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Part sales event, part exhibition and part meet-and-greet, the annual Oklahoma City Train Show offered model train enthusiasts plenty to check out in the Travel and Transportation Building at State Fair Park.
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Two decades later, David Elliott, 53, spends more time building, designing and fiddling with his model train sets than he does worrying about his health.
Elliott, a mechanic, stores his custom-built track in a 26-foot race car trailer outside his Oklahoma City home; he doesn't think twice about dropping $500 on a new locomotive engine; and he takes considerable pride in the foot-long trestle bridge — built of basswood — that carries his Union Pacific coal cars from the mountains to the depot in town.
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Comments Requested on Local Workforce Plan The WorkPlace, southwestern Connecticut's regional Workforce Development Board conducts comprehensive planning, and coordinates regional workforce development programs. As one of five Workforce ...
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Sky Valley Chronicle: The Dirty Little Secret of Improving Unemployment May 5, 2013 - Sky Valley Chronicle article
(NATIONAL) -- You may have heard the good news this week about the improving employment picture for Americans in the still fragile economic recovery from th ...
May 5, 2013 - Sky Valley Chronicle article (NATIONAL) -- You may have heard the good news this week about the improving employment picture for Americans in the still fragile economic recovery from the brutal Great Recession. The latest report from the Labor Department Friday seemed to bolster the theory that the U.S. job market is improving despite higher taxes and government spending cuts that took effect this year. U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than the government first estimated. Those job increases helped reduce the unemployment rate from 7.6 percent to a four-year low of 7.5 percent. The only sectors of the economy that cut jobs last month were construction and government. But behind those rosy numbers lies a dirty little secret: capitalism seems to have no further use for anyone over the age of 55. A charge that sounds a bit strong? Go talk with someone 55 and older who has been looking for a job. OVER 55 AND LOOKING FOR WORK: A STRUGGLE A new report by the Public Broadcasting System (PBS) says that despite the rosier jobs picture in April, for those Americans ages 55 or older who have been unemployed long-term, "the prospect of finding work is greatly limited." And that may be putting it mildly. A recent PBS report centered on "The Work Place," a job training center in Bridgeport, Connecticut and the report highlights the massive hurdle that older workers are up against in an American economy where employers seem to want only the youngest, cheapest workers they can find. Joe Carbone runs The Workplace and he knows what these people are up against. " I was unemployed once for eight-and-a-half months. I used to drive 20 miles to do a little grocery shopping so I wouldn't meet anybody who would be able to look at me and ask, "Did you get a job yet?" So, I know what it can do," said Carbone to PBS. One woman sitting at the table with Carbone said, "I have been on the Internet daily, all day, eight hours a day. I can't find anything." The reality for the over-55 worker is scary and even scarier for the more than four million Americans who remain out of work six months or more. "For those 55 and older, it takes about a year on average to find work, longer than for any other age group," says the PBS report. Joe Carbone: "They're carrying a double whammy, not just the long-term unemployment, but they're 50 and older. It makes things that are bad even worse." THE FIRST TO GO, LAST TO COME BACK From the report: Fifty-nine-year-old facilities manager Frank Rende lost his job four years ago. Rende says, "We got here in the first place because we were in the highest salary range. We were the first to go. We're going to be the last to come back." Software developer Geoffrey Weglarz, 55, has been looking for two years. He says he's applied for 481 jobs. Weglarz says none of those applications has produced a thing because,"They (employers) think that anybody over a certain age is going to be used up." Asked if she thinks employers are purposely trying to screen out older workers from being hired, unsuccessful job seeker Debora Ducksworth says, "Exactly. And now I'm thinking, I'm going to be 60 in October. Is anyone ever going to hire me?" Is it age discrimination? Boston College did a survey a few years ago where they asked Human Resources people how they viewed older workers. The survey found that " human resource managers were skeptical of workers like those in Bridgeport. They said they worried about their ability to learn new things, about their physical stamina and basically how long are they going to stay." Essentially the HR types, when looking at the whole picture of "their assessment of older workers, you really wouldn't go out of your way to hire one." And there's another reason employers might not want to hire an older worker: If things don't work out, will they be sued? Mary Corbin thinks so. She believes that age is the reason she was let go a year-and-a-half ago. "No one under 50 was laid off, and it was a large amount of people. In the package that they gave everyone, they emphasized, for signing the package, you will not come back and sue us for age discrimination," said Corbin. There's yet another strike against the older worker who needs a job just as badly as a younger person needs one. Some employers say the older worker gets "more expensive on the health care front just because they have more ailments," according to the report. AND ALL THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A VERY LONG TIME According to unemployment stats from January of 2011, "Thirty percent of those who are jobless have been unemployed a year or more (long-term unemployment) as of December 2010. Equaling 4.2 million people — roughly the population of Kentucky — this is 25 percent more people affected by long-term unemployment than a year prior (December 2009, 3.4 million)….Using the CPS data, Pew calculated that the persistent problem of long-term unemployment is occurring across education and age groups but those who are older than 55 are most likely to remain jobless for a year or more. Additionally, a high level of education only provides limited protection against long-term unemployment — the rates are similar across degree attainment: 31 percent of unemployed workers with a bachelor's degree have been out of work for a year or more, compared to 36 percent of high school graduates and 33 percent of high school drop-outs." In May of last year a Forbes report said, "Talk about the dangers of losing your job at age 50 plus. Older workers who lost their jobs during the Great Recession experienced steep pay cuts when they became reemployed...if they were lucky enough to get new jobs at all. Median monthly earnings declined 23 percent after an unemployment spell for reemployed workers aged 50 to 61, compared with just 11 percent for workers aged 25 to 34, according to the Urban Institute report. For workers 62 and older, post-unemployment earnings plummeted nearly in half (47%), although most of the decline in that age group stemmed from a shift toward part-time employment. "For many workers laid off during and after the Great Recession, the financial ramifications of job loss may persist for the rest of their lives," the report, Age Disparities in Unemployment and Reemployment during the Great Recession and Recovery, by Richard W. Johnson and Barbara A. Butrica, concludes. So what happens to the older worker as the worker goes month after month with no job, sometimes stretching into a year or more? They go through all their savings and 401K retirement plans. That's what happened to older worker Geoffrey Weglarz. He went through everything and then said, "My last unemployment check is next week. I have about $2,000 dollars to my name, and, after that, I don't know...I have no fallback position. I'm behind on my mortgage. I'm on food stamps, and I'm on financial hardship for both electricity and for gas." Joe Carbone who runs The Workplace notes, "We have got special programs here for veterans, and we should, for people with disabilities, and we should, you know, for dislocated workers, and we should. We see a new population that are unemployable because of the length of their unemployment occurring during the worst recession since the Great Depression, and we're just ignoring them, ignoring them. I can't tell you what that does to me. I love this country so much, but I can't imagine that we would ever leave any of our citizens, any of our brothers and sisters, to be part of a process that's declaring them hopeless. And that's what's going on." The full PBS report can be found here. CloseMay 03, 2013
PBS NewsHour: Brutal Job Search Reality for Older Americans Out of Work for Six Months or More May 3 - Despite a rosier jobs picture in April, for Americans ages 55 or older who have been unemployed long-term, the prospect of finding work is greatly limited. Economic correspondent Paul Sol ...
