Homolovi Now Offers 24/7 Online Campground Reservations!
Reserve your spot (campground RV or tent site) from the comfort of your home, anytime of day. Make online reservations Site reservations for this park are also available by calling the Reservation Center at (520) 586-2283. You can call 7 days a week, from 8 am to 5 pm MST. There is a $5 non-refundable reservation fee per site.
Starting in September, enjoy Ranger Led Tours of these important sites. Tours available Saturday & Sunday, start times vary, call the park for latest updates.
Homolovi IV is the oldest of the Homolovi group of pueblos. This is a site which is usually closed to the public. A park ranger will lead the tour starting with an introduction at Homolovi State Park's visitor center. The topic will include discussion of the history of the site and the tie to the Hopi people. Attendees will caravan in their own vehicles the 12 miles to Homolovi IV (last .25 miles is dirt road). The walking distance is approximately .3 miles on uneven ground (easy trail).
Join Park Ranger and Hopi Potter, Gwen Setalla for a discussion and demonstration of traditional Hopi pottery. She will explain, how traditional pottery is made and talk about how to recognize authentic made pottery. This will be held at the park's visitor center and will last approximately 1.5 hrs. Day use fee of $7 required.
Join a Park Ranger in a tour of Homolovi's petroglyph sites. This will require participants to have their on vehicle. Please be prepared for weather and bring plenty of water as the tour will last approximately 3 hours. There will be approximately 1.5 miles of walking on uneven terrain. Reservations can be made in advance by contacting the park at (928) 280-4106 or contact Kenn Evans by email at kke2@azstateparks.gov. Day use-fee required.
Join a Park Ranger on a walk to Homolovi's mini petrified forest. This tour will explore the park's paleontological history. The tour will require about 1 mile of walking, round trip, across natural landscape, to view an approximately 1 acre area of exposed petrified trees. The talk will describe the petrification process, the Triassic period, and the environment as it once was. Day use-fee required.
9am. Enjoy a hike along ancient trails with a Park Ranger. The tour will be approximately 2 miles on sandy trails to Diné Point and back. Wear sturdy walking shoes, wear a hat and bring water. Along the trail participants will be able see petroglyphs from Homolovi's earliest pit-house period. Day-use fee required.
The park is open! Check out the photos from the Grand Re-Opening.
In the high grassland of 14th century northern Arizona, an ancient people found a home along the Little Colorado River. These people, the Hisat'sinom (known to archaeologists as the Anasazi), paused in their migrations to till the rich flood plain and sandy slopes before continuing north to join people already living on the mesas, people who are today known as the Hopi.
The Hopi people of today still consider Homolovi, as well as other precolumbian sites in the southwest, to be part of their homeland. They continue to make pilgrimages to these sites, renewing the ties of the people with the land. The Hopi tell us that the broken pottery and stones are now part of the land and are the trail the Bahana will follow when he returns. Therefore, these are mute reminders that the Hopi continue to follow the true Hopi way and the instructions of Masau'u.
The years have brought many changes to Homolovi. The migrations ended when the people settled at the center of the world, the Hopi Mesas north of Homolovi. However, as new people appeared, such as the Diné (Navajo) and later the Europeans, the Hopi watched as their homeland was occupied by the new people. Eventually they also saw these people begin destroying their ancient homes, digging in these sacred sites for curios and for items to sell.
In an effort to protect some of these sites, the Hopi people supported the idea of Homolovi State Park. This idea resulted in the establishment of the park in 1986 and the opening of the park in 1993.
Although the park protects Hopi lands and cultural artifacts, the park also contains a small cemetery from a group of 19th century settlers who founded the city of Sunset. Sunset Cemetery stands as a mute testimony to the undaunted spirit of the brave pioneers who forged a living from this once desolate and forbidding land. Learn more about the cemetery in the Feature Story.
You can listen online or download to your personal MP3 player ( 35 MB MP3) a tour of the Homolovi II Site. This fascinating audio tour is a great introduction to the park, and a great way to learn more about the area and its history. To Download the MP3: Windows Users: Right Click Download Link. Mac Users: Control+Click Download Link. You may also read instructions to manually import MP3s into iTunes or other software compatible with various digital audio devices. This Audio Walking Tour was made possible by a grant from the Arizona Humanities Council.
This is a sacred place to the Hopi people. Each broken piece of pottery, each stone fragment, each ancient wall, and each figure pecked into stone by their ancestors is sacred and deserves our respect. In addition, state and federal laws are actively enforced to protect these sites.
Removal or damage of any site, artifact, artifact fragment, or rock art can incur penalties under state law of 5 years in prison and a maximum $150,000 fine. We therefore ask that you respect the wishes of the Hopi people ... Enjoy Homolovi, but leave the sites as you find them.
A total of 633 hours of volunteer on-site work by The Arizona Archaeological Society was carried out on the weekends of May 6-8 & 13-15, Sept. 14-18, 2011, repairing and stabilizing exposed walls at Homolovi I & II. The preservation of these walls play an important role in interpreting these Ancestral Hopi Villages to visitors. Dr. Charles Adams, Arizona State Museum, directed the project and park staff provided assistance with water for the "mud" mortar and hauled a lot of soil for the mix. The park also provided campsites and trailer accommodations for participants.


