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KENDALLVILLE, Indiana (Indiana's NewsCenter)--"You're not going too slow or too fast. Oh, okay!"
It's a labor of love on this crisp fall morning at Kendallville's Mid-America Windmill Museum. A small army of volunteers is decking out the place in Christmas holiday cheer. The light show these decorations create is always the talk of the town, in part because the clunky, wind blown machines this museum celebrates helped build Kendallville, and helped create Christmas memories for local families going back 150 years.
It's rare for a town Kendallville's size to claim one world class company. Kendallville sported two, McCray Refrigerator and across town the Flint and Walling Company, one hundred years ago the second largest builder of windmills in the world…the machines that pulled water from hundreds of feet below ground making farming possible for settlers on America's water starved great plains.
"Without the windmill the west would have taken a lot longer to settle," says historian Tom Burke, "because the steam engines needed water. So to put railroads other than along a river, they had to have a mill."
Flint and Walling employed thousands of workers. It was a stellar corporate citizen for years, throwing elaborate holiday parties for employees, sponsoring numerous charity drives and in general setting the tone of holiday celebration in Kendallville that rings to this day. Flint and Walling's still in business making electric pumps. And though it's a shadow of what it was to this community, the holidays are still just a little better in Kendallville, because of a company that nurtured real family values, as it helped civilize the great American frontier.
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- Release Date: Nov 14, 2012
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Mr. Plummer stumbles beautifully, poignantly and often, leering and searching through a haze of memory or, with concern edged with panic, calling for "a line, a line" much as Richard III calls for a horse.
It takes a minute for the film to move beyond a kind of gilded stasis, but once it does, it - and Plummer - are riveting.
God, I love Plummer's performance - the twiddling fingers, the tipsy sway of the head, the reverberating roar, as well as the pathos of a man who can't stop acting long enough to hear the cry of his own soul.
Among the drawbacks: Director Érik Canuel jumps through hoops in an effort to make the stage piece (by William Luce) move like the movie piece it isn't.
With much help from an exasperated off-screen prompter - the only other performer in this small gem - Plummer's Barrymore shows flashes of glory as he delivers bits and pieces of various Shakespearean roles.
Two things to keep in mind when considering Barrymore, starring Christopher Plummer as the great John B: It was brilliant as a one-man stage show; it was never a good candidate for film.
The material itself has a formulaic solo-bioplay rhythm neither performer nor director can fully elude.
Barrymore is a delicious opportunity to watch the great Christopher Plummer perform the role that won him a second Tony Award. But it's also a lesson in the pitfalls of personality-based minimalism. While Plummer acts his heart out, the script becomes one punchline after another.
This isn't a film, it's a recording of canned ham-tasty, certainly, but creaky nonetheless.
Director Erik Canuel fails to deliver us from the inevitable hermeticism of the material.
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Apr 14, 2014Barrymore is an unusual, yet entertaining, film. It is a "one man" movie, with Christopher Plummer stealing the show, accompanied by only oneBarrymore is an unusual, yet entertaining, film. It is a "one man" movie, with Christopher Plummer stealing the show, accompanied by only one other man part of the time, Frank. However, the true meaning of Barrymore surpasses Plummer's excellent performance of the man, but instead is about Plummer himself. Plummer is an aging actor who wants to be taken seriously for one last role before he gets too old, just like John Barrymore. Well, he has succeeded.… Full Review »

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I fail to understand provincial Liberal Leader Dwight Ball's rationale for not supporting the Muskrat Falls project.
Ball says that we must have long-term power purchase agreements in the United States to make the Muskrat Falls project viable.
Why would we enter into long-term contracts for the sale of Muskrat Falls power when we could very well need that power for industrial development opportunities right here in Newfoundland and Labrador?
I had hoped that Ball would have been a more progressive leader. Instead, he appears to have that giveaway mentality that dominated governments in Newfoundland and Labrador for far too many years. Too much more of the same from that crowd.
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With his chiseled jaw and his confident swagger, Nick Naylor is the latest in a long line of cinematic antiheroes—the sort of guy you love to hate. As a smooth-talking lobbyist for the tobacco industry, he spins lies into truth and truth into lies, earning a living from the deaths of millions of cigarette smokers. He is a morally corrupt corporate shill who justifies what he does by his need to pay his mortgage, a rationalization that by his own admission is the "yuppie Nuremberg defense." But there is something so charming about Nick that it is easy to absolve him of his sins—which, of course, is what makes him a great antihero.
Based on Christopher Buckley's bestselling novel from the early 1990s, the new film Thank You for Smoking stars Aaron Eckhart as Naylor, the "sultan of spin"—a master of manipulating the truth with a self-conferred "bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names." Nick's job as the vice president of the Academy of Tobacco Studies is to debunk the claims that cigarettes are bad and promote smoking. He spends much of his time with his only friends, lobbyists for the alcohol and gun industry (Maria Bello and David Koechner), who call themselves the MOD Squad—Merchants of Death. Their social time is spent arguing who has a higher death count, or who is more likely to be killed for their work. But for Nick, it's not his de facto involvement in cigarette-smoking-related deaths that brings him pleasure. "Michael Jordan plays basketball. Charles Manson kills people. I talk. Everyone has a talent," he says in describing his life's passion. Whether it is offering hush money to the Marlboro Man (Sam Elliott), now bitter and dying of lung cancer; conspiring with a film executive (Rob Lowe) to get Hollywood to help glamorize smoking; or arguing with his son's classmates about the dangers of smoking during career day, there is nothing Nick loves more than convincing people he is right. "That's the beauty of arguments," he tells his son, "if you argue correctly, you're never wrong."
