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(CNN) -- The family and friends of Jon Carmichael will speak out Thursday about his suicide and the effects of bullying.
His parents say it was bullying that led the 13-year-old to commit suicide, hanging himself in a barn near his home in Cleburne, Texas.
The family is scheduled to speak at a news conference, that comes four days after the first anniversary of Carmichael's death.
On that anniversary, his parents, Jon Timothy and Tami Carmichael, filed a $20 million federal lawsuit against several officials at the school Jon attended, alleging they deliberately turned a blind eye to the bullying of their son, prompting his death.
In the lawsuit, documents state that staff and students at The Joshua Independent School District observed several explicit acts of bullying, including Jon being thrown into a trash can "easily a few times a week," but did nothing to stop it.
"He was placed upside down in a toilet bowl, and had his head flushed several times, at each occasion. These acts were observed by other students who failed to report the incident," the documents said. "Just prior to his death he was stripped nude, tied up and again placed into a trashcan."
The lawsuit states that event was taped and put on YouTube, but was taken down "at the direction of an unknown staff member, who also failed to report the incident."
Carmichael family attorney Martin J. Cirkiel said the family's goal in issuing the lawsuit is to educate.
"On the human level, the family wants what every family wants when they come to me in these kind of cases. They want to make sure it doesn't happen to someone else," the attorney said.
Cirkiel said the family would like to see a program developed in their son's name and to be able to open a trust fund for kids who need it who are being bullied.
"They want to increase planning and education," he said.

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Washington --There's no firm date yet, but sometime in early 2014 NASA intends to take its first major step toward rebuilding its human spaceflight program.
The milestone is the maiden test flight of its Orion spacecraft, a launch that has come into sharper relief in the three months since NASA and manufacturer Lockheed Martin announced it.
As planned, an unmanned Orion capsule will begin its journey at Cape Canaveral and take two loops around Earth before splashing down in the Pacific Ocean. What's now clear is that the capsule will be sent far beyond the lower Earth orbit of the International Space Station.
At its peak, Orion's orbit is expected to extend nearly 3,700 miles from Earth - the farthest a NASA spacecraft built for humans has gone since the early 1970s.
That distance is "significantly higher than human spaceflight has gone since Apollo," said Larry Price, Orion deputy program manager at Lockheed Martin. "The reason for that is so we can get a high-energy entry so we can stress the heat shield."
The test will determine whether Orion can survive the re-entry into Earth's atmosphere - where temperatures are expected to reach 4,000 degrees - in preparation for a human flight in 2021. NASA hopes that Orion eventually can carry astronauts back to the moon or to nearby asteroids.
Besides the heat shield, the practice flight is designed to test 10 systems whose failure could be disastrous, including the capsule's flight software and parachutes. Like its Apollo-era predecessors, the four-person Orion capsule is designed to land in water.
"The beauty about flying in 2014 is that we can learn early [if there are problems], so if we find something we really got to fix we've got time before we fly people," said Mark Geyer, head of the Orion program at NASA.
The test also gives NASA, and Orion manufacturer Lockheed Martin, a chance to showcase part of the agency's new exploration program, details of which were agreed to last fall after a year of negotiation among the White House, Congress and industry.
In Florida, the test flight, which will cost $375 million, will provide Kennedy Space Center with some badly needed work. The retirement of the shuttle led to the loss of at least 6,000 jobs. Lockheed Martin plans to employ as many as 400 workers for Orion at Cape Canaveral as it approaches the test flight.
NASA's exploration program still is years away from being operational, and NASA leaders see the Orion test as a morale booster.
"It helps keep a sense of urgency. It helps keep the team focused on getting the work done. There's nothing like a flight to focus a team to get the work done on time," Geyer said.
The timetable for NASA's new exploration program envisions a first manned flight of Orion in 2021 aboard a new rocket - still under development - that NASA expects to be the most powerful ever. An unmanned test flight of that rocket, being built by Lockheed Martin rivals Boeing and ATK, is planned for 2017.
Orion, which already has cost $6 billion, is much farther along-as the capsule was salvaged from the defunct Constellation moon program, which Obama and Congress canceled in 2010.
So - at Lockheed Martin's urging - NASA decided to test Orion before the new rocket was ready.
Officially, Lockheed Martin has not yet selected a rocket for the Orion test; an announcement is expected in mid-February. Congressional, agency and industry sources, however, all expect the company to select its own rocket, the Delta IV, for the flight.
That has led to suspicion as to whether Lockheed Martin was either trying to upstage the new Space Launch System rocket or muscle in on the emerging market for commercial rockets, which NASA hopes will launch crew and cargo to the ISS within the next several years.
Two other companies, Boeing and SpaceX, offered their rockets to NASA as the agency was deciding whether to give Lockheed Martin full control over what rocket it would use for the test flight.
NASA rejected these offers, citing Lockheed's experience with both the capsule and its rocket.
"[The] level of knowledge, specifically focused on the integration of the Orion spacecraft with a launch vehicle, gained over the 5-year period of performance under the Orion Contract could not be reasonably obtained by another contractor in time to meet the early 2014 launch date requirement," wrote NASA in its justification.
When asked about the possibility of Lockheed Martin shouldering its way into other areas of space exploration, Price described the Space Launch System as critical to deep-space exploration. But he added that it was important to stay flexible.
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Jemimah Puddleduck performed at Mill Valley, CA's Masonic Hall this past Saturday. The band, which is lead by RatDog guitarist Mark Karan, also features keyboardist JT Thomas, bassist Bob Gross and drummer Joe Chirco. During Saturday's performance, former Phil Lesh/RatDog keyboardist Mookie Siegel also sat in for a few songs, including "Bait the Hook" and "She." Please click here to stream Karan's recent performance on Relix's Cold Turkey.


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Great Ten #6
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Beginning the second half of "Great Ten" with this week's issue, the structure of focusing on one of the members of China's government-approved superhero team continues with a spotlight on Ghost Fox Killer, the deadly woman in green. After five issues of origins, Tony Bedard changes it up with this issue, providing the 'origin' of one of Ghost Fox Killer's informants instead of her story. It's refreshing to have the formula tweaked a little to keep things from growing stagnant.
