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The marines were on board USS Ashland and landed on the beach by hovercrafts or Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) of the U.S. Navy.
On the beach were amphibious assault vehicles, also of the American Navy.
They conducted combat exercise on the beach and surrounding terrain unmindful of the heavy rains.
"The training is okay. There are lots of information from the U.S. about combat," PFC Almond Estrada of the Philippine Marines said.
"They are good guys, it is fun working with them, good experience," he said.
Lance Corporal James Martinez and his companions said they learned a lot like in martial arts with the use of knife techniques.
"I have great time here, they are very professional, no language barrier," he said.
"We've learned a lot in the training like the first aid, combat and the use of their new equipment," said Philippine Marines Sgt. Ramil Escandor. (PNA)
[1] San Antonio, Zambales - An amphibious assault vehicle arrives during an amphibious assault exercise with U.S. Marines assigned to the 1st Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment, and Philippine marines held in support of Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jay C. Pugh/Released)
[2] San Antonio, Zambales – U.S. Marines, assigned 1st Battalion 8th Marine Regiment, Bravo Company, conduct joint amphibious landing exercises with Philippine Marines during Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) Philippines 2014.(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Gilbert A. Bolibol/RELEASED)


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Australian buyers might be embracing SUVs, but they aren't buying the ageing Volkswagen Tiguan or expensive Touareg in great numbers. And there is no new small or medium SUV coming anytime soon from Wolfsburg.
The Alltrack is not a 'proper' SUV, but rather a jacked-up wagon with a light-duty all-wheel-drive system. It's suitable for the occasional trek, provided you don't get too far off-road - a concept that certainly works for Subaru with its Outback.
So, does this high-riding Golf wagon also deserve to find fortune in this market?
Vehicle Style: Small wagon
Price: $37,990 (plus on-roads)
Engine/trans: 132kW/280Nm 1.8 litre 4cyl turbo petrol | 6sp automatic
Fuel Economy claimed: 6.7 l/100km | tested: 7.7 l/100km
The great thing about the Volkswagen Golf range is how broad it is – yet every Golf drives essentially like a Golf (which is a good thing) only with slight attitude adjustments.
Priced from $37,990 (plus on-road costs), the Golf Alltrack is equipped much like the Golf 110 TSI Highline Wagon, except it costs $3500 more for the all-traction 4Motion all-wheel drive system down below, and comes with a bigger engine.
The 17-inch alloy wheels remain, but the Alltrack adds 20mm extra ground clearance under its side skirts.
It also adds bi-xenon headlights and leather interior trim with front seat heating as standard, which actually costs $3000 extra on the 110 TSI Highline (bundled with an electric sunroof), largely eliminating the pricing impost.
There isn't much in it. The Alltrack utilises a more powerful 1.8-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engine, producing 132kW of power and 280Nm of torque compared with the 110kW/250Nm 1.4-litre 110 TSI Highline.
With a kerb weight of 1479kg, however, the all-wheel drive wagon is 167kg heavier than the front-wheel drive version, though the penalty isn't enough to slow the Alltrack down – with a claimed 0-100km/h of 7.8 seconds, it's 1.1sec quicker than the regular Golf Wagon.
It makes the decision about whether to go Golf Wagon or Golf Alltrack even tougher.
- Standard equipment: leather-wrapped steering wheel and seat trim, heated front seats, dual-zone climate control, cruise control, power windows and mirrors, keyless auto-entry and push-button start, multi-function trip computer, automatic on/off headlights and wipers and auto-dimming rear-view mirror
- Infotainment: 8.0in touchscreen with Apple CarPlay/Android Auto software, AUX input, voice control and Bluetooth phone and audio streaming
- Options fitted: None
- Cargo volume: 605-litres minimum, 1620-litres maximum (seats folded)
Every Volkswagen Golf boasts among the best interior layouts in the small car segment, however these days it is more convincing when priced south of $35k.
The loftier pricing of the Golf Alltrack – heading towards $40k – the interior remains impressive but not outstanding. It is, after all, a small wagon that's starting to play in the territory of the size-larger Outback 2.5i Premium at $41,490 (plus orc).
A sunroof and 18-inch wheels are standard on the Subie but are packaged as a $2500 option on the Volkswagen.
Likewise adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning are included on the 2.5i Premium but are part of a $1300 package on the Golf Alltrack. Add those features, and you're at $41,790 (plus orc).
Meanwhile a similarly specified medium SUV such as the Hyundai Tucson Highlander isn't far away at $43,490 (plus orc).
And, the more upright SUVs magnify the Golf's lack of rear shoulder-room and legroom. Spanning 1.8 metres wide, the body of this Volkswagen is 50mm narrower than a Tucson and 40mm thinner than an Outback.
While rear passengers are well accommodated with a comfortable bench and air-vents, this isn't a three-across-the-back family car.
That's especially the case as the centre tunnel is intrusive. The bench is also positioned quite low, especially by SUV standards, causing crimped knees for taller passengers.
Greater focus is placed further behind. Getting the tape measure out again, the Alltrack stretches 4.58m from tip-to-toe, a full 100mm beyond a Tucson but 237mm behind an Outback. Yet the massive 605-litre boot beats both for sheer volume (versus 488-litre Hyundai and 512 litre Subaru). The cavity itself is nicely square and usable, too.
Curiously, however, the Golf Alltrack isn't available with an electric tailgate nor electrically adjustable front seats (standard on both rivals).
The Volkswagen is otherwise focused on the passengers up front, leaving them plenty of luggage space to head from the Blue Mountains to Noosa, the bush or somewhere off the beaten track.
The 6.5-inch colour touchscreen is also untouchable in the class for graphics quality, ergonomics and features such as Apple CarPlay/Android connectivity.
- Engine: 132kW/250Nm 1.8 turbo petrol inline four
- Transmission: 6-speed dual-clutch automatic, AWD
- Suspension: MacPherson strut front, multi-link rear
- Brakes: ventilated front and solid rear discs
- Steering: electrically assisted mechanical steering, 10.9m
- Towing capacity: 750kg (unbraked), 1500kg (braked)
There are two schools of thought about how a jacked-up wagon should drive: the first says the higher suspension should deliver extra travel and smoother ride quality; the second says that it should be tougher and ready to tackle rough roads.
Place the Golf Alltrack firmly in the second camp. The regular Golf Wagon rides with beautiful compliance, but the Alltrack is surprisingly more rigid.
It's still nicely resolved, but the soothing highlights have disappeared. True to the script, on a dirt track the Volkswagen maintains composure even when manhole-cover-sized potholes are encountered at speed.
The all-wheel-drive system is the same as that used in the performance Golf R model.
The Alltrack gets an offroad mode that enables hill-descent control and changes ABS modulation, but otherwise it's identical – and this means power goes to the front wheels, until slip is detected, and it then transfers drive to the rears.There is no 'lock' button, as in a Tucson, that can maintain 50:50 front/rear axle split.
The upside to firm suspension is handling that is superior to any medium SUV competitor, and better than the Outback.
There's even a hint of Golf R in the way the Golf Alltrack can power away from a bend without the 'scrabbling' that affects the front-wheel drive versions. Instead replaced by a feeling that there's genuine push coming from the rear.
The 1.8-litre turbo engine is simply best-in-class in terms of its wonderful refinement and zingy elasticity.
It's worth mentioning that the Alltrack gets a six-speed dual-clutch automatic, called a Direct Shift Gearbox (DSG), shared with diesel and performance Golfs rather than the seven-speed version in the Golf 110 TSI Highline.
This is because, in technical terms, the six-speed 'wet clutch' unit can pair with all-wheel-drive and engines producing more than 250Nm, while the seven-speed dual-clutch is for front-drive applications of less than 250Nm.
The upside for the Alltrack buyer is the six-speed is known for its reliability, where the seven-speed isn't – it's the problematic DSG, historically.
The drivetrain combination is convincing for economy, too, drinking 7.7 litres per 100 kilometres on our mixed test loop including light off-roading – just 1.0 l/100km higher than the claim.
ANCAP rating: 5-Stars - this model scored 35.89 out of 37 possible points
Safety features: Seven airbags including dual-front, front-side, full-length curtain and driver's knee, ABS, ESC, multi-collision brake, front and rear sensors, reverse-view camera
It depends how much you need all-wheel-drive and extra ground clearance. A cheaper Golf Wagon or Hyundai i30 Tourer can offer just as much space as the Alltrack, while the Subaru Outback scores for space and features, if not great dynamics.
But, hang on a minute, Skoda has the appealing (and equally capable) Octavia Scout Ambition with 110kW TDI diesel at $37,000, driveaway, and the 135TDI Scout Premium at $46,000 driveaway.
Mazda's CX-5 GT also offers competitive driveability, as does the Hyundai Tucson. And each offers a more capable and useable AWD, thanks to their SUV ground clearance.
There are so many options in the Volkswagen Golf range, and the Alltrack is just another notch in the belt.
If you don't need all-wheel-drive and that occasional offroad capability, there are lighter and sweeter Golf Wagon versions in the range; or for similar money, the iconic Golf GTI hot-hatchback.
Likewise, if you're spending $40k-plus on a family car and need to fit people in as well as luggage, the above SUV and wagon alternatives are calling.
The Golf Alltrack handles beautifully, if a little firmly, and the bigger engine, 4Motion grip and robust drivetrain are all worthy attributes. As is the leather interior.
In fact, what the Alltrack does is play a trading game of virtues to suit a specific buyer profile. And it does that rather well.
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Like many great brainstorming sessions in the history of public libraries, it began with librarians gathered around a blackboard, pizza and drinks on hand. But, unlike most, it ended with the awarding of a $100,000 grant.
One night this past July, Youth Services librarians Crystal Faris, Jamie Mayo, and Kim Patton gathered in the home of their colleague Mary Thompson to form a plan that would rock Kansas City teens' world.
They imagined a place where community teens could access digital media production tools and software and create original content that showcases their imagination capabilities. All the while, the teens would be learning new skills with new technology.
Or, as cultural youth anthropologist Mizuko Ito famously put it, a place for "hanging out, messing around, and geeking out."
In June 2011, the Institute of Museum and Library Services put out a request for proposal for the creation of mentor-led, interest-based, youth-centered "Learning Labs" in libraries and museums around the country. The grant would be funded by IMLS and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation as part of President Obama's "Educate to Innovate" campaign.
The Chicago Public Library's YOUmedia center was the rough model for the concept. Housed in the Harold Washington Library Center, YOUmedia connects teens with books, computers, and a variety of media creation tools to encourage them to think critically, be creative, and build 21st century skills. (Inside tip: Library Director Crosby Kemper III visited YOUmedia earlier this year and liked what he saw.)
Faris and her fellow librarians saw, in the grant, a major opportunity to boost the Library's teen services while providing a valuable resource to underprivileged teens.
"We have some amazingly creative teens at the Library," Thompson says. "This project would expose them to tools and resources they wouldn't have otherwise and give them an outlet to express their creativity."
Looking for a partner in the project, the Youth Services team approached Science City in Union Station. With its strategic location amid ethnically diverse neighborhoods, accessibility via the bus system, abundance of interior space, and reputation as a youth-oriented learning center, Science City would be an ideal home base.
The proposed lab will be located in Union Station, just outside of Science City. There will be no charge to teens to use it.
Also included in the joint proposal was a mobile Learning Lab that would travel between Library branches, schools, and other agencies, interfacing with teens and raising awareness of the lab in Union Station.
"By going out to the branches, the mobile lab is like a rallying point, bringing us all together," Thompson says.
Further sweetening the deal was the imminent addition of Google Fiber gigabit-speed internet to Kansas City's infrastructure in 2012.
The grant was announced on Nov. 17, 2011. The Kansas City Public Library and Science City stand alongside 11 other world-class winners, including Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, the San Francisco Public Library, the New York Hall of Science, the Free Library of Philadelphia, and Colorado's Anythink Libraries.
The grant period is set for 18 months. In that time, Faris will launch the mobile lab, hire a project coordinator and several part-time, teen employees, and work on the prototype lab in Union Station.
In the long term, organizers intend to find additional funding for a larger Learning Lab at Union Station with more technology, additional staff, and extended hours.
"We want to turn our teens from media consumers into media creators," Faris says.
Let the geeking begin!
-- Jason Harper


