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Jay: Leading up to Draft Day
Naturally, leading up to draft day, there is a lot of speculation on deals that could be made, but there is even more speculation that usual for the Raptors this year. It's no secret that the Raptors are trying to make a deal to get TJ out of town (or get more agile and versatile as the execs would probably put it) and anybody who watched a single Raptors game last season knows what the Raptors are lacking: rebounding and the ability to get to the net…the exact same things they were lacking the year before.
So with all of the names being thrown around, what are the pros and cons? Who would fit? Who wouldn't? Here are a few names that have come up and a few comments on each guy. Forget the actual deals, because then we start getting into picks and packages, I'm not interested in that. Let's just take a look at some of the names.
Jermaine O'Neal
I actually hate myself for saying this, because I actually like Jermaine O'Neal, but there are a lot of things about him that make me have visions of Whince Carter. The first is that he has had a lot of injury problems, mostly with his knee. Now, given, Jermaine's injuries have been legit and we haven't seen him writhing on the floor, asking anybody around to find the sniper in the building, but time away from the court is time away from the court. In the past four seasons, O'Neal has averaged 51.5 games played per season, not exactly the kind of thing that makes you think bargain for a guy who has $44 million coming his way over the next two years. That's Yogi money.
I also have some reservations about Jermaine's drive. Okay, I know that he has been asking to get out of Indiana for a while now and given what that organization has turned into, you can see where he is coming from, but just because you don't want to be somewhere, you don't quit playing. The Raptors had a guy who did that already: VC. If there's one thing this team, this CITY hates, it's a quitter. That's why this city loved guys like JYD and Oak (well, Oak was love/hate). We all knew that they weren't the best players on the court, but we damn well knew that they weren't going to take a night off. If Jermaine comes over to the Raptors, he will probably be rejuvenated, having an opportunity to play with Bosh and a pass-first guard in Jose. He will like playing in a building that is pretty much full on most nights. But what happens if the Raptors falter? Does he start to sulk? Does he start walking the court? Do his injuries mysteriously start to appear again? Who knows?
As far as his actual abilities go, Jermaine definitely has talent. When he's healthy and he feels like playing, he can be a serious force attacking the basket and on the defensive end. Raptor fans might remember back in the 2002-2003 season when he slapped 10 blocks down on the Raps. He has always had a good shot, but if he is going to be serious about attacking the basket, he needs to get that free throw percentage higher than the career 70.5% he's sitting at.
Boris Diaw
Well, as long as we are talking about guys who mysteriously disappear, step forward Mr. Diaw…which is actually what the Suns have been asking him to do for a few years now. Boris Diaw is about as inconsistent player as there is in the league. His points per game have decreased in each of the last three years, but that's also associated with his playing time, which has also decreased. But guess why his playing time has decreased? Because the dude is inconsistent. You never know which guy you are going to get.
Diaw is going to get you some rebounds, but his aggression needs to go way up if he is going to be a serious presence on the boards. Too many times we see him either get muscled out of the way or simply fade into the background when the ball's up in the air. Am I calling him soft? No, I don't think he's soft, but I think he could be a little tougher on the court. I guess his style of play has allowed him to be very resilient as far as not missing many games. There's the trade-off vs. O'Neal. Jermaine has more talent and can score and play more D, but Diaw is probably going to play in more games. Some of the "soft" notion may also be attributed to the kind of guy he is. By all accounts, Diaw is a down to Earth type of guy, a good teammate. Sometimes you have to learn to leave that nice guy image in the locker room and come out and be a bad ass on the court.
Gerald Wallace
Is there a player who has been more talked about in Toronto over the past few seasons than Gerald Wallace? We've heard about his athleticism, how he can attack the basket and take over games when he needs to. We've heard how he can be the slasher the Raptors need, how a Wallace-Bosh tandem would be near unstoppable. But once again, here's another guy who has had some injury problems. In the past four seasons, he has averaged almost 65 games per year, which isn't all that bad, but his injuries have been of the nagging variety, the type that might just show up season after season. The groin injury at the end of last season is a prime example. Groin injuries are possibly the worst injury to have in basketball, because it doesn't let you have any power to leap, make cuts or get speed. It essentially renders you useless.
You also have to watch out for guys who have any sort of history of concussions. The next knock on a guy's head could be the one that puts him out for half of the season. Take that along with his foot/leg/calf injuries, shoulder problems…sounds like he is getting ready to fall apart…and we don't want that happening on Toronto's dime.
You have to think that a guy who is playing in Charlotte (although he opted to stay there) has to want to play somewhere where he is going to be able to compete each night. You want to show up to the arena thinking that you have a chance to win on any given night. You also like to know that you have some legit talent around you, guys who are going to be able to pick up the slack on nights when you might not have your best stuff. Gerald might also thrive in the Raptors system because he will know that he is going to get a lot of touches, but that they are probably going to be when he has more of an opening. Give credit to Jose, he can find guys in traffic and knowing that he has a legit slasher with him on the floor, he will be looking to get Gerald the ball early and often.
Corey Maggette
We've said it before. Corey Maggette has never seen a shot he didn't like. Off-balance, fadeaway, turnaround, hook, baby hook, jump hook, long range, mid-range, left-handed, right-handed, hell, underhanded, the guy likes to shoot. Shoot first, shoot second and clap for the ball when other guys are shooting. Okay, maybe he's not THAT shot happy, but it just seems that his shots come at the most inopportune time. But here's what I love about Maggette: he also likes to attack the basket. He's right up near the top of the league in trips to the free-throw line and if there's one thing I harp about here all the time, it's how guys need to score points with the clock still. What I also like is that not only is he getting to the line, he's following it up by shooting about 82% from the line for his career. Those are points the Raptors need to win close games. The points you are able to score at the start of the game from the line take away the ones you need at the end of the game and if you find yourself on the line at the end of the game, you have to be able to seal the deal.
Maggette is a decent rebounder, but you're not bringing him into the fold to bring down boards. Make no mistake, if you're bringing in Maggette, you're bringing him in to score, to attack, to get guys into foul trouble trying to handle his athleticism. The one constant criticism about Maggette is that he takes some mini-vacations when it's time to get on the defensive end. The Raptors were actually stronger last year on D than people give them credit for, so Sam would have to be all over Corey to make sure that he is working on both ends of the court. This is the kind of player where when he first puts on your uniform, you make sure he knows the rules and you make sure early. If he misses assignments on D, you sit his ass down and make sure it doesn't happen again. Lay down the law early.
Anyway, there are a few other names floating around right now, but those are the main ones. Let's see what happens within the next couple of days and await Thursday night.
