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Pemba Lodge is an eco-friendly resort offering bungalows made out of recycled boats and natural local materials. Each one is has a secluded location in the large garden and has direct access to the beach.
The bungalows are raised from the ground on stilts to capture the sea-breeze and can be accessed by a small ladder. They include four-poster beds surrounded by mosquito nets and a rainwater shower.
Guests can dine at the restaurant which provides fresh organic meals prepared with wild seafood and vegetables from the garden. There is also a bar made out of recycled-wood.
Snorkelling and kayaking facilities are provided by the Pemba Lodge and can be used to explore the mangroves. Diving trips and Swahili massages can be arranged upon request.
The resort is located 45 minutes' drive from Pemba Airport and 30 minutes' away from the Ferry Port Mkoani by car.
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – It was supposed to be a quick shopping trip Thursday afternoon to the Walmart Neighborhood Market in Melbourne, but it turned into quite a day for a Central Florida family.
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A pregnant woman and her three daughters were waiting in the car while the father went into the store to grab a few groceries.
The mother's water broke while he was shopping, however, and when he came outside, he saw his children yelling for him to hurry to the car.
The man had only been inside the store for a few minutes, but in that short amount of time, the mother had given birth to her fourth child -- a bouncing boy -- in the car.
"Oh, my God. I wouldn't know what to do. I guess it would be an experience," says C.J. Ahrens.
"Wow, what an experience," says Brenda Baker, a mother of two.
Paramedics were called to the Walmart but were only used to transport the mother to Holmes Regional Medical Center, just a few miles down the road.
The news that a baby was born in the parking lot quickly spread around the Walmart as the day went on, but what shocked folks the most was the fact that the woman gave birth in front of her three children.
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When Bruce Willis first started shooting "Red" back in January, we were intrigued. When the first trailer dropped, we were thrilled. Now another trailer is here and it's done nothing to temper our enthusiasm.
In addition to Willis, the film stars Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss and Ernest Borgnine. There's gotta be something to this, right?
"Red" is the story of Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is, until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Freeman, Malkovich and Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive.
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NEW YORK (AP) � The United States was the only Western democracy that executed prisoners last year, even as an increasing number of U.S. states are moving to abolish the death penalty, Amnesty International announced yesterday.
America's 43 executions in 2011 ranked it fifth in the world in capital punishment, the rights group said in its annual review of worldwide death penalty trends. U.S. executions were down from 46 a year earlier.
"If you look at the company we're in globally, it's not the company we want to be in: China, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq," Suzanne Nossel, executive director of Amnesty International USA, told The Associated Press.
The United States seems deeply divided on the issue.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry was cheered at a Republican presidential candidates' debate in September when he defended his signature on 234 execution warrants over more than 10 years as being the "ultimate justice."
Just weeks later, young people rallied in person and online to protest the execution of Troy Davis in Georgia for the 1991 murder of a police officer. In the intervening years, key witnesses for the prosecution had recanted or changed their stories.
"I think the debate on the issue may be nearing a tipping point in this country," Nossel said. "I think we're seeing momentum at the state level, in the direction of waning support for the death penalty."
Illinois banned the death penalty last year, and Oregon adopted a moratorium on executions.
Maryland and Connecticut are close to banning executions, Amnesty International said. And more than 800,000 Californians signed petitions to put a referendum on the state ballot in November that would abolish the death penalty.
However, 34 U.S. states have the death penalty.
Richard Dieter, executive director of the Death Penalty Information Center, which tracks U.S. trends, told the AP 78 prisoners received death sentences last year, down from an average of more than 300 annually a few years ago. "Executions peaked in 1999 at 98," he added. "By all measures, the death penalty is on the defensive."
Dieter attributed much of the decline to the introduction of DNA testing, which has exposed some mistaken convictions. With stronger defense tactics and appeals processes getting longer, U.S. states also found it more and more expensive to pursue death penalty cases, he said.
The United States was the only member of the G-8 group of developed nations to use the death penalty last year. Japan, which also retains capital punishment, recorded no executions for the first time in 19 years, Amnesty International reported.
"Our government has made a very strong point of trying to reassert its position as a standard-bearer on human rights globally," Nossel said. "When other countries look at the United States, the use of the death penalty really stands out a lot in the mind of Europeans and others around the world. We're in such incongruous company."
The U.S. federal stance on capital punishment was complicated by the Defense Department's announcement that it would seek the death penalty for six foreign nationals detained at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for trial by military commission. Amnesty International contends that military commissions are discriminatory because they do not give foreign citizens the same right to appeal as U.S. courts.


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BERSIH 3.0, demonstrations, freedom of speech, H&M, how to wear yellow, New Look, People Movements, rallies, yellow outfit
Last weekend over Twitter, I said that I would be joining fellow Malaysians and supporters in Newcastle for a meaningful and peaceful demonstration.
- WHAT'S IT CALLED: BERSIH 3.0 ['Bersih' means 'clean' in the Malay language, and the 3.0 stands for the 3rd time the demonstration is happening]
- BY WHOM: It is a genuine people's movement
- PURPOSE: For FREE and FAIR elections in Malaysia
- LOCATION: Primarily in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Malaysians around the whole hold the same demos in support
- DATE: 28th April 2012
- COLOUR: Supporters wear YELLOW
I wasn't sure if I wanted to talk about this on the blog, but maybe it would give our readers some insight about what has been happening across the ocean in South East Asia. Most of our readers come from the USA and Europe and a lot of things that come out of Malaysia isn't always the full picture.
I wanted to support the demo that was happening in Newcastle, because numbers mean everything. In fact, when I went along with some of my Malaysian friends who are also doing the Bar with me – it was a great feeling. There was a patriotic, determined and brave feeling in the air where we stood at the steps of Monument. We stood and sang our national song, we gave our salutes, and we cheered a lot. Passerbys stopped to look, smiling at our enthusiasm, and taking pictures of (and with) us.
There were approximately 130 of us there that day, small in comparison to the >80,000 that filled the streets of Kuala Lumpur:
Though here in Newcastle we were small in number, we had strength.
Different races coming together to make it worthwhile. This is what our generation wants. This is for our future. As citizens of Malaysia, one has a right to make an informed decision on who to vote as their right to vote is a basic right.
Here are some pictures from the day in Newcastle:
BERSIH 3.0 demonstration at Monument in Newcastle, UK
The 8 demands:
- #2: Currently only overseas students, Government servants working overseas, and military serving overseas are allowed postal voting. A majority of overseas Malaysians (working adults) actually fall out of the limited criteria and would have to FLY back to Malaysia just to vote. Reason being: One is not patriotic if they are working OUTSIDE Malaysia.