Adapted for the screen and directed by Jason Reitman in his feature debut, Thank You for Smoking is a dark, comedic companion to such recent films as Good Night, and Good Luck and Syriana, both of which recall the politically charged films of the 1970s. Reitman, whose father, Ivan, directed such classics as Ghostbusters and Meatballs, is clearly a student of cinema, taking as much from his father as from directors like Sidney Lumet, whose films such as Dog Day Afternoon and Network echo in Thank You for Smoking's morally ambiguous mix of politics and humor.
"I am fortunate enough to have a father who is a filmmaker and opened me up to smart films when I was younger," Reitman told WW during a recent phone interview. "I saw Network, obviously, and I'm sure subversive movies like that, that not only were subversive in their politics but innovative in their filmmaking, had an effect on me. But when I finally sat down to do Thank You for Smoking, it was just kind of a natural reaction. It's only since the movie has been finished that I can say, 'OK, I see where I was influenced there.'"
Although Buckley's book was published more than 10 years ago, during the height of politically correct doublespeak, the film itself, surprisingly, retains much of the dark, edgy humor. If anything, the corporate greed, malfeasance and manufactured versions of the truth that the MOD Squad spin are even more timely today, when one half expects soon to hear of a White House press release claiming it's not the war causing deaths in Iraq, but rather lead poisoning caused by bullets that are somehow being introduced into the human bloodstream.
Fans of the book may take issue with changes that have occurred in Thank You's translation to film, which takes some of the razor-sharp edge out of the original material. Reitman's film has bite, but Buckley's book devoured flesh. The relationship between Nick and his son, Joey (Cameron Bright), is used to make things a bit less caustic, making Nick more palatable than the greedy executives of films like Oliver Stone's Wall Street. And even Reitman concedes, "The book is better," but that doesn't stop the film from working as one of the most entertaining, well-crafted movies so far this year. "The novel is kind of whimsical and extremely charming, and it's disarming—it's what allows the humor around making light of lung cancer work," says Reitman. "If you're going to make a movie that's about cigarettes, it's got to have a lot of charm. I wanted the filmmaking to have a similar amount of whimsy so that the audiences go through an enjoyable experience."
Brimming with subtle visual gags and absurd humor, Thank You for Smoking is a brilliant comedy that is ruthless in its attacks on both hand-wringing liberals and money-grubbing conservatives. Some audiences may be put off by the fact that Nick never seeks redemption for his misdeeds—something that probably would have happened had Mel Gibson made this film as planned. But the fact that Thank You never apologizes for the punches it throws is what makes it so great. Like Nick Naylor, the film knows how to argue, and much of its fun is in going through the spin cycle and emerging unclean.


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Senior outside hitters' David Lopez and Joe Ventura, and their supporting cast were in-sync, guiding Memorial to a 25-12, 25-20, sweep-victory over 22nd-seeded Wallington in the North Jersey state tournament opener in West New York.
"It was a total team effort. Everyone played like they were on fire," Tigers head coach John Wengerter emphasized. "Things are finally coming together."
It certainly did on this day.
Lopez registered nine kills, six digs and six service points, and Ventura added five kills, two blocks and 10 service points to lead a balanced attack as the Tigers (21-5), seeded 11th, now face sixth-seed Livingston in Thursday's second round match.
Twin setters' Jhonny and William Delgado orchestrated Memorial's tempo, combining for 17 assists and 20 service points. Jhonny Delgado also had five digs. Also for the Tigers, Marvin Regalado amassed six blocks and two kills, Cesar Mateo had two blocks, and Edwin Zarate accounted for 10 service points and two kills.
Aaron Thomas registered six kills, eight digs and four blocks, and Aaron Haier distributed six assists to lead 20th-seeded McNair Academic (13-13), but the Cougars were no match for 13th-seeded Wayne Valley as the Jersey City school lost in straight games of 25-14, 25-11, in the first round of the North Jersey state tournament.


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BILL MEADOR, 58, of Roanoke, Va. Nominated by daughter Mary Ann Sloane of Trussville.
Sloane's parents divorced when she was 2, and Meador was a single parent until he married again two years later. "My daddy and my stepmom, whom I have called mom since I was 4, have been a huge influence and I owe all that I am today to them," Sloane says.


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NEWARK – Martin Brodeur looked like he was 10 years younger stopping breakaways and making glove saves Friday night ... until the game went to a shootout.
Then, it was more of the same.
Three Islanders shots, three Islanders goals, 3-2 Islanders win.
The Devils lost the shootout 3-1 to fall to 0-13 in them this season, 0-17 dating to March 2013.
Getting his first game action since his second-period hook two Mondays ago, Brodeur did provide a lot of flashes of his youthful greatness before the shootout.
Brodeur, 41, will be an unrestricted free agent after the season and is expected to either retire or sign with another team to be either a starter or frequently used backup.
Out of playoff contention, the Devils play their season finale at home on Sunday afternoon against the Boston Bruins.
Until coach Pete DeBoer's post-game news conference, there was speculation that this could have been Brodeur's last game.
Not anymore.
"I'd like to play Marty on Sunday," DeBoer said.
Here are our studs and duds:
1. MARTIN BRODEUR: Brodeur was bad in the shootout, but very good 65 minutes of real hockey stopping 28 of 30 shots. His best save was a terrific one: Brock Nelson had a clean breakaway with 3:36 to go in OT and was denied by Broder, who made a right pad save.
2. RYAN CARTER: Carter scored a dirty goal crashing the net 19:51 into the first to the game 1-1.
3. PATRIK ELIAS: Elias gave the Devils a 2-1 second-period lead by scoring from the slot, his first 18th of the season and franchise-best 393rd of his career.
4. DAMIEN BRUNNER: Right winger was invisible for much of the game, but scored a shootout goal.
5. STEVE BERNIER: Mired in a goal drought since early December, Bernier provided a rare offensive highlight by setting up the Devil' first goal with a nice pass in traffic from behind the Islanders net to Carter in the shot. Bernier also had four shots on the night and was a plus-1.
