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Toshiba Thrive Ultimate Bundle w/ HDMI Dock, AC Adapter, Carrying Case, Battery, Case & Screen Prote for $24.99
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or for a penny more also at Ben's Outlet (same company)
Everything is NEW, I got it last time....great bundle for the price.
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I almost bought this immediately thinking it came with the tablet -- for any inattentive readers such as myself, be aware that this does not include the tablet itself, but rather just the accessory kit. Why I thought a price that low would include the tablet is beyond me.
It's still a great deal, though.
Wouldn't mind getting this bundle if I knew where to get the thrive at a decent price.
Using my Thrive as I type this message. This looks like a great deal, I'm going to pick one up - I could use the extras.
Ordered this deal a couple of weeks ago when it was $19.99 (plus the $5 for shipping) and I can say it is all official Toshiba products. I was astonished - for $25 you get a blue back, battery, power cord, standard doc(going for $13.70 on amazon), leather case, and a set of 2 screen protectors. Amazing. I already had a leather case for my Thrive but the extra is a nice little case with the deal. I'm happy with my Thrive now that it has ICS but think it would be better with Jellybean. If you have a Thrive, this is a good deal.
Great deal! The battery alone would run $30 from Amazon. Interesting side note - the stock numbers for the battery and the blue cover are switched. Not really relevant, but curious.
Awesome Deal!
i bought this a few weeks ago too and glad i did. (i bought the thrive from the same site in the summer) i'd been wanting a cheap case, but wasn't finding anything i liked. this one is pretty nice. i really like having the dock! i haven't used the extra battery yet, but it's nice to know i have a spare just in case...
and like jlluck007 said, i was surprised to see all were Toshiba brand products...
Got it for my Thrive. Where else can you get a battery alone for this price? The rest is ice cream on the cake!! Cheap! Got the Thrive because it was the ONLY tablet with a user changable battery and ALL of the ports I need.
@yippingbyrd: I have company - don't feel so bad any more.
I bought one of the first Thrives when they came out and have used it several hours daily. The battery is just starting to fail as I can only get about 4 hours on a charge now. I have been wanting to replace the battery and I think this is a good inexpensive way plus all the other goodies. I have tested other tablets including the IPad and nothing else comes close to overall performance and usability of the Toshiba Thrive

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San Diego Padres vs Los Angeles Angels (ST)Thu, March 7, 2013 - 1:05 PMPeoria Sports Complex in Peoria, AZ
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about Dancing With the Stars
Get ready for a brand new season of salsas, sambas and spray-tans as Dancing with the Stars continues each MONDAY at 8|7c as the cast vies for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy!
Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews are back to guide us through this exciting new season along with your favorite judges. Of course, it's still all about the fans who ultimately help determine which teams make the cut each week with their votes during the biggest dance party on the planet!


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Arcola Camper Stop
30 campsites; 28 have water, 30 amp electric and cable TV. Restroom with showers. Sites are grass and gravel, flat and level.
KOA Campground and Camper Sales
8-acre lake, some shade trees. 82 sites with three cabins, summer active.
Casey Country Club
This club features a nine-hole, par 35 golf course.
World's Largest Wind Chimes
With chimes suspended nearly 50 feet above the ground, the BEI wind chime is a sight to behold! The longest of five chimes is 42 feet long-almost double that of the past world record holder. The chimes sing gentle and deep as they strike the clapper, long gleaming lengths paying tribute to BEI's expertise in the pipeline industry. Stick around to visit the tea shop next door!
World's Largest Golf Tee
The World's Largest Golf Tee measures 30ft and 3/4" and weighs 6,659 lbs! It is constructed of yellow pine boards and over 60 gallons of glue and 120 pounds of screws. This is a site you don't want to miss!
Lake Charleston
Enjoy the sparkling beauty of Lake Charleston, which features hiking and biking trails.
Lincoln Prarie Grass Trail
Ride your bike or walk from Charleston to Mattoon on the Lincoln Prairie Grass Trail.
Lincoln-Prairie Grass Trail
two miles of paved surface and 10 miles of aggregate surface. Jogging, walking, equestrian riding and biking permitted.
Fox Ridge State Park
Campgrounds, recreation shelters, several miles of trails, fishing, and canoeing.
Fox Ridge State Park Campground
43 sites, electricity at each site, shower building, and shared water. Dump station. Reservations accepted.
Charleston Country Club
This country club features an 18-hole golf course.
Charleston Putt-n-Swing
This family fun spot features an 18-hole miniature golf course and batting cages.
Bent Tree Country Club
This 18-hole, par 70 course is a challenge for players of all levels.
Lake View Park Trail
Lake View Park Trail is an advanced single track dirt trail, 6 miles in length. It's quite technical in nature, offering good descents and heart-pounding climbs.
Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Road
One of the first transcontinental highways, Pike's Peak Ocean to Ocean Road is one of the most unchanged of all early highways. Pick up a map to travel the Edgar County route at local Chrisman, Hume or Metcalfe shops.
Cherry Point Driving Range
Practice your swing at this driving range.
National Road Covered Bridge
The Embarras River, near Greenup, was the site of a covered bridge built by Abe and Thomas Lincoln and Dennis Hanks. The original bridge was 200 feet long. The reconstructed bridge was dedicated in 2000.
Marydale Llamas
Come visit the quiet, curious and lovable llamas on this working farm.
Red Bud Lane Iris Garden
Feast your eyes on the gardens of iris, hostas and day lillies. These bulbs and rhizomes are shipped all over the country. Please call before your visit.
Lincoln Trail State Park
Whether you are looking for history, unusual plant life or recreation, Lincoln Trail State Park has something to interest you. The area is named after the Lincoln Heritage Trail where Abraham Lincoln's family followed en route from Indiana to Illinois in 1831. Lincoln Trail State Park offers American beech woods and a nature preserve with hiking trails, boat rentals, camping, biking, bird watching, fishing, ice fishing and ice skating. Restaurant open seasonally.
Mill Creek Park
Mill Creek Park is located seven miles northwest of Marshall, Illinois on the Lincoln Heritage Trail road. Mill Creek consists of 2,600 acres of land and 811 acres of water with 39 miles of shoreline. Since opening, the park has continued to develop; there are picnic areas on either side of the boat launch and at areas around the lake, a 139 site campground with shower facilities and playground, 15 mile ATV trails, horse and walking trails, courtesy docks, cabin and boat rental including kayaks and paddle boats.
