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Nobody needs a tablet. The best of them get close to blending the productivity of a laptop with the portability of a smartphone, but unless you splurge on something like a Surface Pro, they usually end up being weird approximations of the two. If you want to get work done, you're usually better off with a laptop. If you want to read things on the go, you're usually better off with a smartphone. (Or at least a big smartphone.)
Instead, most tablets are still best for luxury. They're something for your in-between time, when you're sitting around and you want a more convenient way of throwing on a Netflix stream, opening up an e-book, or playing a game of Plants vs. Zombies. They're simpler to start up than laptops, and fitted with bigger screens than smartphones. They don't replace the two, but they can be convenient sidekicks to both.
Still, because a tablet isn't essential to most people's lives, it's totally understandable if you don't want to overpay for one. Luckily, you don't have to. Although the highest-quality iPad Airs and Galaxy Tabs cost $400 or more, there are still a handful of worthwhile options in the $200 range. So, per usual, we scoured the web and did some hands-on testing to find them. (With one minor yet worthwhile exception, which we'll explain below.) We also gave them our usual BI Rating.
In doing so, we looked for the obvious. You won't find strong enough performance to get a ton of work done, but in this range, you're looking for a media machine anyway. The build doesn't have to be made of high-end metals, but it should feel comfortable and well put-together. You want enough storage space, along with software that, at the very least, doesn't get between you and your stuff. And of course, you want a good screen — colorful, bright, and, ideally, sharp. With few exceptions, that screen will be around 7 or 8 inches.
With all that out of the way, here are our favorite affordable tablets you can buy today.
Update (2/11/16): We've completed our first major refresh of this guide. The Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 is our new top pick among budget Android tablets, while the Amazon Fire gets a mention as an ultra-cheap option. We've also updated our Apple iPad mini 2 entry to further explain why it's been included here.
Apple iPad mini 2
BI Rating: 9/10
First, we're going to cheat a bit. If you can pony up an extra $70 to get Apple's entry-level iPad, it's the only almost-budget slate that's worth the plunge. The iPad mini 2 is technically the weakest of Apple's current crop of tablets, but two years into its existence it's held up well.
Its metal-and-glass build is still refined, tightly constructed, and pleasant-feeling in the hand. Its 7.9-inch, 2048x1536 IPS display isn't as vivid or deep as the world-beating (among non-OLED options) panels of the newer iPad mini 4 or iPad Air 2 — mostly because of its lower maximum color gamut — but it's still impressively sharp, and it's still miles more fine-tuned than the vast majority of tablets in the budget range. Compared to those slates, it still comes off like a notably higher-end product.
The main reason we're breaking our $200 guideline, though, is because the mini 2 runs iOS 9. As we've said before, Apple's mobile OS is far and away the best operating system for tablets. It's constantly easy to navigate, it doesn't force the risk of delayed updates, and it recently added split-screen support, giving the mini 2 a measure of multitasking ability in the process.
Most importantly, it's still something of the default among app developers — if a major app (or game) launches or makes a major update, you're almost guaranteed to see it as soon as it hits, if at all, on an iPad. Android has closed the gap in terms of app quantity over the years, but it still presents that risk, especially when it comes to new games.
iOS also has decidedly more apps that are optimized for larger displays. Explore Android far enough and you'll still see a few too many apps that are either awkwardly laid out or presented like they're on a blown-up smartphone. That sort of annoyance is rare here.
The only major downsides are that paid apps tend to cost a dollar or two more, and that Apple's first-party apps are routinely less inviting their counterparts from Google, Microsoft, and the like. Otherwise, we'd say the added convenience is worth a premium.
All of this means that, display discrepancy aside, the iPad mini 2 isn't that far off from the iPad mini 4. The primary concern is that its specs are aging. But while its two-year old A7 chip and 1GB of RAM will never be as robust as Apple's latest hardware, iOS is still light enough for them to get you through a YouTube binging session or most modern games without much issue. For the general entertainment purposes a small tablet is meant for, it's fine.
Likewise, the mini 2's battery can't power up iOS 9 for as long as its successors, but the 8 or so hours of juice it gets per charge is passable.
When it comes down to it, the iPad's position atop the tablet food chain is deserved. Whichever one you pick, you get the most complete user experience, with an excellent display, in a design that looks and feels great. You don't have to deal with as many compromises.
For now, all of that still applies to the iPad mini 2, even if it is getting a bit long in the tooth. Now that its base model — which includes 16GB of unfortunately non-upgradeable storage — has dropped from $400 to $270, it's the only Apple device in existence that could reasonably be considered a bargain. Nowadays, you can often find it for less than that.
Yes, it's a little bit pricier than the options below, but the difference in general quality, especially with regard to how better-adjusted iOS is on tablets compared to Android or Windows, is drastic enough to make it worth recommending upfront.
*This device normally retails for $269.
- Gorgeous display
- High-end build
- iOS 9 works wonderfully on tablets
- Aging internals
- No upgradeable storage
- Could be more accommodating to one-handed use
Nvidia Shield Tablet K1
BI Rating: 9/10
If you absolutely cannot go above $200, however, the Nvidia Shield Tablet K1 is only budget Android tablet that can compete with — and, in many ways, best — the mini 2's convenience. In fact, in terms of pure value, it's the best buy you can make on any Android tablet today.
Much of that is because of how powerful this thing is. It runs on the same Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC and 2GB of RAM as its predecessor — which was also named the Shield, sold for $300, and was recalled last summer over fears of faulty batteries — and that makes it significantly more capable than any other sub-$200 tablet we've tested. It's competing with the iPad Air 2s and Samsung Galaxy Tab S2s of the world more than anything else. The various benchmark tests we ran in our testing only furthered that idea.
This is important, not just because it gives you a strong and speedy slate today, but because it'll give you something decent in the years to come. That second GB of RAM is a big leg up.
The Shield is particularly robust when it comes to graphics performance, which makes sense given how much focus it puts on gaming. Every game we tested was nothing but smooth, but beyond that, Nvidia's loaded up the device with 3 free months of its (surprisingly fluid) GeForce Now cloud gaming service, the ability to stream your own (compatible) PC games straight to the tablet, and a handful of exclusive (relative to other slates) PC game ports. There's also a handy mini-HDMI slot, which lets the Shield hook up to a TV and act as a makeshift console.
You need to pay another $60 for Nvidia's (solid) Shield controller to get anything out of this, and GeForce Now's limited selection makes it an iffy buy, but if you're into gaming, these are all nice bonuses.
Even if you're not, though, the Shield gets very little wrong. Its 8-inch 1920x1200 display is sharp, bright, and rich for the money. It also uses a 16:10 ratio, which is a little more spacious than the usual 16:9 without making the device unwieldy. It's not the thinnest or flashiest slate around, but its soft, grippy build is practical, and its front-facing speakers work well. (Though the overly recessed power button is a pain.) The 8-9 hours of battery life (with minimal gaming) is fine. It also supports up to 128GB microSD cards, which is good, since the 16GB of included space is too little for a gaming machine. And again, it's fast.
Given the price tag, the only real downside here is in the software. Nvidia's done well to keep a near-stock version of Android 5.1.1 — with an Android 6.0 update available, though you might want to hold off on that for now — but, as mentioned above, Android itself lags behind iOS when it comes to tablet app support and multitasking functionality. The very idea of an "Android gaming tablet" is somewhat self-defeating; since so many games arrive first (or at all) on iOS, most people interested in gaming on the go are still better off with an iPad.
