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Hello, this has been already many times asked in this Forum. I'm talking about 'Short Audio Focus' and Poweramp. Actually the only way that Poweramp handles 'Short Audio Focus' is pausing the song. This is actually nice if you have headphones connected and you don't want to listen to your song on the external loudspeaker when a message or whatever arrives. Ok, till there everything is fine. But it's not the same while connected via Bluetooth to your car head unit. So in combination with a Navigation app (Let's say TomTom for example) + Poweramp, every time the navigation says you should turn, the music just stops playing, and after finishing talking the music resumes. This is deadly annoying when you're driving inside of a city, then the music sounds like a scratched CD from the 90's.. stopping every 5 to 10 seconds. The proposed solution is always disable the 'Pause Song while Short Audio Focus', then the song keeps playing while the navigation app is talking.. but the song loudness is as loud as the voice talking, so you end up being unable to understand what the navigation system is saying, so it gets annoying again. FEATURE REQUEST: -> So again, I would like to request as an option to enable 'Song Volume Lowering on Short Audio Focus'. There are a lot of topics in this forum asking about this feature, and there are even some of them where the developers even answer. http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/5610-volume-ducking/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/5848-lower-volume-of-music-when-google-maps-prompts/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/2873-mute-or-lower-volume-during-google-navigation-speech/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/4591-lower-volume-on-notifications-short-audio-focus-change/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/4468-volume-duck-instead-of-pause-while-playing-with-google-navigationwaze/ http://forum.powerampapp.com/index.php?/topic/8287-audiofocus-option-for-lowering-volume-during-notificationsnavigation/ ... The developers said: For a workaround for this issue, it could be a Bluetooth only feature (So it would work on Samsung and in others) and the annoying problem would be gone and everyone happy. I hope I'ill get a response from the developers, I would like to know if they would consider implementing this possibility or if everyone should stop asking about this feature (which the android stock player has by default). Greetings.


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I had the need for a number of divs on a page that would show a certain amount of content, then grow (animate) with a 'show more' button, and shrink back with a 'show less' button.
There were solutions out there, but the ones I found were based on the number of characters in the text and had issues with certain content inside them such as images or links etc.
I just wanted to use pixel height values. So I wrote a jQuery plugin to do so, you can find it here. It is tiny, the compressed version just 920 bytes (not even 1K!).
The plugin will crop the container div to the initial height value and add a link to the bottom to expand it. When clicked the container wil expand to the actual height of the container and provide a click link to collapse it. The expand and collapse action are animated.
Very simple to use. Just call the function on the jQuery selector for a containing div element and pass its initial size, then for each div container set the rel value of the size you want it to expand to.
If you want divs with different starting heights, just give them different class names and apply the divgrow function for each class with different starting heights.
It is used on this live site – http://www.wasdell.co.uk/services.aspx
and here http://www.itzyogi.com/therapies.aspx
Download the latest release from the jQuery Plugin Page
1) Inlcude the JS file into your page (after jQuery – requires 1.4.2+):

2) Apply the divgrow function to any div element(s) you want to grow using the usual jQuery selector syntax. initialHeight sets the height of the containers before they are expanded. Here any div of class "more-block" will have this feature applied and the starting height is 147. Use different classes and apply seperatly if you need different starting heights.
$().ready(function() {
$('div.more-block').divgrow({ initialHeight: 147 });
3) Create your container with a class or id reference that the plugin was bound to (i.e. "more-block" in this example)

Corns and Callus (Hyperkeratosis)

These occur in areas of the foot that are experiencing excess pressure and/or friction. The body seeks to defend itself by producing extra layers of skin as a form of protection. However as the process continues the accumulation of extra skin exceeds that which is lost naturally so the skin in these vulnerable areas builds up and becomes compacted as the original cause of the process continues. The protective mechanism becomes the problem if left untreated and the cause not addressed.

Callus denotes a general area of hard dead skin and a corn is a much more concentrated collection which often goes deep rather than wide. Corns can produce pain completely out of proportion to their size often because of impingement upon nerves or sometimes infection.

Treatment of the symptoms is the first step to stopping the pain and discomfort and this is usually addressed without much discomfort by a foot health professional. Treating the cause can be as simple as discarding an ill fitting pair of shoes or may entail a more detailed assessment of individual foot function.

Callus is not always caused by mechanical factors but can be a symptom of a systemic disease such as Psoriasis.

There are some useful devices to assist in protecting vulnerable areas from corns and callus – see our recommended products page.
Thats it.
Optional arguments:
initialHeight: 100 – (default)
moreText: "+ Show More" – (default)
lessText: "- Show Less" – (default)
showBrackets: true – (default)
$('div.more-block').divgrow({ initialHeight: 147, moreText: "give me more", lessText: "thats enough", showBrackets: false });
The zip file includes a how to instruction on use.

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Developers hoping to construct a Family Dollar store in Mancos are inviting residents to come see their plans.
Representatives from T&N Properties are scheduled to host the open house at the Mancos Schools Performance Center from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 27.
"The developers plan to share information on a potential Family Dollar store to be located in town," said Mancos Town Administrator Andrea Phillips.
In addition to answering questions from residents, Phillips said the developers are also slated to present site plans and artist renderings of the proposed business. Based in Utah, T&N Properties is a regional developer for Family Dollar.
Before any construction, developers must obtain access approval from the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Phillips said that approval process is pending.
In April, Mancos residents expressed concerns of allowing a chain store to invade their town, prompting town officials to place a six-month moratorium on commercial businesses more than 5,000 square feet.
At the previous public meeting, opponents of the business worried that a discount retailer and national chain like Family Dollar would dilute both Mancos' support for local businesses and its cherished Western theme.
"Some residents have expressed concerns, and they want to ensure the town maintains its western rural character," Phillips said.
Proponents of the business argue the town needs a place to purchase basic necessities, which would generate more revenues for town coffers.
The proposed site for the business is at the northwest intersection of U.S. highways 160 and 184.
Family Dollar has more than 7,000 locations in 44 U.S. states. Last year, Family Dollar ranked 301st on the Fortune 500 list.


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An often arising question is: Can I use KDE to develop commercial applications? - Yes, you can develop commercial applications for KDE. KDE's foundation libraries kdelibs and kdepimlibs, as well as KOffice libraries and other major supporting applications, are licensed under the LGPL. The LGPL allows the linking of closed source applications against those libraries. Though, a Qt developer license is required for closed source development.
Content is available under Creative Commons License SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted.


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A wheelchair is a wheeled mobility device which is used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, or disability. The device is propelled either manually or via various automated systems.
Microsoft and the Office logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.


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"The Brainwashing of the American Investor: The Book That Wall Street Does Not Want YOU To Read" - Revised Edition
Take a tour of a professional investment managers' private SEP IRA program during ten years surrounding the financial crisis:
In developing the investment plan, personal financial goals, objectives, time frames, and future income requirements should all be considered. A first step would be to assure that small portfolios (under $50,000) are at least 50% income focused.
At the $100,000 level, between 30% and 40% income focused is fine, but above age 50, the income focus allocation needs to be no less than 40%... and it could increase in 10% increments every five years.
The "Income Bucket" of the Asset Allocation is itself a portfolio risk minimization tool, and when combined with an "Equity Bucket" that includes only Investment Grade Value Stocks, it becomes a very powerful risk regulator over the life of the portfolio.
Other Risk Minimizers include: "Working Capital Model" based Asset Allocation, fundamental quality based selection criteria, diversification and income production rules, and profit taking guidelines for all securities,
Dealing with changes in the Investment Environment productively involves a market/interest rate/economic cycle appreciation, as has evolved in the Market Cycle Investment Management (MCIM) methodology. Investors must formulate realistic expectations about investment securities--- by class and by type. This will help them deal more effectively with short term events, disruptions and dislocations.
Over the past twenty years, the market has transitioned into a "passive", more products than ever before, environment on the equity side... while income purpose investing has actually become much easier in the right vehicles. MCIM relies on income closed end funds to power our programs.
To illustrate just how powerful the combination of highest quality equities plus long term closed end funds has been during this time... we have provided an audio PowerPoint that illustrates the development of a Self Directed IRA portfolio from 2004 through 2014.
Throughout the years surrounding the "Financial Crisis", Annual income nearly tripled from $8,400 to $23,400 and Working Capital grew 80% $198,000 to $356,000.
Total income is 6.5% of capital and more than covers the RMD.
Managing income purpose securities requires price volatility understanding and disciplined income reinvestment protocals. "Total realized return" (emphasis on the realized) and compound earnings growth are the key elements. All forms of income secuities are liquid when dealt with in Closed End Funds.


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Gracias por su interés en nuestras villas. Esperamos poder hablar con Ud!
Puri Lukisan Museum houses an extensive collection of Balinese artworks across different schools and disciplines. Each of the four buildings within the compound exhibits a unique category of artworks. The east building features early works gathered from artists in Ubud and the surrounding villages, and the north building houses fine ink drawing from renowned artist I Gusti Nyoman Lempad, along with paintings by Pita Maha artists. The west building contains modern post-war pieces, while the building located in the south serves as a venue for hosting special exhibitions. The well-manicured grounds of the museum are worth taking a stroll in. Stop by the bookshop for some souvenir shopping, or take a break at the cafe after your visit.


