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Fair warning: Sorry for the wall of text, I am on Focalin-XR for studying for an exam tonight. (Don't worry, I have to wait for a bunch of shit to print off so I had this time. .. I just have to make sure I can get off. ) Can't say I have much experience with the weed portion (it gives me headaches and feels like someone is sitting on my chest) but I can say this much about MY experience with my doctor (physician): When he asked why I thought I needed add/adhd medication I just told him what I felt like on a day to day, about how: 1) I had a bout with depression (thankfully family helped me through that one 2) Constantly had trouble staying on task (League of Legends is a helluva drug, especially since a bunch of my classes now have online assignments) 3) Told him about how I had tried an "acquaintance's" (roommates) focalin- Xr (25 mg) and that it was entirely too strong so I would like to start with something small. Also, how it had made me realize how much I had been in a fog up until that point. I had tried to just "grit though it" for a much longer time than I think I should have. (Now 21, M) But involving me telling the doctor/office about trying somebody else's medication (a "risky" situation, similar to your own), I simply left it off the sheet and told him straight-up once I was in the room with him. They will ask about those kinds of things. I let him decide if it should be written down (which he did, because he legally has to). It pretty much went like this: First, he asked me the standard questions: Drink? Smoke? Exercise? Answered honestly: Occasionally (socially, and not to intoxication ), Hookah (socially), and Not as much as I'd like to (Part of the "depressed" part of my issue. .. everybody always says "Exercise! It'll make you feel better! " But getting the motivation to do that can be hard. ).
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Psychotic episodes in essence is an acute loss of reality testing, a state in which most other peoples experience of reality diverge from the experience of the person experiencing psychosis . Typically, there is delusions, or fixed false beliefs that something beyond reason is occurring. The most typical type of delusion is paranoid (I’m being watched by the FBI, aliens are tracking me etc). Hallucinations (visual, auditory, tactile and somatic) can be part of a psychotic episode as well, but are not a necessary component. One thing to always consider is that people who are psychotic can act erratically and their mood can change very quickly.
People tend to make rash decisions such as spending excessive amounts of money and can put themselves at risk of harm especially if they are unable to take care of their basic needs. People who are at immediate risk to harm themselves or others due to psychosis typically require hospitalization until they are stabilized.
Two good examples from popular culture are the main characters in the movies A Beautiful Mind and Silver Linings Playbook.
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Don’t have a right to guns and don’t need them.
Not my body, not my choice.
if two Gay people want to end their marriage they should have the same right of divorce as other couples. (Sarcasm sorry) If 2 people love each other - good for them.
Too many wrongful deaths to make the death penalty and option in this day and age.
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I howl and scream at the intruder, brandishing my spear. The intruder in my cave looks like me bug not quite. He grunts and waves his fists.
There's a blizzard outside. I'd just finished s hunting trip and this- this thing is in my home. My wife and clan are horrified- and it's up to me to push him out. He yells at me and slaps his hands against the floor. I point at the cave entrance and scream again.
He leaves. Not sure what he was, he stood upright and his brow wasn't that as prominent as ours. Some odd creature.
He'll die in the cold. We'll survive.
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Always re boot your phone once a week, that's the best prevention to keep your battery running smoothly. Also don't keep your phone storage at the top level, keep below 80%, that will keep the phone from running all the time killing the battery faster. Then make sure your charging port is clean, I use a basic brush. Those are the most common issues I see with that phone and others of similar design
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I'm delighted to find this excellent subreddit and would like to be considered for addition to the panel.
I'm currently pursuing my M.A. in history focussing mainly on Soviet Era Russia and the union states. While i don't consider myself to be the finest mind on the subject, I believe my level of study into the topic should be of some benefit to the community.
Also to a lesser extent i have a great interest in ancient Egypt and have personally studied areas from the pre-dynastic through to the Ptolemaic and Roman eras.
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The personal space in their life should be larger than in a movie stars, but they should make their descisions transparent for most of the population tho.
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They're looking for something called 'The Higgs Boson' this is a theoretical particle.
According to the Big Bang Theory at the moment of the Big Bang everything gained mass, before that there was no mass. The Higgs, if it exists is the particle that gave everything mass.
As to how this could help humankind, well there's at least one practical use for understanding the Higgs Boson... imagine if we could take an object and remove it's mass. Without mass we could move it at the speed of light. It's a highly theoretical concept but imagine what that would do to travel, you could build a vehicle, remove it's mass with a 'Higgs Machine' and then send it off at the speed of light then give it's mass back at the other end. This could be across deep space of course... assuming you could work out a way to get the 'higgs machine' to the other side first!
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To some people, credit unions are inherently more desirable because they are non-profit. They are analogous to a co-operative in the financial industry, and may offer any or all the services offered by banks; credit, savings, checking, investing, etc.
However, credit unions tend to be very small in comparison to large banks, and that comes with disadvantages; large banks probably have a nearby branch, or at least an ATM, no matter where you are. Credit unions are mostly local and regional, so if you move around a lot you may have to pay more ATM fees and/or depend more on online/mail banking than you would if you had a local branch nearby. Large banks also tend to provide a wider range of services and loans than smaller banks and credit unions. Some credit unions (and smaller banks) try to compensate for this by refunding ATM fees, letting customers deposit checks online, etc.
Customers' choices to use a bank over a credit union usually comes down to brand familiarity, marketing/advertising/special offers, continuing to use an account that was set up for them by their parents, etc.
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Certainly! Here are some popular photo editing apps for Android:
Adobe Lightroom: This app offers powerful editing tools and presets for enhancing your photos. It allows you to adjust colors, exposure, and other parameters, and provides features like selective editing, healing brushes, and advanced photo effects.Snapseed: Developed by Google, Snapseed is a feature-rich photo editing app with a user-friendly interface. It offers a wide range of editing tools, including selective adjustments, curves, filters, text overlays, and a powerful healing brush.VSCO: VSCO is known for its artistic filters and film-like presets. The app provides a variety of editing tools, including exposure adjustments, color correction, and cropping. It also features a creative community for sharing and discovering photography.Pixlr: Pixlr offers a comprehensive set of editing tools and effects. It includes options for adjusting colors, applying filters, adding text, and removing blemishes. The app also provides a collage maker and a wide range of overlays and borders.Adobe Photoshop Express: As a lighter version of its desktop counterpart, Photoshop Express provides basic editing tools, filters, and effects. It allows you to crop, rotate, and adjust colors, as well as apply artistic effects and add text overlays.
Now, regarding Android app development companies:
There are several Android app development companies that specialize in creating high-quality applications for the Android platform. These companies employ skilled developers, designers, and project managers who work together to deliver customized, user-friendly, and innovative mobile apps.
[LINKED_TEXT: Android app development company] [URL: https://amprotechvalley.com/cms-development-company/] typically offer a range of services, including app design, development, testing, and maintenance. They have expertise in various programming languages, frameworks, and tools specific to Android app development. These companies can assist businesses and individuals in transforming their app ideas into fully functional and polished Android applications.
When choosing an Android app development company, consider factors such as their portfolio, client reviews, expertise in relevant technologies, and the ability to meet your specific requirements. It's advisable to engage in thorough research and communicate your project needs clearly to ensure a successful partnership with the chosen company.
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Due to a family emergency, I will not be able to facilitate the Change Control Conference Call this Friday, 2/8/02.
We have two options: 1.
Cancel the call until next week.
2.
Someone else facilitate... if you choose this option, I will rely on Kyle Patricks excellent notes to get the logs and everything updated.
The log will be a week delayed in getting updated, however, I will make this a priority when I return next week.
I will be available by Cell Phone.
Thank You,
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My roommate was looking for the tanning salon a couple of days after we moved in. I had been in the town already so I knew where it was- walk down the street a block and then it'll be on the left. I had even shown her on Google street view exactly where it was and what it looked like. After she left, I had started writing an essay for my class and my phone was on silent. I ended up checking my phone and saw that she called a couple of times. I texted her asking if she was okay. A couple of minutes later she comes storming back in and she asks "Why didn't you answer my calls? !" and I told her that I didn't know she had called because my phone was on silent and she says "No, shut the hell up. " It turned out she couldn't find the tanning salon so she had tried to call me to have help finding it. So I go back to writing my essay while she gets ready for the gym and once she's about ready to go she says, "I don't want you touching any of my stuff. " I asked her why she was mad at me and she says, "You're a fucking bitch you ignored my calls", so I try to explain to her again that I wasn't ignoring her but I was doing homework and I didn't know she called. She then continues to yell at me and curse me out, while the door is open so everyone on the floor can hear her yelling. She then went back to her laptop and made a Facebook status that said ". .gym to cool off b4 I slap the shitt outta my roommate. " She then declared that we weren't friends and then left. I was stressed out so I started crying because I didn't know what to do and I didn't understand why she was so pissed off at me. Anyway, I ended up talking to my RA about what happened and since people had witnessed what happened and she still had the threatening Facebook status, I ended up getting a new roommate. So that was when I really felt like I was at college because I had to deal with a crazy roommate but I also ended up having all the girls on my floor supporting me and being there for me, so it was kind of bittersweet.