- #3: There have been cases where vote slips are tampered with while in transit.
- #4: If I am not mistaken, the maximum campaign period is 10 days. This is simply NOT enough for campaigners to campaign, nor does it give enough time to voters to make an informed decision.
And oh, because this is a *ahem* fashion blog… I dugged deep into my drawers to find something yellow and came up with this:
Shorts: H&M; Yellow shirt with cut out sleeves: New Look
Back home, demonstrations started out peacefully but it became violent with people getting tear gassed and watter cannon-ed by the police. A few of my friends who were in the rally recount their tales of being tear gassed.
For me, the official press release by The Malaysian Bar is the least biased. Read it here in which they state that the police response during the BERSIH 3.0 rally was disproportionate and excessive.
Note: The demonstrations in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia did NOT amount to rioting.
Overall Experience: I found the demonstration in Newcastle peaceful, and to be honest, fun. It was my first time doing something like this 😀
Most importantly, if you are a Malaysian and eligible – have YOU registered to be a voter? Know your rights and register at your nearest post office!
Have you ever, in your younger years (or not) taken part in a good cause? Let me know your experience I'd love to know!


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"An Independent Irish parliamentarian has used the biblical story of Noah's Ark to support his views on climate change.
Earlier this year, Danny Healy-Rae denied there was a human impact on climate change.
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The shooting death of 44-year-old Elizabeth Cann of Norton was the fourth domestic homicide in the Brockton area in 15 days and the 37th domestic violence-related death in the state this year.
The shooting death of 44-year-old Elizabeth Cann of Norton was the fourth domestic homicide in the Brockton area in 15 days and the 37th domestic violence-related death in the state this year.
Some counselors say the problem is increasing due to budget cuts that limit abuse-prevention and counseling programs. Others blame financial and economic pressures or the ready availability of drugs and guns, a lethal combination.
While each case has its own causes, the deaths are painful to hear about, said Kim Thomas, executive director of New Hope Inc., the Attleboro-based service that provides counseling to victims and abusers in 52 area communities.
Cann's death "is in our local community, which is very, very sad," said Thomas. "It's always shocking to us when something like this occurs. It's very disheartening. We feel so very badly for the families, and it reminds us of what we do each day to help people."
Thomas said New Hope assisted more than 1,850 people in obtaining restraining orders and making safety plans for the 12-month period that ended on June 30, 2006. New Hope serves an area that includes southeastern and central Massachusetts.
Police said Cann, 44, a manicurist at the Nu Images Salon in Norton, had obtained a restraining order in 2005 against her longtime boyfriend, Robert McDermott, but it had expired.
Sometime Sunday or early Monday, McDermott shot Cann to death in her bed in her Reservoir Avenue home in Norton, police said. He also shot two of her daughters, Brittany Cann, 12, and Danielle Cann, 15, who remained in critical condition Tuesday at Rhode Island Hospital in Providence.
A third daughter, Amanda Cann, 17, a student at Southeastern Regional Technical Vocational High School in Easton, was vacationing in Florida at the time.
Police said McDermott later shot himself on the MBTA commuter rail tracks at the Norwood-Walpole line. His body, which was also struck by a train, was discovered at 5:40 a.m. Monday, almost four hours before the victims were found inside their Norton home.
On Monday night, police recovered McDermott's vehicle, a red Ford Aerostar van, by the train tracks in Norwood, said Greg Miliote, a spokesman for the Bristol Country district attorney. It is being searched as part of the criminal investigation, Miliote said.
Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, reported that Cann and McDermott were the 37th and 38th domestic homicide-related fatalities in the state so far this year. There were 34 in 2006 and 19 in 2005, the coalition said.
It said the numbers are increasing largely due to budget cuts, which have resulted in the loss of half the staff of some organizations.
In the past 15 days, six people, including Cann and McDermott, have died in domestic violence incidents in the Brockton area. Others are:
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Veterans: Disenroll from VA or No Obamacare Subsidies
Once AGAIN, the obama regime lies to, then gives both middle fingers to our Beloved Veterans. How can ANY Veteran support this marxist regime after what they've done to them? How can ANYONE support this trash? Anyone supporting this IS a MARXIST TRAITOR.
ObamaCare Decision Means Feds Will Continue to Cull Gun Owner Information
[TWG Note: This is something to which our Veterans need to pay close attention. Our returning Veterans today are being labeled with PTSD and pumped full of drugs before they even step foot back on American soil. It's disarmament on a MASSIVE scale. When one reads the Conressional Record titled "Communist Goals For America", it's quite clear that America is now a Communist Nation. American citizens who aren't paying attention deny this, but we don't need to spin things. Facts are stubborn things. Take a look at these line items:
32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture–education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
Careful what you say to those so-called "psychiatrists", psychologists", "counselors", doctors, nurses and VA doctors…….
Here's what the GOA has to say on the issue:
Led by feckless chief Justice John Roberts, the U.S. Supreme Court today upheld the ObamaCare law by a 5-to-4 decision, with Roberts voting with liberals Breyer, Ginsburg, Sotomayor and Kagan.
While the decision means many harmful things for the American public, the Second Amendment community remains greatly affected,
as the law requires Americans' medical information to be culled and entered into a national database.
Centralizing these medical records will allow the FBI to troll a list of Americans for ailments such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) to deny them their gun rights, in the same way that the Veterans Administration has already denied more than 150,000 veterans their right to bear arms.
Ironically, the Boston Globe last week reported how snarky liberals have been shocked to learn that hundreds of pages of their most intimate psychiatric notes have been posted into the database — available for reading by hundreds (perhaps thousands) of strangers who work for their provider.
Now, their most embarrassing recollections are semi-public knowledge, and this was done knowingly and unapologetically by the people to whom they were spilling their confidences. Their privacy is gone, and there is nothing they can do about it.
This is the danger that gun owners face — the sharing of medical information (like PTSD) that can be used in the future to deny them their right to purchase a firearm.
As for the ObamaCare decision itself, the Supreme Court ruled today that the Individual Mandate (requiring all Americans to purchase health insurance) is constitutional under Congress' taxing power.
Thus, the government can force us to buy broccoli — or anything else — by simply imposing an enormous "tax penalty" for failing to do what the government orders us to do. There is NOTHING the government can't now do as part of its taxing power.
Incidentally, ObamaCare was passed amid vigorous denunciations that Congress was imposing an enormous tax on the American people — and on the middle and lower classes. Thus, by allowing the Obama administration to now argue that it "fooled us," the Court becomes a co-conspirator in Obama's fraud.
