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An Introduction to Integral Studies of Inner Sciences
Unity of Three Hearts
A great master said, "And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." When you know that the truth is what you are, the next step is to see the truth, to see what you are. Only then are you free. Free of what? Free of the emotional drama that is the consequence of believing in lies. When the truth sets you free, the symbols and agreements you learned and believed are true are no longer ruling your world.
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who has said it, not even if I had said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." – Buddha
Techniques of a Master
This is the blogsite for the Integral Studies of Inner Sciences, a non-sectarian inner way school for inner mastery in Canada and affiliate of ISIS – Integral Studies of Inner Sciences, Philippines, administered and taught by Ricardo B Serrano, R.Ac., registered acupuncturist, meditation and Qigong teacher/healer. He is the author of the seven books used in the curriculum of the Integral Studies of Inner Sciences: Meditation and Qigong Mastery, Return to Oneness with the Tao, Return to Oneness with Spirit, Keys to Healing and Self-Mastery, Return to Oneness with Shiva, Oneness with Shiva, and The Cure & Cause of Cancer. His two companion DVDs are Maitreya (Shiva) Shen Gong and Omkabah Heart Lightbody Activation. See Enlightenment Qigong Forms
Ricardo, Nona and Master Choa Kok Sui
The quotes of mine below is an answer to somebody's opinion that "I'm not a master and a fraud" in my youtube video (Eight Extraordinary Meridians Qigong)
"Although I don't think I have met you, you're entitled to your opinion. However, I'm not a fraud."
"Even though I studied pranic healing and arhatic yoga under GMCKS, I am not under the IIS and not under their umbrella. I'm under ISIS (Integral Studies of Inner Sciences) under Master Mike Nator. I only answer to Mang Mike who gave me permission to teach, and I have written 7 books on meditation and Qigong as my master pranic healer thesis to further his teachings.
So the opinion of the global pranic healing foundation doesn't bother me because I am not under them."
"I would also like to add that as a B.C., Canada licensed registered acupuncturist and Chinese medicine practitioner' (scope of practice) which includes Qigong and Qi-healing, I can practice and teach Qi-healing (pranic healing) and Qigong as a certified Qigong master to everybody through my books and personal consultation, despite the opinion of others."
"Master Choa Kok Sui and Master Mike Nator both started pranic healing. Mike Nator is a master and a teacher of Master Choa Kok Sui and has a separate school ISIS to promote pranic healing and Meditation on Twin Hearts. Mang Mike initiated me as a master that is why I carried his work. The books of Master Choa mentions Mang Mike as his guide and teacher."
"Like I said, Mang Mike doesn't need to be a certified pranic healer because he and Master Choa founded pranic healing. Does Master Choa need certification?" – Acharya Ricardo B Serrano, R.Ac.
NOTE by Ricardo B Serrano, R.Ac.: Pranic healing, also called Qi-healing, is a modality included in Traditional Chinese Medicine together with acupuncture, acupressure, Qigong and herbs which has been practiced for 5000 years. The modalities are integrated and combined with diet and exercise for best results.
Did traditional Chinese medicine work for you?
As an acupuncturist and TCM practitioner, I haven't taken prescription drugs for my physical symptoms such as eye pain, fatigue, hypertension, sciatic pain and depression. I take Chinese herbs and practice acupressure and Qigong, and don't take prescription drugs because of its toxic side-effects and addictive nature. So, traditional Chinese medicine works for me.
– Ricardo B Serano, R.Ac.
– Testimonials, page 40, The Cure & Cause of Cancer
Ricardo B Serrano, R.Ac.
Guidelines for Selecting Qigong Teachers
The seven books in You Hold the Keys to Healing cover the Qigong basics of the NEW UPDATED ENHANCED Winged Unicorn Meditation Technique – Atma (Soul) Yoga of Immortality – an advanced combination of meditation and Qigong forms for healing and attaining oneness with higher Self or Self-realization – to become a self-realized being (Zhenren) or Srivatsa symbolized by Swastika.
Atma (Soul) Yoga of Immortality, also called Soham Yoga, founded by Acharya Ricardo B Serrano, is about becoming a Self-realized soul by attaining oneness with the higher Self via advanced meditation and Qigong practices that are based on his seven books and 2 dvds that are used in the curriculum of Integral Studies of Inner Sciences.
The word Swastika is Sanskrit: swa means "higher self," asti means "being," and ka is a suffix. The word may be understood as "being with higher self." It is also known as srivatsa.
It has an especially strong connection to Buddhism in India, which was then transmitted to China. The srivatsa is often found on Buddha sculptures, and it is believed to be a sign displayed by Buddhas to the people who first depicted it — a symbol with profound and heavenly meanings. It has been understood over the ages as a symbol of good luck, a symbol of purity, and other positive attributes.
Integral Studies of Inner Sciences was founded
in honor of my late Unicorn Meditation teacher
Master Mike Nator, founder of Integral Studies
of Inner Sciences, Philippines
Unfortunately, the Integral Studies of Inner Sciences is not suitable for everybody. So one must not be offended if one is not taught the deeper esoteric practices such as Unicorn Meditation after a pre-screening process. This is only because certain applicants may not be healthy enough to withstand the physical, emotional and mental stresses and changes they will be subjected to.
To be initiated into any deeper esoteric training like the Integral Studies of Inner Sciences, it is necessary to have the following qualities already present in the person for a safe and sequential unfolding:
- Character – Briefly, a student undergoing esoteric training must have more or less built a character of which he is mentally, emotionally, and physically integrated and balanced as a personality, and also spiritually awakened.
- Physical Health – A student must be a person who is more or less a vegetarian by personal choice; thereby possessed of a refined physical body.
- Esoteric Background – A student has been on the path for sometime and is well acquainted with Basic Esoteric Teachings provided by Theosophy or other ancient esoteric schools of thought.
- Will to Persist – Treading the Way of the Spirit is not an easy task. The student in search for the truth meets obstacles and difficulties along the way. Many of which could pin the searcher down so hard that at times one gives up the challenge because progress is not apparent. The student's greatest enemy is usually himself – the man of the world. So having developed the will to persist, a harmless, inclusive and selfless character will guarantee his progress and success in achieving his goal.
It must be borne in mind that once taught, the student is not allowed to divulge or share the deeper esoteric techniques of Integral Studies of Inner Sciences such as Unicorn Meditation with anyone who is not an approved and recognized member of the group. The Unicorn Meditation at the present time are for only a few who are "ready"; for a shift in consciousness and are of no use for the unprepared and may even prove disastrous for them. The student must keep the techniques to himself, and practice persistently and regularly in order to test effectiveness and achieve results. The student's efforts will be rewarded one day.
Should you still be interested in applying despite the constraint stated beforehand, please visit Contact Us. Thank you for your interest!
Meditation and Qigong workshops with Qi-healing are included in Integral Studies of Inner Sciences:
- Invocation to unified chakra
- Divine light invocation
- Hologram of Love Merkaba activation
- Triangles work
- Meditation on Three Hearts
- Unicorn Meditation
- Bio-energetic (Pranic) Qi-healing
- Full Moon Meditation
- Unity of Three Hearts
Supplementary Enlightenment Qigong forms are included to root or ground the Kundalini Shakti to Mother Earth and avoid Kundalini syndromes. See Qigong workshops
See An Introduction to Unicorn Meditation, You Hold the Keys to Healing and Return to Oneness with Shiva with Oneness with Shiva (Two of the main manuals used in the ISIS curriculum)
External Qi-healing (Wai Qi Liao Fa)
For more information please visit Keystohealing.ca and Qigongmastery.ca
For those who are interested to study the ISIS curriculum with Qigong workshops, please download the ISIS Application. Thanks for visiting!
To order the Atma (Soul) Yoga Meditation and Qigong Forms DVD with shipping, cost US $50, click Paypal.Me
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Master Pranic Healer
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Integral Studies of Inner Sciences at http://innerway.ca
This blogsite is for educational and reference purposes only. Its contents are not intended as, nor are they a substitute for, personal one-on-one diagnosis or treatment by, or consultation with, a licensed health care practitioner.
