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Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington is raising awareness of a new online swimming course launched today that aims to help teachers and coaches include deaf children and young people in their lessons.
The National Deaf Children's Society and the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA) have teamed up to create the Deaf-Friendly Swimming i-Learn course to help coaches become more deaf aware. The accredited course is easy to complete and free of charge.
Swimming is one of the sports deaf children and young people most want to take part in, however to be involved they must remove any hearing assistive technology, such as hearing aids. This combined with a noisy swimming pool environment and the need to understand coaches from a distance, means swimming can pose a number of challenges for deaf children and young people.
Rebecca Adlington said, "Swimming is a brilliant sport for children and young people to get involved in. It's hard to imagine not being able to learn to swim and become confident in the water, yet this is the reality for many deaf children. The Deaf-Friendly Swimming i-Learn course is fantastic. It ensures teachers feel confident communicating with deaf children and young people and that they are able to take part. As a swimming teacher myself I will definitely be spreading the word!"
The Deaf-Friendly Swimming i-Learn course consists of eight modules, including Understanding Deafness and Swimming and Technology. Making simple changes to the way a swimming lesson is taught, such as using hand gestures or visual aids can ensure swimming coaches feel confident about teaching deaf children.
Hayley Jarvis, Head of Inclusive Activities at the National Deaf Children's Society said: "Deafness should not stop children learning how to swim, yet we know too many are being denied the opportunity to learn this skill because swimming teachers, coaches and clubs do not always know how to meet their needs. Our existing Deaf-Friendly swimming resource has been very popular and we hope this online version will enable even more people to learn some basic skills that will enable deaf children and young people to be included in swimming activities."
Carole Barough, National Disability Swimming Manager at the ASA said, "The ASA is keen to help everyone have the opportunity to learn to swim, continue to swim on a regular basis and maximise their potential. This new resource is an excellent tool for teachers and coaches to learn how to teach and coach the deaf swimmer and ensure that deaf and hard of hearing young people are fully supported in accessing swimming sessions. We encourage every active teacher and coach to take advantage of this brilliant free i-Learn course to continue to ensure that swimming is a fully inclusive sport."
The Deaf-Friendly Swimming i-Learn course will be available from Monday 3 March and will be delivered through the ASA's training partner, the Institute of Swimming. It can be accessed atwww.theiosonline.com.


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The bad news is that the smaller of the two lakes that make up Laurel Lakes is almost filled in with trees, bushes, cattails and other shrubbery. Only a small portion of that upper lake, near Oxford Street, has a section of water visible from the decks of the surrounding town houses along its banks.
The good news is that some time next year, Prince George's County officials, who have authority over the water in the lakes, plan to dredge the upper lake, something many local residents have been calling for over the past 10 years.
"We are in the process of going in and have consultants doing engineering designs to get all of the sediment out and clean it up to look like it did when it was first dug," said George Nicol, section head of the Department of Environmental Resources Design Unit. "We will dredge the entire upper lake, hopefully by next year, and try to fix the Oxford Street culvert that feeds into the upper lake, so it functions better."
Survey teams have been working around the lake over the past few weeks and Nicol said the initial design plans for a third of the project will be completed by May 10. After various reviews and adjustments are made, he estimated that the layout for the entire project will be completed by October.
"We will have to submit them to the Maryland Department of Environmental Resources, the Army Corps of Engineers for review once they are approved and the Maryland Department of Parks and Planning to approve the trees that will be taken out," Nicol said. "There are also wetlands in the middle of the lake."
Although most residents refer to the upper and lower lake as just that, lakes, they are actually storm water ponds that were dug when the housing development was built to collect runoff after rain storms. However, they were marketed as sparkling lakes in brochures and residents who bought property along the banks of the ponds thought they would remain that way. But over the years, as they functioned as the storm water runoff ponds that they are, the upper lake slowly began to fill and the water in both went from sparkling to a murky, muddy brown.
Mike Lhotsky, director of the city's Department of Parks and Recreation, said his office has received lots of complaints from homeowners over the years. He thinks residents of the Laurel Lakes community and those who jog and walk around the upper lake will be glad to hear that dredging is on the way.
"It will make residents happy to have a lake in their yards again and it will aesthetically improve the appearance of both lakes," Lhotsky said.
Disappointing deck view
The county's decision to dredge will certainly be good news to Donald Williford's ears. The deck of his home overlooks the upper lake and as a member of the Citizens Committee to Save Laurel Lakes, he has pushed to have both lakes cleaned up for more than 10 years. He said he and his wife never go on their deck these days.
"What for, to look at all of that?" he said. "We got trees six inches in diameter in the middle of the lake and we haven't seen the water in ages. I don't see anyone sitting on their decks these days. If we'd seen it looking like this, we wouldn't have moved here. It looks terrible."
Williford said he has seen contractors surveying the lake for dredging purposes, but said no one could give him a time frame of when it would actually be done. He assumed the dredging would be years down the road and said he had just about given up ever seeing the water quality improve.
"We've fought the good fight and I'd heard that they wouldn't dredge until the lower lake, where the fireworks are held and the paddle boats are, was threatened," he said. "But it's a matter of money. I'd accepted the fact that they wouldn't do anything until they decided to put the money in it."
Nicol said the money needed to do the work on the Oxford Street culvert and the dredging has been allocated. He said the entire project will cost $1 million.
"It's expensive, but I don't see how dredging can be avoided," said Anne Collins, president of the Citizens Committee to Save Laurel Lakes. "The water is muddy most of the time, but I use my deck and when the sun hits the lake at the right time to reflect the sky in the evening, it's a pretty view, which is why I've spent so many years trying to save it."
During the many years of calls for dredging, all sides agreed that something had to be done to stop the runoff of sediment, silt and other pollutants into the lakes from defunct mining operations, construction sites and eroding embankments upstream. Lhotsky said county officials have worked on those issues over the past few years.
"The county has spent a lot of money on holding ponds and stabilizing banks (in the lakes' watershed)," Lhotsky said. "Behind the (Laurel Volunteer) Fire Department on the right side just past the hospital, they did a lot to keep that sediment out of the upper lake."
According to Nicol, other projects are in the pipeline to continue the county's efforts to stop runoff upstream from ending up in the lakes.
"We will do water quality enhancements and other environmental improvements in the watershed to reduce upstream sediments to enhance the lakes," Nicol said. "We want to make sure that the money we will spend will be a long-lasting fix and want the frequency of dredging to be longer than every 10 years. But we can't rule out dredging forever (in future years)."

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Father - what is your opinion of the 50% Catholic voters who voted for obama? Do you think this figure is skewed by the massive voter fraud that took place? I have placed my life in Mary's hands so even if I suffer from God's punishment I am not worried - am I being too complacent.
|Answer by Fr. John Echert on 11/20/2012:
If I were to vote for the likes of him, it would be mortal sin and I would
likely be damned,
if I did not repent. God is judge of each but knowingly voting for
someone who holds his
position is objectively a grave evil, sufficient to forfeit grace. I suspect
most of those who
voted for him and others like him were already void of grace. And
yes, no doubt there
was much fraud, but how much and what effect may never be
known--in this
lifetime. Take heart and keep faith, Marie Father Echert
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In some circles, this man is known as a heartthrob. A loin wizard. A headboard banger. A quiver master.
Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United, seen here yesterday in Cheshire.
Like, I get it. Things are different in Euro. More fashion forward and also more open to cheese. I get it. But this dude... I'm not down with the fact that his lips are unnaturally the same colour as his face. Ew.
And he's wearing ass sculptor jeans. They're pulled up to his tits. Not saying they should be worn like Lil Wayne but these ... these may as well be leggings. And they need to be longer. And his gait is ten kinds of dorky. And his clothes... like, do you know who wears these clothes? Dudes like Adnan Ghalib, that's who wears these clothes. And he looks like he enjoys making love to himself. And I'm supposed to want to sexytime with him?
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Imagine "virtual" rehabilitation services, slot machines, a pool table, and the sights and sounds of the ocean or the rainforest.
Imagine "virtual" rehabilitation services, slot machines, a pool table, and the sights and sounds of the ocean or the rainforest.
Now, imagine them all…in a nursing home. Wayne Woodlands Manor, a 121-bed skilled nursing facility in Waymart, has expanded its recreational and rehabilitation service offerings and plans to showcase them on Friday, August 24th. Professionals who work with potential residents of the home as well as the public are all invited to an open house from 1 to 4 p.m.
"Our facility is home to a variety of age groups, many of whom have grown up in a world of innovative technology and recreational pursuits more sophisticated than some of the games we used to play," said Marion Swencki, RN, NHA, administrator, "With their encouragement and help, we have installed lots of new activities."
Wayne Woodlands has created a "Relaxation Room," complete with music and peaceful scenery, installed new game equipment in an expanded Recreation Room, and even enhanced some of its shower rooms with a "Tuscany" theme. Some of the new features were underwritten by a $10,000 donation from the Wayne Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.
"Our residents are more than pleased," said Swencki, "and we are very grateful to the Auxiliary for thinking of us."
Also planned for the open house: a demonstration of "virtual rehabilitation," whereby physical or occupational therapists guide patients through special exercises and activities in a computer-generated "interactive" environment.
The Open House will be held rain or shine at Wayne Woodlands Manor, 37 Woodlands Drive, right off South Street, in Waymart. For more information, call (570) 488 -7130.
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I have now entered the real world, but sadly, at a job that doesn't currently involve robotics. I am hoping my company will eventually bid on robotics projects (my boss is pretty supportive of me pursuing robotics even though we don't work on it yet) or I will be able to switch to a company that does robotics, but meanwhile, I am trying to start a RoboCup team at The Johns Hopkins University.
I miss doing robotics research. I miss doing RoboCup. Luckily, I was able to find Prof. Greg Hager, who was interested in restarting RoboCup at JHU. The last time they entered was in 2001(?) in the mid-sized league. At that point the only two mid-sized teams from North/Central/South America were CMU and JHU. Now there are none.
To try to get interest, I gave a talk at JHU last Thursday. The students seemed decently interested. =)
I am hoping to convince Hager that we should start in the Legged League instead of reentering mid-sized, but I'm not sure if it's going to work. We'll see. But either way, I think I will end up doing at least some robotics research somehow.


