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I am the type of person who consumes a considerable amount of energy before purchasing something, esp. expensive stuff. Like say when buying a computer, while some people only think about how much money they can shell out, which is not bad at all, I usually consider the specs and performance first and then the budget comes next. In the long run, canvassing, comparing and doing a little bit of research before buying will not only save you money, but you'll most likely end up buying something that will last longer.
Years from now, I would really like to buy my own car. Here's the problem, I am not very 'car literate'. What I understand about cars is that they come with different styles – luxury, compact, mini, sports car, van and pick up. I'm sure, most of you doesn't know much about cars as well. Well, here are some helpful tips to help you when buying a car:
Before going to your car dealers, take some time to do some comparison shopping first. Don't get too naive, don't buy something just because you like its color or design. Pick up a copy of automobile magazines that compare different models and know what you really want. Is it just for you or for your family? Do you need a two-door, four door or van? If you need something that you can use on short trips, like going to/from your office, a smaller car is an excellent choice. If you want a fancy luxury car to go back and forth to your jobs, lexus is an excelent choice. With the comfort and safety it offers, you'll never go wrong with a Lexus.
Next to consider is the budget. How much money do you have? Of course, the more expensive it is, the better. The cost may be higher, but, it will pay itself back in a few years by gasoline and maintenance you can save.
My ultimate dream car is still in my dreams LOL. It could wait, I guess. Right now, I'm considering of buying a house and lot first. Charing!


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Francis' Coppola's currency as a great filmmaker has dwindled in recent years, but the fallout began a quarter of a century ago when his Zoetrope empire crumbled with the box office failure of One from the Heart. The director of The Godfather and Apocalypse Now found himself in the same commercial riptide other directors had to endure, having to come up with a hit to stay solvent.
His first post- genius movie is The Outsiders, from an intimate and sensitive novel about displaced teens struggling in a gang environment in Oklahoma. Coppola boosts the book's modest graces to the level of a mini-epic, hyping the drama into the 'Gone With the Wind' of teen gang tales. The resulting movie retains all the problems of earlier delinquency movies underneath its overproduced melodramatics.
This new DVD reinstates over two reels of footage cut for the original theatrical release. The additions lend greater depth and breadth to the story and characters while changing the picture's overall look - both the beginning and conclusion are now different. As if sensing the over-emotionalism of the original cut, Coppola also jettisons some of his own father's music score in favor of period radio rock 'n roll, in the tradition of American Graffiti. Both changes are a big improvement.
The Outsiders is a curious case of a movie adaptation drowned by too much creative input. Francis Coppola refers to it repeatedly as a Gone with the Wind for teens, which perfectly describes the problem. All the production trimmings and overheated drama are just too much of a good thing.
It's almost nostalgic to see a movie where race and ethnicity are not issues. The dividing line in Tulsa is between rich and poor. The Greasers mostly have to walk while the Socs have been given cars by their parents. The Socs behave like preppy boys and wear swanky threads, yet are unaccountably into gang fighting. S.E. Hinton was there and this is her story, yet the movie is almost as stylized as West Side Story.
The book's focus on the interior dilemma of young Ponyboy Curtis is only partially rendered in Coppola's film, which instead stages the story's major events as if they were chapters in a homegrown epic: Ponyboy's fated encounter with Sherri at the drive-in, the knife fight at the fountain, the exile to the (oh-so symbolic) abandoned church on the hill, the all-out rumble. A simple telling of the story is what was needed, but Coppola's instinct is to constantly hype the drama.
The Outsiders glorifies gang life by making the Greasers loyal pals that risk their lives for each other and otherwise form an insulating shield against the blindness of the outside world. The big rumble is a Gettysburg-like melee where nobody is seriously hurt, and the Greaser victory celebrates the gang's goon mentality. And yet the "sensitive" direction constantly insists that the young thugs are soulful types at heart, and makes most of them verbally articulate about their problems. Every one of the lead characters has at least one if not four teary-eyed moments of emotional angst and bonding. The Outsiders is the gooshiest teen epic ever, especially considering that there is next to no female presence - it's a boy's life, all the way.
The reaffirming music track and beautiful visuals make being a Greaser look very attractive. Yes, Ponyboy has no way to counter the peer pressure that won't allow Sherri to acknowledge him in public, but that happens to every kid outside elite social circles, not just misunderstood poor boys. Finally, the conflict between hooliganism and responsible behavior is a joke. Like a good father, older brother Darry worries about Ponyboy being out late, yet he's also the ringleader for warfare in the streets. The film sees no contradiction in this.
Despite excellent acting, the other characters stack up as familiar clueless rebels from late- '50s teensploitation. Matt Dillon plays a teen punk from the James Dean mold, and we're asked to consider him a tragic figure. To make the fugitive Ponyboy and Johnny Cade into heroes (and to sidestep the need to deal with their real problems) the story suddenly gives them an opportunity to rescue some helpless children trapped in a fire. That cheap story device hasn't been used since the giant gorilla Mighty Joe Young encountered a burning orphanage. Joe's heroism helped him beat a criminal rap as well.
Johnny Cade does pay a terrible price for his heroics, in The Outsiders' one instance of facing up to the real consequences in life. It remains an isolated event with limited influence. When the toughest member of the Greasers compliments young Ponyboy as being worthy of manhood, he cites Ponyboy's role in killing a Soc, not the fire rescue.
The height of juvenile fictioneering comes when Ponyboy's diploma-saving writing assignment turns out to be the very story we're watching. Before one can say, "Call me Ishmael," we've got an instant classic on our hands, as well as a classroom lesson about the importance of creative writing.
Copppola's The Outsiders is something of an instant classic when it comes to its miracle cast. The only movie that can boast as many future male stars in their salad days is The Magnificent Seven. Joining Matt Dillon, Ralph Macchio and Patrick Swayze in future fame are Rob Lowe, Emilio Estevez and a barely-recognizable Tom Cruise, crooked teeth and all. Each actor shows a degree of promise, with budding Karate Kid Macchio doing particularly well. Along with C. Thomas Howell and Matt Dillon, he actually looks like he's of high school age.
Dramatic choices aside, Coppola's direction is assured and the film has fine cinematography. The reworked music track repeats a surfing tune as a riff for the Greasers, and for the most part doesn't use its songs as jukebox wallpaper.
Warners' DVD of The Outsiders is overloaded with goodies for the film's fans, most of whom have only seen the original short version pan-scanned on cable television. This handsome enhanced transfer is full widescreen and begins with a new title sequence. One new scene has Ponyboy and his brother Sodapop talking in a shared bed, which anyone could guess would give teen audiences something to jeer at. Coppola holds down one audio commentary, explaining as best he can his changes to the film. A second commentary assembles Dillon, Howell, Lane, Lowe, Macchio and Swayze (actually, two are edited in from a separate session) for a relaxed chat and mutual adoration session. Both commentaries begin with brief on-camera intros, an especially nice touch.
Extras on the second disc begin with Staying Gold, a lengthy making-of docu. Another featurette shows author S. E. Hinton on Location in Tulsa, and a vintage NBC news story backs up Coppola's claim that the film project originated with a petition sent him by a school class. Cast members take turns reading passages from the Hinton book in another extra, and two trailers are also included.
In addition to a fat selection of deleted scenes, the most entertaining menu item is a generous helping of screen tests and audition trials with all the hopeful actors. Producer Fred Roos helped Coppola hold a day-long mass audition with dozens of notable hopefuls. The video includes a lot of name talent that didn't make the cut.
With some movies DVD revisionism can be a great thing. Coppola has restored The Outsiders much closer to what he originally intended, and improved his picture in the bargain.
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Celebrity Big Brother winner and now a true 'celebrity' in her own right, Shilpa Shetty now makes a bid for world stardom by posing for a rich playboy.
It happened last night after drinks and dinner at hyper trendy restaurant The Exclusive. Shetty had been seen with Richard Price heir to the billionaire shoelaces tycoon Sir Reginald Price.
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Zombies, Run is a downloadable exercise app that plays an ongoing post-apocalyptic narrative in which you, designated Runner 5, navigate your way through a zombie-strewn landscape, completing tasks and avoiding shambling herds of z-men by, well, running. It's an extraordinarily clever conceit as well as yet another indication that SF is always amongst the first literary genres to take advantage of new technology. What's more it is, according to the Luscious one, rather addictive. Which, let's face it, rather the point when it comes to getting out there and exercising.
What's more, the app is bringing groups together t talk about their experiences: Lyn is a member of a group based in Wollongong, along with fellow Clarion South alumni Laura Goodin. And now they want t-shirts.
Which is where the Battersby Family Art Machine decided to intervene :)
Miss 11 has designed a Zombie Run picture. I've designed a Zombie Run t-shirt. Master 8 has drawn a dragon, but then, that's just Master 8 all over.
Lyn often plays the narrative while she walks the kids to school, and has taken to referring to them in her Facebook posts as Runners 5.1 and 5.2, so they just had to appear in the design. What's more, I've managed to do what it took Aiden 20 years of computer games and unemployment to achieve: I've turned them into shambling, flaky skinned zombies of the first order.
Here's the proof of concept sketch for your entertainment. We'll be getting it up onto Cafe Press soon as I have a few days to design, layout and paint a final version.
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Jan 24, 2007
For this episode, we welcome guest host, Chris Hussey, an author that used to work for FASA.
* Character advancement: why is it emotionally integral to the RPG experience?
* A reminder about World Wide Wing Night. Details can be found here.
* Designing the basic model for characters in a new roleplaying game.
Hosts: Adam, Chad, Chris, Dan, John
Dear FTB\'ers,
I just finished listening to this episode and found the topic to resonate loudly with how my gaming group is currently feeling about the idea of character levels.
Now, if you would have said a year ago that I\'d be questioning the idea of level advancement, I\'d say you were crazy and it is an integral component of the role-playing experience.
However, what has changed my mind is that we\'ve just finished playing The Drow War campaign from Mongoose Publishing. This is a series of three hardbound books that each progress the characters 10 levels, so that by the end of the last book the players are 30th level. At first this idea sounded really good and gave me an opportunity to GM an epic level campaign. However, by the end of the campaign, due to the ever increasing complexity of the level advancements, we were spending almost as much time leveling our characters as actually playing them. And the challenge of the game became either ridiculously easy, due to high level spells that could remove the challenge, to insanely difficult, due to the abilities of the antagonists. Not to mention that a combat, due to all the powers involved, was becoming quite difficult to manage and was taking longer and longer to resolve.
After this campaign, of which the first 10 levels was the best, the party has become rather dismayed with character advancement.
With this in mind, we have made a \'contract\' to have the next campaign, which I\'m currently attempting to throw together, have a greatly diminished rate of level progression. Almost to the point of our considering playing the same level (somewhere betwixt 7 and 9) exclusively.
I think my current plan, that I\'m hoping my players will accept, is to take the current xp progression and apply a factor that will allow for a much slower level progression (i.e. either multiplying the rewards provided by 0.1 or multiplying the xp needed by 10).
My only concern with this is that even the modules that are presented in Dungeon magazine expect the players to progress 1 - 2 levels during the coarse of the adventure. This will make finding appropriate pre-made modules difficult or will require that I invest a larger amount of time in preparation of the adventures, either by smoothing out the encounters of the pre-made module or developing much more of my own material.
In either case, the point that you made during this podcast, that character advancement is integral to the game, is most sincerely true. However, I believe that this is due to the fact that in our own lives we expect to be some form of progression in our skills, whether it be a lower handicap in golf, a pay increase or the ability to finish Soduko puzzles with more ease. Couple with that the desire we have to challenge ourselves with greater and newer obstacles, you have an almost never ending cycle of escalation.
The only thing that might disrupt this chain is either negative feedback, as with the example of my party, or some form of psychological paradigm shift, where the challenge/reward mechanism is replaced with some alternate method of self actualization.
Anyways, I wish to thank you for a podcast that is not only constantly entertaining but is also intelligent and thought provoking.
Keep up the great work, all of you.
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Coming off a massive single (Uptown Funk) and a #1 album (Uptown Special), Mark Ronson releases the music video for 'Feel Right' – directed by Uptown Funk co-artist, Bruno Mars. The video features a young boy at his school talent show rapping to Mystikal's voiceover. Hilarious and enjoyable (both the song and video), make sure to watch…Read More
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I have a background in art, design and textiles and taught for many years in the secondary and adult sector. Now that I am retired I am free to pursue the mixed media and textile art I enjoy.
Drawing, painting, dyeing, printing, gluing and stitching are combined in my recent works under the title "Out of the Blue". This series of works is inspired by blue and white pottery, my small garden, rusting metal and the coastal scenery.
My enthusiasm for experimentation, my commitment to sustainability and my optimistic view point can be seen in the colours and textures I achieve. Expect to see the beginnings of a larger body of work embracing wall-art, gifts, soft furnishings and freestanding pieces.


