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|Hidden eye: A camera cellphone
Toronto, Dec. 15 (Reuters): The camera cellphone, one of the hottest items on this year's Christmas gift list, is a growing privacy issue for both consumers and organisations.
The phones, with their discreet lens, tiny size and ability to immediately transmit images onto the Internet or other cellphones, are a voyeur's dream.
The phones first appeared on the market in early 2001, and for the last several months, media reports out of Asia have called attention to incidents such as nude photographs of unsuspecting victims turning up on the web.
Their growing popularity in North America since their debut late last year has sparked similar concerns, prompting fitness centres across North America, from Los Angeles to Toronto, to begin banning or limiting cellphone use on their premises.
With locations including Beverly Hills and New York, The Sports Club/LA — one of the most luxurious fitness centres in the world — was among the first to ban all cellphones in July, limiting their usage only to the lobby.
Privacy is a priority for the centre, whose high-profile clientele include celebrities and other prominent figures, company spokesman Rebecca Harris said.
Other clubs have outright banned all cellphones because of the difficulty in distinguishing between regular cellphones and camera phones.
But not all clubs are taking such a hard-line stance.
In Calgary, where widespread bans and limitations drew media attention in Canada, the YWCA took a more moderate approach.
"Essentially, we're basing it on the honour system, because we're not going to ask every single person who walks into the door, 'Do you have a camera cellphone?' and 'You need to check it'," general manager Jan Bloemraad said.
The clubs know that members rely on their phones to stay in contact with children or work, and to ban them outright would not be in the members' best interest. But clubs are keeping a close eye on what goes on in their gyms and say that members are happy they are taking action.
At a number of gyms, it was recent inquiries by the media that prompted them to consider the issue, rather than any particular incident.
"Certainly the media attention required us to be a little more forward in our approach," Jack Kinch, YMCA spokesman for the seven Greater Toronto Area centres, said.
Concerns over camera phones have also seeped into businesses as companies fear corporate espionage. South Korea-based Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have reportedly banned visitors from carrying camera phones, according to South Korean domestic media.
Concerns raised by the camera phones are unlikely to go away as technology improves and sales jump.
The next generation of phones making their way onto Asian markets and trickling into North America are video cellphones, which have the ability to record 15 to 30 second clips.
In North America, analysts project that camera phone sales will more than double next year, while the overall cellphone market will only see a small increase.
Of the 90 million handsets sold in North America this year, camera phones made up 3.3 per cent, or three million units. That's out of the 65 million camera phones sold worldwide, according to David Kerr, an executive with Strategy Analytics, a Boston-based consulting firm.
The banning strategy may be an uphill fight, particularly with cameras and videos expected to be standard in half the cellphones available by 2008.


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I usually get my daily disposable contacts from D*ysoft and find them great - but they are only meant for limited time each day and I do find that I need to take them out then as my eyes get dry. Most days that is perfectly fine. However I was thinking of getting a box of longer-lasting daily disposables for the odd few days when I know I won't b taking them out once I get home and might need them to last for a 'longer day'.
Can anyone recommend a brand that they find good for maybe a 12 hour day? Hope this makes sense! Thanks in advance.
I get mine from visiondirect. Acuvue trueye are dailies and are really good.
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Tnx Zoe - I'll look at them, they sound great.
Tnx Miriam - that is a good deal. Only thing is I don't wear mine every day. I wear glasses a few days a week too which is why the daily disposables really work for me. It's just the odd day that is need them to last the day into the evening. Tnx.
My eyes used be really dry with the daily disposables. I now use the extended wear ones, that you leave in night and day for a month. I find them fab, never have any problems. I used to hate taking them out and putting them in again. Now it's only once a month. I go to Specsavers. It's 20 euro a month direct debit, that includes all the eye tests. It's important to have these checked every 6 months I think. HTH.
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Battle Dagorath 'Ancient Wraith' review
'Ancient Wraith'
Battle Dagorath hail from sunny and funny California, but in no way you should expect lame glam metal here. What we have instead is high class, cold and atmospheric, black metal. 'Ancient Wraith' is the band's second album and its six lengthy songs bear some similarities with the early works of both Emperor and Enslaved. You should know the drill – maniacal tempos abound that come down to ambient passages in the more atmospheric parts of the songs. The opening ambient track, 'Spirit Of Winter Darkness', gives way to the blood-freezing mayhem of 'Empire Of Imperial Shadows','Where Darkness And Frost Prevails' and 'Spellbound Requiem Of The Winter Night' – for those are the musical equivalent of the cruel morbidity brought along by the genuine northern frost. The closing composition, 'Ancient Spectre Of Oblivion' is yet another ambient feature, but tends to drag along with its length of nearly 20 minutes, which could be singled out as the biggest let down in an, otherwise, rather brilliant album. Fingers crossed for a slightly more homogeneous representation the next time around. [7,5]
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The Constitution couldn't be clearer: the President has the power to nominate and, with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint Justices to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Yet within hours of the recent death of Justice Antonin Scalia, many Senate Republicans took the unprecedented step of announcing that they would not even hold hearings to consider anyone President Obama nominated to fill the vacancy.
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This is partisan politics at its worst, and the American people deserve better.
Our leaders need to stop playing games, fulfill their constitutional duty and work with President Obama to fill this vacancy without delay.


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I spend most of my time sleeping 0_o
and reading the book that I borrowed at the library,
the first thing I did is (besides doing my prayer)
I turned on the laptop.
but yesterday,
I've planned to start my study,
but we'll see what happens today.
the good thing is, I already watch all the TV series.
so, I have nothing to watch.
but lately,
I have grown a new interest which is a secret I don't want to tell. ^_^
only my family member, amirah akmar, azrina and my roomate knows.
but I'm not planning to switch my career in the future. I guess.
An assignment (MGT) turned to be a serious matter. Will be a "Rojak" blog with all random stuffs and language as well. A place that you can judge me and leave our judgement at the comment box :D challenge accepted! :D
Saturday, January 9, 2010
Laptop is Part of My Life
3 comments:
- Asyraf Abdul Rahim said...
nanti nak tv seriess sume. kite bg external nnti. okayh?
- January 9, 2010 at 9:32 AM
ur secret is safe with me. hihihi..
- January 9, 2010 at 9:52 AM
- Fiqa said...
acap>> owh. ok. nk chocolate. hahaa~
azrina>> bagus2.
nanti kte kongsi lagi. hehee~
- January 9, 2010 at 12:42 PM
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The more practical sides of life first. Kari and I have moved into our new apartment! It's pretty new, from 1999, so we didn't really have all that much to fix. But then again it was so new it was a bit boring, so we did a lot anyway. We've painted walls, bought tons of furniture (gold card members at Ikea), and I've installed at least a kilometer of all kinds of cable (ethernet, loudspeakers, coax, phone etc etc), all hidden inside the walls of course. Now we're happy in our new home. It's nice and cozy and just what we wished for. Please come visit, we'll show you around.
On the more sentimental side, this is a very sad time. Yesterday our 12 year old cat, Knøttet (Little One), got up from the couch where it was sleeping, walked a couple of steps, and then fell over and died. Probably a heart attack or something. We did our best to get it breathing again, but it was all over very fast. I cannot express how sad this is for me. I feel I just lost this great little friend that was always there when we were home. A friend that loved to play with us, talk to us (he was very talkative for a cat), or just lie cuddled next to us wherever we were. Now the apartment seems so empty without him. He also meant a whole lot to my parents and my sister. I hope he's up in cat heaven, playing around in the long green grass and hunting for mice.
I'm going on a trip to Uganda next month. I'll try to give and update after that.


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There's something fun about watching Bollywood movies in a foreign land. Last week, I saw two movies which in very different ways, focused on women and feminism. And in many ways, they both gave me tremendous food for thought.
The first, Padmavat, based on historical folklore. Of how one king lusts for another king's queen. A desire so deep that it makes him go to war in hopes of conquering the lady in question. Though he manages to emerge victorious, the queen foils his desire by performing Jauhar, the supposed act of self-immolation, taking a decision to die and save her honor rather than let herself be touched by the enemy.