The plot of the seemingly returned Chinese gods takes an odd turn this issue with the involvement of the government and the Triads, which is where Ghost Fox Killer's connection comes in. She's spent years cleaning up the Hong Kong underworld, making the ghosts of the criminals she's killed her servants, and sparing Ling Enlai to act as an informant. It's something he still does even though he's high in the ranks, partly out of fear, partly out of love. It's an interesting hook, but one that's not explored too much.
Ghost Fox Killer remains something of a mystery in this issue, though hints are given about her true nature through her connection to her ghost servants and her homeland. Not spelling things out is a smart move, because so much has been revealed about other Great Ten members. Leaving one of them to maintain an aura of mystery and intrigue, especially the femme fatale gangster killer, helps keep the team interesting.
Where the issue doesn't succeed completely is in the advancement of the larger plot. That the plot advances only through whichever character is the focus of an issue hurts it somewhat and makes the pacing of the series jumpy. The direction changes quickly, keeping things interesting, but also losing any sense of flow and consistency from issue to issue. The Triad and government connections come off as forced in this issue because of its focus rather than the logical next step in the story.
Scott McDaniel's art remains consistently energetic and dynamic. Like previous issues, his finishes on some panels, particularly panels with multiple characters, aren't the strongest, but his use of shadows in this issue is some of his best. Ghost Fox Killer's ghost servants look creepy and otherworldly in their movements and appearances, while her homeland has the beauty and majesty needed. His page layouts help the forward momentum of his energetic pencils as he often overlaps panels, making them lead into one another, almost stacked atop one another. His art really drives the book forward with dynamic action scenes and layouts.
One thing that stands out, too, is Ghost Fox Killer's body language. I hadn't noticed before, but McDaniel gives a sense of her character through how she stands and moves. The way she tilts her head slightly and moves with a grace that can't help but convey a little attitude, it makes her stand apart from the others. Definitely some of his best character work.
Which is, of course, ironic, since Bedard purposefully keeps her mysterious. The focus on Ghost Fox Killer makes this one of the strongest instances of "Great Ten" telling the story of one of the heroes, but that formula takes away from the larger plot somewhat. Hopefully, it will all tie together nicely in the end, but, here, just past the midway point, things seem on the verge of unraveling.


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A registered nurse from Portland, Oregon, entered a not guilty plea on Thursday to additional charges relating to more than 100 threatening letters he allegedly mailed to members of Congress in February.
Christopher Carlson has been jailed without bond since his March 9 arrest for allegedly mass mailing envelopes from Portland that contained a suspicious white powder. The powder, later found to be harmless, triggered security alerts on Capitol Hill and among several media outlets, Reuters reports.
The 10 additional felony counts against Carlson were contained in an expanded indictment returned on March 28 by a federal grand jury. The charges came after Carlson entered not guilty pleas to two earlier charges. He pleaded not guilty to 12 charges - six counts of mailing a threat to use a biological weapon and six counts of mailing a threatening communication to a member of Congress.
If Carlson is convicted, he could face a maximum penalty of 90 years in prison. More than 100 threatening letters were received by various media offices and lawmakers, including National Public Radio and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner. Authorities have yet to offer a possible motive, according to Reuters.
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How Credit Affects The Home Buying Process
The Federal Savings Bank informs readers on how credit affect the home buying process.
Most Americans need to apply for a mortgage to finance a new home purchase. During the application process, credit scores are used by lenders, like The Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned provider, to determine what type of a borrower an applicant is. They will check payment history to see if borrowers are likely to pay their mortgage bill on time and how much debt applicants currently owe. Both of these factors contribute to a person's credit score, but can also determine which type of mortgage is best suited for them. In general, higher credit scores receive better loan terms and interest rates. Potential homebuyers should seek out a mortgage that fits their credit score, as some loans are better suited for different scores.
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Prior to applying for a mortgage, borrowers should check their credit report, which details credit history. This includes the number of credit cards, debt owed, outstanding balances and payment history. Applicants should carefully review this document and look for any mistakes that could negatively impact a credit score. Information about credit history can remain on a report for seven years, and in some cases, may be permanent. This means that it can take several years to improve a low credit score. Not all credit reports will come with the calculated score, which may need to be requested for an additional fee. Everyone is entitled to a free credit report once a year from each of the three major credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion. To order a free credit report, visit annualcreditreport.com.
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Lenders often allow a borrower with less-than-perfect credit to receive a mortgage, but it may require a larger down payment as the lender will likely consider the loan as risky. The amount a homebuyer will need to make on a down payment depends on the type of mortgage. Some lenders that approve jumbo loans may require down payments as high as 20 percent. For many first-time home buyers, this is not always a viable option. Conventional loans may have a lower down payment, closer to 5 percent. Some first-time home buyer loans have the option to receive a down payment as low as 3.5 percent.
First-time home buyers tend to go for home loans with lower down payments because they may not have the extra capital all at once, which makes long-term mortgages a better option. Other homeowners with a riskier loan may need to purchase mortgage insurance, which will protect the lender in the event that the mortgage falls into default. This is typically added onto monthly mortgage payments.
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Shopping around is one of the best ways to find a low-rate mortgage in any state and receive more favorable terms. This can also help a potential homebuyer figure out which home loan will work for their credit score. For example, a first-time home buyer with good credit may want to look into FHA mortgages, which generally offer low down payments and interest rates.
Contact the Federal Savings Bank, a veteran owned bank, to find out more about a first-time home buyers programs and affordable mortgage options.
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Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded Review
If videogames accurately manifest the desires of their target demographic, then a lot of today's 18-to-35 males long to be massive space marines with names like Brock Beefsteak and Jake McSlamfist. But 25 years ago it was totally cool to help social misfit Larry Laffer score with babes that are way out of his league. Apparently everything dork is cool again, as the original 40-year-old virgin is back: Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded, Replay Games' remake of the first game in Sierra's classic adventure series is just as filthy, funny, and heartwarming as it ever was.