Sri Yantra, Merkaba, Torus and Aura
are all the same thing
The Sri Yantra or Shri Chakra is a yantra formed by nine interlocking triangles that surround and radiate out from the central (bindu) point, the junction point between the physical universe and its unmanifest source. It represents the goddess in her form of Shri Lalitha Or Tripura Sundari, "the beauty of the three worlds". Four isosceles triangles with the apices upwards, representing Shiva or the Masculine. Five isosceles triangles with the apices downward, symbolizing female embodiment Shakti. Thus the Sri Yantra also represents the union of Masculine and Feminine Divine. Because it is composed of nine triangles, it is known as the Navayoni Chakra.[1] "These nine triangles are of various sizes and intersect with one another. In the middle is the power point (bindu), visualizing the highest, the invisible, elusive centre from which the entire figure and the cosmos expand. The triangles are enclosed by two rows of (8 and 16) petals, representing the lotus of creation and reproductive vital force. The broken lines of the outer frame denote the figure to be a sanctuary with four openings to the regions of the universe".[2]
Together the nine triangles are interlaced in such a way as to form 43 smaller triangles in a web symbolic of the entire cosmos or a womb symbolic of creation. Together they express Advaita or non-duality. This is surrounded by a lotus of eight petals, a lotus of sixteen petals, and an earth square resembling a temple with four doors.[1]
The Shri Chakra is also known as the nava chakra because it can also be seen as having nine levels. "Nava" means "nine" in Sanskrit. Each level corresponds to a mudra, a yogini, and a specific form of the deity Tripura Sundari along with her mantra. These levels starting from the outside or bottom layer are:[1]
1. Trailokya Mohana or Bhupara, a square of three lines with four portals
2. Sarva Aasa Paripuraka, a sixteen-petal lotus
3. Sarva Sankshobahana, an eight-petal lotus
4. Sarva Saubhagyadayaka, composed of fourteen small triangles
5. Sarva Arthasadhaka, composed of ten small triangles
6. Sarva Rakshakara, composed of ten small triangles
7. Sarva Rogahara, composed of eight small triangles
8. Sarva Siddhi prada, composed of 1 small triangle
9. Sarva Anandamaya, composed of a point or bindu
The Sri Chakra (called the Shri Yantra) is the symbol of Hindu tantra, which is based on the Hindu philosophy of Kashmir Shaivism. The Sri Yantra is the object of devotion in Sri Vidya.
Shri Chakra, popularly mistaken to be a symbol of Lakshmi, is actually a representation of Lalitha Mahatripurasundari, an aspect of Parvati Devi.[3] Shri does not mean Wealth in this context. The term 'Shri' is used to denote the reverence to be given to this holy Yantra. The prefix 'Shri' denotes that the Yantra is auspicious, beneficent, salutary, benign and conducive to prosperity.The Shri Chakra is often referred as the Chakra Raja which means King of all Chakras which makes it a supreme instrument in the path of spiritual advancement.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Yantra
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The Blind Boys of Alabama, "Go Tell It On the Mountain," Real World Records. How can you spend fifty or better years singing Gospel music without ever releasing a Christmas record before? Better late than never, I always say, and better great than either. This is great. I have modest reservations about the tastes of white hipsters being served by old African-American Gospel singers, but heck, I can't deny the pleasures I'm taking from this. Clarence Fountain is one of the great American vocalists, and the harmonies are impeccable, the arrangements inspired. I'm thinking this is THE Christmas record to buy this year.
Emmylou Harris, "Stumble Into Grace," Nonesuch Records. Upon first listen, I get a sense of grace, dignity, stateliness. Emmylou is letting these songs unfold, slowly, gently. She's giving them plenty of passion, too. I like the sound of this record more than the last couple. The shimmers of Daniel Lanois are still there, but the vocals are front and center more than they have been in a while. I certainly miss the old vivacity of the first 20 years of her career, but I'm happy with the directions she's going in now. Her vocal range isn't what it once was, so it makes sense for her to write her own material to fit where she can actually hit the notes. There are a lot of talented collaborators – notably Kate and Anna McGarrigle on a couple of tracks – but not a lot of immediately infectious hooks. We'll see how these songs grow on me, but I'm gonna be happy to give them the chance.
Various Artists, "Remembering Patsy Cline," MCA Nashville. There are singers, and there are people who stand in front of microphones and make sounds. Patsy Cline was a singer, a magnificent specimen of the species. She had a lot of great songs, and a bunch of lesser ones, but the thing we remember most about her is the direct connection to our emotions she was able to achieve darn near every single time she sang. So, of all today's female vocalists – and we'll sidestep the fact that I'm really tired of every tribute to a female singer limiting itself to women – who would you ask to sing some of Cline's signature material? Natalie Cole, Amy Grant, Michelle Branch, Patty Griffin? Heck, I wouldn't ask any of these people to sing on a tribute to Debbie Boone! There are two, exactly two, vocalists on here with any degree of personality and emotional resonance, and only a couple more with enough chops to make them sound passable, anyway. Norah Jones handles "Why Can't He Be You" with all the skills she's brought to everything you've already heard from her. And k.d. lang simply owns "Leavin' On Your Mind," a fairly obscure Cline cut. Lang is one of those treasures who started out amazing, and who has only gotten better as she's slipped out of the public eye. Bottom line is you'll want these two cuts for sure, and you'll have to judge whether Diana Krall and Lee Ann Womack's professionalism makes the whole album worth buying or not.
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text: Biscuit is a sweet yellow lab. He was born around the time of Katrina (seems life around here is measured by that time period!). He has been to obedience class and knows all of his basic commands. He is the dog I take with me when I want to judge the temperament of a potential foster. He loves going to the dog park, but he prefers to stay by me over playing with the other dogs. He likes water and catching balls, but if no water is around the nearest mud puddle is just as good to him!Add to Favorites


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It's no secret that Ogres fight dirty. The slobbering hulks will wield anything they can find in their bloodthirsty rage - which often results in very odd weapons indeed!
Invented by the Pelezians, the ceremonial bowl became a part of the holy tradition, coupled with a most practical purpose.
(Made for religions of agriculture.)
Who says maids can't use magic?
Your eyes can lie. Blindfolds can slip away. The Dark Latern extinguishes the deception of light and shadow.
A Legendary magic item given to Oamahar of the Wise by Aurorobouros for achieving perfect harmony with the elements. Warning: This item may not really exist, nobody knows.
This beautiful amber charm has changed the fate of empires, saved towns in the past, caused romances…and left a trail of damaged and destroyed minds in it's wake. The one who would use it's power should be prepared to pay a heavy price…
Why go to all trouble of applying makeup, when a few simply cantrips can produce much better results in a fraction of the time?
The bearer of this cloak believes it makes him invisible to the rest of the world, but the pure irony is that the cloak only makes him more noticable.
Fairly small and innocuous looking, appearing to be little more than broken trinket, a dissassembled "ship in a bottle", this artifact of immense magical power only starts to show it's power as you meticulously rebuild the ship in the bottle.
The weapon has elvish writting on the hilt, which describes the power of the blade and a warning to whomever may use it. the main users are elvish warriers and members of a royal family as it is normally handed down a family line. The blade is made of platinum which shines mother of pearl and when commanded to it can submerge itself in boiling water which can get up to 110 degrees. The attacker can not withstand the blade near them or on there skin, as the blade enters the body the boiling water will burn them from the inside out within a matter of seconds.
One of the most powerful relics of the persecuted People of the Coral is the Saviour, a beautiful multi-coloured coral trident that has saved them more then once from total destruction in the wars of the past,and was given to them by their goddess…
A glass-coated axe of stone capable of inflicting much worse damage to the foes armor than to the foe…
A firebow, though no longer the staple weapon that it was during the era of it's modernity, is still a powerful and versatile missile weapon in it's own right.
Blessed by three of the Spirits of Nature,it ensures that the wielder will slay his foe in any duel. Provided he always fulfills the requirements laid down by the first wielder.
