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Wittenberg And Fellow NCAC Schools Earn National Diversity Award
Published Jan. 18, 2013
Springfield, Ohio – In recognition of the collective efforts of its member institutions to make diversity and inclusion a priority, the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Presidents' Council, including Wittenberg University President Laurie Joyner, has been presented with the inaugural Award for Diversity and Inclusion from the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Minority Opportunities Athletic Association (MOAA).
Joyner was on hand to receive the award with other members of the NCAC Presidents' Council and NCAC Executive Director Keri Alexander Luchowski at the NCAA Convention Association Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 17, in Grapevine, Texas. The NCAA announced the award in a statement on Dec. 18, 2012, with Executive Vice President and Chief Inclusion Officer Bernard Franklin stating "the NCAC Presidents' Council has done a phenomenal job introducing strategic and thoughtful practices and programs that not only encourage diversity and inclusion, but also ensure that a variety of voices and perspectives will be heard within its member schools and conference."
Diversity and inclusion have been a focus for the NCAC since its founding in 1984. In 2008, the conference introduced the Branch Rickey Initiative to establish recruitment practices to expand the pool of potential job candidates from underrepresented populations. The program included a symposium with athletics administrators and their direct reports addressing hiring practices and a sub-committee focused on developing programs to attract diverse populations to intercollegiate athletics.
In 2012, the NCAC launched the Branch Rickey Mentor Program, designed as a professional shadowing experience that matches veteran NCAC athletics administrators and coaches with female and minority students who aspire to careers in collegiate athletics. The conference officially kicked off the mentor program in September 2012 with an event at Oberlin College that featured presentations by Franklin and United States women's soccer Olympic gold medalist Kristine (Lilly) Heavey.
The NCAC's Diversity Committee is responsible for the implementation of the Branch Rickey Initiative. Wittenberg Director of Athletics and Recreation Garnett Purnell is one of the committee's eight standing members.
Branch Rickey is a 1904 graduate of NCAC member institution Ohio Wesleyan. A 1967 inductee into the Professional Baseball Hall of Fame, Rickey is widely recognized as one of the most important executives in the Major League Baseball history, credited with inventing the modern farm system, pioneering the utilization of statistics and, most famously in 1945, breaking baseball's color line by signing the legendary Jackie Robinson to a contract with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
The NCAA and MOAA created the Award for Diversity and Inclusion to recognize and celebrate the initiatives, policies and practices of member colleges and universities, athletics departments and/or athletics conferences that embrace diversity and inclusion. The award honors diversity and inclusion initiatives in community service, professional development, hiring practices and/or programming activities. After the NCAA and MOAA solicited nominations, a selection committee of individuals from MOAA, NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics and NCAA Minority Opportunities and Interests Committee chose the winner.
MOAA, administered by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, promotes equitable employment opportunities for minorities in the athletics industry and promotes a sports environment that supports the values necessary to accept aspiring professionals from all walks of life.
Wittenberg joined the NCAC in 1989. Current conference membership also includes Allegheny College, Denison University, DePauw University, Hiram College, Kenyon College, Oberlin College, Ohio Wesleyan University, Wabash College and The College of Wooster.
Written By: Ryan Maurer


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$50,000 per person
Provides coverage only for the flight portion of your trip. This coverage is optional on some plans.
Under AIR FLIGHT ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT COVERAGE, You are eligible for benefits
as the result of an Accidental Injury that occurs:
1. While a ticketed passenger on a regularly scheduled airline flight or regularly scheduled charter operated; on scheduled air transportation pursuant to economic authority issued by the Civil Aeronautics Board; by an intrastate scheduled airline of United States registry maintaining regularly published schedules and licensed for the transportation of passengers by a duly constituted authority having jurisdiction over civil aviation in the state in which said airline operates; or by a scheduled airline of foreign registry maintaining regularly published schedules and
licensed for transportation of passengers by the duly constituted governmental authority having jurisdiction over civil aviation in the country of registry of such airline;
2. Received while a ticketed passenger on any aircraft, other than a single‐engine jet, which at the time is making a flight for the principal purchase of transporting passengers and not for any other operational, tactical or test purpose and which is operated by the Military Airlift Command of the United States, the Royal Canadian Air Force Air
Transport Command, or the Royal Air Force Air Transport Command of Great Britain;
3. Received while a ticketed passenger on any land or water conveyance provided at the expense of the air carrier as a substitute for an aircraft covered by this Policy;
4. Received while a passenger on a vehicle licensed to carry passengers for hire, but only when:
a) going to an airport to board an aircraft on which You are covered by this Policy; or
b) when leaving an airport after alighting from such an aircraft;
5. Received while upon airport premises designated for passenger use immediately before boarding or immediately after alighting from an aircraft on which You are covered under this Policy. Benefits will be paid equal to the amount purchased for accidental death or dismemberment when You sustain Injuries resulting in any of the following Losses within 181 days from the date of the Accident:
The Company will pay the percentage of the Principal Sum shown in the Table of Losses below when You, as a result of an Accidental Injury occurring during Your Covered Trip as described in 1 through 5 above, sustain a Loss shown in the Table of Losses below. The Loss must occur within 181 days after the date of the Accident causing the Loss. The Principal Sum is shown on Your Confirmation of Coverage. The Maximum Benefits for any one single Accident is limited to $500,000 for all persons insured under the Policy. If more than one Loss is sustained, as the result of an Accident, the amount payable shall be the largest single amount for a sustained Loss shown in the Table of Losses.
Type of Loss – Percentage of Chosen Benefit Paid
Loss of Life ………………………………………………..100%
Loss of both feet …………………………………………100%
Loss of both hands ……………………………………..100%
Loss of both eyes ……………………………………….100%
Loss of one hand and one foot ……………………..100%
Loss of one hand and one eye ……………………..100%
Loss of one foot and one eye ………………………. 100%
Loss of one hand …………………………………………. 50%
Loss of one foot …………………………………………… 50%
Loss of one eye …………………………………………… 50%
Loss of hand or hands, or foot or feet, means severance at or above the wrist joint or ankle joint, respectively. Loss of eye or eyes means the total and irrecoverable Loss of the entire sight thereof. Only the largest applicable amount shown above will be paid for the Injuries resulting from one Accident. The benefit for Loss of:
a) two extremities;
b) both eyes; or
c) one extremity and one eye is payable only when such Loss results from the same Accident.
If, while covered by this benefit, You are unavoidably exposed to the elements because of an eligible Accident and suffer a Loss for which benefits are payable under this benefit, such Loss will be payable under this Policy. If, while eligible for this benefit, You are in an Accident resulting in the disappearance, sinking or damaging of an air or water conveyance on which You are scheduled under this Policy, and Your body has not been found within fifty‐two (52) weeks from the date of the Accident, it will be presumed, unless there is evidence to the contrary, that You suffered a Loss of life as a result of those Injuries. If You are subsequently found alive and identified, the Company has the right to recover any amounts paid.
Flight Accidental Death and Dismemberment Coverage also includes a medical expense feature that pays Eligible Medical Expenses up to $50 for each $1,000 of the chosen benefit amount. If medical expense occurs within fifty‐two (52) weeks of a covered Accidental Injury, You will be paid for Eligible Medical Expenses as well as home health care from a licensed home health agency, but only if continued Hospital care would have otherwise been required; attendance of a registered graduate nurse; X‐ray examination; or, use of an ambulance. Loss must occur within one hundred eighty‐one (181) days of the Accidental Injury. To receive benefits under this coverage, Loss must be independent of illness or disease and all other causes.
For the purpose of this coverage only, Eligible Medical Expenses means reasonable and customary expenses incurred by You which are for Medically Necessary services, supplies, care, or treatment and are due to Sickness or Accidental Injury and are prescribed, performed or ordered by a Physician and do not exceed the limit shown on Your Confirmation of Coverage.