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Stocks ended near their best levels Tuesday, recovering from their worst one-day drop in 2013, following Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech and buoyed by a batch of upbeat economic reports.
(Read More: After-Hours Buzz: BBY, PCLN, FSLR & More)
Major averages initially spiked higher after Bernanke defended the central bank's easy monetary policy, overturning fears from last week that the Fed might scale back its bond-buying program. But stocks gradually pulled back throughout the duration of his speech, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq dipping into negative territory, as the Chairman failed to offer much new information to excite investors.
"It's standard talk and he didn't really rock the boat—the Fed is going to keep purchasing the bonds the way it is," said Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist at Schaeffer's Investment Research.


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WFDF 2014 World Ultimate Club Championships in Lecco - Final Day daily newsletter
09 August 2014
Last day of the WFDF 2014 World Ultimate Club Championships started and the finals in the Open, Mixed and Women`s division are going to be played at the city stadium Rigamonti-Ceppi in lecco. This daily newsletter provides recaps from the Friday games, results, special information and forecasts from the event.
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I can't help but continue in the comfort theme with all this cold weather around. This recipe is for everyone out there who is surrounded by snow....this is guaranteed to warm you up and make you happy to be tucked up indoors!
1-2 tbsp olive oil
3 rashers of streaky bacon, cut or snipped into small pieces
1 onion, finely chopped
2 stalks of celery, finely chopped
2 carrots, peeled & sliced at an angle
2 cloves of garlic, crushed
750g stewing beef
2 tbsp flour
150ml red wine
500ml beef stock
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp brown sugar
2 bay leaves
125ml barbecue sauce
Salt & pepper
2 tbsp parsley, finely chopped
Pre-heat the oven to 350F/ 180C.
In a large pan or casserole dish heat 1 tbsp of the oil then add the bacon pieces and cook until starting to turn crispy. If there is a lot of fat remove some of it from the pan then add the onion, celery and carrot. Cook for roughly 7 minutes until the onion and celery have softened then add the garlic and cook for a further minute.
While the vegetables are softening put the beef into a large freezer bag and sprinkle over the flour, along with a little salt and pepper. Seal the bag and shake it well so all the pieces of meat are evenly covered in the flour.
Remove the vegetables from the pan and set aside. If you need to, add the remaining tablespoon of oil to the pan then cook the meat (in batches if need be) until it is browned on all sides. Push the meat to the side of the pan then add the red wine and de-glaze the pan (in other words, scrape up all of the lovely, sticky brown parts that are on the bottom). Mix the wine and beef together and then let the wine simmer and reduce a little before adding the vegetables back to the pan, then add the beef stock, balsamic vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, bay leaves, barbecue sauce, salt and pepper. Bring to a gentle simmer then put in the oven for roughly 2 hours until the meat is tender.
While the stew is cooking, if you are making fresh pasta you can do it now, if not now's the time to relax by the fire!
Remove the stew from the oven and taste to check the seasoning. Discard the bay leaves and just before serving sprinkle over the fresh parsley. Serve at once with fresh pasta or some mashed potatoes.
Fresh Pasta
4 large eggs
½ tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil (optional)
There are two ways to make pasta....the traditional way using nothing but your hands and a flat work surface, and the modern way using the wonders of kitchen appliances to cut down on your own labour! I have to admit since I now have the appliances I feel it would be wrong not to put them to use so I opt for the easier and faster way. (Although in the past I have made pasta plenty of times using the traditional method).
Whatever way you choose, start by sifting the floor (either onto your work surface, or into the bowl of your processor). Make a well in the centre and crack in the whole eggs, then add the salt and oil if using. If taking the easy option, turn the machine on and pulse until you have a resemblance to bread crumbs. Transfer onto a work surface and knead until it comes together and you have a smooth dough.
If you are sticking to the traditional method, using a fork beat the eggs with the salt and oil until mixed then slowly start incorporating the flour into the egg mixture. Continue to do so until it is too tough to use a fork. At this point gather it all together and knead for a good 5-7 minutes. If the pasta is a little too dry and firm add a splash of olive oil or water (no more than 1 tbsp) so that you have a smooth dough.
Wrap the dough in clingfilm (plastic wrap), and put in the fridge for at least 30 minutes.
When you are ready to make the pasta, unwrap the dough then cut it into 4 pieces so that you have manageable pieces to work with. Sprinkle some flour onto your work surface and rolling pin then give the dough another quick knead before rolling it out slightly. You can either use a rolling pin to roll it out completely, or a pasta maker. If using a pasta maker follow the instructions given, until you have perfect sheets of pasta.
Once the pasta has been rolled out to your desired thickness you can then cut and shape it and use as needed. For this recipe I use my cutter to make linguine. You can make whatever long pasta you like but I do recommend a thicker pasta (plus it's easier to cut, especially if you don't have the cutter attachment). Once the pasta has been cut you can either lay it flat on a large tray or baking sheet lined with kitchen paper and dusted with flour or alternatively you can make little 'nests' of pasta, just make sure it is well floured so you don't end up with one big clump of pasta! Set aside until you are ready to use.
To cook the pasta, bring a large pan of salted water to a boil then place the pasta in and cook for no more than 3-4 minutes. Drain and serve with your choice of sauce and enjoy!


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There are many file sharing services out there. Many offer simple free file hosting, however, I don't know of any that offer as many ways to share files and share ideas as the Drop.io service. I recently received a letter from them that mentioned a cool feature I wasn't aware of. Here's the letter:
Few know this, but it's easy (not to mention useful) to record a voicemail inside a drop.
Here's how:
1. Start a 'drop' with 1-click
2. Inside the drop, hit the button that says 'create a free number'
3. Call that number and leave a voice message
… that's it! The message will automatically become an mp3.
Reporters use this function as an easy way to record interviews on-the-ground and podcasters use it for their shows. We like to leave personal greetings on drops filled with photos for our friends and family.
Check out the voicemail we left for you – and leave us a message in return.
I can think of several other ways to use a public (or private) online voice mail. There are many other useful Drop.io features you might want to check out. Here's short video about them:
Here are a few of our previous posts about the Drop.io site and services:
1. Drop.io Extension For Google Chrome
2. Drop.io | A File Sharing Program, which is more than just RapidShare
3. Send 100MB Attachments With Yahoo Mail
4. Drop.io, A Service To Privately Share Your Files
5. Drop.io Extension For Google Chrome
Be sure to let us know if you have some new ideas how to use this or any other file sharing service.


