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August 10, 2007
[Letter to a School District]
Dear [School Official]:
We are providing guidance under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), as it pertains to your August 1, 2007 email memorandum entitled "Ensuring Student Privacy," which was addressed to Approved Supplemental Educational Services Providers ("ASSP" or "SES Providers"), and a copy of which was forwarded to my office.
In your memorandum, you cited FERPA as prohibiting SES providers from contacting parents and guardians of [District] students served in SES programs last year or in previous years. While we appreciate [the District's] endeavor to ensure compliance with FERPA, as explained more fully below, FERPA does not prohibit SES providers from using contact information for parents of students they previously served to contact those parents again regarding their services. However, it should be noted that FERPA does not permit a provider to disclose to third parties the identity of any student who is receiving services under the SES program, without the written consent of the student's parent.
In your memorandum, you stated the following: "[A] small number of ASSP may be in violation of [FERPA] which states that the disclosed information cannot be used for any other purpose than the purpose disclosed and [contacting parents] are 'other purposes.'" The requirement that information disclosed to third parties may be used only for the purposes for which the disclosure was made is contained in §99.33(a)(2) of the FERPA regulations.
However, the intent of that regulatory provision is to ensure that personally identifiable information from student's education records is not redisclosed to other parties for other purposes. The Department does not interpret this to mean that a third party, such as an SES provider, may not use the information it legally obtained under FERPA to contact parents in regard to the services it provides. Therefore, [the District] has no legal basis in saying that FERPA does not permit SES providers to utilize the information they received from [the District], with parental consent, to contact the parents for the purposes of recruitment.
Moreover, while we do not know what stipulations [the District] may have in its agreements with SES providers, your statement that SES providers would be in violation of FERPA should they use the information they have in their possession to contact parents is not correct. Section 99.33(a) clearly states that the recipient of education records may not redisclose the information to any other party "without the prior consent of the parent or eligible student." A parent or eligible student does not have to consent for information to be provided to them. Therefore, we do not believe that an improper disclosure would take place when a party contacts a parent or eligible student.
I trust that this adequately explains the scope and limitations of FERPA as it pertains to the use of education records held by SES providers for recruitment purposes. Please do not hesitate to contact us directly at 202-205-4500 should you have any questions about FERPA or SES in general or this subject in particular.
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Word Routes
Exploring the pathways of our lexicon
Presenting the Nominees for 2013 Word of the Year
At the American Dialect Society's annual conference in Minneapolis, we have nominated words in various categories in our Word of the Year selection. I presided over the nominating session on Thursday in my capacity as chair of the society's New Words Committee. Winners will be selected from the different categories on Friday evening, culminating in the vote for the overall Word of the Year. Here's the list of nominees.
because: introducing a noun or noun phrase (e.g., "because reasons," "because Internet")
selfie: a photo taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone and shared on social media
slash: used as a coordinating conjunction to mean "or" or "and/or" (e.g., "come and visit slash stay")
strug(gle) bus: metaphor for a difficult situation, as in "I'm riding the struggle bus."
bitcoin: an anonymous, decentralized, digital, encrypted currency and payment system
catfish: to misrepresent oneself online, especially as part of a romantic deception
doge: an Internet meme with intentionally ungrammatical exclamations over an image of a dog (typically the Shiba Inu breed)
robo sapiens: a class of robots with human-like intelligence
cronut: a croissant-doughnut hybrid
sharknado: a tornado full of sharks, as featured in the Syfy Channel movie of that name
stack-ranking: a method of ranking employees on a primitive curve (used and abandoned by Microsoft)
fatberg: large deposit of fat, grease, and solid sewage found in London sewers
revenge porn: vindictive posting of sexually explicit pictures of someone without consent
s(c)hmeat: (blend of sheet + meat): meat product grown in a lab
thigh gap: a space between the thighs, taken by some as a sign of attractivness (also box gap)
underbutt: the underside of buttocks, made visible by certain shorts or underwear
demised: laid off from employment (used by the bank HSBC)
least untruthful: involving the smallest necessary lie (used by intelligence director James Clapper)
slimdown: reinterpretation of "shutdown" used on Fox News site
binge-watch: to consume vast quantities of visual entertainment in one sitting
drone: (trans. verb) to target with a drone, typically in a lethal drone strike
glasshole: a person made oblivious by wearing Google Glass, a head-mounted computer
Obamacare: term for the Affordable Care Act that has moved from pejorative to matter-of-fact shorthand
birthmas: a simultaneous celebration of a birthday and Christmas
Harlem Shake: a video meme featuring comic, convulsive dancing accompanied by excerpt of the song "Harlem Shake" by the DJ Baauer
Thanksgivukkah: confluence of Thanksgiving and the first night of Hanukkah that will not be repeated for another 70,000 years
MOST PRODUCTIVE (new category)
-coin: (from bitcoin) type of cryptocurrency (peercoin, namecoin, dogecoin, etc.)
-(el)fie: (from selfie) type of self-portrait (drelfie "drunk selfie," twofie "selfie with two people")
-shaming: (from slut-shaming) type of public humiliation (fat-shaming, pet-shaming)
-splaining: (from mansplaining)
-spo: (from thinspo) type of photo or video montage intended to inspire viewers to lose weight or stay fit (fitspo, sportspo)
Nominations to be made at final meeting.

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STOCKTON - Maxime Boisclair has brought his All-Star resume and reputation as an effective scorer to the Stockton Thunder.
STOCKTON - Maxime Boisclair has brought his All-Star resume and reputation as an effective scorer to the Stockton Thunder.
Boisclair left the team he was playing with in Kazakhstan last month and was signed by Stockton coach Matt Thomas on Thursday. He will skate for the Thunder when it hosts the Utah Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. today at Stockton Arena. The Teddy Bear Toss is 7:30 p.m. Saturday against the Grizzlies, and the teams also meet at 4 p.m. Sunday.
Boisclair, who played in a Teddy Bear Toss event when he was with the Ontario Reign a few years ago, said it's a good weekend to join the Thunder (21-15-7). The first goal by the home team Saturday will signal fans to throw their new or gently used stuff toys onto the ice, and the toys will be donated to the United Way of San Joaquin County.
"I'm excited about it. I played in Stockton two times when I was with Ontario, and I remember this being a great place to play," Boisclair said. "With Ontario, I had the second goal in the Teddy Bear Toss, but not the first. It would be fun to do."
Thomas said he was looking for someone to help an offense that has sputtered since high-scoring forwards Toni Rajala, Philippe Cornet and Ryan Martindale were called up to the Oklahoma City Barons earlier this month. So he called Boisclair, a 27-year-old forward who was born in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, and was adopted at age 3 to be raised in Drummondville, Quebec.
He had 70 goals in 70 games playing in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2005-06 and has 87 goals in 100 ECHL games with Johnstown, Elmira, Charlotte and Ontario. He had 51 points in 59 games with the now-defunct Johnstown Chiefs and played in the ECHL All-Star Game in 2007.
This season, Boisclair led Arlan Kokshetau in Kazakhstan with 49 points in 35 games before leaving in what he called a "mutual decision."
"I think some of our guys who are go-to offensive guys just aren't in rhythm right now, and we need to create some new chemistry," Thomas said. "We need guys who have the ability to score, and he's done that. He's pretty close to a point-a-game guy in his ECHL career and obviously had huge junior numbers. He's a guy who has a knack for the net, and hopefully he can give us a spark there."