1. MAREK ZIDLICKY: Just one shot on net for the offensive-minded blueliner and it was his less-than-perfect pass in the first period that keyed a 2-on-1 Isles break that resulted in Anders Lee scoring the opening goal.
2. DAINIUS ZUBRUS: Zubrus had just two shots, no hits and lost six of his seven faceoffs.
3. ADAM LARSSON: Young blueliner was a plus-1 on the night, but he had no shots, no blocked shots and he gave the Isles a great chance at breaking a 2-2 tie in the third period by losing his man to create an odd-man break.


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The Phenomenon of Globalization and Its Consequences in the Legal Field
Marianna Izabel Medeiros Klaes
King's College London; Universidade do Sul de Santa Catarina University (Brazil)
December 31, 2000
Based on a set of goals and inbuilt values, the knowledge society is being shaped under the openness of national economies, cultures and cutting-edge technologies.
Therefore, this paper aims to explore the nature of globalisation from a multidimensional perspective, its effects over democratic systems, citizenship standards, national states and their law systems.
This study is divided into three sections. The first analyses the capitalist industrial society's decline in connection with the disintegration of modern civilization paradigms and the emergence of a new society based upon knowledge sharing and human capital.
Subsequently, it analyses globalization's economic, financial, technological, social and cultural aspects, the emergence of a global civil society, and the redefinition of citizenship beyond national boundaries.
Finally, it examines globalization's influence over the reconfiguration of the national state's role as a formal-logic rule system and the internationalization of legal structures, forms, and procedures, under the American legal model drive.
In conclusion, it suggests that the industrial capitalist society's values and institutions are disintegrating amidst contradiction and paradoxes fostered by the globalization, which might badly affect the knowledge society's bases. Importantly, the magnitude of these changes have drastically altered the legal services market and even the way the law systems reproduce themselves in Europe and in most Western societies.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 24
Keywords: globalization, citizenship, democracy, state, legal, law, knowledge society, capitalist society, modern society desintegration
JEL Classification: P10, P16, M10, K40 , F01, F02
Date posted: July 27, 2011 ; Last revised: November 13, 2012
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- Michael Glassner, M.D., Director, Mainline Fertility Center, Bryn Mawr, PA
- Richard Grazi, M.D., Director, Genesis Fertility & Reproductive Medicine, NY
- Sue Gross, M.D., Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
- Lawrence Grunfeld, M.D., Co-Director of Reproductive Medicine Associates of NY
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- Joshua Klein, M.D., Reproductive Medicine Associates New York, RMA
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- Harry Lieman, M.D., Associate Professor and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Montefiore Medical Center
- Michelle Pfeifer, M.D., Cornell College of Medicine
- Edward Reichman, M.D., Professor of Clinical Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, NY
- Peter Schlegel, M.D., Professor of Reproductive Medicine and Chairman of Urology, The Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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As the holidays approach I've been concerned about the stains on my dining room carpeting.
My husband and I chose light beige carpeting 10 years ago when we moved into our condo. Over the years it has served us well and survived several visits from a carpet cleaning company. Unfortunately the last company that cleaned our carpeting was less than impressive. My husband believed a carpet was never the same once it was professionally cleaned. After our last experience I began to share his thinking.
Because the carpet was looking so dirty I decided to try cleaning it one more time and if things didn't improve from that process I would look into another solution like buying new carpeting.
The advertising promotion arrived in the mail three weeks ago and I retained the coupon from the Downey Clean Carpet Cleaning Company. Maybe the name "Downey" was an omen from the carpet-cleaning gods that this time I wouldn't be disappointed.
On Friday of last week Jason Cox from the Downey Company arrived at my door. He had called about 25 minutes before his arrival to let me know he was coming. Once inside my dining room he asked if he could tell me a little about the company.
He then explained that the John M. Downey Clean Carpet Company has been in business since 1897. They are headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, and at one time they were serving the majority of Ohio. Scott MacKenzie is president of Downey Clean here locally and I was given his phone number (216-452-0052). Jason then told me about his own career path. He is a retired entrepreneur with a master's degree. At this point I'm beginning to wonder, "Is this my lucky day or what?"
In the past, my carpet cleaners were very young guys who came and went within a short time. Jason was a one-man operation and he took over an hour to clean three relatively small areas in my home, which included the dining room, a walk-in closet, and a short hallway leading to our den. All three locations were high traffic areas showing signs of concentrated dirt. He explained everything he was about to do before he did it.
The happy ending to this week's article is this: My carpet looks brand new everywhere it was cleaned. Spots are gone that I thought were hopeless.
The coupon advertised two carpeted areas cleaned for $65. My bill was $79.88 based on a $5 service call fee, a $10.00 fuel service charge, and $60 for the cleaning. I was delighted to add $10 to my bill as a special appreciation of Jason's expertise. He was truly unlike any carpet cleaner I had ever hired.
In 2011 Downey Carpet Cleaning received from Angie's List a Super Service Award. This award is only given if the service provider has gotten high marks from their customers for a period of 10 straight years. Downey cleaning is available evenings and weekends. Once you are a customer if you refer someone who uses Downey you get $25 off on your next service.
Downey does upholstery cleaning, tile and grout cleaning, and pet odor removal. Call 216-452-0055 to arrange for its services. The web site is www.downeyclean.com.
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TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Nearly six months after Vinnie Sunseri had knee surgery he was performing for NFL scouts at Alabama's second pro day. Was he ready and will skipping his senior season cost him? The gallery above focuses on Sunseri in his 40 and individual drills, so take a look for yourself and see what the scouts saw.
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Truro's Kristen Langille is thrilled the Atlantic Superstore in Truro now has the ability to offer a seat designed for children who have special needs. Langille lobbied the store for the equipment and within a month it became reality. Monique Chiasson – Truro Daily News
Published on May 30, 2014
Atlantic Superstore's store administrator, Cathy Horton, left, and manager Greg Hatfield were instrumental in getting a shopping cart for special needs children for use at the Truro store. The first customers to use the specialized equipment were Truro's Kristen Langille and her daughter Georgia. Monique Chiasson – Truro Daily News
Truro mom praises local business for making request a reality
TRURO – When young Georgia is comfortably placed into the specialized cart, near the infant product aisle, Kristen Langille smiles.