Accident means a sudden, unexpected, unusual, specific event that occurs at an identifiable time and place, but shall also include exposure resulting from a mishap to a conveyance in which You are traveling.
Accidental Injury means Bodily Injury caused by an Accident (of external origin) being the direct and independent cause in the Loss.
Actual Cash Value means replacement cost new less depreciation.
Additional Expense means any reasonable expenses for meals and lodging which were necessarily incurred as the result of a Hazard and which were not provided by the Common Carrier or other party free of charge.
Bankruptcy means the filing of a petition for voluntary or involuntary Bankruptcy in a court of competent jurisdiction under Chapter 7 or Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code 11 L.S.C. Subsection 101 et seq.
Bodily Injury means identifiable physical injury which is caused by an Accident and is independent of disease or bodily infirmity.
Business Equipment means Computer equipment, communication devices (including mobile phones) and other business-related equipment which You need for Your business and which is not insured elsewhere.
Business Partner means an individual who: (a) is involved in a legal partnership; and/or (b) is actively involved in the day-to-day management of the business.
Checked Baggage means a piece of baggage for which a claim check has been issued to You by a Common Carrier.
Common Carrier means any land, sea, and/or air conveyance operating under a valid license for the transportation of passengers for hire.
Company means American Commerce InsuranceCompany.
Covered Trip means any class of scheduled trips, tours or Cruises for which You request coverage and remit the required premium.
Cruise means any prepaid sea arrangements made
Default means a material failure or inability to provide contracted services due to financial insolvency.
Dependent Child(ren) means [one of] the Insured's child(ren), including an unmarried child(ren), stepchild, legally adopted child(ren) or foster child(ren) who is: less than age 19 and primarily dependent on the Insured for support and maintenance; or [who is at least age 19 but less than age 26] and who regularly attends [an institution of learning] [an accredited school or college]; and who is primarily dependent on the Insured for support and maintenance.
Domestic Partner means a person with whom You reside and can show evidence of cohabitation (including the shared responsibility for basic living expenses) for at least the previous six (6) months and has an affidavit of domestic partnership or civil union, if recognized by the jurisdiction within which You reside.
Economy Fare means the lowest published rate for an economy ticket.
Effective Date means 12:01 AM local time, at Your location, on the day after the required premium for such coverage is received by the Company or its authorized representative.
Emergency Treatment means necessary medical treatment, including services and supplies, which must be performed during the Covered Trip due to the serious and acute nature of the Accidental Injury or Sickness.
Exotic Vehicles includes Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Auburn, Avanti, Bentley, Bertone, BMC/Leyland, BMW M Series, Bradley, Bricklin, Cosworth, Citroen, Clenet, De Lorean, Excalibre, Ferrari, Fiat, Iso, Jaguar, Jensen, Jensen Healy, Lamborghini, Lancia, Lotus, Maserati, MG, Morgan, Pantera, Panther, Pininfarina, Rolls Royce, Rover, Stutz, Sterling, Triumph, TVR and Yugo.
Family Member means You or Your Traveling Companion's legal or common law spouse, ex-spouse,
Domestic Partner, parent, legal guardian, step-parent, grandparent, parents-in-law, grandchild, natural or adopted child, foster child, step-child, child(ren)-in-law, brother, sister, step-brother, step-sister, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, uncle, niece or nephew, or Business Partner who reside in the United States, Canada or Mexico.
Hazard means (a) any delay of a Common Carrier (including Inclement Weather); (b) any delay by a traffic Accident en route to a departure, in which You or a Traveling Companion is directly involved; © any delay due to lost or stolen passports, travel documents or money, quarantine, hijacking, unannounced strike, natural disaster, civil commotion or riot; (d) a closed roadway causing cessation of travel to the destination
of the Covered Trip (substantiated by the department
of transportation,state police, etc.).
Hospital means a facility that (a) holds a valid license if it is required by the law; (b) operates primarily for the care and treatment of sick or injured persons as in-patients; © has a staff of one or more Physicians available at all times; (d) provides twenty-four (24)-hour nursing service and has at least one registered professional nurse on duty or call; (e) has organized diagnostic and surgical facilities, either on the premises or in facilities available to the Hospital on a pre-arranged basis; and (f) is not, except incidentally, a clinic, nursing home, rest home, or convalescent home for the aged, or similar institution.
Host at Destination means a person with whom You are sharing pre-arranged overnight accommodations at the host's usual principal place of residence.
Inclement Weather means any severe weather condition that delays the scheduled arrival or departure of a Common Carrier.
Individual Coverage Term means the period of time beginning when You have been enrolled for coverage under the Policy and for which the required premium has been paid.
Insured means the person who has enrolled for and paid for coverage under the Policy.
Land/Sea Arrangements means any activities undertaken by You while in the Individual Coverage Term.
Loss means injury or damage sustained by You in consequence of happening of one or more of the occurrences against which the Company has undertaken to indemnify You.
Medically Necessary means a treatment that is essential for the diagnosis, treatment and care of the Accidental Injury or Sickness, meets generally accepted standards of medical practice and is ordered by a
Physician and performed under the Physician's care, supervision or order.
Maximum Benefit means the largest total amount of Covered Expenses that the Company will pay for Your covered Losses.
Natural Disaster means a large-scale extreme weather or environmental event that disrupts transportation such as earthquake, fire, flood, cyclonic, volcanic eruption or any other extraordinary atmospheric, meteorological,seismic or geological phenomenon.
Physician means a licensed practitioner (including a Christian Science Practitioner) of medical, surgical or dental services acting within the scope of his/her license. The treating Physician may not be You, a Traveling Companion or a Family Member.
Pre-Existing Condition means any injury, Sickness or condition of You, or Your Traveling Companion for which within the sixty (60) day period prior to the Effective Date of the Policy (a) first manifested itself or exhibited symptoms which would have caused one to seek diagnosis, care or treatment; (b) required taking prescribed drugs or medicine, unless the condition for which the prescribed drug or medicine is taken remains controlled without any change in the required prescription; or © required medical treatment or treatment was recommended by a Physician.
The Pre-Existing Conditions exclusion is waived if You enroll in the Plan at the time You pay the deposit required for the Covered Trip (or within fourteen (14) days of the initial deposit) and You purchase the coverage under the Plan for the full cost of the Covered Trip.
Primary Residence means Your permanent, fixed address and Primary Residence for legal and tax purposes in Your home country. It is where the emergency repatriation and/or return of remains detailed in this policy will be made. It is also the country and state where the policy was issued.
Reasonable and Customary charges mean charges commonly used by Physicians in the locality in which care is furnished.
Scheduled Departure Date means the date on which You are originally scheduled to leave on the Covered Trip.
Scheduled Return Date means the date on which You are originally scheduled to return to the point of origin or to a different final destination.
Sickness means an illness or disease which is diagnosed or treated by a Physician after the Effective Date of insurance and while You are covered under the Policy.
Strike means any unannounced labor disagreement that interferes with the normal departure and arrival of a Common Carrier.
Terrorist Incident means an incident deemed a terrorist act by the United States Government.
Traveling Companion means a person or persons with whom You have coordinated travel arrangements and intends to travel with during the Covered Trip. Note, a group or tour leader is not considered a Traveling Companion unless You are sharing room accommodations with the group or tour leader.
Travel Supplier means tour operator, Cruise line, hotel, airline, etc., that has made the land and/or sea arrangements.
You or Your refers to all persons listed on the Confirmation of Coverage under the program purchased by the Insured.