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5 Interesting Facts about Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur
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Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur is a marvel built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Rathore Dynasty. The youngest palace of India is an architectural splendor, marvelous heritage hotel of Jodhpur and a true royal experience. Built on sprawling grounds of 26 acres, the royal residence is perched high above the Blue City of Rajasthan. Only 4 kilometers from the Jodhpur Airport and 5 kilometers from the Jodhpur Railway Station, the royal home is a magnificent crown of the desert city. Also known as Chittar Palace, interesting stories are hidden in the premises of the golden-yellow monument. The glorious heritage and hospitality is kept alive by the Taj Hotels Group who own a part of the palace pampering guests with exquisite delights. The imperial palace is no doubt breathtaking but would you not like to know some lesser known secrets?
Check out 5 Interesting Facts about Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur.
1. Last Royal Palace built in India before Independence.
Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace is the last royal palace built before the Independence of India. Its foundations were laid in 1929 and completed in 1943. Four years after the palace's completion, the country became a free sovereignty. Independent India had no royal kingdoms, only their lavish homes remained. Maharaja Gaj Singh, the descendant of Maharaja Umaid Singh still resides here. Wouldn't you love to meet a Maharaja and his family?
2. One of the largest private residences in the World.
Maharaja Umaid Singh had a vision to create the largest private residence in the world. For the luxury home, the Maharaja hired the British engineer, H.V. Lancaster, contemporary of Sir Edward Lutyens who planned the buildings of the New Delhi government complex. The Chittar Sandstone has been used for the outer structure. The inner architecture is a combination of lndo-Saracenic, Classical Revival and Western Art Deco styles designed in Makrana marble and Burmese teak wood. The exotic frescoes of the palace are painted by Polish artist, J.S. Norblin.
Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace is spread over 26 acres of lush grounds including 15 acres of well-kept lush gardens. The royal residence has 347 rooms, an exquisite throne chamber, an exclusive private meeting hall, a Durbar Hall to meet the public, a vaulted banquet hall, private dining halls, a ball room, a library, an indoor swimming pool and spa, a billiards room, four tennis courts, two unique marble squash courts and long passages. The gardens of the beautiful property have peacocks freely roaming around. Views of Mehrangarh Fort and other attractions of Jodhpur can also be seen.
Don't lose your way while exploring. It's a maze of history, heritage and memories. Every corner has numerous stories to narrate.
3. Part Palace, part hotel and part museum.
The Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace Jodhpur is part palace, part hotel and part museum.
Royal Residence: The Chittar Sandstone monument has two major wings. One wing is entirely the home of the Rathore Dynasty of Jodhpur. They live their imperial lifestyle away from prying eyes. Maharaja Gaj Singh, grandson of Maharaja Umaid Singh till date resides here with family.
Taj Hotel: The Taj Hotel Group owns and maintains the other wing of the palace. They have under their dominion, 64 accommodations compromising of 25 rooms and 39 suites. The rooms/ suites are categorized as Maharani Suite, Maharaja Suite, Royal Suite, Regal Suite and Deluxe Rooms. The ostentatious rooms have retained the historic charm. Many family portraits, leopard skins and stuffed animal heads are seen. The hotel rooms are blessed with picturesque scene of gardens where magnificent peacocks stroll around. The hotel indulges guests with elegant dining. Indian fares, multi cuisine la carte options and gourmet drinks of fine wines from various countries are available. Spa and yoga studio pamper guests with rejuvenating sessions. The hotel is a luxury experience in the modern times with glories of the regal era.
Museum: The grand property houses a museum. Open for all, here are some marvelous specimens. The museum has exhibits of glass, porcelain wares, memorabilia, and information on the building of the palace. The unique allures are the stuffed leopards, an enormous symbolic flag gifted to Maharaja Jaswant Singh by Queen Victoria in 1877, an impressive collection of clocks in interesting windmill and light house shapes, and photographs of the graceful art-deco interior of the palace. The classic cars of the Maharajas are also on display. A part of the museum, Darbar Hall, has elegant murals, miniature paintings, armors and a rare collection of expensive household paraphernalia of 1930s.
4. Built for a noble cause rather than luxury.
The building of Taj Umaid Bhawan Palace has an interesting tale behind it. Once in the 1920s, famine struck Jodhpur then known as Marwar. The troubled people came for help to Maharaja Umaid Singh. His Royal Highness (the grandfather of the present Maharaja) generously commissioned a new palace to give employment to the people. The expensive venture employing the needy was not only a beautiful private residence but a symbol of hope and the new icon of Jodhpur replacing the Mehrangarh Fort. The venture was constructed from 1928 and 1943 giving the hard working people enough to survive the bad times.
5. The Grandest Hotel Experience.
Umaid Bhawan Palace became a part of Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces in 2005 January. Taj having its legacy of hospitality, was the perfect choice to uphold the royal tradition of the luxurious Umaid Bhawan Palace and extend its indulgent hotel experience.
The 64 accommodation allotted to the property are no short of royal pleasure. From the modern facilities, the old world charm and the mesmeric views, the hospitality in unparalleled. The hotel pampers guest with lavish dining, spa & wellness and leisure. For the royal dining, 'Risala' a la carte restaurant serves wide range of cuisine from across the regions. 'Sunset Pavilion" is an old charm hangout to savor the royal barbeque and drinks. It is the highest point to enjoy a drink in Jodhpur. 'The Pillars' is a comfy coffee shop with delicious pastries, sandwiches and sweets. Relish a steaming cup of hot coffee while enjoying a spectacular view of the Jodhpur city.
'The Trophy Bar' is a well-stocked bar serving wide range of exotic drinks. To pamper your senses, Taj Hotels offers the pampering services of Jiva Spa. The spa and wellness centre specializes in Indian beauty and Ayurvedic treatments. Rejuvenating body massages and therapies in the serene ambiance of the spa is available for all guests. The in-house yoga studio provides classes with a yoga master who has studied with legendary Deepak Chopra. The ostentatious hotel experience of royalty can be relished in the magnificent Umaid Bhawan Palace.
Read more about Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur.

