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Pumping Money isn't answer enough
The financial markets have been going nuts lately with the Dow falling so far in so short a time. Now the Fed is gonna pump money into the system to try to calm people down. Thing is, even if it gets any results, they're only going to be temporary until another problem comes along. Besides which, this mortgage problem is NOT going to just go away nice and easy. I have no doubt that it's going to get messier before it gets better.
The Federal Reserve, trying to calm turmoil on Wall Street, said it will provide
liquidity to help bolster U.S. financial markets. But the move didn't appear to ease
investors' worries, with the markets dropping sharply again in early trading.
The really bad part is that a lot of good people are going to be taken to the cleaners before it's all over.
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How much extra money did you earn this week? How much did you save? Here's my weekly re-cap of money/gift cards earned, cash saved by using coupons, and freebies received in the mail.
It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my re-cap for the past week, 7/5/09 -7/11/09.
Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$0.10...... YouData (Earn cash by viewing ads... paid every Friday!)
$5.00... Amazon.com gift card from Swagbucks (Earn gift cards for using their search engine! Sign up here, it's free!)
$20.00... Amazon.com gift card from Valued Opinions surveys
$2.00...... Diapers.com referral (Use code: NOWSAVE5 to take $10 off your 1st order)
Total: $27.10
Coupon Savings
$25.00... Lane Bryant
$13.75.... One Step Ahead (Plus I qualified for a free mag. subscription & elected for the $9.97 refund instead! As usual, I'll count this when it's received.)
$9.99...... Collections Etc.
$1.00..... Acme
Total: $49.74
No freebies received this week. (Haven't been signing up for many.)
Total 2009 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $924.49
Total 2009 Coupon Savings: $1,471.38
Find my previous weekly re-caps here.

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Career Resource Center
The Career Resource center is located in the Smith Career Center, and contains
- A library with more than 800 books covering topics including exploring career fields, internships, job search, and graduate and professional school.
- Seating and tables for reading and research.
- Computers available for student use.
- Outlets to power your electronics.
What books can I find there? Can I check them out?
- You can find the books that speak to you on LibraryThing.
- Search by keyword, title, or browse by any category or tag that interests you.
- View the book cover, category or tag, and number to help you locate it in the Resource Center.
- Book check-out is permitted.


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Pool FloatReviewing: Intex Tote N Float | Rating:
We bought one of those inflatable pools for our backyard and decided to get a pool float to relax on. I wanted to make sure it would fit in the pool with enough room for at least one other person to be in the pool without getting hit. I was skeptical when I first saw this float, but decided to get it because it was on sale.
The big feature of this float is that it can be rolled up and stored while it is still inflated. The main part of the float is made of waves of chambers in the shape of small waves. All the chambers are connected so it is easy to blow up, but the waves allow the whole float to be flexible for rolling up.
The main body of the float, and the top part that is a pillow are separate air chambers. It is easy to inflate and only took about 3 minutes. I wasn't sure it would actually float because it seemed weak and flimsy. But it did, it floated just like any other float I have ever used.
The only bad thing is that after only 3 uses it got a small hole in the seam. I'm not sure how it happened, but one day all the air leaked out and I found a very small hole in the side. It came with a patch kit, but we haven't tried to fix it yet.


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The Who
Wed, 22 November 1967:
Detroit, MI, Southfield High School
SetlistI Can't Explain, Substitute, A Quick One (While He's Away), Run Run Run, Mary Ann With The Shaky Hands, I Can See For Miles, Summertime Blues, My Generation
Setlist taken from The Who's Facebook Page.
Sheldon Stern
Thought you might enjoy a couple of pictures from my Who archives. I hope you don't mind a little background for these pictures.
In 1967 I was only 14 years old. I was a sophomore in high school. The high school I attended, Southfield High School, is in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, USA. The Who performed in our gymnasium in November of that year. There were probably about 1,000 people at that show. There were two opening acts at this particular concert. They were both local Detroit bands that I had seen many times in the local clubs. One band, The Unrelated Segments, went on to total obscurity. The other band, The Amboy Dukes, had a young guitar player who was pretty amazing. His name...Ted Nugent.
Anyway, what I remember from that concert is being totally overwhelmed. I was probably about 30 feet from the stage. Keith was on fire. I remember shattered drumsticks flying 10-20 rows deep into the audience. Pete was amazing, and Roger with that spinning microphone, it was unforgettable. I remember Magic Bus, Can't Explain, I Can See For Miles, Happy Jack and a host of others. What I remember most was the total destruction of the stage during My Generation. It was fantastic. I was hooked on The Who. The attached pictures appeared in the 1968 Southfield High School yearbook. I have told this story to many people, and most don't believe me. These pics are the only proof I have.
I have seen The Who many times since then. The old Grande Ballroom (pronounced Grandee) was my favorite venue. Seeing The Who perform there was always a no holds barred, full on party.
Line Up
- Roger Daltrey : Vocals, Harmonica
- John Entwistle : Vocals, Bass
- Keith Moon : Vocals, Drums
- Pete Townshend : Guitar, Vocals
More Info
- List The Who 1967
- Last Update: 09-12-2017 | # 7218
- 21-11-1967 | 22 November 1967 | 23-11-1967
The Who in Detroit, MI
- 22.11.1967: Southfield High School
- 09.03.1968: Grande Ballroom
- 13.07.1968: Grande Ballroom
- 09.05.1969: Grande Ballroom
- 10.05.1969: Grande Ballroom
- 11.05.1969: Grande Ballroom
- 05.07.1970: Cobo Hall
- 14.08.1971: Cobo Hall
- 30.11.1973: Cobo Hall
- 30.11.1979: Masonic Temple Auditorium
- 03.11.1996: Palace Of Auburn Hills
- 27.06.2000: The Palace
- 23.08.2002: Palace Of Auburn Hills
- 29.09.2006: The Palace
- 21.10.2008: Palace Of Auburn Hills
- 24.11.2012: Joe Louis Arena
- 27.02.2016: Joe Louis Arena


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One of the reasons why I love travelling is because I get to continuously experience all sorts of things for the first time. It's like when you're a young child experiencing a new flavour of food for the first time or even a first snowfall. New experiences are magical. Travelling sparks that magic.
One of my favourite experiences to have when travelling is encountering an animal I never knew existed, or have only seen in pictures. It always blows me away to know that there's so much life on this planet that I still don't know anything about. Spotting animals you've never seen before isn't as rare of an occurrence then you may think. In fact, it happens to me on nearly every trip. When we visited the Amazon a wild tapir ran out of the jungle towards me without any fear. I had no idea what it was or what it's intentions were. He ended up being friendly and enjoyed the company of humans. In some cases, a habitat will give birth to an animal only found in one place on earth.
Sometimes you can spot these foreign species without much effort, while others you may have to really go deep in the bush to see. These beautiful and unique creatures may even be endangered, so anything you can do to encourage support of natural habitats during your visit may be very useful to help the survival of the species.
Here are 6 awesome animals you won't find anywhere else in the world:
Galapagos Giant Tortoise, Galapagos Islands
These gentle giants can weigh up to 300 kilograms, are over 4-feet in length and have a lifespan of over 100-years. They may even have helped Charles Darwin to come up with his theory of evolution. While this is one of the most iconic species in the world, the Galapagos Giant Tortoise was almost hunted to extinction during the nineteenth century. Today, if you're lucky enough to visit the Galapagos Islands, you may get a chance to spot one of these creatures.
The Thorny Devil Lizard, Australia
The Thorny Devil Lizard, also known as the Thorny Dragon, is quite unique looking as it's covered in large thorn like spikes. These spikes are used to deter predators and also create a channel that catches and transports water to the animal's mouth. The species may only be around 8 inches in length but look quite fearsome up close. These animals are found in scrubland and deserts in Central and Western Australia. Although they look similar to the North American Horned Lizard, there's no direct relation between the two.
Golden Jellyfish, Palau
This species has a very small habitat as it's only found in Jellyfish Lake, which is a marine lake located on the island of Palau. The lake is 460 meters in length, 160 meters in width and is part of a network of lakes. However, studies have shown that this species has been isolated for at least 12,000 years. A particular type of plankton that is found in the lake causes the distinctive colour of the Golden Jellyfish. Even though the jellyfish live in a small habitat, there's a short migration that happens every day.
Gelada, Ethiopia
Often called the bleeding heart monkey because of the distinctive red patch of skin that shows on the chest of the species, this animal is only found in the Ethiopian Highlands. A large mane, particularly for the males of the species, contrasts the hairless face of the animal. It is a species that has a strong family and extended family group, meaning they are often spotted with several animals together.
Indri, Madagascar
This boldly coloured black and white species of lemur is only to be found in Madagascar and is one of the largest in the world! It will often weigh up to 21 pounds fully grown and can be up to 3.5 feet in length from head to toe. The Indri largely eats foliage and other vegetation and are most distinctive for their songs, which can be heard from miles away and can be complex, lasting up to three minutes at a time.
The Bolivian River Dolphin, Bolivia
This species of river dolphin has been separated from the other species in the Amazon basin for centuries, allowing it to develop in a different way. They are only found upriver of the waterfalls of the Madeira River and spotting the animal may take some time. It's unique features and significance led to the species being declared a national treasure by the Bolivian president Evo Morales.


