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This controversial plan, which aims to appeal to the large group of people who are currently priced out of the property market, aims to help 20,000 individuals a year for the next five years.
Despite the big headlines, the government's Homebuy programme isn't new - it has been up and running since 1999 and has so far helped around 10,000 people to buy a property.
In January deputy prime minister John Prescott announced he was broadening its scope, and challenged property developers to enter the arena and start building new homes aimed at those hoping to pay around £60,000 for their first house. He declared then that 80,000 buyers would be helped and pledged £600m to fund the plan.
Gordon Brown has simply announced a further expansion of this scheme, which for the first time will also be funded by the banks and building societies. The aim is get the total amount spent on the programme above £1bn.
So what is it and who is eligible? The Homebuy scheme is primarily aimed at those already renting from their local authority or who are living in some form of social housing - or are on a waiting to list to do so. There is also a slightly different scheme to those who are considered "key workers" - nurses, firemen, policemen and so on.
Homebuy gives those on low incomes the chance to buy a proportion of their home - in most cases set at 75%. They take out a standard mortgage for their share and the agency administering the scheme on the government's behalf puts up the other 25% - usually on an interest-free basis. In future, the building society might put up the other 25%.
The buyer is responsible for maintenance and all other costs such as council tax, and in all other respects the house belongs to them. When it is sold, the sale price is split accordingly with each party banking their share of any profit.
Although final details of the new improved scheme are still to be published, it is possible that it will be widened to include all first-time buyers. The scheme will also include newly built homes, and is likely to feature a number of inner city regeneration projects.
One important area to be decided is how those most in need will be identified. It is almost certain that applicants will have to provide detailed evidence of income to make sure the homes are allocated to those who are considered to be on a low income.
However, the agencies handing over the government's money will also want to know that the person they are lending to will be able to keep up their mortgage repayments and meet the extra costs that accompanies home ownership. For this reason, those in rent arrears are unlikely to be accepted.
A spokeswoman for the Housing Corporation said there isn't an upper salary at which applications will be refused. "Each application will be judged on its merits - income will be judged alongside local house prices," she said.
But one of the problems of shared ownership schemes is that they can tempt those on low incomes to overstretch themselves financially. Social housing and local authority rents rarely climb steeply, but those buying a house soon find themselves at the mercy of interest rates.
A prolonged rise in rates could force the buyer into arrears, and in the worst scenario they might be evicted - something that is highly unlikely if they remain a social housing tenant. Also, those on low incomes tend not to have financial reserves to pay for unexpected repairs. Those using the current scheme are required to pay for all maintenance, even though they only own 75% on the property. A roof could easily cost thousands to repair. They are required to insure the building for the first time.
Details of the updated scheme will be unveiled, possibly as soon as next week, although it will undergo a consultation process. Once the final plan has been decided upon it will be trialed in a number of regions.
Housebuilder Redrow reckons it is well on its way to meeting the government's affordable homes challenge after launching its own range of ultra low-cost homes aimed at first-time buyers, with prices starting at under £55,000.
In order to make the properties even more affordable, Redrow is running a shared ownership scheme where it effectively offers buyers an interest-free loan.
The company was granted planning permission for the development of 103 one- and two-bedroom homes in Willans Green, Rugby, on March 2. Building work started the next day and the first block of 20 homes should be finished by May 7, when public viewing will begin.
The properties come in five styles, with prices for 125-year leases ranging from £54,995 for a 275 sq ft one-bed home to £119,995 for a 700 sq ft two/three-bed home.
Though its cheapest home in Rugby will cost £54,995, Redrow is asking buyers to put up £49,995. Through its "easi-buy" equity assistance scheme, Redrow will let people purchase the remaining 10% stake via what's effectively a £5,000 interest-free loan, which can be repaid at any time within 10 years of the purchase date. It's flexible, too - you can make monthly repayments, pay occasional lump sums or repay the whole loan in one go.
So what do you get for your money? A glance at the floor plans for the smallest properties might bring two words to mind: rabbit hutch. But the company claims that because of the way they have been designed, "they feel very spacious".
It is keeping costs down by using light steel frame construction which will enable it to put up the new homes in about a third of the time they would take using conventional methods. However, the company says the properties will be durable, low-maintenance, energy-efficient and environmentally friendly. There are no front or back gardens - instead there are shared community spaces.
The company says that while the properties are being targeted at cash-strapped first-time buyers, they may also appeal to young families and recent divorcees looking to start anew. Buy-to-let investors are, however, not welcome - "these are specifically for people to purchase and to live in," says a spokesman.
