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There are a number of places you can turn to if you need assistance in paying your energy or electric bill. High-energy costs have forced many families to have to make the choice between paying their utility bills, their mortgage or rent, or even paying for groceries.
Most utility companies offer some form of financial assistance, grants, or weatherization type program. Also a number of government programs, both state and federal, can assist people with paying their utility bills. Find information and ways to obtain utility bill assistance in your state.
In addition, we will also show you some ways to, and provide you assistance, in reducing the amount of your utility bills. For example, you can easily reduce your utility bill by up to 40%. There are many simple, free steps you can take to help save on your utility bills. The more tips you implement, the less need for utility bill help and assistance that you will need. See the energy saving tips below.
1) Find out how to save on heating and cooling costs
Cooling and heating typically are the largest part of household utility use and therefore provide a large opportunity to lower utility bills. As much as one half of the energy used in your home goes towards heating and cooling it. Continued.
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Replace incandescent bulbs with CFL light bulbs, which will use last at least 8 times longer and will use about 75 percent less electricity. Lighting does account for about 15% of your home's electric use and provide a good opportunity to reduce utility bills.
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She wants to say to him what she has learned,none of it in class. Some women are born stupid,and some women are too smart for their own good. Some women are born to give ,and some women only know how to take. Some women learn who they want to be from their mothers,some who they don't want to be. Some mothers suffer so their daughters won't. Some mothers love so their daughters won't.
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Ashanti brings her best game and more on her fourth studio album, the aptly titled The Declaration, arriving in June of 2008 as the most complete and compelling offering of her career. A soaring collection of new tracks, penned by the multi-talented artist, the intricately produced album captures her alluring presence and incredible vocal range.
The Declaration is an impressive rollout of A-list producers, including Jermaine Dupri, LT Hutton, Babyface, Pharrell Williams, Bryan Michael Cox and others. A sizzling snapshot of the heat-seeking Ashanti can be gleamed from the new single; "The Way That I Love You" produced LT Hutton. The song skillfully plays up the ever-present voice of the star. You can feel Ashanti reveling in her new-found independence, which she effortlessly displays with a powerful sense of purpose throughout every song on the new album.
"One of the reasons I call the album 'The Declaration,' is because I feel it's important to present all sides of what being a woman is about," she says. "Historically, we've always been relegated to the bottom of the totem pole, whether it's business or the battle of the sexes or just empowering each other. I want this album to make people feel stronger about themselves. I've always used the ups and downs in my own life as well as others close to me as a motivational tool and I hope my music comes off that way. I felt a lot of passion making this record. I loved every minute I was in the studio."


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Reference List Errors in Manuscripts Submitted to a Journal for Review for Publication
Style errors outlined in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) were examined among 131 manuscripts submitted to Research in the Schools, a nationally refereed journal, over a 6-year period. Specifically, a mixed research design was utilized to determine the frequency and characteristics of APA errors committed in the reference lists of these manuscripts. Findings revealed that authors committed more than 12 reference list errors per manuscript, on average (M = 12.83, SD = 7.25). Further, a total of 466 unique reference list errors were identified, which yielded the following 14 reference list error themes: general errors, reference heading, names of authors, publication year/date, title of work, publisher information, source of journal/periodical, source of authored book, source of edited book, source of website, source of paper presentation, source of dissertation/thesis, source of newspaper article, and source of government document. Implications of these and other findings are discussed.
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You knew it was coming. First, the death of Verizon's unlimited data plans, and Verizon today announced its new "Share Everything Plan," which lets up to 10 devices on a single account share data while keeping unlimited voice minutes and text messaging. Let's get right to it:
Initial smartphone access runs $40 a month. Voice minutes and text messages are unlimited. After that, you can share data with as many as 10 devices (so that'd be nine additional devices) with the following breakdown.
- 1GB shared data - $50
- 2GB shared data - $60
- 4GB shared data - $70
- 6GB shared data - $80
- 8GB shared data - $90
- 10GB shared data - $100
So, for example, say you and your spouse each have Android smartphones (as you well should). That's $80 up front. You could then share 4 gigabytes of data a month for $70, which brings you bill to $150 a month. Have an Android tablet? You can add one to the shared plan for another $10 a month.
Sweetening the deal just a little bit is that Wifi hotspot access is included. You'll be using the data from your bucket, but at least it won't cost you any extra for the privilege.
The plans go into effect June 28.
So, who's jumping on board this one?
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A trip to Costco with my son last month cost me $100.
That's not because I found a smoking deal on 20 gallons of mayonnaise -- or anything else I bought inside America's most magical shopping wonderland. The $100 is what it's costing me to fix the dent and scrapes that another shopper left on the side of my car.
As I was backing out of my parking space, I spotted a Buick Rendezvous across the aisle also start to move. I saw it first in the rearview-camera monitor, then through the window. (More on this in a minute.) So I did what is always the wrong multiple-choice answer on Michigan's driver's license test: I honked.
As you might expect, this attracted the attention of seemingly every other person in the parking lot except for the one who could have prevented her Rendezvous from having a rendezvous with the side panel of my Chevrolet Traverse.
By the time it occurred to me that the better option would have been to quickly throw the shifter into drive and pull ahead again, it was too late. When I got out to learn more about this lucky break for my dealer's body shop, the other driver was apologetic. She was so focused, she said, on watching for shopping carts and people walking that she hadn't seen me.
That's funny. (Again, mostly for the body shop guy.) Because I had seen the whole thing, and there weren't any carts, or people, or barrels of mayonnaise anywhere nearby at the time. But there was a 6-foot-tall, 17-foot-long, 5,000-pound, honking (literally) thing that should be easier to see than any of the things she apparently was looking for.
The repair estimate ended up coming out to only about $700. I just learned that the other driver's insurance company agreed to pay $400 toward my $500 deductible. The claims adjuster determined that she was 80 percent at fault, putting the other 20 percent on me even though my vehicle was at a dead stop when it was hit. I didn't argue, but I also didn't say I wouldn't grumble a bit on the Internet.
So, in the end, I'm out $100. It barely disrupted my day, no one got hurt, including my 1-year-old son. And, honestly, the damage isn't very noticeable.
But what the Great Costco Smash-Up of 2012 showed me is what a difference rearview cameras can make. I saw what was going on behind my vehicle. The other driver didn't.
When I bought my Traverse two years ago, I told the salesman it had to have a rearview camera. This was the biggest vehicle I had ever owned, and with a baby on the way, I thought $450 to improve visibility as much as possible was money well spent.
Federal regulators have been weighing whether to make rearview cameras mandatory in new vehicles within a couple of years. The Transportation Department was close to finalizing a rule on the subject a few months ago, but then it backed off at the last minute to study the issue more.
The benefits highlighted by advocates of rearview cameras are huge, and they're far more serious than avoiding a little dent. The government says cameras could prevent 95 to 112 deaths and as many as 8,374 injuries each year. Most of these incidents are horrible, unimaginable tragedies, and a lot of the victims are children who get run over by their parents.
The downside is the cost: an estimated $2.7 billion a year for the auto industry, or $11.8 million per life saved.
But it also works out to less than $200 per vehicle. I happily paid more than double that. Now I'm paying $100 more because the vehicle that hit me didn't have a camera.
While saving lives is obviously far more important, the number of minor property-damage accidents that could be prevented with widespread use of cameras is enormous. Your body-shop guy might even have to sell one of his vacation homes.