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Superior Garage Doors is locally owned and operated and has been providing honest and reliable service to Southeastern Michigan as well as the surrounding areas for over 30 years!
Superior Garage Doors specializes in complete garage door installation, repair and service. We diagnose problem situations and provide prompt service. We take special pride in the craftsmanship we have -- a fact you'll notice immediately in the attitude and integrity we bring to your project.


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Head of Insolvency and Restructuring
Mark was appointed to the board in 2011 as head of insolvency and restructuring, having joined the group in 2005 following an acquisition. He led our London and South East region prior to his board appointment and played a key role in developing the group's advisory practice.
Mark acts as an insolvency practitioner, has been appointed in numerous complex and high-profile assignments and is a former president of the Insolvency Practitioners Association.


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Applicable to:
- Plesk 12.5 for Linux
- Plesk Onyx for Linux
Website running on PHP-FPM handler shows error:
CONFIG_TEXT: 503 Service Temporarily Unavailable
Socket file for this website is not found:
# ls -la /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/php-fpm.sock
ls: cannot access /var/www/vhosts/system/example.com/php-fpm.sock: No such file or directory
This is Plesk bug with ID PPPM-5819. It will be fixed in the next major Plesk release.
For one or few domains, go to Domains > example.com > Hosting Settings and switch PHP Handler to any other PHP-FPM, click Apply and change PHP Handler back to original.
If there are a lot of domains with the similar issue, do the following:
- Login to the server via SSH
- Download the PHP management tool, unpack it and switch PHP handler to any other and back:
# wget https://support.plesk.com/hc/en-us/article_attachments/115004727794/php_management_tool.tar.gz
# tar -zxvf php_management_tool.tar.gz
# chmod +x php_management_tool
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CME's vision is to ensure that all current and future needs of manufactures are addressed through a range of both existing and new resources. As a network hub, CME works as a catalyst, promoter and facilitator of these connections, making Manitoba the leading manufacturing and exporting location.
Manitoba's Mission Statement
Enable Manitoba manufacturers and exporters to excel and to grow in domestic and global markets.
As a CME Member you will benefit from:
CME brings a powerful, coordinated voice to government and is a strong national and provincial advocate on policies and regulations that matter to you. We ensure your voice is heard by leveraging our relationships and connections to support our industry and provide you with one-on-one opportunities to meet with policy makers.
Access studies, research and provincial and national reports that provide you with the market intelligence you need to compete and succeed. You'll receive critical updates and analysis on economic, business, market and workforce trends as well as political and policy developments that impact your business.
From workshops and programs to conferences and industry tours, this is your chance to meet business leaders, share best practices and generate new business. This is a key benefit to all CME members and one you can't afford to miss.
Improve your ability to attract and retain skilled workers with a broad range of manufacturing-focused training programs and events. CME programs are designed to help you fully engage employees at all levels, improve processes and minimize waste. Visit our training page to learn about upcoming courses, sessions and workshops. Access HR tools and resources that can be applied in your business
Discover the advantages of incorporating LEAN into your business. CME offers an extensive range of LEAN programs designed to support increased productivity, competitiveness and continuous improvement while empowering your people to problem solve and strive for organizational excellence. Learn more about CME LEAN Programs and LEAN Consortia
Create new efficiencies by embracing the latest technologies and fostering an innovative culture. CME will work with you to support the creation of better or more effective products, processes, services, technologies, and ideas that are meaningfully unique and marketable. Learn how to foster a culture of Innovation in your business.
Looking to enter into new markets? CME has the market research and experience to help guide you through the challenges related to trade, finance, marketing and international development. From strategic planning to coaching, CME will be with you every step of the way. Visit our International Trade page to learn about trade focused programs and initiatives.
CME seeks to recognize individuals and companies who have achieved notable success in initiating, improving or growing a manufacturing business in Manitoba.
Join CME at the 2019 Gala Awards Dinner on Thursday, March 21 to celebrate manufacturing and exporting excellence in Manitoba.


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We build superior Pontiac automotive engines and make it available to you at approximately 50% off the Pontiac dealer price. Our Pontiac Solstice discount motors come with a 7-year or 100,000 mile warranty. Do you know any Pontiac engine rebuilder or dealer that can bit this promise? Probably, not. Our remanufactured Pontiac Solstice engine's warranty exceeds by far the original manufacturer warranty provided by GM dealers nationwide. We encourage you to visit your local Pontiac dealers and compare our pricing, quality and warranty on a Pontiac Solstice engine. We also encourage you to visit our testimonials page and read what other Pontiac Solstice engine buyers think about our HiPerformer engine, its quality and most important the world-class customer support offered by the HiPerformer team. Buy your rebuilt Pontiac Solstice engine with confidence knowing your Pontiac engine block was manufactured by top-notch certified machinists, all the moving parts have been replaced with new Pontiac parts and finally the Pontiac motor passed a rigorous testing to comply with the OEM specifications of GM.
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A number of civil ligitation lawyers in Maryland are focusing on Fosamax® (Alendronate Sodium), a drug manufactured by Merck that is commonly used to treat patients with osteoporosis and Paget's disease. The drug is prescribed to strengthen the bones and prevent fractures in patients who have osteoporosis or who are otherwise at risk for bone fractures and other bone related conditions.
For many, it has been a great drug. Paradoxically, these drugs can cause just the opposite effect. Accordingly, Fosamax and other bisphosphonates such as Aredia®, Zometa®, Actonel® and Boniva®, have drawn great interest from personal injury lawyers in Maryland and around the country. These drugs have been linked to Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (also called "ONJ," "Dead Jaw" or "Jaw Death"). ONJ involves the breakdown or death of the jawbone, frequently leading to serious infection or fractures. Because this drug is the largest seller it has drawn the most interest from lawyers.
Unfortunately, many patients who take Fosamax, or a similar drug, have done so for years because the medication needs to be taken regularly to be continually efficacious. Many this will be the next great mass tort wave.
My guess is that this will one day be an MDL class action. However, it is hardto gauge the full extent of the side effects of because the drug's half life is approximately 10 years.
In other words, users will still have half of the drug that they have taken in their body 10 years after they have stopped taking the drug. Putting this in some context, the half life of Zoloft® is 26 hours. That makes Fosamax's half life approximately 3500 times that of Zoloft. The practical effect of this is that it is hard to predict the scope of the problem because, with such a long half life, it remains to be seen how much damage it will cause.


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Bandon Town Councillor Margaret Murphy O' Mahony has said that despite the election of three government deputies in the 2011 General Election, the constituency of Cork South West has been left with little more than broken and empty promises.
"Nearly two years into office, the Government TDs, who were elected on a wave of a popular vote, have failed to deliver on their commitments that were made on the doorstep during the election of 2011," remarked Cllr Murphy O' Mahony.
"As a Councillor, I see first-hand every day the hardship that many families in the Bandon area are suffering hardships that are replicated throughout the constituency.
"Of particular concern to me are the recent cuts in the health sector, with the ambulance service being the latest in a long line of important services in the area facing the axe.
"Any cuts to this service is a redline issue, particularly with the geographical size of the constituency and it seems that Deputies Daly, Harrington and McCarthy have failed to convince Minister James Reilly of the folly of the HSE's decision.
"Certainly Deputy Jim Daly's comments in a recent press release, when he described the organisers of a bed push from Skibbereenn to the CUH 'as scaremongering for no other reason than attracting cheap headlines on a very emotive issue', shows a contempt for the people of West Cork who are engaging in the democratic process.
"As an elected representative myself, I believe that all voices have a right to be heard and peaceful demonstrations have long being an important fabric of our democracy."