The following exclusions apply to the following coverages when such coverage is a part of Your Policy:
Trip Cancellation, & Trip Interruption, Trip Delay, Missed Connection, Emergency Accident & Sickness Medical Expense, Emergency Accident Dental Expense, Emergency Evacuation & Repatriation of Remains, Accidental Death & Dismemberment and Optional Flight Accidental Death & Dismemberment:
Loss caused by or resulting from:
1. Pre-Existing Conditions, as defined in the Definitions section (except Emergency Evacuation, Trip Delay, Baggage and Personal Effects, Lost Baggage, and Repatriation of Remains);
2. Suicide, attempted suicide or any intentionally self-inflicted injury while sane or insane (in Missouri, sane only) unless results in the death of a non-traveling immediate Family Member;
3. War, invasion, acts of foreign enemies, hostilities between nations (whether declared or not), civil war, events or actions of the Armed Forces or Security Forces in peacetime; riot or civil unrest (except in the case of trip delay);
4. Participation in any military maneuver or training exercise;
5. Piloting or learning to pilot or acting as a member of the crew of any aircraft;
6. Mental or emotional disorders, unless hospitalized;
7. Participation in organized athletics either amateur or professional;
8. Participation in underwater activities (does not include recreational swimming);
9. Expenses incurred as the result of being under the influence of drugs or intoxicants, unless prescribed by a Physician or unless results in the death of a non-traveling immediate Family Member;
10. Commission or the attempt to commit a criminal act;
11. Participating in any of the following: bodily contact sports (bodily contact sports means any sport where the objective is to physically render an opponent unable to continue with the competition such as boxing and full contact karate); brawling or fighting; skydiving; hang-gliding; parachuting; mountaineering or rock climbing or repelling; horse jumping and polo; bungee cord jumping; any race; speed contest (speed contest shall not include any of the regatta races); scuba diving if the depth exceeds 50 feet (unless accompanied by a dive master and unless You are is certified to dive); spelunking or caving; heli-skiing or extreme skiing; and bobsledding or luge;
12. Dental treatment except as described under Emergency Accident Dental Expense Coverage;
13. Any non-Emergency Treatment or surgery, routine physical examinations, elective treatment or surgery, hearing aids, eyeglasses or contact lenses;
14. Pregnancy and childbirth (except for complications of pregnancy) or; elective abortion;
15. Traveling for the purpose of securing medical treatment, diagnosis or medical testing;
16. Services not shown as covered;
17. Directly or indirectly, the actual, alleged or threatened discharge, dispersal, seepage, migration, escape, release or exposure to any Hazardous biological, chemical, nuclear radioactive material, gas, matter or contamination;
18. Care or treatment that is not Medically Necessary;
19. Injury or Sickness when traveling against the advice of a Physician;
20. Cosmetic surgery except for: reconstructive surgery incidental to or following surgery for trauma, or infection or other covered disease of the part of the body reconstructed due to a covered Injury or Illness;
21. Natural Disasters except as otherwise stated under Trip Cancellation, Trip Interruption and Trip delay coverages;
22. Treatment for which compensation is payable under a Worker's Compensation Law or Occupational Disease Law;
23. Travel to a location subject to a current travel warning issued by the United States Department of State;
24. Financial Default of the Travel Supplier.
25. Expenses incurred for annual membership or maintenance fees for time share properties.
The following exclusions apply to Baggage/Personal Effects, Baggage Delay:
The Company will not provide benefits for any Loss, theft or damage to:
1. Animals;
2. Automobiles and automobile equipment;
3. Boats or other vehicles or conveyances;
4. Trailers;
5. Motors;
6. Motorcycles;
7. Aircraft;
8. Bicycles (except when checked as baggage with a Common Carrier);
9. Household effects, furnishings or consumables including medicines and perishables;
10. Antiques and collectors' items;
11. Eyeglasses,sunglasses or contact lenses;
12. Artificial teeth and dental bridges;
13. Hearing aids;
14. Prosthetic limbs;
15. Prescribed medications;
16. Keys, money, stamps, securities and documents;
17. Tickets;
18. Money, traveler's checks or Credit cards;
19. Professional or occupational equipment or property, whether or not electronic Business Equipment;
20. Personal computers, telephones, computer hardware or software;
21. Sporting equipment if Loss or damage results from the use thereof.
Any Loss caused by or resulting from the following is excluded:
1. Breakage of brittle or fragile articles;
2. Wear and tear or gradual deterioration;
3. Insects or vermin;
4. Inherent vice or damage while the article is actually being worked upon or processed;
5. Confiscation or expropriation by order of any government;
6. War or any act of war whether declared or not;
7. Theft or pilferage of baggage or personal property while left unattended in any vehicle or public conveyance;
8. Mysterious disappearance of baggage or personal property;
9. Property illegally acquired, kept, stored or transported;
10. Insurrection or rebellion;
11. Imprudent action or omission;
12. Property shipped as freight or shipped prior to or after the Scheduled Departure Date.

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Click for "Microbes After Hours" videos
Fungi straddle the realms of microbiology and macrobiology.
They range in size from the single-celled organism we know as yeast to the largest known living organism on Earth — a 3.5-mile-wide mushroom.
Dubbed "the humongous fungus," this honey mushroom (Armillaria ostoyae) covers some 2,200 acres in Oregon's Malheur National Forest.
The only above-ground signs of the humongous fungus are patches of dead trees and the mushrooms that form at the base of infected trees. (See image on left)
It started out 2,400 years ago as a single spore invisible to the naked eye, then grew to gargantuan proportions by intertwining threads of cells called hyphae.
Under a microscope, hyphae look like a tangled mass of threads or tiny plant roots. This tangled mass is called the fungal mycelium, and is the part of the famous honey mushroom that spreads for miles underground.
If mushrooms and other fungi can get so huge, why mention them on a site about microorganisms?
Visible fungi such as mushrooms are multicellular entities, but their cells are closely connected in a way unlike that of other multicellular organisms.
Plant and animal cells are entirely separated from one another by cell walls (in plants) and cell membranes (in
animals). The dividers between fungal cells, however, often have openings that allow proteins, fluids and even nuclei to flow from one cell to another. A few fungal
species have no cell dividers: just a long, continuous cell dotted by multiple nuclei spread throughout.
The zoospores have no cell wall, are uniflagellated, and may swim for 24 hours on endogenous energy reserves. On contact with a suitable surface (e.g., a nematode cuticle), the zoospore encysts by withdrawing its flagellum and surrounding itself with a thick cell wall and then adhering to the surface. The fungi Arthrobotrys oligospora can capture a nematode when it merely touches the outside of its trap.
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The Peninsula Hong Kong At A Glance
Created in 1928, and Hong Kong's oldest hotel, the legendary "Grande Dame of the Far East" continues to set hotel standards worldwide, offering a blend of the best Eastern and Western hospitality in an atmosphere of unmatched classical grandeur and timeless elegance. A stay at the hotel allows you to re-live the glamour of travel of a by-gone era and explore the many antiques and historical artifacts on display around the hotel.
Did You Know
The Peninsula's Lobby had the world's first city check-in counter for airlines.
88Years of Excellence
The Peninsula is Hong Kong's oldest hotel and one of the oldest in Asia, having opened on 11 December 1928.
The Peninsula Pageboys
The Peninsula was the first hotel in Asia to have pageboys, based on the young 'grooms' of Europe.
The Perfect LOCATION
The Peninsula Hong Kong
|+852 2920 2888
|Airport Distance
|33.9 km / 21.06 miles
|Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong Space Museum, Star Ferry Terminal, Harbour City Shopping Centre
Elegant ACCOMMODATIONSView all Rooms & Suites
Discover THE PENINSULA ACADEMY
Journeys of Peninsula: Luxury Adventure by Land and Sea
Marvel at the scenic majesty of Hong Kong - from the air, land and sea. The hotel's bespoke helicopter is waiting to take you on a VIP adventure with the most spectacular views. Once transferred to a luxury yacht, a perfectly secluded bay will provide the ultimate setting to enjoy a true Peninsula feast.