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|Article Index
|UNRIC Library Newsletter - March 2012
|New information material
|New titles
|All Pages
Human Rights Council – redesigned website
The new website , launched on 22 February 2012, provides extensive information for the 19th session of the Human Rights Council, including the list of dignitaries addressing the high-level segment; the reports being presented at the session; themes and countries to be discussed during the session; the four-week schedule for the session; information on nine panel discussions to be held; the draft resolutions and decisions and oral statements.
Progress status of the digitization of United Nations documents
The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library is collaborating with the Library of the United Nations Office at Geneva in digitizing pre-1993 UN documents. Documents in the six official languages are scanned, processed for full text retrieval, and uploaded to the UN Official Documents System (ODS). The website will be updated regularly and the current list shows the progress as of end of January 2012.
UNRIC Library Backgrounder: South Sudan (updated version)
html version: http://archive.unric.org/en/unric-library/26835
pdf version: http://archive.unric.org/html/english/library/backgrounders/southsudan.pdf
The first version of this backgrounder – issued in July 2011 - focused on the independence and admission to UN membership. The updated version includes information from August 2011 onwards.
Conflict-Related Sexual Violence: Guidance for Mediators (DPA)
The United Nations is enlisting its peace envoys in stepped-up efforts by the organization to combat the scourge of sexual violence in warfare, unveiling new guidelines to help mediators address the problem in peace agreements and cease-fires. The new guidance by the Department of Political Affairs will be issued to all UN mediators and mission chiefs and incorporated in training and briefing materials for envoys and their teams. Key principles for mediators include an obligation to engage parties in discussion on this issue and to work towards firm commitments in peace accords to cease all acts of conflict-related sexual violence. The guidelines also require sexual violence to be included in the definition of acts covered by a ceasefire and monitored for.
Conflict-related sexual violence: Report of the Secretary-General (A/66/657–S/2012/33, 13 January 2012)
English, French & Spanish: http://undocs.org/A/66/657
The annual United Nations report documenting conflict-related sexual violence around the world today for the first time names some of the military forces, militia and other armed groups that are suspected of being among the worst offenders. The groups listed in the report include the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the Central African Republic (CAR) and in South Sudan, armed militia groups and former armed forces in Côte d'Ivoire, and the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The report provides examples of how sexual violence has threatened security and impeded peacebuilding in post-conflict situations, such as in Chad, CAR, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Timor-Leste, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and how it has been used in the context of elections, political strife and civil unrest in Egypt, Guinea, Kenya and Syria, among others.
AIDS Dependency Crisis: Sourcing African Solutions (UNAIDS)
English: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2012/JC2286_Sourcing-African-Solutions_en.pdf
French: http://www.unaids.org/en/media/unaids/contentassets/documents/unaidspublication/2012/JC2286_Sourcing-African-Solutions_fr.pdf
The past decade has seen a remarkable transformation across the African Continent—an expression of hard-earned progress and promise even in the midst of a global financial crisis. This is an era of unprecedented economic growth, socially sustainable gains and strong African leadership. And today almost every country in Africa has a success story to tell, a story of lives saved through stopping new HIV infections and preventing AIDS-related deaths.
Empowering Women for Stronger Political Parties: A Guidebook to Promote Women's Political Participation (UNDP)
English full length version, abridged version in English & French: http://www.beta.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/librarypage/womens-empowerment/empower-women-political-parties.html
This publication identifies targeted interventions for promoting the stronger presence and influence of women in political parties as well as advancing gender equality issues in party policies and platforms. The lessons learned and common strategies in this Guide are drawn mainly, but not exclusively, from 20 case studies that were commissioned by UNDP and conducted by NDI during 2009-2010. The entry points identified are designed to provide ideas for action for political parties, development assistance providers, party foundations, and CSOs in their work to support parties.
Guidance for partnerships with civil society, including people living with HIV and key populations (UNAIDS)
This document provides guidance on how The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), its Cosponsors and Secretariat (working at national, regional and global levels) should strengthen and operationalize meaningful and respectful partnership work with civil society. It should enable the UN to deliver the targets and elimination commitments agreed in the 2011 Political Declaration on HIV/AIDS.
Progress on drinking water and sanitation: 2012 update (WHO / UNICEF)
The world has met the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target of halving the proportion of people without sustainable access to safe drinking water, well in advance of the MDG 2015 deadline, according to a report issued on 6 March 2012 by UNICEF and WHO. Between 1990 and 2010, over two billion people gained access to improved drinking water sources, such as piped supplies and protected wells. The report says at the end of 2010 89% of the world's population, or 6.1 billion people, used improved drinking water sources. This is one per cent more than the 88% MDG target. It is estimated that by 2015 92% of the global population will have access to improved drinking water.
Releasing the Pressure: Water Resource Efficiencies and Gains for Ecosystem Services (UNEP / SEI)
Report: http://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Air-land-water-resources/sei-unep-releasing-the-pressure.pdf
Policy Brief on Main Findings: http://www.sei-international.org/mediamanager/documents/Publications/Air-land-water-resources/SEI-UNEP-PB-Releasing-the-Pressure.pdf
This UNEP report, produced by researchers at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), urges policymakers and resource managers to shift from the traditional focus on water productivity per unit of agricultural yield ("more per crop drop"), to a broader view of the concept, which would include ecosystems services.
Report on the World Manufacturing Production (UNIDO)
World manufacturing output grew by 4.2 per cent in the fourth quarter of last year compared to the same period of the previous year, the lowest quarterly growth rate in 2011. The two main economies that contributed to the ongoing growth were China and the United States. The world manufacturing output had an impressive start in the first quarter of 2011 indicating a recovery from the financial crisis of 2008-2009. However this process stalled since the second quarter, especially due to the deteriorated financial situation in the Euro-zone countries, according to a report released on 1 March 2012 by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
The State of the World's Children 2012: Children in an Urban World (UNICEF)
English: http://www.unicef.org/sowc2012/index.php
French: http://www.unicef.org/french/sowc2012/index.php
Spanish: http://www.unicef.org/spanish/sowc2012/index.php
More than half of the world's 7 billion people now live in urban areas. What does this mean for children? UNICEF has dedicated the 2012 edition of its flagship report to the situation of children growing up in urban settings. Cities are known to generate economic growth – but, as the report reveals, not all children are benefiting from urban expansion. In this increasingly urban world, the absence of a sustained focus on child rights means that some children are being left behind.
United Nations E-Government Survey 2012: E-Government for the People (UNDESA)
The 2012 edition examines the institutional framework for e-government and finds that the presence of a national coordinating authority can help overcome internal barriers and focus minds on integrated responses to citizen concerns – an important lesson for sustainable development actors.
WHO Global Report: Mortality Attributable to Tobacco
The report shows that five per cent of all deaths from communicable diseases worldwide and 14 per cent of deaths resulting from non-communicable illnesses among adults aged 30 and above were attributable to tobacco use.
World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education (UNESCO / UIS)
To mark International Women's Day, UNESCO has published the World Atlas of Gender Equality in Education. It includes more than 120 maps, charts and tables featuring a wide range of sex-disaggregated indicators produced by the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. The Atlas enables readers to visualize the educational pathways of girls and boys in terms of access, participation and progression from pre-primary to tertiary education. It also illustrates the extent to which gender disparities in education have changed since 1970 and are shaped by factors such as national wealth, geographic location, investment in education and fields of study. French and Spanish language editions are forthcoming.
World Water Development Report, 4th edition (UNESCO)
Volume 1 - Managing Water under Uncertainty and Risk: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/WWDR4%20Volume%201-Managing%20Water%20under%20Uncertainty%20and%20Risk.pdf
Volume 2 - Knowledge Base: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/WWDR4%20Volume%202-Knowledge%20Base.pdf
Volume 3 - Facing the Challenges: http://www.unesco.org/new/fileadmin/MULTIMEDIA/HQ/SC/pdf/WWDR4%20Volume%203-Facing%20the%20Challenges.pdf
According to the Report, people in many parts of the world enjoy improved access to safe drinking water –86 per cent of the population in developing regions will have it by 2015. But there are still nearly one billion people without such access, and in cities the numbers are growing. Sanitation infrastructure is not keeping pace with the world's urban population, which will almost double by 2050 to 6.3 billion people. Today, more than 80 per cent of the world's waste water is neither collected nor treated.
Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (OPIC)
Text of the Protocol: http://treaties.un.org/doc/source/signature/2012/CTC_4-11d.pdf
The Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on a communications procedure (OPIC) was opened for signature on 28 February 2012 in Geneva. 20 States signed the Optional Protocol.
The Outreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations
English: http://www.un.org/en/preventgenocide/rwanda/
French: http://www.un.org/fr/preventgenocide/rwanda/
Spanish: http://www.un.org/es/preventgenocide/rwanda/
The Outreach Programme on the Rwanda Genocide and the United Nations is an information and educational outreach programme run by the United Nations Department of Public Information. The programme focuses on learning the lessons of the Rwanda genocide in order to help prevent similar acts in the future, as well as raising awareness of the lasting impact of genocide on the survivors and the challenges that they still face today.
Report submitted by the Special Rapporteur on the right to food, Olivier De Schutter (A/HRC/19/59)
English, French, Spanish: http://undocs.org/A/HRC/19/59
Globalized food systems and the spread of Western lifestyles has spawned an international public health disaster with over a billion people suffering from undernourishment while another billion remain overweight or obese, an independent United Nations expert warned. "Our food systems create sick people," said Olivier De Schutter, the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, as he presented his latest report on 6 March 2012 to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
Briefing note "The World Trade Organization and the Post-Global Food Crisis Agenda: Putting Food Security First in the International Food System": http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Food/BN4_SRRTF_WTO_EN.pdf
Protecting People Crossing Borders in the Context of Climate Change: Normative Gaps and Possible Approaches (UNHCR)
The report argues that while a relationship between climate change, environmental events and displacement/migration exists, direct causalities are difficult to establish. The paper analyses existing approaches to address cross-border displacement and migration at the domestic, regional and international levels as well as suggestions by private institutions.
International Criminal Court's First Verdict
English: http://www.icc-cpi.int/NR/exeres/A70A5D27-18B4-4294-816F-BE68155242E0.htm
French: http://www.icc-cpi.int/menus/icc/press%20and%20media/press%20releases/news%20and%20highlights/pr776?lan=fr-FR
On 14 March 2012, Trial Chamber I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) decided unanimously that Thomas Lubanga Dyilo is guilty, as a co-perpetrator, of the war crimes of conscripting and enlisting children under the age of 15 and using them to participate actively in hostilities from 1 September 2002 to 13 August 2003.
The Brussels based United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe - UNRIC provides information on UN activities to the countries of the region. It also provides liaison with institutions of the European Union in the field of information. Its outreach activities extend to all segments of society and joint campaigns, projects and events are organized with partners including the EU, governments, the media, NGOs, schools and local authorities.
United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels)
Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 155, Block C2,7th and 8th floor, Brussels 1040, Belgium
Tel.: +32 2 788 8484 / Fax: 32 2 788 8485


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Annual Utility Pole Permits
TxDMV issues annual utility pole permits for vehicles used exclusively for the transportation of poles required for the maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution of lines. Maximum vehicle dimensions may be up to 75' long and may not exceed other Texas legal size and weight limits.
How to Apply
You may also:
- Download and submit Form 302 Application for Time Permits by fax to (512) 465-4251 or by mail to the address listed on the application form, or
- Call (800) 299-1700
Payment information must be provided with the permit application.
TxPROS Information and Tutorials
Operating Authority
Prior to being issued a permit, you must comply with TxDMV Motor Carrier Registration (MCR) or Unified Carrier Registration (UCR). If not required to have TxDMV MCR or UCR, you must have a permit bond in the amount of $10,000 on file with TxDMV.
Fees & Payment
The annual permit fee is $120.
Fees are payable by:
- MasterCard, VISA, Discover or American Express (a service charge of 25 cents per permit plus 2.25 percent will be added.)
- Funds deposited in a pre-established escrow account
- FirstPay Account established through Frost Bank San Antonio (https://www.frostbank.com/business/banking/treasury-management/firstpay)
- Automated Clearing House (ACH) – Electronic Check (only accepted when ordering online through TxPROS)
- Personal check, business check, cashier's check or money order, payable to the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
- Cash (MUST be delivered to a TxDMV Regional Service Center)
A permit fee will not be refunded after the permit number has been issued unless such refund is necessary to correct an error made by the Motor Carrier Division.
Additional Requirements
The following lighting must be displayed at all times:
- two red lamps visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the rear
- two red reflectors that indicate the maximum width and are visible, when light is insufficient or atmospheric conditions are unfavorable, at all distances from 100 to 600 feet from the rear when directly in front of lawful lower beams of light
- two red lamps, one on each side, that indicate the maximum overhang and are visible at a distance of at least 500 feet from the side
You are responsible for routing and obtaining current restrictions prior to movement. Active time permit holders may use TxPROS to generate free routes for loads moving under their time permit.
More Information
- Night movement will be allowed for emergency movement by utility companies only to restore power. A rear escort is required for emergency night movement by utility companies.
- Review your permit for specific curfews and conditions that apply to your load and movement.