Poor Larry. All he's got going for him is a cut-rate Saturday Night Fever outfit and a repertoire of cornball pickup lines, but he's in Lost Wages, city of loose slots and looser women and he is going to get lucky with the ladies no matter how much humiliation he has to take. Your job is to guide Larry through this adventure as he attempts to please four bodacious babes on his quest to get lucky.
As you can tell, the humor is cheerfully naughty in a playful Mad Magazine way, but it never seems out to shock in the way that some modern games do. It's corny and frequently pun-related, and some have called it outdated but I still like it even though the punch lines induce more groans than laughs.
Each babe has a series of demands, and your actions largely concern using the items you collect on other objects in order to acquire the items they want. New girl Jasmine, for instance wants an unusual perfume. Your recipe involves ambergris, also known as whale vomit. You've got the whale, but how to make him cough up what you need? Maybe that bottle of hot sauce you found will help…?
The touch interface is well done, although playing on iPhone sometimes means that the touch hotspots are tiny and sometimes hard to successfully tap. Playing on iPad is definitely recommended.
This is still an old-school adventure game, and as such the obscurity of the solutions can be maddening. (Remember, a huge chunk of original publisher Sierra's revenue came from their help hotline and the sale of hint books.) Arriving at the proper solution requires some thought and a good deal more trial land error, but this game in general isn't as puzzle-dense as many later adventures. Still, an integrated hint system like that seen in the Broken Sword ports would have made the archaic gameplay more palatable.
This remake retains the broad cartoonish visuals from the later PC games, but the backgrounds have been upgraded with a coat of digital paint and a spiffy new jazz soundtrack. Lefty's Bar is as terrible as ever– only better. (But even after so many decades they still haven't fixed the toilets.) If you're familiar with the series, wandering through the locations is like visiting the town in which you grew up years after you moved away: nostalgic and memory-provoking. The snarky narrator returns, thankfully, with even more Larry-savaging dialogue. Also new to the remake is a new potential conquest in hot bikini babe Jasmine, although her story is short and a little unsatisfying.
Larry Laffer is an unappealing loser, a character that shouldn't work, but he somehow manages to be appealing anyway. His ceaseless optimism in the face of endless indignity is actually inspiring. For a game about scoring with chicks, Leisure Suit Larry: Reloaded contains a surprising amount of love: love for the main character, the game on which it is based, and most of all love for the fans who made the remake possible in the first place. Play the game yourself and you might feel this love, too. Just keep a walkthrough handy.


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Quick, think of a phrase for the acronym SMSPART. You have 30 seconds.
Not so easy, is it?
It's all in a day's combat for the thousands of Web surfers who play Acrophobia. The game is a mainstay of Berkeley System's free online gaming site, Berzerk (www.
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New players start on the road to ruin by downloading a 2-megabyte program from the Acrophobia Web site that works inside Web browsers. Thus armed, they're asked to create an online identity and choose a "room" in which to play the game.


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Tour a land of Feluccas and Pharaohs and witness Egypt's most iconic sites
Uncover the ancient mysteries and modern marvels of Egypt and see why this classic destination inspires millions of travellers each year. With an action-packed itinerary that is purpose built for families, this authentic Egypt experience blends all the must-see highlights with plenty of adventurous, off the beaten-track activities. So whether you're cruising the Nile in a Felucca, sitting down to dinner with a Nubian family or hopping on a camel, this relaxing, exciting and always enlightening family tour of Egypt is sure to fill the photo album and keep you reminiscing around the dinner table for years to come.
In 2019 this trip will become a 8 day itinerary that starts and finishes in Cairo. Due to passenger feedback we are removing Hurghada from the itinerary, adding an additional day in Aswan and including a return flight to Cairo.
Egypt is home to some of the world's most amazing ancient icons. Explore the Pyramids, Sphinx and Valley of the Kings with expert local guides
There are so many chances to interact with the locals and experience their culture. Lose yourself in Cairo's colourful Khan al-Khalili bazaar and dine with Nubian village folk in a house in Aswan
Sleep under the stars, feast on hearty cuisine and be dazzled by the riverside scenery on a felucca sailing trip down the Nile
The overnight train from Cairo to Aswan is a fun activity for the whole family, with comfortable sleeping quarters and good food – not to mention the thrill of waking up in an exciting new destination
An Egypt adventure wouldn't be complete without a donkey ride, and you'll also travel by horse and cart to Karnak – sure to be a hit with the young ones
Finishing in Hurghada, you have plenty of time to unwind at the end of your adventure. Snorkel the coral reefs of the Red Sea or simply relax on the beach
There is a fair amount of walking involved in exploring the pyramids, and it can get very hot in the summer. Be sure your family has appropriate clothing, sun protection and plenty of water to drink.
Evenings can get quite cool, so it's best to bring warm clothes too. Wearing layers is the best way to deal with the disparity in day and night temperatures.
Cruising down the Nile on a felucca is an amazing experience, but keep in mind that facilities will be basic. You'll sleep outside under the stars on a simple mattress. There is a nice clean toilet on board.
This itinerary is valid for departures from 01 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. View the itinerary for departures between 01 January 2019 - 31 December 2019
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Please note that these trips are for adults and children travelling together and there must be at least one child under 18 with you.
Minimum age for children on this trip is 5 years old.
A discount of 10% applies on this trip to children 17 years and under at time of travel.
A single supplement is available on this trip with exception of Day 4 (Felucca).
We recommend that you check your government's advice for their latest information on travelling in Egypt before your departure and ensure that your travel insurance covers you for all areas of your itinerary. We have links to prominent government travel advisories and regular updates on issues affecting this trip on our Travel Alerts page - www.intrepidtravel.com/au/travel-alerts
In 2019 this trip will become a 8 day itinerary that starts and finishes in Cairo. Due to passenger feedback we are removing Hurghada from the itinerary, adding an additional day in Aswan and including a return flight to Cairo.
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Day 2: Overnight train
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Perfect family trip with a fantastic balance of adventures, activities and a bit of down time.