May 3 - Despite a rosier jobs picture in April, for Americans ages 55 or older who have been unemployed long-term, the prospect of finding work is greatly limited. Economic correspondent Paul Solman explores why older workers face joblessness and considerable financial strain. Click here to watch the video.
May 02, 2013
Progress Illinois: Job Assistance For Veterans And Long-Term Unemployed Comes To Chicago May 2 - Progress Illinois article
Upon returning home last year from serving two years in the U.S. Army, Asma Njesada said her greatest challenge was finding a job.
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May 2 - Progress Illinois article
Upon returning home last year from serving two years in the U.S. Army, Asma Njesada said her greatest challenge was finding a job.
Close"I couldn't understand what was wrong with me," said the 25 year-old Dallas resident. After being unemployed for more than six months, Njesada turned to Platform to Employment (P2E) for help. P2E provides veterans and the long-term unemployed with job training and placement. The initiative launched a nationwide pilot program this year, and started accepting applications in Chicago last month. The WorkPlace, southwestern Connecticut's regional Workforce Development Board, started the program back in 2011 and it expanded to Dallas in February. Njesada took a five-week preparation course via the P2E program and was connected with a personal job developer who helped her improve her interviewing skills. "The program changed my life," she said. On May 27, Njesada was hired-on as a human resources manager for Baker Brother Services (BBS), a company that provides accounting and human resources services to Home Depot. "It's a great feeling to be in the workforce again," Njesada said. "Having a career is very important to me." In Illinois, the program is looking for applicants who are at least 50 years-old and have exhausted 26 weeks or more of unemployment. The Illinois program is also being offered to veterans that are aged 30 and under. Applications for Illinois residents are being accepted until May 10. There are 24 available slots and classes are scheduled to start May 20. "We need to get people back to work in a way that we haven't done before," said Karin Norington-Reaves, chief executive officer of the Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership. According to Norington-Reaves, Chicagoland's P2E program has already received more than 600 applications. The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership is partnering with The WorkPlace to bring P2E to the Chicagoland area. Norington-Reaves said individuals who haven't been in the workforce for an extended period of time, such as veterans and the long-term unemployed, face unique barriers such as unfamiliarity with online applications and social media. "If you haven't been in the workforce for a long time and haven't been in the process of trying to enter the workforce for a long time ... You've really got to get a new understanding of how to get through the process just to get hired," she said. As of last year, unemployment rates for people between the ages of 50 and 65 had more than doubled since the 2008 economic downturn. That demographic saw the largest increases in unemployment during the recession. Unemployment rates for veterans are also staggeringly high, reaching an average of 9.9 percent in 2012, which is well above last year's national average of 8.1 percent. As of January, 205,000 of the veterans that served in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars were unemployed. "Nobody in this program is handed a job, or guaranteed a job, but what we're trying to do is get people ready to go out and demonstrate to an employer they have value and should be considered," said Tom Long, the vice president of communications and development for The WorkPlace. The five-week course offers interviewing techniques, networking development, resume building exercises, financial education and behavioral health services, which are also offered to the participants' families. Each participant is assigned a personal job developer upon completion of the course. The developer's job is to help the participant set-up interviews and also coach them through the application process. The program also offers up to eight weeks of partial wage reimbursement for employers. The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) has signed on to help fund the P2E fund program, specifically for the training of the long-term unemployed who are aged 50 older. The Walmart Foundation is supporting the training for veterans and Citi Community Development is providing financial education. The first P2E program in Bridgeport, Connecticut saw 65 of 100 participants permanently placed in jobs. This year, the program has expanded to Dallas, Boston, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco, San Diego, Cincinnati and Chicago. "There is a significant demand for initiatives such as this in Chicagoland," said Norington-Reaves. "Our intent is to use this as an opportunity to try and garner additional attention and funds to support this initiative and eventually make it a sustainable program." With the curriculum based off Connecticut's pioneer program, Chicago's classes, which run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday, are being hosted at Chicago's DeVry University, at 225 West Washington St. Njesada if it hadn't been for P2E she doesn't know where she would be today, adding that her job provides her a "decent wage" and health insurance. "When I got out of the military I was very optimistic about finding a job, but after months and months past I lost hope," she said. "The P2E program really boosted by confidence." "P2E gave me what I needed to find what I was looking for — I feel normal again." April 25, 2013
FOXBusiness: Long-Term Unemployed: Hidden and Hurt Published April 24, 2013 by Christina Scotti
Two men named Bob. Both are over fifty. Both had been working consistently for nearly three decades before losing their jobs in 2009. Both were out of wor ...