The Marshall Log Cabin Visitors Center
Step back in time while you gather information about Marshall and the surrounding area. This quaint log cabin was originally located nine miles south of Marshall. Be sure to travel Highway 40 and the Historic National Road Scenic Byway.
Meadowview Golf Course
This 18-hole, par 72 course features moderate to gently rolling terrain, manicured greens, a full-service pro shop and a food court.
Rogala Public Links
This nine-hole course is par 36/38.


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MCGREGOR (February 8, 2013)--Local pup Bear will be competing in the Westminster Dog show in NYC Tuesday for the 4th consecutive year.
Even if the Wirehaired Pointing Griffon had thumbs, his recognition exceeds what he can count on his paws, including: 2010 AKC Eukanuba Nationals Award of Excellence, AKC Champion before one year old, international champion, four-time invite to the Westminster Dog Show, four-time invite to Eukanumba Nationals, grand champion winner in three months, AKC 81 Best of Breed, THD title by AKC for being a therapy dog and more.
Bear is not only the first of his breed in the state invited to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show but is the first of his kind in the state to become an AKC Grand Champion.
When he's not strutting his stuff at the arena, Bear visits the sick as a registered therapy dog at both Hillcrest and Providence hospitals in Waco.
Bear has fathered 31 puppies in three litters and is available by Rockbridge Kennels in McGregor for stud service.
Bear is owned by Kay and David Boehner of McGregor and is handled by Trudy Golden Atkins of Arkansas.


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Welcome to Our Website | Noel Reid | Fashion for Men
Welcome to our website. We hope you enjoy browsing through our collection. Unfortunately, we have not been able to include every product on here as we felt the pictures that were taken did not do them justice but please drop by to our store in the Dundrum Village Centre (Old Dundrum Shopping Centre) to see all we have to offer. You can find our contact details and a map with our location in the Contact Us section of the site.
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Noel, Peadar & Andrew
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Did you know…… Armed forces worldwide rely heavily on wool for their clothing. Roman and Greek soldiers used wool to line the inside of their armour and helmets. Bomber pilots and their crew during World War II used thick wool lined jackets to withstand sub zero temperatures… Think of it like a thermos for your…
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Waitomo glow worm caves
are one a most fascinating natural wonder.
Blackwater Rafting – the definition
Blackwater rafting is definitely not Whitewater rafting under the ground. The water is mostly quite calm, with only a few if any rapids. On a scale of 1-10, Blackwater rapids typically rate about 1 or 2.
In summer, water levels can be very low in all the caves. All Blackwater options at Waitomo include significant amounts of walking underground.
You will also hear blackwater rafting described as toobing, tubing or cave rafting.
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You will need moderate fitness (able to bushwalk or ski for a day) to take part in these trips. They are not 'a walk in the park' but they are great fun.
We have taken over 500,000 people underground – without a serious injury. Yes, we do get the occasional twisted ankle or shoulder though.
Our five awesome adventures:
Tumu Tumu TOObing
Tumu Tumu TOObing – Blackwater rafting at its best! Float, swim and walk through a glow worm lit cave. One of our most popular, this 4 hour trip includes 2 hours underground...
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Haggas Honking Holes
Waitomo's most full-noise action is Haggas Honking Holes! Looking for something a little different??? With 3 abseils in waterfalls, rock climbing and glow worms close up...
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Lost World 4 hour 100m Abseil
Gently rappel 100m into the Lost World. Adventurers are suspended as though floating in the mists of this gigantic Tomo (shaft). The descent takes around 30 minutes and a remarkable journey follows...
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Lost World Epic 7 hour 100m Abseil
Our ultimate trip! Abseil 100m into Lost World cave, then take the WET way out – walk, climb, and swim this challenging underground stream way. See waterfalls, fossil oysters, whale bones, and glow worms. Lunch and dinner is included in this awesome adventure...
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St Benedicts Caverns
This is the prettiest piece of known cave in New Zealand; a dry trip abseiling and exploring NZ's 'best dressed' cave. This 3 hour trip includes approx 1.5 hours underground, 2 abseils and a flying fox (Zip line) through stalactites...
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Men's Radler Trail Camp Mid Insulated
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You can count on our Radler Trail Camp series to provide convenience and comfort while you're exploring the great outdoors. The Camp Mid Insulated features extra height and 400 grams of Thermolite� insulation - great for cold nights after the campfire's gone out and chilly mornings at the campground before the day's hike. Water-resistant but breathable uppers keep your feet protected from morning dew and mud, and the zip-together design means they won't take up much space in your pack. Imported.


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Cranberry Salad
Linda Creighton Smith, Lakeland FL
Ingredients 1 pound fresh cranberries, ground in blender 4 large tart apples, ground up 2 cups sugar 2 small packages raspberry Jell-O 2 cups water 1 cup chopped celery 1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup crushed pineapple (don't drain)
Cooking InstructionsMakes about 2 1/2 quarts. Mix cranberries, apples and sugar. Bring water to boil and mix in Jell-O. Mix gelatin, fruit mixture and remaining ingredients. Let set in refrigerator to congeal. NOTE: Can substitute Splenda for sugar and use sugar-free Jell-O.


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Attorney Isaac Mass was one of only 19 attorneys statewide to be selected for this training which is a prerequisite for appointment in any of the bar advocate programs in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Mass who will represent indigent defendants in criminal cases for the Franklin County Bar Association Advocates was the only attorney in Franklin County selected to attend the training.
Any individual faced with the possibility of criminal incarceration has the right to legal representation. For those who cannot afford to hire an attorney, the Bar Advocate Program provides reduced fee or free legal services. Individuals eligible for representation will be assigned an attorney by the court.
The intensive seven-day training covers key skills for the district and juvenile court criminal justice system including arraignment and bail advocacy, understanding and maximizing the pretrial conference, sentencing, ethical representation of the criminally accused, discovery, investigation practices and techniques, building the appellate record, effective motions practice, and the jury-of-six session. The program features top-rate training by recognized experts, who critique attorney performance and provide unique and practical perspectives on how attorneys can become more effective.
Attorney Mass also takes private criminal clients. Contact the Law


text: Here's a face you haven't seen in a while on Dragoart.com. Today I will be uploading this lesson on "how to draw a Ninja Turtle easy", step by step. This simple head shot of Raphael will have you guys screaming for more if you are a TMNT fan. I remember watching the movies when I was a small kid, but now I really don't get into the series that much. I know there are plenty of fans out there that love Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, so drawing a Ninja Turtle easy will be fun for those of you that are. Well, I have to leave this description but I will return with another lesson for you all. Peace people!