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[email protected] writes to the NYISO_TECH_EXCHANGE Discussion List: The ICAP Working Group of the New York State Reliability Council ("NYSRC") is posting this message to inform all interested parties of the ability participate, on a "listen-only" basis, in the NYSRC ICAP Working Group Conference Call No.
11 scheduled for September 18, 2001, starting at 9:00A.M.
The Working Group is an open meeting in accordance with NYSRC Policy No.
2, which is available of the NYSRC web site at "www.nysrc.org", on the "Policies" web page.
Those wishing to participate on a "listen-only" basis can call (225) 383-8961, and enter participant Code 568801, starting at 9:00 A.M.
Participants will be required to place their telephones on mute so as not to prevent other parties from participating.
Those who plan on listening to the meeting shall send an email to my attention at "[email protected]" with the names of the individuals and organizations participating.
Those who are not NYSRC ICAP WG Members or Alternate Members will be given an opportunity to comment at the end of each meeting, or earlier at the Chairman's invitation.
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Two weeks have passed and I'm still alive. I always assumed that when this day came I would be with friends in somewhat familiar grounds, yet here I was, 1000 miles away from home, my friends, my guns...and her. Sadly though I'm thankful that they aren't here with me, witnessing the darkness of the human soul. Maybe that's why I'm still alive, no commitment, no loyalty, just my bare hands and my natural instincts.
All that ends today though. Since the outbreak, the military has had a radio frequency running 24/7, something about "staying alive" and "help is on the way". The last message from them came an hour ago with a message of false hope, "Help is on the way, get to the top of the building...we'll get you out". The zombies banged louder on the one fragile door, the final four of us pressed our bodies up against the door to ensure our safety. They weren't getting this rooftop.
"I hear it! I can the helicopter!" one yelled.
"its there!" he pointed to an object in the sky.
the radio crackled in my pocket, the words were mostly mumbles but one phrase stood out.
"I'm so sorry...we couldn't stop the launch..."
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So...back in the middle of January, I blew out my knee. Thus began a concerted 2-month effort to walk properly and climb stairs again. Arthroscopic surgery happened at the beginning of February and physiotherapy began shortly after...just in time to be walloped with a huge mid-winter cold. I've been laid up for some time. All of this to explain a lack of blog posting...it's been a while. Anyway, back in the saddle.
Here's a quick catch-up post.
Painting is a 4-Letter Word, episode 3 from January. Better late than never!
I'd have to say that the best hobby time I've had over the past several months has been our monthly painting nights. We usually get five to seven local hobbyists (including a core of podcasters from Hobby Night in Canada) out for these events, and they've really been a good time.
Back at the beginning of February, I took a flight down to Vegas and attended the LVO. It was huge this year. The 40K tournament alone was well over 400 players.
And Vegas was good to me during the trip. Won a number of jackpots, including this sweet one for 2Gs...which really went a long way towards paying for some exorbitant hobby purchases!
Gaming-wise at the LVO, I was focused on Dropfleet. Played a number of games.
Including one against birthday boy, Ward Kapach.
Also attended a great painting workshop run by Aaron Lovejoy. Learned how to weather model surfaces with latex mould builder and acrylic paint.
More Dropfleet at the Tuesday Night Game Club.
And joined a Dropfleet escalation league up at Mission Fun and Games, run by our local Hawk Talon, Trevor. Our first game day saw 10 (!) players come out. Amazing.
While it's been pretty quiet for me on the painting front, I did manage to churn out some Dropfleet clusters with resin sector objectives from Hawk.
To finish up with this catch-up blog, I also ran a painting workshop up at Thunderground last Sunday. We had a good turnout, and I was able to share some fun techniques with the guys who came out.
Well, got lots of games in, despite being hobbled for the last several weeks. And Vegas was lots of fun.
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Time to go hit up the library - I have a lovely PILE of book reservations to collect this morning... #glee #books #reading
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Unfortunately, in the evolution vs. creation debate, there is a muddled semantic battle over exactly what is a "fact" and what is a "theory". Everyone has their own pet definitions that make what they say correct in the right context.
I personally dislike using the word fact in this manner. "Fact" implies an almost dogmatic degree of certainty...yet the dustbin of history is filled with such "facts". For centuries, it was a fact that the sun travelled around the earth...the first people to suggest differently were through in jail and even killed.
Calling evolution a fact, no matter how well supported, smacks of this same sort of anti-scientific dogma.
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If you have the time (it's a hefty tomb), read *[Gödel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid](http://prelectur.stanford.edu/lecturers/hofstadter/bibliography.html)* by Hofstadter.
It is not directly related to your question. But I found it very helpful in reconceptualizing what math is, and what math does. Which I think is the source of your frustration.
Also, check this out: [Free Video Lecture Podcasts From Top Universities](http://education-portal.com/articles/Free_Video_Lecture_Podcasts_from_Top_Universities.html)
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A non-profit is still a company, and companies have expenses. I looked at their taxes they have posted from 2011 and they had almost 1. 3m in expenses for the year that range from office expenses, production expenses, travel expenses, etc. while they only took in 800k in donations. I've sunk a lot of cash into RD and my engineers still haven't devised a fool-proof method of pulling 500k from my arse. Despite many awkward, painful attempts. Think about how many girls might donate that colored their hair at one point or another and it can't be used in a wig. That's what they're selling.
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I tried to split a seed in two but there’s nothing inside the seeds. Looking at pictures by other people on the Internet it seems to be normal that the seeds split into two hollow halves. It would be interesting to do a germination test on these seeds and see if they’ll come alive. I didn’t like the smell or taste of fresh coriander so I was planning on grinding these seeds into powder and use it for cooking. I think I’ll reserve a couple for germination though.
When I get a spare moment one winters evening I’ll pick the good seeds of the stems and save the seeds for next year.
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I suppose i was being a bit laconic, but there is no one factor or set of factors that determines whether a civilization flourishes. Every civilization is different and rises for different reasons.
Military capability is probably the closest thing to a common factor, but there have been flourishing civilizations with comparatively weak militaries (Renaissance Italy, the Phoenicians) and the reasons why a country has a strong military can vary (it can be due to wealth, population, social organization, etc). Things like resource control has indeed helped some civilizations rise--look at Athens and the mines of Laurion--but that is certainly not a universal trait.
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The mean absolute error (MAE) is a metric used to measure the average difference between the predicted and actual values in a dataset. It is often used to evaluate the performance of regression models. To calculate the MAE, you can follow these steps:
Collect your dataset: Make sure you have a set of actual values (ground truth) and their corresponding predicted values. For example, you might have a set of actual housing prices and their corresponding predicted prices.Calculate the absolute error: For each data point, subtract the predicted value from the actual value, and take the absolute value of the difference. This will give you the absolute error for each data point.Absolute Error = |Actual Value - Predicted Value|Compute the average: Take the average of all the absolute errors calculated in the previous step. You can do this by summing up all the absolute errors and dividing the sum by the total number of data points.MAE = (1/n) * Σ(Absolute Error)Where n is the total number of data points in your dataset.Interpret the result: The MAE value represents the average magnitude of the errors in your predictions. It is measured in the same units as the original data. A lower MAE indicates better model performance, as it means the predicted values are closer to the actual values on average.
Note: The MAE does not consider the direction of the errors, meaning it treats overpredictions and underpredictions equally. If you want to give more weight to larger errors, you might consider using other metrics such as root mean squared error (RMSE).
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To be fair, the neighbors in the proverbial "apartment" had been messing with them long before WWII. Those who emigrated from Europe to what was then Palestine in the earlier part of the century did so to escape local persecution or general hardship, and only in rare cases for purely religious purposes.
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Back in the 80’s the Religious Right thought they could slip the Christian creation myth into the United States School Curriculum. They I suppose, thought it ought to be taught alongside Biology for some bizarre reason. I’m not sure if this is the 5000 year old creationism? There might have been a version that agreed with science and observed reality as to the age of the Earth, I couldn’t say.