Technical details, such as how quickly the camera image must appear after the vehicle is put into reverse and the exact angle that the camera needs to show, have delayed the government's decision on whether to make cameras mandatory. But a rearview camera already comes standard in almost half of 2012-model vehicles, which means a lot of consumers clearly want them.
I did, and anyone who discovers just how much they can't see behind their vehicle after it's too late might discover they want one, too. Costco would be a less dangerous place, at least outside the store. So would every parking lot and driveway.
And I'd have an extra $100.


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Happy Mandatory Store Bought Candy, Card and Flowers Day! In celebration of the upcoming holiday that I simply can't bring myself to loathe because it involves pink hearts and sparkles (and chocolate), here are some spectacular homemade Valentine's-themed fruit jellies I whipped up. I made mine in peach, strawberry, orange and raspberry flavors, but you can try any flavor you like!
HOMEMADE VALENTINE'S GUMMY CANDY RECIPE (a.k.a. FRUIT JELLIES)
- 2/3 cup strained fruit juice concentrate
- 3 Tb. unflavored gelatin (I used 3 packets of Knox)
- 4 Tb. water
- 4 Tb. corn syrup
- 6 Tb. granulated sugar
- Colored sanding sugars or nonpareil sprinkles
1. Lightly spray silicone or plastic candy molds with non-stick cooking spray. (Fun shaped ice cube molds also work well, as long as they're not too large and deep...your gummies would never set!)
2. Pour the unflavored gelatin and water in a bowl and let it sit at room temperature for 3-5 minutes.
3. While the gelatin is softening, place the juice, sugar and corn syrup in a medium saucepan and heat until sugar dissolves.
4. Stir in gelatin and continue stirring until gelatin dissolves completely and the mixture begins to boil. Let boil one minute, stirring constantly.
5. Spoon into silicone or plastic candy molds and refrigerate or leave on counter until completely set. You'll know it's ready when you press the gummy and it's no longer sticky (it should softly spring back from your touch.
6. When set, turn out of molds and roll in sanding sugar or nonpareil sprinkles.


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Health care consumer's rights; Rights of the health care consumer
In March 1998, the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry issued its final report, which included the Consumer Bill of Rights and Responsibilities. The Commission was appointed by President Bill Clinton, and co-chaired by Donna Shalala, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The purpose of the Bill of Rights is:
- To build up consumer confidence in the health care system, by making it easy for consumers to be involved in their own health care.
- To strongly support the importance of a good healthcare provider and that of a good provider-patient relationship.
- To emphasize and support the importance of the consumers' role in making sure they have rights and responsibilities with regard to health improvement.
The Consumer Bill of Rights was developed by the federal government. This has been used by many health plans, including the federal-government-sponsored health plans.
Consumer Bill of Rights
I. Information Disclosure
You have the right to receive accurate and information you can understand about your health, treatments, health plan, health care providers, and health care facilities. If you speak another language, have a physical or mental disability, or just don't understand something, you will be helped so you can make informed health care decisions.
II. Choice of Providers and Plans
You have the right to choose your health care provider, within your health plan.
III. Access to Emergency Services
If you have severe pain, an injury, or sudden illness and you are concerned that you could be seriously ill, hurt, or could die, you have the right to get emergency services whenever and wherever needed, to be seen by a doctor and get services, even if you don't ask your health plan first, and you will not be charged a penalty.
IV. Participation in Treatment Decisions
You have the right to know all your treatment options, even if they are not covered by your health plan, and make decisions about your care. Parents, guardians, family members, or others that you choose can represent you if you cannot make your own decisions.
V. Respect and Nondiscrimination
You have the right to considerate, respectful care, and not be discriminated against, by your doctors, other health care providers, or health plan representatives.
VI. Confidentiality of Health Information
You have the right to talk in private with health care providers and to have your health care information protected. You also have the right to review and copy your own medical record and ask your doctor to make corrections your record if it is not accurate, complete, or has information that does not relate to your health care.
VII. Complaints and Appeals
You have the right to a fair, fast and objective review of any complaint you have against your health plan, doctors, hospitals or other health care personnel. This includes complaints about waiting times, hours available, health care facilities, and the conduct of health care personnel.
Consumer Responsibilities
In addition to listing consumer rights for health care, the Advisory Commission on Consumer Protection and Quality in the Health Care Industry also listed the responsibilities of consumers. These are ways the consumer can work together with health care providers to get the best quality health outcome.
- Doing your best to get well and stay healthy, with healthy habits, such as exercising, not smoking, and eating a healthy diet.
- Tell your health care providers the information they need to know, and clearly communicate what you want and need.
- Be involved with your health care providers when making your health care decisions.
- Work with health care providers in developing and carrying out treatment plans you all agree upon.
- Use the health plan's internal complaint and appeal process to address concerns that may arise.
- Avoid knowingly spreading disease.
- Recognize of risks and limits of the science of medical care and that health care providers are human and can make mistakes.
- Be aware of a health care provider's need to fairly provide care to other patients and the community.
- Learn about your health plan coverage and health plan options (when available) including all covered benefits, the limits, what isn't covered, the rules regarding use of information, and how to appeal coverage decisions.
- Show respect for other patients and health workers.
- Make a good-faith effort to pay your health care bills.
- Follow procedures of the health plans and health care providers.
- Report wrongdoing and fraud to the right resources or legal authorities.
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Phil Schiller is Apple's Senior Vice President of Product Marketing, but by all accounts his role in that job is as unconventional as Apple itself. Businessweek has delved into that -- as much as they could absent cooperation from Schiller or Apple -- and paints a picture of man who, in many ways, is very different than Steve Jobs yet who embodies many of his principles and visions.
Fairly or not, Schiller and other Apple executives are being measured against their former boss. Superficially, the two men had little in common. Jobs had no interest in sports; Schiller is a rabid hockey fan. Jobs eschewed public displays of wealth; Schiller collects high-priced sports cars and has kept miniature replicas of some in his office. Yet in business, Schiller channeled Jobs's perspective so consistently that he was known within Apple as Mini-Me. He found the nickname flattering and kept a cutout of the Austin Powers character in his office. Like Jobs, he is ruthlessly disciplined when it comes to choosing new products or features, which has yielded another nickname: Dr. No, for his penchant to shoot down ideas, according to one former manager.
Movie allusions aside, Businessweek paints Schiller as a fierce defender of Apple who goes on the offensive when it comes to things like curating the App Store, and keeping it "free of porn". They also cast him as controlling yet without Jobs' flare, and suggest he hasn't handled Apple's $1 billion dollar ad budget well, post-Jobs. Specifically, they point to the recent celebrity Siri ads as falling flat.
But Phil Schiller isn't Steve Jobs any more than Tim Cook is. And he's not singularly responsible for Apple's past, present, or future success any more than Cook or even Jobs were.
Apple may have had the best lead in the world, but they've always been a band, not a solo act.
Of course, a new version of so iconic a band will always weighed against the originals, but ultimately their music has to stand or fall on its own.


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- Arrange entries in alphabetical order by the surname of the first author. Alphabetize letter by letter.
Order for several works by the same first author:
- Single-author entries precede multiple-author entries beginning with the same surname, earliest first.
- References with the same first author and different second or third authors are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the second author, etc.
- References with the same authors in the same order are arranged by year of pub., the earliest first.
- Works by different authors with the same surname are arranged alphabetically by the first initial.
- Works with no authors are arranged by the first word in the title (not including A, The, etc.) .