Nevertheless, Android is familiar for many, and Nvidia's extra features can be fun for PC gaming enthusiasts. You're buying the Shield for how rock solid it is as a tablet, though — this mix of power, display quality, and versatility just isn't available on any other cheap slate.
- Noticeably stronger than other budget tablets
- Unique, extended gaming support
- Great display
- Android still needs work on tablets
- Mushy physical buttons
- Charging cable not included in the box
Amazon Fire HD 8
BI Rating: 7/10
We've highlighted it before, but if you're willing to invest in world of Amazon, the Fire HD 8 is a nifty little treat. Neither its 1280x800 display, nor its all-plastic design, nor its middle-of-the-road processor is going to wow you, but for a $150 slate it's all competent and adequate.
If you aren't downloading something or playing a heavier-duty game, it runs smoothly enough to watch a video or browse the web. Its speakers are excellent, and it supports a microSD card. (Which is good, because this model only has 8GB of room by default.) It gets a decent 8 or so hours of battery life. And while its plastic coat will never feel "premium," it is smooth, and it comes in a handful of lively colors.
The best and worst thing about the Fire HD 8 is its interface. The newest version of Amazon's Fire OS is a stark improvement over previous iterations, with a cleaner look and a homescreen that more closely resembles traditional Android. It doesn't have the same tidy app drawer, but it's simple enough to get around. It also features an extensive set of parental controls.
As you'd expect, Amazon's OS is tightly wound with Amazon's ecosystem of services. There's dedicated tabs for your books (so long as they're with Kindle), video (with Prime Video), music (with Prime Music), shopping (with, um, Amazon), and so on.
If you're an active Prime member, this is super convenient. Everything is presented to you on a platter; you can get to all your media with ease, and the Fire HD will serve up smart recommendations for things you might want to check out in the future. You get free unlimited cloud storage for all that Amazon content, and the OS makes it easy to stash Prime media for offline viewing. Other first-party services like Freetime (for kid-friendly content) and Mayday screen sharing (for fast customer support) have their uses as well.
If you aren't a Prime diehard, though, the fact that the whole UI pushes you toward giving Amazon money will get tiresome. Fire OS isn't exactly helped by Amazon's app store, either — it has most of the essentials, but it isn't as deep or dependable as those on iOS or stock Android. Notably, there's no Google support, which means there's no Gmail, YouTube, or Google Play Music. On the plus side, initiatives like "Amazon Underground" get you dozens of games for cheap.
In the end, the Fire HD is a decent budget tablet that can be a great value — so long as you eat what Amazon's cooking.
- Tightly integrated with Amazon services
- Expandable storage
- Excellent parental controls
- Comparatively limited app store
- Designed for Prime members before anyone else
- Slows down during heavier tasks
Lenovo Tab 2 A10
BI Rating: 8/10
If a 7- or 8-inch screen just won't do, the Lenovo Tab 2 A10 is currently the best big tablet you can get for less than $200. Its hearty 10-inch IPS display is sharp (with a 1900x1200 resolution) and bright, and while its blue polycarbonate build doesn't feel high-end, it at least looks refined for a budget slate. Its 16GB of storage can be tripled through a microSD card, its speakers are great (though they should be on the tablet's front, not back), and its beefy battery got us around a truly superb 11 hours of life per charge.
The Tab 2's performance is a bit more mixed, but again, it's fine for surfing and streaming. The 64-bit, quad-core MediaTek processor and 2GB of RAM will stutter with console-style games or serious multitasking, but for casual browsing and Netflix watching, it gets the job done. Just don't expect the kind of workhorse you'd get with a Lenovo laptop.
Refreshingly, the Tab 2 opts for a clean, nearly stock Android experience instead of inevitably failing with a custom skin. It comes with version 4.4 KitKat by default, but you can upgrade to version 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. There's very little bloatware — and the unnecessary apps that are here are all totally removable — and the gesture controls Lenovo adds to the proceedings are easily ignorable. (Though some, like drawing an "e" to open your email, can be fun.)
Otherwise, if you're at all familiar with Google's mobile OS, you'll easily be able to get around here. Although Android's interface and app store aren't as optimized for tablets as iOS, it's still a good-looking and highly customizable platform, and it's only gotten more straightforward for newcomers as the years have passed.
When, or if, it'll be updated remains to be seen, however. A Lenovo rep tells us "there should be an upgrade to Android 6.0 Marshmallow in the future," but that they don't have an exact time frame for the release at this time.
The Tab 2 A10 has a smaller sibling called the Tab 2 A8 that goes for $75 less, but it's too widely handicapped to be worth recommending. The A10, meanwhile, is an obvious value, especially when you consider how difficult it can be to find quality 10-inch slates for cheap.
- Big, bright display
- Near-stock Android
- Superb battery life
- Performance could be stronger
- Not particularly compact
- Android is still a phone-first OS
Asus ZenPad S 8.0
BI Rating: 7/10
For another smaller Android option, try the Asus ZenPad S 8.0. This is the spiritual successor to the Asus MeMo Pad, which itself was as a successor to Asus' old Nexus 7, whose praises we've sung before. Much like those devices, the ZenPad looks and feels nicer than its modest price would suggest. It doesn't have the iPad's aluminum, but its matte-and-leather chassis is slimmer, lighter, and smoother than you'd expect a $200 device to be.
That's aided by an 7.85-inch 2K (2048x1536) display that, while not as upper-class as that resolution would suggest, is still sharp and lively, with great viewing angles. Its colors could stand be a little more accurate, but it's better than most of what you'll find in this price range.
This configuration of the ZenPad runs on a quad-core Intel Atom processor and 2GB of RAM. As with the Tab 2 above, it isn't as consistent with heavier-duty tasks, but it's more than serviceable for using casually around the house. There's 32GB of included storage, which is, again, nicely expandable with a microSD card. Battery life isn't great, though, usually lasting around 5-6 hours per charge. That's not a huge deal given that lots of people aren't going to tax their tablets too heavily, but stronger is always better.
The bigger annoyance is with Asus' custom Android skin, ZenUI. It runs over Android 5.1 Lollipop, but it strips away a chunk of the warmness and convenience of the base OS. It's still Android, so it's never outright difficult to use, but it's blander, and much of Asus' tinkerings aren't obviously useful. (It does have similar gesture controls as the A10, though, as well as a handy double-tap-to-wake feature.) Thankfully, you can always go to the Google Play store and download an alternate launcher instead.
You can't get around the sheer amount of bloatware on this thing, though. Most of it can be disabled or uninstalled, but having to deal with it in the first place is no fun.
It's worth noting that there's a step-up model of the ZenPad S 8.0 that comes with 4 GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, USB type-C (although we'd rather have this model's tried-and-true micro-USB port for now), 802.11ac WiFi support (this one's unfortunately limited to slower 802.11n), and a faster processor for $100 extra. That's a lot of upgrades, and in practice it is faster and more capable than this unit.
But $100 is $100, and you still get the same look, feel, and display here. Go for the step-up if you need the higher-end performance, but the entry-level ZenPad is plenty fine as a budget Android option.
*This device normally retails for $199.99.
- Premium feel
- Sharp display
- Expandable storage
- Bland UI
- Too much bloatware
- Mediocre battery life
Amazon Fire
BI Rating: 7/10
(Read our full review here.)
The Amazon Fire is a tablet for people who don't always use their tablets. In many ways, it's the Moto E of slates — a device that isn't outright good in any one area, but competent in most, which in turn makes it a superb value for its dirt-cheap price tag.
The Fire's nondescript slab of black plastic neither looks nor feels premium, but it has a level of stability to it that other ultra-budget tablets lack. It doesn't feel creaky or loose, and it's proportioned well enough to use easily with one hand.
