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Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Housing & Local Growth, made an official visit to Boughton and Bilsthorpe this week, to view developments where funding has been made available for affordable new homes in the area.
The event was organised to enable the Minister to see first-hand the work Newark and Sherwood Homes and the Newark and Sherwood District Council are undertaking to deliver additional housing.
The Rt Hon Mr Hopkins MP, who was accompanied by member of parliament for Sherwood Mark Spencer MP, first visited a housing scheme managed by Newark and Sherwood Homes on Newark Road in Boughton, which received £2.2m of Homes and Community Agency grant funding in 2011.
Kris Hopkins MP then stopped off at Scarborough Road in Bilsthorpe, where work has recently started on building 25 bungalows to be let at Affordable Rent.
Newark and Sherwood Homes successfully secured funding of almost £500,000 from the Department of Health's Care and Support Specialised Housing Fund for this development.
The development is being built by Edwinstowe construction firm Robert Woodhead Ltd and is due to be completed by March 2015.
Housing Minister Kris Hopkins said: "I was glad to see for myself the results of years of hard work by Newark and Sherwood Homes to deliver high-quality affordable homes that the local community needs, and to meet Wendy, Magdalena and their families who are benefiting from that.
"We've already delivered 170,000 new affordable homes since 2010 and want to go further, so I was particularly pleased to hear that Newark and Sherwood are planning to apply for a share of the £300 million extra borrowing we're making available."
Mr Hopkins MP also visited nearby Burton Court Community Centre in Bilsthorpe where he met tenant Ben Hardy, who recently completed the GOALS UK programme run by Newark and Sherwood Homes, which aims to improve self-esteem and employability skills.
He also met representatives of the Newark and Sherwood Federation of Tenants' and Residents' Association Tony Straw, Graham Tomlinson and Kate Carter.


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Tonight I've added a new section to the website – one for holding various newspaper article transcriptions. As if I don't have enough on my plate, one of my genea-activities is transcribing old issues of newspapers – namely, the Kinston Free Press of Kinston, NC and the Roanoke Beacon of Plymouth, NC. The Kinston paper happens to have a column for news around the state and while I don't add that to my own database, I do try to disseminate them in hopes the information is of use to others.
I've come across several related to Onslow county, so I thought it would be nice to have a location here to share them.
The Misc. Newspaper Articles page is linked from the Newspapers page and can be found here. So far, I only have one entry, but over time I do hope this will grow.

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Shades in the K4/K5 Playground
Shades in the K4/K5 Playground
Our Kinder 5 students thank the maintenance crew for the renovated playground.
Our K4 and K5 students can now enjoy the playground under the shade.
Check out the new shades on the playground. Coming soon shades for the big playground as well.


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Renuka Shahane turns director
Former actress Renuka Shahane to make her Hindi directorial debut in a film starring Paresh Rawal
Several actors in the past have moved from being in front of the camera to sitting in the director's chair. With a career spanning over 25 years Renuka Shahane, who has been conspicuous by her absence in B-Town, is thrilled to be directing her debut Bollywood film soon.
Interestingly, Renuka made her directorial debut with the Marathi film Rita back in 2009. It was adapted from her mother Shanta Gokhale's novel Rita Welingkar and even showcased at Munich Film Festival. Her forthcoming Hindi film is untitled as of now and is being written by Girish Joshi with Paresh Rawal in a prominent role.
"Due to confidentiality clauses, I can't disclose the details of this venture. However I can confirm that Pareshji is part of it and I'm hoping the project hits the floor this year," says Renuka. On whether she would cast her husband-actor Ashutosh Rana in the film, the 47-year-old mentions a script that she's writing exclusively for him.
"I would have loved to have him in my film but producer Shabbir Boxwala came to me with Paresh Rawal's name. I'm already working on an ambitious script and nobody else but my husband will do justice to it," reveals the writer-filmmaker.


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Since things are getting closer to SoO what mount do you think Heroic Garrosh will drop? I was thinking something Sha infused, maybe a Sha wolf or a Sha Drake? Post your speculations.
Since things are getting closer to SoO what mount do you think Heroic Garrosh will drop? I was thinking something Sha infused, maybe a Sha wolf or a Sha Drake? Post your speculations.
"I hated hating Garrosh before it was cool."
It might be a raptor too; Deathwing dropped Alexstraza-looking mounts.
Carp - Illidan-US
I wish I wish I was a fish.
My rogue
I like the Sha infused idea, would love to see that
Likely Sha infused X something in most cases huh I should actually save gold for that eventually, would be the first expansion that I didn't collect of the top tier HC mounts or I should raid again either works.
No mount? Seriously don't think they could add *another* wolf mount that I would be entirely thrilled with. Buuuut, then again it seems there a freaking mount drop for everything now. Considering how unoriginal a lot of stuff seems lately (Darkspear Rebellion gear, theme of mounts within expansion, etc) it will probably be a serpent mount.
Giant flying garrosh head.
Gorehowl mount.
Vol'jin's eternal sexslavery... i mean gratitude. so rideable vol'jin.
Floating thrall's ball.
Sha infused mechanical dragon/horse hybrid.
Bike. I always wanted bike mount, and since not too many thing makes sense in wow anymore, why not ?
Angel wings. After killing garrosh, you ascended to azeroth elite mary-sue club and grew a pair.
I love talking about this subject
here's the highlights I can remember from before:
An Orc Peon
Garrosh pulling a wooden cart
A drake with Garrosh's head
Riding Gorehowl like a broomstick
I really want an armoured battle-boar though
EDIT: Oh shit, someone already posted my oh so awesome model in here. I'm honored.
Probably a wolf, if they remember he has one lore-wise. It's a female warg called Malak.
shall gorehowl would be sweet.
shalak - sha infused malak
Warlorcs of Draenorc made me quit. You can't have my stuff.
Who said anything about Garrosh dropping a mount? Just because the last 2 end game raid bosses dropped them (on heroic, and rare on normal (madness)) doesn't have to mean that this one will. Could probably drop a pet or something as well you know?


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Brazil as a Case Study in the Process of Social Change
by: Michael S. Wilson on July 15th, 2013 | Comments Off
In response to weeks of protests that have attracted at least one million people across dozens of Brazilian cities, and to solidarity protests around the world, President Dilma Rousseff announced concessions to protestors' demands last week: a one time investment of $25 billion for public transit, tougher penalties for those charged with corruption, and a national referendum on constitutional reform.
While the legally binding referendum was soon replaced by a non-binding popular plebiscite, due to allegations that the former encroached on the checks and balances among branches of government, all of these concessions represent a symbolic victory for the still nascent social movement. Moreover, the president's proposal diverts attention from herself as the target decision-maker and redirects it toward the divided Congress.
This victory may legitimize the efforts of protestors, and even temporarily invigorate them, but their pressure will be most needed when Congress takes up its own response to the public outcry. At that moment, escalated disruptive tactics, such as strikes, will be key if protestors hope to prevent reforms from being delayed and diluted.
"It's not about the national team. It's about corruption."
According to the Associated Free Press, 1.2 million people took to the streets across Brazil on June 20th alone. For most observers, the catalysts to the events concentrate on a public transit fee hike in São Paolo and the costs the country will incur from hosting the World Cup and the Olympics.
Indeed, the public will pay for roughly 91 percent of the World Cup's estimated cost of $13.5 billion. As far as the Olympics in Rio, Brazilian taxpayers will outspend the estimated $15 billion spent by their British counterparts during the London 2012 games.
One stadium alone, the Estadio Nacional in Brasilia, cost 1.5 billion reais (almost $700,000). Although the stadium can seat 71,000, it is unlikely these seats will be filled after the World Cup – as the newspaper Valor Economico reports, less than a total of 50,000 people have attended 57 matches held this year in the area.
Moreover, research on previous World Cups and Olympics has shown that they have a negligible impact on the country's economic development. Even if these events do increase the short-term revenues of the well-to-do tourism industry (an assumption in question, based on negative evidence from the Olympics in London and China), the greatest longterm impact is a loss for the majority, rather than a gain from their investment.