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Comedy Central // 2011 // 440 Minutes // Not Rated
Reviewed by Judge Gordon Sullivan // July 11th, 2012
"One wild, fully torqued experience."
For the average workaday person in an office, the daily grind of memos and meetings is not very pleasant. Sure, some people love their jobs, and some offices are better than others, but even the most enthusiastic office drone will likely admit that they'd rather be somewhere else than the office most of the time. I'm sure the situation must be even worse for those fresh out of college. Leaving behind the (relative) freedom of class and parties for the day-in-day-out life of an office worker can be daunting, especially since those fresh out of college are most likely to be treated the worst in the office. Workaholics hopes to spin some comedy gold out of that premise, though the results often sink like lead.
In Workaholics: Seasons 1 & 2 Combo Doggy (Blu-ray), three friends work as telemarketers and also share a house. They're not quite ready to leave behind the wild parties and crazy shenanigans of college for the life of cube rats. Instead, they spend each episode scheming how to avoid work during the day and achieve greater parties at night.
Stick a fork in the office comedy, it's done. Whether you love the genre or hate it, between Office Space and The Office (whether U.S. or U.K.), the current foibles in the cubicle farm have been skewered to death. We need either a new office culture (which will likely take years to develop) or a totally new comedy perspective. Workaholics, then, is already operating at a disadvantage, coming to light in a genre already saturated with great works.
Workaholics, though, isn't really that show. It's not an office comedy proper. Instead, it kind of sort of apes shows like Reno 911!; it's not trying to be an uncomfortably realistic look at office politics a la The Office, but instead a farcical mix of different nutty characters and insane situations.
That, ultimately, is what sinks Workaholics. If it were just a workmanlike approach to the office comedy, I could almost respect it as the scrappy little guy taking on the behemoth of other shows. Instead, Workaholics gets near-sketch comedy with some of its crazy situations. What it tries to be is an office comedy, a stoner comedy, and a gross-out comedy all at once. It doesn't succeed at any of them particularly well.
Taken separately, each one of these might have been effective, but the show is such a mishmash, that it feels like a desperate bid to win the audience over for just a moment. By throwing so much at the wall comedy-wise, the show is hoping that something will stick. It's true that some moments do land, but nearly often enough to make the show worth watching.
The whole genre schizophrenia of the show also leads to a weird game of kind of comedy arms race. Because each episode races to be the craziest, or the wackiest, or the grossest episode ever, there comes a point at which either they literally can't show something gross (because even Comedy Central has standards) or the gag they pull just isn't as funny as the previous one. Because each episode tries to outdo the next, it becomes tired very quickly.
Even taking all these caveats into account, Workaholics might have won some points back by featuring interesting or worthwhile characters. Nope, none of that here. These guys are all slacker or stoner types. While their superficial difference are obvious, at bottom they're just a bunch of guys who refuse to grow up. Annoying and immature is fine for one character in a comedy series, but making the three leads all the same does nothing for the show.
Somebody out there must like Workaholics, because this is an excellent two-disc set of the first two seasons of the show. Each season gets its own disc, with ten episodes per disc. The 1.78:1 AVC-encoded transfers on this set are generally solid. They perfectly replicate the flat, slightly digital-looking single-camera style of the show. That means detail is pretty strong, colors are bright, and black levels are sometimes a bit washed out. With that said, the show looks fine and only nitpickers will find fault with the presentation of this kind of comedy. The DTS-HD 5.1 audio track is overkill for this kind of comedy, but it's great for what it is. The dialogue comes through clean and clear in the center, while the surrounds are reserved for ambient effects in the home or office. It's not a show-off track, but it serves the show.
The extras are tailor-made for fans of the show. The bulk of the extra consist of deleted and extended scenes. Both discs feature about 15 minutes of deleted or extended scenes. Disc One also features a short bit on the show's premiere and nine additional "Digital Original" moments and three "shart stories" (If you don't know what that means, it's probably better for you). Disc Two includes some bloopers and a short featurette focusing on the writer's room for the show.
Maybe I was too sober for Workaholics? Maybe I watched too many in a row instead of catching a random episode on late-night TV? I'm sure there are some people out there who will love the idea of a mashup between stoner, gross-out, and office comedies. I'm not that guy, and I don't think that Workaholics is that great a show, but it's getting at least another season, so somebody must love it.
This is a weird release to recommend: the show's first season was available only on DVD, so fans that picked that up will also have to have a duplicate if they also want to pick up the second season on Blu-ray. For those unfamiliar with the show, this is a great way to get both seasons in a single package, so a rental is convenient. Though I can't really recommend the show itself, if it sounds like your kind of thing, then this Blu-ray set is the way to own it.
Because of the attention lavished on this Blu-ray set, Workaholics is
not guilty.
Review content copyright © 2012 Gordon Sullivan; Site layout and review format copyright © 1998 - 2016 HipClick Designs LLC
Scales of Justice
Video: 96
Audio: 94
Extras: 90
Acting: 82
Story: 80
Judgment: 81
Perp Profile
Studio: Comedy Central
Video Formats:
* 1.78:1 Non-Anamorphic (1080p)
Audio Formats:
* DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio (English)
* Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English)
* Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo (English)
* English (SDH)
Running Time: 440 Minutes
Release Year: 2011
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Distinguishing Marks
* Deleted Scenes
* Featurettes
* Bloopers
* Bonus Shorts
* IMDb


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Any works that deal in detail with the development of the Talmud (e.g. Seder HaKabalah of the Raavad, the Igeres R' Sherira Gaon) will discuss the Savoraim. The Doros HaRishonim discusses them at some length in volume six.
The Savoraim was a very brief and obscure period. Different sources give significantly different information on the period. The Seder HaKabalah of the Raavad writes that the period lasted five generations (over a period of 187 years) and he identifies the following figures as the leaders of each generation:
However, as mentioned above, other sources differ with this account in a variety of ways.
To my knowledge, other than their role in the final compilation and editing of the Talmud, there are no distinct works attributed to Sages from this brief period.
From Rabbi Yosef Eisen's Miraculous Journey (pg 12)
(he cites Paretsky, Reservoirs of Faith p. 99 and HaLevi, Doros HaRishonim Vol. 6, p.21)


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The 6 Most Eerily Convincing Ghost Videos on YouTube
YouTube is full of "This is totally real, guys" ghost videos, and if you don't spend at least one night around Halloween browsing through a bunch of them, you're not truly getting into the spirit of the holiday. Here are what we consider the most eerily convincing videos in the genre.*
*Note: Science has found zero empirical evidence for the existence of ghosts, aliens, demons or any other supernatural creatures, and these videos will surely not fool an expert in video fakery. Unless he or she watches them alone, late at night, in the dark. Then they become very convincing.