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Egypt Family Adventure was excellent fun. Although the kids were different in character, they all connected over this shared experience. The itinerary was fast paced and fun with lots of different experiences. Pools at the hotel for 'down time' was a hit! The Tour Leader was excellent, making the whole experience stress free and fun.
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Anna Williamson would like to jet across to Australia this year to be a guest on the spin-off show 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'
Anna Williamson wants to be a guest on this year's 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! NOW!'.
The 34-year-old television presenter is due to welcome her first child into the world with her husband Alex Di Pasquale in just a matter of days but she has admitted she's desperate to jet across Australia in November to appear on the spin-off.
Speaking exclusively to BANG Showbiz, she said: "It's a very real possibility I would hope, just that based on what I would like to do and conversations, to be perhaps be involved in the show or the spin off show. Perhaps that would be a good sort of dress rehearsal for the main show next year. Who knows?"
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Georgi Chunev, Dean Glenn Sharfman, Sarah Hall
Top symposium scholars focus research
on the galaxy and war crimes in Iraq
Cheers and applause exploded through the standing-room-only crowd in the Manchester College auditorium on the afternoon of April 4th … not for a victorious 3-pointer, but for two research scholars who had just netted The Jo Young Switzer Award for Excellence.
A future peacemaker and scientist each received the $150 top prize in the largest field of competition in the history of the 10-year-old Student Research Symposium:
"Some of the work that you all heard today was graduate level, and I am so happy that Manchester College provides this opportunity for undergraduates to gain some experience at working on projects deeper than typical," Dean Glenn Sharfman, vice president for academic affairs, told the crowd at the awards ceremony.
"I want to congratulate all of you students for doing something when you did not have to, for educating all of us on your area of expertise, and for taking advantage of this opportunity to know your faculty mentor a little bit better," added Sharfman, who sponsored the annual competition.
In her presentation, Hall, a peace studies major, analyzed the likelihood of a trial of former U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld under universal jurisdiction. She considered crimes allegedly committed, distinctions between diplomatic and state immunity, and the role of universal jurisdiction related to German legal code. Her mentor in the project was Tim McElwee, Plowshares associate professor of peace studies and director of Peace Studies.
Chunev, majoring in computer science and mathematics, had the extraordinary opportunity to study data from a $736,000 research grant shared by other scientists. He analyzed computer data of dust and debris that the orbiting telescope sent to Earth, seeking clues to the evolution of extrasolar terrestrial planets. His faculty mentor for the symposium was Manchester physicist Christer Watson.
The research by the 35 student presenters reflected the breadth of side-by-side study opportunities with faculty at the northern Indiana college, which offers more than 55 areas of study. For more about the liberal arts college, visit www.manchester.edu
Winning Abstracts
Georgi Chunev
Optical Spectroscopy of GLIMPSE Stars with 8 Micron Infrared Excess
Advances in telescope sensitivity and angular resolution are opening the way for new approaches to the search for extrasolar terrestrial planets. When direct observation is not possible, as is often the case, a solution to the problem is identifying stars with debris disks (a signature for planetary formation) based on photometric and spectral data.
In our study, Spitzer GLIMPSE (3.6, 4.5, 5.8, and 8.0μm) and 2MASS (at 1.3, 1.7, and 2.2μm) photometry was used to identify about 450 middle-range temperature (classes A or B) stars in our galaxy, having excess emission at 8.0μm. Among several possibilities, one source of the excess emission could be the presence of a debris-disk. To rule out, or confirm, other causes of the observed infrared excesses, optical spectra (3910 - 6660 Å) for a subset of 23 stars were obtained with the Wyoming Infrared Observatory's (WIRO) 2.3m telescope and longslit spectrograph. The spectra were used to classify the stars, which gave insight into the evolutionary stage of each source and confirmed the accuracy of our selection criteria (class A and B stars).
Finally, the presence of Balmer alpha (Hα) emission lines in some of the collected spectra suggested that ionized gas, as opposed to dust and planetary debris, is the cause of 8.0μm emission excess for these sources. From the 23 observed stars four exhibited Hα emission; six were too evolved; and 13 had all the necessary characteristics to still be considered candidates for young systems with warm massive dust disks – associated with terrestrial-type planetary formation.
Sarah Hall
Can Former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Legally be Tried by Germany under Universal Jurisdiction?
This presentation aims to discuss the possibility for former United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld to be tried by Germany for war crimes and torture allegedly committed in the current war in Iraq.
The legal issues surrounding such an event are considered with regard to the crimes allegedly committed, distinctions between diplomatic and state immunity, and the role of universal jurisdiction with respect to German legal code.
Concluding the presentation is an analysis of the likelihood of the trial of former Secretary Rumsfeld by Germany under universal jurisdiction for war crimes and torture, updated to include more recent information.
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Learn about the Recent option within Backstage view in PowerPoint 2010.
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The Recent option within the Backstage View provides you with a list of recently opened presentations so that you can quickly select the one that you want to work upon. Further, the Recent option provides you with a couple of other tricks. Follow these steps to explore the Recent option within Backstage view in PowerPoint 2010.
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Scarecrow Contest
Eligibility: Our Scarecrow Contest is open to all ages, families, community and non-profit groups, and area businesses.
Each person, family, or group may only enter one scarecrow.
1. Individual/ Family: In this division, both kids and parents can work together to create their scarecrow masterpiece.
2. Business or Community/Non-Profit Group: In this division, advertising is allowed including business/ group logo.
Entry Fee: This event is FREE for all participants.
Registration Deadline: Saturday, October 14th.
Location of Scarecrows: Multi-purpose fields at Charlie Daniels Park.
Construction: Scarecrows must be durable and able to stand up to the elements: sun, wind, and rain, so please use care in choosing your materials. All decorations must be firmly attached to the scarecrow. We recommend a 2x4 piece of lumber for the central body, and a broomstick or 2x4 is recommended for the arms.
Most Importantly: Don't forget to make sure your 2x4 for your scarecrow is either long enough to stake in the ground or that your scarecrow is free-standing.
If you choose to bring fresh vegetables or fruits (for instance, pumpkins), they must be whole, and not punctured or carved, to make sure that they do not rot during the duration of the voting period.