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Sitting benches have been around in various forms for perhaps thousands of years. They may well have been one of the first forms of formal seating as they can be made from very basic materials and utilize a many different kinds of options for legs or supports. I have long held a love of live edge wood and try to incorporate it in as many things as I can, and especially when the project lends itself to using this kind of wood. This build, the natural edge sitting bench has been on my list for quite some time but finding the right piece of wood for the top was more elusive than I expected. When I spotted this spalted maple, live edge board I immediately envisioned a sitting bench with contrasting woods.
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Lord Peyton of Yeovil: My Lords, perhaps I may say a word before my noble friend replies. I am a little confused. When the noble Lord, Lord Thomson, rose I was under the impression that he would move an amendment very briefly and that my noble friend the Minister would reply and give him something. While I hate to disturb the cosy relationship which appears to exist between them, I should like to grab the opportunity--I do not have many--to say that there is a sensible provision in the 1990 Act. That is the one that we now seek to change. I hope that I am wrong, and I hope that my noble friend will not make too great a compromise in the direction of the noble Lord, Lord Thomson.
Lord Inglewood: My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. At this stage in the debate I hope to make a few points which may be for the convenience of the House. I do not wish to curtail the debate, but I should like to make a contribution which may be helpful to those who follow me in the debate. Speaking as I do from the Dispatch Box, I hope that that will be a constructive way of approaching the matter.
The noble Lord, Lord Thomson of Monifieth, explained that his amendments to Clause 69 aim to provide by statute that Channel 4 should make no payments either to the Channel 3 companies or to the statutory reserve for the years from 1998 to 2002; and that no order to alter that regime may be made before the end of the year 2001.
It is, of course, an implicit element of the noble Lord's amendments that the funding formula would remain in place. That is in line with the Government's approach. We have made clear that we want to retain the formula as a prudential measure, but to operate it with flexibility so that Channel 4 can retain significantly more of its revenue for programmes.
A key word here is "flexibility". We do not think it right to seek to determine at this stage the possible level of Channel 4 payments to Channel 3 companies two years or more from now. Nor is it, in our view, wise to rule out all possibility of further adjustment, either to those payments or to the payment of funds to the reserve, in the years up to and including 2002. Such an approach would be inconsistent with the need for flexibility in response to fast-moving developments in the broadcasting sector. The Government accordingly oppose the specific amendments which the noble Lord, Lord Thomson, has tabled.
As to timing, the noble Lord's amendment proposes changes to Channel 4 payments into the reserve and to the Channel 3 companies to take effect from 1998. I see no need to perpetuate Channel 4's payments into the reserve until 1998. At over £80 million the reserve represents a significant safeguard against a downturn in income. To respond to the noble Lord's particular anxiety, the Government's intention is accordingly to present an order to terminate Channel 4's future payments into the reserve shortly after enactment, to take effect as soon as possible.
The timing of adjustments to Channel 4's payments to Channel 3 is arguably more complicated. The noble Lord, Lord Thomson, proposes that new arrangements should come into effect from the start of 1998. That is the assumption underlying his earlier "gap year" amendment to which I have referred. It is also clear that it is a general expectation of the ITV companies that any new formula would come into effect from early 1998. The Government are not averse in principle to introducing changes from that date.
However, there is an alternative argument that no change should be introduced affecting any payment before the one to be made a year later, at the start of 1999. That is because Section 26(10) of the Broadcasting Act 1990 specifies that no order to amend the specified elements of the funding formula may be made before the end of 1997. Taking account of the lead times inherent in the formula, that would mean that the form of the formula contained in the 1990 Act would continue to apply until the end of 1998. If one follows that logic ruthlessly, the so-called "gap year" ceases to exist. Of course, the amendments which we propose do not apply to the specific elements in the 1990 Act formula to which I have referred, and there is no formal constraint. Nevertheless, the argument can be made that, based on the precise terms of the 1990 Act, any change to the funding formula should not affect payments before the one to be made at the beginning of 1999.
There is a balance to be struck here. On the one hand, the Government accept the concern that Channel 4's payments into the reserve and to Channel 3 have been higher than expected when the 1990 Act went through
The Government's proposition is that we should proceed by a phased approach, which would seek to meet the interests both of the Channel 3 companies and of Channel 4. As a first step, we should seek to make an order on enactment to end Channel 4 payments into the statutory reserve with immediate effect. To put that into perspective, Channel 4's payment into the reserve for 1995 was £37 million. If our proposed order is agreed, the effect will be that in respect of the payment relating to 1996 and later years Channel 4 will have more revenue to apply to programmes. In effect, the gain as against earlier expectations will be equivalent to two years' payments into the reserve.
As a second step, we propose to introduce reductions to Channel 4 payments to Channel 3 in two phases. The first reduction would take effect from 1998; the second would take effect from 1999. It is too early to say what the new levels would be, but we have indicated that we expect significant adjustment in Channel 4's favour, and we are taking powers which would in principle enable us--if we so judge nearer the time and Parliament agrees--to reduce Channel 4 payments to Channel 3 to zero from 1999. Whatever the final level, there would be a stepped reduction towards it from 1998.
We believe that that phased approach will help to cushion the impact on Channel 3 companies of a reduction in their funding from Channel 4. At the same time, it should prove significantly positive in net terms to Channel 4, not least because uncovenanted gains from early capping of the reserve are likely to outweigh any phased payment to the Channel 3 companies in 1998.
I hope that that fairly full explanation of the Government's thinking has proved helpful. It is intended to find a way forward which is fair to all concerned.
Lord Birkett: My Lords, before the Minister spoke I had intended to say how strongly I support the amendments. How much happier I am to rise and say that what the Minister said is enormously encouraging. I hope that after the very helpful things that he said he will not think it churlish of me to remind him that the ITC view is that the funding should come down to zero from the beginning of 1998, exactly as proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Thomson, in his amendments. I confess that that is what I would have preferred. Since
When I said that I hoped that the noble Lord would not think me churlish I was simply going to say that the ITC is, after all, the generally acknowledged watchdog in this area of communications. I intended to remind him of the old adage that one should not keep a dog and bark oneself.
Viscount Astor: My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend the Minister on coming up with a very ingenious solution. It seems to me that he has gone a long way to solving the conundrum which was highlighted by the noble Lord, Lord Thomson, in discussion on an earlier amendment in relation to the gap of a year between the Channel 4 funding finishing and the ITV companies renegotiating their licences. My noble friend has come up with an ingenious solution. I think he is entirely right. We cannot tinker with any part of the formula without considering the problem as a whole, which he has done. It is an extremely good solution. I recommend it to your Lordships. I hope that the noble Lord, Lord Thomson, will feel able to withdraw his amendment as a result of my noble friend's announcement.