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ECS H67H2-M & H67H2-I Review
By ccokeman -
Office 2007 Excel Big Number Crunch: This test takes a 6.2MB Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and performs about 28,000 sets of calculations that represent many of the most commonly used calculations in Excel. The measure of this test is how long it takes to refresh the sheet.
Lower Is Better
POV Ray 3.7: This program features a built in benchmark that renders an image using Ray Tracing. The latest versions offer support for SMP (Symmetric MultiProcessing) enabling the workload to be spread across the cores for quicker completion.
Higher Is Better
These results show that similar hardware will yield similar results.


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A new version of DD2 is available,
Release 0.2(11)
This version has:
* Fixed saves that were broken, please install on E drive.
Maemo (n900), WristPDA, Palm, Symbian, Android and other games.
C5-00 game is fine, no problems noticed.ReplyDelete
Ok good..But it's pity it still doesn't support the latest SDL.ReplyDelete
I'll probably move to static linking soon (meaning it will not an external SDL)
Yes it would be much better, because the only one game that works on the new SDL is TRON...ReplyDelete
I do not know whether there are sources of these games
Corridor 7
In Pursuit of Greed
Magic Carpet Plus
System Shock
Ideas for possible ports
Hi Ronen K and thanks for the update.
However, it doesn't work on my N95 as expected, still giving me the same message as it did before:
"unable to save hi-scores
do you have permissions to write into c:(actually why "c:\" when it's now on "E:\"?)\resourse\apps\dd2\dd2-hiscore?"
and it still saves neither records nor settings.
Perhaps placing the "dd2" folder in some folder where the app will surely have the permission to write data would help? For examole, many native games and ports keep their data in "E:\others\"
Thanks for keeping in touch. Patiently waiting for your reply.
What version of Firmware are you using for your n95 ?
Firmware V 35.0.001
Phone is cracked with installserver.exe
tried applying Open4All patch in RomPatcher, thought it may help, but still no result.
Today got a report form a friend of mine who has a E63. He has exactly the same trouble.ReplyDelete
You both installed it on memory card ? E?
I use the library PIPS 1.6 or 1.7 + SDL library v.2.03 (1) the game is installed on the flash drive (Drive E). Everything works fine!ReplyDelete
Yes, both of us have carefully followed the instruction and installed it on the E drive:)
I have SDL 2.03(1) and PIPS 1.6
Tried reinstalling the libraries, thought something may be broken there, but ubfortunately this didn't help either.
So Ronen K any news ? :-PReplyDelete
Still working hard on the new port
It's very difficult, the game is kicking my ass..
Ok, so a lot of patience ;-) .ReplyDelete
LOl...nice JOKE XD...))))))....ReplyDelete
Are there any news?ReplyDelete
Nothing, Ronen K are you alive ?ReplyDelete
it's not funny :-( ... ???ReplyDelete
Oww, it's exactly one month since last post (by me) So R.K please say something.ReplyDelete
We have missed ...ReplyDelete


