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Foy Shaw � a community leader with great vision, patience and eternal optimism � started his moving and storage business in 1956, and over the years added more than just jobs to the Crestview community.
Foy Shaw � a community leader with great vision, patience and eternal optimism � started his moving and storage business in 1956, and over the years added more than just jobs to the Crestview community.
He was a force and an inspiration most worthy of the programs that live on in his name, including the annual scholarship through the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce, an organization he loved and nurtured.
Foy always said we should welcome some changes and others not so much. The long-awaited resolution to the fiscal cliff turned out to be pretty close to the worst-case scenario. The impact of tax increases has become a painful reality for an overwhelming majority of our citizens.
So much for the song-and-dance routine about taxing �millionaires and billionaires.�
The boys and girls in Washington have targeted the average citizen � as they always have � when they want more money. The average citizen will have less cash for the foreseeable future.
The average citizen � unlike the federal government � has to balance his budget and can�t keep borrowing more and more money.
In many U.S. communities, jobs are likely to shrink. Okaloosa County is in better shape than most to weather this economic drought. Our traditional tourism and defense industries will not wither overnight, and continued good stewardship of these economic sectors will minimize downturns.
Further, if the mid-county /I-10 corridor can continue to grow, it will have a strong positive effect on the entire region. The Panhandle counties as a whole have experienced some tough times, but if we bind together as a team, we have an opportunity to defy the odds and create hundreds of high-quality jobs close to home.
Fundamentals for this cheery outlook are in place. The crown jewel of the �new growth� for Okaloosa is the centrally and strategically located Bob Sikes Airport. It is a rare commodity, located as it is in a bona fide industrial park. This has great inherent value for the region�s economy over the next couple of decades.
I�ve been around long enough to see a number of economic downturns, and I have noticed that there seems to be two types of responses from communities.
One is �Woe is me� and the other is �I�ll bet we can!�
Wringing hands and wailing loudly for help tends to produce, well, chapped hands and a sore throat. However, taking a positive attitude, assessing the opportunities rationally, and putting a thoughtful plan into action usually leads to good results.
All four local chambers of commerce, your county, your cities and your friends and neighbors have a history of making the best darn lemonade out of the worst lemons. This is our time to shine once again.
Chamber leaders, in sync with county and city agencies, have been looking ahead and putting economic fuel into the vehicles that will get us where we need to go. One of those items is the long-overdue connector highway from U.S. Highway 90 to the Bob Sikes Airport. This project finally has gained some attention in the mid-county and south county areas.
Together, we can make this a reality and the U.S. 90 connector, now known officially as Foy Shaw Boulevard, will be the catalyst for a new era of prosperity for all of Okaloosa County.
Anyone who knew Foy knows exactly what he would be doing today: leading the change, just as his namesake boulevard will do as soon as state and federal leaders finally break the 18-year-old logjam.
Dennis M. Mitchell lives in Laurel Hill and is the Crestview Area Chamber of Commerce�s president-elect.


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U.K.-based Pelagian and Boston-based Pioneer Consulting have established P2 Offshore Consulting, a new joint venture (JV) focused on providing marine consulting and management services to U.S. offshore renewable energy projects.
Peter Fisk, managing director of Pelagian and a co-owner of the new company, says the U.S.' emerging offshore wind farm market represents an attractive opportunity for the collaboration. Howard Kidorf, managing partner at Pioneer Consulting and also a co-owner of the JV, adds, 'The experience contained within our JV will help developers, balance-of-plant suppliers and marine contractors reduce project risk and contribute to the speedy development of this new sector.'

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Reflective Writing in Medical Practice A Linguistic Perspective Author: Miriam A. Locher
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This book reports the results of a linguistic analysis of reflective written texts, produced during medical education or practice. It explores the topics and communication skills the authors write about, how the narratives develop, how these texts are shaped, what genres influence their composition, how relational work surfaces in them and how the writers linguistically create their identities as experts or novices. It is clear that both experienced and trainee medics grapple with the place of emotions in their communicative acts, and with the idea of what it means to be a doctor. The book makes a valuable contribution to genre analysis, interpersonal pragmatics and the study of linguistic identity construction, and will be essential reading for those involved in teaching doctorpatient communication skills.
Reflective Writing in Medical Practice is a theoretically engaging and nuanced examination of reflective writing by medical students and practicing physicians. Drawing upon numerous compelling and instructive text excerpts, Miriam A. Locher masterfully integrates insights from separate analyses of genre, interpersonal pragmatics, and linguistic identity construction – resulting in illuminating reading for students and practitioners who work at the intersection of discourse analysis and medical humanities.- Heidi E. Hamilton, Georgetown University, USA
This book is a very welcome and timely contribution to the emerging body of linguistic research in medical humanities. The book is an extraordinary example of the painstaking interdisciplinary research endeavour that forms its background, and a lucid narration by the author on the results of that research. A must read for linguistic scholars in medical humanities, medical educators, medical professionals and anyone else with an interest in how reflective practices can enhance medical communication and practice.- Olga Zayts, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Miriam A. Locher is Professor of the Linguistics of English, University of Basel, Switzerland. She is co-editor (with Franziska Gygax) of Narrative Matters in Medical Contexts across Disciplines (2015, John Benjamins) and co-editor (with Andreas H. Jucker) of Pragmatics of Fiction (2017, de Gruyter).


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U.S. oil output is poised to surpass Saudi Arabia's in the next decade, making the world's biggest fuel consumer almost self-reliant and putting it on track to become a net exporter, the International Energy Agency said.
Growing supplies of crude extracted through new technology including hydraulic fracturing of underground rock formations will transform the U.S. into the largest producer for about five years starting about 2020, the Paris-based adviser to 28 nations said today in its annual World Energy Outlook. The U.S. met 83 percent of its energy needs in the first six months of this year, according to the Energy Department in Washington.
"The IEA outlook feeds into the idea of a shift in the center of influence in the world oil market," said Gareth Lewis-Davies, an analyst at BNP Paribas SA in London. "Given Saudi Arabia is willing to shift production up and down it will retain a large degree of influence, and remain important as a price-influencer."
The U.S., where crude imports have fallen 11 percent this year, is on track to produce the most oil since 1991, according to Energy Department data. In a year when Iran has threatened to halt Persian Gulf oil shipments, the growing output, coupled with a gas-production boom, may help insulate the nation from supply disruptions. President Barack Obama cited "freeing ourselves from foreign oil" as a goal for policy makers in his election victory speech last week, echoing his predecessor, George W. Bush, who in 2006 called for the U.S. to break its "addiction" to imported crude.
Oil Prices
West Texas Intermediate crude, the benchmark U.S. grade, has dropped 13 percent this year to $85.98 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as stockpiles swelled to a 22-year high. Prices have more than quadrupled in the past decade, reaching as high as $147.27 a barrel in July 2008.
Global demand for oil is projected to rise to 99.7 million barrels a day in 2035, up from 87.4 million last year, according to IEA, which advises industrialized nations including the U.S., Germany and Japan. Today's report projects trends to 2035.
Saudi Arabia pumped 9.8 million barrels of oil a day last month, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. U.S. output was 6.7 million barrels a day in the week ended Nov. 2, according to the Energy Department.


