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My youtube videos I posted last night; [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bmce9oIxJag[/url] (edit freeway, debug mode) and [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROy6VE5ZsZw[/url] (edit other player's cities) Sparked a lot of interest - from players and reporters/gaming news alike. Over a hundred tech/gaming/news outlets reported on them. Hundreds of thousands of views, hundreds of emails, private messages, and requests for quotes from random reporters I've never heard of. Mis-understandings about what I did or did not do. And requests for the actual mod files from random players. I wanted to clear some stuff up and tell you exactly what I HAVE been able to do, and HAVEN'T been able to do. [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]Debug Mode/Highway Editing:[/b][/color][/size][/u] Yes, this is as simple as changing a 1 to a 0 in a file, give or take - though there's a few ways you can unlock it, some more robust than others. This reveals insights that there is possibilities for live terrain tool editing, but these are NOT possible with the game client we have. What IS possible though is altering the highways/freeways - you can make a freeway run the length of your city and connect to the freeway anywhere in the region - and it works. Traffic uses it. No more "single chokepoint of traffic" caused by the stupid single intersections. These highway changes [b]save and sync to the server[/b], but only apply to the city you are in when you place them. A lot of the debug features are disabled, and some others are very broken/can cause crashes. [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]Offline Mode:[/b][/color][/size][/u] I edited quite a few function calls to make this work reliably, including disabling UI elements so I had no disconnect warnings on my screen while I played. The simulation runs just fine. You can even trade with other cities in the region to an extent, and get service trucks from their cities, AS LONG AS you already had the region loaded in before disconnecting. The "20 minute kick-off" reported by Kotaku a few days ago was a variable limit of 20 minutes. There was no reason for it to be 20. It could have been any value. It doesn't let you play DRM free - the city you want to play in still has to be loaded from the server. There is also no way of saving that city to hard-disk to load while still offline later. However, it does prove that EA's servers are [b]not[/b] processing the stuff in a city at all. Your PC can handle your entire city simulation without any help from the internet or EA's servers. Local saves will not be possible with simple editing, but may be possible with some serious work and ingenuity. Nobody has achieved this yet, and it may be some time away without help from Maxis/EA. [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]So what do EA's servers process?:[/b][/color][/size][/u] Achievements, friends, regions, chat, all the fluffy multiplayer stuff. It also accepts "city updates", so that it can update the values of other cities in the region you are playing in (so if we were in a region together, and I built a power plant - the EA server receives that update from me, then tells your client how much spare power is available from me). All my client *NEEDS* from EA is a raw list of values about each city, updated whenever: Spare Power, Services, etc. - and of course if I want to visit another city, it has to load it up from their server. [b]FULL BLOWN offline mode should be very little work. Very, VERY little work.[/b] [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]Population "Fudger":[/b][/color][/size][/u] Yes, population is artificially increased by the UI before being displayed to you. You can disable this with a single line of code in a single file, and you will only ever see your real population counts. Your 200k population city probably has 20k real population (not actual calculated figures). [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]Editing Other Player's Regions/Cities:[/b][/color][/size][/u] Not as dangerous/harmful as it sounds. I enabled all UI features for build mode, editing etc. while in "Observer mode", and tricked the client into thinking I wasn't really in observer mode while visiting other player's cities (even in a region that has nothing to do with me). I did not try to "spoof" the owner ID's when doing this , so while I *CAN* "Take over" any city I like and run the simulation as if it was my own, place buildings, change taxes, play for hours, or destroy it - It *WON'T* be synced to the server at all, so no permanent changes are ever made to another player's cities. It's good fun though, and you can make entertaining videos with it. Spoofing owner ID's may be a dangerous possibility to save the edits to server - but EA servers may have checks to prevent this already. [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]Building Outside of City Limits:[/b][/color][/size][/u] Modding (editing package files) will NOT let you do this, with anything other than the debug tool highway/freeway editors, as far as I have seen - and I did try quite a few things. Though I did manage - with modding alone - to get the game to unlock all disasters on any new city/new account, public or not, without needing sandbox mode. HOWEVER - [b]you can build anything outside of the city boundaries with some memory editing/hacking[/b] - by finding the functions within memory that check if you are trying to place in the "boundary" or not and disabling them (a tool like CheatEngine can do this, there are advanced tutorials online). I am able to actually plop a building anywhere I can angle my camera towards, and they run/simulate just fine. City size limits are artificially restricted, and can be increased by EA/Maxis with absolute ease. Obviously - the more your PC is processing, the slower it will get, but the current city sizes are far too small for anything other than extremely old, basic setups. I have not yet been able to unlock the camera, to freely move all over the region while in city-build mode, but this again would be possible with memory editing. [u][size=18][color=darkred][b]"Will you send me your mods/teach me?":[/b][/color][/size][/u] No, I don't want to be responsible for passing EA's property (code-files) around, especially with how much "public eye" I had on me, and I just don't have time or motivation to send personal guides or tutorials out to people that ask, I'm sorry. However, I have passed a lot of what I discovered on to others. If you browse the SimCity Reddit pages, you will find easy to install downloads that do fun things, and guides by others on how to edit stuff. Seriously, go visit the SimCity Reddit page, there is cool stuff to be found, and I predict a lot more cool stuff to come; [url]http://www.reddit.com/r/SimCity/[/url] ^^ Feel free to pass this around to anyone you think might be interested in what I have to say. The best way to contact me is a Reddit private message (I am "AzzerUK" on Reddit - www.reddit.com/user/AzzerUK/), or on Youtube private message where my name is reversed (I am "UKAzzer" on YouTube - www.youtube.com/user/UKAzzer).


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WHITE PLAINS—The New York State Economic
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participating locations to include the New York Power Authority's
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January 8, 2007 WIC Update
SUBJECT 1: General Guidelines for the Nutrition Education Report Form (WIC 49) and Examples
SUBJECT 2: Nutrition Education Resources to be mailed to LWPs
SUBJECT 3: Translated Versions of Nutrition Assessment Forms (Farsi, Russian, and Ukrainian)
SUBJECT 4: WIC Caseload Update for FFY07
SUBJECT 5: 2007 Client Services Enhancement Project Update
- General Guidelines for Nutrition Education Report (WIC 49) and Examples: The attached document includes the following information:
- General guidelines for Documenting Nutrition Education Contacts
- How To Complete the Nutrition Education Report (WIC 49)
- Examples: Individual Chart (Examples #1 and #2) and Family Chart (Examples #3 and #4)
Please share this with your staff. If you have any questions and/or suggestions on the new WIC 49 form, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
- Nutrition Education Resources to be mailed to LWPs: State Nutritionists regularly review newly published nutrition education resources and have selected a variety to provide for each LWP. These are basic tools you may use for addressing healthy lifestyles in our target population. All local WIC providers will receive the following nutrition resources in the mail:
- Have Fun and Be Active DVD and Guidebook - This English/Spanish video/DVD and guidebook can be used to conduct lessons that engage children ages 1-5 in appropriate physical activity. Each agency will receive a video or DVD based on the recent survey for a MyPyramid video or DVD.