Redrow says there has been "a huge amount of interest" in the homes, and is already planning similar developments in Chorley, Lancashire, and Wrexham, north Wales.
· The Housing Corporation's website is housingcorp.gov.uk The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister's website is: odpm.gov.uk For details on the Rugby development go to: debutbyredrow.co.uk


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Westwood Middle School Boy Teaches Origami
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- When one student at Westwood Middle School in Gainesville "works on a paper," it means something much different than most other students.
He has taken the art of origami to a new level.
He can create art out of almost any kind of paper.
And this seventh-grader is sharing his passion for origami with others.
"It's my favorite thing to do," said Rafael Munoz- Gonzales.
12-year-old Rafael is a self-taught origami artist.
He learned the art of folding paper at just nine-years-old while living in France.
He says it's his favorite thing to do to unwind and relax.
"I start folding and then I forget about everything else," said Munoz- Gonzales.
Just last year Rafael started an origami club at school.
Before classes start on Monday mornings, he and a small group of students get together at a teachers classroom where they "learn from the master."
"The students really respond to the way he's teaching them. And he teaches them to be very precise on their folds because it really does make a difference in step four or step ten," said seventh grade science teacher, Sandy Hankins.
The traditional Japanese art of paper folding is to create sculptures without the use of cuts or adhesives.
"no cuts, no scissors, no tape, no glue. if you break any rules, you go to origami prison," said Munoz- Gonzales.
Rafael has decided that's he's gonna teach me a traditional Spanish design called "la pajarita"… or the little bird.
And after a few flips, folds and creases… "la pajarita" took flight.
"This is the pajarita we made."
"It's really amazing to see how much passion he does have," said Hankins.
Hankins' classroom is filled with origami creations made by Rafael and other students.
She displays them proudly by her desk.
"For Mrs. Hankins I make usually animals cause she likes origami animals."
Rafael hopes the origami club continues to grow at Westwood Middle and he even may start teaching other students once he's in high school.
Rafael was invited by the Origami USA Association to New York over sprink break and showcase his work.
He learned paper folding online and says he hopes to start his very own YouTube channel this summer.
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Maybe you will find something useful here even if you are not starting from the beginning. Might be wrong maybe specify what you have in mind to achieve.
I want to learn to program in C better so I am looking for a good C programming book(s). My current C book is 15 years old (from my university's freshman programming course) and is starting to fall apart. It also didn't cover things like recursion and programming with security in mind (buffer overflows, not freeing memory, etc). So can you guys/gals recommend something?
I did a quick search and was thinking of starting with The complete reference C 4th edition but the reviews I read on amazon were not good. And of course the book is 9 years old and contains who know how many errors (at least several by reading the amazon reviews.
I like the bleeding edge, but I don't like blood loss
Maybe you will find something useful here even if you are not starting from the beginning. Might be wrong maybe specify what you have in mind to achieve.
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Some C knowledge is always good of course. It is useful to be able to read C code.
Hardly no one I know codes in C anymore. There's a reason why there are not many (good) C books.
Practically however, I think a scripting language is more useful (to write exploits, tools). That's why Metasploit was first written in Perl and now in Ruby.
Java and C# are also very powerful and useful (since a lot of web apps use them).
Some basic assembly knowledge comes in handy with BO's.
But I guess that's not your question?
Anyway, as a pentester with some years of experience I can recommend anyone to learn ruby/perl for quick and dirty stuff and a high level language such as C# (easy) / Java (relatively easy) / or low level like C++ (hard) . Also, be able to read C (which is not a big deal when you done the latter) and the basics of ASM.
just my opinion, in case anyone cares
The O'Reilly publication, Practical C Programming by Oualline is still an outstanding mid-range text.
Some elements are a little dated but the core is a useful progression including some good treatment of pointers.
In my opinion, the K&R text previously recommended is better left on the shelf.
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Hey barbsie,
I'm just interested in your comment about C# / Java being easier to learn than c++. I'm now starting out in the programming world and have latched onto c++ as my high level programming language. I was told if I start with C++ I should be able to read and pick up C later.
Would you suggest that I'm wasting time learning C++ and could pick up C# or Java a lot quicker ?
Is there a lot of difference between C / C++ / C# / Java ?
I can already program in C, but I am not an expert. Since I learned how to program so long ago the word security was never mentioned in any of my programming courses. Today there is some minor focus on security in programming but not enough to warrant me taken a course. I wanted to go back to some code I wrote and see how secure it was. I used splint and now rats (thanks pureh@te) and both miss things that the other finds. I fixed the problems, but I still want to know more. According to them I was doing OK, not great. I think I need to learn how to make things typesafe.