The other, Padman, based on the story of a real-life visionary, who, pained by the sight of the dirty rags his wife uses during her period, takes it upon himself to master the technology that allows him to produce economical sanitary napkins. Of course in a country like India where sanitary napkins are wrapped in newspaper and smirked at before they're handed to you by your neighborhood pharmacist, and women while menstruating are considered 'impure', this is no easy task. But our hero, a.k.a. Padman, perseveres, encountering the wrath of society, his own family to eventually succeed in his mission.
Other than the fact that they were came from the Bollywood film camp, they were worlds apart. Set in different times, circumstances and with completely different storylines. Yet, I found it fascinating how in strange ways, the two were connected. And how, in completely different ways, they propagated similar themes, which stood out as key takeaways for the proponents of feminism.
- All men's issue are women's issues. All women's issues are men's issues
We may be two separate sexes, but we're not islands. What men do impacts women. A man desires another's women. The two fight. And the woman decides that she'd rather protect her dead husband's honor than walk into the other's arms. A man sees his wife falling prey to unhygienic menstrual practice, which he realizes that if not tackled immediately, could lead to his wife dying. And he decides to take matters into his own hands.
As a society geared towards inclusion, it takes everybody to stand up for everybody.
2. It takes one woman to start a revolution
Rani Padmavati decides to defend the honor of her Rajput clan (one which according the movie, is known for valuing their ideals and self-respect above everything else). A bold move (which I'm not labelling as either right or wrong), which went down in the pages of history.
In Padman, our hero is alone until one woman driven out of desperation to escape a drunk husband, decides to be his first ad-hoc sales rep, sparking a chain reaction in the process.
3. But other women must follow
One women can take a stand, but to make a movement, it takes all the others. Women need to stand up for women, not the other way around.
4. No issue is big or small
From a big war involving kings and queens and forts and horses, to the war that millions of women fight against safe periods, no issue is too small or menial to be not talked about, or fought for/against.
5. Tradition should ground, not bind. And nothing is ever set in stone.
While the scene where an entire village of women rush to jump into the flames of fire is indeed a visual treat, it did make me sad. I wonder if it in way, almost glorified the practice of self-immolation. Why a woman was punished was no fault of hers, except that she was beautiful enough to elicit another man's attention. Some might argue that it's not relevant since it was set in the Stone Age, yet to this date, I continue to hear stories of honor killing, women having to undergo 'virginity' tests, and even being ostracized from society when they are raped. The Rani might have chosen to burn to death out of her own wish, but I do hope that she was the last one to do so.
Similarly, I've listened to old wives' tales about women almost taking a 5 day break from life when they're on their period. And other women seeing nothing wrong with a woman having to eat and sleep separately from rest of the household when she's menstruating. But the same men label the man who's trying to help womankind, a pervert, when he tries to 'interfere' in 'womanly matters'. Only because something has been practiced since time immemorial doesn't mean it shouldn't be questioned, or changed if the need arises.
In conclusion, I'd say both movies are definitely a must watch, yet they must be taken with a pinch of salt. One because it narrates a story of lust, honor and pride which ended with everyone losing in the end. And one that depicts a harsh reality of the times we live in, where women say that they would much rather die of shame than let their so-called personal matters out in the open.


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In memory of Sammy…
The year is 1929…vaudeville is hopping!!!! The Nineteenth Amendment had just been passed nine years before. World War I has ended. The 'roaring twenties' are coming to an end. But for one little boy from Harlem, New York, a new era was dawning in the entertainment world.
The curtains go up!!!! Little Sammy Davis, Jr. makes his debut. What a thrilling time!!! Little Sammy will go on to perform for more than five decades! In 1933 he played a part in the movie, Rufus Jones for President. He also was Sportin' Life in the 1959 movie, Porgy & Bess. The list of his accomplishments is extraordinary.
Sammy Davis, Jr. was often billed as "greatest entertainer in the world". But more than allowing chance to decide his actions, Mr. Davis used his talents, his wits, his beliefs, and his love for entertaining others, to guide him.
He endured the cruelty of racism, even while putting his life on the line for his country. In the 1950's while often performing in Las Vegas, Nevada, he was not even allowed to stay in the very hotels he performed at. Still, Sammy Davis, Jr. courageously struggled to help break down those ugly racial barriers, thereby paving the way for many others.
The official Sammy Davis, Jr. website is a great place to read much more about his life. But remember, when you sing, 'who can make the sunrise, sprinkle it with dew', you're hearing Sammy sing, "The Candy Man".


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There is another small slate of college basketball games tonight, but the Cornfather has at least found two games he likes. Mississippi State +11.5 vs Cincinnati O/U 138 The Bulldogs are undefeated, but they haven't faced a quality team yet. Nobody knows how good they are and that's what the Cornfather likes about them. Cincinnati… Continue reading Tuesday's NCAAB Picks
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You won't find a more down day in college basketball, however the Cornfather will still find a way to play. There are two games that are watchable tonight and fortunately the Cornfather likes them both. Lunch Money Plays Iowa +7 @ Iowa State – Make no mistake about it, Iowa stinks at basketball. However, they… Continue reading Thursday's NCAAB Plays
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There aren't many top 25 games tonight in college basketball, but there still is a large card with money out there for the taking. That's really all the Cornfather asks for. Lunch Money Plays Temple -4.5 vs Wisconsin – Wisconsin stinks at basketball this year. Other than center Ethan Happ, they have no playmakers and… Continue reading Wednesday's NCAAB Plays
Tuesday's NCAAB Plays
The NBA slate tonight is weak, but the college basketball card more than makes up for it. There are plenty of top 25 match ups tonight and the Cornfather has combed through all the rogue games as well. If the Cornfather sweeps tonight's card like he did last night, we may have to build a… Continue reading Tuesday's NCAAB Plays
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Looks like the technical difficulties are fixed, so I can get back to scribing the Cornfather's winners. I had to hand out his pony of the day winner on twitter today (@the_Cornfather) while the site was down. The college basketball winner tonight will be right under here, just like normal. Notre Dame +6.5 @ Michigan… Continue reading Thursday's NCAAB Play
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There are two nice matchups on ESPN tonight, kicking off the Big Ten ACC Challenge. We're about to get into the swing of college basketball and the Cornfather is here for it. Give him all the sports, all the action, there is no such thing as too much. Lunch Money Plays Syracuse -3 vs Maryland… Continue reading Monday's NCAA Basketball Plays
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NCAAB (1-1) Lunch Money Plays: Marquette +10.5 vs Wichita State, Texas A&M -6 vs Penn State The Cornfather is happy with his NCAAB plays yesterday. Marquette was in the number the entire game and just fell apart in the last few minutes. The Aggies completely dominated the 2nd half against Penn State. Even though we split the… Continue reading Tuesday's NCAAB, NCAAF and Horse Racing Recap
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NBA (2-1) Lunch Money Plays: Detroit +2 vs Cleveland, New York -1 vs LA Clippers, Washington +5 @ Milwaukee NCAAB (1-1) Lunch Money Plays: Oklahoma State +5.5 vs Texas A&M, Baylor +1 vs Wisconsin Horse Racing (1:0-0-1) Pony of the Day #6 Appealing Future - Finished 3rd at odds of 3/1 in race 8 at Parx NFL (1-0) Car Payment… Continue reading Monday's Recap


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Creating a Market in a Low-Inventory Climate
I have spent the last several months looking for houses for clients--without much luck. Truth-be-told, there isn't much out there in terms of active homes on the market. Sparse is an understatement.
My friend and fellow broker, Jason Wall, wrote THIS on the reasons for having a low inventory. Dean Jones, owner of Realogics Sotheby's Realty says THIS on the low inventory.
My initial response to this dismal market was...
Necessity is the mother of invention. So I got inventive. My job is to find houses that meet my clients' needs. I love my clients. I want them to love me. I became a home match-maker. This resulted in two homes matched with two of my wonderful clients in January alone. Both homes weren't on the market. Within budget, right neighborhood, and overall, seemingly too good to be true. Chris, my client, called me a "Time Travelling Agent." I'll take it, Chris!