- We Like To Move - This new children's book encourages active play.
- 5 A Day the Color Way Plan Books - Has recipes and information contained in the Color Way Plan book to prevent overweight.
- A Healthier You Based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans - This consumer-friendly resource will help persons understand and apply new guidelines for a healthy lifestyle regarding nutrition and physical activity.
- Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2005 - Use this professional resource to understand and apply new guidelines for a healthy lifestyle regarding nutrition and physical activity.
Let your District Nutritionist know about your favorite nutrition education resources. Suggestions for statewide distribution are always welcome and will be considered. For additional information you may contact Rita Arni at email@example.com.
- Translated Versions of Nutrition Assessment Forms (Farsi, Russian, and Ukrainian): The following WIC Nutrition Assessment forms have been translated into various languages.
- Nutrition Assessment Form for Women (WIC-36)
- Nutrition Assessment Form for Infants (WIC-37)
- Nutrition Assessment Form for Children (WIC 35)
Attached are Farsi, Russian, and Ukrainian. The remaining translated versions of forms (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Somali and Vietnamese) will be included in future WIC Updates as they become available. Please make copies as needed. If you have any questions, please contact Takako Tagami at email@example.com.
- WIC Caseload Update for FFY07: The State WIC office tracks caseload monthly. We have received the December 06 caseload figures. The total number of participants served in December was 130,795, down from October and November. There are several possible reasons for the decline from November including bad weather, power outages and clinic closures for the holidays. We expect caseload to rise in January as it has historically. Included is the line graph showing total participants served monthly for each fiscal year beginning in 2000. We appreciate the dedicated efforts of local agencies to service WIC participants. If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Lyn Konstant at firstname.lastname@example.com or Jim Schindler at firstname.lastname@example.com.
- 2007 Client Services Enhancement Project Update: 2007 Client Services Enhancement Project has received 78 applications requesting $1,037,213. State staff is reviewing submissions and intends to announce the awards by February 1. It appears we will not have as many funds available for Enhancement Projects as we planned. WIC will prioritize funds to direct funds toward projects with the most potential to increase and maintain caseload. The federal budget remains on continuing resolution, and as a result the USDA has reduced the funds available for special projects. WIC will complete the application review and notify agencies about the award as soon as possible. Questions: Kathleen Davis at email@example.com.
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WIC-37 NA for Infants Farsi
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yalokinh wrote:Grab it by the saucer. I have never been burned because of that
jayinhk wrote:Fingers under the saucer, thumb on top. Works for me, although I use one of my small porcelain teapots with handles instead of gaiwans nowadays.
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Northern cardinals are serially monogamous, though polygyny occasionally occurs. Despite being monogamous, northern cardinals frequently engage in extra-pair copulations. In one study, 9 to 35% of nestlings were the result of extra-pair copulations.
Pair formation begins in early spring, and is initiated with a variety of physical displays. The male performs a variety of displays to attract a female, including courtship feeding. Breeding pairs may remain together year-round, and may breed together for several seasons. (Halkin and Linville, 1999)
Northern cardinals breed between March and September. They usually raise two broods a year, one beginning around March and the second in late May to July. The second nest is often parasitized by brown-headed cowbirds. Nests are built by the female in dense tangles of vines or twigs in shrubs and small trees. The female lays 1 to 5 (usually 3) white to greenish eggs that average about one inch in length and one-half inch in diameter. Incubation begins when the last egg is laid, and is performed solely by the female. The male brings food to the incubating female. The eggs hatch after 11 to 13 days of incubation. The female broods the chicks for the first 2 days. Both parents feed the chicks a diet of insects. Both parents also remove fecal sacs from the nest. The chicks begin leaving the nest 7 to 13 (usually 9 to 10) days after hatching. The parents continue to feed the chicks for 25 to 56 days after they fledge from the nest. After leaving or being driven out of their parents' territory, young birds often join flocks of other juveniles. They may begin breeding the next spring. (Halkin and Linville, 1999)
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Skip to comments.House preparing to vote tonight to end shutdown, avoid default
Posted on 10/15/2013 1:49:40 PM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
House Republican leaders are preparing legislation that would fund the government until Dec. 15, extend the debt ceiling until Feb. 7 and strike the health care subsidies that members of Congress, White House appointees and staff were set to receive under the new health care law, a GOP lawmaker said.
Under the new House GOP proposal the second one they proposed Tuesday union workers would also remain subject to a $63 health insurance tax from which they had sought an exemption.
The proposal also would give the House and Senate until mid-December negotiate a new, long-term budget.
"The goal here for all Republicans is we want to get to this budget committee," Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., told reporters as he left a GOP leadership meeting. "We'd like to give the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means Committee the chance to get some big, broad based agreements for entitlement reform and tax reform."
The House bill is a variation of the first proposal GOP leaders pitched to their rank and file earlier Tuesday, but which seemed to lack broad Republican support.
The old GOP plan, which funded the government at $986 billion, also attracted Democratic objections over a provision limiting the administration from moving funding around between departments and a second provision that would prevent the Treasury Secretary from shuffling around money to extend the borrowing limit past Feb. 7.
Nunes said both provisions remain in the House plan, but that the limits on the administration's spending flexibility would be temporary.
A special House committee designated to write the rules for floor debate is expected to meet shortly to decide what amendments, if any would be allowed on the proposal.
House GOP leaders have been huddled for hours in the offices of House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, trying to hash out a plan that would be able to win 218 Republicans. They rejected a proposal by one of the leaders of the conservative wing, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, that would have extended the debt ceiling only to Jan. 7.
Jordan left the meeting declining comment.
The Senate, meanwhile, has halted talks on their own debt ceiling and government funding proposal. A House-passed bill, under parliamentary rules, would allow the Senate to act faster and perhaps beat the Oct. 17 deadline set by Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to raise the borrowing limit.
Republicans said the bipartisan Senate plan stalled after much progress Monday night after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid began asking for additional concessions from the GOP, though no lawmaker would provide specifics.
The House proposal strips out much of the language Republicans had sought to limit the new health care law. According to Nunes, a requirement for income verification for those receiving health insurance subsidies was also removed.
Instead, Nunes said, the language crafted by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., that would equalize the health care law for congressional and White House employees was added. The Vitter Amendment, as it is known, strips out the 72-percent government subsidy that pays for White House and Congressional employee health insurance policies.
