Marine Produce Australia propose to expand its barramundi farm operations to 13 sites spread across the Buccaneer Archipelago, in the Kimberley region. The total development envelope for the 13 leases is 1213 hectares. The proposed expansion will be staged over a 10-year period. Each stage consists of the construction of one nursery site, supplying 4–5 ocean-based lease areas, each of which will contain 12 sea-cages. The maximum standing biomass per lease area is up to 4500 tonnes. The total... to 21 GLpa, which is an increase of 9 GLpa. The proposal is located within an area of existing pastoral, mining, and recreational use. The maximum rate of discharge will remain the same (667L/sec). The...Read more...
Leichhardt Industrials Pty Ltd propose to develop the Eramurra Solar Salt project approximately 55 km west-s and a processing plant. Supporting infrastructure includes seawater intake, bitterns outfall, desalination plant and groundwater bores, power supply and other infrastructure. Export of product would be via a previously approved trestle...Read more...


Liverpool Docks was a regular delivery and collection point for Edward Beck's.
Over the years they delivered a vast amount of equipment for export on behalf of many companies including the Oil Well Engineering Company, locomotives from the Vulcan Works and English Electric generators.
Also Liverpool Docks, like Salford Docks, was a regular collection point for imported Caterpillar and International manufactured heavy plant equipment.
Scammell 4x2 tractor unit Reg No GLD 659 is seen here in 1959 on the quayside at Liverpool docks.
It is delivering a piece ofy for export to the Persian Gulf.
Scammell 4x2 tractor unit Reg No WJA 131 is pictured here unloading at the quayside on Liverpool Docks.
The large wooden packing case contained an English Electric 350 MW steam driven turbo-alternator destined for the Munmorah Power Station in Doyalson on the shores of Lake Munmorah New South Wales Australia.
Another quayside shot taken on Liverpool Docks showing Scammell 4x2 tractor unit Reg No WJA 131 during the unloading ofNew South Wales Australia.
Foden S20 4x2 heavy duty ballast tractor Reg No VDB 539, driven by Stan Ardern, is seen here during the early 1960's.
Weighing in at 32 tons thisis seen here being lifted onto the ship at Liverpool Docks.
Job done as FG Foden 4x2 ballast tractor Reg No KDB 703, driven by Bill Corbishley, pulls away after unloading6x4 FG Foden S18 Reg No HGB 631 arrives on the quayside at Liverpool Docks and awaits the unloading of equipment manufactured by the Oil Well Engineering Co Ltd.
FG Foden S18 Reg No KDB 703 arrives on the quayside at Liverpool Docks with another piece of equipment manufactured by O.W.E. destined for the Persian Gulf.
S20 Foden ballast tractor Reg No ODB 832 is seen here maneuvering it's load into position in preparation for lifting onto the ship.
Manufactured by William Neill & Son Ltd of St Helens the large steel vessel was destined for export.
It is pictured at Liverpool's Gladstone Dock Branch No 1.
This was the berth of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line ships and although it's official title was Holt's Warehouse it was commonly known as the China berth as Holt's ships served the far east.


. Center Enes Kanter recorded 15 points and nine rebounds, while Al-Farouq Aminu chipped in 11 points, along with 10 boards for Portland. Rodney Hood alsoh 15 points. "Tonight, down the stretch, we kind of alternated," McCollum told reporters after the game about Lillard. "A couple of times I had it, a couple of times I told him, 'Go get the ball. Take advantage of the matchup and make the right play.' "That's. If he sees I have the hot hand or the advantage he defers and if I see he has the hot hand or an advantage, I tell him, 'Go to work'." The Nuggets, meanwhile, struggled from the field throughout the game. They knocked down just 35.1 percent of their total attempts and were an abysmal six of 29 from three-point range. Denver center Nikola Jokic tallied 16 points on seven-of-17 shooting and added an impressive 14 rebounds. "They were aggressive, as a team, as a group," Jokic said. "They were coming on my post-ups. But, that doesn't really change how we play. It was a weird game for us. They didn't weird game." TAFF REPORTshooting death of a man. The i1:58 p.m., on the 13000 Block of Liggett Street, Norwal> I can call myself a baseball fan, a Cubs fan, et cetera, but nowhere can I fathom the devotion of my grandmother to her Tigers. She new them as close relatives, somehow knowing facets of players' personal lives that made me question if she had a press pass. On the night of October 19th, just hours before their fateful exit from the 2013 postseason, the Detroit Tigers were still clinging to hope of a repeat trip to the World Series. I sat in a familiar chair in a familiar room with two familiar faces. To my left sat Sam, my grandmother's partner for the entirety of my lifetime. Always a quick-witted soul, he seemed a bit distant, almost certainly understanding the circumstances. In the center of the room was a hospital bed, holding the frail form of my grandmother. She was weak and often tired, yet seemed to come back to life at the sight of her grandson. I did my best to compose myself, and given the situation, I feel my performance was adequate.
Once the game began, however, it was as if her bones had decided to fill with adrenaline. At the sight of Alex Avila, Miguel Cabrera, and Prince Fielder, out came the wealth of knowledge. She knew that Avila's wife had just given birth to their first child back in April. She knew the baby's name was Avery. I was impressed. For a woman who knew the internet like I know basic auto repair, that kind of information seemed borderline impossible to stumble upon. Maybe the nightly news around there is a bit different.
Juxtaposed to most of life, sports can sometimes seem petty. Often enough, athletes are given the persona of money-hungry children, never seeming to find financial satisfaction. That is not what sports are, and that is not what they mean. Baseball, as any sport, is a communal experience. No matter the level of understanding, sports give us a sense of belonging. They give us a sense of family, even if we already have one. I've seen complete strangers unite under the colors of a team. I've seen rivalries bring out the best and worst in relationships. Sports tug at our hearts. They make us feel. The bond us to those who carry a common thread. They give us something to hope for even in the presence of inevitability. In the last memory my grandmother has of her beloved Detroit Tigers, they're winning. If baseball means half as much to you as it does to me, you'll understand a peace I feel in knowing that's true. </s> Dad 'fathered eight kids with  YEARS'
The father reportedly began raping his then 15-year-old daughter 22 years ago.
Evidence provided to the court revealed that a DNA test confirmed that Bulacio was the father of all eight of his daughter's children.
It was only when Kerstin, the eldest daughter fathered by Fritzl, slipped into a coma that the horror father r after being jailed in 2009.


Three-way Basic Agreement Signed for Integration of Marine Diesel Engine Businesses
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In 1957, MHI concluded a technology tie-up agreement with Kobe Diesel making the firm an exclusive manufacturer of the UE engines. Kobe Diesel, based in Hyogo, has subsequently produced and sold more than 2,000 marine diesel engines.The three parties have long enjoyed a mutually supportive relationship, with MHI and MHI-MME as licensers and Kobe Diesel as licensee. This fruitful relationship has driven the development of business operations at all three companies.
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Stanford Professor Steven Block, an expert on national security and terrorism, will be available to answer media questions this afternoon (Tuesday, Sept. 11) at 2 p.m. at The Oval in the center of campus.
Block, will comment on the technical issues surrounding terrorist threats  including balancing personal freedom with internal security demands.
In addition to his biophysics research at Stanford, Block is a member of JASON, an organization of academic scientists who advise the Pentagon on national security issues. He has written extensively on preventing international acts of bioterrorism. For background, see the following websites: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/news/pr/00/bioterror117.html
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Good Morning my friends. Today’s card was a super card that my upline Gail Reed had us make at her Stamp-a-stack she had last Friday night and this card was so cool and easy to make, but by looking at it, you would never know how easy it is to make. Such a cool card and so glad Gail had us makes these, thanks buddy. I am going to show the cards in steps of opening it up. The front part of the card is an envelope that was made into a card, so very cool.
Isn’t is the coolest card ever and so clever. I love it. I am going to make a version of this card in my Spring Stamp-a-stack that I will have at my house in May. Thanks again Gail for letting me share your cards that were all so wonderful and for showing us this great envelope card. Have a good day everyone.
well isn’t that clever? that gail is something else!


Happy Birthday to Kevin Bacon!
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Faculty members, students and their families were all together at the graduation ceremony of the 52th Term Graduates from Architecture, Interior Design and Urban Planning faculties of Black Sea Technical University. NKY founder Necdet Kirhan Yazici (M.Sc. Eng – Architect) was officially invited to the cap throwing ceremony by the University and witnessed a historic moment by reading the Graduation Vows together with the students.
We wish all the best to the 52th Term Graduates in their future professional lives.