Its 7-inch, 1024x600 display is as fuzzy as that resolution would suggest, but its colors and viewing angles are acceptable for casual use. Its 1.3GHz MediaTek chip and 1GB of RAM aren't strong, but they do enough for basic web browsing or casual games to be relatively smooth. That's in part helped by the Fire OS 5 described above, whose Amazon-pushing annoyances are easier to swallow at $50. It only has 8GB of storage but default, but that's expandable up to 128GB with a microSD card, which is great.
It all adds up to something consistently usable, which may not sound like much, but feels fantastic for the money. If you just want the base benefits of a tablet for as cheap as possible, the Fire walks the ultra-budget line without sacrificing too much.
- Dirt cheap
- Useful software for Prime members
- Expandable storage
- Low-res display
- Middling app support
- Weaker internals
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I'm so broke at the moment.
We bought a new car and some other stuff I didn't need. Money flew right out my purse ha ha. You know it doesn't help either that I got my December money a week earlier. All gone now... And I want to buy so much ha ha... Anyway don't get me wrong I'm happy with the things I have and am grateful for the love I receive from my friends and family. Truly blessed with the best...
But sometimes you have the urge to spend some money or actually..
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Most likely I don't even going to get the half of it, but this were some things going round in my head. I think the rocking chair is really cool but I don't have the room nor a baby for it ha ha so I will probably going to get it in a few years. I really need that toothbrush though, my other ones charger deceased.
M.A.C. lipstick speaks for itself, but this particular color is just like a unicorn putting a rainbow over your lips and then a kisses it with stardust. But if I can't get the M.A.C. one I just take the Revlon ones. Want to try those out also.One of my new years resolutions is to eat more veggies. So I want to buy a blender that makes it easier to take in. Definitely want to try some kale smoothies.
The Pokémon shirt is just awesome, I played the game a lot on my Gameboy back in the days. I had the blue one and my friend the red so we could catch them all. At a certain point I had to stop cause I didn't do any homework anymore. However, I knew the Pokérap completely, funny hmm?
So that concludes my wishlist.
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Santi Cazorla hammered a superb last-minute freekick into the top corner to earn Malaga a surprise 1-1 draw at leaders Real Madrid in La Liga on Sunday.
Real moved on to 71 points with 11 matches left to play, but after 11 straight victories saw their lead cut to eight points, champions Barcelona having beaten Sevilla 2-0 away on Saturday.
Karim Benzema had headed Real in front after 35 minutes, but the visitors refused to crumble under some intense pressure and Spain international Cazorla grabbed a deserved equalizer in time added on.
Big-spending Malaga, who were bought by a member of the Qatari royal family two years ago, were fifth with 41 points.
"We wanted to stay in the game and with only one goal against us, anything was possible," Cazorla told Spanish television. "I'd already gone close in the first half, but at the end there, it went in. A victory was vital for our objectives."
Real came out wearing shirts in support of Barcelona's Eric Abidal, who is set to have a liver transplant, and Bolton Wanderers midfielder Fabrice Muamba, who collapsed after suffering a cardiac arrest during a game in England on Saturday.
Malaga matched the hosts in a high-tempo opening until France striker Benzema arrived unmarked at the back post to nod in Cristiano Ronaldo's cross.
Jose Mourinho's men created a host of chances, La Liga top scorer Ronaldo being denied by a flying save from Willy Caballero and Benzema blazing wide from 6m out.
Cazorla was brought down on the edge of the area by Esteban Granero in the 92nd minute and the former Villarreal player left Iker Casillas with no chance.
Earlier, striker Roberto Soldado scored a hat-trick as Valencia ran out 3-0 winners at Europa League rivals Athletic Bilbao to strengthen their hold on third place.
Soldado, who is in the running for a place in the Spain squad at Euro 2012, pounced on a poor backpass to net the opener and struck a first-time shot after the break for the second.
He racked up his 15th of the campaign from the penalty spot near the end.
Bilbao struggled to replicate the eye-catching form that helped them knock Manchester United out of the Europa League last week. They were missing the injured Fernando Llorente and had defender Andoni Iraola sent off in the 66th minute.
Valencia moved on to 47 points, six ahead of fourth-placed Levante UD, who continued to defy predictions with a 1-0 victory at home to regional rivals Villarreal.
Xavi Torres scored in the 92nd minute and caused Villarreal to fire coach Jose Molina. They lie 17th with 27 points, three above the relegation places.
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Tom Petty has passed away at the age of 66.
After experiencing cardiac arrest early Monday morning, his manager confirmed to E! News that the rocker could not be revived.
"On behalf of the Tom Petty family we are devastated to announce the untimely death of of our father, husband, brother, leader and friend Tom Petty," the statement read. "He suffered cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu in the early hours of this morning and was taken to UCLA Medical Center but could not be revived. He died peacefully at 8:40pm PT surrounded by family, his bandmates and friends."
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SonicWall Acquired By Investors For $717 Million
Deal said to enable faster growth for network security appliance vendor.
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SonicWall Inc., a provider of network security appliances, said that it has agreed to be acquired by a group of investors led by Thoma Bravo, a private equity investment firm, for some $717 million or $11.50 per share, in an all cash deal.
The acquiring group includes the Ontario (CAN) Teachers' Pension Plan through its private investor department, Teachers' Private Capital. Ontario is an independent organization responsible for investing the pension fund and administering the pensions of Ontario's 289,000 active and retired teachers.
In mid-May, Thoma Bravo also acquired Double-Take Software Inc., a maker of data recovery solutions, for about $242 million, and in March it acquired Plato Learning Inc., an online learning company, for about $143 million.
SonicWall said that the deal will enable it to better fund new products and to fend off competitors. It was unclear how the acquisition will affect the companys roster of 7,000 channel partners under its Medallion Partner program.
"Our agreement with Thoma Bravo represents an attractive valuation for our shareholders, and we look forward to closing the transaction as quickly as possible," said Matthew Medeiros, SonicWall president and chief executive.
SonicWall, which was founded in 1991 by brothers Sreekanth and Sudhakar Ravi and currently employs about 800 people, has been publicly-held since 1999.
In its most recent quarter, the company posted a $4.4 million profit on sales of about $55 million, a 17 percent jump in revenue and a whopping 158 percent spike in earnings when compared to the similar period last year. SonicWall holds about $200 million in cash and investments.
The vendor said that it is projecting sales for its second quarter to fall in the range of $55 million to $57 million with earnings of at least $.08 per share.
SonicWall board approves deal
SonicWall said that its board of directors has approved the transaction, which awaits confirmation by shareholders. Officials said that the matter is expected to close sometime between September and December of this year.
Thoma Bravos offer represents a 28 percent premium above the companys $8.99 closing stock price last week and a 63 percent bump over its enterprise value, officials said.
Immediately following the agreement a number of law firms said that they will investigate a possible breach of fiduciary duty by SonicWalls board in accepting the deal. In the days surrounding the transaction, SonicWalls stock jumped from $8.72 to $11.28, where it has hovered ever since. The law firms contend that SonicWall might not have adequately shopped around for the best offer and in accepting the Thoma Bravo offer may have harmed shareholders.
BlackRock Advisors LLC holds the largest block of SonicWall shares with about 5.3 million shares valued at about $45.9 million and Ameriprise Financial Inc. owns about 4.5 million shares worth about $38.7 million. Combined the two institutional investors maintain holdings equal to 17.5 percent of the company.
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The concession for the cascade of Devoll approved
21. January 2009
The project is an investment of around 1 billion euros, and it secures a long term exploitations of the waters of river Devoll.
