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William Harold Covert Jr.
William Harold Covert Jr., 82, of 302 Vernon Ave., Ridgway, died Friday, September 9, 2011, at his residence. He was born March 22, 1929, in East Smethport, the son of the late William H. and Catherine Marie Oviatt Covert Sr. On April 5, 1991, he married Laura Mae Dickinson, who survives. Mr. Covert had been a Ridgway resident for 12 years, formerly residing in Port Allegany. He was a member of the Awakening Alliance Church and was an avid reader and model railroader. He had been employed by the Smethport Borough Electric Company. In addition to his wife, he is survived by the following children: Ann Marie Gardner of Turtlepoint, Valerie Jean Meacham (Michael) of Roulette, Janet Lee Atkinson of Turtlepoint, Carrie Spencer of Branchville, Va., Barbara Haggard (Tim) of Port Allegany, and Daniel Miller (Elizabeth) of Ridgway; two sisters, Catherine Fermon of Smethport and Carolyn Confer (Floyd) of Bradford; and by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by two daughters, Mary Elizabeth Holly and Liana Lynn Bednarz; and by three brothers, Thomas, Howard, and Allan Covert.Memorial services for William Harold Covert Jr. will be held on Saturday, September 17, 2011, at 11 a.m. in the Awakening Alliance Church, 16915 Bootjack Road, Ridgway. Officiating will be the Rev. Don Hunter, pastor. Interment will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Smethport. There will be no visitation. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Meehan-Shilk Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be made to the Awakening Alliance Church, 16915 Bootjack Rd., Ridgway, PA 15853; or to the Hanhe Cancer Center, 100 Main St., DuBois, PA 15801.
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2012-13 Season (Sophomore): Played primarily at No. 6 singles, while also playing at No. 4 and 5 singles…Finished with an 11-12 overall singles record, including a 9-2 record in NAC play…Won nine-consecutive singles matches during the fall…Earned a shutout, 6-0, 6-0 victory over Marah Erbe (Rockford College) during a No. 4 singles match (Sept. 4)…Played primarily at No. 3 doubles, while also playing at No. 2 doubles…Finished with a 10-8 overall doubles record, including a 6-0 record in NAC play…Put together a six-match winning streak to begin the season…Ended the year with a three-match doubles winning streak…Had two shutout, 8-0, wins in doubles play with partners Taylor Reszcynski and Amanda Ropiak, respectively.
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Stars shoot past wounded Predators
Nashville, TN – Alex Chiasson tallied twice, leading Dallas to a 5-2 victory over Nashville at Bridgestone Arena.
Ray Whitney, Erik Cole and Tom Wandell added scores for the Stars, who won their fourth straight game.
Pressed into service due to a lower-body injury to starter Kari Lehtonen, Richard Bachman held down his end with 26 saves.
Dallas remained tied for 10th place in the West along with Columbus -- which beat St. Louis on Friday -- within striking distance of the eighth and final playoff berth.
"Every point counts right now and these were a big two points we got here," said Cole. "It's getting to the stretch run now and we have to win as many as we can."
Bobby Butler and Taylor Beck provided offense for the Predators, who slid to their fifth consecutive defeat. Chris Mason was shelled for all five scores on just 18 shots.
"This was a tough one and I don't know what to tell you guys," said Nashville defenseman Shea Weber. "It seems like we just didn't know what to do out there tonight."
Cole's point blast put the hosts on the board just after the six-minute mark of the first period, and Whitney's blistering one-timer from the left wing on a Dallas advantage made it 2-0 at 8:40.
Beck's power-play score with 1:18 left pulled Nashville within one before intermission.
Wandell's tip of a Ryan Garbutt shot restored Dallas' two-goal edge less than 2 1/2 minutes into the second, and it was 4-1 for the hosts on a Chiasson shot with 11:12 played.
Chiasson's second in a row boosted the Stars to a 5-1 advantage just after the seven-minute mark of the final period, then Butler answered for the hosts a little more than five minutes later.
Game Notes
Despite the setback, Nashville won two of three from Dallas in the season series ... The Stars improved to 6-0 in games played on Fridays ... The Predators will play the remainder of the season without injured forwards Gabriel Bourque, Colin Wilson and Paul Gaustad, as all three are slated to undergo surgery and are expected to be ready for training camp in September ... Stars winger Vernon Fiddler totaled two assists against his former club.


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Hurricanes' Pitkanen taken off on stretcher
Raleigh, NC – Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Joni Pitkanen was taken off the ice on a stretcher during the second period of Tuesday's game against the Washington Capitals.
Pitkanen was skating hard down the ice, trying to beat a Capitals player for a touch-up on a potential icing call when the injury occurred. He got to the puck first, but his skates went into the boards and he immediately crumbled to the ice, writhing in pain.
Hurricanes goaltender Justin Peters waived to the bench for assistance, and Pitkanen was strapped to a stretcher and taken into an ambulance.
Pitkanen, 29, has appeared in 21 games this year and totaled nine points (1G, 8A) in this his ninth NHL season.