As part of your display, be sure to make a sign with: the name of your scarecrow, the hashtag you've chosen, and your name, or your group or business name (this will help your friends, family and members of the voting public to know which scarecrow to vote for!).
Size: Please keep your scarecrow, and any setting decorations within a 6 x 6 foot area.
Drop Off & Set-Up: All entries must be dropped off at Mt. Juliet Community Center by Thursday, October 19th, in time for the staff to set them up. If you wish to decorate the area around your scarecrow, you may do so anytime Friday, October 20th and before 9:00 AM Saturday, October 21st.
Duration: Scarecrows will be on display, and available for judging during Halloween in the Park, October 21st.
Judging: Vote for your favorite scarecrow via social media. Winner will be determined by their combined score of Facebook likes & shares, Twitter retweets, & Instagram posts.
Three ways to vote:
1. Facebook: Like & share from the MJ Parks and Rec page.
2. Twitter: Retweet the photo from @MJParksandRec
3. Instagram: Post the picture of your favorite scarecrow with the scarecrows hashtag, #MJScarecrowContest, and tag @MJParksandRec.
Feel free to encourage friends and family to visit the location and check out your magical creations!
Pick-Up: Scarecrows will be discarded on Monday, October 23rd. If you wish to take yours, please do so before then.


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Many businesses look at SEO and Digital Marketing as a burden they would rather now bare, but both are essential to flourish in the online market. Businesses who have not taken on the ways of SEO and Digital Marketing are seriously losing out now and want to know how to start and where to find help.
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Manual Online Research, Personalize and Send Emails
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From a list, research 100 independent gardening centers in the US: Find email address and determine if they sell any fairy or miniature gardening products or services, like workshops. Personalize 1 sentence based on research, and send out an otherwise standard email. If no response, send a follow up email 5 business days later.
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Graphic Design Companies in Enfield
List of Enfield based agencies offering offering professional web, print advertising (brochure, leaflet, flyer) and corporate brand identity graphic design services.
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My approach to my work is to combine my flair for design with a passion for excellent customer service. I've been working to create web designs and guides that really work, so that anyone can expand their online presence. I believe that by bridging the gap between the digital and real worlds, anyone can effectively expand their business- and I want to help you do it.
We love Bringing brands to life. Our mission is to make the world a more beautiful place through the power of design. We are passionate about bringing you're brand to life and creating a powerful platform to help you're business grow. We are driven by a one simple philosophy... Create beautiful brands that excite and engage!
Guy Jackson, based in north London, offers the personal attention of an experienced creative designer for all your corporate and marketing projects. Working closely with clients from the initial concept through design to print, we offer both ideas and high-quality work to budget and on time. From developing visual identity to producing leaflets, brochures and display materials, we handle the full range
Screenworx offers a complete design, illustration and creative support service for clients local to international. Stuart has spent many years working in the creative industry, both freelance and working in top London design studios, in a variety of roles in creative design, illustration, client liaison and photography. He is also a specialist aviation artist producing work for documentaries, publications,
Core Dais is a creative agency with true integrated capabilities in four key areas: brand, design, web and printing. We're based in Enfield, London, but work with clients all over the UK and beyond. We'll work with your company, understand your business objectives, and solve your communication and design issues using a rare blend of creativity and expertise. Let us be guardians of your brand, whatever


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Football vs. ECU
The Hokies run onto Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium to start the game against the ECU Pirates, Sept. 26, 2015.
Kendall Fuller (11) warms up prior to the start of the game against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015. Fuller was sidelined for the entirety of the game.
ECU fans with painted faces cheer before the start of the game against Tech, Sept. 26, 2015.
Greg Stroman (3) reacts after intercepting a pass on ECU's first possession of the game, Sept. 26, 2015.
Travon McMillian (34) attempts to dive into the end zone while being hit by Josh Hawkins (28), Sept. 28, 2015.
Trey Edmunds (14) reacts with teammate Bucky Hodges (7) after scoring the opening touchdown for the Hokies, Sept. 26, 2015.
Mook Reynolds (6) emerges from a pile with a recovered fumble early in the first quarter against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015.
Bryce Williams (80) goes airborne after being hit by Mook Reynolds (6) on a carry, Sept. 26, 2015.
Quarterback Brendan Motley (9) throws the ball in the first half against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015.
Trey Edmunds (14) carries the ball for a short gain, Sept. 26, 2015.
Trevon Brown (88) gets wrapped up by Chuck Clark (19) after a reception, Sept. 26, 2015.
Isaiah Jones (7) gets his fingertips on a pass while being covered by Chuck Clark (19), Sept. 26, 2015.
Greg Stroman (3) watches Trevon Brown (88) land in the end zone after reeling in a pass, Sept. 26, 2015.
Trevon Brown (88) celebrates with teammate J.T. Boyd (65) after scoring a touchdown for the Pirates, Sept. 26, 2015.
J.C. Coleman (4) stiff arms Fred Presley (99) on a carry, Sept. 26, 2015.
Dad Nicolas (90) looks towards the sideline in between plays against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015.
James Summers (11) carries the ball towards Nigel Williams (95), Sept. 26, 2015.
Sam Rogers (45) gets dragged down by Darius Commissiong (58) near the Tech end zone, Sept. 26, 2015
Isaiah Ford (1) carries the ball into the ECU secondary, Sept. 26, 2015.
Isaiah Jones (7) makes a one handed touchdown catch, Sept. 26, 2015. The play went under official review and the call on the field stood.
James Summers (11) sheds a tackle from Adonis Alexander (36) before running in for a score, Sept. 26, 2015.
Adonis Alexander (36) pauses before getting up while watching James Summers (11) and his teammates celebrate after a touchdown, Sept. 26, 2015.
Coach Frank Beamer walks away from an official after arguing about a fumbled punt return by ECU that was ruled a touchback, Sept. 26, 2015.
Brendan Motley (9) looks towards the Tech fan section after running in a touchdown late in the game against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015.
Isaiah Jones (7) watches a ball slip through his hands while being shadowed by Mook Reynolds (6), Sept. 6, 2015.