The culprits? Well, certainly the tepid, political-wind-monitoring Roberts, who has sold himself to receive favorable media coverage by the liberal left and to get invited to the swanky parties in our nation's capital. Ironically, the Senate almost did away with the Senate filibuster in order to secure Robert's confirmation to the Court.
If there is a silver lining to this decision, it is that the Court ruled that the Individual Mandate CANNOT be justified under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. This is good news for gun owners, as this text has been illegitimately expanded over the years to justify all kinds of unconstitutional laws — including gun control.
Americans now know what we need to do: We need to repeal the Individual Mandate through a legislative rider (or amendment) to the must-pass Continuing Resolution, which Congress will take up around September 30. And perhaps, the ultimate way to get rid of ObamaCare is to get rid of Obama.
In the process, we will need to put a constitutional majority in control of the Senate and consolidate and even expand the anti-ObamaCare majority in the House.
But the first line of defense is to force a vote on must-pass legislation to repeal or "defund" the mandate. You can expect Gun Owners of America to be at the epicenter of this battle. So please stay tuned for updates!
Congressional Record, "Communist Goals For America: http://www.uhuh.com/nwo/communism/comgoals.htm
GOA Source: http://gunowners.org/a06282012.htm
Here's the complete document. Still think America is not a communist Nation? Read it and weep.
Congressional Record–Appendix, pp. A34-A35January 10, 1963
Current Communist Goals
Thursday, January 10, 1963
Mr. HERLONG. Mr. Speaker, Mrs. Patricia Nordman of De Land, Fla., is an ardent and articulate opponent of communism, and until recently published the De Land Courier, which she dedicated to the purpose of alerting the public to the dangers of communism in America.
At Mrs. Nordman's request, I include in the RECORD, under unanimous consent, the following "Current Communist Goals," which she identifies as an excerpt from "The Naked Communist," by Cleon Skousen:
[From "The Naked Communist," by Cleon Skousen]
1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.
2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.
3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.
4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.
5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.
6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.
7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.
8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N.
9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.
10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.
11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)
12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.
13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.
14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.
15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.
16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.
17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.
18. Gain control of all student newspapers.
19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.
20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policymaking positions.
21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.
22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."
23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."
24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.
25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.
26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."
27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity which does not need a "religious crutch."
28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."
29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.
30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man."
31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.
32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture–education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.
33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.
34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.
35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.
36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.
37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.
38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].
39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.
40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.
41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.
42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.
43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.
44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.
45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.


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What kinds of things do we deal with? Here's a sampling of cases from last month:
- We convinced a health insurer to pay an additional $3,000 in surgery claims for a patient.
- We got another insurer to pay more than $10,000 in claims that had been denied due to what the company maintained was a pre-existing condition.
- We helped a Seattle consumer resolve claim delays on his mother's life insurance policy, leading to a $25,000 payment, plus interest.
- When a health insurer repeatedly refused to pay claims because the patient's birthdate on the claim forms didn't match what they (erroneously) had in their records, we got the situation resolved and the claims paid.
- And we helped mediate a dispute over a totaled vehicle's value, meaning that the consumer got nearly $1,000 more than originally offered.


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Peter Max and Heinz Edelmann. Edelmann was the art director on Yellow Submarine.
My first example of the Max / Edelmann style of illustration is the board game Payday, from 1975. Lame, I know, but I wasn't even born when Yellow Submarine came out. So, yeah, when I wind back the mental VCR to my earliest impression of 1970's cosmic art style, I get this on the screen:
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Quote from: hecma925 on December 30, 2019, 07:25:46 PMOCnet is KGB.I hail Mor Ephrem as our Secretary General.
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Oh you Greeks, you are all dumb!An Athonite
Very funny! The only discriminating I tolerate is of the palate, Brother Max...If you are happy with Nasti Spumonti, fine...you may have same and welcome....I'll stick to Vueve Cliquot or Dom P....My parents had a fine way of making sure their children didn't go drinking...they turned us into wine snobs in our teens....so we couldn't tolerate what our allowance would afford, and couldn't afford enough of what we liked to do damage to ourselves.... Wine sobs...Mmmmm...
You may not private message others to solicit them to join your forum, however. We have the ability to read other people's private messages (this is disclosed in the member agreement you sign when joining the forum) and we don't do that usually, but we can, and we will, if we think you are trying to lure people away from our site.
Man you folks do not know what a step that is for me (being an Orthodox Pentecostal)-that at least is what I am for now. I am getting there.
vicki: who do we have to discriminate against?  members of franciscan orders who are neither orthodox or catholic?
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Scottsdale Quarter
Sustainable design elements were incorporated throughout Scottsdale Quarter. Unique challenges, such as phasing of the project around an operating laboratory and organizing the installation of building services to meet space requirements, were faced and overcome. One of Glimcher's design goals was to create a "place" and not a "project," therefore the architectural expression is organic in nature, complementing and creating diversity through a strong urban rhythm, form and materials. The architecture is complex, contemporary and clean, and the palette of materials is regional in nature.
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Arrest Made In Triple Murder Case
A 16-year-old female from the Redwater area has been arrested and charged with three counts of capital murder in the deaths of a Texarkana mother and her two children.
The Arrest comes almost three months to the day after the bodies of 34-year-old Amanda Doss, 8-year-year-old Texas Johnson and 11-year-old Guinivere Doss were pulled from the burnt and smoking rubble of their Bowie County home May 11th.
There were no solid suspects until a phone call around 8:30 p.m. Friday from a woman Bowie County Sheriff James Prince said was "pretty upset and crying," saying she knew who killed Amanda, Texas and Guiniviere. She said her daughter had confessed.
Investigators immediately went to the home and interviewed the 16-year-old. Sheriff Prince says the girl was able to provide details that only someone who was at the scene of the crime and involved in the killing would have known.
No details have been released on what may have been the motive, but Prince says the teen was acquainted with the family.
Prince says they expect to try to have her certified as an adult to face the capital murder charges. No additional arrests are expected at this point, and the sheriff says he believes the community can rest easy now that the killer is no longer on the loose.
Since the investigation began, the total reward money for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the murders grew to $148,570.00, including $3,000 from the Texarkana Area Crimestoppers Board of Directors. Prince says the teen's mother has told them she is not interested in the reward.
The teen is being held at an undisclosed juvenile detention facility.


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Words cannot express the horrific potential this new red-band trailer for Sinister has to scare you. Unlike the
Sinister stars Ethan Hawke, Juliet Rylance and James Ransone and opens October 12th, but you can see it first by bringing an early screening to your hometown. Hit the jump to see the new red-band trailer.