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PaymentsHere are the ways how you can pay for the ordered item.
1) Payment by PayPal/Credit Card
The procedure is very simple, all you need is to select desired goods, proceed to check-out, select PayPal or Credit Card payment method and you will be forwarded to the PayPal web-invoice page, where you will be able to pay securely either with your personal PayPal account or your Credit Card.
2) Wire transfer.
A wire transfer can be made from one bank account to another bank account or through a transfer of cash at a cash office. Please, check whether goods are available on our stocks before transfer. Contact our managers to get a pro forma invoice for payment.
Information for transfer:
Bank: Barclays
Sort code:205304
Bank account number: 93146502
Recipient: Inksystem-UK LTD
Address: Unit 7, Carbery Enterprise Park, 26 White Hart Lane, London N17 8DP
Title transfer: Order No.(please give your order number)
Amount of transfer: 120.55 GBP (specify the amount that you pay)
3) Pay on the spot.
You pay in cash when you receive your goods at our office in London or make payment on delivery in the post office (available for residents of the UK).
4) Payment via Western Union
To pay over WU please contact the respective office directly for your invoice.
* For wholesale purchases, please, contact us separately.
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Products of INKSYSTEM ™ are famous for their reliability and safety, low printingprice,and cost-effective ink-jet printing.
The guarantee applies to the products delivered to Mainland Europe as well as Ireland, Iceland, and Great Britain.
Warrantyfor INKSYSTEM ™products
The maximum warranty period for INKSYSTEM ™ products ranges from 12 to 24 months * from the date of purchase. The warranty period for each item is indicated in the description box on the website.
The warranty repair of INKSYSTEM ™ products is free of charge (for INKSYSTEMcustomers).
The warranty applies to the products
- purchased in INKSYSTEM ™ store chain;
- purchased on the website of the INKSYSTEM ™ online store (www.ink-system.co.uk).
For getting warranty services, the following conditions of INKSYSTEM ™ productsoperation must be observed:
- When receiving products, check that the warranty card isfilledproperly;
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- comply with the conditions written on the label, in the manualwhich comes with the product;
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INKSYSTEM-UK LTDServiceCenter
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London N17 8DP
Tel.: +44 (020) 33 02 02 55
Skype: sklad.inksystemuk
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
• Damages or defects caused by the consumer;
• Damages caused by natural disasters;
• Defects caused by exposure of heat or foreign objects, fluids, or insects in the inner parts;
• Damages caused by negligence in operating conditions (in contrast to the recommendations contained in the User`s Guide).
Warranty is not valid if:
• The product has mechanical damages such as fragments, parts, cracks, scratches, etc.;
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• The product was incorrectly installed by the user;
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• Printing limit of 25,000 prints has been exceeded.
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The client can use warranty provided by the manufacturer.
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INKSYSTEM® Loyalty Programme means granting discounts for regular customers of the company. According to the programme, when making the first purchase in web-shops or in companies, which are certified partners of INKSYSTEM®, you receive a discount card that allows you to make all further purchases with 5% discount. The duration of discount card is not limited and can be applied to all certified points of INKSYSTEM®. Discount card is valid for INKSYSTEM products only.
The company provides customers with plastic discount card INKSYSTEM with id information on it. Each card has its own embossed number. The card carries the city code and serial number of the card owner. This information allows us to personalise the card and give you a discount.
Discount cards are an essential component of INKSYSTEM® loyalty programme and are issued when receiving the order. To get a card, a customer must fill in a questionnaire in the representative office of the company.
When ordering through an online shop, you can request a discount card by filling in a form.
Discount programme from INKSYSTEM Company allows you to receive additional savings when buying our products. We care about provided services to meet all your requirements and you to be always pleased with the quality of our products!
Epson WorkForce WF-7015
The WorkForce WF-7015 is Epson's first networked A3+ printer designed with the needs of both small businesses and home office users in mind.
Attention! Original cartridges are not included!
175.80£139.99 £in stock
Epson WorkForce WF-7015 with CISS
Buying a printer together with CISS is economically sound. Continuous Ink Supply System by INKSYSTEM ensures stable and
qualitative printing and lessens your financial expenditures at the same time. While buying CISS with printer you start
saving prior to printing as the cost of the set is lower than cost of both products separately.
Advantages of CISS:
Continuous Ink Supply System is a specially constructed ink containers of high capacity that ensure printing of higher amount of imprints per one refill. Printing becomes several times cheaper because you pay for CISS only once and after that purchase inks but not plastic tanks. These facts distinguish the continuous ink supply system from cartridges while purchasing of which you have to overpay for plastic construction itself. The average cost of printing A4-format page using CISS is 0.002 EUR.
- containers of higher capacity
- the most cost-effective printing
- lower risk of printing system airing due to absence of contact between printing head and air while refill
Advantages of CISS:
- containers of higher capacity
- the most cost-effective printing
- lower risk of printing system airing due to absence of contact between printing head and air while refill
Epson WorkForce WF-7015 with RC
RC (refillable cartridge) is an alternative to CISS and original cartridges. When buying refillable cartridges with a
printer you save for years ahead as you will not have to splash money at plastic container.
Advantages of RC:
Refillable cartridges are much alike genuine cartridges if consider operation principles, though they have significant advantage over the latter: you can fill RC with ink unlimited number of times and any time you want. After buying Refillable Cartridges you can start printing at once in case you have inks near at hand. As well as in situation with CISS you will feel no need to pay for plastic cartridges themselves, but only get ink when it is required. Refillable Cartridges are the best choice for those who have no space to place a CISS. Prime cost per A4-format imprint is 0.002 EUR.
- easy installation
- low cost of consumables
- saving on ink for technical reserve
Advantages of RC:
- easy installation
- low cost of consumables
- saving on ink for technical reserve
Printer Epson WorkForce WF-7015
Many people these days are in their research of the best printer for their office and home, so they are recommended to learn out more about an epson workforce wf-7015 which will offer users the best benefits possible. People from London, Nottingham, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh will agree that this device is the best facility they can ever find in the modern market. Therefore regardless you print several photos a week, or have lots of paperwork to be printed every day, an epson 7515 inkjet printer is anyway the best choice you can make. You may get this appliance for £ 225.05.
It is true that an epson wf-7015 resembles a cube or, more definitely, a parallelepiped. The device is produced in black colours - in matt black and glossy black. But the device doesn't look any gloomy, a printer of the type is quite modest and pretty styled.
Another characteristic facility of this device is that it weights only 12,3 kg and with standard dimensions of 558 x 414 x 264 mm, but in operational mode it will take more space. All essential control buttons are located onto the front panel of such model of a printer which is located on the left top part of it. The back panel involves ports for Hi-Speed USB which offers a relevant possibility of connecting to your personal computer using the convenient USB specification (version 2.0 is allowed).
Key features
This 4-colour inkjet printer utilizes printing head of Epson Micro Piezo, so you may be sure that the quality of your photos will be optimal. With this printer you will be capable to get minimum 2pl droplets with 384 nozzles, 128 each of six colours available (cyan, magenta, yellow). You can also choose either of modes of printing among the ones offered by an Epson WorkForce WF-7015: A4, Legal, Letter, 13x18 cm, 20x25 cm, 9x13 cm, 10x15 cm, 102x181 mm, 13x20 cm, A5, A6, B5, Envelopes, Half Letter, and, naturally, User Defined. Its paper input is about 500 sheets of plain A4 paper in either of two trays. In fact, it is more preferable to opt for 75 g/m2 paper.
Additional functions
The good news for customers of Epson WorkForce WF-7515 is that it is getting rather low cost these days. In addition you can choose to have your printer with a continuous ink supply system and set of photo ink (includes 4 cartridges each of about130 ml. In fact, Epson installs a CISS without any additional cost charged, just if you select to purchase WorkForce WF-7015. With a CISS you will not face the necessity of recharging or replacing your printer's cartridges very often as you used to do. The optional warranty for Epson WorkForce WF-7525 will be provided for 3 year term and it is true that it is the longest type of warranty offered for such a type of devices.
Printing Method
4-colour inkjet printer, Epson Micro Piezo™ print head
Nozzle Configuration
384 nozzles black / 128 nozzles, each colour (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow)
Droplet Size
2pl (minimum) with Variable-sized Droplet Technology
Ink System
Epson DURABrite™ Ultra Ink
Document A3 (mono/colour)
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Business-quality document A3 (mono/colour)
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Wireless LAN IEEE 802.11b/g/n
Wired LAN IEEE 802.3 (100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T)
Wi-Fi security protocols
WEP - 64bit, WEP - 128bit, WPA - PSK (TKIP) - compliant with WPA2, WPA - PSK (AES) - compliant with WPA2
Paper input (standard/maximum)
500 sheets plain paper (75 g/m?)
Paper Trays
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Auto Duplex Print
Stag Series
Apple Series
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12.3 kg (excluding ink cartridges and power cable)
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Epson Easy Photo Print, Epson NetEasy setup
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ENERGY STAR-qualified
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Material of CISS:
2 years
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South Korea
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The "Chinese Bridge" Mandarin Speech Contest for University and College Students in British Columbia is held once a year, usually in March. It aims to stimulate Chinese learners' enthusiasm and to enhance their understanding of the Chinese languages and Chinese culture.
According to the contest's regulations, all college and university students in British Columbia whose first language is not Mandarin are allowed to register. The topic of the contest is chosen by the "Chinese Bridge" organizing committee. All contestants' speeches must be given in Mandarin and must be based on the given topic. The contest is currently divided into five groups: (1) Non-Heritage Speakers (Elementary Level), (2) Non-Heritage Speakers (Lower-Intermediate Level), (3) Non-Heritage Speakers (Intermediate Level), (4) Non-Heritage Speakers (Advanced Level), (5) Chinese Heritage Speakers. Each group will be vying for the first prize, second prize and the third prize. Every contestant will be awarded a certificate of participation, while all winners will be awarded certificates and prizes. The winners will also have a chance to be selected to go to China for the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students.
BC "Chinese Bridge" Mandarin Speech Contest has become a popular event for Chinese learners in the province over the past ten years. There have been in average 66 contestants every year participating in this event, which has continuously attracted local media's attention, including OMNI and Xinhua News Agency. Furthermore, the contest is recognized and welcomed by a big number of Chinese teachers and learners. In recent years, the BC selected contestants have earned prestigious awards in the "Chinese Bridge" Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students, such as the Grand Prize and the "Chinese Ambassador" title in 2008, the third prize in 2009 and first prize in 2010.