Magical cloak that acts as armor. Protection against normal and magical attacks as well as holy spells. Gives creatures who are harmed by light and sunlight immunity. Give wearer the ability to become invisible at night. Sentient and cursed. See full description for details.
Casting Bones - same as that used by witch doctors.
A shield of odd design, created not only to parry, but to destroy the foe's ability to attack.
A Breastplate containing a Shard of the Storm, and blessed with its powers… after a fashion.
Appearing in the form of a massive bloody spider, the Bone Stitcher is one of the more macabre creations of the infernal…
Many men have fought demons, but few have ever become one.
Some people are linked psychicly and get brief glimpses of each others lives. They will have visions of what the other sees.


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Date: Mon Mar 26 2001 - 10:36:00 EST
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I'm sorry, John. There must have been a glitch in my upload. I have re-done
the upload and now confirmed that the file is there, as benware.zip, at the
above address. It is a large file, 1.2 Megs, because it has scanned images.
But it is a good read with good linguistic analysis.
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Peruvian cardinal: Church must avoid partisan involvement
July 10, 2012
Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne of Lima warned against clerical involvement in partisan political affairs, as Church leaders in Peru sought to mediate an increasingly tense conflict over the opening of a new mine.
Protests against the proposed gold mine in Cajamarca exploded into violence last week, and 5 demonstrators were killed in battles with police. Hoping to stave off further violence, Archbishop Miguel Cabrejos of Trujillo met with leaders of the protest, and was planning to meet with Peru's justice minister, Juan Jimenez.
Cardinal Cipriani cautioned that while Church leaders can and should work for peace and justice, they must avoid partisan activities. He explained:
We must be careful when speaking of the Church in regard to any temporal situation, because the Church has a mission which transcends earthly realities, being centered on the salvation of souls. The Church has credibility among the people in the measure that she preaches the Word of God. We, members of the clergy, must be humble and not talk about issues which are not our competence. We, bishops and priests, exist to form consciences well, so that they will be free in the truth and responsible in justice.
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I tend to agree with this. In the end ther Kingdom of God "is not of this world." The Catholic Church is the embassy of the City of God and the only place where one can get his passport stamped and the food needed for the journey to the Kingdom of Heaven but like most embassies the Church stands as a witness and a refuge--a safe haven from the tumult in the world around. All political systems are corrupted by fallen man. There is no perfect political society or party.


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LightWire FF200
LightWire FF200 is a a cost effective turn-key femtosecond fiber laser with fiber delivery of the pulses all the way to your sample. Based on a well-established MOPA scheme, the FF200 model laser due to its all-in fiber construction ensure a realiable hands free operation in very compact package.
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- Pulse duration down to 130 fs
- Up to 200 mW output power
- Fiber delivery
- Compact, rugged design
- Low maintenance
- Ultrafast spectroscopy
- Time-domain terahertz spectroscopy
- Pulse picker option [code: FF200-AOM]
LightWire FF200 is a cost effective turn-key femtosecond fiber laser with fiber delivery of the pulses all the way to your sample. Based on a well‑established MOPA scheme, LightWire FF200 model laser due to its all-in-fiber construction ensures a reliable hands free operation in very compact package.
|LightWire FF200
|Central wavelength
|1064 nm
|Compressed pulse duration
|< 130 fs
|Output power
|> 200 mW
|Oscillator pulse repetition rate
|40 ± 2 MHz
|Pulse repetition rate with pulse picker
|20 kHz - 40 MHz (PRR = PRRosc / N, N = 1, 2, 3, ...,2000)
|Pulse energy (without/with pulse picker)
|> 5 nJ / > 2.5 nJ
|Bandwidth (typical)
|30 nm
|Optical output
|FC/APC connector2) or collimated beam (option)
|3 m length armored cable Ø5 mm
|Beam quality
|Pulse train monitoring
|TTL output
|Control interface
|Dimensions of control unit (LxWxH)
|315 x 450 x 95 mm (19" rack mountable)
|Dimensions of collimator unit (LxWxH)
|164 x 73 x 75 mm
|< 10 kg
|Power supply (AC/DC adapter included)
|100-240 V, 50-60 Hz AC
|Operating conditions
|10-30 °C, humidity - not condensing
1)Due to continuous improvement all specifications are subject to change without notice. For latest product information please visit EKSPLA.
2)The connector is not suitable to connect with single mode fiber.
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This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format.
Welsh Statutory Instruments
9 March 2009
Coming into force
1 April 2009
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 134(6) of the Local Transport Act 2008(1), make the following Order:
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Local Transport Act 2008 (Commencement No.1 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2009 and it applies in relation to Wales.
(2) In this Order—
"the Act" ("y Ddeddf") means the Local Transport Act 2008;
"the 1985 Act" ("Deddf 1985") means the Transport Act 1985(2); and
"the 2000 Act" ("Ddedf 2000") means the Transport Act 2000(3).
2. 1 April 2009 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act, subject to the transitional provisions listed in the Schedule to this Order—
(a)Section 7, and accordingly Schedule 1.
(b)Section 8 to section 12 inclusive.
(c)Section 13(1) (insofar as it relates to section 13(2)) and section 13(2).
(d)Section 46, and accordingly Schedule 2.
(e)Section 64.
(f)Section 65(1).
(g)Section 68(1) (insofar as it relates to section 68(3)) and section 68(3).
(h)Section 69 to section 71 inclusive.
(i)Section 75.
(j)Section 103 to section 108 inclusive.
(k)Section 109, and accordingly Schedule 5.
(l)Section 110 to section 111 inclusive.
(m)Section 112(1).
(n)Section 113(1) to (4) inclusive.
(o)Section 114.
(p)Section 115(1) to (2) inclusive.
(q)Section 116(1) to (3) inclusive.
(r)Section 117(1).
(s)Section 118(1) to (5) inclusive.
(t)Section 121 (insofar as it relates to Part 1 of Schedule 6) and Part 1 of Schedule 6.
Ieuan Wyn Jones
Minister for the Economy and Transport, one of the Welsh Ministers.
9 March 2009
1. Notwithstanding the coming into force of section 10 of the Act, a bus strategy prepared by a local transport authority in accordance with section 110 of the 2000 Act (bus strategies) will continue to have effect as respects section 124(1)(a) of that Act (quality contracts schemes).
2. Notwithstanding the coming into force of section 64 of the Act, section 155 of the 2000 Act (penalties) will continue to apply in Wales without the amendments made by section 64 of the Act in respect of penalties imposed by a traffic commissioner against an operator of a local service where that traffic commissioner is satisfied that the operator had, before 1 April 2009 —
(a)failed to operate a local service registered under section 6 of the 1985 Act,
(b)operated a local service in contravention of that section or section 118(4) or 129(1)(b) of the 2000 Act, or
(c)failed to comply with section 138 or 140(3) of the 2000 Act.
3.—(1) Notwithstanding the coming into force of section 71 of the Act, any application which is made before 1 April 2009 and which seeks the consent of the Welsh Ministers under any of the provisions of the 1985 Act listed in sub-paragraph (2), but which has not been determined by that date, is to be dealt with as if that application had been made on a date on or after 1 April 2009.
(2) The provisions are—
(a)section 75(3) (subscription for, or acquisition or disposal of, certain shares, securities or other property or assets etc);
(b)section 79(3) (making or guaranteeing of certain loans);
(c)section 79(7) (guarantees etc in connection with disposals of certain shares, securities or other property or assets etc); and
(d)section 79(8) (provision of financial assistance by way of grants, loans, etc).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Order brings into force on 1 April 2009 the following provisions of the Local Transport Act 2008 ("the Act").
Part 2 of the Act makes amendments to the Transport Act 2000 in relation to local transport plans. Whilst the Act makes changes to the arrangements in England, existing arrangements in Wales are preserved.
Sections 7 and 8 of the Act, together with Schedule 1, insert the new term "local transport policies" into Parts 2 and 3 of the Transport Act 2000. This term is defined as the policies developed under section 108(1)(a) of the Transport Act 2000.
