text:
You are using one of your free views. If you are a TPM Magazine subscriber please sign in. If would like to become one to continue access to this content, please click here.
Friday, June 15, 2012 - by Jason Juffras
Jerry Ellig, Maurice McTigue, and Henry Wray, Government Performance and Results: An Evaluation of GPRA's First Decade (Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press, 2012)
Reviewed by Jason Juffras
Performance measurement and accountability have long served as watchwords for government reformers across the political spectrum. More than two decades ago, David Osborne and Ted Gaebler published Reinventing Government, a bestselling manifesto for more responsive, "mission-driven" and "results-oriented" government. In 1993, Vice President Gore's "National Performance Review" issued its blueprint for a government that "works better, costs less, and gets results Americans care about." That same year, the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA), which required federal agencies to engage in strategic planning, performance measurement, and performance reporting, sailed through both houses of Congress and became law.
Although GPRA has endured—all agencies have prepared annual performance plans and reports since fiscal year 1999—the law has never had the transformative impact its sponsors intended. (In fact, GPRA lists as the law's first purpose "to improve the confidence of the American people in the capability of the Federal Government, by systematically holding Federal agencies accountable for achieving program results.") Studies by the U.S. Government Accountability Office have shown that GPRA has increased the availability of performance data at the federal level, but the information is rarely used to shape policy, budget, or management decisions. Performance measurement has remained a lofty ideal, an abstraction that is difficult to put into practice.
Fortunately for those who want to infuse public policy with a stronger results orientation, Jerry Ellig, Maurice McTigue, and Henry Wray provide a detailed road map in Government Performance and Results: An Evaluation of GPRA's First Decade. Drawing on their painstaking work at George Mason University's Mercatus Center, where they produced an annual Performance Report Scorecard on agency GPRA reports from 1999 to 2008, the authors explain almost every aspect of performance measurement and accountability in admirable specificity. Government Performance and Results provides an invaluable resource for public managers at every level, as well as for citizens concerned about good government.
Ellig, McTigue, and Wray show how to design performance measures, set challenging targets, ensure data quality, and report results to the public (and political overseers) in clear, compelling language. A particular strength is that the authors use dozens of examples from GPRA plans and reports to illustrate their points, reminding us that performance measurement should not be an idle exercise but rather a tool for improving people's lives. For example, they recount how the Coast Guard used performance measurement to target the greatest threats to life and safety, slashing the industry fatality rate by 70 percent in five years. (See the article on performance measurement as exemplified by the Coast Guard, p. 32.)
Ellig and colleagues also provide multiple perspectives on performance measurement, analyzing transportation performance reports from Colorado, Connecticut, and Florida, and from Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom (McTigue was a member of New Zealand's Parliament and its Cabinet, and also served as New Zealand's ambassador to Canada and the Caribbean). One insight is that other nations measure performance over longer periods than the United States, which requires annual reporting. Longer time frames may be particularly appropriate for policy areas such as education, the environment, and health, where changes take hold slowly. The long view also may ease pressures to focus on less meaningful measures that can be manipulated for political gain but do not have lasting impact on people's well-being.
An emphasis on democratic accountability (with a small "d") infuses the book. Ellig, McTigue, and Wray persuasively argue that government regulation and tax expenditures (the numerous credits, deductions, and exclusions that support a vast array of public interests and constituencies) should be subject to performance measurement and reporting because they represent major commitments of resources to serve public ends. More generally, the authors see strategic planning, performance measurement, and performance measurement as integral to transparency and integrity among public officials. They insist that government performance plans and reports candidly assess agency management challenges, disclose successes and failures, connect results with costs, and present plans to correct shortcomings.
If there is a flaw to this work, it is that the authors place too much faith in the willingness—and capability—of government officials to clearly and candidly disclose their results. Ellig, McTigue, and Wray are well aware of the ways that public leaders can evade performance accountability; at one point, they chastise the Small Business Administration (SBA) for setting performance targets below prior-year performance levels—a stratagem that helped the SBA greatly exceed its targets. But with personal reputations, political power, resources, and perhaps program existence itself on the line, the authors may overestimate the possibility of forthright, self-critical performance reporting. It may be necessary to supplement self-reported agency data with much more extensive and diverse external assessments, such as ratings by trained observers.
Even if we presume good faith on the part of our political leaders, what some see as clear and objective measures (such as the percentage of sexually-active teens following safe-sex practices) will be hotly contested by others (who may see the percentage of sexually-active teens as the problem). Politics may permeate the practice of performance measurement and accountability as much as—or more than—performance measurement and accountability purifies politics of its puffery and self-promotion.
Ellig, McTigue, and Wray also present evidence that Congress has typically shown less interest in performance measurement and accountability than the executive branch, a pattern they attribute largely to the parochial focus of legislators intent on benefiting their district or state, often at the expense of the rest of the nation. But the problem may be even more complicated. Congress is deeply divided and polarized ideologically, to such an extent that it is difficult for legislators to agree on strategic goals, much less how to use performance data to make hard-nosed decisions about budget and policy. Due to the nation's severe economic and fiscal problems, Ellig, McTigue, and Wray expect that, "(T)he day may be fast approaching when performance accountability and outcome-oriented policy making will (must) become a reality," but there are no hints of such a welcome change thus far.
These caveats notwithstanding, Ellig, McTigue, and Wray have made a valuable contribution to public management and public policy in Government Performance and Results: An Evaluation of GPRA's First Decade. Those who engage in the hard and often prosaic work of defining, measuring, and explaining government performance will find this book to be an essential resource.
Communities of Practice: Government , Human Capital
Enter your email address to receive one-time free access to this subscriber-only resource:


text:
All daily deals in one place: Groupon, Spreets, Scoopon and 100 others
We find every daily deal in Australia, and send you just the ones you like!
To view all the deals which are on today please select your city:
Don't like these Essen Restaurant & Beer Cafe discount deals? here are some more similar deals:
·Get a Taj Mahal sized Indian feast for two with any two mains, saffron rice, naan, pappadams, raita and two glassed of Heart of Hearts red or white wine Curry Leaf Indian Restaurant for just $29, usually $77 Provided by:Curry Leaf Indian Restaurant·$49 to Dine Like Royalty with a Delectable Two Course Indian Meal for Two with a Bottle of Wine at the Award-Winning Curry Leaf Restaurant, Elwood. Value $110. Provided by:Curry Leaf Restaurant - Elwood·$39 for $80 to Spend on Authentic, Irresistible Indian Cuisine at the Newly Opened Curry Lounge, Neutral Bay. Provided by:Curry Lounge·ELLENBROOK Delicious Indian Meal for 2! Enjoy a Curry Each Plus Naan & Rice Provided by:Curry Lovers Authentic Indian·It's $60 to spend at Curry on Lord, but it only costs you $24! Provided by:Curry on Lord
Deals Extra has all the Essen Restaurant & Beer Cafe reviews, and Essen Restaurant & Beer Cafe vouchers and coupons, as well as daily deals from our deal, spreets, scoopon, living social, catch of the day, jump on it, deals.com.au, ouffer, cudo, and more

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Traffic & Travel Tips
Highway 69 between Fort Scott and Kansas City has recently been completed as a four lane highway, making travel between those two points much quicker.
Did You Know?
All supplies had to be strictly accounted for at Fort Scott. Upon discovery of 31 barrels of pork that had turned "soft and rusty", Lt. George Wallace, post quartermaster, recommended selling it to the Indians at $4.00 a barrel rather than disposing of it.


text:
Displaying items 37-48 of 264
» View mcall.com items only
< Previous
Next >
El maravilloso peor hotel del mundo
El marketing es la actividad más loca del mundo y consiste en encontrar algo que le ayude a vender algo a alguien. Sobre ese principio, cualquier cosa será exitosa, aunque se trate de una idea descabellada o fuera de toda lógica. Leyendo un suplemento...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
Walters art exhibit focuses on Africans living in Renaissance Europe
The view of a 16th-century Lisbon street is such a teeming hodgepodge of races, social classes and religions and has so much life on display — much of it mischievous — that's it hard not to smile. Slightly to the right of center, an African...Tags: Princeton University, Slavery, Artists, Europe, Fine Artists
Another golden age for Amsterdam
Rick Steves' EuropeAmsterdam is a laboratory of progressive living and tolerance, bottled inside Europe's most 17th-century city. Like Venice, this city is a patchwork quilt of canal-bordered islands, anchored upon millions of wooden pilings. But unlike its dwelling-in-the-...Tags: Arts, Architecture, Subway Transportation Industry, Netherlands, Museums
Smith: Women will always want romance
On July 18, I rode a Thalys train from Paris to Amsterdam. Early in the 3.5-hour trip I met a businesswoman from Israel on her way to Amsterdam. Our conversation in the lounge car took an interesting turn after I asked whether being a woman was a...Tags: Family, Marriage
The proof is in the pumpkin: Vegetable is versatile and extremely nutritious
email@example.com's note: This is part of an occasional series of stories on enticing picky eaters to eat vegetables. The series explores ways to highlight vegetables' flavor and appearance as a way to work around the resistance some kids have to eating vegetables....Tags: Cream Cheese, Halloween, Vitamin B2, Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6
Needles Found in Sandwiches on US Bound Delta Airlines Flights
KTLA NewsATLANTA -- Four turkey sandwiches found on separate Delta Air Lines flights bound for the United States contained what appeared to be sewing needles, the airline said Monday. The objects were discovered in food on planes as they were en route from...Tags: FBI, Foods and Beverages, Transportation Security Administration, Sandwiches, Delta Air Lines
WWII Bomb Discovery Closes Part of Amsterdam Airport
A bomb disposal team rushed to Schiphol airport in the Netherlands on Wednesday after the discovery of a World War II bomb, an airport spokeswoman said. A worker doing maintenance found the bomb at the bustling airport in the morning, said Antoinette...Tags: Explosions, Emergency Incidents, World War II (1939-1945)
Lady Gaga Goes Brunette
• Lady Gaga arrived in Amsterdam debuting a pretty new shade of light brown hair • Gaga tweeted, "Definitely feeling less blond lately and little more progressive brunette. I am LOUIS VUITTON BROWN." She's most often a blonde -- with...Tags: Lady Gaga
Needles found in sandwiches, Delta says; FBI to investigate
The FBI says it has launched an investigation into the discovery of sewing needles in four turkey sandwiches on separate Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States. The objects were discovered in food on planes as they were en route...Tags: FBI, Police Investigations, Foods and Beverages, Transportation Security Administration, Sandwiches
Needles found in airline sandwiches, Delta says; flight to Seattle involved
CNNDutch authorities have joined the FBI in conducting criminal investigations into the discovery of needles in six sandwiches aboard four Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States, a military police spokesman in the Netherlandssaid...Tags: FBI, Air Transportation Industry, Police Investigations, Foods and Beverages, Transportation Security Administration
Dutch police investigate Delta sandwich needles
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport have opened a criminal investigation into how needles got into turkey sandwiches served to passengers on Delta Air Lines flights from Amsterdam to the United States, a spokesman...Tags: FBI, Criminals, Blackmail and Extortion, Police Investigations, Companies and Corporations
Needles found in sandwiches on Delta flights; FBI investigating
Several passengers this weekend chomped into turkey sandwiches served on Delta Air Lines flights – and discovered sewing needles. The FBI has now launched a criminal investigation into the finds, which occurred on four Delta flights bound to the U....Tags: Virgin Group, Ltd., FBI, Google Inc., Police Investigations, Foods and Beverages
Nov 20, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Oct 13, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 10, 2012
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Oct 9, 2012
|Story| Daily Pilot
Oct 2, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Jul 17, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Aug 29, 2012
|Story| CNN
Aug 22, 2012
|Story| WSBT Radio
Jul 17, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Jul 17, 2012
|Story| CNN
Jul 17, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Jul 17, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Original site for Amsterdam (Netherlands) topic gallery.