As summarized by Brazilian filmmaker Carla Dauden in a video she uploaded when the protests were barely starting: "Now tell me, in a country where illiteracy can reach 21 percent, a country that ranks 85th in the human development index, a country where 13 million people are underfed every day, and many, many others die every day due to lack of medical treatment, does that country need more stadiums?"
While this cycle of protest has taken aim at the disparity between exorbitant investments on World Cup renovations versus the dilapidation of basic public services, the grievances that have emerged from the streets have ranged from widespread corruption and police brutality to low investment in social services, such as health care, education, transportation, and housing. Seizing the moment, the country's five dominant labor unions have called for a strike on July 11 for better wages, shorter workdays, and greater pensions.
Mainstream media have focused on the visible problem, the games, mainly because they are not intended to address the abstract. However, the popular discontent is not about the tournament, but deep-seated social problems. As protestors' sign sums it up, "Não é contra a seleção – é contra a corrupção! (It's not against the national team, it's against corruption!)"
At the heart of the issue is the government's broader pursuit of the neoliberal development model. Additional issues that stem from this include, for example, the government's plan to subsidize hundreds of hydroelectric dam projects in the Amazon, at the cost of environmental insecurity and human rights violations against those living in targeted areas. Similarly, the government continues exploring more sites for off-shore drilling and clearing rainforests to support the ethanol biofuel industry.
These are among the hundreds of social, economic, and environmental issues that have been the foci of Brazilian movements for decades; now, they have created the opportunity to converge and, through political and economic disruption, destabilize this aspiring superpower.
Brazil today is an influential producer, but also a huge consumer market; price fluctuations here can have macro-economic consequences. Uncertainty for investors and even to spiraling inflation may result, which will force governments in consumer nations to pressure Brazilian politicians to solve the crisis. Within the context of the double-set of games coming up in 2014 and 2016, Brazil will take center stage in the global arena, further raising its vulnerability. In other words, Brazilian protestors can really shake the power structure, and indeed they already have.
The President's Response
A crucial piece of the puzzle that has been ignored in most mainstream accounts of the current protests is the president's activist past. Dilma Rousseff was raised in an uppermiddle class family from Belo Horizonte. In her youth, she joined a Marxist guerilla to fight against the military dictatorship that ruled Brazil from 1964 to 1985. In 1970 she was captured and jailed for two years, during which she joined the hundreds of thousands of Latin American leftists tortured by their governments during the 1960s, 70s, and 80s.
Her career in government is less easily romanticized. As Minister of Energy in President "Lula" da Silva's cabinet, Rousseff streamlined the controversial Belo Monte dam project, even though there was a court injunction that prohibited government preparations for it, as well as claims of unconstitutionality and violations of international standards. In 2010, when Lula left office with the highest approval rating in the country's history, Rousseff, by then his Chief of Staff and chosen successor, was handily voted into office.
Until recently, Rousseff enjoyed all the popularity necessary to expect her re-election next year. But the political landscape has rapidly changed over the past three weeks; therefore, this former activist's response could affect the prospects of her presidency as well as the potential for broader social change.
Her broad-stroke reply to the protests is a particularly astute move on several levels. It could either strengthen the grassroots movement – by providing it with both legitimacy and further space to institute its demands – or co-opt it in her favor.
For movement organizers, a popular plebiscite would represent a major success, even if a short-term one. Far from the passage and enforcement of meaningful reforms, the president's recognition of their efforts has granted activists a symbolic strength that should not be understated. From this perspective, the president is serving the role of an "elite ally" – a key target in power whose interest may overlap with those of the social movement.
On the other hand, this political maneuver – it also helps to divert attention towards the Congress. Rousseff will have to submit the plebiscite to both chambers of the legislature, where more than two-dozen parties are almost evenly split between opposing coalitions. Lawmakers have promised to put the plebiscite out to the public before the election next year.
Prospects for Change
Like other left-wing parties in Latin America, Rousseff's Workers Party (Partido dos Trabalhadores) has embraced the goals of macroeconomic development as dictated by the international political economy.
As more presidents of different stripes defend the privatization, diversion, and extraction of resources, groups and movements are raising concerns about alarming inattention basic public needs such as health and education, and the negative prospects this model presents for environmental conservation, indigenous peoples, and human rights.
The potential of these social forces is playing itself out in Brazil today. As we have learned from recent movements, from the Middle East to Wisconsin and Occupy, pressure can dissipate – but can be most necessary – precisely when politicians begin to formulate their responses. For real change to materialize in our increasingly interconnected societies, those within and those watching from the sidelines must do whatever we can to enlist our support in this and future struggles for social justice.
Michael S. Wilson is a doctoral fellow at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His areas of specialty are resource conflicts and social movement strategies in Latin America. You can reach him at http://guidolions.wordpress.com/.


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My 2000 nissan xterra is not holding an idle as the temp gauge climbs to operating temp, it has a code pointing to the map sensor, I've also read the iac valve may also be at fault, how can I clean these, before replacing them and where are they located? Ive not been driving the car much since I have no experience repairing drum back brakes and no garage to attempt to now-thanks
have the same problem?
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There has been intensive media attention since 911 to the resultant war on terrorism and our aggression in Afghanistan and Iraq. The media has, however, failed to report a shocking post 911 "project" here in the U.S.
Following 911, there began intensive and concentrated infrastructure work that has lethal capabilities and intent. In an extremely non-forthcoming governmental atmosphere, I have been able to document a small portion of this work, which was ongoing in Los Angeles County in the spring of 2004.
Through the use of t-valves, the government can regulate, on an individualized, residence by residence basis, the introduction of another substance into the water lines. As fluoride goes in at the plant, we are not dealing with the capability to add fluoride. It is quite a bit more nefarious than that.
In the first interview in May, 2004, with Engineer Mike Downs and Head Engineer Julie Spacht, Department of Water and Power, downtown Los Angeles office, the two engineers issued a blanket denial that t-valves were used in any capacity by DWP. Spacht stated that she had never heard of t-valves, and asked, somewhat disingenuously, whether I could draw one so that she could see what they looked like.
Several days later, I happened upon surface work by DWP contractor Spiniello Co. The work involving t-valves is generally done under the street; however, the surface work on La Brea Avenue between Washington and Venice Blvds. revealed a t-valve in front of every house.
When I informed Downs that I had the valves on film, it seemed to jog his memory. When I asked him to state in writing the DWP policy on t-valves, he submitted a fax (Exhibit A) stating that t-valves were never used in mainline construction (note the capitalization and bold type used for emphasis).
Photograph 1 is a t-valve on mainline construction on Washington Blvd. and Harcourt, under the authority of DWP.
According to Spiniello workers, every single t-valve is being replaced by ones that respond to computer commands. The Spiniello foreman at this job site revealed that the main computer is in a centralized location.
Photograph 2 features the replacement t-valve. It is manufactured by Tyton. The picture was taken at the above site, prior to installation.
We must now consider why DWP, through Downs, is misstating fact about something as seemingly benign as regulatory valves. As a rule of thumb, there is generally no cover-up unless there is something to hide.
I have secured a sample directly from a DWP water line. It is simply toxic, causing extreme cardiac discomfort. However, it tastes just like water.
In order to fully understand the implications here, we must comprehend the larger context. Students of history are aware of the striking similarities between 911 and the Reichstag fires in Hitler's pre-war Germany. Briefly, Hitler had his own troops burn down the German Parliament. Hitler then blamed the fires on the Communists, in order to obtain the powers to govern under a bogus "state of emergency."
911 and the resultant Patriot Act have essentially duplicated the political situation here in the U.S. The media has dutifully reported the increased incidence of surveillance, the governmental intrusion into library and bookstore records, and other losses of civil liberties. However, the media has failed to explicate that we have also lost the right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." More specifically, the right to life. Ask any civil rights lawyer. If you can still find one.
The tie in the t-valve project now becomes clear: our government is denying the capability of making additions into the water system when the work is ongoing. If the introduction of a toxic substance into the lines were planned, would they admit it? It might cause a generalized panic.