- Works specifically listing the author as Anonymous list entry alphabetically as if a name were listed.
- Works with corporate authors are listed alphabetically by the first significant word of the name. Use complete names of institutions, do not abbreviate.


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Ceylon Emerald Radiant Cut Chrysoberyl 1.16 carats 7.3x5.4x3.8mm
Rich jungle green in color with a luscious emerald radiant cut make this Ceylon eye clean beauty an asset to any collection. Its a beautiful piece.
All gemstones in our inventory and our jewelry are Natural mined gemstones, NONE are lab created,lab grown,man made, or synthetics.
Type I Gemstones -Usually eye clean
|Examples- Aquamarine,Green & Yellow Chrysoberyl,Morganite,Tanzanite, Green Tourmaline, Blue Zircon
|None-Natural: No Enhancement
|VVS-Minute inclusions, difficult to see under 10X. Eye clean.
|Heat-The use of heat to effect desired alteration of color, clarity and/or phenomena.
|VS-Minor inclusions, somewhat easy to see with 10X. Usually eye clean.
|Type II Gemstones-Usually included
|Heating and Pressure: The use of heat and pressure combined to effect desired alterations of color, clarity and/or phenomena.
|SI1-Easily noticeable inclusions with 10X. Slightly visible to the unaided eye.
|Examples- Alexandrite,Amethyst, Ametrine,Citrine, All Garnet, Iolite, Peridot, All Sapphire & Ruby, Spinel, Blue, Orange & Yellow Tourmaline, Green, Orange, Red or Yellow Zircon
|Irradiation: The use of neutrons, gamma rays or beta particles (high energy electrons) to alter a gemstone's color. The irradiation may be followed by a heating process.
|SI2-Easily visible inclusions to the unaided eye
|Oiling/Resin Infusion: The filling of surface-breaking fissures with colorless oil, wax, resin or other colorless substances, except glass or plastic, to improve the gemstone's appearance.
|I1-Significant inclusions,Moderate effect on appearance or durability
|Type III-Gemstones Almost always included
|Waxing/Oiling: The impregnation of a colorless wax, paraffin or oil in porous opaque or translucent gemstones to improve appearance.
|I2-Significant inclusions,Severe effect on appearance or durability
|Examples- Bixbite, Emerald, Red, Pink or Watermelon Tourmaline
|Filling: The filling of surface-breaking cavities or fissures with colorless glass, plastic, or similar substances.This process may improve durability and/or appearance, and/or to add weight.
|Diffusion: The use of chemicals in conjunction with high temperatures to produce ARTIFICIAL color change and/or asterism-producing inclusions.
|Coating: The use of such surface enhancements as lacquering, enameling, inking, foiling or sputtering of films to improve appearance, provide color or add other special effects.
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Spanish with Vocab Mole for iPhone$0.99
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Do you know some Spanish and want to refresh and improve it in a fun way?Without having to grudgingly sit down every day for another boring vocabulary drill?Just start the Vocab Mole app and keep it running. The mole will challenge you from time to time during the day with short multiple-choice quizzes. He hides in the hill next to the correct answer. Whack the right hill! Your Spanish will improve as long as you remember to start the app every morning!Behind the fun facade lies some serious psychological learning theory. The learning algorithm is based on Leitner's famous flashcard system: it maximizes learning efficiency by using spaced repetition.Forget about boring spreadsheet tables telling you how many words you got right or wrong! Vocab Mole shows your progress in the form of an animated meadow with mole hills. The better you know the words, the further the mole hills move away, until they finally disappear. Clear the meadow of all hills to obtain the mole's helmet and advance to the next level. The mole has five different helmets, each one more difficult to get than the previous one. Whack your way to the coveted yellow helmet and your mastery of Spanish vocabulary!Features:- Vocabulary of over 6000 words- Uses spaced repetition to maximize learning effectiveness- You can let the iPod app keep playing while Vocab Mole is running- You can press the sleep button on your device to save battery; the mole will continue to quiz you from time to time- The main screen shows your learning progress in the form of an animated meadow with molehills- The app can also be used as a dictionary: enter a word and get the translationThanks to everyone at iBetaTest.com! Your thorough testing and excellent feature suggestions helped make Vocab Mole a lot better.
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अभी हाल ही में एक सर्वे आया था, जिसमें बताया गया था कि रिपोर्टिंग कसाई और वेटर से भी बेकार पेशा है. परन्तु फोर्ब्स पत्रिका ने एक सर्वे कराया है, जिसमें बताया गया है कि आठ कारणों से रिपोर्टिंग बेस्ट प्रोफेसन है. लेकिन फोर्ब्स के जेफ बेरकोविकी ने बताया है कि यह पूरी तरह सच नहीं है बल्कि आठ कारणों से पत्रकारिता बेस्ट प्रोफेशन है. जेफ का कहना है कि कम सेलरी, लम्बी और अनियमित काम के घंटों के बावजूद यह एक अच्छा पेशा है.
जेफ के अनुसार –
इससे आपको हमेशा कुछ सीखने को मिलता है.
आपको ज्यादा पढ़ने का भुगतान भी होता है.
आपको दिलचस्प लोगों से मिलने का मौका मिलता है.
आप सेलिब्रेटियों से मिलते हैं.
आप सेलिब्रिटियों से मिलकर आनंद उठा सकते हैं.
तनाव से जोश मिलता है.
आप पत्रकारों से हमेशा घिरे रहते हैं.
और आपको खुद को अभिव्यक्त करने का मौका मिलता है.
फोर्ब्स में प्रकाशित जेफ का लेख.
Forget That Survey. Here's Why Journalism Is The Best Job Ever
Jeff Bercovici
A survey ranking journalist as the fifth-worst job to have in 2012 has been getting a lot of attention for the last few days, in case you haven't noticed. The report, by CareerCast, says being a reporter at a newspaper, magazine or TV show is worse than waiting tables and only a tiny bit less lousy than working on an oil rig. Blame the combination of high stress and scarce career opportunities.
You know that old joke referenced in "Annie Hall" about the restaurant with the terrible food and the tiny portions? This study makes me think of that. Working as a reporter is just awful — and it's so hard to find a place to do it!
Inadvertently, all this survey does is highlight the truth: Being a journalist is the best. That's all there is to it. Yes, there are too few really good jobs and too many people fighting for them. Yes, salaries start out quite low. Yes, the hours can be long and irregular. Yes, the industry is in a period of extreme disruption, with lots of old jobs being destroyed, and the new ones typically offer less security and require different skills.
None of that changes the core fact here. For those who are cut out for it — and that's definitely not everyone — journalism is a uniquely rewarding, wonderful career. Here are just a few of the reasons why.
-You're always learning. Remember how great college was? Every semester brought new topics, new professors, new ideas. Your brain got a workout. You could feel yourself getting smarter. Journalism is like that. You're always building new mental muscles. You start out on a new beat or a new story as ignorant as a child, and within a few weeks or months you're an expert. Wait, you didn't like college? Don't be a journalist. Problem solved.
-You get paid to read a ton. Pretty much every journalist I know starts his day the same way: with a big cup of coffee and the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and a dozen or so blogs, either directly or filtered through Twitter, LinkedIn, etc. I'm sure a lot of people with real jobs start their days the same way, but most of them have to do it before they get to work. Suckers.