Check out the new red-band trailer for Sinister followed by the official synopsis (click over to Yahoo! to watch in HD):
A true crime novelist (Ethan Hawke) struggling to find his next big story, moves his family into a house where the horrific murder of an entire family took place. But after finding a box of home videos in which other families are also brutally murdered, his investigation leads him to a supernatural entity that may be placing his own family in harm's way.


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Red onion, feta & olive tart
Nutrition and extra info
- Vegetarian
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal619
- fat43g
- saturates14g
- carbs51g
- sugars15g
- fibre3g
- protein11g
- salt2.33g
- 2 tbsp olive oil
Olive oilol-iv oyl
Probably the most widely-used oil in cooking, olive oil is pressed from fresh olives. It's…
- 2 large red onions, trimmed at the root and cut into thin wedges
- 2 tbsp light muscovado sugar
- 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
Balsamic vinegarbal-sam-ick vin-ee-gah
True Balsamic vinegar is an artisan product from Modena, in Emilia Romagna, Italy, and is made…
- 375g sheet ready-rolled puff pastry
- 100g feta cheese, crumbled
- 175g black olive, pitted and chopped
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
Heat oven to 220C/fan 200C/gas 7. Heat the oil in a frying pan, then gently fry the onions for about 10 mins until golden and soft. Add the sugar and balsamic vinegar, then cook for a further 5 mins until the juices are reduced and syrupy. Leave to cool.
Unroll the puff pastry onto a baking tray. Score a line a finger-width in from the edge all the way around, then cover the middle with the onion mix. Scatter the feta and olives over. Season and drizzle the extra virgin olive oil over the topping.
Bake for 15 mins or until the pastry is risen and golden and the base is crisp. Cut into wedges and serve with a green salad.
Recipe Tip
Extra onionsWhy not make double the amount of onions and keep half in a jar in the fridge – perfect with cheese and cold meats or for adding a sticky sweetness to gravy the next time you have sausages and mash.


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Lots of interesting tidbits in TriMet's October Performance Dashboard.
Ridership Changes
MAX ridership has gone down, no big surprise since there's no more free rail zone so people won't necessarily wait for a train to get from one point downtown to another if a bus shows up first (or if they just walk…) What is surprising is that despite service cuts in September, there are more people riding buses than this time last year when there was comparatively more service. WES is doing marginally better, but at $11.69 cost per boarding ride and an essentially flat graph, it's nothing spectacular.
On Time Performance
I'd modified my last post with this graph (at the time I published that post, only performance through September was available, but October's data made it even more interesting). In an Oregonian article, TriMet spokesperson Roberta Altstadt attributes the cause to external issues (e.g. cars crashing in the ROW, and as I said on Twitter, it's a nice change of pace that the most recent drunk dumbass to go off-road didn't do it over MAX ROW) and the inexperience of new operators. That new operator inexperience is not even just an issue of familiarity with the alignment – new operators are more likely to have rule violations that delay their trains (e.g. tripping a signal), and are generally not as capable as most seasoned operators are at quickly and accurately describing to Control any sort of mechanical issue they might have which leads to a delay in fixing it. Yes, these are problems that time and experience will help (until they hit the complacency mark around 6-12 months when rule violations often spike again, but that's another issue…)
So while it's true that inexperienced operators are part of the reason for the downward slope in MAX on time performance, that doesn't really get at the root cause of WHY there are so many new operators out right now. TriMet went for about a year and a half without having new rail operator classes, and lately they've been run almost back to back due to operator shortage. It's the same at bus – a long hiring freeze on bus drivers and now oh dear, there aren't enough operators. So a hiring rush ends up where there's a lot of inexperience on the roads and rails at once. This could have been avoided if more focus was given to actual operation and new people had been added at a steady, constant rate instead of in rapid succession after a long period of none at all… and I think that's one of the contributing factors to this:
Bus collisions per 100,000 miles
Ok, if we're serious about this whole "Safety is a value, not just a priority" and that's not just a catch phrase to try and look good, then this warrants a long and hard look. Bus collision rates have been consistently higher (with 2 exceptions) than last year for the past year. After the Sandi Day incident, TriMet head of training Allen Morgan developed an annual bus operator recertification training program, which theoretically would reduce the number of bus accidents. Well it's a wonderful idea, but it doesn't work. Or maybe it does work but it's the initial operating training that isn't adequately preparing new drivers. Or maybe there's just too many new drivers at once due to the hiring freeze. Whichever it is, this trend of increasing collisions needs an immediate response, and not just a safety committee that's all talk and no action.
And so it doesn't look like I'm just picking on bus and leaving rail alone: Even though it's not one of the graphs presented in the dashboard, let's take a look at rail rule violations as well. If there's a similar trend, then we need to stop seeing how many times we can fit the word "safety" into a speech and actually do something to improve safety.
I'm no financial analyst, so maybe I'm looking at this all wrong, and if I am, feel free to correct me. But after that whole panic attack about TriMet having somewhere between $12-17 million budget shortfall… it looks like the actual revenue is almost $16 million over the budget for FY 2012, and about $3.5 million over for FY 2013. Even taking into consideration the passenger revenue chart which shows the budget being slightly higher than the actual (about $2.3 million for FY 2012 and $1.1 million for FY 2013), it doesn't look like we were anywhere near being short – if so I would've guessed that the actual would be under the budget, or perhaps taking the recent cuts into consideration, about even. Instead it appears to be well over. What's the story?


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Re: st: change keyboard mapping in Stata 12 for Mac
Donald Spady <firstname.lastname@example.com>
Re: st: change keyboard mapping in Stata 12 for Mac
Mon, 6 Feb 2012 09:27:53 -0700
Thanks for the very detailed answer. I had done more or less what you suggested, and then did exactly what you suggested. But, unfortunately it doesn't work. I still get a menu asking me to pick a do-file.
Any other suggestions. I know that one option is to use an external editor, such as Text Wrangler, or Ultra Edit, but I think that is overkill for what should be a simple problem.
On Feb6 2012, at 08:36, Phil Schumm wrote:
> On Feb 5, 2012, at 4:56 PM, Donald Spady wrote:
>> Is it possible to remap the keyboard in Stata12 for Mac. I use the do-file editor a fair bit and it is mapped a bit like Wordstar (for those of you old enough to remember Wordstar, it had amongst the best mapping for a keyboard around; NO dependence on any mouse, just your fingers).
>> I think the Mac editor probably takes the default from the key-mappings set up in my Apple preferences, but I don't know.
>> THE PROBLEM IS that one key mapping does not work. If I press Ctrl-D, the menu pops up to allow me to pick a do-file. I do not want this. I want the cursor to move over to the right one character. Is it possible to configure Stata to do that, and to pick some other key-combination to open the menu that lists my do-files?