The big difference between C and C++ is C++ is Object Oriented and C is not. There are of course some syntax differences and new functions/features in C++ (cin vs scanf). C++ has a string type while C has a null terminated array of char.Is there a lot of difference between C / C++ / C# / Java ?
Sorry I don't C# and Java.
I like the bleeding edge, but I don't like blood loss
C# is really easy. You have the Visual Studio Express (which is free) that has intellicode and which rocks. Bot C++ and C# are object oriented but I find C# to be more intuitive and user friendly. You will get results quickly which is a good incentive to keep you going and not give up.
C++ is more like the object oriented version of C, so if the ultimate goal is learning C, I would...learn C instead of C++ (easier).
Ah this deviates from your initial question.
If you do an Amazon search using 'writing secure code' you will find a number of texts. The most obvious is the microsoft publication...it is actually quite good, but there are others in the search results that I have not read but may be of interest...a review of reviews might guide you...best I can do.
typesafe....well declare your types and structures to encapsulate exactly what it is you wish to achieve. Possibly the most outstanding security problem in 'C' is the misuse of pointers. That is why simplistic pseudo languages like java etc do not permit or discourage them at the least.
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thanks for all the info guys I'm still loving the C++ at the mo It seems the most suited to the stuff I'm interested in. But I'm still in nappy's in the programming world so who knows what I'll think in years to come. And as blackfoot pointed out sorry for hijacking ya thread !!!


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solved this problem! i was trying to do auth on my test ad-hoc network and that just doesnt work (i'm a n3wb ) later on i cracked it with 1 client connected and latest aircrack suite (aireply-ng -7)
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is cracking clientless ad-hoc network possible? the only client i see connected to pseudo ap is the network adapter where i started ad-hoc from (and that one doesnt generate any traffic obviously).


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What causes the high low areas in my lawn? I can not see them but when I walk on the lawn I can feel the areas with my feet.
We just bought a new house with lots of undulation to the lawn. I'm kinda curious myself as to how to fix it next spring. Fill? Rolling? I figured sod wouldn't do it.
Depending on how many areas and how big they are, you need to add a layer of lawn dressing in the undulations... "dressing" can be compost or sand or topsoil.
Depending on how many or how large of an area, you can use bagged topsoil or have some delivered or go get a trailer or pick up load from a garden center...
throw a few shovels full in the area you want to build up and rake it out with a steel tine rake... if your undulations have grass growing in them MAKE SURE you leave at least 1/3 of the grass blades sticking out of the top of the fill...
allow the grass to grow through this layer and if you need more top dressing do the same process again a month or two later...
this is for smaller areas and lawns... if it is a large lawn, I would recommend doing the same procedure with a tractor and a box blade...
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Yet another resounding example of the inbred inefficiencies of big government at work. Whatever though, what's a hundred mil here and there, really?
Illegal immigrants and prison inmates received more than $120 million in Medicare services from 2009-2011 despite federal law that makes them ineligible for the program, according to two new reports from the HHS inspector general.
The issue, according to the reports, is timing. When Medicare is alerted that someone is incarcerated or undocumented, its contractors help prevent payments from going out the door. But often, Medicare's databases aren't up to date, and improper payments go out. …
Nearly 3,000 illegal immigrants made thousands of claims resulting in $91.6 million in services improperly covered by Medicare during the three-year period studied in the report.


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SCIENTIST AT WORK: Armen Takhtajan; Botanist Plans Survey of World's Flowers
By WILLIAM K. STEVENS
Published: April 6, 1993
BORN before the Soviet Union existed, Dr. Armen Takhtajan has outlasted both it and the pall it cast over genetics to stand today among the small number of botanists at the top of their field.
Years ago, when biologists in the Soviet Union were commonly fired or even imprisoned if they taught classic genetics in defiance of an adviser to Stalin, T. D. Lysenko, Dr. Takhtajan openly fought Lysenko's theories and supporters. Both are long gone, while Dr. Takhtajan has come to be regarded by his fellow botanists as perhaps the foremost living expert on the classification and family groupings of plants. And now, at age 82, he is hard at work in a small guest office at the New York Botanical Garden, where he is on leave from his home laboratory at the Komarov Botanical Institute in St. Petersburg, finishing up what he describes in softly spoken English as "my main life work."
In his ambitious opus, Dr. Takhtajan (pronounced TAHK-tuh-jahn) is attempting to sort out and formally classify the world's flowering plants on the basis of their evolutionary relationships. Colleagues familiar with the work say that it promises to realign his previous, highly respected version of plant genealogy in ways sure to provoke controversy.