Anyway, the SCOTUS said NO. So that was Science-1 God-0
So the textbooks were edited slightly, the “G” word was removed and the “Intelligent Designer” took “his” place. When it got Back to the SCOTUS for what was essentially the same trial, I completely forget the fine details of the trial, but the creationist were utterly unable to demonstrate any scientific anything with their repackaged creationism.
The second verdict? Science -2 God-0
And that’s why most scientists don’t give any credence to Creationism. I mean Intelligent Design.
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A buzz beneath, pulsing infinitely, and the shadow ahead. Shift off the buzz and train the laser sight, aggressive and loud, on their head. Reach over to switch on the maglite and signal "HALT" in Morse code. They place their hands up in friendly gesture. Illuminated from the back; dark angel with clipped wings.
Lower my sights, the red laser drifting down to a less lethal shot on the knee. Flip a switch near the floor to illuminate a sign in the entryway of the stronghold. The buzz of the floodlight illuminates the sign and the shadow slowly tilts its head to view the sign. A scrawl of "NO HELP HERE/NO ZOMBREX" screams from the makeshift sign. They slowly turn their head and back up. Arms fall to their sides. Once in the light their mouth moves saying something, but as always no sounds arrive.
Turn off the flashlight and walk forward to replace the alarm: a trip wire of fishing lines attached to a vibrating plate to sit on. It's a blessing, perhaps, not hearing the shuffling and moaning as the horde moves through our city. But then in this soundless hole, I don't count blessings, I count ammo.
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Beth Perlman tells me that you are in charge on this system.
It does not work.
I thought that this was going to be corrected last week.
I am confused about why we are using a system that does not work.
I understand that there are bugs in the system.
Was the system tested before being put into production?
I tried to reach you by phone.
You were unavailable and I could not leave a voice mail because that was full.
I talked with Torey Hayden and verbally okayed the access for Bob Hall.
Please call me and let me know when the system will be working correctly and how you are going to manage these approvals in the interim while the system is not functioning.
You might at least put a contact name and number on these things if you are going to continue to send these out before the system is fixed.
My number is 35926.
I look forward to hearing from you on solutions and timing.
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My biggest issue with all of your conspiracy theories on Sandy Hook is the fact that you feel they(the government) needed to come up with this crazy, complex, and interconnected network of people, buildings, and organizations, to push their agenda down the people's throats. I mean why would they even risk so many unknown variables that could be uncovered when they could simply just let some of the crazy shooters go on their planned rampages instead of intervene? A prime example is when the FBI and local police were able to prevent a massive school shooting in a West Suburban high school in Illinois, where a student had planned(and had the capability) to shoot up the senior graduation. Easily he could have taken out 100+ students, family, and staff with the weapons he had at hand, which would have made headlines and pushed the anti-gun agenda further down American's throats without the risk of all the variables that are necessary to prove there was a conspiracy to stage the attack at Sandy Hook. If they let that kid shoot the graduation up they kill 2 birds with one stone, and don't risk being caught. Would love feedback, because honestly this seems like the biggest hole in your guys theory.
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Dear Mr. Lay: I am responsible for preparing your briefing book for the first Enron Community Forum, to be held Oct. 3 and 4 in Pentagon City, Virginia.
I am also responsible for preparing remarks that you are scheduled to make at two specific events at the Forum, namely the evening keynote address on Wednesday, 10/3, and the opening remarks at a luncheon on Thursday, 10/4.
The subject of the evening keynote address is "Differing Visions of America's Energy Future."
It is supposed to be followed by a dinner conversation with a panel of leading policy makers.
The subject of the luncheon roundtable of "Virtual Energy Markets: A Look Ahead."
On our program, there is a list of seven featured commentators who are supposed to get the attendees to discuss the topic, following your remarks.
I have some ideas and themes that you may wish to pursue on both of these subjects.
But I am communicating with you to find out if there are particular matters you want to be addressed, and specific approaches to these issues that are best for your constituency in the audience.
I am working with Dennis Vegas and Margaret Allen in the public affairs group on this event, and will keep them informed of any developments.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Please contact me if you have further questions.
Sincerely,
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I don't wear a helmet on my commute to class, but I still think this article is bullshit. The whole thing is founded on the idea that when you wear a helmet you ride more recklessly. This notion seems not only ridiculous, but completely unfounded. I would imagine that, even if there was a very small increase in the number of accidents when everyone wore a helmet compared to no one wearing one, the large increase in severity of the accidents would show how stupid this article is.
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Ahh the age old group bathroom excursion question. I will try to explain to the best of my womanly abilities this strange female habit. I do believe there are two reasons why women travel to the bathroom in groups: firstly, and most prevalently, it happens because it has always happened. Pretty disappointing right? I know it's totally dumb but it's just one of those social pressures that women have to learn and then adhere to in order to get along with other women. For men a similarity might be the internal bathroom etiquette of not talking and spacing in urinals. At some point you had to learn this behavior, because it is expected of you to adhere to it. I could go into my theories for why I think the lady habit began in the first place but this comment is already long enough. Now the second reason, is why I personally adhere to this pack bathroom nonsense. Reason : there is safety in numbers. Rape, molestation, harassment are always an issue for women. Everyday you have to be aware that your safety from the opposite sex is not guaranteed and therefore must protect yourself. And the best deterrent from getting caught alone in one of those scary rape trap bathrooms out there is having 3 other friends that are down to kill a muthafucka for you. This is also why I have always only kept athletic female friends, but that's just a personal preference.
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Googling similar images didn't return anything obvious.
It looks like it is at the apex of a domed ceiling, and we are looking up at it?
The only useful information I could fine comes from [here, a Dartmouth college class](http://www.dartmouth.edu/~matc/math5.geometry/unit9/unit9.html) : "Squaring the Circle: We just saw that the circle is the ultimate geometric figure, perfect, infinite, representing the divine, and we had seen that the square often represented mankind. Combining the two figures had special significance, the reconciliation of the heavenly and infinite with the earthly and man-made."
It also looks very similar to the Masonic symbol, without the compass in the center. If you believe the whole Templars -> Masons thing, maybe there is some connection between Egypt and the Crusades... I dunno about that one. I like my first explanation better.
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Sydney's bestest Hot Cross Buns are coming back soon.
Vegan friendly chocolate cupcakes with not-buttercream rosettas on top. Available all stores.
Perfect for morning or afternoon tea, this playful cake is a crowd-pleaser when visiting or for work parties. A dense but soft and fudgy chocolate cake, glazed with cocoa syrup and then decorated with caramelised salted popcorn and freeze-dried raspberries. This cake is vegan – it contains no animal products.
Hundreds of layers of buttery puff pastry, coated in cinnamon sugar and baked until crisp and caramelised. The palmier is traditionally shaped as a palm leaf or an elephant’s ear, we like to think ours is like the Lorenz Butterfly typically used to explain chaos theory.
Inspired by native Australian lemon myrtle and angel cake, the BlackStar chiffon cake is a light and fluffy sponge cake scented with lemon myrtle, fresh lemon and coated in a light buttercream icing and toasted coconut.
Our frangipane tart has become a picnic and lunch party favourite. A sweet base with a crust of crushed pistachios filled with frangipane, seasonal fruit of plum, apricots or pear, with a sweet glaze.
A BlackStar classic. Choux pastry filled with Valrhona chocolate creme and coated in shiny chocolate glaze.
Our flans pay to homage from the Portuguese pastel de nata. A flat pastry cup filled with vanilla custard and baked at a high temperature to caramelise the top.
The staple of any sensible diet, our croissants are made with locally made cultured butter from Pepe Saya.
A spiral of flaky pastry, cinnamon, chocolate and frangipane paste.
Gingerbread men trained in the ancient art of ninjutsu. They sometimes wears a costume of dark chocolate. They like to dress up for special occasions like Halloween and Mardi Gras.
The perfect winter warmer, our bread and butter pudding is made from croissant pieces, studded with rum-soaked raisins with a marmalade glaze. Rich, buttery, and served with a vanilla bean creme anglaise.
Pepe Saya croissant pastry filled with vanilla creme patissiere and seasonal fillings such as mixed berries, rhubarb, apricot, apple, peach and mangoes.
Buttery pastry twisted into a knot brushed with a boozy marmalade glaze and scattered with flaked almonds. Sticky and delicious.