Section 9 preserves, in relation to Wales, the duty in section 108 of the Transport Act 2000, for local transport authorities to produce a local transport plan ("LTP"). Section 9(1) provides that an LTP in Wales must be a document containing local transport policies in line with the Wales Transport Strategy.
Section 10 repeals the requirement under the Transport Act 2000 for local transport authorities to prepare a bus strategy. Following on from this, subsections (8) to (11) make consequential amendments to the Transport Act 1968 and the Transport Act 1985.
Section 11 amends the duty upon local transport authorities in section 112(2) of the Transport Act 2000 to have regard to the needs of elderly persons or those with disabilities when developing their policies.
Section 12 removes the previous joint duty on Passenger Transport Authorities and metropolitan district councils in a passenger transport area in England to produce a local transport plan under section 108(1)(a), and place the duty in future solely with the Integrated Transport Authority.
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Adam Lanza clearly was not worried what people would think about him or his actions.. He brutally murdered his own mother and 20 harmless, innocent children. Why would he seek to hide what is on his computer hard drive? He left a legacy of evil, so why would he care what was found on his computer?
Who was Adam Lanza corresponding with via his computer? Did someone commandeer his mind via electronic correspondence or messaging to execute this evil plot? Why the destruction of his computer hard drive, the only piece of evidence which could prove this possibility?
Concerning his second term agenda of abolishing the Second Amendment and private gun ownership in the United States, 0bama could not have asked for better justification than the Sandy Hook massacre. Events always seem to just play right into 0bama's hands, don't they..
Lifetime NRA member here:
Not even Obama, much as he would no doubt like to, can simply `erase' a Constitutional amendment. It can only be repealed by the passage & ratification by 38 state legislatures of a brand new amendment.
Look up the 18th amendment (Prohibition) and the amendment which repealed it (the 21st) and see just how easy that was.
Hundreds of thousands of new gun owners, many first timers.
Think about joining the NRA and having a collective voice in
retaining your new gun. Finally, buy a lot of ammo. If the SHTF, an empty gun does you no good.
Yup, the Biden thing is a joke. The report and policies are already written. They have been, and just sitting on a shelf waiting for an exploitable event to be taken down, dusted off, and trotted out.
Yeah but the principled thing to do was stay home and not vote for Mitt.
And I do not put the democrat machine beyond the ability to manufacture a mass killing of children to fulfill their goals.
Maybe he didn't want the authorities to find his gay porn and the whole world to learn he was a little faggot in addition to being a cowardly child killer?
Yes, so I am very interested in why he would purposely be acting in such a way that he knows will make guns fly off the shelves.
Reminds me of the scene in Lawrence of Arabia where Lawrence says, "From the landward side, there are no guns at Aqaba."
What is Obama's Nefud (the direction from which noone would previously approach)?


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Jacks win third straight game
Published 6:44 pm, Sunday, October 9, 2011
FAIRBANKS, Alaska —The Odessa Jackalopes saw a two-goal lead evaporate in the final 1:32 of regulation, but endured a scoreless overtime period to win it in a six-round shootout, 5-4, against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs Saturday.
The win against the defending Robertson Cup Champions was the Jackalopes third straight and improved them to 3-3-2 on the season.
Jalen Krogman scored his first goal of the season at 8:49 in the first period to give the Jackalopes an early 1-0 lead.
Odessa entered the final period up 3-2 and appeared to have the game wrapped up when forward TJ Sennott scored at 18:28 to put them up 4-2.
But the Ice Dogs scored two goals in less than two minutes to send the game to overtime.
After the scoreless overtime, Odessa goalie Connor Hellbuyck notched four saves and Alex Ostrowski scored the decisive goal to seal the win.
The Jackalopes now have sole possession of fourth in the NAHL South standings.


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Node shell scripting
You want some menial job automated? Some research-y task done? Parse some CSV files, do something with the data? Batch process? Well why not use the language already know instead of learning bash, shell, php scripting or whatever?
Grab the latest version from https://nodejs.org/en/download/current/ and let's go!
Check, check, 1, 2, 3
Open your favorite command prompt/terminal/shell (Mac users, go to Spotlight search, type "Terminal"), then type:
$ node -v
(I use
$ to denote something you type in the terminal, you need not type it.)
You should see the version of the Node you just installed displayed in the terminal.
Hello script
Now let's create the simplest script and make sure it works.
$ touch hello.js $ open hello.js
In your editor of choice, type the following in your
hello.js file:
Save the file, now run it:
$ node hello.js
As you can see
- You run a shell script with
$ node scriptname.js
- You can print results back to the user with
- You can figure out the directory where your script is located with the constant
__dirname. BTW, similarly
__filenamegives you the full path and the name of the script, in this example
__dirname is useful when you have for example a bunch of files you want to fiddle with in a subdirectory. You don't want to limit where your script can be run from. So it's best to avoid relative paths but always start with
Read a directory
Now, imagine you need a script that does something with a list of files you conveniently put in
data subdirectory together with your script.
Let's list all the files in this directory using a new script you can call
$ touch dirlist.js
You start by including two libraries (modules): fs (as in "file system") ans path.
const fs = require('fs'); const path = require('path');
path helps you deal with differences in Windows vs Unix slashes and backslashes and so on. It's alwayts best if you avoid string concatenation and use
path's methods instead to make your scripts more reusable and resilient.
fs gives you a number of methods to read, write, delete files and directories.
For the purpose of listing a directory you can use
fs.readdir or
fs.readdirSync. Let's go with the second. Why? Well, it's simpler. You'll notice several methods have synchonous and asynchronous versions. The async versions are definitely better because they don't block your scripts with one-after-the-other synchronous operations. They tend to make your scripts run faster because you can do several things in parallel. However they are a bit more complicated because you need to provide a callback function to be notified when the async operation is complete.
To keep things simple, sync all the way!
And so function that gives you an array of files in a directory is:
const readDir = fs.readdirSync;
Which directory to list?
const dataDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'data');
resolve you can concatenate the current directory and the
data subdirectory without any backslashes, etc.
Now, reading the directory gives you an array and you can simply print the name of each file in the directory in a
forEach loop.
readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => console.log(f));
So the whole script is:
const fs = require('fs'); const path = require('path'); const readDir = fs.readdirSync; const dataDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'data'); readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => console.log(f));
And the script in action....
$ node dirlist.js 1.txt hello.txt what.cvs
You probably want the full path to each file if you're going to read it, so just another
path.resolve() call should do the trick:
readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => console.log(path.resolve(dataDir, f)) );
Filtering out things you don't care about
Say you run
dirlist.js and spits out something like:
$ node dirlist.js /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/.DS_Store /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/1.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/hello.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/moar-data /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/what.cvs
Darn Dot-files
There's a
.DS_Store file in there, some Max OS garbage you've no use for. Let's remove it from the list of files. You can simply check if the file name starts with a dot (
.), like so...
readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => console.log(path.resolve(dataDir, f)) );
readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => { if (f.startsWith('.')) { return; // no .DS_Store etc, thank you } const file = path.resolve(dataDir, f); console.log(file); });
Files only
How about removing the
moar-data directory from the list? You only care about files. There's a
stat() method in the
fs module that can help here. More specifically, the sync version,
const stat = fs.statSync;
Calling this method on a file gives you properties (such as file creation time) and methods (such as
isDirectory()). Here's how you can filter out directories:
readDir(dataDir).forEach(f => { if (f.startsWith('.')) { return; // no .DS_Store etc, thank you } const file = path.resolve(dataDir, f); const stats = stat(file); if (stats.isDirectory()) { return; // files only shall pass } console.log(file); });
Now the list contains interesting files only:
$ node dirlist.js /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/1.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/hello.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/what.cvs
stats.sizegives you file size.
txt files only
And what if this script only works with text files? Your friend is
if (path.extname(file) !== '.txt') { return; // actually text files only }
Tip: explore what
path.parse()can do for you. E.g.console.log( require('path').parse(__filename) );
You should see something like:{ root: '/', dir: '/Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell', base: 'dirlist.js', ext: '.js', name: 'dirlist' }
Recursive directory listing
What if the subdirectory
moar-data contains additional files you're interested in? Let's list your main directory and its subdirectories and their subdirectories. In other words, list recursively.