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MONTREAL - Jill McArten isn't your typical Spartan race participant. The 43-year-old dance instructor is just over 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds. But last summer she trained for and ran her first Spartan race.
"I loved it," she said. "It was a challenge that pushed me further than I have ever been pushed. And it's taught me that I can achieve whatever I want if I work at it."
Spartan races, mud runs and zombie runs are all variations of obstacle racing, the latest fitness craze. Best described as a trail race on steroids, most events take place off the beaten track and include a series of challenges that range from crawling through mud under the cover of barb wire to scaling 10-foot walls and jumping over a pit of fire.
Some of the races are timed, but most consider finishing the primary goal. Distances range from five to 20 kilometres, with speed only one of several physical skills needed to complete the challenges and cross the finish line.
Though the distances, obstacles, degree of difficulty and intensity vary significantly between races, there are two distinct themes to every event: toughness and fun.
Arguably one of the most difficult events is the Tough Mudder, a 16- to 20-km (10- to 12-mile) course that includes getting jolted with electricity, running shoulders deep through an ice bath and sliding downhill on a giant slip and slide into a pool of icy mud. Race organizers appeal to the toughest and fittest, pitting them against 25 to 30 obstacles that demand strength, stamina, agility and most of all tenacity.
The ultimate competitor for a Spartan, Tough Mudder or War Hero race is someone with superior functional strength and endurance. The necessary physical skills include being able to haul your body weight over walls, wiggle it through tunnels and race it up steep inclines and down treacherous declines. Mental strength is also important as the course is designed to test your inner will.
Cross Fit fanatics make up a large portion of obstacle racers, but so too do runners and gym rats. All need to do some form of training before competing, be it more running (Cross Fit and gym rats) or more strength and agility training (runners).
The other interesting feature of obstacle racing is that it tends to be more co-operative than a traditional road race. Sure, there are participants who want to cross the finish line ahead of everyone else, but, generally speaking, racers help each other complete the obstacles as it's a rare competitor who excels at all the challenges.
Then there's the fun factor, evident by the number of people wearing costumes, sporting wigs and downing a beer after crossing the finish line. Unlike the fruit, yogurt and granola bars served after most traditional runs, obstacle races are more likely to replenish lost energy stores with a good old fashioned barbecue and an icy cold keg.
If obstacle racing sounds like it's right up your alley, here are a few things you need to know before hitting the start line.
- Choose a race that best matches your level of fitness, sticking with shorter 5-6k courses with only a sprinkling of obstacles if you consider yourself moderately fit.
- The event is more fun if you train and race with a partner or friends. Teamwork not only makes the obstacles easier, you'll appreciate the added encouragement as you attempt some of the toughest parts of the course.
- Leave your best training gear at home. Everything from your running shoes to underwear gets muddy, wet and ripped, so either be prepared to toss them all in the bin after the race, or bring a garbage bag to store your dirty gear and a change of clothes to don after the race.
- Organizers claim obstacle racing is suitable for all ages, but the majority of the participants are young and fit. That said, it's totally doable for the over-40 crowd — just be sure you spend several weeks preparing your body for the event.
- Injuries are common. Cuts, bruises and rolled ankles are considered par for the course. But there have also been several serious injuries (broken bones, concussions, hypothermia) and a few fatalities since obstacle racing became popular. This isn't meant to scare you off, but if you're expected at work Monday morning you should know the risks.
- This kind of fun isn't cheap. Entrance fees start at about $60.00 and can reach well over $100.00.
If you want to join in on the fun, but are looking for something a little less physically demanding, try a colour run. The two main runs are the Colour Run and the Colour Me Rad Run, which are untimed short (5K) events that douse participants in coloured powder several times during the run.
Participants start wearing white and finish with a rainbow of colour on their clothes, hair and shoes. Though officially classified as a run, the majority of the crowd spends at least some of the 5K walking. Most people run in groups of two or more and costumes are encouraged. It's more social than physical, which makes it perfect for novice exercisers looking for more smiles than sweat.


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Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change
Research Highlights
November 2010
Glacier Melt and Human Vulnerabilities in Asia
Planning now for climate change effects on the Greater Himalayan region
Mount Machapuchare in Nepal is home to many of the more than 50,000 glaciers in the High Asian region. A new report outlines how USAID can help the region's residents prepare for the many ways that glacier melt due to climate change is expected to impact their lives. Photo courtesy of Dan Miller, USAID. Enlarge Image
Results: A new report prepared by scientists from the Joint Global Change Research Institute, a collaboration of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the University of Maryland, provides recommendations on how to integrate scientific research and monitoring, as well as health, education, the environment and social organizations, to adequately mitigate the impacts of climate change. The report, Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia: Addressing Vulnerability to Glacier Melt Impacts, was prepared in collaboration with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). The report was presented at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars meeting in Washington, D.C., in November.
Why it matters: "The extremely high altitudes and sheer mass of High Asian glaciers mean they couldn't possibly melt in the next few decades," says Elizabeth Malone, a PNNL sociologist and the report's technical lead. "But climate change is still happening and we do need to prepare for it. That's especially true in this part of the world, where poverty and other concerns make its residents very vulnerable to any change."
Methods: "This report lays out what are the potential impacts of glacier melt on sectors such as health and agriculture while exploring how USAID programs could respond to the challenges of changing water supplies," states Mary Melnyk, co-author of the study and a USAID natural resource management senior advisor.
For a complete overview of the report, see the press release "Time to Prepare for Climate Change."
The presentation of this paper is posted online in a video archive at the Woodrow Wilson Center.
What's next: Many people who live in High Asia and along the river basins, fed by the region's glaciers, already experience malnutrition and food insecurity, insufficient access to clean water and sanitation, and other issues that will be exacerbated by climate change and population growth. The challenge for agencies like USAID is to incorporate climate change into their existing development efforts so that the quality of life continues to improve in the developing world.
Acknowledgments: This research was funded by USAID.
Reference: Malone E, M Melnyk, K Yarrow, R Armstrong, L D'Agnes, J Ayres, J Gavin, S Harding, K McNamara, B Melchior, F Rosenweig, G Taylor, H D'Agnes and R Rainey. 2010. "Changing Glaciers and Hydrology in Asia: Addressing Vulnerabilities to Glacier Melt Impacts."