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I've had my S1 for 6 months and I finally decided to load it up with tunes last night. Couldn't stand to have a 7gb media card go unused any longer. I sync'd it up with ITunes using DM for the MAC. That part went smooth as silk.
Question 1: Does music play through the phone speaker or just through the ear buds. I can only get sound through the ear buds. Is this right?
Question 2: How do you adjust the music volume when listening to music with the ear buds? The toggle switch on the side of the phone advances the song to the next song in the playlist. I can't find anywhere to adjust the volume. The volume is so loud using ear buds that it hurts my ears. There has to be a way to adjust the volume.


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Prime ABS Weather-X 200
Is an acrylic capped co-extruded ABS sheet, which can be produced as a two or three multilayer composite. The acrylic cap imparts a very high gloss, vibrant colors with superior depth of image, excellent UV protection, chemical resistance, toughness and excellent formability.
The performance features of Prime ABS Weather-X 200 make it The material of choice for applications, including marine, personal watercraft, recreational vehicles, lawn/garden, building/construction and automotive accessories.
Surface Temp = 325-360?F Mold Temp = 150-175?F
De-mold @ 170?F
Mold shrink is .004-.008 in/in.
ABS may absorb greater amounts of radiant energy than acrylic; thus, surface temperatures may increase more rapidly. Care should be taken to maintain the surface temperature at 325°F-360°F to avoid blistering, burning and color/gloss shift of the acrylic cap.
Prime ABS Weather-X 200 can be joined using mechanical methods such as bolts, screws or clamps, or chemical methods such as cementing. When drilling co-extruded sheet with an acrylic modified drill bit, be sure to exit from the acrylic side but when drilling with a standard bit, be sure to have the bit exit from the substrate side. For accuracy and safety, Prime ABS Weather-X 200 should be clamped during drilling.
Colors, Textures and Capabilities
Prime ABS Weather-X 200 can be color matched to meet your specific requirements. The surface is typically high gloss but textures such as calf grain, H/C, F/L H/C, Levant 1 and Seville are available.


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Welcome to Discovery Glass
Please browse the work on this site or visit my online store to see or purchase samples of my work.
Using beautiful glass, I create handcrafted, unique items which include jewellery, glass art, giftware, and interior pieces at my studio, Discovery Glass, in Comber.
My work includes stained glass windows and other glass items such as mirrors and tiffany style lampshades that will enhance your home; bridalwear accessories such as tiaras and earrings; exquisite glass gifts that can be customised for any occassion by hand engraving. I am pleased to offer stunning, complimentary giftwrapping.
I am regularly commissioned to create corporate awards and bespoke jewellery for events such as Eurovision Song Contest and the Rose of Trallee .
I delight in working with glass which for me is the most inspiring and versatile of materials. I channel my enthusiasm, vision and expertise into the many forms of glasswork I design and create. My work is on display worldwide.
As a qualified teacher I provide workshops with expert tuition in "tiffany" and fused glass. I also undertake teaching in venues elsewhere.
The story of glass can be traced from Egyptian and Roman times to the present day. The beauty of glass has been capable of stirring the imagination and uplifting the soul since the Middle Ages with the stained glass windows that still illuminate many of the great cathedrals of Europe. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the name Louis Comfort Tiffany became synonymous with the stunning, flamboyant glass lamps that only the rich and famous could afford.
Throughout my years of trading as Discovery Glass I have nurtured my craft and furthered my education via tuition from many world reknown glass artists in Europe and the United States.My inspiration is derived from many diverse styles including Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Celtic, and other ethnic art.
I intuitively employ painting, fusing, slumping and many other techniques to enhance the intrinsic magic of glass, allowing my understanding of colour, design and of glass itself to transform a client's vision into reality.
When you buy a piece of Discovery Glass you will be in the possession of a unique item. Because all that I create has been crafted by hand from a material that has many variations, you will be delighted to own a true original.


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Hot off this morning's news that Pulp Fiction co-writer Roger Avary is in talks to direct the John Cusack-fronted thriller Airspace, Panorama Media and Samuel Hadida announced today that Avary will write and direct an adaptation of the video game franchise Castle Wolfenstein. The pic is described as an action-adventure film in the vein of Captain America and Inglourious Basterds (two very different movies) that centers on a top secret mission to Castle Wolfenstein where Hitler is set to unveil a new secret weapon. During their mission, a young US Army Captain and a British Special Agent are confronted with Himmler's SS Paranormal Division.
The first Castle Wolfenstein game was launched in 1981 and has evolved considerably over the years, so it'll be interesting to see what they incorporate into the film. Hit the jump to read the full press release.
SANTA MONICA, CA, NOVEMBER 1, 2012 – Panorama Media and Samuel Hadida announced today the production of CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN. The action-adventure film, inspired by the iconic game franchise, is written and will be directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Avary. Hadida will produce through his Davis Films Productions, and global sales will be handled by Panorama's Marc Butan and Kimberly Fox. Talks with U.S. distributors are underway.
CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN is an action adventure film in the vein of CAPTAIN AMERICA and INGLORIOUS BASTERDS. The story follows a young US Army Captain and a British Special Agent on a top secret mission to Castle Wolfenstein, where Hitler will be for the unveiling of a new secret weapon. After reaching the Castle, our heroes are confronted with Himmler's SS Paranormal Division and must fight, not only for their survival, but for a mission that could alter the course of the War.
Hadida explained, "With Roger at the helm, we expect everyone will join us for a wild and fun cinematic ride that will grab contemporary film audiences with the same irreverent, hip, over the top approach that Roger brought to PULP FICTION and the other films he has either written or directed. It is a big action adventure but also strongly character driven and based on a very solid story."
Fox stated, "We are thrilled to be in business with Samuel and Roger on this amazing project. We have known Samuel for years as a distributor and as a producer who knows the pulse of the marketplace, from his productions of TRUE ROMANCE through the RESIDENT EVIL pictures, and including Roger's KILLING ZOE and RULES OF ATTRACTION. Both Samuel and Roger bring a really fun sensibility to the screen, and WOLFENSTEIN gives them the perfect opportunity."
Hadida added, "The film involves a classic assault on the bad guys, who are nominally Nazis, more evocative of INGLORIUS BASTERDS than the actual World War II. It is a vaguely futuristic retro world as fun as CAPTAIN AMERICA, which has recently been reintroduced to the world audience with great success."
Avary noted, "I've been playing the WOLFENSTEIN games since I was a kid, and feel that their outlandish sensibility has deeply influenced my own writing and directing throughout my career. I have always thought WOLFENSTEIN, transformed and opened for the screen to wider audiences not familiar with the games, would be a major cinematic experience, which is why I introduced it to Samuel. He bought the rights, and I could not be happier that we are now embarking on this adventure."
Panorama is licensing distribution rights at the current American Film Market now underway in Santa Monica.


