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For 50 years, the Buick Century has upheld a standard of reliability and trust. Though it's hardly a vehicle for the enthusiast of the trend-setting road, the Century is well-loved among conservative buyers who appreciate longevity, comfort, and safety.
The Buick Century was created by the Buick division of General Motors as a new line of full-size performance vehicles. The vehicle enjoyed 50 years of production, starting in 1936 through 2005. Buick enthusiasts still purchase used Century models though they are more than 7-years-old vehicles.
The 1936 Buick Century was introduced as an improvement to the previous year's model in engineering and design enhancements as it replaced the Series 60. This production run lasted until 1942 and then reappeared for four more years in 1954. In 1973, General Motors redesigned all of its intermediate models and replaced the Skylark with the Century.
Production continued until 2005 with the last redesign created in 1997. The four-door sedan was the only style offered since sales for the station wagon declined. This final Buick Century model was nearly identical to its sibling, the Buick Regal, with the only differences seen in the trim and engine. The Century was the lower-priced model of the two and was eventually identified as Buick's entry-level vehicle after the 1998 Skylark officially left the production line. The Buick LaCrosse finally replaced both the Century and the Regal in 2005.
The Buick Century was known for reliability and quality in its class. With the trusted General Motors name behind its brand, the vehicle enjoyed over half a century of production.
Though the Buick Century was known for its reliability, it was also equipped with many high-performance features. The brand also offered luxury and limited editions with custom trims, leather upholstery, and special edition packages.
The latest Buick Century high-end models offered standard features such as a V-6 engine, keyless entry, dual zone climate control, power windows, and power locks. Passenger and driver airbags became standard as well.
Although the Buick Century name was associated with safety and reliability, it never attempted to compete with the latest automobile trends. It focused its brand on providing vehicles that were affordable and reliable with performance and luxury options. The Buick Century was the car any given consumer could bring home to his or her mother. It was known for pleasing the consumer who was interested in longevity and reliability more than refinement and trendy offerings.
The latest model Buick Century to grace the roads was manufactured in 1997. This model was a midsize sedan with a 3.1-liter V-6 engine producing 160 horsepower. The performance underwent a slight upgrade in 2000. It also offered the latest safety editions such as antilock brakes, traction control, front side airbags, and OnStar.
The 2005 Buick Century offered no surprises with its average dynamics and a strict track record of reliability. The model was popular among mature buyers and appealed to conservative shoppers who valued quiet comfort, safety, and reliability over performance and the trendy bells and whistles.
The first Buick Century models (1936-1942) were enhanced models of previous vehicles. General Motors married a shorter wheelbase with its powerful eight-cylinder engine. These cars were the fastest Buicks manufactured during this time period with max speeds topping out at over 95 mph.
Buick redesigned its cars in 1954 to perform better than its discontinued predecessors. A station wagon, the Century Caballero (1957-1958) was introduced during this time, although it did not meet expectations and was eventually discontinued in 1959. The California Police could be seen driving the reliable hybrid of the Special two-door sedan coupled with the Century powertrain and trim, a unique model unavailable to the general public.
The Buick Century made a comeback in 1973, replacing the popular Skylark. The Century GS coupes (1973- 1975) were popular models due to their high performing V-8 engines, a feature that was later replaced by a more fuel efficient V-6.
The late 1980s was a successful time for the Buick Century. The popular vehicle was offered in three designs: sedan, wagon, or coupe.
The vehicles engine was replaced with a 2.5-liter inline-4 in 1990, followed by a 2.2-liter engine in 1992. Optional V-6 engines were available for a price. The driver airbag and anti-lock brakes became standard features in 1994.
As of 1996, the Century endured its last redesign and resembled the Buick Regal. The half century long Buick model was finally put to rest in 2004; however, used vehicles are still being sold to conservative buyers who appreciate the reliability and longevity of the Century model.
2005 Buick Century
Midsize, Sedan
The 2005 Buick Century provides a sedan model with some nice features.
2004 Buick Century
The Buick Century was first introduced in 1936 to replace the Buick Series 60.
2003 Buick Century
A slowly dying trend, but one that is still captivating the hearts of Buick buyers is the three-occupant front seat of the 2003 Buick Century.
2002 Buick Century
The 2002 Buick Century is the entry-level car for the Buick brand.
2001 Buick Century
The 2001 Buick Century classifies as a midsize sedan in its fifth year of production.
2000 Buick Century
The 2000 Buick Century is a midsize car manufactured by General Motors and sold by the company's Buick division.
1999 Buick Century
Buick is known for putting out reliable, no-nonsense sedans that are relatively low frills and low thrills.
1998 Buick Century
1997 Buick Century
The 1997 Buick Century is a front-wheel-drive, four-door sedan that is designed specifically to appeal to older consumers.
1996 Buick Century
Midsize, Sedan, Wagon
The 1996 Buick Century is available in both a four-door sedan model and a station wagon.
1995 Buick Century
The 1995 Buick Century offers a vehicle that's a solid, well-equipped sedan and is just shy of near-luxury territory.


