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Jack Miller has been handed two penalty points for his last-lap clash with Alex Marquez, which caused Miller, Marquez and Bastianini to crash.
The Red Bull KTM rider made a very late lunge up the inside of the leading group at Scarperia, but clipped the back of Miguel Oliveira's Mahindra, which forced him to stand the bike up and into the path of Alex Marquez. Marquez ran into the back of Miller, and the two riders fell, taking out Enea Bastianini with them.
After the incident, Miller accepted full blame for the crash. "I went in there a little bit too aggressive, trying to overtake too many people at once," Miller said. "There was a bit of room there, and I went for it, but Oliveira closed the door. I touched his rear tire, stood it up and almost had it, then Marquez ran in to me from behind. It was completely my fault."
Though he was happy to admit blame, he was unhappy with being given two penalty points for it, and made his objections very clear to the members of Race Direction.
"I'm surprised I didn't get any more points, after I started swearing at them. I was waiting for the third one to be added on there," he joked.
Miller's main objection was a lack of consistency in when and how points were awarded. There have been several last-lap incidents so far this season, which have gone unpunished.
"That was my argument to them. I said there's no consistency whatsoever. It's a joke," he said.
The penalty points would not change his approach to future races, he said. If the same situation were to occur in the future, he would still try to make a pass.
If it happens again, "I go for it again, but I do it a little bit smarter," Miller said. "If you see a gap, you go for it. If you don't do that, then what the hell are you doing out there? I'm here to win races."
Miller said he could not afford to make any more mistakes this season. "It's my one mistake for the year," he told us. "Like Casey Stoner said, like many others said, you can have one chance for the year, one false move. That's mine done, now I have to get back on the horse and do what we've done in the other five races."
Photo: © 2014 Tony Goldsmith / TGF Photos – All Rights Reserved
This article was originally published on MotoMatters, and is republished here on Asphalt & Rubber with permission by the author.


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Make Silence
Published: 06/11/2014 by Jim Campbell in Pen Point
The idea to 'make silence' challenges people to do something, in contrast to common advice that falls into the 'thou shalt not' category.
Stuck on Zero
Published: 05/09/2014 by Jim Campbell in Family
Emotions always trump reason and logic, but we need to look for realistic compromises and ways to manage the inevitable risks of progress
Anything Goes
Published: 04/04/2014 by Jim Campbell in Family
Do you know your faults and failures? The reality is, we all know that everything is not ÒK
Trapped in a Bad Relationship
Published: 01/26/2014 by Stephen Fogel in Health
Is Your Inner Child Keeping You Trapped in a Bad Relationship?
The Valley of Confusion
Published: 12/02/2013 by Jim Campbell in Pen Point
Choice anxiety abounds as we are burdened by complexity in matters that should be simple.

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Report NEP-EVO-2011-08-22This is the archive for NEP-EVO, a report on new working papers in the area of Evolutionary Economics. Matthew Baker issued this report. It is usually issued weekly.
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Other reports in NEP-EVO
The following items were announced in this report:
- Fehr, Ernst & Hoff, Karla, 2011. "Tastes, castes, and culture : the influence of society on preferences," Policy Research Working Paper Series 5760, The World Bank.
- Uslaner, Eric, 2011. "Contact, Diversity, and Segregation," SULCIS Working Papers 2011:5, Stockholm University, Linnaeus Center for Integration Studies - SULCIS.
- Chong Huang, 2011. "Coordination and Social Learning," PIER Working Paper Archive 11-021, Penn Institute for Economic Research, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania.
- Nicole Wiebach & Jana L. Diels, 2011. "The impact of context and promotion on consumer responses and preferences in out-of-stock situations," SFB 649 Discussion Papers SFB649DP2011-050, Sonderforschungsbereich 649, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany.
- Klaus Adam & Albert Marcet, 2011. "Internal Rationality, Imperfect Market Knowledge and Asset Prices," CEP Discussion Papers dp1068, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
- Da Silva, Sergio & Baldo, Dinora & Matsushita, Raul, 2011. "Biological correlates of the Allais paradox - updated," MPRA Paper 32747, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Merche, Nicola, 2011.
"Struttura socio-economica del Comune di Carbonia: analisi del contesto territoriale
[Socio-economic structure of the Municipality of Carbonia: analysis of the territorial context]," MPRA Paper 32497, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Stark, Oded & Rendl, Franz & Jakubek, Marcin, 2011. "The merger of populations, the incidence of marriages, and aggregate unhappiness," Discussion Papers 109968, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
- Jonathan E. Alevy & Craig E. Landry & John A. List, 2011. "Field Experiments on Anchoring of Economic Valuations," Working Papers 2011-02, University of Alaska Anchorage, Department of Economics.


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Rescued from being left behind in the drying cupboard, this easy-peasy screen print was made with strips of newsprint laid down; two screens vertically and one horizontally, with turquoise and black pigments - all done very quickly -
These old samples turned up recently - hand stitch from the 90s and a simple but irritating lace pattern knit in icelandic wool, which was purposely shrunken in the washing machine -
They got the foiling treatment -
|front - solid foiling, colour pewter
|back - using the "skeleton" left from other foiling
|Adhesive was added by lightly rolling on with a sponge roller - trying
to avoid getting much on the background; it's pretty much foiled
everywhere, though the camera doesn't pick that up
Another bit of foiling, inspired by seeing the wild work other people had done -
|previously screen printed; more light rolling with the sponge roller was added,
and odd bits of foil were overlapped on the stencil-screened areas
This course has made me realise that I'm happiest working with "a system" (or a plan, or an intention) of some sort - and that it's good to be WILD some of the time!
Another bit of finishing up was using phototransfer onto two more colours of linen, to add to the collection of fabrics that might one day turn into something - my working title (or, thinking title) is "Up a Lazy River" - and it will be a long, thin landscape format -
The photocopies I'd brought in finally got painted (in pairs) with various colours of disperse dyes - the newsprint laid underneath the painting looks like it might be an interesting transfer in itself, or cut up first?
Having tried out all the colours available, I had some sheets left over, so I painted one of the pair with a blue and the other with a yellow, then laid them together so the paint mixed, then left them to dry -
|turquoise on the left, royal blue on the right ... or was it the other way round?
The colours of the disperse dyes (or of transfer paints) look very different on paper than when they are transferred to cloth - I'm looking forward to trying out a small sample of each, and then writing the colour on the back of the paper. They need to be ironed onto synthetic fabric, and can be cut or torn into shapes. I don't have any ideas for this yet - the challenge is to develop the "travel lines" in yet another way (something wild perhaps?).
The main project for carrying forward uses heat setting and, in these samples, the dye sublimation papers -
|satin and other synthetics; top right has been printed on both sides before folding,
others are printed on one or both sides after folding
The fabrics have been folded (and pinned) and pressed. That heat-setting can be done at home with an iron on synthetic fabrics, apparently ... but the papers won't give such strong colours with an iron. Perhaps the strong colours won't be important; the project could take many a different turn...
The working title is "Map Folding" - because even though the creases and configuration are very definite, it's not all that easy to get them back looking as pristine as the original! I envisage these "pages" in a box, a loose sort of book object, able to be lifted out and opened, to see the new configurations of the squares, or just out of curiosity if there's something hidden in the folds [there could be]. Some of the fabrics are stiffer and/or crisper than others - yet the floppiest can spring back into shape most readily.