Quotes of President Barack Obama on the Budget, Deficit, Debt and Deficit Ceiling
The fact that we are here today to debate raising Americas debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. government cant pay its own bills. ... I therefore intend to oppose the effort to increase Americas debt limit. 3/16/2006 Floor speech in the Senate
First, we learned that the federal budget deficit could reach nearly half a trillion dollars next year. Eight years after we had a record surplus, were now faced with record deficits. This mortgaging of our childrens future is a direct result of the Bush Administrations dangerously failed fiscal policies. 8/9/08 Democratic Radio Address
And, you know, frankly, the last eight years what weve seen is moving in reverse. Weve been moving in reverse. When Bill Clinton was president, the average family income went up $7,500; $7,500. Since George Bush has been president, you know what its done? Its gone down $2,000. Think about that. Thats a $9,500 swing; $9,500. Thats money out of your pocket. Thats money going out of this country because were borrowing it from China to send to Saudi Arabia to buy oil. Thats whats added $4 trillion to our deficit. I mean, think about that. You know, so weve created a mountain of debt for the next generation that theyre going to have to pay off. This little guy, hes not too worried about it right now, but, you know, weve created $30,000 worth of debt for every man, woman and child in America. Thats going to have to be paid back. 9/3/08 New Philadelphia, Ohio
We cant mortgage our childrens future on a mountain of debt. I look at all these young people here today, and I say to myself, the notion that we are loading up more and more debt on a war in Iraq that I believe should have never been authorized and should never been waged (cheers, applause) on tax cuts for multi-billion dollar corporations and some of the wealthiest Americans, that is not a good investment in the future. We cant run up a credit card, have a party and leave our children to pay the bill. It is time it is time to put an end to the runaway spending and the record deficits. Its not how you would run your family budget, and it must not be how Washington handles your tax dollars. Its time to return to fiscal responsibility and pay-as-you-go budgeting, the kind of budgeting we had in the 1990s. Youll remember Bill Clinton left a surplus (cheers, applause) to George W. Bush. 10/1/08 La Crosse, Wisconsin
We cant afford another four years of the kind of deficits weve been seeing over the last eight. Young people, you are going to have to pay for this debt were piling up. We cant afford to mortgage our childrens future on another mountain of debt. 10/2/08 East Lansing, Michigan
The problem is, is that the way Bush has done it over the last eight years is to take out a credit card from the Bank of China in the name of our children, driving up our national debt from $5 trillion for the first 42 presidents #43 added $4 trillion by his lonesome, so that we now have over $9 trillion of debt that we are going to have to pay back $30,000 for every man, woman and child. Thats irresponsible. Its unpatriotic. Independence Day, 2008, Fargo, North Dakota:
These will never be heard on MSM or prime time news.
Tomorrow's headline: Republicans back down and allow the country to survive default. Democrats win!
Real headline: Republicans cave again, no real agenda, just trying to get along with the Democrats - again. Democrats win! Third party likely!
"... language crafted by Sen. David Vitter, R-La., that would equalize the health care law for congressional and White House employees was added. The Vitter Amendment, as it is known, strips out the 72-percent government subsidy that pays for White House and Congressional employee health insurance policies."
The Obamanoids DO NOT want federal employee's healthcare subsidies removed. But the Vitter amendment is in the House legislation.
Well, if that continues to be part of the bill, then it certainly will not pass the Senate. Reid would not be willing to lose his benefits just to help the country.
The budget is about to go back to 2008 levels and Obama's promises on immigration, climate changes, etc are dead.
Wait til the 2008 budget level is the NEW baseline, then see who thinks they won and lost ...
Tomorrow maybe we can finally move on. Time to abandon all hope we placed in the GOP. Get it over with.
Well, I'll wait but without expectations. The Democrats will not let the budget go back to 2008 and I doubt that even the Republicans (RINOS) will allow that either. Good plan though but probably not realistic. Actually not sure where that comes from because the only thing I've heard about that is whether the sequester is extended or overturned. Not sure where the 2008 levels come from.
Looking at past history, you're probably right! Not sure I can move on though, too many times, too many disappointments.
The republicans should say "This is all we're going to cave. Congress and staff and white house staff will not get subsidies. If Reid, Pelosi and Obama want to default over this, then so be it. It will prove to the people they want default."
Apparently these congress people are figureheads only. The genious staffs are the powers behind the thrones. And they do believe it to be thrones.
Not sure where you're getting your information, but in any case, simply refusing to budge guarantees year 2000 levels of spending, because that is how much revenue is coming in every month, without borrowing another thin dime.
It's an automatic balanced budget mechanism.
They'll find another way to make it up—this is small-potatoes inside baseball that will be undone before it takes effect.
But it will give the GOPe its fig leaf of cover for folding.
They'll find another way to make it up—this is small-potatoes inside baseball that will be undone before it takes effect.
But it will give the GOPe its fig leaf of cover for folding.
Don't Believe The Debt Ceiling Hype: The Federal Government Can Survive Without An Increase
Ignore what you hear and read in the news. The federal government actually reached the legal debt ceiling about four months ago. Since then, the government has been financing its monthly budget deficit by stealing/borrowing money from other government funds, like the federal government employees pension fund. In about two weeks, the government will run out of tricks to keep operating as if nothing has happened. If the debt ceiling is not raised by then, the government has to balance its budget.
Thats right. As much as the politicians and news media have tried to convince you that the world will end without a debt ceiling increase, it is simply not true. The federal debt ceiling sets a legal limit for how much money the federal government can borrow. In other words, it places an upper limit on the national debt. It is like the credit limit on the governments gold card.
Reaching the debt ceiling does not mean that the government will default on the outstanding government debt. In fact, the U.S. Constitution forbids defaulting on the debt (14th Amendment, Section 4), so the government is not allowed to default even if it wanted to.
In reality, if the debt ceiling is not raised in the next two weeks, the government will actually have to prioritize its expenses and keep its monthly, weekly, and daily spending under the revenue the government collects. In simple terms, the government would have to spend an amount less than or equal to what it earns. Just like ordinary Americans have to do in their everyday lives.
Once the reality of what hitting the debt ceiling means is understood, the important question is: can the government actually live with a balanced budget? How much money could it spend? Could enough spending be cut to live within a balanced budget? The answer is yes, the federal government could live with a balanced budget. ...
I'd like to see a NEW PARTY take root.
Anybody know anything more about this? This is the first I've heard of this little added expense and I'm about to stroke out, I'm so livid about this.
It's the same thing they would do with immigration law reform if we let them: kick the problem down the road to our kids.
The Democrats have the excuse of being Democrats, but it's chickenhearted of the GOP to play this `CR' (cowardly resolution) game.
Bookmarked. Will post something every day on FB to refresh people's memories.
Put me in the no deal is better than a bad deal category.
No VOTE NO VOTE. The tea party PREVAILS!!! Either quit DICTATING or you shut her down obama and Reid!!!
Looks like no vote today. Boner doesn't have enough.
Thanks Cincinatus' Wife.
Whispers: Might the House GOP Adjourn and Leave Town After Passing 'Final Offer'?
townhall.com | 10/15/13 | Guy Benson
Posted on 10/15/2013 11:31:30 AM PDT by cotton1706
House GOP to try to counter Senate debt limit plan
yahoo.news | Oct 15, 2013 2 minutes ago | ANDREW TAYLOR
Posted on 10/15/2013 7:16:04 AM PDT by 11th_VA
I asked my boss for a raise. He said the money wasn't there. So I guess I make do I what I get (like I always do). My bills get paid. I get my beanee weenees. But I don't get that celebratory dinner because I got a raise. AND THERE IS NO DEFAULT!!!!