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#1. GMAT Integrated Reasoning section is being added after a 2009 survey, where 740 worldwide management faculty indicated that Integrated Reasoning skills are a prerequisite for 21st century management graduates.
#2. Analytical Writing Assessment score will have only one 30 minute essay instead of two. Most test takers get similar scores on both essays, thus making a single essay acceptable for predicting performance.
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#8. IR section has 4 parts - Table Analysis, Graphics Interpretation, Multi-Source Reasoning and Two-Part Analysis.
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HELP! I AM A MIDDLE SCHOOL ATHLETICS DIRECTOR!
What did I get myself into? That is what many of us ask ourselves when our Principal comes up to us and asks us to be the Athletic Director. "How hard can it be?" is a question that runs through our minds before we quickly say yes. Most middle school AD's are simply coaches that are willing to add this extra responsibility to their already busy schedules or who might say yes to get a coaching or Physical Education job. Many did not aspire to one day have this title nor do they realize what all is involved in being an Athletic Director. It does not take long to realize all the extra responsibilities that are added especially if they want to run a highly respectable program. Many years ago I was transferring to open a new school and a young coach was hired to be the next AD. We spent a couple of hours going over what would be his responsibilities for the next year and I gave him a copy of everything that he would need. The next morning all of this material was in my mailbox with a note that said, "No thanks." He later told me that he had no idea how much was involved with being an AD. That particular school has gone through five athletic directors in seven years. As we all know or will know, this is not an easy job. Listed below are some things that may be of benefit to you as start or as you continue this journey and may help you become a better and more organized AD.
There is no individual or school district sports programs that are identical so what works for one may not work as well for others. The most important thing for every AD to remember is to not "Reinvent the Wheel." Be willing to ask for help as there are other ADs who are always willing to help and have learned many valuable lessons along the way. There is not a season that goes by that something new does not come up that would be valuable information to all ADs. There are also many valuable resources at your exposure that will be listed that will also make your job easier. If you happen to work in a county that has a county AD then do not hesitate to ask for help from them concerning anything that comes up because they are well informed and usually know the answers or where to find the answers.
The first thing you need to decide is what your personal philosophy will be for being an Athletics Director. There are usually two kinds of ADs when it comes to how you want to run your department. The first is one is willing to do as much of the work him/herself so his/her coaches can spend the majority of their time with their responsibilities of coaching. Most coaches already have a full plate and this allows that coach to put more of his/her efforts into his/her particular sport. The many responsibilities that this AD takes may include scheduling games, transportation, officials, practice times (be sure to treat girls and boys sports equally), parent meetings, concession, coaches education and of course the list goes on and on. Your coaches tend to appreciate AD's that have this philosophy and many times are more willing to put more effort into their team and players. You also tend to build more loyalty from your coaches and they in turn are more willing to coach longer under these conditions.
The other philosophy is for the AD to make their coaches be required for all the responsibilities that go along with that sport. This approach often leads to burn out and frustration for that coach and many times will not coach long for you because of this reason. No middle school coach makes a great deal of money (I know that comes as a shock to you) for coaching and often realizes that it is just not worth the time and effort to do all the extras that come with coaching. A true coach loses much of his/her zeal when asked to do these things which in turn hurt not only your program but more importantly hurts your student-athlete. Many times the AD that chooses this style is simply not willing to do what is required and passes on the responsibilities to his/her coaches.
Both of these philosophies are used and work. The first tends to build more loyalty and years of service for you and your school. The most important thing for you to remember is whichever you choose, ultimately you will be the one who is held responsible if there is a problem. If no officials show for a game, the fans and administration will come to you and ask why. The liability factor alone would lead to the importance of you making sure all things are done properly.
This may seem to be a peculiar question to ask an AD, but it is of utmost importance for the total success of their athletic program: do you challenge your coaches to maintain good character and to be a role model? Do your coaches actively teach character to their student/athletes or are they just concerned about winning? Are fundamentals being taught to each student/athlete so they can excel in that sport and will ultimately be successful at the next level? These are just a few of the questions that each AD needs to ask her/himself if she/he indeed wants to build a program that will totally benefit the student-athletes. Yes, you notice that the term student-athlete was used here as all your athletic programs should be an extension of the school and the school's philosophy. Building a program based on character and the teaching of fundamentals does not just happen, it takes a great deal of work on your part. Character starts with the AD. Statistically, most young coaches today are more concerned with winning than teaching character and fundamentals. THIS IS MIDDLE SCHOOL! Your job does not depend on your wins and losses so you must teach and emphasize this to all your coaches.
As mentioned earlier, don't re-invent the wheel and be willing to seek help from others. This job is difficult enough and is time consuming so don't make it harder on yourself. If you are again fortunate to be in a county that has a county AD, don't hesitate to ask for help from them. Be willing to ask for help from other ADs that have been doing this a long time and who run a good program. I don't know of an AD who is not willing to help another AD and who willing to share ideas that have worked for him/her. Many county and individual ADs have coach's manuals that have all the responsibilities of coaches and would be more than willing to share that with you.
The Georgia Athletic Director's Association is actively putting more emphasis on getting help and resources for middle school ADs. The following link will allow you to look over what GADA has to offer (http://www.gadaonline.net/). At the state conference this year there will be classes offered to middle school ADs that will be very beneficial to you. Another place to get a tremendous amount of help is through the National Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association (http://www.niaaa.org/). They offer classes that are a must for any athletic director and offer a certification program. It is highly recommended that every AD join these associations if for no other reason, you will receive $2,000,000 liability insurance.
Good luck with your journey and rest assured that what you do helps set the standards for not only your athletic department by for your entire school. Your job is one of the most important jobs in the school so work hard to become the best AD that you can possibly be.