-You get paid to meet interesting people. Here are a few things I've done at FORBES in the name of journalism: gotten a lesson in Texas Hold 'Em from a former pro poker player; watched a cartoonist for The New Yorker sketch comic ideas; gone jogging on the turf at Lambeau Field with the president of the Green Bay Packers; started a boycott against Mario Batali; got the creators of Words With Friends to explain why their game is so annoying. I'm sure waiters meet a lot of interesting people, too, but if they ask a lot of obnoxious questions they risk getting stiffed on the tip. I get a raise.
-You get to meet celebrities. Note that I did not include this under "interesting people." Sometimes they are and sometimes they aren't, and often the interaction is too stage-managed and shallow to be able to tell. Sometimes they are big fat jerks who think you must care about meeting them more than you actually do. In any case, it's nice for your mom to have something to brag about to her friends, since she probably won't be bragging about how much money you make.
-Maybe you even get to enjoy a little celebrity. Like meeting celebrities, going on TV can be fun and exciting, or it can be excruciating. We journalists aren't all straight-up attention whores, but I have yet to meet one who doesn't like having his or her work recognized. Hearing someone say, "Hey, I saw that thing you wrote quoted in the Times!" never, ever gets old.
-All that "stress"? It's called excitement. Well, not all of it. But tracking down a scoop on deadline, when the newsroom is buzzing with dozens of people doing the same — it's an adrenaline rush. Plenty of jobs in this world offer the prospect of unrelieved boredom. I'd rather have one that gets my heart pumping. Speaking of which…
-Journalists get around. I'm not even talking about traveling, although most journalists get to do that every once in a while. I'm not a big racker-up of frequent flier miles, but I've been to conferences in Puerto Rico and Austin, two places I wouldn't have made it to otherwise. But set that aside. On a day-to-day level, what matters more is that reporting is rife with chances to get up from your desk, get out of the office and stretch your legs. Don't like staring at a glowing screen all day? Meet a few sources for coffee, do some man-on-the-street interviews or go cover a trade show. It's often when you're playing semi-hooky from the office that you'll get your best stuff.
-And then there's the small matter of self-expression. I was thinking about this while watching the premiere of "Girls" on HBO. Lena Dunham's character is a would-be memoirist who can't find paying work. This might be a good comedic set up, but the fact is it's probably never been a better job market for 20-somethings who just want to write about themselves, or at least about their opinions about dating, sex, food, pop culture, etc. If that character doesn't have a job as a ladyblogger by the end of the season, she at least ought to have a bright future as a TV recapper. For better or worse, the old days of journalists having to put in 20 years of work to earn the right to use the word "I" are well behind us.
Have I convinced you that journalism is the only real career choice for curious, restless semi-narcissists like me? I hope not. There are enough of us already trying to do it. Go be a meter-reader.


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2. I can live with plain yogurt alone with chia seeds.
3. Im a very matipid person, you really have to trust me with this one.
4. I have a seperate bank account for my dream bag at hanggang dream padin sya until now.
5. I sold all of my luxury bag except for the givenchy nightingale.
6. I cant sleep whenever I want something, so kailangan mabili ko sya.
7. Pag may isang product ako na nagustuhan forever ko na syang gusto and I hoard them.
8. I cant go without a sunblock at dapat waterbased sya.
9. White, Neutral and Black is my color.
10. tiramisu is my ultimate favorite dessert.
11. I have never been to Boracay. I know right.
12. Dapat laging may Alcohol or Hand Sanitizer.
13. I have a chanel wallet pero hinde ko ginagamit, dahil mas sanay ako sa coin purse lang where in everything is there na from cash, credit cards and Id's.
14. I love winter to mid spring season.
15. without Internet I will be so broke.
16. Im addicted to vitamilk double choco shake, Usually 1 liter a day nauubos ko.
17. I still cry kahit ilang beses ko na napanuod ang my sisters keeper.
18. I postponed my dream to study fundamentals in baking and Givenchy pandora bag just for Turkey.
19. I always took a lot of selfie but I don't usually post them.
20. takoyaki, salmon sushi, lechon and kare-kare is my comfort food.
21. I always order the same food at Pancake House which is Fish roll.
22. I always wanted to enroll in a swimming class.
23. anything with mint flavor is fine.
24. Im an expert maleta-packer.
25. kung ikakasal ako it would ba a destination wedding at sa Bali yun.
26. I love extreme rides kahit bawal due to my back condition.
27. friends are like family and family is forever.
28. when I dont like you, I dont like you na talaga but atleast I dont Hate you. :)
29. "I trust you" is always a better compliment than "I love you", once na sinira mo yung trust na binigay ko, goodbye na and goodluck nalang sayo.
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MONTREAL — Venus Williams defeated Serena 6-7 (2), 6-2, 6-3 Saturday for the first win against her sister in more than five years to advance to the final of the Rogers Cup.
The 34-year-old Venus hadn't beat her 32-year-old sister in five matches going back to Dubai in 2009. Top-ranked Serena still leads the all-time series 14-11.
Unseeded Venus started with strong serving and took a 3-1 lead before Serena tied it 3-3. The younger sibling and defending champion prevailed in the tiebreaker, taking a 4-0 lead.
Venus, who dropped serve only once, served for the match at 5-3 in the third set. Venus won it with a rocket serve that Serena returned into the net. Serena had 19 aces and nine double-faults, while Venus had six aces and two doubles-faults.


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The Irish National War Memorial Gardens in Dublin is not an especially difficult place to find; however, if you do not know its precise location, you might very well drive right past it without knowing it is there. The gardens are below street level, and apart from the small sign marking the main entrance, there is very little fanfare attached to the place.
When I decided to visit the gardens, I wanted to be clear about exactly which bus would drop me near the main entrance, and so went to the Dublin Bus website to figure out which bus travels along Con Colbert Road. On the route planner the name Irish National War Memorial Gardens does not appear. I decided brevity must be the order of the day, so dropped the words 'Irish' and 'National' from my search terms; however, the only choice which came up was 'Memorial Gardens'. The words Irish National War do not appear.
When I decided to visit the gardens, I wanted to be clear about exactly which bus would drop me near the main entrance, and so went to the Dublin Bus website to figure out which bus travels along Con Colbert Road. On the route planner the name Irish National War Memorial Gardens does not appear. I decided brevity must be the order of the day, so dropped the words 'Irish' and 'National' from my search terms; however, the only choice which came up was 'Memorial Gardens'. The words Irish National War do not appear.
The erasure of the words which delineate its proper name, as well as the history of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens, serves as a marker that there was — and still is in some quarters — some reticence about honouring those Irish who fought and died as part of the British forces during the First World War.
Designed by English architect Sir Edwin Lutyens, the gardens were devised and laid out beginning in 1933 with completion in 1939. The project could have served as a model for co-operation between the Irish and the British people. The team which built all of the structures in the plan, and planted all of the greenery in the garden spaces, was comprised of former British servicemen and former Irish members of the Irish National Army, with fifty percent of the workforce hailing from Britain, and fifty percent of the workforce being Irish born.
More Irish citizens fought in the First World War than fought in The Easter Rising, The War of Independence, and The Irish Civil War combined (Wishart pp.111-118). Despite this fact, the Irish National War Memorial Gardens has never really been brought into public consciousness as an important place of commemoration. The gardens were never officially unveiled by the Irish government. In 1937 the government, led by then Taoiseach Éamon de Valera, refused the invitation to attend the first Armistice Day ceremonies held in the gardens (Leonard, page 66). Although this refusal is perhaps not surprising, given De Valera's history within the independence movement, it was quite a disappointment for those Irish families commemorating their dead.