For those concerned how our own leadership could possibly be involved in such a questionable matter, one needs to understand the ongoing relationship between the Bush family and Adolph Hitler. It has been well documented by Webster Tarpley and Antonin Chaitkin in the book, "George Bush: An Unauthorized Biography," that our President's grandfather, Senator Prescott Bush, was funneling millions of dollars into Hitler's war effort through Union Bank Corporation. In October, 1942, the government seized UBC under the Trading with the Enemies Act, declaring the bank to be a Nazi front. Prescott Bush was at that time a director of UBC. For those who are interested in further documentation of this, I refer you to chapter 2 of the above cited book.
The Bush-Hitler connection did not end with the seizing of the bank. It simply became more covert and less easy to detect. It was continued on through Skull and Bones, the Yale secret society with massive Nazi connections, into which both Presidents Bush immersed themselves at Yale.
It is important here to understand that using water as a medium for poisoning had its genesis in the Nazi prison camps, where the first introduction of the hotly debated compound sodium fluoride was used as a form of hippocampal dulling.
According to Charles Perkins, who was appointed post-war head of the German chemical giant I.G. Farben, "The real reason behind water fluoridation is not to benefit children's teeth…The real purpose behind water fluoridation is to reduce the resistance of the masses to domination, control and loss of liberty…The German chemists worked out a very ingenious and far-reaching plan of mass-control which was submitted to and adopted by the German General Staff. This plan was to control the population in any given area through mass medication of drinking water supplies…Repeated doses of infinitesimal amounts of fluoride will in time reduce an individual's power to resist domination, by slowly poisoning and narcotizing a certain area of the brain, thus making him submissive to the will of those who wish to govern him."
His remarks were reinforced by Dr. E.H. Bonner, who was the great Albert Einstein's nephew: "Even in small quantities sodium fluoride is a deadly poison to which no effective antidote has ever been found." For those wishing a more complete reading on this subject, please reference "The Crime and Punishment of I.G. Farben," by Joseph Borken.
It is necessary to reiterate here that in the case of the Los Angeles DWP sample, we are not dealing with fluoride. This report touches on the Nazi use of fluoride as an example of using the water system for purposes that were contrary to the welfare of those imbibing the water.
To recap, there are definite similarities between 911 and Hitler's Reichstag fires.
Because of 911, we have lost the right to live.
An introduction of another substance into the water lines could prove deadly.
According to Mike Downs, the water records became "classified" the week after 911.
He is attempting to deceive this reporter by denying that the valve that simply has the capability to introduce another substance into the water system is even used by DWP.
Add to this galmaufrey the extensive relationship between the Bush family and Adolph Hitler and his spiritual descendants, and the picture comes into focus.
Through the use of t-valves, concentration camps become unnecessary. The U.S. government now has the capability of exterminating whoever they wish through its own water system. No muss, no fuss, no heart-wrenching scenes of rounding people up and transporting them off to a highly uncertain future.
When they are ready for the Big Kill, when they have determined which residences will receive "death water" and which will be bypassed (the function of a t-valve in front of every residence), a switch will be thrown and what Hitler began will be accomplished.
In this context, the reason for the "oops-no-weapons-of-mass-destruction" war in Iraq becomes transparent. We now have a base with proximity to Israel. When Israel, the refuge established for the Jewish people after the horrific events perpetrated by Hitler, gets hit and expunged from the planet, we will face, once again, genocide. This time it will occur in the flagship for democracy in the world.
Hitler had his showers; Bush has his water lines.
God help us all.
Janet C. Phelan
There have been enormous obstacles to obtaining any documentation for this story. Within 24 hours of my first request for water records at Santa Monica City Hall, I was forced to resign from my position as columnist for the Santa Monica Daily Press.
Nevertheless, I continued on. The first request produced the letter from Joseph Lawrence, Assistant City Attorney, featured in attachment B. A reading of the Public Records Act indicated that Lawrence was misstating the PRA in his refusal to give records. In addition, his declaration that there were no documents responsive to the request is also dubious, in view of the fact that at that very time there was water line work in progress at the Santa Monica Pier, two blocks away from Lawrence's office.
My second request produced the letter featured in attachment C. This letter from the Santa Monica City Attorney's office misstated ths substance of my request. I had requested work orders on t-valves since September 2001, not in September 2001.
Recognizing that I was getting smoke blown at me, I filed a request with the City Clerk, Maria Stewart, to address the City Council concerning misstatements of the PRA and non-responsive communications from the City Attorney's office.
Ms. Stewart denied my request to be put on the agenda, and offered a slot under item 14, which requires no response from the City Council.
I then approached the City Manager's office concerning inaccessibility of appropriate channels to address this matter. That office produced the letter in attachment D, stating that my request for obtaining the work orders on t-valves was denied because of homeland security.
Despite the refusal of records, an on-site DWP worker offered to let me view blueprints he had in his company truck.
A perusal of the blueprints for the Washington-LaBrea area substantiated my hunch. There was a t-valve demarcated in front of every edifice. The worker also assured me that in the case of a multi-unit building, there was a t-valve for each individual unit.
There was also a second line.
In order to make an addition into the water system, a second line would be necessary.. The worker explained that this line was merely a conduit for transporting water great distances.
However, there were service lines connecting the second line onto the main line, as well as to the lines branching off onto the side streets, which calls into question the assertion that the second line is merely a transport line.
With the DWP worker's permission, I photographed a blueprint. The prints came out somewhat fuzzy, although the demarcation of two lines was clear.
I then secured the services of a professional photographer, and we arranged to go to a Spiniello work site to commit the blueprints to film, hopefully with greater resolution. When I called Spiniello, located in Santa Fe Springs,California, to inquire at which lcoation a crew would be, I was refused that information. The supervisor refusing to reveal where the DWP contracing company was working the first week in August, 2004, only identified himself as "Greg," and would not reveal his surname.
Considering the enormous difficulties in obtaining information on public works water projects, the documentation for this story is at this time not as complete as this reporter would have wished.
However, we have offered photos of valves that simply have a certain capability, and the denial by DWP that these are used at all in the capacity photographed.


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ARLINGTON -- For the first time Sunday since they opened their new stadium in 2009, the Dallas Cowboys finally won a home game against the New York Giants.
And no one is more happier than Cowboys tight end Jason Witten.
The Giants came into Sunday's contest 4-0 against the Cowboys in games played in Arlington. And that had become a sore spot with the Cowboys.
"Obviously every year is a new game, but it's good to get that monkey off your back,'' Witten said after Sunday's 36-31 win over the Giants at AT&T Stadium. "Any time you play a divisional opponent you've got to find ways to win, especially at home, so that felt good.
"They're a good football team and we'll see them again (on the road). But it did feel good.''
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First Stride and First Things First
First Stride and First Things First provides physical therapists, prosthetists, and individuals with lower limb loss an introduction to gait training with a prosthesis; outcome measures; and fall risk, prevention, and recovery. This clinic can help participants build confidence when walking with a prosthesis and increase their safety in the event of a fall.
The full-day training is divided into a morning session for physical therapists and prosthetists and an afternoon session for physical therapists and individuals with lower limb loss.
The morning session includes a review of the gait cycle and Medicare's K-Level functional level classification system and the various types of prosthetic feet and knees and their capabilities. Fall risk and fall prevention will also be discussed.
The afternoon session brings together physical therapists and individuals with lower limb loss. Clinic participants will be taught exercises to help build core strength and walk more effectively with a prosthesis. The clinic instructor will demonstrate how to fall and how to recover from a fall. Individual participants are encouraged to join in this practice session.
First Stride and First Things First is offered free of charge to all participants. However, registration is required.
Upcoming First Stride Clinics
More events coming soon!
Feb. 24, 2018
First Stride Training & Clinic
9:00 am - 3:00 pm EST
International Institute for Orthotics & Prosthetics
Tampa, FL
Sponsored by the International Institute for O&P in conjunction with the IIOP Challenge Series
March 3, 2018
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Knoxville, TN
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March 10, 2018
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March 24, 2018
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April 7, 2018
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Our Buggy Brain
Our amazing brain, with all of its harmonious functions, also performs any number of peculiar actions, which we might find unexpected and counterintuitive. What tricks do our minds play when we think it's okay to lie, cheat, or steal? How in control are we of our own decisions? And why do our brains systematically misjudge what will make us happy?