It will be the first time the Truro mother can truly enjoy a grocery shopping trip with her disabled 16-month-old daughter Georgia.
The child has a congenital disorder of glycosylation type 1A, a rare genetic disorder that could leave her with a lifetime of extreme disabilities.
"I can hardly take her anywhere … she doesn't sit or fit
anywhere and you can't pull a wheelchair and a cart. It's very difficult … and there are a lot of children with special needs and you should be able to take them with you."
Thankfully, Langille now can do that just. She recently saw on Facebook that Porters Lake, in the Halifax area, canvassed its Atlantic Superstore for a specialized shopping cart to enable a child with special needs to sit in it. It received support and was implemented. A few other Superstores have since added the special equipment to their location, including the Truro store.
"It means a lot because I love to take (Georgia) out but often I
can't," said Langille. "The little things make a big difference."
Langille's mom, Cathy Horton, was instrumental in the Truro store purchasing the estimated $800 seat that has a five-point harness system and came from Montreal. Horton, the store's administrator, showed articles on the specialized seat to her store manager, who then contacted the district manager. In about a month's time, the seat was delivered to the Truro location.
"Georgia had outgrown the baby cart and can't sit up on her own … and it's good for others in the community who may need it," said Horton.
She confirmed the seat, which arrived last week, is suitable for children with disabilities who are up to 48 months of age, or a weight restriction of 250 pounds.
"No one has used it yet," said Horton before Langille arrived with Georgia.
"We are using it today for the first time," added Langille.
Horton said the store will see "how many people utilize it" before deciding whether or not to purchase another seat.
Anyone interested in using the seat can call the store ahead of time and book it.
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|By Quarky (Quarky) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 01:24 pm: Edit
OK, here's the deal.
Caltech - wait-listed
Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT)- accepted
University of Idaho (UI) (a public school in my state) - accepted
There were 13 other acceptances, but I don't care about them now. I am not sure where I should go if Caltech rejects me. Here's the dilemma:
IIT: as long as I maintain 3.25 GPA, I get full tuition every year; the scholarship changes as tuition changes, so tuition is always at 0 for me; it's around 20000 bucks. I am also getting another scholarship from IIT worth 2000, also renewable for 4 years. So roughly 22000 total. I would live in their new dorms, which are over 3000 more expensive than the old ones, but these new ones are really cool and high tech. The sum of tuition, room, and board for me is around 30000, so I am left with 8000 in expenses, plus the usual things like books and the cost of living. College credits that IIT accepts from me:
Calculus for my Electrical Engineering major
Physics and Statistics for electives.
I would prolly also get second semester calc credit, cuz I am sure I will have at least a 4 on the BC exam... and I also aced their math placement exam. I also got the highest level I could get on their chemistry placement exam.
UI - giving me 6500 per year. Tuition, room, and board add up to a total of about 9500, not including books and miscellaneous expenses. I also got into their Honors Program.
UI accepts ALL college credits, but most of them are tiny little intro classes Also EE major.
In addition to school-specific scholarships, I have ONE-TIME scholarships of 2000, 1000, and 500 dollars, just for the first year.
IIT is clearly a better choice for engineering than UI, but it's more expensive. At UI, I know a lot of people, many of my friends are going there. Plus, I would be able to see my parents since they live in Idaho. IIT is in Chicago, which might be too big for me (although I used to live in Omsk, Russia, with a pop. of 2 mill people). Something that really scares me is the crime -- a couple of weeks ago, my IIT admission counselor was murdered in the hall of her apartment building, where she'd moved only three weeks before her death. I don't want this to happen to me, so I would be much safer at UI. In addition, my current employer is Jack in the Box (fast food), so I could transfer from my current store to the one they have up in Moscow, ID where UI is located. Result? A guaranteed place of employment (PT).
Please advise on the situation. Your advices may include, but aren't limited to, other factors that I should include when deciding, your opinion on which school I should choose, and others.
FYI, my academic needs can be inferred from my HS stats:
4.19 or somewhere in there weighted GPA.
800M 550V SAT (english = second language)
34 ACT. Highest ACT subscores from diff tests: 34 eng, 36 math, 34 read, 34 science.
SATII: 730 writing, 720 phys, 800 iic, 650 chem, 630 bio-E.
AP Exams: just US govt, comp Govt, and Calc BC this year. Expecting 3's on the govt exams and 5 on BC.
got close to 30 college credits in low-level classes, but they are still good at UI.
All EC's and awards are in math/sci/engineering. Organized a couple of state and natl engineering/science competitions at my school. Was a team captain for a couple of years. Did research on the phenomenon of sonoluminescence -- built an apparatus with my partner and stuff like that.
Got a bunch of state and regional awards in math/sci/eng/business. Got a national science award from ExploraVision, but didn't win at the national level.
|By Harvardguy (Harvardguy) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 03:07 pm: Edit
Mr. Quarky, after careful evaluation of your academic profile, I concluded that you have a talent in mathematics and physics; therefore, I recommend planning the following for your future education:
1) I think that University of Idaho would be a better choice for you at this time. After one year, you will be able to transfer to Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge) and Harvard University (Cambridge).
2) Knowing that you have an extraordinary talent in mathematics and science, you can major in mathematics at Harvard; while simultaneously being enrolled at Massachusetts Institute of Technology with a major in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
Although this plan may seem challenging, it is definitely practical in your case. Moreover, successful completion of this program will guarantee your acceptance to an excellent graduate school. MIT and Harvard are looking for talented students like you. I hope I'll see you next year at Harvard, Mr. Quarky. Good Luck!