Agreed. We need to convince people to quit trying to salvage the GOP, which is just a branch of the DNC, and move forward and push for real conservatives who actually want to help the USA.
Nonsense. They've moved the ball forward. What were you expecting them to accomplish?
I expect the House to take charge and do their duty as specified in the Constitution! Is that too much to ask?
That is contrary to what the President expects and what the Senate expects! The House is elected to perform their duties of initiating all economic (tax bills) bills and should do their job. That means defying the President and the Senate if necessary! They are suppose to be the voice of the people and lord knows that they have failed miserably lately!
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Well, General, you go down there.
Heh, It is surprising that more folks show up to defend this show than the Constitution. Probably something in that... I'd guess that democracy is a lost cause at this point.
(But your point remains the same, despite the semantics.)
We need to convince people to quit trying to salvage the GOP
At the risk of stating the obvious, the culture of the GOP is not, and never will be, geared toward winning anything or taking a principled stand. It is more like a social club than a serious political party IMO.
I think I see Captain Obvious on the horizon! :)
Excellent reply! I though I was at least two hundred years in the past and the feeling was so good! Damn that I have to wake up again.
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The price on carbon is too low to transform the way Australia produces or consumes energy.entirely exempted from needing CO2 emissions permits in the coming eight years. The plan — a hybrid between a carbon tax and an emissions trading scheme — sets the price of CO2 emissions at a fixed level of $23 Australian per ton for the first three years, too low to drive substantial transformation of the way that Australia produces and consumes energy. Prime Minister Julia Gillard says CO2 emissions will be cut by 160 million tons over the next eight years, but that remains to be seen.
Never underestimate the ease with which opponents can attack the details in any scheme.with another, labeling it a "great big money-go-round." But this is one aspect of the carbon legislation that makes sense. With a price on carbon, those who can change their behavior and use fewer fossil fuels will be better off when they receive compensation from the government. Those who can't change their behavior need be no worse off.
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Despite of the fact that various Linux operating systems used to power the pioneer netbooks, nowadays ultra low cost mobile personal computers come with Windows XP OS. Nevertheless, market research firm ABI Research claims that the global financial crisis will help Linux to regain its positions.
Three out of every four netbooks shipped last year ran Windows XP as their operating system. That is changing. While much recent media attention has been focused on the trend to beef up netbooks and make them more laptop-like (and more expensive), the more important change has been at the lower end of this market. To create a lower-cost device designers are turning to Linux, and, for netbooks with ARM processors, to any of several mobile device operating systems such as Android.
"Netbook sales may not be adversely affected – in fact may actually be helped – by the recessionary pressures. There are three reasons for this. First, netbooks are a fairly new class of device, and widespread adoption has only recently begun. Second, they are relatively inexpensive, and some consumers may see them as a viable alternative to that pricey laptop they originally intended to buy. Finally, they can run inexpensive operating systems that don't require powerful hardware," said ABI Research principal analyst Philip Solis.
Mobile OSs such as Android, Windows Mobile, and Maemo can still provide the core functionality required of a netbook, but at lower cost and with smaller storage and memory requirements.
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Rodger Gibson, Writer of Harker: The Book of Solomon
Titan Books continues to send me awesome graphic novels and trade paperbacks to read. Harker: The Book of Solomon certainly fits into the awesome category. Reading the two main characters feels like watching a crossover between Robert Downey Jr.'s version of Sherlock Holmes and Christopher Eccleston's take on Doctor Who. The story is reminiscent of X-Files or Supernatural (for you young ones) episodes. Great stylized black and white art by Vince Danks makes me remember the days of Frank Miller's Sin City. The book released back in August, so look for it on the shelves of your local bookstore or comic shop.
Here's the interview with Rodger Gibson:
What did you work on before Harker?
I've been lurking around the periphery of the comics world for quite a while. I ran a comic, art, and fiction collective for some years called Early Spring, writing and drawing various comic strips, usually my own creations, but also others, spanning anything from Doctor Who to Michael Moorcock adaptations. It was the sort of thing that fans like to do while they're learning the trade. Once I'd got the bug, I never looked back.
I struck up a friendship with Richard Piers Rayner, who at the time was drawing Hellblazer for DC Comics, and posed as one of his photo-reference models for a number of things he worked on – I get hung and decapitated in one of his stories, and also got to be Brother Power, The Geek in a Neil Gaiman story, so it was a good, fun introduction and it taught me a lot about how professional comics are put together.
Through him I met Vince Danks (who was then Rich's art assistant), and as Vince began to self-publish his own Sapphire series through Ariel Press, I began to work on a number of projects with him, including an early version of a comic called Gravestown, comic strips such as Mad Girl and The Bishop, and in the final issue of our anthology comic 'Raven' I wrote and drew the first episode of a detective series called Griffin. This later grew to become Harker when Vince and I decided to collaborate on the strip and start it anew.
More recently, in addition to publishing twelve monthly issues of Harker through Ariel Press (the same stories that are now being collected by Titan Books), Vince and I collaborated on a Torchwood comic strip for Torchwood Magazine and we're now working on further brand new Harker stories for Titan.
Why write a detective story, say rather than a super hero story, or a book that takes place in a fantastical world?
We both wanted to try something a little different. Vince and I had a notion that if comics were to reach a wider audience, they needed to reflect the kind of things that people liked watching on television. We figured that if we could somehow encapsulate the idea of a good Saturday night's TV in a comic, it would be bound to find an eager audience.
Harker grew from that original notion – we deliberately designed the comic to feel as much like a typical TV detective series as possible, right down to actively borrowing specific generic traits from a variety of detective shows and making them fun. So Harker is very deliberately drenched in the world of TV detective shows, and each new story we pick two or three more typical TV plot ideas and have fun with them, mixing and matching them to make something that's hopefully both funny and a thrill to read.
The detective genre as a whole is very under-represented in comics, to be honest, and when it is used it tends to be either hard-boiled or ultra-violent. We wanted to give readers the kind of detectives they enjoy watching on the telly, and then give them a fun, eccentric and distinctly British twist.
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Our flat is full those days, maybe someone else could host him. Sounds like fun and I would get lots of balloon flowers!
'Ok so, you are currently in Edinburgh, and volunteering at the Forest. How odd. I notice you say you aren't hosting but i thought id try the following approach.
I'm hitching up from Cornwall, with my penny farthing to make balloon sculpture, and, wierdly to do a half hour poetry performance at the Forest, on friday 12th. I'll be arriving in Edinburgh on the 10th. The Edinburgh stop is just part of a long week of silliness and delights, more of which i can tell you about later, but it does end in a nude photoshoot in Cumbria.
Anyway, even though you arent hosting i thought i'd see if you have any idea of anywhere i could collapse on a floor at night while i'm in town. And if not, It would be grand to meet for a coffee.
Besides, now you've found out what a lovely chap i am you may feel inclined to squeeze me, and my penny farthing into a cupboard for a night or 2, just to prove you are as lovely as you appear to be.
I especially like your photo "table" but really only beacuse it looks like you are growing out of it like a strange humanesque houseplant.