Over time the gardens were allowed to fall into a disgraceful state of disrepair until they were restored in the 1980s. On the day of my visit this past January, I was disheartened to see that the gardens are principally used as an off lead dog park, although there is a sign at the entrance prohibiting off lead dogs, and I was appalled to see dog excrement on one of the principal monuments.
In my opinion, to fail to properly honour those Irish, who sacrificed their lives on the battlegrounds of Europe, is like saying some war dead are more important than others. I can imagine those Irish families, including my own, who lost loved ones who had fought with the British forces during the First World War asking, 'Aren't our war dead as important as yours?'
|The granite banner reads: 'To The Memory of 49,400* Irish Men Who Gave Their Lives in The Great War 1914-1918'
The fact is, like many Irish, my family history takes me to both sides of the argument. We lost family members both in the fight for the freedom of Ireland, and in the fight for the freedom of Europe.
Those of you who have been with me over the long haul know the story of my paternal grandmother Anne Magee, who served as a member of Cumann na mBan, running guns and delivering dispatches, as well as campaigning against the conscription of Irish into the British Forces during the First World war. You will also recall the story of her brother, my granduncle Michael Magee, who fought during the 1916 Easter Rising and the Irish War of Independence, and ultimately died from wounds he sustained in a failed ambush in January of 1921. Both Anne and Michael were committed to breaking the yoke of British rule over Ireland. However, within their own family Michael and Anne's uncle, their mother's brother William Dunne, spent over a decade of his life in the service of the King, as a member of the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. William fought in the Boer War, and ultimately lost his life in the battle for Ypres, Belgium.
On the maternal side of my family tree, both Thomas 'Tom' Michael Kettle and his brother Laurence 'Larrie' Kettle fondly held out the hope that they would live to see an independent Ireland. To that end both were members of the United Irish League, and worked with the Irish Republican Brotherhood and the Irish Volunteers to make that happen. Both Tom and Larrie were members of the Provisional Committee which held the inaugural meeting to form the Irish Volunteers in 1913. Tom was in Belgium buying arms for the Irish Volunteers when he made his decision to join the fight against Germany. Tom was killed fighting on the Somme in September of 1916. Also, my maternal grandfather's first cousin William Pell was killed in action with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers in Belgium in 1915.
What is clear from all of this is that these lives were not lived in black and white, the grey areas abound. Although we cannot know precisely each person's reasons for signing on to fight against German hegemony or against British rule, presumably each man fought and died for a cause in which he believed. From our perspective in the 21st century what we should be able to see is, that all peoples should have the right to self-determination, and the right to be free from tyranny.
As I stood within the grounds of the Irish National War Memorial Gardens on that cold January day, I felt deep gratitude for those who made the ultimate sacrifice of their lives, whether for the freedom of Ireland or the freedom of Europe, and I dearly hope that all of them will always be remembered.
|'Their Name Liveth For Evermore'
Tomorrow: Wordless Wednesday: In Images: The Irish National War Memorial Gardens
Leonard, J. 'Facing the Finger of Scorn: Veterans' Memories of Ireland and the Great War' in Evans, M. and K. Lunn (eds.)
War and Memory in the Twentieth Century, Oxford, 1997
Wishart, D. 'The Selectivity of Historical Representation' in The Journal of Historical Geography, Volume 23, 1997.
Note: * There is an ongoing dispute about the accuracy of the number, with some scholars arguing that the number of Irish killed is closer to 35,000.
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Compressing the history of the long campaign into four articles, however, often seemed as daunting as escaping a U-boat Wolf Pack unscathed. Sources frequently differ over facts; merchant ships and escort vessels continually joined and left convoys; and the Battle of the Atlantic featured myriad important facets—from the number of rotors in an Enigma enciphering machine to the value of Huff/Duff detection sets. Moreover, the campaign had its own language—the convoy identification system. (A guide to transatlantic convoy IDs appears on page 15.) Inevitably, we couldn't include all aspects but believe we've come up with an engaging and informative introduction to the Battle of the Atlantic.
Our coverage begins with Canadian historian Marc Milner's "A Battle That Had to Be Won," an operational history that puts the Allied campaign in its proper context as a British-led struggle in which the U.S. Navy and Royal Canadian Navy played key roles. Jeffrey Barlow's "The Navy's Atlantic War Learning Curve" then focuses on the U.S. Navy's evolving part in the campaign—which began well before the country was officially at war—and its major contributions.
Desperately short of Atlantic warships, the Navy subsumed the U.S. Coast Guard—including its big 327-foot Secretary -class —in late 1941. In "Dangerous Duty in the North Atlantic," Michael Walling recounts the "327s'" role escorting convoys and battling U-boats. Our final Battle of the Atlantic article, Adam Lynch's "Kill or Be Killed? The U-853 Mystery," focuses on the campaign's last fight in U.S. coastal waters.
As you've probably already discovered, our 65th anniversary coverage also includes a bonus. Based on your positive feedback for the Guadalcanal gatefold in the August 2007 issue, we've again included a foldout guide—"A Closer Look at the Atlantic Campaign." Many people deserve credit for this effort, starting with Associate Editor Jim Caiella, who put in long hours researching and drawing the warships and weapons. Design Director Kelly Erlinger drew the tactics diagrams, and cartographer Bob Pratt created the Convoy ONS 5 map as well as the charts and smaller maps. And finally, Senior Editor Fred Schultz provided invaluable research help by untangling the history of ONS 5.
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Ludwig Bemelmans' Madeline books (AKA, the books everyone's parents give to them when they have appendicitis) are a lovely glimpse inside an idyllic Catholic boarding school in Paris. But what if those little girls had magical powers? Artist Christina Wald blends the two worlds together perfectly in her short story of Maryline, and a Wizard School in Scotland. It's adorable.
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Selena Gomez Megapost!
Selena Gomez arrives at LAX to catch a flight out of town. The 'Spring Breakers' star could be seen rolling some baggage into the terminal before heading to her departing flight.
Leaving BOA Steakhouse
Selena Gomez keeps her head down after dining out in Los Angeles on Friday night (January 11).
The 20-year-old actress went with some friends for a meal at Boa Steakhouse before calling it a night.
Vanessa Hudgens watches her steps while holding hands with BFF co-star Selena Gomez outside her home on Sunday afternoon (January 13) in Studio City, Calif.
The two Spring Breakers stars got glammed up at Vanessa's home before heading out to a 2013 Golden Globe Awards viewing party.
Selena stops at Starbucks!
Selena Gomez is all smiles as she leaves Starbucks with some friends on Wednesday afternoon (January 16) in Burbank, Calif.
The 20-year-old Spring Breakers actress and her girls also enjoyed sandwiches at Subway for an early dinner.
Selena Gomez Nylon February Cover Girl!
Selena Neo Adidas
Gomez and Josh Hutcherson "hooked up after flirting with each other" at a Golden Globes after-party, claims HollywoodLife in its latest laughable "exclusive."
The clueless webloid has been butchering stories about Gomez for years, so it's no surprise that in its newest rush to sensationalize something about the singer-actress, HollywoodLife whiffed again.
According to the site, after Gomez "was caught dancing and flirting with Hunger Games hunk Josh Hutcherson at the Weinstein Golden Globes after party in Beverly Hills on Jan. 13, the fun didn't stop there!"