Published April 24, 2013 by Christina Scotti Two men named Bob. Both are over fifty. Both had been working consistently for nearly three decades before losing their jobs in 2009. Both were out of work for more than 99 weeks. Now there is one glaring difference. Bob Greeney is employed. Bob Sullivan is still fighting to get back into the workforce. Friendly and candid, the 61-year-old Mr. Sullivan worked in the travel hospitality industry until his former company closed its Boston branch. After taking a brief pause to care for his mother, he said he went through job agencies, attended job fairs and applied to scores of jobs online. "Still, no bites," said Mr. Sullivan, whose ongoing search, day in and day out, continues. "It's just a malaise you fall into. It's like having a slow disease, especially if you get rejected or don't hear back." The battle to get back to work is indisputably grueling, and Mr. Sullivan and the other roughly 4.7 million people who have been unemployed for over six months know all too well that as each month goes by the stigma of long-term unemployment can make it increasingly more challenging to find work "If someone is out of work for a while the perception from employers is that there must be something wrong with you, and after a couple of years the people themselves begin to believe they don't have any value, that it's over for them," said Joe Carbone, creator of Platform to Employment, a five-week program that focuses on retraining and placing "99ers" into eight-week internships with the possibility of that turning into a job. The term "99ers" refers to those out of work for 99 weeks or longer and whose unemployment benefits have run out. "We don't see bread lines. But that despair is there, it's just behind closed doors," said Mr. Carbone. Hopelessness, coupled with the waiting, rejection and the isolation that's often associated with long-term unemployment, are not the only issues this group faces. Simply applying to open job postings in the first place isn't always a given. Employers looking to hire can legally discriminate against the long-term unemployed. "Telling a person, 'don't apply if you're out of work,' was widespread,'' said Mr. Carbone, who is also president of The WorkPlace, a non-profit devoted to assisting the long-term unemployed. "But the companies who still do it have become wiser and try to put a positive spin on it by saying 'must be employed' instead." Mr. Greeney spent twenty-nine years as a sports writer for a number of local newspapers before being let go as part of the consolidation effort after The Stamford Advocate was bought by Hearst Media four years ago. "I naively thought I'd be okay," said Mr. Greeney, 55. "I knew I was a hard worker, that I could multitask, deal with deadlines and deal with people." He said he was disheartened to realize that most workers over 50 are not given the chance to reinvent themselves in a new career, and that the job market, which has roughly 300 job applicants for every one job opening, was so stagnant. "June 24th, 2009 until May 2nd, 2012. I was out of work for 1,044 days," he said. Finally, in May 2012, three years after being laid off and following a round of testing and interviews, Mr. Greeney got a job as a Metro North ticket collector in New York City. Mr. Greeney, who was connected to his current employer through the Platform to Employment program, said he was grateful for the opportunity. "It was my first, best and only offer I got," said Mr. Greeney, who went without insurance after his Cobra coverage ran out in October 2010. Taking a job outside your chosen industry was not always encouraged, said Mr. Carbone. But now it's not even a question. "Once you're in a job, you're in an entirely different category with better job options in the future," he said. According to the numbers, the pervasiveness of long-term unemployment cuts through all walks of life, with gender, race and education all having a relatively similar percentage among the long-term unemployed. The only group that stands out among the long-term unemployed is older workers, with almost half of the 3.5 million currently out of work for over a year at 45 or older, according to the Department of Labor. "It's not new that older workers have a more challenging time," said Joan Cirillo, the president of Operation ABLE, a Boston-based non-profit helping the 45 and older age bracket. She explained that in the last four years they've seen things become increasingly dire for more people. "There are a lot of pre-retirees who would have liked to retire but lost a big portion of their portfolio," she said. "And those who don't find anything wind up living a limited life, tapping into their 401k and many then becoming discouraged workers." The number of "discouraged workers," which describes those who want to work but have given up on ever finding employment, is currently 6.8 million, according to a new report from the National Employment Law Project (NELP). And while these people are not counted in the official unemployment rate, the group continues to grow. "This situation is exactly what you would expect given how bad the recession was and how weak the recovery has been," said Heidi Shierholz, an economist from the Economic Policy Institute in Washington, D.C. She said that while 'technology taking over' and 'doing more with less manpower' are two popular conversation pieces, neither narrative is particularly true. "It really captures the imagination of public discourse, but if people were really doing more with less we'd see an acceleration of productivity growth," said Ms. Shierholz. "The real reason there isn't a pickup in hiring is employers are not seeing the demand. The proposal to raise minimum wage, according to Ms. Shierholz, is also not a big job killer, though it might seem threatening. Citing a Center for Economic and Policy Research study by John Schmitt, she said the findings conclude, "that the minimum wage has little or no discernible effect on the employment prospects of low-wage workers." Ms. Shierholz said the best way to alleviate the anguish would be if the government stepped in with fiscal stimulus because with interest rates at near zero and so many austerity measures in place, including recent cuts from sequestration, she believes government intervention is the only way to spur much-needed growth in the economy. "[Long-term unemployment] is a total human disaster," said Ms. Shierholz. "Letting this huge group of people languish, it's a huge, glaring symptom of needing to get jobs back more broadly." At both Platform to Employment and Operation ABLE, a primary focus is addressing the emotional needs of the long-term unemployed: the crippling loss of confidence that plays deeply into the psyches of so many. Mr. Carbone, P2E's creator, knows firsthand how it feels to be out of work. He said 16 years ago he was laid off and during his time between jobs he would travel twenty miles from his home so that he wouldn't have to go to his local grocery where he knew people. "My wife got concerned when I started watching soap operas instead of cleaning up the house," said Mr. Carbone. "You just begin to lose that element of faith in yourself. You're suffering from a deprivation of hope." The Platform to Employment is trying to revive that hope, and soon its training program, which is free to those who are accepted, is going to be offered in 10 different cities across the U.S. with a focus on helping people 50 and older. (AARP is one of the sponsors.) Operation ABLE, which offers 6-13 week retraining classes that teach everything from computer and interviewing skills to getting internships to actually finding a job, is steadfast in its role. "We work with them until they find work," said Mr. Cirillo. "We stick with them like glue and see the training as a means to an end -- and the end is a good job." Bob Sullivan is currently enrolled in one of Operation ABLE's training programs that was paid for through SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits. The former travel representative is eager for any type of work. "I enjoy working with the public and I'm good with customer service," said Mr. Sullivan. "I am very reliable and I still feel very young." Bob Greeney also feels young -- especially now that he no longer has the stress of finding work weighing down on him. "Every day it was 'Am I going to get hired? Will I ever get hired?'" said Mr. Greeney. "So after my interview with Metro North, I walked down to St. Patrick's Cathedral and said a prayer." Mr. Greeney found out he got the job right before Christmas, on his mother's seventy-ninth birthday. (He was hired in December 2011, but did not officially start until May 2012.) "It was fantastic. There had been a lot of despair and she felt like her prayers had been answered," he said. Four years after the official end of this recession, Mr. Carbone said there needs to be more done surrounding this issue -- in both preventing discrimination through legislation and incentivizing companies to hire the long-term unemployed. "We can't give up," he said. 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Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
by Russell, Rachel Renee.