text: Share Smaller TextLarger TextPrint The MS App By Michael Wentink Mar 13, 2013 0 Comments Growing up in the 80s, family trips to the local shopping mall usually involved my brothers and I heading to the arcade and playing video games until our parents gave us the sign that it was time to go. For this ten year old, it was sweet music to my ears as the fresh quarters rattled around in the coin dispenser, the converted dollar bills courtesy of Mom and Dad. My time and quarters were spent playing mostly sports-themed games, as not much else really piqued my interest. After I spent my last quarter, I'd wander over to the game "Gauntlet," not to play, but to watch for a few minutes until it was officially time to leave. "Gauntlet" was very different from "Tecmo Bowl" and the other sports games I usually gravitated toward; rather than trying to beat another team by scoring more points, it was about pure survival. My eyes were always drawn to each player's score, highlighted in big red numbers, usually rapidly descending as players struggled to complete the various levels. There was one memorable phrase I remember from the game: "Your life force is running out!" It was uttered by the computer narrator whenever a player's health had decreased to a threatening level. As I watched, I'd try to predict in my head at what precise moment the computer would start providing this ominous and repetitive alert. SO TIRED OF BEING TIRED For those with MS, energy is a prized resource, available only in limited quantities. Read any medical definition of multiple sclerosis and "fatigue" will be listed as one of the more common symptoms. The quotes are an intentional and caustic nod to this word; personally, I find the term "fatigue" lacking in accuracy and descriptive affect on the realities of living with MS. Webster's defines fatigue as "weariness or exhaustion from labor, exertion or stress," but with MS no exertion is required to enter a state of exhaustion; rather, weariness is constant - a baseline. Normal, daily routines, like showering and shaving, are obstacles to be planned for and managed, all in the name of preserving my energy. Even on my best days, I regularly feel the dark cloud of exhaustion hovering, tempting me to surrender and retreat to a dark and quiet spot, isolated from others. One moment I'm reading a story to my children or enjoying a dinner with my wife … then suddenly, my energy has vanished, my bones feel cold and achy, my mind is hazy, unable to think clearly. Often, I worry that my children think I'm ignoring them, my friends and family feel I'm disinterested, or new acquaintances wonder why I seem so tired and unengaged. MY OWN GAUNTLET But what if I had my own colored indicator, floating above my head, clearly identifying my energy level? My "life force" would blink in big numbers, and a friendly alert would go off when a low level was reached, notifying me and others that my energy was tapped out or, as with most days, surviving on fumes. Understandably, some might hesitate to broadcast their personal battle, a scarlet MS for all to see. But it would also be a portal for seeing through the MS looking glass, easing confusion and misunderstanding, highlighting our strength in battle and a wonderful way to educate ourselves and others on the moment-by-moment struggle we face against our own bodies. Michael Wentink, Blogger In 2008, Michael Wentink was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. At 31, he was a new father, a recent MBA graduate and a Director at a Fortune 500 company. MS altered this path and after an early retirement, Michael is now navigating life on a road less traveled. A native of Northern Virginia, Michael currently resides in San Antonio, Texas with his wife and two young children. Read about his journey with multiple sclerosis at mjwentink.com and follow him on Twitter.


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Eager to serve a new client, you rearrange your afternoon schedule, and as your truck comes to a halt in the driveway, you?re met at the sidewalk.
?Please hurry! That tree was a gift from my great-grandmother.? Another citizen expecting miracles. Lucky this client called you, because you?re the Miracle Maker. As you reach for your spray applicator, the client?s tone shifts from fear to horror. ?What?s that?? You suddenly notice the client?s tie-dyed apparel and the Jerry Garcia riffs escaping from the front door. Not only this, but you recall a ?60 Minutes? episode from the night before in which it was implied that a specific, agricultural pesticide might have been linked to a farmer?s daughter?s outbreak of smallpox.
While such an incident might have been the exception to the rule a decade ago, more and more consumers ? and not just the hardcore environmentalists ? are favoring turf and landscape strategies that incorporate treatments besides chemical ones. Consumers are more informed today, and while this is a good thing for the green industry, it must be remembered that one of the most powerful informers is popular media. They have a tendency toward alarmism which can lead to distrust of pesticide application.
In the everyday world that we live in, our customers have invested heavily in their landscapes. Although many clients would prefer not to use chemicals, they are not willing to see their investment destroyed by insects. So bring on Integrated Pest Management. IPM is a tool that should be in the arsenal of every landscape contractor.
Larva of a syrphid fly, a predator of
many soft-bodies insect pests.
Photo courtesy: Diane Brown-Rytlewski
Michigan State University IPM Program
If there is a grub infestation in your customer?s lawn, then an application on that entire lawn is necessary. However, if there is a shrub or a branch of a tree that has an infestation, any chemical treatment should be focused and specific to that area. Contractors who are aware of this change in client perception will equip their companies with the knowledge to use their pesticides thusly or to take steps in the earlier phases to limit their usage.
Integrated Pest Management has evolved more or less parallel to the environmental movement. According to Dr. Harold Coble of the USDA/ARS/Office of Pest Management Policy, much of the foundation for IPM was laid in 1972, with an EPA-funded research project on Insect IPM.
This research was managed by Dr. Carl Huffaker of UC Berkeley and a follow-up project was managed by Dr. Perry Adkisson of Texas A&M. The latter brought plant pathology, nematology and weed science into the IPM framework. ?Much of what is in practice today in IPM,? explains Coble, ?was developed in these two research and implementation projects. These two projects cemented the concept that population management is the key to successful pest management, and an understanding of pest ecology is pivotal to population management. The fact that each state now has an extension IPM coordinator is a direct outgrowth of the Adkisson Project.?
While a few landscape contractors may be overwhelmed by the vast range of ecological knowledge that seems to lurk behind a successful IPM program ? from entomology and insect and plant physiology to soil chemistry ? it must be understood that a great deal of IPM know-how will be based on the expertise already gained by the contractor through field experience. A professional in business for a few years, for instance, will already know which pests are most destructive; when they make an appearance; the situations in which a pest can cause the greatest damage; and plant varieties and planting schemes that check the pest?s progress. This information provides a healthy base for an IPM program.
When nothing is the best option.
One of the easiest IPM practices in many circumstances is simply letting natural processes run their course. Tom Smith, president of Grass Roots, Inc., in East Lansing, Michigan, explains that pests such as aphids and many of the scales will succumb to natural predation in time. A landscape contractor who?s aware of this fact, then, can let the predator insects do all the work. ?Many times, not treating is a pretty viable option,? says Smith, ?and what it allows us to do is to preserve those natural predators that are out there.?
Contractors who are involved in the design phase can take specific steps to employ naturally-occurring systems in pest prevention. Ultimately, this should mean less active pest control in the future. Proper mulching, soil preparation and the use of disease-resistant plant materials can all affect pest occurrence. Clients appreciate that their contractor shows concern for the environment while designing a beautiful landscape.
Smith, who often conducts IPM educational programs, uses a pyramid to illustrate this point. At the base of the pyramid are such factors as site selection, site preparation and proper installation. Higher up are the proper maintenance practices. The very tip of the pyramid is pest management.
?If we do the design and we do the installation properly, then really, pest management becomes a very minor part of the whole management picture,? says Smith.
For those landscape professionals whose work ethics seem to conflict with the ?do nothing? approach, Smith offers this condolence: ?We?re getting paid for our expertise. We get paid whether or not we apply anything, so our income is generated by that expertise.?
When action is necessary
More often than not, a contractor will be called to the scene of a pre-existing landscape, and perhaps the previous designer failed to plan for potential pest problems. In such a case, a good IPM approach involves taking a thorough inventory of the scene, a step referred to as scouting. Looking closely at every variable ? from seasonal weather patterns to the phases of pest/predator life cycles ? will permit the wisest control decisions to be made. IPM means more than seeing a pest and setting out to destroy it. It involves integrating the various components of the landscape into a pest-resistant environment, so as much as one can learn about what?s out there, the more he or she will have to work with.
Once the pest is identified, and if it?s determined that natural predation, temperature or moisture shifts or life cycle changes won?t solve the problem, it?s best to first explore those treatment options that have the least environmental impact. Can the pest be removed simply with a water hose? Can the shrub or tree be pruned to halt the advance of the disease? Can the watering regime or mulching be modified to discourage the insect?s or weed?s presence?
Of course, an IPM philosophy doesn?t exclude the use of chemicals, because in many circumstances, there?s simply no other course. Many times, chemical control is the fastest way to stop the infestation from moving from plant to plant.
When it?s determined that chemical application is necessary, the contractor should strive to be as focused with the material?s use as possible. He or she should concentrate the pesticide?s usage only on the affected branch of a tree, the at-risk species in the landscape, or the microenvironment most likely to see an insect outbreak.
If the professional concludes that the pest problem can be solved without traditional pesticides, other possibilities are open. At Grass Roots, some of Smith?s strategies include: horticultural oils, insecticidal soaps, beneficial nematodes, and corn gluten meal ? an all-natural pre-emergent for weed control.
Non-traditional uses of traditional chemicals can also fit into the IPM framework. For example, faced with a European chafer grub problem over the last couple of years, Smith?s company has begun to use Mach 2 as an insect growth regulator, instead of as a traditional insecticide. Clients have also been encouraged to water their lawns daily at midday, to hold turf in place and to cut down on heat stress.
Elm leafminer damage
Photo courtesy: Diane Brown-Rytlewski,
Michigan State University IPM Program
When the battles are chosen
The best landscape IPM programs in the nation were developed over a span of years, and so the contractor just making the leap into this mode of pest control can?t expect to become a complete encyclopedia of insects and diseases overnight. Rather, the most effective way to implement IPM into one?s operations, suggests Diane Brown-Rytlewski, nursery/landscape integrator for the Michigan State University IPM program, is by first focusing on the most serious pests or the easiest ones to manage in one?s territory. Studying the habitat requirements and life phases of a half-dozen insects doesn?t have near the intimidation factor of learning them all.
Obviously, some pests will be easier to control than others, and Brown-Rytlewski ranks borers and diseases among the most challenging to combat with IPM.
For the latest developments in practical IPM research, each state has an IPM coordinator who?ll be able to recommend resources and offer guidance to the professional seeking to broaden his or her IPM prowess. A list of these state coordinators can be found online at www.reeusda.gov/agsys/ ipm/coordinators.htm. Contractors should check with these people or with a local university?s extension service for helpful publications. Smith, for example, subscribes to MSU?s weekly Landscape Alerts, which gives notice as to when insect activity is occurring, predicts expected activity for coming weeks, tracks degree days and offers some treatment strategies.
In one sense, the landscape contractor has more opportunity to be on the cutting edge of IPM than the farmer or forester, simply because of economic factors. An individual whose livelihood depends on a field of soybeans, for example, will understandably want to concentrate on the ?sure thing? when it comes to protecting the investment.
Colorado State IPM Coordinator William Brown notes that, ?Urban issues are complicated by too many people all trying to be experts in environmental and health issues.? He adds that ?in most urban situations, economics (for homeowners/golf courses) are not as important as in agriculture.? Brown goes on to say, ?The technical aspects of IPM in the green industry itself are, for the most part, readily available and pretty reliable. Much of it centers on prevention, which is really where IPM begins. Techniques that might not be viable in agriculture are [viable] in a more high input/profit system.?
In essence, a successful IPM seed is planted by changing the way one has traditionally looked at pest management. ?It becomes more of a philosophy,? says Smith. ?Everything revolving around decisions you make in the company is geared toward the integrated pest management philosophy. That goes all the way back to design, the installation, to the management, to how you talk to clients about what needs to be done.?
While some may mistakenly think of IPM as a cache of environmentally- friendly oils and preying mantises, others incorrectly assume that IPM requires contractors to empty their chemical closets. The truth is that IPM is largely a change in attitude. The strongest IPM tool the landscape contractor possesses, it seems, is the mind.
July 2001