#6. The Levitating Girl
It's just a dude strolling through the woods in Russia, when he sees something ... weird:
Approximately 99 percent of "supernatural" videos can be revealed as hoaxes simply by asking "Why was anyone filming this?" As much as Cloverfield and The Blair Witch Project have attempted to convince us otherwise, people usually don't have cameras glued to their faces unless they know someone is about to be shot out of a cannon or something. So that's our question as soon as this video opens:
Twist ending: The dog is actually several smaller dogs in a suit.
A Russian man is out filming his dog in the woods, waiting for something quantifiably adorable to happen. Maybe the dog was supposed to do a backflip or something. Instead, he runs off, having apparently sensed black magic in the trees. The cameraman chases after him and stumbles across these two girls and holy shit, one of them is flying:
"Honey, can you bring me the stepladder? Yeah, she's stuck in the air again."
The older girl in orange watches appraisingly as the tiny one in red floats 10 feet above the ground. Camera Manikov steps in for a closer look, making all of the noise in the world as he does so, and the girls spot him. The hovering child drops back down to earth and the two run off.
They would have flown off, but they'd expended their spell slots for the day.
Now, the obvious answer here is that the girl is on a wire. There's even a convenient gap in the filming -- as the guy is moving in closer, the camera is pointed at the ground for a second or two, and when it snaps back up, the little girl is already back on the ground. We don't ever actually see her descend, which if wires were involved would be a dead giveaway. You'd see her tilting awkwardly or her clothes pulling up at odd angles wherever the wires were attached, even if she were wearing a harness. So clearly, she's being held aloft by wires that are connected somewhere in the trees ...
Yeah, you see -- right ... hm ...
Um, in the ... uh, trees ...
Right in that one area ...
Or maybe a crane? Someone could've, you know, moved a crane out there to the left or right of the girls and tied a harness to that ...
Sure, let's go with that.
Ok, well, it's probably just ... CGI or green screen or something. Maybe it's a viral ad created by a tourism bureau in Russia designed to ensure we never, ever go to Russia. Or, if we do, that we never enter the woods alone. Mission accomplished, guys!
Also, are we racists for finding the foreign videos creepier? Like this next one...
#5. The Headless Ghost
In this video, we have four kids wandering around looking for a ghost in an abandoned school in Iraq (one description says India, but since they're speaking Arabic we'll go with Iraq). The boys are kind of wandering aimlessly through stairwells and empty classrooms for a solid two minutes, which would arouse suspicion under our "Why is anyone filming this?" rule if not for the fact that we know they are explicitly waiting for the lights to suddenly dim and for a hallway full of disembodied 19th century clothes to start doing the Monster Mash. That doesn't happen. What happens is much creepier:
About halfway through, while conducting yet another unremarkable sweep of a hollowed-out classroom, they seem to find what they are looking for:
Which they celebrate by not acknowledging it or reacting in any way.
A headless goddamned ghost appears right in goddamned front of them. You literally see it materialize on camera -- of all the entries on this list, this is the one you absolutely have to watch (here's a shorter version that cuts right to the ghost if you don't have 4 free minutes). Seriously, your mind will be blown like Eric Stoltz's penis in The Rules of Attraction. As they swing the camera lazily through the room, the ghost just walks very purposefully toward them like it's delivering a pizza, while a long, low moan emanates from its phantom lungs.
"I should never have started smoking ghoooOOOooost cigarettes!"
Surely at this point our ghost hunters are propelling themselves the hell out of that school on pants-shredding jets of crimson-tinged fear diarrhea. Except they aren't. In fact, they have no reaction at all, and they continue scouring in the haunted building for another two boring minutes until the clip ends. (At least the "moaning" isn't coming from the ghost -- it's the beginning of a call to prayer in a neighboring mosque. You hear the service continue throughout the rest of the video.)
YouTube commenters seem to think the ghost is simply one of the boys who went to go look out the window; that the bright light coming through obscures his head and gives him a washed-out ghostly look for the camera. But again, watch the video -- when the camera sweeps across the floor a few seconds earlier, nobody is standing there:
And it really does look like a translucent figure materializes into an empty freaking room. You can even see it beginning to bleed out of the wall and take shape when the cameraman first shakily stumbles in:
Maybe the dude was just wearing really translucent clothing that day.
If this is all an accident of the lighting and their shitty cell-phone cameras, then it was a lucky damned accident, considering they were specifically there to hunt ghosts in what they thought was a haunted abandoned building. If they doctored the video with effects later, then this is a remarkably subtle job. These are giggling teenagers goofing around, and we're pretty sure they gave us a creepier ghost effect than any of the Paranormal Activity movies. So good job, guys -- you successfully creeped us out, one way or another.
#4. The Jakarta Angel
You've got to love security camera ghost footage. Black and white, low-res, easy to fake. So you see a video like this on YouTube and expect the "Jakarta Angel" to be some bright blur, probably a lightning bug that landed on the camera. Instead, you get this:
This security footage from Cilandak Square in Jakarta, Indonesia, starts on a relatively empty public square at night. Then, about 7 seconds in, a big, bright, winged thing plops down onto the pavement like one of Zeus' electric titanshits, then bounces out of sight less than a second later:
"Whoops, never mind! Thought I saw a virgin."
A group of bystanders rush onscreen, flocking to where the creature landed and searching around like maybe it dropped its keys:
"Proof of the afterlife is one of things on our scavenger hunt list!"
It almost looks like it could be viral marketing for something like Diablo III or a new season of Supernatural, but the footage has been floating around for over a year now and so far no one has claimed it. One part of your brain knows this is just a computer-generated effect. But goddamn, did they do a good job -- notice how the glow from the flaming angel beast even lights up the structure on the opposite side of the frame:
And the light from the "angel" has a strange weight to it -- you can see it pulse outward at the bottom as it suddenly gains mass after striking the ground. Anyway, maybe a Pixar animator got bored and threw this together just to mess with people. After contacting all of his or her friends in Jakarta, Indonesia, to stage it. Including, of course, his or her friends with access to the security footage of that particular public square.
The alternative is that a seraph chose to rocket all the way down to Earth for, like, 2 damn seconds in front of what appears to be a laundromat. Maybe someone carelessly dropped one of those limited-edition 50 State Quarters, and it really needed Wyoming to complete its collection.