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:27 pm: Edit
Hmm. Yeah, that's true -- I forgot that you can take classes at Harvard when they're not offered at MIT. But if I am majoring in math/EE, then what's the point of attending Harvard? Wouldn't it be better if I just went to MIT?
You think that UI is better for me at this moment. But isn't it true that MIT/Harvard would rather accept a transfer from a decent eng school like IIT than somebody from the middle of nowhere, UI?
Thank you for your time and advices.
|By Stanfordhopeful (Stanfordhopeful) on Monday, May 26, 2003 - 06:49 pm: Edit
Hey Quarky, looks like you have a genuine interest in Math/Science, just like me!
Anyway, since you know a lot about Caltech, guage my chances:
SAT II: 800 Math IIC, 750 Writing, 780 US History, Physics 780, 800
Advanced Placement Courses taken: AP Physics B, AP Calculus BC, AP US History, AP Pyschology, Research in Physics, I expect to get 5's on all of them.
Senior year course schedule: AP Physics C, AP Macroeconomics, AP Microeconomics, AP US Goverment, AP English, AP Computer Science, AP Chemistry, Multivariable Calculus and Differential Equations
Model UN (won several awards, likely to hold position next year)
Science Olympiad Team
Assistant Editor for School Science Publication
Assistant Editor for School Math Publication
Editor for School Newspaper
Key Club
Red Cross Volunteer
2 Years Administrative Internship at Law Firm
Advanced Elective Math/Science Courses at Local Unviversity
Doing an INTEL project this summer on Physics
AIME participant - twice
AMC 10 school champion
Math Team - 1 year
School representative to several Social Science conferences
EXTREMELY competitive, nationally renowned Public HS
Does Caltech offer academic scholarships? Since I am not eligible for need-based aid of any kind, I am international, I don't know how I am going to finance my education there. Our school has a pretty good record with them, they rarely reject anyone.
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 11:46 pm: Edit
Please email me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I tried sending you an email with my response, but it appears that it is no longer valid. I need ur address, so please email me to let me know what it is. I will then copy+paste my reply.
|By Altereagle (Altereagle) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 09:47 am: Edit
At this point in time, I would say forget about Caltech, and work in making your decision between IIT and UI.
With respect to this, I hope you have visited IIT. They do seem to be a respected school educationally, so you need to decide if you can be comfortable on their campus and the surrounding environment. If you cannot, then your decision is easy, stay in Idaho. If you can feel comfortable, then you will need to decide if you are willing to make the financial commitment to IIT. Also you need to determine what level of education you plan on stopping at, and what you plan on doing with your career. I know this is early in your decision process, but if your long term plans are to stay in Idaho or the surrounding Northwest, then going to UI is probably your best bet. If you are wanting to go on to graduate school and you don't care where you end up after you finish schooling, then I would say IIT may be your answer.
I find your name interesting, since you are asking about Caltech. From what you have posted your stats are there, your chances of being accepted to Caltech will probably come down to letters of rec and your essays. Make sure you find teachers that know you and have had a history of writing great recs. Then it comes down to writing essays that give them a great glimpse of you, and grab their attention to see that you would be a fit for their program.. What that is, I don't know but good luck figuring it out.
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 02:38 pm: Edit
Thank you for the nice post, altereagle. I am definitely going to graduate school, going as high as I can. So you're right -- is MIT's grad school going to want someone from UI or IIT? Most likely the latter (MIT is just an example, i dont really wanna go there).
I cannot say I feel comfortable at any of the campuses. UI is way too small and is not located in a town. Why? Because the town (Moscow) is located in the college! When sending mail there, you don't even need a street address, just "University of Idaho." It's pretty sad. And people get drunk all the time, which is not something I want to do excessively.
I will disregard your advice and won't forget about Caltech, since the Ad. Off. said that they have not sent out their decisions yet (this means that my not having received a decision doesn't imply a rejection). I would hate to hurt my brain deciding between IIT and UI if I end up going to Caltech. So, I will just wait another week from my decision and then decide between IIT and UI, if necessary. I'm leaning towards IIT.
|By Cornellian07 (Cornellian07) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 03:30 pm: Edit
Quarky, you said that "IIT is clearly a better choice for engineering than UI, but it's more expensive." But you had just mentioned that you had a full ride there. So I don't understand what you meant by that. I would definitely choose IIT if I were you.
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 06:41 pm: Edit
No; I said they are paying me full tuition. Tuition is only about 2/3 of the total cost, which doesn't include transportation, personal expenses, and miscellaneous fees. Tuition+room+board alone amount to 30000, 20000 of which is tuition. So it is not even close to a full ride.
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 08:56 pm: Edit
|By Momof2 (Momof2) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 09:24 am: Edit
Congrats Quarky on an excellent set of choices before you. My take is that (Caltech aside for the moment) IIT would probably be well worth the extra cost, but ONLY IF you feel comfortable there. If you truly think you will feel uneasy at school, you won't be at your best. On the other hand, Ive never been much of a risk-taker. How much time have you spent at IIT? I would go with my gut feeling on this one and keep in mind that your choice of grad school will probably have a much greater effect on your future career.
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 01:07 pm: Edit
Thanks, I will take those suggested factors into consideration.
|By Billy14_007 (Billy14_007) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 01:15 pm: Edit
I live in Maryland. I was wondering what are the top colleges in the area. Like 1-2 hours awayway. Please list your answer in order.
|By Billy14_007 (Billy14_007) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 01:18 pm: Edit
*D.C and Virginia colleges also =)*
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 02:18 pm: Edit
I live in Idaho. I was wondering what are the chances of you stopping posting irrelevant messages in this forum area. Awaywaywyawyayway. Also, Idaho is not even close to D.C and Virginia colleges. Please maintain order in this forum.
|By Creatorcat (Creatorcat) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 04:37 pm: Edit
good luck
|By Quarky (Quarky) on Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 05:36 pm: Edit
LOL, you already wished me luck a zillion times
Thanks, though.