The government has approved today the giving under ownership, exploitation, maintenance and transfer of the project for the hydro power station on river Devoll.
Prime Minister Berisha considered the project for the construction of the cascade of Devoll as the biggest one in Europe in the energy field. The companies which will take under its ownership of this cascade are Austrian company AVN AG, Statkraft AS and Devoll Hydropower.


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Most couples come to counseling seeking change in their relationship and have hit a wall in trying to do this themselves. One of the key reasons this happens is that each person is focused on what the other person is doing "to cause" him/her to react as they do. As a result, they find themselves stuck in a negative cycle of behaviors that leaves each person feeling isolated and alone within the relationship.
I specialize in working with couples who are experiencing distress and/or hopelessness in their relationships. One area of expertise that I have cultivated by working with many couples over the past 15 years, focuses on repairing a relationship after infidelity (physical and/or emotional) has occurred. Another area is helping a couple identify areas of concerns early in the relationship, before these issues start to feel unmanageable. This can be especially helpful for newly engaged or newlywed couples.
I am a process therapist. I use a psychodynamic approach in addition to cognitive strategies. I incorporate ideas from both Susan Johnson's EFT and the Gottman method. I work with the couple to get at the root of what's really going on in the relationship, below the surface level of repetitive arguments. I facilitate awareness of what each person is bringing into the relationship and the effects those things have on the other person and on their own reactions. People who become more aware of what they are actually reacting to, in addition to what their partner is reacting to, are in a much better position to make changes particularly with regard to communication (both articulating what one thinks/feels and most importantly how one listens).
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~Content Warning- suicide~
I often feel like a coin. A body split into two halves. Even two minds. One of them very sick, and the other simply Emma. The sick part overwhelms the Me part when I'm in distress. In the peak of despair that part of me spreads like a thick, grey mist over me. It covers my eyes, turns off my ears and I crumble. That side of me is toxic (but built through emotional damage). It jumps to suicide and self destruction like a moth to a flame. In this case, I am the moth. And I am drawn, dangerously to the fire I rush towards to save me. Although it feels 'right' and the only way, I always, undoubtedly, get burned.
It is because of my coin-like-brain that I see suicide like a Big Red Button. It is the thing I am drawn to push when I am afraid or hurt. It is the devil on my shoulder. The glowing exit sign in my mind.
A fundamental part of my brain stopped functioning correctly in distress. In a time of distress my body no longer thinks of protecting itself and softening the blow, or reaching out for comfort or peace. Instead, the pain is too much to bear and it leads the sick part of me to slam my hand down onto that Big Red Button so I don't have to bear it anymore. To the sick part of the coin, this makes perfect sense. But to the Me part of the coin this is absolutely ludicrous. The rational Emma knows that jumping to self-destruction in times of fear and extreme emotion is not okay. It's like a tsunami in some ways. The giant wave barreling towards me strikes a fear so great into my core that, instead of running as fast as I can away from the wave, I jump headfirst into it.
Patients with Borderline Personality Disorder are often described as having a defense mechanism called 'Splitting'. It means that everything is sorted into Bad or Good. And everything good must be embraced and adored, and everything bad must be rejected and hated. And in this way my brain feels like an iron filing to a magnet. At everything Bad, it jumps to the Big Red Button.
As a person dealing with BPD, my actual mind feels Split in two, just like a coin. But the sick, impulsive part of me is huge- it overwhelms the rational Emma. But I still have a Me inside of me. The Me is formed on how I used to deal with hurdles before my illness gripped me, and it is formed on how my friends, family, professionals deal with trouble. And I am embracing this me.
Thank GOD, there is no Big Red Button because I am worth saving,
Yours sincerely,
The Emma side of the coin.


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July 22, 1914
The engagement of the Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was officially announced earlier today, reports the New York Times.
The 50-year-old Prince Wilhelm arrived at Schloss Leutstetten, near Munich, to visit the Bavarian royal family, shortly before the announcement was made. Princess Adelgunde, is the eldest daughter of King Ludwig III and Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria.
This will be the first marriage for Princess Adelgunde, who will celebrate her 44th birthday on October 17. The Prince of Hohenzollern is a widower. His first wife, Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies died in 1909. They had three children, Auguste Viktoria, who is married to the exiled King Manoel II of Portugal, Hereditary Prince Friedrich and his twin brother, Prince Franz Josef.
The Prince of Hohenzollern is the older brother of Crown Prince Ferdinand of Roumania.


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2001 Memorials and Museums
The un-officially named 'South Capitol Mall' concept from USNCPC's 1995-1997 Extending the Legacy, appears with a somewhat different design in its 2001 Memorials and Museums
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Tuesday, January 08, 2013
Some Points Concerning South Capitol Street
- only 6 years ago, officials spent some $120 million to re-do (shorten and construct a new northern touchdown) upon the existing bridge for aesthetics (avoiding having the elevated bridge segment alongside the new stadium); this was done even though that bridge was already scheduled to soon be replaced- thus arguing in favor of some DELAY to better amortize that project's cost.
- planning was shaped and expedited by Nationals Stadium, which appeared in a 2002 stadium study pre-dating the 2003 decision to go against the 'Extending the Legacy' planning of the 1990s and the 2001 Museums and Memorials and abandon the central concept of a South Capitol Street corridor widened to accommodate a new linear park, essentially a southern leg of the national mall or 'South Capitol Mall'. The oval shaped South Capitol Commons, appearing since 2005 is USNCPC's effort in salvaging the un-officially named 'South Capitol Mall' concept, with the vertical oval chosen to somewhat emulate the aspect ratio of the shape of a linear park somewhat, particularly with a southwards to the waterfront landscaping.
- Any and all of the envisioned planning for the South Capitol Street corridor and area has massive re-development to the east and the west, with various plans with renderings showing different degrees of this to the west, involving the potential displacement and replacement of several hundred architecturally humble century old dwellings. Not widening South Capitol Street was for the benefit of that Nationals Stadium, and the sole building alongside SCS to survive the re-development- the St Vincent de Paul Roman Catholic Church, and itself does not guarantee preserving the neighborhoods to the west.
- As all scenarios have massive redevelopment and thus a massive increase in the local population and trips, improving the road network to better accommodate the extra traffic - vehicular and pedestrian is necessary. Yet strangely, urban planning here takes a suburban twist by attempting this all at grade (all on one level), allowing planning for a parallel vehicular tunnel to relocate some of this corridors traffic underground to languish, while wasting the existing short underpass at South Capitol and M Street, filling it in, rather than intelligently incorporating its space into a modern 2 x 2 cut and cover tunnelway beneath SCS to connect with the left-hand lanes of the yet to be built replacement South Capitol Street Bridge.
- The officially proposed oval shaped South Capitol Commons is constrained to the northeast by Nationals Stadium, but could otherwise be enlarged to the east and west to make it a circle- thus making a significantly more useable space for something monumental.
- The South Capitol Mall concept is of course physically constrained to the northeast by Nationals Stadium, St Vincent de Paul Church. To the northwest its constrained so far only by a solitary new residential building- 1325 South Capitol Street.
- The South Capitol Street corridor is the center of Washington, D.C.'s 3 main axis that extend to a waterfront, between the National Mall culminating to the west at the Lincoln Memorial Traffic Circle, and to the east at East Capital Street - RFK Stadium, with Souh Capitol with a truly special vista. To not do something monumentally suited would be a waste..
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Our guest blogger is Tom Deans author of Every Family's Business.
If so many jobs, so much wealth wasn't collateral damage when a family business is gifted, watching them pass to the next generation would continue for some to be the best theatre ticket in town.