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THE first Saturday in June may be remembered as much for the havoc wrought by the weather around the country than by the cricket that actually survived.
While rain decimated the card in the Western Union, high winds caused chaos in the north and east.
At Forthill, the match between Forfarshire and Watsonians was delayed while the sightscreens were secured to prevent them blowing over – mild compared with the Strathmore Union fixture between Meigle and Forthill which was abandoned when the screens literally took off across the outfield and beyond!
The Eastern Premier's match of the day between joint leaders Carlton and Grange was not unaffected, both sides agreeing to play without bails which had been dislodged for the umpteenth time by the unseasonal elements.
This fixture was also a rain-interrupted affair but it produced some spectacular play to relegate the weather as the talking point.
It looked as if Scotland skipper Preston Mommsen would be the headline-maker after his brilliant 116no, including 24 from the final over, carried Carlton to an imposing 273-5.
However, Mommsen was ultimately upstaged by George Munsey whose big-hitting heroics showed exactly why Notts have been showing more than a passing interest in the opener and why he may well force his way into Scotland's plans for this summer's World T20 qualifier.
Having played himself in, Munsey mercilessly took the Carlton bowling apart while spraying boundaries and maximums to all corners of the Grange Loan ground.
There was good support from Caiden Lang who made 57 in a first wicket stand of 237 but Munsey was the star of the show, going on to hit the highest individual domestic score this season – 177no – as Grange maintained their 100 per cent record while sending Carlton to a first defeat.
Once those sightscreens had been secured at Broughty Ferry, Forfarshire made good to secure victory, albeit by a slender two-wicket margin.
The Edinburgh side were in trouble when Scotland U19 star Scott Cameron struck twice to remove Andy Hislop and Mike Carson.
However, Andy Wallace emerged as the home hero to claim 6-37 as the visitors were dismissed for just 112, opener Andy Learmonth top-scoring with 27.
Forfarshire's reply was as turbulent as the overhead conditions especially when they suffered two early blows of their own, Craig Wallace and Graeme Beghin falling cheaply to Dewald Nel and Paddy Sadler.
They staged a mini-revival in which they recovered to reach 74-2 before Michael Leask, Aman Bailwal and Rory Johnston departed in quick succession, though Johnston's 25 proved crucial.
Elsewhere, Heriot's lost their last seven wickets for just 20 runs as Arbroath maintained their title challenge at blustery Lochlands.
Opener Steve Knox was left stranded on 64no as five of his team-mates recorded ducks while Arbroath's Ross McLean claimed 6-9.
Heriot's made a spirited fightback in the field before Arbroath won by just two wickets thanks to a solid unbeaten 47 by Fraser Burnett.
A century by Chris Venske helped Aberdeenshire rekindle their championship aspirations with victory over Corstorphine at Mannofield.
The Dons went into the clash bidding to bounce back from two consecutive defeats and Venske led the way in style with a superb 106, dominating an opening stand of 174 with Calum Howard who contributed 68.
Hayes van der Berg then provided the real fireworks with a rapid 70no to propel the hosts to 285-5.
Corstorphine are still seeking their first win but will take confidence from a run-chase in which they fell 32 runs short.
Also in the Granite City, Stoneywood-Dyce went down by four wickets to Falkland for whom Scotland all-rounder Safyaan Sharif hit 89.


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We had some pork shoulder chops in the freezer that I knew worked really well in the Slow Cooker. I wanted to make this recipe, which I had done before, but we were out of soy sauce. So a quick rummage in the cupboards and fridge resulted in the following recipe. We had it with pasta but I think it would work really well with rice.
- 2 pork shoulder chops
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1 tin chopped tomatoes
- 1 pepper
- Place all the ingredients in the slow cooker.
- Cook on Low for around 6 hours.
- Serve with pasta, rice or potatoes.


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State of Rhode Island
Department of Health
Flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses. People get sick from seasonal flu viruses every year. Flu can cause illness ranging from mild to severe. In some cases flu can lead to hospitalization and even death. Most people who get the flu will have a fever and cough or sore throat. They may also have a runny or stuffy nose, body aches, a headache, chills, fatigue, vomiting, or diarrhea. Is it the flu or a cold?
Flu vaccine is safe and is the best defense against the flu. The Office of Immunization provides flu vaccination at no cost for students in kindergarten through grade 12 at school-based clinics. Clinics for high school students are during the school day. Clinics for younger children are in the evening. Most evening clinics are open to the public (ages 3 and up). Note: Fluzone High Dose will not be offered at school clinics. You can also get vaccinated at a community clinic.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends intramuscular inactivated influenza vaccine (IIV) for children in the 2018-2019 season as it has been more consistently effective against most strains of flu in recent seasons, but says the nasal vaccine (LAIV) may be an option for kids who otherwise will not be vaccinated.
Everyone 6 months of age and older should get a flu shot every year, and it is especially important for people in the following groups to be vaccinated:
Flu viruses spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes near another person. They may also spread when people touch something covered with infected droplets and then touch their eyes, mouth, or nose.


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Real Moto 1.0.180 Mod Unlimited Android Games
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Newest version super exciting motorcycle games Real Moto
Super awesome graphics utilizes professional designation
The regular version + version mod
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Features of Real Moto :
- Super awesome graphics
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- There are all kinds of motorcycles in the world
- Ability to select the motorcycle and character
- Choice of racetrack
- View the top speed, power and so on. Engines
Changes in this version Real Moto:
– Improved Server Verification Process.
– At the start of the game when motorbike starts up engine sound is turned down and gradually increases as it starts to drive.
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– Finally, run the game.
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The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
This book is about a woman's husband has a genetic defect that causes him to jump to important events in his time line. I think that this book is good up to a point but the ending is lackluster.
This audio book was acquire from the McKay's free bin.
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I am really struggling with dinner these days. I know I am a decent cook and I have all the tools but lately my food just isn't coming out the way it used to. I find myself struggling for inspiration.
I think it started when I bought a certain TV chef's book (we'll call him tf) and made a few recipes all of which came out horribly. I embarrassed myself and a good friend with a nasty salty meatball rendition for his birthday and made another dish which my husband passed on for a ham sandwich. Yikes! Normally I am known for my good cooking but these were disastrous. Ever since then I feel like I am losing my edge.
The food I want to cook I would call upscale comfort food or maybe bistro. I like cookbooks but I have a hard time finding books on the food I want to cook. I also have a one year old son so not a lot of time for cooking classes. We do eat a variety of things although I never really developed those "go-to recipes" but i am not afraid to try things. We enjoy Japanese, Italian, American and the occasional Mexican or Thai restaurant.
I should also say that I feel like my food is always better in the summer. Roast chicken with smashed potatoes and a corn and nectarine or caprese salad is heaven for me. I just want to make good comforting food that my husband looks forward to each night and brags about at work the next day.
Any tips, recipes, ideas or cookbooks that can help get me out of this slump? Has anyone else gone through something similar? Is it too much to want to make restaurant comfort food without cooking school?