text:
CrossFit WOD
2 Rounds of:
400 m Run
10 Pull-ups
20 Push-ups
30 Sit-ups
40 Air Squats
Rest 2 minutes between rounds. Record total time
Wendler 5/3/1
Shoulder Press and Back Squats
Weights will be determined by your starting point.
Talk with your coach if you need to print out the spreadsheet.


text:
Illinois man arrested on charge of felony reckless injury
MILTON An Illinois man has been arrested in connection with a Saturday hit and run incident.
Jason M. Ziemianin, 25, of 15569 Bombay Blvd., South Beloit, Ill., was arrested at 4:45 p.m. Monday on a charge of reckless injury by use of a dangerous weapon, according to a news release from the Milton Police Department.
Ziemianin is suspected of intentionally striking somebody twice with a motor vehicle Saturday morning after getting into an altercation with the individual, according to the release. The incident occurred at 2:30 a.m. Saturday in the area of Merchant Row and Crandall Street in Milton.
The victim was transported by Milton EMS to Mercy Hospital and Trauma Center, Janesville, where he was treated and released, according to the release.
Ziemianin was transported to the Rock County Jail, according to the release. He is scheduled to appear in court today.
The arrest was the result of an anonymous tip, according to the release. The investigation is ongoing.
Anyone with information regarding the incident can contact the Milton Police Department through the Rock County Communication Center at (608) 757-2244 or Janesville Area CrimeStoppers at (608) 756-3636. Anonymous tips can also be sent via text message to CRIMES (274637). Enter JACS plus your message.
People with information leading to an arrest are eligible for a cash reward from Janesville Area CrimeStoppers. Tipsters can remain anonymous.


text:
Women's Featherweight Digital Floral Scarf
Item # 420623-7R2
Lightweight, lovely colors.
- Rich, muted colors
- Extra-lightweight
- Generously sized
- 85″ L x 25″ W (incl. fringe)
- 100% polyester
- Step-by-step instructions on how to tie a scarf
Offers you rich, muted colors that speak softly rather than shout. Scarf is generous sized too, for a multitude of wearing possibilities. Fabric is extra-light 100% polyester. 85″ L x 25″ W (including fringe). Hand wash. Imported.


text:
Cornerway House really is a home from home. The care & attention I received there was exceptional- I felt safe ( important as a solo traveller) comfortable,well-fed & I did not want for anything; neither did I want to leave! From the moment I arrived I was in no doubt about how excellent my stay would be .A secure ,comfortable... More
- Official Description (provided by the hotel):
- Cornerway House **** is a Cape/Dutch style house set in a pretty garden with a swimming pool. It is situated in a residential area and only 7 minutes walk from the golden sands of Robberg beach. It has 7 individually decorated bedrooms all en-suite and with their own entrance. Thers is also a self catering appartment to sleep 3. Children by arrangement. All dog lovers welcome and pets are alowed by arrangement. ... more less
- Reservation Options:
- TripAdvisor is proud to partner with Booking.com, Agoda and Priceline so you can book your Cornerway House reservations with confidence. We help millions of travellers each month to find the perfect hotel for both holiday and business trips, always with the best discounts and special offers.


text:
Blog Roll
MT takes on LA (part deux)
Although our Graphic Designer extraordinaire, Merissa Tomlinson—or as we call her around the office, MT—isn't a stranger to Los Angeles (more to come on that at a later date) there were definitely some new and exciting adventures to come her way during her latest visit!
Do know, the story you are about to read is true. Some of the names have been changed to protect the innocent, and to save us from any possible law suits.
MT and a few of her girlfriends flew out to LA to celebrate the birthday of one of their best friends who happens to work in the entertainment industry. Get your mind out of the gutter! We mean she works with celebrities, the ones you see on primetime TV.
They were able to let loose and relax for 4 full days! During that trip, they…
A Cornucopia of Thanks-Full-Of-Giving Photos
Whether it's the traditional overly dry turkey, (or maybe they got it right this year), to the soupy mashed potatoes, or the cousin that just talks the entire time at the table with food shooting out onto your plate, *YUCK! we at DBD hope that you had a fantastic and relaxing Thanksgiving holiday. And to those who are still on vacation, neener neener boo boo to you!
See what happens when some of our DBDer's put on their stretchy pants and eat themselves into a food coma to continue their Thanksgiving traditions or start new ones!
59-53-9 "Wabash Always Fights!" - Since 1890
Nearly every college campus has a set of traditions and sports rivals.
The same goes for the alma mater of our Creative Director, Phil Mowrey (@philmowrey).
Every other year, Phil returns to the campus of Wabash College in Indiana to experience the football rivalry with DePauw University. One of his sons, David (@DavidIWright), and his daughter,Hannah (@Hmowrey), join him on the trip.
The rivalry between Wabash and DePauw is still as intense as it was when the two schools first met in 1890. In 1932, the Monon Railroad donated a 300 pound bell to the game, and the game has been known as the Monon Bell Classic (@MononBell) ever since. The Division III game airs annually on ESPN, and was Voted "Indiana's Best College Sports Rivalry" by viewers in 2005.…
Nashville Children's Theatre isn't just for the kiddos!
DBD recently teamed up with the Nashville Children's Theatre to help them develop their newsletter, Wingspan, a piece that will be sent out quarterly. You can check out the sweet design below.
As a thank you for DBD's work, NCT generously sent over tickets for their once a year event, "Big Kid Night".
"Big Kid Night"…what's that you might ask? NCT has this awesome once a year event where you can feel like a kid again (and the performance is slightly altered to fit a 21&up audience!). Your $25 purchase includes some cold Yazoo Brew, light food, and, of course, an entertaining show!
Katie and her gang attended the latest production of "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown" and said "…it was hysterical and…


text:
Tag: CharlieBrown
Daily iPad App: A Charlie Brown Christmas
Forty-six years after it debuted on prime-time television, the beloved Christmas classic A Charlie Brown Christmas comes to a new medium -- the iPad. But instead of simply releasing it as a downloadable video, the A Charlie Brown Christmas app turns the story of an incredibly depressed child ...
Deals of the Day
more dealsSoftware Updates
more updates- Agile Partners releases Lick of the Day 2.0
- Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 Update 14.3.4
- Pixelmator 2.2 available with over 100 new features and improvements
- DabKick for iPhone lets you share photos, watch videos and now listen to music in real-time
- Google Now added to search app on iPhone, iPad
- GateGuru for iPhone has been updated and greatly improved
Featured Stories
more storiesTweets
more tweetsVictor Agreda Jr:
Sosumi Quack http://t.co/yDOh4OA0
Victor Agreda Jr:
I'm never leaving home without my pogo connect again. Love this thing.


text:
Animal Services
Arts & Culture
Calendar of Events
Community Centers
Fire Department
Online Services
Parks & Recreation
Police Department
Recycling & Garbage
Transportation & Parking
San José Prepared
Volunteer Opportunities
Water & Sewer Utilities
Doing Business With the City
Business Incentives
Maps & Apps
Data & Demographics
Development Services
Economic Development
Environmental Regulations
Greening Your Business
International Relations
Permit Center
Planning & Development
Start a Business
Small Business Resources
Tax Forms & Business Permits
Workforce Programs
Airport & Flight Information
City Hall Falcons
Experience San José
Getting Around
Outdoor Fun
Places to Go
Public Art
Things to Do
San José Culture
San José History
Social Media Center
Stay Connected
Visitor Resources
Wickedly Fast Wi-Fi
Agendas & Minutes
Boards & Commissions
Budget Office
City Charter
City Clerk's Office
City Council
City Hall
City Manager's Office
Departments & Offices
Elections & Voting
Job Openings
Mayor's Office
Municipal Code
Open Government
Bright Green San José
Green Vision
For Homes
For Businesses
For Schools
Creeks, Rivers & Bay
Gardening & Composting
Green Building
Green Mobility
Litter Prevention
Parks & Trails
Recycling & Garbage
Water & Sewer Utilities
Water Conservation
Commercial Composting
Home Composting
Nature's Inspiration Gardens
Pesticide Alternatives
Workshops & Classes
Gardening & Composting
Gardening & Composting
Commercial Composting
Learn more about composting at a commercial level.
Home Composting
Find information about composting in your own home and learn where San José residents can purchase discounted compost bins.
Nature's Inspiration Gardens
Explore the model gardens at Guadalupe Courtyard Garden Park.
Pesticide Alternatives
Research healthier alternatives to pesticide use.
Workshops & Classes
Stay informed through workshops and classes.
Find compost/gardening classes
Find sustainable gardening tips
Purchase a discounted compost bin
View All
Wed, May 29
50% off Car Wash Event
Sat, Jun. 1
Let Worms Eat Your Garbage
Wed, Jun. 5
50% off Car Wash Event
View All
Live Edit
Close window