Lord Burnham: My Lords, the Minister gave an indication earlier that he would surprise the House with something that he might say with regard to the amendment. He has duly done so. However, one point worries me. The Minister may not be able to answer the question at present. What will be the balance as regards release of moneys to Channel 4 between the uncapping of the statutory reserve a year earlier and the moneys which the ITV companies will still receive from Channel 4?
I agree with my noble friend that everything the Minister said seems extremely helpful. We shall have to consider the matter more carefully when we see it in writing. I cannot speak for the noble Lord, Lord Thomson. It may be necessary to return to the issue at Third Reading, although it may not be traditional so to do.
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It's amazing! Watch as your money shrinks before your eyes - without inflation!
Drop a coin into the top of the Micro Bank. It must get smaller and smaller to fit through the funnel, on its way to the bottom. And you can see it through the magnifying lens when it falls into the small, inner box. What physical principle is miniaturizing your money?
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With both iPod and iPhone, Apple has gotten used to making huge profits on hardware, even if it takes a bath on the sale of content. So if Apple expects a 40-percent markup on the hardware, the company may find itself in Sonyland with big profits on tiny unit sales.
Apple should instead reverse the strategy: Make little to nothing on the tablet hardware to maximize unit sales, then earn big profits on TV subscriptions, HD movie sales, books and other content.
Apple could dominate the coming tabletsphere, and with it, Hollywood. But with low unit sales, Hollywood will find plenty of competitive devices to play on, and Apple will have missed its once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
The ideal Apple tablet would connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi or via a tethered iPhone. Optionally, it should be able to have its very own mobile broadband data connection.
If Apple sells the tablet like it does the iPhone, with no authorized unlocked option, the gadget will fail. The number of people willing to carry two mobile data contracts is low. The number willing to buy a connected device that does not require another contract is high.
The coming tablet creates an embarrassing situation for Apple CEO Steve Jobs. When asked his opinion about the Amazon Kindle eBook two years ago, Jobs said that "It doesnt matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people dont read anymore."
Jobs says a lot of brilliant, insightful things, and this wasn't one of them. Reading should be one of the Apple Tablet's "killer apps," and by killer I mean it could literally kill the dedicated eBook reader category if they do it right.
I think they probably will. But the fact is that Jobs said what he said. If he really believes reading it dead, Apple could do nothing to exploit the huge and growing demand for a better eBook.
I'm on record in dozens of columns predicting a breathtaking future of multi-touch computing for phones, tablets, laptops and desktops. In that future, "gestures" will rule. Circle documents with your finger, then swipe them off the top of the screen to delete them. Draw a "K" on screen to conjure up the virtual keyboard. That sort of thing.
The iPhone represents the most minimal foray into this new world of gestures. Flick your finger to scroll through contacts. Reverse-pinch on pictures to zoom in. It's all easy, intuitive stuff, and presented no barrier to iPhone dominance.
But Apple could get ambitious about immersing users into a whole new vocabulary of gestures with the tablet. Make the learning curve too steep, and the new tablet could become a laughing stock.
This is more or less what happened with the Apple Newton MessagePad. The initial handwriting recognition system, called Calligrapher, could be challenging to use for the first two weeks of operation, as the system "learned" the user's handwriting style. But that contributed to a user perception that the Newton involved a "learning curve," and the device became the source of mockery in a wide variety of places, including even the "Doonesbury" comic strip.
Please note that these aren't predictions. With Steve Jobs personally in control of the tablet project (allegedly!), rather than John Sculley, who spearheaded the Newton project, the Apple tablet is likely to be amazing.
But these potential pitfalls aren't taken out of thin air, either. Each and every one of them is based on things Apple or its CEO have actually said or done.
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The memories are golden for Lamar University's Class of 1962.
More than 60 strong, classmates will gather Nov. 10 for their 50-year, golden-anniversary reunion to enjoy a tailgate party in the Montagne Center Red Room, which also will give them a bird's-eye view of the football game between the LU Cardinals and the Colonels of Nicholls State. Mostly, they await the camaraderie – and the chance to reminisce about times past.
Ellen Walker Rienstra of Beaumont has fond recollections of her undergraduate years at Lamar: Meeting with friends and hanging out in the Student Union, gathering at pep rallies in the Quad, football games in Greenie Stadium, bull sessions in the dorm, building Homecoming floats all night at Fair Park, playing in Pete Wiley's Symphonic Band and going on tour.
On the outrageous side, Rienstra remembers tricycle races, fish and egg fights and the flour contest between sororities at Sigma Chi Derby Day. "Those tricycle races were the funniest looking thing you ever saw in your life," she said, "And there is more that I can't tell you about."
For Dan Shaddock of Village Mills, the fondest memories revolve around the classroom, athletics, the dorm and his fraternity.
"There were peerless professors, none better than Ralph Wooster (distinguished professor emeritus of history)," Shaddock said.
And, he said, "I was the manager of Lamar's great basketball teams in those days. The 'thrill of victory and the agony of defeat' linger on in my mind to this very day."
The dorm was the real "laboratory of life," said Shaddock. So many poignant memories. Maybe the 'bull sessions' are at the top of the list. Topics ranged from 'sublime to the ridiculous."
Then there was the fraternity. "Through my ATO (Alpha Tau Omega) experience, I gained a whole new understanding of brotherhood. Of course, the supreme memory to each of the above: friends."
Rienstra serves as 2012-2013 president of the LU Alumni Advisory Board and as a trustee of the Lamar University Foundation, having earned bachelor's and master's degrees in English. In 2005, the Ellen Rienstra Scholarship in Music was established in her honor. As a student, she was a member of Alpha Delta Pi sorority, the Alpha Tau Omega Sweetheart, Sigma Phi Epsilon Golden Heart Girl, junior class treasurer, sophomore class favorite, included in Who's Who and a member of the Freshman Honor Society, Cap & Gown, Blue Key, orchestra and Symphonic Band.
Rienstra said the most important things about her Lamar experience were her education and "extraordinary" professors. "We had the best there was," she said. "I'll match my education against anyone's."
Rienstra has enjoyed a career as a violin player, writer and historian. A longtime violinist for the Symphony of Southeast Texas and Lake Charles and Alexandria symphony orchestras, Rienstra also is active in performances with smaller ensembles. She has gained a reputation as a top-notch bluegrass fiddler, having been featured on Johnny Edson's "More than Friends" CD, among others. She currently is conducting research and writing for the Nelda C. And J.G. Lutcher Stark Foundation in Orange.
In addition to serving as basketball manager, Shaddock, a sociology major, was a member of ATO, Blue Key, the executive committee of the Baptist Student Union. He also was a dorm proctor, though, he said, when the dean asked him to be one, "I had no idea what it was."