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Online Results necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 26 diseños de 7 diseñadores freelance.
We are a new, developing website that should get a large amount of traffic. We want people to think about intelligence and brains when they see our logo.
Our target audience will be people of average smarts to highly intellectual people.
We want our logo to make people immediately think about brains and intelligence, so we are thinking of a happy caricature/cartoon of Einstein riding a foot-powered scooter (since the website's name is BrainScooter). We are picturing the scooter moving to the right with Einstein riding and looking to his right side so that the frontal view of his face is visible. We are thinking of a character similar to the bobble heads from the new Night at the Museum movie. The winner of this other 99designs contest also is in the right direction with their Einstein character http://99designs.com/contests/2308. The name of the website doesn't need to be included in the design, because we are just focusing on the character right now. We would like the design to be colorful so that it is attention grabbing and memorable.
The design needs to be original so that it can be copyrighted and trademarked. No clipart or stock photos/designs swiped from the web! The file format should be scalable and usable for our website as well as for print marketing. We would like to get the design in a vector format as well as a simple JPEG file for us to show our management who might not have programs like AI on their computers. We are open to suggestions and questions!
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Sarah Murnaghan, who sued for lung transplant, to leave hospital
Sarah Murnaghan, whose parents filed a lawsuit challenging national transplant policies so she could receive two lung transplants, will be released from the hospital this week.
An 11-year-old Pennsylvania girl whose parents filed a lawsuit challenging national transplant policies so she could receive a double lung transplant, will be released from the hospital this week, a spokeswoman for her family said on Monday.
The girl, Sarah Murnaghan, underwent an operation earlier this summer to receive the transplants in a case that set off a national debate about child access to organ donations. She had earlier been diagnosed with cystic fibrosis.
A federal judge cleared the way for the operation in June after her parents sued to stop the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a policy that prevents children under 12 from receiving adult lung transplants.
The Murnaghan family's spokeswoman Tracy Simon said that Sarah, who has been hospitalized for six months, will be released this week from the Children's Hospital in Philadelphia.
"Her new lungs are doing great," Simon said.
Hospital officials were not immediately able to confirm plans to release Murnaghan.
Sarah had her first lung transplant on June 12, but complications forced a second transplant several days later.
Simon said Sarah was walking short distances with the help of a walker and that she no longer received oxygen through a vent, but still uses a machine to help her breathe.
Sarah also recovered from a pneumonia she caught from being intubated, the spokeswoman said.
Her recovery is now focused on helping Sarah rebuild the strength in her legs and arms as well as the muscles around her lungs, Simon added.
Sarah's family is also working to arrange home care for her once she leaves the hospital, she added.


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Date: 02/04/2002
Writer: D'Lyn Ford
LAS CRUCES - Chile breeders at New Mexico State University have developed a gem of a new chile variety that produces the reddest pigment commercially available. 'NuMex Garnet,' a paprika chile for natural food coloring, was unveiled today at the 20th Annual 2002 Chile Conference here.
"It could be a big step forward for the industry," said Louis Biad, the founder of Biad Chili Co., a 40-year-old chile processing facility 10 miles north of Las Cruces.
Throughout the world, red coloring is commonly extracted from paprika powder and used in a stunning range of consumer products from cosmetics to processed meats.
"Just about any type of product that needs to be red can be colored with chile," said Stephanie Walker, an NMSU research specialist who conducted most of the new variety's field trials. "It's used in lipsticks, bologna, even mayonnaise."
Use of chile as a natural coloring agent began almost two decades ago, when the federal government banned a widely used red dye because of cancer risks. In 1990, an NMSU research team began a chile breeding program aimed at developing a chile variety better suited for the color extraction industry.
"Color extractors need high-color paprika to make their production process more efficient," said Paul Bosland, a professor and the director of Chile Pepper Institute at NMSU. "The higher the color, the more cost-effective it is for them."
The 'NuMex Garnet' program began by taking a locally grown chile with high red color and crossing it with a variety with better growing traits. Seven more years were spent refining the selection, and the last three years involved improving color, yield and growth viability in different growing environments. Field research took place at NMSU's Agricultural Science Center at Artesia, and near Las Cruces at the Fabian Garcia Research Center and Leyendecker Plant Science Research Center.
While the new chile is deep red, it packs no tongue-burning heat. Capsaicinoids, those natural substances that produce watery eyes, runny nose and a burning sensation in the mouth, are at undetectable levels. Pungency is unwanted for colorings.
"Oh, sure the peppers are edible," Bosland said with a smile. "They're just not going to burn you very much."
A common way to test pungency is the 'bite the chile' taste test. While quick and cost effective, the method can leave testers in some pain, Bosland said. NMSU's chile researchers prefer a more scientific approach, high performance liquid chromatography, a process that extracts the chemicals responsible for pungency from a dried, ground sample, he said.
Another feature of the new variety is its adaptability to machine harvesting, a characteristic that is increasingly important in New Mexico as labor costs and shortages continue to pound the state's $200 million chile industry. When red chile is machine harvested, is critical that pods detach from the rest of the plant, which stays in the field.
"If it's hard to get off the plant, you're going to get more trash, and a messy, sticky, leafy product," Walker said. "At this point, it looks like Garnet will harvest very well." One point favoring the new chile is a dispersed pod set, which spreads the peppers throughout the canopy, making them easier for the machine to reach, she said.
While 'NuMex Garnet' has been officially released, it won't be in growers' hands for another two years. This year, breeders' seed will be grown to build a foundation seed supply for distribution through the New Mexico Crop Improvement Association. The association provides seed to producers.
New Mexico, America's chile capital, has plenty of competition worldwide among paprika producers, especially from India, China, Africa and South America. "There is so much paprika produced in other areas of the world that we felt the need to increase the value of the crop grown here," Walker said. This value-added approach of increasing red color content and dry matter saves color processors cash because they don't have to spend as much money drying peppers and extracting the color, she said.
"Numex Garnet is impressive," said Vince Hernandez, who has studied the variety in the field and acts as a consultant for Radium Springs-based Rezolex, one of the nation's only two chile color processing plants, located 12 miles north of Las Cruces. "It should make us a little more competitive."
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Thursday, March 22, 2012
Smart Cover Issues? This Might Be Why...
Posted by Jeff Campbell in "Other Apple Hardware" @ 02:00 PM
"Many customers bought a new iPad last weekend, and some found that Apple's Smart Cover doesn't work with certain previously Smart Cover-compatible cases. Mark of Mark's Hangout has discovered why, and he's posted a detailed explanation."
You can read the detailed explanation here, but basically it is an issue with some older smart covers and the sensor placement. Alignment must be spot on or they don't work, and those older smart covers were made with the magnet facing either way, which doesn't cut it on the new ones. No word yet from Apple, so the only solution now appears to sell your old smart cover with your old iPad and upgrade. Or just upgrade to a newer smart cover.