> You may change the mapping of the menu command File -> Do via System Preferences. Specifically:
> 1) System Preferences -> Keyboard -> Keyboard Shortcuts
> 2) Click on Application Shortcuts
> 3) Add a new shortcut for Stata:
> a) Application -> Other -> Select StataSE.app (or equivalent)
> b) Menu Title: "Do..."
> c) Finally, specify the keyboard shortcut you want
> Now, according to the standard Cocoa text system, ctrl-D is bound to forward delete rather than move right. If you want to change this, you simply add the following to ~/Library/KeyBindings/DefaultKeyBinding.dict (create the file if it doesn't already exist):
> {
> "^d" = "moveRight:";
> }
> This will change the default for all applications that use the Cocoa text system.
> -- Phil
> *
> * For searches and help try:
> * http://www.stata.com/help.cgi?search
> * http://www.stata.com/support/statalist/faq
> * http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/
Donald Spady
* For searches and help try:
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Last year, the Islamic Republic of Iran churned out 1.1 million vehicles. By 2015, they hope to hit the magic two mil mark. According to Manouchehr Manteghi of Iran's largest automaker, Irankhodo, the sanctions imposed due to the nation's nucular program haven't stayed technological progress, but they have made sourcing funding more difficult. Nevertheless, Irankhodo's working on plans for production lines in Belarus, Azerbaijan, Venezuela and Syria, as well as expanding Renault Logan production to 300,000 units.
Iran plans to produce two million cars by 2015 [Forbes]
Tehran Mandates Dual-Fuel Cars by July 23 [Internal]


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Weekly Auctions of Exceptional Items
DoneSat, Dec 01, 2018 10:00 AM EST
Hampton, VA, USA
SESSION 1 BEGINNING 10:00am WILL INCLUDE DECORATIVE ARTS, ART GLASS, UNUSUAL OBJECTS SESSION 2 BEGINNING AT 4:00pm WILL INCLUDE GLASS ART BY SUCH NAMES AS IPSEN CORREIA ORIENT & FLUME LALIQUE BRONZES BY PAUL WEGNER AND A SERIES OF EXTRAODINARY MUSIC BOXES PLUS OTHER FABULOUS OFFERINGS THE ELECTRIC GLASS COMPANY A BELOVED HAMPTON ROADS BUSINESS THAT OPERATED IN PHOEBUS FOR 28 YEARS- FROM 1977-2005 IT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST BUSINESSES TO BRING TO THE AREA ARTISTIC AND PREMIER GLASS WORK. DRIVEN BY THE PERSONAL INFLUENCE OF BOB AND BOBO VINES IT THRIVED AND CREATED A NEAR CULT LIKE FOLLOWING AND IS WELL REMEMBERED BY ITS MANY PATRONS
Auction Details
Auction Information
Bid Increments
PriceBid Increment
197 West Queen ST
Hampton, VA 23669
Buyer's Premium
- 22% up to $80,000
- 18% above $80,000
Terms & Conditions
Shipping can be Expensive!!!! SHIPPING INFORMATION FOR LARGE ITEMS : Shipping is the sole responsibility of the buyer. Our staff my assist but is not responsible for packing, handling, or shipping your purchases. Invoice must be paid in full before orders will be shipped. Funds for payments made by check must clear before order can be shipped. Items are shipped in the order that full payment is received. Your shipper will be required to produce identification and authorization from you to have your property released to them as your agent. You the buyer of any large item or furniture must provide your own Shipper/ moving company You can contact ANTIQUE DELIVERY LLC PHONE: (207) 469-5363 web site: www.antique-express-delivery.com IT MAY BE WISE TO CHECK SHIPPING BEFORE BIDDING!!!!!!!!!! SHIPPING COST IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER. All domestic buyers are required to pay the proper shipping and handling cost including Insurance, and International Buyers are required to pay the proper International Air Mail Delivery Cost. All items Shipped Outside the U.S. Will Be Declared At Full Value For Customs. Hampton House Auctions Is Not Responsible For Any Additional Customs/Duty Taxes That May Incur. Local Buyers May Also Pick-Up Items Directly. Buyers Of Larger Items, ie: Furniture, should contact A Shipper prior To Bidding And Arrange Carrier Service / Pickup. C.HAMPTON HOUSE WILL SHIP ANYTHING THAT FITS IN A USPS FLAT RATE MAILING BOX OR 12X12X12 BOX WITH WRAPPING FOR SAFETY. D.Shipping is the responsibility of the successful bidder to arrange. Hampton House is not the shipper for large lots or furniture. We do recommend a number of areas shippers who will pick up directly from the auction house. IN THE CASE where a purchased item(s) can be packed safely in a U.S.P.S Priority flat rate Mail Box the auction house will consider working with the bidder to ship their purchase. This is at the auction house's option. The cost is the USPS rate for Priority flat rate box, a reasonable handling charge, and insurance on the parcel. Insurance is not an option. E.For large purchases contact these local shippers (NOT FOR FURNITURE) Pac n mail plus 757.838.7447 EMAIL: email@example.com The UPS STORE 757.838.9365 EMAIL email@example.com Actual Shipping costs may be charged to credit card separately and are non-refundable.Terms and Conditions for Sale at Hampton House Auctions All property offered and sold through Hampton House Auctions, a division of Antique Works LLC, (auctioneer, or broker, or the company) shall be offered & sold on the terms & conditions set forth in these conditions of sale. By participating in any sale, you acknowledge that you are bound by these terms & conditions. Special Terms This public auction sale is conducted pursuant to these Terms of Sale by Antique Works LLC, trading as Hampton House Auctions ( hereafter Hampton House), and licensed and bonded auctioneer, G. Amory LeCuyer VAAL 2935. All lots in this auction are sold As is, Where is. By participating in this auction, by any bidding means, including but not limited to, internet, telephone, mail, fax, email, in-person, or by agent or representative the bidder or their agents agree to the terms and conditions listed in the printed catalog or as posted through the on-line bidding company. No alteration to these terms and conditions may be made by any agent, representative, or employee of Antique Works LLC or Hampton House Auctions. NO BIDDER WILL BE PERMITTED ENTRANCE WITH A FIREARM. Each bidder, by bidding in the sale, agrees that a BUYER'S PREMIUM will be added to the hammer price or winning bid of each lot as determined by the auctioneer. BUYER'S PREMIUM will be added to the invoice of each successful bidder over and above the actual sum bid or hammer price. The on-line buyer's premium will apply on all successful on-line bids, even if the bidder receives the lots purchased in person. The Buyer's Premium applies regardless of a bidder's affiliation with any group or organization, and is imposed on all bidders. During the auction event, galleries will be closed. In rare circumstances, an individual with a special need may make a request to view an upcoming lot by submitting a request to the reception desk. The request will be evaluated by the auction manager. PLEASE NOTE THE PREVIEWING AND PICK UP TIMES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SALE. Preview Thursday October 25 and Friday October 26 2018 from 10:00-5:00 - Other times by appointment. Call the auction house to arrange a time Pick