The moral of this story is that sometimes the real estate market is dictated for us. And sometimes we get to dictate the market. This may feel like a silly blog post, but the truth is, this has been a frustrating and exciting time in real estate. And I'm ALWAYS up for a challenge!


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1. College friendship
What is friendship? It is not food that we eat when we are starved, but it can help fill up our empty mind when we feel lonesome. It is not clothes to wear when we are frozen, but it is able to keep a stream of warmth welling up our heart. It is not a book that we read, but it provides guidance to our life. Friendship is untouchable but it exists and touches people's heart. It is something wonderful. Friendship is about solicitude. When we get ill in bed, our friends will put aside what they are doing and come immediately to us. They will sit by our bed so that they can get what we need at the moment promptly.
Friendship is about encouragement. When we fail and find ourselves hopeless and helpless, friends will be there , accompanying us, bracing us up and seeing it through with us.
Friendship is about consolation. When we weep in grief, our friends will be around us, hearkening to our bitter experience and trying their level best to make us feel better.
Nevertheless, it is superficial to perceive friendship as gaining benefits from others. Friendship is more than that. We can't merely receive. We ought to repay as well because friendship is reciprocal.
Friendship is about tolerance. We can't expect our friends to be flawless because no one is perfect. We should be magnanimous enough to accept some of their shortcomings, which they endeavor hard but fail to get rid of.
Friendship is about forgiveness. They shouldn't be considered as bad friends even if they do something wrong to us. We are supposed to listen calmly and even-temperedly to their words as well as accept their sincere apology. A trifle is not supposed to injure a great friendship.
Friendship is about constant attention. Long time of neglect will upset our friends. If we let nature take its course without taking any action, friendship will eventually wither, like a flower which has been left without caring for too much time.
Now it won't be so hard to realize that friendship is not as easy as it may seem. It is like the reservoir, which will dry up if one doesn't constantly pipe water into it. It is like the glass, which is fragile and needs careful attention.It is sometimes difficult to handle.
To conclude, friendship is a mutual spiritual assist. We get supported and helped while at the same time support and help our friends.
2. Be a volunteer
Good morning everyoneToday I am going to talk about: should everyone be a volunteer.
There is no doubt that volunteer work in China has been brought into focus throughout the world. We presented so much last year, which indeed gave the world a big surprise. Our spirits, our merits, everything we showed during the grand gathering and the disaster proved that volunteer work is necessary. It may help you to make more friend
s, to learn new skills, to try how to a successful.
However did everyone necessary need to be a volunteer. Someone may not have time to help others, but they want to help the government and poor people.
First of all, We may give them some money or things to those people who needs help. Besides, volunteering would be beneficial to the volunteers themselves Getting involved in volunteering, volunteers will be exposed to a new environment, and they can learn how to work well in a team, how to improve their interpersonal skills and organizational skills, all of which are critical for their professional growth. The last, helping people make us extremely pleased.
As a college student, I sincerely hope that everyone would join the volunteering work. It is not only good to our society, but also a chance for us to grow and to learn.
That is all, Thank you for your listening.
3.A story campus
A college dream was built in the soil of my heart a long time ago and it now has deeply rooted in my heart. Today I came true that entered the gate of college. The wonderful campus life is right there waiting for me to discover.
When I moved into the campus of college is gorgeous and surprised my first day at the college. Why did I these, First of all, the campus life is really different from what I have experienced the high school. For instance, there won't be that many classes to attend so I have a lot of free time. In my spare times I read books, play basketball, go to the downtown and I also put myself on name list of a lot of student organizations. I also participate in the student union which could bring me a lot of practical experience and friends.
As I walk down the familiar routes, I have been panicking and appreciating that is surrounded by so many gifted people is what has made my four years in this school a truly priceless experience. And these every little thing makes me realize how wonderful and special my college. From now on, I will cherish these three years forever as I reluctantly close the doors before on my college life.
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4 the most memorable leasson I've ever had
It's a pleasure for me to share my experience with you all.
It was a boring summer when I was surrounded with lost and emptiness after
The National College Entrance Examination. I stayed at home everyday without vigor and vitality what I should have as a teenage. My mother was very worried about me. One day she took me to a place.
It was a music store, and my mother asked me to learn the guitar there as I ever said it is cool. Many kinds of music instruments looked nice, and the whole house was covered with pleasant music. However, in my impression such place is just to make money under the guise of art. But it was my mother's command, I have to learn to play the guitar there.
Unexpected, I have a lesson that have important significance for my life. When I enter the classroom, I saw a middle-aged man with long hair holding the guitar which looked great. He smiled and let me sit down. Then he began to play guitar. I had never seen anything so beautiful in my life. And I wonder a person can play guitar so great. It seems that the guitar was a part of his body. With the flying fingers on the strings, variety styles of music was changing constantly. Every musical note liked elf, my life suddenly became vibrant. My soul was deeply shocked and my mood can not heal for long time.
At that time , I was attracted by guitar and I asked him how can play guitar so fantastic. He said , you should regard guitar as your best friend , and love it . Radiance of life is together with painstaking forever. As me , I pursue music as my life. He told me he had ever learn guitar from 18 teachers , and live a poor life when he was young.
I can't forget his dreamy music , but his words is more impressive. There is no easy task in life and when you do something with a lifetime of effort, you should be very prominent in this field.
From then on , I was fond of guitar and play it sometime. More importantly I have a faith after the lesson : people only experienced many failures can play a wonderful music of life. Thank you for your listening.
5. How I learn English
There are many ways for us to learn English, but ways for us to learn English well is limited. Different ways of learning English effect different people differently.
As for me here are some examples of things I have to do: 1. Read a book in English for an hour every day, analyzing the grammar in sentences and looking up words in an English dictionary 2. Listen to an audio book or other recording in English, stopping it frequently, trying to understand what is being said, and trying to imitate the speaker's pronunciation 3. Spend your afternoon practicing the pronunciation of the English "r " sound 4. Carefully write an e-mail message in English, using a dictionary or a Web search every 20 seconds to make sure every word is correct, and taking 5 minutes to write one sentence 5. Think about an
English sentence you've read, wondering if it could say "a " instead of "the " in the sentence, and trying to find similar sentences on the Web to find out the answer 6. Walk down the street and build simple English sentences in my head.
There is no doubt that English is one of the world's most widely used language. English is one of the most common languages that are speaking in the world. According to the research, there is nearly one person in every ten people can speak English. We need to learn English because as our country's economy's develop, there are more and more opportunities for us to visit other countries. If we want to communicate with foreigners who don't know how to speak Chinese, we need to speak English. It's important for us to learn English because we want to learn other people's technologies and cultures, therefore we can improve our knowledge.
6. the power of dream
The dream is very wonderful. Having a dream like owning a lighthouse. It directs men and women to seewhat they have in mind.
A dream is to a man what wings are to a bird. With a dream in the deep heart s core, a man is spontaneously driven to hitch his wagon to a star. A dream is an inexhaustible source of energy that keeps our enthusiasm burning, and kindles our desire to enhance our spiritual cultivation, refine our character, and upgrade our quality of life. A life without a dream is like a bird with broken wings, confined to a cage and oblivious of what lies beyond the range of its vision. On the contrary, a man with a dream is like a warrior armed with ambition, foresight and gallantry, daring to step into an unknown domain to make a journey of adventure. It is dream that adds fullness, variety, and spice to our life and makes it worth living.
I have a dream. It is d dream that is deeply rooted in human nature. I dream that one day people of all origins can live in harmony and peace without being discriminated against or persecuted. The bounty of the earth can be shared by every single human being. Mutual respect will guarantee the existence and continuation of the DIVersity of customs and cultures. Love, sympathy, and cooperation will alleviate the sufferings and disasters inflicted upon our fellow men. Respect for basic human rights will put an end to social injustices and evils. When my dream comes true, all men will be truly equal, happy, and free.
The dream directs us on our journey , the dream can give our strength renewed. In lonely time , when we pass through a strom of disappointment , we find our commitment is unshaken . The dream can firm our emerge, believing in our ability to accomplish something meaningful..