All you need to do is put your
forEach loop into a function
listFiles so it an be reused. This function takes any directory as input (
listFiles(dir)), lists it and if it finds that one of the items in the list is another directory (
stats.isDirectory()) it navigates into the new directory, instead of ignoring it like before.
const fs = require('fs'); const path = require('path'); const readDir = fs.readdirSync; const stat = fs.statSync; const dataDir = path.resolve(__dirname, 'data'); function listFiles(dir) { readDir(dir).forEach(f => { if (f.startsWith('.')) { return; // no .DS_Store etc, thank you } const file = path.resolve(dir, f); const stats = stat(file); if (stats.isDirectory()) { return listFiles(file); } if (path.extname(file) !== '.txt') { return; // actually text files only } console.log(file); }); } listFiles(dataDir);
The script in action:
$ node dirlist-recursive.js /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/1.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/hello.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/moar-data/2.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/moar-data/bye.txt /Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/data/moar-data/even-more/nomore.txt
Reading files
Parsing file contents
Creating directories
Writing files
Where am I?
I'm done!
Executing other command-line tools
The Web
Dealing with URLs
Scraping with PhantomJS
Reading JSON files
Writing JSON files
Using third party modules
Taking command line arguments
Arguments array
You can read arguments passed to your script using
process.argv. The first two arguments are:
- the node executable
- the path to the script
To test, put this in
Running as always...
$ node arg.js [ '/usr/local/bin/node', '/Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/arg.js' ]
Running with more arguments...
$ node arg.js hello "hi there" [ '/usr/local/bin/node', '/Users/stoyanstefanov/Desktop/nodeshell/arg.js', 'hello', 'hi there' ]
You rarely need the first two arguments. To get the "real" ones, you simply access the elements of the arguments array as any other JavaScript array.
For example you can require the user to provide you with 2 arguments or refuse to do anything otherwise.
if (process.argv.length < 4) { console.log('this script requires two arguments'); process.exit(1); } else { console.log('Arg 1: ', process.argv[2]); console.log('Arg 2: ', process.argv[3]); }
$ node arg-idx.js this script requires two arguments $ node arg-idx.js hello there Arg 1: hello Arg 2: there
Project: DIY unit testing scripts
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Im becoming a fatalist in my old age. Late in April several readers asked for my thoughts on the recent disclosure that the Attorneys General in New York and Connecticut and the Insurance Commissioner in California are investigating alleged conflicts of interest surrounding contingency commissions received by several major insurance brokerage firms. I suppose I should have replied, like the good Inspector in Casablanca, Im shocked, shocked! These revelations, however, are old and stale: several of us have railed against the patent misrepresentations and egregious interest conflicts inherent in the global system of insurance sales for more than thirty years, to little effect. My cynical comment is that matters wont change this time around.
The problem lies in how an insurance broker presents its services to the public. It claims, for example, that it is the representative of its client, offering experience, judgment and expertise in selecting and placing the most appropriate insurance for that client. Yet who pays the broker? The insurance company awards the broker a commission, one that is negotiated almost entirely by the broker and the company. Does this distort the placement process, when one company offers a commission higher than another, or when one (a mutual) offers no commission? No, say the brokers: we are entirely and completely objective! Then consider what the Attorneys General are studying: most brokers also arrange additional commissions, euphemistically known as placement service agreements, should a piece of business be especially coveted by a company or if an entire book of business placed by that broker delivers a profit in excess of agree margins. Do these contingency commissions affect placement decisions? Of course not, protest the brokers. They are merely an age-old and common practice (from an Aon spokesman New York Times), a long-standing, common industry practice (the CEO of Marsh also New York Times) or a reward system when the job is done right (a letter to Business Insurance by the CEO of a New York brokerage firm). If weve been doing it for years, how can it be unethical or even illegal?
But the list of under-the-counter payments hardly ends with the upfront and contingency commissions. Brokers conventionally collect the premiums due insurers and may hold these fiduciary funds for from several days to as long as several months, earning interest for the brokers account, not for the insured or insurer. If they hold a strong negotiating position, they can demand the right to place any facultative reinsurance for a particular clients insurance program, thus generating more commissions. Some brokers receive lowinterest loans from insurers. One major insurer took a major stock position in a publiclyheld broker. And brokers have invested in the creation of new insurers with which they then place business.
The problem today isn´t that most buyers don´t know what is going on. They know but they don´t care. "Our members appreciate what the broker is doing. They don´t care where the payments are coming from as long as they are disclosed," protested the executive director of the Risk & Insurance Management Society (RIMS), the representative organization of insurance buyers, as quoted in the New York Times. Are these buyers therefore complicit in supporting this system of conflicts by not raising the hue and cry for change? Yes, even though RIMS some five years ago gently slapped the brokers´ wrists and asked them, please, to disclose these arrangements when asked!
Admittedly, the "system" that countenances these manifest conflicts has been working well for more than 150 years, so why change it? Most insurance brokers that I know display a remarkable level of objectivity, given these multiple payments generated from their vendors, not their clients. Is there really any need for change now? Yes, because these payments add to the cost of insurance. Some, perhaps, go to valuable work on behalf of either the insurance company or the insured, but financial analysts allege that most of these extra payments drop directly to the brokers bottom lines. Another roadblock is the size and clout of the few major brokerage firms: a buyer trying to attack this system may find his organization without access to needed insurance. My hope is that, just possibly, the change in current attitudes toward conflicts of interest may stimulate some systemic change.
In 1971, in Bests Review, I wrote the following words: Many of the national brokerage houses operate as both brokers and agents, depending on the circumstances. Under certain agreements, they have negotiated additional contingency commission arrangements in which they will share with the insurance company the profit, if any, accruing from a favorable overall loss ratio. If a broker is representing himself as serving his client, there is no moral or economic reason for him to collect a contingency commission from an insurance company. The risk manager can insist that his broker eliminate all contingency commission arrangements with the insurance companies with which he places business.
I also suggested, away back in 1971, that insureds should pay their brokers fees for the work they do and remit premiums directly to insurers. Thirteen years later, in 1984, I tried once more to stimulate change. I published a picture of the grin of the Cheshire Cat, each tooth representing a brokers source of income, most from insurers. In 1998, I again rose to the bait. In Yogi Berra, All Over Again? August 1998, I argued that simple disclosure and transparency could and would not change a system corrupted by conflicts. The critical issue is that conventional insurance carries an overhead cost of from 20% to as high as 40% of premiums, the bulk of which are payments to those who produce and sell the insurance! That alone should indicate to buyers that the system is not working! When less than 60% of premiums are allocated to the payment of losses, it is no wonder that financial officers look at other risk financing options.
Times have changed. Now stockbrokers are guilty of unethical behavior in touting the stocks of companies that reward their firms with other fees and commissions. Mutual funds are guilty of unethical behavior for permitting favored investors to practice market timing. So why arent insurance brokers equally guilty of unethical behavior for accepting extra payments from insurance companies, disclosed or not? Will the phrase independent broker join independent agent as an oxymoron as hilarious as airline food? Do not these additional payments create the perception that the buyers interests are not paramount to a broker?
These system participants, buyers, brokers and insurers alike, have too long tolerated a system that creaks with conflicts, anachronisms, and inefficiencies. I dont see anything illegal in these machinations, other than, perhaps, false advertising, but isnt it time we cleaned up the act? Today, financial services industries are forced to become more open and transparent. Even a perception of conflict of interest is not tolerated. So perhaps Eliot Spitzer of New York, Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut and John Garamendi of California will be the catalysts for a long-overdue change, one that has clients paying brokers directly and solely, buyers remitting premiums directly to insurers, and expenses dropping as a result. Is this too much to hope for? Probably! My fatalism caught the persistent grin of that Cheshire Cat. I hope I wont be echoing these same comments ten years from now.
If a risk manager desires a relationship of utmost good faith with an advisory organization,
then the compensation paid by the client should be only in the form of a mutually agreeable fee.