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A McMorgan is one of the sweatier mammals of our day. McMorgans are known to repeatedly lift heavy objects over their head, for no reason. The usual attire of a McMorgan is something sweaty, often a raggedy Packers shirt, soiled with a cheese product. A McMorgan can, will, and may imitate a tornado at any given time. This is when a McMorgan is most dangerous. They like making purses too.
At Sonic the other day, I saw what I believed to be a McMorgan lifting his car over his head to prove that if he didn't receive his Breakfast Toaster in a timely manner, he possessed the ability to make everyone's day a little worse. I immediately offered my sweet tea as a sacrifical offering to this McMorgan beast who obviously escaped the zoo only moments earlier. Scary, son.
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"Dreaming Sin Fronteras: Stories of Immigration and American Identity" will have its world premiere in Denver on March 7. The ambitious production features true stories about immigration and what it means to be American, with music coordinated by Raul Pacheco of the Grammy-winning band Ozomatli and Shawn King of Colorado's own DeVotchKa.
At a launch party held at Sushi Hai, Antonio Mercado, the award-winning director of "Zoot Suit" and a professor at the University of Colorado Denver, explained that the "stimulating and poignant" stories will be read by students from CU-Denver acting classes. Pacheco and King are assembling an all-star team of world-class musicians to contribute to the soundtrack.
Latin Grammy nominee Ceci Bastida and Luz Elena Mendoza from Y La Bamba have already agreed to take part.
The premiere will be at King Center on the Auraria campus in Denver. Tickets go on sale after the first of the year.
Mercado sheds further light on the project:
Is this play or a musical or a record?
"Dreaming Sin Fronteras" is a multi-cultural live production that includes authentic testimonies about immigration and stories that explore what it means to be American. These true stories are to be read by student actors under the direction of Antonio Mercado.
The narratives and music will be performed together to create a beautiful tapestry of storytelling. Furthermore, a professionally produced record of the original music will be released in 2014.
Will this production have an impact on immigration reform?
We believe stories and music bring people together to heal. "Dreaming Sin Fronteras" unites professional artists of the highest caliber to share the stage with artists of the future. This unique effort brings bilingual personal stories, hip hop, folk, and pop music together to stand in solidarity with the millions of undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
"Dreaming Sin Fronteras" already has generated interest from colleagues in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles to host live performances. We plan on an eventful year.
How can I help?
There are many ways to support the world premiere of "Dreaming Sin Fronteras." Make sure to "like" our new page on Facebook. Buzz about the project has begun and you can continue to spread the word. Let us know if you're interested in hosting a party. Preview performances at events leading up to the premier are great ways to generate interest.
And, we need your financial support. World-class, Grammy-winning musicians from all over the nation are involved with this creation. They will share the stage and mentor youth artists. Your financial support helps with the cost of flights between Denver and Los Angeles, studio time, mixing and recording fees.
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what a cute little keepsake for you gals too, so precious!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2012 at 11:14 AM
Not very many recipes at all, I was disappointed.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousDecember 6, 2012 at 12:21 PM
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Wendy & 'Anonymous', it's their very first cookbook! Give them some time! Lauren said they chose 10 of their favorites, which leads me to believe there could be another cookbook in the future. I'm sure negative comments on their very first venture gives them so much encouragement. <- sarcasm.Delete
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This is awesome! I can't wait to see what kind of treats you guys have!ReplyDelete
I love this idea!! I think it is so wonderful that you are doing it with your mom and sister too. I am so glad I came across your blog, seems like a lovely place to be. I will definately be following you on Bloglovin so I can return every day!! xx. McKenna LouReplyDelete
LOVE! And congratulations! Having your own cookbook is kind of a big deal! ;) haha!ReplyDelete
I am very much looking forward to all of it, but particularly the salsa and my husband doesn't know it yet but he is excited for the banana bread! Thank you ladies for all that you do!
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congratulations!!! What a great family bonding activityReplyDelete
Congrats! What great memories I'm sure you made putting this together!ReplyDelete
what a great idea -- hope you ladies had fun putting it together! xoReplyDelete
How fun!ReplyDelete
For $5.99, I'm sold. I have a nook...I will definitely be checking out their cookbook!! =)ReplyDelete
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This is SO awesome! Congratulations on your first book!ReplyDelete
So awesome!! I love seeing bloggers write e-books! :) I'm gonna buy it!ReplyDelete


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I have received the brand new xo laptop ,but when I plugged in adaptor ,the charging light is orange,
when power on the button,the green power light turn on,but have no any signs of booting,it is black screen as I have not pressed the power button?
Do I have to fully charged before power it on?(But I think it can use ac adaptor directly ,isn't it ?)
Can some one help me,thanks,otherwise I have to sent it back to the seller if it cannot solved.
"green power on LED and no display" is my situation
the machine is from manufactuing date is 2007 ,I do not know where is come from,
possibly from Buy one give one.
no firmware can be update ,
I have followed the "no fail update" to try update the firmware but still fail in this bricked OLPC!
It cannot show any # message "Release the game key to continue" appears on the screen.
Because the display is still quiet ,no backlight either.
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OLPC Serial Adapter ,therefore is there other easier method to make it live again,I really love this machine but only have no chance to see it booting!


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Research in the Washington University Department of Biology addresses a wide range of biological questions, across and between the sub-disciplines of biology: from single molecules to systems, and from steady state equilibria to dynamic remodeling over milliseconds to millions of generations. Intellectually, the department draws its strength from an exceptionally interactive and collaborative faculty who possess a wide range of interests at all levels of biological organization and who utilize many different biological systems and model organisms. ...Read more


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The LA Galaxy have officially signed defender Andrew Boyens after finalizing a contract with the veteran center back. The 28-year-old has been with the club throughout preseason camp and is now officially signed for the 2012 season, making him eligible to play for the club starting on March 7 against Toronto FC in the CONCACAF Champions League.
A former first round pick in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft, Boyens comes to the Galaxy after being selected by the club from Chivas USA in the first round of Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Process in December. A New Zealand international, Boyens played for three clubs during his first five seasons in MLS, debuting with Toronto FC in 2007 before being traded to the New York Red Bulls in 2008. He played for Chivas USA last season, appearing in 12 games, before being taken by the Galaxy in the Re-Entry Process. A six-foot-four central defender, he has appeared in 68 regular season games in his MLS career, making 61 starts while scoring two goals and adding an assist. A member of New Zealand's team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Boyens has collected 19 caps for the All Whites since making his international debut in 2006.
READ: LA Galaxy select four players in Stage 2 of the MLS Re-Entry Process
Boyens is the second of the club's six Re-Entry Process selections to sign with the club, joining Pat Noonan. Three of the club's other four picks, Jon Conway, Chris Leitch and Dasan Robinson have all elected to retire while Frankie Hejduk was unable to come to terms with the club on a new contract.
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The Field Ed Office at ATS occasionally receives information regarding potential Internship sites from area churches, non-profit organizations, para-church ministries and hospitals seeking CPE interns.
We will update this site with a running list of current Internship sites which are seeking Interns for future semesters.. It is the responsibility of the M.Div. or MPS student to contact these sites directly, in order to establish an Internship proposal to discuss with Tim Binkele, prior to beginning or registering for Field Ed.


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Sixers sign Holiday, waive Pargo
Philadelphia, PA – The Philadelphia 76ers have signed guard Justin Holiday and waived guard Jeremy Pargo.
Holiday appeared in 47 games, starting 42, for Idaho of the NBA Development League this season. He averaged 17.3 points with 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists.
The older brother of Sixers All-Star guard Jrue Holiday, Justin played for Philadelphia during the Orlando Summer League last year and averaged 11.8 points. He then spent time in training camps with Cleveland and Portland, but was waived by both teams.
Pargo played in 14 games for the 76ers this season and averaged 4.9 points with 2.0 assists.