Bucky Hodges (7) reacts after dropping a pass on fourth down late in the fourth quarter against ECU, Sept. 26, 2015.
Ryan Malleck (88) gets his hands on the final pass of the game before losing possession of it outside of the Hokies' end zone, Sept. 26, 2015. The Hokies lost the game 35-28.
Head coaches Frank Beamer and Ruffin McNeill meet at the 50-yard-line after the game, Sept. 26, 2015. ECU beat the Hokies 35-28, marking Tech's second straight loss to the Pirates.


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N.Z. Prime Minister to Warner Bros.: We Won't Engage in 'Bidding War' Over 'Hobbit'
John Key says government won't make any money on production; meanwhile, Facebook yanks a page called 'Keep the Hobbit film shoot in New Zealand' with little explanation.
Keeping The Hobbit in New Zealand may be a gamble no better than a coin toss, but that doesn't mean the country will shell out more coin for the privilege.
Prime Minister John Key was quoted in local press as estimating the chances of retaining the production as 50-50. Before the meeting, Key said, "In reality, we don't make a lot of money out of this movie, with a 15% subsidy," referring to an existing incentive program. "It's a wash from the government point of view. What we are earning, we are basically giving back to them."
Key also told reporters that "I've made it quite clear (to Warner Bros.) if it comes to a bidding war, then New Zealand is out because I don't think that's the right way to run this."
Key said he was encouraged that the studio had sent a "fairly heavy-duty team" to meet with him, including the president of New Line Cinema, the company's chief legal counsel and a senior executive from Warner Bros. whom Key said he knew "quite well."
Meanwhile, one expression of local support the Warners executives won't see is a Facebook page called "Keep the Hobbit film shoot in New Zealand," THR has learned.
That's because the social networking site pulled the page, located at http://www.facebook.com/hobbitnz, when the number of "fans" hit 10,000. A visit to that address produced a "page not found" error.
Mark Harrison, a Kiwi actor who created the Facebook page and organized "Save the Hobbit" rallies up and down the country, was furious at the company. "We probably missed another 4,000-5,000 supporters," he said, citing the saturation coverage of Sunday's rallies in the local press.
In a country the size of New Zealand, 10,000 fans is equivalent to about 700,000 in the U.S., adjusted for the population difference. Five thousand more would bring the corresponding number above a million.
Harrison noted with dismay that that full-page pro-Hobbit advertisements citing the Facebook address are scheduled to run Tuesday in the country's two largest newspapers.
According to Harrison, Facebook has provided no explanation of its actions except to make vague reference to the site's legal terms without explaining in what way the page had violated them.
"They don't take responsibility," Harrison complained. He plans to lead a call for a New Zealand ombudsman with power to investigate.
Facebook could not be reached for comment.
Pip Bulbeck in Sydney contributed to this report.


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Google has vowed to fight Oracle's patent lawsuit over use of Java patents in Android, claiming that Android's Dalvik implementation is not covered. Meanwhile, Java creator James Gosling blogs that neither side in the lawsuit is without blame, but calls the suit a victory for "ego, money and power" at the expense of open software development.Read more »
Google vows to fight Oracle lawsuit as Java creator speaks out
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Microsoft's 'Android Tax' Shows Why Mono Should be Treated as Threat
Asian companies sell many phones with Linux in them, but Microsoft is extorting all of themRead more »
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Oracle vs. Google over Java in Android is only the start.
I don't think Oracle suing Google over the use of Java in Android has much to do with Android at all. I think it has everything to do with Oracle monetizing Java anyway it can. That spells big trouble for any company or developer who uses Java...Read more »
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Defending Free Software against Oracle's attack
To me writing code is a means of Free Speech, and the Free Software movement is about preserving my rights of Free Speech in the face of the US patent system which is trying to cut down what I can say. Attacking the Oracle patent claims, and writing software to undermine their market position is the least I can do. If enough people think and do the same, I hope we can cause them trouble.Read more »
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Richard Stallman on Australia: Q&A
"...In October Stallman will visit Australia to speak — among other events — at UNSW's Clancy Auditorium in an event being supported by National ICT Australia. But we got in touch with Stallman ahead of time for a chat about the Government's internet filter project, free software and why he likes to visit Australia for its parrots..."Read more »
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Android may have the phones, but MeeGo may get the cars
Actually, it looks now like MeeGo is going to have its own niche where it will be the embedded Linux of choice: Car entertainment, Internet, and navigation systems.Read more »
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Diversity is Good, Proprietary Software Giants Are Not
Timely perspective on Apple, Microsoft, and the substitution of "Linux" with Android (Google's trademark)Read more »
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The Sad State of Open Source in Android
This year a slew of companies have launched competing Android tablet devices. A lot of rhetoric has been spun about how Android's open source ecosystem gives manufacturers and consumers an advantage. Unfortunately, the current crop of Android tablets aren't nurturing open source at all.Read more »
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Google release Android 2.2 "Froyo" source code
Google has officially released the source code for version 2.2 of its open source Android mobile operating system, code named "Froyo" and confirmed that it is now activating approximately 160,000 Android devices per dayRead more »
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Four Totally Insane Ideas That Canonical Ought To Consider
Canonical (and consequently, the Ubuntu project) is constantly growing. The Ubuntu distribution has grown to be one of the most popular desktop systems out there, garnering millions of users worldwide. However, I have a few ideas for Canonical to mull over.Read more »
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Red Hat's CEO Dismisses Software Patents and Microsoft Uses Tuxera to Spread Them to Linux/Android
Red Hat's fight against software patents is on; Microsoft tries introducing an era of "Linux tax" and "Android tax" through TuxeraRead more »
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Novell is Knowingly Seeding GNU/Linux, MeeGo and Android With Microsoft Patents
Another look at the negative effects of Novell not only on GNU/Linux desktops but also phones and tablets running Linux, the kernelRead more »
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Eric Raymond Explains Why Linux 'Outguns' Apple
"Apple has been outflanked by Google's multi-vendor strategy, outsold in new unit sales, and is now outgunned in technology and user-visible features," says a well-known Open Source figureRead more »
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Microsoft is Contacting Publications, Asking Them to Add More Anti-Linux Slant
Microsoft is once again on a special tour wherein it pressures popular Web sites to include patent FUD against Android; Apple's bullying of bloggers leads to dissentRead more »
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Microsoft says Android infringes its patents - HTC pays up.