A genealogy of this kind continually evolves as more evidence comes in. Producing a good one requires extensive and detailed personal knowledge of plants, an eye for differences and similarities and the ability to analyze vast amounts of sometimes conflicting new data. The aim is to weigh the evidence and come up with a classification that most faithfully reflects the globe's biological diversity. It must be accurate enough for practical use by, for instance, conservationists and those who prospect for pharmaceutical plants.
The task is made all the more arduous by the speed at which botanical discoveries and new insights from molecular biology are changing the science of classifying plants and animals, called taxonomy or systematics. Almost every day there is some new bit of evidence for Dr. Takhtajan to take into account. "It is very, very difficult," Dr. Takhtajan says of his project. "It occupies all my time."
Taxonomy is not one of those sciences where young brilliance tends to shine most. Rather, it is a cumulative enterprise in which experience counts big. Dr. Peter H. Raven, a close colleague who directs the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis, describes Dr. Takhtajan's work as a distillation of "over 60 years of understanding and mastering the intricacies of the plant kingdom in all of its manifest diversity and glory and geographical spread." Taxonomical programs like Dr. Takhtajan's have moved into prominence as the foundation of efforts to preserve the world's diminishing store of plants and animals.
A strong-featured, bushy-browed man, Dr. Takhtajan has been working since last October at the botanical garden in the Bronx, mining its rich library and 5.5-million-specimen plant collection with undiminished enthusiasm. "For a person like him, it's a kid in a candy store; he sucks it up," said Dr. Brian Boom, the garden's vice president for botanical science. Dr. Takhtajan plans to return to St. Petersburg later this month.
He said that he had been enjoying full professional freedom only since the breakup of the Soviet Union, and that only after Mikhail S. Gorbachev came to power was he able to travel abroad with Alice, his wife of 45 years.
He attributes the earlier restrictions placed on him largely to his unceasing opposition to the doctrines of Lysenko, who won the backing of Stalin and Khrushchev from the 1930's to the 1960's in virtually outlawing the teaching of classical genetics. "Oh, Lysenko," Dr. Takhtajan said with a contemptuous, dismissive wave of his hand. "Very ignorant. Very ignorant." How did he become so influential? Mrs. Takhtajan, a retired linguistics expert and now her husband's chief assistant, answers: "Because the government was ignorant." Honored by Gorbachev
Dr. Takhtajan joins others in blaming Lysenko for destroying the career of Nikolai I. Vavilov, who created one of the world's most important seed banks, the Vavilov collection in St. Petersburg. Vavilov was arrested in 1940 and died in prison three years later. "I met him a few times," said Dr. Takhtajan. "He was a charming man, a great man."
It is hard to teach plant taxonomy without making use of classical genetics, a circumstance that inevitably brought Dr. Takhtajan into conflict with the Lysenkoists. They won the first round, firing him in 1948 from the two botanical posts he held in his native Armenia. But the more independent Leningrad University took him on the next year. There, says Dr. Raven, "he ran a lab that explicitly rejected Lysenko." Dr. Takhtajan says that "in my lectures, I tried to explain some elements of classic genetics to my students, which was illegal." He even fired Lysenkoists from his laboratory. For his resistance to Lysenkoism, he was made a Hero of Labor in 1990 by Mr. Gorbachev.
Despite travel restrictions, Dr. Takhtajan was able to correspond with Western botanists, and his reputation grew both at home and abroad. He was made a foreign associate of the United States' National Academy of Sciences in 1971, and the Soviet Union conferred on him its ultimate scientific accolade of full Academician the same year. After a long association with the Komarov institute, he served as its director from 1976 to 1986, when he retired and became an adviser.


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The Improv Comedy Club and Dinner Theatre has been the career launching pad for dozens of the familiar faces of television and film. Before becoming a cast member on NBC's 'Saturday Night Live,' David Spade was a "local comedian" at the Improv in Tempe, Arizona, hosting shows regularly. Bette Midler was a cocktail waitress at the Improv in New York, where she was given the opportunity to exhibit her vocal talents. Other Improv alumni include Lily Tomlin, Robin Williams, Jonathan Winters, Adam Sandler, Jerry Seinfeld, Drew Carey and the list goes on. Today, the Improv continues to showcase performers well on their way to join the ranks of the Improv's famous veterans.
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Comments : Hahaha, always a good laugh! This place has a great atmosphere and ambiance. Perfect for a date or group of friends to have a great time. When the show lets out, you are right in the heart of Ybor with so much to do. Some GREAT comedians have come through the Tampa Improv.