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South Whidbey stymies Granite Falls
A revitalized South Whidbey girls basketball team climbed out of the league cellar with a smashing 64-41 win over Granite Falls on Friday.
They did it with an equal measure of inspired defense and shooting accuracy.
Oh, and one more thing.
We were just sick of losing, Falcon Allison Wood said. The last practice before the game was very intense and we took that with us onto the court.
The win moved the Falcons up a notch at 3-9 (7-11 overall) and the Tigers down one.
Before the game, Falcon coach Henry Pope thanked Granite Falls for their help Jan. 11 when Samantha Pope suffered a season-ending leg injury. Pope presented Tiger coach Mark Neuman with a scented candle and said it represented the best in good sportsmanship.
It was a thoughtful and appropriate thing for Henry to do, Wood said.
Lindsey Newman set the tone for South Whidbey with a three-pointer and Cayla Calderwood followed with several fine layups. Both sides were testing each other and it was 10-5 at the first break.
The last time they met, Tiger Jacque Goss was the bane of the Falcons existence, scoring 18 points. Karissa Thomas and Reilly OSullivan took on the job of stopping Goss and they succeeded.
Weve doing a lot of conditioning work, lots of running, OSullivan said. That and a better attitude helped us a lot, especially stopping Goss. They got a little mean and pushed us so we pushed back.
Goss posted four points on the night.
Another factor that helped was all-around better ball handling and passing, plus an emphasis on management of the 30-second clock. The Tigers were not overly-accomplished shooters and their frustration was obvious.
By the half, the girls had pulled ahead 34-16, thanks in part to the big, supportive home crowd.
Of course, many were on hand to watch the Primary Schools Little Jump Ropers demonstration at halftime they were superb, every one but the game caught their attention and many stayed to the end.
Thomas fast break and reverse layup off the backboard as the third quarter began helped galvanize the Falcons. Natasha Roberts, Katie Holt, Melanie Murphy, Chantal LaChaussee and Rachel Harris played some of their best basketball of the year.
Hey, when youre hot, youre hot.
Newmans fast break with 3:10 left in the third period pushed the Falcons to 40-23 and there was no looking back. Newman had been working on the long ball in practice, thrown from one basket to the other to an unguarded teammate. The play didnt work according to plan but twice the recipient was fouled and picked up two.
Newman dropped a trey just before time ran out to make it 51-25 as the fourth got under way.
The Falcons continued showing fine team coordination and coasted to the 64-41 win.
They took the shots a lot better tonight, thats for sure, Pope said. I felt the excitement in the locker room before they came out.
Wood agreed.
I shot more than usual and spent time fixing my shot selection and letting my arm follow through better, she said.
Newman was happy to assist her mates.
I really wanted to win tonight, she said. We didnt expect to beat them by that much but our defense was terrific.
Newman finished with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 10 steals. Calderwood had 16 points and seven rebounds, Wood had nine points and seven rebounds and Thomas contributed five points.
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The bad news here is that the bootloader of Motorola's upcoming beast, the DROID X, is locked down with the same encryption that Milestone hackers have been struggling with for six months. This means that root access is a good possibility, but that custom ROMs are either a long way off or flat out impossible. But considering the quality of the hardware found in the latest generation of flagship Androids, I'm starting to wonder: is it really that big of a deal?
I understand that one of the primary benefits of Android is its openness, and that the possibility for hacks is a primary point of interest for a large community of Android hackers. But with root access, which facilitates the use of CPU adjustment apps and the like, can the phone really be considered "locked down?"
I've been a fan of flashing cooked ROMs to my phone since I first rooted my G1. I get it. I know how cool it is to be able to test out a new UI before it's released to the public or to experience the optimizations of hackers who seem to be more on top of OEM releases than the OEMs themselves – fixes come before the big wigs acknowledge a problem, and dead weight can be shed for optimal performance. So the value of hacked boot loaders is not lost on me.
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When Damian Corredor steps on the field at Kean University on Monday, not only will he be representing his school and his county, he'll be representing his future team. Before he officially becomes a member of the Kean football team in the fall, the Weehawken running back will get to show his peers, fans and any Kean coaches in attendance just how dynamic an athlete he is.
Corredor, who will be joined by St. Peter's Prep lineman Joe Stevenson, will represent Hudson County in the New Jersey North/South High School All-Star Football Classic at Kean Alumni Stadium.
"It's awesome, I've been keeping up contact with the coaches over there," Corredor said. "I get a taste, and they get to see me play one last time before actually going to Kean. I have to represent Weehawken and show my new coaches what I got."
What he has is a high school career few can match. He is the school's all-time leading rusher with 5,216 yards and leading scorer with 65 touchdowns.
As a senior this past fall, he only got better. He finished the regular season as the state's fourth-leading rusher with 1,598 yards, and compiled 22 rushing touchdowns, en route to being named a Second Team All-State selection by The Star-Ledger. He also reeled in seven catches for 122 yards and two touchdowns and returned a pair of punts and one kickoff for touchdowns.
But if you ask him, his most proud accomplishment is leading his team to a 7-3 record last season, its best record since 1974 and first playoff appearance since 2003. The Indians went on to lose to Dunellen High School 61-33 in the first round of the North 2, Group 1 state tournament.
He will also be the first Weehawken player to ever play in this all-star game.
"It's a very special accomplishment, not only for Damian, but for the Weehawken community. To be the first player selected to participate in this game is very special for us," Weehawken coach Zach Naszimento said. "Kean is going to get a player that is very self-motivated, a player that is determined to be successful. I think he's going to reflect their program in a very positive way."
Stevenson, a center, is most excited for the opportunity to battle alongside players as dedicated to their craft as he is.