But lenders and their shareholders aren't laughing as the single largest generational transfer of wealth begins in less than ideal economic circumstances.
If the questions that a family can ask themselves to protect their wealth weren't so simple, the impending destruction of so much wealth wouldn't be so sad.
On this point there is no debate -- at least not for me. Having watched three generations of my family start and sell their businesses instead of gifting them, the next generation has always been free to pursue their own great big idea.
Tom Deans, Author, Every Family's Business: 12 Common Sense Questions to Protect Your Wealth. www.ProtectingFamilyBusinessWealth.com


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"Fever and Hyperthermia: Learn to Beat the Heat" (June 2008)* was a timely warning, not only for those of us who work in emergency care settings, but also for anyone who copes with oppressive heat in everyday situations.
I'd like to add one reminder to the authors' points. Children left in vehicles in sweltering summer temperatures are at high risk for hyperthermia. From 1998 to 2007, 361 child vehicular hyperthermia deaths were reported in the United States. More than 50% of these children were accidentally left inside the vehicle by a caregiver and 30% were playing in an unattended vehicle. Teach parents and others caring for young children never to leave unattended vehicles unlocked because children may get inside to play. The temperature inside a car can climb nearly 20[degrees] F-becoming much hotter than outside air-in 10 minutes, even with the windows rolled down.
At present, 14 states have laws addressing children left unattended in vehicles. For more information, see http://www.harrisonshope.org/m_nav/legislation.html and spread the word about heat-related illnesses to patients, friends, and family.
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Source: Null J, Hyperthermia deaths in children in vehicles, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State University, updated July 16, 2008, http://www.ggweather.com/heat.
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The term "snapshots" is relative when describing the candid photos of Judy taken during her Hollywood years. The studio's publicists and photographers took photos that were staged to look like snapshots. On the flip side of that, there were many real snapshots taken of Judy - usually when she was out socializing with friends, attending premiers, or simply relaxing on the set.
A huge thanks to the fans on The Judy Room's Facebook Page for sharing so many wonderful and rare photos!


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Sumter County Juvenile Justice is a division of the legal system at the Florida State, Sumter County, or local level that focuses on youthful offenders. The Juvenile Justice System incorporates a number of government agencies, including Sumter County Courts, law enforcement, corrections, and social services. Juvenile Justice Centers offer rehabilitation services, detain youth awaiting formal processing in Sumter County detention centers, and provide education, counseling, and other services to youth. Juvenile Justice Centers also offer reentry services for youth who have been released from a juvenile correction facility.
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A Sumter County WIC Office is a local branch of the Federal Special Supplemental Nutrition Program (SNAP) for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Sumter County WIC programs provide nutrition assistance for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding, infants, and children. WIC Offices provide services to income-eligible families who require food assistance. In addition to nutritional assistance, WIC Offices provide additional benefits, including health screenings, nutrition and health education, breastfeeding promotion and support, and help obtaining other Florida social services.
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Lamborghini has confirmed that it will finally unveil its new Urus SUV on December 4 at its home in Sant' Agata Bolognese, Italy. After years of development, the company will present what it calls the world's first Super Sports Utility Vehicle.
We spoke with Maurizio Reggiani, head of research and development at Lamborghini, at the Frankfurt Motor Show and he told us that "after several modifications, we have the same DNA of Lamborghini" in the Urus. Reggiani describes it as the "right answer for those who found a Lamborghini too brash".
In December we will see exactly what he means by that, as well as how the famous sports car manufacturer has managed to ensure that its first SUV since the LM002 has all that supersport DNA. You can read our full interview with Reggiani in next week's issue of Motor News.
In recent years many BMW models have started to look the same. It's not just BMW, of course — Audi and Mercedes have also been producing models that look remarkably similar, although Merc is moving away from it a little.
The new BMW X7 concept takes model differentiation to a totally different level, but it is the start of change at BMW, according to the company's head of design, Adrian van Hooydonk.
We grabbed a few minutes with him in Frankfurt and he told us that there will be a "wave of six or seven new models over the next year or so". He says the company doesn't want "everything to look too similar" and that to this end he wants to "pull products further apart".
He deliberately chose more variation in design with the X7, which he says is 90% to 95% identical in concept form to the final production version. We hope not, but will wait and see. Even more interesting will be to see how different the next generation 3 Series is to its larger siblings as Van Hooydonk begins to "pull the characters further apart".
Ever since the demise of the Phaeton, the Volkswagen brand has been an armada without a flagship. Its mid-sized models have been split into conservative (Passat) and glamorous (Arteon), while its smaller Golf and Polo models are spawning crossovers from the same mechanical basics (T-Roc and T-Cross).
Yet the top step remains empty. That will change at the Geneva motor show in March 2018, when Volkswagen will tease a new all-electric, five-metre-plus flagship concept car.
While the Phaeton was seen as then-chairman Ferdinand Piech's passion project and struggled to sell 84,000 cars in 14 years before being mercifully axed in 2016, VW has different plans for its new unnamed flagship. The battery-electric car will be the biggest VW will have built off its upcoming all-electric MEB architecture, with a predicted range in excess of 600km in real-world driving.
Hyundai's luxury division Genesis, was coming to SA, then it wasn't. Then it was. This week a Hyundai SA spokesperson confirmed that plans to bring Genesis to SA have been shelved "at the moment".
It is no surprise, of course. Nissan's luxury arm Infiniti failed to make any impact in SA and has all but disappeared unless you really want to order one. Lexus has not reflected its international sales success in SA for Toyota either and both of these companies have the benefit of being able to use export credits from their local manufacturing to try to keep the pricing down.
Hyundai, as a pure importer, has no such credits, so as well as a market that is reluctant to ditch its German brands for fancy Korean or Japanese marques, it is likely that any Genesis model would just prove too expensive to retail.
So if you like the look of the new G70 which has just had its international launch in South Korea, then you are going to have to wait for a future right moment.
Remember when Kimi Raikkonen told his pit crew to "leave me alone, I know what I'm doing"? Mercedes-Benz boss Dieter Zetsche sounded similar when addressing a European Automobile Manufacturers Association briefing on CO2 issues at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
"I do believe technology, innovation and market forces are the best way to achieve the (CO2) targets," he said.
He stressed that there needed to be a proper framework in place instead of bans and restrictions from city to city, clearly hitting out at the UK 2040 internal combustion engine ban proposal, as well as proposed bans in some German cities, such as Mercedes' home town of Stuttgart.
Zetsche also criticised politicians saying "some factors, like election times and things like that are less about factual".
While he was at it, he even hit out at the news media saying "what we say and what we read are one thing and in-between is the person who is writing".
As some of those doing the writing, we would not want to speculate, but perhaps, as Audi's Rupert Stadler was a number of years ago, Herr Zetsche is getting just a little irritated with some of the external influences on his business.


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I've been bullish on Tim Pawlenty's chances of getting the presidential nomination for some time now. But I'm starting to have second thoughts, based on the third-rate straddle of an economic "plan" he's announced in a media blitz today.
Ezra Klein is, of course, correct that as economics, Pawlenty'plan is mostly pure fantasy. But that's a feature, not a bug, of economic plans from GOP presidential candidates. When you're not allowed to use real economics and are pretty much limited to "tax cuts make everything shiny" plus vows to balance the budget (while cutting taxes and revenues rather than raising them), well, of course your economic plan is going to be fantasy. It's inescapable.