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The Rolls-Royce Phantom has been around since 1925, and has represented motoring luxury ever since. Seven generations of the car have gone by, and for 2018, the eighth-generation model brings with it the same sense of occasion the moment you step into what is arguably the most luxurious cabin on four wheels. The 2018 Phantom gets an all-new aluminium spaceframe that also underpins Rolls-Royce's flagship SUV – the Cullinan. The Phantom has been known for being one of the finest hand-crafted cars on the planet, bringing exclusivity and sophistication to its customers for the price. Rolls Royce Phantom VIII is also known for its unmatched ride quality, thanks to the air suspension and the host of customisation options that can be carried out to spec one's Phantom according to their personal taste.
The Rolls Royce Phantom VIII new model looks similar to the car it replaces, yet there are lots of details that make it refreshingly different. Up-front, it boasts of the huge, signature chrome grille, flanked by slender headlamps bordered by an LED strip, featuring laser high beams. The square chin has a simple and straightforward appeal to it, while the angular front fenders can be seen protruding from the sides. The side profile remains more-or-less the same as before with a neat and tidy surfacing, while the rear too, looks identical to the previous car with the raised boot.
The 2018 Rolls Royce Phantom VIII variants are as follows: Sedan. Features include power-adjustable seats with massage,, refrigerated console compartment, deep-pile carpeted floor mats, 4-7x3 HD Head-up display, laser headlamps with high-beam range of more than 600 metres, WiFi hotspot, alertness assistant, night vision, forward collision, lane-departure warning, starlight headlining, wood-veneered steering and dashboard, lambswool floor mats, coolbox for individual seats, glass cabinet for individual seats and a milled aluminium drinks holder. On the safety front, it is equipped with multiple airbags, EBD, ABS, ESP, traction control, EBD and Brake Assist.
Thanks to the signature coach doors that open wide, getting in and out is done with aplomb. The electrically-operated doors can be shut by pressing on a button. The cabin oozes luxury, and there's a feeling of prestige in almost every detail, as you would expect from Rolls Royce Phantom VIII’s on-road price. Legroom is never an issue, for there is sufficient room, and you sit quite high-up as well at the rear. Heating and cooling functions are offered for the seats. Everything falls to hand perfectly well, including the switchgear. The individual entertainment screen flips down; so does the little table – at the touch of a button. At the front, the seats are very comfortable and supportive and come with multiple adjustments. The huge steering wheel gets a lot of buttons on it. Gone are the analogue dials, and in come  for the driver. Then there's the starlight roof, which comes with lots of optic lights in the headliner, giving it the look of a night sky full of stars. 'The Gallery' is an idea that allows owners to customise their cars to suit their taste V12 engine that makes 563bhp and 900At idle and on the move, the engine is very quiet. Push the throttle down, and you will be surprised at how quickly the Phantom picks up pace. Both, the engine and the gearbox work well. The steering inspires confidence at high speeds and makes driving it an easy task. The Phantom also feels very agile around corners. On rough patches of tarmac, the Phantom soaks up undulations very silently. Occupants can barely hear anything inside the cabin. The Phantom is a car that is best driven at a relaxed pace.
The Rolls-Royce Phantom6.71kmpl for the diesel model.
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The Rolls-Royce Phantom VIII, in its top-spec Sedan trim, retails for Rs. 9.5 Crore ex-showroom, New Delhi .
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When requested in regards to the stakes within the battle across the Supreme Courtroom, Cokley named the ACA as her main concern. “Many occasions when folks take into consideration the incapacity group and the Inexpensive Care Act, all they give thought to are preexisting situation protections,” mentioned Cokley. “However the ACA is a lot greater than that.” Cokley defined that the protections for preexisting circumstances present disabled folks with higher flexibility when it comes to their job choices. College students who obtain particular training providers by age 22 stay on their dad or mum’s insurance coverage because of the ACA.
“It means having the chance to go to school and have the expectation of insurance coverage,” mentioned Cokley. Cokley notes the ACA may also alleviate the burden of an individual feeling like they’ve to remain in a probably abusive or unhealthy relationship with a caregiver or important different as a result of their insurance coverage is tied to a different individual.
The ACA just isn’t with out its points, however invalidating the regulation with no viable various to exchange it will put many individuals in dire positions. With an ongoing pandemic and deepening recession, the ACA has supplied a stop-gap for individuals who misplaced insurance coverage resulting from layoffs. Writing for Kaiser Health News, Steven Findlay pointed to the security supplied by the ACA at this second. Citing well being coverage specialists and insurers, Findlay wrote that absent extra congressional help, the nation may see extra folks changing into newly uninsured. Findlay additionally famous that insurance coverage protection supplied by the ACA had already been in decline since 2016 resulting from efforts taken by the present administration and a few Republican-controlled states.
In the midst of disaster and widespread uncertainty, the president of the US, members of his administration, and members of his occasion are calling for the top to a regulation that gives entry to well being look after thousands and thousands of individuals and protections for thousands and thousands extra. Whereas the president and congressional Republicans did not “repeal and substitute,” they haven’t put forth a transparent various if the ACA is struck down.
At numerous factors, the ideological debate unfolding from the president’s choice of nominee to the nominee’s explicit beliefs and priorities treats marginalized communities as a secondary concern.
“Choose Coney Barrett’s nomination additionally threatens folks’s potential to make selections about their our bodies and lives, placing Roe v Wade and reproductive rights in danger,” mentioned Emily Stewart, govt director of Group Catalyst, in a statement. “There isn’t any query that Choose Coney Barrett’s nomination undermines efforts to advance fairness in all areas of our society.” Stewart additional mentioned the nomination of Coney Barrett would undermine the well being and well-being of thousands and thousands who rely on the ACA.
For Cokley, discussing the ACA, reproductive rights, and extra broadly reproductive justice opens up a lane for discussing extra issues impacting the incapacity group, similar to disabled dad and mom and little one custody. Though made unlawful decades ago by Part, discrimination towards disabled dad and mom continues by state companies and the courts.
To some advocating for the ACA, reproductive rights and justice, and incapacity justice could look like distinct lanes for organizing. However Cokley stresses the necessity for the inclusion of a incapacity justice lens in advocacy work round these points if advocates are to work successfully and functionally. “There isn’t any motion throughout a marginalized group that’s not disproportionately disabled, as a result of trauma is a incapacity,” mentioned Cokley. Because the combat to save lots of the ACA ramps up, there must be area for speaking about incapacity, psychological well being, and psychological well-being with out penalizing others.
Anoa Changa is Prism’s electoral justice employees reporter. Comply with her on Twitter @thewaywithanopreset’s taking place.


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This source gives us 5 famous Front of House engineers that are relevant in the industry today. I found this very helpful and informative because it gives a little insight on how these guys made it to the top and why you should meet them. Overall cool article!


Some of those RMM platforms are evolving for cloud monitoring and application management. But there’s also a whole new breed of cloud tools coming onto the scene. Which ones are ideal for MSPs and CSPs that want to proactively manage, monitor and optimize cloud services?


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Any gamer who has ever attended a LAN party already knows who Duke Nukem is, but I will recapitulate just in case you stopped gaming when Atari went under the first time. Duke's the rootinest, tootinest, oneriest alien exterminator to ever chomp a cigar and wield a firearm called "The Devastator" at the same time. Over the years, the passel of Nukem titles for the consoles and PC has been noted for both its extremely high quotient of "whup-assery" and its wicked sense of humor. I still treasure my memories of using my shrinkgun on assorted goons in Duke Nukem 3D, in addition to squashing them underfoot like dung beetles. Duke Nukem Mobile, from MachineWorks and SK Media, isn't as involved as it could be, but it's still a blast to play and rates as a worthy member of the illustrious Nukem franchisey