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Wood stove chimney partially obstructing 1st floor window-code?
I am going to be installing a stainless steel class A chimney for my new add-on wood furnace in the next couple of weeks and I have a question regarding the routing of the chimney once it exits the house. The add-on will be located in the basement next to my oil furnace and the chimney will exit the house via what was a basement window which will be bricked up save for the hole for the chimney pipe. Once the pipe exits the house it will turn 90 degrees and run straight up, which is where the problem lies. Directly above the basement window is one of three first floor bedroom windows. The chimney will be running up one side of the window so it's not completely blocked, but when you look out the window you will see the pipe off to one side. My question is does this violate any building codes as I know that you are required to have a certain square footage with regard to egress via windows in a bedroom. Anyone have an idea?
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Check the install manual for your furnace, and then call your local codes office. Either one may have an opinion that rules this out.
Agreed, check with the inspector.
But, the BASEMENT bedroom egress codes simply require than nothing is in front of the window for 36" perpindicular to the window and 36" for the width of the egress. So even if your window is 24" wide you're still required to have a 36"x36" clear space outside.
On an above-grade window, the IRC code doesn't actually address the fact that you need room to get out of it. So TECHNICALLY, there's nothing in the I-codes that prohibits obstruction of the window. But the code doesn't always address wierd things. Functionally you still need to be able to get out of the window and a firefighter needs to be able to get in so most inspectors will cite chapter 1 administrative code and require that it not be obstructed. They may even require the 36"x36" egress space outside the window.
If the pipe is offset there is nothing in chapter 3 of the IRC code that would prohibit that. I assume that the pipe does not terminate/vent near the window, which would be a code violation.
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This week on the program we'll enjoy a brand new recording of the Violin Sonata No. 2 in a minor, with Midori, as well as a new release with Murray Perahia performing the Partita No. 2 in c minor.
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Having given up pitchers James Shields and Wade Davis in a deal to get him, the Rays are confident outfield prospect Wil Myers will, in the not too distant future, be a very good player for them.
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"My bigger concerns is getting the work necessary on defense, baserunning, etc., the things that we like to do here that he may not have been pushed to do in the past," Maddon said. "I want us to push him to do that now."
Maddon said he wasn't faulting the Royals development of Myers, but that it is an industry wide flaw "to overlook things" like outfield footwork and secondary leads with elite prospects.
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Laying out the program now provides the Rays some obvious talking points when they make the expected decision to send Myers to Triple-A to start the season.
But the value of the complete player is not just talk in their organization, as it gives them a way to close the gap on teams with significantly larger payrolls and deeper rosters.
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A few years ago, Colin Powell shared with the media his feelings about seeing a headstone of a young American soldier who had won the Purple Heart and the Bronze star and finally realizing the boy's name was Kareem Rashad Sultan Khan and he was Muslim. More and more Americans are meeting Muslims in the work place or in their neighborhood and learning they are just like any group– mostly nice people and some jerks.
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Louisiana State University football coach Les Miles will receive a contract extension and a raise after the Tigers' season-ending bowl game.
Miles, 59, has a record of 85-20 in eight seasons at LSU and led the Tigers to a national championship in 2007.
"Les Miles is one of the premier coaches in the country and has LSU in contention for championships year in and year out," Director of Athletics Joe Alleva said yesterday in a statement posted on LSU's website.
LSU has a 10-2 record this season, including a 6-2 record in Southeastern Conference games. It has not yet been determined in which postseason bowl game the Tigers will play.
Details of Miles's new contract are still being negotiated, the school said. The announcement of the extension and raise came after Miles said he had "very preliminary" conversations about coaching at conference rival Arkansas.
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The Times-Picayune said on its website that Miles's current salary is about $3.75 million per season.
"Our intent was to address his contract following this year's bowl game, but speculation about other job opportunities accelerated our process," Alleva said. "We have accomplished the important step of securing Les Miles as our head coach for the long-term good of the program."
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There are 2 bedrooms available in a 3 bedroom modern flat in a very quiet west end location. The Flat is spacious furnished and low maintenance. 1 bedroom is unfurnished, the second is semi-furnished (negotiable). The bathroom and separate toilet would be shared between the 2 tenants. The rent includes all bills, internet and a cleaner each fortnight.
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Just hours after receiving his initial offer from the Wolverines, Trotwood (Ohio) Madison quarterback Messiah deWeaver announced his commitment to the University of Michigan 2016 class today.