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Did you miss me?
Well, I missed posting on the blog too, but my family needed my complete attention, so I had to take a long break.
I am returning with a good news: our family welcomed our 4th boy on December 2nd. His name is Mattia and he is just an angel!
This was my most difficult pregnancy yet, but it was worth it!
I am now much better, so I got back to work, and I will have a new idea for you in the next post.
I won't be posting regularly since life with 4 kids is more hectic than I could imagine, and if you add doing genealogy research, being a personal publisher and storybook designer, you can figure out that my spare time is almost non existing!
I do have many ideas though, and will find the time to put them together, hopefully before the NE family history conference in March, where I will be teaching on Italian genealogy and creative genealogy/family history.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland lawmaker who was charged last month with operating a boat under the influence of alcohol has announced he has been reassigned from the House Judiciary Committee to the House Ways and Means Committee.
Delegate Don Dwyer, R-Anne Arundel, made the announcement in a statement on Thursday.
In a short statement, Dwyer says he understands House Speaker Michael Busch's decision to make the change. The delegate also says he welcomes the opportunity to serve on the House Ways and Means Committee to the best of his ability.
Dwyer's boat and another vessel collided last August on the Magothy River, injuring several people.
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A new ESA project led by Irish industry is putting satellite data to use for monitoring the quality of coastal water. The Irish minister for Research and Innovation is supporting this initiative, in line with the country's job creation priorities.
The project, led by Ireland's TechWorks Marine, working with Greek company Planetek Hellas, will combine satellite observations with data from ocean buoys to deliver timely, high-quality information for water and waste management operators.
This initiative not only aims to improve water quality, but also provides a new opportunity for growth in Ireland.
At the project's launch event last week, Ireland's Minister of State for Research and Innovation, Seán Sherlock, said, "Driving increased research and innovation in Irish companies is an absolute priority for this Government.
"Ireland's Action Plan for Jobs 2012 puts innovation and technology at the heart of enterprise and jobs policies, and working with the European Space Agency is an integral part of driving innovation and research in Ireland."
The minister went on to praise TechWorks Marine's commitment to developing environmental monitoring techniques.
"This is a significant win for TechWorks Marine and clearly indicates that Irish SMEs (small- and medium-sized enterprises) have the capability and expertise to lead projects in this highly competitive sector."
Multinational environmental services provider Veolia aims ultimately to integrate this type of solution within its waste water and desalination offering.
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Trials will also take place in the Middle East, where they operate major desalination facilities.
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Former umpire Palermo steadfastly defies the odds
If Steve Palermo could have hit a curveball, maybe things would be different.
Maybe he wouldn't have been at that Dallas restaurant on that summer night. Maybe he would have been a star shortstop for his beloved Boston Red Sox. He played the position as a kid, the anchor of the defense, the one in charge.
If Steve Palermo could have hit a curveball, maybe things would be different.
Maybe he wouldn't have been at that Dallas restaurant on that summer night. Maybe he would have been a star shortstop for his beloved Boston Red Sox. He played the position as a kid, the anchor of the defense, the one in charge.
Then again, Palermo isn't one to entertain hypotheticals. He's far too concerned with the present to agonize over what could have been.
His inability to consistently whack the curve wasn't for a lack of trying. This is Steve Palermo, after all -- the personification of a perfectionist, the guy who isn't satisfied with just proving wrong the doctor who told him he would never walk again.
"He's probably mad he's not running marathons," said Major League umpire Ted Barrett.
The heroic tale of a resilient man punished while doing a good deed isn't without its afflictions and moments of mental and physical torment. It hasn't been a smooth journey since the night that bullet pierced Palermo's left kidney, ripped through his abdomen and struck his spinal cord.
Still, as he has proven and explained in his frequent public-speaking endeavors, surrendering isn't part of Palermo's makeup. He now serves as Major League Baseball's umpire supervisor, an ideal position given his physical limitations, as he can instead push others to be mistake-free.
Others aren't Steve Palermo, though.
A determination to be perfect is what rifled him through the Minor League umpiring system in an unprecedented five years, what spurred him to rush to the aid of two women who were being mugged outside of that Italian restaurant in 1991, and what leaves him short of being fulfilled today. Even at the age of 63, Palermo envisions himself on the field one day, being MLB's best umpire.
"Don't think you've gotten exactly where you want to get to," Palermo said, "because there's always something that you want to try to achieve."
A person so fixated on perfection couldn't submit to playing a sport in which failing seven out of 10 times is deemed a success. So after realizing he couldn't quite cut it at the plate, Palermo found his niche behind it, and he took a liking to a position that permits no margin for error, a concept that played right into his persona.
"You have to be perfect with every call that you make," he said.
At 13, Palermo called his brothers' games, earning $2 per contest on a Little League diamond in Oxford, Mass. Six years later, he assisted his best friend's father in working a District 5 Little League all-star game. Barney Deary, then baseball's administrator for baseball umpire, was at the event to watch his nephew play and tracked down Palermo afterward.
"I thought it was somebody's dad wanting to beat me up because I called his son out on strikes," Palermo said.
Rather, Deary asked Palermo if he ever considered a career as an umpire.
"I had no idea what it would entail," Palermo said. "I thought you work about four or five games and then go and work at Fenway Park."
Deary recommended to Palermo an MLB-operated umpire school in St. Petersburg, Fla. Against the wishes of his father -- a school administrator and principal -- Palermo enrolled in the program instead of completing his college education. Palermo went to the Minor Leagues, which he blitzed through in five years, about half the time it typically takes.
In October 1976, Nestor Chylak, Palermo's mentor and an eventual Hall of Famer, convinced MLB umpire supervisor Dick Butler to let Palermo work the final two games of the regular season between the Orioles and Red Sox at Fenway. The following year, the American League tendered him a contract.
|"We all look at it like, 'Look what you accomplished, from getting out of bed to being a functioning person with a profession. I think in the back of his mind, whether he admits it or not, he thinks he failed by not umpiring again."
|-- Umpire Ted Barrett
In his second season in the Majors, Palermo signaled a fair ball on Bucky Dent's game-winning home run in the Yankees' one-game playoff victory against the Red Sox. Palermo worked the AL Championship Series in 1980, '82 and '89, and the World Series in '83.
He routinely offered advice to his colleagues, who often accepted it. Tom Hallion worked a Spring Training game with Palermo one year. The two had different styles and barely knew each other, Hallion being a youngster employed by the National League. Palermo suggested a new way for Hallion to take a play at second base, and 25 years later, Hallion continues to employ that technique.
"Steve was trying to make you better when he was out on the field with you," Hallion said.
But after nearly 15 years in the league, Palermo was heaved the biggest curveball of his life.
On July 7, 1991, Palermo and two friends, Terrence Mann and Corky Campisi, chased three muggers who were robbing two waitresses outside of a restaurant. The group pinned one of the assailants to the ground but the others escaped in a getaway car. As they waited for the police, the car returned, and out stepped a man who fired five bullets, three of which struck Mann under the chin, in the right arm and in the right thigh. The fourth bullet harmlessly dented the wall of a Mrs. Baird's bakery. The fifth bullet altered Palermo's life.
"I had people telling me that a sharpshooter on a SWAT team couldn't have done all the damage it did," Palermo said.
An ambulance transported Palermo to Parkland Hospital, where, two days later, a doctor told him that he wouldn't walk again. Palermo admits that the doctor's conviction initially planted doubt in his mind, but aloud, Palermo scoffed at the medical projection and countered with his own conjecture.
"I said, 'OK, well, I'll show you,'" Palermo said. "'I don't care how good of a doctor you are. I'm going to make you wrong.' That's what drives me, is that perfectionism and just trying to get the job done."
During his rehabilitation, Palermo befriended two children, Mitchell and Cody, who had suffered traumatic brain injuries. The trio used treadmills to refamiliarize themselves with walking. The boys would increase their pace, which prompted Palermo to amp up the speed on his machine. They jockeyed back and forth throughout the 20-minute exercise each day.
"I wasn't going to let some 8-year-old beat me on the treadmill as I was trying to learn how to walk," Palermo said.
That competitiveness and obsession to recover didn't always work in his favor.
Palermo wanted to walk on his own, without his body enveloped in braces -- visible reminders that his career was stolen from him. Then, he wanted to get back on a baseball field. Then, given his ever-ambitious aspirations, who knows, maybe he wanted to step foot on the moon.
Palermo was a patient with little patience. He demanded daily progress, with no tolerance for setbacks or stagnancy. Two years after he started physical therapy, he hit a lull and wasn't improving as rapidly as he preferred. So each night, he snuck down to the rehab room at 3 a.m. and worked out on his own.
"I hit a wall and got discouraged," Palermo said. "With this kind of injury, sometimes things come progressional. That can be very difficult to accept."
His stealthy ways only hindered his betterment. He would be so fatigued for his scheduled workout at 9 a.m. the following morning that he couldn't complete his trainer's assignments.
"You have to open up your eyes and say, 'At some point, I'm going to hit that wall,'" Palermo said. "When you do, you're going to figure out how to get through it."
Palermo figured it out. Now, with the help of a cane, he walks. He drives. He golfs. He shops. He works in baseball.
As supervisor, Palermo trains and evaluates Major League umpires and those in Triple-A, so any big league openings can be promptly filled.
Sometimes Palermo isn't sure how to approach aspiring umpires. When he teaches, he has to describe, rather than demonstrate, using words instead of motions.
"You feel for him because he was a very active umpire and very mobile," said MLB umpire Bob Davidson.
He can't contort his body to convey how to get in proper position to make a call. He can't show his pupils the route to run when verifying whether a foul ball has been caught. The umpires have to hone their mechanics and timing based on the vivid picture Palermo verbally paints.
That is another challenge, another curveball, that fateful night has forced upon him. It's one he holds in high regard. If he can't be out there calling balls and strikes, then his replacement better be qualified to do so.
"If he could just stand in one place, he could umpire," Hallion said. "But umpiring is about quick movement and that's part of the body that doesn't work the way it should for Steve. I'm sure he sits in the stands while he's evaluating us and wishes he was out there or that he was on second base to show a younger umpire what he should've done.
"Deep down, I think he's disappointed, but probably more frustrated than disappointed."
Therein lies the conundrum: Even after everything Palermo has achieved, he's not quite satisfied with where he is.
Barrett spent time with Palermo in Mexico City while working the 2009 World Baseball Classic. He learned firsthand how umpiring wasn't just a job to Palermo, but a passion. It was his life.
"We all look at it like, 'Look what you accomplished, from getting out of bed to being a functioning person with a profession,'" Barrett said. "I think in the back of his mind, whether he admits it or not, he thinks he failed by not umpiring again."
Palermo departed for a Spring Training trip on Tuesday as he embarked on another season of instruction and tutelage. Maybe one of these years, he'll make it out onto the field in some capacity during a real game. He certainly isn't betting against himself.
"The one thing that I've proved or learned," Palermo said, "is that the human spirit and drive and determination, you can't ever sell that short. ... Had I known then what I know now about how much damage was done to my spinal cord, I probably would've said, 'I'm fighting an uphill battle here that just can't be won. I might as well stay in this wheelchair.'
"But sometimes I think that's what drove me, was that, 'OK, you put this challenge out there for me. You stuck this carrot out on the stick and now I'm going to try to run it down.'"
As it's turned out, when life threw Steve Palermo a curveball, he knocked it out of the park.
"I'd be shocked if he ever gave up and said, 'To hell with it, I can't do this,'" Hallion said.
"That's just not Steve Palermo."
Zack Meisel is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @zackmeisel.