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I originally threw 8 prints into the back seat of my car and secured them with the seat belt and a bungee chord. I was told that a parking spot was reserved for me behind the library in the loading dock area. Unfortunately all those spaces were full, so I parked in the loading dock itself. The entry to the mail room was through those large plastic strips you might find in a meat locker. I tried to keep the strips from slapping the frames. Calls had to be made before I could enter the library through two locked doors. I was offered help bringing the framed pieces inside, two at a time. With the help, we only had to make two trips to my car. Once the pieces were inside I was told I would have to move my car. There was metered parking nearby, but instead I drove about half a mile away to get some free suburban parking.
The same print had hung in the Winter Park Chambers for several months along with about 25 other framed origin sketches. When that show came down, I was told that The Holy and Obscene piece had been taken down half a through the run of the show because a commissioner noticed the F-Bomb written on a woman's tiara. I decided that I might have to open the frame and cut a Post-it note and cover the tiara. Jessica Earley is an artist who also works at the library, and I figured she might be willing to help with the edit. As luck would have it, there was a Post-it in my pocket.
Little Mermaid poster. I took a second look, and sure enough, there it was, flaccid, small and Morgan was shooting a cell phone photo of it.
When Michelangelo painted the Sistine Chapel, he painted the monumental figures naked. After his death, an unknown artist was hired to paint thin fabric over the exposed men. In one fresco next to the alter, Michelangelo depicted Saint Peter willingly offered himself as a martyr. He was nude as both heroes and the humble were depicted, because he was naked before God. The frescoes were renovated over a 20 year period and in 1994 the Chapel was re-opened. The restorers left the flimsy fabric censorship in place opening an ongoing debate in the art community.
Across from the men's room, Martha Merritt was exhibiting mirrors framed with hundreds of shells. She showed me one framed aquatic skeleton that resembled a creature from outer space. Hidden within the structure she pointed out the shape of a crucifixion cross. She went on to explain that sand dollars have religious significance because they have 5 teeth that resemble holy doves. I found it fascinating that there could be so much hidden religious significance in shells. The day was a lesson in the Holy and Obscene. I still absolutely love Morgan's paintings. She pokes fun at a society that celebrates its guns but hides sensuality. If you happen to stop by the library be sure to check out the shells for a taste of the holy, and then see my prints if you dare. You might want to bring along some Post-it notes just in case.