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The Journal Editorial Report : FBC : July 2, 2017 8:00pm-9:01pm EDT
improvements. we're back with dan henninger and bill magern and james torrent also join us. bill, how big a victory was this for religious freedom. >> i think it's a big victory. i said before in mid evil times they debated angels on pinheads. today we debate whether a playground that's lutheran can qualify for funds. i will say i don't think these are the biggest religious liberty cases because it's about funding or the previous cases, the supreme court that was 9-0 about running their own business. where it's really going to clash are the cases that they are going to take like the cake baker cases from colorado. paul: whether or not they can exercise conscience in relation to gay marriage. >> lesbian rights. that's where the real nasty clashes are going. paul: 7-2 elena kagan joined the majority. >> and stephen breyer. >> societ society thaso hethat>> gorsuch didn't jy deciding the limited circumstances of this case. so the majority is leaving willinwiggle room for future ca. paul: what do you make of the cases between the liberals. >> this is a case in which it's a question of how abso
improvements. we're back with dan henninger and bill magern and james torrent also join us. bill, how big a victory was this for religious freedom. >> i think it's a big victory. i said before in mid evil times they debated angels on pinheads. today we debate whether a playground that's lutheran can qualify for funds. i will say i don't think these are the biggest religious liberty cases because it's about funding or the previous cases, the supreme court that was 9-0 about running their...
The Journal Editorial Report : FOXNEWSW : July 8, 2017 12:00pm-1:00pm PDT
is an editor dan henninger. mary kissel and columnist bill mcgurn. so dan, you heard ambassador bolden. do you share his urgency here and what do you think trump will do? >> i do share his urgency paul glad you know the question is, how have we arrived at this point of urgency? i mean you know that during the cold war between the united states and soviet union we had the nuclear standoff, there was a lot of serious thinking around the idea about deterrence i'm afraid after the cold war ended we start thinking about that subject and we have gone through several presidencies watching north korea filled his nuclear capability without any serious thought about how we would deter that. and as he was suggesting it is not does not 300 nuclear urged sheila about pete iran knows they are surely pursuing nuclear capabilities there is a possibility that terrorists get their hands on a small nuclear weapon and i think that the time has come to start recommissioning the sort of people who can think about actually deterring this convention wasn't made clear weapons. but you run the risk here.
is an editor dan henninger. mary kissel and columnist bill mcgurn. so dan, you heard ambassador bolden. do you share his urgency here and what do you think trump will do? >> i do share his urgency paul glad you know the question is, how have we arrived at this point of urgency? i mean you know that during the cold war between the united states and soviet union we had the nuclear standoff, there was a lot of serious thinking around the idea about deterrence i'm afraid after the cold war...
with dan henninger, joe rago and bill mcgern. it was supposed to be energy week. the president's tweets got in the way of that instead of energy week it was energy hours, energy day. nonetheless, a lot going on behind the scenes on policy. what's happening? >> that's right, paul. that speech was given around 3:30. about the hour the entire media was, you know, obsessing over the mika bi brins tweet. he is going to allow drilling for artic and atlantic. is he going to accelerate the creation of pipelines. going to have a re-think of nuclear policy. more permitting for new coal mines. he is going all out full speed ahead on energy policy which arguably at this point, paul, is the strongest card donald trump has played since he has become president. >> what do you mean the strongest card you mean economically, strategically or both. >> economically and strategically. economically, because the united states is now beginning to export up to a million barrels of oil a day, unprecedented because of the revolution in fracking. strategically because energy secretary rick perry was talking
with dan henninger, joe rago and bill mcgern. it was supposed to be energy week. the president's tweets got in the way of that instead of energy week it was energy hours, energy day. nonetheless, a lot going on behind the scenes on policy. what's happening? >> that's right, paul. that speech was given around 3:30. about the hour the entire media was, you know, obsessing over the mika bi brins tweet. he is going to allow drilling for artic and atlantic. is he going to accelerate the...
The Journal Editorial Report : FOXNEWSW : July 16, 2017 12:00pm-1:00pm PDT
on board? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, assistant editorial page editor james freman, and editorial board member joe rego. joe, the bill has changed for the better or worse and how? >> well, i would say both. this is a bill that's moved to the political center. it's moved leftward. it's worse in the sense that it gets rid of a lot of the tax -- it keeps a lot of the tax increases on investment income 3.8 percentage -- >> that were part of obama care. >> that were part of it. >> that republicans promised to repeal? >> they did for years. and it spends that money on other stuff. it's got 45 billion for opioid treatment. it's got a lot more up front medicaid spending. it's good and better in the sense that it retains the fundamental medicaid reform. that's really the most important part of this bill. moving to a per capita block grant -- >> to the states from the federal government. >> right. a lot to the states and putting the program on a budget is first time since 1965. >> that still is the part in your view that is worth really wort
on board? let's ask "wall street journal" columnist and deputy editor dan henninger, assistant editorial page editor james freman, and editorial board member joe rego. joe, the bill has changed for the better or worse and how? >> well, i would say both. this is a bill that's moved to the political center. it's moved leftward. it's worse in the sense that it gets rid of a lot of the tax -- it keeps a lot of the tax increases on investment income 3.8 percentage -- >> that...
Making Money With Charles Payne : FBC : July 15, 2017 6:00pm-7:00pm EDT
dan henninger, assistant editorial page editor james freman, and editorial board member joe rego. joe, the bill has changed for the better or worse and how? >> well, i would say both. this is a bill that's moved to the political center. it's moved leftward. it's worse in the sense that it gets rid of a lot of the tax -- it keeps a lot of the tax increases on investment income 3.8 percentage -- >> that were part of obama care. >> that were part of it. >> that republicans promised to repeal? >> they did for years. and it spends that money on other stuff. it's got 45 billion for opioid treatment. it's got a lot more up front medicaid spending. it's good and better in the sense that it retains the fundamental medicaid reform. that's really the most important part of this bill. moving to a per capita block grant -- >> to the states from the federal government. >> right. a lot to the states and putting the program on a budget is first time since 1965. >> that still is the part in your view that is worth really worth passing this bill? >> it is worth passing for that reason. the new bill als
dan henninger, assistant editorial page editor james freman, and editorial board member joe rego. joe, the bill has changed for the better or worse and how? >> well, i would say both. this is a bill that's moved to the political center. it's moved leftward. it's worse in the sense that it gets rid of a lot of the tax -- it keeps a lot of the tax increases on investment income 3.8 percentage -- >> that were part of obama care. >> that were part of it. >> that republicans...
Worldwide Exchange : CNBC : July 6, 2017 5:00am-6:00am EDT
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like a hero's welcome it's interesting we'll have corker on i'm reading dan henninger's piece in the "journal" today, which is what i would have talked about that is the real story behind medicaid and how tough it will be to get any governors or senators in some of these moderate states that have adopted medicaid, it will be tough to get these guys to do anything now they're using the opioid -- this horrific adetection we're seeing all over the country, using that as a reason not to do negotiate about medicaid it's a revealing piece, i didn't realize some of this i didn't realize doctors get paid by medicaid 66% of what they get if it was medicare. so doctors are not excited about it most of the states that have paid -- that have medicaid, e! their second biggest expense they had to push other things aside like education it's a mammoth sort of all-encompassing entitlement at least it's turning into that. becky's back i'm here, as you say, the team -- >> the team. >> the team, two of us >> santoli >> yeah. >> mr. market timer, the dow transports hit another all-time high >> yeah.
like a hero's welcome it's interesting we'll have corker on i'm reading dan henninger's piece in the "journal" today, which is what i would have talked about that is the real story behind medicaid and how tough it will be to get any governors or senators in some of these moderate states that have adopted medicaid, it will be tough to get these guys to do anything now they're using the opioid -- this horrific adetection we're seeing all over the country, using that as a reason not to...
Varney & Company : FBC : July 6, 2017 9:00am-12:00pm EDT
money from obamacare. dan henninger, wall street journal deputy editorial page editor. it's hard to keep money away from republicans. >> yeah, that's for sure. the shrewdest thing the architects to obamacare did was insert a law that said if the states took new medicaid patients, the federal government would pay 100% of the costs. and as we know, medicaid is one of the biggest expenses the states have second only to k-12 education. and 13 republican senators took what essentially was a bribe. charles: ironically, when you add in the federal dollars, they spend more on this than k-12 education because of those federal funds. guys like you were warning them, don't take it, don't be seduced by it. if you're someone like kasich, it looks like manna from heaven, but we all flew it came with a cost. >> yeah. ohio so far hats gotten about $3.4 billion in federal funding because of the new medicaid enrollees. so the republicans out there are hooked, and now you've got these moderate senators saying, oh, don't do anything to reform medicaid too much. that is just a fool errand because they h
money from obamacare. dan henninger, wall street journal deputy editorial page editor. it's hard to keep money away from republicans. >> yeah, that's for sure. the shrewdest thing the architects to obamacare did was insert a law that said if the states took new medicaid patients, the federal government would pay 100% of the costs. and as we know, medicaid is one of the biggest expenses the states have second only to k-12 education. and 13 republican senators took what essentially was a...
Varney & Company : FBC : July 13, 2017 9:00am-12:00pm EDT
week where he defended vigorously western values. come on in dan henninger, he has a column in the journal. i said this on the program this morning, president trump is a missionary over there in europe, you're laughing, why? >> you have to take on mission work to europe, last pope, pope benedict tried to do it. it was about their survival. the reaction on the left, he goes over there and says that the -- we should align with the polish people on behalf of family, freedom, faith, government and they're saying this is like an at-right dog whistle to world voters in the united states. if trump were to sang the star spangled banner they would say it's an alt-right values. it was a choice between hillary clinton, the successor to barack obama or whoever was running against her. what do i mean by that, barack obama is a man of the left and i think the left has never been comfortable in this country with the kind of difficult system the founding fathers set up, the system that's suppose today protect smaller units of government including individuals. when the left gets an idea, universal
week where he defended vigorously western values. come on in dan henninger, he has a column in the journal. i said this on the program this morning, president trump is a missionary over there in europe, you're laughing, why? >> you have to take on mission work to europe, last pope, pope benedict tried to do it. it was about their survival. the reaction on the left, he goes over there and says that the -- we should align with the polish people on behalf of family, freedom, faith,...