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become a global
garage franchisee
The Leading Brand in Polyaspartic Concrete Coatings since 2004.
global garage Mission Statement
To provide the highest quality concrete coatings and storage solutions at the best value for our customers.
Franchise Fast Facts
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"Global Garage is positioned as the leader in the concrete coating industry, with a vertically integrated supply chain and focus on consumer-preferred Polyaspartic Floor Coating Technology. We are so confident that our product is the best in the industry that we back our franchisees' work with a lifetime warranty."
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Our customers love us because our products and operations are second to none. Well trained staff is the key in this industry and Global Garage has invested in two training facilities (East and West coast) to ensure training is effective and accesible by franchisees and their staff.
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Do I Need To Have Any Prior Experience In Construction or The Franchise industry Before Buying a Franchise?
You don't need any prior experience in either construction or the franchise sector before owning Global Garage Flooring & Design franchise business. We also understand that the majority of new franchise owners do not have previous experience in owning their own business prior to joining a franchise system—and purchasing a franchise system is a way for them to get into business for themselves but not by themselves.
What Other Skills Do You Consider Important For My Success As a Franchisee In The Global Garage Flooring System?
We believe that strong sales and customer service skills are important. Developing relationships with the local contractors will be important, as well. Having strong organizational skills is useful as well.
Do You Have a National Pricing Program For The Products That I Will Be Using?
Absolutely. We work very diligently on securing the best pricing on the products that you will use on the job site. We are continually looking for ways to help save you money on products and supplies.
How Long Will I Be at Training, And What Can I Expect To Learn?
We take training very seriously. Our training program gives you everything you need to prepare yourself for owning a local Global Garage Flooring franchise. Each franchisee will spend a 4 days training at a successful Global Garage facility and then we spend 4 additional days training with you at your location using your equipment. The training sessions are highly interactive and are supported by our company's key executives.
Can I Work From Home?
Yes. We recommend that you maintain a separate office within your home for administrative and operational functions—and you will need a place to store your equipment and product. Remember, our customers do not come to us—we go to them.
Does Global Garage Offer a Multi-Unit Fanchise Opportunity?
We understand that you may want the flexibility to serve a larger geographic area. We can discuss this option with you during the discovery phase of the process. You are provided a protected territory as part of your franchise agreement. We will also provide you a first right of refusal for adjacent territories at the time of your franchise closing.
What Are The Initial Franchise Fees and Ongoing Royalty Fees?
The initial franchisee fee will range based on territory size from $25,000-$40,000. You will pay ongoing royalties of 5% percent and you will pay a 1% national advertising fee. We ask that you also spend 2.5% of the monthly gross sales to local advertising to increase awareness—however we do assist with the development of your local website and marketing collateral.
How Long Will It Take Me To Open My Business Once I Have Signed a Franchise Agreement?
Since we have no build-out, you will be in business as soon as you complete your training.
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Home > Care & Treatment > Brain, Neck & Spine > About Us > Meet our Team > Achilles Papavasiliou, MD, FAANS
Achilles Papavasiliou MD has been in practice at Cape Cod Hospital since 2003. He received his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in NY, NY, and completed his neurosurgery residency at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Hanover, NH. where he also obtained his Masters and did a Spine fellowship. He is board certified by the American College of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Papavasiliou decided to practice on Cape Cod after he met his neurosurgery colleague , Paul Houle, MD, while both were interns at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. Dr. Papavasiliou studied neuroscience and molecular biology as an undergraduate student. While at medical school, he worked with the Neurosurgeons at Albert Einstein and the experience convinced him that he wanted to become a neurosurgeon.
Dr. Papavasiliou is skilled and experienced in all problems related to the nervous system, such as disc herniations in the neck and lower back, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, tumors of the spine, as well as tumors and hemorrhages of the brain, and trauma of the brain and spine.
Dr. Papavasiliou's practice philosophy is to present patients with the different treatment options and then help guide them through the healthcare system. "Sometimes that involves surgery, but more often than not it involves non-surgical treatment," he said. "We're trying to guide them through the decision-making process, and help them choose the treatment option that is best for them and their family."
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"It's amazing the connections we make with people we have known for 30 plus years"
I typed this earlier today in a private chat. I won't comment on who it was with (they know who they are). At first I had a moment of panic as I realized I typed 30 PLUS years. How is it feasibly possible that I am old enough to type this? Both ladies promptly forgave me for the horrible breach in etiquette of bringing up time. Because it's what you do when you have known someone as long as we've known one another. You forgive each other most anything.
Then as I thought more I was perplexed. Why shouldn't I type 30 plus years? I am damn proud of those 30 years. And I am even prouder of these two ladies.
I've known these 2 particular ladies for 30 plus years but in the past two years we have become so much closer and I can't imagine a day when I don't chat with them in some form or fashion. These ladies make me laugh, inspire me, cry with me and keep me honest. They don't hesitate to call me out on my shit and tell me when I am being a supreme bitch (although honestly, we take that as a compliment).
We don't live near one another so our support is virtual. But somehow I am certain if I needed one or both of them they would move heaven and earth to get to me. I feel the same about them. We each come at life slightly differently. On paper our view points probably shouldn't work. But somehow it does. It has created a magical connection that only took us 30 plus years to get to.
Today during our seemingly endless chat about everything and nothing we realized that we each fit one of the Steel Magnolias characters (I should mention we are southern so we identify better with that movie than Sex in the City). To protect the innocent I am changing names, our new names will be Mary Elizabeth, Mary Katherine and Mary Margaret. (Writer's note – I am catholic and grew up with 11 different Mary somethings. I could have chosen Angie because we went to school with 8 Angie's.)
In our little circle Mary Elizabeth is always M'Lynn. She is our rock. Mary Elizabeth is by far the kindest of the three and genuinely one of the most gracious people I know. She softens the two of us, makes us kinder, more compassionate. However, don't let her kind, southern exterior fool you. She is fierce and will slap you into shape in a heartbeat if you dare place one toe out of line. She both frightens and thrills me. I am constantly in awe of how she keeps all of the balls in the air, even those she occasionally flings at a wayward child or friend to get them back on the straight and narrow.
Mary Katherine is equal parts Ouiser and Annelle. She constantly reminds me that getting back up is the strongest trait a person can have. The fact that she has done it with a smile, a quick wit and more grace than any single person should have is even more amazing. She is loyal, supportive and always ready to make you laugh – sometimes at her and sometimes at yourself. She calls it exactly like she sees it. I've no doubt she will be that old southern woman growing things she doesn't eat in the dirt because that's the way of the world. She has made me laugh when I've felt like crying more times that I can count. It is a rare gift which she has in abundance.
That makes me Mary Margaret. Mary Elizabeth & Mary Katherine will tell you that I am part Ouiser, part Truvy (really just the rack part) and part Clairee. I'm not sure it's close to accurate (well the rack part is). What I do know is that I am truly honored to have these very special ladies as a part of my life. I know when I have some random off the wall thought, comment, idea, murderous moment they will be there. They will listen, perhaps laugh, most likely mock but never judge. They will pick me up when I am having my rare dark days. make me laugh at something truly inane (like when Mary Katherine was dive bombed by a bird today) and make me feel accepted.
We've known each other since middle school. I can't honestly remember if we were all that close back then. I suspect like all teenagers those connections were tenuous based upon what boy we liked at the moment. However, somehow as adults they have become my touch points, my true north as it were.
Thank you seems too little to tell these wonderful women. The best I can hope for is another 30 plus years (Remind me one day to tell you about our funeral pacts). It's the only way I can think to pay them back for all they have given me. In the immortal words of Clairee, "I love you more than my luggage." Except in my case it would be my Coach purses.