The trick for GOP candidates proposing economic plans is to promise the right things while avoiding mention of anything that is either a deal-breaker in the primaries and caucuses or highly damaging in the general election. He starts off strongly: cut taxes, and — presto magico! — you'll get 5% annual GDP growth as far as the eye can see. And he offers everyone's favorite nostrum for the fantasy budget cutter, a Balanced Budget Amendment. Pawlenty even has a nice innovation, substituting enhanced presidential impoundment authority for the point in the argument where one might expect a call for a line-item veto. As policy, all of this is nonsense, but it's acceptable conservative rhetoric. Even so, it's also easily trumped: If Newt Gingrich promised even steeper tax cuts and claimed that it would guarantee 7% annual GDP growth, where would that leave Pawlenty?
And yet — even though much of his plan is pure fantasy, it also commits the fatal error of including unnecessary specifics that could actually complicate his chances with key voters.
For instance, Pawlenty included a specific that could imperil him among GOP primary voters: "Slowing the rate of growth in defense spending." This is anathema for conservatives: Everyone knows there's no connection whatsoever between defense spending and deficits! Everyone knows that you can cuts taxes and increase defense spending forever without affecting the deficit at all! There's just no reason to annoy conservatives with any responsible talk about slowing defense spending.
He also risks alienating general election voters when he proposes "raising the Social Security retirement age for the next generation." Awful. On entitlements, the correct way to appeal to conservatives while remaining viable with the general election electorate is less specific. Both deficit idealists and Tea Party budget-cutters fully approve of "taking on entitlements" or its weaker cousin, "getting serious about entitlements." Actually admitting to support for Social Security cuts may please conservatives now but it's a general-election no-no.
Bottom line: There are two key takeaways from Pawlenty's proposals. One is that they're mostly fantasy — which is essential for GOP presidential primary contenders. The second is that where Pawlenty does get specific, he needlessly risks alienating primary and general election voters. That he hasn't yet found a way to navigate these waters is bad news for Pawlenty indeed.


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Kenny Omega Acknowledges His Connection To AJ Styles
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Kenny's return and bond with AJ Styles
The IWGP US Heavyweight Champion, Kenny Omega, made his return after his knee injury. He had a shining victory. There is a bond between him and the former Bullet Club leader and WWE's current US Champion, AJ Styles.
Kenny's left knee was operated on recently, on the 7th. His pride as the 'BEST IN THE WORLD' fueld his rehab and come back. Also, it was the bond with AJ Styles which fired him up.
AJ Styles came to Japan for WWE's Japan tour (16th in Osaka) and went out with members of the Bullet Club, the day before. Kenny and AJ spoke on the phone because of Kenny's absence due to his injury,
Kenny recounts, "AJ was concerned with my injury. 'Is your knee in bad condition?' I also wanted to check up on AJ. AJ watches my matches in NJPW, and told me, 'You're trying hard' I don't know if he really thinks so or not (laughs)."
They have a special relationship; they used to be friends and they both acknowledge each other's skills. Kenny says, "He's a rival to me, but I don't have ill feelings towards him. We are rivals as athletes. Even if we can't have direct matches, we are fighting on our own qualities. We are both 'US champions'. If I hadn't fought, it would bring him down. That's why talking with him motivated my come back as soon as possible."
Yoshi-Hashi made his claim as the next contender. Kenny's second defense match will be set up. "Practice hard. If not, you can't get this belt," Kenny advises.


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OK. Since Malaysiakini is not yet doing it, I'll get the ball rolling first.
Yes, the time is right to seriously do a SWOT analysis on those who dare to suggest to us that he's da man for MCA President.
What's a SWOT? It is what a businessman would do to check whether the business is eg: healthy or dying or in need of a bailout.
You can do it too, this little tool is also handy for other stuff like summing up a potential girlfriend / boyfriend.
Here's how to do a simplified SWOT analysis.
Draw a box of 3 columns, mark them 1, 2, 3.
Put the names of those you want to assess in column 1 under the subject title 'Da Man'.
Column 2 is for you to write all the 'Strengths' aka 'Positive advantage' that these guys possess. Important note: Don't force yourself to make up some if you cannot think of any.
Column 3 is to write all the 'Weaknesses' aka 'Negative downside' eg: 'MCA sure kaput if this morally depraved/ corrupt/ wanton/ decadent/ despicable character becomes President'.
And now you can proceed to have some educated fun with these chaps:
Ong Tee Keat
Chua Soi Lek
Chua Jui Meng
Fong Chan Onn
+ Any other 'capable' leader that I did not mention here…
Merdeka bonus: To help you with the SWOT, here's an input from an MCA member…
… Also, I find comments made by Chua Soi Lek, Donald Lim, Chua Jui Meng ludicrous. Their comments are but attempts to divert attention of the grassroot from the fault of their own leadership in the failings of recent 12 General Election.
Don't forget BN achieved the best ever results in the 11th election. How could a party which was so strong in relevance (if you argued a party's relevance based on its performance) just about four years ago became so irrelevant suddenly. You and I know the result had just got to do with human factor i.e. its central committee team members were so devoid of merits in managing the party!!!
Why the desperate and sudden action now to want to appear to dare speak against UMNO? If these power hungry people feel the party has become irrelevant, surely they would have detected the tell tale signs before the election. Even the last dinasours' extinction happened over sometime. How could a party become irrelevant in such short time with none of the leaders sensing it? Nobody of these guys argued about MCA sleeping on the job before, why now? Just because the party lost miserably in an election it ought to be extinct or jump ship? You mean to tell me all these oldies don't know how to tackle the ups and downs in the sport of politics?
I was personally involved in the recent election process. I witnessed for myself the shortcomings from the grassroot to upper leadership including the unpreparedness of candidates in certain constituencies, the ridiculously low level of political knowledge of candidates and their arrogant demeanor. If not for my MCA membership, I would have voted for the opposition myself.
In my most honest opinion, the whole management and leadership team of MCA ought to have resigned and a pro temp committee comprising some current leaders and young members to be formed to determine the next course of action for MCA. This will provide not only a more focused direction for the party but also to avoid the present on going fracas which is further splitting the party's foundation.
In this respect, I cannot but agree with Tun Mahathir that the present leadership of BN ought to make way to ensure the revival of the party.
It means the President and all those people who work with him and those who are responsible for the policies of the party and the selection of the candidates.
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Republican Exec Committee From Don Gaetz' Hometown Calls for Support of Dem Amendments to SB 616
In late filings to SB 616, sponsor Senator John Legg added a provision which brought the bill closer to the House version and Senator Alan Hays – along with a Democrat co-sponsor, Senator Bill Montford – resubmitted his clear language … Continue reading
The Well-Financed Effort to Marginalize and Intimidate Opt-Out Parents
Though she resigned as chair late last year, last week's Tweet from Students First was pure Michelle Rhee: Will the #optout movement realize it's fighting a losing cause? In its Tweet, Students First links to an opinion piece from one … Continue reading
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Selective Data and Outrage from the Bush Foundation Discredited By Those "Devious Plans to Undermine Class-Size Amendment"
Writing for Jeb Bush's Foundation for Excellence in Education, Mike Thomas bemoans Florida's class size amendment as a "$30 billion mistake." What sounded good on a ballot turned chaotic when implemented to the letter of the law. We now have … Continue reading
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Erika Donald's Game-Changing White Paper on Florida's Testing Regime
Knocking on the door of state-wide recognition as a leader in state education policy since her election to the Collier county school board member, Erika Donalds may have eclipsed her own expectations with the release of a white paper memorandum of … Continue reading
How Alan Hays' Amendment to SB 616 Helps Republicans
From Collier County reporter Sophie Neilsen-Kolding for NBC2: The Southwest Florida Citizens' Alliance paid for robo calls to 55,000 voters across the state and visited Representative Kathleen Passidomo's Collier office and spoke with her staff. Then they made their way to … Continue reading
Pam Stewart, FLDOE Are Keeping the Truth From Floridians on FSA Collapse
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Jeb Bush's "Unabashed Hostility" for Public Schools
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Spaceflight provider Orbital ATK this week lost its bid to stop the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) from moving ahead with a partnership with a competing company, Space Systems Loral, to demonstrate in-space satellite servicing, federal court documents show.