Boisclair said he also talked with the Idaho Steelheads of the ECHL and the Allen (Texas) Americans of the Central Hockey League. He chose Stockton because he knows the league and some of the Thunder players, including Shawn Boutin and leading scorer Yannick Riendeau.
Said Boisclair: "I think it's a good fit for me, and I can add some depth and contribute."
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Iraq offers aid to those displaced by militants
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki said Wednesday his government has allocated more than $850 million to assist those displaced by last month's militant takeover of much of the country, and called on Sunnis remaining in those areas to take up arms against the insurgents.
He spoke in a weekly address delivered hours before car bombs in two mostly Shiite neighborhoods in Baghdad killed 23 people and wounded scores more as residents tried to celebrate the Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Al-Maliki said his Cabinet is exerting huge efforts to ease the suffering of displaced people, mostly Shiites and Christians who were driven out by last month's lightning offensive waged by the extremist Islamic State group and allied militants. He said two installments of 500 billion dinars ($429 million) each have been allocated to aid the internally displaced.
"We are sad for what our people are undergoing, but the government has taken decisions, spent money in an unlimited way and formed a ministerial committee to deliver aid and take care of the displaced people," he said.
The rapid advance by the extremist group, which captured Iraq's second-largest city Mosul and overran much of northern and western Iraq, plunged the country into its worst crisis since the withdrawal of U.S. troops at the end of 2011, with more than a million Iraqis now classified as internally displaced or refugees.
The Sunni militants have carved out a large expanse of land straddling the Iraq-Syria border and declared a self-styled Islamic caliphate. But their offensive eventually slowed upon reaching predominantly Shiite areas of Iraq.
Al-Maliki called on those living in Sunni-majority areas overrun by the insurgents to fight back. "I say to the people of these areas, your participation in clearing these areas has become essential and necessary," he said.
Al-Maliki, a Shiite who has ruled the country since 2006, is under pressure to not seek a third four-year term despite his bloc winning the most votes in April's parliamentary election.
Many in Iraq accuse al-Maliki's Shiite-led government of helping fuel the crisis by failing to promote reconciliation with the Sunni Muslim minority, and say he has become too polarizing a figure to unite the country and face down the militant threat.
Shortly before sunset Wednesday, a car bomb exploded near a line of small restaurants in Baghdad's Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City, killing 15 people and wounding 28, police officials said. Several shops and cars burned in the explosion.
Later on, a car bomb exploded near a falafel restaurant in the Shiite district of al-Amin in eastern Baghdad, killing eight people and wounding 20 others, said police.
The Baghdad attacks apparently were targeting people celebrating the holiday, according to the police.
In the western Anbar province, much of which is controlled by militants, police said a car bomb blast near the local council building in al-Baghdadi town killed three people and wounded nine. Al-Baghdadi, which is still held by the government, is about 180 kilometers (110 miles) northwest of Baghdad.
Hospital officials confirmed casualty figures for the attacks. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to journalists.


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Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W Review
Do you need a new power supply and find yourself confused by the hundreds of models available out there? Why not think green and go for a high efficiency unit with active power factor correction? I think we are all familiar with efficiency (the ratio of DC Power Out/AC Power In) but how many of you are familiar with power factor? Not that many I'll wager.
Power factor is the ratio of real power (W) over apparent power (VA) and is usually expressed as a number between 0 and 1. Without getting too involved in AC theory, it all boils down to the relationship of the AC voltage and current of the supply to, for example, a computer power supply. If the power supply presented a purely resistive load to the AC supply then the power factor would be 1.0. Reactive loads like capacitors, inductors and transformers, the main ingredients of the switch mode power supply, can feed energy back into the AC mains supply and/or alter the current waveform shape and phase. This can, if no steps are taken to improve the situation, lead to very poor power factors of around 0.7. What does this mean for the average computer user? To be honest very little. Domestic electricity users are not usually penalised for low power factors and charged only for watts of real power and not apparent power useage. A typical value taken from a recently tested power supply of poor quality gave a real power consumption of 629W and apparent power of 879VA with a power factor of only 0.71. Quite a considerable difference in power consumption, depending on which value you take, for which only heavy and industrial users of electricity are surcharged should their power factor fall below a set level. The utility companies do after all have to generate and distribute their electricity based on the apparent and not real power consumption. The almost universal use of active power factor correction by computer power supply manufacturers is not so much to save you money but help conserve power and ever dwindling resources. Large corporations with hundreds, perhaps thousands of personal computers will I imagine specify the use of approved power supplies because they will have a significant influence on their electricity bills.
This time around we are going to take a look at the Toughpower QFan 650W from Thermaltake. Thermaltake, founded in 1999, produces a wide range of high quality accessories for the PC enthuiasts, cases, power supplies, coolers/fans, liquid cooling, etc. More recently Thermaltake has ventured into the industrial PC/server sector with rack mounts, server power supplies and cooling solutions.
"Thermaltake, the market's most trusted brand name also produces the market's most reliable Toughpower series power supply. Built with the latest technological advances in circuitry design with industrial-grade components, Toughpower offers industry's leading 87%+ efficiency, power protection and performance that today's cutting-edge PC components demand. Recognized for its highest level of performance, Toughpower power supply carries either Nvidia SLI Ready or AMD/ATI CrossFire certification that fully supports Nvidia 2-way and 3-way SLI configuration as well as AMD/ATI 2-way, 3-way and 4-way CrossFire configuration."
Closer Look:
The packaging for the Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W uses a basic white theme with power supply photograph on the fold up lid and a large Thermaltake logo on the base. The bottom left hand corner of the lid tells us that this power supply was a WCG (World Cyber Games) 2007 Official Power Supply. It's obvious then that this power supply has been on the market for some time now and I can only surmise, like the Corsair HX520W, that it has been submitted to OCC for testing because it is still current, quite popular and selling well.
One side of the box contains photographs of the special design non-frame cooling fan, external views of the power supply cooling fan, front and rear power supply views and cabling. Hard-wired and all modular cables are shown along with types and quantities of connectors included. A comprehensive features list is also included along with logos of the agencies for which the power supply is certified. The opposite side to this one contains no useful information at all apart from another WCG sticker and patent sticker, perhaps better use could of been made of this space? Both end panels give us a Toughpower Cable Management 650W with Q Fan logo.
On opening up the box everything is neatly packed in and the power supply is well protected in a foam envelope. The user manual sits on top along with a small Key 3 Spirit leaflet. What is Key 3 Spirit? Well the leaflet goes on to inform you that it is a new concept developed by Thermaltake that directly communicates to consumers and aims at emphasizing the "Performance", "Silent Operation" and "Thermal Conscious" design of Thermaltake products. It goes on to say that if a product carries the Key 3 Spirit label it is an assurance that the quality, performance and reliability of the components meets the highest standard. Remove the top foam cover and the power supply is wrapped in bubble wrap to further protect the unit.
The power supply with the hard-wired cables neatly bound and a photograph of all the included accessories. The power cord is tucked away in its own little black cardboard box and all modular cables are contained in a black canvas bag with velcro fastened lid. There is also a sealed clear plastic bag containing the PCI-E 8-pin to PCI-E 6-pin adapter cable, four power supply mounting screws and a soft silicon rubber gasket. I haven't come across this type of gasket before and after a bit of research it is an anti-vibration mount for the power supply.
The Thermaltake Toughpower QFan 650W is very well packaged and contains everything you are likely to need.