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Will Powered IPA "Big Cat Edition" to celebrate Tiger!Tiger!s 2nd Anniversary and to support Cancer for College. Out Now! Growlers $18. Pitchers $17. .5L $6
Tiger Feet Belgian-Inspired California Wheat Beer: This beer was brewed for T!T!'s 2nd Anniversary with the spirit of RFTC's Tiger Feet Tonight dance explosion. This beer is cool, fruity and a party to go. Released 9/20/2013 @ 6pm Growlers $18. Pitchers $17. .5L $6
On Friday the 20th when you purchase a .5L of Tiger Feet you will get it in a T!T! 2nd Anniversary Keeper Glass. Limit 1 per person, please!!!
AutoBiersch Folks Fest: Collaboration w/ Doug Hasker of Gordon Biersch, twist on traditional folks fest (we just learned about those in beer class) brewed with west coast hops. Released Saturday 9/21/2013 Growlers $18. Pitchers $17. .5L $6. Available only at Tiger!Tiger!...for now.
On the 21st this will be served in collectable Oktigerfest steins for $18 with $8 refills all weekend long. Cheers.
Kurler Session IPA - Double Dry-Hop Session IPA w/ Simcoe/Cascade/Centennial. Released 9/27/2013? Growlers $18. Pitchers $17. .5L $6
Boss Man IIPA coming soon-ish. Well, it's in the tanks and needs some love.
....and don't forget Barrell-Aged Darkest Thing You Have every Sunday of September at Tiger!Tiger! paired with vegan coconut doughnuts. Damn!


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08:58 am October 22, 2015
A new report by research firm KLAS identifies some of the key vendors in this rapidly emerging space and explains why they've garnered market share in an area where there are more than 100 competitors.
10:57 am August 28, 2015
With e-prescribing of controlled substances legal nationwide, providers and pharmacies are empowered with a new technological tool in the fight against prescription painkillers. Now more need to use it.
06:34 am August 26, 2015
Offering a novel approach to a complex security challenge, Imprivata on Tuesday introduced PatientSecure, a patient identification platform that uses palm vein biometrics to link patients with their EHRs.
07:53 am June 01, 2015
(SPONSORED) The healthcare industry is undergoing a "complete revolution," based on all the data about our health and wellness that is being collected on a daily basis, according to Kurt Roemer, chief security strategist at Citrix.
10:05 am May 19, 2015
Surescripts processed some 6.5 billion electronic health data transactions across its network in 2014 -- more over the course of the year than either American Express (6 billion) or PayPal (4.2 billion), officials say.
09:40 am May 15, 2015
Clinical workflow efficiencies, greater security for mobile users and quantitative ROI were running themes this week at Citrix Synergy 2015, which concluded in Orlando on Thursday.
11:19 am May 01, 2015
Marking its entry into the patient identification market, health IT security company Imprivata has acquired Tampa, Florida-based HT Systems, which develops technology for palm-vein-based biometric patient ID.
09:23 am April 24, 2015
For providers considering how to assemble a viable accountable care organization, experts say the key is to first have a strong care coordination system in place.
08:04 am March 27, 2015
Virtualization enables clinicians to see the same desktop from any device within a hospital's network and lets applications essentially follow those users around.
10:23 am March 24, 2015
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo recently signed a bill that will postpone a deadline for physicians to issue only electronic prescriptions. Despite this, some hospitals are adopting IT that will enable secure e-prescribing of controlled substances.


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My Cyborg Life: Ear Upgrades
Late last year, I was reading the article "My Bionic Quest for Bolero", which is an article in wired about a cochlear implant user who was trying to recapture the sound of an opera he loved before losing his hearing. During the article, he mentions being able to try out new software for his cochlear implant, and how eventually the software progressed to the point where the opera closely matched his last clear listening. A happy ending, to be sure.
Given that article was in 2005, I thought to myself, "Hey! I wonder if there are any software upgrade for MY cochlear implant." 5 minutes of googling gave me an answer. Not only was there no upgrades for my implant, but my processor was going to reach end of life in early 2010. By the end of March, no more parts for it were to be manufactured.
So I contacted my audiologist for options and did some research. It turns out that there was a new processor model announced in September 2009, the Nucleus 5. Going over the product specs, I was getting a bit excited, and then I learned that it isn't compatible with my current implant coils. Sad, but the other model, the Freedom, was also somewhat exciting. Everything behind the ear, more sensitivity, new software, all for the price of ~$8000 US. Gah.
The following day, my audiologist got back to me and told me that if I was still under the Ontario Health Plan, they would cover 75% of the cost, as Ontario has a program for medical aids like this. Sadly, I haven't been covered by Ontario Health Care for quite a few years. My audiologist did suggest I contact the local cochlear team for options, as there may have been a similar program in Nova Scotia that she was unaware of.
Turns out there isn't. However, the person I talked to was able to tell me that they had applied for funding to upgrade everyone they knew about. Unfortunately, I never informed them that I was in the province, so I wasn't included and the money was all gone. She did offer to to apply for more money to cover my upgrade and to see what happened. Which obviously I agreed with, as the worst case is that they would say no.
So, I started to stress out a bit about this. $8000 US is a lot of money, obviously, and I wanted to have options if that had to come out of my own pocket. Upgrading wouldn't be covered by my medical insurance (it would have been if I lost my hearing for the first time though). Upgrading wouldn't be automatically covered by he NS government. However, if I was an Ontario resident again……. I will admit I considered moving back to Ontario and working for a year to get covered by the Ontario Health Plan again. Another option was to try to get a higher paying job anywhere else in the world, and pay it out of pocket. The final option was to wait until it broke, and pay then, and also hope that the latest version was backwards compatible by then (an extra $2000, but I figured it would be worth it for the latest version, which would also be supported longer).
Thankfully, none of those options needed to exercised. A few days before Christmas, the NS hearing organization called my up and told me that funding had come through, all I needed to do was pick out the colors of my implant and they would order it. A happy ending, to be sure.
3 weeks ago it actually came in, and last Monday I went in for an appointment to pick it up. Things are…. different now. It is certainly more advanced. After a week of it, I know the following.
- It all fits behind the ear. No more cords getting caught, pulled by animals and small children. No more cord being just a little too short when wearing formal wear. No more cord brushing my neck during horror films and freaking me out a bit.
- It all fits behind the ear, so I don't have to reach into my pocket, fiddle with controls, and receive odd looks. Now I can look like I am adjusting my hair.
- Three microphones for greater coverage and sensitivity.
- New software to take into account the new microphones and sensitivity. Noise reduction mode on this thing is MUCH better than my old model.
- 4 hearing modes instead of just one. Currently loaded with 2 normal programs, two sound reduction programs. Going to see if I can get it loaded with: 1) Normal mode, 2) Sound reduction mode, 3) Robot mode, and 4) Chipmunk mode. Robot mode and chipmunk mode were maps that I had at various stages when I was originally getting the implant programmed, so I know they are possible.
- Battery life is shorter. Much shorter. 5-6 hour lifespan instead of the 24 hours my old model can get. I don't know about you, but I am awake for more than 12 hours at a time. Batteries can charge in 4 hours, but this means I need to stop home and charge a battery if I want to use it all day.
- There is some electronic warble when some people talk. A sort of metallicness to the end of their sentences. Others sound somewhat cartoony. Try having a conversation with your boss after he inhales a small amount of nitrous and see if you can stop yourself from laughing.
- It's all behind the ear, and this makes the ear piece bigger. Ear piece + glasses = sore ear. Ear calluses forthcoming.
- The coil is larger, and heavier, and thus falls off easier. Been trying to adjust the magnet for optimal strength, but nothing fantastic so far. This really sucks for sports, as the old coil and sometimes the headset went flying. No more cord to rein in in. About time for a headband revival anyway…
- Everything is proprietary. Batteries are proprietary so I can't just go out and buy AAs when one dies. Technically there is a holder for watch batteries, but they are 'high powered' watch batteries which I also thing I just can't go and grab easily. The audio connector jack is also proprietary, in that iPod cable cable. No longer will a standard 3.5mm audio cable do the trick. Pretty annoying, especially since this results in jacked up prices on items ($200 for a new rechargeable battery, $130 dollars for the audio cable).
I am hopping the first two cons will be eliminated if I went in for a reprogramming of the map. I am still technically using the one from my old processor, and while it does work most of the time, I don't think it is optimal for the new microphones and sensitivity. Going to give it another week, and then we'll see.