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Lapdog Creations: Goodyness in my mailbox!
She sent me books and candy (Matt said "hey cool, a swap that didn't include yarn!" I said, "oh honey, just you wait!")! I got Romantic Hand Knits and Funny Dogs, a super cool dog photo book that I've already been purusing! My spoilee also sent me 2 of my most favorite candies (Haribo gummy bears and gummy berries), as well as chocolate covered tootsie rolls. Chocolate covered - I didn't even know there was such a thing! YUM-O! Thank you secret pal!!!
Then today, I got a lovely surprise in the form of a Yarn Bouquet from the Manch Vegas girls with Zen Yarn Garden handpainted 70% superwash / 30% seacell sock yarn in the gorgeous colorway Tea Cups! (excuse the poor quality photo, I picked up the package on my way to work and used my cell phone to snap it) I can not wait to use this yarn and call me sappy, but even down to the colorway name, it made me sm ile (you see, my Nana's birthday would have been Aug. 18th and some of my fondest memories are of her & her tea, which was a constant as long as I can remember... and this just makes me think of her and smile!) The girls really made me smile when they surprised my Mom and now, this for me too. Thank you so much girls! Your thoughtfulness and caring gestures are truly appreciated and mean so much!
Knitting news... I've been busy knitting away on some items for the upcoming 2nd Annual Holiday Shopping Extravaganza at Jenn's (check out her Etsy shop for some great tote bags and baby items). My goal this year is lots of smaller things... things people will easily grab for gifts & stocking stuffers, and things I can package as ready to give gifts. This week I've been working on lots of cozies... quick & fun to knit things!
I've also been working on random WIP's (yes, yes.... I have many due to my raging cases of startitis and leave-it-and-forget-it-itis over the past couple months). One of which is my Cabin Fever Tank, which I'm still working the endless miles of ribbing.
Well, that's it for Wednedsay.... Hump Day.... Knitting Day! See anyone at Joanne's tonight?
Wow! You did get some great mail this week. Can't wait to see the great stuff you will make.
Hi there! I'm your spoiler from the Fall into Autumn swap! I hope I can live up to the packages you got this week! I shall rise to the challenge. :) I'll be in touch!


DETROIT — An Indian man living in the US on a work visa was sentenced to nine years in prison Thursday for sexually assaulting a sleeping woman during an overnight flight to Detroit.
"Everyone has the right to be secure and safe when they travel on airplanes. … We appreciate the victim in this case for her courage to speak out," US Attorney Matthew Schneider said.
Ramamoorthy, 35, has lived in suburban Detroit since arriving in the US on a work visa in 2015. He and his wife were returning to Detroit on the Las Vegas flight after a trip to the Grand Canyon.


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Tourist locations in Mexico City lie with much shorter variety far from each different other so website visitors will definitely never ever before have a difficulty that likewise those that are not so close can be reached rapidly. Any type of kind of tourist can have splendid views of the whole city while trying to indulging in a drink or dinner in Bellini.
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Tribute Of Mike Myers To Verne Troyer
Mike Myers paid tribute to Verne Troyer, his colleague from Austin Powers. Myers made a heartfelt statement after learning about Troyer's death.
Mike told that Verne was "the consummate professional and a beacon of positivity" for everyone who was honoured to work with the actor. Myers hopes that his co-star is in a better place and misses him greatly.
Verne performed the mini version of Myers' Doctor Evil character back in 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me and in its sequel in 2002. Troyer passed away at the age of 49.
According to his representative, Verne was "an extremely caring" person. The actor always tried to make everyone smile and laugh.


This is one that will be hard to describe fully.
MC is either retired or fired cop or MP, and goes to work as a security supervisor for a hotel? Casino?
He finds that some of the staff or owners are engaging in illegal activities at one of the cabanas or houses on the property that he is supposed to be supervising.
I forget the name but it is one of "mystery Writers" stories.