Even if i haven't swayed you to host me, you say you love words, lets trade, i'll give you balloon flowers by the dozen, poetry and a ride on the farthing, and you ask everyone yuo know if they can fit a silly man in for a night or two in the busiest week of the year, what sayeth.
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ESCANABA – After testifying against a co-defendant in district court Tuesday, an Escanaba man reached a plea bargain in circuit court – pleading guilty to two felonies related to an assault last year.
Scott Allen Wahl, 23, will be sentenced on two counts in Delta County Circuit Court in April. He pleaded guilty to attempted larceny from a person and pleaded guilty to assault with a dangerous weapon, also known as felonious assault.
The charges stem from a Dec. 17, 2012, incident near P Road in Bayview Location, below the railroad bridge between Gladstone and Escanaba.
According to Wahl's testimony, he and co-defendant Jeffrey William Dickerson, 31, of Escanaba, assaulted a 41-year-old Bark River man who allegedly possessed illegal drugs.
Wahl, who has known Dickerson for about two years, testified he did not know the victim. Wahl said the three of them went to the train bridge because he thought they we're "going to buy drugs, get drugs, or get rid of drugs."
Wahl told the court Dickerson hit the victim first. Wahl then hit the victim twice with a broken glass bottle and held him on the ground while Dickerson hit him again.
Wahl said he struck the victim because he "thought this was the gank," meaning he thought they were going to take him down to take his drugs.
After seeing railroad workers in the area, the two suspects panicked and ran from the scene, said Wahl, adding he never took anything from the victim.
The railroad workers notified police of a person bleeding from the head near the train bridge. A sheriff's deputy found the man. He was transported by ambulance to OSF St. Francis Hospital and treated for head injuries.
The two suspects were eventually located and arrested. When police made a traffic stop later that same day, Dickerson, a passenger in the vehicle, fled from state police who apprehended him after a brief foot chase. The following morning, Wahl was arrested without incident at an Escanaba residence.
Wahl and Dickerson were each lodged in jail for assault with intent to rob while armed, a life felony. Cash bond was set at $75,000 for each.
Dickerson was also charged with one count of assaulting/resisting/obstructing a police officer and one count of controlled substance – possession of analogues. Each charge carries a maximum sentencing of two years in prison.
During Wahl's plea hearing in circuit court on Tuesday, the prosecution dismissed the count of assault with intent to rob while armed and also agreed not to charge him as a habitual offender in exchange for the two guilty pleas and truthful testimony against Dickerson.
Wahl will be sentenced April 2 on two felonies. Attempted larceny from a person carries a maximum punishment of five years imprisonment while felonious assault carries a maximum punishment of four years in prison.
Meanwhile, in district court on Tuesday, Dickerson was bound over to the higher court on one count of assault with intent to rob while armed.
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WEDNESDAY 22nd SEPT.
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If you are coming, I strongly suggest you come in the daylight hours, as at night it can be hard to find (ask Donald).
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From the centre of RoslIn (located off the A701),take Manse road, it is one of the 4 roads off the main village crossroads and has The Original Hotel on the corner. Follow the road to the end which turns into a path passing both sets of No Entry signs. Follow the path past the Roslin Battle memorial on your left. Soon you come to a sort of crossing, keep straight then immediately the path forks with both forks going straight. Take the right fork, in about 300m you will see your fist Rainbow Ribbon on your right. Take the very short path onto the parallel path and go left. Soon you come to a signpost with one pointing to the right "Roslin via Riverbank". Take this. Follow this path all the way down to the bottom (quite a way down many steps). You will be near the river. Go left at the end of the path into the wood and up a steep we hill, and follow it around. In a few 100m you will find us! Welcome home!
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This test took place Feb. 11, 2011. A naval aviator has completed the first flight of the F-35C aircraft. It was done at Patuxent Naval Air Station (proper name alert: Naval Air Station Patuxent River) on the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland in preparation for testing the airplane on an aircraft carrier. You can see the video here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxrvDzKBWEY)


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forever alone. (my choice) ^.^
I'm single and I'm happy.
I'm single, but I'd like someone.
I have a boyfriend or girlfriend.
I am engaged.
I am married.
I am divorced.
I am a widow/widower.
Forever alone. ;-;
forever alone. (my choice) ^.^
If you're looking to recapture nostalgia.. It's not going to happen.
I dont have, or have had a GF, there may be many reasons for that.
First of all, I have terrible experience with the girls arround me.
They look pretty etc, but there is so hard enjoying moments when Im close to them, they want to make drama out off everything, cant think properly, or even forget to think before they talk, it anoys the shit out off me.
On the internett, its so different though, the girls I meet there, I dont see them, but most off them I really love hanging around, not because they are girls, mainly because how they are when I talk with them online.
I dont know if its random or if the women gaming wow is just far more attractive to me.
It may also be the women I meet is more mature, because I dont meet to many around my own age, but quite much older than me.
(Do not missunderstand me, I do not say women are bad, I have had bad experience, and I am not currently attracted to anyone, own sex or opposite, never really been, but I atleast really enjoy hanging out with people thats over my age cuz I find people at my own age far to immature lol)
Got a girlfriend and we're probably gonna start living together in a few months
I could swear there was a thread just like this a few days ago.
Anyway, married 20 years. Would do it again.
Have a girlfriend, live together. She doesn't think very highly of WoW, however.
Oh well. Life is good with her =]
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Got a girlfriend. She doesn't complain when I play and makes me food every day. And she's pretty too. Think I won the lottery.
Me and mrs Palmer get along quite good.
yes, happy at the moment
Married and have 2 kids. Best thing that ever happened to me
Like someone, thought she liked me too, now she hates me for thinking she liked me :P
My boyfriend and I are approaching our 5th year of being together and to be honest, I never thought that something so wonderful would happen to me. I always looked so plain compared to everyone else in school and had only a handful of close friends. I'd often eat alone during lunch period and would even see people in class look around as if asking "who's that?" when the teachers did roll call and my name was called. To make the story short, my friends took me to the homecoming football game and introduced me to their friend who played on the team. We went as a group to dinner and he and I started talking a bit, which ended up with him finding me in the hallway to walk me to my classes and finally end up asking me to be his girlfriend in a very surprising way. I couldn't stop wondering how this tall, strong, drop dead good looking guy on the football team wanted so much to be with such a plain, loner of a person like me, but it happened and I couldn't be happier. He tells me he loves me because I am my own person and don't care what people think. I think the same for him as well.
I think that when people actually believe they will be "forever alone", it's because they haven't found somebody good enough for them that is worth the effort yet. It actually saddens me when people think so low of themselves. Finding somebody that makes you happy should never be a strain. They just need to be themselves and take chances when they can, even if takes a long time. Helping themselves along the way, like getting healthy, cleaning the bedroom and working on confidence, will maybe improve their chances. But when the right person comes along, they'll know.
Has nobody put already the photo of that fat twat with a description: "Forever Alone" yet ?
"Remember to take ALL things in moderation.. Even World of Warcraft" :]
married,and we swing,so yeah Im happy,I get to have my cake and eat it to
Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and for thy possession, the ends of the earth. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potter's vessel. Be wise now therefore ye kings. Be admonished ye judges of the earth. Serve the lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his wrath be kindled but a little.