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Hot air balloon flight from JuneeHave you ever seen a hot air balloon and thought: 'I would also really like to fly in a hot air balloon'?
We can make that happen, because we offer balloon flights from Junee. Our staff will try to make your balloon flight an unforgettable experience.
Hot air ballooning Junee
A hot air balloon flight is a unique experience. It will be even more special if you can start in Junee or near Junee. Quietly floating through the sky, you have a fantastic view over the countryside or Junee. A trip with a hot air balloon is the ultimate way to let your dreams come true, especially because we offer flights near Junee. You will see the surroundings from a different point of view and look down on everything while the balloon will move on the wind. That is why an hot air balloon flight is something that you must have done once in your life.
Contact us about your flight in Junee
We offer balloon flights in and near Junee. For more information about balloon flights in Junee, please contact us. You can also order your tickets directly.
Besides Junee you can also take off from your hometown or favorite city. Here are soms places where we can offer you a balloon flight.
Kadina , Katoomba , Killarney , Koroit , Lake Cargelligo , Laurieton , Lightning Ridge , Mackay , Mansfield , Mataranka
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Hayward® Commercial Introduces The New 700ft² HCF Cartridge Filter
New commercial high performance cartridge filter designed for easy, manageable cleaning access that is eco-friendly.
For more information, contact:
Gary Young
Phone: 612-247-8123
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
ELIZABETH, NJ (May 2, 2011) — Hayward® Commercial Pool Products has unveiled the new NSF listed HCF7030C, a Dual Quad-Cluster Commercial cartridge filter system combining high performance features with an eco-friendly design to both enhance water quality of pool/spa facilities as well as significantly reduce operation costs. The new cartridge system features a massive 700ft² of filter area providing a tremendous amount of dirt holding capacity with extended filter cycles. This filter is ideal for new construction as well as retrofitting into existing applications.
The HCF Cartridge filter includes eight compact cartridges that make cleaning the filter fast and manageable. According to General Manager Patrick Sweeney "Pool operators and/or managers will find this system to be a major contributor to delivering clear safe water and at the same time save thousands of gallons of carefully balanced, heated water through the elimination of backwashing." Sweeney added, "Simply remove the cartridges and clean as desired."
The exterior of the filter tank is molded from a strong, glass reinforced co-polymer capable of meeting the rigorous demands of the commercial pool/spa environment. The design of the top manifold provides exceptional filtration and hydraulic performance. Furthermore, the plumbing options of 2" or 2 ½" piping with 2" full flow internal piping maximize the performance of the filter.
This filter delivers clean, fresh water with effective particulate removal of 10-20 microns versus 20-40 microns using a sand filter. "Hayward Commercial's mission is to continue to deliver high performance products that contribute to safe and healthy recreational water, enhance the bathing experience while reducing maintenance and operational costs," said Sweeney.
Additional features and benefits of this new commercial cartridge filter HCF7030C include:
- Noryl™ bulkhead fittings for extra strength and heat resistance
- Full-size 1 ½" integral drain providing easy access and fast clean-out and flushing
- Self-aligned tank top and bottom allows easy access to servicing the cartridge elements
- Heavy-duty, tamper-proof clamp securely fastens tank top and bottom
- Combination pressure and filter cleaning cycle indicator gauge
- NSF listed
About Hayward Commercial
Hayward® Commercial Pool Products was officially launched in January 2010 by Hayward Industries Inc. as a business serving the commercial pool and spa market. Building on an 80-year heritage of producing high quality products for the pool industry and its reputation for customer satisfaction, Hayward's new business offers a line of technologically advanced commercial products for aquatic facilities and businesses. To ensure pool and spa operators keep their facilities running smoothly, Hayward Commercial also provides direct access to the continued support of a dedicated team of knowledgeable representatives.
Hayward's commercial products include a line of pumps, filters, heaters, automation, cleaners, valves, sanitization, safety, and color LED lighting products. For more information, contact Hayward Commercial at 1-800-657-2287 or visit www.haywardcommercialpool.com.


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In this science literacy extension students read and analyze two different articles about XMM-Newton discoveries involving neutron stars and their magnetic fields. This is Activity 4 of the Supernova Guide developed by the XMM-Newton and GLAST E/PO... (View More) programs. The guide features extensive background information, assessment rubrics, student worksheets, extension and transfer activities, and detailed information about physical science and mathematics content standards. Note: In 2008, GLAST was renamed Fermi, for the physicist Enrico Fermi. (View Less)
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Global drug abuse has led to what can inarguably be described as a world awash in blood and human misery.
In reply stands Narconon (meaning "no drugs"), the drug rehabilitation and prevention program founded in 1966 and based on the discoveries of L. Ron Hubbard.
The Narconon program not only addresses the mental and physical debilitation precipitated by drug abuse, but also the reasons why an individual turns to drugs in the first place.
As a result, the Narconon success rate is not merely the world's highest, it is four times better than international averages.
But with drug abuse now ruining 200 million lives worldwide, the battle to eradicate abuse must also include prevention. To that end, Narconon graduates and volunteers conduct one of the most effective drug awareness programs on Earth. To date, it has provided more than 17 million young people with the facts about drug abuse.
Scientologists helped sponsor the creation of Narconon Arrowhead. Established in 2001, this is the premier facility of the Narconon network. It stands amidst 216 acres of woodland on the shores of Lake Eufaula in southeastern Oklahoma. In addition to being the world's largest residential facility of its kind, Narconon Arrowhead also serves as the international training center for drug rehabilitation specialists. Since opening its doors, it has provided on-site internships for professionals from 13 nations and 43 US states.
Today, the worldwide Narconon drug rehabilitation and prevention network comprises more than 180 centers and groups across 47 nations—double the number of a decade ago.