Further Information
- Our Buggy Brain
- TED Radio Hour website


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Lyft adds 24/7 live driver phone support
Lyft has added a few new driver-centric features to its app today, some of which are direct answers to things implemented by rival Uber as part of its '180 days of change' campaign. Lyft's new features include 24/7 live phone support accessible to drivers via the app, for instance, and it's boasting improved Spanish language and online support, too. Lyft's new… Read More
Uber rolls Driver Destinations back from six to two daily in four major cities
Uber has been steadily releasing a series of updates to its driver-side product as part of its '180 Days of Change' campaign, which kicked off with the introduction of in-app tipping. One of those changes, introduced in late August, allowed drivers to set up to six 'Driver Destinations' per day, up from just two previously. Now, it's reverting that change in four… Read More
Cadillac's Super Cruise 'autopilot' is ready for the expressway
"Wait for the green light and let go," the Cadillac engineer instructed. That's it. The car was driving itself. I, the person behind the steering wheel, was no longer the driver. Cadillac's Super Cruise system was driving. The 2018 Cadillac CT6 sped along US-23 under the direction of Super Cruise. Traffic was light and the weather was perfect. The system held the… Read More
Uber adds post-request pickup fixes and more driver-side support
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Tesla's 8.1 software update brings Autopilot 2.0 cars up to speed
Tesla is releasing new 8.1 software out to vehicles, which includes updates to Autopilot for hardware that supports version 2.0 of the advanced driver assistance features. These late model cars are getting features that bring it basically up to parity with the original, first generation software, Electrek reports, which means a speed limit bump for Autosteer, a beta introduction of the… Read More
Volvo's new XC60 will automatically steer as well as brake to avoid crashes
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RideGuru includes driver payouts in its price comparison service for ride hailing apps
When you hail a cab via an on-demand app there's more to consider than how much it's going to cost you. How much the driver is getting paid is something you might want to think about, given how contentious the issue of pricing can be in the gig economy space where platforms do all they can to avoid adding actual employee headcount to their books. Read More
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Uber Drivers Plan Strike During Super Bowl Weekend
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Avoid the Headline Holdup: Learn How to Unplug The Bottleneck in Your Business
According to Copyblogger, 80% of people will read your headline, but only 20% will read the content in the body.
And it looks like you're one who has read the headline and converted to a reader. I thank you for that and hope to fulfill your expectations.
Headlines, more than anything else, are the key drivers for generating traffic, readers, and leads for blogs. They are really important and yet are one of the most overlooked aspects of marketing.
So what do I mean when I say that headlines are key drivers for generating traffic?
When people are browsing through a search engine results page, the only things they see are the title tag (which is usually the headline) and snippets of text:
By looking at these screenshots, you can see that headlines are the big determinants for a website visitor. Headline, text, and possibly site familiarity determine if a user opens a page or not.
Headlines are also listed on blogs. Good headlines reduce bounce rate while bad headlines increase bounce rate. When people visit the KISSmetrics blog, they are presented with a series of posts:
If nobody opens a post, the bounce rate increases, and KISSmetrics becomes less effective at spreading its content and engaging visitors.
It's the same with many other blogs:
Remember, headlines go beyond just getting blog posts read:
- Headlines and titles get people to click on your search engine results.
- Good tweets can be thought of as great headlines, which also get your content read.
- Great headlines also make great email subject lines.
- Great headlines get people to click on your Facebook and Linked-in updates.
- Great headlines get landing pages to convert.
Therefore your headlines and introductory copy are all barriers to getting your marketing message read.
Now we understand why headlines are important and why they can't be overlooked.
So let's examine what makes great headlines and how you can consistently write excellent ones.
The 7 Things to Keep in Mind
1. Assure the Reader of a Benefit
If you want a blog that people will read regularly, you need to answer this question with each blog post:
How does this post benefit the reader?
Since all articles and posts start with the headline, you'll need to assure the reader of a benefit in the headline. For a headline to assure benefit, it must be pointed and focused on the reader. This type of headline usually includes one or more of these terms:
How to
Free Download
Best Practices
What __ won't tell you about ____
___ ways you can
Here are some headlines that assure the reader of a benefit:
Great headlines and posts are focused on readers. Don't make posts about you. If your blog turns into a press release archive, it will inevitably fail – unless the goal is to have a really boring blog.
Successful blogs focus on the reader, and a headline that assures a benefit will attract readers and improve engagement.
2. Focus on the First Five Words
Nick Usborne says that with the rise of social media, the first five words of a headline are more important than ever. His rationale is that people scan through the things they see on the web.
And he's right. Do you read every word of your twitter stream?
Or every word on a search engine results page?
Or every word when you check the news?
Chances are you don't read every word. You look for relevancy, keywords, and probably read only the first few words.
While the whole headline is important, there's no doubt that the first few words play a big role in whether a browser converts to a reader. Nail your first few words, and you'll increase your chances of getting a reader.
3. Spark the Curiosity and Interest of the Reader
Great headlines are like teasers or cliff hangers. They make the reader curious and interested in the content of the post. This is similar to teasers or cliff hangers because they pique the viewers' desire and get them excited about what's coming next.
Let's examine some titles that attract an audience.
How could any entrepreneur not be drawn to find out which 4 metrics are must haves?
Any marketer would need to see the 4 words:
I know that fitness promotes a healthy body, improves mood, and enhances overall well-being, but now you're telling me it's a lie? Tell me why…
Your headlines should tantalize like the ones above. They should also be a little incomplete in the sense that they should make the reader wonder about what's in the post. They shouldn't be complete statements. Don't let the user settle for the headline.
For example, this headline only makes a statement and doesn't fascinate:
Content Marketing is Good for Business
It's a boring statement, not a headline. Instead, either one of these headlines would be much more effective:
How Content Marketing Grows Your Business and Increases Revenue
How You Can Use Content Marketing to Grow Your Business and Increase Revenue
Headlines like that will entice any current or aspiring entrepreneur.
Here's another headline that won't convert browsers to readers:
Businesses Need to Learn to Use Social Media the Right Way
Here are two better headlines:
5 Tips You Can Use Right Now to Improve Your Company's Social Media
The Ultimate Guide to Using Social Media for Businesses
Notice the difference? The better headlines are focused on the reader and promise to give concrete tips for using social media.
So now we can see why your headlines should make the user thirsty for information. But you won't be able to make these types of headlines without knowing what makes your readers tick. Let's get into that now.
4. Know What Makes Readers Tick
Every blog attracts different readers, and different readers are affected by different words and terms. By knowing your audience, you'll be able to form headlines that grab their attention.
For example, we know every entrepreneur wants to make their company more successful. So use terms like:
Increase revenue
Take your business to the next level
Product development
All of these will grab the attention of entrepreneurs. What the rest of the headline says is also key.
If your blog is written for and read by a tech audience, these terms will capture readers:
New (gadget)/New (product)
Steve Jobs
Another method to capture readers is to post on current topics. For instance, Yuri Milner announced in January 2011 that he would give every Y Combinator company $150K. Since this was on the mind of nearly every tech entrepreneur at the time, an article about this news item would grab attention. A headline with "Yuri Milner" in it would likely convert a lot of browsers to readers.
If you know your audience, you'll know what makes them tick. Be sure to keep this in mind when forming your headline.
5. Give it the Breath Test
Your headline shouldn't explain everything your blog post or article will cover. Leave it open.
When forming your headline, give it the breath test. If you have to take a breath while reading your headline, it's too long.
Look at historically popular newspaper headlines and headlines from popular blog posts and articles. They're rarely more than 10 words long.
So read every headline you can think of (we'll get into that later) and cross out any one that:
- Is so long that it forces you to take a breath
- Makes you take a breath immediately after reading it
Keep your headlines short. Not many people will even bother reading any part of the headline if it's too long.
6. Don't Be Afraid to be Contrarian
Anything contradictory usually will gain an audience. If it is contradictory, you must back it up with solid facts. Otherwise, you could face some embarrassment, and that can damage your brand. A good contradictory headline might be:
Why ____ is wrong about ______
The contrarian viewpoint must be warranted; don't be contrarian "just because." Be passionate and say why you disagree with a current and popular viewpoint. Don't force it.