Been in a relationship for over 3 years now, met him on wow too how sad :P
My gf has a Sega Genesis and Sonic 2... I'm so proud of her. 8Dgirlfriends are cool when they like VIDEO GAMES.


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Poles can add stability and lessen the strain on your knees on downhills and off-camber traverses, but on most terrain, you're better off leaving them behind. "Not using poles improves balance and coordination," says Ballengee. "The snow moves under you, so you constantly adapt by using different muscle groups."
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When venturing off well-marked trails, be aware of your surroundings because it's easy to become disoriented when familiar trail markings are snow-buried. And always let others know where you are going and when you expect to return.
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:: Beginner. Interval workout tunes your technique, builds endurance and familiarizes you with the equipment.
For a total of 30 minutes on a groomed trail, alternate 30 seconds of running (run the downhills and flats but power hike the uphills) with 1 minute of walking. As your fitness improves, extend the workout's overall time, and swap the intervals, running 1 minute and walking 30 seconds.
:: Intermediate. Warm up with walking 10 minutes, following by a 40-minute run on packed trails (including a few moderate hills). Keep a steady pace when going uphill and quicken your pace on the downhills. Finish with a 10-minute jog or walk. Once this workout feels comfortable, boost your strength by running through untracked powder for five minutes at a time, building to 20 minutes.
:: Advanced. Do this workout out-and-back in untracked powder: warm up at an easy pace for 10 minutes, then do 10 x 10- to 15-second sprints followed by 1 minute of recovery, either walking or running slowly.
Add some anaerobic-threshold (AT) training (also called lactate-threshold training), keeping your heart rate at AT (15 beats per minute below your maximum) for 20 minutes. At the halfway point, turn around and run back in your tracks, picking up the pace to keep your heart rate high. Top it off with four 30-second hill intervals in powder, then walk for 10 minutes to cool down.


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Helping me relaxing when i need it. It worked!
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These media oscommerce templates deal with all sorts of media such as movies, radio, music, television, Internet, cable, telephone, and other networking tools. If you are a media company, provide media related services, or you're even just someone with a large collection of movies you like to write about, there's a few media oscommerce templates here that can work for you. Our osCommerce templates are created specifically for the osCommerce engine and are professionally designed. osCommerce is an open source online shop e-commerce solution which allows you to easily integrate and run an online store. With our media osCommerce templates you get not only design but all the needed files to install your osCommerce shop along with the instructions on the installation process. The osCommerce system runs on PHP and MySQL and includes a full administrative panel for managing products and services, catalogs, new products, bestsellers, search, shopping carts, checkout pages, and integrated payment systems through 3rd party gateways such as Paypal, 2CheckOut, Authorize.Net, ChronoPay, iPayment, PSiGate, SECPay, PayNova, and more.
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Jack Daniel's: The Last Time I Saw Lynchburg
April 25, 2012
Carmen D'Ascendis, director of global marketing, Jack Daniel's Brands, Brown-Forman Corporation, and Ted Simmons, senior global brand consultant, Arnold Worldwide, shared a multimedia show featuring Tennesseans who appeared in Jack Daniel's ad campaigns and insights about how to build a successful global brand with a single-selling message.
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Emma Bedroom Set
- Overview
Our Emma Bedroom Set has all the charm of a vintage find. The bed has lovely fittings and a rubbed finish that mimics the pebbled texture of age, and the dresser captures the sweet look of antique cottage furniture.
- Twin: 40" wide x 78.75" long x 51" high
- Full: 55" wide x 78.75" long x 51" high
- Dresser: 38.75" wide x 19.25" deep x 33.75" high
- Bed is masterfully crafted of iron with cast aluminum.
- Box spring required.
- Dresser is framed in solid, kiln dried wood.
- Mortise-and-tenon joinery helps maintain the dresser's integrity.
- Four solid wood drawers feature dovetail joinery.
- Dimensions & Care
- Rigorously tested to meet or exceed the highest safety standards.
- Masterfully crafted of iron with steel support slats.
- The use of veneers results in high-quality furniture with flawless surfaces and consistent color tones.
- Crafted with mortise-and-tenon joinery for structural integrity.
- Overall: 40" wide x 78.75" long x 51" high
- Bed (with optional Canopy Kit attached): 40" wide x 78.75" long x 83.75" high
- Headboard: 40" wide x 51.5" high x 1" thick
- Footboard: 40" wide x 33.25" high x 1" thick
- Canopy: 83.75" high
- Side Rails: 75.25" long x 3.25" high x 2" thick
- Weight: 90.5 pounds
- Overall: 55" wide x 78.75" long x 51" high
- Bed (with optional Canopy Kit attached): 55" wide x 78.75" long x 83.75" high
- Headboard: 55" wide x 51.5" high x 1" thick
- Footboard: 55" wide x 33.25" high x 1" thick
- Canopy: 83.75" high
- Side Rails: 75.25" long x 3.25" high x 2" thick
- Weight: 100.5 pounds
- Overall: 38.75" wide x 19.25" deep x 33.75" high
- Small Drawer (2): 14.5" wide x 14.5" deep x 5.5" high
- Large Drawer (2): 31.5" wide x 14.5" deep x 6.25" high
- Dust often using a clean, soft, dry cloth.
- Blot spills immediately, and wipe with a clean, damp cloth.
- We do not recommend the use of chemical cleansers, abrasives or furniture polish.
- Protect from direct sunlight and extreme temperatures.
- Shipping & Return Info
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Return Policy
At Pottery Barn Kids, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction is our priority. We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment; upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage. We will arrange for a prompt replacement. If, within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
If your return for Merchandise Credit Cards is greater than $10,000, we will issue $10,000 in Merchandise Credit Cards to you that day, and then mail additional Merchandise Credit Card(s) for the amount in excess of $10,000 to you.
We cannot accept returns on monogrammed, personalized, special-order items, or on items damaged through normal wear and tear. We also cannot accept returns of final-sale items, which are identified by a price that ends in $0.99.
For returns of items purchased from your Pottery Barn Kids registry, we will gladly provide a refund or exchange for the merchandise within 90 days of your event or within 90 days of purchase, whichever date is later.
For assistance, please contact Customer Service at 800.993.4923
International Returns: Online returns are available only for items that were shipped to the United States. If you would like to return items that were shipped outside the US, please see International Returns and Exceptions.
- Guides and Tools
- View and compare all available finishes at Furniture Finish Guide.
- View and compare our mattresses with our Mattress Comparison Guide.
- Get tips on how to measure for furniture.


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If you're considering committee membership, we encourage you to review the following Discipline Peer Review overview Prezi and complete the survey below:
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The peer review process, a hallmark of the Fulbright Scholar program, ensures that applicants will be evaluated on academic, scholarly and professional criteria. CIES is responsible for coordinating the initial screening of Fulbright Scholar applications, known as peer review, for the Fulbright Scholar Program.