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deWeaver chose Michigan overr other notable programs Louisville, Kentucky and Cincinnati, among others.
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Back in a BMW after a few years hiatus. Picked up a 2003 Z4 3.0 with 51,000 miles. The previous owner replaced the valve cover gasket, belts, and the
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By Jeffrey Solomon, Charles Bronfman
eJewish Philanthropy, July 13, 2011
No matter how sound the takeoff and flight, for a pilot to be successful the landing must be smooth as well. This metaphor captures our thinking as we conclude the work of the Andrea and Charles Bronfman Philanthropies during the next five years. However, in thinking about the airplane metaphor, we can't help but focus on the 747 which carries the space shuttle. It's not simply landing a plane, it's doing so in the knowledge that an effective landing will result in continuous launchings, providing benefits for humankind. We are extremely proud of what we have achieved so far, and we want to get it right as we land the plane.
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NWN2: MoW - Starting to be Released
NWN2: Mysteries of Westgate is due for release on the 29th, which is already here for some territories as I write. The first site to actually release the game (as far as I can tell) is European site DLGamer - the NA Atari shop and Direct2Drive will obviously open as we move along.
Having some time up my sleeve, I thought I'd give DLGamer a go. The 314Mb download went smoothly and everything worked with my mix of Australian and UK retail discs (I bought NWN2 and expansions from different countries) - so it appears a mix of online, retail and different countries works fine, at least with my specific setup.
We'll let you know when we see the NA stores go live and our detailed review should be up shortly.
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Wow, it's really happening! Guess I better install NWN2 on my laptop!
Yep, time to get prepared!
wow, Atari SUCKS! the dlgamer site is amazingly slow and crappy, you can't even get any sort of detail about how the service works. it's not available in Atari's uk site (no mention of it in there either) and it's available for US only in direct2drive.
Atari is, by far, the crappiest publisher on earth. i wish for them to go belly up already.
I just ordered this from DL gamer. I haven't downloaded it yet as the site said (after I paid) that I need to allow at least 10 minutes and then go to the site again.
And the order get delivered by email…
I have bought this to make sure that Ossian Studios get some money all their hard work and waiting…
What I did is I followed this link from Blue's News to Atari's European store. I added MoW to my cart. I created an account (there wasn't even any confirmation of my e-mail address or account activation… you just enter your personal stuff and that's it - takes less than a minute). I then proceeded to checkout, entered my credit card details and without any further delay got a download link for a "DLM.exe" file which is the Atari downloader (only a few KB in size). Finally, I started the downloader and it automatically downloaded the ~315MB MoW files in under 10 minutes (didn't really pay attention to the download speed but it was quick).
If online shopping would always work as flawlessly as Atari's solution did for me then I'd be a happy camper. Seriously.
It's been available from Atari UK all day. Here's the direct link if anyone needs it:
I found DLgamer flawless, to be honest. Took under 10 minutes and I was fully installed.
I will say that Atari could have done a much better job with a list of providers and links. He isn't the only person not to find it and it isn't clear places like Australasia have to buy from DLgamer (afaik).
I'm in Australia, and I got it from Atari NA, no problem. I waited to get it there rather than DL Gamer, because $10 US is less than 10 Euros. I have to say, it went totally smoothly for me.
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One ship, two Scandinavian cities and five varied days: cruise from city to city with the EUROPA 2. An exclusive and entertaining experience that will inspire you for a long time to come.
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Individual arrival
Your cruise starts in one of the world's most beautiful cities – Hamburg – and with a relaxing day at sea.
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Oslo/Norway, arrival 8.00 hrs
After an early-morning cruise through the Oslofjord and its small islands, you will reach the Norwegian capital and its trademarks: the legendary Holmenkollen ski jump and the new opera house. Both offer wonderful panoramic views. Decide for yourself how you wish to explore Oslo: by yourself along the Karl Johans Gate shopping street, also home to the Norwegian parliament and the Royal Palace? Off the usual tourist path with public transport and on foot? Or in the footsteps of Edvard Munch*? Alternatively discover Oslo on a Segway*. Immerse yourself in seafaring history on the Bygdoey museum island*. Exhibits include Viking ships, the famous "Kon-Tiki" balsa wood raft and the "Fram" polar ship used by Roald Amundsen for his South Pole expeditions.
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Oslo, departure 2.00 hrs
Luxurious and hip: the magnificent Avenyn boulevard entices with its shops and street cafes while in Haga, the oldest district from the 18th century, vintage shops sit alongside fashion boutiques. Experience the true Goeteborg feeling on a guided city tour with boat ride*. Alternatively explore the city in an original VOLVO Oldtimer*. Or you can visit Tjoloeholm Castle*, which was built between 1898 and 1904 in the English Tudor style with great attention to detail and houses what at that time was state-of-the-art technology such as Sweden's oldest vacuum cleaner, which weighs several tonnes.