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Xiaomi Releases MiUI 9.5 ROM – See List Of Devices That'll Get The Update
I expected the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 to be the first to be able to get the upgrade to MIUI 9.5 but according to Xiaomi's official blog , a lot of its devices will get the update.
For now the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Special Edition, Redmi Note 3 with Qualcomm processor, Redmi Note 4 and Redmi Note 4X, Xiaomi Mi Max, Mi Max Prime, Redmi 3S, Redmi 4 Prime and Redmi 4A will be the first phones that will receive the update at the end of March.
At the beginning of April these devices will get the update to MIUI 9.5 – Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A Prime and Redmi Y1, Redmi Note 5A and Redmi Y1 Lite, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus, Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5, Mi Max 2, Mi 5, Redmi 4X, Mi 6 and Xiaomi Mi MIX 2.
Finally, the Mi Note 2, My 5s, Xiaomi Mi MIX, Mi Note 3, Mi 5s Plus, Redmi Note 2, Redmi 3, Redmi 4, Mi 3 and Mi 4 will receive the MIUI 9.5 update in the middle or end of April. As always, this update will arrive via OTA .
Special Features Of MiUI 9.5
There's a new notification system that responds faster and the Xiaomi devices that get the update can now respond to any message directly from the notification bar, without having to stop using the application they are at that time.
Of course there are more features but as you all know by now, I definitely hate spoilers.
Just wait till you get the update to know more.
Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer With 12GB RAM – See Full Specs And Cheapest Price
In this post we'll be looking at the Xiaomi Mi 9 price and specs. The Mi 9 is Xiaomi's latest flagship smartphone and it comes with 12GB of RAM and a 48MP Camera which is similar to the one you can find on the Redmi Note 7.
According to Xiaomi, the device would come with support for Game Turbo, an Onscreen fingerprint sensor and Corning Gorilla Glass 6.
Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Information
The Mi 9 is also expected to be powered by a 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset with an octa-core processor, clocked at 2.84 GHz which is faster than most of the average laptops we see today.
Coming to the display, you get a 6.3′ inch AMOLED display designed by Samsung and a fifth-generation on-screen fingerprint sensor accompanied by a 3D full-curved glass body. This would be the first Xiaomi phone to use a triple rear camera set up. One of the rear cameras is a 48MP shooter from Sony.
It also has support for 20W rapid wireless charging which is higher than the 15w you can find on Huawei Mate 20 Pro.
At the back of the device there is a triple camera setup on its rear with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 as the main sensor. The waterdrop notch display houses a 24-megapixel Sony IMX576 front-facing camera.
Xiaomi Mi 9 Price In Nigeria
The Xiaomi Mi 9 price in Nigeria would be around $517 (N191,500)
Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Price In Nigeria
The Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer price in Nigeria would be around $885 (N362,000)
So what do you think about this? Too expensive or Good pricing for a Flagship?
Gionee S8s – Full Specifications And Cheapest Price In Nigeria And Kenya
Gionee Mobile seems to have come out from their smartphone drought and just released a new smartphone dubbed the Gionee S8S. In this post, we'll be taking a close look at the full specifications and price of this device. If you remember some time ago, Gionee was allegedly bankrupt after their manager allegedly spent 1b yuan gambling at a casino and now it seems they'll be coming back soon.
The Gionee S8s is a brand new smartphone in Gionee's line up and according to Gionee is called the "Notch Fullview Display". The S8s comes with an impressive 5.86-inch display accompanied by 3GB of RAM alongside 32GB of internal storage (expandable via micro sd).
You also get a dual rear camera setup with a 3000mAh battery keeping the lights on. The best part of the battery is that it comes with fast charging support which according to Gionee will make the phone charge from 0-100 percent in less than an hour. The pricing isn't too bad either. Nevertheless, enough of the chitchat. Let's see what this phone comes with
Gionee S8s Design and Display
The design on the Gionee S8s isn't really bad but there's nothing too flashy about the device. You get a 5.86-inch display screen with the annoying wide notch cut out at the top where the front-facing camera is placed. I wonder why the notch everyone is abandoning is still being added to a Gionee phone in 2019 though
The display resolution gives you a 1520 x 720 pixels screen resolution with a 19:9 aspect ratio. It still has the chin at the bottom though
At the back of the device, you get to see the camera at the top left corner supported by an impressive LED flash underneath for better night shots. Like all new smartphones, it still has the fingerprint sensor for security and it's placed at its usual position at the center. The overall device build is plastic and i'm not surprised considering the price range. It's not too heavy as the phone just weighs 167.5 grams and measures 8.75mm in thickness .
When buying the device you get to choose between two color options; Matte Black and Gold. It uses two Nano SIM Card slots and another one for the micro SD card slot for expanding the memory
Gionee S8s Operating System
I'm pretty impressed that the phone ships with the Android 9.0 Pie OS as the Operating system. It also has Gionee's UI customizing the whole user interface so you don't expect to get a stock Android experience on this phone.
Performance and Hardware
In the performance department powering the phone is handled by a MediaTek Helio P22 chipset which has an Octa-core Processor clocked at 2.0GHz. You also get an IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU clocked at 650MHz.
In the memory department, you get 3GB of RAM which would ensure good user experience and better multitasking alongside 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded further using a micro sd card to up to 128GB through the in-built Micro SD card slot. T
Gionee S8s Camera
The main camera of the Gionee S8s is a dual camera setup. You get a 13MP main rear camera supported by the usual secondary 5MP camera which acts as a depth sensor and makes it possible to take photos in portrait mode. It also has a dual LED flash to improve pictures taken in low light conditions
Selfie lovers would get a front facing camera with a single 8MP camera that's enough for all their selfie needs.
Gionee S8s Connectivity and Battery
There is obviously the usual Bluetooth and WIFI adapter among many other sensors. There's also support for 4G LTE connectivity, GPS and a USB Type-C port with support for USB On The Go (OTG).
Keeping the lights on is a 3,000mAh battery which I believe should be able to get you through the day if you aren't a heavy smartphone user . However, Gionee says it would get you the day "with ease". The battery also has full support for equipped with fast charging and Gionee says it should charge from 0-100 within an hour
Gionee S8s Price And Specifications
- Dimension: 149.1 x 71.65 x 8.75mm
- Material: Plastic
- Weight: 167.5 grams
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Type: IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen
- Size: 5.86-inch
- Screen Resolution: 19:9, 1520 x 720 pixels
- Multi-touch: Yes
Software and performance
- Operating System: Android 9.0 Pie
- Chipset: MediaTek Helio P22 (MT6762) , Octa-core 2.0GHz
- Internal Storage: 32GB
- Card Slot: Yes, up to 128GB (dedicated slot)
- Primary: 13MP + 5MP – dual-LED flash
- Secondary: 8MP – HDR
Network and Connectivity
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, hotspot
- Network 2G: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- 3G: 2100 MHz
- 4G: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes
- USB: Yes, Type-C
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- Audio Jack: Yes
- Fingerprint Sensor: Yes (rear-mounted)
- GPS: Yes
- Sensors: Gravity, Proximity and Light Sensor
- Capacity: 3,000mAh non-removable
- Type: Li-Poly
- Fast Charging: Yes
- OTG Support: Yes
Price and Availability
The Gionee S8s price in Nigeria is N46,500
The Gionee S8s price in Kenya is KES 13,000
The Gionee S8s price in Globally is $130
Buy Gionee S8S on Jumia
The Gionee S8s price on Jumia Is N45,500 – Buy This Device
9Mobile Free Data: How To Get Free 2GB Data On 9mobile
9mobile free data is here again. 9mobile is giving subscribers free data but there's a clause attached to It . You need to be a Samsung User. Yes . That's the clause.
According to Samsung NG, if you are using Galaxy J4+, J6+, A7 2018 and A9 2018, you are entitled to get free data on 9mobile.
For people using the Samsung Galaxy J6+ and J4+, you'll get 1.5GB Free instantly, 100% data bonus for 6months and 50% bonus next 6 months. While Samsung Galaxy A7 and A9 users get 2GB Free data instantly, 100% data bonus.
How To Get 9mobile Free Data On Samsung
All you need to do is to Download Samsung Member App here.
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Sad : Facebook To Shut Down It's App By February 25 , Users May Lose Photos
Facebook Moments, the app that Facebook launched in 2015 to help you manage pictures of photos of you and your friends will be closed down on February 25.
The Facebook Moments app used Facebook's facial recognition software to identify your friends through a bunch of photos so that you can group them all together.
I think why the app was not quite successful is because the app didn't actually link those photos up to Facebook. The photos could only be viewed within the app. Uploading to Facebook directly was better.
Why Facebook Moments Is Shutting Down
According to Facebook – 'not many people were using it'. However, we are seeing the application of the technology in Facebook's native app when you receive notifications about old photos that you have uploaded with your friends in the form of 'memories'. Facebook itself has not added any new features to it over the years.
For those who have been using the app and uploading photos in the app, there is no need to worry. Facebook has created a tool, that lets you create a private album of the photos on your Facebook account and the photos will only be visible to you. The second option is to download the photos to your device. The deadline period is until May, after which the photos will be deleted by Facebook
Xiaomi Launches In Africa To Compete Against Tecno, iTel and Infinix
A couple of months ago Xiaomi Global Spokesman Donovan Sung made a post about their new store that launched in Spain and also asked for suggestions on where they should launch their next store and here's what I said.
This means the expansion of Xiaomi had been on the cards for a while.
If you have been following up Xiaomi for a while, you would know that they tend to compete on the foreign market rather than their home country China due to the congestion.
Now, the company is looking to take things to the next level and come to Africa. On Sunday, Xiaomi announced the establishment of their African Regional Department and Wang Lingming (Xiaomi's VP) was appointed as the manager of the department.
At the moment, in Africa we have over 1.2 billion people but the smartphone usage isn't really too high and many people still use feature phones and because of this some phone brands don't really do well in Africa. At the moment Transsision Holdings rules the African smartphone market with its three brands – itel, TECNO, and Infinix ranking at the very top in Africa in terms of market share.
In 2019, the Africa will become one of Xiaomi's main pioneers in their international business, and their biggest rival here is Transsision Holdings.
What I Think About Xiaomi Coming To Africa
Xiaomi has everything it takes to succeed in Africa especially if it starts off with its recently established Redmi Brand. Redmi already have one of the core features that is missing in all the Transission brands – high quality specs at a low price. You can see how successful the Redmi Note 7 has been so far and we can guess how much the price would have been if it was a Transission product.
Transsision basically takes advantage of the mid-range and low-end smartphone market which is a strong competitive ground for Xiaomi. I believe this would also boost competition among the two brands.
Android Q – See The New Features Google Plans On Releasing
Android Q is already on its way although the current distribution rate of it's predecessor Android Pie is still pretty low, depending on how OEM's adapt some of us might use Android Q completely skipping Android P.
Android Q Dark Mode
Although, it's still pretty early to confirm everything Google would be releasing on Android Q but some members of the dev team at XDA Developers already got an exclusive leak and one of the most exciting features in it is the fact that it has dark mode
Also, users would get more privacy and also a desktop mode. Here a couple of screenshots
In May 2018, Google unveiled Android Pie and actually started working on Dark Mode then and considering most of the Google standalone apps are getting dark mode, it won't be surprising to see Google integrate it into the full OS.
There's also a possibility this feature would enable users force dark mode on some certain applications.
Improved Privacy
If you check one of the screenshots I posted previously , you can see the new permission settings. This would give users a little more flexible control over how apps use their data.
Desktop Mode And Native Screen Recording
The new desktop mode is quite similar to the Samsung's Dex and Huawei's EMUI Desktop. Also in this new version, we will also have native screen recording , something that was already available on ROMs from various manufacturers.
Like I said before, It's still pretty early to know all the other features but be sure that Google would be following this path. We'll get more insight once the developer preview is out
Leaked – Nokia 6.2 (2019) Will Have A 16MP Camera and 6GB RAM
While we all are still expecting HMD Global to release the Nokia 9 with 5 cameras, another leak of Nokia 6.2 2019 has just surfaced.
The Nokia 6.2 will reportedly come with an in-display camera at the front and is powered by the Snapdragon 632 chipset coupled with 4GB RAM and another variant with 6GB RAM.
Nokia 6.2 (2019)
However, it will go official in China first and would gradually expand worldwide under the Android One program. According to the leak, the device will launch ending of January. Take this information with a pinch of salt.
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In DC's 10-minute video, stunt driver Ken Block weaves between moving trams and skids through the city. It has been watched more than three million times in the 24-hours it has been live on the web.
Last week's most shared, Abercrombie & Fitch's lip-synced "call me maybe", has fallen into third place, beaten by both Block and a flashmob for Spanish bank, Banco Som Sabadel.
Meanwhile, an ad for Greenpeace, the environmental charity and activist network, has been shared more than 16,000 times.
The ad features the voice of Jude Law, a soundtrack by Radio Head and a homeless polar bear making its way through urban scenes around the UK.
It has already inspired more than 100 blog posts, and calls for an end to oil drilling, industrial fishing and conflict in the Arctic.
BBH and Refuge's hard hitting ad in which beauty video blogger Lauren Luke provides a step-by-step guide to disguising the bruises and scars of domestic violence, enters the chart with 3,500 shares.
WIth just two weeks until the Olympic opening ceremony, the BBC's recently-revealed London 2012 coverage ad misses out on entering the chart, which has been shared just short of 3,000 times in the past seven days.
The chart, produced in conjunction with Unruly, ranks ads according to the number of times they have been shared on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Ads launched more than 30-days ago are not included.
Due to technical issues with Twitter's API, shares from the social network were not included in the count.
1. DC Shoes 'Ken Block's gymkhana five' created in-house
1,001,494 shares this week
All time: 1,032,922 shares
2. Banco Som Sabadell 'flashmob' by Remake Comunicacion
77,619 shares this week
All time: 233,438 shares
3. Abercrombie & Firch 'call me maybe' created in-house
52,329 shares this week
All time: 1,552,558 shares
4. Greenpeace 'homeless polar bear in London'
16,789 shares this week
All time: 43,956 shares
5. Nokia 'Dark Knight rises' by Warner Bros.
7,377 shares this week
All time: 375,503 shares
6. McDonald's 'what is in the sauce?' by DDB
6,404 shares this week
All time: 10,264 shares
7. Refuge 'how to look your best the morning after' by BBH
3,561 shares this week
All time: 17,080 shares
8. Nike 'game on, world' by Wieden+Kennedy
3,166 shares this week
All time: 18,477 shares
9. Heineken 'the switch' by TBWA
2,782 shares this week
All time: 6,619 shares
10. JonLajoie.com 'comepletely honest commercial' created in-house
2,522 shares this week
All time: 8,044 shares