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It's another Monday arriving again, but as the four day Easter weekend rolls ever closer, I find myself not minding. That, or the fact that weekends don't exist in quite the same way when you're in assignment season at university. I have been flirting with the idea of having more savoury breakfasts, although my heart still firmly lays with meals of the sweeter persuasion first thing. This kale and squash quinoa bowl is a good choice for such moods as grain bowl is reminiscent of porridge, and, with a bit of evening prep, is nice and simple to put together for a weekday early start as it is for Saturday brunch. The lemon brings all the ingredients together without being too heavy. Plus, with only three main ingredients and condiments, my breakfast bowl won't overwhelm your palette (or washing up load!). The measurements here are approximate, and depending on what size butternut squash you buy, you may find this serves closer to three than two people. If so, pop any leftovers in a Tupperware for a satisfying lunch later on. You can also swap the quinoa for bulgar wheat, which is less expensive, buttery tasting and still a good source of protein.
- 1 butternut squash
- Olive oil
- 100g dried quinoa (should produce 2 cup)
- Vegetable stock
- Cayenne pepper or chilli power
- Mixed dried herbs, or fresh thyme
- Two handfuls of kale, coarse stems removed
- Coconut oil


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Keep It Real Brick Red Cropped Cardigan
Be Cool
now $10
Hey girl! Keep It Real today, ok? For really-reals. We know you got this whole fashion thing under total control. Wanna know how we know? It's this chic cropped cardigan you are rocking today. Like, whoa! You have all the trendsetters following you, instead of the other way around. You go girl. Set all the styles and rule all the hashtags. We're seriously your biggest fans. #rockingit This knit long sleeve cardigan features a v-neckline, button up front and a cropped, ribbed hemline. Model is wearing a small. • 100% Acrylic • Dry Clean Only • Unlined • Imported
Fit: This cropped sweater has a boxy, relaxed fit.
Length: The hem rests right above the natural waistline, and the sweater measures 17.5" in length.
Bust: The bust is roomy and accommodating to all cup sizes.
Waist: The waist is relaxed.
Hips: The hips are relaxed.
Undergarments: This sweater is bra friendly.
Fabric: The fabric is slightly sheer and contains stretch.
London Drake
Size: 2
Height: 5'8"
Bust: 32D
Waist: 25
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Now, I know what you're thinking- "Oh dude, those are just some mission-specific tokens. They're right next to the Tracking Tokens from the box set."
Entirely possible.
The Slave I contents on TheWarStore.com specifically call out the fact that there are new rules and a new mention in the product description, which seems to be some rather canned text as very similar copy is repeated over on the Slave I page at MiniatureMarket.com as well.
Ok, so what about the Falcon?
Doesn't specifically call out new rules and a new mission like Slave I, but does say, "New rules expand the X-Wing galaxy to include large ships and modifications."
The Lambda's canned text says nothing about any of that. From TheWarStore.com's product description page-
MiniatureMarket.com's entry is exactly the same text as above.
So... if it's not some included scenario token, what could it be?
Only thing I can come up with is it's the cockpit in escape pod mode. I remember reading somewhere- maybe one of those big Star Wars ship schematics books, maybe it was one of the sourcebooks for the old West End Games' Star Wars RPG; can't remember now, that the cockpit of an Imperial Shuttle could detach from the body of the ship and act as an escape pod. Maybe FFG included some rules for that?
So what do you think? Am I off my proverbial rocker as usual? Whatever it is, it seems to have an Agility Value. Past that, I can't make out anything else.


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We are change agents. Under the leadership of MANUEL LAYNEZ and Bright Star Philanthropy Partners we will change the situation of hunger for the Ixil Maya. We will increase crop production and develop new jobs. We will change the barriers against education for the families with no resources. We will do this together because we know that if you practice the same things always, the results will be the same. One has to practice different ways to get different results.
"Our team is thinking of new ideas and new solutions. We must achieve success for our Ixil people. We thank Bright Star Philanthropy Partners for its compassion, support and respect." Manual Laynez, President, ASO-Ixil
Bright Star Philanthropy Partners (BSPP) began work in Guatemala in early 2011 by identifying, supporting and leadership mentoring, young indigenous Maya Ixil leaders from the region of Chajul.
The development of trust was essential groundwork in the early work. Born during civil war and growing up in fear and hunger, these potential leaders had an absolute passion for helping their people to become economically self-supporting but had neither means nor the knowledge of how to do that. BSPP guided these young Mayan Ixil leaders to identify 3 community priorities:
- food security, with the ability of families to provide for their own food, not dependent on outside aid donations
- economic diversity to provide jobs that paid a wage to provide for food and the education of the children.
- Cultural preservation of the Mayan Ixil language, history, cultural beliefs and practices.
In response to these locally identified community needs, Bright Star Philanthropy Partners provided technical assistance and grant support to the leadership team to form a 100% Mayan Ixil Non-profit Association registered with the Guatemalan government. There are 95 Associate farm families in 7 villages. Local leaders and committees develop and implement local policy, guidelines, rules and fees.
The Mayan Ixil Community
The high mountain community of Chajul could be identified as "beyond the end of the end of the road". Chajul is both a town and a county in the department (state) of Quiche'. Most speak only the Mayan Ixil language and have not had the opportunity to learn to read or write. The Ixil region was the center of violence and genocide during the 36 year long civil war. Although the Peace Accords were in 1996, the community and its people are still suffering in the aftermath of violence, in extreme poverty, isolation, little formal infrastructure, and lack of an opportunity for education. With sixty percent of the population under age 19, less than 11.5 % graduate from middle school, 3% graduate from high school and less than .5% enter a university. (Reference: http://limitlesshorizonsixil.org/community_of_chajul/)
In Chajul, 93% live on less than $2.00 a day, and only 5.6 % have someone in the extended family who earns a salary in the formal economy. Up to 80% of the rural children can be counted among those that are malnourished, one of the highest rates of malnutrition in the western hemisphere. (Reference: http://limitlesshorizonsixil.org/community_of_chajul/)
Coffee ranks as one of the world's most valuable and widely traded commodity corps. The Arabica coffee in the Chajul high northern mountains of Guatemala is a specialty coffee that is one of the most valuable in the world. Yet, thirty six years of civil war and the recent infestation of coffee tree leaves by the fungus disease Roya has left the small holder coffee farmers impoverished and desperate.
Making Stone Soup
How do you start economic diversity and development in a community so resource poor? With Stone Soup, of course. It starts with trusting who owns the pot and what they will do with the soup. The folk tale of Stone Soup is a story lived in Chajul. Farmer committees are democratically organized and the board always reaches consensus before it acts. Bright Star Philanthropy Partners provides appropriate technical assistance for collective impact through connections made, markets accessed and capacity built. Every project participant lives by the philosophy of each one teach one. The soup grows more delicious every day.
Key Strategy:
- Nurture local emerging indigenous leaders working for economic and community transformation.
Lessons learned:
- Establishing a trust relationship takes time and is a two way street.
- Communications in a second language can result in misunderstanding. It is important to have several resource people who can translate, as well as have an understanding and relationship with both cultures.
- Bright Star Philanthropy Partners Technical Assistance and mentoring resulted in the legally a registered Non-Profit Association of Farmers for the Development of the Maya Ixil.
Watch for additional blog topics in this series:
- Resource and partnership building for economic diversity and food security
- Working with a community and individuals deeply affected by violence and trauma
- The women of Chajul: developing entrepreneurs
- Identification of key levers of change
- Building organizational infrastructure
- Accessing coffee and textile markets through development of value supply chains and partners.


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Esquire is backing proper skincare 100%, and that obviously includes sun protection. But maybe the Game of Thrones producers are taking things a bit far, forbidding Kit Harington aka Jon Snow from showing up on set with a suntan. It makes sense, but to us banning a man from enjoying the summer sun is as bad as shipping your bastard son off to a giant ice wall to celibately battle white walkers. Oh wait.
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Pineapple Bistro & Bar
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Sit down and stay awhile or grab-n-go from the Pineapple Bistro & Bar. Enjoy simple classics done with a pineapple twist - all in a vibrant atmosphere that includes a huge Scrabble board, 75" television, and other popular games like Ms. Pacman and shuffleboard. Need a drink? Local beers or your favorite cocktail are just steps away from your room, ready to help you (and friends) make the most of your time together in downtown Seattle.