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- Languages ??spoken : English
- Original title : Pain & Gain
- Youtube Id : -youtube_id-
- Status : Released
- Tagline : Their American Dream Is Bigger Than Yours
- Release Date of film : 2013-04-26
- Movie Genre : Action, Crime, Thriller,
- Societies of production : Paramount Pictures
- Vote Count : 578
- Average rate : 6.4
- Film Note : -movie_rating-
- Duration of movie : 130
- Mark Wahlberg Character (Daniel Lugo)
- Dwayne Johnson Character (Paul Doyle)
- Anthony Mackie Character (Adrian Doorbal)
- Tony Shalhoub Character (Victor Kershaw)
- Ed Harris Character (Ed DuBois)
- Rob Corddry Character (John Mese)
- Bar Paly Character (Sorina Luminita)
- Rebel Wilson Character (Ramona Eldridge)
- Ken Jeong Character (Johnny Wu)
- Michael Rispoli Character (Frank Griga)
- Keili Lefkovitz Character (Krisztina Furton)
- Vivi Pineda Character (Detective Haworth)
- Christopher Jestin Langstaff Character (Nine-Year-Old Boy/Rusty)
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- Corinne Ferrer Character (Basketball Girl)
- Zack Moore Character (Young Daniel Lugo)
- Kory Getman Character (Teenage Daniel Lugo)
- Peter Stormare Character (Dr. Bjornson)
- Larry Hankin Character (Pastor Randy)
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- Peter Stormare Character (Dr. Bjornson)
- Brian Stepanek Character (Brad McCalister)
- Persei Caputo Character (Judy)
- Bill Kelly Character (Jim)
- Emily Rutherfurd Character (Carolyn 'Sissy' Du Bois)
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Our friends over at Lifework gave us the heads up about this new free online room planner launched by Design Within Reach in partnership with mydeco.com. The room planning system should be recognizable to anyone who has used mydeco.com before, as this version is basically the same, except for the addition of actual DWR furnishings and decorative items to drag and drop into your virtual creation.
There are already hundreds of pre-made rooms to start out with and tweak according to your preferences, or you can start with a blank slate and create a room exactly to your specification (or at least pretty close to it). Afterward, you can save and share your room via Facebook or Tweet it to announce to the world of your home decor skills…and perhaps aspirations for some DWR wares.
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Very good cover.. purchased for rain protection and does a great job of keeping moisture off the car. It rained for two days straight and did a great job of keeping the car dry. I guess you cant have your cake and eat two. The cover has to breath and thereis some condensation that accumalated. Other then that, great cover easy to handle and does a good job of keeping rain off your car.


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In a year where Islamophobia is at an all-time extreme in Texas prisons, I think it is a perfect time for me to shed light of the injustice Muslim brothers are facing here at the Clements Unit. I am not Muslim myself, but I am against the oppression of all humans no matter how unpopular their social standing is. Since I have been in solitary confinement at the Clements Unit, I've witnessed the administration fail miserably at recognizing brothers fasting during Ramadan.


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Here is a brief plot summary of Macbeth:
King Duncan's generals, Macbeth and Banquo, encounter three strange women on a bleak Scottish moorland on their way home from quelling a rebellion. The women prophesy that Macbeth will be given the title of Thane of Cawdor and then become King of Scotland, while Banquo's heirs shall be kings. The generals want to hear more but the weird sisters disappear. Duncan creates Macbeth Thane of Cawdor in thanks for his success in the recent battles and then proposes to make a brief visit to Macbeth's castle.
Lady Macbeth receives news from her husband of the prophecy and his new title and she vows to help him become king by any means she can. Macbeth's return is followed almost at once by Duncan's arrival. The Macbeths plot together and later that night, while all are sleeping and after his wife has given the guards drugged wine, Macbeth kills the King and his guards. Lady Macbeth leaves the bloody daggers beside the dead king. Macduff arrives and when the murder is discovered Duncan's sons, Malcolm and Donalbain flee, fearing for their lives, but they are nevertheless blamed for the murder.
Macbeth is elected King of Scotland, but is plagued by feelings of guilt and insecurity. He arranges for Banquo and his son, Fleance to be killed, but the boy escapes the murderers. At a celebratory banquet Macbeth sees the ghost of Banquo and disconcerts the courtiers with his strange manner. Lady Macbeth tries to calm him but is rejected.
Macbeth seeks out the witches and learns from them that he will be safe until Birnam Wood comes to his castle, Dunsinane. They tell him that he need fear no-one born of woman, but also that the Scottish succession will come from Banquo's son. Macbeth embarks on a reign of terror and many, including Macduff's family are murdered, while Macduff himself has gone to join Malcolm at the court of the English king, Edward. Malcolm and Macduff decide to lead an army against Macbeth.
Macbeth feels safe in his remote castle at Dunsinane until he is told that Birnam Wood is moving towards him. The situation is that Malcolm's army is carrying branches from the forest as camouflage for their assault on the castle. Meanwhile Lady Macbeth, paralysed with guilt, walks in her sleep and gives away her secrets to a listening doctor. She kills herself as the final battle commences.
Macduff challenges Macbeth who, on learning his adversary is
the child of a Ceasarian birth, realises he is doomed. Macduff triumphs and brings the head of the traitor to Malcolm who declares peace and is crowned king.
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Actually it doesn't. One could conceivably be all-powerful but not exceptionally intelligent.
I have numerous debates with a Christian family member on Facebook. He writes a blog and I feel duty bound to refute his stuff as other members of my family and friends read his stuff.His latest posts are about how he believes the devil, demons and angels actively fight over his and everyone else's lives. I mean physically fight over our lives. [...]
He's lately mentioned about how he's known people that have died due to demonic influence and knows people that have stuff regularly 'moved around' in their houses at night.
But this got me thinking. I'd consider myself an ardent atheist. Now to me, that means no supernatural stuff. No realm of the undead, no ghosts. I take this view because I cannot see how the undead could be powered, how they would interact with this life, etc.
But there are many people that have claimed to have had an encounter with the living dead. Obviously this doesn't mean it actually happened, and I'm aware of several theories such as low frequency vibration causing feelings of dread. But I'm also aware that I don't know everything in the universe.
So, to atheists; would you have any problems staying a night alone in a reputedly haunted place?
Would you happily challenge any supernatural deity to mess with your aircraft as you step on-board?
I've been on both ends of a snipe hunt yes. I thought about mentioning it in my earlier post but I hate typing so much on my phone.
Is it the angels or the demons causing my dryer to eat 1 sock of each pair I own?
So, to atheists; would you have any problems staying a night alone in a reputedly haunted place, something along the lines of the Amityville house (yes, I know about allegations of faking, but some similar place!)? Would you happily challenge any supernatural deity to mess with your aircraft as you step on-board?
Enough with your bullshit.
. . . Mr. Friday . . . that post really is golden.
Tough words from a guy into lego porn.
Like I said, the best explanation that I can come up with is that we have a fear that is evolutionarily embedded in us to fear the dark and/or being alone. Combine that primeval fear with our modern intelligence and imagination, and my guess is that you get a spooked ape like me who thinks he is rational.Do any of you atheists here have any similar messed-up quirks that defy rationalism?
Quote from: Nick on August 27, 2013, 08:34:01 PMTough words from a guy into lego porn.I live in Oklahoma - porn is illegal here. Gotta take what I can get.
If only there were some way that one could access porn that was stored in other locations...