Computer and Education.
Computers are now essential in many areas of life – modern banking, retail and information exchange among others. However, this is not true for education. At a simple
level some subjects may be better taught using computers, but to explain important concepts a human teacher is still indispensable.
Why computers do well, with examples
There are some subjects in which a computer can be used successfully to teach. Elementary mathematics, elementary language leaning, any area which requires a student to memorize basic facts through repetition is well suited to computer learning. The computer can be programmed to provide an endless number of simple questions, and as the student answers these questions the facts are learned and reinforced. What computers cannot be, with an example
However, in the learning and practice of more complex ideas, the computer is not adequate. A computer can evaluate an answer as right or wrong, but it cannot determine why. It cannot find out why a student is making mistakes, and then re-present important concepts in a different way so the student will understand. It cannot determine at what stage in a mathematics problem the student has made an error, it can only indicate that the final answer is wrong. Tasks involving reasoning cannot be taught by computers, as there are too many variables for a computer to deal with successfully. Conclusion re-states main ideas
Thus, while computers may be useful as a tool for practicing simple skills, they are not an essential feature of modern education, because they cannot monitor a student's grasp of concepts, nor evaluate a student's reasoning. Until further developments in computers are made the human teacher will remain indispensable.
Is a Test of Spoken English Necessary?
A test of spoken English will be included as a component of College English Test. Many people consider it necessary to adopt such a test. For one thing, fluent speaking ability is badly needed in today's society, a society that is experiencing reform and wider opening to the outside world. For another, in a more competitive society such as ours today, fluent spoken English usually becomes that ounce more advantage you have to beat your rivals in competing for a position having much appeal for both of you. All these point to the indispensability of a spoken English test.
Some people, however, take a different attitude. They regard the test as being unnecessary. Fluent spoken English, they argue, does not necessarily mean bringing a better job, for sometimes, opportunity plays a more important role. Furthermore, many people do not use spoken English at all in their work.
Personally speaking, I am really in favor of the test because it can encourage college students to try every means to improve their spoken English, which will benefit them forever. Thus I decide to make use of every opportunity to practise my spoken English, and surely it will do me much good.
My dream—holiday traveling
I like traveling. During the last National Day holiday, I went to Beijing. The first day when I took off at the capital airport, it gave me the first feeling was clean and tidy. People in Beijing were very friendly. And on the second day, I visited Beijing city. I went to the WangFujing Ave and tasted many famous snacks, especially the Beijing Roast Duck, they are very delicious. I also went to the XinDongfang Square; it was a very big shopping mall, so it took me about half an hour to walk between two doors. Beijing is a modern city which made me really want to stay there. During the next several days, I visited the Tian'anmen Square and the Chang'an Ave. The Square is very beautiful. And the Ave is quite wide, straight and clean. Later, I went to the Forbidden City and the Summer Palace, which made me feel the emperor's royal mausoleum, was very luxury. At last, I visited the Great Wall, and his great architectural complex told us how clever the Chinese people are!
A seven day long holiday has flown away. Mourning my happy hours during the vacation, I've been looking forward to next holidays. People around me seemed to have enjoyed the vacation, too. Then, is it fair that people have the same amount of holidays regardless of their occupations? Nevertheless, different views emerge on the matter in question. Some people have the opinion that laborers should enjoy the same length of
holiday. They hold the view that people are born equal and should be treated equally. The same amount of leisure time may eliminate the unfairness among people who might be upset psychologically if otherwise.
First, people do different kinds of jobs featuring different labor intensity and so the time needed to refresh their physical condition varies. For example, blue collar workers may work longer hours before they get tired physically, while white collar workers such as doctors and teachers are more mentally stressed.
Secondly, different tasks and duties are required for different professions, resulting in the variety of holiday periods for people in different walks of life. Some employees cannot have their legal holidays and even have to work overtime, such as policemen, construction workers and people in the service line.
Like me, as a white collar do, all have many holidays in a year. Then factories have to employ considerably more workers because some of them are enjoying happy holiday. That's obviously against the principles of doing business at lower cost and efficiency.
That's a happy travel. At the same time, I hope I can enjoy every holiday like this. It is my dream.
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1.?????? 成功的四个步骤 Four Steps to a Successful
Four Steps to a Successful
The first time in life? Then grasp your chance with your perfect performance on the dating night, by learning the following principle in heart.
Dress properly. While everyone wants to give an impressive debut on the first date, you should avoid wearing something too bizarre to be accepted. If you are still in school, a sportswear can fulfill your purpose. For businessman or grownups, casual clothes are recommended. Never put up your working uniforms,no matter how well you like that Armani suit. It is no work. A few accessories such as a pair of sunglasses or silver loops on the wrist can add up to the romance sphere.
Take a bath before dating. And if you like, spray a little perfume, but unless you're sure that he or she likes the smell,don't use ones that are too strong.
Watch your manner. You're no prince of the Scotland nor Cinderella in the legend. Proper manners will ensure a lasting relationship while bad ones scare away your sweetheart. And do make sure you do not boast about your fortune, for, not everyone are green addicts. And your way of smiling, or your greatestoath, should neither be "coy" nor "by St. Loy!" after the nun in Chaucer.
Be a little sensitive than merely innocent. Do make sure you do not intrude his or her privacy on the first date. For there maybe something deeply concealed within the inner core of every heart, of which the owner doesn't share often with anyone but his intimacy.
Finally, wish you good luck. May you get your hearts combined and start a new journey in the miracle of life and love. Stay tuned till a borderline is reached, and keep on through out the whole way.
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看来第一次约会真是令人兴奋并紧张期待的。为第一次约会所提出的建议也是仁者见仁、智者见智。王永同学用词简单、结构精炼,读起来节奏快,例如:"Dress Properly....If you are still in school,a sportswear can fulfill your purpose.For businessman Orgrowmups,
casual clothes are recommended."这样的文章结构像是在提醒我们时不我待,要抓住机会,抓紧时间。
2.?????? 我的宿舍生活My Dormitory Life
My Dormitory Life
Compared with the forty year old shabby dormitory I am living in now, the one I lived in for three years in high school was heaven: three students shared one brand new suite with air conditioners and a bathroom.
In three years time we changed it thoroughly:the color of the floor turned from bright pink into muddy gray, and the closet a hive of insects proliferating among piles of rotten fruit.And our masterpiece was the bathroom, a never drying swamp which served as the habitat of various kinds of mold, and even rodents, rats would occasionally take the trouble to pay us a visit, and.., all three of us felt like sobbing when we at last had to say good bye to our lovely filthy dormitory. Maybe it is because that the dormitory had changed us as well as we'd changed it.
The first lesson our dormitory taught us was to look after ourselves. Frankly speaking, we were not good students at all. I still remember the underwear that was soaked in soapy water for one and a half years before it was finally thrown away. Almost each of the boys' dormitories had gradually developed its own unique "fragrance" usually a mixture of rotten fruit, unwashed socks, stunk towels and some junk food. We could tell one dormitory from another by sniffing instead of looking. Our tolerance towards untidiness was amazing.
However, in spite of all this, we really did make some progress. Bit by bit, we started to wash dirty clothes before they stunk, cleaned the garbage bin when it could hold no more trash, we even used brushes in a not-sc-successful attempt to refurbish the floor. The point was that we were not obeying any order, we did every bit of the cleaning for ourselves, because we wanted to live in a better place. Though nothing we did could be called an achievement, it was the first time we fully bore the consequences of our behavior, and took the responsibility.
Thus it was not surprising that I often found myself the only one to clean up my university dormitory which looked no better than a garbage bin when my roommates felt normal of it.
When talking about our dormitory life, and probably all the dormitory life, we should never leave out one thing. This was what we called "bed talks". Though it was considered "illegal,"there was nothing to stop us from deliberately starting a heated discussion right after lights were out. It was our favorite and the only way of ending our day, and we were as punctual for it as our parents are for work. What was the most common topic?Girls, of course! What other topics were there for three energetic adolescent males lying comfortably in bed? We judged them,ranked them, argued over them night after night without feeling the slightest sense of boredom for three whole years. Were we
maniacs? Who is not a maniac at eighteen?