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Third installment of behind-the-scenes program will have 11 airdates
The Buffalo Sabres have announced that MSG will be airing new episodes of "Beyond Blue & Gold," a video series that takes fans behind the scenes of the Sabres organization, beginning this Friday, April 5, at 6 p.m. The half-hour program will premiere directly before MSG's coverage of the Sabres' game against the Ottawa Senators, which begins at 6:30 p.m. with the "Tops Game Night" pregame show and continues with the game broadcast at 7 p.m. The program will then be re-aired after the game, at 10 p.m.
"Beyond Blue & Gold" is a series that takes fans inside the Buffalo Sabres organization by offering behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with the team's players, coaches and front office personnel. Cameras have been following the team since early June and have captured everything from offseason workouts, the NHL Entry Draft, the buildup to the 2012-13 NHL season, the team's weeklong training camp and other behind-the-scenes moments of the 2012-13 season. Thirteen episodes of "Beyond Blue & Gold" have already premiered online with more coming as the series continues throughout the remainder of the 2012-13 season.
This month's episodes on MSG chronicles the Sabres' mentor trip in Florida with Sabres owner Terry Pegula; an introspective glimpse into Patrick Kaleta's busy off-ice schedule; a feature detailing the close friendship of Steve Ott and Mike Weber; as well as a one-on-one sit-down with Sabres interim coach Ron Rolston. Each episode on MSG is 30 minutes long and is hosted by Sabres broadcaster Kevin Sylvester.
New episodes of "Beyond Blue & Gold" will premiere every few weeks on http://www.Sabres.com and the Buffalo Sabres' official YouTube channel.
MSG will continue to air the packages of "Beyond Blue & Gold" episodes throughout the season and as the series progresses. Viewers in the Buffalo and Rochester markets will have many chances to catch the most recent run of "Beyond Blue & Gold" on MSG - episodes will air 11 times on MSG throughout the month of April.


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Sunday, May 06, 2012
Is NOW the right time to buy a home?
If you are trying to decide if now is the right time for you to buy a home, consider these recent real estate-related news stories:
1. Interest rates are at an all time low. Read: MSNBC: 30 year Mortgage Rates at record low
2. Home prices have possibly hit the bottom. Read: CNN: Buying a home won't get much cheaper
3. Consumer confidence is in positive territory globally. Read: Consumer Confidence Gains as Taiwan, U.S. Rise in Nielsen Survey
4. Job growth points to a pull-back in the economy. Read: Bloomberg: Job Gains Trailing Forecasts Add to U.S. Slowdown Concern
5. Do you value the investment advice of Warren Buffett? Read: Warren Buffett on CNBC: I'd Buy Up 'A Couple Hundred Thousand' Single-Family Homes If I Could
6. An investment analyst who was previously negative on the real estate market claims now is the time to get back into the real estate market. Read: Time to start buying houses again in U.S.: Pimco
7. March home sales were up over last year. Read: National Association of Realtors: March Pending Home Sales Rise, Market Recovering
8. Housing affordability index hits record high. Read: National Association of Realtors: Housing Affordability Index Hits Record High
9. If you want to buy a home, can you buy a home? The ability to obtain financing is affecting the market and still remains a sticking point. Read: Los Angeles Times: Home loan demand rises, but credit standards remain tight
While no one can predict the future, and until time passes, we won't know if these real estate stories are wishful hype or educated predictions. We feel there are more positive signals in the real estate market than we've seen in a number of years.
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- Professional estate agents in dublin said...
The property rates have decreased a bit. This is the right time to purchase the property.
Proper guidance from good real estate agents is also needed to get into the best real estate deals..
- Tom Brewer said...
I can't think of a better time to buy. I am in the Arlington real estate market so housing has stabilized. For many folks that coupled with the interest rates being low have created a situation where it is lees expensive to buy than rent.
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Copyright Insanity: The Need To Get Licenses Just To Demonstrate A Legal Point
from the that-seems-problematic dept
Kelman's one issue with the book, is that it would really be aided quite a bit by being able to hear the actual music in question, rather than just seeing the musical notation. So, the suggestion was, why did Rosen put up an online video lecture, playing the music samples so that people could better understand the issues at play. The answer, it turns out, is copyright law. Rosen wrote Kelman, noting:
"...about the need for aural examples, that is something we wanted to do for this edition, but as a new publication, the need for licenses and the budget foreclosed our doing so."So even though this is a somewhat scholarly effort to look at these issues, apparently Rosen can't even demonstrate his points with music, because copyright forbids it, and requires hefty licensing fees. If ever there were a case where "fair use" should apply, this would seem to be it -- but I'm sure some would argue against that point since this book is a "for-profit" endeavor. Of course, whether something is commercial or not is only one of the four fair use factors, and it seems that if it's just a snippet of the music, a strong fair use case could be made (especially since it's hard to see how this could possibly harm the market for the music itself). However, as copyright system defenders love to point out on a regular basis, they see fair use as a "defense, rather than a right" and thus, the only way to prove that this is fair use would be to go to court -- something that is expensive and time consuming. What an unfortunate state of affairs.


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Each year, many of the brightest students in the country are admitted to our College of Business. And each year our faculty and staff work diligently to engage and prepare all of our nearly 4,000 students for the challenges and complexities of today's business world.
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Dale Shaw wrote:I wish pics of other fests were added, besides those put on the photohost? Lots of other fests are posted to the forum that could be recognized also. Like Hog Waller and Mid TN.
Even just a blurb that the video was not all inclusive.
I had wondered about that myself.