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Friday, 12 November 2010 09:07
Now that the mid-term elections are over and the politics of exaggeration appear to be catching less national attention, it is past time to focus on the economic condition and plight of 50 million African Americans. The devastating economic disaster of the Bush years has a lingering negative economic effect on everyone in the United States, especially for Black Americans.
President Barack Obama writing in an editorial in the November 6, 2010 edition of The New York Times, stated, "As the United States recovers from this recession, the biggest mistake we could make would be to rebuild our economy on the same pile of debt or the paper profits of financial speculation. We need to rebuild on a new, stronger foundation for economic growth.
And part of that foundation involves doing what Americans have always done best: discovering, creating and building products that are sold all over the world." I believe that African Americans should not just be on the sidelines and watch as the economy throughout the U.S. is rebuilt. We should and must participate not just as trillion-dollar consumers, but also as billion-dollar producers of goods and services that are marketed and sold all over the world.
President Obama's trip to Asia is a timely and propitious example that we should be following with intense interests. One of the reasons why I have worked with Russell Simmons for so many years through the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and the Diamond Empowerment Fund (DEF) is because I have seen firsthand how Russell, Diddy, Jay Z, and many others have inspired as whole new and upcoming generation of urban and suburban entrepreneurs from the recording industry to the apparel and financial services industries.
African Americans, as well as other minorities, have to see the world and the global marketplace for what it really is: the place of new business development and global trade opportunities. I have seen the same economic development opportunities expand and evolve globally with young entrepreneurs like Ezell Brown in the field of Internet marketing and distribution.
That is why I have to keep emphasizing to the readers of the Black Press that we have to keep our eyes on different prizes simultaneously. The best attainment of the highest quality education, plus new business and economic development are all key to the economic recovery of Black America.
Sometimes to our detriment too many of us get so caught up in the arguments of forces and personalities outside our core communities that we get lost in the maze of political and social contradictions.
"Empowerment Zones" in our communities should be business development and trade zones with an emphasis of global commerce and trade. President Obama concluded, "The great challenge of our time is to make sure that America is ready to compete for the jobs and industries of the future.
…… Our government, together with American businesses and workers, must take steps to promote and sell our goods and services abroad- particularly in Asia. That's how we'll create jobs, prosperity and an economy that's built on a stronger foundation." I would add Africa to this equation for future stability and sustainability for Black America's economic recovery.
Yes, we need jobs. But we also need businesses. We need global African American owned businesses. That's what time it is. Timing is important here.
It is not about doing or advocating what may appear to be popular at any given moment. It is about being strategic and proactive. Our schools, our colleges, our businesses, and our communities all have to work together to foster greater and expanded opportunities for our children's future in America and throughout the world.
But in the 1970's and in the 1980's into the early 1990's, I followed closely, as a brother in the struggle, the business career of Reginald F. Lewis, who became the first African American billionaire. Mr. Lewis was a global visionary and business leader. TLC Beatrice set a new global standard of success and profits in the international business arena. But Reginald Lewis never forgot where he came from in Baltimore. He gave back to the community constantly. We need today more Reginald Lewis-type brothers and sisters who take action and make a positive difference in the global marketplace.
Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis is Senior Advisor to the Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) and President of Education Online Services Corporation.


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I used the Frothy Skirt pattern from my book, after seeing this one by Miss Matabi on my Flickr page. I loved the simpleness of the polka dots and a more "sophisticated" fabric for a child. I had just enough left-over double gauze from my Honey Blouse and used a light cotton for the lining to keep it nice and cool for Summer.
Such a quick and gratifying project (about half an hour from start to finish) which was perfect to give me a sewing boost!
Then we snuck into the neighbours yard for some photos with her pretty flowers - actually, the bribe was that if Lil let me take some photos of her, I'd let her pick some flowers for the dinner table!
(If you're interested in purchasing a copy of my book, it's pretty hard to find in shops now, but I'll always have them for sale myself here.)
P.S. A few people have asked me what fabric I used for the skirt - I'm not sure what it is called! It was a one-off double gauze print that I purchased from Kelani Fabric, perhaps by Kokka? Sorry I don't have any more info to give!


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Francis Cabot Lowell (1775-1817), the man who brought the power loom to the United States, envisioned an entire community involved in textile production. Although he died in 1817, his investors kept his vision and purchased land around Pawtucket falls on the Merrimack River as well as the rights to a small canal there. They built several mills, the first of which opened in 1823. This is a report about three of the largest companies in 1835. Collectively they used twelve million, two hundred fifty-six thousand, four hundred pounds of cotton per year. By 1848, Lowell mills produced fifty thousand miles of cotton cloth per year--enough to circle the world twice. Ironically all of the cotton was grown and processed by slave labor in the Southern states while the abolitionist states of the North profited highly from the textiles made with cotton.
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The Brevard College Tornados scored four runs in the 11th inning on their way to a 6-2 win over the Lenior-Rhyne Bears in a non-conference matchup Wednesday evening at Bears Field.
The Tornados broke a 2-2 tie in the bottom of the 11th inning when Bennett Hixson executed a squeeze play that scored Kody Spencer, giving BC a one-run advantage. Ryan Ahlum singled with the bases loaded to bring in two more runs for the Tornados.
Bennett Hixson scored BC's final run on another L-R fielding error, allowing BC a comfortable four-run lead going to the 11th.
Righty Carson Anderson walked the first batter in the 11th and gave up a single to put runners on first and third with no outs before being lifted in favor of Hixson (S, 1). The junior worked out of the jam with three straight outs to strand both runners.
Brevard College starter Hunter Donaldson earned a no decision, giving up a pair of runs through seven innings of work without issuing a walk. Chad Fisher (W, 1-0) earned the win after pitching a scoreless 10th.
Lenior-Rhyne relief pitcher Jake Chisum (L, 0-1) allowed four runs in the 11th, although none were earned after three L-R errors.
The Bears got two runs in the 2nd against Donaldson before BC's Chip Helton answered with an RBI double in the 3rd to make it a one-run game. Brevard tied it at 2-2 on John Slade's RBI groundout in the 6th.
The Tornados will be back in action on Saturday at 2 p.m. to begin a South Atlantic Conference series with Newberry College at Smith Road Complex. BC will play a doubleheader on Saturday afternoon, and finish the series with a single game on Sunday at 1 p.m.
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All members of the Montgomery County community are invited to attend Wabash College's 41st annual Christmas Festival of Music and Readings at 8 p.m. Wednesday, December 10 in the College Chapel. The festive program is an opportunity for college and community to come together in a traditional service of readings from the Old and New Testaments, along with a wide range of musical offerings.
The program, based on a traditional English service and initiated at Wabash by the late Eric Dean, features Advent and Christmas scriptures read by members of the Wabash faculty, staff, and student body.
This year's Christmas Festival will feature selections performed by the Wabash College Glee Club, Wamidan World Music Ensemble, and Brass, String, and Woodwind Ensembles. The audience will have the opportunity to join the performing ensembles in several familiar carols.
Readers include Tim Lake, David Hadley, Nancy Doemel, Tom Stokes, Steve Webb, and Wabash students, John Stewart, Tyler Gibson, Rob Bloss, Arthur Banks, and Richard Hogue.
The Christmas Festival of Music and Readings is jointly sponsored by the Music and Religion Departments, and is open to the public without charge. There will be a reception following the Festival in the Sparks Center.