As more fully explained in the brief itself, the City is interested in the matter because it implicates the city's independentpublic interest. Moreover, exercising its police power, the City by Ordinance established a Medical Cannabis Distribution Program, the City's designee to administer the Program. Additionally, the OCBC and its agents, employees, and directors are Officers of the City of Oakland. Finally, as a result of this litigation, the City declared a Public Health Emergency with respect to safe, affordable access to medical cannabis. Pursuant to State law, the City renews that Emergency every two weeks.
The outcome of this litigation will directly affect both the public safety and the public health in the City of Oakland. Wherefore, the City of Oakland, California resccompanying Brief of Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees.
Taxation of Marihuana: Hearings on HR. 6385 Before the House Comm.
Amicus Curiae, the City of Oakland, California ("City"), has anExercising its police power, in order to provide medicine to seriously ill patientsThe City declared a Public Heagovernment, including the Police Department, and enhances
Humans have used cannabis as an effective medicine for over 3,000 years. T. Mikuriya, M.D., Ed., Marijuana: Medical Papers 1839-1972 xiv (1973). See Ex. A. Every objective, independent study for over a century has recommended permitting patients access medical cannabis, or has recommended decriminalizing marijuana generally and therefore needed to make no specific recommendation regarding medical cannabis.
Starting, therefore, from the position that what is known of the hemp drugs in the past is not sufficient to justify their prohibition in India, and that for such a measure there must be strong justification based on ascertained facts scientifically and systematically examined, the first question for the Commission is to decide whether such justification is to be found in the evidence before them, and the second whether, if this is so, prohibition is feasible and advisable on other grounds.
Id. at 563. In summarizing the Commission's conclusion on this point, the Report stated, "The Commission consider that the effects are not such as to call for prohibition, and on the general principles discussed in the opening paragraphs of this chapter, such interference would be unjustifiable." Id. at 565. The Report then described its extensive and objective review of the evidence and concluded, "The weight of the evidence above abstracted is almost entirely against prohibition." Id. at 585.
first federal marijuana prohibition act, the Marihuana Tax Act. When testifying before Congress, the administration "caused the officials to ignore anything qualifying or minimizing the evils of marihuana.... [T] he political pressure to put 'something on the books' and the doubt that it could be done combined to make the marihuana hearings a classic example of bureaucratic overkill." D. Musto, M.D., "The 1937 Marijuana Tax Act" reprinted in, supra, 419, 432-3 (1972). See Ex. C. The administration's "goal, however, was to have a prohibitive law to the fullest extent possible. Exceptions, particularly trade or medical exceptions, would make enforcement considerably more expensive...." Id. at 435 (emphasis added). At the Con's (AMA's) spokesman William C. Woodard, M.D., "was barraged with hostile questions.... Nevertheless, he was able to get his message across: there was no need to burden the health profession with the bill's restrictions.. . ." Id. at 436.
Musto, supra at 436.
Following an extensive five-year study, during the height of "reefer madness" hysteria, the committee concluded: "" Id. at 25. Nevertheless, the prohibition of marijuana, including medical cannabis, continued unabated, and persists to this day.
Naturally, the results of this unbiased scientific study were a threat to the drug prohibition bureaucracy. Accordingly, "Even before the LaGuardia study was released, [federal Bureau of Narcotics Commissioner Harry] Anslinger began to Loot at it.... The Narcotics Bureau allegedly brought heavy pressures to bear in trying to suppress the report..., and the Committee's findings were in fact held up nearly three years before being made public. R.  84 (1972).
Congress instructed the Commission to " causes of drug abuse and their relative significance. The Commission shall...... se." Public Law 91-513, § 601(e) (October 27, 1970). Specifically with respect to marijuana, Congress mandated, "The Commission shall conduct a study of marihuanB) an evaluation of the efficacy of existing marihuana laws; (C) a study of the pharmacology of marihuana and its immediate and long-term effects, both physiological and psychological...." Id. at § 601 (d)( 1).
D52 (1996). Despite its composition, the Shafer Commission -- as has every other entity that conducted an honest review of the facts -- made recommendations contrary to current government policy regarding cannabis.
Having come to that conclusion, and appalled by the waste of court time, corrections money, and young lives on the alter of marijuana prohibition, Sonnenreich and his staff set out.... It wasn't that he thought marijuana was "good"; he still believed smoking it was foolish. But it was clear to his lawyer's eye that criminalizing it was cheapening the criminal justice system and overwhelming the prisons.
A final cost of the possession laws is the disrespect which the laws and their enforcement engender in the young. Our young can-effect or adverse social impact.. . .all law and the system in general.
O, or their ethnic background. . .
For all these reasons, we reject the total prohibition approach and its variations.
Marihuana: A Signal of Misunderstanding,45-6 (1972). See Ex. G.
POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA FOR PERSONAL USE WOULD NO LONGER BE AN OFFENSE....
POSSESSION IN PUBLIC OF ONE OUNCE OR UNDER OF MARIHUANA WOULD NOT BE AN OFFENSE....
POSSESSION IN PUBLIC OF MORE THAN ONE OUNCE OF MARIHUANA WOULD BE A CRIMINAL OFFENSE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF $100.
Perhaps because marijuana was a "symbol" for members of a "counterculture" who were enemies of Richard Nixon, and the marijuana laws provided a convenient vehicle by which to punish those enemies, President Nixon ignored the recommendations of his own Commission's Report.
Baum, supra, at 72. Congress, also, ignored the recommendations of the Commission it established, and has never reconsidered the classification of marijuana in light of the Shafer Commission's recommendations.
Because of the Commission's recommendation for full decriminalization of marijuana, there was no need for it to make separate recommendations permitting medical cannabis use.
In the Decision, Judge Young recommended that the DEA Administrator reschedule marijuana from Schedule I. Id. at 445-6.

Id. at 445. Moreover, the Decision, in numerous other contexts, terms elements requiring marijuana' 5 inclusion in Schedule I as "unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious." Id. at 427, 438, 444. With regard to the safety of cannabis, the Decision Id. at 440. Unfortunately, the Decision was advisory, not mandatory. The DEA ignored its Administrative Law Judge, ignored the evidence in the record, and conten;" so it remains in Schedule I.
Members who probably would have been content to find only a legitimate source of medical marijuana were even more pleased to discover that the setting itself served therapeutic purposes for them by providing a natural environment in which to socialize with others who were struggling not only with serious disease but who were frequently isolated, frightened, and depressed. As a result, members often stated that the socialization they encountered and the friends they made at the clubs were health producing. Most frequently members referred to these friendship circles as "support groups" because they offered mutual help in a number of critical emotional areas: adjusting to a terminal illness, or managing the grief which accompanies the many deaths an epidemic like HIV/AIDS leaves in its wake.
The study concluded that "[a]s a new and promising strategy, the cannabis club concept is boldly imaginative and, according to our investigations, highly effective in providing its sick and terminally ill members both a medicine and a social setting which has improved the quality of their lives." Id.
In November 1998Lords recommended that physicians be able to prescribe cannabis for their patients., "Cannabis: The Scientific and Medical Evidence" 1998. See Ex. M. Following twelve public hearings, the House of Lords Committee reported, "[W]e have received enough anecdotal evidence...ns...." Id. at 8.2.
In a recommendation analogous to Judge Young's in the United States, the House of Lords report stated, " 1..., 50...." Id. 8.6.
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"Terminal cancer patients raise different issues. For those patients, the medical harms of smoking are of little consequence. For terminal patients suffering debilitating pain or nausea and for whom all indicated medications have failed to provide relief, the medical benefits of smoking marijuana might outweigh the harms." Id. at 159.
Although obviously not binding precedent on any U.S. court, the case is persuasive authority. Canada, our close neighbor to the north, uses a legal system also based on the Common Law.
[P]eople who use cannabis for m, war against drug abuse. This makes criminals of people whose intentions are innocent, it adds to  Legalising medical use on prescription, in the way that we recommend, would create a clear separation between medical and recreational use, under control of the health care professions. We believe it would in fact make the line against recreational use easier to hold.
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Marin Alliance for Medical Marijuana et al.
Ukiah Cannabis Buyers' Club, et al.


This coffee grinder is electric. How to choose it correctly?
What will the coffee brew in?
Is it necessary to control the degree of grain grinding?


Will there ever be a time when machines can heal themselves? Heal may be the wrong word, but there may be a point where digital fabrication could help machines of the future fabricate their own parts.
Yesterday I was watching an extended PandoMonthly interview with Mark Suster of Upfront Ventures and the Both Sides of The Table blog. Mark is a well known venture capitalist who mainly invests in technology companies.


10" </s> The 2020 college season will be remembered for extraordinary circumstances the season took place under. The pandemic forced games to be canceled, take place with limited crowds, and some players didn’t even play.
This makes for the most interesting scouting season ever. It’s not uncommon for good NFL teams to have bad drafts, but this year NFL teams are working with a half-painted picture. NFL teams will draft players based off of a handful of games and hope they don’t blow it. My expectation is for 5 quarterbacks to go in the top 10 picks, which means this draft will re-shape the NFL.
NFL teams are looking for the quarterbacks that can make plays outside the pocket and when the pocket breaks down. The new generation of QB needs to be mobile and creative. The quarterbacks that have translated best are the ones that create out of structure. Quarterbacks are being asked to extend plays, which lessens the need for progressions. There are only a few true pocket quarterbacks and most of them are veterans. This is an important reminder as I rank the quarterbacks in this draft.
This draft contains three quarterbacks who have the talent to be the best quarterback in this class.
The fortunes of those who take a quarterback will change, for better or worse.
So with that, I give you my top 5 quarterbacks in the 2021 NFL Draft.
NFL Draft QB Rankings
#1 JUSTIN FIELDS – OHIO STATE
This will be a controversial ranking as Trevor Lawrenceack, in the 2021 draft. My reasoning for having Fields as my QB1 is simple, I believe Justin Fields isJustin Fields has the statistics to warrant this ranking, as he threw for 41 touchdowns and 3 interceptions in 2019. Fields delivered for Ohio State as they trounced Clemson 49-28, in the Sugar Bowl. Justin Fields went toe to toe with Trevor Lawrence in 2020, coming up a drive short of having back to back wins over Clemson
The knock on Fields is that hh. I don’t believe this will be an issue in the NFL, mainly because of how much the game has changed. This was the same knock on what I consider the three best young quarterbacks in the NFL:
Patrick Mahomes (2017)
Josh Allen (2018)
I might still be prisoner of the moment, but I believe the Sugar Bowl against Clemson was the moment Justin Fields surpassed Trevor Lawrence.
#2 Trevor Lawrence – CLEMSON
Trevor Lawrence has a chance to be a premium NFL quarterback. Lawrence has everything you want in modern day NFL QB. Lawrence has the size, arm, and athleticism that NFL teams look for. The biggest concern I have with Trevor Lawrence is that I didn’t feel he got any better, during his time at Clemson.
This concern is probably unwarranted, but it’s trying to split hairs between two top tier prospects.
I could be completely wrong about Lawrence and he could show that he was the diamond of this quarterback class, but if the NFL h
Lawrence, the presumed number one selection, could see immediate success, even on a team with a ton of question marks like the Jaguars.
#3 Trey Lance – North Dakota St.
Trey Lance is the most intriguing quarterback in the is draft class. Lance posses the same traits as Trevor Lawrence and is the better athlete. The team that takes Trey Lance is banking on his physical traits and will most likely use the same template used for Patrick Mahomes. I expect Trey Lance to sit his rookie year, behind a veteran quaterback.
The biggest knock on Trey Lance is his lack of experience and quality of opponents played at North Dakota State.
Lance only played one showcase game in 2020, due to the pandemic.
It doesn’t seem like it hurt his stock as his physical abilities are through the roof. Trey lance has the tools to be the best QB in this class, but it’s going to be an incredible gamble. I think Lance could’ve gone as high as number two, if North Dakota State had played in 2020.
The team to watch for is the Denver , and would be willing to overlook some his inexperience and lack of competition. I think Denver could talk themselves into playing Lance immediately because they have invested into their skill positions on offense.
Trey Lance is the ultimate boom or bust type of draft pick. Lance has all the tools teams look for, but the situation he gets drafted into could be the difference between a grand-slam or a strikeout.
#4 Zach Wilson – BYU
Zach Wilson got a lot of the buzz that I thought Trey Lance would get, had Lance been able to play. Wilson had 33 touchdowns with only 3 interceptions, in 2020. He took a big step forward in his junior year, which has people believing he will be taken by the New York Jets with the second pick.
Zach Wilson showed the ability to make off platform throws and throws outside the pocket at BYU. Wilson has a good arm that captured the attention of NFL teams. You’ll hear a ton of comparisons to Russell Wilson, Kyler Murray, and Patrick Mahomes. I think Russell Wilson would be the ceiling for Zach Wilson, but he reminded me a bit Baker Mayfield.
The biggest knock on Zach Wilson is one similar to Trey Lance, the competition his team faced. BYU’s schedule did include two teams that finished in the top 25. This includes a 51-17 win over Boise State and a 22-17 lost to Costal Carolina. Wilson played against lesser competition and his creativity might be not be as effective against better athletes.
Another knock against Wilson is that he played behind a good college offensive line, that overpowered many lesser teams. BYU has three offensive lineman that could be drafted.
Zach Wilson has the creativity that NFL teams are looking for, but I’d be worried about the competition he played. Wilson is the type of quarterback that can excite a fanbase, but I’m really thinking coaching will matter with him. His coach is going to have to let him experiment with what he will and won’t be able to get away with in the NFL. Zach Wilson will need
#5 Mac Jones – Alabama
Mac Jones is the quarterback teams looked for before Cam Newton. Jones is an efficient pocket passer that a coach could build a solid passing game around. I think at his best he’s somewhere around Kirk Cousins or Derek Carr.
Jones played with an unbelievable Alabama team that was stacked on offense. Mac Jones threw to Devonta Smith and Jaylen Waddle, both likely to be second and third receivers taken in the draft.
I am weary of Mac Jones because he played with great players. I don’t think he has the touch of Joe Burrow and he definitely doesn’t move as well as him. I use Burrow as an example because he had the benefit of playing on a stacked team and was drafted number one overall. That’s not what I see from Mac Jones, but I think he can be an efficient QB with the right coach. Mac Jones could be taken as high as pick three by San Francisco, if rumors are correct.
I think Mac Jones could turn into a reliable QB, but I don’t see that being worth three first round picks (cost of trade for SF) and the number three overall pick.
Jones would have the coach that could make the situation work, but I believe that Justin Fields is just a better player than Mac Jones.
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We talk in silent circles
shared in secret
who make commandments
under which, we abide.
But away from law,
out of sight of governance,
How should the crow,
who knows all secrets,
fly when his wings are bedded down?
crawl upon the earth
g! May you have a blessed Sunday, as well 🙂