Hong Kong's Traditions Well Served: A Revival of Disappearing Arts and Crafts
Hidden among the city's skyscrapers and behind its crowded window displays remain vestiges of the finest traditional Hong Kong craftsmanship and the city's golden era of manufacturing. The programme seeks out the artisans of the city's disappearing crafts and takes you on a journey of discovery to meet them.Learn More
An Art Dialogue with Hong Kong: Insights into The Contemporary Art Scene
Travel in a chauffeured MINI Clubman and come face-to-face with artists in residence. See Hong Kong's working artists and gain insights into the city's creative art spaces through conversations with the artists in situ.Learn More
A Little Pastry Chef's Adventure: Magical Children's Cooking Classes
When it comes to Peninsula Academy children's classes, it's all about fun and education. This is certainly the case with the "A Little Pastry Chef's Adventure" programme, which is aimed at youngsters between 4 and 10 years of age. The two-hour long programme will add colour, creativity and amusement to your child's stay - and at the end of the class, provide some treasured goodies to take home.
A Gastronome's Joy: The Dim Sum Making Journey
The Peninsula Hong Kong's dim sum kitchen is one of the most revered in the world. Don't leave without learning to make dim sum, one of Hong Kong's most popular dishes. Dim sum - meaning "to touch the heart" - gets its name from the fact that it used to be a snack, rather than a meal to languish over, in order to provide a little taste without being filling.
The UNESCO Geopark Helicopter Tour: An Unparalleled Geological Journey
Fly on this spectacular cultural adventure in true Peninsula style. The Peninsula Academy takes you up in the air to view Hong Kong's breathtaking UNESCO Hong Kong Geopark from the sky. This programme, with an expert tour guide, offers the rare opportunity to observe and learn about the history and distinctive characteristics of this special area.
Moments AT THE HOTEL
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Hong Kong Michelin Recognises Spring Moon
Hong Kong A Parade of Pink
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Putting my 2004 WRX(Java blac pearl) Up for sale.... $11900 FIRM .. 110,000k miles on it.. Maintenance has been religiously done at subaru. PM Me if interested Im located In Forney near Dallas
I have receipts for basically everything done timing belt was done around 95,000 I believe. Coilovers were installed less than 250 miles ago.
Car has been garaged since I have owned it and rarely ever driven in the rain. The mods on the car are listed below. And if you have any questions let me know. Has a couple small dings and the typical chips on the front bumper from rocks/bugs/etc. Will be posting a link to autotrader with probably in a week or two if it doesn't sell here. Will include the Carfax information/vin/etc
I have never once launched this car ever.. Its never seen a track either. Never been road raced etc.
Still has td04 on it. And the turbo had 0 play I checked it when I installed the Samco inlet.
Cars boost is also stock.. NO Cobb AP NO maps installed(Never have).. This car doesnt burn any oil at all either. The Dealership just installed a new oil return line on it as well.
Also basically every single bushing on the car has been replaced as well except for the outrigger bushings. AC dryer was replaced recently as well and system fully charged. Blows cold. I believe I have spent thousands just on the maintenance/Upkeep not including the mods.
Again if you have any questions let me know and I will add more information as I go through my receipts and look..
Mod list
Samco Turbo Inlet Hose
Zerosports post Maf
Cobb intake
Cobb CAI box
HKS Bellmouth DP
Blitz Nur spec-R exhaust
Process West Topmount
Gt spec Up-pipe
Beatrush Altenator Pulley
STI Group N engine Mounts
STI Group N Pitch mount
KOYO RAD Aluminum VH Hyper core 36mm series
Cusco Oil Catch can
Odyssey PC925MJT battery
Engine accessories
Beatrush Pulley cover
Beatrush Radiator shroud
SPT Battery Tie Down
Cusco Heat Shield
Process West STI splitter for PW intercooler
Project U resevoir cover
Beat rush Undertray panel
Samco Blue radiator hoses
Koyo Rad Cap
Whiteline Crossmember Bushings Yellow
SPT Rear shifter
Cusco hyper-gum Front Shifter Bushings
STI Group N 5speed Transmission mount
Cusco Sub-Frame Brace
Cusco Lower rear Power brace
STI front control arms
GT Spec T-Braces
Cusco Front Sway bar endlinks
Cusco Front Sway bar 22mm
Whiteline 30mm HD Steering rack Bushings
GT Spec Diff mount
STI pink lateral link set
Sti Pink trailing arms
Group N trailing arm bushing front
Cusco Front Power brace
STI pink 21mm rear swaybar
Cusco Type II lower brace
Group N front strut mounts
H&R Coilovers
Subaru Strake Kit
Seibon Carbon fiber wing risers
Chargespeed Carbon fiber bottom-line rear caps
STI hood scoop wrapped matte black
JDM STI cusco diffuser kit
STI Splitters
Beatrush Rear Tow hook
Carbign CF Exhaust shield
17x9 Enkei RPF1 Gold 17x9 ET45
235/45 Goodyear Eagle GT tires (80 percent life left on the tires)
Sony XAV-62BT DVD player
Focal 165is Components front door
Kappa 4 inch 2ways rear door
Triple Gauge pod
DEFI red racer boost gauge
AEM UEGO air fuel Gauge
Alpine KTP-445u Amp
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Policy 420.60
Salary Increments for Advanced Degrees
Originator: Office of Human Resources
Subject: Salary Increments for Additional Education
- Purpose
- University of Maryland University College is committed to the professional and educational development of its faculty and staff members.
- The purpose of the Salary Increments for Advanced Degrees policy is to outline when faculty and staff members are eligible for a salary increase based on completion of an advanced degree.
- Scope
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- the first Doctorate degree.
- The degree must be awarded by a regionally accredited or equivalent institution.
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'Gaustad was a restricted free agent and had been given a qualifying offer. Dan Paille, Mike Mancari, Steve Bernier and Clarke MacArthur have also been given qualifying offers.'
Archives for June 2008
Gaustad signs, Miller's agent talks with Sabres
With free agency looming, Sabres have some holes to fill
'While I love Paul Gaustad as much as the next guy, the Sabres should demand more from a third line center. Gaustad might be the best and most ideal fourth line center in the league but asking anything more than that may be asking too much from the Goose.'
Conserving Energy at HSBC Arena
'Instead a typical 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. workweek Monday through Friday, the staff arrives at 8 a.m., Monday through Thursday, and leaves at 5 p.m. "The benefits are obviously that we are producing less pollution that results from driving cars as well as providing some relief to employees spending money on fuel," DiPofi said.'
Sabres re-sign Gaustad to a four-year deal
'The 26-year-old Gaustad was scheduled to become a restricted free agent on July 1.'
Sabres sign C Gaustad to four-year contract
'"We felt it was very important to sign Paul to a multi-year deal at this stage of his career," Buffalo general manager Darcy Regier said. "He has become an integral part of our team both on and off the ice in the past three years."'
Sabres re-sign C Paul Gaustad to $9.2 million deal
'"I'm excited about where this team is headed, and I've really come to love playing in Buffalo," he said by telephone from his home in Portland, Ore.'
Sabres open talks to re-sign G Ryan Miller
'"It's too early to say, but any time we have any conversation in that area, it's always good," Regier said, characterizing the discussions, after the team's rookie training camp session at Niagara University.'
Gerbe a hit with fans
'"He has fun," said Regier, who thinks Gerbe's desire should help him overcome his diminutive stature on the journey to the NHL. "I wouldn't count him out, that's for sure."'
Q and A with Mike Weber
'Who was one person who helped you along in your first camp? "Daniel Paille was probably the biggest one. He was there my first year. He was a guy coming around making sure everyone knew how to get back to the hotel and knew where they were going to eat. He was the guy I looked up to then. Hopefully I am as good as he was. He was an excellent leader for us."'