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David Rogers necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 584 diseños de 96 diseñadores freelance.
ESL Jobs World (http://www.esljobsworld.com)
We need a logo to create a sharp brand identity for a successful, three year old job website called ESL Jobs World. ESL means English as a Second Language. ESL Jobs World runs http://www.esljobsworld.com, a website that connects English teachers and schools looking to hire them around the world. It is similar to Monster, HotJobs, Simply Hired, and Indeed, but only with jobs for English teachers.
The logo for ESL Jobs World needs to convey an image that is professional, knowledgeable, global,worldly, adventurous, modern and trustworthy. It should be clean, warm, welcoming and simple in appearance, without being formal or stuffy. More a feeling of community, less a feeling of big business.
Helpful Websites:
The existing logo can be seen at http://www.esljobsworld.com.
We are not attached to the existing logo or its colors. You can borrow design elements if you like, but we would prefer to see a fresh approach.
Some competitor websites are:
The logos for these sites are OK but not great. We provide them only as reference, not as examples of what we want to see!
Large job websites:
These sites have logos that are more simple and clean. They are better examples of what we want to see.
Our customers are made up of three groups: teachers, the owners of schools, and independent recruiters. The teachers range in age from early 20's to late 60's and are typically from English speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Many of them view teaching abroad as an exciting opportunity for adventure that they will pursue for only a year. Others view teaching ESL as a long term career and have taught for many years in locations around the world.
Most of the school owners and independent recruiters do not speak English as their first language, and are located all over the world. They want quality teachers to help their students learn. They want satisfied students, and attracting qualified, competent, dynamic English teachers is very important to them.
Trust is a very important issue for both sides. The teachers don't know the schools, and the schools don't know the teachers. ESL Jobs World helps build trust between the two groups. The logo should give this feeling of trust. It should also give a feeling of partnership, community and working together.
Design Style:
We need a professional looking logo that appeals to the customers groups identified above. The logo must work in both large and small formats, both horizontally and vertically, both with the logo to the left of the text and above the text, and both with and without an optional tag line. We want to see a distinctive icon plus the text "ESL Jobs World" in the logo. The logo will be used for the main heading of the website, in the heading of email newsletters, in the signature of email messages, at the top of invoices, etc.
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* Clean, simple, and easy to read
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A. Eligibility is determined by an assessment of the
individual. The person must have an I.Q. test result of
below 70; the individual must demonstrate
significant or substantial functional limitations in
three or more of the following major life activities:
self care, receptive and expressive language development
and use; learning; self-direction, mobility; and
capacity for independent living, with all occurring
prior to the age of 18 years. This information is
determined from standardized assessments.
A. You should contact the Division of Developmental
Disabilities Call Center at 1-800-361-4491.
Within the next business day, an initial contact form will be faxed to the local designated 310 agency (case
management agency) or other designated point of entry.
You may
download the Call Center Brochure to obtain
guidance on steps to take to
apply for services and the administrative review options.
A. 1) Once contacted by the 310 agency, you will need to do the following:
2) Additional information to be completed by the designated 310 agency:
3) The 310 agency will submit the completed informational packet for review to the regional community services
office that serves the applicant's county and, if approved, the applicant's name will be placed on the waiting list.
ADMH will make a determination of eligibility within 30 days of the receipt of the completed application.
Note: the date of application, is the day a completed packet is received at the regional
community services office.
A. No. The only requirement is that the intellectual
disability occurred prior to the age of 18 years.
The Early
Intervention Program is operated under
the auspices of the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation
Services, with other agencies such as ADMH and the
Alabama Department
of Education being involved in providing
services/supports. You may contact any of these agencies to
determine services/supports that are available in your
A. The state does not directly operate residential
homes in the community. However, the ADMH contracts with
community agencies to provide residential and day
habilitation services or work programs for individuals
who meet criteria for services. These residential
arrangements and programs are located throughout
Alabama. You may obtain specific information
available services from the
310 agency
or the regional community services office serving your
A. Yes, but through contract with 310 agencies. If
the individual with the disability meets service
criteria, the 310 agency will discuss in-home supports
that may be provided to the individual and their family.
Services/supports are accessed through the
ID Waiting
A. There are a variety of funding sources to provide services
to individuals with intellectual disabilities. These may include
private pay, state funding, or a combination of state and
federal funding. However, the individual must meet financial
criteria for federal funds to be used for services. For persons
who qualify based on age criteria, a cooperative funding
arrangement may be made among agencies such as the ADMH, the
Alabama Department of Education,
Alabama Department of Human Resources, the
Department of Rehabilitation Services, etc. The 310
agency or the regional community services office will
assist to identify funding sources for which the
individual qualifies.
A. The best person to discuss your concerns with is
the individual's case coordinator. If your concerns are
not adequately addressed, you should talk to an employee
of the 310 Agency that supervises the services or to an
employee in the regional community services office.
A. Many parents assume that their parental rights
continue as long as they are the primary caregivers for
their child, even when they turn 19 and are considered
to be an adult. In order to be considered a legal
guardian, the family would have to petition the local
probate court to be appointed to make decisions on
behalf of their child if the child is unable
(incapacitated) to make or express decisions for
themselves. There should be options of being appointed
as a full guardian (making all decisions on behalf of
your child), or as a limited guardian (making decisions
in only the life areas in which the person cannot make
or express those decisions for themselves such as major
medical decisions, assistance with managing large sums
of monies, etc.). Regardless of the level of
guardianship, the appointed guardian should always
respect the opinions and choices of the incapacitated
individual to the degree that the individual can express
A. The appeal process — begins with a written request from the applicant, either to the
Division of Developmental Disabilities or to the
Alabama Medicaid Agency, with specific timelines
involved for each. If the applicant appeals first to the
Division of Developmental Disabilities, he or she will be entitled to a review by the
Associate Commissioner, who will produce a written determination. If the individual is dissatisfied with that
determination, he/she has the right to appeal to the
Alabama Medicaid Agency. The notification fully
explains the process of appeal to both agencies.
Note: the applicant is not required to appeal first to the Division of Developmental Disabilities
but may appeal initially to the Alabama Medicaid Agency.
A. Contact the ADMH Office of Certification Administration at 334-242-3937, to
obtain instructions and information.
A. A self-advocate is a person with a disability who
speaks for themselves on their wants, desires, and
choices in life. There are organized chapters of
self-advocates that you can join to have a stronger
voice in making your wishes and desires known and for
society to be responsive to your needs and opinions. You
may contact the Division of Developmental Disabilities'
of Self-Advocacy at 334-353-7032, for more
A. If they have not been legally, through a probate
court of jurisdiction, declared incapacitated (unable to
make decisions for themselves), they have all their
rights and may vote just as any other citizen.