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This review is long overdue. My apologies to EH-Net readers, SANS and especially Joshua Wright, developer and instructor of SEC 617 – Wireless Ethical Hacking, Penetration Testing, and Defenses. Its lateness is more due to my inability to comprehend exactly what I experienced than to a lack of desire to complete the task. I honestly sat down at the keyboard multiple times, but each time I felt I wasn't doing the course or Mr. Wright justice. OK. so like every other SANS course, it had quality courseware, the instructor was top-notch, and I walked away with much more knowledge than when I arrived. So I could simply state the above sentence, report on each and every day of the course offering endless details, recommend it to the masses and be done with my job. But even that felt like empty rhetoric.
As with the review of SANS 560 – Network Pen Testing and Ethical Hacking entitled "Ed Skoudis and the Pen Testing Factory," and many other articles, I felt the writer's need to have a theme. And it doesn't have to be a movie, but something that weaves a thread through the words to keep the reader engaged. Just the right connection or idea can make all the difference in the world. And as many do when faced with writer's block, I let it sit for a while knowing that inspiration would hit me when not looking. But even with pressure and anxiety to produce, it wasn't coming. Forcing it made for poor results. Suddenly during the minutia of daily life, a bright red spine from one of many bookshelves in my basement caught my eye. I had found my theme.
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FCM Travel Solutions, the Flight Centre Travel Group's (FLT) global corporate travel brand, has announced plans to expand its European footprint.
For the first-time, the company will have a wholly-owned operation on the continent, with FLT today acquiring Netherlands-based Business Travel Development B.V.(BTD)
The acquired business has a lengthy relationship with FCM, having been the network's independent licensee in the Netherlands since 2005.
FCM's global general manager, Gregory Lording, said the acquisition was in response to strong multinational growth in Europe over the past few years.
"Europe has always been a region of strength for us and bringing on this successful business under the Flight Centre Travel Group banner will serve to strengthen our footprint in this key market," he said.
BTD leader Remco van Donk will continue to run the business as the FCM Netherlands general manager.
The business will be closely aligned with the FCM operations in the UK and Ireland.
Steve Norris, FLT's corporate managing director for Europe & Africa, said that the strong service offering already in place would assist with national growth of corporate business in the market as well as supporting FCM's multinational customers' requirements.
"The team in the Netherlands has been part of the FCM family for nearly as long as we have been around; the people truly understand our business DNA and the client-focus that is central to our customer value proposition," he said.
This acquisition now sees the number of wholly owned FCM businesses around the world increase to 14, which aside from the Netherlands also includes operations in Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Malaysia, Greater China (Hong Kong and Mainland China), India, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico and the United States.
FLT's other corporate brands include Corporate Traveller, Stage & Screen, cievents, Campus Travel and 4th Dimension.


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Enjoy a quiet and rainy stroll through the City of Love. Romance is in the air.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL - No Refund and Class Credit Policy: (Based on class start time) 21+ ID Required.
LATE ARRIVAL POLICY: Arrivals more than 15 minutes after painting session has started are welcome to paint, but will need to catch up on their own. Painters arriving 30+ minutes after start of a class will not be allowed to paint or receive credit.
Due to the custom nature of ALL our classes, NO REFUNDS will be issued for reservations. However, if you cancel with at least 48 hours' notice your payment will be turned into a store credit that can ONLY be used for a future class within 30 days. Please email us (firstname.lastname@example.com) to cancel.
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Fulham sign midfielder Derek Boateng and defender Fernando Amorebieta
Fulham have confirmed the signings of midfielder Derek Boateng and defender Fernando Amorebieta on free transfers.
Last Updated: 22/05/13 5:43pm
Ghana international Boateng, 30, has signed a one-year contract with the Cottagers with the option of a further year.
The former Getafe, Cologne and Beitar Jerusalem star has been a long-term target of Fulham manager Martin Jol and a dispute with Ukrainian club Dnipro prevented him making the move to Craven Cottage earlier this season.
Boateng told the club's official website: "I'm very happy that I have signed and I want to thank the chairman, the manager and the board at Fulham Football Club.
"I've been working hard to come here and I'll do my best for the club.
"It's been a long road for me but now I'm here I'm so happy and I can't wait to start and give everything I have."
Venezuela centre-back Amorebieta has signed a four-year deal with Fulham after eight seasons in La Liga with Athletic Bilbao.
The 28-year-old told the club's website: "I'm delighted to have signed a four-year deal with Fulham and I'm looking forward to competing in the Barclays Premier League next season.
"I'm impressed with the talent already at the club and I look forward to meeting the players for pre-season training in July."
The Londoners beat off reported interest from Arsenal, Everton and Zenit St Petersburg to sign Amorebieta, who has made more than 250 appearances for Bilbao.


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Angelina Jolie Gets Back to Directing 'Unbroken' in Australia!
Angelina Jolie wears a black dress while directing scenes for her upcoming film Unbroken on Thursday (November 21) in Sydney, Australia.
Streets around the set were shut down for filming of the 38-year-old actress' new film, which is a chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.
Over the weekend, Angelina and her family were back in Los Angeles so she could accept her Oscar statuette for the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award.
It was just announced that Wine Spectator ranked Angelina and her fiance Brad Pitt's wine "Jolie-Pitt & Perrin Côtes de Provence Rosé Miraval" number 84 on its list of the top 100 wines of 2013. It also placed higher on the list than any other rosé, which makes it the mag's best rosé in the world!
FYI: Angelina is wearing a Saint Laurent dress.
30+ pictures inside of Angelina Jolie on the set of her new film…


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a-bull wrote:So a five month old puppy wants to sniff something rather than "go pee" on command, so he gets a command and a collar pop for that, ignores you further, so he gets a collar pop for ignoring you, gives you what you perceive to be a "nasty look", gets another pop for that and you evoke a growl.
A) How on earth do you expect him to know what you want from him, and;
B) Shouldn't the first growl have been an indication that what you're doing isn't working?
Hanging him, euthanizing him . . . my gawd . . . what the heck ever happened to training??! This is a five month old puppy!
Nobody on here even knows if this person is accuarately reading this situation, and in my opinion, basic puppy training probably would have worked out alot better for you than collar popping a five month old puppy for not going pee on command.
Ya know, there are alot of young people that frequent these boards for dog training info. and advice, and even adults unsure of how to teach basic training. Tossing out suggestions of euthaninzation, hanging dogs, etc. just is not appropriate. In this case we're talking about a five month old puppy, a rescue puppy---which means it may not even be a pitbull mix for all she knows, and an interpretation of a situation presented on a forum that may be accurate or not.
I was staying out of this cause Im no dog expert but this sounds like the best post Ive seen here so far. since I am one of those who comes mainly for advice on training. I was thinking a prong collar is probably not necessary on 5 mos old puppy? Maybe it hurts him when he is getting popped? Using it to make him do business ahhh I dont know I wouldnt. Baby in the house. Putting an infant in the picture makes a totally different situation. Be careful with that! I sure would not allow puppy anywhere near baby even without the growling.


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SportsNation (Live)
A quirky live sports show born from the Internet, fueled by fan interaction and focused on fun. Hosted by Michelle Beadle and Marcellus Wiley, fan engagement and clever, imaginative segments are at the heart of the program. SportsNation engages with sports fans across the country via ESPN.com´s SportsNation page.


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99Usr necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 92 diseños de 17 diseñadores freelance.
Leading construction co. needs a new business card, letterhead and 4-page brochure based on existing logo & color scheme.
Work with the existing logo and the dark blue/light blue/white color scheme - feel free to use light gray to work with these colors if you need a 4th.
We had somewhat of a newbie designer working on these, but I didn't really like what she was doing, and the fact that I had to babysit her to make sure she could even aling the text perfectly, etc. Funny, but true. I've created a rar file with the company logo, plus the almost-finished business card (I want you to create one from scratch though) and a draft brochure. It's available here:
http://www.mikwallsystems.com/mikde…ontest.rar or
For the business card, pretty much go with the content she's had on there: two-sided, with the logo and all the contact info on the front, and the logo and 'COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL.. etc' on the back. Once again, you're only using these to get a general idea as to what has to be on there (it's better to have something to look at than just words), but the layout, design, etc are 100% up to you.
For the brochure, we need something with 4 pages like the draft - the front cover, two inside pages and the back cover. Definitely want some large photos of our work all over the place, but not too many. Perhaps 1-3 large ones (i.e. highrises) on the front page, a few houses inside, etc. One of the pages needs to have a color chart. Don't worry about the specifics: i.e. text, photos of our work (just use ones off our site), colors for the color chart, etc. It's easy to put those in later - for now, let's focus on the design.
So finally, speaking of which, the design should be very clean, simple and extremely professional. We're one of the leaders in our industry here in Toronto and our literature should convey just that. So simple, but hard-hitting.
That's about it for now, please feel free to ask any questions. Oh and there'll be tons of future work available to whoever wins this: more print media, website re-design next year, print ads, etc.
- the work has to be AMAZING, period. If that's not the first word that pops into my head when I see it, I probably won't use it. These cards, brochures, etc will be given to senior managers and CEOs of companies that do tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in business, so they have to look GREAT.
- clean, professional, hard-hitting design fit for an industry leader.
- maintain existing color scheme of dark blue/light blue/white (and possibly light gray).
- Happy-go-lucky graphics: this is a professional construction firm, and our graphics should convey that.
- At the same time, keep in mind that professional doesn't equal boring and really uptight-looking. :)
- Messy, overly complex designs: simple is beautiful! Keep it clean, powerful and to the point.
- Introduction of out-of-place colors into our scheme: please stick with dark blue/light blue/white. If you really think that an additional completely different color would look good, give it a shot (not recommended, but if you're 100% sure it'd look awesome, try it), but please don't go nuts with a completely different scheme, dark backgrounds, etc.