In February, Orbital ATK filed suit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia to stop the program, known as Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites, or RSGS, on grounds that it violates provisions of the 2010 U.S. National Space Policy.
DARPA had selected California-based Space Systems Loral (SSL) as the agency's commercial partner for RSGS, with the goal of building a spacecraft to inspect, capture, reposition, repair and upgrade satellites in geosynchronous orbits. SSL also intends to demonstrate satellite refueling. [DARPA's Futuristic Satellite-Servicing Plan in Images]
Upon completion of the work for DARPA, SSL can sell RSGS services to commercial and government satellite operators, work that Orbital ATK said will compete with its own satellite-servicing business. Orbital ATK filed suit on grounds that the RSGS program violates U.S. space policy, which in part bans the government from building or buying systems that "preclude, discourage or compete with commercial systems."
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This is a good thing - most of the people that I have worked with at Orbital ATK are pompous obstructionist @$$holes - they only care about doing things cheap and quick ... instead of correct!
- July 18, 2017 at 11:20 PM
11:20 you have no clue what you are talking about.
- July 19, 2017 at 10:01 PM
That sounds like a pretty cool job. Fly around a rocket ship and repair satellites.
- July 19, 2017 at 10:53 PM
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Driving out one Nuisance With Another
As Planetizen has posted previously, safety officials across the country have discovered that broadcasting the sounds of Chopin, Mozart, and Beethoven over a PA system offers a cheap, creative solution to deter crime and keep irksome teenagers from loitering in public spaces.
In this piece, the ASLA points out the growing practice raises some tough questions about the design and intended purpose of public spaces. One metro station in Washington, D.C. recently replaced a similar system, which emitted a high-pitched noise audible only to young people. The so-called "mosquito" device was dismantled over criticism that it indiscriminately distressed young people, many of whom were "not out to cause trouble."
Eric Fidler of Greater Greater Washington makes the case that the issue runs deeper than delinquent teens: "Before the age of suburban development and private shopping malls, cities always included grand public spaces for relaxation and socializing."
In the absence of such publicly-minded planning, officials must resort to tactics of questionable long-term efficacy. Portland Assistant City Commissioner Denis Crespo has argued that "as a crime reductions strategy, it may work for a short period of time, but the criminals always adapt to police strategies."


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History and evidence have already shown the harmful effects of an oil spill. Most types of oil tend to float on the water's surface, so they can spread easily due to wind and current.
The impact of oil spill to marine life depends on many factors, including the time and location. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), some animals can simply leave the area during the time of the oil spill while others die.
Overall, though, an oil spill can affect sea birds and sea otters that need to spend time on the water's surface. Whales, on the other hand, have to rise above to breathe and, in the process, ingest or get covered by oil.
What many people don't know is that an oil spill can also affect the water supply, and the problem doesn't have to involve a tanker or a rig.
The Canadian Dilemma
In 2016, an oil spill occurred in Saskatchewan, Canada. About 66,000 gallons of oil and gas ended up on the river after a leak. Because the people obtained water from the river, the council had to shut the river intake down and rely on groundwater. Despite the backup, the council advised the residents to limit water use.
In some cases, however, a poorly designed, old, or damaged aboveground water tank that keeps oil and gas can cause water pollution and supply problems. The harmful chemicals can seep into the ground or travel to the nearby waterways. They can affect the quality of farm products, which may end up on consumers' tables.
Anyone who operates or owns an aboveground storage tank based on the standards of API 650 and its predecessor, and which stores gas and petroleum, should keep up not only with the inspection but also the API 653 storage tank repair, which only certified professionals can do.
Don't even think a small oil spill can do no harm. Take precaution at all times before you put the environment and the people's lives at risk.


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Disney Pixar Domino Stars
In August 2015, Countdown bought Kiwi families a modern twist on an iconic toy with the release of the Disney Pixar Domino Stars collectables. Porter Novelli worked with Countdown to create a public relations and community engagement campaign that captured Kiwi hearts and minds.
Disney Pixar Domino Stars bought young and old together to enjoy the simple pleasure of good old-fashioned play. Relationships were established between primary schools and rest homes, with students and residents bonding over a classic game familiar to both generations with Countdown providing dominos and morning tea.
Television presenters on popular children's programme Sticky TV stacked and played with Disney Pixar Domino Stars live on-air; and children and parents were challenged to send in videos of themselves building domino tracks for the chance to win a Disney Pixar Domino Stars prize pack.
Highlights of the Disney Pixar Domino Stars campaign include:
- A series of community events hosted at eight rest homes, which united young and old
- Over 60 pieces of local and national media coverage
- Over 1,000 video entries to win a Disney Pixar Domino Stars prize pack
- Giveaways in local and national newspapers
- Celebrity influencer Twitter and Facebook posts.
Within the six week campaign, Disney Pixar Domino Stars became the must-have toy in thousands of New Zealand homes.


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Travel to Azure Watch is an Alliance-only quest from the draenei starting region Ammen Vale. It is the final quest starting in that region, and introduces new draenei tot he larger part of the island by sending them on to the first real town, Azure Watch, outside the vale. Note that you will have to have completed most of the quests in Ammen Vale in order to get this one.
How to Get This Quest Edit
After talking to Technician Zhanaa to complete [5] The Emitter, a small event will play out. Once it is over, Zhanaa will offer this quest.
Objectives Edit
Speak with Technician Dyvuun at Azure Watch on Azuremyst Isle.
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Azure Watch is the next quest hub for the draenei. It is right down the road to the west, follow the road through the mountains and over a river - you can pick up some quests on the way. Once you get to Azure Watch, talk to Technician Dyvuun to turn in the quest.
Description Edit
By all that is good, <name>, you must go at once to this Azure Watch and speak with Dyvuun!
There is a path that leads west off of this tiny isle. Follow it and cross the Crystalbrook River to arrive on the larger part of the isle. Continue to follow the path and you should find Azure Watch.
See if you can convince them to send us some aid and supplies. The rest of us will follow when we can.
Thank you, we wouldn't have made it without you!
Completion Edit
Ah, good to see you again! I'm glad that we were both able to get our emitters fixed or we might have never found one another. And don't worry, we'll see to it that Ammen Vale gets help and supplies.
Speaking of assistance, now that you're here, go around and introduce yourself to the others. I know that there's plenty to do.
Quest Progression Edit
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No one's quite sure why Briton Joan Armatrading would visit this part of the planet and perform for us ungrateful bastards. The woman has played before royalty, dignitaries and world leaders. Her albums are highly regarded by Europeans as vital, important works of the female aesthetic in popular music the world over. She has been commended for her social activism and involvement with various charitable organizations. Yet Joan Armatrading remains a no-name here.