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Refereeing is a fun, exciting, non-contact way to be involved with rugby. Not only will you be at the heart of the action on the pitch, but it's a great way to keep fit, and make friends with others in the game, both in the UK and other countries.
Whether your aspirations are to referee local mini rugby tournaments or progress to officiating at BT Murrayfield, Scottish Rugby and your local referee society will help you every step of the way. As a referee you will play a pivotal role in widening the participation of rugby in Scotland, and improving the availability of quality referees at all levels of the game.
If you are interested in becoming a referee, passing a Level 1 refereeing course qualifies you to referee school and club rugby matches – as well as joining your local referee society.
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Soldiers have always made souvenir objects in their spare time to serve as a remembrance of war. Some types of "trench art" could be made easily during lulls in the fighting (finger rings made from melted down aluminum are a good example); however, the noise involved in making many trench art pieces would have been greeted with hostile fire from the enemy. Trench art items made during World War (WWII) were usually created at a distance from the front line trenches by soldiers "at rest," skilled civilian artisans, prisoners of war, wounded soldiers convalescing, and commercial business interests selling souvenirs to tourists. These pieces of trench art include an ashtray made from discarded large caliber brass shell casings and letter openers, one with a hand-fashioned brass blade in the Japanese style, and one with a hand-fashioned blade that has been decorated using the age-old technique of hammering with a pointed tool. Soldiers joked that these were bullets that "didn't have my name on them."
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Volumizer Ultra Black Mascara is a new mascara from Bourjois that promises to provide "killer volume and ultra black show-stopping lashes, with no clumps" (Bourjois).
Available only in black and ultra black.
I have been using this mascara for a while now and here are my ratings:
When it comes to colour this mascara provides what it promises, an ultra black result. We all came across a mascara before, that was not the black mascara we were hoping. With this mascara you don't have to worry about that.
You can find this mascara at the price of £10.99 (9ml) which for me is just okay, not too cheap and not too expensive.
It is a simple black with letters package. Nothing special. The only difference from the other mascaras is that it has two steps when applying.
Ease of use
I personally find it really easy to use this mascara. Some people may think that it will take longer to apply due to the steps but it really doesn't. The only downside is that you have to wipe some product away from the second brush before applying, in order to avoid spidery and clumpy lashes.
|Bare lashes in the first picture/ First step in the second picture/ First&second step in the last picture
The result
I think Bourjois says it all, "killer volume and ultra black result". I have naturally long lashes which means that I try to find voluming mascaras instead of lengthening ones. The first step is a very natural one, there is a bit of volume added which is just perfect for an everyday use. The second step is just perfect, and I don't say this very often when it comes to mascaras. You can clearly see from the picture that the volume added is just amazing. I have also noticed that your lashes also look longer, which is definitely a plus for people with not so long lashes. What I didn't like about this mascara is that the step two brush adds a lot of product on your lashes which makes your lashes look spidery and clumpy, so I always use a wipe to wipe some product away before applying it. After several hours I have noticed a minimal transfer under my eyes which is definitely not a plus for me.
Overall Mark
- The ultra black result
- The two step brushes, one for a more natural look and both of them for a more dramatic result
- It adds a lot of volume to your lashes and some length as well
- Easy to apply and easy to remove with wet wipes or warm water
- Minimal transfer under my eyes after several hours
- Second brush adds a lot of product, making my lashes look spidery and clumpy
If you are looking for a dramatic result and you don't care wiping some product away before applying then I would definitely recommend this mascara. But if you are looking for a more natural result then I wouldn't recommend this mascara, because in order to have a natural result you will need to use only the first step and therefore you can find a better mascara and at a lower price.
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Bruno Vallino, 1949 ~ Plein Air painter
talian painter Bruno Vallino was born in Locana Canavese on 18th May 1949. He lives and works in San Germano Chisone, (TO) Italy
He lost his father while still a child and his family were compelled lo move to Pinerolo (Piedmont). Here Bruno attendees the local boarding school where he remained for nine years. "I was in third year - he says - when the painter Beretta did Vigone was called on to restore the Chapel. His art enchanted me and I spent all my spare lime watching him and dreaming. How I would like to he like that painter, I thought. The passion for air had been lit within me and when the following year there was a regional drawing competition for the elementary school l took part in it with great excitement. We were asked to illustrate an episode from the book "Cuor
I drew the story of the Sardinian Tambourine and then anxiously waited for the result. When at last discovered that they had chosen my drawing, I felt like one of the "greats". And so this was my artistic beginning. Unfortunately as very often happens in life. The need to make a living meant he had to choose an education that would offer him the chance of a job and as Bruno could not afford to go to art school he entrolled at a technical college. The drawing teacher, however, noticed him and taught him the elementary techniques of drawing and painting and encouraged him to enrol at the Academia Artistic (Art Academy). On leaving school, Bruno finds a job as an apprentice decorator while his heart and soul are bound to painting. So in his spare time he refines his art. Initially he copies postcards, and then he reproduces the great master such as Degas, Pissarro, Monet and Van Gogh.
Time passes and our young artist must do his military conscription. Yet even in the rough barracks he makes a name for himself and obtains permission, along with some of his mates, to paint a mural in the officer's mess. Having successfully achieved it, he is now convinced that he must take up art. Once he receives his release papers he succeeds in organising two shows in San Germano. His mother, a fervent admirer and wise counsellor, encourages him to paint new themes such as landscapes and still life. These are received well by critics. Following his marriage in 1974 his productivity slackens. "For lack of space" he says. But then he moves back to San Germano and he is once again painting with great verve thanks also to the advice of the painter Guj Rìvoir, who opens up new perspectives. This friendship brings about a series of pictures that range from the abstract to the realistic. In the meantime a group of artiste has been set up in Villar Perosa. Called 'Villar Arte' Bruno joins them.


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OSWEGO — An $86,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will provide SUNY Oswego meteorology faculty member Scott Steiger and his students the tools to chase the most intense snowstorms to collect first-of-its-kind data.
Steiger, who spends his summers chasing tornadoes in the Midwest, forecasts little chance that this winter will be as quiet as last. He, distinguished service professor Al Stamm and up to 14 meteorology majors who will staff the project should have plenty to study.
"This (project) is a proof of concept," said Steiger an assistant professor as well as an alumnus of SUNY Oswego. "It's better than a tornado project, because the chance of catching a significant tornado on the ground is quite small."
The project seeks to demonstrate that a radar-carrying truck called a Doppler-on-Wheels can effectively capture valuable data on what Steiger has named long-lake axis parallel (LLAP) lake-effect storms — ones that can become relentless machines, dumping feet of snow over periods of days and paralyzing communities.
Steiger said the truck's radar is dual polarimetric, meaning it emits waves that can scan vertically as well as horizontally, discerning the shape of the particles falling in a storm.
"We can do precipitation typing — raindrop, snowflake, graupel — measuring concentration and distribution of the different particles," Steiger said. "This has never been studied specifically with lake-effect snow."
Prime time for storms
Data gathering will run from late December to early February this season, Steiger said. Lake-effect conditions set up early in the winter, when Lake Ontario's waters still hold summer warmth and icy cold winds blow out of the west and northwest. Data analysis and writing for the project will take place next spring and summer, followed by publication and conference presentations in the second year of the grant.
Steiger said the most-studied lake-effect storms are wind-parallel rows (WPR) — with winds blowing across the short axis of a lake. Most research has been along the western Great Lakes, particularly Lake Michigan, which is oriented mainly north-south, with prevailing westerly winds. WPR storms produce more bands of lighter snow — Rochester is a target when winds are northerly — than the monsters that can develop parallel to the lakes Erie and Ontario shorelines and slam Oswego or Fulton, Watertown or the Tug Hill Plateau, he said.
The grant will provide a Doppler-on-Wheels from the NSF for the snowstorm-chasing season, and experts from Boulder, Colo., will train the students in its use in the month before startup. Jeffrey Frame of the University of Illinois, a colleague of Steiger's on tornado studies with a lot of experience with the vehicle and instruments, is a co-principal investigator on the grant.
There will be a premium on establishing prospective sites for the radar before winter. Steiger said LLAP storms usually don't score a direct hit on Oswego; the bands often set up north between Oswego and Watertown or south toward Fulton. The last significant LLAP event to hit Oswego was in February 2007, dumping more than five feet of snow, he said.
If the data-collection effort and results warrant, Steiger said he plans, two to five years from now, to apply for a larger grant, which would fund the use of aircraft and other instruments as well as the Doppler-on-Wheels.