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Om 2008 Installer
From Openmoko
Om 2008
- Presentation
- Tips & tricks
- Keyboard guide
- Package manager
- Location sharing
The Openmoko Installer (Codename: Assassin) is a tool for installing, updating and uninstalling programs on your Neo.
Install an Application
Installer needs an internet connection to install applications for the repositories. This can be done via WiFi (currently unstable), USB, GPRS or Bluetooth.
[1] Make sure you are connected to the internet and launch Installer.
[2] At launch, Installer will initially refresh a list of installable programs. After refresh is complete, press the INSTALL button from the bottom bar to view a list of Categories. This is also the default page of the Installer application.
[3] Select a Category from the category list, then select a package to install.
[4] In the package information page, press the image box and confirm to begin.
[5] Once the progress bar shows Done, you will return to the Installer default page. Installation is then complete.
- To update or uninstall packages, simply replace step [2] with the desired function UPDATE or UNINSTALL and repeat steps [3] through [5].
How to add a Repository ?
Adding a repository allows the package manager to install softwares beyond those included in the original distribution. More power, but also more risk of breakage. Never add feeds which are not for your installed distribution base. If you don't want to add a repository, you can still try to install an application with:
opkg url_to_app.ipk
The community-repository is installed by default in Om 2008.8. Others are listed in the Users Repositories page. To add a feed, create a file named (for example) 'community-repos.conf' in the directory '/etc/opkg' containing a src (or src/gz to pull the gzipped package list) directive like:
src community-repos http://downloads.openmoko.org/repository/Multiverse/
Changes to the list of repositories made in '/etc/opkg' will be taken into account when the list of package is refreshed by:
opkg update
Another way to add repositories is to use the package manager itself and install a 'repository package'. Given that no other repository is proposed this way yet, the status of this functionality is unclear at present. Please edit this paragraph if you have more information.
- Installer is a specialized GUI front-end of Packagekit over DBus interface.
- Installer should be run with stable network conditions and power supply. Once Installer is launched, it actively tries to connect to installed repositories. Timeout will make it unresponsive if the network condition is not stable. If you do not have access to WiFi, a USB connection is recommended.
- Installer refreshes the package meta-data every 2 days.
- The default Packagekit backend on Neo is opkg, but it is not restricted to opkg.
- You can also talk with Packagekit through DBus.
- Installer will launch packagekitd automatically, which will lock the libopkg to avoid synchronization trouble. Normally, the packagekitd terminates itself after about 5 minutes. If you want to use 'opkg', you may terminate Installer and:
killall packagekitd
See also
[1] Installer project - http://code.google.com/p/om-assassin/
[2] Packagekit project - http://packagekit.org/
[3] Opkg package management - http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Opkg
[4] List of Users Repositories


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Eccles Library was recently awarded a five-year contract to host the National Library of Medicine's National Training Center (NTC). Our own Sharon Dennis worked long and hard to put together a successful proposal, and will now lead the effort to make this a reality.
We are currently hiring for a Trainer / Curriculum and Content Specialist.
Congratulations Sharon!
Update, 9/19/11: All positions have been filled.