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Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush Brandon save an animal shelter. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but (big surprise) Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble.
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I have read the first 100 pages of this book but have not yet finished it. I love the humor in this book and am very excited to finish it. I have read the other three books in the series and find that what I've read of the 4th to be a great addition. Rachel Renne Russel always keeps my attention in the Dork Diaries series, I love the humor and thoughts Nikki shares with reader. I recommend this book and the rest of the series to all fans of the first Dork Diaries book and all fans of Rachel Renne Russel. :)
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Walter "Mickey" Laughlin
Born In: Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Passed in: Montréal, Quebec, Canada
Passed on: September 20th, 2012
Walter "Mickey" Laughlin passed away peacefully on Sept. 20, 2012, at the age of 87. Beloved husband of 56 years to Dolores Walsh. Loving father of the late Laurie and Kerry (Craig Ryan). Will be forever a cherished "Poppa" to Erin, Colleen and Kelly. Brother to the late Sadie Mannette, Dartmouth, N.S., and Roy Laughlin, Summerside. Brother-in-law of Pat and Jim Kikendall, California. He was born in Summerside and remained proud of his P.E.I. roots. Mickey was a proud Canadian and served his country in WWII, where he was wounded in the Italian campaign. He re-enlisted and served in the Ordinance Corps. His passion was curling where he enjoyed the skills of the game and socializing with his good friends. He also passed on this love of the game to his children and grandchildren. Resting at Collins Clarke MacGillivray White, 5610 Sherbrooke West, Montreal, Sunday, Sept. 23. Funeral mass at St. Monica's Parish Monday at 10 a.m.


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Kinect for Xbox 360 Hands On
Formerly known as Project Natal, Kinect has been a bit of a mystery to us here at Game. But Microsoft put a stop to that today by allowing us to get hands-on (so to speak).
The basics of Kinect are that it will let you play and navigate with out the need of a controller. Instead of slouching in a cheer you'll need to get up and active in order to play.
We got to go head on with Kinect Joyride, Kinect Adventures and Kinect Sports. These were our impressions...
My Kinect playfest began with Joyride, a fun little driving game using your Xbox Avatar as the driver. To steer your car you hold your hands in the 10-2 position and steer like you would in a car (a bit like Mario Kart Wii, without the wheel!). You won't need to worry about accelerating as this is automatic, but you can boost by simply thrusting your hands forward and to send your car shooting into the screen.
Drifting is also in Joyride, and just like steering it's easy. Just lean into the turn with your body whilst steering with your hands and your car will start to slide around the corner. There are also jumps to hit and whilst in the air by you'll be able to pull of some pretty awesome tricks with simple hand gestures.
Next up was Kinect Adventures, which boasts several minigames that let youyou're your body to control the on-screen action.
First up was the river rapids game, which saw me and my colleague, Chris, stood side-by-side as we navigated a perilous rapid river in a little rubber dingy. It's crucial to point out at this point that if you are playing cooperatively on Kinect Adventures, communication is key.
To begin with we stepped independently and jumped at different times, which got us around some of the obstacles in our way but by the smallest of margins. It wasn't until we started yelling "LEFT" "RIGHT" and "JUMP" that we started to make good progress in missing obstacles and gaining greater height by jumping at the same time.
We then tried a game in Kinect Adventures where we needed to duck, jump and sidestep obstacles whilst riding on a cart on tracks, which was pretty fun. Next we tried a game where we hit red balls at blocks, which broke revealing targets beneath them.
My time with Kinect proved to me that it's much better than I thought it would be.
Kinect Joyride and the Bowling game in Kinect Sports were fun and the responsiveness was impressive. Navigating the menus by swishing your arms around is awesome as well, straight out of a sci-fi spaceship!
My only concern is that the games I tried weren't quite enough to carry the device by themselves - but I'm sure more titles will arrive once developers get to grips with this incredibly clever piece of kit.
All in all, I'm pleasantly surprised!
There's no doubting Kinect is cool. I loved being able to move my hands and navigate a menu, or runnin and jumping about to watch my little avatar do the same!(that's right your Xbox avatar is you in the game, so seeing my little gear of war running around would be wicked!)
Having one of your friends jump into the game just in time to push your raft round that rock in the rapids is a really nice feature, too; anyone who walks within the scope of the Kinect camera can jump in to the game and help you out!