At LU, Shaddock said, "I learned lots of facts, all kinds of data, understanding of phenomena and concepts. Most importantly, at Lamar, I began learning how to think, how to view the world and how to relate to others. I say 'began learning' because the process continues."
After graduation, Shaddock did an internship at the historic First Baptist Church in Augusta, Ga. After that, he completed graduate work and served as pastor of four churches in Georgia and Florida – 23 years of church work altogether. In 1986, he became a vice president of the YMCA of Nashville, Tenn. From there, he spent 10 years on the National YMCA staff and served as chief executive officer of YMCA's in New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Brewton, Ala.
"After 46 years, it was time to retire," said Shaddock, who now lives in the Wildwood community. He said he still does lots of preaching, teaching and consulting, both with churches and YMCA's. He is also involved with civic and social projects in his new community.
"I spent almost all of my adult life working in the Southeast – Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama," Shaddock said. "In all those places, folks were talking about the Bulldogs, Yellow Jackets, Gators, Seminoles, Vols, Tigers, War Eagles and Crimson Tide. There was never a moment when I was not proud to be a Cardinal."
Among others who will attend the reunion are its chairman, Tom Cameron, of Bremerton, Wash., who served as president of his senior and junior classes and a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity, which elected him president and honored him as king at the King's Ball. He went on to a Ph.D. and a long career as an educator. Also joining the group will be Margaret Elizabeth "Beth" Crocker Wright of Austin, Lamar's 1961 Homecoming queen. She earned a degree in interior design from Lamar and became an interior designer, the owner of Margaret Elizabeth Interiors.
Rienstra and Shaddock – like other members of the class – are more than ready to reunite with old friends.
"I look forward to connecting with old friends and showing and telling them about Lamar's phenomenal growth since we were all here 50 years ago," Rienstra said. "Lamar is the best. I'm so lucky to have been there."
Shaddock eagerly anticipates "meeting old friends, seeing how many I can recognize after the ravages of 50 years . . . and how many recognize me. I look forward to sharing the memories, most of which will get stretched and exaggerated, I'm sure."


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Rest in peace (I have no idea how to copy/paste on these damned finger painting devices, but Instapundit has a text from his son, Alex)). He was an amazing person with an amazing life. I last saw him when I dropped by Chaos Manor a couple years ago to give him a copy of my book, which he reviewed very nicely.
I'll have more to say when I've survived the hurricane and gotten back to a real computer.
[Sunday-morning update, as the winds rise outside our Boynton Beach apartment]
Sarah Hoyt remembers someone she considered a friend and colleague.
When I stopped by to see him a couple years ago, we talked about what was happening with SpaceX and NASA in general, and reminisced about our long-time mutual friend Bill Haynes, whom he hadn't been aware had been killed in an auto accident on Palos Verdes on his way to church a couple years earlier (both Buzz and I had delivered a eulogy, but I think that Jerry was too sick at the time). It was a tough conversation because his hearing was shot, both from the brain cancer that he'd survived, but long-term from being an artillery handler in Korea. When Roberta let me into the library, I had to figure out how to get his attention without startling him, because the bell wasn't doing so. I was unsuccessful, but he had no problem once he realized the unexpected intruder was me.
Heading back to LA, probably Tuesday, maybe Wednesday, Irma and American Airlines willing. I hope I'll be able to attend the service and see a lot of old (sadly, in both senses of the word) friends.
[Late-evening update on Sunday]
J. Neil Schumann has some remembrances, too. I suspect we'll see a lot of this over the next few days.
[Monday-morning update]
Glenn Reynolds writes that, as a kid in the gloomy 70s, Jerry gave him (and many others) hope for a better future.


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Nearly seventeen years after civil war and genocide devastated Rwanda, the country is mostly peaceful, and the economy is growing fast. But in the eastern countryside, a kind of conflict still rages. Wild animals from one of Rwanda's premier tourist destinations attack people and destroy crops, while gangs of poachers rob protected forests. Our reporter files this story from Akagera National Park and surrounding villages in Rwanda.
In this remote corner of eastern Rwanda, giraffes munch quietly on tree-tops while zebras wander in the hills. Even the wild buffalo, some of the most dangerous animals in Akagera National Park, stare lazily as tourists snap pictures.
But in nearby villages, locals say the animals are not always so peaceful.
Beatha Mushimiyimana is a farmer who grows beans, sorghum and maize. During the dry season, her husband went out to search for more food, but he never came back.
"My husband went to look for something to eat because of drought," she said. "He went with two people, and they met a hippopotamus in a sorghum farm. Around 8pm one of the men came to tell me my husband had been killed by the hippo. He left behind three children. "
Park officials say Akagera National Park could be a major addition to Rwanda's $200 million plus tourism business and fastest growing sector. But because of ongoing human-animal conflict, development in the park has stalled.
In response, the government of Rwanda is funding a $2.7 million electric fence to help keep the animals in and poachers out.
Last year, five people were killed and 15 wounded in animal attacks near the park. In July, a man was mauled to death by a buffalo and earlier this spring, nearly half the elephants in the park wandered into a nearby village.
Theogene Semugisha oversees social services for Ndego, a district of almost 15,000 people near the park. He says animals raid 80 percent of the farms in this already impoverished district every year.
"The animals come into the farms, tear up the crops and leave the people with nothing," he said.
Locals complain that despite government promises, they have not received compensation for lost property, or lives. Adele Mukansanga grows beans and maize. She says buffalo and hippos often destroy her crops.
"Every day they come,' she said. "Since 2006 we have reported the problem, and wrote letters about how they are destroying crops. Every year we harvest nothing and nobody comes to pay for what they have destroyed."
Like other locals, Adele looks forward to next year when the fence is expected to be complete. More tourists will come in, she says, but more importantly, the animals will stay off of her farm.


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"Halve, between 1990 and 2015, the proportion of people whose income is less than $1 a day"
- Millennium Development Goal #1
Economic development is one of the mainstays of the development field. Countries rate their success and development level by measuring how much their economies produce in each year, and there is an obvious link between poverty and income levels. Income is vital for meeting basic needs such as food, clothing and shelter, but can also have a significant impact on other development goals including healthcare and education levels; many organisations use income generation as a gateway to promoting other aspects of development, including education, sanitation and environmental management. One thing is clear, though: to be able to rise out of the poverty trap and cope with economic shocks such as droughts or changes in price, people need to have a secure, sustainable income.