No other forms of remuneration, including contingency and reinsurance commissions, are acceptable.
Felix Kloman, "Yogi Berra, All Over Again?" , Risk Management Reports,
August, 1998
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Every year, reputation management becomes an even more important part of building a successful business. In 2017, it's almost impossible to attract clients without an online presence, and entrepreneurs who fail to take control of their company's reputation early will find themselves at a disadvantage.
Reputation Matters
People are expressing themselves more than ever on the internet and they're also increasingly turning to other people's comments to decide if a product or service is worth buying. 64 percent of marketing executives worldwide say "word of mouth" advertising is more important than other forms of marketing. On a personal level, we're often taught not to worry too much about what others think of us, but what people say about your business will have real consequences when it comes to revenue. Company leaders can't afford to not pay attention or to not care. They must take an active role in promoting the company through all internet platforms.
5 Reputation Management Questions to Ask in 2017
At ReputationDefender, we assist businesses with building or maintaining their online reputation. Reputation management is a growing field that changes regularly as search engine algorithms are updated and SEO techniques evolve. Yet there are some basic elements that every entrepreneur should consider if they want their company to keep expanding in 2017.
Here are five basic reputation management questions, as well as some of the ways companies can answer them:
- What are people saying about my business? – There's a lot of negativity on the internet. People are comfortable saying things online that they wouldn't say in person, and sometimes this manifests as unreasonable rants about businesses or services they feel have let them down. As a business owner, it's easier and more comfortable to just avoid reading these comments, especially since they tend to detract from our confidence in the company. Unfortunately, the last customer's rant may be the first thing the next person researching your business sees. If you can't delete the comment, you can at least respond politely and appropriately, so that it will be obvious you're not the party being unreasonable. Sometimes customers also complain about real issues, so it's crucial to take comments as constructive criticism and use them to improve.
- Google Alerts – A Google Alert for your name, the brand's name and any related keywords will let you know any time someone leaves a comment on the website or another review site. This will allow you to respond appropriately.
- Social Media – Unfortunately, Google doesn't index social media pages so if someone rants about your company on Instagram or Facebook it won't be picked up by a Google alert. There are lots of social media listening tools, like Geopiq for Instagram, Reddit Keyword Monitor Pro, Hootsuite and Reputology, just to name are few. Some are free, while others come with a minimal cost. Of course you still won't be able to respond to a private social media post, but the more tools you have at your disposal, the better the chances of catching a bad comment or review before it does too much damage.
- What are people saying about competitors? – Don't feel guilty about eaves-dropping on your competitors. The internet is a public place, so the information is available to everyone, just as your reputation is available to competitors. If online reviews give your top competitor four stars and they only give you three, which business will the next client choose? Probably not yours, unless there are some other mitigating factors. It's as important to follow competitor's reviews and comments as your own, so you can see what appeals to customers and work on imitating it. Give customers a reason to pick you over your competitor, whether it's a different service, a better price, or just higher quality.
- Is your website attracting clients? – The official company website is the key to attracting clients. It needs to be professional, informational and easy to navigate. It also needs to be optimized to appear at the top of the search result page for your brand. Most website platforms will offer tools to analyze traffic and let you know whether you're attracting clients who spend time reading material. If the results are unsatisfactory, consider getting a professional SEO audit to figure out what isn't working and improve on it.
- What is not managing your reputation costing you? – Many entrepreneurs think that reputation management costs too much or takes too much time. However, once damaging material appears online, it could reduce profits almost immediately, especially if there isn't already positive material ranking right alongside the negative reviews. The time and money it takes to build a positive reputation is much less than the cost of trying to fix a damaged reputation after the fact.
- Do I need a professional reputation management service? – This question has to be answered individually for each company. Large companies may hire their own reputation management team as a division of online marketing. Small or midsize companies should consider working with a professional service unless one of the founders already has experience with reputation management or SEO. Many entrepreneurs may feel they can go it alone to start with, but reputation management can be very time consuming and as the company grows there will quickly be too much to do. Working with professionals from the start will help to give the company the best chance of success.
For more information or answers to further reputation management questions, contact our experts at ReputationDefender.


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You might think having a movie made about your life is a massive compliment, but not for Britney Spears.
More: If you don't love Britney Spears' new song, we're not friends
Earlier this week, it was announced that Lifetime intends to make a TV movie about Spears' life (which is set to include her parents' divorce, as well as her high-profile split from Justin Timberlake). But really, she'd rather they didn't, and her feelings were made perfectly clear in a statement released by her rep.
"Britney Spears will not be contributing in any way, shape or form to the Lifetime biopic," the rep told Us Weekly, adding, "nor does it have her blessing." Yikes!
This statement gives a clear indication of Spears' feelings toward the film, and we'd say they're pretty black-and-white. So, if Lifetime was really inspired by her life and her work and if they truly respected her, then it would be the right move to scrap the project altogether. We get that's no easy thing to do, especially since Natasha Bassett has already been cast as the leading lady and the project is set to begin production in September with a planned 2017 premiere. But if they didn't even bother to get the OK from Spears, then is this something that her die-hard fans would even want to see and support?
More: Britney Spears' security totally failed her, and by failed, we mean she almost died
Well, the internet has spoken, and it looks like Spears' fans have her back on this one.
So lifetime is trying to make a movie about Britney Spears, her rise to pop superstardom and her struggle with substance abuse.. Too soon!—Mykel Lande (@MykelLande) August 25, 2016
britney spears lifetime movie does not have her blessing !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! when will these people learn— Sabriy (@wrestlingog) August 25, 2016
Even we do secretly wish we could all be Britney, that doesn't make Lifetime's movie right.
I don't support the Britney Spears Lifetime biopic at all but I'd be lying if I said I didn't wish I got to play Britney in the movie— Leah Zielinski (@leahz_xo) August 25, 2016
More: Britney Spears is giving you a chance to be her VMAs date, for a good cause
Some fans are even urging people to sign a petition to get the movie stopped.
#BritneyArmy Lifetime is making movie about @BritneySpears without her authorization.Sign this petition to stop it! https://t.co/yIiFFdfcuS— Maky Brix (@Its_maky_bitch) August 25, 2016
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|© 2008 MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All rights reserved.
Dodgers announce NLCS roster10/09/2008 10:15 AM ET
Los Angeles Dodgers Public Relations
PHILADELPHIA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers today announced their 25-man roster for the 2008 National League Championship Series, which begins tonight with Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park. First pitch is scheduled for 8:22 p.m. ET/5:22 p.m. PT.
The Dodgers will carry 11 pitchers and 14 position players. The roster is as follows:
Pitchers (11)
Position Players (14)
The NLCS continues tomorrow with Game 2 at 4:35 p.m. ET/1:35 p.m. PT at Citizens Bank Park.
The series shifts to Los Angeles on Sunday with Game 3 at 5:22 p.m. PT/8:22 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Game 4 is scheduled for Monday at 5:22 p.m. PT/8:22 p.m. ET and Game 5 (if necessary) would be played on Wednesday, October 15 at Dodger Stadium (time to be determined).
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Recent Poll Shows Selling Strength of Realtor Websites
Realtors with their own real estate websites are well positioned to capture a larger share of their market. The California Association of Realtors (CAR) released their "2008 Survey of California Home Buyers" that shows several trends continuing in the real estate market. These home sales trends favor agents who have successfully established their Internet marketing presence.
With the slow down in the economy, online home searchers took more time finding their property, however they averaged they found it two weeks faster than traditional home buyers. Of benefit to real estate agents, online clients viewed half as many homes with their agents as traditional buyers – 12.7 versus 23.3 – and spent more time looking online before contacting an agent.
CAR President William Brown noted, "Due to the high inventory of homes on the market, and uncertainty about the direction of home prices, buyers are more cautious and are moving at a slower pace during the home buying process than in previous years."
Underlining the importance of having your real estate website show up high in the search engine rankings is the data:
- 90% of Internet searchers found their agents online;
- 33% (the largest group) found that a real estate agent's website was the most useful;
- 72% found that use of the Internet helped them understand the real estate agent's role in the property transaction; and
- 71% of the Internet market said they would use the same agent again versus only 27% of the traditional buyers.