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The California Family Rights Act vs. the Family Medical Leave Act
The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) authorizes eligible employees to take up a total of 12 weeks of paid or unpaid job-protected leave during a 12-month period. While on leave, employees keep the same employer-paid health benefits they had while working. Eligible employees can take the leave for one or more of the following reasons:


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This limited-edition, archival inkjet print design comes from a 1947 record cover illustration by Jim Flora. Kid Ory and His Creole Jazz Band was released on Columbia Records in 1947 on a 78rpm four-disc set. Jazz trombonist Edward "Kid" Ory (1886-1973) was a legendary figure in the development of New Orleans "hot" stylings of the early 20th century. As a bandleader he hired a number of key players who later achieved great prominence, such as Louis Armstrong, Sidney Bechet, and King Oliver. Produced in 2009 by Flora archivist Barbara Economon, the print was meticulously and painstakingly crafted from a from a mint-condition artist's proof sheet of the Ory cover that is in the Flora collection. Each print is numbered in pencil and authenticated with a publisher's seal on the reverse.
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There's something about vinegar that gets rid of smoke smell. Because the smell of smoke is caused by the leftover resins and tars, vinegar (an acid that cuts through resin and tar) is a great way to clean those surfaces that aren't made of fabric, and perhaps, some that are fabric. The smell of vinegar eventually diminishes, cigarette smoke doesn't.
The carpets need to be shampooed if you want to remove smoke smell. You have a couple of options here; you can either go to your local hardware store and rent a carpet steam cleaner and shampoo the carpets yourself, or you can hire a professional to bring in a big truck and do the dirty work for you. If you want to save money, the choice is obvious, and the guarantees some businesses will make these days smell funnier than the smoke odor you want them to remove.
Baking soda is a good way to get rid of smoke odor. Now, this takes time because what you want to do is get a box of Arm & Hammer, dust the furniture and the carpets (if they haven't been shampooed), and leave the baking soda to settle for a day or so. That will give it time to absorb some of the smoke smell and moisture around it. Then, vacuum it up and repeat the process a few more times over the course of a week. Use scented baking soda if you like.
Shades, curtains, and fixtures need to be cleaned to get rid of smoke odor. A lot of people forget to clean things like shades, chandeliers, curtains, and wall hangings, but these things have probably collected quite a bit of tar and resin from years of hanging smoke. Do yourself a favor and put the curtains in the washer, buy new shades, and wipe down the chandelier with a good dose of ammonia, just to make sure that smell is gone.
Fresh air is probably the best way to remove smoke smell and odor from a home. It turns out that opening the windows and doors every couple of days for a whole day will help get the stink of cigarettes out of a home. Lord knows why, but I imagine the air flow allows tar and resin particles to escape, leaving the house smelling more like a house than a tar pit.
Charcoal is used not only to filter water and other things, but is also used to soak up odors, just like baking soda. If you see charcoal in an odor removing product, it's likely to succeed at removing odors.
Washing the walls and ceilings is a good idea if nothing else has worked. Try mixing up one gallon of warm water, one half cup of ammonia, one quarter cup of vinegar, and one quarter cup of washing soda. Work your way up from the baseboards to the ceiling while you clean, making sure to change the solution often.
Natural cleaners and odor removing products are a good idea. If you want to get rid of that smoke odor in an eco-friendly manner, experts suggest using some of the cleaning products found in the organic and natural foods section of your local grocery store. Often times these products work just as well as the brand name chemicals.
Smoke Smell and Odor Removal Products - Don't be fooled by the claims of odor removal products. If it doesn't have a cleaning agent in it, you're not going to get rid of the smoke smell. Scent-generating deodorizers only serve to mask the smell. Once you take them out of the house, you'll notice the smell of old cigarettes again.
Of course, we've all heard of Febreze, and wonder why it works. Well, Febreze uses a chemical compound called cyclodextrin that has been used in household and custodial cleaning products for quite some time. The sugar-like substance doesn't necessarily "clean" the odors out, but acts as an absorbent like baking soda or charcoal, to help soak the odor out. Yes, Febreze does work, but let's be honest with ourselves. Spraying everything down with Febreze isn't the answer to years and years of built up cigarette tars and resins.
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It's baseball season, and with the rash of games that Chris (and myself!) have been watching, I've also been sort of itching to watch baseball movies, even though I think I've already seen all of the great ones. And A League of Their Own is definitely one of them. I used to play softball, and while I can't remember the timeline of when I started playing softball in relation to when I first saw A League of Their Own, I definitely thought about the movie a lot during the softball season. It's kind of hard not to, especially when you're a young girl. There just aren't a ton of movies about women's sports; in fact, this is the only movie I can think of off the top of my head. And what's great about A League of Their Own is that even though Geena Davis (at the height of her sexiness, I think) is the star catcher for the team and the majority of the women have movie star looks (obviously), it somehow still comes across as being more about women and sports than pretty women and sports.
It also does a pretty great job at balancing the issues that would be unique to an all-female sports team, particularly during WWII (husbands dying in the war, having to wear skirted uniforms, not being taken seriously), with the actual sports, so that it's still a baseball movie without being 100% a sappy chick flick.
Also, Tom Hanks can do no wrong. Seriously. I even saw Larry Crowne, which is kind of unbelievably stupid and pointless, but Tom Hanks was still super cute and charming and pretty much single-handedly prevented it from being a total failure. And Tom Hanks in A League of Their Own is just kind of perfect.
This movie is and will always be a classic! I really don't have a lot to say though. This really is a movie you can sit down at any moment and watch. I think thats why we watched it in the first place, so I could make a collage and not have to pay full attention.
If you haven't seen this then I assume you're under 10 years old so get your parents to rent it for you! Or watch it on Netflix.


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I have a lot of gripes about dinosaur art. I've mused about dinosaurs here, but I don't think I've ever griped about it much on this blog. Let's rectify that!
I subscribe to one of the dinosaur clubs on DA, and they update all the time. So I glance over a lot of dinosaur art. (Everybody draws raptors and t-rexes.) But one thing I notice a lot, especially in official art for publication, is the flatness of the animals. You can click to enlarge these.
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Now, I understand that these may be stylistic choices on the part of the artist, and I couldn't find the picture I wanted, of the really, really flat compsognathus. But I notice flat dinosaurs are a trend that pervades the paleoart sector.
But I didn't understand it until I was reading this article, about what they found when they started scanning a mummified hadrosaur:
"The fossilized duckbilled hadrosaur is so well preserved that scientists have been able to calculate its muscle mass and learn that it was more muscular than thought, probably giving it the ability to outrun predators such as Tyrannosaurus rex.
The study is not yet complete, but scientists have concluded that hadrosaurs were bigger — 3½ tons and up to 40 feet long — and stronger than had been known, were quick and flexible and had skin with scales that may have been striped."
Up until this dino was found, they thought that hadrosaurs moved slowly and couldn't outrun predators. Nobody could figure out how duckbills managed to be so prolific anyway.
Oh, wait! You mean dinosaurs weren't flat? You mean they had muscles or something? Perish the thought! We've been drawing them flat for years! It couldn't be that the skeleton was mashed flat under a billion tons of rock! It's like reconstructing a flat cat from highway roadkill.
In real life, animals tend toward roundness. I always watched my chickens and chortled about how baby chicks are egg-shaped, and as adults, they're still egg-shaped. Nobody draws extinct birds with the egg-shape. They draw them long and snakey, like the lizards they supposedly evolved from. Oh wait! You mean 'feathered dinosaurs' have always had feathers and nobody has found any transitional form? Like, maybe they're just BIRDS?
That's not even a creationist site. That's a straight-up evolution-based scientist saying those things. It's very interesting.
So yes. People need to beef out their dinosaurs in their art. Let 'em have muscles, like elephants and rhinos have today.