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Monday November 28, 2011
She split from Alex Loudon earlier this month.
But Pippa Middleton is getting back into the swing of the social circuit.
The pretty brunette was spotted attending a tennis match with two male friends on Sunday.
And her companions helped put a smile back on her face.
The 27-year-old laughed and giggled as they watched the final of the ATP World Tour tennis tournament between Roger Federer and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at the O2 in London.
Meanwhile, the sister-in-law of Prince Wiliam is said to have signed a deal to write a book about being the perfect party hostess.
The party planner is believed to be banking a cheque for £400,000 with publishing giant Penguin.
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WASHINGTON - The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) today unveiled a Spanish-language version of its public web site to enhance its services to the Hispanic community, the nation's largest and fastest growing racial or ethnic group. The new web site, www.eeoc.gov/es/, is part of the EEOC's broader efforts to more effectively reach out to key stakeholder communities to proactively prevent workplace discrimination and promote voluntary compliance.
"This new web site will make key information about employment rights and responsibilities more easily accessible to Spanish speakers and people with limited English proficiency," said Commission Chair Cari M. Dominguez. "Having quick and easy online access to EEOC resources in Spanish will better serve the public as our nation's workplaces become increasingly more diverse."
The Spanish-language web site, which has been in development for the past year, is designed to mirror the EEOC's public web site (www.eeoc.gov) and includes many of the agency's most vital and sought after information materials. The new site will include a steady, ongoing flow of new information, updates and changes that are made on the corresponding public web site including such items as policy changes, training and seminar schedules, and any information related to new agency initiatives and programs.
The new site also fulfills requirements of Executive Order 13166 entitled Improving Access to Services for Persons with Limited English Proficiency. The Executive Order requires, among other things, that federal departments and agencies examine delivery of services to people with limited or no English proficiency and determine how to ensure meaningful access to these services. Under the Executive Order, the EEOC previously posted information on its public web site in seven different languages, including Spanish.
The EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion or national origin; the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, which protects workers age 40 and older from discrimination based on age; the Equal Pay Act of 1963; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the federal sector; Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits employment discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector and in state and local governments; and sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991.
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The euro, which has been remarkably resilient recently, saw a major selloff leading to its biggest one-day loss in a month after the European Central Bank (ECB) slashed its growth estimates for this year and next, and hinted at a possible rate cut in 2013.
Despite this setback, foreign exchange strategists expect the single currency to bounce back quickly. They see the euro supported by worries over the looming "fiscal cliff" of tax hikes and spending cuts in the U.S. and uncertainty over what the Federal Reserve's next move will be after its bond buying program, "Operation Twist" - which involves selling medium-term bonds and using the proceeds to buy longer-term ones - comes to an end on December 31.
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After the Fed's "Twist" Comes the Hard Turn
"We don't think ECB President Draghi has completely killed the rally in the euro, the currency pair has had a very nice run over the past few weeks and a correction is not unexpected," said Kathy Lien, managing director of forex strategy for BK Asset Management.
ECB chief Mario Draghi on Thursday painted a bleak outlook for the currency bloc's economy and said policymakers had discussed negative deposit rates, prompting a steep fall in the euro.
The euro, which has risen over 5 percent against the U.S. dollar since August, was trading near multi-month highs against major currencies including the greenback, British pound and Japanese yen on Thursday, giving rise to profit taking overnight.
"The euro had been built up, so yesterday's (Thursday's) move also reflected some profit taking," Mitul Kotecha, head of global foreign exchange strategy at Credit Agricole, who expects the single currency to end the year at $1.30.
Besides uncertainty around whether the U.S. will manage to avoid the $600 billion "fiscal cliff" in January - which is negative for the dollar - Kotecha said the euro will also see some support from central bank buying.
"We've seen more flows from central banks - probably a result of reserve reallocations for the new year - which will help support the currency," he said.
Barclays' technical analyst Dhiren Sarin, who expects "choppy gains" in euro-dollar over the next one-two months, said support areas for the single currency are $1.2875 and then the 200-day average of $1.2790.


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Law governing judicial review of the decisions of government officials and agencies. Decisions of federal and state officials subject to various kinds of judicial review range from regulatory decisions by public service commissions governing the rates of suppliers of electricity and local telephone service to decisions governing entitlement to benefits under welfare programs. Some decisions have wide-ranging social and economic effects such as rulemaking decisions under the Clean Air Act while the impact of other decisions may be limited to a few individuals. The course is designed to assist motivated students to acquire the skills necessary to master a complex and difficult body of law.