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Her voice still breaks and her eyes tear up remembering that walk more than two decades ago. A newly clean Renee Cox had to go to the store. And she was scared.
The store was at the corner where she used to go to buy drugs. To get there meant walking through the now-demolished Lincoln Park public housing project. There were plenty of guys lurking around there too, offering crack for sale.
"I didn't want to look left or look right. I didn't want to see anybody. I just looked straight ahead, just praying: 'Please let me stay clean. Let me stay clean,' " she remembers.
Cox has been clean for 25 years. It's something she works on every day. Some days, it's been hour by hour, minute by minute.
But, she said, it is something that is doable.
That's what she, and other recovering addicts working as peer support specialists at the Hampton-Newport News Community Service Board, think people need to know.
Just as they need know the kind of work it takes to get there. "It's always there, that we can falter if we have a crack in our foundation," fellow peer support specialist Rodney Freeman says.
And that, when it's time to look at where you've been, as peer support specialist Alethea Lambert puts it, "I feel like I've lived two lives in my life." In 12 years of being clean, she's accomplished all the goals on a list she made early on, including the final item of a restoration of all her rights, the right to own a gun.
"Now I get to see what the next 12 years will bring."
Isolation and belonging
Cox grew up in a home where both parents drank and smoked plenty of marijuana.
"I thought everybody did that," she said. "I wanted to grow up and do that; it looked like they were having fun."
That it wasn't fun was something she didn't realize until she came back to the Peninsula after living out West for time. She started smoking crack regularly.
"Three, four days, wearing the same clothes. Being dirty. I'd walk down the streets and see the light from people's TVs — it looked so cozy, and I'd ask myself, 'How come they can do that?' " she said. "How can I?"
She got a hint after a short time in jail. Pregnant and on probation, she managed to stay clean for a while.
She had a tough probation officer, Freeman Phillips, who kept after her. "I had to do 360 hours of community service, and if it wasn't for her, I'd probably be doing them still," Cox says.
"I got used to being clean, going to work, getting up in the morning. I just wanted to be living a regular life."
But her life was still in chaos. She was living with a male friend, her newborn and her 4-year-old. Her mother was staying with her and had her making a daily run to the ABC store for a pint. Some of the key things she talks about with the people she's helping these days: the need to break away from the people and places of your drug-using life, the help that a 12-step program can offer, the need to be honest with yourself about the work involved in staying clean.
"I didn't know," she says. "Nobody told me."
Her friend was playing around. And while it felt good to be off drugs, she remembered how good it felt to use, particularly that first time.
She started smoking crack again. She wanted it so badly that she'd stay out late, despite the two little ones at home and a boyfriend who worked the night shift.
The moment of truth
One night she didn't get home until dawn.
"My older daughter, she's at the back door screaming 'Mommy, Mommy,' and I thought something terrible had happened," Cox says.
She breaks up herself as she remembers.
"But it was just that I wasn't there and she didn't know where I was."
When her friend came home from his night shift job, Cox headed right over to the probation service office at Huntington and 28th.
She got there not long after 6 in the morning, sat down on the curb and waited.
Two hours later, she saw her probation officer pulling into the parking lot, and stepped up to her.
"I said, 'Freeman I used,' " Cox says, her voice echoing the quaver of that day's tears as she tells the story.
"She (said), 'I thought that might be what was happening,' " Cox recalls.
And then her tough P.O. started getting tough with some social service agencies. Cox, who'd been on the waiting list for therapy, jumped the queue, and got straight into detox and then into a program.
Under control?
Rodney Freeman thought he had it all under control. He knew addicts from across Hampton Roads knew the little white house he shared with an uncle who dealt crack there.
But he wasn't one himself. Or so he told himself for many years.
"Before I'd go and buy, I'd wash my face, brush my teeth, comb my hair, so they wouldn't think I'd just gotten up, looking for a hit," he said.
After years as a social worker, in and out of courts on child protective services cases, plenty of judges and probation officers knew him too. For his first four arrests, charges were dismissed or sentences suspended — and promises made.
"I could work a program and get clean," he said. "But the question was staying clean. It was something mandated, not something that I wanted."
One day, driving back from a job in Norfolk — without a license, since he'd lost it years ago — and running low on gas, he pulled over for a fill-up and spotted an old friend, who turned out to have some crack for sale. Freeman followed the friend to his place, where the police were waiting.
Sitting in jail, waiting to once again board the merry-go-round of court and promises and using, he realized he was tired of living that way.
"I remember asking God, the God of my understanding, to do for me what I couldn't do for myself," he said.
The tricks you play
Washing up before going out to buy crack was Freeman's way of pretending.
Another, says Althea Lambert, another CSB peer support specialist, involves money.
"Like, I have $100, and I'm going to put $50 in my shoe, and keep $25 in my pocketbook and give $25 to my mom," she remembers.
"And then someone says, 'Well have some,' and there's that $25 from the pocketbook. And then, 'Have some more,' and there's $50 from your shoe. And then there's that $25 for you mom and that goes too."
Playing mind games like that, pretending to be in control, is pretty common, says Eddie Wiggins, who also works as a counselor for people struggling with addiction.
Yet money in his pocket marked a kind of turning point.
It was just $7.
But it felt good to have it there.
"I kept it in my pocket — that was a major accomplishment … I was always borrowing or begging or steal to get the next one," he said.
"I kept it there for a week before I spent it."
But not on drugs.
The call of drugs
That $7 bought liberation but only for a time.
Wiggins did fall back to using for time. For him, as for many others, what underlies addiction is a need that goes beyond drugs or alcohol. Coming to terms with that is often part of recovery — and often the hardest part.
Talking about that part of his recovery at what for Wiggins is a special spot, the Monitor-Merrimac Overlook Park next to the 16th Street bridge over Salters Creek, he points over at the bridge.
One day, before finally getting clean, he felt the pain inside him was so bad that he needed to end his life. The cocaine he shot up to anesthetize himself wasn't fending off the darkness.
He decided on one last long walk along Chesapeake Avenue. And then jumping off the Salters Creek bridge to drown himself.
"I had this heavy canvas suit, put on my combat boots. I was weighting myself down," he recalls.
He walked down the hall from his bedroom past his father's, who was just waking up.
"He asked me where I was going. I said just out for a walk," Wiggins recalls. But the heavy clothes on a warm day alarmed his dad.
"He jumped out of bed, said he'd go with me," Wiggins said. "My dad is my hero … we walked and we talked. It was heart to heart."
They stopped well before the bridge. Turned back home.
It was a first sign that there might be a better way.
Being a father
Another was the birth of his youngest daughter.
"Being in active addiction, it is all about me," Wiggins said. But his walk with his dad, and watching — for the first time — the birth of a child, reminded him of something depression and drugs had hidden: It can be all about other people, too.
It wasn't long after that when another walk finally woke him all the way up.
He was broke. Drunk. Wanted cocaine. So did his partner, his new daughter's mother.
Wiggins walked all the way across Hampton from his apartment just north of downtown, stopping at every convenience store on the way, bumming money. By the time he'd reached one on the western end of Hampton where he knew he could find drugs, he had $10 — enough for a 10-cent bag, or a tenth of a gram of powder.
"All I got was sober," he said. "I walked all the way back, and she said, 'Where's mine?' ''
That's when he knew it was time.
"I was just so tired. … It became a job, it became a job."
Living clean
In a very real way, recovery is a job too.
For Cox, Lambert, Wiggins and Freeman, being clean is work they do every day.
"You have to be vigilant to stay on the path," Wiggins said. "You have to know what the path is and know how to get back on it."
For Freeman, the way to stop tricks he was playing — mostly on himself — was to follow the 12-step program of Narcotics Anonymous. That night in jail, in a way, touched on a couple of the steps: the admission to himself that life had become unmanageable and he was powerless over his addiction, and the turning to a higher power for help.
And when he went to court, instead of a long sentence for what was his sixth charge of possession of cocaine, Judge Walter Ford asked Freeman if he'd try drug court, a program that requires participation in treatment with regular drug screens and time in jail for any slips. It's supposed to be a mix of tough consequences and hope for a better life, and Freeman says it offered him exactly what he needed — and what he had finally come to accept he wanted.
Not that it was easy.
He was staying in his old room at the top of the stairs of his old home on Delaware Avenue. There was a steady stream of people buying crack from his uncle, then heading up the stairs and through his room to the upstairs room they called "the dungeon," to smoke.
He watch them. Many were friends or connections he'd known for years.
But he didn't use.
"I had to surrender to the house. I had to surrender to the knowledge that I could not use drugs. I had to surrender to the idea that if you wanted to use drugs, I could not, and if you wanted to jump off the roof, I was not going to jump off with you."
He called his NA sponsor nearly every day, to talk his way through building up the foundations and then the walls that kept drugs away.
He's been clean for 14 years.
And he works on it every day.
A way of living
"Relapse isn't the same as using," Wiggins said. "I catch myself starting to relapse, doing things I used to do — condemning someone when I shouldn't, it's like one step, and I need to stop myself."
And there are lessons in relapse too.
From his own, the time when that $7 in his pocket brought liberation, there was this: "I didn't feel enslaved any more," he said. "Being in addiction is like being a slave to it; everything was predicated on my next one."
There are lessons when others relapse too. Bitter ones.
A few years after Wiggins' final break from drugs, as he starting what's now a life mission of trying to help others find a path to recovery from addiction, he ran into a young woman who was trying the same difficult journey. He had a house with some spare rooms he offered to people who needed a place away from drug corners and friends who are using.
She stayed for a while.
But she said she wasn't ready yet and went back to the streets, as a prostitute turning tricks for drug money.
"I saw her; I was driving past 26th and Madison," Wiggins said.
"I was just paralyzed. Like a deer in the headlights," he said. He thought he should stop, ask her how she was doing, offer to help again.
But he didn't know how to start.
A few days later, at work, he heard a news report that a woman's body had been found in Salters Creek by the bridge.
"I knew inside me that it was her."
It was.
Relapse was Alethea Lambert's spur to see a better life.
"I knew, even before I blew the smoke out, I didn't want this," she says.
She could already feel herself sliding into the addict's obsession with the next hit.
And she knew what that would bring.
"I always felt I had to hide and sneak and be in the shadows. … I didn't want to be like that."
She called drug court and said she had relapsed.
"It wasn't what I expected, I thought they'd say, 'We knew you would, you failed,' " she said. "But (her probation officer) said, 'Just come back,' and it gave me hope."
She didn't want to face the others in her group, so she waited till their session ended before walking into the drug court offices on LaSalle.
"I remember opening that door and stepping inside and thinking it's over," she sighs. "It's over."
Need help?
Help is available for people who want to get clean and start on the path toward recovery and need a hand coping with the all the complex challenges addiction poses to physical health, mental well-being and daily life, says Tony Crisp, director of the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board's addiction and recovery treatment services
One place to start is with the CSB. The main number to reach its addiction recovery staff is 757-788-0400.
If you need inpatient or medically monitored detoxification help, CSB staff at 757-788-0500 can help.
The Hampton Roads Clinic has a medication program using methadone for people addicted to opioids or morphine-based drugs. They're at 757-240-5223.
Pregnant women using drugs or alcohol can find help at South-Eastern Family Project at 757-245-1070.
Other sources of help include:
Narcotics Anonymous — www.na.org
Alcoholics Anonymous — 757-595-1212 www.aa.org
Substance Abuse Addiction and Recovery Alliance — www.saara.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness — 757-810-4078 www.nami.org
SpiritWorks Foundation 757-564-0001 www.spiritworksfoundation.org
SMART Recovery www.smartrecovery.org
Oxford House www.oxfordhouse.org
Online In the Rooms www.intherooms.com
Celebrate Recovery www.celebraterecovery.com
Reformers Unanimous www.rurecovery.com
Ress can be reached by telephone at 757-247-4535