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It started slowly. At first it was just the occasional "I wonder how she is" or "She'd love this." I would see her smile in the corridor, walking in the opposite direction to me, and I'd feel a flush of happiness run through my body.
I began to keep an eye out, get an idea of where she would be in comparison to me. 'Stalk' is too strong a word, it was more that I paid attention to what she did more than is usual. A small conversation on the way to class was a victory, a wave and exchange of greetings progress. She became more important to me than I thought possible.
Then a day came where her smiles were hesitant, beginning timidly and ending much too soon. Her eyes would flick from surface to surface, wavering as she tried to distract herself. Fewer gestures, more constraint when she was supposed to be care free, joyous and brilliant. Great dark circles formed under her eyes and long sleeves become a frequent part of her wardrobe.
My focus, my world, my muse, was crumbling and I could see no way to stop it. My attentions were still unremarkable to her, and I knew myself well enough to know how she would respond if I acted upon my feelings.
So I watched as she deteriorated, until one day she wasn't there.
The news was full of the story, family surprised, friends horrified and the constant question; why?
I want to find out the answer to that question. I'll have to ask her when I catch up.
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Today I will talk about my summer camp job, pepole of all ages need to work in summer camp job, my name is patrick i am 13 years.
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Well as someone in the thread already said, ROTK is about 70% accurate. Most of the stuff in the novels are factually accurate. The motives and the personalities of the historical figures portrayed are what's fictionalized.
As a kid I first read ROTK in a 10 volume comic form. It was done by a Singaporean publisher called Asiapac. The artwork was in a traditionally Chinese style and the translation was usually correct but amusingly clumsy. Then a few years later I read the English version online, which was an older translation and thus hell of wordy. If I hadn't read the comics and been able to put names to faces I would have gotten lost quickly because there are so many characters. If you have played the video games you might already be familiar with the characters and be ready to jump into the novel itself.
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In-App notifications are a great way to on board new customers on SaaS products.
Previously, SaaS products used popups to onboard customers. But that doesn’t work anymore. After examining 10000+ customer interactions on various SaaS / Web apps, I found that customers simply don’t want to see the popus. They’re trying to get rid of the popups by clicking the Close button or Skip button.
The reason is simple. These popups are out of context. They’re trying to educate something the user has not yet seen or experienced. That won’t work.
Users love to explore the product themselves. Your onboarding strategy should be in such a way that, you should trigger the message when the user is stuck. That’s how you can add value. At that time, they need help, so they will read the on boarding message.
We’ve built an In-App notification tool called - Engagespot, that helps you to send targeted on oarding messages to your customers. We don’t use popups as they’re not effective. We use the power of bell icon, and Insite notification centre to deliver the messages.
Another advantage is that, you can send notifications as native browser push even if the user has gone from the SaaS dashboard. So you can send engaging messages to bring him back.
I’ve written a detailed answer on how you can setup a [LINKED_TEXT: effective customer onboarding strategy.] [URL: https://engagespot.co/blog/best-practices-customer-onboarding-saas/]
PS - I’m the founder of Engagespot.
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Hi Matt, You may have given this to me before, but I need a copy of the corporate data sheets.
Also, is there a standard slate of officers for ENA?
FYI, this company is jointly owned with another company.
Kay
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Your opportunity to register for the invitation-only Neptune Regional Transmission System Open Season Pre-Bid Conferences is running out.
NeptuneRTS, the FERC-approved subsea HVDC electric transmission system that will interconnect Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Maine and New Jersey to downtown Boston, New York City, Long Island, and the Connecticut shore will begin its initial sale of Transmission Scheduling Rights on September 10.
In advance of that opportunity, NeptuneRTS and its advisors from Skadden Arps, Societe Generale, and Energy Security Analysis will hold pre-bid conferences as follows: September 5 Houston, Texas September 6 Halifax, Nova Scotia September 7 New York City If you are one of the many participants who have already registered, you can expect your confirmation card in the mail this week.
If you have not yet registered, please do so with Paul Rich at (207) 487-4183 or by email at [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> A conference agenda is attached.
If you have not received a copy of the Neptune Bidders Brochure, you may also request one by e-mail.
We look forward to seeing you next week!
- Open Season Pre-bid Agenda 28Aug01.doc
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Will you please let me know your boss' availability for Friday, January 11 from approximately 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for an off-site meeting or a meeting here in the Enron building.
As this is short notice, I would appreciate your response as soon as possible.
Many thanks!!
Rosie
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The charm of life lies in living to be surprised
[LINKED_TEXT: Crossing the Mirage - Passing through Youth] [URL: https://books.google.co.in/books?id=EBnWDwAAQBAJ&dq=crossing%20the%20mirage&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
Sensing that she had stolen his heart, she bowed her head as though in guilt.
[LINKED_TEXT: Jewel-less Crown - Saga of life] [URL: https://books.google.co.in/books?id=YBnWDwAAQBAJ&dq=jewel%20less%20crown&source=gbs_navlinks_s]
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I just got off the phone with Margaret Lester, a contract administrator at Dynegy, and Harlan Murphy, an attorney she works with.
There was some misinformation communicated to them about EOL, and I told them the only way we would trade online with them was under the existing master, not under the online GTCs, we wanted the bankruptcy protection the master affords.
They want to replace the old ERMS Master with an ISDA and I told them we would be happy to generate the master.
Can I get some credit from you so I can turn around a master quickly, or we will have to work off their form, which will then become an ISDA comparison which will be a lot more work in the long run.
Much thanks as usual for your prompt help!
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A spate of mass killings in southern Venezuela is stirring international concern as the country’s political and economic crisis continues to drive a migrant exodus.
Read my Q&A with International Crisis Group.
The Dutch island’s geographic proximity – it lies 65 kilometres north of the Venezuelan coast – and cultural and economic ties to its mainland neighbour make Curaçao a logical destination for those fleeing Venezuela’s economic meltdown and autocratic rule.
Yet the island is anything but a safe haven.
Read my article for VICE Canada.
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I thought I was going to finish the 3rd season of the Wire tonight.
But there was a commentary on episode 11, so I had to re-watch Middle Ground with the commentary. Hopefully I can finish the season next weekend.
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Sometimes coil packs will sporadically short to the head instead of sending the voltage to the spark plugs. I had this happening on a Civic even though they tested okay. Ensure the wires going to the coil packs are not damaged. Rodents love to chew on them.
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The answer is plain NO!!
Homo erectus existed about 2 million years ago. The Egyptian Hieroglyphs was first used around 3,800 BC in Qustul, Upper Nile Valley of South Egypt almost 700 years before the founding of Egypt.
This is how an Hieroglyph head iconography looks like:
The elongated Skull you are referring to could be seen in ancient crafts as seen below.
The elongated skull was derived from an artificial inducement done by mainly cultural practises. A very common example is the African practise of Skull Deformation. Done by tying cloth around the head of the baby right from birth, while the cranial bone is still soft.
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I just encountered this problem and was about to cry that my books were gone when it worked.
I was reading when I got the notification from kindle that my battery was low. They appeared over 4 times and I kept on ignoring them as I was busy reading. I then put it to sleep at 10% and charged it once I got home an hour later.
After an hour or more of it charging nothing happened once I opened it. It showed me the dreadful warning sign with no reaction from the screen. The amber light on the bottom showed me it was charging though. I saw some answers saying I should plug it in my laptop, tried that, and failed.
After it was plugged for a bit over an hour in my laptop, and an attempt with 45 seconds of reset with no hope on the horizon, it suddenly had the loading page and lit up (the one with the person sitting under a tree).
Lesson learned: don't let your kindle go below 15% anymore and don't ignore the low battery warnings.
Hope this helps some of you!!
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Thanks. This is great. I will read Davies, et al. The reason that I ask is because I came across a lecture from historian Antony Sutton on the youtubes that discussed western support of the reds. Do you know if there is a work that refutes any or all of the claims that he made regarding western financing of Soviet industry? Is Sutton's work dismissed out of hand or ever taken head on? Thanks again.
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Don’t chase rankings. Usually the top rank is not because of fund manager skills but luck I.e. external factors which are not in anyone’s control like covid or government policies or inflation or forex or FDI or interest rates and others.
No one can predict these factors perfectly. fund managers try their best to select companies they think are best in their view to give best returns but actual returns are usually different and top rank is how close you are to taking certain calls which turned out to be true, which don’t happen often.
So don’t follow past winners. Select funds that gives consistent above average returns. Also, lower your expected returns and work with an investment advisor. Thanks.
