
Yesterday, CEO Chip Brewer, who has been with Adams for 13 years, resigned. Taking the reigns on an interim basis will be company founder, and Chairman of the Board Barney Adams. Today, the company is scheduled to report fourth quarter earnings. Certainly an interesting week for Adams Golf
*The author has no position in the companies mentioned. This is neither a recommendation to buy or sell any securities. All information provided believed to be reliable and presented for information purposes only.


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What can I do about abandoned vehicles on private property?
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IE Revisited, PhoenixMay 29, 2003
More speculation on the death of Internet Explorer, and the Firebird experience.
A bit of cruising through a network of coders' sites this morning (starting point: Dave Winer) offered some interesting perspective on the 'Is IE Dead?' meme I touched on a few days ago.
Ron Green of Slightly Bent speculated that the lack of leaked screenshots of a new version of IE is a bad sign… his hearsay further touched on the size of the IE team, and how it looks from the outside as if it's getting smaller daily. Take a look at the comments on his post for even more fun speculation. Grain of salt free with every link.
A guy named Robert Scoble who, I presume, works for Microsoft has gotten in touch with some people in the know to get an official word of some sort. His results are vaguely discouraging. "Why is there a belief that team size means innovation… ?" — is anyone else interpreting this to read "don't be surprised when you find out we've only got three holdouts left who even look at the source anymore"?
And so the conjecture continues. Rumours are flying, and the only thing coming out of Redmond at this point is a conspicuous silence. This is an interesting time for the future of the browser. §
In other browser news, on Adam's prompting I downloaded a copy of Firebird (Phoenix) on Tuesday. I'm giving this a solid shot at becoming my browser of choice. I tried Netscape 7 when it was first released, but it was just too damn slow, so IE remained my default browser.
Phoenix is quick, runs the Gecko rendering engine, blocks pop–ups and allows tabbed browsing. On their own, each of those features are great. Combine them all in a single browser and you've got a force to be reckoned with. If the Firebird (Phoenix) team can work on the installation and make it user–proof, this is the browser I will start recommending.
There's an opportunity here — selling standards to end users is a worthless proposition because they will never understand the benefit. And they shouldn't have to. To encourge adoption of the great new browsers that are still being developed, users need to see extra features that get them excited.
Tabbed browsing is a big one; pop–up blocking even more so. No one likes pop–up windows, and if you offer the average user a good, solid way out, there's a chance they will take you up on it.
Sell technology on features that are valuable to the user, not the developer. If there's anything the dot–com fallout should have taught us, that's it. §
Reader Comments
I too am a Firebird user (I'd really prefer the name Phoenix tho) but not nearly as long as you have been Ken, I just got it about 5 days ago.. it IS my default browser… b4 this Netscape 7.02. Yes, I'm a Mozilla fan. Firebird's really fast and just straight to the point. There are still some bugs that need to be addressed but other than that, it's a nifty little browser!
Two minor Firebird annoyances so far that IE6 handled better - when hovering tags with title attributes, tool tips cut after after x characters, whereas IE displayed the whole title. Also, when filling out form elements, the 'remembered data" that drops down is in a tiny little window that isn't re-sizable. Both of this are a little frustrating, as I rely on them in certain instances.
I doubt either behaviour is dictated by a standard though.
I tried Firebird for a few days but went back to Mozilla 1.2.1, the reason, because Firebird felt too light.
It felt like a cheap Biro compared to the weighty Mozilla.
If you have no idea what I am on about just ignore this post…
No, I know what you mean. I actually felt precisely the opposite on IE6 vs. NN7 — the former was the cheap Biro, the latter was the huge elegant fountain pen that weighed 12 pounds and was impossible to write with.
Firebird is just stripped down enough for me. It doesn't feel like a big application, it feels like a light utility. That's what a browser needs to be for me to use it.
Hi Dave, I would highly recommend Firebird—I've been using it since the .2 release and have really enjoyed watching it evolve. You may want to check out http://www.texturizer.net/firebird for some great info, skins, and extensions. Highly recommended extensions are the Tabbrowser Extensions, Download Statusbar, and Linky.
I think the weblogging community should do a campaign a bit like the "Browser Upgrade" but instead try and get everyone to ditch IE.
I can already see the banners at the top of every web page:
"You are using IE. Please ditch it. Here is how to."
If you're enjoying Firebird, head over to this strangely named site and rid yourself of banner ads forever. It gives you some content to place in a userContent.css file that lets your browser download banner ads (so sites still get the page-view stats) but sets them to display:none. Very handy. Oh, and install linky while you're at it. Makes viewing screenshots in tabs very handy. And if you miss the Mozilla Navigation Bar, get the Link Toolbar which lets you not only use the nifty top, next, last, authors, etc. links from a document's head, it lets you switch stylesheets and even turn them off (great for accessibility checks). There's much more, of course, but that should get you started with the good stuff. p.s. Your form strips the title tag out of anchors… shame shame shame. =-)
I almost forgot - check out Blogzilla's advice for turning off new windows so that you can take back control of your browser from the target tag.
The "ditch IE" campaign is something I would definitely support, but Firebird needs to be a lot easier for my mom to download and install. This custom copying of files and creating shortcuts by hand won't fly with true end-users. And, if we're really aiming for end users and not technoids, we've got to sell the feature set, not the technology.
Let me remind you that your mom will never see Firebird on tucows.com or netscape.com - it's beta software. But when they release a branded "Mozilla Browser 1.5" I'm sure it'll have a setup routine and all the other bells and whistles.
Get everybody's favorite Tabbrowser Extensions for Firebird.
A "ditch IE" campaign is pure insanity and will do nothing but discourage people from trying alternatives. End-users don't care about the fact that web designers pull out their hair over things like spotty CSS support, and nor should they care (i am web designer, by the way, so I am not saying this just to beat-up on web designers).
A "Try Mozilla" campaign would be far more effective than a negative campaign specifically against Internet Explorer. You have to think like the average user which means discussing stuff like pop-up blocking, cool skins, maybe tabbed browsing (but that's really something you have to try yourself in order to recognize the benefits of)…
IE7 won't be out for about 18 months which presents Mozilla with the perfect window of opportunity to gain in popularity. Act now before the AOL money disappears!
Mikey, where'd the 18 months figure come from? Are you just assuming the next Windows release will include it over IE 6.1? Might be a dangerous supposition to rely on… just a thought.
Check the more recent discussion for why I agree with your conclusions about an anti-IE compaign.
"Mikey, where'd the 18 months figure come from?"
Longhorn has been delayed til 2005 right? Just assuming that's when the next release will be given the recent comments about not supporting legacy OSes as it would require "changes to the underlying OS" …i am sure you've seen the transcript from the Chat session with some dude from MS… its been going around all the usual news sources…