3.?????? 大学英语的学习-Learning English at College
Learning English at college is different from learning English at middle school. In middle school, we learn English mainly for the entrance examination for college, while the purpose of learning English at college is quite different. We study foreign languages now to improve our ability to work in the future and especially to communicate with foreiguers.
How can we learn English well at college? Firstly, you should try your best to enlarge your vocabulary. Only in this way can you read more smoothly and understand others well. Secondly, you should pay more attention to the listening and speaking ability in learning English. While talking with foreigners, if you can't understand them, and do not know how to express yourself, the talking will be very difficult. And the last point is that you should improve your English whenever and wherever you can. Obviously, there is still a long way for us to go to learn English well. As a proverb says,
Never too old to learn.' There are so many methods to learn English. So long as you keep on studying, your English will surely be improved.
4.?????? 电脑能代替纸笔吗?-大学英语作文
People often say we have entered the electronic age. Computers have become the center of life. No one can live and work without computers. In the future, everyone can work and study at home hefore a PC. There won't be piles of files. Instead, a disc is OK enough.
With the appearance of printers, the pen becomes less useful than before. And since the computer was created, paper is also gradually giving way to the screen, which can show lively moving things from different sides in the same picture. It is true that with the developmem of science, such products as computers and printers will be the major tools in our future life and work. But the traditional tools will also exist for a long time to supplement the function of the modern ones. At least, we still need pens to sign with and paper to sign on.[
5.?????? 幸福是什么-What Is Happiness?-大学英语作文
Happiness means different things to different people. For example, some people believe that if they have lots of money, they will be happy. They believe that if they are wealthy, they will be able to do anything they want, which means happiness. On the other hand, some people believe that holding a high position
in the government is happiness. In this way, you have not onlymoney, but also many other things which can't be bought by money.
However, other people believe that having lots of money is not happiness nor is holding a high position in the government. These people value their beliefs, or their intelligence, or their health. They think these can make them happy.
For me, happiness is closely tied to my studies, my work and my family. When I made great progress in my studies, when I made contributions to the society through my
work, when all the members in my family live in harmony, sharing good and sad times, I was happy. Although the definition of happiness depends on each individual my "wealth" of happiness is in my studies, my work, and my family.
6.?????? 经济发展与环境保护 Economic Development and Envir.
Some people believe that economic development should never be at the cost of the environment. They think the present serious environmental problems are largely caused by rapid
economic development. For example, land resources are shrinking because of the industrial development and the expansion of cities. Deserts are spreading because of over grazing, poor fanning, tree cutting, and strip mining. Our air and water supplies are being polluted by poisonous gassesand waste products. It is important, therefore, that we should take another look at the way in which our industries and cities are developing.
However, other people think it unnecessary to consider environmental problems now and our first priority should always be given to economic development. They believe that environmental problems are inevitable and unavoidable in the process of economic development. They are only the by products of economic development, which can be dealt with later when we have the time and money.
I think the second idea is completelywrong. Our ultimate aim in economic development is to provide a comfortable and happy life for our people. What is the point of economic development if we achieve it at the cost of our environment? There has been much evidence to prove that a balance between the two helps more rapid and continuous development.
7.?????? 树立目标的重要性-The Importance of Goal
Why is goal-setting important? Because goals can help you do and experience every meaningful thing you hope for in life. Instead of letting life happen to you, goals allow you to make your life happen.
Successful people have visions of what their life should be and they set lots of goals, both sbort-term and long-range, to help them realize the visions. By setting goals you are taking control of your life. It is like having a map to show where you want to go. A driver with an aim arrives at the destination without any waste of time or wrong turns. On the contrary, a driver with no aim drives aimlessly around, never getting anywhere and just using up gas and oil. Winners in life set goals and follow through on them. They decide what they want and then get there by making plans and setting goals. Goals ara not difficult to set and they are not difficult to reach. It is up to you to find out what your goals, ideals and visions really are. With a clear direction, and with certain plans, you will straightly get what you want. Without a goal, you have to live a passive life. You do not know where to go, what you want and why you are listless. Then your life be comes dull and meaningless just like the dead water in a muddy lake.
8.?????? 如何保持健康-How to Keep Fit
1. 健康是幸福生活的保证。
2. 保持健康的几种方法。
3. 美好的未来需要健康。
Health is the guarantee of one's happiness. Without a healthy body, one cannot do what he wants to, not to mention accomplishing his goals in life.
One can keep fit in three ways. First, he is to pay attention to hygiene. Stay away from viruses, which means one should wash hands, take baths frequently, eat and drink properly. Stay away from bad life habits, such as smoking and overworking, which severely damage the body organs. Secondly, one is to exercise regularly. He may go jogging, swimming, bicycling, playing basketball and so on. Exercises will improve one's ability to resist diseases. And last but not least, he should be optimistic, fearing no difficulties and obstacles, and always being in high spirits.
Only in good health as well as in high spirits can we greet the future, which is full of competition and challenges, and strive to achieve our ambitions energetically. ?
9.?????? 如何减轻压力-大学英语作文
How to Reduce Stress
Stress is an inevitable part in our normal life. Many kinds of things, such as natural disasters, war and death can cause too much stress in our life. But according to a psychologist, on a day-to-day basis, stress may result from the small things: taking an exam, waiting in line, and having too many things to do in a limited time. We all need stress to add flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life, but too much stress can seriously affect our physical and mental well-being, It reduces the body's immunity and harms the brain, If the stress lasts a long time, it may cause physical illness, insomnia, headaches, backaches, ulcers, high blood pressure-even heart disease.
When stress does occur, it's important to recognize and deal with it. There ore some methods we can try. A large number of physical activities can reduce onxiety. Shoring our stress with others can be enormously helpful. Making time for fun such os listening to music may be good medicine. Sometimes even crying is on efficient way to releose stress. 摘自
10.?? 城市化利弊谈-Advantages and Disadvantages of U.
Urbanization has been a subject of heated discussion for a long time. Some people are in favor, while others are opposed. In my opinion, urbanization has both advantages and disadvantages.
Generally, the advantages of urbanization can be listed as follows. First,urbanization can quicken our pace to catch up with the developed countries. We all know that the developed countries are all highly urbanized. Second, urbanization will help to solve the problem of unemployment. It will create more job opportunities for the unemployed. In addition, urbanization will free a great number


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it's sad to me that at 31 i am still looking for some kinda of approval from friends and outsiders that what i am in fact doing amuses them in some way. pathetic.
anyway- a few things have crossed my mind recently to "blog" about but i have yet again either forgotten, or have yet to put them down. needless to say, i'm wicked lazy.
RB and i recently went to get our mortgage in order for our fancy 2 bedroom apartment. we have, what seems like forever, to wait for everything to kinda work out, but i know inevitably it will. about a month ago i
--- I know what you are all thinking, if i thought it was a good idea, why didn't i just do it myself? well, for one, it's not my job to do those things in our marriage <ha, ha>, two, my job doesn't allow me time to generally make phone calls or randomly send emails throughout the day, especially if it's not on my mind or work to do list, third, when it comes to things like this i usually defer to RB thinking his way is better.---
RB emailed our landlord asking that we live month to month and today we have received a reply email. it states that they no longer do month-to-month leases but we can do 6 months. <insert that sound that goes off when you have lost on a game show or bid to high on the showcase showdown> in reality we would only need (hopefully) 3-4 months. now you ask, why not go for the 6, because money doesn't grow on trees. how am i paying a mortgage, maintenance and rent for 6 months? am i suddenly becoming independently wealthy? because if thats happening, i want to go on plenty of vacations instead.
shrug it off, some might say. move home for a few months! thats a brilliant idea. however, i will be living with my parents (and i will do it happily!!) while , RB would move in with my MIL and either kill her, or himself. he can't live with my parents being that Bene the dog resides there and he is allergic to him. Guess we'll live apart. i'm not going to shy or not admit this, but i couldn't be more excited if that is really what will happen! i mean, sure, i'd miss RB and sleeping with my husband, waking up and being lazy in my own house in my own space with my own husband, however, i really love being home, and love my parents and would just love to be home for the holidays!! (i'm getting giddy just thinking about it).
many friends of mine when i was younger couldn't wait to move out of the families house, get their own space, etc. NOT ME! i was more than content on staying there forever if i could. i'm pretty sure that if RB wasn't allergic to the dog, we might have lived at my parents house for a little while after being married, and now we wouldn't think twice about it for all intensive purposes. alas, that wasn't the case.
i'm concerned now that RB will refuse to move home, and make us pay the 6 months rent, while waiting our new place, but i have to say that i really don't want to. I think it's a complete waste of money and it's silly. of course you could argue that this whole new apt thing could fall through and we would be homeless. that would suck on a whole other level. for now, i'm dreaming about being a young adult again, and dating my husband while living with my parents. it all sounds so magical.