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As a 2000 graduate of Davidson College, Angela Dewberry gained an appreciation for Davidson's system of self-scheduled exams. Now, having joined the staff last summer as college registrar, she'll be top administrator for this unique manifestation of the college's Honor Code.
Between December 14 and December 20, Dewberry and her staff will hand out more than 6,800 end-of-term exams to the college's approximately 1,900 students. At most colleges, students in a particular class take their exam in the same room, at the same time, with the instructor present. The Honor Code allows each student to determine when to take an exam, and where in Chambers Building to do so.
Self scheduled exams give us more control over our study time," said Taylor White '13, chair of the Honor Council. "You can take an exam that requires a lot of studying towards the end of the week, and get less challenging ones over with earlier. You can also space out your exams rather than having to face them close together."
There is one morning exam period and one afternoon exam period per day during exam week. When ready, students report to the lobby of Chambers Building and request the exam they want to take. Registrar's office personnel have pre-sorted all exams in envelopes organized alphabetically by professors' names and course number. The 25 student members of the Honor Council and Student Government Association representatives help registrar's office employees distribute the exam envelopes.
Students may take exams in their choice of about thirty classrooms in Chambers building, but are on their honor at all times not to cheat. They are not allowed to have cell phones or backpacks in the building, but may wander the halls as they wish during the three-hour period. They can also bring along water, snacks and good luck charms.
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The self-scheduled exam process was initiated at Davidson in 1971. As a student, Dewberry liked the flexibility the system affords. "I'm definitely more of a morning person," she said. "I would schedule all of my exams for the morning sessions, one per day, near the beginning."
She also had a favorite classroom on the second floor where she liked to sit next to a window. "It's little rituals like those that I found comforting, and that made exam time less stressful," she said.
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White, the Honor Council chair, said self-scheduled exams teach students to take responsibility for their commitments. She said, "In the real world no one plans your work day or your commitments for you. You plan them and prepare for them yourself."
As a practical matter, White suggested that students take at least one exam either on the first or second day. "It's better than waiting till the last minute to stress out about all your exams, and it'll give you confidence," she said.
Dewberry adds that self scheduling teaches students to trust others from the outset instead of mistrusting others until they prove themselves trustworthy. "We can't even attempt self-scheduled exams unless we start from a place of trust," Dewberry said. "Even though people make mistakes or may intentionally make a poor decision, we want to deliver the message that everyone makes mistakes, and you can recover from them."
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EU and Africa join forces to develop aviation cooperation
Cooperation between Africa and Europe in air transport is on the eve of a new start. Following the two days EU-Africa aviation conference, which took place in Windhoek on 2-3 April 2009, the EU Commission and the African Union Commission have agreed on the principle for an ambitious common strategic framework to develop safer and more sustainable air transport. This framework should contribute to boosting air transport in Africa and creating new opportunities between both continents. Several initiatives have been discussed in safety, economic regulation, air traffic management, navigation aids, environment and security.
European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani and Commissioner Louis Michel launched this initiative with Dr Elham Ibrahim, African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy.
"Europe and Africa must strengthen their links and cooperate more in aviation. We will both benefit from a new air transport dynamics between our continents", said Vice-president Tajani. "Improved safety standards and more choice are at the basis of our new dialogue. There are a number of actions which can easily contribute to change the picture of air transport in Africa. ", he explained.
Commissioner Michel added that "This framework goes hand-in-hand with the EU-Africa Infrastructure Partnership which aims to link-up the African continent and its regions through increased investment in infrastructure. Aviation is a key part of the infrastructure-linkage."
During these two days, representatives of the European and African aviation sectors representing public authorities, airlines, aerospace industries and service providers have worked on the potential to stimulate air transport in Africa and encourage an exchange of ideas on aviation matters between the two continents.
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To this end, both parties have agreed to set up a Common Strategic Framework and Action Plan for the EU-Africa dialogue in air transport which will detail the areas of possible cooperation. The agreement will be formalised after the accomplishment of all the required internal procedures.
During the conference, a declaration pertaining to the signature of the horizontal agreement between the Western African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) and the European Community was signed by representatives of both sides. This horizontal agreement will lead to the opening to all European and WAEMU carriers all the routes between the two regions.
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A group of seasonal campers at Nopiming Provincial Park says a private campground operator is charging high fees and Manitoba Conservation has turned a blind eye to it, according to the Winnipeg Free Press.
Jim Ilasewich, spokesman for the Caribou Lake Seasonal Siteholders Association, said Tuesday (Aug. 30) the province allows private contractors that operate campgrounds in provincial parks to charge whatever fees they want without requiring them to provide any of the traditional campsite services such as potable water or washroom facilities.
"It's hard to deal with government," Ilasewich said. "If they reply (to your complaints), they say the private operators can do whatever they want and if you don't like it, go somewhere else."
Ilasewich and his friends have seasonal campsites at Caribou Landing on Quesnel Lake, north of Winnipeg. Ilasewich has been going there since 1970 and some of his friends have been there since 1958. There are two other seasonal campsites in the park, at Beresford Lake and Black Lake, both of which are operated by Conservation. Seasonal fees are much lower.
Ilasewich said the association began protesting the high fees in 2000, when the former private operator raised the seasonal fee to $1,000 from $270. The seasonal campers protested to the province, pointing out the Provincial Parks Act capped fees for private operators at an amount double that charged by the province.
Ilasewich said the province ignored their complaints. They took them to the provincial ombudsman, who sided with the seasonal campers in a 2004 ruling. The province then refunded each of the 25 seasonal campers about $2,120 — a total refund of $53,000 — but later amended the legislation to allow private operators to set their own rates.
Ilasewich said a new contractor took over the site in 2010 and increased the annual fee to $1,522 from $1,000 and suggested it would climb to $2,100 next year.
"It seems that the government has no regard for the average Manitoban and has given complete control of this lake to the private sector even though this is… in a provincial park."
Ilasewich said the former and current private contractors have not provided any amenities to the campers that weren't put there by the province, adding the campers cleared the sites and maintain them.
Peter Slobodzian, the private contractor who operates the seasonal campground at Quesnel Lake, said he does provide amenities to the campers but refused to elaborate.
"This is free enterprise and it will be free enterprise," Slobodzian said.
A Conservation department spokeswoman said private contractors determine their own fees. The spokeswoman said the Provincial Parks Act was amended in 2004 following the ruling by the provincial ombudsman because the government disagreed with the ombudsman's interpretation of the legislation.


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CORTLAND, N.Y. – Junior tailback Justin Autera (Mahopac) rushed for 121 yards and sophomore receiver Kordel McInnis (Sewell, NJ/Washington Township) caught two touchdown passes as Cortland edged Framingham State, 20-19, in the NCAA Div. III tournament opening round.
Cortland (9-1), the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC) champion, will face Wesley College (Del.) (9-1) in the second round Saturday, Nov. 24. The site of that game will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 18. Framingham State, the New England Football Conference (NEFC) champion, was making its first NCAA playoff showing and finishes the season 10-2.
Framingham appeared to be in position to tie the game with 3:38 left in the fourth quarter after a 3-yard touchdown run by junior Melikke Van Alstyne (Salem, MA). The Rams, however, had their point-after kick bounce off the left upright and trailed 20-19.
Framingham elected to squib kick on the ensuing kickoff with two timeouts remaining. Cortland started from its own 37-yard line and gained two first downs, the latter on a 4th-and-1 quarterback sneak by senior Chris Rose (Victor) from the Framingham 43-yard line with 1:27 remaining, and was able to run out the clock.
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Rose completed 15-of-30 passes for 189 yards, including a 53-yard TD pass to McInnis early in the second quarter to put Cortland up 7-3 and a 10-yard scoring pass to McInnis with 2:10 left in the third quarter that gave the Red Dragons a 17-6 lead. Junior Mike DeBole (Webster/Webster Schroeder) made a 37-yard field goal late in the first half, and his 23-yard field goal with 5:24 remaining gave Cortland a 20-13 advantage. He is now the school single-season record-holder with 14 field goals.
Senior wide receiver Mike Humphrey (Le Roy) led Cortland with 10 catches for 94 yards and McInnis had four receptions for 72 yards. Autera averaged 3.9 yards per carry as the starting tailback in place of injured senior Dorian Myles (Lackawanna/Hamburg).
Framingham took a 3-0 lead 10 seconds into the second quarter on a 29-yard field goal by sophomore Phil Clain's (Swampscott, MA). Clain also connected on a 35-yard field goal later in the quarter.
Down 17-6 to start the fourth quarter, Framingham got back in the game when junior John O'Connell (Dedham, MA) returned a punt 42 yards to the Cortland 4-yard line. Van Alstyne ran in on the next play to pull the Rams within 17-12. He also appeared to rush for a two-point conversion to cut Cortland's lead to three, but a holding call negated the play. Instead, Clain made a 30-yard point-after kick and Framingham trailed 17-13.
Freshman linebacker Troy Beddoe (Endicott/Union-Endicott) led Cortland with eight tackles and a pass breakup and senior defensive end Vaughn Labor (Norwich) made six stops, two for losses. Cortland's four interceptions were recorded by freshman safety Andre Green (Philadelphia/Indian River), senior cornerback Pete Furey (Niskayuna), senior safety Phil Bossman (East Aurora) and sophomore cornerback Andrew Tolosi (Monroe/Monroe-Woodbury).
For Framingham, junior linebacker Pat McGrath (Everett, MA) finished with 13 tackles, 10 solo. Junior safety Kevin Donahue (Norfolk, MA/King Philip) made seven tackles, all solo, and sophomore cornerback Ony Ramos (Lawrence, MA) recorded an interception and pass breakup.