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Last month's Daytona went down really well considering I missed out a few days before posting it. The new game for the new month is ESWAT winning by a good stretch. It's one of those that's available on many ports too so should give a good bit of variety. It seems to be essentially two separate games (unless I'm wrong), with most ports being of the original and the MD version being its own thing.
It's another one of those with several ports of the same game and can be found on a few systems as previously pointed out by Ulala.
and of course the ESWAT: City Under Siege game on the Mega Drive"
So lets get sourcing the ports and shooting some people. I know the Megadrive version is on those Sega collections from the PS3 era as I've played it briefly.
I'll be emulating as usual (because I have a half-decent LCD and there are a bunch of USB controllers I can use.) I never owned a home copy of ESWAT back in the day, but I'm keen to try it on C64 as that's what we had growing up. I'm sure I'll check out some of the other versions too...
I’m intrigued about the Atari ST version because this is what came to mind when I first saw the name ESWAT some years ago from the Sega Compilations. The thing is, I don’t know if I played it on there or if I just saw the name back when I was a kid. It could have even been one of those those coppies that never worked being that I played mainly pirated stuff on there. Along I remember is that it was one of those titles that I’d not heard the name of for many many years before that.
Ive since played the MD version but it wasn’t only a brief half hour go or something on a MD collection.
I was really impressed with the MD game on release, after finding the Arcade game a bit bland. Looking forward to a replay.
The sprites in that Arcade screenshot are huge!
I don't know why I've never played this, as I've owned plenty of Megadrive compilations.
So I've already dabbled with a few versions and the 8-bits have some really goofy "old game" qualities to them; on MS you barely get a second to scroll the screen after shooting someone before someone else pops into view, and on C64 there's this weird thing where the screen doesn't necessarily keep you in the centre when it scrolls, giving you less time to react when something rushes in from offscreen I am finding the MS game quite fun though...
Having a blast on this, how are others finding it?
I remember buying a boxed edition of E-Swat on the ZX Spectrum, thinking that it couldn't be as bad as the reviews said. I was right. It's worse!
I had a wee shot on the Megadrive version of this the other day and it's a lot harder than I remember. Very Shinobi like in places in terms of gameplay, and has the same 80's b movie vibe like Vigilante. I hope to get some more time on this as the month progresses.
I finished the original arcade game yesterday.
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Ooh, hadn’t spotted this thread. All over this, I’ll give the MD game an overdue spin.
Trivia: the MD game was made my the same team who went on to make Streets of Rage, and the police car graphic used for the special attacks in SoR was lifted directly from ESwat.
Been playing this tonight. It's better than I remembered and I really like the music. For proper early 90s shonky screen authenticity I've been playing it on my Nomad.
The flying abilities you get on level 3 feel more of a hindrance than anything. Just me?
They take some getting used to, but it’s one of the things that make this game unique.
i remember getting the jet pack fir the first time, I wasn’t expecting it.... it blew my mind!
Having both as a kid, I always wondered that!
I can't get past level 3. Going to try on a better screen tomorrow.
The missile weapon might be the most useful - and makes light work of the boss.
That boss was tricky, you have to jet pack up and over it’s face mask that it throws at you.
As a kid I used to do the whole use-thrust-to-jump-high-over-his-attack and give him a charged plasma shot (and repeat) - or simply use the just-picked-up 'burner' flame weapon when he's exposed (which does him over immediately)..but I find it more satisfying to stationary hover a little above his height (maybe at something like a 40 degree angle), let him continually attack (and miss) you whilst unloading missile after missile on him.
Gave this a run-out last night, can't say it made a great impression on me. This is one we had for a while when I was a kid, borrowed I think.  Having replayed it, I think the difficulty curve had a lot to do with this.
I love the title screen - the speech, the way they sneak the development credits into the descriptions of the cybernetic body parts, and the random listing of "thin ankles" as a feature. First few levels are OK, if a bit sparse. The ability to shot enemy projectiles out of the air is very cool, but the enemies shoot at you from off the screen (a cardinal sin in my book), and respawn whenever their patch scrolls into view, which is fatiguing. The game also seemed a bit confused about whether it was a two-level side-scroller like Shinobi or a more multi-directional platformer, and kind of succeeded in being neither. First boss trivial, second one cost me a few very rapid lives before I sussed the strategy, then was pretty easy.
So, along comes L3 and the cyborg suit. I really, really think the game should have had a training stage here where you learn to use the thing in a safe environment. The jet pack is hard to control, and it's harder to still to master not burning through your entire fuel supply. There are no clues to whether the weapons have a limited number of shots or are infinite - having established it was the former, I then tried out the Flamer with no-one on the screen, consuming the (evidently single use) weapon and all my fuel supply too. On the plus side, the Neo Three Mile Island stage looks great, and I like the rad suit enemies.
Then comes the boss, who as mentioned above is a bastard. For no apparent reason, you can't shoot his projectiles down like you could the other two bosses, so it's all about expert use of the jet-pack.  Tried the rocket trick described above, but mostly ran out of fuel and got walloped.
 So effectively bosses get harder every time you die, increasing the chances of them being brick walls. By the time I was taking him on with just my standard shot, having failed to beat him with a variety of other weapons, I'd had enough for the evening. Not a mechanic that has aged well - seems odd to make a home port completely different to the arcade version, then include the worst habits of coin-guzzlers in there.
I might give it another shot using save-states to prevent the weapon loss, but I think I'd rather play Shadow Dancer or Rainbow Islands Extra right now.
I gave the arcade version a go last night. I really didn’t enjoy it to be honest.
The Megadrive version is a much better game, this one feels like Shinobi meets Robocop but lacks the appeal of those two franchises.
I’m going to try the C64 port out of interest...
Stage 3 is definitely somewhat a baptism of fire but once you've got the basics down the rest of the game falls into place - and dare I say it - reveals itself to be quite the refined, straight-forward game which uses its jetpack mechanic to awesome effect. Later levels are built around clever efficient use of it; there's much satisfaction to be gleaned once the (sole IMO) difficulty spike of Stage 3 has been conquered.
You need to get comfortable with using the jet pack to hover (which barely consumes fuel) and also get used to dropping back to the ground to allow your fuel to recharge if need be.
There's no time limit in this game; patience and moving methodically is what it's all about.
Just press jump again in the air without pressing a direction and you'll stick there; nudge a direction at that point and you'll find that controlling it isn't the wild bull it first comes across as. You just move quickly - which you can get used to.
The US/Euro version of the game has an option screen with access to difficulty levels. The extra life you're granted on Easy might help if you decide to give this another shot.
I think it'd be a shame to stop just when it's about to get interesting.
I think now would be a good time to start coming up with your suggestions for next month’s game. Remember the remaining ones from last month’s list will be reintroduced with the individual choices for this month. One game choice per person.
For next time how about Captain America and The Avengers? Plenty of ports, with lots of variety between them, to the point that some of them are almost different games.
I’d be well up for trying that as I’m on a survival horror mood at the moment having started Evil Within 2.
If I had played this when it was released I might have persevered with it, but right now there are so many great games just released that this felt like doing my gaming homework rather than having fun. Didn't like it.
This nails it for me. I was feeling a bit bad after @spanky debrest's comment, but ultimately my gaming time is limited and there are a lot more fun things that I could be playing.
For next month, how about a change of pace? Listening to the recent Retronauts on The Secret of Monkey Island put me in the mood to play it again, and there are heaps of different versions: PC EGA, PC VGA, Amiga, Mega CD, Special Edition, and the fan made Ultimate Talkie Edition, which mashes up PC VGA with the Special Edition. With ScummVM for the old versions and the Special Edition on mobile and Steam, it should be easily accessible.
I'm keen to play the EGA version, which was the first one developed and has unique Steve Purcell artwork the later ones lacked. The heavy use of dithering has always put me off, but I think RetroArch filters might be able to fix it up nicely.
As it'll be October, I'll nominate the Makaimura / Ghosts 'n' Goblins series - the various games have releases and ports on C64, Spectrum, SNES, Game Boy, GBA, NES, PlayStation and many more. Not to mention Gargoyle's Quest and Maximo...
@Qazimod Given how many people gave up on ESWAT, I fear any GnG/Makaimura game would fare even worse in the club.
Anyway, if we were really going for a change of pace in October, I think Heiankyo Alien would be really interesting... To me, the game has a certain “autumn” feel, and it’s arguably a game that influenced a lot of games in Japan, yet somehow remaining somewhat obscure.