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CDG Airport - Caen
Shuttle transfer from Paris CDG airport to the city of Caen
Overview of the city of Caen
The name of Caen is a town belonging to the township of Normandy is known for the first time in 1025 to justify the presence of many cited therein are agglomerated. This territory, taken by the Vikings 100 years earlier, was reconquered by the Normans which are recognized as brave fighters who have extended their prowess to Sicily, have confirmed the power of their sovereignty. From 1050, William the Bastard, also known as the Conqueror, one of the highest dignitaries of Normandy, has made the city of Caen one of the most dominant centers in the region.
The fate of the city of Caen is attached to England since the conquest of the island by William the Conqueror. Indeed, the English have contributed to the transformation of this town during the famous Hundred Years War. Following the request of King Henry VI, the University of the construction was carried out which was completed in 1432, is now part of one of the oldest universities in France.
Although Caen was born in Roman times, it was only during the Renaissance period it had its greatest development, to mention that the famous hotel Escoville, timber-framed houses of Quatrans or the Saint-Pierre Street, making it submits the name "Norman Athens'. Moreover, the poet François Malherbe Caen has strongly marked the intellectual life of the city bathed in the calm and serenity that was building its future to the Enlightenment. Therefore, this intellectual movement launched in Europe also invaded the city and put it in the era of industrialization, which enabled the establishment of the railway joining the city to the capital in 1855. Furthermore, the opening of the sea channel in 1857 has enabled the port of Caen to expand its business internationally.
The famous Normandy landings on 6 June 1944 has put the city of Caen in the middle of the history of mankind. After the liberation war had mobilized 3 million combatants, Caen was restored and he instituted the Memorial Museum to honor its commitment to reconciliation, brotherhood and Defence of Human Rights, which it allowed to acquire in 1999 the honorary title of Unesco Award Cities for Peace.
This unrivaled Caen stone
The famous Caen stone appeared there 165 million years and is renowned in antiquity has many qualities. Color ocher, it is not very frost sensitive, easy to cut and grains are fine and compact. To seduce England, the sovereign Guillaume was traveling there in the eleventh century. The most beautiful buildings of Caen, namely the two abbeys and Caen Castle are obviously built with these gems from the basements of the city and an estimated 11 million cubic meters. Many countries such as Belgium, Holland, Germany, Italy, the USA, Canada or Bermuda Islands were also fallen under the spell of this unique stone and imported for their construction. In the early twentieth century, it is a bit abandoned but its extraction was taken for the restoration of major projects such as the Saint-Pierre in Caen, Canterbury Cathedral and Buckingham Palace in England.
Distance between Paris airports and Caen
Beauvais Airport is the closest to the city of Caen as 211 km separate for a journey of about 3 hours. Caen is 247 km from Orly Airport and 254 km from Roissy Airport Airport.


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John Walter Russell said, in May 1st, 2009 at 10:44 am
William Bernstein is inconsistent throughout ?The Four Pillars of Investing.? Many people find the book hard to read. BUT as soon as you recognize that his numbers differ from place to place (i.e., numbers that are supposed to be the same), it becomes an easy read. Think in terms of plausibility arguments as opposed to logical proofs.
OTOH, William Bernstein is very honest in what I have seen of his internet postings.
Have fun.
John Walter Russell
John Walter Russell said, in May 3rd, 2009 at 10:01 am
You are much too modest about your own contribution and the creation of Valuation Informed Indexing. I still retain the Lucky 7 Archives button at my web site. It brings investors right back to this site.
Have fun.
John Walter Russell
John Walter Russell said, in May 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 am
Give yourself credit.
I never even considered the idea of making calculators before you asked for them. Now they are the most popular feature at my site.
As an engineer, I had been satisfied with generating equations. Now we have some great tools.
It never occurred to me how useful the Scenario Surfer would be until we built it. Then applications just started popping up all over the place.
You asked the right questions. You focused on investor needs.
Have fun.
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Why won't my iPod connect to my mac?
I had the motherboard replaced yesterday but now it wont connect at all to my mac. Tried every usb port and it won't even show up in disk utility. Plugged it into a wall socket and it charges as well as using multiple cables
Is this a good question?


text: Although modern electronics often make people move to a beat, the devices themselves can't budge because they aren't flexible. There is considerable interest in putting electronics and optoelectronics onto thin plastic substrates, which would make such devices more flexible, lighter and, potentially, less costly.To develop a less expensive way to assemble a semiconductor device on plastic, researchers exposed a polymer substrate to UV radiation, creating native and photo-oxidized (COOH-terminated) regions. When placed in a cadmium and sulfur precursor solution (b), the semiconductor CdS forms where the UV light was blocked (c). Indium/gold contact points are laid atop the resulting CdS films (d) to form an array of photodetector devices. Images reprinted with permission from the Journal of the American Chemical Society.One problem has been how to get semiconductors onto polymer sheets. Now a team from the University of Wisconsin-Madison has demonstrated the direct assembly and fabrication of arrays of CdS semiconductor photodetectors on transparent and flexible plastic sheets.Song Jin, assistant professor of chemistry, said the group's approach avoids the expensive and wasteful processing techniques traditionally used to create semiconductor devices. "We have developed a strategy capable of depositing just the right amount of functional material into predefined arrays under low-temperature aqueous conditions."This image depicts a close-up of arrays of polycrystalline CdS films on polymer substrates. Top left and right (a and b) are optical images of two arrays of different sizes, while (c) is a scanning electron micrograph of an individual film patch. The arrows point to precipitates of CdS that form in the solution and that randomly deposit. The surface-nucleated film is dense and continuous, as seen in a higher magnification of the same patch (d).Jin added that the methods typically used for semiconductor fabrication involve both high-temperature and high-vacuum processing, neither of which is compatible with flexible polymers. Both also require specialized and expensive equipment. Moreover, contemporary semiconductor device production is a top-down affair, with material deposited in one step and then removed in a photolithographic patterning and etching operation. Therefore, much of the material deposited is abraded and wasted.In contrast, the method developed by Jin's group exploits surface chemistry and wet processing. Jin noted that the technique was inspired by — and in some ways mimics — natural biomineralization processes.In a demonstration of the concept, the researchers used a photomask and a 254-nm UV source from Spectronics Corp. of Westbury, N.Y., to selectively photo-oxidize the surface of a 0.2-mm-thick sheet of poly(ethylene tere-phthalate). The UV radiation created carboxylic acid groups on the surface of the exposed polymer. They used various photomasks to create unexposed areas that ranged from 4 to 150 μm on a side. These arrays repeated every 12 μm for the smallest squares and every 300 μm for the largest. The upper left images (a and b) show the CdS photodetector array and a single photodetector, respectively, on the transparent flexible polymer substrate. The dark currents and photocurrents of the device under different illumination (c), as well as its response when tested with light pulses (schematic, d, and results, e), reveal that the devices detect pulses from a light source. They then placed the photo-oxidized films upside down in an aqueous growth solution containing precursors of cadmium and sulfur ions. They kept the solution at temperatures between 50 and 95 °C, changing the solution as needed to minimize unwanted precipitates.Polycrystalline CdS formed on the polymer film wherever the carboxylic acid groups were not present. The resulting semiconductor films were dense, compact and continuous and were well-adhered to the polymer. The investigators measured the films using an atomic force microscope from Veeco Instruments Inc. of Woodbury, N.Y., and found them to be approximately 150 nm thick.In a final step, they made photodetectors from the CdS/polymer film by depositing a pattern of In/Au to create contacts. They tested the performance of the detectors using an argon-ion laser from Melles Griot of Carlsbad, Calif. (now CVI Melles Griot). They chopped the 514-nm beam at 90 Hz and showed that the photodetectors responded to the on-and-off light. The films had a detectivity roughly two orders of magnitude less than that of CdS devices manufactured using high-temperature and high-vacuum steps.However, Jin noted that materials processed the traditional way generally exhibit better performance than ones processed at low temperatures and in aqueous solution, but that the detectivity of his group's devices is sufficient for many applications and offers advantages in scalability, generality, simplicity and cost. "Our fabricated CdS photodetector does not require expensive machinery during synthesis, which is attractive in developing low-cost, large-area devices," he said.The researchers are looking into improving the performance of the devices by changing the synthesis parameters, the materials used and the operating conditions.Journal of the American Chemical Society, Nov. 21, 2007, pp. 14296-14302.