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Martin hurt, weather keeps relievers back
By Troy E. Renck
Denver Post Staff Writer
Tucson – While left-handed reliever Tom Martin said today he expects to go on the DL with a groin injury, at least he's going on the trip back to Denver.
Concerns over poor weather in Colorado Springs, where tomorrow's exhibition game will be held, prompted the Rockies to hold back scheduled starter Rodrigo Lopez and the entire bullpen expect for reliever Byung-Hyun Kim. Kim is scheduled to pitch today against the White Sox.
The remaining six – Brian Fuentes, LaTroy Hawkins, Jeremy Affeldt, Manny Corpas, Ramon Ramirez, Taylor Buchholz – will work an inning in a 10 a.m. camp game before returning to Colorado. Lopez is scheduled to throw between 60 and 65 pitches.
"It's no big deal. You just have to adjust,'' Lopez said.
Catcher Yorvit Torrealba will also remain in Tucson to catch the staff. Jason Hirsh and Josh Fogg are throwing on Sunday before returning that night.
Martin has suffered through a difficult spring, compiling a 13.50 ERA. Worse, he's allowed six home runs in 23 at-bats. He told me today that a groin injury, not a previous shoulder ache, has disrupted his mechanics.
"It has affected my stride,'' said Martin. "The plan is for me to go on the DL. I am not helping the team. I need to get this better.''
Martin's injury paves the way for Manny Corpas and Ramon Ramirez to make the team. Fellow left-hander Mike Gallo has pitched well, but the Rockies would have to carve out a 40-man roster spot already in short supply with Steve Finley and John Mabry expected to be added.


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Being charged with a crime can be confusing, complicated and stressful. Knowing what to do, who to talk to, and what to say is difficult; if you have been charged with a crime in Colorado, you need to speak with a dedicated criminal defense attorney immediately to protect your rights. After being arrested and charged with a crime, there is a process that the justice system follows, and at each step of this process, knowledge and skill are required to ensure the best possible outcome for you. Denver criminal defense attorney Alaurice Tafoya-Modi has the legal skills to advocate effectively for you at each step of the process.
The Criminal Justice Process
The basic steps in the court process include preliminary hearing, arraignment, pretrial hearings, the trial itself, and sentencing. Each of these steps has a distinct purpose, and at each step, there is a function for a skilled criminal defense attorney, however, it is crucial to understand that even at the time of your arrest, an attorney can help. One of your most fundamental rights in the criminal justice process is the right to remain silent; your lawyer can help you know what to say to investigators, and when to invoke your right to silence. She can also advise you on how to conduct yourself throughout the process in order to make the most favorable possible impression on the judge and, if necessary, a jury.
- Serious felony charges entitle you to a preliminary hearing. At this hearing, the judge will listen to the basic evidence against you. Your lawyer may be able to convince the judge that there is insufficient evidence to proceed, or the judge may decide to bind your case over, in which case there will be an arraignment.
- Arraignment is a hearing in which you will be asked for a plea. Looking at the facts of the case, your lawyer can advise you as to whether you should plead guilty, not guilty or nolo contendere, which means no contest. Pleading no contest means that you accept the consequences for the crime without admitting guilt. If you plead guilty or no contest, there will be no trial, and you will skip to sentencing. If you plead not guilty, the next step will be a jury trial.
- Between the arraignment and the trial, Mrs. Tafoya-Modi will carefully examine all of the evidence against you, and may file motions to suppress certain evidence at pre-trial hearings. Knowledge of what evidence is allowable in court, and how that evidence may and may not be obtained by investigators is key.
- At a jury trial, the prosecution will present to a jury its evidence against you, and Mrs. Tafoya-Modi will refute that evidence. Her years of experience defending criminal charges give her an understanding of how to create the reasonable doubt that is needed to secure your acquittal.
- In the event of a conviction or a guilty or no contest plea, Mrs. Tafoya-Modi can argue for leniency at sentencing. At this point, your conduct throughout the proceedings may come into play to influence the judge's opinion.
How a criminal case works according to Denver County Court.
The Value of Experience
Denver criminal defense attorney Alaurice Tafoya-Modi has spent all of her career working on criminal defense cases. She started in the Colorado State Public Defender's Office for Denver County, where she worked intensively with a variety of criminal cases. She handleda number of serious felony charges including numerous murder trials. She has experience handling high profile cases that receive media publicity, and most importantly, she has a great deal of experience in every aspect of the criminal justice process, from protecting your rights during police investigation to arguing for leniency at sentencing. Mrs. Tafoya-Modi believes that compassion is one of the keys to effective advocacy; she will work hard to get the best possible outcome from a very difficult situation. For more information and a FREE CASE EVALUATION contact her at (303)813-1100.


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Its September folks! That crept up on us a little didn't it? I am heading into a very busy time at work, so I can only apologise if posting becomes a little erratic. Who am I kidding? My posts are always pretty erratic! I keep reading all of these blog-guides on how it is better to have a post schedule and stick to it to encourage regular readership. I tend to start off well then have weeks of nothingness.
Note to self: be more organised.
I am sure you guys don't mind my slight scatter-brain tendencies right?
This weeks meal plan is heavily autumn influenced this week...
Roast Chicken Dinner, we never got around to it yesterday and opted for ham sandwiches for dinner instead!
Spicy chicken lasagne or enchiladas using leftover roast chicken.
I am out at the Tea Owl Pop Up Picnic tonight, so Paul will be fending for himself.
Pork chops with mashed sweet potatoes and vegetables.
Toad in the hole
For breakfast this week I am making overnight oats, which I will be dedicating an entire post to in the near future. I am deeply obsessed with this breakfast choice.
Lunches - I am trying to not spend money on food through the week, so leftovers and tinned soup will be heavily relied upon this week.