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Wal-Mart January Sales Weaker Than ExpectedBy Reuters - | Posted 2008-02-07 Print
Wal-Mart reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its
January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, excluding fuels
sales, citing unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were
below expectations.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, excluding fuels sales, citing unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below expectations.
Including fuel sales, January same-store sales rose 0.9 percent.
The world's largest retailer, which stood by its fourth-quarter earnings forecast, said that for February it expects U.S. same-store sales to be between flat and up 2 percent.
Shares fell 3.2 percent to $47.25 before the opening bell.
Last month, Wal-Mart said it expected January U.S. same-store sales would rise roughly 2 percent, while analysts, on average, were expecting a 2 percent gain, according to Reuters Estimates.
But it said on Thursday that final January same-store sales missed expectations as customers did not redeem their gift cards as quickly as forecast.
Retailers can only book revenue after gift cards are used, and they often count on customers coming back into their stores quickly after the holiday season to use those cards.
Wal-Mart said "customers appear to be holding gift cards longer and using them more often for food and consumables rather than discretionary purchases."
It also said that sales were hurt by "unfavorable weather," especially in the Midwest
The world's biggest retailer said net sales in the month ended February 1 rose almost 8 percent to $27.28 billion.
Wal-Mart said it continues to expect to report fourth-quarter earnings per share from continuing operations of 99 cents to $1.03 per share. Its fourth quarter ended January 31.
(Reporting by Nicole Maestri; Editing by Derek Caney and Gerald E. McCormick)
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Dallas Event = Home Run!by Tom Runge • May 19, 2013 Share:
The Dallas Association put together another great event when they booked a "covered wagon" suite at the Frisco RoughRiders vs. San Antonio Missions baseball game on May 19, 2013. The AA baseball matchup, coupled with good weather and unlimited food and beverage, made for a fun and relaxing Sunday afternoon.
Thanks to chief organizer Dan Susie '68, the group also did some marketing and recruiting as the Wabash alumni group was highlighted on one of the big screens in left center field.
Trustee Mike Dill '71 joined the group for the game. Mike was on his way back to Oklahoma and dropped in for the game.
Thanks Dan for a great time at the Ballpark!
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Methapyrilene hydrochloride is an uncommon antihistamine found in cold or flu medicines. Methapyrilene hydrochloride overdose occurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of this medication.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Poisonous Ingredient
- Methapyrilene hydrochloride
Where Found
Methapyrilene hydrochloride is found in older antihistamine medications. It was removed from the market in 1979 because it was found to contribute to cancer after long-term use.
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Difficulty urinating
- Eyes, ears, nose, and throat
- Blurred vision
- Dilated pupils
- Dry eyes – severe
- Dry mouth
- Ringing in the ears
- Heart and blood
Low blood pressure Rapid heartbeat
- Nervous system
- Confusion
Convulsions Coma Delirium
- Depression
- Hallucinations
- Increased sleepiness
- Nervousness
- Tremor
- Skin
- Dry skin
Flushed (red) skin
Home Treatment
Seek immediate medical help. Do NOT make a person throw up unless told to do so by poison control or a health care professional.
Before Calling Emergency
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- Name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- Time it was swallowed
- Amount swallowed
- If the medication was prescribed for the patient
Poison Control, or a local emergency number
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Take the container with you to the hospital, if possible.
What to expect at the emergency room
The health care provider will measure and monitor your vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. You may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing support
- Fluids by IV
- Medicine (antidote) to reverse the effect of the poison
- Tube through the mouth into the stomach to wash out the stomach (
gastric lavage)
Expectations (prognosis)
How well you do depends on the amount of poison swallowed and how quickly treatment is received. The faster you get medical help, the better the chance for recovery.
Recovery is likely if the patient survives the first 24 hours. Few patients actually die from an antihistamine overdose.