text:
Send a Greeting Card
Saint Peter's University Hospital welcomes more newborns into the world than does nearly any other hospital in the area. Most require only a brief stay, but some must remain for a longer period. In those cases, we provide special treatment at our Children's Hospital.
This program provides ongoing evaluation of babies born prematurely or with serious medical problems. Specific services include developmental, hearing, medical and motor evaluations; social work services; and speech and language assessments.
The Infant Apnea Center provides care to infants who are at risk of suffering from this sleep disorder. When home monitoring is necessary, the Center provides parents or caregivers with monitor and CPR training, cardiorespiratory monitors, medications, and oxygen therapy training.
Babies born prematurely or with serious medical problems are cared for around the clock by a staff of neonatologists, neonatal nurses, neonatal nurse practitioners, neonatal respiratory therapists and pharmacists. Specialty services, including developmental assessment, genetic testing, physical therapy and ultrasound, are available through the unit.
Saint Peter's three specialized transport incubators are used for interdepartmental transfers, such as when a baby leaves the NICU for radiologic imaging or surgery, and for transfers to Saint Peter's from other hospitals. Essentially a self-contained NICU on wheels, each unit has a respirator; equipment to monitor blood pressure, heart function, respiration and oxygen; suction devices; and pumps to administer intravenous fluids and medications. Saint Peter's has parenting programs for men and women, providing comprehensive health care services to families.
The Regional Perinatal Center at Saint Peter's University Hospital, established in 1973, is renowned throughout the state for the exceptional level of high-risk maternity and neonatal care we provide. Our board-certified physicians and specialized staff care for women experiencing high-risk pregnancies and infants born prematurely or with serious medical issues. Our Gianna Centers for Women's Health and Fertility provides general gynecological care, prenatal care, natural family planning education, and fertility services. We are pleased to be the first in the community to feature two new unique services that provide a natural, restorative, scientifically based approach to monitoring your health and managing your fertility. Our physician offices are located at 222 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, and at 15 E. 40th Street, Suite 101, New York, NY.
Contact Us
The Children's Hospital at Saint Peter's254 Easton Avenue New Brunswick, NJ 08901 (732) 565-KIDS [5437]
Patient Compass Portal
My Saint Peter's


text:
Maintaining a collegial culture is the key advantage that midsize law firms believe they enjoy in recruiting lawyers, according to a study by Georgetown University Law Center.
Font Size:
Midsize-Firm Study Suggests Culture is a Big Selling Point
The National Law Journal
February 21, 2013
This article requires premium access
This article requires premium access to Texas Lawyer. Please sign in or subscribe to read the full text.


text:
News tagged with tooth decay
Researchers discover molecule that kills cavity causing mouth bacteria
(Medical Xpress) -- Yale researcher Jose Cordova and Erich Astudillo from the University of Chile (and Founder of Top Tech Innovations SpA) have after working together, discovered a new molecule that kills the bacteria Streptococcus Mu ...
Dentistry Jul 10, 2012 | 4.5 / 5 (10) | 13 |
New mouthwash may render cavities a thing of the past
(Medical Xpress) -- A new mouthwash developed by a microbiologist at the UCLA School of Dentistry is highly successful in targeting the harmful Streptococcus mutans bacteria that is the principal cause tooth decay and cavities.
Health Nov 16, 2011 | 4.6 / 5 (13) | 33 |
Scientists invent dental fillings that kill bacteria and remineralize the tooth
(Medical Xpress) -- Scientists using nanotechology at the University of Maryland School of Dentistry have created the first cavity-filling composite that kills harmful bacteria and regenerates tooth structure lost to bacterial ...
Health May 03, 2012 | 4.6 / 5 (13) | 0 |
New review associates vitamin D with lower rates of tooth decay
A new review of existing studies points toward a potential role for vitamin D in helping to prevent dental caries, or tooth decay.
Dentistry Nov 27, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1 |
Fluoride in drinking water cuts tooth decay in adults
(Medical Xpress)—An international study conducted by researchers at the University of Adelaide has resulted in the strongest evidence yet that fluoride in drinking water provides dental health benefits to adults.
Dentistry Mar 05, 2013 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0
New drill-less technique may reduce kids' fear of the dentist
(Medical Xpress)—Children have been shown to significantly prefer a new way of treating tooth decay that doesn't involve needles or drills.
Dentistry Jan 29, 2013 | not rated yet | 0
State child care regulations failing to protect children's health, study reveals
(Medical Xpress)—Child care center regulations in most states don't uphold the health standards set by the nation's leading pediatricians' group, missing opportunities to prevent tooth decay and obesity among millions of ...
Pediatrics Sep 18, 2012 | not rated yet | 1
Dried licorice root fights the bacteria that cause tooth decay and gum disease
Scientists are reporting identification of two substances in licorice used extensively in Chinese traditional medicine that kill the major bacteria responsible for tooth decay and gum disease, ...
Health Jan 04, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 1
Woman's tea addiction led to loss of teeth, bone problems
(HealthDay)—Here's a cautionary tale about the value of moderation. A case study reported in the March 21 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine shows how habitually drinking an extreme form of hi ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mar 20, 2013 | not rated yet | 0
Too much bottled water might harm kids' teeth
(HealthDay) -- On grocery store shelves and kitchen counters alike, bottled water has become a staple of the American dietary landscape.
Dentistry Aug 01, 2012 | 3 / 5 (2) | 2
California dentists develop restorative crowns for kids
Two dentists-turned-entrepreneurs say they're part of the most revolutionary development in children's dental care "since fluoride."
Dentistry Feb 11, 2013 | not rated yet | 0
Filling without drilling
Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and re-builds teeth as new.
Health Aug 23, 2011 | 4.2 / 5 (9) | 3
Sweet drinks need tooth decay warning
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the University of Adelaide say any health warnings about soft drinks should include the risk of tooth decay, following a new study that looks at the consumption of sweet ...
Dentistry Jan 30, 2013 | not rated yet | 0
Research strengthens link between obesity and dental health in homeless children
Obesity and dental cavities increase and become epidemic as children living below the poverty level age, according to nurse researchers from the Case Western Reserve University and the University of Akron.
Pediatrics Nov 13, 2012 | not rated yet | 0
Dental plaque may increase risk of premature cancer death
Persistent dental plaque may increase the risk of dying early from cancer, suggests an observational study published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Dentistry Jun 11, 2012 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0 |
Dental caries
Dental caries, also known as tooth decay or cavity, is a disease where bacterial processes damage hard tooth structure (enamel, dentin and cementum). These tissues progressively break down, producing dental cavities (holes in the teeth). Two groups of bacteria are responsible for initiating caries, Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacilli. If left untreated, the disease can lead to pain, tooth loss, infection, and, in severe cases, death. Today, caries remains one of the most common diseases throughout the world. Cariology is the study of dental caries.
The presentation of caries is highly variable; however, the risk factors and stages of development are similar. Initially, it may appear as a small chalky area which may eventually develop into a large cavitation. Sometimes caries may be directly visible, however other methods of detection such as radiographs are used for less visible areas of teeth and to judge the extent of destruction.
Tooth decay is caused by specific types of acid-producing bacteria which cause damage in the presence of fermentable carbohydrates such as sucrose, fructose, and glucose. The mineral content of teeth is sensitive to increases in acidity from the production of lactic acid. Specifically, a tooth (which is primarily mineral in content) is in a constant state of back-and-forth demineralization and remineralization between the tooth and surrounding saliva. When the pH at the surface of the tooth drops below 5.5, demineralization proceeds faster than remineralization (i.e. there is a net loss of mineral structure on the tooth's surface). This results in the ensuing decay. Depending on the extent of tooth destruction, various treatments can be used to restore teeth to proper form, function, and aesthetics, but there is no known method to regenerate large amounts of tooth structure. Instead, dental health organizations advocate preventive and prophylactic measures, such as regular oral hygiene and dietary modifications, to avoid dental caries.
Though more than 95% of trapped food is left packed between teeth after every meal or snack, over 80% of cavities develop inside pits and fissures in grooves on chewing surfaces where the brush cannot reach and there is no access for saliva and fluoride to neutralise acid and remineralise demineralised tooth. Few cavities occur where saliva has easy access.
Chewing fibre like celery after eating helps force saliva into trapped food to dilute carbohydrate like sugar, neutralise acid and remineralise demineralised teeth.[citation needed]
For more information about Dental caries, read the full article at
This text uses material from Wikipedia and is available under the GNU Free Documentation License.


text:
Snowmobile Trails
Paul Bunyan
Level terrain, mostly paved
Brainerd, Minnesota to Bemidji, Minnesota
- Length : 177 miles or 285 km
- Average Difficulty : novice
- Last Updated :
- # of Reviews : 1
Print Friendly
GPS File
There have been 1 review(s) of this trail.
By Administrator
Posted October 16th, 2007
Overall Impression : This generally level trail is rich in history, passing near thirteen recorded prehistoric sites. Originally the home of Ojibwe and Dakota natives, the region has a long logging and railroad history.
Condition on day of Ride :
Trail Feature : This trail is primarily located on a former Burlington Northern Railroad grade. 75 miles of is paved while 35 miles are over undeveloped terrain with variable surfaces from sand to railroad ballast.
Difficulty : 0
No current images.


text:
UFC, Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) News, Results: MMA Fighting
By MMA Fighting Newswire on Feb 24 2013, 5:14a 9
Stay connected for news and updates Follow @MMAFighting
UFC women's bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey and Liz Carmouche discuss their memorable main event at UFC 157 Saturday night in Anaheim. Also, Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson talk about their co-main event showdown.
4 months ago / 58 comments
Shortcuts to mastering the comment thread. Use wisely.
C - Next Comment X - Mark as Read
R - Reply Z - Mark Read & Next
Shift + C - Previous Shift + A - Mark All Read
Live comment alert: Hide it!