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The National Rifle Association today held its first press conference since last week's deadly shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, and the takeaway was clear: We need more guns.
"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," said NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre.
He went on to call for an armed police officer to be stationed in "every single school" across America to prevent further mass shootings, as critics tried to point out that armed law enforcement officials might not be the panacea the NRA thinks it is.
But before they could finish their sentence, the counterargument made itself as news broke of a mass shooting event in Pennsylvania with multiple casualties, including state troopers.
According to local reports out of Blair County, at least four people were killed and five more were injured in a shooting spree near Altoona. The gunman is said to be among the dead, and at least two state troopers were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.


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Volvo XC70 V70 Prices Paid
Sounds pretty good, but your numbers don't quite add up. $30,258-$11,258=$19,000
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fergyj Posts: 4Sorry, I was trying to calculate it backwards. The deal was 20k OTD0
No problem. It sounds pretty good.
I mean, the way I'd look at it is, since it looks like you had the last one for 4 years, you may have this one for 4 years, so you're paying $20k to rent the car for 4 years. At $5k/year, it would be like leasing one for ~$417/mo with $0 down, which is quite good.
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jcwcali Posts: 4Bought a new 2008 (left over) XC70 on 4/09 in Southern Cali, list price $48,100. Loaded with options, similar new 2009 lists for $4,000.00 less. Paid 33,200. I have always leased my cars (usually BMW's for @ 15 years) but this deal seemed to good to be true. We love the car and have a total of 200 miles and one warranty service already. Maybe this is a result of being owned by Ford!
The dealer who serviced the car "Rusnack Volvo Pasadena" has bent over backwards to make things right, even though I did not purchase the car from them. Other than having to add bluetooth we are very excited about the new ride and are enjoying the "Grateful Dead Channel" on Serious Sat, while rolling down the road!0
Hi all,
I drove my first Volvo last night and to say I was deeply impressed is a major understatement. I absolutely loved it. I drove two different XC 70's -- both five years old and far more solid than many new American cars, and the seats - to die for! I was really amazed at how well it drove, handled, the power, all of it. It was like nothing I had ever driven before. But having said all that gushy stuff......
I am not at the point of buying anything yet, despite a moment of serious temptation last night. I have heard some real horror stories about Volvo lemons :lemon: that would put you in the poorhouse and on the opposite end of the spectrum, have heard from many near religous devotees who swear they are the best car ever made and run them to 250K miles with no problems. I've heard little in between. It leaves me to wonder what the deal is. Are some years bad years? Is it just luck of the draw?
I will have a very modest budget for replacing my leased Impala. I really can't go over about $350 per month, so my only option would be to purchase one with some years and miles on it. The great attraction to a car like this IS the possibility of getting many good years from it after it's paid off, unlike certain other American vehicles that have been disposable at five years old. (Like a certain Intrepid that broke my heart and my bank account before I ditched it! ) But on the other hand, it won't do me much good to have a nice car that's always in the shop and bankrupting me.
So I would really love to hear from some XC70 owners - the good, the bad and the ugly. I have plenty of time to make decisions -- my lease isn't up for months yet. If I do decide to go this route, I want to make sure I walk into it with my eyes wide open.
Thank you all VERY much in advance!
jim314 Posts: 491Look at the Subaru Outback and Forester and compare with the XC70. There are some maintenance problems with the Volvo geartronic transmission and all-wheel-drive (AWD) and turbocharger systems. Be sure to compare Subarus with the same safety equipment as the XC70--full airbags and dynamic stability and traction control.
I got a 2004 V70 base model 2.4L 168 hp gasoline non-turbo as a hand-me-down and it has performed perfectly. It is great on the interstate, great mpg, but cannot handle rough roads.
See this and scroll down to "Elusive World Car?"0
I have heard some real horror stories about Volvo lemons :lemon: that would put you in the poorhouse and on the opposite end of the spectrum, have heard from many near religous devotees who swear they are the best car ever made and run them to 250K miles with no problems. I've heard little in between. It leaves me to wonder what the deal is.
When researching cars, this is pretty much the norm you will find on the internet. Keep in mind, folks seek out a forum on which to spew the extreme examples (for the most part). Those thousands and thousands of owners who have no issues have no reason to go looking for a forum on which they can vent.
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Thanks Jim! I very much intended to go and look at Subarus as well as several other things that interest me. I also like the Honda CRV even though it's a completely different animal - looked at one of them like 2 years ago. Drove a Ford Edge two weeks ago and was surprised how much I liked it as well.
You make a VERY good point! I have noticed that when looking at many different vehicles American, European, Japanese, etc. There are few reviews in the middle of the bell curve!
I was given some very good advice by an experienced mechanic today. He said if it's a used Volvo and you know it's been regularly serviced by the dealership, it is probably a very good bet. But if you don't know where it's been, or who may have done what to it, run away, run away as they say in Monty Python! He said in his experience, local mechanics, good as they may be on 'normal' cars don't have the extremely pricey software needed to even do normal maintenance on Volvos and thus they get permanently screwed up. I never would have thought about that - as unmechanically inclined as I am, I thought an oil change is an oil change! :surprise: Would you all tend to agree with him?
Many thanks!
yup. That's pretty much true of any used car. Service history is a VERY good thing to have.
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ronsteve LooavulPosts: 553Do you want a SUV or a wagon? How important is AWD and how much do you plan to do with it?
Look at the Outback... if I coulda found an XT with the manual, or if I hadn't found the particular V70 I ended up with, I'd probably have an Outback. Look at the Forester. If you want an SUV and AWD is important to you, look at the Toyota RAV4.
If you get a used Volvo, dealer service history is important.
If AWD is important to you, Subaru is better, as is the RAV4.2015 Acura RDX AWD / 2013 VW Jetta 2.5SE0
Hi ronsteve, thanks for the thoughts! In truth, I am not picky whether SUV or wagon, or whether AWD or not. I have briefly looked at the RAV4 and I also got a good impression from it. I have not yet gone to look at Subarus, but they are on my list.0
Regarding a choice between a Subaru and a Volvo, I can only say that having had both the choice is very clear. We had owned Volvos until 2003 when we opted to purchase a 2000 Outback. Auto ran fine until 65,000 miles and then the clutch, cooling system and brake trouble began. We have spent nearly $5000 over the past 3 years and the vehicle noise is loud inside (gaskets on front windows replaced and still no good). After reading good and bad about the XC70, we are trading in that bad Subaru for a solid quiet Volvo. By the way, you can find a blog for dissatisfied Subaru owners through Google. Apparently, Subaru was well aware of head gasket problems during the 1999-2002 years and did little to stand by their vehicles. Hope this helps!0
ab68 Posts: 3Car_man,
Would you please post the residuals and money factors for a Volvo XC70 (both trims), whichever term (up to 48 months) is most favorable, lowest mileage allowed by Volvo. I understand Chase underwrites their leases, correct?
I've posted here in the past about the problems we have had with our 2001 XC. Some were fairly critical. I didn't think that the newly restyled XC was any improvement. Was I wrong.
A week or so ago, we bought a new 2009 XC with premium and techonology for MSRP, less 10K. It was a painless transaction with Lee Volvo in Wellesley, MA. While I recognize that our brand new 2009 is now one model year old, we keep cars for a long time and the 2009's still have the five year free scheduled maintenance and five year warranty. The new 2010's have only 4 years.
We like the car a lot. It has clearly much less torque steer, is a lot quicker, and has better ride than than the 2001. Plus lots of little features that make it a great car for New England: heated headlight washers, a conservative non-wheel bending tire profile, SERIUS radio (yep, anyone driving in rural VT or NH better have SERIUS), etc. Although the technology package contained zenons and a better sterio and not much else we wanted it for increased safety on dark nights. Curiosly enough, our XC with premium and technology (only) came through with nicely tinted rear windows although it wasn't mentioned as being part of either package.
Why a Volvo XC instead of an Audi or BMW wagon? Afterall, at this stage in the game we could afford to have gone German. Easy. With the 6K factory incentive, the 2.5K loyaty incentive and the dealer contribution we paid about 34K. No way an Audi or a 5 Series wagon would have been within 20K of that. Leaving money aside, the ride is great, the seats are the best in the industry (as our 2001 seats are), the wheels are not super low profile, and it has all the bells and whistles we need. (I am still not sure if I had had the choice if I would have gone for the turbo version for 2K more.)
In the meantime, we kept the 2001 XC. Don't know why except maybe we are a glutton for punishment. At 105,000 miles it runs like a train (and always has: the suspension and brakes have always been issues) but we are told the drive shaft center carrier bearing is worn and the drive shaft will begin moving around shortly. This would be no big deal in most cars as you would just drop the drive shaft and replace the center carrier bearing. Volvo? Nope. You can't buy the center support separately and have to buy the whole driveshaft for $1100.
Maybe VolvoMax knows of a junkyard with good used drive shafts?0
Congrats on the new car!
Only Volvo junkyard I know of is Hirsch Industries in Phoenix.
Chances are, there is someone closer to home.0
zamo Posts: 1225 year Safe + Sound are now applicable to 2010s0
In a post above I commented how happy we are with my wife' new 2009 XC70. I may have not been effusive enough. We really like the car and she is enjoying it immensely. Great ride, great seats, nice new features over the older versions, and on and on. Which leads me to a question.
I'm puzzled why the XC70 doesn't sell better. What is the competition? Below it we have Suburu wagons which seem to do well with the my-car-is-an appliance crowd. Above Volvo we have the Germans with their AWD wagons (Audi, BMW, and MB) which for the comparable size are maybe 20K more money. It seems to me that Volvo occupies the sweet spot in the middle offerring a good ride, great interior (lifted from the S80) and seating, no overwhelming tech features like i Drive, some panache, and so forth. Sure, the Volvo "brand" isn't as powerful as BMW or MB but the lower price surely must make up for that. Sure, the local Volvo dealer's facilities aren't as grand as the local MB dealer, but who cares?
Moreover, not only is the XC70 priced right, because it IS priced right, the XC70 is more suitable to the task of being an all weather family hauler of kids, groceries, hockey equipment bags, etc. In other words, do you really want to use an E Class wagon or a 5 Series to haul Seamus and his three high school friends and their gear off to hockey practice in the middle of snow storm? Do you really want to drive a new E Class wagon to BJs or Sams Club and load $400 worth of stuff into it and hope that the guy next to you doesn't nick you with his cart? Do you really want to risk bending a 5 Series tire/wheel in a Northeast US pothole?
So why don' t they sell more? In a rational world....0
So why don' t they sell more? In a rational world....
My take on it? Women hate station wagons, and love SUVs.. If it rides up high like a truck, you can sell almost any piece of crap... but, if it rides a little lower and looks like a wagon, you can't give it away..
Which is why they have a Venza instead of a Camry wagon. The new CrossTour, instead of an Accord or TSX wagon.. And, why Infiniti has a $5K incentive on their not tall enough EX35...
It's also why the new Caddy SRX, which is a warmed over FWD-based Equinox, will out-sell the new RWD CTS wagon by 10-1.. even though the CTS wagon is by far the better vehicle..
It's only old guys who like wagons.... and their aren't enough of us around..
You may disagree...
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It's only old guys who like wagons.... and their aren't enough of us around..
Absolutely I disagree! I ain't old!
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You may be the exception that proves the rule... but, answer me this:
Your wife? Would she rather have an XC90 or an XC70?
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Really? Ever since I got interested in them and started looking and noticing, I'm seeing TONS of them around. Now to be fair, this is Pennsylvania, land of harsh, snowy, icy winters, so there are probably more AWD's and FWD's here than some parts of the country anyway.
I do have to agree with another poster than women tend to like SUV's better than wagons. I guess I'm kind of the exception -- I've been looking for something that does everything an SUV does but does it better and isn't an SUV.
I haven't had the chance to look around much since I made my initial posts back in July, but so far an XC70 is still at the top of my wish list. I did go look at the Subarus but they just didn't "do it" for me. There are a number of other things I will eventually go and look at but this is most definitely the direction I am leaning.0
Well... she likes the 70, but the 90 was one of her dream cars for quite a while, and now that she has one, she is holding onto it for all she's worth.
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I am interested in buying a used toyota from a reputable dealer. I was told that due to an increase in stolen vehicles from their lot, that all vehicles are window etched when they arrive at the dealership. Unfortunately they pass on that cost to the consumer to the tune of $369!!!!! Any ideas on how to handle this anti theft cost refusal in a polite yet firm manner?0
"Gee, I don't think I should have to be part of your insurance plan."
"Gee, I don't think I want to do business with a dealership that is in such a marginal area of our town"0
You are basically correct.0
Thanks, max... now, say that again a little louder... so my wife can hear you.. :P
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AAA does it for $25. Tell them you will give them $30.0
Volvomax -- saw a Xc70 yesterday and have it on my list. Have two years left on my murano lease. Nice car but a wagon may suit us better. Hyothetically -- if I were to negotiate a deal with you for a new/low mile used unit in 2011 and drove to texas to get it -- could I trade in the murano if i had a month left on the lease? Sign the papers and drive back home with a few stopovers for golf?0
slance66 Posts: 21>My take on it? Women hate station wagons, and love SUVs.. If it rides up high like a truck, you can sell almost any piece of crap... but, if it rides a little lower and looks like a wagon, you can't give it away.. big seller. The new one isn't selling b/c (1) quality issues and (2) stupid design. By stupid design, I don't mean the style, which is very nice...a nice update. Instead I mean that that they made it 400 lbs heaver and gave it a less useful engine, while decreasing space. What were they thinking?
Rear Legroom
2007 35.20
2009 34.60
Front Legroom
2007 42.60
2009 41.90
More power...same torque, but look at the RPMs needed to make it. This is one reason for the MPG hit.
Horsepower 208 @ 5000 RPM 235 @ 6200 RPM
Torque (lb-ft) 236 @ 1500 RPM 236 @ 3200 RPM
While folks at BMW were making a 5 series that was bigger, roomier and lighter weight, the Volvo got smaller and heavier. Take that, add quality issues with the new model, and you have a sales problem.0