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DoorDash - Driver that delivered my food on 3/31 took an evnelope on my mailbox that has $100.00 bill in it for my cleaning lady!!
I want the $100.00 your driver took from my mailbox it had a letter D on the envelope so I'm thinking he thought it was a tip for him!! NONONLONONONONONO he stole from me I want my $100.00 back you stole from me ASAP!
I was assigned a #7063924 where is my money!!I I was told 3 times you had a check for me where is it???
I had a servaliance camera when he drop the food off at my front door he turned around saw the envelope and took it.!!! I want my money back now have your CEO email me when check will be arriving Vicki suoja 9 Winn Ct San Ramon, CA 94583 firstname.lastname@example.com
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Reason of review: driver stole 100.00 from my mailbox.
Monetary Loss: $100.
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i had a lot of fun this week when it comes to podcasting. i was very happy with the episodes of Movies On UP! and Erik and Dave Talking with Erik and Dave.
This week's episode was a ton of fun. With news about the new Ninja Turtles movie and Ghostbusters 3, we decided to put together a list of our top 5 movies we loved when we were kids that we still loved today.
I was really happy with how this episode came out. Sometimes we tend to focus on news a little too much, but I think this episode was a good personality episode. Really let Ryan and I open up a bit and put more of our personalities into the finished product. We're definitely gonna do more episodes like this more often.
Also, if you'd like, feel free to send me your top 5 movies you loved when you were a kid and still love today for us to read on next week's episode.
Erik and I felt a lot more loose this week than usually. Neither of us were too happy with last week's episode, and we usually bounce back pretty strongly after a weaker episode.
Our energy was way up, and we were actually pretty positive. We also let the conversation go wherever it wanted to go, instead of trying to force anything. I think it came out loose and fun, and I think it's a decently strong episode compared to the rest of our catalog so far.
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Budadogs Dog Rescue is based in Budapest Hungary and exists to help place dogs into the arms of loving owners. Hungary is a country known for its quirky dog breeds including the dreadlock wearing Puli and sleek Visla. It is also home to very distinctive desert flavors seldom elevated in other European cultures. Budadogs Chocolate celebrates Hungarian dog breeds and unique chocolate flavors, creating a fun gift that gives back to the community. It targets the city's Western tourist population as well as giving locals.


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Shoppers who buy groceries from Tesco online are receiving smaller versions of the items they ordered without being told on their receipt, Which? research has revealed.
Which? bought several items from Tesco's website that arrived in smaller-than-expected pack sizes.
We received a 900ml tub of Carte D'Or Light Vanilla ice cream instead of the one-litre tub we ordered; a 330ml pack of Magnum ice creams instead of 360ml; and a 592ml bottle of Ariel Excel Gel with Febreze in place of the 667ml bottle we ordered.
Pack sizes reduced, but prices weren't
While the packs were smaller, none of the prices had been reduced. Neither the receipt nor the driver made any mention of these substitutions – the receipt claimed we had been sent the items in exactly the sizes
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We think Tesco should have notified us that we'd been given smaller versions of these items.
Tesco told us: 'Our suppliers are required to inform us of changes to their products, so that we can update our customers. We are sorry that this hasn't happened in a small number of cases, and are reminding all our suppliers of their obligations.'
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Went online shoe window shopping/snooping (wow, thatsa lotta qualifiers!) yesterday and this I would think is how the end of a rainbow looks like! New Steve Madden shoes/sandals/boots to drool over. Sigh.
I saw these three really pretty walking sandals perfect for casual Friday movie nights, or girls' dinner, or random day at the mall. Classy and comfy and snazzy with just the right amount of oomph without being over the top. How do you not want these?
Special mention goes out to this colorful and tribal-looking sandal-bootie with all the right color beads! It's like Steve Madden grabbed one of my shoe daydreams and molded it into an actual leather slipper! This is why I love shoes. Hay.
After many a frequent trip online to search for that perfect slouchy flat boot, Steve Madden hits the jackpot again. Just like in my head. Now how to get my hands on these. Flat and round-toed and just the right color. These are the kinds of boots that you can wear out and not get weird looks.
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The Swedish Final was held on February 21st at Lisebergshallen in Gothenburg, hosted by Fredrik Belfrage. The 12 songs were reduced to 6 finalists and the winning song was then chosen by the votes of 9 juries containing members of the public which were split according to the ages of the jurors.
The winning song was Fyra Bugg och en Coca-Cola which was performed by Lotta Engberg, and written/composed by Christer Lundh and Mikael Wendt.
01. Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola - Lotta Engberg, 59 points
02. Högt över havet - Arja Saijonmaa. 58 points
03. När morgonstjärnan brinner - Cyndee Peters, 46 points
04. Alexandra - Sound of Music, 44 points
05. Dansa i neon - Lena Philipsson, 43 points
06. Hand i hand - Style, 29 points
other participants:
Nya illusioner - Annica Johnsson
Ung och evig - Paul Sahlin & Anne Kihlström
Flyktingen - Jan-Eric Karlzon
Leva livet - Baden-Baden
Sommarnatt - Robert Wells
Det finns en morgondag - Anna Book
As the songs title contained the trademark names Coca-Cola and the Swedish chewing gum Bugg, the European Broadcasting Union demanded that the lyrics would be changed before the Brussels final, so the song was renamed Boogaloo. It was drawn to perform at start position 12. After the voting, Sweden had received 50 points, which led to a 12th place (out of 22). This was the worst placement for Sweden in eight years.
Anna Charlotte Lotta Engberg, is a Swedish dansband and pop singer, born 5 March 1963 in Överkalix, Norrbotten County and raised in Laxå, Örebro County. She now lives in Alingsås with her husband. She hosts the Swedish sing-along show Lotta på Liseberg.
Under her maiden name, Pedersen, she made her debut in the Sveriges Television program Nygammalt in 1980 when she was 17. She was also a member of the Trioala, an a cappella choir. Later, she received a permanent place in the TV program's choir.
Lotta Engberg won Melodifestivalen 1987 with Fyra bugg & en Coca Cola and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987. She has before and since then performed in Melodifestivalen several times:
1984: Sankta Cecilia (together with Göran Folkestad), 2nd
1985: En helt ny dag, not selected
1987: Fyra Bugg & en Coca Cola, 1st
1988: 100% (together with Triple & Touch), 3rd
1990: En gång till, 8th
1996: Juliette & Jonathan, 3rd
2002: Vem é dé du vill ha (with Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson), 3rd
2012: Don't let me down (with Christer Sjögren), 3rd in the fourth semi-final
In 2003 Lotta participated at the Norwegian nation final for the ESC. Together with Kikki Danielsson and Elisabeth Andreasson she sang the song Din hånd i min hånd and came 4th.
On October 2, 1999 Sweden issued a postage stamp with her portrait.
She is also a successful TV host. Since August 2008, she has hosted the Swedish game show Bingolotto, which she will leave in the summer of 2011.


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By Benjamin-Harry Gladwin
Silicon Drinkabout is a global mixer event started by online tech community 'Three Beards'. The London event happens on Friday's at The Shoreditch Grind on Old Street, in the heart of the blossoming East London tech start up industry.
In typical Shoreditch Style, The Grind boasts an industrial come American diner feel. An aesthetic which suits itself to quiet and friendly meet and greats with other techies.