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National Treasure should have been hidden using Java Card
By anki on May 20, 2008
After a stressful month of JavaOne, I am on vacation :) for a week and enjoying watching movies, and, Playing Super Mario Galaxy on Wii. The good thing about this vacation is - my wife has NO vacation, and, she is working :). My 52"" HD TV is all mine for this week, no competition.
Just watched National Treasure 2 - Book of Secrets. I wonder if Java Card was used to hide these treasures, would the team be able to break it without having the Card? I should be saying IMPOSSIBLE, because ....................... I am working on Java Card ;-)
What the team might be doing? Let me guess .............. Create a card with just the gold contacts, connect wires to iPhone (?), and, just open the door by turning the iPhone. Its Hollywood, anything is possible. If you have seen the movie, you know what I am talking about. See how Riley hacks into buckingham palace :) -- Is it really that simple?


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Rack of Lamb
with Ratatouille and Fire-Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette
This recipe takes the classic ratatouille and elevates it to a refined version. This easy-to-assemble recipe is perfect for a summer meal. Ask your butcher to french your rack of lamb.
Serves 6, total time:
- 3 each racks of lamb, French-cut by your butcher
- 1 cup Herb-Dijon Marinade
- ¼ cup canola oil
Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette
- 4 Roma tomatoes
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- ¼ cup sherry vinegar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups green zucchini, diced large
- 2 cups yellow squash, diced large
- 1 cup onion, diced large
- 2 cups eggplant, diced large
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 12 basil leaves of basil, torn into bite size pieces
Marinate the Lamb
- Cut each lamb rack in half so you have 6 racks in total. Coat each rack in the Herb Dijon Marinade and let soak for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
Make the Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette
- Roast the tomatoes on your grill's highest setting. Be sure to rotate frequently to char the whole tomato black.
- Place roasted tomatoes into a food processor with the olive oil, sherry vinegar and salt. Blend until smooth. Reserve warm.
Cook the Lamb
- Preheat the oven to 300°F.
- Heat canola oil in a large sauté pan on high heat. Remove the lamb racks from the marinade and season with salt and pepper. Sear each lamb rack until golden brown, then place onto a tray and into the oven to cook for 5-10 minutes, or until an internal temperature of 120°F is reached. Remove from the oven and let rest for 15 minutes. Increase the oven temperature to 425°F.
Make the Ratatouille
- In a large mixing bowl combine the zucchini, squash, onion, eggplant, olive oil to coat, salt and pepper. Transfer to a cookie tray and place in the oven for 10 minutes, until vegetables have cooked through and turned lightly golden in color.
- Remove vegetables from the oven and place in a mixing bowl with the fresh basil and a ¼ cup of the roasted tomato vinaigrette. Toss well.
- To serve, spoon a single serving of ratatouille onto each plate. Slice each lamb rack into 3-4 slices; place on plate. Finish with a little bit more of the roasted tomato vinaigrette.
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Fernandinho: Neymar will be decisive
- 06 June 2014 07:57
- Posted by @porter_mcfc
Less than a week to go until the World Cup kicks off and all eyes turn to Brazil.
The hosts are carrying the hopes of a nation, with Luiz Felipe Scolari's men aiming to claim their sixth title on home soil and erase the memories of finishing as runners-up to Uruguay 64 years ago, when they were defeated in the final in the Maracanã.
But Fernandinho reckons their star man, Neymar, is up to the challenge of emulating Brazilian heroes of the past.
Website Sambafoot explains: "Ronaldo was one of the stars in their 2002 World Cup triumph and the young Barcelona forward will hope to follow in his footsteps.
"Inside Spanish Football quoted Fernandinho, who is confident Neymar will deliver in the tournament that is due to start next Thursday.
"He said: 'The previous times Brazil has won the World Cup, they had a major player, outstanding.
"'Brazil have a solid base and a support system surrounding Neymar, who will grow in this competition. I'm sure he'll be decisive in a few World Cup games.'"
Meanwhile, the Manchester Evening News have compiled a greatest XI of City players to star in a World Cup finals.
Just XI, you say? Well, Stuart Brennan has managed to whittle it down, and I reckon this team would have a decent chance of going all the way…
Writes Brennan: "Players who played in World Cup finals, but who were playing for someone else at the time, are discounted, which means players like Peter Schmeichel, Bobby Johnstone, Robinho and Sammy McIlroy do not count.
"And it is astonishing to think of some of the great names who never got to ply their trade at finals tournament, like Dave Watson – the most-capped Engand player never to play in one – Welsh ace Roy Paul, Georgi Kinkladze, Bert Trautmann, Dennis Tueart and Mike Summerbee."
The XI includes seven players from the current squad, including Martin Demichelis, who has forced his way back into the Argentina set-up just in time for the tournament.
Brennan adds: "Martin Demichelis showed enormous strength of character, as well as his defensive ability, to silence the critics and help City win the Premier League title, as well as claiming a place in the Argentina squad after two-and-a-half years in the wilderness. He was first choice for his country in 2010 as Argentina reached the quarter-finals, and even scored against Greece in the group stages."
You can see the full team here.
The World Cup may be dominating global headlines, but the media will always find room to sneak in some transfer gossip for you to digest over your morning toast.
We'll begin with a story in Italy claiming AC Milan have targeted Alvaro Negredo as a possible replacement if Mario Balotelli makes the switch back to the Premier League.
The report on ForzaItalianFootball.com reads: "AC Milan are reportedly interested in landing Manchester City's Alvaro Negredo if Mario Balotelli leaves the Rossoneri after the World Cup.
"The Azzurri striker has been linked with a move back to the Premier League after the World Cup as the Rossoneri are considering cashing in on him this summer.
"Sportmediaset report that Milan have a good chance of securing the Spanish striker because of Adriano Galliani's relationship with his agent."
Hmm. A few ifs, buts and maybes in that one.
Moving on, and here's a name you might not have heard linked with City before but then again it is getting difficult to keep a track of these things now.
The Daily Express claim that the Blues will go up against Arsenal in the battle to secure the signature of England under-19s goalkeeper Christian Walton.
The stopper currently plies his trade with Brighton and Hove Albion, but recent performances for the Young Lions are said to have attracted attention.
Reports David Wright: "The Seagulls brought Walton to the Amex Stadium last year from Plymouth Argyle, beating a number of Premier League clubs to his signature.
"But now Arsenal and City are planning to bring the youngster to England's top flight."
As ever, we'll be first with any confirmed ins or outs this summer right here on mcfc.co.uk.