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Who knows if any of this news will matter to anyone now that Snooki has given birth, but Michael Phelps wants to join his mountain brethren in our sports of choice. Some parts of the U.S. will have better snow than they did last year; some of us will freeze our asses off. And no doubt there's a pending lawsuit in whatever we choose to do.
1. A WTF frontrunner
We're not sure if this 2006 entry in the WTF Hall of Fame is the absolute nadir for the legal world, but when seven-year-old Scott Swimm got sued for accidentally crossing over a man's skis on a Beaver Creek catwalk at 10 mph, the reputation of the human species took a decidedly southward turn. The 48-pound Swimm and David Pfahler, 60, of Allentown, Penn. tipped over after Pfahler turned in front of Swimm. Pfahler reportedly grabbed the boy and told him to expect a lawsuit. Months later, a sheriff's deputy showed up at the Swimm home in Eagle-Vail to serve papers to the child. It's anyone's guess who felt worse — the newly appointed defendant or the cop. Suffering a shoulder injury and claiming the young Swimm was in violation of the Colorado Ski Safety Act, Pfahler sought more than $75,000 in losses. His wife got in on the action as well, claiming that she had spent considerable time nursing her husband back to health. Long story short, the Swimms reluctantly let their insurance cover the claim — thereby giving up Scott's right to sue Pfahler when he turned 18. They were featured in a 2009 U.S. Chamber of Commerce ad campaign against lawsuit abuse.
2. Clime and punishment
Having called the shots on the 2011-2012 Winter That Wasn't, the Farmers' Almanac is back at it for the 2012-2013 season, predicting that places suffering from drought should start to trend toward normal — if not seriously good — precip. Using several variations on the word "excrement," there are many descriptions for the worst season in 30 years, so for the sake of bringing skiers and riders in off their window ledges, we hope the FA is right. In addition, we personally checked out the NOAA/NESDIS Geo-Polar Blended 11 km SST Analysis for The Equatorial Pacific, and initial conclusions point to a little less snow in the northern Rockies and Northwest, with southern storms fueling better-than-average powder in Mammoth, New Mexico, northern Arizona, Utah's Southern Wasatch range, and in Colorado: Wolf Creek, Durango and maybe even Summit County.
3. Swimming sucks in comparison
Michael Phelps has a lot going for him as he segues into skiing/snowboarding. Before shattering Olympic medal records in London, the swimmer declared he'd like to take up snow-sliding sports when he could get a little mangled and not damage his career. "I knew if I got hurt, it wouldn't be good," he said. Anyway, we're guessing those award-winning paddles at the ends of his legs are going to make boot-fitting difficult and that Phelps will ultimately use his own feet — adequately waxed, of course — in lieu of boards. And while he hasn't revealed where he plans to obtain his new skills in skiing, snowboarding or paddlefooting this winter, we're putting our money on Aspen.
4. At what price do we pay to play?
When Canadian freeskier Sarah Burke died from brain injuries last winter after crashing at the bottom of the Park City superpipe (following a routine 540-degree flat spin), the very sad incident raised the question: Can protective gear keep up with extreme sports? Stating the blatantly obvious, researchers say human bodies just weren't made to withstand hard impacts at big speeds, or to get dropped upside down, and that despite the continued development of helmets, boots, bindings and various braces and paddings, the fatality rate in snow sports hasn't improved in 40 years of tracking — although there have been changes in how we specifically die. Thirty-five to 40 people die each year at U.S. ski areas, not counting heart attacks, avalanches and the occasional fall from a lift. Statistically, there are .7 trauma-related deaths for every million skier visits. For those not wearing helmets, head injuries are the cause of death more than 75 percent of the time. If you're wearing a helmet and manage to expire on the slopes (short of a heart attack), it's most likely due to torso trauma, usually the result of hitting rocks, trees or other skiers. It also should be noted that, while helmets help the statistics, nearly half of deaths among people who wear helmets are due to head injuries. That kind of sucks, no?
5. Bargains
A survey last year by TripIndex claimed that Salt Lake City is the best place to ski on the cheap, where a trip can cost as little as $239. That compares to Vail, at $746; Aspen, $673; and Park City, $667. The figures are based on one night in a hotel, a basic ski-rental package, an adult one-day ticket, a local restaurant meal and a beer purchased at a ski resort. The Salt Lake City ranking was apparently due to affordable lodging — $122, compared to Vail at $582 nightly. MG researchers, however, found considerably better deals at the latter, and if you want to get the best rates for lift tickets, remember that the ticket window is usually the most expensive way to go. Plan ahead, find a couch and know that you get more mileage from your beer dollar the farther you get from a ski area.
Tara Flanagan is an equine enthusiast who lives in Breckenridge, CO.


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Administration is responsible for ensuring that the County's business is conducted in a professional manner adhering to the highest standards of governance as mandated by the Alberta Municipal Government Act (MGA).
- Chief Administrative Officer | Cary Merritt
The CAO is the administrative head of the municipality. The CAO's responsibilities include ensuring that the municipality's policies and programs are implemented, advising and informing Council on the operation of the municipality, performing other duties assigned by Council, and ensuring appropriate staffing is in place.
The CAO serves as the link between council, which sets policy, and administration, which implements policy. The CAO is expected to understand the direction of council and ensure that programs and services are delivered following council's mandate.
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- Director of Economic and Rural Development | Shayne Steffen
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I've done it. I'm not altogether proud of myself. I was loud and abrasive too. But I'd probably do it again.
I have bashed refs. Not physically mind you and most often from the comfort of my sofa, at times with little provocation, except in the case of one particular rugby union official who is referred to as 'thon man' in a tone of familiar disgust. (Don't encourage me; we've lost before we've started with thon man blowin').
I'm reminded of this highly contagious social pastime with the news that World Cup final referee Howard Webb is to take on Colchester versus Shrewsbury on Saturday. That's in League One, the league below the Championship, which is below the Premier league and a long way from Soccer City. No disrespect to either club but most football fans, commentators or people with eyes would concur that this isn't the Big game of the weekend (I realise that the Premier league isn't the be all and end all of football. I'm personally hoping that Lisburn Distillery don't get a sudden epiphany of Best-like guile and slide a few past Dungannon Swifts in an attempt to go down in the comfort of having reached the hallowed 20 points mark. Aside from this, QPR-Stoke, and West Ham-Wigan are the others to look out for).
It seems every week on Match of the Day the uniformed collection of pundits bemoan how they are left talking about the performance of the officials rather than players. Think Mark Halsey a few weeks ago. He failed to see the tackle made by Callum Mcmanaman who rammed his studs through the knee of his opponent but went unpunished, not even a raised eyebrow. Halsey was also relegated to a League One match in lieu of this incident.
The two examples mentioned are professionals; they both have plenty of experience in the game. Even in spite of this, they made mistakes. Of course they have. Sport at this level (League One upwards!) is fluid, fast and not exact. I've recently taken up umpiring my sport and although I was confident I understood the rules since I've played for years, when I had the whistle between my lips I started to doubt the knowledge I have accumulated. The more I've done it, the better I've become but it isn't as natural as deciphering the rules as a player. I don't enjoy umpiring in the same way I do playing the game but it has increased my understanding of the sport.
Maybe this is the crucial element that casual observers don't have. It always easier from the sidelines. Competitive sport can't happen without the officials and they want to be the best they can be. Do you think Howard Webb wants to hear Alan Hanson drone on about how "unbelievable" his decisions are? Not all the players get things right 100% (or 110%) of the time, we shouldn't berate the officials of they don't either.
They are out there trying, perhaps their motivation is an inflated sense of self-importance, maybe they are no good at the game themselves or they might just enjoy getting out of the house and away from the family. And, as they say in my neck of the woods, God loves a trier (although, a Christian friend of mine recently revealed he was fairly sure this isn't a direct quote from the Holy Bible. He may benefit from reading a different version!).