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In the Hanseatic city, you will take your leave of the EUROPA 2.
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Pope, near abdication, says pray "for me and next pope"
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VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict asked the faithful to pray for him and for the next pope, in his penultimate Sunday address to a crowded St. Peter's Square before becoming the first pontiff in centuries to resign.
The crowd chanted "Long live the pope!," waved banners and broke into sustained applause as he spoke from his window. The 85-year-old Benedict, who will abdicate on February 28, thanked them in several languages.
Speaking in Spanish, he told the crowd which the Vatican said numbered more than 50,000: "I beg you to continue praying for me and for the next pope".
It was not clear why the pope chose Spanish to make the only specific reference to his upcoming resignation in his Sunday address.
A number of cardinals have said they would be open to the possibility of a pope from the developing world, be it Latin America, Africa or Asia, as opposed to another from Europe, where the Church is crisis and polarized.
"I can imagine taking a step towards a black pope, an African pope or a Latin American pope," Cardinal Kurt Koch, a Swiss Vatican official who will enter the conclave to choose the next pope, told Reuters in an interview.
After his address, the pope retired into the Vatican's Apostolic Palace for a scheduled, week-long spiritual retreat and will not make any more public appearances until next Sunday.
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Andersen vs Jeld Wend Replacement Windows ...
Hi Everyone,
I live in Southern California. And, I'm trying to find replacement windows for my old aluminum windows.
From houses I have seen and in terms of the most popular stores (Home Depot and Lowes), I find that a lot of people seem to be using Andersen or Jeld Wend windows.
From online reviews, I've heard more negativity about Jeld Wend Windows (such as why they changed their name or merged names) and better things about Andersen Windows (such as the fact Andersen has been around and looks to be firmly staying around). Andersen seems to be the front runner as they seem to be the most popular and plentiful.
In terms of Anderson windows, it seems the options are between the 200 and 400 series windows. For me, I want a good bang for my buck. So I am trying to find a good window that is not to overly spendy but also a window that isn't too cheap in quality. I am willing to pay more if the windows is worth paying extra for.
For those curious, I plan on doing the installation for the windows myself. I plan on just doing one at a time. This way I can try one out to see how good the quality is before buying more and installing more.
What I like about purchasing from a store like Home Depot or Lowes is that there is no haggling over having to have a professional install it. I can just go there, tell them my size, and they will have a window made where I can then pick it up; no fuss.
Opinions on Jeld Wend vs Andersen windows? Is there any other windows someone suggest I may look at? Some of the other types of windows that Home Depot sells beside Andersen or Jeld-Wen is Hy-Lite, American Craftsman, Tafco Windows, POMA, Dyne, Velux, AstroGuard, Century, ...etc. Other's that Lowes sells are Pella, ThermaStar by Pella, West Palm, Velux, Better Bilt, ...etc.
Thanks in advance to all those who respond.
Never heard some of those names. Velux makes the best skylights available, and IMHO, Andersen 400 is the best window for the money. I would never recommend Pella for anything, POOR customer service. I think the Andersen 200 and Jeld Wen are on a par. I would still go with Andersen. There is no craftsmanship in American Craftsman
What 'Just Bill' said.--Veluxe skylights---never a call back.
Anderson --first choice.--I wouldn't put Pella into a garden shed.
The Andersen 200 and 400 are not custom size units. They have a range of sizes you can choose from. They do have other(2) catagories where the size can be custom ordered. One of these are dealer installed only.
The 400 series has been my choice.
Boy am I glad I haven't had a problem to date with the (5) - Pella custom sized, double hung, low E windows I purchased and installed from Lowes and by the sounds of it, I sure hope I never have a problem.
The reason I bought them, my HD didn't seem to know what they were doing when it came to ordering Andersons.
Over the years,I've had a lot of calls to look at failing windows--Pella is near the top of the heap.
Sad,really. They sure do know how to promote them selves.
I wish the would spend more on quality development and good customer service.---Mike--
Andersen uses a different sizing matrix between 400s and 200s.
A 3046 in the 200 has a rough opening of 36"x54"
The same window in 400 series has a RO of 38.125"x57.25"
The 200s are designed to fit the RO of typical vinyl windows.
I've installed thousands of Andersens over the years and have been happy with all the windows they've produced, although the DC-tilts had some issues back in the early to mid 90s.