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SEGA producer Keith Dwyer explains PlatinumGames vision behind Vanquish and how the game is unlike other shooters out on the market currently in his interview with the Universal Gaming Database.
UGDB: Many are saying that Vanquish is like a Japanese Halo. Others talked about how the game is focused to fill the gap between the Eastern and Western markets, but still it has the specific Japanese art style. So, what is your truth?
Keith Dwyer I've heard just about every comparison you can think of (personally I found "Gears of War meets Virtual On" entertaining). Vanquish's spot and role within the East/West framework of the game industry depends upon who you ask, I suppose. Certainly everyone involved wants the game to be commercially successful worldwide and the game has the potential to fill the gap between East and West in terms of gamer satisfaction.
There seems to be alot bad press for this title.
Perhaps it's me, or perhaps the game does has flaws. Who knows.
Also, in the interview, he states the game is around "10 hours long".
The completion times are all over the place...
Also, "The most important thing for me is that people try to play Vanquish as Vanquish and not as a generic cover shooter. I've seen any number of people play the game without really using Boost or AR and come away from it without having made the most of it. These systems make the game what it is, great instead of just good."
People should really listen to that.
Let's see...
"Hurr durr rental gaem"
"4 hours long lol"
Then again, it might be just me acting up like a retard. In fact, I'm sure it's just me. Ah well.
i'm a strong believer in the idea that some people simply don't know how to play a game "correctly" i.e. the way the developer intended. instead they rush through it and play like retards and just say it's a crap game instead of blaming their own lack of skill.
Finally, a Japanese shooter that isn't a piece of crap. The campaign may not be long but it's quality material.
There's hope for Eastern devs yet.


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"Mandriva 2007 may be the best distribution I have used. Looking through Mandriva's forum, you see employees of the company who care and are genuinely trying to help. Mandriva offers 'Free as in freedom' versions and versions with propriatery software. You would expect a release like this to be trumpeted. Instead, the release was met with hostility. Forums on tech sites were filled with Linux users cheering for the end of Mandriva. What happened? How did a company that was loved at one time become so unpopular? Is the hostility justified?"