Wide-open market in place
'Buffalo has five players entering the market — Dmitri Kalinin, Teppo Numminen, Nolan Pratt, Michael Ryan and Jocelyn Thibault — and Kalinin is probably the only one who will get a contract offer Tuesday on the first day of bidding. The others are on the second tier (or lower), so there shouldn't be a big outcry inside or outside the organization if any or all leave town.'
Ennis flys around Dwyer
'"I just don't think about it," he said. "I know what I can do and what I have to do. I'm confident in my abilities. That's what got me here."'
Zagrapan hopes grasp of English transfers to better point production
'"I didn't understand what they were saying in the locker room," he said. "I didn't understand what the coaches were trying to tell me. I didn't know how to have a conversation with the guys."'
Butler hoping to answer bell
'"He's the ultimate two-way defenseman. He can and does provide offense, but he does it with minimal risk to his game," current RPI head coach and former DU assistant Seth Appert told Inside College Hockey. "When he contributes offensively he does it by making great decisions. Chris is a rare defenseman that runs the first power play, but can also match against the other team's top line."'
Familiar faces help Adam
'Helping him become acclimated with his new club are two familiar faces from his current team in the QMJHL: defenesman TJ Brennan and centerman Jean-Simon Allard. "Coming in with two teammates, it definitely makes it easier," Adam said. "They know a couple people in camp from last year so I get to fit in a little easier. It's great having them here and not having to start from scratch."'
Prospects reunite at camp
'"It's a lot of fun," Orpik said in Dwyer Arena. "You see how each guy develops in terms of where they were when they were younger and how they are now. You never stop talking to the guys. Timmy and I remained friends even when we weren't playing together, talking to each other, seeing how things are going."'


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Praying for Those Who Hurt You
... and pray for those who persecute you ... —Matthew 5:44
Praying for the one who has hurt you or let you down is the greatest challenge of all, for three reasons:
1. You take a route utterly against the flesh.
2. Nobody will ever know you are doing it.
3. Your heart could break when God answers that prayer and truly blesses them as if they'd never sinned.
And yet Jesus' word to pray for such people is not just a polite suggestion. It is a command—one that may seem so outrageous that you want to dismiss it out of hand. Some see it as a lofty but unrealistic goal.
But this is not what Jesus means. He is commanding you to pray that your enemy will be blessed. If, however, you should pray that he or she will be cursed or punished instead of being blessed, just remember that is how your enemy possibly feels about you. After all, have you ever been someone's enemy? Have you ever done something that brought a fellow Christian to tears and brokenness? If so, how would you like that person to pray for you? That God will deal with you? That God will cause you to have an accident? Yet how would it make you feel if they prayed that you would be blessed and let off the hook? That you would prosper as if you'd never sinned? Would you not like that? "Do to others as you would have them do to you" (Luke 6:31).
Jesus wants a sincere prayer from you. It is like signing your name to a document, having it witnessed, and never looking back. You are not allowed to tell the world, "Guess what I did? I have actually prayed for my unfaithful spouse to be blessed." No. It is quiet. Only the angels witness it, but it makes God very happy.
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Chair: Associate Professor Johnson
Professors: Dunn, Schmidt, Toedter, Zaremba; Associate Professor: Brill; Faculty Associates: Kuserk (biological sciences), Scholtz (nursing); Adjunct Faculty: Helm, Holtzman-Vasques, R. Smith
The program presents psychology as an established body of knowledge that focuses on human and animal behavior, as a discipline that generates information and discovery by using methods of inquiry employed by the natural and social sciences, and as a field of professional activity that is variously applied to promote human welfare.
The curriculum includes a wide range of courses intended to contribute to the program of liberal study for students, whatever their fields of concentration, and offers a broad base of prerequisite knowledge at the introductory and intermediate levels for those who declare psychology as a major. Beyond this, students may further define their educational and career objectives by completing courses at the advanced level.
Many courses offer a laboratory or experiential component, including field and observational studies, surveys, simulation and role-playing, and laboratory studies. There are opportunities to participate in field-study programs, independent study projects, and, for the highly qualified student, the Honors program.
Students are encouraged to present their research at one of three major annual conferences: the Lehigh Valley Undergraduate Psychology Conference, the Psi Chi Undergraduate Research Symposium (held in conjunction with the meeting of the Eastern Psychological Association), or the Moravian College Student Scholarship and Creative Endeavors Day. In addition to an active Psychology Club, the department sponsors a chapter of Psi Chi, the national honorary society in psychology, a student chapter of the Society for Human Resource Management, and a chapter of Active Minds.
The Major in Psychology
The psychology major consists of nine psychology courses, including an introductory course, a one-year statistics and research methods sequence, four core courses, one seminar, and one elective. These courses will provide students with a solid, core-based introduction to the discipline of psychology with some opportunities for choice. Students will be given enough breadth of the discipline to prepare them for graduate study or employment.
Students are required to satisfy the following requirements for the major in psychology:
|All students must complete the following three courses:
|Psychology 120
|Introduction to Psychology
|Psychology 211
|Experimental Methods and Data Analysis I
(grade of C or better required to advance to Psychology 212 and declare the major in psychology)
|Psychology 212
|Experimental Methods and Data Analysis II
|Students must choose one course from each of the following required clusters:
|Cluster A: Experimental-cognitive cluster (1 course)
|Psychology 315
|Cognitive Psychology
|Psychology 320
|Mind and Brain
|Psychology 335
|Conditioning, Learning, and Behavior
|Cluster B: Clinical-counseling cluster (1 course)
|Psychology 362
|Abnormal Psych
|Psychology 363
|Psychological Testing
|Cluster C: Social-personality cluster (1 course)
|Psychology 340
|Social Psychology
|Psychology 361
|Personality Psychology
|Cluster D: Developmental cluster (1 course)
|Psychology 370
|Infancy and Childhood
|Psychology 371
|Adolescence, Adulthood, and Aging
|Students must choose one of the following seminar courses:
|Psychology 375
|Seminar in Social/Personality Psychology
|Psychology 376
|Seminar in Experimental/Cognitive Psychology
|Psychology 377
|Seminar in Developmental Psychology
|Psychology 378
|Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
|Students must choose one elective course. This may be any psychology course that is above the 212 level, and chosen in consultation with the academic advisor. These include any of the courses listed in the clusters and seminars above. In addition, electives may be chosen from:
|Psychology 218
|Industrial/Organizational Psychology
|Psychology 230
|History, Theories, and Systems
|Psychology 250
|Animal Behavior
|Psychology 251
|Philosophy of Psychology
|Psychology 260
|Sports Psychology
|Psychology 345
|Psychology of Women
|Psychology 372
|Developmental Implications of Medical Technologies
|Psychology 373
|Contemporary Work-Life Challenges
|Psychology 381
|Independent Study
|Psychology 386
|Psychology 400-401
| *Students enrolled in Psychology 400 are exempted from the seminar
The Interdepartmental Major
The six courses of Set I include the required courses Psychology 120 and 211-212. For the three remaining courses, students may take three 300-level courses or two 300-level and one 200-level course.
Introductory Courses in Psychology
105. Psychology of Human Adjustment. Introduction to basic theoretical principles of psychological coping and adjustment. Students will learn greater insight and efficacy in dealing with social and behavioral forces they encounter and will acquire an appreciation for the importance of psychology and its reliance on other disciplines to understand and improve complex social and behavioral phenomena. (M4)
120. Introduction to Psychology. Overview of research drawn from biological, perceptual, cognitive, developmental, clinical, social, and personality traditions in the discipline.