Oh, boy! Sounds spicy! Tell us more, HollywoodLife!!
A so-called "source" tells the serial fabricators that Gomez and Hutcherson were "spotted leaving the Beverly Hilton hotel arm-in-arm, they hooked up!"
No — they did not.
Predictably, HollywoodLife is wrong.
This never happened, like a lot of what the site writes.
A source close to Gomez tells Gossip Cop, "This is completely false."
And while she's no longer with Justin Bieber, we're told Gomez and Hutcherson are "just friends and have met previously," and that he just happened to be among the group of pals with whom Gomez was partying.
And that's that.
"@selenagomez: Look who I met at subway…"
@selenagomez: "Not a bad day at the office :)"
@selenagomez: "My littles… Getting me ready!"
"Golden Globes weekend begins"
@juliannehough: Statt and the girls! #caaparty #goldenglobes"
Spring Breakers Trailer!
US Trailer
International Trailer.
Horrible photoshop but yay it's coming back.
A year after the last Wizards of Waverly Place episode aired, we get a first look at art from the one-hour reunion special airing this March, The Wizards Return: Alex vs Alex. The special will follow Selena Gomez's Alex and the rest of the Russo family as they visit long-lost relatives in Tuscany. A spell goes wrong and splits Alex in two, resulting in an Evil Alex who wants to take over the world — and a Good Alex who must stop Evil Alex at any cost. The story leads to a climactic battle between Alex's two selves atop the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Pretty much all of that is referenced in the concept art below. And nothing screams evil like a Cruella De Vil-esque streak of white hair.
Selena Talks About Her OPI Nail Polish Collection
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Sony backs away from OLED TV future
More money in 3D, LED TVs
Sony is to exit the OLED TV market in Japan, almost two years after the launch of its ground-breaking 11in Xel-1 telly.
The move, reported by Reuters, will see Sony continue to sell OLED TVs in Japan until stocks run down.
However, a spokesman insisted the company will continue to offer the tellies in Europe and the US, bankrolling the technology's development for these markets. He also indicated the company could return to the Japanese market.
Sony's Xel-1: no longer big in Japan
But not for some time we suspect. OLED was widely seen as the successor to LCD. But the emergence of LED array backlight technology has extended the lifespan of LCD technology and further developments could improve LCD picture quality further, narrowing the gap with OLED each time.
More to the point perhaps, the consumer electronics industry has rallied behind 3D TV, and it makes sense to pitch this to punters in the near term as a premium telly technology rather that one that's not yet ready to match LCD on screen size and certainly not on price.
In August 2009, an insider claimed Sony's efforts to create large OLED TVs had stalled.
Sony's Xel-1 may have been very small, but it was bloody expensive. Buy a Xel-1 from Sony today and it will set you back two pence less than £3500.
At that price, we're not surprised Sony may have shifted no more than 2000 of these sets worldwide. That's what market watcher DisplaySearch reckons - Sony isn't saying.
In November 2009, LG said big-screen OLED TVs won't debut until 2012 - and it'll still take seven years for OLED prices to fall to current LCD levels. ®


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Fed: Job market showing "some improvement"
WASHINGTON The Federal Reserve on Wednesday stood by its extraordinary efforts to stimulate the economy. And it signaled that it could increase or decrease the pace of bond purchases depending on how the job market and inflation perform.
After concluding a two-day policy meeting, the Fed said in a statement that the job market has shown some improvement in recent months, on balance. But it also notes that unemployment remains high and government budget policies have begun to restrain economic growth.
"Labor market conditions have shown some improvement in recent months, on balance, but the unemployment rate remains elevated. Household spending and business fixed investment advanced, and the housing sector has strengthened further, but fiscal policy is restraining economic growth," the Federal Open Market Committee, the central bank's policy-setting arm, said in a statement.
The Fed maintained its plan to keep short-term interest rates at record lows at least until unemployment falls to 6.5 percent from its current 7.6 percent.
And it said that it will continue to buy $85 billion a month in Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities. The bond purchases are intended to keep long-term borrowing costs down and encourage more borrowing and spending.
The statement was nearly identical to the one issued after the Fed's March meeting. The one notable change was the Fed signaling it could change its pace of bond purchases.
"The committee is prepared to increase or reduce the pace of its [bond] purchases to maintain appropriate policy accommodation as the outlook for the labor market or inflation changes," the statement said.
The Fed action was support on an 11-1 vote. Esther George, president of the Kansas City regional Federal Reserve bank, dissented for the third straight meeting. The statement said that George remained concern that the continued high level of policy accommodation increased the risks of future economic and financial imbalances.
Debate among Fed policymakers at the March meeting had prompted some economists to speculate that the Fed might scale back its bond purchases in the second half of 2013 if job growth accelerated.
But several reports in recent weeks have signaled the economy has weakened since the start of the year. Employers added only 88,000 jobs in March, far fewer than the 220,000 averaged in the previous four months. And the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.5 percent in the January-March quarter a decent growth rate but one that's expected to weaken in coming months because of federal spending cuts and higher Social Security taxes.
At the same time, consumer inflation as measured by the gauge the Fed most closely monitors remains well below its 2 percent target. That gauge rose just 1 percent in the 12 months that ended in March.
Many analysts now think the Fed will keep the Fed's easy-credit policies unchanged, possibly for the rest of the year.
The Fed has been joined by other major central banks in seeking to strengthen growth and reduce high unemployment.
The European Central Bank could cut its benchmark lending rate from a record low of 0.75 as soon as Thursday because the euro area's economy remains stagnant.
Unemployment for the eurozone is 12.1 percent. And the ECB predicts that the euro economy will shrink 0.5 percent in 2013.
Japan's central bank has acted to flood its financial system with more money to try to raise consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a prolonged slump. Economists say Japanese consumers will spend more if they know prices are going to rise.
The Bank of Japan has kept its benchmark rate between 0 and 0.1 percent to try to stimulate borrowing and spending.
The Fed's goal is to keep price changes from hurting the economy. This could occur if inflation raged out of control or if the opposite problem deflation emerged. Deflation is a prolonged drop in wages, prices and the value of assets like stocks and houses.
The United States last suffered serious deflation during the Great Depression of the 1930s but Fed policymakers worry more about the threat of deflation any time prices go lower than 2 percent.


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Joint Statement from AMC and Glen Mazzara:
Today, AMC announces the season 4 pick-up of The Walking Dead.
AMC also jointly announces with Glen Mazzara today that for future seasons, the two parties have mutually decided to part ways. Glen guided the series creatively for seasons 2 and 3. AMC is grateful for his hard work. We are both proud of our shared success.
Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways. This decision is amicable and Glen will remain on for post-production on season 3B as showrunner and executive producer.
Individual statement from Glen Mazzara:
My time as showrunner on The Walking Dead has been an amazing experience, but after I finish season 3, it's time to move on. I have told the stories I wanted to tell and connected with our fans on a level that I never imagined. It doesn't get much better than that. Thank you to everyone who has been a part of this journey.
And a statement from producer Gale Anne Hurd
"I am appreciative and grateful to Glen for his hard work on 'The Walking Dead.' I am supportive of AMC and Glen's decision and know that the series is in great hands with one of the most talented and dedicated casts and crews in the business. I look forward to the show's continued success."