7. Write a Lot of Different Titles for Each Post
Don't use the first headline that comes to mind, unless it turns out to be the best. Be thoughtful and write multiple headlines for each post. The more headlines you write, the better the headline you'll end up with.
Once you have your list, cross out any that test your breath. After that, find which headlines:
- Assure the reader of a benefit
- Promote interest and curiosity in the reader
- Will spread well on social media
- Is targeted for your audience
And select from that list once it has been narrowed down.
A Few Final Words
I'll say it again: don't overlook headlines. They can mean the difference between 100 readers and 10,000 readers. So invest some time and be thoughtful with your headlines.
Anything else you'd like to add? Let's hear it in the comments!
About the Author: Zach Bulygo is a blogger for KISSmetrics, you can find him on Twitter here. You can also follow him on Google+.
Great stuff Zach, I'll be using this to refer back to for future posts. I suck at headlines it's good to have a bit of a structure to work off.
Thanks Dan!
Yeah I wasn't very good at headlines and kind of neglected them when I started blogging for KISSmetrics a little under a year ago. But I've learned a lot about them and figure I'd share some helpful ideas.
The main reason I click on KISS Metrics' headlines is as you say. However, it is backed up with a good brand – I have yet to read an article that I feel has wasted my time. They are always well-written, well edited have a little depth/complexity to them and offer something concrete I can act on. Most articles about content are way too basic to be useful. Cheers, Jenny, Report Machine
Thank you so much for the kind words Jenny!
We put a lot of focus on blog posts and many hours are spent when writing a post. It's always rewarding to hear comments on them – both good and bad.
The attention to detail in this post is amazing. E.g., if you have to take a breath while reading a headline, it's too long. Wow! that kind of articulation of 'user experience' is right down the expert ally!
Thanks for the feedback Sandeep. I always try to give readers actionable tips.
Excellent article. I intend to revisit it as I go through my site and clean up my content.
Glad I could help Michael! Good headlines are definitely key if you want to get traffic.
I run a music content website and all our headlines tend to be information only or a little boring really "Singer Mika Latte speaks about new album, touring and summer!" or something similar, this has really got me thinking about using these tactics to ensure our readers click through, it's a challenge applying some of them to begin with but I think this will be a key focus for us now!
Thanks for the great article.
Thanks for your article . I really feel sad and I know so much more about this than I did before. Your blog really brought some things to many people about their life.Thank you very much.
Your posts are always so informative and well thought out. There is always a take-away for me which I appreciate. Keep up the good work, and I'll keep reading.
It was definitely interesting to know about the headlines of your sit or blog.
I do have fun and learn from your post.
This is great! Thanks for letting us know. It is always helpful to learn knew things like this.
Jenifer Taylor
Your headlines are so effective and are pretty good :)


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4.3 x 2.1 x 0.6 inches
| 155.0 gr
5.5 oz
| 800 x 480 pixel
65,536 color touchscreen
|Available colors
| Elegant Black
Modern Silver
| Phone memory 110MB*
microSD™ / microSDHC™ (up to 16GB)
* Actual free memory may vary due to phone pre-configuration
Battery performance
Battery performance may vary depending on network conditions and configuration, and phone usage.
|Talk time
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|Standby time
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The YouTube™ application is not available in all markets.
Digital zoom – up to 16x
Get close to your subject.
Camera – 8.1 Megapixel
Capture and share special moments.
Touch focus
Touch the screen to set the focus area.
Auto focus
Automatic focus for optimal clarity.
Image stabilizer
Avoid blurriness caused by slight hand movements.
Send to web
Catch moments with your camera and send straight to your personal web site or blog.
Video recording
Capture the action as it happens.
Video light
More light when shooting video.
Geo tagging
Have your photo tagged with information on where it was taken.
Supports music tones – MP3, AAC
Use original artist recordings as ringtones.
Media player
Enjoy your favorite music sorted by artist, album and track. Create your own playlists.
Album art
Choose music by browsing CD album arts or other images
Bluetooth™ stereo (A2DP)
Music from phone to headset over a wireless connection.
Stereo speakers
Listen out loud – a full sound experience via stereo speakers.
Windows Media® Player Mobile
Enjoy your videos and music – and create your own playlists.
Pan & zoom
View webpages as you like – get a quick overview or zoom in on details.
Web browser – Internet Explorer® Mobile
Full Internet browser with support for standard protocols, images and video.
Quick access to your favorite websites.
Google™ search
Find what you're after with the Google™ search function.
Web feeds
Get the news in your phone as it happens.
Media content in one place for fast and easy access.
3D games
Enjoy quality games with full color and depth.
Motion gaming
Gaming gets physical – turn, swing, move your phone to control the action.
View your favorite YouTube™ videos, or upload your own – access is easy via the YouTube™ application.
Add extra applications and games to your phone.
Video viewing
Watch video clips on your phone screen.
Video streaming
Watch video as it arrives. No storage needed.
Track your route – this sports application has GPS support.
3.5 mm audio jack
Share your music via the extra jack. Use any headphones with a standard-sized 3.5mm connector.
TV out
Go for a bigger screen – connect the phone to a TV, projector or other device.
Microsoft Office® mobile
Work with your Microsoft Office® documents on your phone.
Utilise GPS powered location based services.
Bluetooth™ technology
Connect wirelessly to other Bluetooth™ devices.
Connect your computer to the Web using your phone wherever you are.
Keep phone contacts, calendar and organizer information synchronised with corresponding information in your computer.
USB support
Connect your phone to your computer.
Check your email inbox wherever you are.
Exchange ActiveSync®
Stay seamlessly synchronized with your Microsoft® Exchange email server.
Text messaging (SMS)
Send text greetings anywhere in the world.
Picture messaging (MMS)
Colorful multimedia messaging.
Instant messaging
Online chat. On the move.
Predictive text input
Fast and easy text messaging.
Facebook™ application
Stay in touch with your friends on Facebook™ through your phone.
Handsfree comfort when calling.
Vibrating alert
When your phone is in silent mode, you will know when a call or message comes in.
Keyboard – QWERTY
Text input made easy.
QWERTY keyboard
Easy typing with the full QWERTY keyboard.
Auto rotate
Switch from vertical to horizontal mode by rotating the phone. Whatever you are viewing will rotate to suit.
Wallpaper animation
Stylish moving imagery onscreen.
Picture wallpaper
Have your favorite picture onscreen in standby.
XPERIA™ panels
Press dedicated panel key to enjoy access to different experiences – Web, multimedia, slideshows – from your desktop.
Intuitive navigation – just touch the screen.
Handwriting recognition
Write as you would with a pen. Your handwriting becomes digital text.
Alarm clock
Set your phone alarm clock to ring at the time of your choice.
Store appointment information and set reminders.
Full-function calculator when you need it.
Flight mode
Disable the radio receivers and transmitters in your phone so you can safely use other functions.
Digital notes for things you need to remember.
Phone book
The information you need to keep in touch with friends and family.
Create, sort and save details about things you have to do. Set reminders.
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Vince and Shelly Gagliardi of Cannelton announce the birth of their son, Thomas Richard.
He was delivered at 4:48 p.m. Feb. 20, 2014, at Owensboro Regional Health.
Thomas weighed 4 pounds, 8 ounces and was 18½ inches long.
Mrs. Gagliardi is the former Shelly Masterson.
Paternal grandparents are Richard and Madeleine Gagliardi of Mount Vernon, Ky. Maternal grandparents are the late William Thomas and the late Lucille Masterson.
Montana Harlen and Amanda Scott of Leopold announce the birth of their son, Waylon Bryce. He was delivered Sept. 29, 2014, at Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City.
He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19¾ inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Steven and Cheryl Scott of Bristow.
Paternal grandparents are Cindy Davis of Ferdinand and Kermit G. Harlen of Velpen.
Great-grandparents are Mary Cox of Bristow, Linda Clark of Jasper and Louise and Lloyd Metz of Ferdinand.