Microsoft believes that elements from both the user interface and the underlying operating system are in violation of its rights.Read more »
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Cooking Basics For Dummies, 4th Edition
Cooking Basics For Dummies, 4th Edition
Jan 2011
464 pages
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DescriptionBasic tools, techniques, and recipes for creating easy, delicious meals
It doesn't take culinary mastery and great recipes to be a great cook. Cooking Basics For Dummies, 4th Edition, appeals to beginners who want to learn the basics of cooking and implement understandable and practical recipes in their everyday cooking experience.. Cooking Basics For Dummies digs you out of microwave dinners and tipping delivery persons and propels you with all the ingredients you need toward becoming a superior home cook. This hands-on guide shows you the fun and easy way to prepare meals all your guests and family members will love, from die-hard vegetarians to the most passionate meat eaters.
- Fun, tasty, and easy recipes the whole family will enjoy for every occasion
- Covers grilling, slow cooking, pressure cooking, roasting, and sautŽing
- Considerations for vegetarians, special diets, and sustainable dishes with flavor and pizzazz
With the help of Cooking Basics For Dummies, you'll be able to handle boiling, poaching, steaming, braising, grilling, and so much more like a master.
Part I: Go On In — It's Only the Kitchen.
Chapter 1: Cooking with Confidence.
Chapter 2: Investing in the Essential Tools.
Chapter 3: The Bare Necessities: Stocking Your Pantry and Fridge.
Part II: Know Your Techniques.
Chapter 4: The Cutting Edge: Working with Knives.
Chapter 5: Boiling, Poaching, and Steaming.
Chapter 6: Sautéing.
Chapter 7: Braising and Stewing: Slow and Seductive.
Chapter 8: Roasting Poultry, Meats, and Veggies.
Chapter 9: Coals and Coils: Grilling and Broiling.
Chapter 10: Baking Basics.
Part III: Expand Your Repertoire.
Chapter 11: Mastering Breakfast.
Chapter 12: Super Soups and Savory Salads.
Chapter 13: From Sides to Mains: Great Grains.
Chapter 14: Making Sensational Sauces: Fear No More.
Chapter 15: Sweet Dreams.
Part IV: Now You're Cooking! Real Menus for Real Life.
Chapter 16: Taking It Easy with One-Pot Meals.
Chapter 17: Making More (and Better) for Less.
Chapter 18: When You Want to Impress.
Chapter 19: Would I Serve You Leftovers? This Is My Latest Creation!
Chapter 20: Summertime Soirees.
Chapter 21: Feeding Holiday Hordes: Festive Winter Menus.
Part V: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 22: Ten Common Cooking Disasters and How to Deal with Them.
Chapter 23: Ten Ways to Think Like a Chef.
Chapter 24: Ten Ways to Cook for Good Health.
Appendix A: Glossary of 100 (Plus) Common Cooking Terms.
Appendix B: Common Substitutions, Abbreviations, and Equivalents.


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The Standard-Examiner is launching a new project this week, called My Black Nametag, that seeks to document how the call to serve a mission impacts individuals and communities.
For many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, going on a mission is a rite of passage and an essential part of being a good member of the church. As such, it is a huge part of LDS culture and has a large influence on life in Utah, where members of the church remain a majority of the population.
With this project, we especially want to initiate conversations about the challenges and opportunities missionary work provides and examine how this important part of Mormon culture influences the broader community.
Our goal is not to promote or make the church look good, nor is it to attack the church, missionary work or Mormon culture. Our goal is to provide a safe, open place where people feel free to openly share their personal experiences and where we can examine the influence of this part of the church in a fair and objective way.
That's why we're asking for all sorts of stories. We want to hear from people who had great experiences on missions and who remain active members of the church. We equally want to hear from people who regret going on a mission. And from people who came home early from their missions. We want to know why some people choose not to go on missions despite the pressure to serve. And we want to know why some converts and other people who normally wouldn't be expected to go decide to serve anyway.
We'll use the submitted stories to influence our own reporting going forward as we have journalists talk to church leaders, researchers and other experts on missionary work for future articles, videos and other reports.
We are posting anonymous submissions because we recognize the stories we're asking for deeply personal accounts — sometimes these stories have never been shared, even with close loved ones. But nonetheless, these are formative experiences and they are, in many ways, widely relatable. The struggles and triumphs we all face help us understand each other better.
The submissions will be lightly edited for Associated Press style, syntaxical clarity and to maintain the anonymity of all parties in the post. But we want to let people tell their story their way, so we won't change the substance or tone of any submission.
We're using the nametag icon to help Mormons quickly identify the site as relating to missionary work and to have a visual way to summarize and share the stories on the site.
You can read the stories and submit your own at MyBlackNametag.com and you can follow the project at facebook.com/MyBlackNametag or at instagram.com/MyBlackNametag. You can also sign up for email updates as stories are posted on the site.
Quotes from some of the stories on My Black Nametag:
"We would like to think that we were able to be of some service to the people in our area, and later to the missionaries and the mission presidency we helped support through our office duties. But there can be no doubt that the primary beneficiaries of our missionary service was ourselves. Heavenly Father has led us, guided us, walked beside us, helped us find the way and showed us all we had to do to find the joy and the blessings He wanted us to find.
"Yes, our mission may have blessed others. But it truly did bless us."
"I learned that members of the church I belonged to could be good people and still have faulty ideas. I learned that sooner or later, truth and goodness and the love God has for all of us wins out. I have tried to live this way in my attitude towards other races, creeds, colors, national origins and religions. I think that's a pretty good result of having served a mission."
"I feel that, in hindsight, my mission changed me for the better. It taught me to stand up for what I believe in. And it taught me social skills I was lacking. In an ironic way, it was those things I learned on my mission that helped me as I came to reject the teachings of the LDS church and became a non-denominational Christian.