Until tomorrow, folks…


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Home Affairs Minister, Mr Malusi Gigaba, addressed a gathering at the Cape Town Press Club about the Department's recent visa changes.Read more
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Cape Town's year as World Design Capital is drawing to a close and soon we will pass the baton to Taipei who will be holding the title in 2016. Beyond the calendar, World Design Capital is not just about events and happenings. In fact, it is the beginning of something new and exciting for all of us.Read more
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Cape Town has again taken home the title of the Best Destination in Africa in the World Travel Awards and it is this recognition we are celebrating as we move towards another busy season.Read more
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Looking back at the changes 20 years of democracy have brought this city, it has become apparent that tourism has played a pivotal role not only in developing jobs and skills but also in fulfilling our potential as an exciting cultural hub: a city intent on redesigning itself to overcome a devastating legacy.Read more
From the CEO – What to Do with Winter
Seasonality has long been a thorn in the side of Cape Town's hospitality sector. The impact of empty guest houses and unbooked tours is far reaching, hitting not only the pockets of business owners and those employed by the business, but also affecting the satellite businesses that depend on vibrant visitor numbers.Read more
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New York and London are not seasonal destinations. No one considers the weather when the offering is a rich cultural, urban spectacle. Cape Town is chasing them up the lists!Read more
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Twenty years ago, I was legally allowed to vote for the first time. It is encouraging that today the idea that I was once forbidden seems so inconceivable as to be ridiculous, but I would like to pause and reflect for a moment.
Back then the only visitors to Cape Town were the 'Vaalies', and whilst we still welcome the regular return of our Gauteng visitors, a growing kaleidoscope of visitors from across the world are streaming into our city.Read more
CEO Blog - Time to Plan
The peak season is starting to subside. We are beginning to look forward to a more mellow and measured season of events and national holidays over the next few months. These 'breathing' months are critical to any business as a time for analysis and planning for the next busy season.Read more
CEO Blog - A Responsible Pricing Reminder
It's been a better summer season for many of us compared to last year. The city is humming with visitors. The bars, restaurants, attractions and malls doing brisk trade as people from across the world (and our own country) discover destination Cape Town. Whilst many of these visitors had been planning their holidays ahead of the currency bonanza, it is clear that many travellers are choosing Cape Town because their money means much more here this season.Read more


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2004 Grand National Roadster Show - The Best Never RestWritten by Johnny Hunkins on June 7, 2004 There's a lot more to the Grand National Roadster Show than street rods.
Every year, a bunch of rich guys and their six-figure street rods get together for a little car show to sort out the pecking order on who owns America's Most Beautiful Roadster. That's the story most people associate with the Grand National Roadster Show, and if you want more details on that part of the GNRS, there are plenty of belly-button magazines and websites which will recount all the dreary details in snooze-o-vision, but that's not what we're here to do.
We're here to tell you there's another side to the Grand National Roadster Show--one that contains neither Grand Nationals (we don't know why, we think turbo Buicks totally rock) nor roadsters. Over the event's 55-year history (which used to be known as the Oakland Roadster Show) the GNRS has developed the solid reputation as being among the street rod hobby's most elite shows. For starters, all the cars are shown in doors--not on grass (that comes as a relief for both participants and spectators). And don't plan on just showing up with your ride and paying an entry fee for your car; there's a selection process that starts with an application, and--if you're lucky--ends with a highly-coveted invitation. Fortunately, the event's promoters have had the foresight to open up the GNRS to cars outside the traditional street rod milieu, and that puts the GNRS on PHR's radar screen in a big way. Simply put, you wouldn't believe the variety of cool cars at the GNRS.
This past January 23 - 25, we rolled into the beautiful Pomona Fairplex in Pomona, California, to check out the GNRS. If you haven't figured it out yet, there are no "dogs" at the GNRS--they're all top-shelf cars. We were tripping over ourselves to see all the cool stuff, from restored drag racers and musclecars to pro streeters and g-machines. Three huge exhibit buildings were filled with the west coast's hottest cars and we were hard-pressed to find favorites, in fact, there were way too many for us to photograph. If you thought the GNRS was only about '32 Fords and the America's Most Beautiful Roadster competition (AMBR for those in the know), you owe it to yourself to check it out yourself next year.
If you want more info on the Grand National Roadster Show or other west-coast events put on by its promoters, you can check out their website at www.hotrodshows.com. If your car has what it takes, you'll want to enter this prestigious event, and if you're into seeing a wide variety of great machines, we think you'll be pleasantly surprised as a spectator.
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"X-treme" is a good name for this LS6-powered '62 Corvette. Bob and Connie Scudder of Upland, California, are the responsible parties.Builder Bill Verboon of Gold Top Restorations also converted the suspension to C4 ZR1 spec, so you can bet this thing goes around corners too.Car builder Steve Strope of Pure Vision (Simi Valley, California) is one of this country's premier builders of Mopar g-Machines. Here Steve poses with his latest creation, the GT-R.It's a '72 Plymouth GTX built for Romeo Furio which features Formula One-style paddle shifters and a 500-cid RB wedge motor with a custom IR induction and FAST digital fuel injection. Steve has decided to "settle" for a feature in Hot Rod magazine, so keep your eyes peeled for the full feature on this puppy!Lance Love of Nuevo, California showed this smooth '70 Chevelle g-machine. Far from being the traditional street rod, it was entered in the semi-custom coupe/sedan class and features a GM Performance Parts ZZ430 small-block.Car builder Barry White (GNRS's Builder Of The Year) is in the process of completing this outrageous '63 Checker Marathon cab for customer Richard Berg of Newport Beach, California. Folks, these Checkers were built like tanks, so nothing less than a blown Hemi is suitable to haul this sled around. We eagerly await its completion (note the covered windows!) so that we can shoot it for all its great detail work. We hope Barry equips the interior with a barf bag or else Richard's tips are going to be slim!Jimmy Shine of Orange, CA, showed this flattie-powered '34 Ford pick-up. As the rat rod movement gains steam, examples are getting ever more detailed, as exemplified by the faux weathered cross and lettering shown here. Enigmatically, there's absolutely nothing ratty about it, but the look screams nostalgia.