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San Diego Beach Rides is a great way to enjoy the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park as well as Border Field State Park. Sure, you can buy your own horse, but I prefer just to rent one for an hour or two. For that, San Diego Beach Rides is perfect.
The ranch is near the ocean, so the weather is mild and they're open all year round. They've created a little ghost town and have animals on the property to admire as well, including an alpaca:
They have about 35 horses and during the summer, some of them go to Pony Camp and Pony Land up the street.
The property is owned by historic rancher, Jim Martin. He leases the property to Jessica and Garret Winnie who own the business. They, in turn, hire 12 equestrian experts to take you out on the trails.
San Diego Beach Rides takes you around the 2 miles of trails in the river bottom. My trip included riding across the Tijuana River bed, which has been dry for decades, as well as the area that once was part of a military base, so scraps of concrete pepper the area.
There are also farms, which make up a mere 300 acres of land today. Several decades ago, farms and ranches stretched through more than 3,000 acres of the South Bay.
Along the ride, you can see a cross up on the mesas. It's a commemoration of a Border Patrol female who backed up her car, started sliding down the hill and died.
You can also see a bevy of historic sites: crumbled farmhouses, ruins of a water tanks and old horse stables.
Horse back riding is extremely popular in these parts and if you're a die-hard equestrian, you'll want to touch base with the Tijuana River Valley Equestrian Association (trvea).
Trails exist along here, but there's still no trail map. That's why getting guides from SD Beach Rides is a good idea. If you want to explore as a hiker, check out my previous post about the trails.
Finally, if you enjoy a little more excitement, contact the San Ysidro Baika club of mountain bikers. You can join them for higher intensity fun.
Address: 2180 Monument Rd., San Diego, CA 92154, (619) 947-3152, firstname.lastname@example.com
Prices: $50 per hour or $75 per 1 1/2 hours, $90 for 2 hours
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RE: RE: (Ozymandias) RE: RE: Proposed XP System Changesby Ozymandias (Hermit)
|on Aug 03, 2000 at 23:40 UTC ( #26074=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
ybiC hit the nail on the head, Ivory; that's EXACTLY why we left a bonus in place up to Level 5. One of our primary concerns was the newer monks; we don't want to make it so difficult to participate that newer monks don't feel welcome. The idea is that they will get the boost from voting, but at the same time advance slowly enough that by the time they lose the bonus, we hope they will be comfortable enough to participate through posting.
As for making people of all skill levels welcome... well, I'm not a great Perl coder, by any measure, but I feel welcome here. I hope that others do, too. That's one reason why we decided against weighting some categories over others; you can make great contributions to this site and its community without ever making a single post in Categorized Q&A or Seekers of Perl Wisdom. And those who choose to make their contributions in those other areas should be rewarded every bit as much as the people who answer a dozen questions a day.
I don't pretend this system we devised is perfect. We all think it's a step forward, and enough of us were involved, from enough levels of the community, that I feel confident we covered everybody. But there's room for improvement in the new system, too; why not stop by irc.slashnet.org #perlmonks and help us out? We could use it.
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Join us for Cabo's most complete snorkeling tour!
* The reservation needs to be made at least 3 days in advance.
Join us for Cabo's most complete snorkeling tour and discover why the famed ocean explorer Jacques Cousteau called the waters around Cabo "the world's aquarium" This tour takes you beyond the hotel zone to secluded coves and isolated beaches for the ultimate snorkel excursion. It's the only snorkeling tour in Cabo San Lucas combining power snorkeling, stand-up paddle boarding, kayaking, and a comfortable, Apex high-speed boat ride.
3 hours plus transportation
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The mission of this unique design/build school is to inspire students to create a more sustainable world by providing hands-on education that includes design and craft experiences as a creative, interactive process. - [Read more]
The Association is dedicated to providing information and resources for adult and continuing education. The website provides membership information, meeting dates, publishes two journals, and provides links for further information about adult learning. - [Read more]
Phoenix University offers continuing education in a variety of disciplines as well as test-prep, certifications, and more for working professionals. - [Read more]
Adult Education Quarterly is a quarterly journal seeking to advance the understanding and practice of adult and continuing education. - [Read more]
Visit the website of IACET, the official guide for thousands of continuing education organizations across the country. - [Read more]
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Stopping Linux desktop adoption sabotage, part one
Is Microsoft using its considerable resources to hinder adoption of Linux on the desktop? Outspoken IT consultant John H. Terpstra thinks so, and he intends to prove it.
Many IT professionals ask me when Linux will finally "make it" on the desktop. How will they know when Linux has made it? What's holding it back? In what ways is Microsoft working behind the scenes to inhibit the adoption of Linux desktops?
|John H. Terpstra
For some time, I have pondered and researched these questions. Then, a recent experience lifted the clouds of uncertainty. In part one of this column, I'll relate a true story of two Linux desktop purchasers who ran into multiple roadblocks. Then, in part two, I'll analyze those problems and discuss how Microsoft and electronics manufacturers and retailers created them. Finally, in part three, I'll predict a future that could happen, one in which a monopoly leads the U.S. IT industry to second-class citizenship, and the opportunity that could change that scenario.
Most people think that application availability drives adoption of a computing platform. While applications are very important, there are more factors at work, as the following story of two Linux newbies demonstrates.
A recent adventure
Recently, Joe purchased a new laptop computer. Because he had an older laptop that still functioned more or less adequately, he decided to purchase a machine that had Linux installed from the factory. He had heard that Linux does not suffer many of the problems with viruses, worms and malware, and his Norton AntiVirus subscription had expired, so there was nothing to lose in trying Linux.
Joe figured that since Linux is free, the cost of a laptop computer pre-loaded with Linux would cost less than one that shipped with Microsoft Windows. Wrong! The cost estimates he came up with were between $300 and $500 more for a system with Linux than for one with Windows.
Joe did a Google search to find Linux on laptop suppliers and obtained five price offers. Many Windows laptop specials offered a free bundled LCD monitor or a free bundled printer. No such offer was found for a Linux pre-loaded laptop.
Although Joe could not understand why it should cost more to purchase a laptop that has no bundled licensed Windows operating system than one supplied with it, he decided that it made sense to purchase the lower-priced system and just junk the bundled Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition.
After shopping around, Joe stumbled across a sweet deal and purchased an HP Pavilion dv1000 laptop. Joe's friend Dennis was with him that day and was suckered into ordering a customized HP zv6000 series laptop direct from HP.
Both Joe and Dennis were determined to try Linux and agreed that if Linux is ready for the desktop, they were ready to climb onboard. Dennis' laptop arrived 10 days after Joe had gone home with his purchase.
Joe installed SuSE Linux 10.0, while Dennis purchased SuSE Linux Professional 9.3. Dennis chose the 9.3 because he wanted the 64-bit support that was available with the AMD Athlon 64 CPU. At the time, a 64-bit version of SuSE Linux 10.0 was not yet available.
Joe's installation of SuSE Linux 10.0 was an immediate success. The built-in PRO/Wireless 2200BG network card worked perfectly. Well, it had one little problem: If he pressed the built-in function key to turn off the wireless card, it would not restart without a reboot. Even so, the video card and LCD display operated at the full 1200x768 resolution. Another small problem occurred when Joe tried to use the built-in digital media slots. He found they did not work, but he figured that was a small sacrifice.
Generally, Joe was impressed. His HP DeskJet printer worked the first time he plugged it in. SuSE Linux 10.0 instantly recognized the printer, asked him if he wanted to configure it, and in seconds he was able to print a test page.
Dennis was not so fortunate. He has been unable to get X-Windows working. It seems that the video chip set is not supported in SuSE 9.3, and he has not been able to get the built-in Broadcom wireless card to function (not even with the ndiswrapper drivers).
Needless to say, Dennis is not a happy camper. He will most likely reinstall Microsoft Windows XP Home from the recovery disk that came with the system. He feels forced to use Windows and believes Linux is simply not ready for prime-time use. He has seen a sad outcome to a project that started with great promise and expectation.
The plot thickens
Joe was so happy with his new Linux laptop that he decided it was time to install Linux on his old Windows laptop. This laptop has no built-in wireless card, so he purchased a Netgear RangeMax Wireless Router with a Netgear RangeMax wireless PC card.
Joe's installation of SuSE Linux 10.0 on the old 15-inch Sony Vaio RPG600, 1.8 GHz P4 laptop was another flawless installation. The screen worked perfectly at 1600x1200 video resolution. Joe was delighted with his second Linux laptop.
Unfortunately, Joe's story now takes a bad turn. The Netgear RangeMax wireless card could not be recognized by SuSE Linux 10.0. Joe called Netgear, which explained that the company does not support Linux. Joe was told that Netgear had no plan to provide Linux drivers for Netgear RangeMax wireless cards.
After returning the Netgear wireless network card to the store, Joe purchased a Belkin Pre-N F5D8010 Notebook Network card. The new card was able to recognize that an Ethernet controller had been inserted into the computer, but it could not find a suitable driver. Joe then found out that Belkin does not support Linux and that no suitable driver is available.
Joe did an Internet search, which revealed that Belkin's wireless card chip set is manufactured by Airgo Networks Inc. He found a link on the Airgo Networks Web site that offered hope. (You can see why by visiting AirgoNetworks.com.) Alas, this was a blind alley, because the General Public License Linux package only contains open source software (OSS) that Airgo Networks has modified and for which it has made the source code available.
Joe felt that Airgo Networks should be commended for its honorable handling of OSS, but he still had no luck there. When he called the company, he found out that no Linux drivers will be available for the Airgo chip set until late 2005 or early 2006.
Joe went back to the store to return another useless wireless card. Not one wireless card that was on the shelves at CompUSA or Best Buy listed Linux driver support, so Joe gave up. That's right: Not one wireless card currently sold at CompUSA and at Best Buy mentions that it is suitable for use with Linux.
The good news is that there is one wireless card that does work with Linux. A friend gave Joe a Linksys Wireless-G Notebook adaptor V3.0 card that works perfectly in his Sony Vaio laptop with SuSE Linux 10.0.
Digging deeper
So Linux desktop computers cost more than Microsoft Windows PCs do, and it's hard to find devices and drivers for Linux. Is that such a big deal? Well, in this story of just two Linux PC buyers, such difficulties stopped one from using Linux and the other only succeeded by being very persistent. Multiply that by millions of PC users, and you have a big deal.
Joe had to pay for Microsoft Windows when he had no desire to use it, because he would have paid more for a machine without it. Why should consumers suffer cost increases to use a free operating system? Why are governments around the world so silent on this matter? Isn't it time for the consumer to be better informed of the graft and corruption in the IT retail industry?
There are layers upon layers of roadblocks being placed in the path of Linux. In the next installment, I name some of those participating in the blockade and how they're hurting consumers and businesses.
About the author: John H. Terpstra is chief technology officer of PrimaStasys Inc., an IT consulting firm, and a member of SearchOpenSource.com's Editorial Advisory Board. He is author of Samba-3 by Example: Practical Exercises to Successful Deployment, 2nd Edition and The Official Samba-3 HOWTO and Reference Guide, 2nd Edition.