Kinect is a serious bit of kit, and I truly believe that in a couple of years when developers have had some time, to go all out, we will see some incredible titles and have some awesome fun!
The 2009 Xbox E3 conference had me whooping and hollering at my PC monitor, with Microsoft's sci-fi Kinect video and demonstrations hinting at an entirely new way to play games. As you can imagine, I was more than excited to finally get a go with what's being touted as the future of Xbox gaming!
I started with the bowling game in Kinect Sports, which was even easier to play than the famous Wii Sports interation of Fred Flintstone's favourite pastime. With the camera swooped in behind my on-screen Avatar, I reached down to my right to make him pick up a ball, then held it in front of my head to aim, and, to my delight, got a strike on my first throw, with the Kinect camera managing to pick up the spin I naturally impart on a bowling ball in real life, and translate it to the screen in much the same way.
Next up was a swift go on the athletics mode of Kinect Sports, which had my same Avatar running a hurdles race. For me, that meant running on the spot - the faster I did so, the faster my Avatar sprinted - and hopping up in the air when the upcoming on-screen hurdle turned green as I closed in on it. Luckily no actual hurdling skills were required!
Obviously there's a big question mark about how Kinect will handle titles for 'core gamers', and the selection of games on show when Microsoft headed to GAME HQ was never going to answer that. What it did show us though was how responsive Kinect is to movement, which can only be a good thing; the crowds of people cheering and laughing as people jumped, bounced and yelped as Tom and Chris played on Kinect Adventures(and as I crashed through my fourth hurdle in a row... *sadface*) would attest to that.
Put that together with some of the videos Microsoft have already shown and you start to build up a picture of the kind of experiences Kinect will offer. Can you imagine playing a first-person adventure game where you can walk in the spot to move, grab in-game items with your arms to solve puzzles, thrust your arms to slice a sword, and talk to characters using your actual voice?
The possibilities are practically limitless. I am excited!
So, summing up...
Our time with Kinect was brief, but it was responsive and fun. Kinect is an outstanding piece of kit with some great software due out at launch and shortly after. It will bring friends and families together around one screen to have a laugh without having to master button controls in order to have fun.
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Annie George guilty of one count of harboring illegal alien in Rexford mansion case
ALBANY — Rexford homeowner Annie George was found guilty Friday of one count of harboring an illegal alien. She was found not guilty of the stiffer charge of harboring an illegal alien for financial gain.
George, 40, could possibly be sentenced to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and forfeiture of her share of the Llenroc mansion. George is scheduled to be sentenced July 9 by Federal District Court Judge Gary Sharpe in Albany.
The jury of seven men and five women announced the unanimous decision after a day and a half of deliberations. George's attorney, Mark Sacco, asked that the jury be polled after the guilty verdict was read and all 12 answered they were in agreement.
Neither George nor her family and friends who were in the courtroom Friday showed any emotion as the verdict was read.
The trial, which began Monday, centered on the May 3, 2011, removal of illegal immigrant Valsamma Mathai by agents of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations. George was arrested in February 2012 for harboring Mathai for 5-1/2 years at three different homes and using her as a servant for personal gain.
George's husband, Mathai Kolath George, and her eldest son were killed in a plane crash in 2009.
The U.S. Attorney's Office said Valsamma Mathai was used as a domestic, cook and babysitter by the family for up to 17 hours a day, seven days a week from October 2005 through May 2011. The government claimed her agreed-upon salary was $1,000 per month.
After the verdict, Sacco said his client was devastated by the verdict. He said George was focused on taking care of her five children and feels somewhat vindicated from the charge she was mistreating someone.
"We're disappointed," Sacco said. "The jury split its decision. They clearly found that Annie didn't mistreat the woman. Evidently, the jury found this woman was an illegal but that Annie didn't benefit."
Sacco said the decision means George should have known Mathai's passport and visa were not in order when Mathai herself did not even know their status. Continued...
"Annie has feelings for Valsamma, but she is hurt that she testified against her," Sacco said. "I think everyone realizes Valsamma was manipulated somewhat in this case."
Asked if a felony conviction could remove George from her position as executor of her late husband's estate, Sacco said it could play a part, but that development is at least 18 months away.
In a statement, U.S. Attorney Richard Hartunian said, "This case demonstrates our commitment to investigate and prosecute those who harbor illegal aliens."
He was joined in his reaction to the conviction by Matthew Scarpino, resident agent-in-charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Albany.
"Today's conviction," Scarpino said, "is a testament to our solemn commitment to protect those who cannot protect themselves. HSI is committed to giving the victims the help they need to come forward with vigorous enforcement and tough penalties."
Early Friday, the jury asked to have portions of George's testimony read back to them. Shortly after noon, the jury sent a note to Judge Sharpe asking for clarification on exactly when someone goes from being in the country legally to being an illegal alien. The jury wondered if a person would be considered an illegal alien if they could not produce their passport or visa, or if their passport or visa had expired.
"Your job is the findings of fact based on law," Sharpe said. "The first thing the government must prove is Valsamma Mathai a person who remained in the U.S. beyond the regulations of law?"
Sharpe then explained what a visa permits.
"If they go beyond the limitations of that visa, they are illegal," he said.
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This is a bit late for the holiday, but I just recently stumbled across this again on YouTube and felt it was necessary to share it.
This video comes from a British comedy show called Dead Ringers, which did a number of parodies. This particular one is a Doctor Who parody perfect for Christmas (or just after).


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Due to my immense hatred for the Duvalia and any other head sprouting Las Plagas, the Flash Grenade is my favorite "Weapon" by far. I have seen many games won and lost by Players either using its crowd control ability, its Plagas insta-slay button, or even both.
Although it doesn't do very much on the high end Infected, its crowd control ability definitely pairs immensely well with the new Sniper Rifle. Stay tuned to this space next week as we release such a Weapon to you in your survival efforts. Until then, continue following your zombie plan!