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The Hope community can help by voting online as sophomore Israel Moore of Okemos competes in the fourth global Voice of McDonald's singing contest.
The Hope community can help by voting online as sophomore Israel Moore of Okemos competes in the fourth global Voice of McDonald's singing contest.
Moore is one of only 22 McDonald's employees nationwide named a semi-finalist in the international competition. The three U.S. semi-finalists who receive the most votes from the general public through Wednesday, Nov. 30, will become finalists and win a trip to the McDonald's 2012 Worldwide Convention in Orlando, Fla., in April to compete with other finalists for top honors, including the $25,000 grand prize.
The voting is taking place at www.voiceofmcdonalds.com. The site features the opportunity to watch and listen to videos of the semi-finalists and then to vote.
Voice of McDonald's is a worldwide contest to discover, recognize and reward the most talented singers among the more than 1.6 million employees working in McDonald's restaurants across the globe. All U.S. entrants were required to submit an initial performance video, which was judged in three areas during the first round of competition in August: singing ability (60 percent), creativity (20 percent) and on-camera/stage presence (20 percent).
"This is an incredible opportunity for me and I'm so honored to have been chosen as a semi-finalist," said Moore, who works as a crew person at the McDonald's at 3477 N. Okemos Rd. in Okemos. "Working at McDonald's has given me a chance to grow on so many levels, both personally and professionally. I can't wait to share my passion for singing with a global audience."
Moore is a 2010 graduate of Okemos High School, and the daughter of James and Rona Anita Moore of Okemos. Her activities at the college have included the Phelps Scholars Program and the College Chorus.


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Touring Gear TG V35d s Mic Set
All you need to get started: beyerdynamic introduces an all-in-one microphone solution for small budgets
Touring Gear TG V35d s Mic Set
All you need to get started: beyerdynamic introduces an all-in-one microphone solution for small budgets
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