Do any of you atheists here have any similar messed-up quirks that defy rationalism?


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2013 Toyota 4Runner
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2013 Toyota Avalon
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Alex Prado necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 401 diseños de 72 diseñadores freelance.
We are rebranding our company- An online poker gaming site, and now we are in need of a new simple and clean logo or branding text thats consists of our website adress VengaPoker.com.
The logo need to reflect what we offer, simple and fun Poker playing. Logo should be very simple and Easy to remember and focus on our brand VengaPoker.com
ideas can come from our competitors ultimatebet.com, pokerstars.com, fulltiltpoker.com partypoker.com
good to see their logos to understand the simple im looking for
dont need to have a lot of reflection or be flashy or beautiful, only simple and branding text.
logo will be used on small spaces as banners,
The Goal is that people see our logo/branding text and later on type in VengaPoker.com on their web browsers to start playing poker.
read the breif for more information and tips, Updated!
Waiting for your ideas, good luck! :)
VengaPoker.com is a onlinepoker company with a target group of Men from 21 - 45 years
so logo needs to target men, nothing pink or cute.
Venga means come!/come on! in spanish, could be used in some way but not a must.
The logo/branding text should work well both in white and black backgrounds and have posted the webbadress for you and me to see how the ideas looks in "action".
if it doesnt look good on the homepage it isnt right
It needs to be simple and and focus on the text vengapoker.com
will be used in small spaces like bannersr.
our competitors are http://www.fulltiltpoker.com http://www.pokerstars.com http://www.partypoker.com ,their logos may give you ideas for a pokerlogo
- Should look good on our new homepage
- find a simple sketch of our new homepage design here http://www.mortfiles.se/venga5.jpg ( Example Logo that shows the spot,OBS your logo shouldnt take more space than example logo)
- A clean and very simple design that incorporates our name, Vengapoker.com,
- VP in the logo is something that would be good and a plus if logo is used.
- logo and text should both be able to stand alone
- you need to see our web adress vengapoker.com clearly, a branding text when you look both in black and white backgrounds if possible show it on the homepage example i posted, as it reveals everything when you see it in action :)
- Final copy must be in vector format
- Item 1. I dont want any small details
- nothing to much corporate
- dont want logos that are to big compared to the text
- nothing too flashy, too much reflection
- a logo that dont fit our existing homepage, (try it on )
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Rescue technician Luke Holcomb said, "we do just about everything. We do mountain rescues up in the Tahoe area. We've taken part in a couple of avalanche rescues."
The rescuers train year-round to maintain their skills and learn new ones. Team president Charles Smart said, "given the time of the year, this year we're focusing on avalanche, winter survival, ice rescues, swift water- those sort of things take a priority."
Team members focus on different specialties, making the 50-person crew so unique, their talents are often called upon outside of Washoe County. Bell said, "we get calls from other counties in California and Nevada primarily. We got a call one time for a victim who had fallen into a mine."
None of the team members are paid for the work they do. Smart said he worked about 400 hours on a completely volunteer basis last year.
The sheriff's office provides them basic gear, but everything they need after that comes out of their own pockets. Rescue technician Randy Post has been on the HASTY team for 24 years. He said, "we do pay for our own equipment and it runs into thousands of dollars." Post estimates he's spent $10,000 during his time on the team. Some of the rescuers even pay for their own training classes.
Smart said, "we're all out here for the same reason and it takes a certain type of character to be out here in these sorts of conditions." The HASTY Team has hit its limit of 50 members, and a sheriff's office spokesperson tells us there is already a waiting list for other volunteers hoping to join.
Several senior members have been on the HASTY Team for more than 30 years, never asking for anything in return for their community service.
Holcomb said, "that's the worst time of [a victim's] life and you're there for them so it's good to be able to provide that service to the community."
HASTY Team members said you shouldn't hesitate to call for help if you get into a life-threatening situation. They suggest staying put after you make contact with emergency responders because it makes it easier for HASTY rescuers to find you.
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GI:When the Wii released back in 2006, Ubisoft delivered a new IP called Red Steel on launch day. The game aimed to highlight the console's motion controls with first-person shooting and gunplay. Unfortunately, the sloppy aiming and slashing instead foreshadowed how much the FPS genre would struggle on the console. Ubisoft is back again for with a new game that shoehorns in all the bells and whistles of Nintendo's latest console. Instead of an exciting showcase of the Wii U's interesting new technology, ZombiU demonstrates just how bad survival horror can get.
Nah most reviews are positive ive seen more reviews over 80% than anything else im happy with it but on Nintendo everything the black ops wiiu footage look amazing just like pc wow im getting black ops/fifa/mario u/and maybe another game not sure.
I have no clue what to think. I'm going to get NSMBU instead of this game. I'm going to wait a little bit to see what users think of the game and then I might buy it. Based on reviews though, I can't decide if it's worth buying. Reviews are everywhere.


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The International Union of Food and Agriculture says it will oppose Fiji's bid to chair the governing body of the world's sugar industry.
The International Sugar Organisation, which represents most of the world's sugar producing countries, is holding a key meeting in London this week, to elect a new chairman.
Among those vying for the position is Fiji's interim Prime Minister Commodore Frank Bainimarama.
But the IUF's coordinator for Agriculture and Plantation, Sue Longley, told Radio Australia's Pacific Beat Commodore Bainimarama's appointment would legitimise a military dictatorship.
"We're concerned that his is having a dictatorship,a military dictatorship in Fiji, and during his regime, we've seen substantial erosion of trade unions and human rights in Fiji," she said.
"These have been well documented and recognised by the EU, by the organisations of Pacific States, by the International Labor Organisation."
The International Sugar Organization is an intergovernmental organization which seeks to promote the trade in and consumption of sugar.
Fiji produces two million tonnes of cane a year, most of it still cut by hand.
Ms Longley says the governments involved have criticised Fiji in other forums, and what it is calling for is a consistent approach.
"The ISO itself has a commitment...that its member must respect fair labour standards,
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1. Could you describe the Cyc technology in a few simple terms? How does it all work?
Cyc is like an unabridged dictionary for computers. Software applications can use Cyc to look up what something means and then react intelligently.
A lot of what computers do today, is simply push strings of text around. They react to the presence of certain strings by assembling other strings and then blindly displaying them. They do this, of course, without any real sense of the underlying meaning. This is all that happens, for example, in social tagging applications.
In the pursuit of intelligent behavior, software may also use math, too. Google's page rank and Amazon's product recommendations appear semi-intelligent in the "choices" they make through various statistical algorithms.
Unlike Google and Amazon, Cyc explicitly represents knowledge. It relies on concepts, facts and rules to do reasoning which is transparent and traceable. There are no "magic" algorithms that leave one wondering how something happened. One can trace and debug Cyc's reasoning every step of the way. And, since this chain of thought is both transparent and manipulable, one can later layer in new tactics and strategies for solving problems as they become available.
Cyc's concepts are organized into one big "ontology". An ontology is like a taxonomy, but with much richer interconnections between terms. This ontology piece is very useful in its own right, apart from the reasoning engine. We expect it to become an important component of the approaching Semantic Web.
2. How difficult is it to build a complete general knowledge base and commonsense reasoning engine using the OpenCyc product compared to Cyc?