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Presidential trivia buffs and scholarly historians adore delving into the minutia of a presidential election, from the number of speeches given to how many states were visited how often over the course of the campaign.
But there's another interesting trend in recent years, one that makes a strong showing when a major Election Day arrives: local food and drink specials.
It's a phenomenon found across the nation, and whether you'll need to show your "I Voted" sticker to score a sweet deal on something savory, or simply be at the restaurant at the right time of day, can vary. But here's something to count on as we enter the polls and make our choices: The following Southern Californian eateries and bars will have some sort of discount or treat afoot on Tuesday, Nov. 8.
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Bar10: If you're looking to watch the election results on some big screens while you chow down on happy hour-esque bites, make for the West Hollywood hangout and order a bevy of just-introduced dishes and drinks at half-off (in honor of the night). New eats include Grandma's meatballs, an avocado-yummy dish called Cactus Leaf, and more.
Messhall: So you're proudly wearing the small oval that reveals you visited a polling place to cast your vote. How to get some sustenance with style? Make for this Los Feliz favorite and "receive the Ration of your choice" with the purchase of any entrée (think House Fries, cheese-laden grits, and more vege-hearty fare).
The Morrison: Show your "I Voted" sticker from 3 p.m. to midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and receive a complimentary glass of beer or wine. Yes, this is a 21-and-over deal, but if you're not of age, and you have your sticker on, prepare to enjoy a gratis serving of bread pudding at the Los Feliz Boulevard restaurant.
The Detour Bistro Bar: Swing by the Culver City venue for a daylong happy hour (11 in the morning to 11 o'clock in the evening). Plus? You'll nab a blue or red shot — your pick — if you're rocking your "I Voted" sticker.
Taste on Melrose: Ready to quaff a "complimentary sparkling wine" after you depart the polling place? Have your sticker on (of course) and show it to your server. Other specials, including "patriotic-inspired cocktails" and a $6 all-day happy hour menu round out the Nov. 8 sips and sups.
Tart: So you've wrapped up your vote by 5 o'clock, and you find yourself in the mid-city area, just off Fairfax Avenue? The restaurant at the Farmer's Daughter Hotel has a two-for-one drink special on (but, yes, you'll need to show that "I Voted" sticker).
The list grows: Is your go-to tavern spotlighting Election Day in some way? Pop in and ask, or consider making for Plan Check Kitchen + Bar, The Wallace, Winsome, or The Fairmont Miramar Hotel & Bungalows, which will all feature one-day-only bites or libations.


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Today I received an email from the education department at my school. "Since you're graduating in December," the email read, "Could you fill out this form about your future plans?" The weight of that simple question hit me in the gut. Such an innocuous question, but one that I'm largely unable to answer. Future plans? I plan on getting ice cream a lot and traveling as much as possible and falling madly in love. I plan on getting into politics and being a leader in Adventist education and teaching my kids how to make snow cream.
My plans go on and on, a never-ending inventory, and that terrifies me. The list of things I want to accomplish in this short life cannot be condensed to a cute little blurb to make my department look good. My future plans are wild and whimsical and winding. My heart is full of questions and I plan on living a life that answers all of them.
This abstract nature of my plans stresses me out. I do not know where I'll be in three months. My world is one giant, unknown oyster and I absolutely hate sea food. Future plans? I hardly know what I'm doing tomorrow. I can talk all day about my lofty goals but when it comes to the nitty gritty day to day plans, I'm lost. Future plans, sure I got them, but I'm at a loss with the current plans.
Once again, I am too much and not enough all at once. I have plans, lots of them, but somehow, I can't seem to formulate a sentence to accurately describe them. The not knowing is the worst. I'd love to confidently report back to my department with a solid plan for the future, but I can't. I landed on a vague if not eloquent statement about following God's call as an Adventist educator but even that seemed half-hearted.
Future plans? Try not to be a horrible person, learn a lot, eat some really good food, and walk with God. And anything else is just gravy.