We were digging on John Seggie's '65 Chevelle (Fountain Valley, CA) which sports a 468 cubic-inch big-block built by Benson's Racing Engines.The paint was laid on by Mark Mahood (who coincidentally did our own Project X '57 Chevy) and the interior was stitched by Ron Mangus.This '37 Ford, named the Scarlet Phantom, is owned by Caryn Burch of Parker, Texas. The bulk of the work on this car was done by Alan Johnson of Gadsden, Alabama. You'll remember that name because Alan also built our January 2004 cover car (a '69 Camaro) belonging to Speed Channel TV star Bob Johnson.What PHR event coverage would be complete without at least one gratuitous hot chick shot? This happens to be Angie Johnson, wife of famed car builder Alan Johnson, who is posing with Caryn Burch's '37 Ford. We think Alan needs to spend a little less time at the shop!This '55 custom delivery wagon owned by Bob and Nancy Smith of Lake Havasu City, Arizona, got our blood pumping.This '55 Chevy Nomad is owned by Marc Edwards of Rancho Sante Fe, California, and was previously featured on our pages. Marc went straight for the hard stuff with a fuel-injected 570-inch all-aluminum Donovan big-block which made 707 hp on the pump. That's what we call one hell of a grocery getter.For those of us who grew up watching the Munsters on TV, seeing the original Munsters Koach for the first time (an original Barris Custom) bordered on being a religious experience. We can only imagine how many hot rodders of subsequent eras were spawned by this one car.


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Straw is the material of choice when making a mat for Kwanzaa, but fabric is an acceptable alternative. You can incorporate this medium into a specially designed mat that is sure to become a family heirloom. You might want to make a mat to hold the Kwanzaa symbols on the table and then let each family member design his or her own personal place mat.
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Before using iron-on vinyl you should test it on a piece of the material you are using. The vinyl worked fine on burlap and felt, but it may not work as well on more delicate fabrics. You should use a dry iron on medium temperature. The usual ironing time is about six to eight minutes, but may vary according to the manufacturer's directions. Be sure always to use the protective paper shiny-side down in between the iron and the vinyl, or the vinyl will melt onto your iron.
Level: Moderately easy
Time involved: One to two hours
- Burlap
- Iron-on vinyl
- Scissors
- One piece each of red, green, black, and yellow felt
- Fabric glue
- Bag of red felt letters
- Red, green, and black yarn
- Iron and ironing board
Cut the burlap and two pieces of the vinyl into rectangles that are 12 x 18 inches.
Cut out seven candles that are 7 x 1 inch—three from the green felt, one from the black felt, and three from the red felt. Place these candles equally spaced in the center of the mat in the following order: three green, one black, and three red. Glue these candles to the burlap with fabric glue. Cut out seven 1 1/2 x 1 inch flames from the yellow felt, and glue the flames onto the top of the candles.
Cut an oval base out of the black felt that is 12 x 2 inches and glue this to the bottom of the candles. Glue the felt letters forming the word "Unity" on top of this base.
Cut two strands of each color of yarn (red, black, and green) 18 inches long and two strands of each color of yarn 12 inches long. Glue a red, a green, and a black piece of yarn around the edges of the mat to form a border.
Follow the directions on the vinyl package to iron the vinyl onto the back of the mat. Repeat this process on the front of the mat.
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A man distributes fruit from a box at a mass gathering of Satmar Hasidic Jews in New York. The Satmars, a strictly anti-zionist sect of Judaism, gathered to celebrate the 69th anniversary of their founding after Rabbi Joel Teitelbaum's escape from the holocaust.
A general view of anti-government protesters gathering to demonstrate against the government-backed amnesty bill at the Democracy Monument in central Bangkok, Thailand.
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif (2nd L) shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry next to Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (far L) and French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (far R) after world powers agreed to a landmark deal with Iran halting parts of its nuclear program, in Geneva, Switzerland.
A costumed woman rides her bike during the 15th tour of the fireflies in Pasig city, metro Manila, Philippines. The annual tour of the fireflies advocates clean air and healthy living by promoting bicycles as the main mode of transportation. This year's tour aims to raise funds to benefit to the victims of supertyphoon Haiyan.
Ksenia Stolbova (R) and Fedor Klimov of Russia perform for the ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Rostelecom Cup in Moscow, Russia, Nov. 23, 2013.
Oil fences to control leaked oil are seen after an explosion at a Sinopec Corp oil pipeline in Huangdao, Qingdao, Shandong Province. Crude pipelines have been shut-off in the eastern Chinese oil hub of Qingdao pending safety checks a day after a leak triggered a huge explosion that killed 47 people, a refinery official and state media said.
Kenyan rally driver Carl Tundo sits on the hood of the Ford Escort Mark 2 after a mechanical problem, on the fourth day of the Kenya Airways East African Safari Rally in Nairobi.
Members of the Loya Jirga, grand council, leave on the last day of the Loya Jirga, in Kabul, Afghanistan.
Opposition protesters and riot police spray tear gas against each other in front of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers in Kyiv. Tens of thousands of demonstrators rallied in the center of Kyiv to demand that the government reverse course and sign a landmark agreement with the European Union in defiance of Russia.
A man puts a lit candle in front of the Maxima supermarket after a section of its roof collapsed, in Riga, Latvia. More than 50 people were killed when the roof collapsed.
Motorists ride on a road covered by volcanic ash from the eruption of Mount Sinabung in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia.
In this picture taken with a long time exposure, Noriaki Kasai of Japan competes during the large hill team competition at the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Klingenthal, eastern Germany, Nov. 23, 2013. Japan placed 3rd.
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SCZ611U: AP EnvSci (2014-2015)
CURRICULUM PROGRAM: Advanced Placement
COURSE TITLE: AP Environmental Sci
COURSE LENGTH: 36 weeks
About the Program:
AP Environmental Science provides an investigative approach to the interrelationships of the natural world through the study of the fundamental concepts, principles, and methodologies of environmental science, with an emphasis on inquiry and critical thinking skills, including problem solving and experimental investigations. Topics of study include Earth systems and resources, ecosystems and energy flow, population biology, land and water use, energy resources and consumption, pollution, and global change. Though our system has an open enrollment policy, students should understand that this course is designed to be a second year environmental science course, and the equivalent of a one semester-long, laboratory-based, introductory, college level environmental science course. The course requires a working knowledge of biology, chemistry and/or physics, and one year of algebra. The breadth, pace and depth of material covered exceeds the standard high school Environmental Science course, as does the college-level textbook, laboratory work, and time and effort required of students. Students are expected to take the AP Environmental Science Exam at the end of this course.