Complete? Well, that's a huge task with either of the tools. But, Cyc has a wealth of facts and rules that are not part of the OpenCyc ontology. It also has natural language capabilities that are not in OpenCyc. The most complete commonsense reasoning engine will come from a combination of the two. OpenCyc's breadth (number of concepts) will outpace that of Cyc, but Cyc's depth (complex rules) will outpace that of OpenCyc. In any case, all of Cyc is now available under a research license; so, if one is building software for non-commercial purposes, they can have access to all of what is in Full Cyc today. One can incorporate OpenCyc into a commercial product for free.
3. Is it possible to integrate Cyc/OpenCyc with an existing operating system and use it as a basis for an OS that has full support for natural language? How far away are we from having advanced AI on our home computers and operating systems?
Many people have approached Cycorp about making an OS controlled by natural language. Usually, they were looking to layer Cyc on top of Linux, but didn't have the resources to pursue the project. It may take a Microsoft or Google to get seriously interested in doing this. Most large companies, however, get caught in a kind of incrementalism -- so we'll have to see if they'll take the leap.
4. How difficult/easy is it to integrate proper speech recognition into Cyc?
Cyc leverages existing speech-to-text technologies and contributes contextual understanding. So, text is the bridge between speech systems and Cyc. Speech systems produce text and Cyc translates the natural language into its own internal representation. When the speech-to-text processor has trouble choosing among ambiguous sounds, Cyc can help identify which possible meanings are more -- well, meaningful.
5. What is the biggest challenge in the development of Cyc?
Bridging the gap between the experts currently using the system and others who can potentially help.


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Researchers working with the McCain Institute at Arizona State University want military and civilian veterans of the Afghanistan war to weigh in on a survey to help build a database they hope will "contribute to the current debate" over the war, and serve as a "rich resource" on the conflict.
The institute's goal is creation of a "robust, fact-based, data-driven analysis of what happened in Afghanistan–without imposing any preconceived ideological or political framework."
To contribute to the Afghanistan Data Initiative, researchers want war veterans to fill out a survey that asks questions such as, "Do you think that you arrived in Afghanistan with realistic expectations of the environment/situation?" and "Do you think you were well prepared for the environment/situation when you arrived in Afghanistan?"
The questions aren't all yes, no or other types. In questions such as, "What do you think were the long-term objectives of your mission in Afghanistan?" and "What do you think is Afghanistan's most pressing social issue?", veterans are prompted to answer in detail.
Looking forward to reading the results from this question: "If you could change one thing about Afghanistan or your time in Afghanistan, what would it be?"
Respondents can remain anonymous. The survey will take about 25 minutes to take, researchers say.
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The condition induced by the lack of available females at RIT. This is similar to beer goggles in that it will cause males to be attracted to otherwise unattractive females.
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THORNTON, Colo. (AP) -- A police report says Rockies first baseman Todd Helton told an officer he had red wine hours before he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
Helton is due in court May 20 on charges of DUI and careless driving. He was arrested early Wednesday at a gas station in the Denver suburb of Thornton, where he lives.
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Of Record
At the University of Pennsylvania, we are committed to maintaining a diverse, respectful and safe campus environment for all members of our community. The Principles of Responsible Conduct are an important reference that outlines the expectations articulated in a variety of University policies. The reference document is available at www.upenn.edu/audit/oacp_principles.htm or by contacting the Office of Audit, Compliance and Privacy at (215) 898-7260 or (215) 662-6232.
Penn's responsibility to these expectations are further outlined in the University's Sexual Harassment Policy which is reprinted below or can be accessed at www.upenn.edu/almanac/volumes/v58/n08/policy.html.
In addition to reminding us of our rights and responsibilities, the policy describes the resources available for information, support and addressing concerns and complaints. The Offices of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, the Ombudsman, Staff and Labor Relations and Student Conduct are among those available to respond to questions or provide additional information.
–Amy Gutmann
–Vincent Price
—Craig Carnaroli
Executive Vice President
–J. Larry Jameson
Executive Vice President of the University of Pennsylvania Health System and Dean of the Perelman School of Medicine
Sexual Harassment Policy
I. Conduct
Our community depends on trust and civility. A willingness to recognize the dignity and worth of each person at the University is essential to our mission.
It is the responsibility of each person on campus to respect the personal dignity of others. We expect members of our University community to demonstrate a basic generosity of spirit that precludes expressions of bigotry.
Penn properly celebrates the diversity of its community. We come to Penn from many different backgrounds and include different races, religions, sexual orientations, and ethnic ancestries. Learning to understand the differences among us, as well as the similarities, is an important dimension of education, one that continues for a lifetime. Tolerance alone, however, is not enough. Respect and understanding also are needed. We should delight in our differences, and should seek to appreciate the richness and personal growth which our diversity provides to us as members of this community.
The University is committed to freedom of thought, discourse and speech, and the attainment of the highest quality of academic and educational pursuits and daily work. Policies and regulations implementing this commitment include the Statement on Academic Freedom and Responsibility, the Guidelines on Open Expression, and the Code of Academic Integrity.
The University also has established policies on behaviors that interfere with these freedoms. Foremost among these policies is the University's Statement on Non-Discrimination, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual preference, religion, national or ethnic origin, handicap or disability.
The University also has adopted the following policy concerning sexual harassment. The terms "harassment" and "sexual harassment" as used throughout are defined as a matter of University policy, and are not necessarily identical or limited to the uses of that term in external sources, including governmental guidelines or regulations.
II. Purposes and Definitions
A. Purposes
For many years the University has stressed that sexual harassment is not tolerated at Penn. As an employer and as an educational institution, the University is committed to eradicating sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment in any context is reprehensible and is a matter of particular concern to an academic community in which students, faculty, and staff must rely on strong bonds of intellectual trust and dependence.
B. Definitions
For the purposes of University policy, the term "sexual harassment" refers to any unwanted sexual attention that:
1. Involves a stated or implicit threat to the victim's academic or employment status;
2. Has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual's academic or work performance; and/or;
3. Creates an intimidating or offensive academic, living or work environment.
1. Involves a stated or implicit threat to the victim's academic or employment status;
2. Has the purpose or effect of interfering with an individual's academic or work performance; and/or;
3. Creates an intimidating or offensive academic, living or work environment.
The University regards such behavior, whether verbal or physical, as a violation of the standards of conduct required of all persons associated with the institution. Accordingly, those inflicting such behavior on others are subject to the full range of internal institutional disciplinary actions, including separation from the University. Likewise, acts of retaliation will be subject to the same range of disciplinary actions.
As noted in the Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators, Policies and Procedures, the Academic Bulletin, and other University publications, persons engaged in such harassment within the University setting are subject to the full range of internal institutional disciplinary actions, including separation from the institution.
Not every act that might be offensive to an individual or a group necessarily will be considered as harassment and/or a violation of the University's standard of conduct. In determining whether an act constitutes harassment, the totality of the circumstances that pertain to any given incident in its context must be carefully reviewed and due consideration must be given to the protection of individual rights, freedom of speech, academic freedom and advocacy.
III. Resources
School and administrative units should make known to all of their members the available resources and the informal and formal procedures for resolving complaints of sexual harassment within the unit or at the University level. These resources include the following:
A. Information, Counseling and Support
The following University resources are available to members of the University community who seek information and counseling about University policies on sexual harassment, standards of behavior, informal and formal mechanisms for resolving complaints and resources for complainants and respondents.