There are also significant populations of Hakka peoples in Taidong and Hualian Counties. Most of the Hakka immigrants who settled there arrived too late to settle in the hills of north-central Taiwan, traveling to the East coast looking for other lands to settle.
Negotiating with the Chinese: Lesson One
You’re going to have to throw yourself at his mercy, and in doing so, appeal to his social obligation to save your face and to his desire to increase his face.
Now, do you want to sell your products in China? I’ll write about that in Lesson Two.
Building Taiwanese Brands and Offshoring to Asia
I’ve got little time to comment on it, but there was in interesting article in Business Week a few weeks ago about Taiwanese firms who are building their brand names.
Choice A: Continue to fight it out in the USA and risk the loss of 300 jobs.
Books on Doing Business with the Chinese
How to Learn Fluent Mandarin Chinese
Morgane Nguemo on How Long Does it Take to Learn…


Just FMI, why does the driver have to copy the data in a CVA?Is the driver going to transform all vertexes at once?
I suppose the semantics could just as easily be "here, I promise I won't change any of it", so the question really is "what happens if you change the contents of the array after you lock it?
Also, use textures for color with dot3 for a single directional light; that'll save alot of work in alot of places (all in my plans for my editor -- someday...


We recently received feedback after a guests stay at the scrapbooking bed & breakfast, Crop-A-Doodle-Do. Located in Arcadia, this quaint B&B is found along a quiet country road, offering peaceful weekend retreats. Kitty F., from Indianapolis, visited this B&B a few weeks ago and had a great time. She had this to say about her stay: Crop-A-Doodle-Do Inn, The Ultimate Scrapbooking and Spa Getaway. When you look at the farmhouse surrounded by nothing but cornfields, you question the wording on the sign in Arcadia, Indiana. That is, until you are greeted at the end of the long driveway by your hostess who insists on carrying in your bags and already has tea, lemonade, and sundry other goodies laid out. And that is just the beginning. From the time we made our reservations, until arrival, the hostess checked in with us often to make sure we had good directions and even asked what snacks we simply couldn't live without. Besides being a beautifully isolated full service B&B (so you have every excuse to focus on scrapbooking) the Crop as a huge workroom with lots of natural light, comfortable ergonomic chairs and all the scrapbooking stamps, tools, diecuts and stickers one could want. The Inn even features a great little "shop" with plenty of papers and tools for purchase if you are a complete beginner like me and you only have time to throw photos and the scrapbook into the suitcase. And don't miss the GREAT comfy shirts by Eddie Bauer, I'm wearing mine as I type. We loved being able to lay out all of our materials and leave them there all weekend. Satellite radio and plenty of DVDS for the wall mounted flat screen added to the fun. We were assigned the Slumber Party Room which sleeps five and we laughed ourselves to sleep both nights telling stories. The Tea for Two Room across the hall held a mother and daughter from Missouri who were delightful AND apparently not awakened by our shenanigans next door. Although all six of us shared the bathroom, there was plenty of room and we each had our own assigned cubbies and hooks for towels and the soft and cozy bathrobes that we found beautifully folded on our beds when we arrived for our two night getaway. There is another bedroom and bath on the main floor off the large living and dining rooms. Breakfast was at 8:00 am but we never starved, even if we slept in. Our hostess Deb kept us happily fed and snacked to the point that we never knew what goody she would whip up next. If you are the mom in the neighborhood who is always fixing the goodies for the kids, come to the Crop and let someone else do it for you, it is time for YOUR vacation. AND, you can do it all in your jammies all day, if you so choose, because the B&B is gals only. Oh, and the spa activities. Facials are on Friday nights and massages are on Saturday along with manicures and pedicures in the sunroom. I like deep tissue massages and this one equalled those I have had in well known major spas. Two gals had pedicures in the sunroom and we watched the Indiana thunderstorms roll in across the fields. The scrapbookers ranged from beginners to near professionals and we even had two women moving into digital scrapbooking so you would wonder why they'd bother with a weekend at a scrapbooking B&B. They'll happily tell you that the chance to visit and chat all day while completing (or not) page after page and getting first class service makes the whole visit worthwhile. I love B&Bs and have stayed in many throughout the country but never have I felt so! - Kitty
A Great Girls Stay At Crop-A-Doodle-Do
Thursday, July 15, 2010 by Hamilton County Tourism Staff


Destruction comes to Cities: Skylines with the release of Natural Disasters expansion
Paradox Interactive, a publisher of games* (this asterisk indicates disaster risk), today released a newThe expansion, titled "Natural Disasters," is now available for Cities: Skylines players for from digital retailers worldwide for Windows, Mac, and Linux PCs for $14,99 / £10,99 / EUR €14,99.
The new expansion adds a calamitous collection of new features to Cities: Skylines, including new systems for disaster alerts and response —ly by monstrous mayors who have never liked their citizens. The game has also been updated today with a free Scenario Editor, allowing all players to design custom game objectives and share their scenarios via Steam Workshop. Also added for free is a new in-game radio station with a set of pleasant city-building tunes; owners of the Natural Disasters expansion will also get emergency broadcasts and early warnings via the radio. Natural Disasters is available here: www.paradoxplaza.com/cities-skylines-natural-disasters.
See what happens when Paradox's trailer team watches Armageddon, The Day After Tomorrow, and 2012 all in one weekend.
Deep, Impactful Gameplay: Meteor strikes, forest fires, tsunamis, earthquakes, and more will destroy districts and devastate estates
Chirpocalypse Now: Sweet new hats for Chirper, man
In addition to Natural Disasters, Paradox has also released an additional piece of musical DLC for the game's new in-game radio feature. "Relaxation Station," available for $3.99, £2.79, €3,99, adds 20 new songs from composer Tobias Gustavsson, allowing players to relax while they re-district to the smooth sounds of jazz, lounge, groove, and Caribbean tunes. Or, if you prefer to expand rather than destroy, a new Content Creator Pack is available today from star modder Mauro "GCVos" Vos, including a set of fifteen new high-tech creations, for $4.99, £3.99, €4,99. Add them to your city before a meteor crushes them!