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Micro-credit banks are another organisation working in the economic development field, and they have become increasingly prevalent in recent decades. Pioneered by the Grameen Bank in Bangladesh, micro-credit institutions grant small loans to small producers, often groups of women. The aim is to promote entrepreneurship amongst people who are denied access to traditional finance because of their lack of collateral, steady income or social status. By providing small, unsecured loans in conjunction with training and savings schemes, the institutions aim to help people pull themselves out of poverty and work towards sustainability.
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Manchester United are interested in a £160 million double swoop for two world-class players, reports the Daily Express.
The Red Devils have already signed Matteo Darmian, Memphis Depay, Sergio Romero, Morgan Schneiderlin, and Bastian Schweinsteiger this summer, but they don't seem to be finished there. With Chelsea, Manchester City, and Arsenal all fancied for the Premier League title ahead of them, more investment is needed if they are going to catch the trio.
First of all, United are keen on signing Bayern Munich ace Thomas Muller, and have already seen a £60 million offer turned down. The 25-year-old managed 13 goals and 10 assists in 32 Bundesliga games last season, helping his side to win the competition at a canter.
The Germany international also helped his country to win the World Cup last summer, and is widely seen as one of the best players in Europe. If United were able to pull it off, signing the forward would be a major coup.
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By Adam Reilly
Dec. 5, 2011
MANCHESTER, N.H. — For the past year, the race for the Republican presidential nomination has followed a predictable pattern. A Mitt Romney rival surges in the polls, can't stand the spotlight and fades into obscurity — replaced by another rival who does exactly the same thing.
But the latest anti-Romney, former House speaker Newt Gingrich, seems to have a bit more staying power. And he's raising new doubts about the inevitability of Romney landing the nomination — even in the former Mass. governor's stronghold of New Hampshire.
Hit the ground running
Gingrich's New Hampshire headquarters looks unlived in. That's because it is. In contrast to Romney, who opened his New Hampshire headquarters in May, Gingrich's, on Elm Street in Manchester, N.H., has been open for less than a month.
Andrew Hemingway, Gingrich's New Hampshire campaign director, freely admitted that his candidate got a late start.
"Most of the other campaigns have been here for probably over a year, and they're established. They've got everything moving," Hemingway said.
Still, Gingrich has been chipping away at Romney's once-vast lead in the Granite State. A recent poll by Rasmussen Reports put Romney's cushion at just 10 points.
Hemingway predicted that down the home stretch, the Gingrich campaign's lack of structure will provide a jolt of grassroots energy.
"It's forcing us to run a campaign that's completely decentralized, completely based on people willing to come on board who are willing who to help us, who are willing to push it," he said. "Our organization literally depends on our volunteers."
"He has great ideas"
In other words, it depends on people like Jonathan and Jean White of Amherst, N.H. After picking up some Newt 2012 yard signs, the Whites explained why they think Gingrich is the best of the GOP bunch.
"He balanced the budget for four years in a row while he was speaker of the House," said John White. "He's a tremendous intellect. He has great ideas."
"I'm a Catholic and I think he's living out his faith," Jean White added. "That's part of who he is and that's part of what's guiding him."
Romney's counter-attack
For his part, Romney wants voters to see Gingrich and think "Washington insider." During a recent interview on WTPL-FM, "New Hampshire Today" host Jack Heath asked Romney to describe the main differences between him and Gingrich.
"If the people of America are looking for folks that have a background in Washington," Romney said, "who've spent a lifetime in Washington, who've worked in government affairs or lobbying — why, there are a lot of people to choose from."
But with his poll numbers dropping, Romney may have to be more aggressive, especially since Gingrich has some traits that New Hampshire voters tend to prize.
"He's less packaged, he's not perfect, he's a little disheveled," Heath said of Gingrich. "He's got that college professor look, versus Mitt Romney, who looks like he's gotten the Academy Award role to play the president if Michael Douglas isn't available."
Heath agreed with Hemingway that Gingrich's late start in New Hampshire won't hurt him.
"[Gingrich] hasn't lost anything from it," Heath said. "He's doing well and if he spends more time here and presses the flesh, goes to coffee shops, he's going to have the national media horde and the local regional media. So I think he got lucky."
If Newt, then what?
As of Dec. 2, Heath predicted that Romney would win New Hampshire by just three to five percentage points — an outcome that could reinforce the perception that Romney is fading and Gingrich surging. Heath thought there was a legitimate chance that Gingrich would win New Hampshire outright.
Since losing New Hampshire could doom Romney's presidential hopes, his campaign will do everything possible to keep it from happening. But Hemingway claimed the passion was on Gingrich's side.
"It's a woman from Pennsylvania who emails me or writes a handwritten letter and says, 'Hey, I'm disabled, I can't do much, but I just rented a hotel room across the street and I'm going to be living in New Hampshire for five weeks because I want to be involved in the Newt Gingrich campaign,'" Hemingway said, smiling broadly.
In the end, that energy may not be enough to defeat Romney. But it's already enough to make him sweat.
Adam Reilly is a political reporter and associate producer for WGBH's Greater Boston.
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In her own words, the work of multimedia artist Kysa Johnson "explores patterns in nature that exist at the extremes of scale," or realities "invisible to the naked eye." Johnson's compositions are based on visualizations of the macro- and microscopic, though their sources are not immediately apparent. What look like lush still lifes and landscapes might actually be depictions of diseases and their cures, maps of the universe, or molecular structures. In one of her wittiest series, Johnson recreates historic and iconic paintings of the Virgin Mary using drawings of budding yeast, in an ongoing series she refers to as "Immaculate Conception / Asexual Reproduction". Johnson has also created a number of site-specific installations depicting landscapes; in each case, the work's composition is based on imagery from the area in which the site is located.
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Even as many in Congress continue relentless attacks on air pollution control requirements - - and the Obama administration faces accusations of waffling -- Clean Air Watch disclosed today that "Code Orange" and "Code Red" smog days were up by nearly one-third in September compared to September 2010.
In releasing its latest Smog Watch Survey, Clean Air Watch noted the 2011 eye-brow-raising smog spike came despite a rainy and cool September which washed out most of the problems in the Middle Atlantic and Northeast.
Clean Air Watch noted that there were 1,038 "Code Orange" or "Code Red" days in September, clustered in 22 states. That compares to 785 such days in 24 states and the District of Columbia in September 2010. Clean Air Watch volunteers compiled these statistics from state-run smog monitors. The total refers to the number of monitors with dirty-air readings worse than the smog standard (75 parts per billion of ozone) set by the Bush administration in 2008. The EPA recently said it will enforce this standard after President Obama blocked efforts to toughen it.
Altogether in 2011, there have been more than 5,300 "Code Orange" or "Code Red" smog days through September, compared to about 3,900 the previous year – a 36 percent increase, Clean Air Watch noted.