Ryan and Sam Polk of Evanston announce the birth of their son, Lincoln Spencer.
He was delivered at 9:23 p.m. Sept. 1, 2014, at St. Mary's Health System in Evansville.
He weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long.
Mrs. Polk is the former Sam Kleeman.
Lincoln was welcomed home by a brother, Levi, 5, and a sister, Addison, 3.
Maternal grandparents are Robert and Sharon Kleeman and paternal grandparents are Fred and Terri Polk, all of Tell City.
Great-grandparents are Bill and Betty Lain of Tell City.
Jerrad and Stephanie Epple of Tell City announce the birth of their daughter, Ava Madelyn. Ava was delivered at 10:16 a.m., July 14, 2014, at the Women's Hospital in Newburgh.
She weighed 8 pounds, 5 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Mrs. Epple is the former Stephanie Hubert.
Ava was welcomed home by her sisters, Claire, 5, and Isla, 4.
Maternal grandparents are Tony and Mary Jo Hubert of Tell City. Paternal grandparents are Darwin and Tonya Hagerdon and Donnie and Pam Epple of Branchville.
T.J. and Steve Ball of Tell City announce the birth of their daughter, Alexandra "Lexi" Lee Ball.
She was delivered at 1:50 p.m. June 1, 2014, at The Women's Hospital in Newburgh.
She weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 19½ inches long.
Mrs. Ball is the former T.J. Marsili.
Alexandra was welcomed home by her sisters, Breeana Noland, 10, and Gabreella, 23 months.
Mathew and Karina Ayer of Myrtle Beach, S.C. announce the birth of their daughter, Natalia Summer Ayer.
She was delivered June 12, 2014, at Grand Strands Regional Hospital in Myrtle Beach. Natalia weighed 6 pounds, 11 ounces and was 18 inches long.
Maternal grandparents are Dr. and Ms. Ilgizar Khasanov of Kazan, Russia. Paternal grandparents are Mike Ayer and Regina Schwartz of Owensboro, Ky. Melba Ayer of Tell City is Natalia's great-grandmother.
Shawn and Sarah Waninger of Lamar announce the birth of their son, Ayden Lee.
He was delivered at 6:03 a.m. July 2, 2014, at Memorial Hospital and Healthcare Center in Jasper.
He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Mrs. Waninger is the former Sarah Bonifer.
Maternal grandparents are Mary Hohl of Santa Claus and the late Ray Bonifer and paternal grandparents are Bob and Diana Waninger of Lamar. Great-grandparents are James and Viola Himsel of Jasper.
Blake and Katie Edwards of Tell City announce the birth of their son, Owen Michael Dale.
He was delivered at 2:14 p.m. April 21, 2014, at Deaconess Women's Hospital. Owen weighed 9 pounds, 1 ounce and was 20½ inches long.
Mrs. Edwards is the former Katie McKinney.
Owen was welcomed home by his sister, A'Maya K'Lee, 10, and his brother, Levi Leonard, 4.
Maternal grandparents are Michael and Sandra McKinney of Tell City and paternal grandparents are Roger and Anna Sandage of Cannelton.
Justin and Rivaye Zarfos of Derby announce the birth of their son, Corbin Lucas.
He was delivered April 28, 2014, at Owensboro Health Regional Hospital. Corbin weighed 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 inches long.
He was welcomed home by his brother, Gavin, 21/2.
Mrs. Zarfos is the former Rivaye Sitzman.
Grandparents are Kenny and Mona Elder of Tell City and Zeke Zarfos of Oriole
Zach and Heather DeSpain of Tell City recently welcomed a son, Jasper Phillip, who was born at 5:12 p.m. May 16, 2014, at Deaconess Women's Hospital in Newburgh.
He weighed 8 pounds, 3 ounces and was 19¾ inches long.
Jasper has a brother, Miles, and a sister, Quinn.
Mrs. DeSpain is the former Heather Quick.
Maternal grandparents are Kermit and Norma Quick and paternal grandparents are Phil and Jeannie DeSpain, all of Tell City.
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BOSTON (MyFoxBoston.com) -- The Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers are set to begin their best-of-seven American League championship series Saturday night. Before the first pitch is thrown, here is a look at the history between the teams.
- Charter members of the American League, the Red Sox and Tigers were AL East rivals from 1969-97 until Detroit shifted to the Central. They have never met in the playoffs before.
- Both clubs were involved in one of the most significant trades before the July 31 deadline, a three-team deal with the White Sox that sent Jake Peavy from Chicago to Boston, and Jose Iglesias from the Red Sox to the Tigers. Iglesias, a slick-fielding rookie, was obtained to play shortstop in place of Jhonny Peralta, a two-time All-Star suspended 50 games as part of baseball's Biogenesis drug investigation. Once he returned, Peralta was shifted to left field. But when the Tigers played a decisive Game 5 in their division series against Oakland, manager Jim Leyland started Peralta at SS instead of the slumping Iglesias. Don Kelly was inserted in LF. Peralta batted .417 in the series with a crucial home run and 5 RBIs. Iglesias went 1 for 12 (.083). It will be interesting to see how Leyland plays it against Boston's high-powered bats.
- Another offensive force for the Tigers was Victor Martinez, who played 1½ seasons with the Red Sox from 2009-10. The four-time All-Star got a $50 million contract from Detroit and batted .450 (9 for 20) in the ALDS with a tying homer late in Game 4.
- The Game 1 starters, Anibal Sanchez and Jon Lester, were teammates on Boston's Double-A Portland affiliate in 2005. After the season, Sanchez was traded along with Hanley Ramirez to the Marlins in a deal that brought Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell to Boston.
- The Tigers took three of four at home against Boston in June, then the Red Sox won two of three during the Fenway Park rematch in early September. Doug Fister beat Lackey 3-0 in the opener before Lester edged Max Scherzer 2-1 in the middle game. Boston busted loose for a 20-4 rout in the finale, with David Ortiz hitting two of the team's eight homers.
- Sanchez did not face the Red Sox this season. Ortiz, though, is 3 for 3 with two homers against the AL's ERA leader. Big Papi has three homers in 15 at-bats against Scherzer, and two against Justin Verlander.
- Torii Hunter (.433), Miguel Cabrera (.526) and Victor Martinez (.429) all have had significant success against Lester. The trio has combined for nine extra-base hits and 10 RBIs. Peralta has two homers and five RBIs. Even though the Tigers lost twice to Lester this year, they hit .321 against him - the highest average by any team the lefty faced more than once this season.
- Other than Peralta (seven RBIs in 17 at-bats), Clay Buchholz has shut down the Tigers' big bats.
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The Calyx Institute – A New Class of ISP
by adminadam in home
Contribute and Spread the Word.
The Calyx Institute is a new non-profit endeavor with the goal of creating a usable, fully-encrypted, privacy-centric ISP and Mobile Phone Service. It is being designed to take all legal and technical means available into account in order to preclude spying, government surveillance, or any other kind of snooping from the realm of possibilities. All email, all traffic, all calls, all sms's — everything private.
Donate or spread the word if you support the mission. I'd say we've seen too many CISPA/SOPA/BIG BROTHER encroachments these days. So, let's put a stop to it.
Read about it here (reddit) and here (cnet).
Donate here (indiegogo).


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Avoid the Dirty Dozen
I try to buy organic produce whenever possible. I realize that organic produce often costs more than conventional. However, there are 12 fruits and vegetables you should always try to buy organic according to the Environmental Working Group (EWG). (The EWG is a non- profit organization specializing in environmental research and advocacy. Most of their funding is from private organizations dedicated to protecting public health and environment). The fruits and vegetables noted below appear to retain the highest pesticide residue. Cut your exposure to pesticides by purchasing the organic variety for the following:
Fruits: apples, cherries, imported grapes (due to high levels of toxic residue), nectarines, peaches, pears, and strawberries. It ought to be noted that imported grapes may be in the top twelve but domestic grapes ranked in the top 25.
Vegetables: celery, lettuce, sweet bell peppers, potatoes, and spinach.
Clean 15
On the flip side there is also a Clean 15. 15 foods that show little to no pesticide residue and are on the ok list for consuming non organic. (Notice the thick skin on most of the foods listed, potentially protecting residue consumption).