The event, which take place every Friday between 6pm-10pm, aim to provide networking opportunities for those just starting out as well as established industry people.
Contrary to the stereotype there are more than a handful of women getting involved with the event; in fact, the whole group of people are as diverse as London is. One patron says, "I met my London friends here," stating that "it's great to be around people who have similar interests to you but no professional ties- it feels more relaxed than your standard work drinks."
While a seemingly great social space, business is also a factor. You can meet people and spring board ideas from one and other, maybe starting your own start-up with creative, passionate, individuals such as yourself. 'Three Beards' hopes that you do, pitch practice events to help you prepare when looking for investors; the next one is planned for October (venue not yet confirmed).
'Three Beard's' website and social media has tips, events, and job listings catered to those working in tech globally.
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In much of our discussion so far, we have assessed projects independently of
other projects that the firm already has or might have in the future. Disney, for instance,
was able to look at the theme park investment and analyze whether it was a good or bad
investment. In reality, projects at most firms have interdependencies with and
consequences for other projects. Disney may be able to increase both movie and
merchandise revenues because of the new theme park in Bangkok and may face higher
advertising expenditures because of its Asia expansion.
In this chapter, we examine a number of scenarios in which the consideration of
one project affects other projects. We start with the most extreme case, where investing in
one project leads to the rejection of one or more other projects; this is the case when
firms have to choose between mutually exclusive investments. We then consider a less
extreme scenario, where a firm with constraints on how much capital it can raise
considers a new project. Accepting this project reduces the capital available for other
projects that the firm considers later in the period and thus can affect their acceptance;
this is the case of capital rationing.
Projects can create costs for existing investments by using shared resources or
excess capacity, and we consider these side costs next. Projects sometimes generate
benefits for other projects, and we analyze how to bring these benefits into the analysis.
In the final part of the chapter, we introduce the notion that projects often have options
embedded in them, and that ignoring these options can result in poor project decisions.
Mutually Exclusive Projects
Projects are mutually exclusive when only one of the set of projects can be
accepted by a firm. Projects may be mutually exclusive for different reasons. They may
each provide a way of getting a needed service, but any one of them is sufficient for the
service. The owner of a commercial building may be choosing among a number of
different air-conditioning or heating systems for a building. Or, projects may provide
alternative approaches to the future of a firm; a firm that has to choose between a "high-
margin, low volume" strategy and a "low-margin, high-volume" strategy for a product
can choose only one of the two.
In choosing among mutually exclusive projects, we continue to use the same rules
we developed for analyzing independent projects. The firm should choose the project that
adds the most to its value. While this concept is relatively straightforward when the
projects are expected to generate cash flows for the same number of periods (have the
same project life), as you will see, it can become more complicated when the projects
have different lives.
Projects with Equal Lives
When comparing projects with the same lives, a business can make its decision in
one of two ways. It can compute the net present value of each project and choose the one
with the highest positive net present value (if the projects generate revenue) or the one
with the lowest negative net present value (if the projects minimize costs). Alternatively,
it can compute the differential cash flow between two projects and base its decision on
the net present value or the internal rate of return of the differential cash flow.
Comparing Net Present Values
The simplest way of choosing among mutually exclusive projects with equal lives
is to compute the net present values of the projects and choose the one with the highest
net present value. This decision rule is consistent with firm value maximization.
Illustration 6.1: Mutually Exclusive Cost Minimizing Projects with equal lives
Bookscape is choosing between alternative vendors who are offering phone
systems. Both systems have 5-year lives, and the appropriate cost of capital is 10% for
both projects. Figure 6.1 summarizes the expected cash outflows on the two investments:
Figure 6.1: Cash Flows on Phone Systems
Vendor 1: Less Expensive System
-$ 8000 -$ 8000 -$ 8000 -$ 8000 -$ 8000
0 1 2 3 4 5
Vendor 2: More Expensive System
-$ 3000 -$ 3000 -$ 3000 -$ 3000 $ 3000
0 1 2 3 4 5
The more expensive system is also more efficient, resulting in lower annual costs. The
net present values of these two systems can be estimated as follows –
Net Present Value of Less Expensive System = - $20,000 - $8,000 [PV(A,10%,5 years)]
= - $50,326
Net Present Value of More Expensive System = - $30,000 - $3,000 [PV(A,10%,5 years)]
= - $41,372
The net present value of all costs is much lower with the second system making it the
better choice.
Differential Cash Flows
An alternative approach for choosing between two mutually exclusive projects is
to compute the difference in cash flows each period between the two investments being
compared. Thus, if A and B are mutually exclusive projects with estimated cash flows
over the same life time (n), the differential cash flows can be computed as shown in
Figure 6.2.
Figure 6.2: Estimating Differential Cash Flows
Project A
CF1,A CF2,A CF3,A CFn,A
Project B
CF1,B CF2,B CF3,B CF4,B .... CFn,B
Differential Cash Flow
CF1,B - CF2,B - CF4,B - CFn,B -
CF1,A CF2,A CF3,A CF4,A CFn,A
In computing the differential cash flows, the project with the larger initial investment
becomes the project against which the comparison is made. In practical terms, this means
that the Cash FlowB-A is computed if B has a higher initial investment than A, and the
Cash FlowA-B is computed if A has a higher initial investment than B. If we compare
more than two projects, we still compare one pair at a time, and the less attractive project
is dropped at each stage.
The differential cash flows can be used to compute the net present value and the
decision rule can be summarized as follows:
If NPVB-A > 0 : Project B is better than project A
NPVB-A< 0 : Project A is better than project B
Notice two points about the differential net present value. The first is that it provides the
same result as would have been obtained if the business had computed net present values
of the individual projects and then taken the difference between them.
NPVB-A = NPVB – NPVA
The second is that this approach works only when the two projects being compared have
the same risk level and discount rates, since only one discount rate can be used on the
differential cash flows. By contrast, computing project-specific net present allows for the
use of different discount rates on each project.
The differential cash flows can also be used to compute an internal rate of return,
which can guide us to select the better project.
If IRRB-A > Discount Rate : Project B is better than project A
IRRB-A< Discount Rate : Project A is better than project B
Again, this approach works only if the projects are of equivalent risk.
6.1. в˜ћ: Mutually exclusive projects with different risk levels
When comparing mutually exclusive projects with different risk levels and discount rates,
what discount rate should we use to discount the differential cash flows?
a. The higher of the two discount rates
b. The lower of the two discount rates
c. An average of the two discount rates
d. None of the above
Explain your answer.
Illustration 6.2: Differential Cash Flows – NPV and IRR
Consider again the phone systems analyzed in illustration 6.1. The differential
cash flows can be estimated as shown in Figure 6.3:
Figure 6.3: Cash Flows on Phone Systems
Vendor 1: Less Expensive System
- $ 8000 - $ 8000 - $ 8000 - $ 8000 - $ 8000
0 1 2 3 4 5
Vendor 2: More Expensive System
- $ 3000 - $ 3000 - $ 3000 - $ 3000 - $ 3000
0 1 2 3 4 5
Differential Cash Flows: More Expensive - Less Expensive System
+ $ 5000 + $ 5000 + $ 5000 + $ 5000 + $ 5000
0 1 2 3 4 5
The more expensive system costs $10,000 more to install but saves Bookscape $5,000 a
year. Using the 10% discount rate, we estimate the net present value of the differential
cash flows as follows:
Net Present Value of Differential Cash Flows = - $10,000 + $5,000 [PV(A,10%,5 years)]
= + $8,954
This net present value is equal to the difference between the net present values of the
individual projects, and it indicates that the system that costs more up front is also the
better system from the viewpoint of net present value. The internal rate of return of the
differential cash flows is 41.04%, which is higher than the discount rate of 10%, once
again suggesting that the more expensive system is the better one, from a financial
Projects with Different Lives
In many cases, firms have to choose among projects with different lives1. In doing
so, they can no longer rely solely on the net present value. This is so because, as a dollar
figure, the NPV is likely to be higher for longer term projects; the net present value of a
project with only 2 years of cash flows is likely to be lower than one with 30 years of
cash flows.