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Mazda 6 2017-2018 – planned restyling
Restyled Mazda 6 in the new sedan and wagon bodies will be presented to viewers in October 2016 at the Paris Motor Show. The car has not only changed the appearance, but also won many new advanced features that make driving more comfortable and safe.
Externally, the car has changed slightly. The exterior mirrors now have LED direction indicators. Shape of the rear position lamps has also changed. In addition, a new version of the color of the car body – Machine Grey.
In general, silhouette of the "six" body remains the same sporty and dynamic. It is made in the corporate style of the Japanese manufacturer, has a wide grille with chrome surround, headlamps of narrowed shape, and bold stiffening ribs on the hood and stylish relief side of the body.
In the vehicle cabin changes are more noticeable. Steering wheel shape was upgraded, it has become more convenient and functional. The instrument panel has got an informative full-color screen of diagonal of 4.6 inches.
Also, great attention was paid to the sound insulation of the car. In order to maximize the figure, acoustic cladding was installed in doors, ceiling and under the floor, the door seals were improved, as well as windshield of increased thickness was installed.
For trimming traditionally were used natural and artificial materials of superior quality. Driver's and front passenger's seats are particularly comfortable, and the rear row of seats easily accommodates three adult passengers.
For potential buyers is available a wide range of gasoline and diesel engines, and a rich list of standard and optional equipment. In various versions, updated "six" will have the following options:
— Various trim options;
— multimedia device with a variety of different options and additional controls on the steering wheel;
— heated front seats, rear-view mirrors and steering wheel;
— electric drive of front seats adjustments and settings memory;
— dead zone monitoring system;
— motion control in lanes and reading road signs;
— pedestrian recognition system equipped with camera;
— intelligent cruise control;
— speed limit control function.
For restyled Mazda 6, the following options of petrol and diesel engines are available:
- Petrol 2.0 liters, capacity of 145 and 165 hp mated to a 6-speed manual transmission or a 6-band automatic;
- Petrol 2.5 liter, capacity 192 hp with an automatic transmission;
- Diesel 2.2 liter, capacity of 150 and 170 hp
For the diesel versions of the car is optionally available an all-wheel drive. All powertrains have low fuel consumption and meet environmental standards Euro 6. Fuel consumption on the combined cycle for diesel engines is about 5 l/100 km. In addition, diesel engines are equipped with a special system, which gives them a pleasant sound during operation.


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|Monday – Thursday
|5am – 11:30pm
|5am – 1am (Saturday)
|7am – 1am (Sunday)
|8am – 11pm
Metro trains do not typically follow a fixed schedule; In general expect:
- A train every 4-8 minutes on each line during peak hours
- A train every 8-12 minutes on each line midday and evenings on weekdays
- A train every 12-20 minutes on each line weekends
Pay attention to advisories which may impact service. These are posted online and are announced throughout stations.
Some holidays have different hours. Expect additional hours on Independence day, and limited weekend hours Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.
Metro fares are higher during peak times, on weekdays from opening to 9:30 am, and 3pm to 7pm, as well as weekends from midnight to closing.
|Peak (Weekdays open-9:30am, 3pm-7pm, Weekends midnight-closing)
|Off-peak (all other times)
For exact fares use WMATA's TripPlanner or see fare tables for a specific station.
Fares are paid using a reusable SmarTrip card. These can be purchased at stations from kiosks, which are also used to recharge SmarTrip cards. SmarTrip cards use RFID, and can be "touched" to sensors at station fare gates, on busses, or on fare kiosks to scan the card and pay. On the DC Metro system, scan the same SmarTrip card when you both enter and exist the system to complete a trip.
SmarTrip cards work on many local bus systems, including MetroBus. They are also used to pay for parking at Metro station parking facilities. (More about parking from WMATA here)
- It is unlawful to eat, drink, or smoke on the Metro system.
- With the exception of service animals, pets are only allowed on Metro if they are in a secured container from which they cannot escape.
- Bicycles are also allowed on Metro, except during rush hours of 7-10 am and 4-7 pm on weekdays, and the 4th of July or during other special events with large crowds. Bicycle riders must use elevators, and should use the end doors (as opposed to the center doors) of any cars. Up to two bicycles are allowed in each car on weekdays, and up to 4 on weekends. (See the full bike policy here)
- Rail service information from WMATA
- Timetables and schedule from WMATA
- WMATA's TripPlan
- WMATA Station Directory
- WMATA Metro facility parking information
- WMATA Rules and Manners guide


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The 20-year-old sensation from Woking — a contender for a medal in Manchester — is said to be devastated by the decision to overturn her selection in favour of former Olympic and World silver medallist Kate Howey.
Howey lodged an appeal against her exclusion — despite not having come close to meeting the criteria for selection — and backed by a strong legal team has won her fight to get the decision to leave her out quashed.
Earlier this year Lowe became the first competitor in 10 years to beat her big rival to become British champion in the under-70kg class.
However Howey broke her wrist in the fight and argued that she would have won had it not been for her injury.
She is understood to have gone to great lengths to get her exclusion from the Games overturned and was reported to have arrived at last Friday's hearing with a senior QC, a junior barrister and a solicitor.
In contrast, Lowe was represented by an official from the English Judo Association who is reported to have been grilled for more than three hours by Howey's legal team, while they argued her case.
Howey's appeal was upheld on the basis that the English Judo Association's criteria had been too narrow and Howey's previous impressive record should count in her favour.
As the big name in the sport, Howey's picture is understood to be on posters and billboards advertising the Games, which take place in next month.
After hearing the submissions from both sides, the arbiter ruled that reputation should succeed over form, leaving Lowe shattered at the prospect of missing out on the biggest moment in her life.
As the News and Mail went to press, a counter appeal had been submitted on behalf of Lowe but with the deadline for naming the English team having now passed the likelihood of her being reinstated to her rightful place is bleak.
Roy Inman, Howey's personal coach, is the director of the British Judo Association which has jurisdiction over the English body.
The family was unable to comment during the hearing.