Nobody Wants to Spill a Drink
Foreword:  While I pull the final chapters of The Book together, I'll re-post once again. This one drew more hits than any I've written to date. It still makes me think about how we view a child's missteps. See you soon.
I was talking with my oldest son about someone I know who spills a lot.
“Spills a lot?” He asked.
“Some people trip. She spills.”
It was meant to be a throwaway, a relatable comment to which most people would respond:
"I lose stuff,” or, “I drop things,” etc. But my son was thoughtful. “When I’m a parent, I’m going to make sure the one thing I do when my kid spills a drink is say, ‘no big deal.’”
When teenagers tell you they’ll let their kids hang around with anyone they want, or stay out until they feel like coming home, you shrug. When an adult child starts a sentence with, “When I’m a parent…” you brace.
I rummaged through my mental archives, trying to recall the incident(s) which led to my son's pledge to his future child.
I said, “How often were we that upset over a spilled drink?”
“You weren’t,” he said, “But parents do it all the time. Scold kids for doing things they didn’t want to do in the first place. Nobody wants to spill a drink. It isn’t in anyone’s nature to want to spill anything. When it happens to my kid, I’m not going to punish him or her. I’ll be sympathetic.”
First, I smiled in my heart at the thought of my son being that kind of parent. Then I rummaged through my shoebox again until the subject changed.
It was timely insight, because the following night, as he hurried to get to a baseball function, my younger son backed into my car. I saw the whole thing. Saw him leap from the car and run up the stairs to the house, where I waited. He was holding his head, his eyes were like quarters.
“I hit your car,” he said, “I am so sorry.”
“Let me take a look,” I said.
My car looked like it had coughed up its insides through the headlight.
"Holy (bad word here). You certainly did,” I said.
“I’ll pay for it,” said my financially dependent child.
“No, but thank you,” I said. “Go do your dinner thing. We’ll talk about it later.”
“I’ll give you my car,” he said.
I hugged him and said, “I wish I didn’t know how you feel right now, but I do.”
Nobody wants to spill a drink.
I made him leave, grateful that he wasn’t hurt, grateful that this had occurred in our driveway and not in a busy parking lot, and, of course, grateful that I wasn't standing in front of the fender when he backed up.
Someday my son will probably have a child who drives into something. He won’t remember the lecture or punishment I might have come up with when it happened to him. But he will remember how he felt when his mistake created a loss for someone else. And maybe when his child is standing there holding his head, with eyes like quarters, waiting for the reaction that still won’t be as bad as the way he already feels, my son will offer a hug instead of something less useful.
It was the day before my birthday, a day my children find tedious because I already have everything I can use. And yet, smashed fender and all, didn’t both Sam and I wind up with something we can both use, thanks to a little gift of insight from Drew:
SPECIAL NOTICE:  For maximum enjoyment, this post will require you to know who Lucas McCain is.
Like everyone,  I've heard adages and expressions in my life that are hard to forget for a couple of reasons:  either they were told to me when I didn't know from it, or, they were told to me by a person in their late eighties with weathered skin  and piercing eyes who didn't get that far by being a nitwit.
For balance, every woman needs eight friends who are more or less than she is in each of these four categories: wealth, looks, brains and popularity.
False. I need loyal, supportive and honest friends no matter what they have in the bank or who thinks they are hilarious and I can get by with fewer than eight.
Your first serious celebrity crush(es) will predict things about your most serious life relationship.
I was always embarrassed to admit my crushes  - nobody got it. Danny over Keith? George over Paul?  Really? Why?  It all makes sense now.
I'll start with the Rifleman.
While all the other  girls  thought Mark McCain was dreamy with those soulful eyes and the way he said "Paw," I developed a stubborn crush on Lucas, the squinty, tough, wise, gritty rifleman who solved problems with his rifle and asked questions later.
There was not a single thing about him that a real woman couldn't change, I thought. And he had been left to both mother and father Mark, even with a rattlesnake in his sleeping bag. I wanted to make it all better for the tough/tender Lucas.
I never went for the Davy Jones accent, I went for the Michael Nesmith eyes which I imagined smoldering with inspiration for a ballad called, simply, "Joanne" "Susan". I wanted to look into eyes like that forever.
Unlike everyone else at the bus stop, I never really liked Mick or Paul. I liked Gary Puckett because even if you saw less of him in magazines,  his songs were always about seducing women. Did no one ever teach me the facts of life? No. And there was so much I had to learn. I wanted Gary to answer a few questions.
I never liked dumbbell Keith Partridge, but the conniving Danny. I wanted someone too savvy to be outsmarted by the average Joe.
I didn't like jaded John or puppy Paul, I liked serious George who traded profile for pride.
And even if he wore the same khakis and white shirt every day, year in and out on the island, I liked the professor with a soul - an everybody I would have to keep everybody away from.
I never went for the Hugh Grant smirk but the David Letterman wit. I wanted that sharp take on the ridiculous.
I didn't know I was shopping for so many things or even when I found them, until one day in November, 1983, when I heard the sound of my future husband's voice, reached for the perfume, fluffed up my hair and skulked around until he noticed me.
And after all those crushes, I knew this was no somebody. This man, whose last name I was doodling next to my own on legal pads in meetings, was an everybody
Mr. and Mrs. Everybody
Twenty-eight years and four children later, here we are,  still with the same last name, still making plans for the things we'll do years from now.
One of my favorite friends passed along this sentiment about marrying the love of her life:
I think about what might never have been, and I cherish every single day.
There is no better way to describe the joy at having found, and remained with the most serious love of your life. I found and remained with all of them.
Happy Anniversary, Mr. Everybody.
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Becoming a community fish
We change as we get older, did you know that?
"Whatever you do," she said, underlining it several times, "CYA."
She looked at me for a few seconds. "Cover your ass," she said. "Don't think someone's going to accept blame for a mistake if they can blame you." She underlined it again.
Wasn't that helpful? I thought so.
Competition in the workplace was never, as it is today, a constructive force. And the word to describe the atmosphere was not "culture" as it is today, but "climate" - fitting for those cold, "me first" and "outta my way" places where hopeful twenties stalked up the corporate ladder, pretending to like you if you were useful, staring at their shoes in elevators if you weren't. If you did find anyone  in the workplace who was truly happy for you when you were promoted, or given a raise or awarded more responsibility, it was because you were on track to become their supervisor, or because they were a temp. Ideas weren't shared, mistakes weren't admitted unless they were someone else's, ropes weren't thrown and people were shameless in their attempts to endear themselves to superiors.
Despite the trainer's guidance, I was always the surprised , naive "Huh?" one who had to learn through  a "friend" that I'd been  thrown under the bus because I lacked the instinct to know it myself.  I saw examples of duplicity all the time, and yet, when it was hinted in a meeting by a co-worker that I hadn't done my job, or when a confidential remark shared with a co-worker was leaked, I was still surprised. "Huh?"
Bullpen floor plans allow co-workers proximity to one another and promote group think and camaraderie. Today, our twenties  in their more "cultured" workplace don't sabotage talent, they share it. And when a twenties describes  being shown up, singled out, or picked on, it's rarely by a  contemporary, but more likely a boss or co-worker who steeped in a CYA 80's workplace.
Because it was one fish eat fish world out there in those 80's.
Whether old competitive behaviors are conditioned or innate, they are worth shedding. But it's not easy. As counter-intuitive as it once was  to compete with my peers, it was tough to learn not to.  Tough not to feel jealous when others achieved what I wanted.  Tough to offer congratulations to those as deserving as I was.
So I switched tanks, joining online writer sites and blogger communities, signing up for work shops, attending conferences, forming a writer's group. I began to read other writers - the published ones  - heartened to remember that they were once where I was.  And I bolstered the unpublished ones, cheering their successes and hoping to soften failures or missteps with words of "I've been there."
Thank you all twenty-somethings for showing me your tank. I like what you've done with it. I think I'll stay.
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A teenager who was
While the younger boy chatted, the woman sat forward in her seat smiling, nodding, listening, smiling, nodding, listening... During pauses in the conversation, she turned to the older boy and made polite attempts to include him all to which he responded with long looks at his phone, impatient shrugs and a very irritated look of "How would I know?"
I wanted to slip her a note: "It gets better." But that would have been presumptuous. For all I knew the behavior of her fifteen-year-old was an improvement over the way he normally punched his brother in restaurants.
It starts suddenly, with the  whatever stage. It evolves into the later What?? Nothing! Nothing's wrong! Stop asking me that. Just leave me alone. Why are you like that all the time? stage which lasts another year or so but feels like longer. Finally, in the last stages, convinced of how little they want from us, we find other things to do and other children to talk to, and try to remain silent while they negotiate life without us.
Why are you like that? they ask us with that squint.
I love teenagers, they are mighty and mystifying and with rare exceptions, I've not looked into a teenage face and failed to see traces of the little person they once were behind that squint. But it is their parents, with their fixed, neutral expressions and hidden hurt and unwavering resolve to stay near, who have my heart.
if only for a few moments
...who feels insignificant without a circle of friends - could know the way their single bad day will - instantly - reverse the most wonderful day in the life of a parent.
All four of my teenagers evolved into adults I admire and adore. Today I enjoy relationships with them that are among my most rewarding, energizing, inspiring - and loving.
Teenagers, I wish you knew, it's hard for us too.
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My schedule for the week
It's not performance-anxiety as much as time-management anxiety. I'm not preoccupied with doing something well enough, I'm preoccupied with not doing it on time which makes no sense, because I have complete control over my schedule. And yet, it seems the way I manage deadlines best is to give myself plenty of time in advance, and almost no time right before a deadline so that I can strike a comfortably pressing environment without creating a pressured one.  You know who else does this? Children who are potty training, and every college freshman I ever knew.
Last week, however, after being pulled repeatedly from my writing schedule for one reason or another I was left with only time for last minute writing, and no time at all for discoveries. And yet, on that abbreviated schedule, didn't I have to look up why Yanni divorced Linda Evans, what the expression "Come to Jesus" really means, where I would find the mother-of-the-bride dress of my dreams, why the chat list on Facebook changes so often, and pictures of Chopin so I could ask my violist daughter if she ever noticed how much he  looks like Al Pacino? ("No," she said, "But I will now. Thanks.")
Because it's Monday, my fun day. I'll be ready for Sunday, which is another story.
P.S. The line "I-don't-have-to-run-day" comes from The Bangles "Manic Monday" a song that was probably written in it's entirety on a late Sunday evening and yet performed very well on the charts.
Me:  So, how long have you been in this business?
But I asked around, found the perfect candidate and went to her website. Did I care about testimonials? Not really. Did I care about years in the business? Not really. What I wanted was a picture which I would scrutinize for signs that she was a happy person who would be compatible with docile, affectionate Gus, or a disgruntled, surly person who might drive him under the bed where he would wonder why I stopped loving him.
But my marcher had a smile and eyes that said, "I also cry at sad movies" and so I clicked "contact".
"So food is here." She  pointed with her pen at his dishes.
I hoped we made a good impression, but I wondered where exactly I'd gone for that half hour while my inner marcher was in charge.  Maybe, I concluded, we try harder to relate to those in whom we see a little of our hidden selves. Or maybe, we make our most awkward attempts at relating when relating is most important.
Cat: sweet and social.
Owner:  not used to interaction with humans others.
In any case, I was charmed. In addition to being equally skilled at communicating with humans and non-humans,  the pet sitter clearly adored Gus. I hired her to visit the following week when I would make my  first visit to Cleveland  to take over help with the wedding planning.
Gus, clearly thrilled, responded to the news by having a drink at his fountain.
The inexcusable behavior of strangers
Without thinking, I tried the door. Locked.
We stood by the car like sentries, hoping we'd discover that the driver had made a quick run into the dry cleaner, maybe an ATM stop.  The little girl inside the car waved at us.
More than ten minutes went by. My face got warm, my pulse quickened and I knew I was going to initiate something in the next couple of minutes that would be unpleasant.  I suggested to my friend that if a confrontation would make her uncomfortable, she should find something else to do for a moment.
"Are you kidding?" she said,  "I'm not going anywhere."
After several more moments, the stranger exited a Starbucks -  grande in hand -  and I stepped toward her.
"Excuse me," I said. She was startled. "I can't believe you left this child in a running car. What would you have done if she'd put the car in gear?"
A little crowd  had gathered and my friend filled them in. Then there was whispering, "What?!" "You're kidding!" "Really?!" "That's inexcusable!" Someone blurted out,  "You don't deserve to be a mother!" and another said, "Some women never get the privilege you know!"
It was turning into Lord of the Flies with mothers. Without responding, the woman got in her car and drove away, while I considered how crowd-think had ruined my perfectly good intentions.
"Get the f*** in that f****** room before I kick your ass!!"
At the counter, quietly, I said to the woman, "I want you to know I am appalled by how you spoke to those kids.  I can only imagine how you talk to them at home." She turned, looked me over, and snorted, "Oh! Really? You're appalled." I thought she might hit me. The teenagers circled like a gang of dogs and when she let loose with a profanity laced rant about people like me who didn't know how to mind their own business in their little worlds where nobody says bad things, they laughed.
He just didn't want to look further for a space.
Inside my brother waited to meet me. He suffers from a lung disease which requires him to use oxygen almost all of the time and has a placard hanging from the rear view mirror which he finds humiliating.  Had he not been dropped off,  had he arrived after the man took the space, he would have had to circle endlessly for another or go home.
For two reasons: First, because unlike the situation in Portsmouth, there was not a specific victim of this man's bad behavior in sight, only potential ones.  I had no doubt that, had I'd seen him taking the space as my brother was rounding the corner, I would have spoken up. But in this situation,  it was a principle I would have been defending more than a person.
And when people learn to need reasons  greater than defending their own principles and standing up for others, to be sure, they will do it less.
It's wonderful to learn things that will solve problems in the future. After the questions I have asked myself in the aftermath of acting, versus failing to act as I should, I know this:  I may have other dilemmas in the future, but I won't have that one.