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BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Department of Correction Director Brent Reinke is withdrawing plans to build a prison for inmates with mental health and substance abuse problems -- a facility Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter proposed in his State of the State speech last month. Otter says he still thinks a secure mental health facility is needed, but he must consider "limited resources" and the changing behavioral health environment.


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nicole1116 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 50 designs submitted by 23 freelance designers.
Looking for a sharp, clean, web 2.0 (and beyond) logo for our mobile content site, MyMojo.com. Our website allows members to download free ringtones, full-length tracks, or games for their cell phone or mobile device. Our current logo is too juvenile and we would like to steer away from the monkey theme.
We have provided you with a minimal amount of guidance (see details below) and welcome your creative ideas.
Please note that all rights to the logo will be transferred to us. It is important that any designers submitting their logo/ logos check back in on the contest frequently over the course of the next five days, as we will be providing feedback on our likes and dislikes on all logos submitted. SO... GO AHEAD AND WOW US!
• Clean and sharp
• Be used for all branding within organization
• You choose the colors
• Must be easy to read and memorable
• We will need source files for the winning design
• Please be sure that there is no space in MyMojo and do not add a dot.com on the end
• Normal looking
• blah, not stand out
• lack of clean detail
• We do not want to see non originial layout or icons
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I have everyones orders now so I can proceed (DO NOT TRY TO CHANGE ORDERS. YOU ARE TOO LATE) Only one teams turn posted for now, I'll post more in the morning.
Undetered (despite several hints lol) Captain Alexandria attempts to fix the Electric Guitar... with a spanner and an arc welder... is so an arc welder... shurup!
The Zombie assault continues.
The Britannian fire power takes it's toll.
The bases Twin Ion Cannon open fire.
Bulls Eye! ZMJ doesn't even flinch...
The Steam Gatling defies the odds and fires instead of blowing up, yet again. The gunner sprays a hail of bullets at the attacking Daemons and although three hits are caused over a 3" radius the Daemons armour holds out. The Britannian Trooper has better luck and picks off a Daemon with another head shot.
Seeing his companions in danger the Irregular Trooper who had found a rocket last turn decides to make the ultimate sacrafice.
He takes out a Daemon completely and sends another one spinning through the air to land in a crater
The brave trooper comes to rest in a bucket... I mean corner. Ewww!
The Daemons or parts there of land all over the place. The Daemon Prince Dragosani takes it well.
Despite her best intentions the Captain makes and arse of the Guitar and makes another useless item instead. Ah well, if she can't find a use for this then it's back to the drawing board. *sigh!*
Note: Subsequent factions copypasta'd for easy re-reading
Warhead wrote:THE VOL
The bases safety features and emergency valves soon kick in after Leonidus chopped through one of the main fuel lines. The gout of flame dwindles, and although some fires are still burning, most go out, allowing some of the VOL to by-pass them into the Main Landing Pad.
The VOL advance on two fronts, One Squad lead by Leonidus and the other with his second and the crazed Heavy Flamers dude.
Unable to reach their main objective the VOL dispatch two Zombies with deadly accuracy.
The Heavy Flamer pours napalm death into the new arrivals. Just look at them burn!
The rest of the Squad save their shots for when the Zombie try to rush them.
Warhead wrote:THE POST APOC SURVIVORS
In light of the appearance of an unknown band of Peaches the Survivors take some precautions.
The Medic legs it, for the good of the team, obviously. He's sort of following orders.
At the other side of the compound Hunter and Borstal the Maniac realise there are no targets yet. They prepare for the Daemon charge, drawing melee weapons and taking aim. Blitzen keeps low trying to reach a perfect crossfire position.
MaD mAx-SaM, who never runs out of weapons, makes a wish (Heroic Feat). As if by magic an ACME Rocket Arrow appears.
However, material wishes can't make your aim any better and he fluffs it, falling a good 2" short. He killed a tree though.
Thankfully the Assassin Droid calculates the danger and takes Mad-Max-Sam's lead in targeting the still moving Ammo Tractor. His aim is not off.
Rocket Girl fires off one of her precious rockets at ZMJ, fingers crossed folks!
ZMJ is undamaged by the attack but two undead are blown apart in the explosion.
The Man At Arms puts another Undead back in the grave.
Warhead wrote:THE DAEMONS
The Daemons charge forward, ranged units protect the flank and provide covering fire support.
Dragosani, the Daemon Prince, goes after the Steam Gatling Gun. He nimbly leaps up onto the wall arch in an effort to drop down on his target.
He lands on the back of the machine and starts hacking at the gunners skull with glee.
After suitably hacking the skull Dragosani then removes the operators head with backbone and brainstem attached. Calling on his Daemonic Powers over mortal blood he takes control of the body like a grizzly puppet-master. The steering wheel's just for handling corners.
The Britannian Soldier is contemptuously dispatched with a sweep of the Daemons Power Blade.
A Daemonic Spear suffers a critical failure and gets stuck, embedded in the wall.
The Daemon who threw it looks puzzled at his hand, the spear was supposed to return to it. Fortunately his target is killed by another excellent shot from the Lightning Bow.
Blaster and Daemonic fire criss-cross over the Landing Pad in a deadly exchange.
The Survivors, outnumbered are caught in a flurry of beams. Although they managed to cause two hits on two Daemons they didn't manage to get through the Daemonic Armour. Unfortunately soon after Hunter is killed outright and Borstal gains a wound (he can take three wounds total before falling unconscious)
The beam ripped through the Maniac destroying his Auto-Blaster and a Frag Grenade, fortunately without it detonating.THAT'S IT FOR TONIGHT AS I'M TOO DRUNK TO GET THE PHOTO'S IN THE CORRECT ORDER OR TO USE EDIT PROPERLY. BESIDES, I HAVE GUESTS OVER. MORE TOMORROW.
Warhead wrote:Right, enough of the 18th Century guide to shrapnel pish...
The Bitches fall back to the blue buildings roof. The unarmed Necromancer doesn't stand a chance and is easily taken care of by the two Man Bitches.
Those that can, take up position overlooking the Creeper. The others face the newly arrived Red Baron De'ath's Horde.
The Bitches with ranged weapons open fire.
Only two of the Undead Knights fall. Prudently the other Bitches hold their fire for the inevitable charge.
One of the Man Bitches rolls a fumble and falls off the wall, ouch... he's alive but stunned so can't move next turn. The others fair just as badly. Out of the three hits not one of them exceeds the Creepers or even the undeads armour.
The Bitches are left holed up in a defensive position, unable or unwilling to move.
Warhead wrote:THE ASSYRIAN EMPIRE
The Captain discards his Auto-Pistol and grabs the fallen troopers heavy laser.
The Trooper carrying the Computer Core makes it to the safety of the hanger.
A Trooper and the Squadron Leader manage to man-handle a Bomb. They take care to place it just so...
before giving it a send off in the right direction.
Right on the Money.
The Trooper takes the shot, and it's good!
It took me ages to get them like this, so you're getting three pictures of the same thing, just shut up and lump it, I don't care.
Impressive Firepower! Six Heavy Rifle attacks blaze a massed volley at the Creeper. Laser shots sizzle and burn against the Creepers armour but nothing seems to penetrate.
The Trooper with the Immortal-Tech Portable Rocket Launcher however managed to point it in the right way, he nearly burns the Captain with the backblast. Once it's fired it's discarded and can't be reloaded.
But it's the shot that counts, scratch one more Creeper!
The Trooper with the Heavy Bolter and his squad mate take up flank position and lay down suppressive fire on the undead to try and keep them back.
Three more Undead succumb to the Assyrian attack.
@Natalya: There, I hope that helps you work out where the fuck they are.
I'll probably be too busy to post stuff now but I may get a chance when the wife's watching one of her drama's (puke) on Saturnalia night, you never know. In any case, I hope you have enjoyed it so far and have a Great Saturnalia guys and I'll get the rest posted in the next few days.
Warhead wrote:I'm having some seriously annoying problems with my Photobucket account just now. They have change their Upload features and I can no longer Bulk Upload but have to sit and fuck about with each individual picture. Worse, no matter what I try I can't attach any images by Direct Link for some reason. When I click on the Link it states it's copied and then when I try to paste, it isn't there. Now I have to actually copy the link, meaning even more arsing about. I can do it all but it now takes that much more time and effort.
Anyone got any ideas before I email them a hate mail rant of apocalyptic proportions?
The Peach Pirates shift position following their own agenda, what ever it may be. No shooting takes place and they avoid the Survivors awaiting reaction fire.
Warhead wrote:I can no longer use the Edit feature on Photobucket either, something about Adobe Flash 9 or some shit like that. Don't they understand I'm running a computer with less than 3GB of free space on the hard drive, I can't afford to download frivolous shit like this. The fucks!
Anyway, pressing on without the editing.NEW TEAM HAS ENTERED PLAY SECRET FACTION MAGIC SOAP
Is it a bird?..
Is it a plane?..
No it's Maniac Drop Pod Suprise, the suprise is...
there isn't a drop pod and unlike here, they are rarely on target.
Elite Immortals DO however get their own drop pod.
Warhead wrote:AT LONG LAST THE MANLY MEN!!!
Manly Santa and the Manly Men each take a Swig of what they think is another barrel of Warhead Beer, only to find it's a barrel of Confiscated Cheap'N'FuKin'Nasty" Maniac beer. Wah-hoooo! Instantly pissed on pure rage they attack the VOL.
Those unable to leap out the windows open fire.
The Mighty Ombri and a Manly Man ambush the advancing VOL from above.
Reaction fire is just absorbed by the Manly Men's toughness. AAAARRRGH!
Shots blast into the VOL, but their serious armour proves superior and no damage is taken, even when a Manly Man critical fumbles a shot that strikes the Tough Ombrie in the head. VOL reaction fire kills one of the Manly Men.
The First to die is a Manly Man who fearlessly/foolishly takes on Commander Leonidus who managed to save himself from harm with the help of his shield and armour while practically exploding the Manly Man in a shower of gore and slashing OTC.
The VOL trooper is torn apart in a spray of arterial blood as the Tough Ombrie shows that VOL armour is no match for an OTC at your side.
Warhead wrote:THE ARMY OF DARKNESS
The few animated undead in front of the Assyrians try to close the distance, but fail. Their Captain finds a rocket, a lucky find. He then opens fire with his Cyborg Arm but misses the Assyrians.
A Man Bitch dies from a rapid Fire Auto-Blaster weilding Undead.
The last Creeper opens fire on the Lil-Bitches and their Mistress. Two Lil-Bitches die but the Mistress proves too tough.
Diverted by the Bitches attack, the Red Barons Undead Horde attack the Bitches. Arrows slash into the Bitches killing two more Lil-Bitches.
One of the gates begins to topple as the undead manage to use still saws to take it out. The Gate is now open. The Britannian Assault Trooper fell but is unharmed and can act next turn normally.
The undead assault proceeds, they avoid the well defended gate and climb the sides. The Britannian Assault Troops are beginning to be over run. One Undead is decapitated but the rest are unharmed, it's proving harder to beat undead in close combat.
ZMJ plucks a Britannian defender off the wall with his acquired scythe.
Warhead wrote:END PHASE
More Undead arrive from the city.
And even more undead. A party of Trainee Chefs lead by the Undead Wight, the dreaded Gordon Ramsey.
Yet another wave of The Red Barons undead Horde arrive looking for trouble.
Warhead wrote:NEW FACTION ACTIVATED...
Capt. Zipps has entered the game.
Overwatch...NOW ACCEPTING ORDERS FOR TURN 5
Warhead wrote:
The Proto-Fig Reinforcements also arrive... or will, really soon.
The Britannian League:
The Post Apoc Survivors
The Bitches
The Manly Men
The VOL:
The Assyrians
KILLS: 14 + 2 Creepers
OBJECTIVE: Computer Core
The Peach Pirates
Kills: 0
The Immortal Family
Kills: 0
Time Travelling Super Jews
Kills: 0
KILLS: One hundred billion trillion zillion dollars