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Face time innovates online language learning
Professor Cynthia White with linguistics PhD students Dai Chujie and Huan Huang.
Learning another language can take years of commitment and effort amid our busy lives. A new online learning innovation pairing students face-to-face with native speakers is helping to speed up progress because it is tailored to the learner's needs, lifestyle and level.
Linguistics expert and international authority on distance language learning, Professor Cynthia White, recently presented findings on the Synchronous Chinese Online Language Teaching (SCOLT) pilot project she is leading. The project is a partnership between Massey's School of Humanities and the Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU), and is part of a joint research centre in applied linguistics which launched two years ago.
The concept is based on tutorials bringing together a trainee Chinese language teacher from BLCU and a Chinese language learner from Massey University in a series of one-to-one online language practice tutorials. Students and tutors reflect on the process after each of the tutorials. These reflections, as well as recordings of the sessions themselves, have become data for investigation in this under-researched area.
The SCOLT method offers numerous advantages, says Professor White, who is also Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. It allows for personalised, recordable and flexible learning as sessions can be timed to suit the schedules of student and tutor.
PhD student Huan Huang presenting her findings on the communication dynamics of one-to-one language tutoring.
Progress augmented by personalised approach
Other advantages of the one-on-one approach include increased confidence in language learners to speak and not be inhibited by others as they might in a classroom situation. They also receive targeted feedback to address specific areas they want to improve on, or are having difficulty with, and can replay recordings to review their progress, iron out mistakes and practice after the session.
Professor White, who received Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Catalyst seeding funding to develop the project with BLCU, says students taking part in the trial particularly liked being able to speak with a native speaker of Chinese with the advantage being that; "the teacher can find the right level for the student."
Another successful tool used in the trial was the use of photos to prompt natural conversation involving questions and the chance to learn new vocabulary. "It was clear from our focus groups that the photo prompt provides a lot of support for learning and leads to discussing other topics," she says. The approach is both structured and natural, with the possibility of authentic conversation to flow as the rapport develops between tutor and learner.
While there are many digital apps for language learning, the key issue is people's willingness to learn and finding a way that suits their needs, says Professor White, who hopes the method will be adapted to other languages.
She was joined by doctoral students Dai Chujie and Huan Huang in a presentation to government and education sector professionals at the New Zealand China Friendship Society in Wellington last month. The students' research is exploring aspects of the role of communication dynamics, such as verbal cues and responses, facial expressions and body language in online learning scenarios.
Professor Cynthia White with Ta'i Richard, from the Ministry of Pacific Peoples, at a fono (conference) in Auckland on language revitalisation.
Supporting languages of the Pacific
Professor White also recently presented at the the Lalanga Fou Languages and High Tech Fono in Auckland, hosted by the Ministry for Pacific Peoples. She spoke to Pacific communities and government representatives on her research into technology for language maintenance and revitalisation for indigenous languages.
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Discussion in 'BMX & Dirt Jumping' started by kidwoo, Sep 12, 2005.
All my old heros have crow's feet now.
This was the first I heard of it.
I'm looking foward to it though. I'll be checking netflix fo sure.
I would love to see that movie. I do have the Fuel channel, although I don't think it has been played on the West Coast. Has anyone seen it on the West Coast?
they are working very hard to get it out on DVD.
if your in or near San Fran. in October, it's playing at the film fest thing.
Friggin sweet, I just bought tickets.


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Релігійний лібералізм - це концепція релігії (або конкретної релігії), яка підкреслює особисту та групову свободу та раціональність. Це ставлення до власної релігії (на відміну від критики релігії зі світської позиції, і на відміну від критики релігії, відмінної від власної), яке протиставляється традиціоналістському чи ортодоксальному підходу, і прямо протиставляється тенденціям релігійного фундаменталізму. Вона пов'язана з релігійною свободою, яка є терпимістю до різних релігійних вірувань і практик, але не всі прихильники релігійної свободи виступають за релігійний лібералізм, і навпаки.

Анотація
У контексті релігійного лібералізму лібералізм передає сенс класичного лібералізму, як він розвивався в епоху Просвітництва, який є відправною точкою як релігійного, так і політичного лібералізму. Проте релігійний лібералізм не обов'язково збігається з усіма значеннями лібералізму у політичній філософії. Наприклад, емпірична спроба показати зв'язок між релігійним лібералізмом та політичним лібералізмом виявилася непереконливою у дослідженні, проведеному 1973 року в Іллінойсі.

Використання терміна "ліберал" у контексті релігійної філософії з'явилося ще всередині 19 сторіччя і утвердилося на першій половині 20 століття. Наприклад, в 1936 професор філософії і служитель церкви Учнів Христа Едвард Скрібнер Еймс написав у своїй статті "Лібералізм в релігії":
Релігійні традиціоналісти, які відкидають ідею у тому, що постулати сучасності мають будь-який вплив на релігійну традицію, оспорюють концепцію релігійного лібералізму. Секуляристи, які відкидають ідею у тому, що використання раціоналістичного чи критичного мислення взагалі залишає місце для релігії, також заперечують релігійний лібералізм.

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Why can't they get the picture?
Today challenge is to post three pictures that I haven't posted before. While on my trip, I would blog once a week about the journey. Then to let everyone know that I was still alive and well, I would post a picture daily on Instagram.
So cruising through all of the pictures I took on the journey, I took some pictures of street signs that make you do a double take. Then remembering back, I realized that there were some signs that I did not take the time to stop to take a picture of them. Now, I wished that I did take the time to do so.
Here are a couple of signs that I did take the time to take a picture of. . .
Umm, remember to look both way before crossing the street. You just might get hit by a car.
Umm, should I eat healthy or not?
Umm, sorry, my mind is in the gutter on this one!
Umm, is this a sign for me or for the cow?
Umm, really? A sign in the middle of the desert?
Today is day 8 of the Brave, Bold, Blogger Challenge (BBBC) 2017 hosted by Kathy at http://www.toadmama.com.