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Yannow, somehow, it don't seem "cute" anymore.
I saw this on my FB when I read the headline to the story I said he'll be at the White House next————it's so bad now you know what's going to happen b/4 you read it.
Comment by geezerette — December 7, 2012 @ 3:10 pm
Fucking daddy issues.
"Hey, I just made a shitload of money off of Americans, guess it's time to piss on their shoes to prove I'm not beholden to commercialism! After that, maybe I'll buy a Lambo!"
Comment by Merovign — December 7, 2012 @ 3:43 pm
I don't even care. I'm with Ron Paul…Or he is with me, since I've been saying it for some time now, Let's crash this MF-er. Give the Dems everything they want, no debate. Let 'em own it. By 2016 people will be screaming for Obama's head. I wonder if (I think is was Dick Morris) was right when he said shortly before the election that if Obama gets re-elected with what he has done and what he plans to do, there will not be another Democrat POTUS for the next 100 years.
Comment by MikeG — December 7, 2012 @ 4:44 pm
Rand Paul I mean….not the crazy one.
Comment by MikeG — December 7, 2012 @ 4:45 pm
It was right to trust my spidey – sense.
Comment by mech — December 7, 2012 @ 5:44 pm
I wonder if that shit even rhymes in korean. And what's with the hate on daughters-in-law? Oddly specific, that.
Wonder if his daughter-in-law refused his creepy moon-faced advances once and he never forgot.
Comment by apotheosis — December 7, 2012 @ 5:55 pm
There has NEVER BEEN a more anti American fraud of a President. EVER!
I totally despise the man and all who carry the water and lie for him.
Comment by JoeBandMember™ — December 7, 2012 @ 6:04 pm
So are those supposed to be translated lyrics from the song? Any links to proof?
Comment by John R. — December 7, 2012 @ 6:08 pm
Well, if you look at the linked story you'll note they're the lyrics to his song "Dear American", as well as the hasty apology statement pushed out by his handlers after this all broke.
Comment by apotheosis — December 7, 2012 @ 6:50 pm
So are those supposed to be translated lyrics from the song? Any links to proof?
Golly, if only there was an internet or something where you could look it up instantly for yourself instead of acting like a disingenuous little pubscent schoolgirl in hopes of taking the heat off your favoritle nip while distracting from the actual issue. Your mom doesn't work here. Find it yourself.
Back to 'Lympia for you!
Comment by Hog Whitman — December 7, 2012 @ 7:23 pm
Now Hog, maybe this is his first day and he doesn't know how links work yet. Be gentle.
Comment by apotheosis — December 7, 2012 @ 7:49 pm
I did look it up and I have found ZERO evidence that those lyrics are actually in the song. Until the original poster supports their claim with evidence, then they are either a fool or a liar.
FYI Hog. "Nips" are from Japan. Koreans are "gooks". If you're going to be a racist, at least be a literate one.
Comment by John R. — December 7, 2012 @ 7:50 pm
So. Psy did put those lyrics in a song. Just NOT "Gangnam Style".
They are from another song called "Dear American."
Comment by John R. — December 7, 2012 @ 7:55 pm
Hey sweetheart, that's the exact page I linked in the OP. Try pressing the mousie button when the words change color and get underlined or highlighted, sometimes it does things.
My apologies, Hog. I'll eventually learn the error of my ways, but it'll probably take a few more demonstrations like this for me to entirely dispose of my patience with them.
Comment by apotheosis — December 7, 2012 @ 8:00 pm
John R, RTTP, as in Rookie to the porch. Me be a bit of Kindly Schooling is good.
Having Been there, Done that,:
미국, in Korean is translated as "miguk",which means America, of course, our Marines heard it as Me Gook?
It stuck. We, Marines, Soldiers, Squids, Airmen, etc, Always nickname our Foes. Dehumanizes them, makes it easier on our Souls to Kill them.
PC says our Warriors can't use terms like that anymore.
"Slopes, Gooks, Japs, Nips, Norks, Chinks, Huns, Ivan, Flips, Hajjis, Goat F$$s, etc…."
Don't go in the deep end yet.
Semper Fi.
Oh, Lovin you Hog! Have a beer.
I believe John is visiting us on temporary leave from the deep end.
I trust he'll head back that way ASAP, having thoroughly beclowned himself.
Comment by apotheosis — December 7, 2012 @ 8:52 pm
Apo, you know me….. Just trying to be nice to the young'uns……
FYI Hog. "Nips" are from Japan. Koreans are "gooks". If you're going to be a racist, at least be a literate one.
Arr rook arike!
Comment by Hog Whitman — December 7, 2012 @ 9:38 pm
I'm not as upset that PSY is dining in the White House
as I am that Obama is.
Comment by DougM (Well, thaaat sucked!) — December 7, 2012 @ 9:51 pm
rly. Whadda [you should pardon the expression] hypocrite lunatard.
Why would he go to the WH — the head house of those fucking Yankees who kill and torture etc, bla bla bla? Would I go visit Kim Ill WhassisNork? Hell no. Cuz he kills people — and would likely do that to me if I went over to dinner.
But note the abiding faith in the lovable big dog that is America; this putz can
talk all that shiite say all that stuff and expect to be treated with respect instead of being disappeared to a rendering spot on some unnamed continent for waterboarding practice and knee drilling.
…so who's the real putz, here?
Comment by Claire: rebellious pink pig with car keys - and a *cause* — December 7, 2012 @ 10:46 pm
"Putz" would be those among us that fell for the crap.
Ah, well, we all have lapses in judgment, some more memorable or entertaining than being amused by a joke on us.
Comment by Buzz — December 7, 2012 @ 10:58 pm
I'm so sad. I was kinda crushing on him a little. And oh how he made me smile for awhile.
These lunatards have to piss on EVERYTHING.
Comment by SondraK, Queen of my domain — December 7, 2012 @ 11:08 pm
Their goal is equality of misery.
Watched the latest Batman movie tonight and it gave me chills, the parallels to "progressives" destroying America.
Comment by Buzz — December 7, 2012 @ 11:11 pm
Commander Benghazi espouses a 'classless' society; this is yet another example showing that he and Wookie have no class, making it the only non hypocritical thing he's done.
trailer trash ghetto bitches.
Comment by dick, not quite dead white guy — December 7, 2012 @ 11:25 pm
Heck, they let just anybody in the White House nowadays. Been doin' that ever since Jan 2008.
Comment by ZZMike — December 7, 2012 @ 11:32 pm
He'll fit right in with the entire White House Hate-America Occupiers.
Comment by Stick — December 8, 2012 @ 5:08 am
Oh, and for anybody else who wants to claim that they can't find a link to a major story that is all over the front pages of everything, this one is for you…
Comment by Hog Whitman — December 8, 2012 @ 5:27 am
Hog, I need a "like" button.
Sadly, evidence indicates the internet is a black hole for stupid, sucking them in, never to grasp reality and intelligent thought again. Then again, maybe my internet connection is a wormhole to a stupid hell.
Comment by Buzz — December 8, 2012 @ 6:02 am
Ah… now I read the thread, I see who is the real putz here..
[I was honked off and in a hurry. Sorry]
Have I told you gentlemen lately how much I enJOY you? No?
I do.
Comment by Claire: rebellious pink pig with car keys - and a *cause* — December 8, 2012 @ 7:04 am
He looks like Kim Jong what's his faces son.
Comment by geezerette — December 8, 2012 @ 7:49 am
i'm not sure what the big deal is. isn't he just singing obama's campaign song?
i gotta go with DougM @21
Comment by jw — December 8, 2012 @ 8:32 am
Oh sure, way to take the words out of context, wingnutz.
And besides, he's sorry if anyone was offended. Because they're too stupid to appreciate the subtleties of his art. By the way, is Jane Fonda performing at the WH too?
Comment by Steve Skubinna — December 8, 2012 @ 8:33 am
So Americans got charmed by some stupid little dance and a stupid little song? Gangnam Style? It's not the first time the majority of Americans fell for a stupid song and dance. They've done it before. Twice, now.
Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done!
Comment by SteveHGraham — December 8, 2012 @ 9:20 am
^ Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done! Ding, PSY is done!
Transration prease?
Comment by Hog Whitman — December 8, 2012 @ 10:13 am
American haters generally are ignorant about the history of America and what they have done for usually the country the hater came from.
Comment by dicksanchez — December 8, 2012 @ 11:57 am
He would be screaming for American intervention and aid if we simply left his country, and let him face the North Korean Army.
Let us know how much better life is under a NORK monarch, dancing retard.
Came in late on this'n. Can't add anything 'cept to say my initial "gut" was with mech @ 6.
And my wife, who is Pinay (Filipina), frequently refers to certain of her mga kababayan (kinspeople) with whom she disagrees as "putanginang mga boisit na Flips."
She also has some rather choice expletives for other ethnic groups, such as Chinese, Koreans, Chicanos, and blacks, none of which are particularly inventive, noteable, or worthy of sharing.
One of her favorite descriptions of me is as her "white monkey." She is generally unafraid to say what is on her mind.
For roughly the first 30 years of our 50+ year relationship, my term of direct address for her was "Woman" in any one of about 3 languages (English, Spanish, Pilipino).
Comment by bocopro — December 8, 2012 @ 1:23 pm
It's interesting how 300 years of Spanish rule still carries-over into the swear words. Just 50 years ago, almost everyone in the Phillipines spoke Spanish, or had Spanish surnames. Today? Not so much. Now we're back to Tagalog. And a taco.
Okay, I made-up the part about the taco.
Comment by Hog Whitman — December 8, 2012 @ 1:49 pm
yo-bo pojee oop-so.
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Hoops Rumors is in the process of looking back at each team's offseason, from the end of the playoffs in June right up until opening night. Trades, free agent signings, draft picks, contract extensions, option decisions, camp invitees, and more will be covered, as we examine the moves each franchise made over the last several months.
- Martell Webster: Four years, $21.99MM. Signed via mid-level exception.
- Eric Maynor: Two years, $4.12MM. Signed via bi-annual exception.
- Al Harrington: One year, $1.4MM. Signed via minimum salary exception.
- Garrett Temple: One year, $916K. Signed via minimum salary exception.
- Acquired the No. 35 pick in 2013 from the 76ers in exchange for the Nos. 38 and 54 picks in 2013.
- Acquired Marcin Gortat, Shannon Brown, Kendall Marshall, and Malcolm Lee from the Suns in exchange for Emeka Okafor and a 2014 first-round pick (top-12 protected). Brown, Marshall, and Lee were subsequently waived.
Draft Picks
- Otto Porter (Round 1, 3rd overall). Signed via rookie exception.
- Glen Rice Jr. (Round 2, 35th overall). Signed via minimum salary exception for two years, $1.31MM. Second year is partially guaranteed for $400K.
Camp Invitees
- Josh Childress
- D'or Fischer
- Pops Mensah-Bonsu
- Xavier Silas
Departing Players
- Leandro Barbosa
- Jason Collins
- Cartier Martin
- Emeka Okafor
- A.J. Price
Rookie Contract Option Decisions
- Bradley Beal (3rd year, $4.51MM): Exercised
- Kendall Marshall (3rd year, $2.09MM): Waived
- Chris Singleton (4th year, $2.49MM): Declined
- Jan Vesely (4th year, $4.24MM): Declined
The pressure's on in Washington. GM Ernie Grunfeld, like coach Randy Wittman, is entering the final season of his contract, and owner Ted Leonsis says he expects the Wizards to be a "playoff-caliber team" this year. That's not quite a playoffs-or-else declaration, but it's about as close as it gets. It would be surprising to see either Grunfeld or Wittman still on the job if the Wizards miss the postseason, and that's evident in the trade the team pulled off just before the regular season began.
The news that Emeka Okafor's neck injury threatens to keep him out all season broke shortly after the Wizards traded him to the Suns. The Wizards had no doubt known already that Okafor could miss significant time, so Grunfeld pulled the trigger on a deal he'd been working on for a few weeks. The acquisition of Marcin Gortat, a replacement at center for Okafor, came at the cost of a first-round pick, a precious commodity these days made even more so by the likelihood that the pick will go to Phoenix this coming year, meaning the Wizards will miss out on a heralded draft class. The selection is top-12 protected for 2014, meaning there's a disaster scenario in which the Wizards miss out on the playoffs and lose their 2014 first-rounder. The trade had a negligible financial impact, and Gortat's on an expiring contract, so there's a chance that come July, the Wizards will have nothing to show for having done the deal. That's why it served to tighten the screws on a postseason mandate.
Still, not all of Grunfeld's offseason moves were made solely with the present in mind. The Wizards committed a five-year maximum-salary extension to John Wall, banking on the notion that a brilliant second half of the season in 2012/13 is a harbinger of the point guard's future performance. The five-year deal makes Wall the team's designated player, essentially meaning Grunfeld and company are confident they won't draft a superior talent either of the next two years. That's probably a safe assumption, but it was nonetheless a risky move to give max money to a player who hasn't definitively proven he's worth it. That's doubly so since the Wizards could have waited until Wall hit restricted free agency next summer to either do the same deal or match another team's offer sheet that would have locked Wall up for only four seasons.
Wall was the first player eligible for a rookie-scale extension this summer to sign one, and the Wizards wasted no time getting their other major deals done, reaching agreements with Eric Maynor and Martell Webster on the first and second days of free agency, respectively. The Wizards re-signed Webster to a four-year deal for the full value of the non-taxpayer's mid-level exception. It's another potential overpay, especially considering Webster's not in the starting lineup, but the sixth overall pick from 2005 is still just 26 years old, so he should still be producing at his current rate when his contract expires in 2017.
Maynor lost out to Reggie Jackson for the backup job in Oklahoma City, but he recouped some of his value when he helped shore up Portland's bench after a midseason trade. Using the biannual exception on him somewhat limits the team's flexibility for next summer, since, as the name suggests, the biannual can only be used every other year, but few teams make use of it as frequently as that. Like Webster, Maynor is a bench player and doesn't figure to see too much time at the point behind Wall, but perhaps Maynor will see significant minutes in small backcourts alongside Wall.
The Wizards were fortunate in the lottery this past May, moving up to the third spot, though that luck was tempered by the weakness of the draft field. Grunfeld went with the hometown choice in Georgetown's Otto Porter, a small forward with polish but limited potential. The team's high-profile draft failures of the past, and former No. 6 overall pick Jan Vesely in particular, might have made Grunfeld hesitate to go with a bolder choice. Porter's selection and the speed with which the team came to a long-term agreement with Webster is an odd juxtaposition, since they primarily play the same position. The team's desire to make a playoff run this season also likely factored into their decision to draft Porter, since the 20-year-old was supposed to be able to contribute immediately. Of course, an injury prior to training camp caused him to miss all of preseason and the start of the regular season, so there's been no immediate return on the team's investment.
It's possible that minimum-salary addition Al Harrington makes a greater impact than Porter does this season. Harrington missed most of last season with a staph infection, but he's only a year and a half removed from playing a key role on a Nuggets team that made some noise in the postseason. He's a stretch power forward who duplicates some of the same skills that Martell Webster has, but he offers Wittman a chance to field an intriguing lineup of Harrington, Webster and Bradley Beal, all of whom offer the outside shooting that Wall and the team's centers don't.
The Wizards might have hoped they could pencil Vesely in at power forward this year, but they instead began the season by declining his 2014/15 team option. The Wizards also did the same for former 18th overall pick Chris Singleton, further underscoring the need for Porter to at least hit the relatively low ceiling most draft analysts predicted for his career.
Wittman is already drawing mention as perhaps the coach most likely to meet an end to his tenure at midseason, and while Grunfeld seems like a safer bet to at least finish the season, these are nervous times in the capital city. The Wizards are married to Wall and Webster for years to come, and Nene's contract doesn't run out until 2016, but next summer represents a chance for Leonsis to green-light major changes to the roster. If the Wizards on the court look different this time next year, expect the Wizards in the executive suite to have new faces, too.
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MTA Members discover Myanmar
Pictured in front of the magnificent Ananda Temple in Myanmar's Bagan region, the group of MTA – Mobile Travel Agents' members fortunate to take part in an exclusive study tour of this fast developing destination as guests of Trails of Indochina.
While in Myanmar the group experienced a stay in Yangon where they had the opportunity to inspect the capital's range of accommodation and enjoy sightseeing before boarding Heritage Lines' luxury river cruiser Anawrahta for a four-night cruise visiting the regions of Sagaing, Yanderbo, Pakokku and Bagan en route.
An undoubted highlight of the program was a visit to the Bagan region, home to more than 2000 temples, stupas and pagodas spread over a 30 kilometre area.
Pictured (from left to right) – : Belinda Manning, Alycia Papadopoulos, Gretta Seubert, Craig Thomas, Leanne Godwin, Patricia Lloyd, Cath Gyles, Linda Kiernander and Trails of Indochina's Director of Sales & Business Development – Australia/NZ and escort, Kirsty Thomas-Thoeun.