Deans and directors may also make referrals to these resource offices:
• Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs
• African-American Resource Center
• Penn Behavioral Health Employee Assistance Program
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center
• Division of Human Resources, Office of Labor Relations
• Office of the Ombudsman
• Division of Human Resources, Office of Staff Relations
• Division of Public Safety, Special Services
• Penn Women's Center
• Student Health Services
• Counseling and Psychological Services
• Office of the Vice Provost for University Life
• Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs
• African-American Resource Center
• Penn Behavioral Health Employee Assistance Program
• Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center
• Division of Human Resources, Office of Labor Relations
• Office of the Ombudsman
• Division of Human Resources, Office of Staff Relations
• Division of Public Safety, Special Services
• Penn Women's Center
• Student Health Services
• Counseling and Psychological Services
• Office of the Vice Provost for University Life
B. Informal Mechanisms for Mediation and Resolution
The Ombudsman, the Office of Affirmative Action, the Penn Women's Center, all other offices named as resource offices in this policy, the Office of Student Conduct, the Office of Residential Living, department chairs, deans and administrative directors, the provost, and the vice presidents are available to assist in the informal resolution of complaints.
C. Formal Mechanisms for Resolution and Adjudication
When informal resolution is not chosen or is unsatisfactory, complainants are urged to use appropriate formal mechanisms described below:
1. Complaints of sexual harassment against a faculty member, instructor, or teaching assistant may be brought by a student, staff or faculty member to the department chair or dean of the faculty member. The department chair or dean who receives a complaint is then charged with pursuing the matter. While the process depends on the particulars of the complaint, normally the department chair or dean interviews the faculty member. If the matter is not resolved informally, the department chair or dean either conducts an investigation or requests that the Ombudsman, the Office of Affirmative Action, the Office of Staff Relations or the Office of Labor Relations do so. If the results of the investigation persuade the dean or department chair that sanctions are warranted, he or she consults with faculty members—without disclosing the identity of the individuals involved—to aid in determining an appropriate sanction, including whether there is substantial reason to believe that just cause exists for suspension or termination. If it is determined that action should be taken to suspend or terminate, the dean should follow the procedures set out in Section II. E.16 of the Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators (see www.upenn.edu/assoc-provost/handbook/ii_e_16.html).
2. Complaints of sexual harassment against a staff member may be brought by a student, staff member or faculty member to the supervisor of the person complained against. The supervisor who receives the complaint is then charged with pursuing the matter. While the process will depend on the particulars of the complaint, normally the supervisor interviews the staff member. If the matter is not resolved informally, the supervisor either conducts an investigation or requests that the Ombudsman, the Office of Affirmative Action, the Office of Staff Relations, or the Office of Labor Relations do so. If the result of the investigation persuades the supervisor that sanctions are warranted, he or she consults with his or her colleagues or supervisor—without disclosing the identity of the individual(s) involved—to aid in determining an appropriate sanction. A staff member who believes that his or her rights have been violated directly by another staff member or administrator may file a grievance by contacting the Office of Staff Relations within the Division of Human Resources under the University of Pennsylvania Staff Grievance Procedure.
3. Complaints by students of sexual harassment may be made to the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life. Grievances associated with sexual harassment in student employment may also fall within the purview of the Vice Provost for University Life.
4. A complaint of sexual harassment may be brought against a student by filing a complaint under the Charter of the University Student Judicial System, or, if the respondent is a graduate or professional student enrolled in a school which has established a hearing board or other decision-making body, with that body.
5. A tenured or untenured faculty member, whether full or part time, who believes she or he has been subjected to sexual harassment by a faculty member or by an academic administrator may file a grievance under the Faculty Grievance Procedure, Handbook for Faculty and Academic Administrators, part II E. 12, (see www.upenn.edu/assoc-provost/handbook/ii_e_12.html) provided the complaint constitutes a grievance as defined in Section I of the Procedure. This procedure is administered by the Faculty Grievance Commission. The panel makes its recommendations to the provost. In cases that involve reappointment, promotion or tenure, and in which the provost has declined or failed to implement the recommendations of the panel to the satisfaction of the grievant, the grievant may obtain a hearing before the Senate Committee on Academic Freedom and Responsibility on the actions of the provost.
D. Central Reporting of Sexual Harassment
1. The University's decentralized system of resources is designed to encourage the reporting and resolution of complaints of sexual harassment. However, in order to enable the Administration to identify patterns of sexual harassment in a particular location and the increased frequency of such incidents in a given area of the University, the Executive Director of the Office of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs shall, on a semi-annual basis, convene a meeting of representatives from the offices and centers listed in paragraph (A) of this section to review and report on sexual harassment across the University based upon the reports or complaints of sexual harassment that they have handled formally or informally within their area. Such information can then be transmitted to the appropriate deans or administrative supervisors as appropriate. Any reports will protect the privacy of the complainants and responsible parties involved in each reported case of sexual harassment.
2. Based on the information shared at the semi-annual meetings discussed above, and any reports to deans or other administrative supervisors during the previous year, the Executive Director shall annually submit to the President, by September 15 of the academic year, a summary report describing the incidence of sexual harassment. This report may include recommendations based on the information as warranted. At the discretion of the President, the report may be shared with the University community early in the semester.
E. Education and Prevention
The prevention of sexual harassment and the establishment of effective procedures with due concern for all parties require a thoughtful educational program.
1. University resource offices will provide to the community information on: (a) available mediation and resolution resources; and (b) sources of support and information for victims and respondents.
2. Deans and heads of major administrative units are encouraged to discuss this policy and issues of sexual harassment at meetings of faculty and staff.
3. Training programs for residential advisors, senior administrative fellows, those who meet students in crisis situations and others serving in an advisory capacity to students will include training about referrals, resources and methods for handling instances of sexual harassment.
4. An overall educational program for students that addresses issues of peer sexual harassment and also provides information, definition, support and the identification of sexual harassment resources has been developed by the Office of the Vice Provost for University Life, the Office of Affirmative Action, and the Penn Women's Center in conjunction with the Office of Residential Living, the Council of College House Masters, and the Council of Senior Faculty Residents involved with the Freshman Year Program. Such an educational program is directed toward new undergraduate and graduate and professional students.
5. The University will publish annually the operative portions of this policy statement, including information about the resources available to advise, counsel and assist in the mediation of sexual harassment allegations. Information will explain how and where to contact University-wide and school-specific resources and will be posted in conspicuous locations. All members of the University should feel a responsibility to try to prevent sexual harassment whenever they observe it. Community members should report sexual harassment to appropriate University resources promptly for appropriate action.
F. Exit Interviews
Deans and administrative directors will periodically survey departing students, faculty and staff to measure the existence and frequency of reports of sexual harassment. Based on the data yielded by these surveys and the annual reports of the Executive Director of Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Programs, the University administration will determine, in consultation with the University Council, whether there is a need for further efforts to be taken on the issue of sexual harassment.
G. Implementation
Deans and administrative directors will be responsible for the implementation of this policy. The Provost and President will oversee the performance of deans and directors in the implementation of this policy.


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Funny how life works out, DeShawn Painter said he told Old Dominion basketball coach Blaine Taylor in a recent conversation.
"You try so hard to get away from the place you were born and raised and you end up coming back to it," Painter said Monday, discussing his decision to transfer from North Carolina State to ODU.
Painter, a 6-foot-9, 230-pound forward, will come back to his native Norfolk in order to be closer to his family -- specifically his ailing great-grandmother.