text:
Home / Solutions / Case Stories / Atlific
G/On helps leading North American hotel management company give staff secure remote access to critical business systems.
Since 1959, Atlific Hotels & Resorts has built a reputation as a nationally admired and respected integrated hotelmanagement company. At the heart of Atlific's success lies their unique ability to increase top-line visibility in the marketplace while simultaneously improving bottom line results for owners. Today they provide a broad range of management services to some of the world's great hotel brands as well as well-known independent properties stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean in both the United States and Canada. The IT needs of Atlific's 300 employees are handled by a lean team of 3 experienced professionals. With offices in Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto and Vancouver and over 30 properties to manage in Canada, Director of IT, Robert Dodier keenly appreciates the value of implementing fast, efficient systems that help Atlific achieve its business goals.
In the past, Atlific relied on standard IPSec VPNs to connect users at different locations to a central farm of Citrix servers that hosted most of the company's applications. "However our sales and accounting people, as well as some of our general managers also wanted to connect to different applications from home or when traveling," explains Dodier. "Previously, we would set up a fixed IP address for them but this ended up being restrictive. It took time to set up, plus in a lot of areas it wasn't always easy to connect.
Dodier and his team therefore started looking for a new solution that would make it easier for people to connect securely from just about anywhere, without being difficult for Atlific's IT Department to administer.
After looking at offerings from various vendors, they saw G/On from Giritech and quickly recognized its potential. "G/On had a lot going for it. It provides 2-factor authentication and end-to-end encryption without requiring a fixed IP address," says Robert Dodier. "Plus it's easy to use." Atlific started out cautiously. A small group were issued with the G/On USB keys which they used to look at Atlific's Delphi system (sales booking & reservation system) servers, check customer accounts and see their email via Citrix.
"Our users were extremely pleased," recalls Robert Dodier. "The G/On USB keys were easy to use and let them quickly connect to the applications they needed." "Our technical staff were also enthusiastic. They often use G/On to connect to VCN so they can manage servers."
Robert Dodier anticipates a growing demand for the product among the company's staff. "People are getting used to G/On now and I expect an increasing demand for the G/On keys as time goes by," he says. Combining secure, cost-effective connectivity with a low administrative overhead, G/On is helping Atlific achieve their goal of improving bottom line results through professional efficiency.
Download case story her:
Customer profile
From corporate offices in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver, Atlific Hotels owns and/or manages over 40 properties from Newfoundland to British Columbia and is one of Canada's fastest growing hotel management companies. Experienced industry leaders handle the day-to-day concerns of hotel management with the goal of improving each hotel's top-line marketplace performance while delivering long-term financial benefits to property owners
Atlific needed a more flexible solution for offering travelling salespersons and other representatives the possibility to connect from anywhere.
G/On USB giving the users the option to log on from any device with internet access.
• A very userfriendly solution
• G/On also gives technical staff the opportunity to manage ex. servers from anywhere
• Gives professional efficiency helping businesses reach their goals of improving revenue


text:
Five Questions with Mike O'Meally and Felipe Lima
Mike O'Meally and Felipe Lima are responsible for the Paul Rodriguez visuals. Mike is a respected photographer and has shot some of our favorite skateboard photos, and Felipe is an up-and-coming filmmaker and has produced all our Curated by Arkitip videos.
I recently sat down with both and asked them 5 questions about the project…
Mike O'Meally
1. What equipment did you use for this shoot?
I used two Nikon F5's – film cameras, in case anyone forgot!
2. Have you shot with P-Rod before and what impressed you the most about P-Rod?
I have shot with Paul before on some Nike tours and also when he used to ride for City Stars back in the day. I think one thing that really made an impression on me is how calm he is, and also his speaking skills while doing interviews. He is one of the most eloquent young skaters I have heard.
3. How were you able to shoot during the TSA bag check?
Just by good old fashioned jedi mind tricks! I think a lot of it was luck, but presenting yourself in a way that you don't seem sketchy is a big help too
4. Which shot turned out the best?
I don't think I could say one particular shot, but there are some of him stretching in the back hall before the Dew Contest that I particularly liked, as well as some of the photos of him checking in curbside at LAX.
5. What project are you working on next?
Just focusing on some editorials for TWS Skateboarding and possible a project with the artist Phil Frost.
Felipe Lima
1. What equipment did you use for this shoot?
Sony HDR-FX1, Canon PowerShot TX1, iPhone (1st Gen) + Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack App, Audio-Technica AT835b Shotgun Microphone and Modified Cables.
2. Have you shot with P-Rod before and what impressed you the most about P-Rod?
Never shot Paul before – his zen is unbreakable! Airport security, endless interviews, dirty diapers… nothing shakes his focus or smile.
3. How were you able to shoot during the TSA bag check?
Small camera, selective deafness, and lots of charm ; )
4. Which shot turned out the best?
1:08. The shot's super short in the edit, but you can see the family resemblance in their faces and demeanors.
5. What project are you working on next?
Music video for The Soft Pack.


text:
Botox Does Not Work on Third Time?
I am 52. I had my first Botox injection at June 2011 most for Furrow 13 units and 15 to forehead. I liked the result (eye lift) but I could Furrow my Brow. My second injection was at December 2011. The same result. My third injection I had at end of the August and no result at all. Even I had 32 units. My doctor repeated the procedure in 4 weeks and gave me 28 units to my Brow only and some to forehead.No results.
It is rare to find a non-responder to botox
Botox not working
Botox injections for furrows
You might also like...
Real Stories
Im 27 Just Had Botox in my Forehead Using Dr. Nir Binur - Port Arthur, TX
I was so nervous didnt hurt like i thought mini pin pricks, doctor said to not bend down or...


text:
Our book to eBook conversion services can turn your printed books into beautifully formatted,multi-media digital eBooks.
From Books to eBooks
Book to eBook conversion is on the rise. As more and more people are reading electronic books,there is a significant need for publishers and authors to convert physical books to digital formats.
Book to eBook Conversion Process
The process for converting books to eBooks first requires the printed books –whether they are softcover or hardcover –to be turned into electronic files. This is usually done by using a scanning or OCR process.
If the book covers and spines are removed before scanning or OCR,the process is much faster,less labor intensive and less expensive;however,the original book is destroyed. Alternatively,books can also be scanned without destroying the original manuscript.
Depending on the book,the book to eBook conversion process may require significant styling changes. Most publishers and authors want the final eBooks to have the same formatting as the original physical versions. A skilled eBook conversion company can help with this.
Digital eBooks must be laid out so they read well on eReaders. Different readers offer different features,and individual users may adjust the font size and other aspects of their reading experience. In addition,there is a wide variety of screen sizes that the same ebook may be read on – ranging from a smartphone to a portable eReader to a desktop monitor screen. All of these factors must be taken into account during the book to eBook conversion process.
eBooks offer the ability to include many enhanced,multi-media features that are not available in printed books. For example,audio,video and advanced interactive elements can be added to digital publications to heighten the reader's experience. It is standard to include accessibility features as well.
Advanced technical and design skills may be required to implement highly-technical enhancements. The result is worth it,though! It can turn into an ordinary eBook into an incredible interactive sight and sound experience.
Book to eBook Conversion Formats
Different readers are made to work with different file formats. Therefore,to reach the full reading audience,books have to converted into multiple eBook formats,including ePub,AZW (Kindle),MOBI and others. That way,the books can be read on whatever physical reading hardware the consumer owns. In addition,there will be a much wider range of online eBook stores on which the books can be sold. This can greatly increase the profitability of a book.
Choosing a Book to eBook Conversion Company
We have the knowledge,skill and experience to work with any source format,any output format and to create eBooks for any hardware reading device. We can add complicated multi-media enhancements and accessibility features to your books,which will make them more enticing to your readers.
Contact us today for a free quote.


text:
This festive, lined, shakira-style top features metallic stars and stripes on the front cup and halter style adjustable straps for optimum fit. Pair this with your favorite spangled bottom!
This sexy, ruched back, Rio style, lined bottom features a shimmery spangled detailing and adjustable tie sides.
The Ella glitter pumps feature a sexy peep toe, a 1", covered platform and a 5" heel. Available in gold, silver or pink.
This festive, lined triangle top features a metallic stars and stripes print and halter-style, adjustable straps for an optimum fit. Pair this with your favorite spangled bottom!


text:
Rios a salary dump |
Written by At Home Plate Staff (Contact & Archive) on August 11, 2009
Alex Rios being placed on waivers must have confused two Major League general managers into saying stupid thing. Kenny Williams, the White Sox GM, first said I want him when it came to claiming Rios off waivers. He knew that the Blue Jays could just allow Rios to leave with the $62 or so million remaining on his contract through 2014. And that they did, letting Rios go to the White Sox for absolutely nothing. The White Sox are adding a player whose career batting line is .285/.335/.451, which is rather mediocre considering his paycheck. If Rios were producing his career highs every season, it would be difficult to argue he warrants that paycheck. He is hitting .264/.317/.427 this season. Insert your own joke here. J.P. Ricciardi, the Blue Jays GM lucky enough to lost Rios and his burdensome contract, was on the record as to saying that this wasn't a salary dump. Let's take a look at that phrase, salary dump. Was Rios being paid a salary? Yes. Did the Blue Jays dump his contract, i.e. move him with getting nothing in return? Yes. This was a salary dump, no matter what spin Ricciardi wants to put on it. He's had trouble being completely honest with the media in the past and this seems like another instance of that. Ricciardi should also be worrying about his job. He was the person who signed B.J. Ryan for five years and $47 million for only two good seasons. Ricciardi gave Vernon Wells an albatross, franchise-ruining contract, paying the center fielder superstar money for mediocre production that could have been easily predicted. The Blue Jays still owe $86 million from 2011-2014 to Wells. And then he botched the Roy Halladay negotiations, not getting a deal done when his pitcher's value was at its highest. Now, you say, the Phillies didn't want to move both J.A. Happ and Kyle Drabek. Fine, I say, ask for some other prospects. Try to play up the Yankees and Red Sox offers. Look elsewhere for something, even if it's a three-way deal. Halladay is going to leave the Blue Jays after his contract expires in 2010. After all, he wants to win, which means he wants to play for a team that wins, which means a team that spends a lot of money for its player payroll, which means Halladay wants his money. Sure, the Blue Jays dumped Rios's contract and made a quality trade to get rid of Scott Rolen and his contract. They could use that money to lock up Halladay, but it doesn't seem as if he'll listen, regardless of the many dollar bills thrown at him. Credit the White Sox: They are definitely doing their best in going for it, future salaries be damned. They added ex-Padre Jake Peavy and the $56 or so million he's owed in addition to Rios. Rios could provide plus defense in center field, which should be beneficial considering Jermaine Dye and Carlos Quentin flank him. However, one of Jim Thome or Scott Podsednik or Dye or Quentin will be sitting every night. |
If you like At Home Plate, you could show your appreciation by donating a small amount to our team. Thank you very much!