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The robot was invented by student who came from different areas of Ras Al Kaimah: Yasser Al Sharhan, Farouk Jabber, Abdulaziz Al Shehhi, Ahmed master, Ammar Al Mansuri, Mohammad Balhon, Mohammed amine, Mohammed Rashid, Muhaned Rashid, Rashid Al Shehhi, Rabeea Moussa and Saeed Al Shehhi.
The student said the gulf has solar energy so a fully automated robots with vital energy (Renewable energy), can be described as "future energy" in the gulf and the world.
The student got the idea from the sun in the gulf especially, the sun come a lot in the gulf and they agree to use and get more benefit form it also to save other power that are not renewable, also this will be good for environment.
This robot has a special use to help the customer when shopping, when the customer select something and the part has a number you have only put the number in and the robot automatically will bring the part.
These students have created something to be proud of and make me in engineering to help the country making me more Proudly Emirati.


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I have recently decided to have my No Wash Challenge with my jeans as part of my challenge to myself to get my house neater and more organized in 2015. I want to do something this year that I have never done before. That is right. I will no longer be washing my jeans. What??!!?? I have been doing a lot of reading lately about how we are not supposed to wash our jeans.
That's right! Did you know that you are not supposed to wash your jeans? Seriously you are never supposed to run your jeans through the washing machine!! Many people freak out when they learn this and I will admit that I was a little shocked to learn about this as well.
Levi's brand announced earlier this year that you are not supposed to wash your jeans, and there were posts everywhere. Social media exploded with people questioning who did or did not be their jeans.
In one great Yahoo! Article entitled "#StyleHack How to Break in Your Jeans the Right Way" there is a lot of information that explains to you why the denim has been woven as a material that needs to be broken down. The best way to break down denim is with a little bit of natural dirt and not washing in a machine. If you remove your jeans, you are going to lose the look that you want and end up with a flat denim look.
The little particles of dirt are what is going to break down the material. So to make sure that you avoid having that flat looking denim that you hate, you are going to have to stop washing your jeans. Plus removing them is also going to make the fabric seize up which is why so many times your jeans are uncomfortable or stiff after having been washed.
Now, I know what you are thinking…am I going to stink if I do not wash my jeans? No, there are a few different ways that you can keep your denim smelling fresh without ruining the natural fade and whiskering that you desire.
**Freeze Your Jeans — Freezing your jeans overnight will kill the bacteria that cause them to smell. All you have to do is throw them into the freezer.
**Spray with Vodka — All you need to do is put some vodka into a spray bottle and spray your jeans. Then lay them out where they can dry on their own.
**Just Use the Dryer — Some people want that more fitted feeling that they get after their jeans have been washed. If you want that feeling, throw your jeans into the dryer for a short (20 minute) cycle.
So basically you can get the strange denim looks that you desire just by deciding to quit washing your jeans.
So I am going to be taking the no wash challenge and will be sharing my journey with you in the coming months. Plus you never know how high my jeans might end up looking now that I have accepted the challenge.
I'm also excited about a few of the great things that I have been able to find through the Yahoo! Gift guide for neat freaks. This is helping me find great things that are going to help me reach my new goal to do all things better in 2015.
One of the most significant problems in my house is keeping the bathroom counters cleaned. Seriously they are always covered in toothpaste!! If you are trying to be neater this year, then I think that the Milano Toothpaste Squeezer ($205) is something that you MUST have. I love that it stands on its own and that it would help me to keep everyone from squeezing the tube in the wrong place and spilling toothpaste all over my bathroom counters.
Another huge issue that I have is trying to keep our floors clean. It does not fail they are always looking terrible even right after I have swept and mopped. Since I am the mom of four crazy kids, I think that they each need their dust mop slippers ($3 per pair) to help clean our floors that seem like they cannot stay clean!