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Queens Park Rangers announce Harry Redknapp as manager at Loftus Road – with the immediate task to avoid Premier League relegation.
Queens Park Rangers confirmed on Saturday that Harry Redknapp has been appointed as their new manager, replacing the sacked Mark Hughes.
The former Tottenham boss will take up a two-and-a-half year deal at Loftus Road with QPR bottom of the Premier League ahead of their match against Manchester United later Saturday.
The 65-year-old Redknapp, who will be in the stands at Old Trafford to watch his new side, told the club's official website: "I'm delighted to be back in the managerial hot-seat at QPR.
"When I spoke to the shareholders and they told me about their plans I knew this was too good an opportunity to turn down.
"There's no doubt there's a lot of ability in the squad, but for one reason or another things haven't gone as well as everyone expected since the start of the season.
"I can't wait to get to work and get the results necessary to kick-start our season."
Redknapp's appointment come just a day after the sacking of former Manchester United striker Hughes, who had been in charge for only 10 months.
He managed to stave off relegation for QPR on the final day of last season, but the club have struggled this year, failing to win any of their opening 12 league games and they are currently four points adrift at the bottom of the table.
QPR chairman Tony Fernandes said: "Harry was our number one target, the unanimous choice of the board and we're delighted we've been able to attract him to the club.
"He has a proven track record in the Premier League and has all the characteristics we were looking for to get us out of the current situation we find ourselves in.
"His man-management skills are second to none and we are confident he is the right man to lead us away from the bottom of the table."
Redknapp was immediately installed as odds-on favourite for the QPR job as soon as Hughes was dismissed on Friday morning and he left no doubt that he would be up for taking on the challenge of reviving the fortunes of the London side.
The QPR job is just the latest for Redknapp in what has been a varied and colourful managerial career
Most recently he enjoyed a successful four-year spell at Tottenham, but suprisingly failed to nail down a new contract after steering the club to fourth place in the Premier League last season and left the job in June.
Redknapp then spent some time back with his first managerial club Bournemouth on a consultancy basis and last week had been linked to the job of national coach of Ukraine.
But he is now back on stage he relishes most and will be in the dugout for the first time against Sunderland on Tuesday, before meetings with Aston Villa, Wigan and Fulham.
Whether or not he can keep QPR in the Premier League though will depend on him being able to bring some inspiration to a talented group of players who had increasingly lost their way under Hughes.
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"We're definitely expecting a good night and want everyone to have a good time and dance," Shavone Williams, public relations and community development coordinator, said before the show. "I'm looking forward to seeing Naughty by Nature."
She wasn't wrong. In front of a packed crowd of 2,000 fans, these rap legends gave everyone a night to remember.
"It's all about love and peace," said Carl Jarrell of Bushwick, who added there is nothing better than old-school hip hop.
In 1979, Kurt Walker, a 20-year-old from the Bronx whose stage name was Kurtis Blow, signed a contract with Mercury Records to release the song "Christmas Rappin." This was the first time a major label promoted the hip hop genre, and it sold over 400,000 copies.
Blow went on to release 10 albums over the following 11 years and enjoy success as an actor and producer before becoming an ordained minister and founding The Hip Hop Church in Harlem.
"My life is like a dream," he said. "I keep seeing miracle after miracle. Who would ever think that we would be so relevant and important in society?"
Hip hop today has changed because artists rap much faster and their rhymes are much more complicated, Blow said. In October, Blow will be inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
On Wednesday, March 11, Blow along with Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash and Melle Mel, were among the hip-hop pioneers who received official proclamations from the City Council.
John Bowman, better known as DJ Kool, grew up in Washington, D C. and became renowned as a rapper when he released his chart-topping song "Let Me Clear My Throat" in 1996. Kool was pumped up to perform at the casino.
"Another day, another good show," Kool said.
Naughty by Nature rose to fame with the hit song "O.P.P." in 1991. Naughty member Vin Rock, said no one ever thought three best friends from a high school in New Jersey would ever make it. He said they knew they were big time when they won their first American Music award in 1992.
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Yesterday, 24 September 2011, is the last day for the October 2011 Alternative Learning System A & E Test. I guess most of the candidates who took the test just said "thank you" that it's over. However, the tension begins to boil until the release of the October 2011 ALS A & E Test Results. Last year, the results was released in February 2011. I guess DepEd shall do the same next year.
In the meantime, those who are sure that they "made it" especially those who are planning to take college courses should register and take the entrance exam of the school they are planning to enroll. If the high school diploma issued by DepEd is the problem, you can talk to the Registrar and tell him/her your situation. Maybe they will accept you to take the test but you will only be officially registered if you submit your documents from DepEd.
At this time, review for your college entrance examinations. Most colleges and universities focus their entrance exams on English, Mathematics, Verbal & Abstract Reasoning.


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Friday, 15 November 2013:
There has been no improvement in the condition of Black Caviar's little brother who is suffering from the life-threatening hoof disease laminitis.
Affectionately known as Jimmy by his owners BC3 Thoroughbreds who paid an Australian record $5 million at the Easter yearling sale, the colt remains at the Werribee Veterinary Clinic.
A half-brother to champion Black Caviar, Jimmy was originally treated for a spider bite but a reaction to the antibiotics brought on laminitis in his two front feet.
BC3 issued an update on Twitter on Friday, thanking people for the messages of support.
"We are overwhelmed with the response," BC3 said.
"Jimmy was radiographed today and there is no improvement in his condition.
"He remains stable and comfortable, surrounded by the best veterinary team at Werribee.
"We will now play the waiting game over the weekend and do not expect to have any further news.
"For now our focus is on him and giving him every chance."
Although the chances of the colt being able to race are limited, if he can be saved is a valuable breeding proposition.
He is by multiple Australian champion sire Redoute's Choice out of Helsinge who, in addition to the unbeaten Black Caviar, has also produced another multiple Group One winner, All Too Hard.
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Wayman Neely, a retired NYS Corrections Officer, died on March 28, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center.
The son of Henry and Roxie Neely, he was born on October 20, 1942 in Alabama. Wayman married Camille Soto on August 23, 1985 in New York City. He was a licensed pilot and flight instructor, worked for the American Red Cross, then later as a corrections officer for Downstate Correctional Facility. He and his family moved to the Hudson Valley in the late 1980s.
Family was everything to Wayman, no sacrifice was too much for his family. He always figured out everything. He was a gifted mechanic who could repair anything that was given to him. For him there were no excuses, he was committed and determined to accomplish anything he set out to do. Even with all of his talents, he was always late for everything and was blessed with two left feet. He always put everyone else in front of himself and his compassion and efforts won him the first Town of Wallkill Humanitarian Award.
Wayman is survived by his loving wife, Camille at home; his sons: Martin Ducos and his wife, Amy of Highland, NY and Wayman Jordan Neely of Middletown; one brother, Earl Coker and a sister, Brenda Joyce Neely Gardner and her husband, Eddie all of Burlingham, AL and two beloved grandchildren: Noah Sebastian and Connor Ryan.
Visitation hours will be from 12 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 6th, at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Avenue, Middletown, NY 10940. A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Pastor Steve Offringa will officiate. Cremation will be private at Cedar Hill Crematory.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the charity of one's choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc. www.applebee-mcphillips.com .