up is after the auction and on Sunday October 28 11:00-2:00 then by appointment All times are EST. Payment for auction sales totaling in excess of $2,000.00 are strictly cash, certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer and must be paid for promptly in U.S. funds. Purchases will not be shipped until funds have cleared. Hampton House reminds you that all bidders personally guarantee prompt payment in full. Checks are permitted with identification acceptable to Hampton House. Any registered bidder new to Hampton House may be required to present a Bank Letter of Credit in advance of bidding as a guarantee of payment. Bidding will be monitored. All lots delivered in Virginia are subject to applicable State Sales Tax unless said bidder has demonstrated sales tax exempt status in advance. Buyer agrees to pay any sales tax, use tax, and any other applicable taxes that now, or hereafter, are found to be due by virtue of the sale, and to indemnify and hold Hampton House harmless for any sales or other taxes due there under, including reasonable attorney's fees, costs and any interest or penalties assessed. Buyer shall also pay all shipping and handling charges where applicable. Sales tax is calculated on the final total of hammer price plus the buyer's premium. Purchasers claiming exemption from such taxes must submit resale or exemption certificates, State of Virginia Form ST-10, or other proof of exemption. Out-of-state Purchasers taking delivery in Virginia must provide an OUT-OF-STATE DEALER exemption form ST-14, or pay applicable taxes due. All purchasers represent that they are not seeking to acquire goods for personal, family, or household purposes, but are bidding for resale purposes; and those submitting OUT-OF-STATE DEALER exemption form ST-14 additionally represent that they are professionals, knowledgeable and fully aware of what they are purchasing, a representation upon which Hampton House relies in agreeing to sell to Purchaser. Buyers picking up lots may be required to confirm this agreement in a separate writing. It is the buyer's responsibility to review the items within this auction. Photographs of the items in the auction are provided for the convenience of the buyer, but do not offer warranties or guarantees as to condition, value, or other elements that contribute to overall decisions to bid, whether in printed catalog, or viewed on the internet at a web site. All photographs represent the actual items being sold. Hampton House is not responsible for deficiencies in photography, including but not limited to glare, focus, or detail. It is always recommended that a potential bidder view items in person and decide for themselves the condition and value of any object. The presentation of items may from time to include hand written notes as to a prior owner's belief of the condition, value or other information regarding the item. These are in no manner offered as warranties or guarantees by Hampton House as pertinent information to determine the value of any item. Bidders should always decide for themselves as to the value of an item. All lots are sold as is, where is. Hampton House is NOT RESPONSIBLE for your errors in bidding. PLEASE BID ON THE CORRECT LOT. All persons seeking to bid, whether in person, by an agent, representative or employee, or by mail, must register to bid. 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WHAT: Oprah Magazine Featured Band Miles to Dayton
WHEN: Saturday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m.
HOST: Harmony Presents
WHERE: Hawley Silk Mill Boiler Room
TICKETS: $16 advance ($20 door)
www.harmonypresents.com | (570) 588-8077
HAWLEY- Featured in Oprah Magazine and selected as emerging artists of the year by Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, on Saturday, January 11, Harmony Presents brings in Miles to Dayton, a folk-rock band winning over the hearts of listeners everywhere.
Having opened for The Subdudes, Richie Havens, Leslie West, Jorma Kaukonen, Tom Paxton, Jen Chapin, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, and many others, this powerful band blends elements of folk, rock, classical and funk into an irresistible invitation. The Miles to Dayton recipe is simple: four-part vocal harmony, clever songwriting, improvisational violin and cello, and an infectious rhythm section that stirs up the creative stew.
"Having built a large grass roots following of fans young and old, Miles to Dayton is a perfect live music experience for friends and families to connect over. Their music affects people at a personal level, putting on a show that will warm hearts, electrify toes and coax out the widest of smiles," said Jill Carletti, Creative Director at Harmony Presents,
This concert takes place at 7:30 p.m. and ends around 9:30 p.m. Harmony Presents concerts take place in the Boiler Room of the Hawley Silk Mill located on the ground floor at 8 Silk Mill Drive (off Route 6) in Hawley and audiences are encouraged to arrive early for preferred seating. Cocoon Coffee House caters snacks, coffee, wine and beer on site prior to the shows and during intermission.
Tickets may be purchased in advance for $16 either online at
www.harmonypresents.com or in person by visiting AMSkier Insurance at 209 Main Street in Hawley during regular business hours and on Saturdays between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Otherwise, tickets may be purchased at the door for $20 after 4 p.m. on the day of the show.
For further questions or help getting tickets, please call (570) 588-8077. Harmony Presents is sponsored by Bold Gold Media.


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Use this guide to replace the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
Use a P5 Pentalobe driver to remove ten screws securing the lower case, of the following lengths:
Two 9 mm screws
Eight 2.6 mm screws
Draai de schroefjes voorzichtig los en leg ze op een stabiele plek neer en let erop dat de schroefje een verschillende lengte hebben.
It's probably not necessary but may be a little safer to completely discharge the old battery before replacing it.
im looking for a Logic Board for a
Apple - MacBook Air® - 13.3" Display - Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 128GB Flash Storage (Latest Model) - Silver Model: MQD32LL/A
Any help is appreciated.
P5 pentalobe screwdrivers are too big! The correct size for these screws are p4 pentalobe. P5 pentalobe was just able, with difficulty, to turn some of the screws. If the screws were at all tight, my p5 was unable to get them out, and started to strip the screws. A p4 screwdriver fit better and removed the screws with ease. (I was using high quality Wiha brand screwdrivers.)
I had same experience (with MacBook Air 13-inch Mid-2012) … had to get P4, which worked swimmingly
eric -
Very simple installation. The screwdriver heads were exactly what we're needed, one head for the outside case screws, the other for the screws holding the battery in place. The computer started right up. Now to see how the battery holds up, but I have a good feeling about this!
My P5 and the T5 worked perfectly with my early 2015 Air 13"! And it is super fast! Thank you iFixit!