text:
Check latest hot topics and new pictures
Last Updated: 15 June, 2013
Sports News
Topless Becks grabbed by blonde fan after giving LA Galaxy shirt
London, Oct 8 : David Beckham was pulled in for a hug by an overjoyed fan after he gave her his LA Galaxy jersey.
Jhulan Goswami drops to fourth in women's T20 bowlers rankings
Colombo, Oct 8 : Indian pacer Jhulan Goswami dropped a place to fourth spot in the ICC women's Twenty20 bowler's rankings released Monday. Read more »
Razzaq likely to face disciplinary action over Hafeez selection spat
Karachi, Oct. 8 : Pakistan all-rounder Abdul Razzaq is likely to face disciplinary action from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) due to his outburst against
Serena Williams leapfrogs Radwanska in WTA Rankings
London, Oct 8 : American player Serena Williams rose to the No. 3 spot in the WTA rankings Monday, dropping Agnieszka Radwanska down a place. Read more »
Windies women thrilled at men's success in Sri Lanka
Bridgetown, Oct 8 - West Indies women's captain Merissa Aguilleira and coach Sherwin Campbell were both thrilled to hear that the men's team had won the World Twenty20 Tournament in Sri Lanka.
Royal Family Images
Dubai News
Celebrity Images
- Dino Morea at the film Inkaar Special screening by Arjun Rampal
- Swara Bhaskar at the first look of film Listen Amaya
- Swara Bhaskar at the first look of film Listen Amaya
- Chitrangada Singh at the film Inkaar Special screening by Arjun Rampal
- Ranbir Kapoor snapped with his AUDI A8 Car during the series of interface, `An Actor Prepares: Behind The Success`


text:
11-21-2010, 08:17 AM | #1 (permalink) |
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 349
Did this game freeze dozens of time for anyone else.
Maybe I just got a bad disc, because it froze at least 30 times, not joking. My save data even got erased after one freeze. I tried reinstalling the game so I thought it wasn't just me, but i don't see anyone else here with the same problem. Did I just get absurdly unlucky?
12-05-2010, 12:01 AM | #5 (permalink) |
Join Date: Oct 2008
Posts: 10,836
I dont recall any trouble at all
http://nexgenwars.com/ ALL BLANK FRIEND REQUESTS WILL BE DELETED 97 PS3 Now Playing The Last of Us; 86 Xbox360 Now Playing Metro Last Light; 17 Wii Now Playing Nothing. |
12-20-2010, 01:41 AM | #8 (permalink) | ||||
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Arizona
Posts: 889
It froze on the 4th level for me, I guess its time for a break.
Low and behold it froze 7 more times on the same part, guess I'll take it back to Gamestop and get a different game. Oh well, no plat for me. ^_^
Awesome Sig by RED_REBEL44
Last edited by NomadDragon; 12-20-2010 at 02:10 AM. |
12-22-2010, 02:09 PM | #9 (permalink) |
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 10
My game kept freezing at a cutscene in ch.4, after killing about 10 Aerostats and 3 spiders in a broken building, he talks about going to a tower to observe the skynet patrols. This happened literally 5 times in a row. So, I got another disc, and at the EXACT same part it kept freezing. I've tried both discs over 20 times combined now and at the exact same cutscene every time it freezes. I'm not sure if it's my system or what, I have a 320gb slim. Any thoughts?
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |


text:
[soac-mapo] RE: Follow-up from Monday's Consultation on Rec. 6
Let me attempt to answer Question 1: 1. With regard to the recommendations related to the role of the Board, is it the CWG's position that the ICANN Board be the primary trier of fact; that is the Board would hear (in the first instance) every Rec6 objection and be required to make a determination on the merits? There was complete consensus in the CWG on the Board's direct responsibility for the outcome of any objection. See Recommendation 4.1: "Ultimate resolution of the admissibility of a TLD subject to a Rec6 objection rests with the Board alone and may not be delegated to a third party." It did not seem from our discussion that this was the intent. Rather, based on the discussion, some CWG members indicated that the CWG agreed that all objections would be filed in the first instance with a dispute resolution service provider (DRSP), which in turn would appoint independent expert panelists experienced in making determinations on issues such as those covered by Rec6. Then, only in certain circumstances, would the Board be asked to review the expert determination. No. This is incorrect. The CWG does not want a DRSP to make the decision. See recommendation 4.6. It wants to allow the Board to consult with or get advice from experts on any given decision (recommendations 4.2, 4.4 and 4.5), but the actual determination would have to be made by the Board itself. This is very clearly stated in Recommendations 4.x. In light of the Board's resolutions in Trondheim indicating that the Board "wishes to rely on the determinations of experts regarding these issues" and that the Board "intends to approve a standard process for staff to proceed to contract execution and delegation on applications for new gTLDs where certain parameters are met," how and at what point does the CWG envisage the Board's involvement in these objections? Members of the CWG understand all too well why the board might "wish" to rely on the determinations of experts. But that is not what the community wants them to do. My sense is that most of us expect objections to be relatively rare. That is, every gTLD applicant has a strong incentive to avoid the risks and costs associated with generating an objection. So there are unlikely to be scaling issues associated with direct board responsibility. Indeed, one of the reasons the CWG took the approach it did is that we do not want to encourage objections - they should be exceptional and applicable only to the clearest and most universally repulsive kinds of proposals. Indeed, setting up an outsourced DRSP that makes objections too easy and quick to process has the effect of encouraging them. When objections do occur, the board can ask experts for advice regarding the interpretation and applicability of international law, as "general principles of international law" is the standard by which objections will be judged. But it will then have to take that advice and have a vote specifically on the topic of upholding the objection. That vote should only uphold the objection through a supermajority of 2/3. See Recommendations 5.1 and 5.2. 3. On the suggestion from the CWG that the GAC or ALAC should be able to bring objections, different views seem to have been expressed as to what that would entail; for example, would an objection from just one GAC or ALAC member be sufficient for the advisory committee (AC) as a group to file an objection? Is this intended to provide a veto by individual governments? Or would a majority or supermajority of AC members be required for the AC to lodge an objection? The answer to this question is very clear from even the most cursory review of our deliberations. See Recommendation 2.3: "a national law objection by itself should not provide sufficient basis for a decision to deny a TLD application." See also Recommendation No. 2.4: The Applicant Guidebook should not include as a valid ground for a Rec6 objection, an objection by an individual government . It was clear that the GAC or ALAC as a whole would have to support an objection, not any individual member of either AC. Thus it is patently obvious from our recommendations related to the role of national law and international law that NO individual government should be able to veto an application; instead, any objection must be based on universally recognized international laws. Whether a majority or supermajority of AC members is required was not, I think, directly addressed by the CWG, but given the implications for freedom of expression and our explicit opinion in Recommendations 5.1 and 5.2 regarding a supermajority of the Board, it is advisable that an AC supermajority be required. If 51% of governments or ALAC reps think a TLD contravenes international law and 49% don't, it seems logical to conclude that its status is uncertain. Therefore, a supermajority should be required. --MM


text:
2. | Atheia | ||
A future country in which Atheist's from all over the Earth will be able to live in peace without fear of being killed by religious radicals and/or have religious beliefs shoved down their throat. Atheist man: "Oh my Science!"
Atheist's wife: "What's wrong, honey?!" Atheist man: "They're building a church across the street.....quick, pack up everything and get the kids. We're moving to Atheia!" |
1. | atheia | ||
A joking name for an atheist god. Retard: What religion do you follow?
Atheist: Atheism. Retard: Really, what's your God? Atheist: Atheia. |


text:
On Tuesday, the Last Comic Standing vet Amy Schumer debuts her very own series on Comedy Central. Inside Amy Schumer (10:30/9:30c) is a riotous mishmash of scripted scenes, recorded stand-up material, and interviews with regular Joes. Schumer took a few minutes out of her busy schedule to call up TV Guide Magazine and get us Inside Amy.
David Cross and Amber Tamblyn wed Saturday, Us Weekly reports.
The Arrested Development star, 48, and the...read more
House's series finale ominously promised "Everybody Dies." House comes to an end: The cast and producers recall creating a curmudgeonBut the truer message was...read more
A harrowing story of a shy and possibly disturbed telemarketer/painter, his arrogant longtime friend and boss, and the carefree new co-worker whose love may offer a portrait of normalcy. Can the truth be the most horrifying pose of all?
Aubrey (Amber Tamblyn) arrives in Tokyo to discover her sister, Karen (Sarah Michelle Geller), dealing with the culture shock of Japan by experimenting with arson... and insanity. In Tokyo, a young woman is exposed to the same mysterious curse that afflicted her sister. The supernatural force, which fills a person with rage before spreading to its next victim, brings together a group of previously unrelated people who attempt to unlock its secret to save their lives.
more Amber Tamblyn Clips & Interviews videos
From Danny Boyle, the Academy Award®-winning director of 2008's Best Picture, Slumdog Millionaire, comes 127 HOURS. 127 HOURS is the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's (James Franco) remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah. Over the next five days Ralston examines his life and survives the elements to finally discover he has the courage and the wherewithal to extricate himself by any means necessary, scale a 65 foot wall and hike over eight miles before he is finally rescued. Throughout his journey, Ralston recalls friends, lovers, family, as well as the last two people he ever had the chance to meet. 127 HOURS is a visceral, thrilling story that takes an audience on a never before experienced journey and prove what we can do when we choose life. 127 HOURS is the winner of six Academy Award® nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor James Franco and Best Adapted Screenplay.
The true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston's remarkable adventure to save himself after a fallen boulder crashes on his arm and traps him in an isolated canyon in Utah.
more Amber Tamblyn Movies videos
A local band's rise to stardom is disrupted by an obsessive fan, who takes dramatic measures to prevent them from selling out. Also available on iTunes and Amazon Instant Video
Beaumont and Cole interview a couple regarding a break-in at their home. Although nothing was taken, the couple discovered that an adult film they rented was shot in their apartment. After Delahoy and Banks identify other apartments used in the series of adult films, Cole finds a common thread between all of the dysfunctional tenants. Hoping to set the scene for another movie, Beaumont and Cole go undercover. Meanwhile Scraeger becomes emotionally invested in trying to help a serial accuser who was the victim of a violent attack 10 years ago after disappearing from a big prep school party, on "The Unusuals." Also available on Amazon Prime
Walsh and Shraeger investigate the murder of drug store owner and naturalist who was shot running down a Lower East Side street naked. When the boyfriend of the victim's daughter informs the detectives about an argument the victim had with a loan shark a few nights earlier, the case turns in a new direction. Meanwhile Beaumont and Cole look into the theft of a series of tapes from an apology line service, and Delahoy gets more than he bargained for when he convinces the medical examiner to give him an MRI, on "The Unusuals." Also available on Amazon Prime
While Sergeant Brown is away, Alvarez is in charge, and things aren't going well. A U.S. Marshall named Foster convinces Alvarez to release Bo Keebler, a man recently collared for trying to rob a Chinese restaurant, into his custody. But after a fake bomb threat is called in to the precinct, Casey, Alvarez and Walsh discover that Foster is not all that he seems. Meanwhile, Banks decides to stay in his apartment till he turns 43 years old to avoid getting killed on "The Unusuals." Also available on Amazon Prime
more Amber Tamblyn On TV videos
more Amber Tamblyn credits (67 total credits)
After eight seasons and 177 episodes, House ends with an outbreak of poignant goodbyes. In the emotional run-up to the series finale — the episode, titled "Everybody Dies," airs May 21 at 9pm on Fox — each shooting day brought cheers, standing Os and misty-eyed send-offs. "A succession of daily memorial services, it was," as Hugh Laurie puts it. "Someone would yell, 'Hey, everybody, this is Omar Epps' last scene!' 'This is Jesse Spencer's last scene!' 'This is B camera operator's last scene.' The art director's. The sound technician's. It became hard to process all the finality."
It's amusing to imagine... read more
"The last few episodes of House are all about House and Wilson, but we bring back some old friends as well," says creator David Shore. The May 14 penultimate episode sees the return of... read more
The whole gang is (almost) back together: Jennifer Morrison will return for the series finale of House, according to TVLine. read more
Yet another doctor will be in!
Amber Tamblyn will reprise her role as Dr. Martha Masters for the series finale of House, the actress told reporters Friday night at a red carpet event celebrating the series.
Olivia Wilde checks back in to House for series finale
Masters was... read more
Barack Obama probably isn't laughing at comedian David Cross' confession of misconduct at the White House.
In an interview with Playboy, Cross admits he snorted cocaine 65 feet away from the President at 2009's White House Correspondents' Dinner, EW reports.
You might be also interested in the following websites:


text:
A protein-packed healthy Italian specialty bursting with color! It's nutritious and delicious with whole-grain, nutrient rich PLUS® pasta, fresh vegetables and chicken.
Tags: black pepper, chicken breast, chicken broth, garlic, green bell pepper, Long shapes, onion, Pecorino Romano Cheese, red bell pepper, PLUS®
Italian essence shines through with authentic Roasted garlic Sauce in this simple but superb recipe, along with nutritious PLUS® Penne, chicken and fresh rosemary.
Tags: chicken breast, oil, parsley, rosemary, Short shapes, PLUS®
Refreshing and tangy - a salad sensation!
Tags: cherry tomato, chicken breast, Classic Blue Box, lemon juice, Main course, mozzarella, pancetta, peas, Medium, Short shapes, Summer, Mini Cuts, 60 minutes, 30 minutes, 20 minutes
Fettucine generously dressed with a chicken and mushroom sauce and topped with Pecorino Romano cheese. Follow step-by-step video instructions!
Tags: chicken breast, Classic Blue Box, dried mushroom, First course, Long shapes, tomatoes for sauce, Boiled, Medium, 60 minutes, Lazio, 30 minutes, Sautéed, Spaghetti supper, 30 minutes


text:
Print this page
Fallin offers 'compromise' in A-F school report card calculations
BY ANDREA EGER & KIM ARCHER World Staff Writers
Thursday, October 25, 2012
10/25/12 at 9:36 AM
If the A-F test scores are released today, find them on the Tulsa World education continuing coverage page.
The state Board of Education is expected to decide the fate of a new A-F school report card system Thursday, and when it does, it may have not two but three choices.
Gov. Mary Fallin is advocating a new method of calculating school grades and referring to it as a "compromise" between the method first used by the Oklahoma State Department of Education and the way a coalition of more than 300 superintendents has sought.
In an email to state board members obtained by the Tulsa World, Fallin's chief of staff, Denise Northrup, wrote, "She feels adoption of the compromise will address the superintendents' concerns without lowering the bar for Oklahoma student achievement."
At a special meeting earlier this month, state board members voted unanimously to delay the release of new report cards for all public schools and districts statewide because school leaders statewide were questioning the way average student growth is calculated.
State education officials had thrown out the scores of all students who performed the same as or worse than they had on the previous year's tests and thus were not comparing schools against a true state average, school leaders argued.
On Wednesday, local school leaders said they still had received no official communication about a third calculation method from any state official but that many have been made aware of it through unofficial means.
Tulsa Superintendent Keith Ballard said he disputes its characterization as a "compromise" at all, because it reportedly doesn't include any of the suggestions the coalition of superintendents submitted.
"Quit hiding behind rhetoric and coming up with bogus formulas that aren't better than what we had," he said. "They created another formula with an end game in mind - we need to have so many A's and so many F's. That ought to be the furthest thing from anybody's mind, and I think that's contrary to the spirit of the law that was passed."
Janet Dunlop, chief academic officer for Broken Arrow Public Schools, said the "compromise plan" still doesn't use the educators' suggestion that a true average be used to calculate student growth.
"It's worse. It paints a bleaker picture," she said.
Apparently the compromise would lower the percentage of A and B grades the state's public schools would receive, increase the number of C grades and maintain the percentage of F grades, she said.
In fact, all three plans keep the percentage of schools with F's at the same percentage.
"If the intent of this is truly to identify schools that need help, then why not use the true average growth on the compromise?" Dunlop asked.
A bigger issue is that criterion-referenced tests such as those used to calculate the grades aren't intended to show growth at all, she said.
Ballard said: "We ought to sit down and create a really good system that is a good reflection of a school's performance, then let the grades fall where they fall."
Dunlop said school districts are not trying to hide their schools' grades but that the state's first plan is like putting out a report card without showing how the child earned that grade.
"Let's put it all out on the table, transparent for the public to see and to compare," she said.
The grades are supposed to be used as a guideline for where improvements should be made, so they need to be accurate and representative of actual student performance, educators say.
Ballard said he's so frustrated by the circumstances that he won't bother attending Thursday's state Board of Education meeting.
"Nobody is listening to the 313 superintendents that are saying there is a problem with this. Our only recourse is to go back to the Legislature and say we are for a fair measurement - not a system with an end game in mind or a system like the state superintendent wants that tries to make schools look as bad as possible.
Ballard continued: "To dismiss us and call us names and call us disgruntled is really disrespectful. We know the state superintendent is not going to sit down with us and have any conversation, but we hope our legislators will."
Dunlop said school districts are asking several state university professors who hold doctorates in educational statistics to analyze the grading system.
"To me, it's more than just winning an argument with the state department. It's about our children," she said.
In response to the Tulsa World, Fallin spokesman Alex Weintz acknowledged that the Governor's Office has worked with board members to explore other methods for calculating school grades.
"The governor supports an A-F grading system that gives parents, students, teachers and administrators an easy way to measure success," he said."She is confident the Board of Education will approve a grading system that accomplishes those goals while being transparent and fair to all parties."
On Oct. 10, the Tulsa World filed a request under the Oklahoma Open Records Act for a copy of the initial school report cards, but the state Department of Education has failed to provide them, saying the request is "still being processed."
The state's open records law requires that public entities provide access to public records in a timely manner.
Original Print Headline: Fallin offers grade 'compromise'
Andrea Eger 918-581-8470 Kim Archer 918-581-8315
Associated Images:
Governor Mary Fallin
Copyright ©
, Tulsa World All rights reserved.