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Well, February is here, and that means it's Black History Month. The tradition -- which, FYI, has been around since 1926! -- presents an opportunity to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements of African-Americans and important milestones throughout U.S. history. While there are sure to be events, museum exhibitions, and special performances all over the country, it's also the perfect time to snuggle up on the couch with some popcorn to check out several amazing, awe-inspiring, historical films.
Here, 10 must-watch classics for Black History Month ...
- Akeelah and the Bee - An inspiring story of an 11-year-old African-American girl who claims her power with the help of 50,000 coaches.
- The Help - First a wildly successful book by Kathryn Stockett, then an award-winning film, the heartbreaking, moving flick follows the story of an aspiring author during the Civil Rights movement who writes a book with the African-American maids who work in the white homes of Jacksonville, Mississippi. (When she didn't win the Academy Award for Best Actress, Viola Davis was robbed!)
- Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - One of the first progressive flicks to take on the subject of interracial relationships, starring Academy Award-winning actor Sidney Poitier (who was the first black man to win an Academy Award for Best Actor, back in 1963).
- The Color Purple - Based on Alice Walker's novel, the 1985 film stars Danny Glover, Oprah, and Whoopi Goldberg in the story of a black woman who endures incredible oppression until she finally learns to stand up for herself.
- Amistad - A look back at the trial that followed the 1839 rebellion aboard the Spanish slave ship Amistad and follows the important chapter in African-American history triggered by the event.
- Precious - The brave, heartbreaking film adaptation of the 1996 novel Push by sapphire made waves in 2009 with its critically acclaimed cast including Gabourey Sidibe, Mo'Nique (who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress), Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey.
- Roots - The 1977 TV miniseries, based on Alex Haley's novel Roots: The Saga of an American Family, is simply epic.
- Raisin in the Sun - The Sidney Portier classic, based on the play of the same name, was selected for preservation in the U.S. National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant."
- Malcolm X - THE biopic about the compelling civil rights leader, starring none other than Denzel Washington and directed by none other than Spike Lee.
- 4 Little Girls - Spike Lee's documentary about the 1963 murder of four African-American girls in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama, is a historical tearjerker, nominated for an Oscar for Best Documentary in 1997.
What else would you include on this list? What's your favorite must-watch black history movie?
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35395, Children's Songbook, The Gospel, The Thirteenth Article of Faith, 132-33
We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous,
and in doing good to all men;
indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul-
We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things.
If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report
or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
Words: Joseph Smith, 1805-1844
Music: Vanja Y. Watkins, b. 1938. © 1978 IRI
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Gulf Chemical & Metallurgical Corporation (GCMC) on May 28 announced it reached an agreement with the Travis County district attorney, resolving the state's criminal investigation into past operation of the company's wastewater treatment system at its catalyst recycling facility in Freeport, Texas.
The plant recovers molybdenum, vanadium, nickel, cobalt and various alumina products to be sold and reused in chemical and metallurgical applications. This reclaiming process reduces the need for mining, conserves natural resources and converts a waste material into a raw material.
GCMC agreed to plead guilty to 11 felony violations of the Texas Water Code dating from June 2007 through January 2008 and to pay a fine of $2.75 million. The company also agreed to continue its commitment to upgrade the plant's wastewater treatment system by implementing additional modifications (including design, operation and maintenance) recommended by a third-party engineering consultant. The majority of this work has been completed or is scheduled for completion in the near future. GCMC must submit a report to the district attorney within one year of the date of the agreement confirming that the work has been completed.
"This situation has been embarrassing for our company, and we apologize to our employees, customers and the community for the concern it has caused. This does not represent the high standards we strive to meet every day," said Dave Pacella, GCMC president. "By agreeing to this plea, we accept responsibility as a company for what happened in the past, and more importantly it allows us to move forward to implement measures to ensure that we are never in this position again. We look forward to earning back the trust of all of our stakeholders."
The company learned of the potential violations in September 2009 and immediately launched a third-party investigation and audit of the facility's wastewater system. After the violations were identified, GCMC engaged two environmental consulting firms to design and implement changes to the plant's wastewater system, and in December, voluntarily reported the violations to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) before learning of the criminal investigation.
"We moved quickly to correct the problems as soon as they were discovered," Pacella said. "We will continue to work diligently every day to ensure our operations are safe and environmentally responsible."
The plant has continued to operate on its regular schedule, 24 hours a day, seven days a week and will continue to do so in the wake of the agreement. Shipments from refinery customers are still being received and handled in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, and shipments of product to downstream metal customers also are proceeding as scheduled. Moreover, the issues associated with the investigation and the plea agreement do not and have never subjected GCMC's suppliers or customers to any associated liability.
The company began construction in April on a new state-of-the-art abatement system that will reduce sulfur dioxide emissions by at least 95 percent and will dramatically reduce emissions of particulate matter.


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"No sprays or chemicals used." That's what was posted on Lower Notch Berry Farm's FaceBook page, consequently intriguing me to visit the farm in Bristol this past Wednesday afternoon.
Currently on the health food kick myself, I am attempting to eat more local and organic produce, which is sometimes a challenge considering I still eat all of my meals in the Middlebury College dining hall.
MIDDLEBURY — Monday, July 2, brought this year's Olympic swimming trials to a close. Audience members in Omaha saw some of the most decorated athletes in the world compete for the top three spots in each event, in hopes of taking them to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.
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American Political Science Association
This site, devoted to "networking a world of scholars," offers resources and links to political science internships.
U.S. Department of State
The deadlines for the State Department internship program come quite early. To apply for a summer internship, the deadline is November; for fall, the deadline is February; for spring, the deadline is July.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The FBI also offers an extensive internship program. Be sure to note the deadlines for these as well– for a summer internship, apply by September.
American Agricultural Economics Association
Individuals looking for internships or jobs in agricultural economics can search here.
Maryland Department of Transportation Internship Program
Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Fellows are given the opporutnity to see the rewards and challenges of working within the field of transportation. Interns gain valuable exposure to the tremendous workforce behind MDOT while developing policy papers in teams that address significant issues facing MDOT today. Participating students earn $3,500 during their 8 week internship. Applications to apply are generally due at the end of March but if you have any questions please contact Christine Routzahn firstname.lastname@example.com.