Major Concepts/Content: The AP Environmental Science course is designed to be the equivalent of an introductory college course in environmental science. Environmental science is an interdisciplinary course that embraces a wide variety of topics structured around unifying themes in science. These themes in are detailed in the AP Environmental Science course description, which is available on AP Central at http://apcentral.collegeboard.com. I. Earth Systems and Resources (10–15%) II. The Living World (10–15%) III. Population (10–15%) IV. Land and Water Use (10–15%) V. Energy Resources and Consumption (10–15%) VI. Pollution (25–30%) VII. Global Change (10–15%)
Major Instructional Activities: The AP Environmental Science curriculum is designed to provide a strong laboratory and field investigation component to instruction. The goal is to complement classroom instruction through firsthand observation and interaction with the environment. AP science revisions focus on seven overarching practices that capture important aspects of the work of scientists. Science practices describe the knowledge and skills that students should learn and demonstrate to reach a goal or complete a learning activity. • Science Practice 1: The student can use representations and models to communicate scientific phenomena and solve scientific problems. • Science Practice 2: The student can use mathematics appropriately. • Science Practice 3: The student can engage in scientific questioning to extend thinking or to guide investigations within the context of the AP course. • Science Practice 4: The student can plan and implement data collection strategies in relation to a particular scientific question. Note: Data can be collected from many different sources, e.g., investigations, scientific observations, the findings of others, historic reconstruction and/or archived data. • Science Practice 5: The student can perform data analysis and evaluation of evidence. • Science Practice 6: The student can work with scientific explanations and theories. • Science Practice 7: The student is able to connect and relate knowledge across various scales, concepts and representations in and across domains. AP science instruction incorporates any teaching method that encourages students to construct and/or discover knowledge with an understanding of how scientists study the natural world. Teaching using the seven science practices expands beyond lab investigations and field experiments, including classroom experiences such as scientific model development and revision and peer-to-peer critique of explanations. The approach to instruction may vary for investigations, field experiments, and classroom experiences, depending on the science practices and content being developed, the amount of necessary content or skills scaffolding, the extent of teacher involvement to support that scaffolding, and student readiness.
Major Evaluative Techniques: Evaluation will center on appropriate tools to assess knowledge of the course content and science practices. Teachers are expected to devote a minimum of 30 percent of instructional time to lab investigations. AP Environmental Science does not have specific required classroom labs or field investigations. Teachers are given the flexibility to use the opportunities provided by the local region for experimentation and analysis.
DoDEA Environmental Science Standards
Course Objectives: • To understand the fundamental concepts and principles and methodologies of environmental science as a means of understanding the interrelationships of the natural world. • To identify, investigate and analyze environmental issues and problems of the natural and man-made world. • To evaluate the relative risks of environmental issues and explore their resolution. • To develop and apply science practices that enable students to establish lines of evidence and use them to develop and refine testable explanations and predictions of natural phenomena.
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23 Nov 2012 3:34 AM #1
Map Component Map Options
Finding it difficult to see how to code the map options correctly to be able to specify any particular location. Have tried adding:
{ center: new google.maps.LatLng(37.381592, -122.135672), zoom : 12 }
Can anyone point in the right direction?
26 Nov 2012 7:00 AM #2
Use an override or event handler to set configurations that need JavaScript expressions.Aaron Conran
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Hi Aaron - and thanks for the reply.
I guess I'm a bit confused. In Sencha 2.1.0, a map component has now been included, with a full range of configuration options, including mapOptions which I understood was the place to add coordinates. How is it that the primary requirement of being able to set coordinates in a map can't actually be achieved in that config? Or am I not understanding it properly?
The thing about overrides, is that there is little documentation of how to do them. Mostly in the forum an overrides question gets the reply 'you shouldn't be using them, and they'll be deprecated soon anyway'!
However, - even with the map configuration options -maps in sencha still need an override to work, can you give some guidance...maybe some code and an explanation of where it needs to go?
26 Nov 2012 12:21 PM #4
The config property grid does not support JavaScript expressions. When you are instantiating an instance of a google class this is a JS expression.
In touch you could also override the initialize method and invoke this.setMapOptions();Aaron Conran
21 Jan 2013 4:50 AM #5
I wish I could say I'd solved this, but I'm afraid not...
I've never used overrides before. If the mapOptions in the map component's config doesn't actually allow anything than showing Cupertino, could you clarify. Would it be possible to include a simple architect project to show what you mean when you indicate the use of an override to set different lat and long for a map?
21 Jan 2013 9:38 AM #6
Okay - update on this.
Got it working at last with:
Ext.define('MyApp.view.override.MyMap', { override: 'MyApp.view.MyMap', config: { mapOptions : { center : new google.maps.LatLng(51.5006, -0.1246), //nearby London zoom : 12, mapTypeId : google.maps.MapTypeId.ROADMAP, navigationControl: true, navigationControlOptions: { style: google.maps.NavigationControlStyle.DEFAULT } } } });
8 Jul 2013 5:44 AM #7
hi allisterf,
Can you explain how you applied the override in Architect? I am also in the same position as you and am trying to set the config for a map object in Architect but not sure how to do this.
8 Jul 2013 6:05 AM #8Jason Minnick
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I dont think 20mm is enough. Why just made the clamp 10 or 20mm longer to one side?
Tobias Vollmer modified my ring to use AF/M and Distance-Scale even if the ring is mounted:
I planned to extend the cutouts 90° rotated so the ring will fit my pole (lens ring plate below) and also the RS-2 (lens ring plate on the right side). If i use a longer lens ring plate it will be visible all the time i shoot panoramas with my pole.
When do you ship the RS-2 to other resellers (thaler-design in austria or pano-store in germany? Red Door's shipping to germany costs 122 US$ (), thats 10 times more than insured shipping from germany to uk would cost
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I just received a set of stop plates from Bill Bailey, and I seem to have a clearance issue. There's only enough clearance on the lens ring plate for half of the stop plate. As you can see, this causes it to go out of alignment when tightened down.
Nick - if your integrated stop plate would solve this, please let me know how to get that process started. I'm using a Nikkor 16mm, and the setting that I need is 2.4.
When will the RS2 be in stock at my local retailer. I dont want to preorder a prototype.
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On a side note, I've found a workaround for the lack of access to the AF on/off and range markings created by the ring mount. I keep the lens in autofocus, and just use back focus only when shooting pano. (and regular autofocus when using the lens for anything else) I tap the back focus once at a 1.8m away target for hyperfocal, or any closer target if I'm shooting in tight quarters. This works a treat as long as I don't accidentally bump the back focus button without noticing when rotating for zenith.
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The Fletcher Parks & Recreation Department will kick off the new year with the 12th annual Chili Cook Off contest from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 at Veritas Christian Academy.
Local chefs will be judged in the following categories: best overall, best individual, best business, best table decoration, and people's choice. Entries will be accepted until Jan. 10. Contact Chris Wiener at 828-687-0751 for more information.
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