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Visually striking but totally functional – that's how Matthew Leverone designs his interiors. With over 25 years experience he creates spaces that reflect his clients' needs and their unique sense of style. His sense of scale, balance, light and colour plays an important role in these spaces. Liveable and authentic as well as stylish.
I love the symmetry of the top photo. The color palette of this home is very nice too.
Even though its hard to tell all the details of the white kitchen I like the design and that big white glass cabinet or is that a glass door?


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I'm sure if you've seen Disney's Frozen, you'll remember this exchange:
Anna: We complete each others'–
Hans: Sandwiches!
Anna: I was just gonna say that!
What? Really?
Being away from home on business can be stressful, especially leaving behind Wifey with our four always-wonderful, never-exasperating, easily-managed children. (Two of whom are teenagers. God help us.)
When we were dating, Wifey and I would go for long walks and talk about everything and anything. (Aww!) Sometimes when we'd struggle for a way to express a thought, the other would spout out the word or phrase.
And Wifey would joke that we were "eye to eye."
Wifey plays the violin, and I play piano. We've learned over the years of playing together to sense where the other is going. Ok, I'll be honest, I think I just play whatever I want. But she knows how to complement it perfectly, how to tell when I'm about to shift to something different.
In our frequent practice, we stay in tune to each other. In frequent communication, we keep that "eye to eye" connection.
I'm happy to say this experience has popped up time and again over the years, even while apart. Wifey has supported me all along, and we keep having these "eye to eye" moments. And 16 years as a military spouse is no joke!
Early on, it might have been "ear to ear" as we took advantage of the once-a-week 15 minute morale call.
With reliable email, exchanges sped up exponentially, and sometimes our emails back and forth would contain the same words or ideas.
Instant Messaging and chat rooms used to be a thing ten years ago–remember that? I don't think we ever said "Chat to chat" but the connection remained.
And now Facebook Messenger and cellphone texts still afford us those opportunities to stay in tune with one another.
But I know there have been those times where we haven't played in a while. I go one way musically, and she goes another. Or we can't find our parts and end up doing our own thing.
Same with communication. When we get caught up in routines, stresses, or personal interests, there are those moments of disconnect. Usually this leads to confusion and lengthy discussions where we try to figure out "What the heck is going on in your head?!"
Sometimes it leads to arguments.
There's a spiritual parallel: how "eye to eye" am I with Christ? Am I connected frequently enough that I can follow His lead and stay in tune with Him? Is His Word fresh in my mind, answering my questions and finishing my sentences?
Or has it been a bit since we last chatted?
When it comes to time and relationships, quality is born out of quantity. I can't come in and declare "I have two minutes for intimate conversation, starting timer NOW. Go!"
But frequent connection makes for a closer connection.
And there's never been a better instant messenger service than prayer.