Fruits: pineapple, mango, kiwi,cantaloupe, watermelon, grapefruit
Veggies: onion, avocado, sweet corn, sweet pea, asparagus, cabbage, eggplant, sweet potato, mushrooms
As a dietitian I have to mention that eating non organic fruits and veggies (if cost sets you running) out weights the benefits of not.


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And now, our third bachelor. He's the illegitimate son of King Albert I of Belgium (or so he says), he likes children, makes "spirit art", sells contact with dead spirits, and he's really creepy. Meet... Leo Jean !
There's a running gag about insane asylums that everyone there claims to be royalty. Well, this guy really brings the stereotype to life. But he also created his own religion, based on his capacity to communicate with spirits and do readings for you. Accept the "Light", and you will see that the Christian god is a demon. Also he sells "art". Prince Leopold is nothing if not multitasking. Now if the royal doctor could get him to take his medication...
The main site is a front end for all his "services". In the section "About My Work", you can read about his work as :
* psychic healer : When he was 6 he could cure nosebleeds. How he can travel interdimensionally to remove negative spirits and vibrations to cure you from AIDS, attempted suicide (how do you cure someone from that, anyway ?), cancer, coma, creative blocks, dyslexia, frigidity, illiteracy, impotence juvenile deliquency, paranoia, etc. He can also "completely remove voodoo, lineage and self-imposed curses". That's one healer.
Will do !
* spirit sayer : He can summon spirits ! Boo ! In fact, he has a whole other web site about that which we will see later.
* purveyor of the light : He's very keen on mentioning how the Light is giving him all these powers, and comes off sounding like a Marcel super-hero. It's the Light ! The Light ! Enough already.
* alien abduction therapist : He's also big on evil aliens. If you're being pestered by an alien, he can help you. He also points to his Alien Interview Archive. That one's a doozy, and I'll talk about it too.
* seminars : Vague promises that vague benefits will be achieved, with absolutely no clue of what the seminars are about. But it's probably really expensive.
* business protection : Sounds like the mafia, except less violent. Actually just Prince Leo removing curses on your business. Does he treat the Curse of the IRS ?
* readings : Combining vibrations, automatic writing, light healing and chakras, so Leo can tell you why you don't feel motivated. This may seem like overkill, but that's why your name is not "Prince Leo".
* special services for horses : Everything wrong with your horse is because of "negative spirits", even breeding. I'd like to see how curing *that* works.
Prince Leopold IV also explains his complex life story. Oh, he claims he was adopted by King Albert I of Belgium in secret (conveniently), that he was exiled to Boston, came back, was exiled to France, trained to become the next pope, and escaped. A likely story ! He also likes to talk about himself in the third person.
It's um... it's... a child's toy ! A cone of crushed ice ! A conical porcupine ! No, I give up. I have no idea what this is or what it's made of. And you can have one for only 300$ and up. Want a jug with all the US presidents in it and one of those cones on top ? Only 5000$ ! You can also buy watches with hearts, posters for children, and jewelry that looks like... maybe, a cross between Alien and stars of David. I don't know, this stuff is just indescribable.
There is just so much stuff on this site. And this is only one of his sites ! But it really goes in Twilight Zone territory in the "Alien Interview Archives". Apparently the Prince, like Koos Nolst Trenite, thinks that he is communicating telepathically with space aliens and that he is defeating their schemes with his mind. He also draws what they, and their spaceships, look like.
Woah ! Where do I sign up for the Sandilisian navy ? Dude.
Also note that Leo is so powerful that his little stories sound more like tripe L. Ron Hubbard would write. Leo instantly has the solution to every problem, and his "heroic" battles against those not "of the Light" look more like blackmail : he just "suspends" everyone who disagrees with him (even billions of people, if he thinks they're evil enough) until the entire planet joins his side. He sounds more like an evil tyrant to me. If he's so powerful, why haven't all those evil species in the universe killed him already ? But I'm afraid that asking questions at this point would be useless. For my friends, we are now in... the Crackpot Zone. Or more specifically, the "Smile, Nod and Walk Away Slowly" Zone.
Psychic Paintings
Repository of some more "art" from our friend Leo, including "the $3 Million "Light Pegasus" Painting". It's a groovy painting of a flying horse that looks really sixties. It's worth at least 3 dollars and a pack of that bubble gum with the joke in it. Do they still sell those ?
Anyway, it turns out that all his paintings are of spirits he met, which he writes about on the page of each painting. He also offers "psychic art instruction", because he "has acquired the ability to project images to artists, so that they can create original works of their own". Details on this, however, are yet forthcoming.
Famous Spirits
As previously mentioned, Leo thinks he communicates with spirits. He can "bond" you for life with a famous spirit, such as Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, and Adolph Hitler. Actually, at the time of this writing, he claims he communicated with Pope John Paul 2, and that he tried hard to convince the Pope that his belief in original sin is really about karma. Well, original sin, karma, what's a little theological quibbling between spiritual friends ?
In this respect, he sounds very much like a crackpot featured on our top 7, Koos Nolst Trenite, who also used to communicate with spirits. But Koos, being a Scientologist, believes that he can communicate with all spirits. Leo seems to mostly communicate with dead or near-dead spirits.
And he used to charge a lot of money for all these spirits - Hitler was offered for a mere 15 million dollars. But he stopped this practice :
Which leads us to...
The Spiritual Enlightenment Religion
Well, this is a rather tedious web site with lots of mentions of "spirits" and "Light" and all this claptrap, but I like the "Membership" page. It turns out that it costs 200$ just to apply, and the annual fee is 500$. You better get a couple of Starlike art cones to go with that, or at least a t-shirt. "I tried to bond with Hitler's spirit and all I got was this stupid t-shirt".
Psychic Kids
Unlike most crackpots, Leo thinks it very important for him to convince young children of his psychic powers. Unfortunately, it doesn't quite work. For instance, look at his poster. It gives off more of a "child molestor", or a "Michael Jackson", vibe than a "I love children" vibe.
Leo also teaches children what to do if they're afraid of a monster under the bed (throw imaginary light at it - that should do it), and that they should be racist :
Sorry Leo, but the whole "hatred of coloured spirits" thing isn't going to go well with the parents. You should at least go for a more consiliatory "coloured spirits should stay in their own spirit realm". This kind of anti-coloured rhetoric is just gonna sink you, and you'll NEVER sell that three million dollar painting of a flying horse.
Sanity Rating :
-340 points (probably not insane, but soars above mere crackpottery)


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Philippine International English School
|Name of School
|Philippine Int'l. English School
|P.O. Box 7879 Fahaheel, Code 64009
|(Seaside Road Fahahaeel, Kuwait)
|Contact Numbers
Mobile: (9656) 660-5813
Roaming: 0949-597-5933
|E-mail Address
|Date Established
|12 August 1998
|Start of Operations
|12 April 1999
|Permit from Host Govt.
|Date of issuance
|12 September 2003
|School Owner
|Ghazi Faisal Al-Dabbous &
|Sheikh Faisal Al-Humoud al-Malik as-Sabbah (Saudi Nationals)
|No. of Enrollees
|146 pre-school
|518 elementary
|239 secondary
|903 students (Fil. – 803, Non-Fil. – 100)
|School's Category
|Category IV
|School Principal
|Mr. Antonio A. Casupang
The Philippine Int'l. English School (PIES) in Fahaheel, Kuwait was an offshoot of the state visit of President Fidel V. Ramos to Kuwait in September 1997. In his meeting with His Highness, the Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Jaber Al Sabah, President Ramos personally appealed to the Kuwait community to establish a Philippine school that will address the educational needs of the Filipino children based in Kuwait.
The dream of having a Philippine school in Kuwait was realized when Ghazi Faisal Al Dabbous, the school owner solely funded its establishment. On 12 August 1998, the Philippine Ambassador to Kuwait, Shulan O. Primavera laid the first slab of marble to symbolize the establishment of the first-ever Philippine school in Kuwait at Fahaheel. The ceremony was attended by Abdullah Shamsuddin, Acting Director of Private Education at the Ministry of Education, school owner Ghazi Faisal Al Dabbous, leaders and members of the Filipino community, and media representatives.