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I have owned and managed the South Oxfordshire office since 2002 and have built up a wide portfolio of clients in the area including business start ups, established sole traders and partnerships and small Ltd companies. I also provide a self assessment tax return service for private clients.
Prior to that, I gained 20 years business experience working for or with a range of different sized businesses both in the UK and Continental Europe.
My office strives to offer exceptional customer service by listening to my clients needs and responding accordingly. I offer a friendly, flexible and modern approach to accounting and taxation advice and offer the option of out of hours meetings either at my client’s premises or at my office in Burcot, near Abingdon.
There is no fee for an initial appointment.
I try to be proactive and actively advise my clients how to structure their businesses and minimise business costs.
I am a member of the Institute of Financial Accountants.
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Yeah, abortions tricky, as the further along you get, its harder to justify and can in fact be harmful. I don't like the concept of a "line" though. Everyones circumstances are different, they can't be judged by a single guideline. That being said, in the example of abortion, as you get further and further along, it does get into a grey area, so unfortunately there does need to be a line, unless there's some great medical risk or reason in performing one. I'd say that having sex with a 17 year old is much more of a grey area actually. Physically and mentally there is 0 difference between a 17 and 364 day year old and an 18 year old. That being said, There must be a line drawn somewhere, has to be. I just think it's ridiculous that one day you can be chided for even expressing that a 17 year old is sexually attractive (still inappropriate), and the very next day she can be told to post her butthole on the internet (Any non-lore game of thrones thread about Sansa Starks actress is horrifyingly ripe with this). Its still equally inappropriate, but somehow more socially acceptable (on the internet at least). Well, that got long. .. .
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The approval process initiated in 1998 for all meeting and event expenditures in excess of $5,000 has enabled Enron Americas to better assess the business value of events, accurately track our activities and save money.
These events include customer and employee meetings, and trade shows.
EA has made some modifications to the process, which are described in this memo.
The $5,000 threshold remains in effect for all customer events.
However, the threshold for approval for employee meetings and events has been lowered to $500, and some additional requirements must be met prior to approval.
Please be sure to follow the procedures described below for all meetings and events, so we can continue to successfully manage these events.
1) Prior to making any commitments to customers or vendors, all customer events with anticipated costs in excess of $5,000, and all employee events with anticipated costs in excess of $500 must be reviewed by the Enron Americas Public Relations department and approved by the Enron Americas Office of the Chairman 2) The PR department will handle the site search and hotel contract negotiations for all such events.
Once this is completed, the PR department will work with you to plan and produce your event in its entirety; or they can provide as much or as little assistance as you require.
The PR department will be responsible for helping you achieve the best value for your program and EA.
3) A completed expenditure request form (see attached) and supporting documentation is required for each event.
Employee meetings require a detailed agenda as part of the event documentation prior to approval.
Please submit the completed expenditure request form and documentation to the PR department at EB 3642, or work with PR department employees to complete the form.
4) After PR review, the expenditure will be submitted to the EA Office of the Chairman for final approval.
Additionally, the PR department can assist in the procurement of tickets for various local sporting events and concerts.
If you have any questions regarding this process, would like assistance planning an event, or need tickets for a Houston event, please contact Dorie Hitchcock in the PR department at (713) 853-6978.
Thank you for your cooperation.
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An example to ease your mind: a single gamma ray will have less power than a massive laser, even though the energy of the gamma ray is much greater than any optical frequency photon in the laser.
The amplitude of a wave at any point in time is just A*sin(wt) where w is the angular frequency. For an electromagnetic wave, A could be the peak electric (E) or magnetic (B) field. You square the wave amplitude to get the power. Because power is energy per time, you have to add up the power at each unit time, times the time interval. This takes the form of an integral.
My description is inaccurate just because I didn't explain the math. Unfortunately I don't feel like I can give a better explanation right now...but I'll try!
Imagine a screen that shows a dot every time a photon hits it. With a weak source, there will be dots popping up here and there, but with a strong source, the whole screen will gradually get brighter...I don't think that helps.
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i want the job for the summer camp i'm looking for children between 8 - 12 years old i will help to organise sports and evening activities and if you want i could work in the kitchen
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Alright. I don't know much more now than I did last night. There are a few explanations. The most common is that it doesn't make sense to ask what happened before t=0, it's like asking what's north of the North Pole. This seems like a copout to me, but it fits with what we know.
Sean Carroll's explanation is that in a mother universe there are regions of curvature that cause new bubble universes to form. He says depending on the entropy in these universes time could go forward or backward. He doesn't know where the original mother universe came from, it's just a sequence of turtles.
Our observation of and open universe suggests that it won't collapse into a big crunch. I'm not sure how this affects the status of hypothetical previous universes. One scientist in my department works on models where the universe contracts but not a singularity and then expands again.
Then there are the theories that universes form inside black holes. I'm not sure of the status of these.
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squash sport also can be played individually as two players together or in team of 4 players. squash one of the very nice attractive sports
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Contract 08110 was approved at 10/25/2001 10:14:23 PG&E National Energy Group and any other company referenced herein that uses the PG&E name or logo are not the same company as Pacific Gas and Electric Company, the regulated California utility.
Neither PG&E National Energy Group nor these other referenced companies are regulated by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Customers of Pacific Gas and Electric Company do not have to buy products from these companies in order to continue to receive quality regulated services from the utility.
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I apologize in advance for this being long as hell, but it's kind of a long, fucked-up situation. Anyways, at the end of the semester in spring, I signed up for a summer class for my school's second session (June 22-Aug 9th or thereabouts, because my parents told me they had a bit of extra money for me to take one and all that. Unfortunately, two weeks later, my mom ended up in the hospital for two and a half weeks and had to have multiple surgeries. Needless to say, there was no way I was going to be able to afford it, so I went in to drop said class and explain the situation. Since it was over a month before the session started, I was told that it would drop without anything showing up on my transcripts, I wouldn't be charged, the whole nine yards. Fast forward to three weeks ago. I had a 35 charge left from spring semester that I went in to pay so I could register for my classes this fall. Unfortunately, when I went in to pay it, I was told that not only had I not been dropped from that class on time, they had kept me enrolled even after no payments were made and I never showed up (typically they autodrop you from your classes by a certain day if you haven't paid/confirmed your bill), and were charging me for it, even though I had the paperwork to prove I had dropped it on time. So, I get sent to the Dean of Students' office, where I had to pretty much beg and plead for a retroactive withdrawal, which (thankfully) I got. Now, the problem with that is, when you do a university withdrawal here, you have to fill out an Intent to Register form in order to actually sign up for classes. Problem is, I got mine sent to me a week ago, and it was due a month ago. Is there any recourse for me that anyone can think of? I can't stay here if I'm not going to school (I live in my fraternity's house, and obviously can't if I'm not taking any classes), yet I work here and have far too many ties here to just up and leave.
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I don't know why no one has said this, but one of the major differences between say France and Germany is that Germany has a HUGE export surplus. Germany has almost 2x France's exports per capita (3x the UK) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_exports_per_capita) If you look at NET EXPORTS it becomes really clear how different Germany is from France/UK http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_exports
Aside from that, Germany is only marginally more successful than its nearest European counterparts France and the UK. If you do GDP per capita, they are basically the same (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28PPP%29_per_capita).
Germany only looks better at the moment because it entered the current recession having borrowed less than other countries.
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This is a short report which will include my recommendation about the most interesting places in my town for them to enjoy.
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@user Would you resign with the boys? Just curious and honest question have you gained any perspective of why yall parted ways? Being serious cuz you are a BAD (positive) receiver!
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OFFICIAL WEBSITE®. Vista Alegre Hostel in Alcudia, Majorca.
The Vista Alegre Hostel By Eurotels is an affordable option to enjoy some pleasant holidays in Alcudia. It’s situated on the beachfront at the Alcudia Port and has views of the bay and the Alcudiamar Nautical Club as well as ocean view rooms with balconies and free Wi-Fi Internet access throughout the hotel. Discover our Vista Alegre Hostel at the Alcudia Port now!
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With respect to Online Trading, Mark wanted me to follow up with you re: insurance/reinsurance company issues.
Per our earlier conversations, I am saying "no" to online trading for all insurance/reinsurance companies we do not have a master with.
The online people have come back and said, hey wait a minute, you are already trading with insurance companies without a master, i.e.
Swiss Re.
They are wanting to open up Swiss Re for online trading and any other insurance/reins.
we are currently trading with without a master in place.