There are two rounds of peer review administered by CIES. Applications are first received by Discipline Committees, made up of two to three members, chosen for their knowledge and expertise within a specified area of study or discipline. Following Discipline Peer Review, each application is then sent to a panel made up of four to five Regional Peer Reviewers who have significant professional experience in the specific world region of the application. Each Regional Peer Review committee will then make recommendations based on their own review, along with the comments of the Discipline committees.
Discipline Reviewers work independently through an online review platform, where they read each application and provide comments based on provided criteria. Reviewers will also be asked to assign a rating to each application. Once the Discipline Review is complete, the applications, along with Discipline Committee comments and ratings, are released to Regional Committee members.
All reviewers are expected to complete their work within the allotted time period to ensure that each application can continue through the review process.
Thank you for your interest in serving on a Fulbright Scholar Peer Review Committee. If you would like to continue the process of joining a committee, please complete this survey and submit an updated CV to firstname.lastname@example.com.
The work of the Peer Review Committees is vital to the success of the Fulbright Scholar Program. It is because of the great care that peer reviewers take while reviewing applications that we can ensure a fair selection of Fulbright Scholar Program grantees.
Enrich: Continuing enrichment of your Fulbright experience by learning from other applicants in your field and giving back to the Fulbright Program.
Engage: Engaging in a deeper way with the Fulbright Program and Fulbright Scholar Alumni.
Evaluate: Evaluating applications will expose you to ongoing projects in your field and help ensure the competitiveness of the Fulbright Scholar Program.
To recognize the time and commitment from each reviewer, CIES will submit a letter of acknowledgement to your administrators following each review cycle.
Prospective Discipline and Regional committee members are identified based on recommendations from CIES board members, CIES staff, current committee members and individual self-nomination. Once approved, members of committees are appointed for a three year term by CIES on the authority of the Conference Board of Associated Research Councils. Academic discipline, demography, age and gender balance are taken into consideration in determining the final composition of the review committees. Peer reviewers are expected to make a three-year commitment to serve on review committees.
If you wish to join a Regional Peer Review committee, please contact a staff member associated with your country or regional expertise.
Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com
The Council for International Exchange of Scholars is currently seeking eligible scholars and professionals to serve on one of the 170 Discipline Peer Review committees for the 2015 cycle.
If you're considering committee membership, we encourage you to review the following Discipline Peer Review overview Prezi and complete the survey below:
Thank you for your interest in serving on a Fulbright Scholar Peer Review Committee. If you would like to continue the process of joining a committee, please complete this survey and submit an updated CV to email@example.com.
"It was a real honor to serve..." - Dr. Abigail Firey, West European History Discipline Committee
"...a highlight of my post-Fulbright Experience." - Professor Arlene Kanter, Israel Regional Committee
"...very insightful in my own career development." - Dr. Mahyar Arefi, Architecture & City Planning Discipline Committee
"I look forward to participating again next year." - Professor Cid Pearlman, Dance Discipline Committee
"It helped me see where and how I fit..." - Dr. Andrew Giarelli, American Studies/Culture Discipline Committee
"I learn much from the discussions when the reviewers come together..." - Dr. Maxine Sample, Scholars in Residence Regional Committee
"Stimulating..." - Professor Abdul-Majeed Azad, Engineering: Chemical Discipline Committee
Dr. Abigail Firey, West European History Discipline Committee
"It was a real honor to serve. I felt I was repaying part of the enormous debt I owe to Fulbright for so many riches: friendships, professional contacts, and intellectual development. I also loved seeing the exciting scholarship that is going on in so many fields. The applications are all genuinely interesting, and I learned a lot. Thanks for the privilege and opportunity."
Professor Arlene Kanter, Israel Regional Committee
"My participation on the Peer Review Committee has been a highlight of my post-Fulbright Experience. First, I learn a great deal from reading the applications and am humbled by the creativity, intellect, and different competencies and experiences of the applicants. Second, I very much enjoy our review committee discussions. I enjoy hearing my fellow reviewers' comments and feel fortunate that we complement each other in our respective expertise and focused reading of the applications. Finally, I enjoy working with the wonderfully competent, energetic and professional Fulbright Staff."
Dr. Mahyar Arefi, Architecture & City Planning Discipline Committee
"Overall, I find this experience very insightful in my own career development. You get to see what the best scholars and researchers in the country are working on, become familiar with their research agendas, and their scholarly priorities."
Professor Cid Pearlman, Dance Discipline Committee
"It was interesting to see the breadth of my colleagues' interests and to consider how receiving a Fulbright Award could impact their teaching, scholarship, and career. Equally interesting was considering the needs of the institutions and their students. I look forward to participating again next year."
Dr. Andrew Giarelli, American Studies/Culture Discipline Committee
"Once I got into it I found it truly rewarding in several ways. It helped me see where and how I fit, especially as an independent scholar, within my discipline of American Studies. It gave me tips and ideas on how to apply for other American studies fellowships. Most importantly, it energized my commitment to the Fulbright experience: I would like to continue and deepen my involvement with the program."
Dr. Maxine Sample, Scholars in Residence Regional Committee
"Serving as a peer reviewer is a tremendous faculty development opportunity because I have a chance to see what other universities are doing or have done to internationalize their institutions. I learn much from the discussions when the reviewers come together as well. The peer review experience is informative in providing insight into the program standard as well as the program's latitude for flexibility and creativity in meeting that standard. The experience also gives a different perspective of the review process. For example, as an applicant, the perception is that the reviewers are looking for a way to say NO, which is not the case. Finally, the experience takes me out of my institutional and discipline silo, which is a good thing. Being a proponent of interdisciplinarity, I enjoy having a glimpse into how other disciplines see their role in globalizing student learning."
Professor Abdul-Majeed Azad, Engineering: Chemical Discipline Committee
"Stimulating. Having availed the opportunity of being a Fulbrighter, it was an honor to serve as a Discipline Reviewer in the case of deserving future Fulbrighters. In addition to the applicants in my area of expertise and overlap, there were interesting themes from others as well, which was quite interesting."
1. Am I eligible to be a reviewer?
Anyone with an academic or professional background that corresponds with one of the numerous discipline committees or a specific world region and who is not currently applying for a Fulbright Scholar grant is eligible to apply. Reviewer CVs are vetted by CIES staff before they are sent to the American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS), the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), or the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) for approval. Academic discipline, demographics, age and gender balance are taken into consideration in determining the final composition of the review committees.
2. What's the difference between Discipline and Regional Peer Review?
Discipline committee members review applications online for a specific academic discipline across all world regions, and the committees do not meet in person. Discipline reviewers base their comments and ratings upon the feasibility of an individual's proposed project within the specified academic or professional discipline.
Regional reviewers have had professional or academic experience in the specific world region of their assigned group of applications. They review applications online and then meet once each year to discuss the proposed projects and how the projects fit the academic cultures of a specified world region. Regional reviewers make recommendations based on their individual reviews and the comments of the Discipline committees.