Intermediate Courses in Psychology
205. Spaces for Living: Design in Mind. (Also Interdisciplinary 205) We live amidst architecture—buildings, houses, interiors, and landscapes—but we rarely take the time to think about the spaces where we live. Why have our homes, communities, cities, and public spaces evolved as they have? Are some spaces more pleasing to the eye and the mind than others? How do our physical spaces affect our mental life? To explore these questions, we will read about domestic life (the idea of "home"), architecture, and design. Does not count towards the psychology major. May Term. (M6)
207. Lifespan Development. Individual development as a lifelong process. Representative theories, research, and controversies on conception and birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood, old age, death and dying. Insight into social, emotional, cognitive, and physical aspects of aging along the various stages of development. May not be taken for credit by students who have completed Psychology 370 or 371. Does not count towards the psychology major.
211. Experimental Methods and Data Analysis I. Scientific method as the means through which knowledge advances in the field of psychology. Developing and researching hypotheses, collecting data, testing hypotheses using appropriate statistical techniques, interpreting and reporting statistical results. Research methodology, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics, as well as use of the computer software Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) to analyze psychological data. Students will be responsible for researching a topic and creating a research proposal. Prerequisite: Psychology 120. Fall. Writing-intensive.
212. Experimental Methods and Data Analysis II. Statistical techniques that build on concepts introduced in Psychology 211. Mastering inferential statistics and nonparametric statistical procedures. Students will carry out the research study outlined in their proposals from Psychology 211 and complete an APA-style research paper. This course must be taken in the semester immediately following Psychology 211 and with the same instructor. Prerequisite: Psychology 211 with a grade of C or better. Spring.
218. Industrial/Organizational Psychology. This course will explore the history, advances and contemporary trends in the field of industrial/organizational psychology. Students will learn about the application of psychology to the world of work as achieved through the use of science and practitioner collaboration as the main tools of this discipline. Students will study the factors that contribute to an optimal fit between the worker, the job and the organization with the goals of improved worker performance and well-being. Students will critically examine the psychological implications that come with the challenge of meeting these commonly competing goals in our current society.
222. Emerging Language and Literacy, Pre-K to 4th Grade. (Also Education 222) The course begins with a brief overview of the recent key national policies and initiatives that have impacted the teaching of literacy from birth to kindergarten. Students will learn key aspects of language and literacy that will promote early reading success in preschool and childcare settings. They will be able to apply their learning into practice with a field experience. Students will expand their knowledge of the initial reading instruction practices that develop real readers. Students will also learn ways of preventing reading difficulties through developmental interventions. Assessment methods always inform programs so students know if a child is making process in reading-related skills and early reading. Students will also learn how to work with parents and policy makers who always influence early learning programs and who make decisions regarding early reading instruction. 40-hour field experience. May be registered as a psychology course only by students majoring in psychology and also obtaining teaching certification in early childhood education. Co-requisite: Education 210. Prerequisite: Education 100.2 and 160; GPA of 2.70. Clearances and other documents for fieldwork required. Fall
230. History, Theories, and Systems. Historical origins of contemporary psychology, including structuralism, associationism, functionalism, behaviorism, Gestalt, and psychoanalysis, as well as recent developments in the field. Prerequisite: Psychology 120 or permission of instructor.
Brill, Dunn
250. Animal Behavior. (Also Biology 250) Neurological, ecological, and genetic basis of behavior, with emphasis on evolutionary mechanisms that govern acquisition of behavioral patterns. Prerequisite: Biology 100 or 112 or Psychology 105 or 120. Fall, alternate years. Two 70-minute periods, one 3-hour laboratory.
251. Philosophy of Psychology. (Also Philosophy 251) An examination of philosophical and empirical theories of the mind. Main questions will be: What is the mind? How does the mind relate to the brain and behavior? Can the mind be studied scientifically? What is the nature of conscious experience? Different accounts of the nature of mind will be discussed such as behaviorism, materialism, and functionalism. In addition, we will survey main approaches to the mind found in contemporary cognitive science, a multi-disciplinary field consisting of (among other things) artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience and philosophy. (U1)
260. Sports Psychology. This course will examine the dynamics of human behavior, internal processes, and group dynamics in the context of athletic competition, recreation, and pursuit of one's personal physical well-being goals. Various psychological applications and interventions to increase coaching effectiveness and the realization of individual athletic potential and well-being will be explored. Students will gain a greater understanding of science, theory, and practice as collaborative tools for the domains of sport and exercise. No prerequisites.
Advanced Courses in Psychology
315. Cognitive Psychology. Major issues, research findings, and theories of human mental processes. Topics include perception, attention, memory, human information- processing, mental imagery, language, creativity, thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
320. Mind and Brain.This course investigates how the brain serves as the basis for our thought processes and behavior. Topics may include attention, perception, learning and memory, language, emotion, social interactions, and consciousness. We start with an overview of the structure of the brain. Emphasis is placed on brain-behavior relationships, especially in relation to cognitive processes. Students will learn about techniques used to understand the general relationships between the brain, thought, and behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
335. Conditioning, Learning, and Behavior. Procedures, phenomena, and processes of conditioning and learning in animals and humans. Major issues, research findings, and contemporary theories of conditioning and learning. Behavioral approach to the study of learning. Topics include classical (Pavlovian) and instrumental (operant) conditioning and their interaction; reinforcement; stimulus generalization, discrimination, and control; biological constraints on learning; and cognitive components of conditioning and learning. Laboratory work. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
340. Social Psychology. A survey of the major theoretical and empirical research in social psychology, including person perception and social cognition, attitudes and persuasion, prejudice and stereotyping, interpersonal attraction, and helping behavior. Some theoretical applications will be discussed, as will methodological approaches to social psychological questions and problems. Students will complete research projects and writing assignments. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
345. Psychology of Women. (Also Women's Studies 345) Research on gender differences and female gender development from various perspectives. Critical analysis of assumptions about human nature and science embedded in our approach to these issues. Interdisciplinary approach, with attention to biological, cognitive, behavioral, and social factors that influence emergence of gender. Topics include gender-role development, achievement and motivation, health issues, sexuality, adjustment, victimization, and minority-group issues. Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing.
361. Personality. Major systematic interpretations of personality, including works of Adler, Allport, Erikson, Freud, Maslow, Rogers, and Skinner. We will consider what it means to be "normal," as well as each theoretical perspective's guides to living. Theoretical and applied level of analysis included. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
Dunn, Toedter
362. Abnormal Psychology. Analysis of disordered behavior: description, possible origins, prevention, treatment, and social significance. Current research and new developments. Class lectures and discussions, case studies. Prerequisite: Psychology 211 or HLTR 310 or HLTP 20.
363. Psychological Testing. Opportunity to develop the skills for assessing quality of commonly used measures of human behavior. Basic material on norms, reliability, and validity leads to evaluation, administration, and interpretation of tests currently in use in clinical, industrial, and educational settings. Topics include ethics, testing and the law, and test construction. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
370. Infancy and Childhood. Development of the child from prenatal period through pre-adolescence. Theories, research, and current issues in cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development with emphasis on stability and change across these stages of development. Topics include physical changes, attachment, emotions, parenting, morality, language, memory, education, peer relations, aggression, and gender identity. Developmental methodology and empirical evidence. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
371. Adolescence, Adulthood, and Aging. Development of the person from adolescence through death. Understanding theories, research, and current issues in cognitive, social-emotional, and physical development with emphasis on stability and change over these stages of development. Topics include physical growth and decline, identity development, peer relations, romantic relations, health and nutrition, leaving home, marriage, parenthood, vocational choice, grandparenthood, retirement, illness, death. Developmental methodology and empirical evidence. Prerequisite: Psychology 211.