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"Woodland Winter"
photograph - © Bruce A. Morrison
Its nearly Thanksgiving here! Its definitely not winter but I posted the image above because it actually reminds me of years past in late November here in NW Iowa! If you looked out the window or stepped out onto the studio's deck right now you'd either think it was early spring or early fall...it is so pleasant out!
I took the photograph above at Woodman Hollow, a state preserve south of Ft Dodge, Iowa, along the Des Moines River, many years back. The shot was from what you'd call a small Goat Prairie along a ridge within view of the river below. This same ridge in the summer had a nice small compliment of prairie flowers and grasses; its a wonder the timber hadn't yet taken it over. Narrow-leaved Purple Coneflower (Echinacea angustifolia) was present in noticeable numbers in mid summer, as were the "usual grasses" like Big and Little bluestem, Sideoats grama and Porcupine grass. I have not been back to this location for two decades now...its a place I spent many years exploring as a teenager and young adult...a magical place. I would be very interested in seeing how this scant prairie site has changed or evolved in that time.
Looking through the branches and late hanging oak leaves, across the ravine toward the neighboring hillside of timber and sparse openings, creates a very satisfying, and almost "decorative" view of the winter season.
I want to take a moment to simply wish everyone out there a very Happy Thanksgiving! Take care out there and be good to one another!
See you on the Tallgrass!


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Issue #3 - 1997
WHOM THE GODS WOULD DESTROY... :The Great Mad Doctors of the Golden Age by Steve Kronenberg. A profile of the 'mad doctors' from the Golden Age of Horror and the various approaches the actors brought to their roles.
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE REMEMBERED by Tom Weaver. A revealing interview with William Alland. The producer reminisces about his 1953 sci-fi classic.
HORRIBLE HANDS by John E. Parnum. A look at films in which the 'monster' is actually hands. Films profiled include Mad Love, The Hands of Orlac, The Beast with Five Fingers, plus many more.
ROBERT WISE, DIRECTOR: The Science Fiction/Horror Films by Joe Guilfoyle. A profile of the Oscar-winning director's genre films.
UNIVERSAL'S ANACHRONISTIC MONSTER: Anomalies and Inconsistencies in the Frankenstein Series by Brian Smith. Is it a contemporary or a past setting? Twentieth century technology in the nineteenth century? Brian examines these and many other questions in his article.
ON THE REEL: Interview with a Film Collector by Jim Clatterbaugh. Film collector George Stover discusses his obsession.


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Fiat Texting or Driving
Fiat's road safety work in Brazil has included Texting or Driving, a print and poster advertising campaign featuring the letters R (Girl), F (Bus), N (Dog), L (Truck) and Z (Cow). "You either see the letter or the bus. Don't text and drive". The campaign won Gold for Poster and Bronze for Art Direction in the Design category at the London International Awards.
The Texting or Driving campaign was developed at Leo Burnett Tailor Made, São Paulo, by chief creative officer Marcelo Reis, executive creative director Guilherme Jahara, copywriters Marcelo Henriques and Paulo Henrique Gomes, art director/illustrator Tiago Valadão, account directors Pablo Arteaga, Cíntia Mourão, Daniela Ferreira, Guilherme Grigol and Eduardo Crepaldi working with Fiat marketing team C. Belini, Lélio Ramos, João Ciaco, Malú Antonio, Sarah Albuquerque and Caroline Magalhães.
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Device Name: CA-P3C
Device Type: Large battery GPS Tracker
Network: 2G GPRS
Band: 900/850/1900/1800MHz
GPS Chip: UBLOX Chip
GPS Sensitivity: -159dBm
Charger: DC5V 1A
Battery: Rechargeable Li-ion battery
Storage Temperature: -40degrees to +85degrees
Dimension: 80mm(Length)*67.9mm(Width)*22.3mm(Height)
Color: Black
Certificate: CE RoHS FCC
GPS Antenna: Built-in Ceramic Antenna
Product Introduction:
CA-P5C is large battery and long standby time GPS Tracker with 6pcs magnets.
The Storage temperature is from -40 degrees to +85 degrees. And the GSM frequency is quad band, 850MHz/900MHz/1800MHz and 1900MHz.
It can be used for vehicle rental and fleet management. And container, cargo asset tracking.
Main Features:
Tracking position
Via platform or mobile phone app track current GPS position
Check history routes
You can choose the time you want to check, then click playback button to playback the routes the device moves.
Over speed alarm
You can send SMS command,speed123456 080, stands for if speed is more than 80km/h, there will be alarm message to mobile phone number.
Movement alarm
After you send SMS command move123456 300, stands for if it moves more than 300meters.there will be alarm message.
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Installation Instruction:
This GPS Tracker device is easy to install.
First: you should prepare one 2G GSM SIM Card and open the GPRS internet function.
Second: Insert SIM Card into card slot and the device starts to work.
Third: When GSM module works normally. Please set the IP Port and APN
Forth: After all is ok, if GPS antenna can receive GPS signal, the positioning data will be sent to server. User can check it according to their requirement.
LED Indication:
1. Red LED indicator is for power charging status. when you connect it to charger, the LED will be on and after it is charged full, it will be off.
2. Blue LED is for GPS signal indicator, While device searches GPS signal, it will flash, if the LED always is on, stands for device can receive GPS satellite signal.
3. Yellow LED is for GSM signal indicator, While device is searching GSM signal, after it receives GSM signal, it will always be on.
SMS commands Instruction:
SMS Command format: admin+password+space+cell phone number
Via this command set up an authorized number. The other authorized numbers should be set by the first authorized number. If the number is successfully authorized, the unit will reply " admin ok!" in SMS.
The second admin number setting command: 102#number#
For example: 102#18665990450#
If success, it replies: OK.
The third admin setting (if needed, can setup the third admin number)
SMS Command: 103#number#
Delete administrator number
SMS command format: D101# (this command deletes the first admin number)
If success, it replies: OK
SMS command format: D102# (this command deletes the second admin number)
If success, it replies: OK
Delete the third admin number command is D103#
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Kelly's Classroom: Upper Darby High School
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Old-School Prisoner Wants Books, Not Westlaw
Law school librarians bemoan the fact that today's students typically turn their noses up at the bound volumes of legal decisions, in favor of electronic legal research sources like Westlaw or Lexis. If only they had Dwayne Harris as a student.
Since 1989, Mr. Harris has been serving time in an Ohio state prison for rape, kidnapping, felonious assault and aggravated assault convictions. Frustrated that the prison library replaced law books with computer access to Westlaw, Mr. Harris has sued the prison, requesting $80,000 in compensatory damages and up to $200,000 in punitive damages for the violation of his constitutional right to a law library.
The media ran with this story without analyzing the legal merits of the case. LASIS writes frequently about inmate lawsuits, covering topics ranging from prisoners' rights to play Dungeons & Dragons, sue for damages from stun gun injuries, and poke outsiders on Facebook. Unfortunately for Mr. Harris, these analyses all share a similar theme: inmates' rights are significantly limited under the law.
From there, it only takes a few clicks on Westlaw to figure out that Mr. Harris's lawsuit cannot succeed.
Although it may be surprising to some, inmates do have a constitutional right of access to a law library or legal assistance. In 1977, the Supreme Court held in Bounds v. Smith that the fundamental constitutional right of "meaningful access to the courts" required that "prison authorities … assist inmates in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law."
The Court's reasoning was simple; prisoners without access to a law library or legal assistance could not possibly know whether their treatment violated the law. Accordingly, inmates could not meaningfully petition courts for remedies to violations of legal rights they knew nothing about.
In response to Bounds, nearly every state prison in the country built a law library for inmate use. Some of these facilities, however, were substandard and inmates began filing lawsuits claiming that prison law libraries were inadequate. This is precisely the claim that Mr. Harris is making.
The Ohio state prison where Mr. Harris is housed contains a library with some books, seven computers with Westlaw access and legal assistance from law librarians and inmate clerks. In his complaint, Mr. Harris asserts that the prison library is missing 14 key books from the American Association of Law Libraries minimum collection, that he is "computer-illiterate" and that even if he could use the computers, seven computers for 2,500 inmates are inadequate for him to conduct his needed research.
These gripes do not seem patently unreasonable. Mr. Harris is probably uncomfortable using computers – he has been incarcerated since 1989, and has had likely had little or no experience with them. And if his estimates are accurate, he only has access to a computer once every 30 days, making adjusting to electronic research potentially impossible for the 47-year-old. While prison officials say that the computers are "supervised at all times", Mr. Harris may prefer to research his legal claims (possibly about violations by prison staff) more discreetly. From Mr. Harris's perspective, the prison library may indeed be inadequate.
But the law has its own perspective. In 1996 the Supreme Court held in Lewis v. Casey that the Bounds definition of "meaningful access to the courts" required that inmates show "actual injury" as a result of any inadequacy in order to be permitted to sue. So even if a prison library is missing essential books or is open too few hours for an inmate's taste, he does not have grounds to sue unless he can show that the missing books or the limited hours specifically hampered his ability to present a violation of fundamental constitutional rights.
This poses significant problems for Mr. Harris's claim. Arguably, prior to Lewis, Mr. Harris could seek an order from a court – called an injunction – directing the prison to maintain an adequate print library. Post-Lewis however, it is clear that Mr. Harris has no freestanding right to such a library; he cannot ask a court to direct the prison to maintain the adequacy of the law library just in case he needs it later.
Mr. Harris could argue that a prior lawsuit in which he was involved failed because of the prison's inadequate library. Indeed, in 2009, Mr. Harris unsuccessfully sued the prison for violating of his Eighth Amendment right against cruel and unusual punishment when he was put on "cell restriction," which prevented him from leaving his cell for 14 days for work, recreation or telephone use. But a review of the recent Ohio appellate court decision shows that at the time, Mr. Harris was incarcerated elsewhere, so the current prison's law library cannot faulted for his loss of that suit.
And even if Mr. Harris believes he has been the victim of another constitutional violation, he would face a tough road ahead if he pursues his law library lawsuit. The Supreme Court's 1987 decision in Turner v. Safley held that inmates' rights are limited by the necessities of prison administration. As any law school will attest, it is expensive to maintain a law library full of physical books because of the constant need to update these books as more and more cases come down, and more and more statutes are enacted and changed. It is likely that courts would agree with prison administrators that the move to electronic legal research is a reasonable measure needed to run the prison efficiently.
That means that Mr. Harris is probably going to lose both his lawsuit and his beloved books. The computer age has come – even for inmates.
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And who's paying the cost of this lawsuit and the clogging up of our judges time? the taxpayer, that's who. Give this guy a book about taxes and maybe he'll shut up.
you could give him a book about taxes……..but it may bore him to death! but if he croaks then he would cost less money for taxpayers, so we all win!
Interesting twist, when I worked as a librarian in state prisons, computer access was so tightly controlled that I couldn't even access online book vendor sites. It was all about the books in those days.