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UVa CLEAR, researching new treatments for alcohol and drug addictions
The University of Virginia's Center for Leading Edge Addiction Research or CLEAR is the site of ongoing research studies on substance abuse for the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences' Division of Neurobiological Studies.
UVa CLEAR is committed to researching new treatment methods that may help individuals on their way to recovery. Our goals are to:
- Understand the biological aspects of substance abuse
- Provide medications that can help correct biological predispositions believed to increase the risk of addiction
- Teach behavior-changing techniques
- Decrease the cravings associated with substance abuse
- Work towards abstinence
Through our research, we hope to bring new knowledge to better understand the biological underpinning of addiction. Our approach combines medications, which target different brain pathways known to be involved in the rewarding effects of drugs, with behavior-changing techniques in an effort to reduce craving associated with substance abuse.
Our center began enrolling research participants in March, 2005. The UVa CLEAR clinic is located at the Fontaine Research Park in Charlottesville, Virginia.
If you would like more information about our programs, wish to make referrals, or receive literature, please call us at 434.243.0563 or 888.882.2345 (toll-free).


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Madam Speaker, I have a second petition. It is from the Fijian community, which is 100,000 strong. The petitioners are calling yet again for the establishment of a high commission in the Republic of the Fiji Islands.
The United States, China, Australia and New Zealand all have embassies or high commissions in Fiji. Many Canadians of Fijian descent who travel extensively to Fiji are left without adequate consular services in that part of the world. They do a lot of business in Fiji. They own property in Fiji. They point out that Fiji is a Commonwealth country and we should be making sure that Canadians have that necessary service in that part of the world.


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Blogger arrested for criticizing government sues Connecticut officials for improper detention
Harold "Hal" Turner was arrested in 2009 after a blog post published on his personal website named specific state officials from Connecticut whom he warned would be targeted by his online audience for supporting a state bill that would have given lay people of Roman Catholic churches more control over parish funds. The Associated Press reports that Turner considered the legislation an attempt to destroy the separation of church of state, and the writer urged his audience to voice their concerns on his website by any means necessary.
"These beastly government officials should be made an example of as a warning to others in government: Obey the Constitution or die," he wrote. "If any state attorney, police department or court thinks they're going to get uppity with us about this; I suspect we have enough bullets to put them down, too."
In the same post, Turner teased that he would post the home addresses of judiciary committee members involved in the church vote. The controversial commentator was arrested after he posted the threat and charged with exhorting his readers to injure state officials.
"I interpreted this as people were going to be coming to my house in 24 hours with bullets and guns," Thomas K. Jones of the office of state ethics testified on the stand.
On his part, Turner said, "The state is prosecuting me simply for uttering words and there's a problem with that, because in the United State of America people are supposed to be free to express their opinions." He called it an assault on his First Amendment rights and two years after the fact was acquitted. Now with the incident all but behind him, the commentator says he intends to take the state to court.
In the latest suit filed by Turner, he says Assistant Connecticut State Attorney Dennis O'Connor "willfully, maliciously, unlawfully and without probable cause" filed false charges against him. He's hoping to win $15 million over O'Connor alleged wrongdoings and another $17 million to compensate for the five days of jail time he was subjected to. In all, Turner is demanding roughly $50 million from the state.
"It will be a tough road," Turner tells the Jersey Journal. "It hinges on whether or not they had probable cause to charge me. I think I present a good case that they didn't."
When Turner was acquitted in 2011, he was at the time serving a nearly three-year-long prison sentence for an unrelated matter involved threatening judges in the state of Illinois. Before that, though, he was no stranger to controversy. In 2006 he became an early target of the Anonymous hacktivism group, who waged an assault on his website after he made a series of racist comments on his radio show. Anonymous members eventually hacked his email, revealing secret correspondence confirming that Turner had actually been a paid informant of the FBI, compensated to coax information from fellow right-wingers.


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The STS-122 and International Space Station crews are busy with tasks to activate the European Columbus laboratory. Attached to the Station during a spacewalk on Monday, Columbus' hatch was opened for the first time at 15:08 CET this morning.
ESA astronaut Léopold Eyharts was the first to venture inside the newest addition to the International Space Station. Before entering Eyharts said "This is a great moment and Hans and I are very proud to be here and to ingress for the first time the Columbus module."
"I think it starts a new era now, the volume of the European scientific module, Columbus, and the ISS are connected for many, many years of research in space in cooperation, internationally," added ESA astronaut Hans Schlegel.
The STS-122 and International Space Station crews decided to press ahead with Columbus outfitting tasks foregoing the official hatch opening planned for 20:55 CET (19:55 UT).
"We are very pleased indeed to see the crew inside the laboratory," said Alan Thirkettle, ESA's ISS Programme Manager. "We are equally happy with the fact that Columbus-CC [Control Centre] in Oberpfaffenhofen is controlling all of the activities now."
"Its really exciting to see the crew moving in to this new module. It is really neat to see how the Space Station is growing and coming to its full potential," added Kirk Shireman, NASA's ISS Deputy Programme Manager.
Referring to the temporary shutdown of a Space Station cooling loop which occurred during initial Columbus activation, Shireman added: "The hiccup or two we are having in the activation are certainly not planned but are the kind of things that can be expected with a complicated module like Columbus."
The crews will now continue to set-up and activate systems inside the laboratory – installing power, data and fluid lines – as well as preparing to relocate the Columbus experiment facilities from their launch locations to their on-orbit locations.
From 01:00 CET (00:00 UT) this evening, STS-122 crew members Rex Walheim and Hans Schlegel will 'camp out' in the Station's Quest Airlock in preparation for the mission's second spacewalk, scheduled to start at 15:35 CET (14:35 UT) tomorrow. Their tasks include outfitting the outside of Columbus.
The Columbus laboratory was attached to the International Space Station on Monday 11 February during the first of three spacewalks scheduled for the STS-122 mission.