372. Developmental Implications of Medical Technologies. (Also Interdisciplinary Studies 372) Explores implications of recent medical advances. Topics include: assisted reproductive technologies, genetic testing, premature and low-birth-weight infants, performance-enhancing drugs, sex selection, and euthanasia. Students will be provided with an overview of the medical technologies in question and will explore ways in which individuals, families, and society are socially, emotionally, morally, legally, and economically affected by these advances. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. (U1)
373. Contemporary Work-Life Challenges. (Also Interdisciplinary 373) An exploration of the emerging theories and controversial issues regarding the relationship between work, family, and other life roles. Both the employee and employer perspective will be discussed within an organizational context, and from various moral perspectives. Students will also consider and react to the psychological adjustment and decision-making issues posed by the impact of work on one's family and life roles, and vice versa. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. (U2)
375. Seminar in Social/Personality Psychology. Contemporary issues in social psychology and/or personality psychology. Issues will vary to reflect new disciplinary developments or instructor interests. Prerequisite: Psychology 211; junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
376. Seminar in Experimental/Cognitive Psychology. New developments and contemporary issues in experimental and cognitive psychology. Prerequisite:
Psychology 211; junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
377. Seminar in Developmental Psychology. Contemporary issues in developmental psychology, focusing on how developmental theory and methodology can promote health and welfare across the lifespan. Topics vary from year to year. Practical approaches for developmental psychologists in explaining, assessing, and intervening in current social challenges. Individual and societal implications of various issues from the perspective of developmental science. Ethical and cultural influences on developmental psychology. Prerequisite: Psychology 211; junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
378. Seminar in Industrial/Organizational Psychology. In-depth study of emerging areas in industrial/organizational psychology. Issues will vary to reflect new developments and contemporary approaches. Prerequisite: Psychology 211; junior or senior standing or permission of instructor.
190-199, 290-299, 390-399. Special Topics.
286, 381-384. Independent Study.
288, 386-388. Internship.
400-401. Honors.


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Got me to thinking the other day talking with a friend at work.
For example, we were talking about VW's and I mentioned how I'm seeing fewer and fewer clean examples of MkIII's on the road, let alone MkIII's in general. I live in the Pacific Northwest where these things used to be a dime a dozen. Of course, as a VW fan, I'm quick to spot a MkIII, or older Golfs, GTIs, Rabbits, etc. It's rare around here to see a clean GLX.
Obviously, the disposable appliances of yesteryear will fade away, but even enthusiasts brands begin to die of.
So, post em up what you're seeing less and less of.


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But she's still in the process of finalizing how much Samsung should have to pay Apple.
And this week she dealt Samsung a blow,
a request by Samsung to seal the results of a Dec. 10 request she made to Samsung. Judge Koh had asked Samsung last month to reveal unit sales of certain products over certain time periods. It is unknown what models precisely were requested, but they likely included the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II smartphones -- centerpieces of Apple's first infringement case against Samsung.
Samsung had pleaded with Judge Koh to keep those details out of the public eye, arguing that it would damage it from a competitive perspective. Judge Koh had little sympathy for the South Korean electronics company, though, siding with local firm Apple, who argued the information should be made public regardless of the damage to its rival.
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text: I grew up on 'Classic' Trek as it's called. Show was innovative for it's time, combining sci-fi with often humanitarian themes. But looking back, it was rather campy. And too many episodes revolved around Kirk, Spock and McCoy. Star Trek TNG was more polished, and had the distinction of very often giving each cast member his/her day. Deep Space Nine was too limited in revolving around one vehicle, in spite of the whole Gem H'Dar line. Voyager was an improvement, especially with the introduction of Seven Of Nine (in her costume, I'd call her 37 of 23 of 36 ). Enterprize was a series I just couldn't get into. And the Animated series was just too plastic in it's animation. Your thoughts?


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By Chris Harris
Wojciech Szczesny admits he received some friendly jibes from his friends at Borussia Dortmund earlier this season - but the banter has stopped now.
The Arsenal goalkeeper will come face to face with three international team-mates on Wednesday when Poland captain Jakub Blaszczykowski, Robert Lewandowski and Lukasz Piszczek line up for the German champions at Emirates Stadium.
Szczesny has not heard from his compatriots in the build up to their vital Group F encounter but he had to field plenty of comments before September's 1-1 draw in Dortmund.
"They haven't been giving much stick recently because we have picked up some good form," revealed Szczesny. "They haven't given me the stick they gave before the first game.
"They were taking the mickey out of some of the results we had at the beginning of the season. But it's all friendly. I am confident we can beat them on Wednesday so my banter will be better than theirs after the game."
Szczesny almost had the last laugh in Germany as Arsenal took a first-half lead through Robin van Persie and held onto it until the dying seconds when Ivan Perisic sent a dipping volley into the top corner.
"If a goal like that goes in, you just have to accept it," said the Arsenal keeper.
"I thought we defended very well in that game and the only way they could score was by putting it in the top corner from 20 yards out. But hopefully we can keep a clean sheet on Wednesday and qualify for the knockout stage."Copyright 2017 The Arsenal Football Club plc. Permission to use quotations from this article is granted subject to appropriate credit being given to www.arsenal.com as the source


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Looks like a good trapout to me!
I would also put a couple of traps closer to the tree on its side of the field.
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Morocco's king keeps strong hand despite reforms
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RABAT (Reuters) - Unlike other Arab leaders challenged on the streets early last year, King Mohammed VI swiftly reformed Morocco's constitution, held an election and let an Islamist party lead the government.
His response smothered popular ferment, drew plaudits from the West and seemed to set Morocco on a more democratic course, but 20 months on it is unclear how much power has changed hands.
Le Matin, an establishment French-language daily, still devotes its first half dozen pages to the doings of the monarch and his advisers before the elected government gets a mention.
The Islamist prime minister, Abdelillah Benkirane, still has his office in the vast precincts of the royal palace in Rabat.
For now, his Justice and Development Party (PJD), whose success in an October 2011 election brought it into government for the first time, insists political cohabitation is thriving.
"Morocco is an exception in the region," Communication Minister Mustafa el-Khalfi told Reuters. "We have succeeded in developing a third way between revolution and the old system of governance: reforming within stability and unity."
Under the new constitution, King Mohammed, who bases much of his legitimacy on his Islamic credentials as "Commander of the Faithful" and as a descendant of the Prophet Mohammad, keeps control of military, security and religious affairs, while parliament legislates and the government runs the country.
"Key institutions enshrined in the constitution are coming to life," said one Western diplomat of the reforms. "The breadth of debate is changing. People feel part of the process." Continued...


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The name linked to America's oldest brewery is once again lending itself to ice cream.
The Republican-Herald of Pottsville reported that David Yuengling is resurrecting Yuengling's Ice Cream, an ice cream maker started by his great-grandfather in 1920 to help supplement the brewery's revenue during Prohibition.
The new company is unaffiliated with the Pottsville-based brewery. David Yuengling is a second cousin of brewery owner Dick Yuengling.
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If find it difficult to maintain good posture when meditating..
When I start my practice, sitting on a chair, I can relax all my body while maintaining an erect and elengoated spine.
Then I get absorbed in the breathing process, and lose contact with the body, but when sometimes my awarness come back to the body I find my posture quite colapesed with my head slightly tilted backward.
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crate while i am gone ? she hates it
I am fostering 3 kittens in a spare bedroom upstairs, My dog is use to free roaming the house while i am gone. But now that i am fostering kittens i get paranoid and crate her while i am out.
Is this a good idea? She is not happy about it at all.
Is your backyard secure? If it is she could spend time out there without destructing anything. Or if your paranoid about the cats getting hurt just block the whole of upstairs off with a gate or just with some makeshift wire.