"It's great to just grow a relationship with the other kids who put in the same amount of time I did and share the moment with them," he said. "It's definitely an honor just to be recognized for all the time, sweat, blood and tears you put into it."
Stevenson was a steadying presence on the Marauders' offensive line for three seasons, having been a two-year starter for Prep coach Rich Hansen. Stevenson was also named to the Coaches' All-HCIAL Red Division First Team in both his junior and senior years.
He will head to Rochester, N.Y., in the fall to play football for St. John Fisher College.
"(St. John Fisher) will get a kid that's athletic, has a great attitude and is as tough as they come. He's a good student, a good guy and he'll never be a problem for the program," Prep head coach Rich Hansen said. "He was tough and was the glue for our offensive line. He was a good leader for us and brought a quality required from an all-star. I'm happy for him and happy he'll represent us."
For both these players, the all-star game is most importantly a showcase to represent their schools.
"I'm looking forward to starting, and it means that much more coming from Weehawken," he said. "I'm speechless, I'm really excited to represent our team. It means a lot because we don't get a lot of attention.
And for Stevenson, leaving Prep is bittersweet, but he's looking forward to the future.
"Playing in this game is definitely an honor. Coming from St. Peter's, we're always on top so it's nice to be recognized for that." Stevenson said. "Leaving is definitely bittersweet. I'll miss just walking on the field with all my brothers next to me, ready for war — there's nothing better than that, no better feeling.
"But I did my time there, played my heart out for Prep, and now it's time to move on to bigger and better things in college."


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Legal's mate aha. Never heard of it but it's because I'm a d4 player, who doesnt play the caro kahn... but got it right in a tactic :)
I remember my first attempt to play in a tournment at school when I was like 14 years old, learning to play chess. I lost with this mate... I got shocked! So humiliating. Hahahaha
No, this doesn't work against 4... Nc3 (right away) because Black can take the Knight instead of the Queen with a won position. Instead White should interpolate 5. h3. If Black takes the Knight White recaptures with the Queen and stands well. If Black plays 5... Bh5 *then* White can play 6. Nxe5 and you have the same situation as the text where Black either loses a pawn or the game.
cool .. will def work vs lesser players or good players who jump on it!
jooe15 " nc6 instead of the the g pawn still works... just make sure they like queens...alot... so they will take it...if they dont... "
I have got the opportunuty to do that 4 times.
against one opponent it worked both times, the other opponent was more skeptikal and just took the free knight while still thretening my queen.
i just won using this!
nc6 instead of the the g pawn still works... just make sure they like queens...alot... so they will take it...if they dont...
lol i always try and make this mate a posibility when my opponent plays the philidor defense.
not many people know about it in my experience.
This game was played by Legal in Paris more than 80 years before Morphy was even born. Besides Morphy did not like to play blind, and never did it against more than just a few. He may have copied Legal's mate against some weak player in an ordinary simul - I don't know, but that does not seem unlikely. I mean: I've played it against weak players too. But Morphy wasn't the first to play it.
Some sources indicate that black (Mr. Saint-Brie) played 4..Nc6 and that Legal touched his f3 knight and was forced to move it. If this is true Black could have gained a huge advantage by recapturing with his knight on e5 instead of taking White´s queen. But in those days a player was not considered a true sportsman and gentleman unless he took the oponent's bate, so Black might not have been as weak as this game suggests.
This was actually a game played by Paul Morphy, and I think he was playing 31 games at the same time blindfolded (or so I heard ). Anyway his opponents eyes' lit up when Morphy offered his queen. Fantastic game, even if he wasn't blindfolded.
This had to be a trap once he saw the g pawn move. Very nice.
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It may escape your notice, but the partial removal of subsidy, has led to a direct increase in FX reserves (CBN), and an appreciation in the currency, as well as a fall in inflation.
That to me is the job of the finance minister, all this human face stuff u talk about, is irrelevant IMO.
Th Govt by the way to me is only underperforming in the area of power sector reforms, and that is because the timeline has been shifted to october. If the BPE does sell of those assets by october as scheduled, then its game on.
Meanwhile, huge reforms and progress is ongoing in Agriculture, works (major roads are being repaired), port reform, Trade and investment, cement sector, FX reserves build up (macro economic stability), FDI inflows in retail (and other non oil sectors), and a generally warm and investor friendly climate.
I know about all the talk of the common man, but to me Nigerians need to understand that no country got it right without years of painstaking sacrifice and patience with an eye to moving forward no matter what.
Ask the chinese, the koreans, the brazilians, indonesians, etc.. .u save, tighten your belts, live within your means, translate your saving to investment, through the development of your local capital markets and domestic bond markets, and then prosperity starts to unfold.
There are no shortcuts, even in security, ask the colombians, the algerians, the indians. . even after 20yrs plus they struggle with terrorists and rebel groups, but they know its a long struggle, so they never despair.
So dont expect miracles from NOI, in less than 1 yr. . cheers
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The increase in reserves is due to
1. partial devaluation of the naira in Q4 2011
2. partial (temporary hopefully permanent) removal of fraud/corruption. A by-product of the partial removal of subsidy. However, the problem wasn't the subsidy per se, it was the corruption in the subsidy regime. There is no guarantee as yet that this fraud wouldn't return when the probes ends unless it is tackled head-on. Fight corruption not subsidy. Ultimately, what matters most is whether the savings go to address structural issues. On that, the jury's out!
3. Reduction in disposable incomes.
I would have thought it was better to attain reserve accretion by devaluing the naira. This supports local industry and production and spurs inward investment.
The fall in inflation (though too early to determine if this will be sustained) could be attributed to a fall in demand caused by a drop in disposable income (another effect of subsidy removal). A drop in disposable income will hurt local producers as demand reduces. This is further exacerbated by a short-term appreciation of the naira which makes it imports cheaper and discourages investment.