"It was really tough," Painter said of the decision to transfer. "I played the majority of my career at N.C. State. We had a Sweet 16 team this year. I feel like we have a chance at the Final Four (next year). That makes it tough. But at this point, I think it's more important that I spend time with my family, and I want to be close to them."
Painter is a junior with one year of eligibility remaining. He averaged 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game last season, while averaging 20 minutes per game for the Wolfpack's Sweet 16 team.
Taylor said that there was no hesitation about bringing in Painter, despite just one year remaining.
"The kind of student he is, the kind of kid he is," Taylor said, "there's no reason that you wouldn't have him in your program for multiple years, if that was the case."
Painter and the ODU program will apply to the NCAA so that he can play right away and not sit out a year, standard procedure for Division I football, basketball and ice hockey transfers.
"Right now, that's not my main focal point," Painter said. "It's a big deal, but my focal point is my family. Me being eligible right away is out of my control. What I can control is being there for my family."
The NCAA sometimes grants transfers immediate eligibility in the event of family illness or emergency. For example, last year Harlem, N.Y., native Lamont "Momo" Jones transferred from Arizona to Iona to be closer to his ailing grandmother. He helped the Gaels to the NCAA tournament.
"There's a possibility that he can play sooner rather than later," Taylor said, "but we're not banking on that."
If Painter can play immediately, he will provide a boost for a team that lost four key seniors from a 22-win squad and that brings in a five-man freshmen class. The former Booker T. Washington standout improved each year he was at N.C. State. He started seven games last season and flourished in his role as sixth man.
"The term that I would use is, he's been down the trail a'ways," Taylor said. "For a relatively young, new and different roster to add a player who has been exposed to Division I basketball, to very good competition, to a meaningful role on a good team, I think that's nice Kool-Aid to add to the punch.
"One thing about DeShawn, he's been around a lot of really good basketball players, but I think he has a strong feeling about being part of a good team. He was just on a good team, and I think that's important to him. I think our program represents good teams and people that enjoy one another and work toward a common cause, and I think he'll add to that and embrace that."
But Painter said that his maternal great-grandmother's declining health pulled him home.
"She's doing well for the moment, and I want to spend time with her," Painter said. "It's not just about her. It's about my mother and my whole family. I want to be there for all of them. But with my (great-)grandmother, she helped raise me and I want to be there for her."
Taylor said, "Those of us who have had severe illness in their families and have been at a distance can certainly identify with the gravity of his situation and how strong a pull it is to not know how they're doing and not be there."
Old Dominion recruited him heavily in high school, so he is well aware of the program, level of play and recent tradition.
"It's a blessing," he said of the opportunity to play at ODU. "They have a lot of talent. Some of the guys in the program I played against and grew up with. It's a great situation for me, a great fit. I feel like I can help because I have some experience and I'll fit in with them because I know a lot of the guys."


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Next-Generation 2015 Honda Fit Revealed – Rumor Central
Next-Generation 2015 Honda Fit Revealed
This is the new 2015 Honda Fit, the third iteration of the Fit since the model's inception in 2001. But the new 2015 Fit is more than just a subcompact hatchback – it's the keystone of Honda's future global growth.
Although Honda once relied on cars like the Accord and Civic to grow outside of its native Japan, the automaker now sees the B-segment Fit (along with its spin-offs) as the cornerstone of its worldwide presence. Fit chief engineer Makoto Konishi tells Motor Trend the Fit is essentially Honda's four-wheeled version of the Super Cub motorbike, and for good reason. Over 4 million Fit/Jazz models were sold worldwide in the past twelve years, including just shy of 420,000 models in the U.S. since 2006. That last figure is expected to grow, considering Honda is presently putting the finishing touches on a factory in Celaya, Mexico, which will build both this next-generation Fit and a crossover spin-off for North America .
For now, Honda is only talking specific details for the Japanese market Fit – not surprising, considering it goes on sale this fall while we won't see the new Fit until early next year #8212; but the car's new look and feel should be close – if not a carbon copy – to what goes on sale next year. Inspired in part by the European Civic, the Fit's front fascia is bolder than before, boasting a bulged hood and a distinctive headlamp/ grille graphic.
A side character line starts at the front wheel wells and runs the length of the car, rising ever higher as it inches towards the Volvo-esque rear tail lamps. Any sense of increased size may be an optical illusion – we hear the wheelbase has been stretched two inches, but the new 2015 Fit is roughly the same width, length, and height as the car it replaces.
Thus far, three powertrain combinations have been revealed for the Japanese-market 2015 Honda Fit. Base cars utilize a dual-overhead cam 1.3-liter I-4, while the "sporty" Fit RS utilizes a DOHC 1.5-liter I-4. A continuously variable transmission replaces the outgoing four-speed automatic, while a six-speed manual appears to replace the prior five-speed gearbox.
As we've previously reported, the latest iteration of the 2015 Fit Hybrid – which we#8217;re told will be offered in North America, albeit not necessarily in hatchback form – uses Honda's new single-motor hybrid system, which mates an Atkinson Cycle 1.5-liter four-cylinder with an electric motor and a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission. The system produces 135 hp and 125 lb-ft of torque, and unlike Honda's previous single-motor IMA hybrid driveline, is capable of propelling the 2015 Honda Fit on electricity alone. Honda is already boasting that it delivers 85 mpg on the Japanese test cycle, eclipsing other hybrid cars on sale in Japan.
We've long loved the Fit's scrappy, tossable manner on-road, and it appears that character hasn't been lost in the new car. Honda's team benchmarked the Volkswagen Polo, and aimed to improve the Fit's stability, reduce body roll, and improve steering feel. According to Motor Trend's correspondent, who had access to early Japanese-spec prototypes, the new Fit feels far more confident and controlled, than before.
We'll have to wait and see if the same can be said of the 2015 Honda Fit when it finally goes on sale in our market. Honda's global rollout of the 2015 Fit starts in Japan this fall, before launching the new 2015 Fit in Europe in North America early next year.
Source: Honda, Motor Trend
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Some people are reluctant to call in a professional exterminator when pests invade because they fear that the materials and chemicals that these people use will not only pose threat to their families but also to the environment. But the good news is that there is green pest control these days. The methods are not just as effective as the normal, chemical-laden solutions but are even better. By simply hiring a company that uses environment-friendly pest control method, you can expel bugs of all types from your home without posing danger to the environment and to the people you love. The following are the advantages of choosing pest control firm that uses green methods.
Reduced environmental risks
Green pest control companies use products that are derived from natural and organic ingredients. Also, the products that such companies use are made to be biodegradable but still just as effective if not better than the non-green ones. The control tactics that are used in green products are benign, which is why they minimize the environmental risks that are often related with the usual pest management, like ground water contamination. Green wasp control methods also minimize infestation risk and are also cost-effective.
It is based on an action plan
Instead of spraying a multipurpose pesticide all over the infested property, environmental pest control companies use a strategy that sets in a motion an action plan. This monitors pest so as to identify them, prevents the return of such pests and also uses control methods. With an action plan in place, the professional can learn the extent of infestation and the danger that the pests pose. This helps them come up with the kind of action plan that is needed immediately.
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One of the main components of green pest control is prevention of wasp invasion. The pest control companies that use green methods not only identify but also correct problems that make your building of business premises welcoming to pests. This prevents occurrence of pests in future and does not risk the earth or health of individuals.