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Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation Partners
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. has entered in to agreements with several local organizations to assist them in accomplishing their mission within our community.
Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce
On December 4, 2002, board members of the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce formed the Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, Inc. It is a 501 (c) 3 organization formed for educational and charitable purposes. The purpose of the foundation is to assist the Chamber of Commerce with positive community, quality of life, and workforce development programs. These programs have developed over several years as the Chamber grew from 523 members in 1998 to over 850 in the years following the turn of the century. Twelve individuals, in good standing as a member of the Chamber of Commerce, are eligible to serve on the Foundations Board of Directors. The Chamber Immediate Past President serves as an ex-officio member, as well. The Foundation was included in the 2005 Capital Campaign to allow member companies to help establish a financial base for the non-profit corporation.
The partnership between the two organizations offers the Chamber of Commerce support for its charitable endeavors. The SACC Foundation has been very supportive of the Chamber's Young Professionals "Career Day" for Wicomico County ninth graders and the Workforce Development Committee's Award of Merit (an award graduating seniors). In addition, Chamber members and the public have been able to contribute to the Foundation to support beautification efforts enjoyed by the general community, making our hometown a more beautiful place to live.
The Chamber of Commerce staff members provide management and administrative services for the SACC Foundation. Donna Griffith serves as the Executive Director of the SACC Foundation and Brad Bellacicco, Chamber Executive Director, works closely with the Foundation's Workforce Development Coordinator to facilitate and manage the workforce training and employment programs.
The Salisbury Area Chamber of Commerce was established in 1920 as a business organization dedicated to maintaining itself as the primary advocate, voice, and resource for business organizations in the area. To learn more about the Chamber, its programs, services, and benefits, click on the Chamber logo.
Sister Cities Association of Salisbury – Wicomico County
This organization will help increase global cooperation at the local level through the formation of a sustainable Salisbury Sister Cities Association. The local association is already quite active trying to develop both formal and informal relationships with cities from other regions of the world with the goal of creating economic, cultural, and educational opportunities. Also, they are seeking to become incorporated as a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization in the near future.
Donations to assist the local Sister Cities organization may be made to the SACC Foundation and designated for Sister Cities Association.
Crown Sports Center – Crown Kids Fund
This fund provides scholarships to enable kids to participate in summer camp or other youth or sports programs at Crown Sports Center in Fruitland, MD.
Donations to help provide kids in need with the opportunity to benefit from Crown Sports Center programs may be made to the SACCF and designated Crown Kids Fund.
Local Owner Restraurant Association (L.O.R.A.)
The SACC Foundation has partnered with L.O.R.A. in their efforts to provide scholarships to local high school seniors planning a future in the hospitality industry. L.O.R.A. is a group of locally owned restaurants residing in Wicomico County, Maryland, that have banded together to address common goals and interests. Their primary focus is to heighten awareness of the local support their association gives to the community in regards to charitable and noteworthy donations and the use of local dollars supporting local businesses. Click on their logo to learn more about their activities and visit our scholarship section for a scholarship application.


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From an outside tip I have been thinking again about the massive conflict known as the 'Eighty Years War'. Basically this decided the fate of the modern Low Countries, Dutch independence from Spain and the boundaries between Protestant and Catholic religions in the area. This was very much an international conflict or perhaps to say, in more modern terms, a proxy war on the part of the major Catholic and Protestant powers. The Dutch easily had the most allies and help. The German states that were mostly Protestant (Lutheran) sent their formidable troops to help and most importantly the English, recently Protestants again, sent major help with their powerful navy and tens of thousands of soldiers. The Spanish had almost no outside help. The French were fighting each other and even the Catholic Bourbons of France had usually seen as rivals the Catholic Hapsburgs who ruled Spain and Austria. The Austrians were naturally with Spain but they had the Turks to worry about and their own problems with Germany. The Dutch were also very good fighters, inventing many new tactics especially in siege warfare. They also had alot of money from their merchant capitalism and control of vital trade ports.
The Spanish had some advantages, the infantry Spanish tercios pikemen were world renowned and they had a very talented commander in the person of Alexander Farnese, Duke of Parma (raised in Spain but born, married and later headquartered in Brussels) but he died in 1592. Although he had brought the Dutch almost to defeat, intervention by the English navy saved the Dutch Protestant cause from disaster. The English at this time were a dominant power. At the height of Queen Elizabeth I the English had a presence in Europe, aiding French Protestants and the Dutch, their navy asserted control of northern waters, they ruled Ireland and since bringing about the downfall of Mary Queen of Scots also dominated Scotland. The English were safe at home after beating the "Invincible" Armada and could resume their strategy of wearing down Spain by supporting rebelling Protestant forces in Europe. However, in 1594 traditional leaders of the native Catholic population in Ireland started a rebellion against English rule. This was to have an important indirect impact on the war in the United Provinces/Spanish Netherlands (Netherlands and Belgium and Luxembourg).
Ireland was often a problem for England but never too serious and this was at first not taken too seriously. However, when the Irish rebels won a major victory over the English at the battle of Yellow Ford the government in England realized they were facing a possible disaster. With just a little outside help (from Catholic powers like Spain) it seemed possible that the Irish might even be able to drive out the English and restore their independence. This fear caused the Queen of England to recall the majority of English forces from the Netherlands and send a great big army to Ireland under the Earl of Essex. However, he was not a good commander and after the Irish humiliated he was later put to death by the Queen. On the other hand, when Spain sent a small army to help the Irish (using the English strategy against them) they ended in failure also. This took the wind from the sails of the fighting powers in the Netherlands and soon a truce was arranged and though fighting resumed after that both sides had consolidated their positions and the Protestant-Catholic boundaries settled into their mostly continuous status.
This was ultimately very significant for Belgium, even the modern country of today. The Irish were finally defeated, their traditional leaders driven into exile and England started the policy of moving settlers to Northern Ireland to maintain their control. So, the rebellion did not work out very well for the Irish. However, their rebellion may have saved the life of Belgium. Keep in mind that one of the few things that have always been something in common of the Belgian people has been the Catholic Church. It might have been destroyed all those centuries ago. If the Irish had not went to rebellion the English could have kept their army in the Netherlands to fight the Spanish there and help the Dutch (who were doing pretty good already). Because of the Irish the English had to shift their attention and finally had many more troops in Ireland than in the Low Countries. If they had not had to do this it is probably very likely that the Dutch and allied Protestant forces could have totally defeated the Catholics, taken over the Spanish Netherlands and suppressed the Catholic Church from the whole region. Because of this, it can be seen that, indirectly, the Irish rebellion, even though it failed for them, their sacrifice allowed the Spanish Netherlands, later Catholic Belgium, to survive.