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|Statement by Ms. XU Jing of the Chinese Delegation at the Third Committee of the 64th Session of the General Assembly at the Dialogue with the High Commissioner for Human Rights
New York, 21 October 2009
Mr. Chairman,
Madam Higher Commissioner,
China welcomes this dialogue between the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Third Committee and thanks the High Commissioner for her report.
In view of the impact of the current global financial crisis, it has become all the more urgent to eradicate poverty, realize the right to development and protect economic, social and cultural rights. Although there is no hierarchical difference between civil and political rights and economic, social and cultural rights, yet in practice, the former enjoy higher attention and focus whereas the latter are wittingly or unwittingly neglected. Under the current circumstances, China hopes that the Office of the OHCHR and the Human Rights Council could pay real attention to the promotion and protection of economic, social and cultural rights as well as the right to development and take practical measures to advance the implementation of the MDGs. China would like to know the High Commissioner's ideas and plans in this regard.
Last April, the Durban Review Conference was successfully held in Geneva, injecting new vitality into the international fight against racism. The OHCHR implemented in earnest the relevant resolutions of the Preparatory Committee of the Conference, coordinated the preparations for regional Preparatory Committees, and provided sound technical support to the Review Conference. China wishes to place on record its appreciation for these efforts. On implementing the Outcome Document of the Durban Review Conference, we hope that the OHCHR will strengthen coordination with the Human Rights Council. Could the High Commissioner kindly share with us her considerations on the implementation of the Outcome Document?
In 2010, the Human Rights Council, almost five years since its inception, will start a discussion on the review of its status. The Council may wish to consider improving and strengthening its supervision over and guidance to the work of the OHCHR. It is worth pointing out that neutrality, objectivity and impartiality represent the fundamental principles that the Office must adhere to. Strict compliance with the mandate given by the General Assembly constitutes the prerequisite of its work. OHCHR should endeavor to promote international cooperation, strengthen human rights dialogue and avoid confrontation.
While noting the Office's efforts to diversify the composition of its staff, we are nevertheless concerned with the lack of fundamental solution to the imbalance in the geographical representation of the staff for years. In this connection, we welcome the Second Follow-up Report to the Management Review of the OHCHR by the JIU. We hope that the OHCHR will, as requested by the Report, take practical measures to implement the relevant recommendations, formulate goals and timelines for improvement and produce concrete results, and report in a timely manner to the Human Rights Council on the progress.
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Mayor's Office
Mayor Chris Beutler said today the actions of the State Legislature in the recent special session will have an impact on City services to residents. The City will see close to a 4-percent decrease in State aid to municipalities over two years as well as likely reductions in grants from State agencies.
In a letter written to Governor Dave Heineman prior to the special session, Beutler reminded him of the importance of State funds in maintaining crucial City services, such as police and 911 service.
We were pleased the Governor responded by refraining from major cuts to public safety, but the City and its residents will feel the sting of budget cuts in the upcoming two years in a variety of ways," Beutler said. "These cuts come at a difficult time for the City of Lincoln, as we have pared the City budget and reduced our workforce by more than 140 positions in the last three years. With our exceptionally lean City government, State cuts will directly affect services to residents.
The Unicameral cut $883,290 from State aid over two years, resulting in likely cuts to of Lincoln of $49,427 in the current fiscal year and $98,854 in fiscal year 2010-2011. State agencies have been directed to reduce spending by 2.5 percent this fiscal year and 5 percent in fiscal year 2010-2011. The impact of these across-the-board reductions won't be known until January 10 when agencies will report their plans to the Legislature. The Mayor said City staff will actively work with State agency administrators as the decisions are made.
Many of our ongoing City programs use matching State funds, and Lincoln could see key City services directly impacted," Beutler said. " The domino effect of these decisions on continuing federal funding or complying with mandates is very real. Our goal is to acknowledge the need for shared sacrifice, but to bring home with administrators the vital importance of our shared public infrastructure, health and safety programs and our priorities at the local level.
Beutler said he was pleased the Unicameral limited a proposed $5 million transfer from the Enhanced Wireless 911 Fund to $3.4 million. The fund's purpose is to provide relief to the local providers of 911 service to compensate for the loss of traditional 911 funding from land line use and the increased demand on 911 because of the rise in cell phone use. Beutler said the larger transfer would have directly impacted emergency 911 service in the community.