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The families of the victims requested a moment of silence at the Opening Ceremonies in London, on the 40th anniversary. The IOC refused to do so, claiming they had already honored the memory of the athletes on other occasions (I don't know if this was done at an Opening Ceremony or not).
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Cory Burns Fantasy Baseball News, Notes, Rumors and Statistics
The latest Cory Burns MLB and fantasy baseball news
Wed, 22 May 2013 13:59:31 -0700 The Texas Rangers recalled SP Ross Wolf from the minors Wednesday, May 22, and optioned RP Cory Burns in a corresponding move.
Thu, 16 May 2013 13:52:59 -0700 The Texas Rangers placed SP Alexi Ogando (biceps) on the 15-day disabled list with biceps tendonitis Thursday, May 16, and recalled P Cory Burns in a corresponding move. SP Josh Lindblom will make the start Monday, May 20. Fantasy Tip: Burns will work out of the bullpen and Lindblom is a temporary solution for Ogando's rotation post. Colby Lewis (elbow, triceps) could return soon from the DL before Ogando gets back, so he could slot into the rotation. If not, Martin Perez (arm), who is recovered from a broken arm, could come up. Lewis isn't a bad arm to stash in deep mixed leagues with his return looming.
Sun, 31 Mar 2013 13:14:05 -0700 The Texas Rangers have sent 2B Jurickson Profar, RP Cory Burns and RP Josh Lindblom to Triple-A Round Rock. Fantasy Tip: Owners who picked up Profar in mixed or American League-only leagues will have to wait for him to get the promotion at some point during the season.
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:52:47 -0700 The Texas Rangers will keep OF Julio Borbon on their 25-man roster and will send RPs Josh Lindblom and Cory Burns to Triple-A Round Rock.
Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:58:24 -0700 Texas Rangers OF Julio Borbon and RPs Josh Lindblom and Cory Burns are battling for the final spot on the 25-man roster. Both relievers can be optioned to the minors but Borbon is out of options. A decision is expected to be announced Saturday, March 30.
Thu, 28 Mar 2013 16:21:05 -0700 Texas Rangers RPs Tanner Scheppers and Joe Ortiz have made the opening day roster. OF Julio Borbon or RPs Josh Lindblom or Cory Burns are the final candidates for the final roster spot.
Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:42:58 -0800 Texas Rangers RP Cory Burns has begun to stand out among the team's bullpen options this spring, making three scoreless appearances. "He's doing a good job," manager Ron Washington said. "He's got deception, changes speed and can move the ball in on left-handers. He can throw his fastball on both sides of the plate." Burns throws in the high-80s with a sidearm delivery but his changeup generates swings and misses nearly 40 percent of the time. RPs Joe Nathan and Jason Frasor are the only pitchers guaranteed spots in the bullpen. RPs Tanner Scheppers (hamstring) and Wilmer Font (shoulder) are both sidelined with minor injuries, and RP Josh Lindblom hasn't fared very well so far. Burns has intrigued the Rangers ever since they acquired him from the San Diego Padres.
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Stocks break higher as fear wanes
Hopes for new Fed stimulus push equities and other risky assets out of a long funk.
It's been a good week for the bulls. First, Greece voted Sunday to stay in the euro. Then it was reported that Germany is softening its resistance to using eurozone bailout funds to reduce borrowing costs for countries like Spain. And now hopes are high for another round of policy easing from the Fed on Wednesday.
The results have been impressive. Small-cap stocks are breaking up and out of a two-month head-and-shoulders reversal pattern. Emerging-market stocks have jumped above their 50-day average. Precious-metals mining stocks are ending a long downtrend. The evidence suggests the rise will continue.
For one, the Fed is very likely to take some kind of easing action. A big drop in crude has cooled inflationary pressures. Unemployment is creeping higher again. And much of Europe has already fallen back into recession.
Opinions on what Fed action will be taken differ across Wall Street, from a short extension of the nearly finished $400 billion Operation Twist to a extension of near-zero interest rates or a "sterilized" bond purchase program funded by short-term bank deposits.
Also, technical strength looks very good as overly dour sentiment is worked off and hedge fund types scramble to cover short-euro/long-dollar currency trades. Futures markets suggest this trade has been extremely popular lately, with positioning moving beyond the extremes seen in the wake of the panic over the initial Greek bailout in 2010.
You can also see this reflected in the options market. Despite the recent rebound we've seen in risky assets, small options traders continue to pile into put option protection against continued declines. Given the extreme bullishness these folks demonstrated just a few months ago, the whipsaw from greed to fear has been quite dramatic.
In fact, an analysis of put/call trading volumes suggests these speculative options traders have been this fearful on only one other occasion since the March 2009 bear market low: June 2010. Then, as now, people were worried about the situation in Greece. And then, as now, risky assets were bottoming and beginning to push higher.
Just look at the way the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), Wall Street's fear gauge based on S&P 500 options premiums, has sliced below its 50-day moving average in a big way for the first time since March. The VIX below its 50-day is a precondition for sustainable medium-term market uptrends.
While I believe stocks will be in trouble later this year as the fiscal cliff approaches, for now, it's time to play.
Trading update
After concentrating on silver and gold mining stocks, I've shifted the focus of the Edge Letter Sample Portfolio to new movers, including semiconductor stocks, emerging-market issues and fast-moving "high-beta" picks in the pharmaceuticals/biotechnology space. Examples include the Direxion 3x Emerging Markets Bull (EDC), up 15% since I added it on June 6, and Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI), up 7.1% since Friday.
I want to add one new pick to my list: genetic drug developer Vical Inc. (VICL).
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this guy is smart, but in the end he is a day-trading dufus. here are the thursday results mid-day:
Examples include the Direxion 3x Emerging Markets Bull (EDC): DOWN 8.5% JUST FOR TODAY!!!