text:
Boss (video gaming)
In video gaming, a boss is an enemy-based challenge (and a computer-controlled opponent in such a challenge).[1] A fight with a boss character is commonly referred to as a boss battle or boss fight.[2] Boss battles are generally seen at the climax of a particular section of the game, usually at the end of a stage or level, or guarding a specific objective, and the boss enemy is generally far stronger than the opponents the player has faced up to that point.[3] The boss enemy is often larger in size than other enemies and the player character.[4]
Contents |
The first interactive game to feature a boss was dnd, a 1975 role-playing video game for the PLATO system.[5][6] One of the earliest dungeon crawls, dnd implemented many of the core concepts behind Dungeons & Dragons.[6] The objective of the game is to retrieve an "Orb" from the bottommost dungeon.[7] The orb is kept in a treasure room guarded by a high-level enemy named the Gold Dragon. Only by defeating the Dragon can the player claim the orb, complete the game, and be eligible to appear on the high score list.[5]
A 1980 example is the fixed space shooter Phoenix, where the player ship must fight a giant mothership in the fifth and final level.[8]
This section may contain original research. (February 2011) |
Bosses are usually significantly superior to regular enemies, and are usually found at the end of a level or area.[9] Most games also include a "final" boss, which is usually the main antagonist in the story, at the very end of the game. Some examples include Ganondorf from the Zelda saga, Bowser from the Mario franchise and Doctor Wily from Mega Man. While most games include a mixture of boss opponents and regular opponents, some games have only regular opponents and some games have only bosses – for example, Shadow of the Colossus has no enemies other than bosses.[10] In games such as Duke Nukem 3D, the first boss even reappears throughout the game as an uncommon enemy. However, they are weaker than the original. In a similar vein, a relatively powerful enemy may be introduced via a boss battle, but later appear as an uncommon but strong enemy, after the player has had a chance to find more powerful weaponry or a weakness it may have. An example of this is in Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, where the game's second boss, the Giant Skeleton, reappears in later areas as a normal enemy, with the player even fighting two at once at one point.
Boss battles are typically seen as dramatic events. As such, they are usually characterized with unique music, and/or cutscenes before and after the boss battle. Recurring bosses and final bosses may have their own specific theme music, to distinguish them from other boss battles.
Some bosses require the player to defeat them in a certain way that may be unusual to normal attacks, such as requiring the player to use a certain weapon, such as in Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, or hitting the boss in a certain area, termed a "weak point", such as in the Metroid series. Story-centered bosses of this type will sometimes require certain prerequisites to be performed during the fight for the player to succeed, such as a requirement that a partner must stay alive during the battle or sequence to be counted as a victory. The most common games that have these requirements are the games in the Grand Theft Auto franchise, which players can usually have a partner during a mission that they must protect; the final mission of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is an example of a boss battle that requires both a side character to remain alive and for additional actions to be taken in order to defeat him.
In some games, the boss returns after being defeated, sometimes in a new form with alternate attacks. This can repeat a certain number of times before the player faces their final and most powerful form. The Final Fantasy series is well known for this style of boss, often having as many as 5 phases in a single boss battle (Sorceress Ultimecia being this example; other FF villains such as Sephiroth and Vayne have from 2 to 4 stages). The Mega Man series of games also prominently display this, with the main villain (Doctor Wily; Sigma; Copy X, Elpizo, Omega, and Doctor Wiel) adopting a second and even third vehicle/body immediately after the first is destroyed to continue the fight.
As they can sustain a lot more damage than normal foes, bosses commonly have a health bar which is displayed either on/near them or in a specific location on the HUD, usually with their name or a portrait of them attached. In lieu of a health bar, some bosses, like those in the early Metroid games, change color, change attack patterns or, in the case of larger enemies, lose parts of their overall structure as they receive more and more damage. Although health bars or indicators were less common in the early days of video gaming, they are now found in many video game boss battles.[citation needed]
Some games also feature a sequence of consecutive boss battles as an extra challenge, sometimes known as a "Boss Rush". Boss Rush modes often include a timer and record the time taken to defeat both the singular bosses and all the bosses as a whole. Occasionally, the Boss Rush may not be a "mode" at all, instead having previous bosses placed in the game a second time, sometimes with more powerful attacks and more demanding patterns. The Mega Man series is most famous for and possibly the instigator of the Boss Rush, as every game in every series has the player fight the bosses again in the final stages just before the final boss. Gradius II, Gradius III, Gradius IV, Gradius V and Gradius Gaiden also features this.[11]
Specific boss types[edit]
A miniboss, also known as a middle boss, half-boss, sub-boss, or midboss, is a boss smaller and usually weaker than the main boss in the area or level. Some minibosses are simply stronger versions of regular enemies, like in the Kirby games. Some well known video game characters who usually take the role of a miniboss are Dark Link (The Legend of Zelda series), Vile (Mega Man X series) and Allen O'Neil (Metal Slug). The concept is parodied in the Disgaea series with the character Mid Boss. Minibosses are sometimes encountered later in the game as normal enemies.
A superboss is a type of boss most commonly found in role-playing video games. They are considered optional enemies, though optional bosses are not all superbosses, and do not have to be defeated to complete the game. They are generally much more powerful than the bosses encountered as part of the main game's plot or quest, more difficult even than the final boss, and often the player is required to complete a sidequest or the entire game to fight the superboss. For example, in Final Fantasy VII, the player may choose to seek out and fight the Ruby and Emerald Weapons. Some superbosses will take the place of the final boss if certain requirements are met. This is common in fighting games, including Reptile in Mortal Kombat and Akuma in Super Street Fighter II Turbo. Some superbosses can also yield special items or skills that cannot be found any other way that can give a player a significant advantage during playthrough of the rest of the game, such as added experience or an extremely powerful weapon.
Final boss[edit]
The final boss (also known as the last boss) is the opponent that is usually at the end of the game. They are usually the main antagonists of the game. Final bosses usually have their own special music tracks that are more dramatic than the music for the other bosses, and some final battles have the main theme of the game. The final boss is often fought during the final level, and after his/her defeat often is the end of the game. The levels they inhabit are usually heavily guarded by smaller enemies, making the route to the final boss difficult. It may also be that the final boss appears after the completion of additional levels, or after finding a few items and the hero gains a stronger form and fights with the true final boss. Although it is not common, some games make the final boss a character who is not the main antagonist, such as Clayface from Batman: Arkham City or Necron from Final Fantasy IX.
- ^ Burt, Andy (2008–4). "No More Heroes: The Killer Boss Guide", GamePro vol. 235, pg. 66.
- ^ Top 5 boss battles. MSNBC. Retrieved on 2008-03-25.
- ^ Thompson, Clive. (8 May 2006) Who's the Boss? Wired. Retrieved on 2008-03-22.
- ^ The Top 7... Big Bosses, GamesRadar
- ^ a b Gary Whisenhunt, Ray Wood, Dirk Pellett, and Flint Pellett's DND. The Armory. Retrieved on 2008-04-08.
- ^ a b dnd (The Game of Dungeons). Universal Videogame List. Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ The History of Computer Role-Playing Games Part 1: The Early Years (1980–1983). Gamasutra. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Sterbakov, Hugh. (5 March 2008) The 47 Most Diabolical Video-Game Villains of All Time. Gamepro. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Thompson, Clive (6 May 2004). "Tough Love: Can a video game be too hard?". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 1 March 2009.
- ^ Roper, Chris (2005). "Shadow of the Colossus Review". IGN. Retrieved July 21 200.
- ^ Gradius 3 Walkthrough: Level 8 GameFAQs


text:
La Soga
Manny Perez Wants His New Film 'La Soga' to Bring Change to the DR
By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 08/20/2010 - 14:00 | 1 Comment
With his dark hair and brows and piercing green eyes, actor Manny Perez (Bella, El Cantante) is the perfect guy to play the intense, tortured title character in La Soga, open in limited theaters across the U.S. Luisito, a.k.a. La Soga, is a sensitive-soul-turned-government-assassin seeking revenge for his father's...
Denise Quinones on 'La Soga' and Why She Loves Bad Boys
By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 08/19/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments
In her new film La Soga, Denise Quiñones plays the childhood sweetheart of a government assassin in the Dominican Republic (played by writer/actor Manny Perez). We talked to the former Miss Universe at the movie's New York premiere last week and she told us about the latest projects and her love of...


text:
20 hrs ago | WCAV
Learning More About Salesmen After ACPS Scare
Police say the person in threat after an alert email was sent out to parents in Albemarle County is not a threat.
Yesterday | WCAV
Mark Weiner is accused of picking up a woman at the Lucky 7 in downtown Charlottesville, then taking her to an abandoned house in Albemarle County.
Yesterday | WCAV
Families Talk Safety After Suspicious Incidents In Alb. Co.
May 23, 2013 Albemarle County Police say there is no longer a threat to the community after a district-wide email was sent out from the Albemarle County Public Schools Assistant Superintendent.
Decision delay: Dumler awaits ruling on petition Comments
Judge Cheryl Higgins will rule on whether Dumler remains on the board on May 31.
Albemarle County "Notices" Shining Employees
About 200 employees of Albemarle County's school division were honored on the steps of the county building on McIntire Road Thursday night.
Albemarle Schools, Police Investigate Incident between Student and Stranger
Albemarle County Schools issued an email to parents Thursday after the report of an incident between a child and a stranger on Wednesday.
Officials: Shooting of Virginia Girl Accidental
Albemarle County police say the state medical examiner's office has ruled that the shooting of a 10-year-old Crozet girl was accidental.
Albemarle Democrats Nominate Board of Supervisors Candidates
ALBEMARLE COUNTY, VA: The Albemarle County Democratic Committee nominated Liz Palmer and Brad Sheffield for the Board of Supervisors on Monday night at their nominating caucus.
African Children's Choir Comes to Charlottesville This Month
A group of professional young performers is touring the country to raise money for charity, and they're making a stop in Charlottesville.
Greene Supervisors to Discuss Proposed Truck Restrictions
People who live on Main Street are complaining that the trucks speed, leave behind soot and are loud at night.
Family of Fatally Shot 10-Year-Old Shares Information, Police Still Tight-Lipped
It happened Tuesday in Crozet, but the details aren't coming from police; they're coming from the girl's family.
Experts Describe How to Keep Guns Safe
The Albemarle County Sheriff's Office is working to make sure gun accidents, like the one that claimed the life of a 10-year-old girl in Crozet, don't happen.
Police Arrest Waynesboro Couple in Drug Sting
On Tuesday, May 21, 2013 the Waynesboro Police Department and the WASP Regional Task Force arrested a Waynesboro couple in a drug sting at a house in the 200 block of Hunter Street.
Valley Church Collecting Donations for Oklahoma Tornado Survivors
Mike and Judy Spitzer want to fill up a trailer several times over. It's parked at their church - Victory Worship Center - just south of Staunton.
Trial Continues for Barboursville Man Charged with Abduction
A he said, she said case is unfolding in Albemarle County Circuit Court. The trial continues for a man charged with abducting a 20-year-old and taking her to an abandoned house.
Lieutenant Governor Candidate Turns Heads with Remarks
Some are calling this year's GOP ticket the most conservative in recent memory. And now, just days after nomination, the Republican nominee for lieutenant governor is coming under fire for a series of controversial statements.
Family, Crozet Community Mourn Shooting Death of 10-year-old Girl
A 10-year-old girl died Tuesday morning at a Crozet home after being shot by a young boy, Albemarle County Police said.
GOP Ticket Rallies in Albemarle County
The newly-selected Republican nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general are touring the state, and they came to speak to supporters in Albemarle County on Tuesday.
Police say 10-year-old Va. girl killed by juvenile
Albemarle County police said in a release the shooting occurred just after 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Live Stream: Christopher Dumler Court Hearing
Defense and prosecution had been discussing money issues related to Dumler, as well as his previous interactions with Scottsville residents over possible school closure and a firing range.


text:
SPCA Auckland Ph: 09 256 7300 | Need Help & Advice?
To be achieved by:
Providing shelter for animals requiring care and attention with facilities that will cater for their needs and ensuring the promotion of successful and long term adoptions for suitable animals. Promoting a humane understanding of all animals by influencing the public perception of animals through education and example. Seeking the active and financial support of the public to assist in accomplishment of these undertakings, ensuring that such funds received are utilised and maximised to the overall benefit of the animals. Providing leadership in the lobbying of effective legislation to prevent cruelty to all animals professionally enforcing existing laws and regulations established for their protection.