I understand why your dog doesn't like being crated. She may even want to go to the bathroom but doesn't want to mess her area.
crate the cats or lock them up. I try to not change my animals routines for fosters. It's their home
Kittens shouldn't be allowed to roam around if they are young (without supervision-just like pups, they can get into a lot of trouble, get stuck in small places, and get hurt). Keep them in one room with litter box, food and water. Then the dog doesn't have to be crated.
the cats are in a room with the door shut
I just didnt thiink a shut door could stop a gsd if they really wanted in thats why i crate her I guess i am too paranoid
she has no idea i brought kittens in the house, i am sure if she went near the door they would figure it out
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Not a good idea. Who does that?!?
Crate the newbie cats, not the resident dog. Aargh.
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the cats are in a room with the door shut
I just didnt thiink a shut door could stop a gsd if they really wanted in thats why i crate her I guess i am too paranoid
she has no idea i brought kittens in the house, i am sure if she went near the door they would figure it out
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Is your dog a cat killer with a history? Otherwise I'm not sure why you are so concerned?
I have 2 GSD's and my 2 cats are out and about with them 100% of the time with no problems.
NOT saying for you to do this yet with your foster kittens. But when you ARE home, you can be proactive and see how your dog is behaving. Isn't your dog loose when you are home so she can go to the door the cats are behind? How is he behaving? Trust me, she can smell the cats.
If she's fine and ignoring the door/cats when you are home, then it would be the same with my dogs when I leave the house.
You can then use baby gates to separate the doorway from the animals to see how she behaves. Or put the kittens in a crate in the room with the dog and see how she behaves.
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No shes always been sweet with my cat but in the yard she can be a monster to anything any species I am sure
Shes very intense though high drive and territorial to other things that get in her yard (ive found at my past place dead coons, rats, gophers, squirrels, birds never a cat)
I am not going to intro these kittens to the dog becasue they are sick semi feral and they will just get scared out of their minds.
thanks though, I think i get overly concerned and imagine the worst. My girl has no experience with cats outside the ones she raised with who she is very sweet to.
My dog is free at home but shes a good dog if i tell her not to go upstairs she wont ever go, I told her to not go up stairs for a bit because i didnt want her outside of their door. She doesnt care i spend all my time downstairs anyway.
I have a baby gate i put for my other cat but it is so short I always thought if my dog wanted to she could just smash through it or jump over it
shes acting reallly good i mean shes acting like she doesnt know whats in the house, but you can hear them they are younsters and they WRESTLE all day.
I love those videos my old cat was always snarky with my dog and never play with her but my dog still loved her, I am sure had she grown up with a lil kitten that she would have been like one of those dogs in the video.
I think i will wait i guess and see how bonded the efosters are to me and how long i keep them for before showing them to my girl, THey are comming out of their shells now. They see a huge shepherd right now they would probably flip their lid. I dont think these girls have ever seen a dog.
I am not sure how i feel about cats in crates a friend of mine tried to introduce 2 kittens to the sweetest rottie while they were in a crate and one kitten turned on the other and bit it bad.
Maggie you are so right i was just leaving the cat room and my dog was quietly waiting outside
when i opened the door she had that "innocent" look on her face and peaked in she was not suprised at all, the kittens just looked at her and then my dog and me left lol
No predatory stare just a innocent curious stare and the semi ferals just looked they did not puff up but thats enough at least she knows they are here.
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WASHINGTON -- An assault weapons ban won't be in the gun-control legislation that Democrats bring to the Senate floor next month, a decision that means the ban's chances of survival now are slim.
The ban is the most controversial firearms restriction that President Barack Obama and other Democrats have pressed for since an assault-type weapon was used in the December massacre at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn. Rejection by Congress would be a major victory for the National Rifle Association and its supporters and a setback for Obama and the provision's sponsor, California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.
In a tactical decision, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., concluded that including the prohibition in the gun bill would jeopardize the chances for passage of any firearms legislation at all, taking away votes that would be needed to overcome Republican attempts to block the Senate from even taking up the issue.
"I very much regret it," Feinstein said Tuesday of the choice that Reid told her he had made. "I tried my best. But my best, I guess, wasn't good enough."
Feinstein's proposal to prohibit military-style weapons will still get a vote as an amendment to the gun legislation that Democrats debate. But she is all but certain to need 60 votes from the 100-member Senate to prevail, and she faces solid Republican opposition as well as likely defections from some Democrats.
Reid told reporters that "using the most optimistic numbers," there were less than 40 votes for Feinstein's ban.
That is far less than the 60 votes needed to move contested legislation in the chamber, which has 53 Democrats plus two independents who usually back them.
"I'm not going to try to put something on the floor that won't succeed. I want something that will succeed. I think the worst of all worlds would be to bring something to the floor and it dies there," Reid said.
Because of the opposition the ban has prompted, its exclusion from the initial package the Senate considers had been expected as a way for Democrats to amass the strongest possible vote for the overall legislation. Having a separate vote on assault weapons might free moderate Democratic senators facing re-election in Republican-leaning states next year to vote against the assault weapons measure, but then support the remaining overall package of gun curbs.
Gun-control supporters also consider a strong Senate vote on an overall bill important because it could put pressure on the Republican-run House, whose leaders have shown little enthusiasm for most of Obama's proposals.
Foes of Feinstein's proposal call it a gun grab to take firearms from law-abiding citizens with minimal impact on gun violence. Feinstein and other supporters say limits are needed on the firepower available to people who might make attacks such as the Newtown shootings, which police say involved an assault-type weapon.
Mark Barden, whose 7-year-old son Daniel was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School, said he hoped an assault weapons ban would pass eventually.
"We're still very happy with the progress that's been made," he said. "Hopefully what is stripped away will return as an amendment."
Two new state laws to limit ammunition magazines and expand required background checks are to be signed today by Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper in Colorado, site of another mass shooting last year at a movie theater in Aurora.
Gun-control advocates expressed little surprise over the decision to keep assault weapons out of the initial federal bill.
"If their view is that the assault weapons ban is tougher sledding, we respect that," said Mark Glaze, director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, which represents hundreds of U.S. mayors seeking gun curbs. He said his group wants Reid's bill to be focused on expanding required background checks for gun buyers, a provision that he called "the biggest policy fix" that could be made.
The NRA's chief lobbyist, Chris W. Cox, said in a written statement, "History has proven that a senseless ban of firearms based on cosmetic features will not make our communities safer. Congress should reject this so-called 'assault weapons ban' whether it is offered as a stand-alone bill or as an amendment."
Cox reiterated his organization's preference to focus on school safety, mental health and better enforcement of existing laws.
Said Feinstein: "That's the problem with this place. The gun lobby is inordinately powerful." She was an author of the 1994 assault weapons ban that Congress failed to renew after a decade.


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Everyone wants their slice of the pie. Yay America
These company's don't give a crap if it copies their design. They just want some of apples sugar.
Apple to HearPod: Here's some change. Now shut the fcuk up.
So the "legal battle" will not be over using the same name or the same product or the same sounding name...but over a name that sounds pretty close. Even though "hear" and "ear" are two totally different words whose only similarity is that the words rhyme.
Does that mean anyone that has a trademark for "class action" can sue anyone using "a_s action"?
Trademark: A symbol, word, or words legally registered or established by use as representing a company or product.
If this wins or gets any time of consideration for court (or apple settles) that would pretty much change the idea of trademarks and similarly sounding words.
This site is just lol.
Apple sues another company: "Yeah, get those thieves, they can't do anything but copy Apple!"
Another company sues Apple: "They're just jealous of Apple's success!"
Shoulda known the patent process was broken when Apple was allowed to patent rounded corners and colors, no?
Izod clothing company should sue apple as well.


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Hedge fund manager David Einhorn sued Apple Inc. Thursday over a plan by the company to make it more difficult to issue preferred shares that pay a dividend—something Mr. Einhorn has urged the company do to return more of its cash pile to investors.
Mr. Einhorn, who runs Greenlight Capital Inc., has been lobbying Apple's board to exercise its authority to issue such shares, though so far it hasn't done so.
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