Spectrum Pharmaceuticals (SPPI): DOWN OVER 3.0% TODAY
genetic drug developer Vical Inc. (vicl): FLAT TODAY
following this guy's advice is a recipe for repeated day-trading whipsaw. ouch.
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I agree with the mandate for America to cover our bases and not use the Federal Reserve Oil. It would be wise though, to have a higher concentration on exploration for natural gas. It is more abundant and cleaner energy and will bring down the price of gas, which will in-turn bring down the need for oil, bringing down the price of oil (with less pollutants occurring, as well as oil spills).
Exxon/Mobil desires to only lobby for the $1.3 Trillion dollar deficit with oil exploration alone. Greed is in their eyes for expensive oil, and not cheaper natural gas. Oil and Gas are needed in the event of warfare, but oil refineries would be targets of thee enemy, verse underground gas lines, that are more secure. This is also an opportune time for solar energy, with no commitments from big energy firms (that we know of) assuming they want to corner the market in solar farms as well, like Conoco.
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Downtown Louisville will welcome six new retail businesses to South Fourth Street between the Seelbach and Brown hotels between now and next spring.
The mix of retail offerings from the new businesses aligns with recommendations made by a merchandising plan for South Fourth Street that was commissioned by Louisville Downtown Development Corp.
The new businesses are:
Art Eatables: A small-batch bourbon truffle shop
Block Party Handmade Boutique: A collaborative retail, studio, and workshop for artists
Celebrations: A custom invitation and gift shop
The Leading Man: A men's clothing and accessories shop
Les Filles Louisville: An artisan jewelry and accessories shop
Regalo: A gift, one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories shop
"We invested in this key corridor in our current budget because we knew the potential was there," Mayor Greg Fischer said. "The common thread with these new stores is that they're uniquely Louisville -- local owners with interesting concepts that help Keep Louisville Weird, and we need to thank these entrepreneurs for stepping up."


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Ann Arbor schools hires Utica principal to replace Joyce Hunter
Robyne Thompson will have big shoes to fill.
The Ann Arbor Board of Education approved hiring Thompson, a middle school principal from Utica Community Schools near Sterling Heights in Macomb County, to be the next assistant superintendent of secondary education Wednesday.
Current Assistant Superintendent Joyce Hunter, who has been with the district for 37 years, is retiring at the end of June. Hunter has been widely praised for her dedication to the district and her community involvement.
Thompson was hired at a salary of $122,399, the top of the pay scale for that position, according to a job posting on the Washtenaw Area Schools Consortium website. The amount is the same currently paid to Hunter.
Ann Arbor Public Schools Superintendent Patricia Green said the administration went through "three layers of an interview process" to vet Thompson and her qualifications before offering her the position. AAPS spokeswoman Liz Margolis has said the district generally does not comment on the number of applications it receives.
Thompson's was the only name brought before the board Wednesday. Green said Thompson is taking a pay cut to come to Ann Arbor Public Schools.
In addition to serving as the principal of Jeannette Junior High School in Utica, Thompson also was previously a high school teacher, Green said.
She said Thompson received a bachelor's degree, majoring in business administration, and a master's degree, majoring in higher education and business, from Northeastern State University in Oklahoma. She received her teaching certificate from Eastern Michigan University and her Doctor of Philosophy in Education from Oakland University.
Thompson's contract will begin July 2 and expire June 30, 2014. Deputy Superintendent of Human Resources and Legal Services Dave Comsa said the two-year agreement is standard. At the one-year mark, if a notice of nonrenewal is not issued, the contract automatically rolls over for the next school year, he said.
Per the contract approved by the board Wednesday, Thompson will be locked into her salary for those two years, unless the board directs administrators to negotiate a new contract with her, Comsa said.
Staff reporter Danielle Arndt covers K-12 education for AnnArbor.com. Follow her on Twitter @DanielleArndt or email her at email@example.com.


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The trade unions should give up on their relationship with the Labour party and support the Greens, the party has said.
Responding to the Government's Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation consultation, the Construction Products Association has acknowledged the enormous potential Green Deal could bring in improving the energy performance of UK buildings, but gave a cautionary warning that there were some fundamental issues that still needed to be addressed.
In response to the Governments 'Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation' consultation the Chartered Institute of Building questions the lack of incentives for consumers to get involved.
A culture shift costing billions of pounds is required if Scotland is to meet its climate change obligations, policy makers will be told this week.
The Society for the Environment has renewed the Chartered Institute of Building's license to award the Chartered Environmentalist qualification for a further five years.
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They called a time of death on Jeff. Then, his doctor heard the Lord say, 'Pray for him.'
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Simply connecting the countries of South Asia with each other and their neighbors may not be enough, says a new Asia Society report.
"Unlike the early 1990s, the United States should not and will not leave Afghanistan to its neighbors alone," writes Alexander Evans, who calls for a long-term, regional strategy for the embattled country.
In 2012, Asia Society hosted several of the global thinkers ranked on the latest annual Foreign Policy list.
President Barack Obama's visit to Southeast Asia, representing the first time a sitting American president has visited either Cambodia or Myanmar, is unprecedented in its timing and chosen itinerary.
Pakistani blogger and journalist M. Bilal Lakhani explains what may be behind the results of a recent BBC poll, and why neither U.S. candidate is particularly popular in Pakistan.
Asia Society's Mike Kulma talks to Al Jazeera ahead of tonight's foreign policy debate.
A strong and united ASEAN is key to avoiding a standoff between China and the United States in the South China Sea, writes Nguyen Manh Hung.
In a wide-ranging speech at Asia Society Washington Center, India's Ambassador to the United States calls the India-U.S. partnership "full of hope, promise and opportunities for the benefit our two peoples."
The U.S. vision over the next 25 years should be for an Asia that is universally open to American people and trade — and an America that is also open to Asia, writes Matt Stumpf.