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Shelby County Family Life Center Celebrates with Ribbon Cutting Event
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August 29, 2022 - Shelby County Family Life Center held a ribbon cutting event Saturday, August 13, 2022, in Center.
Shelby County Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors joined with members of Abundant Love Ministries and community members in celebrating the opening of the facility.
Pastor Marlin Cloudy expressed appreciation to everyone there, the late Rick and James Campbell, and he thanked Shelby Savings Bank. Other ministers from the church spoke and gave praise for being able to celebrate establishing the facility.
Shelby County Family Life Center's purpose is to help better develop the community, offering a wide selection of after school youth activities for the youth as well as adult programs.
Marlin Cloudy Jr. thanked God for the occasion and he stated the building is meant to bring people in the community together from all groups.
"It's going to be a lot more students and youth who should have, and could have, and would have had the opportunity to do the things that a lot of us have done that are going to get that chance now - through your time, through your donations, through your efforts," said Cloudy. "I just want to thank everybody for coming out."
He remarked the dream was that of Pastor Cloudy, and Feleshia Thompson was instrumental in helping push the project forward.
"We'll start an AU program from our county, from our area," said Cloudy. "I'm tired of Houston and Dallas and all of those people going to New York, Going to California. We're going to start a AU program right here in Shelby County, because we have the talent and ability to showcase what we've got here, all over the world."
Planned are training sessions, 3-on-3 tournaments, adult tournaments, family reunion tournaments to name some of the events that are being anticipated.
The Shelby County Family Life Center is located at 1426 ½ Shelbyville Street at the corner of Loop 500 and Shelbyville Street and is affiliated with Abundant Love Church with Marlin Cloudy, Pastor.


We provide a gentle dental care to decrease anxiety and create a pleasant experience for our younger patients. This rustic and very environmentally friendly resort provides a magic location just to chill and chat for the children and adults that went very late into the evening. Therefore, on January 1st, a new law came into effect. Life continues pleasantly at Casa Tia, Carnival in February, as expected, was a very noisy affair, in fact so noisy we had to move to Sonrisa for several days. Plenty achieved as the shed is now rented out and the farm looks a bit tidier. The Canadian dollar being on par with the ozzie dollar made life that much more bearable and enjoyable. The actual carnival technically only lasting a few days ran onto two weeks of rides and concerts — perhaps plenty of fun for those interested in such frivolity, for us basically a pain in the ar….


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2019 Day Trip to St. Kitts with Senior Pageants' Contestants
Statement from the Accountant General Department
Student Chefs at CFBC to Learn from Expertise of Top International Chef, Pino Luongo
First Female President of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Hopes To Empower More Women to Assume Leadership Roles by Her Example
Old Fashioned Tea Meeting a Huge Success
Shekhinah Dance Theatre Excels Once Again
World Aquatics Day Celebrated In Nevis
PM Browne: We will not buy LIAT shares for $44 million
Youth and Sports Eagles Bounces Back
Australia paper loses appeal against Gayle – must pay Windies star $200k
Windwards Rising Stars capture two top awards
Culturama Kaiso Semi Finalists Named
Draft list of activities for Culturama 45 looking good, Culturama Secretariat executive says2
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NIA CHARLESTOWN NEVIS (April 10, 2019) — The calendar of activities for Culturama 45 celebrations is yet to be finalised but Mr. Antonio "Abonaty" Liburd, Executive Director at the Culturama Secretariat is describing the draft list of activities planned so far as "hot".
In a recent interview with the Department of Information, Mr Liburd stated that there are new additions and private promoters have been in touch with the Culturama Secretariat requesting permission to be added to the Culturama 45 calendar of activities.
"I must say, the draft calendar as it is, the draft calendar as it is right now is hot! A number of persons have approached us and are doing activities day and night. It's going to be nonstop," he said.
Mr. Liburd noted that though the calendar of activities has not yet been finalised, there are several new additions including a day set aside to relish all things Nevisian.
"We have not done this in the past and we are making a special effort this year to work closely with the Nevis Cultural Development Foundation (NCDF)… we are looking to have a Folk Fest. It would be like an event where we would have a lot of folklore, folk singing, folk music.
Folk singing is not something that is too popular in Nevis and so we have been discussing with the folks at NCDF to get a choral group. It's going to be like a concert," he said.
The executive director also spoke of a day which will be set aside on July 31 in celebration of all things Nevisian.
"We will be encouraging people to be patriotic on that day, and to wear either the national dress, modern versions of the national dress or patriotic colours. So we want to encourage some amount of patriotism on that day.
"Also we will be reaching out and we are partners again with the Ministry of Tourism. We will be reaching out to the local restaurants to encourage them to serve local food, the national dish, local dishes on that day.
"We will also be mounting some displays somewhere in Charlestown where we will be having cooking demonstrations, teaching persons how to turn corn or to make sugar cake. The young people don't know how to make sugar cake, simple as that, cassava bread, conkie," he said.
Mr. Liburd explained that the events on that day will be decentralised and they are planning activities at the Artisan Village at Pinney's, the Nevisian Heritage Village in Gingerland and in Charlestown.
He added that they would also be encouraging local radio stations and DJ's to play strictly Nevisian music. Mr. Liburd noted that they have already identified "Nevisian Pride" by local calypsonian Flamingo as a theme song for the day.
Meantime, with regard to the fringe activities, a number of private promoters have already reached out to the Secretariat and some of their events have already been added to the calendar of activities.
The Nevis Theatre Guild will be staging a Drama Festival from Sunday July 21st. They will break on Thursday July 25th for the opening of Culturama. They will be inviting groups from various islands including St. Kitts, Antigua and Jamaica, and Richards Promotions will return this year with 4 in 1 Fete.
Mr. Liburd also spoke of the annual Herbert's Beach Affair and the Aquatics sports event
"Hon. Alexis Jeffers who is the main organiser of the Herbert's Beach Affair, I know that they are planning a big event for Homecoming Day…at the Herbert's Beach. I know they are planning something major. Something exciting.
"The Hon. Eric Evelyn who is the President of the Empire Sports Club, has already reached out to me and said that…they are having their usual aquatic sports at the Waterfront. Added to that, this year they will be having a 35 and over dance," he said.
Mr. Liburd added that fringe activities added to the calendar would add some diversity and some excitement.
Persons interested in partnering with the Secretariat to stage more fringe events could simply write to them and make that request to have whatever activity added to the Culturama calendar.