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Puppy Squeeze Reborn 18.104.22.168 Alpha 2
Subject description: Yet another dpup ... with E17 and Opera ... 99 MB!
Puppy Squeeze started as an attempt to revive dpup by gposil, a long time ago. It was developed by a team of Puppy community members, notably dejan555, Stripe, stu90, tubeguy, DaveS, afgs, 01micko, Lobster, James C, ttuuxxx, Billtoo, Iguleder and others.
Dpup is basically a traditional Puppy, built from Debian packages from its "stable" branch. Its key advantages are stability and conservativeness, which result in slow release cycles and solid releases.
The last attempt to build a release-quality dpup was Puppy Squeeze, which died on late 2010 due to problems with the Debian packages, which were somewhere between beta and release-candidate quality. It had a very big following in the Puppy community and its last builds were quite good, actually; SneekyLinux even made a very positive
Puppy Squeeze was followed by Insidious Puppy, an almost identical Puppy build, which was built from Debian's experimental branch instead of the "stable" one, as a potential direction towards the first stable release of dpup. I hoped the different packages will make it easier to maintain and further develop dpup, but I was wrong. It wasn't preceived well; SneekyLinux' [ulr=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSFJpzyOVcI]review[/url] explains why. The experimental packages proved to be quite stable, but development died off quickly due to lack of motivation and the small interest of people in such a "hybrid" puplet.
But now everything has changed - dpup is back into business, with dejan555's dpup-485 and Barry's experimental dpup build. Debian Squeeze is finally released (and has two update versions already) and Woof works perfectly, so I guess it's about time to build another dpup!
The Idea
My idea is simple:
revive dpup
as a pet project (no pun intended), but with great minimalism and the conservative approach that made Puppy Squeeze popular. I think it could be a very good base for puplets.
The main agenda is: no fancy features, just Puppy the way it used to be until the wonderful 5.x branch. Panels, widgets, artwork, etc' are extra; I want to make a good base Puppy that can be used both as a base for puplet development and as a standard, standalone Puppy release for users who appreciate minimalism.
Dpup has many advantages over Ubuntu-based Puppy builds; notably lower memory footprint, easy development, long-term support and great compatibility with the 5.x series. I believe it deserves a second chance.
Puppy Squeeze 184.108.40.206 Alpha 2
Here's the second alpha: a complete Puppy Squeeze build with
office applications and a video player. I started working on it as the base for
Enlightened Dpup
, but decided to fork it to resemble Puppy Squeeze.
I can't promise I'm going to maintain this thing. At the moment, it's fun and it looks good, so my motivation is high. I lead a very busy lifestyle, so there is a chance this thing will be abandoned.
Anyway, back to Puppy stuff.
The first builds had no applications at all: the only things that came with it were ROX-Filer, JWM and the free space tray icon. I added many packages; all of them were built automatically (using Puppizard), but packaged manually with post-installation script to ensure integration with ROX-Filer and Puppy stuff.
This somewhere-between-alpha-and-beta-quality build features the following:
- The kernel is 220.127.116.11, patched with BFS (which improves performance dramatically). Very fast here.
- Volumeicon and Aumix instead of Retrovol: the latter consumes much RAM , while most of the time, all you need is a quick way to adjust the master volume. Volumeicon provides you with a slider that controls the Master channel and a menu entry that launches Aumix as an external mixer, when you need more advanced and fine-grained functionality. This combination is much more RAM-wise.
- Xarchiver replaces the ancient Xarchive and I patched it with Slackware's patch to support XZ compression. It's more modern, faster and has pretty much the same interface, so there's no need to adjust to it. I also added a backwards-compatibility symlink so it does not break old stuff that use Xarchive.
- Aterm replaces rxvt-unicode: it's half the size, but supports more advanced features such as transparency. As I did with Xarchive, this one has backwards-compatibility symlinks, so stuff that depend on rxvt or rxvt-unicode should work perfectly.
- gHasher replaces GtkHash; it doesn't have any extra dependencies and it's much smaller.
- DeaDBeeF replaces Pmusic as the default audio player; it's much, much faster. Pmusic is very sluggish on netbooks; it takes 5 to 10 seconds to make its main window appear after I minimize it, not to mention how slow it is when I add my music folder to the playlist.
- Zathura replaces ePDFViewer; it's the smallest PDF viewer out there and it's simply perfect for small screens.
- Leafpad replaces Geany as the default text
, while Geany is the default text
. The former is very lightweight, while the latter takes a second or two to start on slow hardware.
- Parcellite replaces glipper, because the latter is simply ancient and I'm pretty sure nobody uses it.
- Xdg-user-dirs and xdg-utils are included, to improve desktop integration. A good example for this is the website link in the "about" dialog of most GTK programs – these links should work when xdg-utils is present. Also, the "Videos", "Music", "Pictures", etc' directories appear in your home folder thanks to xdg-user-dirs. It's something nice to have.
- Opera is the default browser; it's much faster and smaller than competing browsers.
- Transmission 1.x is the default BitTorrent client, since Pctorrent doesn't work at all. The 2.x series is much heavier: try to launch Transmission and see how snappy it is.
- Fotoxx replace gtkam; the latter allows easy extraction of photos, but Fotoxx is a great tool for organizing photo albums. This replacement isn't perfect, but I still think it's a good idea. Geeqie is the best alternative, but it's a combination of a photo viewer and a regular image viewer, so it's a waste of RAM and precious time if all you want is an image preview … one application (and not half an application) for each task, remember?
- LXTask replaces Pprocess; Pprocess is very heavy and I think it's kinda ironic that you launch such a heavy and sluggish process just to kill a process that makes your computer hang or leaks memory. It's a classic chicken and egg case.
- LXAppearance replaces gtk-chtheme, since it has more options and allows the user to switch the icon theme, cursor theme and other stuff. It's nice to have.
- Findwild replaces Searchmonkey; it's a lightweight wildcard search tool.
- gRun replaces gExec; the latter has a "run as root" checkbox (useless, isn't it?) and it's simply ancient. Also, gRun has a nice auto-completion feature.
- Galculator replaces the traditional calculator hell.
- XChat is the default IRC client, Viewnior is the image viewer, mtPaint is the image editor, Sylpheed is the e-mail client, Uget is the download manager, gFTP is the FTP client … in short: many traditional applications are there just because they're the best choice.
- GNOME MPlayer and MPlayer2 are the multimedia backend.
- Everybody likes stellar simulation software and fractals, that's why Galaxy and Xaos are included.
- The artwork from Puppy Squeeze and the 23oz GTK theme are the default. As a "plan B", it also bundles the artwork from Teh Gray Puppy (my spup derivative, including the wonderful Trinity icons). These make it very elegant
Differences from Lucid Puppy:
- Built from a 100% vanilla Woof, except two symlinks I had to add manually to fix the devx (/usr/bin/automake and /usr/bin/aclocal), a different /root/.gtkrc-2.0 that works with LXAppearance, a small fix required to be able to exit E17 and a small fix for Debian's CUPS. I don't want to stress check Woof's abilities, I want to build a Puppy and contribute all the fixes I find back to the upstream Woof, so the whole Puppy community benefits from them.
- It has its own repository which contains all the packages built specifically for it, that's Packages-puppy-dpup-official. It contains
the packages I built for it; I'm against stuffing package entries in other repositories so Woof picks them up – that's a dirty hack that makes it very hard (or impossible) for puplet developers to rebuild puplets using Woof.
- I do my best not to mix Debian and Puppy libraries. For example, Puppy Squeeze uses the Debian dbus, for better compatibility with desktop applications that rely on it. The use of Puppy libraries makes it impossible to install Debian packages that link against the equivalent Debian libraries, due to version incompatibility issues.
- Strong identitity and branding, right from the start. That's one of the major reasons it became so popular. Puppy Squeeze had a wallpaper with its logo (Tubeguy's wonderful wallpaper!) and its own logo (afgs' awesome logo) in the help pages. This tradition continues with the new Puppy Squeeze.
- Mesa DRI (Xorg_High) stuff are built-in; no need to install extra packages that waste save file space to enjoy some 3D goodness. This is great for ATI and Intel hardware.
- More emphasis on size and low RAM usage, but without compromising completeness and usability.
Innovations and cool stuff:
- Puppy Squeeze includes Dash, a lightweight, POSIX-compliant shell which makes shell scripts much faster (and lighter!). I notice a big boost in speed, especially with scripts that rely on gtkdialog/Yad/Zenity/whatever and Puppizard. Dash is about 50-70 KB, while Bash is almost 1 MB; all this bloat is loaded and relocated each time you run it, while wasting precious RAM and priceless time, even for the simplest scripts.
- Yad is included, as in many recent puplets. This makes the new generation of GUI shell scripts work out of the box.
- Puppizard is included in the devx, along with the strippkg script (the ultimate package stripping script I wrote long ago) and a friendly ncurses-based interface that hides all the ugly details and lets you build a package in two clicks. It's the first Puppy that features packages built by it;
the binary packages in the repository were built automatically. I still need to write some repository mechanism for Puppizard, so the latest build scripts can be downloaded automatically too.
- Ppoweroff, a shutdown dialog I wrote for problematic window managers such as Enlightment. It is written using Yad runs through Dash.
- Xdg-utils and xdg-user-dirs, for better compatibility with big desktop applications meant to be used with desktop environments.
- Modernization and reduced RAM usage, through lighter applications such as Aterm, gRun, DeaDBeeF, Parcellite and Volumeicon.
- Since I want it to be a good base for puplets, it's E17-ready and Xfce-ready out of the box. I want to build E17 as an "official" add-on that acts as a "delta" from a plain dpup and a Macpup-like puplet.
- MPlayer2 instead of MPlayer, with ffmpeg statically linked into it, to reduce memory consumption and size. Works great for me, it consumes 10-20 MB of RAM and I can drag the window across the screen without any tearing effect, under my netbook.
- XZ compression with thex86 BCJ filter. Makes it really tiny!
New in alpha 2:
- Abiword and Gnumeric
- MPlayer2 and GNOME MPlayer
- E17, fresh SVN snapshot from yesterday, along with nice settings and a Puppy profile
- A fix for the CUPS authentication failure issue
New kernel
, 220.127.116.11, with XZ-compressed Squashfs images and many drivers not included in other packages of this kernel version
- Menu icons issue fixed
- Xfce's GTK theme engine
- Fixed AdvanceCOMP, OptiPNG and Puppizard in the devx
- ntfs-3g is now included
- LXAppearance upgraded from 0.5.0 to 0.5.1
of stuff were added (I think they consume 15-20 MB), but
the ISO size actually dropped by 2 MB
- Looks much better than the first alpha, feels pretty much like a Lucid Puppy beta
Suggestion: download using wget or cURL, so you can resume broken downloads.
Note: I attached (see the bottom of this post) all the required files to build your very own Puppy Squeeze. Just download a fresh Woof (see Barry's blog for instructions) and put the files in the "squeeze" directory there.
Known issues:
- The help page won't open, because BaCon is missing. It's easy to fix. I thought it was Opera's fault, but I was wrong ... Barry's new first-boot screen is written using BaCon and links against a library from it.
- E17's Bluetooth module won't load, I just need to recompile it I guess. Nothing serious. I want to do another E17 snapshot next week.
- In order to install Flash, you'll need a couple of libraries from Firefox or Seamonkey. Lucid Puppy solves this problem by including those in the ISO; you can get them from the official binary package Mozilla supplies or from any PET.
- This isn't an issue, but Enlightment is the default desktop. If you want to use JWM, just boot with pfix=nox and put "jwm" in /etc/windowmanager; you'll get the traditional Puppy Squeeze desktop.
- Sysprof and NDISwrapper are not included, I'll build those when the kernel package meets my high quality criteria
screenshot of alpha 2, with some E17 love
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the files required to build your own Squeeze; put the files on top of a clean Woof tree
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ISO has a bad link.