"Even now, I hold no anger or animosity towards that part of my past, and the role the church played in it. Instead, I know this was part of the journey God had for me, to get where I am today."
"I value and treasure the experiences I had, and all the many things I learned. It helped me to grow up. I learned, at least to some extent, how to get along and live with others. I learned how to work. My testimony and understanding of the gospel grew exponentially during my mission. I learned to truly love the people in my mission and why I should be concerned for the welfare of each of them."
Read more at MyBlackNametag.com.


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"We had a wonderful experience with Deb as our realtor. We were first time homebuyers and Deb was able to be patient with us and work around our schedules. Deb set the example of what every real estate agent should strive for- honesty, professionalism, reliability, and support. We liked that Deb took the time to educate us on the process of buying a house as this was our first home. She pointed out the various costs of ownership and helped in making a good decision and a good investment.
We couldn't be happier with the home that we found!
Thanks, Deb!" Kate & Mike F
"Deb was a lifesaver during our first house purchase. She knew we were nervous about buying and helped us through the major ups and downs we had. She helped us see the big picture of buying a house! I cannot say enough good things about our experience with Deb! I will be recommending her to all my family and friends!"
Chad and Amanda Johnson
"My husband and I met Deb on a Sunday at an open house in waterloo. My husband and I were driving around in waterloo and decided to drive to a subdivision where we had seen a sign for an open house. When walking into the open house Deb was very welcoming and friendly. She greeted us with a kind smile and some small talk about how we where doing, she also provided us with a feature sheet. After walking around the house, we had a few questions to ask Deb about the home. She was very informative and open about all the information about the home. We ended up talking with her for quite a while on why we where looking and what we wanted in a new home for our selves. Currently we were not in the market to put our house up and find a new one, but was just curious on what was available on the market at that time. Deb was very relaxed and not pushy. We had told her that we had had difficulties with other real estate agents in the past that would not send us information on homes that we had asked, out of our territory and way over priced. The agent ended up getting upset with us because we were not interested with anything they where sending us and then decided that they did not want us as clients. We ended up telling Deb this and she persisted that she was not like that at all. If we were interested at all in just even looking, just cause we where curious, she said with no question she would try her hardest to find houses for us that where in all our credentials even if we were not interested in buying for some time.
When my husband and I left we felt that she had reset our confidence in that there was real estate agents out in the field that cared about helping you find a home that was right for you, at your convenience, time and price.
We had decided that if we ever did decide to sell our home and move, that we would for sure call Deb. Her business card had sat on the side of our fridge for a year, when one day my husband and I went through a model home and found a house that suited all our needs and wants in what we wanted in a home. On a whim we decided to sell our house. The first thing that came to our mind was to call Deb. That night I emailed her about a meeting to come and see our home and what we could get for it and how long to sell. The next day we received an email from her and the next week, the house was appraised and on the market.
Through the whole process Deb made us feel at ease. All rules and regulations were explained, why we priced our house at our price to sell fast and to be the better house in our price range then all the other houses. Private walk troughs where planed and organized. Feature sheets, advertising and so on. To show that she is an excellent real estate agent, out house was listed on a Wednesday morning, and the house was sold that Saturday afternoon. We had several private walk throughs and 6 offers. The house showed so well and was advertised so nicely that we did not even have to have an open house, which was very exciting. Not only was she amazing in answering all our questions, wants and needs, she also came to help us with the builder and the understanding of the paperwork with our new home that we were building. We never imagined that our home would sell so fast and that we would be so calm and relaxed about the process. Not only is Deb a nice and friendly person to do business with, she also became a friend to us.
We would definitely recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home!
Thanks Deb!"
Jason & Alicia-Kitchener


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What I Was
Meg Rosoff
Penguin €??
THE ENDING is what makes a story great or little, and until the end, Meg Rosoff's The Way I Was is great.
The narrator, Hilary, is miserable in a freezing, ritual-bound sea-coast boarding school of the 1960s.
He's on his last chance - he's been expelled from two previous schools - but he sneaks out and meets Finn, who lives all alone in a wooden chalet on an island reached by a tidal causeway.
Hilary joins Finn on secret expeditions in this understated love story. Finn lives a Boy's Own life, without school or family, living from work on market stalls in town, and longlining for fish.
Finn can't believe that Hilary thinks it's an accomplishment to be a lazy student, and teaches him how to sail, manage a kayak, fish and work for money.
They go hunting for a mediaeval town lost under the sea. "Can you really hear the bells?" Hilary asks, and Finn says, yes, of course.
Rosoff is best known for How I Live Now, a much talked-about 'crossover' novel: a children's book also read by adults, about a 21st-century world war.
How I Was is a winningly told story, and deserves the fabulous sales it's already achieving.
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Celebrating NZ music's top talent
Celebrating NZ music's top talent
The biggest night of the year for the New Zealand music
industry will be broadcast live later this year, with the
funding support of NZ On Air.
The Vodafone NZ Music Awards will this year screen live-to-air for two hours on FOUR.
NZ On Air is a Platinum sponsor of the awards, and will also this year sponsor the Critics Choice Prize which recognises up-and-coming artists and potential stars.
In the latest funding decisions, NZ On Air will also provide minority funding for a second season of The X Factor NZ on TV3, seeking out undiscovered musical talent.
"We look forward to seeing the stars come out to play at the NZ Music Awards later this year and we are confident a live broadcast will be appreciated by music fans. And we hope the new series of The X Factor will be as successful as the last at introducing audiences to talented new musicians," says Jane Wrightson, Chief Executive of NZ On Air.
The Vodafone NZ Music Awards live broadcast and The X Factor NZ are funded under NZ On Air's Arts, Culture and Performance strand which supports programmes that offer creative New Zealanders a national audience.
Funding details
The X Factor NZ 2, 32 x various durations = 41 hrs, Mediaworks TV for TV3, $800,000
Vodafone NZ Music Awards, 1 x 2 hrs, Mediaworks TV for FOUR, $165,938