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Unit description
This unit uses a range of popular culture forms such as TV shows, films, literature, advertising and contemporary music. Students will study media and genre as well as advertising, music video, Disney and Pixar animation, kinder culture, and popular mainstream literature, and film, as well as interpretations of Shakespeare live performance, in order to examine how identities and ideologies are constructed and disseminated in society today. It will also explore the cult of celebrity, the role of genre and the power popular culture has to both uphold and challenge the status quo.
Unit content
- The reality of TV: Introduction to popular culture and media
- The desperation of soap opera: Codes, conventions, genre and generic hybridity
- Honey, I've lost the plot: The evolution of TV drama
- Comedy companies: Seinfeld, The Simpsons and situation comedy
- Disney and the commodification of cultural values
- Semiotics and signs in advertising
- Strategies for reading film: Genre, gender and ideology in American Beauty
- Muscles and masculinity … where have all the good men gone? James Bond versus Zoolander and The 40-Year-Old Virgin
- The proud and the prejudice: Bridget Jones's Diary
- The Bard meets Quentin Tarantino - two houses: Romeo and Juliet
- I hate the music: Gender and sexual stereotypes in contemporary music.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
|On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
|identify different genres within popular culture and the constructedness of these
|Intellectual rigour
|debate the significance of diverse popular cultural forms and their reception within the broad mediasphere
|Communication and social skills
|analyse the socio-historical development of the media and popular culture
|Intellectual rigour
|Communication and social skills
|examine the relationship between a variety of media (TV shows, films, animation, music, brands and advertising etc.) and analyse the impact of media upon the individual and global culture, in particular, the way different forms of media have changed patterns of consumption
|Intellectual rigour
|reflect upon the socio-cultural impact of popular culture as a form of communication technology
|Intellectual rigour
|analyse the relationships between media, popular culture, cultural transformations and psychosocial and politico-economic processes.
|Intellectual rigour
|Communication and social skills
Prescribed texts
Session 3
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
|Teaching method
|Structured online learning (12 weeks)
|Discussion board
|Discussion board
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Pants, now prayers. Some LDS feminists have raised the banner again and invited members to send letters to general authorities petitioning that women give prayers in General Conference. Once again, it's a fairly (strategically?) trivial issue that has become symbolic in the effort to bring policy and practice in closer alignment.
I've done some more thinking about appropriate responses to concerns with Church policies. Last time, I suggested reorienting our expectations and proactively fulfilling some of those needs that the Church isn't necessarily responsible for meeting. I am still a fan of that approach, but I'm not sure it adequately addressed Mormons' commitment to community. That community element, responsible for so much of the cultural codes and excess baggage we would do well to shrug off, is also the source of our profoundest spiritual growth and fulfillment. It isn't quite as simple as taking the teachings, ordinances, and our personal revelation and leaving the building of Zion to the millennium.
After all, I can study teachings, participate in ordinances and pray in relative spiritual or emotional isolation. In fact, my freshman year of college, I did that very thing, and felt quite smug about it. After attending sacrament, I'd hold my own personal scripture study. It felt far superior to tedious gospel lessons riddled with clichéd questions and trite answers, and I didn't have to bother with all that cumbersome human baggage in BYU ward life. It wasn't too long before I stumbled on Eugene England's essays and began to discover what it meant to be part of a community. I started to realize my own spirituality was uncomfortably and inextricably tied to others; that salvation is relational; that my own growth and happiness is contingent, in so many ways, on how much charity and mercy I extend to other people. In the words of Daniel Coleman, I learned spirituality is "not just an inner feeling…or process of interior discernment…it is the way we live out our relationships with our environment and with other people, as well as with our secret selves." I discovered that Mormonism is more than ordinances, revelation, and teachings. It is also a community trying to use those things to build the kingdom of heaven on earth.
Before I promptly set the bar heaven-high, I suppose I should remember that this kingdom of heaven was compared "unto a net that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind." And out of this net, we ramshackle vessels are to come together as the "body of Christ," a "household of faith," "one flock," "fellow citizens," a "people of one heart and one mind" – Zion.
Not only that, but this community has an element of order—rather than the organic nature of a circle of friends or the spontaneity of a neighborhood party. There are vertical lines of hierarchy that intersect with horizontal lines of brotherhood and sisterhood. The mix of equality (all are equal before God) and stewardship (God designates people to certain service and responsibility) can be difficult to navigate, especially when these stewardship roles are filled by "imperfect but honest" men and women who are trying to receive and act on revelation in the midst of their own weakness, cultural context, personal experience, and subjective concerns.
What do we do then? When to participate, when to refrain? When to question, when to sustain? And more importantly, how?
Letter writing? Marches? Blogging? No one seems to have found a silver bullet. But I do know that if we create a culture where activism is the response to every single issue in the Church (and there are plenty of issues), I'm going to be too tired to go anymore.
Not to mention that I just don't think an adversarial approach works in a community that rests on trust more than rights, on shared weakness more than merit. Furthermore, there is the potential to create a misleading sense of direct causation. Dialogue can open spaces for revelation where direct petitions seem to only corner leaders into reaction. That isn't a posture anyone, I think, would really like to promote. I like H.W. Trevor-Roper's sentiment: "Heat and stress do not provoke new thought: rather, they drive men back into customary, defensive postures…but in the mild warmth of peace, the gentle give-and-take of free and considered discussion."
That means we need a replacement for this inherently adversarial and political language of "rights," "oppressors," and "victims." And on a different part of the spectrum, other critics voice their concerns with a sense of ownership that makes the Church sound like the heirloom quilt they inherited from their grandmother. The former seems to ignore the horizontal lines of community that bind laymembers and leaders and focuses only on the vertical lines of stewardship. This approach treats the Church like a corporate or political institution that requires an active and vocal, even angry, union to keep them accountable. It fails to acknowledge the bonds of brotherhood and sisterhood that entitle us all to charity, mercy, compassion, patience and long-suffering—leader and laymember alike. The latter approach, on the other hand, seems to ignore those vertical lines of stewardship by treating the Church like a personal heirloom that, by virtue of our birth, heritage, or tradition, is ours to claim. It doesn't acknowledge that, while the Church is, in so many ways, meant to be a product of our own hands—and thus, reliant on us to shape and improve—there is also a nonconstructed element that is not ours to claim. That part is divine will, which may direct the Church at a pace we don't enjoy, through channels we don't like, or by means we don't understand. (Deciding which is which isn't something I'll tackle in this blog post!)
And when it all just gets too exhausting or hard, I start all over again with that simple question: "Will ye also go away?"
And I remember that we're all still in this because somehow, in some form, we came to the same answer.
"Lord, to whom shall we go?"
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Joyful Readers is a series of 6 books designed to help preschoolers develop their reading skills in a systematic way. Comprising three levels, this series provides a gradual introduction of new words with frequent repetition to ensure rapid learning in your child.
Level 2 provides more practice in blending new sounds, use of other letter combinations and more sight words.
You are your child's first teacher and you certainly play a very important role. Your praise is crucial to your child's continuing efforts in learning to read. Above all else, make reading a joyful experience for both you and your child.
Your child should be competent and confident in reading all the words in each level aloud before moving on to the next.