Some interesting factoids:
• Chicago had a "Code Orange" smog day the very day (September 2) President Obama ordered the EPA to kill its plan to update and toughen national air quality standards for smog.
• California retains the dubious honor of having the worst air in the nation. There were "Code Orange" or "Code Red" readings somewhere in Calfornia 27 days during September – every day except Sept. 12, 25 and 26.
• Close on California's heels, however, was Texas, which had 25 dirty-air days during September – an interesting factoid given Gov. Rick Perry's opposition to EPA's Cross-State Pollution Rule AND his bizarre bragging about pollution cleanup in the state.
The widespread air pollution problem is further evidence that more needs to be done to clean up the air – including pollution reductions at power plants as well as tougher new standards for motor vehicles and cleaner, lower-sulfur gasoline.
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Bipartisan Senate Support For E-Fairness Tax
A month after drawing bipartisan support in the House, the Senate has also introduced legislation known as The Marketplace Fairness Act, which supporters say evens the playing field between traditional stores and online only retailers such as Amazon. Currently, online retailers such as Amazon are granted the ability to forgo collecting state sales tax, which has stirred much debate over the last couple of years. (RILA) Retail Industry Leaders Association, a trade association comprised of the biggest and most successful retailers, is backing this legislation. It is now looking like the days of special treatment for online retailers are drawing to a close.
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Create a national research agenda and data collection system that relates to the 16 Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives.
In response to the need to improve firefighter safety, The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation has hosted two research agenda symposiums, one in 2005 and 2011.
The National Fire Service Research Agenda is an effort to identify particular areas in which research is needed to contribute to the mission of supporting the Firefighter Life Safety Initiatives of the Everyone Goes Home Program® (NFFF). The resulting document is intended to assist the many different organizations and individuals that have a role in conducting, supporting and encouraging research projects to focus their efforts and resources on the areas that have been identified as important and significant by a group that represents the diverse interests and priorities of the fire service—all with the overarching goal of eliminating preventable firefighter line-of-duty-injuries and fatalities.
Communication with all fire departments in clear and concise ways is critical to improving the safety of firefighters. Acknowledging the need for research and data was an important step for the fire service to take in 2004. Now it is critical that the identified research be conducted, the results be transferred and implemented at the local levels. This is the only way that research will impact the life safety of firefighters and the communities they serve.
Initiative 7 Resources
- Understanding Fire Research – Instructor Guide (MS Word)
- National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium Report
- Health & Wellness Concerns PowerPoint Presentation (4MB)
- Firefighter Fatality Investigative Report – Sofa Super Store Fire (Charleston, SC)
- 2nd National Fire Service Research Agenda Symposium
Initiative 7 Research
- On Duty & Line of Duty: What is the Difference?
- Looking at Modern Construction Features
- Firefighter Fatalities: What the Numbers Mean
- Firefighting Stiffens Arteries, Impairs Heart Function
- Implementing a Firefighter LODD/Injury/Near Miss Investigation Program
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Elgato EyeTV HybridLooking to turn your Mac into a TV/DVR? We go hands-on with the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid and its iOS app for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad.
Hi, I'm Scott Stein and this is the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid, so why is there an iPad in this shot? Well, in the ever growing world of iPad apps that stream video, here's one you may not have thought of. How about taking a live TV signal and streaming it onto your iPad? It sounds great, right? Well, there is a catch. The EyeTV does it by streaming to a computer first and then establishing a link to the EyeTV app that's available on the app store to an iPhone or an iPad. When it works, it's nice and plus you could pause live TV which is one of the cool features of it if you wanna watch a sporting event, let's say. Also, you can watch your recorded shows back on your computer on the app. Now, this device is a TV tuner. You've probably seen a lot of these before. It's USB connectible. Here's where you plug in your coax cable and it also has IR around the edges that works with a remote that comes packaged with the Elgato Hybrid. The EyeTV Hybrid also comes packaged with S-video and composite video in that plugs into a small jack on the side which means you can also record video inputs from those sources, but, sorry, not HD sources. Now, the price is over $100. It may be a little pricey compared to other USB tuners. If you're using a Windows computer, this will be compatible with Windows Media Center. Now, the included software, the EyeTV 3 software, is only for Macs so you're losing some of the value equation. Really, this is sort of only perfect for people who have Macs, in our opinion, because you can probably get a more affordable TV tuner elsewhere but if you're going with the Mac approach, EyeTV 3 is a really nice DVR package. It also has a TV guide functionality that comes free for the first year but costs $20 a year after that. When you connect this, you'll be able to record shows. We tried it on laptops and it-- the connection gets a little bit wobbly, this feels best if you have a Mac Mini, let's say, connected to your TV or if you have an iMac that you wanna turn into a television, you plug this in the back but you gotta have a coax cable nearby. Now, if you happen to have an antenna for over-the-air broadcast, you can port that thing around anywhere and make it your TV wherever you might wanna go but be forewarned, you've gotta have good signal so you may wanna put it in your window. Overall, it's an interesting application but, you know, with so many streaming video apps that are available nowadays, including apps that cable networks are launching for the iPad, this sort of feels a little bit wonky compared to what's out there, but for some people, it could be a really nice and less expensive solution. I'm Scott Stein and this is the Elgato EyeTV Hybrid.


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Saddam On Trial
Frankenstein was not his name.
Frankenstein was the name of the scientist (Doctor Frankenstein) who had created the monster. The monster himself was properly called "Frankenstein's Monster". In the case of Saddam, one question which remains to be answered is, was he "Iraq's Monster"? Or, having been supported by America and Europe, is he "Our Monster" and not just Iraq's?!
In any case, his trial has begun and the monster will have his moment in the sun as he faces the camera and his victims, and we are treated to TV coverage of his cunning attempt to survive.
The following is from a post on an Iraqi blog called Iraq The model:
"As the prosecution went deeper into details and facts, the way we viewed the trial began to change and those among us who were demanding a bullet in Saddam's head now seemed pleased with the proceedings I don't think I want to see that bullet now, I want to see justice take place as it should be.Can Iraqi democracy survive and become a model for the region? We've just put up a "sidebar" link to "Iraq The Model". We regularly read this wonderful and informative blog and recommend that you do too.
We were watching an example of justice in the new Iraq, a place where no one should be denied his rights, not even Saddam."