Anyway, Govt should get out of the power sector (hold no more than 10% equity). Sell all the assets (i.e. no management contracts whatsoever) in an open, transparent competitive bidding process. Impose universal service obligations on all operators (in the areas of operation). Ensure that public monopolies aren't replaced by private ones. Establish proper and competent regulator. Work to realistic timescales etc
The port reform is apparently in disarray. FDI inflows into the retail sector isn't a result of any reform. Trade and Investment??? All we get from Aganga is a series of whitepapers and blueprints. May be he needs a red card!
The issue which bothers me is when did others (who made the jump from developing to advancing nations) invest massively in infrastucture? In the middle of a (commodity, manufacturing etc) boom or at, perhaps, the tail end? I guess it's never too late to start.
The problem with Nigeria is corruption. Addressing it alone will cause a step change in living standards (even without economic reforms).
We don't expect miracles from NOI, just an explanation. "Why did she want to jump ship so soon?" "How far gone are the reforms?" etc. Actually. may be we should expect miracles, after-all, God chose them!
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Dont forget that at a time after the devaluation, but before the removal of subsidy the naira was approaching 163/ 164, with most people calling for 170 as next stop.
So subsidy removal is the maor reason for reserve accretion and naira stability.
Disposable incomes have reduced but, perhaps its only 10 - 20 percent of the reason for the reserve buid up, most of it like i said earlier is the increased confidence brought about by subsidy removal
whats my point?, we need the discipline of the japanese, the capitalist mindset of the Americans, the technical skills of the Germans and the never say die Naija spirit to make it out there. . right now we only have the Naija spirit and nothing else.
My man we cant go far with that. So tough reforms , preferably with a non human face are needed.
but we have to admit that the Govt cannot fund major infrastructure on its own. the works ministrys budget for 2012 is a laughable N 125 billion or thereabouts, thats peanuts.
Port reforms are progressing, cargo clearing times has dropped from 1 month to about 2 weeks.
Trade and investment is doing exactly what he needs to do, i believe your criticism is in bad faith!!, All over the world thats what the trade missions do, canvas for trade from countries and companies and sell their country. what else would you have him do? dance a jig as well?
I happen to believe that corruption is the least of Nigerias problem, because ppl like you who mouth of this thesis, believe that Govt is the solution to all of Nigeria's problems.
pls Stop the NOI bashin ok, jeez, the woman is one of the best thing to happen to your country in recent times. and the ppl chose them, but even god himself would probably have chosen them over the other laughable lot!!, esp the 70yr old ex coup plotter from the eighties, who probably still believes in bankrupt ideas like exchange controls and essential commodities.
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Paddylo spoke my mind 100%. He has been able to summarize all my rantings over the past three months in just two posts. Dang!
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The partial removal of fuel subsidy has actually make people to be displined and have stopped frivolous spending. Traffic on lagos roads have reduced. I hadly see all these fuel trunks and trailers anymore. It confirm the theory that the fuel was mainly being smuggled out. In addition, the introduction of the several railway shuttles between Iddo and Sango Ota has also help.
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I didn't want to continue my discussion with paddy. It was becoming unproductive. He was for example confusing investment in the debt market as confidence in the economy. He sees nothing wrong in the architect of the reform agenda trying to do a runner. He fails to see that forex pressure will return if the corruption in the subsidy payment system returns etc.
I have no political agenda but to insist on good governance; That policy be based on people analysis not data analysis alone; That a team of talented footballers all playing out of positions hardly succeeds.; it is the responsibility of govt to convince and carry the people along and not to insist on the people's trust apriori.
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Smuggling to neighbouring countries is not the reason for the ballooning subsidy payment. What is the size of their economies? Excluding Cameroon, probably not up to Lagos'. The problem was the corruption. It could have been excised without removing the subsidy (as you know, I am not wedded to keeping the subsidy indefinitely). In my view, corruption is only hibernating. Let's terminate it.
By failing to gain the people's trust the last time, this govt is finding it difficult to implement needed but painful reforms.
On roads, the problem is the maintenance culture. Let's wait a few years before passing judgement.
I hope this govt succeeds, actually I want them to, however, its current trajectory doesn't fill me with optimism.
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Corruption is a cancer. Its effects longer lasting than wars and genocide. It destroys communities and lives. No excuse can justify not combating it.
If they hadn't bungled the subsidy issue, then they would have been able to confront the union. Lesson: Choose your fights carefully! There are still unanswered questions regarding Bart, Geometric Power and AMCON. Conflict of interest issues need to be sorted out. By the way, wasn't the subsidy issue about deregulation? Still they haven't denied our assertion that deregulation is possible under a subsidy regime. We say, put a fixed subsidy per litre by let the market dictate price. Another example of policy inconsistency and incoherence.
Again, there is this presupposition that the best hands always get things right. LTCM (Long-Term Capital Management) demise comes to mind. Usually, giants are felled by little stones. Those little things that seem inconsequential, irrelevant, mere foot-notes which when acting in sync create an impact greater than the sum of the individual parts. Some sort of resonance!
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There are different ways to fight corruption but this present thieving govt has just not shown any balls or innovativness in tackling this hydra headed monster...
Has govt changed the ways of doing things? I have a lot of friends in Abuja and its business as usuall.........someone mentioned in his post that it takes two weeks to clear goods at the warf now and I laughed..... Has the person posting that ever imported any item?
The institutions that fight corruption have to be strenghtened...maybe we will have to privatise the courts so that an average Nigerian will be able to get justice,.....
While I have not given up on Naija...I will not be amongst those that will see black and say its grey or off white.....we all have to be more critical of the govt officials in power...that way they will understand that they are there to serve us!!! If they do not want any more critisms; then they should resign from their desk!!!
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I will borrow from what my Oga Oracle said earlier in this forum.......'that when you in in a reverse gear, for you to move forward you have to stop going back first after which you will move forward.....
As for me..when we stop moving on the reverse gear..I will know it..am sure its the same with many people in Naija...
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