The school started its first year of operation on 12 April 1999 for the school year 1999-2000 under Directive Permit No. 2780 issued by the Ministry of Education of Kuwait on 01 September 1999. It was inaugurated on 17 April 1999 and was given a Philippine Department of Education authorization in October 2001. It started with pre-elementary, elementary, and secondary educational programs based on Philippine curriculum.
Believing in the philosophy that education is an instrument for the development of the citizenry and for the enhancement of nation-building, the PIES visualizes the school as the premiere learning institution in the State of Kuwait for Filipino children to become responsible citizens and future leaders of their country.
The PIES envisions intellectually equipped, morally upright, physically fit, disciplined, technologically competent, and service-oriented individuals living in a competitive local and global environment.
To realize the vision, PIES shall:
1. Be consistent with the objectives of the Philippine educational system by offering the prescribed Philippine Curriculum for elementary and secondary private education and by integrating relevant local Ministry of Education requirements;
2. Periodically review and continuously develop and improve the school's curriculum offerings in order to be responsive to the exigencies of the times;
3. Endlessly seek and employ more creative and innovative teaching and learning techniques in order to become a world class Philippine school; and
4. Endeavor to provide an environment conducive to the development of creative, independent, expressive, socially responsible, service-oriented and critical thinking individuals by tapping their multiple intelligence.


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Taxon Profile
found at off Karachi Arabian Sea Pakistan
Geological Time: Quaternary Holocene recent
specimen provided by Dr. Ralf Noetzel
Collection: Dr. Ralf Noetzel
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The course involves analysis of key issues in the field of non'governmental organisations (NGO) and development management, including issues in globalisation and development and programme/project design and management; dedicated research methods module to develop advanced analytical skills and prepare for the independent research dissertation; the course adopts a multi'disciplinary approach and examines global and local dimensions of NGO and development management; it encourages independent critical approaches to contemporary development issues, focuses on a practical field approach to development management, and adopts a client'centred approach to development.
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Modules include: Development management in the international context; programme and project design; research methods; dissertation; plus options from: introduction to forced migration; managing policy; institutional development for voluntary organisations.
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A 2nd Class Honours degree in a cognate area of study. Under special circumstances applicants without a relevant 1st degree but with substantial professional experience may be considered, usually on the basis of an interview. All applicants whose 1st language is not English require IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
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Talking Reminder
Easy to use personal reminder software that includes scheduling, calendar and reminder functions.
It will allow you to organize all of the important dates, appointments, and occasions in your life.
Talking Reminder is stand-alone software and you will receive reminders right on your own computer desktop or optionally delivered to your mailbox.
Some of the Talking Reminder features include:
- Great user interface!
- Drag and drop support for rescheduling of your events. (simply drag an event to a different date on the main calendar and you are done. Talking reminder will take care of recurrence options and pre reminders for you)
- Yearly, monthly, weekly, daily or one time reminders with configurable intervals.
- Pre reminders that offer an easy way to remind you about an event few days before it is actually due. This is done with a simple mouse click. (never forget to buy those birthday presents on time again)
- Intelligent design that will automatically pre select recurrence interval most common for certain event. For example - if you add a birthday reminder. Talking Reminder will automatically set the recurrence interval to 1 year and by default add a pre reminder to remind you to buy presents few days before the due date. Of course - you can always change this or choose not to use this option at all.
- Icons on the main calendar help to easily determine how your schedule looks like. Moving your mouse over an event will instantly show it's title and time in the status bar. You can always double click on an icon to see the full event properties.
- Easy preview of upcoming reminders for next 6 weeks.
- Speech output that can be used to read out the reminders and/or tell you the current time.
- Various reminder actions like e-mail alert or file execution in addition to standard popup window.
- Absolutely configurable user interface. Select among various skins supplied with the product or change the colors and even your background image of the calendar.
- Great search capabilities.
- Fail safe reminding capabilities make sure you never miss an event. For example - if you are not around to acknowledge a reminder popup - Talking Reminder could send you an email to make sure you get the message.


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I've had some experience making apps with panda3d in python with decent success and have since tried to work in C++, which I suppose I'm a relative noob only having took 2 semesters of C++ in college.
My current problem is I'm running one of the very basic examples from the manual, and simply injected some TextNode and GraphicsWindow code for playing with the C++ equivalent classes.
The app runs fine up until the point that I actually make a call to a GraphicsWindow method, at which point I get the windows "test.exe has stopped working" message. Debugging it just seems to tell me about some assembly code error, which is probably unimportant but just incase...
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First-chance exception at 0x0188c0c4 in Veritus.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x0000039c.
Unhandled exception at 0x0188c0c4 in Veritus.exe: 0xC0000005: Access violation reading location 0x0000039c.
WindowProps = WindowGFX->get_properties();
->0118111C push eax
└>0188C0C4 mov eax,dword ptr [esi+8]
the file is relatively the same minus the couple lines I added in the camera task, but here's the whole thing in case I did something very wrong.
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#ifndef VERITUS_H
#define VERITUS_H
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <sstream>
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#include "Veritus.h"
#include "pandaFramework.h"
#include "pandaSystem.h"
#include "graphicsWindow.h"
PandaFramework framework;
PT( GraphicsWindow ) WindowGFX;
WindowProperties WindowProps;
// The global task manager
PT(AsyncTaskManager) taskMgr = AsyncTaskManager::get_global_ptr();
// The global clock
PT(ClockObject) globalClock = ClockObject::get_global_clock();
// Here's what we'll store the camera in.
NodePath camera;
PT( TextNode ) UIText;
// This is our task - a global or static function that has to return DoneStatus.
// The task object is passed as argument, plus a void* pointer, cointaining custom data.
// For more advanced usage, we can subclass AsyncTask and override the do_task method.
AsyncTask::DoneStatus spinCameraTask(GenericAsyncTask* task, void* data) {
// Calculate the new position and orientation (inefficient - change me!)
double time = globalClock->get_real_time();
double angledegrees = time * 6.0;
double angleradians = angledegrees * (3.14 / 180.0);
camera.set_hpr(angledegrees, 0, 0);
std::string testString;
int numDevices = 10;
//This line crashes it...
WindowProps = WindowGFX->get_properties();
//So does this...
//int numDevices = WindowGFX->get_num_input_devices();
std::string numDevicesStr;
std::stringstream numDevicesStrStream;
numDevicesStrStream << numDevices;
numDevicesStr = numDevicesStrStream.str();
//and so do these two (separately i mean)...
//testString = WindowGFX->get_window_event();
//UIText->set_text( WindowGFX->get_window_event() );
UIText->set_text( numDevicesStr );
// Tell the task manager to continue this task the next frame.
return AsyncTask::DS_cont;
int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
// Load the window and set its title.
framework.open_framework(argc, argv);
framework.set_window_title("Veritus v0.1");
WindowFramework *window = framework.open_window();
// Get the camera and store it in a variable.
camera = window->get_camera_group();
// Load the environment model.
NodePath environ = window->load_model(framework.get_models(), "models/environment");
// Reparent the model to render.
// Apply scale and position transforms to the model.
environ.set_scale(0.25, 0.25, 0.25);
environ.set_pos(-8, 42, 0);
// Add our task.
// If we specify custom data instead of NULL, it will be passed as the second argument
// to the task function.
taskMgr->add(new GenericAsyncTask("Spins the camera", &spinCameraTask, (void*) NULL));
UIText = new TextNode( "node name" );
UIText->set_text( "oh hai there" );
NodePath textNodePath = window->get_aspect_2d().attach_new_node(UIText);
// Run the engine.
// Shut down the engine when done.
return (0);
I haven't seen any other errors, just 20 or so deprecated function call warnings. All the debugger seems to indicate about WindowGFX variable is that it has a void pointer.
Also, when I try to run the app from VS it states that libp3framework.dll was not found, though executing from the .exe directly seems to work just fine, or rather without calling any GraphicsWindow methods it does.
I'm working in VS2008 with Panda3D-1.7.2 on Vista Home Premium 64-bit