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Humboldts are medium-sized penguins, about 58 to 65 cm long and weighing about 4 kgs. In adults, the head is black, except for a white stripe on each side of crown meeting with the white upper breast. The bill is black with a grey transverse bar and prominent fleshy margins at the base. The iris is reddish-brown, and there is a pink ring around the eye. The upperparts of body and flippers are blackish-grey, the underparts mostly white with black band on breast extending down flank to thigh. Upperside of flippers with whitish trailing edge. The legs and feet are black with splotchy pink patches.
Females are slightly smaller than males, but otherwise look very similar. Humboldts penguins have developed a unique place to lay their eggs - they dig them into the layers of dried guano left from seabirds. Sometimes they also nest in rocky crevices. The birds breed throughout the year, though breeding seems to depend on the availability of food and nesting sites. The male arrives at a site a few days before the female and prepares the nest burrow. He uses his wings and feet to push and mold the guano into the shape he wants, then gathers soil, rocks, and sometimes grasses to finish it off.
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that all penguins live south of the equator, from the icy waters of Antarctica to the tropical Galapagos Islands off the coast of Ecuador, almost astride the equator?
|Name (Scientific)
|Spheniscus humboldti
|Name (English)
|Humboldt Penguin
|Name (French)
|Manchot de Humboldt
|Name (German)
|Name (Spanish)
|Pingüino de Humboldt
|CITES Status
|Appendix I
|CMS Status
|Appendix I
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|Chile, Peru
|On rocky coasts and islands with suitable terrain for constructing nest burrows.
|Wild population
|Peru: 5'000 (2004), Chile: 9'000 (2002)
|Zoo population
|2'589 reported to ISIS (2009)
In the Zoo
How this animal should be transported
For air transport, Container Note 22 of the IATA Live Animals Regulations should be followed.
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Why do zoos keep this animal
The Humboldt's penguin is rated vulnerable and populations do not exceed 12'000 individuals. Zoos therefore engage in cooperative conservation breeding with a view of maintaining a viable ex situ reserve population that makes up a siginificant percentatge of all extant Humboldt penguins. The zoo birds fulfil also an educational and ambassadorial role. Several zoos keeping the species support in situ conservation projects.