Bonjour j'aimerais changer mon SSD de 128 Go pour en mettre un de 512 Go. Je ne sais pas ce qu'il faut prendre car il faut qu'il soit compatible avec le macbook air A1466. J'aurais vu un Samsung Evo 970 500 Go mais si je ne me trompe pas, il faut un adaptateur.
Merci pour votre aide.
oui, vous aurez besoin d'un adaptateur, pour completez le changement.
Dan -
The tool kit should include tweezers for re-inserting the battery connector.
P5 pentalobe worked perfectly for me. Instructions were spot-on. Antenna connections were a bit fiddly to refit but got them in ok.
Maybe the problem some are experiencing is that the designations are confusing (blame Apple rather than iFixit). the P2 is also known as PL1. The P5 is also known as PL4. The P6 is also known as PL5. So it is possible to mistake the P6 (PL5) for the P5 (PL4), meaning it (P6-PL5) will be too big, while the P5 (PL4) will be just right. Sort of a 3 Bears explanation, but it is very confusing.
I have not replaced a display on the A1369 but have done many A1466 which is a newer 13" model. They seem really similar and its not clear why one needs to remove the logic board to remove the display. The antenna cables on the A1466 dont have to rest under the logic board but can be tucked in the hinge crevice. Cant this same thing be done with the A1369?
Did mine today - but new battery wasnt charging. Went back in and noticed the battery connector cable was not quite 100% "seated. It was sticking out by less than a millimetre! - you need to give it quite a firm push in to get it seated properly. Otherwise - all ok .
Just installed on a MacBookAir6,2 (13-inch, Early 2014).
Was very easy.
New iFixit battery looks great so far:
Full Charge Capacity (mAh): 4922 -> 7333
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Remove the lower case and set it aside.
There is a nub on the inside of the case which is attached to the battery. When you try to pull it open, it appears to be attached to the plastic casing of the battery, which sometimes splits. I gently unhooked the nub from the battery before removing the case fully. This seems to happen if the battery has suffered some drop damage (plastic parts broken around screws and parts of plastic frame split). Just an FYI in case your lower case doesn't pull away easily.
Grab the clear plastic pull tab attached to the battery connector and pull it parallel to the board toward the front edge of the Air.
Use the flat end of a spudger to pry both antenna connectors up from their sockets on the AirPort/Bluetooth card.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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My Macbook Air was bought October 2012 but has this WiFi/BT card. It failed and the machine would not boot, even to recovery or single-user mode, and removing the card allowed it to boot.
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2012 has been an incredible year for me in terms of my professional development and growth as an educator, lead learner and administrator and I owe a huge thanks to the PLN I have developed on Twitter for that change! I am so glad I overcame my initial fears and concerns about participating in the world of Social Media (you know the concerns - that Twitter was only a place to find out whether or not Rihanna was hanging out with Chris Brown again or whether Jessica Simpson was pregnant again)! Twitter is literally the BEST Professional Development experience any educator could ask for because it can be personalized, it can happen whenever and wherever and it is FREE!! What can be better than that? Do you want to watch an episode of Modern Family and participate in some PD at the same time? Twitter lets you do that! Do you want help deciding if 1:1 tablet implementation at the elementary level makes sense? Twitter lets you do that! Do you want to share the successes and/or struggles you are experiencing in your professional world in the hopes that someone will offer you perspective and support when necessary? Twitter lets you do that!
I will always be grateful to the people who have opened my eyes to the power of Twitter... Eric Sheninger, whose feature in Scholastic magazine pushed me to at least dip my toe in the shallow end of the pool known as the Twitterverse... Joe Mazza, whose weekly #ptchat on Wednesdays at 9pm has given me an abundance of ideas on how to strengthen the home/school connection; I am also honored to call Joe a friend in "real life" as we are both lead learners at the elementary level and are in the same doctoral program at Penn... Jessica Johnson whose staff blog has inspired me to start my own staff blog and who helps facilitate the weekly #educoach chat (with Shira and Kathy) every Wednesday, which is a weekly reminder that coaching is a critical part of leading; Jessica also shares an interest in Bucket Filling and I had a chance to record my first ever Podcast because of her connection with Jeff Bradbury and the awesome TeacherCast resource... then there is Todd Whitaker who is a ROCK STAR in my eyes as an instructional leader because his books and tweets inspire me to be a better and more effective leader! Then there is the awesome #satchat crew - Scott Rocco, Brad Currie and Bill Krakower - who help me kick off the weekend (7:30am EST on Saturdays) with an invigorating conversation that gets me excited about my role as the lead learner/principal of Cantiague Elementary School... then there are tweet-extraordinaires Steven Anderson, George Couros, Nicholas Provenzano and Vicki Davis who have taught me so much about Edtech and the endless possibilities of how technology should and could be infused into every learning experience; Tom Whitby and Peter DeWitt were major inspirations for me to start blogging; Jerry Blumengarten who has an endless amount of incredible resources on his website - DEFINITELY check it out! This list could seriously go on forever but I think you get the idea... Twitter has helped me grow because of the Connected Educators who are willing to share and help push me even further out of my comfort zone on a daily basis... THANK YOU ALL!
Twitter was just the beginning though - I have learned so many other things through the Twitterverse that have literally changed the way that I function on a daily basis...
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Union Bank of India which is one of the biggest and most trusted banks operating in India, many people own an account with this bank and are quite happy with the service Union Bank of India offers them. Union Bank of India offers all the advanced banking features to their customers or account holders. From electronic passbook printing which is the most basic thing of banking to internet banking feature which is one of the most loved banking features, they offer each and every feature and ATM is also one of those features.
When we open a bank account with Union Bank of India we get a banking kit which will have our bank passbook along with other stuff and the ATM Card or Debit Card. If you don't have ATM card or Debit card you can't withdraw money from Union Bank of India ATM machine. I hope you have your debit card with you if you don't have it you will have to apply for new ATM card. But before we proceed to the further part of this Union Bank of India guide I would like to tell you the things you need to know about ATM card.
What is ATM Card or Debit Card?
It is a financial card which will be provided by the banking institution to the people who own and operate the bank account with them. With the help of this card, people can access their money which they have in their account anytime in a day i.e. 24×7. There are tasks which can be done with the help of this card and they are, cash withdrawing, cash deposit, balance enquiry and few more.
In order to avail these features, you need to insert your card into Automated Teller Machine. Some banks have Automated Teller machines in which you need to insert your card and it goes inside the machine and some banks have machines in which you just need to swipe your card and you are ready to carry out the task you want to do.
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- The first thing you need to do is you have to activate your Union Bank of India ATM card before you use. You have to activate it if in case you are using it for the first time if not then you can skip this step and move to the next step.
- Now you will have to find an ATM machine or center which is near to your location and is owned by Union Bank of India.