Do you have a list of those companies?
What are your feelings about that?
Can we trade online with Swiss Re?
How about any other insurance companies you are currently trading with without a master in place?
Or do you want me continue to say no?
Thanks for your help!
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February 29, 2000 Received 2/29/00 11:30 am Posted 2/29/00 11:30 am Dear Producers and Shippers, In January, you were notified that the Schultz Gas Processing Plant would be permanently shut down on February 29, 2000.
We heard from many of you regarding the financial hardship this shut down may cause Schultz area producers while a gas delivery alternative was being constructed.
Given your concerns and given that natural gas liquids prices have risen sufficiently to allow operations at Schultz to be marginally profitable, CNG Transmission will continue to operate the Schultz facility until: 1. it becomes uneconomic to continue operations or, 2.
CNG develops a compression/pipeline alternative for delivering and processing the Schultz area gas elsewhere on its system.
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So, you don't hesitate and move to the new country, in which you do not only get language, even different culture and lifestyle.
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On October 2, I, Aaron Klem and our outside attorney, Jeanne Bennett, met with other ESPs, the utilities, and the Energy Division staff of the CPUC to hammer out an agreement on implementing the CPUC's order suspending direct access (DA) and handling continued submission of DASRs.
It was news to the utilities that ESPs have many contracts -- most several years old -- that allow for addition and subtraction of facilities throughout the contract term.
The utilities had thought that cutting off DASRs would be the best way to enforce the CPUC's order without having to review contracts (which they don't want to do).
After much discussion and debate, the participants agreed to make a joint filing at the CPUC seeking quick action.
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I had to report for jury duty today (along with 500 others from Harris County), and to my surprise I was selected to be a juror in a felony case.
The case will continue on Wednesday, so our scheduled time for a conference call may not work.
I will try to reach you from my car while I am on my way in for jury duty - probably around 8:30 or 9:00 Houston time.
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I've been to E3 several times, and I'll be going again this year. Every year, there's fewer and fewer things on the floor for non-media/biz reps. More and more developer- and publisher-specific titles are shown behind closed doors. Major exceptions are Sony/MS/Nintendo, which usually have tons playable stuff for their various platforms in their sections of the floor; it's usually the stuff that is coming out later that year. Last year, for example, Witcher 3 was BCD, with a huge line. So was The Division I waited for almost 3 hours in the line for The Division, only to have some fucking celebrities jump in front of me in line multiple times, effectively adding another hour to my wait. It wasn't worth it: the thing I waited 3 hours to see (not play) had already been released as a video online earlier in the day. In 2012, Watch_Dogs was BCD. Bethesda is notorious for having a giant box that no one other than special guests/bizdev people are allowed in. It's literally just a big cube with "BETHESDA" on it and a desk with a couple of people sitting behind it. EA is usually about 50/50 BCD and open floor. Ubisoft is about 75/25, and their shit is always set up with a minimum number of demo stations and has huge lines. Mobile games presence has ebbed and flowed; big publishers like GREE and GLU typically have little side booths with some random F2P stuff on there, but last year even that seemed to have gone down in quantity. Between the different wings of the convention center, there's random stuff set up. One year there was a kiosk for "Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff" set up in the food court. Literally in the food court. The major websites/magazines have their little sections as well. They pretty much just take up space and exist for ease of access for various interviews they have set up with developers (live plays, etc). Tons of news will come out of E3. It does every year. There are lots of other trade shows now; far more than there were 10 years ago. The question is, will E3 try to compete with those other shows, going bigger and bigger (like it did in the early 2Ks), or will they try to shrink it down like they did in '06 and focus it more on business?
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Turtle technique has been known as the ultimate defense technique allowing for 360 degrees of protection. Babies when threatened go into this stance by nature and many men of all kinds have taken the stance when all hope is lost and the need to minimize danger is needed. No has yet been able to damage a person severely when in the turtle stance. As you could tell it is based on the turtle like many other Chinese martial arts like tiger and mantis. The turtle shell was the main basis of the stance and while it may have been a completely defensive stance turtle it did do damage to the enemy. The enemy did all the damage to themselves. Their blows would hurt their limbs bruising the fists or legs. You would have increased stamina to outlast the opponent so as the enemy fought all you had to do was hold the stance. This caused significant damage to their respiratory system causing long lasting effects for the rest of their life. In modern times it is known as the "fetal" position.
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I am a living example of the type which [LINKED_TEXT: Inna Vishik] [URL: https://www.quora.com/profile/Inna-Vishik] mentioned. In my freshmen year , I attended maximum number of seminars , lectures, attended a conference in my institute as a student (just to see whats happening and ofcourse the free food!). By the end of the freshmen year I attended almost like 8 talks/seminars. I could figure out that I am developing an interest towards graphene and other 2D materials. To be frank such an inclination was perfectly catalyzed by the the media which flooded with news about Graphene and 2010 Nobel to the Manchester group.
So, I started working on a problem regarding the chemical functionalization of graphene and BG engineering. To be frank , I was very immature and my knowledge was totally half baked. But I learned a lot on how to be a good lab citizen , how to search papers, what the journals convey etc. It feels funny when I remember that it took me almost 15 days to digest a journal publication in the beginning.
When my work was over , I had a brief idea about CNT , graphene and such stuff. This made me dig more deeper and I ventured in organic solar cells , supercapacitors , FETs etc. To be precise, it was device fabrication using the 2D materials.
Now , when it comes to PhD studies I am always open to those areas whch I am exposed to already. Moreover I try to engage in a productive discussion with a research group before formally applying to them , to see if our interests match.
Otherwise you can also fix on a specialization during lab rotations in the US.
So here the keyword is TALK RESEARCH to professors, they do love it
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SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Direct-Dividend Quarterly Dividend is a Debt mutual fund scheme from SBI Mutual Fund. This scheme was launched on 01 Jan 2013 and is currently managed by its fund manager Dinesh Ahuja. It has an AUM of ₹1,475.36 Crores and the latest NAV decalared is ₹14.400 as on 18 Apr 2019 at 9:30 pm.
SBI Magnum Gilt Fund Direct-Dividend Quarterly Dividend scheme return performance in last 1 year is 6.89%, in last 3 years is 27.26% and 80.55% since scheme launch. The min. SIP amount to invest in this scheme is ₹1000.
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Election Night Returns Party: on election night, Nov 6, starting at 7 and going late into the night, we'll be at This Is It Soul Food, located just outside downtown.
Directions are available at the end of this message, along with a review of the restaurant.
Please stop by.
The evening will be very casual, and hopefully we'll have good news.
Friday evening early vote: early voting ends this Friday at 7 p.m. We're meeting from 4 p.m. to about 8 p.m. this Friday, Nov 2, at La Griglia on West Gray just east of Shepherd.
There will be a cash bar and appetizers.
It's very, very casual.
We're encouraging everyone to VOTE EARLY before you stop by, and bring as many friends or co-workers as possible.
You can vote at the West Gray Multi-Service Center just down the street at 1475 W. Gray, between Waugh and Shepherd, across from the Cafe Express.
Remember, regardless of where you live, ANYONE can vote at that or ANY early vote site.
All you need is your driver's license (in case you forget your registration card).
If you're downtown, you may also choose to vote at 1301 Prairie, 16th floor.
For both of these events, your check made payable to the Michael Berry Campaign is welcome but not required.
PLEASE spread the word.
Please cut and paste this message to your list: My friend MICHAEL BERRY is running for Houston City Council at-large position 4 (the seat being vacated by Chris Bell).
I hope you'll join me in voting for him.
For more information on Michael Berry, see his web site at www.michaelberry.com .
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Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other.
Love is when you go out and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of yours.
Love is when my mummy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK.
Love is what makes you smile when you're tired.
When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails any more. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.
When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You just know that your name is safe in their mouth.
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Rutgers offers our current students a multitude of learning community offerings. Students in learning communities will enjoy the benefits of sharing common residential and academic experiences while making new friends, exploring common interests and being a part of a close community of peers. We are excited for your participation in a Rutgers Learning Community. These programs will provide you with an opportunity to connect to a community of faculty, staff, and fellow students and to receive individualized attention to build foundations for success in your first year and beyond.
All residential learning communities require an online application. Select a learning community based on your current academic interest or an academic interest area you would like to explore.
Living-learning communities are both residential and curricular, allowing students to take one to three common first-year courses together with the ability to build supportive social and academic networks in and outside of the classroom. As a community member, you will make connections with faculty, students, and staff that will contribute to academically rich, fun, and rewarding academic experiences.