Perhaps she just enjoys the art of performing. Perhaps she is aware of the cult of stateside fans that does appreciate her music, and feels like it needs to pay her gratitude whenever she's near. Perhaps Armatrading wants to show all of us Yanks what we've been missing all these years. Although it may seem unlikely, the fact that these might be Armatrading's last days performing on this side of the pond is real. She's 49 now, and it's not like anyone -- especially those to whom we look for cultural guidance -- has been paying much friggin' attention. In the hefty-ass Rolling Stone Book of Women in Rock, Armatrading is mentioned only once, and that's in passing. Of course Armatrading, strong and independent before independent was cool, isn't at home sulking over the dis -- though some of her fans may be.
As mentioned above, Armatrading is close to an international treasure. Her intimate brand of urban folk, occasionally melded with R&B, reggae and African rhythms, has made fans and (some) critics recognize her as the queen of acoustic-based pop songwriters. Not Tracy Chapman. Not Lucinda Williams. Not Jewel. But Armatrading. The singer's trek toward this position of global respectability and renown has been long. Born in 1950 in Basseterre, the capital of St. Kitts, West Indies, Armatrading moved with her family, consisting of her parents and two older brothers, to England when she was three. There, the family left young Joan to live with her grandparents. At the age of seven, she was reunited with her family in the all-white neighborhoods of Birmingham. Culture shock and homesickness were probably what led her to teach herself the guitar and work out her emotions through songwriting.
As a young lady, she began performing in local bands and in a regional production of the musical Hair, where she struck up a songwriting partnership with singer/actress Pam Nestor. Their creative union was cut short; they parted ways before the music they collaborated on garnered any attention. Most of their songs ended up in a publishing house, where they eventually caught the attention of Elton John's producer Gus Dudgeon. In 1971, after discovering the lost tunes and liking what he had found, Dudgeon decided to give the introverted guitar player a shot at the big time.
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When Armatrading signed to A&M Records in 1972, she was greeted with skepticism from company brass. As a black Englishwoman who believed talent was more important than image, Armatrading appeared to be, in A&M insiders' eyes, "a bad investment." While some mistook her painful shyness for icy arrogance (she was branded with the nickname "Joan Armaplating"), her producers -- Dudgeon, Pete Gage, Glyn Johns and Richard Gottehrer -- stuck by her and nurtured her talents.
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Armatrading released her first album, Whatever's for Us, in 1972 to the usual batch of critical acclaim and lukewarm album sales. The same could be said for her second album, 1975's Back to the Night. But her self-titled third album in 1976 was a breakout success, showing that this bad investment had some power to attract new listeners after all. Joan Armatrading's eponymous work cracked the UK Top 20 and spawned a Top Ten hit with the single "Love and Affection," a rolling number of romantic determination highlighted by Armatrading's stimulating vocal range.
Other successful albums followed, including 1977's Show Some Emotion, 1980's all-electric Me, Myself, I (which was really anything but, as the album featured appearances from the E Street Band's Clarence Clemons, and Paul Shaffer and future members of the Late Show with David Letterman orchestra) and 1981's Walk Under Ladders. In 1979 Armatrading co-produced an EP titled How Cruel but didn't begin fully producing her own material until her 1986 album, Sleight of Hand. Since then, Armatrading has been the sole producer on all her albums. Although she hasn't made an album of original songs since 1995's What's Inside (the following year, greatest hits compilations were released here and in the UK), she has found ways to bide her time. A longtime peace advocate and supporter of many charities, she has performed in concerts for Amnesty International, the Prince's Trust and the WOMAD Festival. In 1998 she received an honorary doctorate from John Moores University. That same year, she compiled a benefit CD for PACES, a British-based charity for children with cerebral palsy, called Lullabies with a Difference. Released only overseas, the album included tracks from Armatrading, the Cranberries, Melissa Etheridge and Mark Knopfler. Her most recent work is a song called "The Messenger," a gospel/African-flavored tribute to Nelson Mandela. It hasn't been released in stores anywhere, but it can be accessed through that most popular of Internet audio contraptions, MP3, at her Web site, www.joanarmatrading.com.
So whether Joan Armatrading will ever get her props in the U.S. of A. seems hardly relevant anymore. Armatrading knew a long time ago that it would be a struggle getting someone of her kind noticed in these parts. Chances are she's just enjoying going from city to city, strumming her Gibson acoustic and singing her wondrous words for the American masses. "In America, to be black and English is weird," she once said. That may be true, but in America, to be black, English and a major worldwide talent is downright extraterrestrial.
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Dozens of Chinese writers and dissidents have decried the closing of an Internet Web site they said was one of the few refuges for relatively unfettered views in their censorship-bound country.
In recent days, the Century China Web site has disappeared from computer screens. Over the past six years, the site was a popular forum for liberal critics of the ruling Communist Party, often relaying discussions of social and political ills
Yesterday, more than a hundred intellectuals and critics of the Chinese government issued a petition that blamed the closure on the state's tightening control of the media and opinion.
The statement follows the closure by Beijing authorities of Century China (www.cc.org.cn) and an associated discussion forum (www.ccforum.org.cn) last week.
The 103 signatories included well-known intellectuals such as dissident writers Liu Xiaobo (
"We understand very well that ... government administrative power has the most damaging effect on free speech," the statement posted on the US-based boxun.com Web site said.
"This is why we must voice our clear and strong protest," the statement added.
"The closure of Century China ... has ruined the last oasis of knowledge on China's Internet," it said.
The move marks the Chinese government's latest attempt to rein in the free flow of information on the Internet to prevent the spread of ideas considered too sensitive by the authorities.
Gao Yu, who spent seven years in jail for her writings, said the government's draconian measures to crack down on free speech had gone too far.
"It's the intellectuals' responsibility to think and to voice their opinions," said the winner of UNESCO's Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom award in 1997.
"[The freedom of speech situation] has regressed to worse than the Mao Zedong (
Free expression
The Century China Web sites offered information on current affairs and allowed users to freely express opinions and post commentaries on political issues and social problems, such as democracy and the plight of farmers.
One of its most popular forums had 30,000 registered members, Century China said earlier.
The Web sites were jointly set up by a Beijing research institute and the Chinese University of Hong Kong's Institute of Chinese Studies in 2000.
The Beijing Communications Administration ordered the closure of the Web sites last month on the grounds that they were not licensed to provide news and information.


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Fonds consists of patient records, autopsy reports, correspondence, various medical reports from several institutions, and business records including a ledger and daily journals.
Murray, Angus Edward, Dr., 1901-1986
Fonds consists of patient records, autopsy reports, correspondence, various medical reports from several institutions, and business records including a ledger and daily journals.
Murray, Angus Edward, Dr., 1901-1986
Fonds consists of a manuscript entitled "How I Came to Dalhousie."
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This CRC web was created because of the popularity of a paper on
CRC algorithms written by Ross Williams and posted to some
Internet newsgroups on 19 August 1993. This paper is available here:
Here is the title and abstract of the paper:
This document explains CRCs (Cyclic Redundancy Codes) and their table-driven
implementations in full, precise detail. Much of the literature on CRCs, and
in particular on their table-driven implementations, is a little obscure.
This document is an attempt to
provide a clear and simple no-nonsense explanation of CRCs and to absolutely
nail down every detail of the operation of their high-speed implementations.
In addition to this, this document presents a parameterized model CRC
algorithm called the "Rocksoft^tm Model CRC Algorithm". The model algorithm
can be parameterized to behave like most of the CRC implementations around,
and so acts as a good reference for describing particular algorithms. A
low-speed implementation of the model CRC algorithm is provided in the C
programming language. Lastly there is a section giving two forms of
high-speed table driven implementations, and providing a program that
generates CRC lookup tables.
Webmaster: firstname.lastname@example.com
Linktome: Click here to find out how to link your pages to this web.
Copyright: Copyright © Ross N. Williams 1996. All rights reserved.