Anne Hathaway & Adam Shulman Shop For a Classic Car!
Anne Hathaway and husband Adam Shulman hold hands while shopping for a classic car on Monday (February 3) in West Hollywood, Calif.
FYI: Anne is wearing a Joe’s sweater and carrying a Marni bag.


CEO of Other Machine, Dr. Danielle Applestone makes clear, “I look forwarpossible.”
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You and me both, Kenedy. Glad to see fellow bikers on the forum too. What are you guys riding?


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When we talk about cellulite,we must say that people spend lot of money forWell they will stop this if they knew.
Other treatment are massage sessions to break up the appearance of the dimpling in the skin, and surgeries like liposuction but these treatments are extremely expensive, and liposuction can be dangerous.
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Cayenne pepper is effective treatments for cellulite, believe it or not.
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That may be. Test out the assessment if you dare. It’s only 313 pages from start to last word.
I have borrowed his title to introduce my attempt to express my opinion on the depersonalizing, dehumanizing effect of masking on the human psyche, at least on mine.
Yes, I understand that the Powers have determined that masking .
I understand. That is, I understand the words of the Powers but the evidence and the reasoning eludes me. It does. There are many questions that are not being discussed in public that should be openly discussed.
At what cost to our mental and physical health do we cover our faces and conceal our humanity? How long does it take to become less-than-human? And resilient as the human is, will we quickly rebound to the same level of freedom and joy we experienced daily when we had faces? Especially, will our impressionable, malleable younger generations, the children whom we hope will grow up to inhabit a better world, retain their humanity? Will there be some spin-off effects not calculated in the mix?
Will they have developed a twisted phobia of the human face?
Perhaps an inability to recognize a smile, a frown, a quizzical expression – or know what they mean?
I read the story of a boy, only 15 short years in this world he was, who, as he views the issue, is mourning the “theft” of his face, his identity, his humanity.
I go into a public place (yes, I am masked) and see these forms going about their businesses. Who are they? Faceless like me, what are their names?
My face, your face, is the first part of the human anatomy that only one year ago drew our attention. There was the grin, the warm smile of recognition and welcome, maybe the puzzlement of a question or even the inflexible stance of anger. It was all there on the face, created to be seen and evaluated, visible and open to our eyes, only one short year ago.
In those wonderful days BC (before covid) it was called body language and at best we are only half informed without it. Language is a marvellous gift, but language is more than vibrations passing through the atmosphere at a little over 700 mph that our awesomely designed auditory system sends to our brain to be translated into messages to which we can respond or not as we choose.
Language, to be properly understood, requires the whole body, but especially the face, to make it plain.
Masked, we miss many of those human signals that give nuance to the words we mumble, whisper, or shout aloud.
On the face of the whole earth there is not another you – or me. Each one is unique and precious to the Creator and to our human friends and families.
You’ll fall flat on your face if you keep up that behaviour!
Face the music now or later, but better now.
I just can’t face him now.
Face-to-face, what will it be?
Just to see your face will be wonderful.
On the face of it, I’d say you have a solid argument, but when I dig a little deeper...
But for now, we’re not just strangers, we’re faceless when we meet. We have been reduced near to nonentities. The deeply satisfying, mutually edifying interpersonal relationships on which we thrived in the age now vaguely remembered as BC are denied us, forcing us into a sort of less-than-human experience.
We humans were not created to be faceless. As highly social beings we not only thrive on connection with others of our race, we require that connection in order to experience full humanity.
Some say facelessness is a sacrifice we have to make for the ultimate good of the world. Some say facelessness is a mistake with after-effects that cannot now be measured or even understood.
Compounding the increasing frustration of being unable to see the faces of those we meet, our senior governments, whatever stripe they display, have not given us good reason to trust them. Are they, too, troubled with facing up to the consequences of the decisions they have imposed on us?
By the way, out of the 444 uses of the word face in the ancient Scriptures, I found this one relevant to our concerns” – but only if we see the face.
Till we have faces, hang in there.


FC Bayern can set itself on a lively annual general meeting on 25 November.
A wider front of the fans of the German football record champion is against the controversial sponsoring deal of your heart club with Qatar Airways mobile. An application that arrived at the association on Friday should such transactions be excluded in the future.
We want to take preventive measures to prevent a new degree, said initiator Michael Ott the Sid .
Qatar, World Cup host 2022, stand for massive human rights violations, and there are serious allegations of corruption in annual generals, it was said in a message of critical followers.
The FC Bayern helps with the cooperation with a state-owned company actively involved distracting from the grievances and spread a modern, cosmopolitan image of the country .
Stay untouched should be according to the will of initiators, including faces known in the fans scene, the annual training camps in the gulf state. These buys at least theoretically the opportunity for critical communication – if you perceive them, said it.
FC Bayern has often defended his commitment in the desert state. Only a dialogue with the local rulers could be achieved, it always said.


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A 2-year-old intact female , Korea, with a history of rapidly progressing depression, anorexia, dysuria, abdominal distention and pain, and severe vaginal bleeding. Routine physical examination revealed a large, firm, palpable mass in the retroperitoneal region. After exploratory laparatomy, euthanasia was elected due to multiple organ involvement, tumor size and location, and expected poor prognosis.
in (Fig. 3), sarcomeric actin, and vimentin and multifocally positive for S-100. The neoplastic cells were, however, uniformly negative for cytokeratin and smooth muscle actin. Phosphotungstic acid hematoxylin staining s (Fig. 4).
After gross and histologic examination, leiomyosarcoma, carcinomatosis of uterine or ovarian carcinoma, dysgerminoma, and malignant mixed Müllerian tumor were considered for differential diagnoses. Dysgerminoma may mimic the histologic features observed but was ruled out because both ovaries were intact. Leiomyosarcoma was eliminated because there was no evidence of neoplastic spindle cells arranged in interlacing bundles. Carcinomatosis of uterine or ovarian origin and malignant mixed Müllerian tumor were excluded because tbut were positive for vimentin and a skeletal muscle-specific marker. Based on the age of the dog, gross and microscopic findings, and the immunohistochemical staining data, a diagnosis of rhabdomyosarcoma was made.
Histologically, rhabdomyosarcomas are classified into 3 variants.2 The pleomorphic variant is extremely rare and contains cells of irregular size and shape with marked anisokaryosis.2 The embryonal variant shows small spindle-shaped cells resembling primitive muscle cells in a copious myxoid matrix or round to polygonal deeply eosinophilic cells called rhabdomyoblasts.2 The alveolar variant displays uniform, small, undifferentiated cells with round to oval hyperchromatic nuclei supported by dense fibrous septa.2 In this dog, the genital tract and retroperitoneal masses were consistent with an alveolar variant of rhabdomyosarcoma, whereas the urinary bladder mass was sarcoma botryoides of the embryonal variant. All metastatic tumor tissues were rhabdomyosarcoma of the alveolar subtype. In humans, the histologic type of rhabdomyosarcoma is clinically important due to differences in prognosis. Alveolar and pleomorphic variants have an unfavorable prognosis, whereas the embryonal variant has a rather favorable prognosis.3,7 The biological outcomes in dogs of different histologic subtypes of rhabdomyosarcoma are not known.
This work was supported through the Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science and by Korean Research Foundation (KRF-