Possibly in favor of computer savvy real estate agents, speed of the agent's response figured very high in the satisfaction part of the survey. Agents who were not able to respond quickly fell out of favor. With online guest book and contact forms, agents can be instantly notified of potential clients and have the ability to connect quickly by cell phone or email.
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Unlikely any of the 'sorry' presidential contenders could match Bush
Has there ever been a sorrier list of possible presidential nominees than we are now presented with in both parties?
Kiwanis International will honor Clark
It was no surprise to Letitie Clark that her son, Ryan, left his dorm room the morning of April 16 to assist a young female Virginia Tech classmate who was quarreling in the hallway.
Evening show requires audition
Broadway is coming to Harlem. Two Broadway performers, Jared Bradshaw and Lindsay Northen, along with some lucky Harlem High School drama students, will present an evening of Broadway musicals Monday at the Harlem High Theater.
Hall announces run for Ford's seat
Columbia County Planning Commission Chairwoman Deanne Hall officially announced Tuesday her intention to run for a county commission seat.
School board approves textbooks, rezoning plan
The Columbia County school board tentatively approved the adoption of new elementary, middle and high school science textbooks at its Tuesday meeting.
Pupils use science skills to solve mysteries
Pupils at Martinez Elementary School became detectives for a night and put their investigative skills to the test.
Keep trees cut back to ensure fruit crop
A hearty, healthy crop is what all gardeners hope for, and pruning fruit-bearing trees now is a good way to ensure that crop.
Success follows county STAR student
When Linda Yi looks at her SAT score, she sees just that --- a score. But for the Lakeside High School senior, her SAT score was the highest in the county, netting her the Columbia County STAR Student honor.
Signs aid anti-litter campaign
Thousands of motorists encounter dozens of signs reading "Thank you for not littering" on their daily commutes through Columbia County. However, officials differ on the effectiveness of such reminders to keep streets free of trash.
Always read pesticide labels
How many times have you heard that men don't read the label or ask for directions?
Evans Imaging Center opens
Employees and guests cut a ribbon to officially open the Evans Imaging Center and Medical Office Building 4 on Feb. 21.
Dancers attend workshop
Members of the Center Stage Dance Academy in Martinez attended a dance workshop in Atlanta. It was held by Broadway Dance Center from New York City. The instructors were Mia Michaels, Brian Friedman, Dave Scott, Cris Judd and Laurie Ann Gibson.
Conrad J. Jones Jr. and Carolyn Stalker Jones, Feb. 8, 2008.
School Lunch Menus
Lunch menus for students attending Columbia County schools.
Current events
The Democratic Party of Columbia County will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Evans Government Center auditorium. For information, call Rosemary Fitzpatrick at (706) 231-1513.
Get Up and Go
An anger-management workshop for grades six-12 will be held from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Advent Lutheran Church, 3232 Washington Road.
Police blotter
An Augusta man discovered Tuesday at a Martinez shopping center with gunshot wounds to his legs refused to cooperate with police or prosecute his assailant, police said.
CPA opens new office
The Michael P. Salazar CPA firm celebrated the grand opening of its new location at 3604 Wheeler Road in Augusta on Feb. 6 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in conjunction with the Columbia County Chamber of Commerce.
Vacation photos
Pam Martindale (shown)is surrounded by giraffes at the Giraffe Center in Nairobi, Kenya. She and her sister Linda Wilson went on a safari to Masi Mara and visited the children at the Church on the Rock missionary school.
Time Capsule
As reported 44 years ago in the pages of The Columbia News, Thursday, March 2, 1961:
Property transfers
Medallion Construction Co. Inc. to Anna K. Gaffingan, 713 Whispering Willow Way, $115,000.
Rezoning doesn't have to be so hard
Here's a shocker: Change is hard. OK, maybe that isn't such a surprise. But some of the responses to school system rezoning sure make it seem that way.
Want advice? See a doctor
You're a doctor, right? Or you've at least seen someone on a dietary supplement infomercial playacting as one. So maybe you know the answer: Why do so many people feel compelled to offer unsolicited medical advice?
Editorial cartoon
Editorial cartoon for Sunday, March 2, 2008.
Legislature sets its funding priorities
While the rain steadily fell outside the capitol in Atlanta last week, a wind of change was blowing inside the gold dome.
Greenbrier names Black's successor
Garrett Black said the critics didn't emerge until about four years ago, when his Greenbrier High School girls basketball teams started winning.
Greenbrier picks up mercy-rule victory
What was billed as a marquee battle between two of Georgia's top left-handers didn't exactly result in a pitchers' duel.
Physical matchup goes to Wolfpack
The physical pace of Tuesday's soccer meeting between region rivals Greenbrier and Lakeside didn't end well for the Panthers. The physical pace of Tuesday's soccer meeting between region rivals Greenbrier and Lakeside didn't end well for the Panthers.
Rowland is making his mark early as a Jacket
If you have followed the baseball career of former Greenbrier High School star Jeff Rowland, it should come as no surprise that he has begun his college career at Georgia Tech with base hits and victories.
Evans' defensive front have chosen their collegiate destinations
Welcome to Steve's Hardware, an imagined establishment where fictitious Columbia County residents meet to talk sports and ask real questions.
Tryout brought scholarship offer
As a setter at Greenbrier High, Blaise Ramsbotham tended to go unnoticed. Set up the hitters, watch them score. Watch hitters receive the praise. But someone appreciated Ramsbotham's dirty work. She signed a volleyball scholarship with Spartanburg (S.C.) Methodist College
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Her writing has appeared in the Washington Post, Salon, National Geographic, and newspapers around the world.
She is the author of "Bagpipe Brothers: The FDNY Band's True Story of Tragedy, Mourning and Recovery," published in 2004 by Rutgers University Press. The non-fiction narrative follows New York City's firefighter musicians in the year after the September 11 attacks, as they dug for lost brothers at the World Trade Center site and played at more than 400 funerals and memorial services.
Kerry has worked as a foreign correspondent in Cairo for Voice of America and has reported for Agence France-Presse on assignment in Nicosia, Jerusalem, Amman, Beirut, Gaza City, Nicosia, Baku, Kiev, Rome and Tbilisi.
She earned her MS in Journalism from Columbia University in 2002, and her BA in Language and Area Studies from American University's School of International Service in 1996.


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The Pinellas school chief will sift through conflicting accounts in the head scarf case.
By THOMAS C. TOBIN, Times Staff Writer
Published November 14, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG - The case of an 11-year-old Muslim girl who said a male classmate humiliated and threatened her last week at Azalea Middle School has made its way to school district headquarters.
Superintendent Clayton Wilcox said Tuesday he would investigate what happened and how the school responded. His statement came during a School Board meeting where the girl, her mother and an advocacy group asked the district to take more action.
The advocacy group was the Tampa chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, known as CAIR.
Before they spoke, however, contradictory details emerged from the report of a St. Petersburg police officer who serves as the school's resource officer. The report by Officer William Stone states Azalea assistant principal Solomon Lowery interviewed the girl Friday after her parents called in to say that a boy in her science class threatened to bring a BB gun to school and shoot her.
The administrator told Stone he asked the girl if she was threatened in any way, and she said no. He said he asked her if the boy said he was going to bring anything to school, and she said no.
The report also says the boy was disciplined for pulling off the girl's Muslim head scarf two days earlier. It says the boy claimed to be the girl's friend.
The report differs sharply from accounts given by the girl, Hannah Chehab, who said no administrator interviewed her about the threat, which allegedly took place Thursday. Her only conversation with an administrator occurred when she reported that the boy pulled off her head scarf.
"How could they say such a thing?" Hannah said Tuesday after hearing of the police report. "I didn't talk to them, and they didn't talk to me."
She also disputed that the boy was her friend.
"We are looking into the matter. I am committed to getting the information back to CAIR as soon as I have it," Wilcox said after Hannah spoke to the School Board. "Everything that was said here is not necessarily what has been reported to us by the school. ... There are always two sides to every story."