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This Saturday at 5:30AM I went out walking meditation, the moon was shining not so bright. A story came into my mind, please let me share with you all.
Thera Candabha: The Brahmin "Moon Disk"
[From Bhikkhu Pesala and Daw Mya Tin]
While residing at the Jetavana monastery, the Buddha uttered Verse (413) of this book, with reference to Thera Candabha.
Candabha had, in a previous existence,in the time of the Buddha Kassapa offered red sandalwood in the form of a moon disk to the shrine of the Buddha Kassapa that was built when he attained parinibbāna. Due to this meritorious deed, when he was reborn in a brahmin family in Savatthi,during the time of the Buddha Gotama.He was born with a distinguishing mark, viz., a circle of light radiating from around his navel. As this circle of light resembled the moon he came to be known as Candabha(Moon Disk). Some brahmins, taking advantage of this unusual feature, put him on a cart and took him round the town for exhibition and only those who paid a hundred or a thousand were allowed to touch him. On one occasion, they stopped at a place between the town and the Jetavana monastery. To ariyas going to the Jetavana monastery, they said, 'What is the use of your going to the Buddha and listening to his discourses? There is no one who is as powerful as Candabha. One who touches him will get rich; why don't you come and see ?" The ariyas then said to them, "Only our teacher is powerful; he is unrivalled and matchless."
Then the brahmins took Candabha to the Jetavana monastery to compete with the Buddha. But when Candabha was in the presence of the Buddha, the ring of light went out by itself. When Candabha was taken out of sight of the Buddha, the ring of light returned automatically; it again disappeared when taken back to the presence of the Buddha. Candabha then asked the Buddha to give him the mantra (words of incantation) that would make the ring of light disappear from around his navel. The Buddha told him that the mantra could be given only to a member of his Order. Candabha told the brahmins that he was getting a mantra from the Buddha and that after mastering the mantra he would be the greatest person in the whole of Jambudipa. So the brahmins waited outside the monastery.
Meanwhile, Candabha became a bhikkhu. He was instructed to contemplate the body, i.e., to reflect on the repulsiveness and impurity of the thirty-two constituents of the body. Within a few days, Candabha attained arahatship. When the brahmins who were waiting outside the monastery came to enquire whether he had acquired the mantra, Candabha replied. "You people had better go back now; as for me I am no longer in a position to go along with you." Other bhikkhus, hearing him, went to the Buddha and said, "Candabha is falsely claiming that he has become an arahat." To them the Buddha replied, "Candabha speaks the truth; he has eradicated all moral intoxicants."
Then the Buddha spoke in verse as follows:
A Saint is Pure
Who is spotless as the moon, who is pure, serene, and unperturbed,
Who has destroyed craving for becoming — I call a Saint.413
Love Buddha's dhamma,
The Brahmin "Moon Disk"
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To avoid all evil, to cultivate good, and to cleanse one's mind — this is the teaching of the Buddhas.
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The Falstaff Hotel has been a focus for hospitality in Canterbury for over 600 years. A traditional 15th century coaching inn, the hotel is steeped in history. Over the years the hotel has been extended through conversions on an adjacent Wood Mill and a former pub, The Tap.
Located just a few steps away from the Westgate Towers, the hotel is within easy walking distance of Canterbury City centre and all that it has to offer, including the world-famous Norman Cathedral (designated a World Heritage site) castle, museums, shops and a choice of over 200 restaurants.
There are forty-six ensuite bedrooms and a beamed lounge which offers guests a place to relax after a busy day's sightseeing. The bar opens out onto a pretty outdoor terrace where guests can enjoy a drink in the summer months. The hotel offers a cooked full English breakfast. Why not try one of our cocktails before dinner at our beautiful bar?
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Venture capitalists should embrace rather than pan crowdfunding, a partner in a Princeton investment firm said at a panel today addressing financing opportunities for early-stage life science companies.
Lorenzo Pellegrini, a partner in Care Capital LLC, a venture capital firm with $500 million under management, said crowdfunding has caused division within the venture community now that federal legislation aimed at easing the ability of private companies to raise capital online from small investors is taking effect.
"Venture capitalists are split in the perception of what is going to happen," Pellegrini said. "Some are fully embracing crowdfunding; others are absolute deniers."
"We view it more as an opportunity," said Pellegrini, who participated in a panel discussion at the Bridgewater Marriott, part of a daylong CEO Summit organized by BioNJ, a trade group for the state's biotech cluster.
Pellegrini said venture capitalists — organized groups that tend to invest larger amounts in companies once they get past startup stage, rather than the smaller more dispersed amounts of seed funding envisioned by crowdfunding advocates — are concerned about being bypassed altogether.
But Pellegrini said it's better for companies to identify how they can use crowdfunding to their advantage, citing a hypothetical example of a venture firm seeking to invest $12 million in a company, but having only $10 million available. That firm could use crowdfunding to make up the difference, he said.
Unanswered questions persist about crowdfunding because federal legislation authorizing such vehicles — known as the Jumpstart Our Business Startups, or JOBS Act — has barely taken effect.
A provision allowing companies to use public advertising to solicit investments, a method previously banned, began Sept. 23. But more comprehensive rules on equity crowdfunding have yet to be written by federal regulators.
Long term, Pellegrini said the reputation of crowdfunding will depend on how well it survives the first few years. Critics have argued the JOBS Act needs tighter regulation to prevent fraud.
Chris Tyrrell, CEO of OfferBoard, an equity firm that supports crowdfunding, said crowdfunding appeals to many investors with available capital who have not had access to less regulated private channels.
"What the JOBS Act is going to do is bring a whole new class of investors to the table," Tyrrell said. "Companies raising capital will have access to a different kind of investor."


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Defendant: Franklin Industrial Minerals and Franklin Industries, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2009cv00761
Filed: August 11, 2009
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Cause of Action: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
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Professor's film to air this month on PBS
James Madison University media arts and design Professor Tom O'Connor's 90-minute documentary film on British author Graham Greene will air nationally on PBS stations this month.
Member station WVPT in Harrisonburg will show "Dangerous Edge: A Life of Graham Greene" beginning Friday, March 29, at 10:30 p.m.
"Dangerous Edge" is the first American-produced documentary on Greene, a manic-depressive whose literary career spanned seven decades. Greene wrote in nearly every conceivable form, including novels ("The Quiet American," "The End of the Affair"), travel books, plays, screenplays and essays. He was also a British spy during World War II and later became one of the world's most respected foreign correspondents, covering events such as Kenya's Mau Mau Rebellion and the French Indochina War. The film uses the author's own words from his books and recordings, as well as photographs and clips from his many films, to reveal the fascinating life of one of the great writers of the 20th century.
British actor Sir Derek Jacobi, who appeared in three feature films adapted from Greene's books, serves as narrator, and actor Bill Nighy ("Love Actually," "Pirate Radio") provides the voice of the author. The documentary also includes interviews with Greene scholars as well as fellow writers, critics and spies.
O'Connor and his crew, which included Ken Burns cinematographer Allen Moore, shot on location in London, Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Vienna and Geneva, Switzerland, Greene's final resting place.
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Birthday Bummer: Canceling the Party
Right now we should be at a local park, wearing kitty ears and celebrating Z's third birthday. Instead, he's in jammies playing the iPad, with a fever. He's been talking about his "Kitty and Puppy" birthday party for months now and has asked me daily for the last three weeks if we could make the cupcakes that day (he loves to lick the frosting beater!).
He had a 102 degree fever at 8 am and I knew we had to call the party off. I didn't want to do it, but I knew it was the right thing to do. Although Z has no other symptoms, he clearly has some sort of a bug and we don't want to pass it around. But it was SO HARD to cancel the party we've all looked forward to, and that we've put so much hard work (and money) into. I made felt kitty and puppy ears and cute banners, my mom and I baked a cake and cupcakes, we have a fridge full of food. We're rescheduling to next week with a smaller group in our backyard, but it won't be the bash we had planned.
I've become much more go-with-the-flow since I had kids. We've missed many playdates because of illnesses or long naps. I've been late for appointments, which I never was before kids. I've come to terms with the fact that life happens and you just have to deal with it. But I've never had to cancel a major event three hours before the start time.
Lately, I've been trying to teach both boys that things don't always go as planned, and I'm working on reminding myself of that now. I tell them that when plans change, often something else even better comes along. Let's hope it does this time.


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Can you say Chromium Mobile?
The Firefox 4 Android beta is morbidly obese. But Mozilla has a diet plan. Over the past twelve hours, after Mozilla released its first Firefox 4 beta for Android, multiple Reg readers have said the browser takes up far too much space on their Googly phones. "Fooking HUGE!!!" said one. "Not even going to waste my time with the …
Can you say Chromium Mobile?
Why would you want Firefox on your phone versus something light like Chrome? I just don't see the appeal, especially when performance is so important on a phone.
I mean 40MB ffs
It's 260KB or something isn't it?
It also doesn't really do a lot of rendering itself; a large amount of it is rendered and compressed by Opera's servers first before it goes anywhere near your handset.
Firefox Mobile, on the other hand, includes a full rendering engine and also all the supporting libraries. The size difference is to be expected.
Why on earth did Google do that? One of the key points about the ARM processor is that its code density (i.e. functionality per kByte of storage) is unusually high. There's not really a great need to compress the code at all. And if the rest of an app's APK is pictures, well jpgs are already compressed too.
.. are not ARM code by and large. They are not even exclusively 100% Dalvik for there are application 'resources' within too. For a phone which by default (up to 2.1) has to load APK's into its primary storage device, you can see why google chose to compress these.
I agree, having the image avalaible uncompressed in another place (I do not know enough if this is actually in a working directory or a ramdisk/cache) sounds wasteful but it may have been done to improve responsiveness. Presumably google phases these loads to recycle out as the application fades out of context. I am assuming a lot - I do not know all the nitty gritty yet.
2.1 and below, Dalvik's just an interpreter. And 2.2 - I don't know exactly how good the Jitter is compared to oracle/suns.
I must say I was pretty dead set against managed code and virtual machines, but my preliminary muckings with Android and Java have made me have second thoughts. No firm verdicts, I still think c is king but all I can say is "hmm, interesting".
My phone has been running without reboot now 3 weeks despite the crap I send it to test.
Because Linux can only dynamically load executables and libraries out of the real filesystem, not from zipfiles. Therefore the library has to be copied out of the apk (which is just a renamed zipfile) into the filesystem before it can be used. But the apk can't be modified, so you end up with a compressed copy there as well.
The solution to this is to use something like FUSE to allow the zipfile to be mounted as a real filesystem, but that makes life much more complicated (and slower) and as it would only really be useful for this particular case they've decided not to do it.
...or is there something a little sad (as in unhappy) that we now discuss telephone uptime?
Have Firefox 3.6 (desktop), and it refuses to use the desktop's window furniture: rolling it's own scroll bars (that are not as good as the built-in ones).
Am I the only one seeing that these phones don't have enough storage space? I'm using a Palm Pre FFS, and that happily handles apps way bigger than a measly 40mb. I like Android as well but seriously, 40mb is not a lot of space for a complex app.
as it can be forced to the SD card by various means but it is still17.5Mb application and 14.52Mb of data (32.02Mb total) which is still huge for "just a browser".
It needs a diet!
Maybe its all a conspiracy to make Windows 7 Mobile more attractive...?
Mozilla should switch to Webkit....
I think they're on to a loosing battle..........
Has got a name: "Over-engineering"
Now, on a desktop computer most would not notice. But on a restricted environment like a PDA/Smartphone...
but the performance is terrible. It takes forever to load compared to the bundled browser and isn't at all smooth or responsive.
I have it on my galaxy s, it crashes a lot, hardly loads any pages and takes about 2 minutes to start.
The built in androis browser is superior in every way at the moment. I really hope that they get it working properly but this is not even of alpha quality at the moment
agreed on the "not even alpha quality" comment - haven't had it crash on my galaxy S but the load time is ridiculous
Big whoop its 40mb, use a2sd+ from day one and you will have loads of space. I personally don't need hundreds of apps installed at once. If I want an app as a one off I download it use it and then uninstall it.
As for the comment about windows memory leak I'm betting you use flash. Flash doesn't tell Firefox its done with the memory when its finished. Most memory leaks couuld be fixed if they made flash report to the browser that its done.
I for one will be trying this and hopefully the pages that chrome doesn't work well with will be better.
Even 20Mb app (usually 3D games) is considered huge, and many would not even touch those. One major complaint for flash on mobile is its size (and cannot be moved to SD). Flash is around 10mb. I thought wasting over 10mb for flash is already insane. 40Mb for a bloody browser, have they completely lost their mind?