Jacko......the Pella's dont start to rot out until at least one year past the warranty. In a dry climate, it may never happen.
The lower sills are not sitting down on the support, I was able to shim them up, and fill the gap with expanding foam, as directed in the install directions.
I bought Jeld-Wen windows 3 years ago to replace vinyl windows that were leaking and I haven't had any problems with them. I would buy them again.
What model jeldwen? Did you get them from menards?
I put in Jeld Wen French Doors at my old house, and my new house had them when I bought it. Not impressed. Doors don't line up with climate changes. At my new house if it is below 60 degrees the dead bolt lines up around 70 it does not. Surprised to hear all the Pella complaints. My parents put in Pella windows in Illinois in 1991 and have never had one problem with them. Better than the crap they call windows here in Texas.
If you're Dutch, you aren't much.
If you have the time check out a web site called Pissed off consumer.
Hundreds of complaints about both Anderson and Pella windows.
I know in my area it's imposable to even get an Anderson rep to even come look at a problum.
The Pella guy comes here every year and has to replace broken screen locks
, broken cranks and whole windows on the same house year after year. The sill is so flat in there casement windows that water just runs into the walls through the screw holes for the cranks and the gaps in the outside corners taking out the sheetrock, baseboards, and subflooring.
I've replaced at least 100 vinyl Anderson clad windows that all rotted out in the bottom sash. And at least 3, bay windows that just fell apart.
When you call them they always say we have never heard there's be a problum. When it's a new window they want to charge me $75.00 to even come out and look at it. If it's defective they will credit me. I waited for 3 weeks and the rep never showed up or even called.
Since then I use Wincor or Simonton windows and have never had a single call back for even a leaking sash.
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Smart phones, laptops high on Xmas gift lists
– Starr GM says games not so hot
Changing consumer purchasing patterns in the information technology sector in recent years is likely to continue to manifest in seasonal gift choices this year, Starr Computers General Manager Rehman Majeed told Stabroek Business in an interview earlier this week.
With seasonal purchases already in evidence at several IT service and equipment providers, Majeed said that both at Starr Computers and at other service providers in the industry the shift away from IT games had been "pretty significant in recent years". Over the past three years, particularly, consumer choices had shifted radically from computer games to equipment that provides internet access.
"I think we can safely say that as far the Guyana market is concerned, the demand for games like the X Box, the MP3 Player and the Play Station, which was certainly high up to a few years ago is no longer…," Majeed said. "We have seen a sustained swing towards preferences that have to do with access to the internet. These days the preferences have swung towards smart phones and lap tops. Samsung and Lenova have been the particularly popular brands. I expect that the trend would continue this year."
According to Majeed, the shift in preference among IT buffs had occurred largely on account of "a significantly increased demand for information". He said consumer preference for internet-related technology had impacted most heavily on the business community, social networking enthusiasts and students undertaking research.
"The shift has been driven by enhanced internet access. Everyone wants to acquire equipment that provides access to the internet," Majeed added.
Meanwhile, Majeed told Stabroek Business that his company's research had suggested that while consumer tastes in IT equipment had changed over the years the demand for the desktop computer had remained relatively stable. "Apart from the fact that a desk top computer appears to have become a virtual necessity in most households in Guyana there is also the issue of cost. Starr, for example, is offering a computer, monitor and printer for around $79,000. Everyone in the industry knows that today's computer prices have more than halved when compared to ten years ago."
And according to Majeed, growing consumer knowledge of the IT sector, particularly IT equipment continued to compel service providers to raise the quality of their service. "Part of the issue has to do with the fact that high-end IT equipment tends to be quite costly and people no longer walk into a store and simply buy a costly piece of equipment and leave with it. These days the provider must answer detailed questions about warranties and service contracts. Frankly, I believe that it is to the advantage of local suppliers to have service contract arrangements with manufacturers since, these days, the ability to provide reliable servicing could determine by as much as 40 per cent whether or not a supplier secures a sale. "We at Starr Computers would certainly feel less confident about our capacity to satisfy customer needs if we were not investing heavily in training," Majeed added.
He said the competition in the local IT sector was such that none of the major service providers could boast of being permanently ahead of the game. "It's really an ebb and flow situation. The fact that products and services come and go on the IT market so frequently, means that companies have to be on top of their game. The major players spend a lot of time monitoring what is happening at the production end of the process. You simply must know what's new on the market and what is likely to fade out if you are to engage in strategic buying. In this business no one wants to be left with stock on hand that nobody wants to buy," Majeed said.
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