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Bathing beauties: The Miss USA 2011 contestants at the Palms Hotel in Las Vegas
It used to be that all you had to do was parade in your bikini and answer every question with your desire for world peace.
But now Miss USA pageant hopefuls are facing difficult questions on whether they believe evolution should be taught in schools and if they would ever pose for nude photographs.
And the beauty queens are said to be 'scared to death' by the tricky questions for fear of making a wrong step not just in their stilettos.
Eclectic: Last year's winner Rima Fakih leads this year's contestants at a Planet Hollywood shoot
In video interviews before the June 19 finale, the attractive contestants are being probed on their thoughts on some of the country's most polarising issues.
The girls are reportedly quaking, fearing a repeat of the controversy when Miss California Carrie Prejean said she opposed gay marriage.
Paula Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization, which also runs Miss USA, said these 'topics are very relevant and in the news'.
But pageant expert Keith Lewis, who is executive state pageant director for California, New York and New Hampshire, said the questions have spread terror amongst the wannabes.
Excitement: Sarah Chapman (left) welcomes contestants and crew to her home town as Texas-born Miss New York looks on (right)
'The girls are scared to death. They witnessed with Carrie Prejean how a firestorm can create a road kill, and nobody wants to be part of a situation like that again,' he told Fox News.
'The girls are concerned that there is a right or wrong answer. Polarising questions often create a situation where you suffer... if you agree, and if you do not.'
Fine fettle: Lissette Garcia (left) and Allyn Rose (right) keep smiling through another shoot
Former Miss USA publicist Angie Meyer said: 'The pageant officials are intimidating contestants into answering questions a certain way that are deemed 'politically correct' while discriminating against their own belief and opinions.
'The Miss USA Organization is choosing topics that are not only controversial, but intimidating,' she told Fox News.
The pageant finals are being held in Las Vegas on June 19.
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Select techs had quite a run in 2012, but the question is whether they keep their momentum or take a breather in 2013, observes Rob DeFrancesco of Tech Stock Prospector.
Shares of Acme Packet (APKT) jumped nearly 12% on heavy volume in one session in early January thanks to a Stifel Nicolaus upgrade to Buy with a price target of $27.
The firm thinks carriers are finally starting to firm up the timing of their Voice-over-LTE (VoLTE) projects, which is a big positive for Acme Packet. With new rollouts from Tier-1 carriers in the US expected to start in the second half of the year, Acme Packet could see strong order momentum beginning in the first half.
Stifel Nicolaus says its checks indicate that AT&T (T) will begin testing its VoLTE network in Q2, with a consumer debut likely in the second half. The firm thinks AT&T has already deployed some Acme Packet SBCs for its initial rollout, and that additional orders are likely to come in over the near term.
Stifel Nicolaus says it expects AT&T to be "incrementally stronger" as a customer over the next three to six months, and looks for Verizon (VZ) orders to ramp up ahead of a VoLTE launch in Q3 or Q4 of this year. Acme Packet has 27 VoLTE projects in its pipeline, with committed launch dates for 11 to 13 of these deployments, according to Stifel Nicolaus.
The trade association GSA says there are now 105 commercial LTE networks in 48 countries and 194 LTE network deployments in progress, indicating the move to VoLTE is taking shape, albeit a little later than expected. After a tough 2012, Acme Packet should begin to benefit from this momentum over the next several quarters.
Stifel Nicolaus says leverage in Acme Packet's model will allow earnings to improve faster than revenue. The firm estimates that if top-line growth this year were to accelerate to 20% from the current consensus estimate of 9.6%, per-share earnings could reach 65 cents to 70 cents, well above the current consensus of 52 cents.
For now, Stifel Nicolaus raises its 2013 revenue estimate to $303 million (projected growth of 11.2%), against the consensus of $298.5 million. If upside momentum exiting 2013 is particularly strong, the firm thinks 2014 earnings could possibly top $1.00 a share.
Meanwhile, LinkedIn (LNKD) needs to keep the growth momentum going in the year ahead or face the possibility of some tough margin compression. The stock trades at 157 times the 2012 consensus EPS estimate of 72 cents and 88 times the 2013 consensus of $1.28. Earnings growth in 2013 is expected to decelerate to 77% from 105% last year.
Continuing to expand its enterprise customer base will be a significant goal for 2013 because this drives the company deeper into the workplace, making LinkedIn more of an essential tool for recruiting and less of a simple social network. While still robust, revenue growth this year is expected to decelerate to 51.9% from 81.5% in 2012. LinkedIn trades at 8.4 times the 2013 revenue estimate of $1.44 billion.
Barclays Capital in early January downgraded LinkedIn to Equal Weight based on valuation, while maintaining its $125 price target. Barclays remains long-term positive on the company, saying LinkedIn has significant runway to expand its advertising and recruiting units, along with the potential to add new revenue streams.
But the firm says the bullish outlook is largely factored into the current price, and thinks the 2013 consensus revenue estimate could be a little too high and subject to downward revisions if LinkedIn management issues conservative guidance.
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I have a small kite that imo needs a smaller bar then what it came with. The bar has "plastic " bar ends with rivets of which I have no experience with. From what I understand, I can use a drill bit to remove the old rivets. Then I can use a hacksaw to shorten both ends of the bar. Then I need to drill new holes and install new rivets to hold the bar ends securely. Do I need a tool to install the rivets?
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Mayor Don Wesely's proposal to provide additional city funds for equipment at Antelope Park's new accessible playground brings fund-raising efforts for the project close to the goal. The City Council Monday gave preliminary approval to the Mayor's plan to provide another $50,000 in keno funds for the project.
"Money is available for two reasons: lower than anticipated bids on the 'F' Street Community Center project and surplus keno funds," Wesely said. "The idea of having a playground where children of all abilities can play together is a priority for our community."
The total cost of the project is about $434,000. The city had previously committed $100,000 in keno funds and another $40,000 in site improvement funds. The project has also received about $210,000 in private donations and $30,000 from in-kind donations.
Construction on the playground is expected to be finished by the end of the month, and the playground will be open to the public at that time. A formal dedication ceremony is planned for September.
The new playground is the largest and most accessible in the region. It has 11 elevated play decks and is the only playground in the city to use ramps to access the elevated areas. Other features include 13 slides, 16 climbers, 28 interactive play panels, a special matted surface, a fun phone system on the elevated decks, age-appropriate play areas, a variety of swings, a sand area, a landscaped seating area and sensory garden and accessible restroom facilities.
The site incorporates two previous play areas. One is the Challenge Playground, built in 1987 by the Lincoln Fellowship of Churches, now the Lincoln Interfaith Council. Equipment there had fallen into disrepair. The other playground at Antelope Park was last upgraded in 1973 and did not meet current guidelines. About two-thirds of the city's 90 public play areas now have accessible features, and the city plans to have all the playgrounds renovated within five years.
Students at Southeast High School raised money, participated in the design process and helped build the playground. Their efforts were chosen by the American Association of School Librarians to be included in a video series tentatively titled "You Know It," that will be distributed nationally. The series will show high school students conducting research and using school library resources and their critical thinking skills to solve real-life problems.
The video series is being produced by Great Plains National, a division of the Nebraska Educational Telecommunications Network; the Nebraska Department of Education; and the General Learning Corporation of Chicago. A video crew is in Lincoln to shoot interviews with the students and video of children trying out the new equipment. The children are attending SumFun, a camp for children with disabilities offered through the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department.
Contributions for the new playground can be sent to the Lincoln Parks and Recreation Foundation, 2740 "A" Street, Lincoln, NE 68502. A note designating the donation is for the Antelope Park Playground should accompany the donation. All donations are tax deductible.


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This is a fantastic, reliable, everyday pizza dough, which can also be used to make bread. It's best made with Italian Tipo "00" flour, which is finer ground than normal flour, and it will give your dough an incredible super-smooth texture. Look for it in Italian markets and good supermarkets. If using white bread flour instead, make sure it's a strong one that's high in gluten, as this will transform into a lovely, elastic dough, which is what you want. Mix in some semolina flour for a bit of color and flavor if you like.
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- 1 level tablespoon fine sea salt
- 2 (1/4-ounce) packets active dried yeast
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar
- 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
Sift the flours and salt onto a clean work surface and make a well in the middle. In a large measuring cup, mix the yeast, sugar and olive oil into the water and leave for a few minutes, then pour into the well. Using a fork, bring the flour in gradually from the sides and swirl it into the liquid. Keep mixing, drawing larger amounts of flour in, and when it all starts to come together, work the rest of the flour in with your clean, flour-dusted hands. Knead until you have a smooth, springy dough.
Place the ball of dough in a large flour-dusted bowl and flour the top of it. Cover the bowl with a damp cloth and place in a warm room for about 1 hour until the dough has doubled in size.
Now remove the dough to a flour-dusted surface and knead it around a bit to push the air out with your hands - this is called punching down the dough. You can either use it immediately, or keep it, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the fridge (or freezer) until required. If using straightaway, divide the dough up into as many little balls as you want to make pizzas - this amount of dough is enough to make about six to eight medium pizzas.
Timing-wise, it's a good idea to roll the pizzas out about 15 to 20 minutes before you want to cook them. Don't roll them out and leave them hanging around for a few hours, though - if you are working in advance like this it's better to leave your dough, covered with plastic wrap, in the refrigerator. However, if you want to get them rolled out so there's 1 less thing to do when your guests are round, simply roll the dough out into rough circles, about 1/4-inch thick, and place them on slightly larger pieces of olive-oil-rubbed and flour-dusted aluminum foil. You can then stack the pizzas, cover them with plastic wrap, and pop them into the refrigerator.


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