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|Dr. Benjamin Keyes and Dr. Merrill Reese
leading a trauma workshop.
Photo courtesy of Dr. Benjamin Keyes.
By Brett Wilson | November 25, 2013
In late October, Regent University School of Psychology & Counseling (SPC) professor Dr. Benjamin Keyes and associate professor Dr. Merrill Reese traveled to Lebanon to take part in leading a "power-packed" three-day training session for Syrian pastors, youth ministers, social workers and psychologists.
As an initiative of Regent's Center for Trauma Studies, and in cooperation with The Barnabas Group (TBG), Keyes and Reese led workshops on how to help families and children cope with PTSD, restore hope, deal with grief and loss, as well as helping volunteers work through difficult roadblocks such as compassion fatigue.
"These are the people who have bombs dropping through their rooftops, and many of them have lost loved ones themselves," said Keyes. "But they have a passionate faith in God and it's amazing the strength they have and true testimony to their faith that they press on."
Conditions are still very dangerous for those living in Syria. Reese explained that of the 40 participants of the trauma training, many don't expect to live longer than six months. But they keep pressing on to discover more ways to help coach others through their psychological difficulties because, according to Reese, "fear is not in their vocabulary."
"Here are a group of people who don't flinch, and who understand the power of a promise," said Reese. "They're risking life and limb, but they feel called to do that."
Reese also feels called to aid others through his expert knowledge on grief and loss counseling. To him, trauma training is a ministerial tool that he will continue to help others develop.
"The beauty of the kingdom of God, and what we try to do in these trainings, is that you go in and you equip the people to do the work so that they may continue when you're gone, said Reese. "To me, that is what ministry is all about."
Learn more about the School of Psychology & Counseling and the Center for Trauma Studies.


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Former Cybersecurity Czar Thinks DHS Should Spy On All Internet Traffic Crossing Our Borders... Because Of Chinese Pirates?
from the um,-no dept
If given the proper authorization, the United States government could stop files in the process of being stolen from getting to the Chinese hackers. If government agencies were authorized to create a major program to grab stolen data leaving the country, they could drastically reduce today's wholesale theft of American corporate secrets.Almost everything stated above is ridiculous. As law professor James Grimmelman points out, with this article "Richard Clarke disqualifies himself from participating in any serious discussion of cybersecurity."
Under Customs authority, the Department of Homeland Security could inspect what enters and exits the United States in cyberspace. Customs already looks online for child pornography crossing our virtual borders. And under the Intelligence Act, the president could issue a finding that would authorize agencies to scan Internet traffic outside the United States and seize sensitive files stolen from within our borders.
And this does not have to endanger citizens' privacy rights. Indeed, Mr. Obama could build in protections like appointing an empowered privacy advocate who could stop abuses or any activity that went beyond halting the theft of important files.
Indeed. It's scary to think that Clarke was ever seen as an expert in cybersecurity. He seems to be under the assumption that the internet really is a series of tubes, in which customs agents can simply stop all that data at the border and inspect it. And the idea that appointing a single "privacy advocate" would magically stop abuses? You'd think he just stepped off the turnip truck, rather than having spent many years in government where privacy was regularly abused, despite much more significant safeguards in place. Who does he think he's kidding?
Will we ever have people driving policy discussions on regulating the internet who actually understand the internet?


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Bolivian Judge Arrested in Case of Jailed US Man
La Paz, Bolivia – The judge in a widening scandal triggered by an American businessman's report of being fleeced and extorted by corrupt prosecutors was arrested by Bolivian authorities.
Prosecutors issued an order for the arrest of magistrate Ariel Rocha after he failed to appear before an investigating commission, making him the highest judicial official implicated in the scandal.
The accusations against the judge were announced a day after New York businessman Jacob Ostreicher was granted house arrest. He was jailed in a money laundering case in June 2011 but was never charged with any crime and said that tens of millions of dollars in rice, cattle and farm equipment were stolen from him by corrupt officials.
"I almost feel like I'm in a dream," Ostreicher told The Associated Press in a telephone interview from his home in the city of Santa Cruz on Wednesday. He said it will take time to adjust after 18 months of detention.
The 53-year-old American had been in a medical clinic for more than a month since being weakened by a liquids-only hunger strike. A judge on Tuesday released him saying that while authorities finish investigating his case he must remain at his home during nighttime hours.
Those who initially led his prosecution, including the No. 1 legal adviser in the Interior Ministry, are now themselves in jail, accused of belonging to a shakedown ring that authorities say preyed on people deemed to have deep pockets.
"Faith and family is what got me through this nightmare, and it will probably take me a while to deal with it. That's why I still don't have a smile on my face. It's sad," Ostreicher told the AP on Tuesday night after his release.
He said his lawyers expect that within three or four weeks the case could be dropped, and he then hopes to return to New York. He said he hasn't recouped any of the assets stolen from him.
"I feel totally destroyed," he said. "I have 11 grandchildren that I haven't seen in almost two years."
He thanked U.S. Congressman Chris Smith of New Jersey and Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez of New York, both of whom had visited Bolivia to press for his release. He also thanked actor Sean Penn, who days ago made a public appeal to Bolivian President Evo Morales to order him freed.
"This never would have happened, never in a million years ... without the help of Sean Penn. What an incredible humanitarian," Ostreicher said. He said that after Penn met the president, "everything changed from that day on."
During his hearing on Tuesday, he said that newly assigned prosecutors spoke little and didn't contest his lawyers' arguments. Ostreicher met some of them afterward. "They gave me their hands and told me, 'Just be a bit more patient and ... everything is going to work out,'" he said.
Ten officials have been arrested in the extortion ring that his case exposed, including two prosecutors and alleged ringleader Fernando Rivera, who had been managing Bolivia's most important prosecutions in the Interior Ministry.
Ostreicher was trying to salvage a rice-growing venture when he was arrested in June 2011.
The Orthodox Jew, who has a flooring business in Brooklyn, New York, complained from the start that he was being fleeced. His case had come to light after he accused the venture's original manager, a Colombian woman who also is jailed, of defrauding investors and falling in with a Brazilian drug trafficker.
Ostreicher says prosecutors and government employees illegally sold 18,000 metric tons of the venture's rice and stole equipment and demanded $50,000 to get him out of jail.
"They robbed me of close to $50 million worth of assets," Ostreicher said. He said that in addition to the rice, about 900 cattle disappeared along with 37 tractors and harvesting equipment.
The case has become the biggest scandal to rock the country's judicial system. Since then, more than 30 other complaints have been made to the authorities about the alleged extortion ring, Interior Minister Carlos Romero said.
Rocha, the wanted magistrate, is president of the Court of Justice of Santa Cruz. Prosecutors raided his home on Tuesday but did not find him.
Prosecutor General Ramiro Guerrero said Wednesday at a news conference that the arrest order was issued due to information that Rocha had been "part of this network with some prosecutors and judges."
Ostreicher said both he and his lawyer have received threats, and the government has assigned an elite police unit to protect them.
Ostreicher had been advised to wear a bulletproof vest at all times in the medical clinic in recent weeks, and when it came time to go the courthouse he said one man in his security team took off his military helmet and told him: "You're not leaving the clinic without the helmet."
He said he's glad to have the team guarding him now. But once at home, Ostreicher said: "I don't know how long they're going to give me protection, so I don't even feel secure in this place."
He said his only plan now is to wait for the day he can return to the United States.
"Right now I'm just thinking about being with my family. That is the No. 1 thing," he said. "I hope it happens sooner rather than later."
Based on reporting by the Associated Press.
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