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ELSA was saved from a high kill shelter in Texas where dogs have just 3 dogs to be saved. ELSA is spayed, core vaccines, rabies, de-wormed, heartworm and tick disease tested negativeq and micro-chipped. She has an estimated date of birth of 4 December 2016 and at the time of hr spay surgery on 16th January 2019, she weighed 47.00 pounds.. She is listed as a Labrador mix. We have no way of knowing the exact breed, it is up to individuals to decide what breed they think is most likely.
ELSA is a wonderful happy go lucky girl. She is full of life, energy and love and would make a great family addition. She has been loving to all who have met her and the vets office fell in love with her when she went for her spay surgery. She has been great with a young teenage girl and is happy to just share in the love she has.
She does have a lot of energy so an active lifestyle is a must. As with all dogs basic obedience and general training is needed so that she can learn the new rules, boundaries and expectations of her new family and home.
I do not know how ELSA would be around cats or livestock.
She rides great in the car, walks great on the leash, is great with other dogs and people of all ages, she uses the dog door to get in and out to play or to do her business but she won't know to let her new family know she needs to go out, so a few accidents whilst she goes through this big transition should be expected and then if there are not any, it is a bonus :)
All dogs (except dogs saved from China) are available for adoption for an adoption fee of $550.
Canadian adopters need to know that customs charge 15% taxes when entering into Canada. This fee is not negotiable and is used to cover the rescue costs of pulling, vetting, health certificate, transport from Texas to Maine, monthly preventatives, supplements, food and anything else that is needed.
If you feel that you have the heart and home to give this precious soul a wonderful life, please go to our website, under the APPLICATION tab, complete, then submit the APPLICATION. Our process takes around 2-4 days, and ensuring your references are aware that we will be calling, could speed up the process. Once you have been approved, we discuss any questions in regards to the dog you are wanting to adopt, then you complete and submit the contract, make payment and then we can work out the pick up / transport arrangements.
Please do NOT submit an application if you are not looking to take home a new best friend within the next few weeks.
ALL Dogs are LOCATED AT THE RESCUE IN SEBEC, MAINE. We post in various states along the east coast and Canada where we have had lots of successful adoptions to enable more exposure for these beautiful saved souls. Families will need to be prepared to travel to the rescue to meet and take home their new best friend. Sebec is located just outside the towns of Dover-Foxcroft and Milo (approx 8 miles) and approx 45 miles from Bangor. There are also lots of hotels, motels, pet friendly accommodations and wonderful camp-sites for the more adventurous families and what a great way to get to know your new best friend. If there are options to arrange transport, we will work with you to make it happen.


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I've used this guide: https://forums.opensuse.org/content....weed-Leap-42-1 but it doesn't solve my problem. I followed it to the letter but the plex still doesn't load. I'm not sure how to troubleshoot. Plex is one of the main things I use on my machine so would love if someone can help me get past this issue.
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hydraSense Gel Drops Night Therapy for Dry Eyes - 10ml
hydraSense Gel Drops Night Therapy for Dry Eyes - 10ml
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- Long-Lasting Relief of Dry Eyes
- Clinically-Proven, Naturally-Sourced Lubricant: Sodium hyaluronate (0.3%)
- Preservative-Free
- Phosphate-Free
- The gel drop higher viscosity, for long lasting relief, makes it an option to treat dry eyes at night and before you sleep. The easy to use liquid gel is also suitable for day.
Contains A Naturally-Sourced Lubricant
hydraSense® Eye Drops contain sodium hyaluronate, a lubricant naturally found in the body and eyes, which:
- Provides long-lasting relief by prolonging tear breakup time and tear film stability1,2,3,4
- Is clinically proven to moisturize, hydrate and protect the eyes by effectively binding water to retain moisture to protect the eye from dryness1,5,6,7
Tip mechanism closes after each use, dispensing one drop at a time
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hydrasSense® Long-Lasting Dry-Eye Relief that is Gentle on the Eyes
References: 1. Cytoprotective effects of Hyaluronic acid and carbomer 934P in ocular surface epithelial cells. IOVS, November 2002, Vol 43, no 11. 2. Effect of 0.3% Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose/dextran vs. 0.18% Sodium hyaluronate in the treatment of ocular surface disease in glaucoma patients: a randomized, double-blind, and controlled study. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Jul-Aug; 31 (6): 323-9. 3. Effectiveness of sodium hyaluronate eye drops in the treatment of dry eye. Greafes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2006 Jan; 244 (1): 109-12. 4. Immediate effect of 3% Diquafosol and 0.1% Hyaluronic acid ophthalmic solution on tear break-up time in normal human eyes. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2015 Dec; 31 (10): 631-5. 5. Characterization of water retentive properties of Hyaluronan. Nakamura et al. Cornea 12(5), 433-436, 1993. 6. Evaluation of sodium hyaluronate as viscous vehicle for eye drops. J Pharm Belg 1989, 44, 6: 391-397. 7. In vitro efficacy of ocular surface lubricants against dehydration. Cornea 2013 Sep; 32 (9): 1260-4. 8. Ipsos Innoquest volumetric April 2016
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