Thematic communities allow students with specific academic, personal, or professional interests to live amongst one another. These housing options have often been viewed by students as one of the most pleasant and satisfying experiences at the University.
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Yes, it is sort of like gambling. In the stock market people buy and sell shares or 'pieces' of companies. The value of each share is determined by supply and demand, so if a ton of people are selling all of their shares in a company the stock price will plummet. The people you see yelling at each other are on the market floor where the sales and purchases are actually executed, world events such as terrorist attacks or a companies earnings not being as high as analysts predicated can have a huge impact on a stocks price very quickly, so they may be yelling at each other to BUY stock if earnings were good or SELL if the earnings were poor for that quarter.
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"Blitzkrieg worked as planned (all German invasion plans were based on a major first strike), Soviet regular army was practically destroyed by the end of August."
The Red Army in the west of the country was getting decimated... Still, the Nazi invaders were also shocked by the level of resistance that they were facing and their own horrific casualties, which made everything they faced before look like a cakewalk.
Also, our most experienced and best equipped troops were stationed in the Far East, ready to repel an expected attack by Japan. After it became clear (thanks to Richard Zorgo) that Japan wasn't going to attack, these troops were used to reinforce the fight against the Nazi invaders, stopping them in their tracks at the gates of Moscow and Leningrad.
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In middle school I had long hair and so did another kid. We had similar looking hair, he was a trouble maker and I kept to myself most of the time. One day he was talking back to a teacher and walked off. The teacher wrote down that I was mouthing off and gave me a in school suspension. I told her that I was in a different part of the school and I could have another teacher vouch (since I was in her class at the time). In the end justice was served and I had no ISS.
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As you dint mention veg I assume you would be okay with a restaurant which serves both veg and nonveg. There are many based on your interest. Barbeque? - try Absolute barbeque, brewery with food ? - Toit, chinese? - I like Timtai and Mainland China , Dosas?- CTR, Siddhanna . Zomato will help you with further needs.
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PowerShares Capital Management last month announced the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to provide direct exposure to a diversified portfolio of Indian securities. The PowerShares India Portfolio, with symbol PIN, was set to begin trading in late February on NYSE Arca, an online securities exchange owned by NYSE Euronext.
“The index on which PIN is based is designed to be the proxy for investable assets into the Indian market,” says Bruce Bond, president and CEO of PowerShares, which is part of Atlanta-based Invesco. The index, compiled by Indus Advisors, is rebalanced quarterly and comprises 50 components from a universe of India-based companies listed on the National and Bombay stock exchanges.
“Because India imposes certain restrictions on foreign holdings, any investable India index must explicitly address these limits,” says Ranga Nathan, managing director of Indus Advisors. The Indus index does this using a proprietary measure of capitalization of foreign investment.
While other ETFs provide indirect exposure to Indian securities, PIN will provide direct and diversified exposure to a broad portfolio of Indian equities. The fund operates through a subsidiary in Mauritius, which has a tax treaty with India.
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“All the gold names have been pretty much getting hammered both on the credit side and the equity side for quite some time with gold prices coming down,” Wen Li, an analyst at CreditSights Inc., said in a phone interview yesterday. Pascua- Lama is also a “really big overhang” for Barrick, he said.
Gold futures in New York yesterday dropped below $1,200 for the first time since August 2010, as signs of improving U.S. economic growth boosted speculation the Federal Reserve will wind down its asset-purchase program. After rising to a record $1,923.70 an ounce in September 2011, gold futures for August delivery fell 1.6 percent to $1,192.20 at 8:47 a.m. today on the Comex in New York.
Barrick has forecast it will cost $950 to $1,050 to produce an ounce of gold on average from all its mines this year. Goldcorp forecast a cost of $1,000 to $1,100.
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Combinated 6 pin small format (Best type) interchangeable core.
A control key is required to install the IC core (included).
This Arrow small format interchangeable core is of solid brass construction. To install the interchangeable core, a control key is necessary. The control key is included in this package. This product is available as keyed alike or keyed different.
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Greetings,
It is never a good idea to take endowment plans of any company.
In the case of LIC, these plans have many variants - Jeevan Pragati, Jeevan Labh, Jeevan Anand, etc. Other insurance companies also sell similar products in the name of Double Income, Guaranteed Lifelong income, Money Back, etc.
Sold as a combo of insurance and investment, these plans typically have an emotional appeal and complicated payout structure.
But the truth is the sum assued as insurance is never good enough for anyone’s family in case of their untimely death. And the returns earned rarely beat inflation or FD.
Yet, they are pitched in such a manner that many people fail to see how poor these products are.
The pitch goes:
You pay a certain amount as a premium for multiple years.
In case of your unfortunate death, your family will get the insured amount.
Otherwise, on maturity, you will get the money back with “interest and bonus”.
Here’s an example.
Pay Rs 1 lakh annual premium for 12 years. Post that, from the 13th-17th year, the insurer will pay Rs 1.3 lakh a year. Next, from the 18th-22nd year, you will get Rs 2.6 lakh a year. Plus, you get an additional Rs 2 lakh at the end of the 22nd year.
Amazing, right? Your money is getting nearly doubled! But here is the catch. If you calculate the average annual return, you are getting only around 5%.
So you are barely beating inflation. In fact, the return is less than FD. Therefore, never go by the sales pitch or the numbers that the agent or advisor shows you when buying insurance or any mutual fund product. Always understand the payout structure.
If you had invested the same amount in market-linked products like Mutual Funds or NPS, you would have earned much higher returns. And for insurance, you should always go for Term Insurance plans as they offer adequate cover for at a very low perimium. For example, if you are 35-year-old non-smoker, you can get Rs. 1 crore cover at an annual premium of Rs. 15,000–20,000.
This way, you will have the right mix of investment and insurance to secure your financials.
Hope this helps!
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I would like to introduce Intercontinental Staffing Group.
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Our search consultants have past experience in either trading or brokering energy products.
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We do offer a referral fee if we are successful in placing one of your recommendations.
Thank you for your time.
I look forward to speaking with you.
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Hi Maureen: Could you ask Steve if he will be able to make the 4:30 (CST) with Laura Tyson?
I think you 've got the call-in number.
Tell him it's not big deal if he can't--I can handle--but if he can, it might be useful for him to be on
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Probably is, not if the thrusters produce a significant force, though, with a lower-force propulsion like from a ion engine it should be possible to send it pretty much anywhere in the solar system, but very probably very slowly with current ion thrusters. (not sure and don't feel like estimating how long, but for stuff like Jupiter, decades, Mars, years, something like that..)
I do think it might be fast enough to do something like sending fuel to mars. (For later use) But not for sending humans, perhaps it might be used to send fuel to higher orbits of Earth aswel to save some delta-v of carrying it the fuel up there with chemical propulsion.
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I received a notice e mail sent to my austin. rr. com address is bouncing back. I tested and confirmed; both my main austin. rr. com e mail and sub-e mails are bouncing. Tried to log into account management; also failed. Called TWC, no known issues (and they checked), but they confirm they can't login, either. Guess there's a known issue, now. Anyone else having trouble using their TWC e mail (austin. rr. com) today. .. or want to try and see if you are? EDIT: Apparently it's only the sub-account I use primarily (my old account's main account that was transferred to this account about 8 years ago), and the main account. The other sub-accounts, oddly, are working fine.
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Welcome to another HUGE HeroesCon guest list update! We hope you can join us for 3 days of everything we love about comic books along with the people who make them at the Charlotte Convention Center June 20-22, 2014. Tickets for Heroes Convention 2014 are on sale now!
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We’ve got another great guest list announcement for you today! Time is running out to purchase your discounted 3-day passes and to receive all the goodies that come along with that! We’ll see you soon!
Heroes Convention is in Charlotte, North Carolina, June 7-9 2013. Get your 3 day passes today! Our full guest list (so far) is here.
Please note: Several guests have had to cancel their appearances due to unforeseen circumstances. Cancellations are always listed at the right/bottom sidebar of the guest list page here.
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Renter's insurance is $26 a month. Health insurance is around $175. I realize I need it, but I'm partially taking care of my parents, who are in turn taking care of my dying, bed-ridden, Alzheimer's-afflicted grandmother. In terms of priorities, I have to put them first. I'm young, healthy, and while something catastrophic could happen, they could lose their house or my grandmother could lose some comfort in her death bed if I get health insurance (or one of the other things I'd like but can't afford). Such is life.