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Predators top Blackhawks in Central showdownby Robby Stanley
NASHVILLE -- Nashville Predators forward James Neal was expected to be an offensive difference-maker coming into this season. He was able to live up to expectations Thursday, scoring his fifth career hat trick in a 3-2 win against the Chicago Blackhawks at Bridgestone Arena.
"It was a big game tonight," Neal said. "We didn't like the way we ended it against Chicago in their barn (a 2-1 Blackhawks overtime win Saturday) and obviously a little redemption tonight. I think every guy played hard."
Neal scored a goal in each period to get the natural hat trick. The Predators are 5-0-2 and remain in first place in the Central Division. The Blackhawks (4-1-1) lost for the first time in regulation.
"Coming into a new team and everything, you want to do so well. You've just got to wait for your chances, and I think everything kind of fell into place tonight," Neal said.
Ben Smith gave the Blackhawks a 1-0 lead at 12:21 of the first period. The Blackhawks survived a flurry of chances from the Predators on the previous shift, and then Smith scored on a backhand right in front of Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne.
"There were times that we mentioned in the locker room that we were playing really well. We were generating a lot; we were working for our chances down low," Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews said. "I think our first goal showed the type of goal we want to score, especially against a team like that."
Neal tied the game 1-1 with 47.8 seconds remaining in the period. He received a pass from defenseman Seth Jones and put a wrist shot past Chicago goaltender Antti Raanta. Nashville forward Mike Ribeiro picked up an assist to extend his point streak to five games.
"[Neal] had a terrific game," Predators coach Peter Laviolette said. "They were big goals at the right time too. We thought we played a heck of a first period and we could've went into the dressing room down 1-0. That was good to get us going."
The Blackhawks put heavy pressure on Rinne during a power-play opportunity midway through the second period. They were unable to score despite possessing the puck for most of the two minutes.
Nashville made Chicago pay soon after the power play expired.
"It's huge anytime you kill a penalty like that," Predators defenseman Shea Weber said. "You're out there for a long time. It's a gutsy effort. Obviously, [Rinne] made some good saves, and guys were blocking shots. That helped as well."
Neal scored his second goal with 3:48 remaining in the second when he took a slap shot from the faceoff circle. Predators forward Filip Forsberg was able to get the puck to Neal for his fifth assist.
"Our line's been playing really well. We've been getting lots of chances," Neal said. "[Ribeiro's] been great. [Forsberg] has been shooting the puck a lot and going to the net, so our chemistry is coming. I think that showed tonight."
Neal scored his third goal 1:52 into the third period. He was planted by the net and put in the rebound of a shot by defenseman Ryan Ellis.
Chicago forward Andrew Shaw made it 3-2 at 12:36 of the third. The puck went off the boards, and Nashville seemed to think it went out of play. Shaw capitalized and swatted his rebound out of midair past Rinne.
"I liked the last 20 (minutes). It was our best (period) by a mile," Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said. "We got out of that first period 1-1, 1-0 with that late goal. I didn't like the goals we gave up in that they were preventable. They came at us hard and they get their turn in this building, but you get down by two and you put yourself in a tough spot."
Nashville was able to hold off Chicago's late push to secure the win. The Predators are the only team in the NHL that does not have a regulation loss this season.
"It started right from Day One of camp and how hard we've worked," Neal said. "A lot of changes here, a lot of new guys, a new coaching staff. We came in with the mindset that we wanted to be a relentless and tough hockey team to play against, and we've done just that.
"The biggest thing for us is we don't feel like we've played our best games yet. We're going to continue to get better and continue to work, and I think you've just seen the first little bit of the Predators."
Neal has five goals in the past four games after not having any in three games to start the season. This was Neal's first multipoint game for the Predators.
Chicago will travel to play the St. Louis Blues on Saturday, and Nashville will host the Pittsburgh Penguins Saturday before heading out on a six-game road trip.