It is now time for Washington to match its pressure tactics with an equally aggressive diplomatic strategy with Iran, writes Asia Society's Suzanne DiMaggio.
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Antrim Hills Walking Festival 2013
05 October 2013 - 06 October 2013
Organised by Larne Borough Council, the walking festival will return for a second year after the success of the 2012 event.
Based in the picturesque setting of Carnfunnock Country Park, just 3.5 miles north of Larne on the Causeway Coastal Route, this festival caters for all ages and abilities with a fun mixture of guided easy, moderate and challenging walks amid the magnificent scenery of the Antrim Hills.
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SO I am currently using a Lodge outpost cast Iron Grill (which I love):
But, it has limitations...
Small cooking area, no cover, and I am worried that my toddler is might be imperiled because it glows the most pleasing cherry red when stoked. I'm careful, but better to have a situation that minimizes a need for vigilance, if ya get my drift.
Also, I have long lusted after one of these:
Well, on one of the deal forums I frequent much is being made of this:
Recently heavily discounted by Home Depot to 299 from some figure far more astronomical, it appears to have a bit of a following. It offers a generous grilling area and a host of interesting accessories (yes that is an included trailer hitch mount):
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Smart Bomb Interactive is releasing the follow-up to 2006′s Snoopy vs. the Red Baron this year, titled Snoopy Flying Ace. It places beloved Peanuts characters in a World War I setting for some good old fashion dog-fighting… fighter pilot style, not Michael Vick style.
The controls are similar to the cult classic Crimson Skies. The left thumbstick moves Snoopy around; the triggers are for shooting; and the right thumbstick controls maneuvers like loops and barrel rolls. Aside from the machine gun, the other weapons can be changed on the fly between rockets, shotguns and more. (more…)


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With the help of all former governors from Rosellini to Gregoire, the Legislature, Olympia officials and private philanthropy, we have successfully redeveloped a railroad yard, warehouses and parking lots into the North Capitol Campus Heritage Park.
This year, with the support of Gov. Jay Inslee, the Legislature, local officials and citizens we will be able to further preserve and perfect the design of the campus with appropriations and donations to buy the derelict buildings on the isthmus and to dredge the lake and manage the Deschutes River watershed.
By taking down the "Mistake by the Lake" we will be able to reopen the Capitol-Olympic Vista element of the historic design, and by dredging the lake we will be able to manage the sediment, improve water quality, and protect the human-made salmon run above Tumwater Falls.
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wow...didnt think of that. his career could really hit the dumpster fast You have to wonder if the dolphin's FO would be naive enough to take that chance
I like this pick. Hes a steal imo. Maybe leach replacement. But time will tell and would not like to let leach go I'd he restructures. I still don't get the first 4tj round pick though.


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International Step by Step Association, 9th Annual Conference. 9-12th October 2008. Budapest, Hungary.
This presentation begins with a review of the overall funding structure for early childhood education and care in Ireland. It moves on to look in detail at the impact of the changes to the social inclusion funding measures. It concludes with a review of the reaction of various Irish stakeholders to these changes that have resulted in a 'missed opportunities for children'.
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O'Donoghue, B., Hayes, N., Bradley, S.:Missed Opportunities for Children?:An exploration of the impact of new funding mechanisms for Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Ireland.International Step by Step Association, 9th Annual Conference. 9-12th October 2008. Budapest, Hungary.
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Section 12. No facility shall be constructed, maintained or operated unless a siting agreement shall have been established by the developer and the local assessment committee of a host community pursuant to sections twelve and thirteen and said agreement has been declared to be operative and in full force and effect by the council. After said declaration by the council, a siting agreement shall be a nonassignable contract binding upon the developer and the host community, and enforceable against the parties in any court of competent jurisdiction.
The siting agreement shall specify the terms, conditions and provisions under which the facility shall be constructed, maintained and operated if the developer chooses to construct, maintain and operate a facility on said site, including, but not limited to the following terms, conditions and provisions:
(1) facility construction and maintenance procedures;
(2) operating procedures and practices, the design of the facility and its associated activities;
(3) monitoring procedures, practices and standards necessary to assure and continue to demonstrate that the facility will be operated safely;
(4) the services to be provided the developer by the host community;
(5) the compensation, services, and special benefits that will be provided to the host community by the developer, and the timing and conditions of their provision;
(6) the services and benefits to be provided to the host community by agencies of state government, and the timing and condition of their provision;
(7) any provisions for tax prepayments or accelerated payments, or for payments in lieu of taxes;
(8) provisions for renegotiation of any of the term, conditions of provisions of the siting agreement, or of the entire agreement;
(9) provisions for resolving any disagreements in the construction and interpretation of the siting agreement that may arise between the parties; and
(10) appendices of the compensation to be paid abutting communities established pursuant to the provisions of section fourteen.
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(1) provisions for direct monetary payments from the developer to the host community in addition to payments for taxes and special services and compensation for demonstrable adverse impacts;
(2) provisions to assure the health, safety, comfort, convenience, and social and economic security of the host community and its citizens;
(3) provisions to assure the continuing economic viability of the project; and
(4) provisions to assure the protection of the environment and natural resources.
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From the top of Logie...
The Saturday ride was the longest of the new year for me, a whopping 3hrs! :)
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Kat hooked me up with some Tifosi-branded shades that worked w/my new Limar helmet, April and Sue in the pic too.
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So my brakes are gone, life goes on. But my car does not, so can anyone point me in the direction to where I can find a DIY or some information on replacing front and rear disc rotors and pads for a 2001 Vw Jetta VR6. I seem to be running into a problem with some sort of clips? Help would be great.
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You don't need a Bentley Repair manual just to do brakes.
Are the 'clips' you refer to the retaining springs on the front of the caliper? If so just pry them off with a flathead screwdriver.
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