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The Lions needed a roster spot when they signed veteran safety Chris Hope earlier this afternoon, so they found someone with experience.
The Lions released wide receiver Brian Robiskie for the second time this offseason to clear the spot, via Anwar Richardson of MLive.com.
Robiskie was cut and re-signed earlier this offseason in a cap move, but the likelihood of his making the roster was slim regardless his salary.


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Compromise and pass it on!
Thanks EmmyJo for a great game idea! I filled out yours but thought it would be fun to post one that doesn't end!
Rules: The fictional couple like two very different names. Give them a compromise name and then list two new names that need to be compromised, thereby passing the game on! (Can be a boy or a girl)
First Couple:
He likes Alice, She likes AnastasiaProud mama to Lucia Marie (3) and Halle Regina born July 12th!
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Dear Parents and Students:
Welcome back to school! I hope you had a great summer. Our work together this past year brought progress on many fronts. Now, with the start of the 2016-17school year, we have new opportunities and challenges to improve the lives and futures of Roswell's children.
Whether you are driving a school bus, providing outreach to parents, maintaining one of our many facilities, working in an administrative function, teaching in a classroom, or serving in any one of the many other important capacities in this district, you are integral to ensuring that our schools are highly effective centers of learning. I want to highlight the following priorities as critical to our continued success:
Communicating effectively and providing quality service to our schools, families, and community benefits all of our children. Several initiatives to improve our responsiveness to parents, families, and staff are underway, including developing standards for responding to parent concerns, formal complaints, and using technology to provide quick access to information and digital communication tools.
Quality instruction and intervention are of utmost importance to our success. We have steadily improved student performance in testing by supporting highly skilled teachers teaching the core content standards while enriching our curriculum with LDC, MDC, and Project based learning.
This year we have strong community support for the district's goals of improved school safety and attendance, and literacy. We know that in order for students to achieve at the highest levels they have to attend school consistently ready to learn when class starts. It is equally important that they feel welcomed and safe in our schools. The district-wide average high school attendance for last school year was 95%. We intend to increase UHS's average attendance from 81% to 90% this year.
We are uniting people, programs, and resources, together with our Business Partners. I encourage you to support these goals and help us increase awareness about the importance of attendance and building eager learners and strong readers so all of our children can succeed in school and in life.
I am thankful that we have such a talented and dedicated staff.
Porter Cutrell
UHS/ECHS Principal
University High School


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danerazz wrote:For those wanting flap springs, do you want nylon locknuts, or castle nuts for cotter pin safety?
It will need to be a general concensus, I will order a bunch, but don't want to order a bunch of different ones. All previous kits were nylon locknuts.
I can't tell from the picture exactly how the installation is set up. If we're torquing the nut, I'd think nylocs are fine. Nylocs need consistent force to stay in place. If the nut is just locating the spring on the bolt and isn't run down hard against anything, I'd prefer castle nuts and drilled bolts.


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MACON, Ga. – With the 2011-12 season set to kick off in less than a month, Lipscomb senior guard Anna Bowers has been named to the 2011 All-Atlantic Sun Conference Preseason team as announced by the league on Tuesday.
"We're excited about Anna being chosen preseason all-conference," said head coach Frank Bennett. "She's worked hard to be in that position and has been an outstanding player for us the last three years. It's good to get recognition for our team in that way."
Bowers returns for the Lady Bisons after a junior season that saw the Nashville native average 13.2 points-per-contest. The veteran saw action in all 30 contests a year ago including 18 starts in the back court for Lipscomb.
"Anna's going to be one of our key players this year," said Bennett. "She's a good scorer and a good defender. She's working really hard in practice and taking it to a new level, so we're expecting great things from her this year."
Stetson's Victoria McGowan was selected as Preseason Player of the Year, while North Florida's Lakira Jones was tabbed as Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Joining Bowers and Jones on the team are Briana Williams (Mercer), Haley Nelson (Belmont), Tee' Ara Copney (USC Upstate), Sarah Hansen (FGCU), Destiny Mitchell (ETSU), Brittany Kirkland (North Florida), Courtney Chihil (FGCU), Sametria Gideon (Kennesaw State) and Sasha Sims (Stetson).
The league coaches and media both predicted that FGCU would finish the regular season atop the A-Sun standings and take the 2012 A-Sun Tournament as well. Lipscomb was predicted by both groups to finish 10th in the league.
The Lady Bisons open the 2011-12 season on Nov. 5 hosting Harding in a 5 p.m. exhibition at Allen Arena. To purchase season tickets visit http://www.LipscombTickets.com or call 615-566-5166.


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Nick Malaguti necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 81 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
The Stevens Dramatic Society is looking for a design that can be used on a letterhead, banner, website, and coat of arms. It may incorporate: our initials (SDS), Stevens Institute of Technology, our location (Hoboken, NJ), or our founding year (1910). Common theater themes are also appropriate. This will be used in both digital and print applications.
The Stevens Dramatic society was founded in 1910 on the Stevens Institute of Technology campus in Hoboken, NJ. We have been putting on shows for the last hundred years or so and would like a logo which reflects both our traditions and our modern technological aptitude. Stevens Institute of Technology was founded in 1870. It is one of the leading technological universities in the nation.
This logo will be used on a banner to promote our organization on campus, on our letterheads and advertisements, on our website, and incorporated onto a coat of arms. The look should be sufficiently professional to be adapted to both on and off campus uses.
For more information about the Stevens Dramatic Society please visit our website http://www.stevens.edu/sds/
Feel free to step outside the themes already in the website. We are in the process of redesigning our webspace and would like the logo to be the centerpiece in this design.
For more information about the Stevens Insitute of Technology please visit http://www.stevens.edu/
It would be nice if the design was related in some way to Stevens. Some common symbols of Stevens include:
The Edwin A. Stevens building: http://www.stevens.edu/sit/admissio…tevens.jpg and http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/2607384998/
The Torch Bearers: The huge equestrian statue of a naked rider on a horse being passed a flaming torch from a fallen runner was sculpted by the American artist, Anna Hyatt Huntington. It is the largest cast aluminum sculpture in the world. It is on the great lawn east of the library. http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/179757549/
The Gatehouse: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/179447276/
The Cannon at Castle Point: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wallyg/179753919/
Don't feel that you must include one of these, but if I mention that the design doesn't feel like it relates to Stevens, I'll probably suggest that you take a look at one of these.
- Feel free to be creative, we are open to all ideas.
- The tragedy/comedy masks are still fair game, but try to be original.
- Tie the design back to Stevens Institute of Technology in some way.
- The logo that is currently on our website.
- Also, if you can avoid that icky purple, that's probably a good idea.
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BAP Member's Printing Firm Chosen by Obama Administration to Print Inaugural Invitations
We're extremely proud to congratulate BAP member, client, and friend Sheila Donnelly. Along with her Father, Jim Donnelly they run the award winning Brooklyn based printing firm Precise Continental, which was recently chosen to produce one million gold-and-black engraved invitations for the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama. Precise has now been featured on ... Continue reading ›