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- Vector Prime is an Autobot from the Cybertron portion of the Unicron Trilogy continuity family.
Vector Prime is Primus's appointed guardian of time and space. Though recorded history pegs him as 25 million years old,[1] he has identified himself as 9 billion years old,[2] making the clockwork-covered Transformer one of the 13 original Transformers. Despite his age, Vector Prime is very powerful, and can warp both space and time, though excessive use of this power can severely weaken him. He also documented the locations of the Cyber Plant Keys. To aid the Autobots in finding the Keys, he gives the "Cyber Key Power", unfortunately he gives the Decepticons the power as well as he is unfamiliar with the civil war.
Vector Prime was once a holder of the Matrix of Leadership[2] before he left Cybertron to guard space and time, a lonely job which isolated him from Cybertronian culture for tens of millions of years. Though he would rejoin the timestream on occasions to protect it from large scale perils,[3] his extraordinary exile has left him emotionally, culturally, and politically disconnected from his race. He speaks in archaic terminology from an age long past and is unfamiliar with the war between Autobots and Decepticons. In spite of this disconnection, Vector Prime never forgets that these strange modern creatures are the reason he guards space and time so fiercely. It is the miracle of time that allows these precious lives to continue.
Vector Prime has a "Guardian Mini-Con" called Safeguard, and is also responsible for the Recon Mini-Con Team.
- Chinese name (Taiwan): Victor / Vector
Cybertron comic
During the long dormancy of Primus and Unicron at the beginning of time, Vector Prime retreated from the march of history to prepare for when his skills would once again be called upon. From this isolation he watched the greatest victories and defeats of the Transformers race across the various timelines, intervening only when his hand was needed to preserve the balance of time. (For example, Vector Prime helped mend Generation One Optimus Prime and repair the timestorm that Predacon Megatron had unleashed in the Beast Wars.) However, the awakening of Primus and Unicron returned Vector Prime to active service, following the wake of Unicron across the multiverse to prevent or restore what damage the Dark God had inflicted with its contaminating presence.
After the Powerlinx Battles, Primus attempted to lock Unicron's essence away in the center of a newborn sun, but this plan backfired and the sun collapsed into a black hole, also known as the Unicron Singularity. This threatened the multiverse itself, so Vector Prime was called back to Cybertron to assist the Autobots in locating artifacts which would destroy the black hole.
During the Autobots' search, Vector Prime would routinely confer with Alpha Trion on their progress. During one such visit, Ramjet and Nemesis Prime, followers of Unicron, attacked them, heavily damaging Alpha Trion and destroying Vector Sigma. It was Ramjet's plan that Nemesis Prime would unleash his Dead Matrix to destroy their Creator, and so the two travelled to the chamber deep within Cybertron that housed Primus' essence. Vector Prime and Sentinel Maximus met and battled them there. Vector Prime and Ramjet's fight left the chamber and ended ultimately high above Cybertron. Though Vector Prime was able to defeat Ramjet and seal him away in another dimension, this act weakened him considerably. The guardian of space and time returned to the Autobots on Earth and left Cybertron in the care of Over-Run, a Mini-Con who had taken the reins of what remained of Vector Sigma.
Cybertron cartoon
- Voice actor: Richard Newman (English), Shô Hayami (Japanese), Joscha Fischer-Antze (German)
Appearing in the skies over Cybertron, Vector Prime immediately made contact with Optimus Prime and his Autobot team, making them aware of the Cyber Planet Keys and how they could stop the black hole. As Vector Prime then synchronised his map of the keys' locations to the current arrangement of the cosmos, he was approached by the evil Megatron, who exploited Vector Prime's diminished memory of the Autobot/Decepticon conflict and convinced him to hand over the map. Vector Prime realized his mistake too late, just as the other Autobots arrived to attack Megatron. The villain made good his escape, but not before his lieutenant Starscream caused Autobot warrior Landmine to be caught in the black hole's gravitational pull, forcing Vector Prime to open a portal to save him, transporting him to Earth. Fallen
Vector Prime joined with Optimus Prime's Autobots in relocating to Earth in pursuit of Landmine, who had been befriended by three human children. Upon meeting these humans, Vector Prime recognised a symbol decorating the t-shirt of the female, Lori, as the pattern of the Omega Lock, the device that focused the power of the Cyber Planet Keys, and deduced that it lay in hiding somewhere on Earth. Further studies of duplicate patterns around the world failed to locate it, but did yield the co-ordinates of Velocitron, the Speed Planet, resting place of the first Cyber Planet Key. Later, the lock was apparently discovered buried in the desert; the battle had catastrophic consequences when a Decepticon attack killed the Mini-Cons, and Vector Prime drew on his powers for the first time in ages to rewind time and save their lives. Time The lock in question was proven to be a fake, but the genuine article was soon discovered and acquired by Vector Prime, the Mini-Cons and the humans aboard the Atlantis, an ancient Cybertronian spaceship that had crashed on Earth and inspired the legend of the sunken continent. Ship
Vector Prime subsequently journeyed to Velocitron to observe Hot Shot win the world's Cyber Planet Key in a racing tournament, and then to the Jungle Planet, where he counselled Optimus Prime in his battles with world leader Scourge, leading to the acquisition of the second Cyber Planet Key. The third key, from Earth itself, was soon discovered, Optimus Prime battled Megatron for possession of the Lock and keys within Megatron's dimension. At Optimus's order, Vector Prime used his portal-generating abilities to collapse the dimension in upon itself, apparently destroying Megatron. Cybertron Megatron's Unicronian armor sustained him, however, and he returned to Cybertron just as the Omega Lock was put in place and the planet transformed into Primus's robot mode. Darkness
Vector Prime's studies eventually revealed the location of the fourth Cyber Planet Key, on the Giant Planet of Gigantion, which had slipped through a space/time vortex into another universe. Both the Autobots and Decepticons raced for the key, but the Decepticons ultimately prevailed thanks to Megatron's transformation into Galvatron, leaving the Autobots stranded on Gigantion. Showdown The vortex would not open again for a year, and despite the protestations of his friends and allies Vector Prime made the decision to use his powers to rewind time and open the vortex again – even though a feat of such magnitude would end his life. Before performing this decisive action, Vector Prime passed on to the young human Bud his planet map, and parted from Safeguard to spare him his fate. As the Autobots passed through the vortex, Vector Prime's overexerted body dissolved, and he died. Guardian
However, as Vector Prime had already explained to the Autobots, since he had existed for most of his life outside of time, he would always exist there, able to observe the passage of time, even though he could now no longer enter the linear universe. He swore to always watch over Optimus Prime and the Autobots, and would be there for them in spirit when their need was greatest. The first of such moments came during Optimus Prime's pivtol moment within the black hole, as he appeared alongside the Autobot leader as he reached for the Omega Lock. End
Subsequently, the black hole was sealed, but Galvatron was not yet through, and challenged Prime to a final one-on-one duel. During the battle, as Galvatron stood poised to deliver the final blow, Vector Prime's planet map flew from the pocket of the watching Bud and moved between the two combatants, blocking Galvatron's blow. Vector Prime spoke to Optimus once more, promising to always be there for him, and bestowing upon him the greatest of gifts—his own sword, Rhisling, with which Optimus Prime defeated and destroyed Galvatron once and for all. Unfinished Not long afterwards, as the Autobots departed on a mission across the universe to create a new space bridge, Vector appeared to Optimus once more, smiling at his old friend. Beginning
Vector Prime dueled with Galvatron in an existence after death.
Kiss Players
As ShaoShao piloted Fortress Maximus in pursuit of a mysterious golden hand that had stolen a fragment of the Allspark, the flying fortress crashed into a wall of time, scattering its passengers through space, time and relative dimensions.
After a brief adventure on Primus's surface, Shao found herself face to face with Vector Prime, who informed her that he was a former guardian of time and space and that she was trapped in a parallel world. He used his sword to slash a hole between dimensions, from which the golden hand emerged and grabbed ShaoShao, pulling her through.
Real world
At some undetermined point in Vector Prime's life, he took the time to answer a series of questions about himself, other Transformers, and the Transformers: Cybertron toyline in a recurring feature on Hasbro's official Transformers website called "Ask Vector Prime". Because of his mastery of time and space it is impossible to determine when exactly he visited (or perhaps merely communicated with) our universe, but it may have been during the course of events in the Cybertron animated series, as he answers questions regarding those events and other characters who he had not met before the series began. Alternatively, he may have answered the questions after the conclusion of the series from within the Allspark, which is known to be a dimensional nexus of sorts. This may be the geekiest paragraph ever written by human hands.
- "Vector to Optimus Prime in his dimension."
- ―I have had long cycles here to contemplate, to consider, to attempt an understanding of this place. I created it, after all. It is my duty to understand it. And as far as I know, there is no great difference between the rates at which time passes here, and the dimensionation you came from.
Vector Prime was one of The Thirteen original Transformers. He was the monitor of time and space, the enforcer of celestial laws. He had control of time, he could travel forwards, backwards, even "sideways" through time, crossing dimensions. Like Solus Prime, Vector was a scientist, not a fighter, though he was famous for his sword fighting skills.
Prime cartoon
When Ratchet told the humans about the history of Cybertron, he showed them the Thirteen, Vector Prime included. One Shall Rise
After assembling the Blades of Time, Optimus Prime traveled through the portal it created in to another dimension created by Vector Prime. They discussed the War on Cybertron, how Megatron took the name of Megatronus Prime, The Fallen, and Vector Prime's former ally. Vector Prime said he could help, but he didn't reveal how...
- Vector Prime (Voyager, 2005)
- Japanese ID number: GC-03
- Accessories: Sword, missile
- First released in Japan, Vector Prime transforms into a large cybertronic space cruiser with "solar panel" wings, his shape seemingly taking cues from both the Beast Wars starship Axalon and the Star Wars Sith Infiltrator. His nosecone has a spring-loaded missile launcher at the tip. He is also one of the few early molds in the series to have Mini-Con Powerlinx plugs. Inserting his unique Cyber Planet Key in either mode activates electronic sounds. He comes with his Mini-Con partner Safeguard.
- Vector Prime has some significant differences between the Takara and Hasbro releases. Takara's release uses a matte gray plastic with a lighter, burgundy-tinted brown, uses firmer plastic for his clear-blue parts, and has more intricate paint applications. Hasbro's release has a higher-contrast color scheme of white with chocolate-brown, more flexible clear-blue plastic (for safety reasons), and less intricate paint applications.
- This mold is also used by Alpha Trion for BotCon 2007.
- Vector Prime vs Starscream (Multi-pack, 2005)
- Accessories: Sword, missile
- The Vector Prime in this Toys 'R' Us exclusive pack is identical to the regular-retail version, even though the Starscream is not only a mold not available at normal US retail, but is in an entirely new coloration not used for its Japanese release.
- Vector Prime (Legends of Cybertron, 2006)
- As part of the Legends of Cybertron line, Vector Prime is a miniature, heavily-simplified version of the Voyager-class toy, yet retaining much of the sculpted detailing. He was part of the third wave of product, the first wave to be sold outside of "market six" stores and in "big box" chains like Toys 'R' Us and Kmart.
- This mold was redecoed into Universe Scattershot.
- Galaxy Force Vector Prime (Voyager, 2006)
- Accessories: Sword, missile
- Not to be confused with the Galaxy Force release of Vector Prime, Galaxy Force Vector Prime is a matte gold redeco of Vector Prime released near the end of the Cybertron toyline. His transparent blue parts were changed to transparent orange, and he has the same number of paint applications as the original Cybertron Vector Prime toy. The packaging photos show the figure to be considerably more blinged out than the final toy in production.
- Vector Prime (Jollibee Kids Meal, 2007)
- Available exclusively from the Jollibee restaurant chain in the Phillipines, this small scale, extremely simplified version of Vector Prime was sold under the subline Transformers: Cybertron Robot Blasters. Similar to the Legends of Cybertron version, the Robot Blasters Vector Prime has an even more simplified transformation sequence and less articulation and paint detailing. However he impressively retains a significant amount of Vector Prime's sculpted detailing.
- Vector Prime (Booster, 2006)
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- Part of the first assortment of Attacktix Transformers-series Booster packs, Vector Prime is one of the less stable shooters his size. He has three points of articulation (shoulders and waist) which you can use to put him in a more stable stance than his default, though it doesn't look very comfortable.
- Vector Prime appears to have been created as the counterpart to the powerful Decepticon Scorponok figure. His Special Power is the antithesis of Scorponok's, allowing you to instantly remove up to two of your opponent's in-play Insecticons. Who knew Vector Prime hated Terrorcons so much?
- This version uses the Takara coloration of gray with a metallic burgundy, although promotional photos of a more Hasbro-release-like white redeco was often used by Hasbro.
Universe (2008)
- Vector Prime (Voyager, 2009)
- Black repaint alert! And this time, you don't have to go to a convention to get it. This version of Vector Prime is repainted in a color scheme similar to the Last Autobot.
- The battery compartment is sealed and the electronic gimmicks have been taken out for this release, rendering the Cyber Planet Key useless. As compensation, it comes with a fashionable Cyber Planet Key with chromed planet symbol parts.
- "Vector Prime" was originally the proposed name for Sentinel Maximus, going so far as being printed on Sentinel Maximus' shipping cases.
- According to the Hasbro panel at BotCon 2006, Vector Prime's head was largely based around the Autobot insignia. At one point in the design process, a flip-down battle mask identical to the Autobot symbol was proposed.[4] Also, his early sketch shows that he was supposed to have two swords.[5]
- Vector Prime's design resembles that of the Last Autobot.
- In humanoid mode, Vector Prime's wings look like a cape.
- Vector Prime's voice actor Richard Newman had previously voiced Beast Wars Rhinox. He seemed to be channeling Rhinox, with an older, British accented voice.


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