Assume that you are choosing between a 5-year and a 10-year project, with the
cash flows shown in Figure 6.4. A discount rate of 12% applies for each.
Figure 6.4: Cash Flows on Projects with Unequal Lives
Shorter Life Project
$400 $400 $400 $400 $400
3 5
1 2
Longer Life Project
$350 $350 $350 $350 $350
$350 $350 $350 $350 $350
3 5
1 2 8
6 10
0 7 9
The net present value of the first project is $442, while the net present value of the second
project is $478. On the basis on net present value alone, the second project is better, but
this analysis fails to factor in the additional net present value that could be made by the
firm from years 6 to 10 in the project with a 5-year life.
In comparing a project with a shorter life to one with a longer life, the firm must
consider that it will be able to invest again with the shorter term project. Two
conventional approaches - project replication and equivalent annuities –– assume that
when the current project ends, the firm will be able to invest in the same project or a very
similar one.
Project Replication
1 See Emery (1982).
One way of tackling the problem of different lives is to assume that projects can
be replicated until they have the same lives. Thus, instead of comparing a 5-year to a 10-
year project, we can find the net present value of investing in the 5-year project twice and
comparing it to the net present value of the 10-year project. Figure 6.5 presents the
resulting cashflows:
Figure 6.5: Cash Flows on Projects with Unequal Lives: Replicated with poorer project
Five-year Project: Replicated
$400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400 $400
3 5
1 2 8
6 10
0 7 9
-$1000 -$1000 (Replication)
Longer Life Project
$350 $350 $350 $350 $350
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New kitchen delights Strabane woman
Published: Fri, 15 Apr 2016
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Delighted Strabane woman, Martina O'Kane, showed off her gorgeous new kitchen to our Chairman Donald Hoodless this week.
She was one of 64 households in the Ballycolman estate to benefit from a kitchen makeover. This kitchen replacement scheme represents an investment of over £350,000 by us.
Prior to work beginning every tenant had a one to one consultation about the kitchen design. This consultation was well received and feedback on the kitchens has been positive. All of the kitchens scheduled for replacement have been completed. The work was carried out in partnership with contractors, Lowry Bros.
Welcoming this investment, Avril McAllister, our Area Manager said:
"We're delighted our chairman had the opportunity to meet with local residents today and see firsthand the improvements we are making in people's homes.
"A kitchen is the heart of a home that's why it is so important that tenants have been given the option of selecting their own units, worktops and tiles, so they are getting the kitchen they really want.
"This investment is building on the Housing Executive's continued commitment to maintain and improve our homes. Within the area we are delighted to have been bringing even more improvements to our tenants including, where need, double-glazing and more energy efficient heating systems."
Martina O'Kane, who is thrilled with her new kitchen, has the final word:
"It's turned out lovely and I am very pleased. The fitters were excellent and very helpful in accommodating our design requests."


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"GATES has truly grown with the community that it has served for many years. Todd Gates and the associates at GATES have successfully formed an integrated family of high quality development, construction and real estate services uniquely equipped to serve the needs of the citizens and businesses of Southwest Florida and beyond."
- Dudley Goodlette
Former State of Florida Legislator
Friday, May 4, 2007
Gates has broken ground on the much anticipated Interpretive Center at The Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve. Upon completion, the building will be the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified project in Lee County, Florida. LEED is a national standard for green building design developed by The United States Green Building Council (which Gates is also and active member of).
The two-story, 12,000 square foot Interpretive Center will be situated within the Six Mile Cypress Slough Preserve, which is located along Six Mile Cypress Parkway, 1.5 miles north of Daniels Parkway in Fort Myers.
The slough itself is a natural drainage way of conserved wetlands measuring nine miles long and consisting of 2,200 total acres. The Interpretive Center will feature educational displays and explain the details of Green Building. Other features include indoor meeting space, an office for the Parks & Recreation Department, an outdoor teaching pavilion and a book store.
The expected date of completion for the project falls within the first quarter of 2008. Upon completion, the project is expected to attain LEED Silver Level Certification. Parker Mudgett Smith Architects is providing design services.
Gates, with office in Collier, Lee and Charlotte counties, is Florida's premier, fully integrated construction, development and real estate services company. For more information, please contact us at (239) 593-3777.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Big Sean topped the weekly U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday for the first time, beating out rocker Kid Rock.
Big Sean's "Dark Sky Paradise" sold 139,000 album copies, 218,000 songs and was streamed more than 17 million times, tallying 172,000 total units in its debut on the chart, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
Kid Rock's "First Kiss" entered at No. 2 with 146,000 total album units, while the soundtrack to Universal Pictures' steamy hit film "Fifty Shades of Grey" remained steady at No. 3 with 108,000 copies sold.
The only other new entry in the top ten of the Billboard 200 chart, which tallies album sales, song sales (10 songs equal one album) and streaming activity (1,500 streams equal one album), was "Fan of a Fan: The Album," by rappers Chris Brown and Tyga at No. 7, selling 67,000 units.
Last week's chart-toppers, alt-rockers Imagine Dragons' "Smoke + Mirrors," dropped to No. 9 this week.
On the Digital Songs chart, which measures online song sales, Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars' upbeat "Uptown Funk!" held steady at No. 1 with 240,000 downloads in the past week.
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Following my earlier post about Board members not knowing their roles comes this story. By virtue of their position, and to help them make informed decisions, Board members are privy to information which should remain confidential. Problems arise when it does not.
At this school, teachers must confirm their intent to return each January. If they say yes, they receive a new contract, negotiate better conditions, discuss additional responsibilities and so on. Of they say no, the position is advertized. If they are unsure they have until March to decide, but the position is advertized as "tentative".
Teacher Jo confirmed her intention to remain in January and the renewal was signed. However in June, she announced that she had changed her mind. She would only return if she was exempted from supervision duties at recess and after school. The principal of course said no; the job was as agreed, as she had contracted, and all teachers had to do duties. He would not exempt one while requiring all the others.
Jo refused to budge, so the principal withdrew the re-employment offer. She then approached a Board member whose child she had taught alleging unprofessionalism and personal animus on the part of the principal. The Board member contacted the Board Chair who asked for an explanation.
The principal sent the Board members an email with "confidential" in the subject line. He told them of the re-hiring process, referred them to the Faculty Handbook, and explained what had happened. He told them all teachers faced the same requirements. He conceded supervision duties were unpopular but essential for child safety and required by state law. He said he would not exempt one teacher while requiring something of all others.
He also told them he believed Jo had deliberately waited until June to make recruitment difficult, which to him was blackmail. Accordingly, trust had gone and he felt Jo no longer fitted with the school's teacher profile and in fact her values conflicted with the school's stated values.
Two days later, Jo sent a general email to the parents of her students. She quoted from and disputed points made in the principal's confidential email to the Board which had been forwarded to her by the Board member she had originally approached. The principal had an unpleasant meeting with the parents, made worse because the school attorney limited him in what he could say.
The teacher was not reinstated and the principal did indeed have trouble finding a good replacement. Anonymous online reviews suggested the principal was arrogant and did not consider parents and parent wishes when making his unilateral decisions. Overnight, the atmosphere in the school went from positive and supportive to negative and critical. The Board Chair did ask for the Board member's resignation. The principal gave his, and the school is now on to its fourth principal in two and a half years. All because a Board member did not respect the constraints of her position.
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Tuesday, July 8, 2014
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Another great episode from Lions of Liberty!
In this episode of the Lions of Liberty Podcast, I am joined by Peter Klein, research fellow at the Mises Institute and Professor in the Division of Applied Sciences at the University of Missouri. Peter explains how he first became interested in the study of free markets, particularly as it pertains to technology and the sciences. We discuss how coercive governments have influenced the development of technology, particularly as it pertains to the internet. They look at the issue of net neutrality, and whether or not calls for it can be justified as a response to crony capitalist control over content delivery services. Peter and I examine the question of whether humans would have gone to the Moon or explore deep space if it weren't for U.S. government intervention, and as usual Marc has some thoughts of his own in the wrap-up rant!