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Investment Philosophy
Steyn Capital believes that capital markets are efficient over the long term. At the same time, though, we recognize that capital markets are inefficient over the short term in certain circumstances. The challenge for investors seeking consistently to outperform a market yardstick lies in the recognition of temporary inefficiencies and/or the circumstances giving rise to such inefficiencies, and the ability to capitalize upon these value dislocations in a timely fashion.
SCM believes that trading values in the long term are determined strictly by fundamental factors, such as the level, growth and prospective use of discretionary cash flows and realizable net asset values which determines a security's true intrinsic value. In other words, we believe corporate securities represent ownership in or a claim on a business and should not be viewed merely as speculative instruments bought in the hope that another buyer will pay a higher price in the future. Notwithstanding this belief, technical, psychological, and supply/demand factors clearly influence trading values in the short term. Such temporary value dislocations create attractive opportunities for the alert, diligent, and patient investor focused on intrinsic value.
Dislocations between intrinsic and trading values exist in two forms. In the first form, the influences of technical price trends, psychology, and supply/demand cause trading to diverge from intrinsic value. The market temporarily focuses on something other than intrinsic value, and SCM invests in the premise that the market will refocus on fundamentals so that trading value will converge with intrinsic value. In the second form, the market miscalculates intrinsic value due to a lack of either effort or ability. Here, SCM invests on the premise that the market will correct its assessment of intrinsic value and that the trading value will adjust accordingly.
We believe that an investment approach that emphasizes intrinsic value with a high margin of safety will achieve consistent absolute investment returns over the long term and safeguard capital regardless of market conditions.


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XA How-tos
This page will guide you through the basic use of XA.
Internal-only Websites
All staff and students have the ability to browse websites that are only available when on Campus and create bookmarks to frequently visited pages. On the XA homepage, Students will see the 'system' bookmark:
And staff will see these:
To add a personal bookmark, do the following:
Enter the URL in the XA browse box and click on the 'browse' button
The webpage should be displayed. Click on the Add Bookmark icon.
Give the bookmark a name or accept the system-generated one and add a meaningful description if desired.
Click on 'Add bookmark'. The bookmark will then be displayed on your XA home screen.
The following files bookmarks will be displayed for students:
And these will be displayed for staff:
Click on the drive to see the files and folders – in this example we are using the H: drive:
Find the file you wish to download to your computer's C drive to work on and then simply click on the file name. You will be asked if you would like to save your file, so click 'save'.
Once the file has saved it will tell you the download has completed and give you the option to 'Open the folder / View the Downloads folder' The file will be within your Downloads folder so click on 'View Downloads' and then you can access the file and save it on your machine.
When you have finished editing your file, please follow the instructions towards the end of this document about how to 'Upload'.
If you want to upload many files, you can select several files from the H drive screen and then zip them up for ease of downloading.
Add a tick into the file name you wish to download and then click 'Download':
This will then offer you the opportunity to zip them up and download the zip.
When you want to 'Upload' the file back to your H drive you will need to click on the 'Upload Files' button.
Here you can browse to your files:
Browse and find your file (using the Browse Button) and then click the 'Open' button to add I to the list of files to upload.
This then uploads the file:
This then places the file in the root of the H drive for you.
Staff Desktop
Staff can log in to a remote desktop. This gives access to Microsoft Office programs, Outlook, H: and shared drives. Note that it does not give access to business applications such as ISIS. If you need access to these applications, you will need a keyfob (FVPN).
The staff desktop appears as a bookmark on you XA home page.
If you select the Staff Desktop bookmark, you will see a message briefly asking you to 'Please wait' whilst the Desktop loads
You may get a 'File Security – Citrix online plug-in' message box explaining that an online application is attempting to access files on your computer. This is fine, please click on 'Permit all access' and you will then be able to use the Desktop as expected.
Once finished, please log off by clicking on the 'Start' button in the bottom left hand corner.
When logged out of the Staff Desktop, please log out of XA by clicking on the 'Sign Out' door symbol in the top right hand corner of the XA window.


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The task bar has disappeared on the screen of my WINDOWS XP PRO desktop. All attempts to unhide it, or make it reappear unsuccessful.
Has Your Windows Taskbar Disappeared?
If you press Ctrl-Esc, do you see it anywhere on the screen?
If you can get to 'taskbar and start menu options' make sure 'auto hide the taskbar' is not checked.
Every simple solution has been tried. The taskbar isn't hidden, and auto hide taskbar is not checked. Any suggestions?
No Sir nothing so far has worked.
I know its a big gun for this issue but if it happened recently it might be quicker to run Windows System Restore to a time just before the taskbar vanished. It will retain all your own files.
Always pop back and let us know the outcome - thanks
Might try 'keep the taskbar on top of other windows'. (Also a setting in taskbar and start menu options.)


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Clients must output the Amazon Go application after entering the store. Sensors will then track their developments and charge customers' Amazon (AMZN) represents the things they get. Clients simply leave the store. No clerks required.
Amazon Go's offerings incorporate goods, prepared to-eat suppers, icy beverages and feast prep units. The tech mammoth initially presented the Amazon Go store idea in 2016, and it was set to open to general society in mid 2017.
The Wall Street Journal detailed last March that the tech that powers the shop was more hard to create than at first idea.Amazon on Sunday questioned that, disclosing to CNNMoney that "there were no innovation issues."
he organization said it's specialists have been permitted to shop at the store amid its testing stage. As per the representative, the "volume of business from just Amazon workers ended up being altogether higher than anticipated." "We could take in all that we required from simply that subset of clients," the individual included.
Monday will stamp the first run through the overall population will have the capacity to test it out. The primary store is situated in Seattle, where Amazon is headquartered.
Amazon said Sunday that more may open later on, however that "for the time being we're laser centered around this store." Amazon Go marks the most recent expansion to Amazon's physical endeavors.
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The organization now works 13 book shops over the U.S., and three more areas are headed, as per Amazon's site. The organization additionally acquired the Whole Foods basic need chain in June for $13.7 billion. It's not simply Amazon: Chinese tech monsters are offering basic supplies as well
Amazon's raid into working physical shops is bound with incongruity, considering Amazon is broadly reprimanded for driving some customary retailers bankrupt with its speedy delivery web based business website. Be that as it may, the organization has influenced it to clear it's not building your grandparents' shopping goals.
Much the same as Amazon Go, Amazon book shops are intended for the carefully shrewd. Inside those shops, advanced shows under each book demonstrate the quantity of stars it's gotten on Amazon.com. At checkout, there's no money. Clients must pay with a card or through the Amazon application on their telephones.


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Broad complex tachycardia—Part IBMJ 2002; 324 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.324.7339.719 (Published 23 March 2002) Cite this as: BMJ 2002;324:719
- June Edhouse
- Francis Morris.
Broad complex tachycardias occur by various mechanisms and may be ventricular or supraventricular in origin. In the emergency setting most broad complex tachycardias have a ventricular origin. However, an arrhythmia arising from the atria or the atrioventricular junction will produce a broad complex if associated with ventricular pre-excitation or bundle branch block. The causes of ventricular and supraventricular tachycardias are generally quite different, with widely differing prognoses. Most importantly, the treatment of a broad complex tachycardia depends on the origin of the tachycardia. This article describes monomorphic ventricular tachycardias; other ventricular tachycardias and supraventricular tachycardias will be described in the next article.
Varieties of broad complex tachycardia
Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia
Fascicular tachycardia
Right ventricular outflow tract tachycardia
Torsades de pointes tachycardia
Polymorphic ventricular tachycardia
Bundle branch block with aberrant conduction
Atrial tachycardia with pre-excitation
Ventricular tachycardia is defined as three or more ventricular extrasystoles in succession at a rate of more than 120 beats/min. The tachycardia may be self terminating but is described as "sustained" if it lasts longer than 30 seconds. The term "accelerated idioventricular rhythm" refers to ventricular rhythms with rates of 100-120 beats/min.
Ventricular tachycardia is described as "monomorphic" when the QRS complexes have the same general appearance, and "polymorphic" if there is wide beat to beat variation in QRS morphology. Monomorphic ventricular tachycardia is the commonest form of sustained ventricular tachycardia
The electrophysiology of a re-entry circuit was described in last week's article
Mechanisms of ventricular arrhythmias
The mechanisms responsible for ventricular tachycardia include re-entry or increased myocardial automaticity. The tachycardia is usually initiated by an extrasystole and involves two pathways of conduction with differing electrical properties. The re-entry circuits that support ventricular tachycardia …
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