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I'm wondering if any experts can help determine whether my expectations were too high on my purchase. I have (2) 4x 20 solar bear panels 12ft away from my 24' ag with approx. 13,500 gal capacity. I ran them for 4 hours in good sunlight (south facing) and was a bit diappointed to see a 1 degree increase. In the past, I've observed a 1 degree increase on 4 hours of sun prior to installing the solar panels. The panels appear to be plumbed correctly (I did it myself) and I followed the instructions from Fafco religiously. While the pump is running water through them, the panels feel nice and cool when compared to the adjacent roof surface. I shut it down for about 30 minutes and the panels felt warm. The air temp was about 68 degrees, the water temp was 70 (using a solar cover religiously) and got to 71 before we lost sunshine that day.
If this seems correct, then with 4 hours of pump running to circulate water through the panels to gain 1 degree seems that on a full sun day for 10-11 hours (pool and panels are in full sun from dawn to dusk) I should only see 3 or 4 degrees??? I was hoping to see 10- 12 degrees.
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digitalmars.D - Access violations, reloaded
- mike (77/77) Nov 15 2006 Hi!
- Walter Bright (3/9) Nov 16 2006 Looks like you're returning a reference to a local variable (temp). This...
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Hi! First off I wanted to say how great the new features are - D is getting = = more and more impressive. On a side note it's funny that by reading your= = discussions about Ruby iterators I got interested in Ruby, had a look in= to = it and I was very impressed too. It seems that Ruby and D are both quite= = on the cutting edge of programming languages these days. Anyway, here's the problem: (I posted about that some time ago in the D.learn ng, I hope it's ok to = = follow up on it here. Code is pseudo-code typed from memory.) I have a function that gets a C string from a DLL (it's a byte *, but th= e = plugin works with char * internally). Host provides the buffer, plugin = fills it: ' char[] getDisplayValue() ' { ' byte[2000] temp; ' pluginInstance.dispatch(GET_VALUE, &temp[0]); ' return myConvertFunc(temp); ' } myConvertFunc looks like that: ' char[] myConvertFunc(byte *buffer) ' { ' return strip(toString(cast(char *)buffer)); // When I .dup here i= t = crashes even faster! ' } Then I have the GUI render code: ' [...] ' surface =3D SDL_RenderText(toStringz(getDisplayValue)); ' SDL_BlitSurface(surface, position); ' SDL_FreeSurface(surface); ' [...] Somewhere in this lurks an Access Violation which occurs randomly EITHER= = in the convert function, when getDisplayValue wants to return the value,= = in the SDL_RenderText OR when blitting the surface onto the screen. It i= s = NOT reproducable exactly where it happens, but it happens roughly after = = the same time (about a minute or two, never actually timed it) each run.= = Memory goes up constantly while it's running. My best guess is that = there's a problem with local variables, .dup-ing them and the GC which = collects at the wrong time. I now rewrote it like that: ' void getDisplayValueZ(byte *buffer) ' { ' pluginInstance.dispatch(GET_VALUE, buffer); ' } And in the render code: ' [...] ' byte[2000] buffer; ' getDisplayValueZ(&buffer[0]); ' surface =3D SDL_RenderText(cast(char *)&buffer[0]); ' SDL_BlitSurface(surface, position); ' SDL_FreeSurface(surface); ' [...] That works. No Access Violation, no increase in memory usage. Anyway, I'm still curious about it. I understand why there's no increase= = in memory usage in the second version, but I don't understand why there'= s = an Access Violation in the first version to begin with. There must be so= me = fundamental issue that I didn't quite get yet, those Access Violations = bite me every now and then. Any hint would be great. Regards, Mike -- = Erstellt mit Operas revolution=E4rem E-Mail-Modul: http://www.opera.com/= mail/
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mike wrote:' char[] getDisplayValue() ' { ' byte[2000] temp; ' pluginInstance.dispatch(GET_VALUE, &temp[0]); ' return myConvertFunc(temp); ' }Looks like you're returning a reference to a local variable (temp). This will cause erratic behavior, probably crashing.
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MORT - Célébrités et Stars mortes : Biographie et Anniversaire de celebrite disparue. HUMAN PORTRAITS IN FILM. The most awesome story i ever heard Funny Pictures Add Funny. My Father Was a Polygamist - Read More on ELLE. I've been in courtrooms before, during three trials of the polygamous radicals led by the infamous Ervil LeBaron who murdered my father, Rulon Allred.
They saw him as an obstruction to LeBaron's ambition of establishing himself as "the One Mighty and Strong," who, according to early Mormon prophecy, will come to set God's house in order. One of those trials took place in the same Salt Lake City federal courthouse where I now sit. LeBaron died 30 years ago in Utah's state prison, but for the past two weeks, I've come to watch another tormentor, Brian David Mitchell, cross the courtroom in a gray cloud of piety. Bernard Madoff, passé à tabac. Le bandit en col blanc Bernard Madoff a été violenté par un codétenu en décembre, écrit le Wall Street Journal.Après l'agression, l'ancien patron du Nasdaq a dû être admis dans un centre médical où il a été soigné d'une fracture du nez, de côtes cassées et de plaies au visage et au crâne, dit le très sérieux canard, citant un pensionnaire de l'établissement à verrous.
Le détail des lésions et traumatismes n'a pu être vérifié, mais un ancien taulard récemment libéré a confirmé la correction dont Bernie avait été victime. Selon l'ancien captif, la rixe portait sur une dette présumée de Madoff envers son agresseur. Au moment de la bastonnade, l'Administration avait affirmé que Madoff était traité pour des vertiges et un problème de tension artérielle. Rappelons que Bernard Madoff purge la peine maximale qu'il encourait, soit 150 ans de prison. Âgé de 72 ans, le nabab déchu a plaidé coupable en mars 2009 de la plus grande escroquerie du siècle. Roman Polanski. Liliane bettencourt. Affaire DSK. Stories. George Wright Fugitive Story - Uncatchable GQ May 2012: Newsmakers. It's past ten o'clock in the evening, a rude hour to knock on someone's front door, but George Wright's attorney has assured me that this is the best time.
The TV cameras have gone away. The newspaper reporters have quit. For the man whose recent capture, after forty-one years on the run, ended one of the longest unsolved fugitive cases in criminal history, there might be some semblance of normalcy. Man found sobbing in street after 36-hour ordeal with German nymphomaniac. The woman was arrested last month after another exhausted lover escaped onto a balcony and cried for help A man was found sobbing in the street by police after his one-night stand demanded too much sex.
The African man broke down in tears outside the woman's apartment after the 36-hour ordeal in Munich, Germany. Police confirmed that the exhausted man told them: "I met her on a bus. She invited me back here. Oh God, it was hell. The man is believed to be the latest victim of a German nymphomaniac who was arrested last month after forcing her date to make love to her eight times. Top 10 Most Evil Humans. Crime As we approach the new year, I thought it would be appropriate to do a list that combines and ranks entries from a combination of related lists – a summary list.