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Fall 2007
Many people living with HIV must deal with not only one virus, but also with a co-traveler: hepatitis C virus (HCV), which infects liver cells. For some, the liver is only slightly damaged since it is able to make new cells and bounce back. But for others, HCV infection can lead to cirrhosis (severe liver damage), and the liver can lose some or all of its function. Finally, HCV may cause cancer of the liver and liver failure in some people.
Worldwide, 130 million people have HCV, though the vast majority don't know it. In fact, 27% of people with cirrhosis and 25% of those with liver cancer have these serious problems due to HCV. The good news is that since 1989 we've seen the number of new cases of hepatitis C in the U.S. simmer down to about 20,000 new cases each year, drastically lower that the 230,000 new cases we saw each year during the 1980s. HCV still accounts for up to 13,000 deaths each year in the U.S., however, and is responsible for the majority of liver transplants. Each year, complications and deaths associated with HCV infection are higher than in the previous year, and are now a growing concern in the HIV community.
Both HIV and HCV carry their genes in the form of RNA (the mirror image of the DNA found in most viruses). However, the similarities seem to end there. HCV is a smaller virus, but can churn out many more copies a day (up to a trillion) than can HIV. It is also much more resilient than HIV. For example, HCV can still be infectious even in a dried droplet of blood, whereas HIV is often noninfectious seconds after it reaches the air. And while both can be transmitted through blood (sharing needles, for example), HCV is about ten times more infectious than HIV. Simply put, if 100 people are actively sharing needles for one year, 64 will test positive for HCV, but only 14 will test positive for HIV. For a smaller virus, HCV certainly gets a run for its money.
Organ transplants have also been cited as carrying a high risk of HCV transmission. Studies have found that three out of every four people who received an organ (kidney, heart, or liver) from a donor who had HCV also developed HCV antibodies, and about a third developed liver disease. As a result, transplant centers have developed protocols to include screening for hepatitis C that prevent infected organs from being used.
While concern about accidental needlesticks is justified, the actual risk of getting hepatitis C this way is extremely low. Studies that have looked at the number of reported cases have found that only 1% of accidental needlesticks lead to HCV infection. Solid needles (used for tattoos and acupuncture) seem to carry a lower risk of transmission than hollow needles (used for blood samples and infusions). While both types have a low risk of infection, care should be taken to avoid needlesticks and to ensure that sterile needles and ink are used for tattooing and piercing.
There's a lot of discussion surrounding the degree to which HCV can be transmitted through sex. We know that hepatitis C can be spread sexually, but how often does it happen? In short, not that often when it comes to vaginal intercourse. One study looked at 500 heterosexual couples in which one partner was HCV positive, and who had been monogamous and sexually active without condoms. The results were quite optimistic: only five cases of transmission appeared to have occurred after 16 years. A second study of 895 monogamous, heterosexual couples who did not use condoms or have anal sex or sex during menstruation found three of the negative partners became HCV positive, but none had the same type of virus as their partner, meaning they most likely got it some other way. Overall, only 1 in 1000 couples, or 0.1%, reported having gotten the virus through sexual transmission. Therefore, while vaginal sexual transmission is possible, the risk of infection appears to be quite low, particularly among monogamous couples.
What happens when someone is living with HIV as well? How does this change the risk of transmission? In certain people with HIV, such as heterosexual couples and expectant mothers, we see higher levels of HCV transmission. In one study, about twice as many heterosexual partners became positive for hepatitis C when their partners had both HCV and HIV. This study also found that among those who became HCV-positive, having multiple sex partners, a history of sexually transmitted diseases, or not using condoms increased their risk for hepatitis C. Therefore, while sexual transmission carries an extremely low risk overall, it is higher among heterosexual couples where one person is living with both viruses.
Heterosexual couples aren't the only group whose HCV risk seems to increase with HIV infection. Pregnant women are also affected. In women with HCV only, 5% will transmit HCV to their newborns, but for women with both viruses, that number quadruples to 19%. In fact, a review of all studies on mother-to-child HCV transmission found that having HIV was the greatest factor associated with hepatitis C transmission. Other factors include a higher level of HCV at the time of delivery, especially when the hepatitis C viral load is greater than 100,000. Studies have also been done to examine whether Cesarean delivery would lower transmission, but so far this has not been shown to have an added benefit. Breastfeeding also does not appear to be a significant means of HCV transmission, but is not recommended for women living with both viruses because of the risk of HIV transmission.
Up to 4% of men who have sex with men (MSM) have hepatitis C. A few factors have been associated with higher rates of hepatitis C transmission, including unprotected anal sex, fisting, group sex, use of recreational drugs that lower inhibitions, and having a sexually transmitted disease (such as syphilis). It's not certain that HIV increases the risk of HCV transmission in MSM, but recent reports from Europe of HIV-positive men becoming infected with HCV suggest that having HIV may be a factor. A small study in Australia looked at 26 HIV-positive and 94 HIV-negative MSM and found only one case of HCV infection among the HIV-negative men (1%), but 13 among the HIV-positive men (50%).
Several factors may be associated with having both viruses, including unprotected rough sex and having a greater number of sexual partners, along with any of the risk factors listed above. More specifically, one study that looked at 1,836 MSMs in Amsterdam found that as of the year 2000, 56% of men with both HIV and HCV who did not use injection drugs reported having unprotected rough sex. Genital ulcers may additionally increase one's risk; one study found that 90% of men who became recently infected with HCV had ulcers.
While these risk factors are cause for concern, other studies have found that the overall number of MSM with hepatitis C is not higher than that of heterosexual men. A study of 3,455 heterosexual men and 1,699 MSM in U.S. public health clinics from 1999 to 2003 (who didn't report injection drug use) found that the straight men were actually twice as likely to have HCV (3.6% compared to 1.5%).
But this may be changing. A study in England looked at 7,169 MSM who reported no injection drug use. HCV incidence increased from zero in 2002 to 3.6 per 1,000 patient-years in 2006. HIV-positive men were found to be about 13 times more likely to have a new HCV diagnosis compared with HIV-negative men.
Once HCV has entered the bloodstream, the virus seeks out liver cells (hepatocytes), where it can set up shop. Unlike HIV, HCV does not need to enter a cell's nucleus, where the cell's DNA is stored. Instead, it stays in the main body of the cell -- the cytoplasm. Over time, hepatocytes can become overwhelmed by the toll of the infection and can become damaged, or fibrotic. Liver tissue can scar, and over time can lead to cirrhosis, in which liver cells lose function and can die.
During this time, the liver will try to replace the damaged and dead cells, and in the process spill out enzymes called ALTs and ASTs, both of which can be measured in blood tests called liver function tests. Higher levels of ALTs and ASTs are sometimes the only sign of infection with hepatitis C, as many people can live 10 to 20 years without any other signs or symptoms. Other signs can include yellowing of the whites of the eyes or skin (jaundice), fluid in the belly (ascites), and dark urine or pale stools.
Of 100 people infected with HCV only, roughly 20 will completely clear the virus on their own. But that means that 80 of the 100 will have it for many years. Of those, about 30 will stay stable and healthy; 50 will develop fibrosis, 16 of whom will also develop cirrhosis; four will develop liver cancer; and one will die from liver disease. While only a small number of people with HCV will progress to cirrhosis, it is important to for each person to be aware of the risk factors for disease, as most people living with hepatitis C will not have any symptoms but may still be progressing in their disease. Also, other cofactors, such as HIV or alcohol use, increase the risk that someone will progress to more serious liver disease.
Progression of HCV Monoinfection Over 10-25 Years
These numbers are rough estimates based on people with HCV only. Cofactors like HIV infection or alcohol use increase the risk of disease progression.