Who wants another statement? This time it's from Robert Kirkman:
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This is a lesson about the phenomenon of ice and about scientific inquiry. Learners will ask scientific questions about ice, will delve into the nature of science, embark upon scientific inquiry, and will practice scientific enterprise. Activities... (View More) include thinking and acting like scientists and keeping scientific journals. Also includes an activity called "Act Out the Science" - a whole group participatory activity in which students act out the parts of a story. An optional small group version is included in which students act out their own stories. This is the introductory lesson for Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)
Learners will explore the molecular geometry and mechanics of ice. They will create a model of H2O, investigate its molecular structure and its consistent shape. Faraday's experiment is used as background. Activities include small group miming,... (View More) speaking, drawing, and/or writing. This is lesson 2 of 12 in the unit, Exploring Ice in the Solar System. (View Less)


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James Patterson Maxwell b 1808 Cross Creek, Jefferson CO, OH d Jul 19, 1877 s/o Charles and Sarah Maxwell (also buried at Two Ridges Cemetery) James Patterson Maxwell's wife Ruth Hays Maxwell and sons Issac and Charles, both died infants. Son James b 1834 and we are trying to confirm Harriet as a daughter or daughter-in-law.
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Phone-hacking was widespread at Piers Morgan's Daily Mirror, a former columnist at the tabloid said on Wednesday, as an official inquiry unearthed further evidence of the illegal practice in the British press.
James Hipwell, fired from the Mirror in 2000 and later jailed for illegal share dealing linked to his financial column, said he witnessed hacking going on daily in 1999 by Mirror showbusiness reporters working a few feet from his own desk.
Hipwell said he believed the practice was sanctioned by senior editors, although he had not seen it taking place in the presence of Morgan, who edited the newspaper from 1995 until 2004, or discussed in front of him.
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"It seemed to me that what they were doing was entirely accepted by the senior editors on the newspaper," he told the Leveson Inquiry into press standards. "I think it was seen as a slightly underhand thing to do but not illegal."
Morgan, now a CNN talk-show host in the United States, edited the Rupert Murdoch tabloid at the heart of the phone-hacking scandal, the News of the World, from 1994 to 1995 before going on to edit the Daily Mirror from 1995 to 2004.
Murdoch's News Corp has admitted people working for the News of the World hacked into the phones of celebrities, politicians and others. It paid 2 million pounds ($3 million) to the parents of a murdered shoolgirl whose phone was hacked.
The scandal has damaged the reputations of politicians and senior police officers close to Murdoch's media group.
The inquiry led by senior judge Brian Leveson has already heard evidence that phone-hacking was not confined to the News of the World, which Murdoch shut down in July.
Hipwell told the inquiry he had the impression hacking had been a "bog-standard journalistic tool" for gathering information at the Mirror when edited by Morgan.
"It seemed to be a genuinely accepted method to get a story," he said. "I would go as far as to say it happened every day (in 1999). It became apparent that a great number of the Mirror's show business stories would come from that source."
Hipwell described Morgan, who gave evidence to the inquiry on Tuesday, as an extremely hands-on editor with a particular interest in the show business desk, which he typically visited every day.
"I cannot prove who knew what at what time but, looking at his style of editorship, I can say it was very unlikely he didn't know what was going on," he said.
Hipwell, who made about 40,000 pounds ($63,000) from selling shares he had recommended in his column as values soared, said one of his colleagues had hacked Morgan's own phone to try to help Hipwell during disciplinary proceedings against him.
"One of the show-business journalists who felt I was being treated unfairly by management offered to hack into Mr Morgan's voicemail on my behalf to try to find out any information that would help my case," he said. "I clearly remember him doing it."
Morgan was cleared of wrongdoing over the share-dealing scandal in 2004 after a four-year investigation.
He was, however, criticised by the Press Complaints Commission, the voluntary body that oversees the British press, for selling shares shortly after they were tipped in the column and also for failing to impose guidelines on his staff.
Trinity Mirror - which as well as the Mirror also owns the People, another tabloid accused of hacking - has said its journalists work within the criminal law and the Press Complaints Commission code of conduct.
News Group Newspapers, a News Corp unit, on Wednesday lost a case against private investigator Glenn Mulcaire, who hacked phones for the the News of the World.
Mulcaire had fought to force the company to resume paying his legal fees in civil cases he faces from hacking victims.


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''U-Dub'': University of Washington. Also referred to as ''The U''.
''U-Dub'': University of Washington. Also referred to as ''The U''.
''Uptown'': Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown. Also known as Lower Queen Anne
''Uptown'': Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown. Also known as Lower Queen Anne
== Coffee Talk ==
== Coffee Talk ==
Revision as of 16:20, 13 January 2007
The Ave: University Way (formerly 14th Avenue NE); Retail center of the University District
Belltown: Neighborhood at the north end of downtown which is home to many small music clubs, art bars, and other cool hip places. Centered on Bell Street and 2nd Avenue.
The Box the Space Needle Came In: Seafirst Building (1001 4th Avenue). The first of the giant rectangular skyscrapers built downtown.
Burke Gilman: The Burke Gilman Trail, a former rail line that has been converted to a pedestrian/biking trail. Runs from Fremont along the Ship Canal and Lake Washington to the northern suburb of Kenmore
The Center: Seattle Center. Grounds of the 1962 World's Fair and home of the Space Needle, Experience Music Project, Pacific Science Center, Key Arena, McCaw Hall and other entertainment venues.
The Counterbalance: Queen Anne Avenue running up South Queen Anne Hill. At the turn of the century, there was a counterbalance trolley that went along this route. Locals refer to a place being at the top or the bottom of the Counterbalance.
The Eastside: Depending on the context either refers to the suburbs east of Lake Washington -- e.g., Kirkland, Bellevue, Mercer Island and Redmond -- or Washington State east of the Cascade Mountains. Often used in a derogatory manner.
The Freeway: Always refers to Interstate-5. Other highways are typically referred to by their numbers or location.
Fremont: North central Seattle neighborhood that calls itself the Center of the Universe. Home to The Troll, Serials Solutions, Adobe Acrobat and Getty Images.
The Market: Pike Place Market.
Metro: Locals use the term to refer to the county bus system, but is actually the county agency that is responsible for both transit and sewer system. Not to be confused with the Paris Metro...we are not so lucky as to have a subway system.
The Mountain: Mount Rainier. Every true Seattleite knows the meaning of the phrase The Mountain is out (and also knows where to look). The point being that most of the time, it ain't.
The Pig: Bronze statue of Rachel the Pig situated at the entrance to the Market. The Pig is a popular meeting place (such as in, "I'll meet you at the Pig.").
The Rack: Nordstrom's downtown discount outlet located at 2nd and Stewart.
Sea-Tac: Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Located 14 miles south of downtown; the principal airport serving the Puget Sound region. Also the name of the incorporated city surrounding the airport. Variously spelled Sea-Tac, Sea Tac and Seatac.
The Troll: A large, cement statue of a troll in the act of devouring an actual VW Beetle. The statue is located underneath the north end of the Aurora Bridge and is claimed by Fremont as its reigning deity. Also known as the Fremont Troll.
U-Dub: University of Washington. Also referred to as The U.
Uptown: Neighborhood at the foot of Queen Anne Hill, just west of Seattle Center and north of downtown. Also known as Lower Queen Anne.
Coffee Talk
Seattle is known as the home of the Starbucks and the designer coffee movement. These are the words you will need to know to most easily order your coffee of choice.
Americano: An espresso diluted with hot water. Closest espresso equivalent to drip coffee.