text:
Deed:Gauradan-slayer (Forochel)
Official Game Entry
At last you have come upon the homeland of the Gauredain -- and in seeing it, it becomes clear how they came to be such powerful brutes, shaped by the vicious elements and hardships of Forochel, it is hard to imagine them otherwise -- and yet the Lossoth still maintain the trappings of civilization under the same hardships. Have the Gauredain chosen their path in this fashion, or is their brutal path some long-ago contrivance of the Enemy? |
Defeat Gauredain in Forochel (150) |
Player Entry
Content branched from article Gauradan-slayer
Additional Information
This deed requires you to kill 360 Gauradan total in Evendim.
Gauradan can be found along the suggested paths. They can also be found on the hillsides south of the paths down to the edge of Lake Evendim.
This deed requires you to kill 450 Gauradan total in Forochel.
Gauradan can be found all over western Forochel. The glacier area os Talvi-Muri is a wide open area full of Gauradan and worms for your grinding pleasure.
0 comments [show]
Retrieved from "http://lorebook.lotro.com/wiki/Deed:Gauradan-slayer_(Forochel)"


text:
Sunday, May 19, 2013
Latest southern Colorado news, weather and sports from FOX21 News
True View Doppler
Severe Weather
Site Index
View Stories by Category
Recent Stories
Agriculture News
Southern Colorado Weather Videos
Southern Colorado Weather Photos
Local Weather News
Most Recent Stories from FOX21 News
Latest news from around Colorado Springs, Pueblo, the State of Colorado, the Nation and the World
Man pleads guilty to killing homeless man
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The man accused of killing a homeless man last May pleaded guilty to murder, according to the 4th Judicial District Attorney.
read story
Man found dead in creek ID'd, cause of death still unknown
Tuesday, October 09, 2012
El Paso County Sheriff's deputies have identified a man who was found dead face down in a creek behind a trailer park Thursday.
read story
Body found face down in creek behind trail
Thursday, October 04, 2012
El Paso County Sheriff's deputies said someone found a body face down in a creek behind a trailer park on South Circle Drive Thursday morning.
read story
Homicide unit investigating body found
Monday, August 20, 2012
The Colorado Springs Major Crimes Unit is investigating the discovery of a body found Monday night.
read story
Body found behind Walmart ruled homicide, man ID'd
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers have released the name of the man whose body was found behind a Walmart in what they're now calling a homicide.
read story
Body found behind Walmart may be homicide
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers said a body found on a trail behind Walmart on 8th Street in Colorado Springs may be a homicide.
read story
Body found near Highway 24 in western Colorado Springs
Wednesday, August 01, 2012
A body found near a walking trail north of Highway 24 does not appear to be suspicious, according to Colorado Springs Police officers.
read story
Body found is Colorado Springs' 13th homicide
Friday, July 13, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers said the body found in southwest Colorado Springs Friday morning is the city's thirteenth homicide of 2012.
read story
Police: Body found in Colorado Springs is "suspicious"
Friday, July 13, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers are calling the death of a woman at an apartment complex "suspicious."
read story
Body found in Waldo Canyon Fire rubble
Friday, June 29, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers said crews found a body beneath a home in the 2900 block of Rossmere Street Thursday.
read story
Hacking death trial delayed
Saturday, June 16, 2012
The case has been postponed while defense attorneys ponder a possible insanity plea for 19-year-old Jordan Rowland.
read story
Police arrest one for homeless man's murder
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers have arrested a suspect in connection with the death of a homeless man last week.
read story
watch video
Police calling body found "suspicious"
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Colorado Springs Police are calling the death of a man found in the city Wednesday suspicious, but they don't yet know how he died.
read story
Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash ID'd
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers have released the name of the man who died in what they said was a hit-and-run crash early Tuesday morning.
read story
Body found in central Colorado Springs
Thursday, March 08, 2012
Colorado Springs Police officers are investigating after someone found a body in an RV in the city Thursday morning.
read story
more stories
Get news and weather notifications on your phone by downloading the iPhone or Android app below
Sign up to get alerts and updates for breaking news, severe weather, and deals:
Special Features
Your 4th, 5th or 6th grade child can do the morning weather
Home and Garden
Home and garden tips
Worship & Remembrance
Need a place to worship or need to give your loved one a proper burial? We have all the information to make it easy for you.
Financial Services
Experts in financial planning
The latest deals, expert advice, coupons and sales from local merchants in and around southern Colorado by FOX21 News
Beauty & Wellness
Dining & Entertainment
Financial Services
Health Connections
Home & Garden
Legal Connections
Recreation & Travel
Retail & Non-Profit
Senior Living
Worship & Remembrance
Around the Web
Video: Florida man secretly gives girlfriend abortion pill
WPIX New York
He was arrested and charged with murder.
Video: California man charged after police discover 'bomb factory' in his home
KTLA Los Angeles
Russia orders expulsion of U.S. diplomat accused of being CIA agent
Brad Pitt: Jolie's choice 'absolutely heroic'
USA Today
Father of 4-year-old N.J. boy who shot friend is charged
Drunk ASU student left at hospital with Post-It note
ABC News
Video Headlines
Home theater projectors
Latest military tech on display in Tampa Pt. 1
Xbox rumors ramp up before unveiling
Google aims directly at Apple
Google Now vs. Siri: The results speak for themselves
More videos
Most Popular
Most Read
Most Commented
Amazing Video: 200 lb black bear removed from tree
Church releases statement on Sharon Starkey
Falcon students win Facebook contest for playground
Father of boy found in filthy home says son was never in any danger
5th graders learn history in a 'revolutionary' way
Popular on Facebook


text:
Jul | Aug | Sep |
$259 | $259 | $281 |
everything you could want or need is right here or within a very short drive
easy to get lost, everything seems to be spread out, traffic slow.
In a nutshell
More then just General Motors !
Oshawa is a nice town to visit that is close to Toronto. While in the city, this is a beautiful park to walk and escape the town. It has a beautiful river and worth the visit.
Written Nov 13, 2011
Website: http://ovbgoshawa.ca/
Feeding the Siberian Tiger turned out to be a major attraction for visitors. The keeper answered many questions, especially from the curious children. The way tiger pounced on meat showed how powerful the creature is.
We visited the lions section via an overhead bridge. The lions section is located on the farthest side of the park and entails quite a bit of hiking. You are surely going to run into a small terrier whose job seems to be to keep pests running for their lives.
The lions seemed to be stalking some unseen prey and we could not find out who they were stalking. Then it suddenly dawned upon us. They had a narrow view of farm cows in a distant enclosure (picture # 2). The sight was terrifying to see the least.
Updated Jun 13, 2009
Address: 340 King Street East Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K5
Phone: 905-623-5655
Website: www.bowmanvillezoo.com
ANIMATHEATRE is all about educating the audience about Baboons, pythons, and Bahgera the Leopard (see the picture that is slightly blur due to darkness).
The queue to enter was quite long, but effort was worth it (picture # 2). The Theatre was jam packed with visitors.
Here we had our first look at some animal actors too (see pictures).
Updated Jun 13, 2009
Address: 340 King Street East Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K5
Phone: 905-623-5655
Website: www.bowmanvillezoo.com
We visited the zoo on a hot and humid day. The zoo sprawls over 42 scenic acres of natural parkland. Bowmanville Zoo is Canada's oldest privately owned zoo.
We liked the zoo, because it is very family friendly where children and adults alike can learn about the animals in unique and entertaining ways, particularly through first-hand experience. We particiapted in the following activities:
1. Photos with Lemuhrs
2. Feeding of the Siberian Tiger
3. Feeding the farm animals ourselves
4. Educational program in the indoor 400 seat ANIMATHEATRE that featured presentations at 11:00 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Updated Jun 12, 2009
Address: 340 King Street East Bowmanville, ON L1C 3K5
Phone: 905-623-5655
Website: www.bowmanvillezoo.com
In 1961, a group of Oshawa businessmen wisely decided to create the Canadian Automotive Museum.
The venture was initiated mainly to preserve the automotive history of Canada and to present this history in an educational and entertaining manner.
The Canadian Automotive Museum has grown in the size of the collection and in the scope of the artifacts displayed. Motorcycles, bicycles, trucks, pianos, washing machines, etc., make up the collection today.
Of course, the automobile is the backbone of the collection. Currently, approximately 65 vehicles dating from 1898 to 1981 are on display.
Through marquees such as Brooks Steam, Redpath, Tudhope, McKay, Galt Gas-Electric, Gray-Dort, Brockville Atlas, C.C.M., as well as many more Canadian-made vehicles, we show the impact the Canadian auto industry has had throughout the years.
We, of course, have vehicles from many other countries such as Rolls Royce, Morris, Amphicar, Ahrens-Fox, Reo, etc. Many, if not all of these, while not made in Canada, have certainly contributed to the development of the auto in Canada.
A recent addition to our collection consists of ten vehicles and the entire library from the now extinct Craven Foundation in Toronto.
Our 25,000 sq. ft. building in Oshawa was originally a 1920's car dealership and is maintained to display that period of architecture right down to the original elevator used to move cars to the second floor.
Bicycles, tools, musical instruments, radios, televisions, graphics, photos, etc., relating to the periods of the cars are used throughout the building.
The Museum and Gift Shop are open Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. - 364 day a year, closed only on Christmas Day.
Special rates and hours can be arranged for group tours - call for details!
Updated Mar 6, 2009
Address: 99 Simcoe Street South, Oshawa, Ontario, L1G 4G7
Phone: 905-576-1222
Website: http://www.city.oshawa.on.ca/tourism/can_mus.asp
Parkwood was the home of Col. Sam McLauglin founder of General Motors. After his death the house and grounds became the property of The Oshawa General Hospital.
It has been developed into a museum showcasing the McLauglin family, their treasures and life. As well the estate has become quite popular with the Hollywood film industry. Although I don' t know the names of the films that have shot scenes there, the list is extensive. Several times during the course of the year Parkwood will be off limits to the public for this reason. It's generally easy to tell when there is filming going on because the streets surrounding it will be filled with trucks, trailers and of course people.
Written Feb 10, 2004
Address: Simcoe Street North
Website: http://www.parkwoodestate.com/
Now this is one large mall, granted its not the biggest but its still big!
there are shops here for everyone. clothing and cosmetics / jewelry for the mother, new sport cars for the father, video games and electronics for the little gamer and much much more!
this place also has one of the largest theaters i have ever seen, somehting like over 12 different theater rooms with almost all of them playing a different movie.
then there is the food court and nearby restraunts. help yourself to tacobell, mc donlads, burgerking or if you want something more unique or different there are several local cruisen stores speciallizing in food like chinese or korean.
You can deffinitly spend a entire day up in the oshawa center.
Written Sep 10, 2003
Oshawa's Official Seasonal Tourist Information Centre is located at the Bloor St and Simcoe St S intersection. Open May through to October, the TIC offers a wide range of information of all cities in Ontario.
Hours: 9am to 6pm
Tourist information is available year round at the Chamber office at
44 Richmond Street West, Suite 100, Oshawa, ON L1G 1C7
Written Mar 6, 2009
Phone: 905-725-4523
Sponsored Links
Sponsored Links


text:
City of Boerne Parks and Recreation Department
1017 Adler Rd., P.O. Box 1677
Boerne, TX 78006
Friday, March 15, 2013
Events, Outdoors | Recreation, Sports
Register now for your chance to win an autographed George Strait guitar, courtesy of Cavender Chevrolet! Head Strait to Cavender...the Best Chevy Dealer in the Country. Brought to you by Y100.
Shop World Car today!
Stop by our Best Bets calendar to find upcoming concerts and special events coming to San Antonio and South Texas. Brought to you by Bud Light...Here We Go!