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Pictures: Adam and Nancy Lanza, And Those Who Knew Them
In the weeks after the Newtown massacre, The Courant, in partnership with PBS "Frontline," contacted family members and friends on both Nancy and Peter Lanza's side. Reporters reviewed messages spanning the 10 years in which Nancy Lanza wrote to close friends. What emerges is a portrait of a mother, apparently devoted but perhaps misguided, struggling to find her son a place in society, and a boy, exceptionally smart in some areas, profoundly deficient in others, who never found a place in the world. Read more of 'Raising Adam Lanza'.
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Reporting in from the Chicago area: Last weekend I was at the large knitting Expo, STITCHES---Midwest, where I met at least 200 knitters as I signed copies of the Kelly Flynn knitting mysteries. It was a blast!
Right now, I'm visiting with old friends in the suburban Chicago area, Lake Barrington. Some of you may remember my mentioning Lake Barrington last June when I was here after the release of the latest in the Kelly Flynn mysteries, UNRAVELED. I stayed with my friends then and posted about the beautiful old barn that graced the edge of their property, the last vestige of a farming past.
I'm visiting with a very dear old friend, who I met years and years ago at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Kathryn N. Black, a gifted clinical psychologist and researcher, who is also a renowned expert in the area of the education of gifted and talented children. Age has slowed my dear friend's physical abilities but her mind is still as sharp and her insights as incisive as ever. She just finished another article on the subject of gifted and talented education for publication.
Kathryn shares my enjoyment of Sci Fi movies and television and introduced me to a few new Sci Fi-type TV shows I'd missed: Alphas, Eureka, and Warehouse 13. Have any of you seen these new shows? What did you think?


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So as a lot of you prob know Microsoft has pushed IE 10 in a KB release on Apr 9th. For some of us this has caused a headache because there is a issue with how the
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" />
tag is interpreted and we use this as developers sometimes for SharePoint, Dynamics CRM, and using some older libs in web apps for certain pages. Now the answer for us was removing this tag as it was for code I rewrote long ago. But lets get to the underlying cause. so if you make a demo page and place this tag in the meta, then put two text boxes and attach js validate 1.1 to the boxes and make one required and one not. When you submit the page you will see both will show up as required. So lets hit F12 and see whats up with the rendering.
So as you see in the screen cap above IE 10 is getting the Doc Mode correct but not the Browser Mode. This is great for those who have been pushing Microsoft for proper web standards but man they could have put out some warning instead of putting IE 10 in a KB so it would have been more apparent when skimming over upcoming WSUS that IE 10 was coming. This causes issues in rendering as the doc type clashes with the browser mode in how the page is processed/handled by IE breaking quite a few JS libs.
If you are experiencing these issues you can either remove the tag if it is not needed, detect the browser and display a warning, or look at your code and fix the issues that are holding it back from IE 10. In the short term you also can do the following.
1. Use a loose instead of strict doctype
2. Validate your markup and make sure it is correct
3. Add a site to compatibility mode view settings
4. change tag to
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EmulateIE8" >
If that does not work you may have a long road ahead. Stay strong my friends and till next Microsoft update don't let your code have a meltdown.


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text: An Aberdeen man admitted Tuesday to a felony sex crime. Scott A. Kost, 40, pleaded guilty to aggravated incest. The crime is punishable by as much as 15 years in state prison and a $30,000 fine. Kost was not sentenced. Presentence and a psychosexual evaluations will be done before he is sentenced. Kim Dorsett, Brown County state's attorney, said that she will likely request a maximum of a five-year suspended prison sentence if there's nothing unexpected in the psychosexual evaluation. The incident happened in October in Aberdeen. Kost is out on bond. Reporter Scott Waltman


text: I use a USB drive attached to my Airport Extreme as my Time Machine. I use a program called Time Machine Editor to set my backups to 3am daily (I don't really need every hour). I'm finding that my backups aren't happening at 3am when I put my rMBP to sleep. The backups fire right up when I wake it from sleep. The USB drive is first mounted, then unmounted when the backup is finished. Is this normal behavior?