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"You are a mashup of what you let into your life," it's been said. Since creativity is combinatorial, the architecture of mind and character is deeply influenced by the intellectual stimulation we choose to engage with — including the books we read. There is hardly anything more fascinating than the private intellectual diet of genius — like this recently uncovered list of books computing pioneer and early codehacker Alan Turing borrowed from his school library. Though heavy on the sciences, the selection features some wonderful wildcards that bespeak the cross-disciplinary curiosity fundamental to true innovation.
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Allen Interactions, an internationally-acclaimed custom training design, development, and strategic consulting firm, was recognized as a four-time winner of the Fall 2013 Omni Intermedia Awards. Allen Interactions garnered two silver awards for their work with Google on Google Now and Essilor's APEX Sales Account Selling course. Allen Interactions also won two bronze awards for Essilor's APEX Sales Account Planning course and University of Saudi Arabia's Present Progressive e-learning course.
Essilor, world leader for corrective lenses, develops a wide range of lenses to correct and protect eyesight. The APEX program is key to Essilor's success as it provides a consistent approach to training employees. Currently, there are three levels of Training and Certification in APEX: Bronze, Silver, and Gold. The award-winning APEX Sales Account Selling and Planning courses provide Essilor's sales managers with real-world scenarios to improve performance in the topics of territory optimization, territory planning, account selling, and account planning.
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"We are continuously humbled and honored to receive such recognitions," stated Michael Allen, CEO, Allen Interactions. "These awards are a testament to our commitment and our clients' commitment to creating engaging e-learning experiences that are meaningful, memorable, and motivational."
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The Omni Intermedia Awards are owned and operated by Media Corp Inc., which exists to recognize outstanding media productions that engage, empower, and enlighten.
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welcome im new to this site also hopefully you will find somebody to help there are a lot of these cars around so you should be able to get parts if not here then importing is the next opption.
Hey guys,
My dad and myself have recently bought a 2003 astra sri turbo. I love the car as i had the 2.2lt as my first car.
Our plan is to turn take it to track days, hill climbs and actual events. We're new to doing this and would appreciate any help, tips or contacts that can get us to our end goal!!!
My first question is. Does anyone know good websites or companies to buy performance/aftermarket parts for the car.
Second- has anyone done this before and knows a good setup etc ( brakes, exhaust, turbo, suspension)
We live in brisbane and are more than happy to give a helping to people too!!!
welcome im new to this site also hopefully you will find somebody to help there are a lot of these cars around so you should be able to get parts if not here then importing is the next opption.
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Yeah there seems to be a few!!!
I wouldnt mind seeing what people think is the best option or what brands work best.
Welcome to OA
04 Astra Sri - Silver - Full red leather interior - mk4 888 wheels - Star light roof lining - lowered - ice - exhaust - vxr brakes - quite a few other things.
my ride - no longer faster than qlds sri-t's
04 Astra Linea Rossa - Build thread
Welcome to the forum mate. Oh, an Astra g sri-t, my favourite car ! Most bought their parts off German, Dutch and UK companies like EDS, Mtech, Autovaux, Courtenay and Regal. There are much more. Does you car already has some mods ?
2013 Astra sport 1.6T, asteroid grey, AFL+ adaptive bi-xenon headlights, FlexRide adaptive chassis control, 19" wheels, group buy door sill plates, carbon tint, de-lettered, smoked side indicators, Mtech short shifter, GM pedal covers, EDS Motorsport ipf stage 1
I can probably help out with a few things, depending how serious you want to get with trackdays. Whereabouts in brisbane are you??
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We're looking at getting decent stuff but not breaking the bank.
What would you recommend or who?
Have a look at chris_rs build thread and mine to get some ideas
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SPRINGFIELD — The City of Springfield has posted all documents related to the host community agreement between the city and MGM Resorts International, which is seeking a license to build an $800 million resort casino in the South End.
The agreement was signed by Mayor Domenic Sarno and MGM Springfield President William Hornbuckle on Tuesday in a ceremony at the MassMutual Center.
Sarno chose to sign an exclusive agreement with MGM Springfield over a competing proposal from Penn National Gaming, which had proposed a resort casino in the North End of the downtown district.
The documents below include the full text of the "Host Community Agreement by and between City of Springfield, Massachusetts and Blue Tarp Redevelopment, LLC," exhibits presented with the Host Community Agreement, a summary of the agreement and an overview of the final recommendation for selection of the casino chosen for the host community agreement. The agreement is with MGM through Blue Tarp Redevelopment LLC – the gaming company's development arm. The slideshow at the top of this article includes drawings, schematics, elevations and conceptual blueprints for the project.
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Norman Reedus took a few minutes out of his busy schedule at San Diego Comic Con July 13 to accept his award for winning RedEye's 2011 Best TV Character Tournament.
Actually Daryl Dixon, Reedus' character in AMC's "The Walking Dead," was voted "best" by RedEye and Show Patrol readers last winter over finalist Danny Pudi's "Community" character, Abed Nadir, and the 30 others contestants. (Click here to see the trophy, a mock RedEye cover.)


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SKOKIE — It was reported in the papers that Gov. Thompson was upset because some
``Build Illinois`` buttons were manufactured in Indiana. He ordered the destruction of the buttons.
The next day the paper reported that our governor had to escape the pressures of his office. Where does the governor of Illinois have his retreat? Not in his own state, but in Wisconsin.


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We've already seen pictures and video of the upcoming LG Star, but Engadget now has a full preview of the dual-core phone thanks to a very generous tipster (*cough* controlled leak). Most of the specs have been revealed at this point, so Vlad Savov spent most of his time running benchmarks to see how the Tegra 2 processor performed.
Overall the benchmark scores are fairly impressive, but you have to remember this is a prototype unit that is running a non-final firmware. As someone who's run a ton of Android benchmarks, I can say that most are basically pointless, but it's still nice to see how the LG Star matches up. Some of our readers have been worried about the GeForce GPU found inside the Tegra 2, but I can confidently say it will crush the current competition (PowerVR SGX540).
The test unit provided to Engadget is running Android 2.2.1 and they think it will ship with Android 2.3, but I wouldn't be so sure of that yet. Google has yet to release the source code for Gingerbread, so if this is phone is launching in January like was rumored then there is simply not enough time to get it working. Either this phone gets delayed till March so LG can update it to Android 2.3, or it will ship soon with Android 2.2
Engadget thinks the LG Star will be "one of next year's highlight devices" and I tend to agree with them. Many were disappointed by the unicore Nexus S, but I have a strong feeling that Tegra 2 phones will impress the masses with their enhanced performance and premium games.
What do you think about LG's first high-end Android phone?