Wilcox said he hoped the incident would not reflect poorly on Azalea, which has been working to reduce bullying.
"I would hate for this public airing to reflect poorly on the entire school when it probably just is a couple of students acting as cretins," he said.
In addition to the threat and the head scarf incidents, Hannah, a sixth-grader, has said her school year began when older students called her a terrorist and asked if she was hiding bombs.
St. Petersburg police said Tuesday they planned to continue investigating as well.
Several School Board members praised the girl, saying she articulated her case gracefully.
"We talk about diversity, but it's almost always black and white," board member Janet Clark said. "I think we need to make a concerted effort to let all of our students know there are many cultures, many religions. ... I hope we can push that more in our schools now."
Times staff writer Donna Winchester contributed to this report. Thomas C. Tobin can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 727 893-8923.
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Project Plut0
Supersonic Low-Altitude Missile (SLAM) (1967)
About the Design
In 1957, the U.S. Air Force officially launched, Project Pluto. The goal was to create a nuclear-powered ramjet Supersonic Low-Altitude Missile (SLAM) that could function as the ultimate deterrent to Soviet aggression.
In the event of an impending conflict, Pluto would be launched most likely from a hardened underground site via three solid rocket boosters, These would accelerate the missile to ramjet speed, then be jettisoned. Once at cruising altitude (35,000 feet) Pluto could circle at its Fail Safe point for an extended period until either brought home or released on its bombing run.
Traveling at Mach 3, Pluto would drop to virtual tree-top level, tearing ground structures to shreds with its sonic boom, all the while spraying a lethal stream of highly radioactive exhaust in its wake. But that was just the pre-show. Pluto's real punch was to be its 14 and 26 thermonuclear warheads which could be launched one at a time through a system similar to the launch tubes on a Polaris/Poseidon submarine. (Launching the warheads upward instead of simply dropping them would give Pluto enough time to escape the blast of its own weapons.)
In 1961, progress on Pluto had progressed far enough that a nuclear-powered ramjet engine dubbed Tory-IIA could be successfully tested at a special facility constructed in Jackass Flats, Nevada. Tests continued there until 1964. Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV) was awarded the contract to build the actual airframe.
Just one problem remained: How do you test a nuclear-powered doomsday weapon? This was one problem Pluto's engineers were unable to solve. That coupled with the development of dependable ICBMs and the ecological challenges Pluto presented caused this ambitious program to be canceled in 1967.
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Pennsylvania Democratic gubernatorial candidate Allyson Schwartz released a new ad Tuesday touting President Obama's health care law.
The ad, titled 'Proud', boasts about the 8 million who have signed up for the law while hitting Gov. Tom Corbett (R-Pa.) for not accepting the Medicaid expansion.
Congresswoman Schwartz, who is trailing businessman Tom Wolf in the Democratic primary, is the first candidate to bring Obamacare into the state race. A recent Franklin & Marshall College poll released at the beginning of April shows very few Pennsylvania residents believe health care will be a deciding factor in this year's race.


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Lately, I've been thinking about blogs. I still love them. Am I the only one? I still check in on my favorites often. When I started my blog over 6 years ago, I had planned on doing a lot of DIY projects and recipes. Now, this place has more evolved into my journal….or even a scrapbook of my life with projects and recipes sprinkled in.
Life has been so busy lately that sitting down to write seems like the farthest thing from my mind. Actually, I have sat down to blog a few times this year….and nothing. My mind was blank. I had nothing to write. I tried to think of a few things…but still nothing, so I let it go. Well, the last few weeks have been different. I felt the Lord prompting me to start blogging again. He's awakening a somewhat dry area again. I'm not sure what that looks like yet…and I don't want to over promise and then under deliver, because then I would just feel guilt on something that should bring me joy. But I know that something is happening. He's drawing me to a place to begin sharing again…my life and also my story, both past and present.
I'm excited to share with you all the things that have happened lately. We have been so busy living life to the fullest. We are still gardening, eating clean. homeschooling, and have several house projects coming up, in addition to lots of trips. I'll blog as often as I can, but in the meantime you are welcome to visit me on Instagram or on Facebook. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to those of you who are still around. Your emails and messages bless me so much.


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Benny Coulter says he can accept not starting for Down any more because there are "better players" than him in the squad.
Having spear-headed the attack for over a decade, Coulter could be forgiven for seeing new role as 'impact sub' as a demotion but the 32-year-old insists he will be content to come off the bench in Sunday's Ulster SFC opener against Tyrone.
"I'll accept the fact there's better players in Down football than me," he admitted. "I have no qualms about saying that.
"Look at Polie (Mark Poland), Donal (O'Hare) and Niall Madine.
"If there were players on the team who weren't better than me, then maybe I'd hold a grudge, but I can see there are boys better than me so I don't mind.
"Don't get me wrong, I'd love to start against Tyrone but by the looks of things I'll not be starting so if I come on for 10 minutes, I know I have a job to do and hopefully I can help the boys out."
Coulter revealed he "thought long and hard" about retiring at the end of last season but now, on the cusp of his 15th season looking for an Ulster senior Championship medal, he knows he made the right decision to stay on.
"I don't want to make a fool of myself and hang on and me not fit to play," he revealed. "But as long as I am fit to do a job anywhere, I want to stay on for as long as I can.
"A lot of people say to me that you're a long time retired and that I'll miss it and I am still enjoying it, even though I'm not playing in all of the games."
Coulter came off the bench in most of Down's League games in Division Two this season, having the greatest impact with a two-goal salvo against Louth.
"I think about where will I come on and what I'm going to do," he explained. I usually come on for Niall Madine at full-forward so I'd see how he's getting on, who is marking him, what kind of a battle they're having, trying to spot weaknesses in his opponent's game.
"I like to study the game rather than running up and down the sideline. Then if I'm asked to come on, I feel I know a wee bit about the man I'm marking."
There are few players who deserve a provincial medal as much as Coulter, who has nothing really to show for his inter-county career barring an All-Ireland minor title in 1999.
Yet when asked if feels sorry for himself he claimed: "No way".
"If I hadn't won so many leagues and Championships with the club maybe I would have felt hard done by, but I have had some great days with Mayobridge.
"There are a boys in this squad who haven't won anything with their clubs.
"Of course I would swap it all for one Ulster or All-Ireland with Down but the lads I've met, the friends I've made... I've won an All-Star, played in an All-Ireland final and played 11 games for Ireland. So I have a lot to be thankful for."


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Oregon slips past Notre Dame in BCS standings
Updated 10:09 pm, Sunday, November 4, 2012
One down, one to go for Oregon.
The Ducks moved up a spot and passed Notre Dame in the BCS standings on Sunday, moving into third behind Alabama and Kansas State.
Oregon is coming off its biggest victory of the season, winning 62-51 at Southern California on Saturday night. That result, combined with Notre Dame's overtime victory over a middling Pittsburgh team, helped nudge the Ducks by the Irish this week.
Alabama (.9957) is a rock-solid No. 1 in both the polls and the BCS computer ratings this week. The Tide need only to win out to reach the BCS title game for the third time in four seasons.
Kansas State (.9318) is third in the polls and in the computers but second overall.
The Ducks (.9166) are a solid No. 2 in both polls but fifth in the computers.
But Oregon has a stronger schedule than Kansas State from this point forward, making the Ducks a strong bet to pass the Wildcats if they keep winning and earn a spot in the BCS title game in Miami on Jan. 7.
The Ducks play at California on Saturday before finishing their regular season against two teams in the BCS top 15, Stanford and Oregon State. If they get to the Pac-12 title game, UCLA or USC, both in the BCS top 20, would be the likely opponent.
Kansas State is at TCU and Baylor the next two weeks before finishing with Texas on Dec. 1. The Longhorns are 17th in the BCS standings.
Notre Dame (.9050) is in fourth place with only one opponent with a winning record left on its schedule. The Fighting Irish are at Boston College on Saturday, then come home to face Wake Forest before a finale at USC.
Behind the Irish in the standings are four Southeastern Conference teams - Georgia, Florida, LSU, and South Carolina.