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Jim1911 wrote:
ISO has a bad link.
found that.
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Hi Iguleder
I take it that Squeeze is based on Barry's last Dpup release about 2 or so months back, If So did you figure out the devx? It wasn't so stable, and had issues compiling ffmpeg, at the time I managed to compile ffmpeg but it took a lot of work to do so.
Great job on the replacement apps, Most of those changes I usually do myself, nice to see others doing so also
As a music player goes DeaDBeeF was very large last time I compiled it, how large was the package you used?
also you stated "it lacks office applications and a video player." is that because of the devx or because you not including them or just to keep the size down. Really without a video player and word processor it does limit the usefulness out of the box. I use the Video player usually around 1000 to 1 word processor
Can't say I even used abiword once this year, lol but others of course do use it daily, did you also remove Gnumeric, I've never used it yet, lol
I guess I should download it since I really like Debian puppy version way better than Ubuntu versions.
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It wasn't so stable, and had issues compiling ffmpeg,
It's fine here, I was able to build ffmpeg.
EDIT: forgot to mention, it's based on Puppy Squeeze. I used Barry's package list and modified a lot, so now it's pretty much what the original Puppy Squeeze had.
ttuuxxx wrote:
As a music player goes DeaDBeeF was very large last time I compiled it, how large was the package you used?
ttuuxxx wrote:
is that because of the devx or because you not including them or just to keep the size down. Really without a video player and word processor it does limit the usefulness out of the box.
I think I'll use LibreOffice as an office suite (a separate SFS), because many users won't need Abiword and Gnumeric. I can build both, but I think it's a waste of time when LibreOffice is available.
Regarding a video player, I need to find time to build ffmpeg/mplayer of ffmpeg/xine, it takes time and I want the base to be good before I do that.
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A Gnumeric package is required by those who already use it for mission critical stuff (me)
This does not look like the latest woof?
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You can use the Debian package; that's what Barry did in his dpup build. He used the Debian Abiword and Gnumeric - both worked great.
I'll try to build a small Abiword and see how far this gets.
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hi, did frugal manual install to ext4 hdd. no support for my troublesome broadcom wl.ko driver. alternate ar9170usb recognized, configured, and connected after reboot. the os is very fast and with opera more so.
tried umplayer from squeezed thread.
# umplayer
umplayer: error while loading shared libraries: libaudio.so.2: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory
added mesa
# glxgears
1165 frames in 5.0 seconds = 232.880 FPS
1516 frames in 5.0 seconds = 303.066 FPS
1535 frames in 5.0 seconds = 306.909 FPS
1519 frames in 5.0 seconds = 303.649 FPS
1496 frames in 5.0 seconds = 299.148 FPS
1517 frames in 5.0 seconds = 303.380 FPS
added hardinfo
Processor : 2x Intel(R) Pentium(R) CPU P6100 @ 2.00GHz
Memory : 2520MB (209MB used)
Operating System : Unknown distribution
User Name : root (root)
Date/Time : Fri 29 Jul 2011 10:59:02 AM PDT
Hardinfo did not make a menu entry when installed but called up via console without issue.
Resolution : 1024x768 pixels
OpenGL Renderer : Software Rasterizer
X11 Vendor : The X.Org Foundation
Audio Adapter : HDA-Intel - HDA Intel
Do you have a broadcom wl.ko driver pet?
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I think you'll need a later kernel for this one. Not a problem, it's very easy to rebuild Squeeze with a new kernel since it uses a vanilla Woof.
Regarding the multimedia front, I'm trying to build a static mplayer2 at the moment, with ffmpeg compiled into it. Should be much smaller than a normal ffmpeg/mplayer combo.
E17 is available
, but there's another small tweak required to get it working properly. I forgot to disable the Rox pinboard for E17 in /root/.xinitrc.
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Hi Iguleder,
I remember there been some xorgwizard issues with Barry's squeezed puppy - has this issue been ironed out in recent woof builds?
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No idea, actually. It works just fine here, with my Intel 3150.
In previous Woof versions the resolution detection thingy was messed up and showed every possible resolution and color depth, but now it seems to work.
EDIT: amazing! mplayer2 built just fine!
Gonna do another build, this time I'm gonna do it using a build script and aim at size.
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More later.
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Hi Iguleder,
Your innovations continue to amaze me. So far, except for multimedia and ntfs support it looks good. Also, the realtek driver needed for my wireless computer isn't included.
Well done,
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Don't worry!
I just built GNOME-MPlayer and it works great. I'm doing another mplayer2 build in the background and a git checkout of the latest, since I want to try both.
I might upload something similar to playdayz' "EZ-Woof" once I get it stable enough, so people with trouble getting their wireless cards working can do a quick remix with another kernel that works.
EDIT: the ntfs-3g package is missing, only libntfs-3g was installed. Fixed!
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Its fast great !
some problems!
- Cups password problem
- Adobe Flash dont work with Opera, its not detected
I like the elimination of xload
for video player I test the Mplayer2 and works
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Private investors expect Royal Mail shares to go nowhere in coming years, and will depend entirely on the dividend for a return.
That is the implication of an online poll running on telegraph.co.uk/investing this week (see below) as the company prepares to sell its shares on the stock market for the first time on October 15.
The poll asked readers what they expected the "total return" on Royal Mail shares – dividends plus capital appreciation – to be over the next decade. The most popular band was 5pc-10pc a year, chosen by 39pc of voters, with the 0pc-5pc range in second place with 26pc of votes.
So we can unscientifically put the centre of gravity of readers' expectations at the low end of the 5pc-10pc range – say, 6.5pc.
This is very much what the dividend yield is expected to be – the range is 6.1pc to 7.7pc. The exact figure is uncertain because we don't know the precise price that investors will have to pay for the shares in the flotation. The price range is 260p to 330p, with a higher share price corresponding to a lower yield. There has been a lot of demand for the shares, which would imply a share price at the top end of the range, putting the dividend closer to 6.1pc.
If total returns are close to the yield, as our online readers predicted, we can expect Royal Mail's share price to be broadly flat over the next decade.
To help you decide whether to buy, which you would have to do by Tuesday, we asked fund managers what they saw as the company's key strengths and weaknesses.
Reasons to buy
This side of the business is growing, thanks to online shopping. Even after accounting for the declining letters arm, overall sales should rise by 2pc-3pc a year, said Chris White, the head of UK equities at Premier Asset Management.
Cost cutting
A continuing restructuring programme should lead to costs falling by 2pc-3pc a year, Mr White said.
These two factors taken together should mean bigger profits and cash flow, leading to "attractive" dividends, he added.
Royal Mail's chief executive, Moya Greene, is much admired. George Godber, co-manager of the Miton UK Value Opportunities fund, said she was "very impressive indeed – she's done an amazing job". He described Royal Mail as "a fascinating business" that delivered 59 million items a day to 29 million homes, "a pretty incredible set-up".
Distribution network
Anthony Cross, co-manager of the highly regarded Liontrust Special Situations fund, said Royal Mail had "a strong distribution network, which obviously can't be easily replicated".
Royal Mail has surplus freehold property in central London that could be worth £500m, Mr White estimated. He said the company's finance director had confirmed this week that any proceeds from a sale would not go to the indebted pension fund, so they could be returned to shareholders.
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Mr Cross said the company faced strike threats from its unionised workforce. However, Mr Godber said Ms Greene had been "complimentary about the unions, their approach and goals" this week. Mr White added: "The workforce has already been reduced but the company is still overmanned and its financial performance is very sensitive to its costs."
A senior manager at an asset management group said it was a mistake to paint Royal Mail as a "no-brainer" on the basis that the shares could be relied on to pay a 6pc dividend yield every year.
"Every 1pc fall in letters volumes cuts the company's sales by £75m – and it expects an annual decline of 4pc-6pc. Let's say the decline is even worse at 9pc – this would mean £225m a year less cash coming into the business than expected. And £200m is the amount we expect it to spend on dividends."
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VANCOUVER - In 1993, Dan Dorazio recruited a rail-thin, six-foot, 155-pound receiver from Johnstown, Pa. named Geroy Simon for the Maryland Terrapins.
Now, 20 years later, the B.C. Lions offensive line coach still considers it the greatest catch of his career.As Maryland's offensive coordinator and recruiter, Dorazio snagged the G-Man for the Terrapins.
And for much of the ensuing three decades, he was been a firsthand witness to Simon's exploits, both in the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Canadian Football League.Dorazio was there when Simon set a Maryland record with 16 catches in a game against Florida State.
He watched him haul in 77 in his sophomore season that bettered the Maryland and ACC record.Dorazio was with him again last year, when Simon took a 56-yard pass from Travis Lulay and broke Milt Stegall's CFL career record for receiving yards
And, on Thursday, in a Lions locker room overflowing with media, Dorazio stood quietly at the back as Simon, now 37, announced he would no longer be a Lion after 12 seasons packed with derring-do and glory.
"All he ever did was make plays. That's why we recruited him at Maryland," Dorazio said. "He was a playmaker. And that's all I've ever seen him do in the CFL -- make plays. I've been so blessed to have had an association with this man for as long as I have. You couldn't have asked for better player in college. And when I came here (joining Wally Buono's staff in 2003), I was blessed to be part of his career again."
Dorazio didn't have an inkling that Simon's days in B.C. were numbered based on his limited production last season -- 54 catches, 700 yards and two touchdowns in 13 games. The most telling number was 36, the birthday Simon reached last September, the same age Allen Pitts was in Calgary, when Buono released the CFL's all-time leading receiver. Pitts was later passed in the record book by Milt Stegall, who has 38 in his final year with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers before retiring after the 2008 season.
But Stegall's game certainly was in decline before he was afforded the rare luxury of choosing when to make his exit from the stage. The Bombers themselves were reluctant to make the call, fearing the wrath of their fan base.
Whether he's right or wrong, and perhaps because he's done it with other high-profile players before, Lions GM Wally Buono seems prepared to take the heat and trust his instincts, with only small regard to what the media and the chattering classes might think.
"When we released Pitts in Calgary, it was pretty rough," Dorazio said. "Allen was a big part of what we did. There's a lot of human emotion involved. Wally will get a lot of blame. Normally (January) is a very quiet time of year (for the coaching staff). This (Simon's trade) changes that."
Dorazio said he recognized Simon as "a prize" when he got him to commit to Maryland, and he still feels that way about him as a 37-year-old adult.
"He's still the same person he was 20 years ago -- high character," Dorazio said. "We knew he was special when he signed him, and he's still a special person. He's never disappointed us. I'm so proud of what he's been able to accomplish."
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Beethoven's household account leaf for July 12-13 and August 8-9, [1823?]
IFB ms6. 1 folio leaf, 4 written pages, folded vertically down the center, written mainly in ink by a servant (probably Frau Schnaps), annotated by Beethoven in pencil, with his conversational annotations in one portion. Laid paper, no watermark.
Provenance: acquired by Ira Brilliant from Richard Macnutt in 1992 and donated to the Beethoven Center in 2002.
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