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I am no linguist, and only dabble in cryptography, so the inscription meant little to me. It was shiny, however, and about the size of a quarter, so I thought I might be able to fool a vending machine into taking it. Nothing tastes better than a discount coke.
As I straightened, I saw the man in white cross the street. I turned to look at him, but he closed the distance between us faster than I could turn my head, and our noses ended up an uncomfortable distance from each other. I breathed in, and a stray mustache hair made it into my nostril. I tried not to think about it. There was something off about his eyes, but I was too taken aback by the erection to pay too much notice.
"If you can't read it, you can't have it." He growled at me, with the low, intense rumble of an angry bear.
"Yeah, my English teacher used to say that to me." My flippancy was unamusing to him. A first, I'd say.
"I mean it. I need it." He stuck his palm out, greasy and bruised. His nails looked like they were made of thick cardboard.
I fished around in my pocket and came up with a handful of sticky cents, a mosh-pit assortment of copper and nickel. Also, a thread and an arcade ticket.
"My worldly possessions." I upended the contents of my palm into his and smiled cheerfully. I made a motion to push past him (not only could I *see* the donut shop over his shoulder, but I could smell it, and you can't say no to a donut once you smell it), but he slapped his grimy-ass hand on my chest and pushed me back.
Now I was getting irritated.
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1) I did not know that mobility was so high - many of my assumptions are clearly incorrect. However, he travelled BEFORE the West India Company was formed...
2) I hadn't considered the sailor angle. The source information comes from a family bible, according to the researcher. Lack of any death information of the parents seems to indicate they were NOT in the colony.
3) I did not know the fort at Albany was so early. Good information.
4) Of course; that makes sense.
5) I had understood the DRC to be strict-ish Calvinist. Another bad assumption on my part.
6) That's where I'm not finding the info. Perhaps I'm expecting too much, or don't know how to properly search. I never did this kind of research before...
Great information. Thank you a lot.
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All, Attached is a presentation that I have put together to review EGM's activities.
The purpose is to provide an information package on our businesses for Senior mgt and Investor relations.
This will not be distributed externally but will education people on our businesses and some of our goals.
Please take a few minutes to briefly review and make any comments and/or changes and fax or provide a hard copy back to me.
You can send me copies of just the pages that have updates.
Also please focus on the map and insure that there are not mistakes ( i found some recently).
There is also a shorter version presentation that is more external and once I've updated both, i will send everyone a copy via email for your reference and use.
Thanks,
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In order to bring better legal coordination and standardization to Enron's Risk Assessment and Control (RAC) group, we have formed a new legal group, which will initially include Lisa Mellencamp (Finance), Marcus Nettelton (Power Trading), Carol St. Clair (Broadband/Power Trading), Mary Cook (Financial Swaps), Peter Keohane (Canada), Ed Essandoh (Retail), Paul Darmitzel (Retail) and Elizabeth Sager (Power Trading) (Team Leader).
This group will focus on, among other things, managing Enron's exposures with bankrupt counterparties, working out credit solutions with distressed counterparties and standardizing our overall credit practices.
The initial members in this group have been drawn from Enron's numerous legal groups in order to gain a broader perspective.
Each of these members will provide support to this new group in addition to their current responsibilities.
Within RAC, Michael Tribolet will focus on distressed counterparties, in conjunction with Bill Bradford, who continues to manage the Credit Risk Management group.
Please join us in supporting the efforts of this new group.
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I am a student from odisha, and scored 656 with a rank of 3369. So keeping choices aside, my dream college was Aiims bbsr and being a general candidate (non ews) I can in no way get it.
I have registered in my state counselling and won't register in aiq. And I have the reasons, but first let's see my state preference list.
1)SCB medical college, Cuttack2)MKCG mch, Berhampur3)VIMSAR, Burla4) SJMCH, puri5) FM mch, Balasore
So I will be getting scb medical college(the best gmc of odisha) easily in first round. And I love it. Also as a matter of fact, it's going to be India's largest hospital by 2024.
So why I didn't register in aiq 1st round? I Won't be getting anything better than scb medical college. I could have got aiims Kalyani and some lower aiims, but I don't find it good to be leaving it. At a point I was inclined towards aiims k but now I find scb better. Also it is set to become better and having state quota is better than the aiims roster system. Also scb is in the heart of cuttack, So city life Won't be a problem. And distance from home is only a mere 60km. So it'd take 1hr by bus. Also new hostels and sports complex are being built for the students.
How it'd look after new blocks are constructed
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Good points all. I'm glad to get some response from the void, so thank you. I may ask the same question in a more widely-read subreddit.
Some myth characters, like Coyote, are widely-ranged with consistent, personalities, which implies dispersal of information.
Indians in the Pacific Northwest practiced tobacco cultivation within their otherwise hunter-gatherer lifestyles, which implies a transfer of knowledge (about he plant's existence at least, possibly agricultural practices as well) not to mention the physical importation of seeds. I don't think tobacco is a native plant to the Pac NW.
Corn made it's way from Mexico to New England.
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I think your edits above answered my question (in addition to bringing back some long lost physics I memories!).
It takes work to move electrons closer together. Since electrons repel, there is a force pushing them apart. A higher concentration of electrons will have a greater repelling force so when a lower concentration is presented, the electrons will diffuse. So it is not necessarily the concentration of electrons, but the distance between electrons that "makes" voltage. I.E. 2 electrons in a vacuum separated by 1 m will have a much lower potential than the same electrons separated by 1 nm.
Thanks! Me and my lab mate were confused as to exactly what causes voltage differences.
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Well the number of rotations before it stops will give you the distance it travels, and you can measure the time that takes. You know the final velocity is zero, so you have three parameters necessary for a kinematics equation: final velocity, time, distance, and you can calculate acceleration. When you have the acceleration you can calculate F=ma to find the force of friction.
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As long as the majority uses quick weapons w short range r1s (rapiers, long swords, katanas), backstepping will be a good strategy. Especially cus ppl with these weapons always assume they will hit u, so they literally mash r1 whenever they get close enough to u. So what I do is try to get close and then backstep, hoping they will swing wildly in the air twice. Then I try to punish them with the range of my weapon (long halberd or spear), or I put pressure on them and hope they panic and start rolling away. .. wasting all their precious stamina.
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Hi Kent, These are some requested changes to the Salmon a/k/a Delta break out agreement.
I'm not comfortable that Lee has reviewed these, as the comments were previously forwarded in another email.
In any event, we are looking for GE's blessings on this addition.
It seems to me that we are approaching time to gather GE's signatures on the various docs.
I will forward separately the email I received from our outside counsel with the final forms of everything but the break out contract, the assignment and assumption agreement and the GE parent guaranty.
Thanks for your assistance.
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Thank you, Reddit! I just wanted to let you know that I spent a night with two of the world's most famous pornstars (Stoya and Kayden Kross), and it was all possible thanks to you. I'm a writer who contacted Stoya through Reddit while she was doing her IAM a few months ago. I sent her a dorky message, and she sent me her email address so that we could arrange to meet for an interview. I spent the evening at a bar with Stoya and Kayden, and it was one of the most interesting nights of my life. Stoya agreed to let me turn the interview into an essay/interview hybrid, and the link is the result. I wanted you to know because it was a fucking awesome thing that you made possible, and also because I want people to know that Stoya was the kind of person sweet enough to arrange to meet a dorky Redditor through an IAM. Oh, and they never let me pay for a thing. If anyone reads the recount and realizes that I talk as if I know Kayden, I want to make it clear that this isn't a put-on. I do know Kayden, but I met her after I contacted Stoya. Kayden ended up in a writing class with me, and Stoya acted as the cool go-between/wingman. My account of our night is here: (
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Whenever I am with my girlfriend I usually never think of breaking up, but if I am not with her for about a few days I usually start to consider if I should break up. It's mostly because I start to think of back when I first broke up with her (5 months into relationship I broke up). Back when we broke up, she had sex with a guy I used to consider a close friend, 6 hours after we broke up, at a party at our school. She apologized a few days later after she was about to lose her bestfriend of 1 year, (who is my best friend of 17 years), due to him thinking she was being a jackass to me. She told me back then, that it was something she regretted doing, she was drunk, it was horrible, stuff like that. I found back with her and everything was ok. The other day she came over the subject, and she said the following:" He was definitely good, but you're way better. " I feel like she has lied at a crucial point in our relationship, and this does not help in any way, since she is already hiding a lot from me. Thoughts on this?
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