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UFO Sighting Report - United Kingdom
May 3rd 2007 : Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
UFOINFO Sighting Form Report
Location: Annan, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
Date: Thursday, 3rd May 2007 at 08.10pm local time.
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Rising population across United States, increasing cancer prevalence and affordability among the population generate a customer base of around 1 million who can easily afford personalized caner whole genome sequencing services. California is leading in terms of new cancer cases followed by several other states. In 2014, approximately 171, 730 new cancer cases are expected across the state. Beside the incidence rates, a rising trend has been observed in people earning more than 100,000 US$. Meanwhile, California is far ahead of other states in terms of household income with a total of 3,452,418 households earning US$ 100,000. Therefore, combination of high cancer incidences and high household income of the resident families indicates the opportunity areas for the industry's players to widely adopt personalized cancer whole genome sequencing.
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Well, dear because it's a guy thing!!
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T-Mobile reduced the price of the Samsung Galaxy Tab new on a 2 year contract from $400 to $350 thus making it the lowest priced Galaxy Tab available in the United States. The Samsung Galaxy Tab has been on sale for about a month now. We recently published story about T-Mobile being called the best place to buy a Samsung Galaxy Tab by analysts and the other talking about how the Galaxy Tab operates the fastest on T-Mobile HSPA+ towers although it's not an HSPA+ device.
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June 08, 2005
Relax Gentlemen...
Is this the ultimate excuse for poor performance in bed? "Sorry, darling," the man says, just before falling asleep. "It's your genes."
According to a study published this week, up to 45% of the differences between women in their ability to reach orgasm can be explained by their genes.
Its findings suggest there is an underlying biological basis to a woman's ability to achieve orgasm. Whether that basis is anatomical, physiological or psychological remains uncertain, says Tim Spector of the twin research unit at St Thomas' Hospital in London, UK, who carried out the study.
"But it is saying that it is not purely cultural, or due to peer pressure, or to differences in upbringing or religion," he says. "There are wide differences between women and a lot of these differences are due to genes."
Nor hers, apparently.
Update: But wait... there's more: (I'm such a tease)
[drum roll...]
Going even further the study suggests that a woman who respects her partner and feels he may be a good provider gives that woman a much stronger chance of climaxing during sex.
Well there you have it.
Spector also suggested that women who orgasm too easy [sic] are more likely to be satisfied with poor quality men. "Perhaps women who had orgasms too easily weren't very good selectors," Professor Spector said. "It paid women to be more fussy and this is one way of doing it. The simple fact is that it takes women on average 12 minutes and men two and a half minutes to reach orgasm. Adjusting to that imbalance is a test."
AP cites Dr. Virginia Sadock, director of the human sexuality program at New York University Medical Center who says, "It'll be upsetting because some women will think, 'Oh my God, maybe I just can't.' On the other hand it takes away a kind of guilt or pressure." Specialists say--don't panic--the findings don't mean women who inherit an unfortunate gene package are doomed. It just means more work, or patience, is required to achieve climax.
And they say womens' work is never done...
Posted by Cassandra at June 8, 2005 11:31 AM
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I'm pretty sure J. Lo's Butt would agree that selecting the right pair of jeans for your body type makes all the difference when women go out at night looking for an orgasm.
Posted by: Masked Menace© at June 8, 2005 11:52 AM
Now see? That is just what I was talking about... you are just all about empathy, Mr. Menace. Always giving helpful little hints like that to improve the lives of your fellow human beings.
The giving just never stops with you, does it? :)
Posted by: Cassandra at June 8, 2005 12:40 PM
What can I say, I just give till it hurts.
Who it hurts, though, is completely open to debate. :-)
Posted by: Masked Menace© at June 8, 2005 12:47 PM
Wow. I had no idea I projected such good providing.
But, I'm glad that men generally have one more thing for which they can project blame onto women.
Posted by: KJ at June 8, 2005 01:07 PM
Oh Lord, here it comes... :) (pun fully intended)
Posted by: Cassandra at June 8, 2005 01:11 PM
"It just means more work, or patience, is required to achieve climax."
Umm. More work, or patience, on the part of--WHOM?
Sounds like a total crock to me. Something tells me that Masked Menace has hit the nail on the head (pun intended). Beings as there are twice the number of nerve endings in the woman's "plumbing," as there are a man's, I tend to believe that a woman's genes are about as significant, in this regard, as a woman's JEANS!
Posted by: JannyMae at June 8, 2005 03:29 PM
I think both parties, Janny. Seriously, I have a feeling (there's a joke here somewhere, folks) that it's a combination of factors.
From talking with friends about this for YEARS, I know that some women are just plain lucky - a man can just glance at them and they're shuddering all over the place.
Other women love men but for whatever reason aren't that easy to arouse. Most of us (from what I've been able to gather) are somewhere in between.
Posted by: Cassandra at June 8, 2005 03:44 PM
...and then there are the women who are lucky enough to be with KJ.
Posted by: Cassandra at June 8, 2005 03:44 PM
Cassandra, I acknowledge that there are definite differences among women. But are they genetic, or hormonal?...Or WHAT?! I'm of the firm belief that the wrong conclusions are often reached in these, "studies." The crux of the problem is that most things having to do with the human body are indeed, multi-factored, and the majority of the time these studies either do not, or CAN not, "factor in," everything. I'm often reminded of the old joke about the laboratory frog:
A Psychologist in the lab puts a frog on a table and yells, "Jump!" The frog jumps 10 centimeters and the Psychologist records that fact. She then cuts off the frog's right front leg and yells, "Jump!" The frog jumps 7 centimeters and the Psychologist notes the change. She cuts off the frog's left front leg and yell's "Jump!" The frog jumps 5 centimeters and the Psychologist again records the difference. Right hind leg is removed, and the Psychologist yells, "Jump! again. The frog heaves itself just 2 centimeters and the Psychologist carefully records the results. The frog's last leg is cut off, and the Psychologist yells, "Jump!" Nothing happens. The Psychologist yells "Jump!" again. Still nothing. The psychologist writes, "After removing four legs, frog becomes deaf."
Posted by: JannyMae at June 8, 2005 07:13 PM
I'm with you, Janny. I just think it's funny when these studies come out - I don't think they have the first clue what's going on.
One year it's this theory, then the next they throw that one out the window and conclude the exact opposite. The fact is that no one has ever understood women (including women) and no one ever will :)
And if they *do* ever figure us out, we'll probably change just to piss them off.
Posted by: Cassandra at June 8, 2005 07:39 PM
"And if they *do* ever figure us out, we'll probably change just to piss them off."
Sounds reasonable! LOL
Posted by: JannyMae at June 8, 2005 10:32 PM
I have given a lot of "lip service" to this subject over the years...it seems to have generally produced the desired effect.
(Pun? Wuzzat?!)
Posted by: camojack at June 9, 2005 02:21 AM
There is a theory that states: "If anyone ever finds out what women are ultimatly about, they will disappear and be replaced by women even more bizarrely inexplicable."
There is another theory that states: "This has already happened."
- Douglas Adams
Posted by: Masked Menace© at June 9, 2005 09:25 AM
...both of you smart-alecky men *will* be dealt with...
later. I'm exhausted :)
Posted by: Cassandra at June 9, 2005 11:20 AM
Actually, Cassandra, I'm surprised that more. "smart-alecky," men haven't weighed in with their excuses...er, "comments."
Posted by: JannyMae at June 9, 2005 12:34 PM
Good one Camojack!
Apparantly Freud once said the only thing he thought he would never understand is ...women!
Here is a man's input as requested by Janny and Cassandra;
In the 80's I dated a woman that told me that she could not reach orgasm with a man.
She had been having sexual relations for seven years.
She had been with 3 different men , the last one even tried tying her up and doing weird stuff to her, but nothing came of it ( pun intended ).
One night we were making love ( we had been together about two months then ) and she suddenly bursted out crying.
Very worried, I asked her what was wrong.
She said "nothing, I'm just happy, I just had my first orgasm!"
She then had them almost everytime we made love for the next 2 years we were together.
In the 90's I dated another woman who told me she could not have orgasm with men despite trying almost everything imaginable for the last 20 years ( with quite a lot of men... )
I tried for the 7 years we were together and never could help her...
In the first story one might be tempted to conclude that there are no cold women , just clumsy men, and that the right man changes everything.
But what about woman number two? I was the same man, it was actually about 7 years after the previous woman, I could not have changed THAT much...
I believe that there are at least 3 types of women as far as orgasms are concerned;
1- gets them easely
2- gets them only in the right conditions
3- never gets them
I believe most women fit category 2, and in the hands of a clumsy man they are mistakenly put into category 3...And the worst thing a woman can do is fake it!
How can a clumsy man tell if what he is doing is wrong if the woman says it's good?
Hey, I never said I would be helping, it is a male point of view, that is it.
Posted by: Friend of USA at June 11, 2005 03:23 PM
FWIW, I think you hit it right on the nose.
Pornography and literature have a lot to answer for. I continue to believe that for most women at least, sex is more mental than physical; i.e., technique is undoubtedly important but all the technique in the world will not help if there isn't love/trust/attraction present in the first place.
And it's not a boilerplate thing: you can't follow a list of instructions in some vapid magazine like Cosmo or Men's Health. There is always that intangible 'something' that either works, or doesn't between a man and a woman.
And for some women I think there may be a trust/control thing going on (this is just my theory - maybe it is whacked... I don't know). I think sex is a scarier thing for a woman than for a man; there is an element of surrender that is a bit intimidating if you're not entirely sure of yourself. Especially outside of marriage.
Posted by: Cassandra at June 11, 2005 03:37 PM
Also, FWIW, it's not always a "clumsy" man.
From talking with different women, we vary widely in what we like. What works with one woman may be anathema to another - how the heck is the poor guy supposed to read her mind if she doesn't let him know?
Posted by: Cassandra at June 11, 2005 03:47 PM
How do you get FWIW from Friend of USA?
I'm confused...What am I missing here?
Posted by: Friend of USA at June 11, 2005 06:06 PM
Sorry - FWIW = "for what it's worth".
Posted by: Cassandra at June 11, 2005 07:02 PM


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Check out some of the other videos in the series, including Mike Trout's first career home run.