How should liver health be monitored in someone who has hepatitis C? Well, since HCV nestles into liver cells, monitoring ALT and AST levels in the blood can give a clue as to whether there is any liver damage at the moment. But while infection with HCV can raise these enzymes over time, other things can, too. For example, certain medications (including Tylenol and many HIV meds) are broken down in the liver and can affect overall liver health. Monitoring liver enzymes every 3 to 6 months can help keep tabs on how the liver is handling the virus and any other pressures it has on it at the time.
But monitoring liver enzymes is not enough, since these tests may be in the normal range even though hep C is doing damage. A few other tests are needed, especially if someone is also considering starting treatment. Viral load tests are available that can tell us how much HCV virus is in a milliliter of blood. While viral loads are routinely measured in HIV disease, for hepatitis C these tests are most helpful before starting HCV treatment and for seeing how well it is working. Someone who has less than 2 million copies (or 800,000 international units) of HCV is considered to have low levels of virus. More than 2 million copies is considered a high viral load. Again, this is useful for making decisions about treatment, but repeated HCV viral loads are not routinely done, since levels of HCV often remain stable, keeping viral loads quite consistent from year to year.
If someone is considering treatment, two additional tests are useful: a genotype test and a liver biopsy. An HCV genotype test is different from an HIV genotype test (which looks for drug resistance). An HCV genotype test identifies which strain of HCV a person has. There are six types (or strains) of HCV, numbered 1 to 6. About 75% of people with HCV in the U.S. have type 1. In Europe, on the other hand, type 2 is more common. Knowing the genotype is useful, since studies have found that people with type 2 or 3 tend to do better on treatment than type 1. So knowing your genotype can help you and your doctor get a feel for how useful treatment might be. (See "Hepatitis C Treatment Today.")
Liver biopsies are by and large the gold standard for making decisions about when to start treatment, as they give us the clearest feel for how much liver damage there is. An ultrasound of the liver is often done before a biopsy to find the best place in the liver to collect a sample. Then, using a needle that is inserted just below the right ribs, a small piece of the liver is snipped out and looked at under the microscope. This can tell whether a liver has mild, moderate, or severe damage, which is very useful as a patient and doctor decide whether treatment is needed. While any biopsy is invasive, this procedure is usually done on an outpatient basis, is not painful in most cases, and has complications only rarely. The main risk is internal bleeding, so physicians will often ask you to stay at the office for several hours to monitor for any bleeding.
In a nutshell, it is useful to monitor liver enzymes (ALT, AST) routinely every 3 to 6 months. When considering treatment, it may also be useful to have viral loads, genotype testing, and a liver biopsy, as all three provide valuable information about liver health. None of these tests can predict what's going to happen with the liver, but they give valuable information about how the liver is responding to the virus.
Hepatitis C remains an important health issue for many populations, including people with HIV. Given the potential for long term liver disease, a thorough understanding of how hepatitis C is transmitted, and how it is affected by HIV, can be helpful in the long term management and care of people living with both viruses.
Donna M. Kaminski, ACRIA's former Associate Director of Treatment Education, is currently a third-year medical student.
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I have FOUR PIVOS AIOS Media servers. One has an 8Tb drive, one a 6Tb, one a 4Tb and one a 3Tb. I have over 8,000 videos (mostly just simple XVID4, not ISOs) on the drives. I run a community theater, and these are 'backup'.
That's my real problem. Because of the huge numbers of files, I store a few hundred each in sub folders. I get the alphabetic sort to work with folders by adding the "+" character to the front of all sub-(and nested under) folders. I can't use any sort of picture view as it's too much to ask of the AIOS. To do all that, I've been using the old firmware; 18.104.22.168 to use the simple file manager. Well, I now have some 3D slide shows created with Cyberlink PowerDirector 16. The slides would stop under 126.96.36.199. I knew there had been some changes, so I changed one of my AIOS to the latest version. The files play perfectly. I CANNOT run the latest version in any sort of reasonable way with 8,000 video files (stills and music add another few thousand) with the latest version; I need an old fashioned text file explorer. Is there any way to get a file explorer view with later codecs than those in 220.127.116.11? This is a big deal; I'm not switching anything from the AIOS! When someone offered me a KDLinks 720D cheap I turned it down... I have a lot of time invested in 8,000 files.
Over the years, I've been adding a few ISOs, but most will remain XVID4.
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Originally from Turkey, Dr. Ilyas began the practice at the center in November. He was trained in his home country, New York Methodist Hospital and the University of Maryland.
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I'm reading another book at the moment about Winston Churchill, and the author writes at one point that after 1945 Churchill was harking for the long peace that he knew during the latter years of the Victorian era, in the early years of his life. Which is rather strange, as Churchill himself charged at Omdurman and was a war correspondent in the Boer War.
The 'golden' age of the British Empire was hallmarked by a lengthy peace between the European powers (save the Crimean War and the Franco-Prussian War), which is a very British way of seeing things, pulling up the draw bridge an' all that. But at the same time, the British Empire brought about a plethora of small wars on virtually every continent. I'm always amazed by the huge range of wars that redcoats and native contingents found themselves fighting, particularly on the North West Frontier and in Africa.
Perhaps the most famous of these 'little wars' was that fought with the Zulu Empire in South Africa 1879. Here W.B. Bartlett has given this well-known but oft-misunderstood war a measured and scholarly treatment. Firstly, perceptions of the war have inevitably been tinted by the battle fought at Rorkes Drift, as immortalised in the 1946 film Zulu. The Zulu Impi descended on Rorkes Drift after inflicting a humiliting defeat on a British column at Isandlwana, another battle that is well known. But these two battles overshadow the rest of the war to the extent that the final outcome is little known.
The war seems to have begun in a typically British manner – no-one could point out precisely why the British wanted to advance into Zululand. In hindsight, it seems to have been a classic case of what I think of as 'Empire creep' – once one realm was captured, eyes instantly turned to that next door, even if there was nothing to capture and it was only a case of securing the frontier of land already held. There was no specific reason for the British to fight the Zulus, making the war somewhat un-necessary in any case.
The British commander was General John Thesiger, who during the campaign inherited the title of Lord Chelmsford. A controversial character, his legacy has been shaped by the humiliation at Isandlwana. The war began with several British columns advancing into Zululand, and in hindsight it appears that they were woefully underprepared and underestimated the Zulus. There was no intelligence to speak of, and the Natal Native Contingent were unreliable. This is a typically British military trait – starting a war with as little resources as possible, unprepared, and trying to get away with using as few British troops as possible. After the debacle at Isandlwana the Army was shaken out of its comfort zone, and eventually defeated the Zulus and captured King Cetshwayo.
The battle at Rorkes Drift is a curious incident in British military history. Undoubtedly a very brave action fought against overwhelming odds, it is important to remember that the South Wales Borderers were armed with Martini-Henry Rifles and were behind improvised but strong fortifications. Whilst it was a brave action, did it warrant such a large number of Victoria Crosses? It has to be said, that Rorkes Drift was probably used as a publicity coup to deflect attention from the terrible news of Isandlwana. Which as a shame, as it was still a brave fight none the less.
Another interesting story to come from the Zulu War is that of the death of the French Prince Imperial. A great-nephew of Napoleon and son of the Exiled French Emperor Louis Napoleon, the Prince Imperial begged to be allowed to go to South Africa to take part in the war in some capacity. That it was not his war in the first place and that he had no conceivable use was of no consequence, somehow he managed to pull enough strings to be allowed to go to a war that was not his. He was killed in the process. Although his death became something of a cause celebre, modern historians mostly agree that he should not have been there in the first place.
This is a balanced and refreshing take on what is a well-known but oft-understood war, two traits that often go hand in hand. By not concentrating overly on Isandlwana and Rorkes Drift, Bartlett reminds us that the war was much wider than we might realise, thanks to Hollywood.
Zulu: Queen Victoria's Most Famous Little War is published by The History Press