3. How do I become a Fulbright Peer Reviewer?
If you are interested in becoming a Fulbright Scholar Peer Review committee member, please complete the following survey and submit an updated CV to firstname.lastname@example.com. A CIES staff member will follow up regarding the status of your appointment.
4. How many applications will I review as a Peer Review committee member?
Discipline: The number of applications varies between each discipline and cannot be determined until the application deadline has passed. Every effort is made to keep the application number at no more than 30 for Discipline Review Committees.
Regional: Application numbers vary depending on the region and year. Generally Regional Reviewers can expect to review between 50 and 80 applications.
5. How much time should I spend on each application?
Reviewers typically spend 30-45 minutes per application.
6. When does my term begin and end?
Committee members are asked to serve a term of three years but this may be subject to change depending on the number of applications in any given year. This is determined by a needs analysis conducted each year during which the overall pool of applications is compared to the awards available and committees are formed to ensure board representation of the applicant pool. If there are no applications and a reviewer is not needed in a given field for a particular year, a member's term may be extended for an additional year.
7. When does each review cycle begin?
The deadline for submission of applications for the Core Fulbright Scholar Program awards falls in the first week of August each year.* Immediately following the application deadline, CIES staff members begin reviewing and processing each application for eligibility and completeness. Once all eligible applications are deemed complete and assigned to the appropriate review committees, Discipline Peer Review Committee members are notified and the Discipline Peer Review cycle begins. Regional Review Committees meet after the Discipline Peer Review cycle, starting in October and ending in December.
Discipline: The Discipline Peer Review cycle begins mid-August of each year. Reviewers are given two weeks to review the initial set of applications; they may also be asked to further comment on an application if consensus has not been reached, or to review additional applications submitted for later deadlines.
Regional: Regional Review Committee members are given access to the assigned applications roughly one month before the in-person committee meeting date. Committee meetings begin in October each year and continue to meet through December.
*Non-Core Program Awards: Some special awards such as International Education Administrator awards and Seminar awards have later deadlines, and special committees are convened to review those applications. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com if you are interested in reviewing for one of these awards.
8. Can I still apply for a Fulbright Grant as a reviewer?
Reviewers for the Fulbright Scholar Program may not submit an application for a Fulbright Scholar award until the next academic competition following completion of their service. Members may resign from service at any time in order to prepare a Fulbright application but are expected to wait until the following competition year to submit their application.
9. How do I submit my comments?
Fulbright Scholar Peer Review is conducted on a web-based program. Reviewers have access to each application assigned to the committee, and are asked to read each application and provide comments based on provided criteria. They are also asked to give a rating to each application. Discipline Committee comments and ratings are released to Regional Committee members once the Discipline review is complete. The comments and ratings may only be submitted online, so each reviewer must have access to the internet during the entire review cycle.
10. How am I acknowledged for my service as a committee member?
To recognize the time and commitment from each reviewer, CIES will submit a letter of acknowledgement to the reviewer's administrators following each review cycle. Each reviewer will also receive a certificate of participation.
11. Can I serve on a Discipline Committee and a Regional Committee in the same review year?
No, reviewers may only serve on one committee per cycle. If you are asked to serve on a second committee, you may choose which commitment to defer until the end of the other committee's term.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
UW-River Falls Administrative Policy
Sign Posting
The University of Wisconsin-River Falls regulates the posting of signs, posters, table tents, advertisements, pictures and other materials.
The UW-River Falls Chancellor issues this policy in accordance with the Administrative Policy process.
The Assistant Chancellor for Business and Finance is responsible for the administration of this policy. Questions or clarifications about this policy can be sought from Student Services (University Center) or Facilities Management. Request an exception to this policy by writing to email@example.com.
Failure to adhere to the provisions of this policy may result in appropriate disciplinary action as provided under existing procedures applicable to students, faculty, and staff, and/or civil or criminal prosecution.
Signs. No person may erect, post or attach any signs, posters, pictures or any other item of a similar nature in or on any building, including classrooms, or upon other University lands except on regularly established bulletin boards or as authorized by the provisions of this code or by Student Services (University Center) and Facilities Management. The following buildings have individual established posting policies: University Center, Library, and the Residence Halls. They do not necessarily follow the regulations contained herein.
Bulletin boards which are under the jurisdiction of the college department, residence hall, or administrative office that maintains them should be reasonably restricted to the posting of material(s) relevant to the functions of the offices involved.
University building walls and trees are not to be utilized for the posting of materials. The custodial and grounds department are instructed to remove all materials posted on these facilities and objects immediately. Posters or table tents designed with the primary purpose of promoting consumption of alcoholic beverages will not be permitted.
Posters or table tents pertaining to explicit or implied pornography and those containing explicit or implied vulgarity will not be permitted.
All posters/notices must be removed within 24 hours after the advertised event has taken place. The removal of these posters/notices is the responsibility of the sponsoring organization/department.
Bulletin boards are cleared completely the last day of each semester by the custodial department.
Functions by University groups will take precedence over non-university groups.
Building staff (custodians, program assistants, etc.) have the right to relocate or temporarily remove signs in accordance to relative space.
Any questions regarding the University sign posting policies should be directed to the Director of Facilities Management.
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A great Western vacation for all ages is what the Bar W Guest Ranch on Spencer Lake in Whitefish is all about. The Bar W is open year round and ready to treat you with legendary Western hospitality. The dude ranch vacation of a lifetime awaits you!
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Experience the adventure of an authentic guest ranch vacation in the heart of the Montana Rockies. Enjoy horseback riding, blue ribbon fishing, ranch life, breathtaking scenery and genuine western hospitality!
A historic summer and winter guest ranch located in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. The Ranch is a member of the National & Montana Dude Ranchers' Associations, an ORVIS Endorsed Fly Fishing Lodge and was voted #1 Nordic Ski Area in North Americ
A 110 yr old historic, working cattle ranch located at the base of the Beartooth Mountains in Roscoe, Montana! The Lazy EL Ranch is a 12,000 acre working ranch just miles away from Yellowstone, in some of the most beautiful country you can imagine!
An authentic Montana Dude Ranch where your family can rough it in comfort. Located overlooking the northwest corner of Yellowstone Park on the eastern slope of the Continental Divide. We have a mixed assortment of riding and great fishing.
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Board Member
James Benson was appointed to the United States Olympic Committee board of directors and began serving as an independent director in December 2010.
Benson is CEO of Benson Botsford LLC, a financial services investment company. He is also the founder and chairman of World T.E.A.M. Sports, an organization dedicated to providing opportunities through sport for people with disabilities. In addition, he serves on several boards, including Achilles International, a non-profit track club for disabled athletes; the University of Illinois Foundation; and the Hospital for Special Surgery.
Previously, Benson served as CEO of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, a division of Manulife Financial and a former Olympic sponsor. Before joining John Hancock in 2002, Benson was president of MetLife's Individual Business enterprise. Prior to that, he was CEO at New England Financial and Equitable Life Assurance Society.
In 2006, Benson received the John Newton Russell Memorial Award, the life insurance industry's highest honor.
Benson holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Illinois and a master's degree in business administration from the University of Southern California. He currently resides in Boston.