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Very interesting. How can you tell they’ve been banned? A search for “gocompare” doesn’t show anything, at least not on page 1, but with “gocompare.com” they do show up.
Are you referring to searches for “car insurance” and the like?
Looks like GC are back in Google – now ranking 51st for “Car Insurance”
It looks like a +50 penalty guys – they are 52nd for ‘go compare’ () and 51st for ‘car insurance’ ()
Yes agree, they seem to have incurred a -50 penalty from Google.
Many positions are now in the 40′s, so I doubt its a 50 point penalty.
Will have to let time pass before we work out what happens here.
I can’t see how these guys get penalised when other dont, if it is it will political rather than the fact there worse than anyone else.
Well I be blowed, did Google act on the payperpost and Watching America links?
Strange now that confused.com are #1 but with a description – “We are sorry but confused.com is currently unavailable Please try again later.” – clicking on the link takes you through to confused.com as normal. Google seem to be playing around with the rankings at the moment.
Appears the search results for “car insurance” has been fluctuating alot.
An insurance seo guy – as you say confused @ #1 and GC #65 now.
The Confused page was indexed by Google when the site was unavailable hence the description.
I don’t think confused.com will be too happy at their result! Can anyone else see the error message in their listing? Big G must have recached yesterday during some down-time. I don’t reckon it’ll last long. Nice for them to be number 1 again tho.
P.S. Interestingly Confused.com’s listing is fine for ‘cheap car insurance’ and ‘compare car insurance’ results.
The question is how long will it take them to recover, come on Kevin it only took MSM 10 days
That’s ya target…
Indeed – Kevin, not much noise coming from yourself on this one? What’s the situation?
I’ve seen them return to #1 for a few DCs. Can anyone confirm?
Still seeing them ranking in 65th.
They appeared for [car insurance] under Google.co.uk and pages from the UK
Definitely mid-update. Problem is, is that punishment enough for spamming the Google index with paid for links? Compare the amount of money to be made, against the cost and 24 hours downtime once in a while. Me thinks that’s not a strong enough deterrent.
GoCompare hasn’t been banned from Google SERPS, penalized yes, but not banned. A big difference between banned and penalized.
TrafficPower.com…now there’s a site that’s been banned.
Greenlight Marketing’s link network – has it been banned?
for the best car insurance results, what should the top 20 look like then?
1-3 conf / msm / GC
4-10 DL / Churchill / morethan / elephant / tesco / esure / admiral
11-13 CTM / Tesco Comp / U-swi
14+ budget / swiftcover / NU / Endsleigh / kwikfit
@catts mutts
Unfortunately you can’t strictly put a top ten together which is best for everyone or even a large proportion of searchers. You don’t know what risk profile they are, what is important for their cover and so on.
Putting a top ten together would be pre-empting the work which a comparison site does but they have the benefit of doing it for each individual customer based on 30+ entries and not one phrase.
More to the point, of the 14 or so brands you’ve mentioned there, it only comes to about 6 or so companies.
Just as notable as their removal/penalty from Google’s search listings, GoCompare are still not back in there – 2 weeks on.
They only appear to be showing up on a ‘web’ search for their domain. They’re not there for the ‘UK’ search, that’s even before they think about hitting the term ‘car insurance’ again.
Here is the Hitwise analysis of this story – the site certainly suffered after it was ‘blacklisted’:
ernest, i disagree and don’t quite understand your logic. maybe you can’t put a top 10 together for everyone, but you can get one that suits the masses.
people who search for car insurance are either looking for a way of getting a quote or are looking for their own insurance company for whatever reason. that’s why i think a top ten for car insurance should be made up of a mix of the best companies providing quotes (comparison sites) and the insurers with the largest policy bases.
the fact that lots of brands are underwritten by the same insurer is neither here nor there for joe public. you can’t tell me that most people with a direct line policy know or care that uki also insure those with churchill etc.
@Cutts Matt
Are you coming from an SEO background or an insurance background? I suspect SEO.
It’s simply not possible to put the top ten insurance companies in a list and expect that to cover nearly everyone in the market. The risks and variations for each insurance product are so diverse and the premiums vary so much.
With one particular broker I’ve tested recently, simply changing the person’s industry field made a difference to the quote of anything up to Â£70. Multiply that by 30 more variables (cross reference for differentiation across multiple providers) and you’ve got a picture of how complex it can get …hence the multi-million sector of aggregators. If a top ten list actually worked, they wouldn’t be in business!!
Add brand loyalty to that (the fact that customers actually seek out 3-4 names as an “authority” before they decide) and you’re left with a fairly narrow service.
hahaha twats. isnt that site owned by some major car insurer anyway, yet it acts like it’s impartial, hahah nice Google!
Get your facts straight. Gocompare are not owned by a major car insurer. They have historically had a marketing loan from esure, which reportedly will only turn into shares if it cannot be repaid.
@Tech Blog, you’ve been absolutely owned by Aggie?!!! Strictly speaking you’re right of course Aggie. But a Â£30m bankrolling is a hell of a reliance on anyone! Still it gives HBOS a hand on another part of the market.
Where do you hail from Aggie? Your post came across with a fair amount of passion or frustration. Are you affiliated to either GC or Esure? No noises coming from GC for the last few months – used to get a decent contribution from Hayley and Kevin
Has anyone noticed an influx of links to the GoCompare powerseeker page? I think there’s something fishy going on here:
Tons more links on their way to the GoCompare powerseeker page:
mountaindispatch.com/save-money-on-your-financial-products/
xsquad.info/avoiding-a-major-insurance-problem/
goautorev.com/go-compare-your-insurances-today/
Does it take just one proven report to google to get blacklisted (-50 results)?
Defintely not. There’s a fairly complicated algorithm at work based on many factors including IMHO:
- History of spam reports
- Whether the site has been flagged as suspicious
- How many other reports have been filed against that domain
- Whether the site contains adult content
- [Insert variable here]
Only then is a site reviewed for the Big G Handjob. This can take between 2 days and infinity. Unless you can have a word with Matt or GoogleGuy.
Stumbled across this blog and tWhat’s this about a ban?
GoCompare Penalised by Google… Again
I haven’t had much of a look into this but I dont think this will be a full 3 month penalization like back in Jan. Will dig a bit deeper and have a good look at the backlink history and review in detail. Yet I think it is due to incorrect transition of the new site.
Go compare on page two google for car insurance?
I wish someone would shoot that make believe opera singer who murders that go compare advert, he puts me and others right off the company.
You have shared the most hidden information that was completely unknown for us. It’ quite surprising that GoCompare were appearing in the top spot for car insurance.
great site thanks for the info
Its crazy how a big company like GC and get droped like this. However as they have loads of money, they always seemt to come top of the page for car insurance in the ‘ad words section. Its quite funny when you think about it, Google drops them, then they paid Google loads of money in ad words.
They have an obnoxious TV ad with a fat dude braking your eardrums,
what a lousy ad!!! Good Google make them disappear!!!


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Exam is From Theory to Practice
From the book The young Child and the Environment
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NBA Summer League playoffs begin with two former Aggies on rosters
Utah State's Jalen Moore (14) drives the ball against Boise State's Nick DTuesday, Feb. 2, 2016. (AP Photo/Otto Kitsinger)
It is playoff time at the NBA’s Las Vegas Summer League and two former Aggies are in the mix. Jalen Moore and the Milwaukee Bucks received the No. 14 seed and will be playing against No. 19 Sacramento Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. MT. Spencer Butterfield and the 20-seed Jazz will go up against No. 13 Phoenix at 6 p.m. MT.
This is the second go-around for the 24-year-old. He had a good enough showing last year that <78d8f85e-6365-11e7-91e2-77c1b21c348d.html” target=”_blank”>he was called back to compete this year xml:lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Teams are much more aware of Spencer Butterfield this year. Every time he touches the ball, teams are yelling shooter
— Tony Jones (@tribjazz) July 11, 2017

In an interview posted to Twitter by the Herd, Moore said he is going to “enjoy the process” and that he looks forward to playing the position his team needs him to pl.@Bucks added @JalenMoore14 as a two-way contract player over the weekend. RT if you’re looking forward to watching him play in Oshkosh! pic.twitter.com/SLUsBETDXU
— Wisconsin Herd (@WisconsinHerd) July 10, 2017</Jalen Moore shows his range. #NBASummer pic.twitter.com/zYkZBV3m8Y
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) July 11, 2017

The Summer League playoff bracket can be seen at this link.
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I see. So we’re stuck with trying to beat the market averages. You raised lots of money for Barack Obama’s presidential campaign, gave his early transition team office space at Ariel, and cochaired the inauguration. Have you played basketball at the White House?