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Generally, green methods of wasp control are safer compared to the traditional chemical heavy methods. While chemical approach to pest control might be effective in killing off the pests, they it leaves dangerous chemicals behind which can harm the people as well as the environment. But with green methods, neither the environment nor the people are around are under any danger. Above all, the methods appear to be even more effective at eliminating pests.
Pests are surely a nuisance that must be dealt with. However, traditional methods, though effective, can pose serious danger to environment and the people within. This is why it is important to hire a company that uses environmental-friendly methods to eradicate pests. Not only are their methods effective but also ensure that your house is rid of any pests without posing any serious danger to you or the environment and the people within it. Next time you want a professional exterminator, make sure that they use environmentally-friendly techniques.


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Anshu Jain, co-chief executive of Deutsche Bank, has a problem with his job — it's ever so slightly embarrassing.
He told a conference of bankers in Germany this week that, in case they hadn't noticed: "If you go to a party these days, you're asked what you do and you say you're a banker, people go all quiet."
(Read More: Bankers Told to Watch What They Say at Bars)
Spare a thought for bankers this office party season, then. When they hit the bars of Manhattan or London, there could be even more potential for social awkwardness than usual. And with more job cuts and a muted bonus season looming, there isn't even as much cash for champagne to go around any more.
Bankers might hope that, five years after the credit crisis began, there would be worse professions to admit to — euro zone politician, perhaps.
Giles Keating, head of research at Credit Suisse, joked he usually tells people he's an economist or a researcher, although he'll call himself a banker sometimes. But he argued that the criticism is a little unfair.
"We all know that there was leverage, a bubble, and the banks were at the heart of that and it's natural to say that therefore bankers were at fault," Keating told CNBC. "There were a lot of other bad things going on the economy, as well. Bankers certainly were not angels, but governments borrowed too much, we consumed too much oil, and all sorts of things went well."
Manoj Ladwa, head of trading at TJ Markets, jokingly said he describes himself as a bookie at introductions. He thinks that the reputation of bankers will be restored if the focus shifts to a more traditional, retail customer-focused model.
(Read More: How Can Banks' Reputations be Fixed?)
"The banking sector has shifted back in the last couple of years. With the increasing likelihood of banks having to hive off the investment sides of their business, it's back to that more traditional retail banking, customer-focused approach. That's the way it has to go," he told CNBC.
—By CNBC's Catherine Boyle; Follow Her on Twitter @cboylecnbc


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Vanessa Hudgens: Fashion Fun with Fergie!
Vanessa Hudgens continues to take in all that Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week has to offer on Wednesday (February 16) in New York.
The 22-year-old actress enjoyed the Anna Sui show from the front row alongside Fergie and also took in the Marchesa show!
Earlier in the day, Vanessa sat front row at the Jeremy Scott show with Kanye West after attending the Yigal Azrouel show alongside Boardwalk Empire's Paz de la Huerta.
FYI: Vanessa is wearing lia sophia's beveled ring at the Marchesa show. Fergie is wearing an Ann Taylor Ombre pistachio scarf.
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The Suffolk University Athletics Department and the University Alumni Association have announced the fourth Athletics Hall of Fame class.
Eight athletes and one team will be honored during a Hall of Fame Induction Dinner on Saturday, May 4, 2013, at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge. The reception will begin at 6 p.m., followed by the dinner and induction ceremony at 7 p.m.
"This is a special and wonderful opportunity for former student-athletes to come together and share time and memories with teammates whom they may not have seen for 10, 20, 30, or 40 years," said Suffolk University Director of Athletics Jim Nelson. "As was the case with our previous three Hall of Fame award ceremonies, this event will honor a host of highly qualified and deserving individuals and one team whose legacy will live on forever."
Fourth Athletics Hall of Fame class
Brian Callahan ran cross country for Suffolk from 1980-82 and was captain of the team his last two years. Known for his physical and mental toughness, he consistently was one of the top finishers in races throughout his three seasons. According to his teammates, Callahan's greatest attribute was his leadership skills.
Anthony Camiolo was a star-studded performer for the Suffolk hockey team from 1980-84. One of his memorable moments was recording three goals and three assists in one game as a freshman. His scoring ability, competitiveness and knowledge of the game helped the Rams post two winning seasons.
Amber Conte Hall, a starting point guard for the women's basketball program from 1998-02, directed Suffolk to four winning seasons and the championship game of the Great Northeast Athletic Conference tournament in her freshman year. In 104 career games, she dished out a total of 394 assists and accumulated 111 steals.
Ron Corbett, considered one of the most dominating pitchers in Suffolk baseball history, struck out 81 batters in 57 and one-third innings pitched – including twice whiffing 15 batters in a single game – and tossed a no-hitter during his freshman season in 1968. He also had the fourth lowest college division earned-run-average in the nation that year, with a 0.62 mark.
Arthur "Archie" Mellace was an all-purpose basketball player. As a sophomore during the 1955-56 season, the 6-foot-2-inch, 185-pound forward averaged 20.7 points per game. He led Suffolk to a pair of winning seasons, including an overall record of 12-5 as a sharpshooting senior.
Rodrigo "Rod" Mendez was the number one singles and doubles player for the men's tennis team from 1992-95. He propelled Suffolk to three consecutive winning seasons, including a 10-2 record in 1995 as a senior captain. Mendez finished his career as a complete two-handed player from all areas of the court.
Erica Petersen, a consistently powerful right-handed batter, was a hitting machine who could be counted on to produce for the women's softball team. She played in 78 games from 1994-97 for a record 129 hits in 261 at bats. According to NCAA statistics, she held the highest batting average (.494) and the second best slugging percentage (.904) in the country at that time.
Pat Ryan, a 6-foot-4-inch front-court ace with a highly accurate outside shot, finished his three-year career on the men's basketball team with a total of 1,481 points, sixth on the all-time list. As team captain during the 1977-78 season, he led Suffolk to a 15-10 record, averaging 27 points per game, tops among Massachusetts Division III college players.
The 2000 Baseball Team enjoyed a record-breaking year, posting an overall record of 38-9, the most wins in school history. The team captured the baseball program's first Great Northeast Athletic Conference and ECAC championships and appeared in the NCAA tournament for the first time. The team ranked 18th nationally for the season.


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1. Snowden questions NBC missed:
In his interview with NBC's Brian Williams last week, Edward Snowden tried to bolster his credentials this way: "I was trained as a spy in sort of the traditional sense of the word — in that I lived and worked undercover, overseas, pretending to work in a job … and even being assigned a name that was not mine …. Now, the government might deny these things. They might frame it in certain ways, and say, 'Oh, well, you know, he's a low-level analyst.'"


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DIY Kid-Friendly Menorah
Hanukkah begins tomorrow and just in time Ohdeedoh reader, Wendy, send us an e-mail sharing her great DIY project that's perfect for preschoolers. Not only is it young child-friendly, her homemade menorah uses recycled materials as well.
Wendy writes on her Web site, "Every Friday my children light the Shabbat candles. My 10 year old handles the matches skillfully, while my 3 year old daughter gets help from my husband, much to her disliking...so what is a parent to do when faced with the dilemma of keeping one's toddler safe when handling fire, while still allowing her some independence?"
Wendy's solution came with LED tea lights and a few repurposed materials. She was able to combine a fun family craft and give her daughter the independence she was craving. To read Wendy's complete tutorial, visit her site.
Thanks for sharing, Wendy! Do you have project you'd love to share with us? Please drop us a line at nursery (at) apartmenttherapy (dot) com.