- If this is the first time you are using your ATM card then you have to visit the ATM machine of Union Bank of India only, but if you have used your card before then you can visit ATM center of other banks too.
- Insert or dip your ATM card into the machine.
- Once you insert or dip your card into the machine you will be asked to enter your 4 digit Personal Identification Number. (PIN) Make sure you don't disclose your PIN to anyone.
- Once you enter your 4 digit PIN you have to select the language in which you would like to use the ATM machine.
- After selection of your language, you will several options on the ATM screen, from there select "Withdrawl".
- There are mainly two kinds of bank accounts and they are saving bank account and current bank account, you will be asked to select one within them.
- After the bank account type selection, you will have to enter the amount of money you want to withdraw from your Union Bank of India account.
- The ATM machine will ask you if you want to get the transaction receipt if you want then select Yes and if you don't want a transaction receipt then select no.
- Your transaction will be processed now and the machine will dispense the cash to you.
- Collect the cash from the machine and also the transaction receipt if you have selected and you are done with it.
If you ever misplace or lose your ATM card somewhere then you should block it as soon as possible to avoid misuse of the card. If you want to know how you can block Union Bank of India ATM card then you can follow this link to read it.
So this was the procedure which you need to follow to withdraw money from Union Bank of India ATM machine, I hope you are clear with all the steps which are mentioned in this guide. If you have any kind of doubts then you can leave your comment below. I will respond to your comment as quick as possible to me.


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posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 1:00 pm
I have a question about using LCA to test the effects of an intervention on the slope. Earlier work by Curran and Muthen (American journal of Community Psychology, 1999) proposed a technique in which the model is first fit for the control group. This is followed by the model for treatment group and another latent factor for treatment slope. This is shown in figure 1 on page 579. Curran and Muthen demonstrate in figure 2 on page 583 that this method is more powerful that more standard analyses such as ANCOVA.
My question is" "How is this technique different from an LCA in which we fit the model for both groups and regress the slope onto a binary variable indicating treatment condition?"
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Wednesday, January 11, 2006 - 3:02 pm
The Curran and Muthen analysis uses multiple group analysis where the groups are known -- treatment and control. I'm not sure how latent class analysis comes into play here. In LCA, the classes are unobserved.
William Dudley
posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 12:19 pm
My appolgies for not being clear
By LCA I meant Latent Curve Analysis. In this model we are aware of the treatment group assignment but are fitting the growth curve model as a Latent variable model. The treatment condtion X will be included in the model as a time invariant covariate.
Thus, we would fit the model for all cases and then regress the slope onto the binary TX vs Control variable, or with a three group design use X1 and X2 as dummy variables.
Linda K. Muthen
posted on Thursday, January 12, 2006 - 2:37 pm
There are two differences. The first is that with multiple group analysis, you can see the difference between more parameters than when you use the grouping variable as a covariate where only mean shifts can be examined.
The second specific to the Muthen/Curran paper, is that the extra treatment factor represents development beyond that of the control group. It is a type of value-added analysis. It is development above what would be expected without a treatment.
Carlijn C
posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 3:20 am
I've read the above mentioned paper and I have a question. With this method, power is larger compared to power with ANCOVA. I've used a multigroup model to investigate intervention effects, but I did not add an extra factor (slope) for the treatment group. I have investigated the differences between the slope means. Is power, in this case, also larger compared to power with ANCOVA? And how is the power with the multigroup model related to the power of a model whereby I include the intervention as a time-invariant covariate? Do you know with which model I have more power?
Thank you in advance.
Bengt O. Muthen
posted on Thursday, January 08, 2015 - 7:11 pm
I am not sure. I think you can expect more power when you include more time points in your model.
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4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
February 28, 2012
Adzuki Beans with Millet and Kale
4 tablespoons sesame seeds, toasted
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Balanced, colorful and delicious! A great cpmbination.ReplyDelete
Yum! Beans + grains = delicious. One of my favourite combos is brown rice, pesto, chickpeas and balsamic vinegar. I'm looking forward to trying this one too!ReplyDelete
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The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will to pay a record $2.3 billion settlement for illegal drug promotion.
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The settlement, which was announced Wednesday, is the biggest ever paid by a drug company for such activity, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
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Federal law prohibits payment of anything of value in exchange for the prescribing of a product paid for by a federal health care program.
In its 2008 annual review, Pfizer mentioned a $2.3 billion pre-tax and after-tax charge resulting from an agreement in principle with the U.S. Department of Justice to resolve a previously reported investigation regarding allegations of past off-label promotional practices concerning Bextra, a medicine withdrawn in 2005, as well as certain other open investigations.
Bloomberg reports the settlement is over marketing of Bextra, pain pill Lyrica, the Geodon schizophrenia treatment and Zyvox, which is used for infections.
Allegations include marketing the anti-inflammatory medication Bextra for conditions and dosages other than those for which it was approved, promoting the antipsychotic drug Geodon for unapproved uses including to treat attention deficit disorder, autism, dementia and depression for patients that included children and adolescents. They also include selling the pain medication Lyrica for unapproved conditions and making false representations about the safety and efficacy of Zyvox, an antibiotic only approved to treat certain drug resistant infections.
While doctors have liberties in what they prescribe drugs for, drug companies cannot leap beyond what the FDA OKs, according to the Inquirer.
Connecticut's Attorney General held a news conference Wednesday morning, where he said the state will receive almost $5 million in the settlement.
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MONTREAL - As part of a campaign to solve Notre Dame de Grâce's graffiti problem, the borough council announced in September it would adopt a new bylaw forcing owners of large residential and commercial buildings to remove graffiti from their properties.
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The city spokesperson could not have been more helpful. She agreed that N.D.G. would be a good area to focus on and got to work on trying to find a date that would be suitable for the reporter and the cleaning crew.
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If The Gazette did not agree to have Clarke accompany us, the interview would be cancelled. When The Gazette objected, Clarke changed her mind. However, it would take several weeks for borough officials to set up an interview.
When a borough spokesperson finally arranged the interview in October, she said a reporter could not drive around with the cleaning team "for insurance reasons." The borough decided we could interview a foreman at a location where a worker was removing graffiti, but we couldn't ask the employees any questions.
We told the city we weren't interested in those conditions and cancelled the interview.
The next day, we called Solutions Graffiti, a private company that removes graffiti for several boroughs.
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When the reporter and photographer showed up, we were permitted to ask the employee any question we wanted and took several photos of him at work.
By imposing so many constraints, the borough took itself out of the story and lost a chance to tell taxpayers about the work they're doing to clean up one of Montreal's nicest neighbourhoods.


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