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China builds a dual-use cruise ship fleet
A Chinese Communist Party flag used to celebrate the launch of a luxury cruise ship made with capitalist technology and capital.
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FPI / December 22, 2021
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By Richard Fisher
On Dec. 17, China Daily reported that the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co Ltd "floated," or essentially launched the first of China's "homegrown" 135,000-ton cruise ships.
What China Daily did not report is that this cruise ship emerged from a 2016 deal in which the U.S. and British owned Carnival Cruise Line Corporation used the cruise ship design of Italy's Fincantieri "Vista Class" passenger cruise liner to be built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
In turn, this shipbuilding deal emerged from a 2015 joint venture, the CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Corporation, in which Chinese partners own 60 percent while U.S.-British partner owns 40 percent.
This is the first of two Vista Class cruise liners to be built in Shanghai and there are options to build up to four more. They will apparently be operated by the CSSC Carnival Cruise Shipping Co. for the Chinese market.
In addition, two more Vista Class cruise liners will be built in Italy but operated for the Chinese market by the Italian Costa Cruises company.
So, the U.S.-British and Italian cruise companies are partners in the purchase of up to eight of the very large Vista Class cruise liners that could be operating from China by the late 2020s. The Vista Class is credited with being able to carry 3,936 passengers and a crew of 1,450.
However, any Chinese owned, and operated cruise ship is also going to be part of the "Maritime Militia" of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), meaning that it can be rapidly drafted and modified to carry troops and supporting material.
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What does that song mean?
"Put Another Dime In The WHAT?" - Songs That Mention Obsolete Technology - part 1
Posted Apr 15th 2012, 13:50 by Penguin Pete
One of the hardest factors for interpreting song lyrics is when the song doesn't age well. This is a hard problem to avoid; how long can you talk about what's going on around you right now without eventually mentioning something that will be a completely outdated concept decades from now? The marching-on of progress makes it necessary for any song researcher to be part historian.
So gather round, grandkids, and let's explain some of these dag-nabbed old-fashioned expressions to you whippersnappers. But we're going to leave off all references to physical music media - records, 8-track tapes, cassettes, CDs, and so on - because then we'd be here all day!
Typewriter - The Beatles, "Paperback Writer"
This 1966 single, backed by the B-side "Rain", was McCartney's response to a challenge to write a hit single that wasn't a love song. It also includes background sound effects that seem to be an actual manual typewriter - every source we can pin down tells us that Ringo somehow imitated the sound of a typewriter with his drum kit. At about this time, manual typewriters would have been in vogue - the lineage goes manual typewriter - electric typewriter - word processor - desktop computer - laptop. And that's about the line, since most of us don't compose office documents on our smartphones.
Phone chats - The Kinks "Party Line"
Before the Internet, our best way to easily socialize with people from all over was telephone party lines. It was just a kind of informal conference call where anybody could dial the number and join in. If you think your phone bill is high now, you should have seen it after spending a night yakking on one of these babies! But even though we've moved on to texting and Internet chat, we can still identify with the lines: "Who's on the other end? Is she big, is she small? Is she a she at all?"
Coffee Percolator - Manhattan Transfer "Java Jive"
Before the days of automatic drip coffee makers (and steaming espresso and French press and all the other gizmos coffee snobs natter about), percolators were about the only way to get a decent cup of joe. Coffee grounds go in the top, water in the bottom, set it on the stove, and eventually the boiling water goes up through the coffee grounds and down into the pot. You probably haven't seen one later than the 1970s.
Ultra-high frequency TV stations - Weird Al Yankovic "UHF"
For once, we are completely justified in telling you young'uns "you don't know what you're missing!" Nowadays you pay the better part of a Franklin for a few hundred channels and what do you get? A pile of garbage! With commercials, infomercials, and lousy reality trash shows! What if we told you that we used to get more channels than that for FREE, with better quality programming? At least in heavily populated urban areas or "UHF islands" we did. UHF channels tended to be indie, specialized, and obscure. Think "the blogosphere of television". But they were also a goldmine of quirky, original, risk-taking programming that you simply do not see today. One might have some nutball street preacher delivering fire-and-brimstone rants, another might be showing a complete marathon of the entire works of Alfred Hitchcock, another might be rerunning Rhoda and Gidget, another might be showing an educational series about how to oil-paint. And not a single Kardasian in the lot!
Call return - R.E.M. "Star 69"
From R.E.M.'s 1994 album Monster, this is a pretty obscure feature that came and went in the space of a few years. It meant that you punched in "* 69" and could automatically call back the last number that called you. These features were collectively called "vertical service codes" and Wikipedia has a whole list of them. You could have called yourself quite the phone-hacker (you don't know what a "phreaker" is, do you?) if you mastered the entire list. Including the unlisted secret ones for CIA-use only.
Pagers - Six Mix-A-Lot "Beepers"
In-between the time of landline telephones and modern mobile phones, you had these battery-operated plastic boxes about half the size of a pack of playing cards which you would clip to your belt or purse. When somebody dialed the pager's number, it buzzed or beeped or lit up and displayed a number (and maybe a code) on a tiny LED screen. That's it; you'd have to go find an actual phone to call the number back. Would you believe that people paid money for this?
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about the organization for which you are giving interview.
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Oh boy do I feel completely taken advantage of, nay, exploited! I was in dire straits. My front yard was flooding. I wasn't sure why. I figured that my irrigation system's stop-n-waste valve was broken. It's been broken before. This time, however, the lawn was soaked around that area, so I knew that digging down 4 feet was going to be super hard with all that added water weight (mud!), and it was in the middle of the week, mid-day. No way was I going to find some help from neighbors, friends, or family. I was absolutely desperate!
I called my brother-in-law, and he said he knew someone that was available to help me. They showed up in a half hour. I don't know if it was the color of his skin or his lack of English speaking skills, but I knew that he was a day laborer. I've heard about these guys, and how they like to undercut their competition, the licensed professionals. Or how they may not know exactly what they're doing. It's a risk, to be sure.
I can barely manage to say it without getting so upset! He saw how desperate I was, and how hard a job I had to do. He knew that the only way he could earn my business was to price his services aggressively. And aggressively he priced them! For the 4 hour job, he was only going to charge me $60!! I had previously had a plumber take a look at the situation, and he quoted me $700, at a minimum. And here comes along this day laborer with the balls to offer his services for $60! No way the plumber can compete with that. This guy knew how to roll 'em!
I felt so ashamed of myself for agreeing on the price and allowing him to do the job. He dug the hole, found that the valve didn't have enough plumber's tape around the connection's thread, replaced it, tightened it, and the leak was gone. My shame caused me to end our agreement before he had a chance to fill the hole back in. I paid him his $60 (more exploitation, an unfinished job!) and my brother-in-law picked him up.
I sure hope I'm never in that situation again. Being the easy target that I was (thanks to my desperation), I was exploited to the tune of a measly $60. And off he went to exploit again! For shame!