Barista: Espresso bartender.
Blond: Steam milked with no coffee
Breve: Espresso with steamed half-n-half.
Café Au Lait: Drip coffee and steamed milk. Also known as a Starbucks' Misto.
Cappuccino: Espresso with foamed milk ladled on top. You can ask for it Wet (with more milk) or Dry (with more foam).
Decaf: Decaffeinated coffee. See also Unleaded.
Double or Double Shot: Two shots of espresso.
Drip: Coffee made by means of hot water dripping through medium ground coffee. Known in the rest of the United States as 'coffee'.
Dry: Any espresso drink with foam and no steamed milk.
Espresso: Coffee made by having hot water pressed (by means of a piston or pump) through finely ground, firmly packed coffee. Typically made from Arabica beans, the resulting coffee is thicker and has a stronger, richer flavor than drip coffee. A typical serving is a one-ounce 'shot'. Saying 'expresso' will mark you as a visitor.
Grande: 16-ounce serving. Unless you specify, a Grande will have either two or three shots of espresso.
Half-Caf: Any coffee drink made with half caffeinated and half decaffeinated coffee
Iced: Any coffee drink over ice. Popular during the summer.
Latte: Also known as Caffe Latte. Espresso and steamed milk. Good baristas will swirl the steamed milk foam into an artistic pattern (similar to the shamrocks that Irish bartenders put on pints of Guinness)
Macchiato: An espresso served ('marked') with a small dollop of foam.
Misto: See Cafe au Lait.
Mocha: A Latte with chocolate. Usually chocolate syrup or powder is mixed with espresso and topped with steamed milk. The Barista will ask whether or not you want Whip.
Quad: Four shots, a double-double, in other words.
Rice Latte: A latte made with rice milk.
Short: 8-ounce serving. Called a "short" because it is shorter than a tall. If you ask for a "regular" -- you will most likely get a Tall. Unless you specify, a Short will typically have a single shot of espresso.
Shot: Equivalent to a single. A double would be two shots. Often the word 'espresso' is understood
Shot in the Dark: A drip coffee with a shot of espresso in it.
Single: An espresso drink made with one shot (approximately 3/4 - 1 ounce) of espresso.
Skinny: Any espresso drink made with non-fat milk
Soy Latte: A latte made with soy milk, instead of milk.
Tall: 12-ounce serving. Unless you specify, a Tall will typically have a double shot of espresso.
Triple: Three shots, for those for whom a double just doesn't offer enough of a jolt.
Unleaded: Another term for Decaf.
Venti: 20 oz. serving (24 oz. serving for cold drinks). Unless you specify, a Venti will typically have three shots of espresso.
Wet: Any espresso drink served with steamed milk without foam
Whip: Whipped cream.
White Mocha: A Mocha made with white cholate
Why Bother: Any espresso drink made with decaffeinated coffee and non-fat milk
With Room: With space left at top of cup for either adding cream or preventing spills
When placing your order, generally state the number of shots, drink size, drink type (including preceding adjective), any additional instructions. For example, "I'd like a...
Double Tall Decaf Latte
Single Shot [of Espresso]
Triple Wet Half-Caf Cappuccino
Double Venti Shot in the Dark
Short Why Bother with Room
Single Tall White Mocha with Whip and Cinammon
Single Tall Blond [Actually, I'm making this up, because if it's Blond, then it can't be Single, can it?]
Many of these terms were taken from A Seattle Lexicon: Lingo from the Far Corner


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Being a newbie and wanting to spend as much time as possible learning to ride, is it a good idea to get a leash? I do have a helmet and clearly understand the reasons for not having one. I think learning w/out one can help to build body dragging skills, but I'm assuming these skills will also improve as board riding skills improve.
Has anyone had any major injuries (when wearing a helmet) from a rectrable leash? I can see how a bungee type leash will spring the board back, but can a rectractable leash do the same?
Jason (the newb)
and by the way, I did learn a valueable lesson yesterday as I blew off work to go riding - Just because you want to ride, doesn't mean you always can. But it was a good day, and I would encourage all newbies to spend some time watching. Now I have a great understanding of launching / landing & how to handle myself safely at Alameda.


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A realistic, full-body adult, wireless patient simulator, SimMan Essential offers comprehensive clinical functionality to teach the core skills of airway, breathing, cardiac and circulation management.
Controllable open/closed airway; automatically or manually controlled
Head tilt/Chin lift
Jaw thrust w/articulated jaw
Suctioning (Oral and Nasopharyngeal)
Bag-mask ventilation
Orotracheal intubation
Nasotracheal intubation
Combitube, LMA, and other airway placement
Endotracheal tube intubation
Retrograde intubation
Fiberoptic intubation
Transtracheal jet ventilation
Needle cricothyrotomy
Surgical cricothyrotomy
Variable airway resistance on/off
Right main stem intubation
Stomach distention
Decreased range of cervical motion
Blinking eyes
Eyes open, closed and partially open
Eye inserts, manually change pupils
IV arm (right arm) Establish IV
Intraosseous access (tibia and sternum)
Simulated spontaneous breathing
Bilateral and unilateral chest rise and fall
CO2 exhalation
Normal and abnormal breath sounds
Manual drug recognition
BP measured manually by auscultation of Korotkoff sounds
Carotid, femoral, radial, dorsalis pedis, posterior tibialis pulses and brachialis (only left side) synchronized with ECG
Pulse strength variable with BP
Pulse Palpation is detected and logged
Extensive ECG library
Heart sounds – four anterior locations
ECG rhythm monitoring (4 wire)
12 lead ECG display
Defibrillation and cardioversion
Wireless tablet PC controls simulator remotely
Control multiple manikins from one interface
Control simulations from anywhere on your network
Multiple interfaces can control/observe a single simulation
Instructor Mode
Auto Mode
Simulation controls:Profile Editor
Data logging
Instructor comments
Works with existing SimMan 3G Scenarios
Foley catheterization
Bowel Sounds – four quadrants
Patient Voice
Instructor Communication
Patient Monitor (Optional)
Highly configurable
X-Ray Display
12 Lead ECG Display
Custom Image Display
Custom Video Display
Oxygen saturation and waveform


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Now it's time to decorate! I was holding off getting all those things, big and small that finish off a room and tie everything together. Right now, I'm looking for tables for the living room and a console for the foyer.
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This Sitcom Allison Coffee Table in Cosmo, on sale for $279? Simple and clean lines and looks fantastic!
I also like this Butler Metalworks table with Stone Inset top. The legs would nicely compliment my dining room chandelier which is visible from the living room. This table is on sale, only $369.
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To enter for your chance to win a $45 gift certificate to CSN, tell me which of the tables above you think I should choose. You also need to let me know how much I'll save by buying the table you recommend at CSN. Just follow the link to CSN to find the savings. You can also select a different table for me from their wide selection. If you pick a different table, leave the link to it in your comment. Please also leave me your email address so I can contact you if you are the winner!
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We are a tourism portal site promoting Myrtle Beach hotels and attractions to potential visitors. Myrtle Beach is a top U.S. destination with more than 14 million annual visitors, and we're looking to take MyrtleBeach.com to the next level with a new look and aggressive marketing campaign. We reach visitors through our Web site, Facebook and twitter.
Myrtle Beach is a repeat destination for most visitors; they come here annually and are passionate fans of the area. Women are the primary target audience because they tend to be the ones shopping for hotels, etc., when they're planning a trip.
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