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LEADERS: Azerane Bam BinkyBunny JerseyGirl LBJ10 LittlePuffyTail LongEaredLions RabbitPam
So I'm getting waaay ahead of myself here... but I really really want to get a third bun- I won't actually look into it until I get a new job and probably move and have a bigger apt, etc.... so it's still a ways off... but I was wondering what combo might work easier for a bonded trio. I have a bonded male and female right now so I was wondering if there's any general rule as to whether it would be easier to add a male or female. I'll do the whole bunny dating thing and will ulitmately decide on a third bun based on personality, I'm just wondering if there are any generic "rules" for adding in a third. (One of the reasons I'm waiting to get a third is in case the bonding doesn't work and I end up keeping the third separate- in which case I would probably end up with four eventually!)
I have seen all different types of trios, but since I don't have a trio personally, I am going to email the leaders that have multiple bunnies and have them check out this thread.


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Regulations for issuing UK passports were not formulated until 1846. In fact, before the First World War it was not compulsory for a British person travelling abroad to have a passport. Passports issued to British-born subjects could be used for a single journey and any subsequent journey only if countersigned afresh by the ministers or consuls of the countries which the holder intended to visit. Possession of a passport, however, was confined largely to merchants and diplomats, and the vast majority of those travelling overseas had no formal document. That was until 30 November 1915 when an Order in Council was issued to amend the Defence of the Realm and insisted that 'A person coming from or intending to proceed to any place out of the United Kingdom as a passenger shall not, without the special permission of a Secretary of State, land or embark at any port in the United Kingdom unless he has in his possession a valid passport issued to him not more than two years previously, by or on behalf of the Government of the country of which he is a subject or a citizen …'.
The National Archives has an extensive but incomplete collection of passport applications, licences to pass beyond the seas and entry books of passes issued by the Secretaries of State.
Below is the 1853 passport of Reverend John Cholmeley from our Special Collections which includes details and stamps from thirteen trips all over Europe, including France, Italy and Austria.


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This Is Not Acceptable!
In the seven-game homestand leading up to Monday night's Phillies lovefest (aka the annual Phillies Phestival), the Phils went a mediocre 3-4, mustering a mere five runs in the four losses. Yet we all came out Monday and dutifully waited in line for autographs and photos with our favorite Phillies, and no one beat any of the players over the head with a bat (though plenty of bats could be seen among the crowd, ostensibly to be signed).
Yet how has our support been rewarded? The Phils have been shut out two nights in a row by the (ugh!) New York Mets.
**UPDATE** make that three in a row (she types with a shudder).
The Phillies have now lost four in a row, three of them shutouts!
**UPDATE** five in a row, four of them shutouts (feeling apoplectic at the moment)
Someone please wake up this dormant offense! Preferably before tonight's game! I want to see somebody on fire!
Not literally. Just figuratively speaking.
Speaking of the (ugh!) Mets, could someone explain what is up with freakin' Rod Barajas? During his single season with the Phils in 2007, he left a less than indelible impression upon the Phaithful. If one were to think of the 2007 team as a single entity, Barajas would have been the superfluous third nipple.
Yet with the 2010 (ugh!) Mets, Barajas has gone 8 for 15 against the Phils, with 3 homeruns and 8 RBIs.
I hate when this happens.
And no, I can't write the word "Mets" without writing "(ugh!)" first (except in this sentence for the purpose of explanation).


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Mr. Yerman is an experienced trial lawyer who has litigated a broad variety of cases throughout the country, including a major antitrust case, in which he successfully represented the plaintiff in a jury trial and on appeal, including an appeal he successfully argued before the United States Supreme Court. He also was one of the trial counsel in the longest federal civil jury trial. Mr. Yerman has also handled a wide range of antitrust, commercial, securities, false advertising, unfair competition and intellectual property litigations and arbitrations for many major corporations in such fields as pharmaceuticals, computers, toys, cosmetics, insurance and electronics, among others. He also serves as a mediator in ADR proceedings.
Mr. Yerman has lectured widely and in programs at the Columbia Law School on Trial Advocacy in an Antitrust Case.
Since 2007, Mr. Yerman has been recognized in The Best Lawyers in America, for his skill in the areas of Antitrust Law and Commercial Litigation.


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2010 Baseball Cards- I've seen better
What is nearly as welcoming as a field of green, a glove a bat and a ball? Not much but I can think of something square shaped that comes close. BASEBALL CARDS
Last weekend I spent some hard earned cash on a few packs of cards. Getting razzed by my buddies for wasting my beer money on baseball cards, I feel I made the right decision.
Topps 2010 were the first I flocked to.
The base cards are striking with bold pictures and the team name prominently displayed. However, they seem like minature posters rather than baseball cards. Don't get me wrong I do like them, I just don't feel we need to "Mickey Mouse" these American traditions any more than they already.
While these are two great poses demonstrating these two top tier players, most of the pictures are weird and simply do not justify the players. They show the backs of some players.
Being a loyal topps customer I also wanted to dip into what the 2010 Upper Decks had to offer.
The Upper Deck Company has always played second fiddle to Topps it seems. The pictures are always better with UD, but the classic feel is lacking. They definitely showed why they are runners up with this year's set.
The set up of the cards are nice, for the most part. The player's pictures are nice and centralized. Their poses are natural and easily to be deciphered. The mug shot of the player in the lower right hand corner is a nice touch. The only drawback, and it is a very big drawback, is the very bottom of the cars. It's green! For every team, even if they are not the A's. It is rather annoying. Also, the player's names and team name is written in like a Times New Roman style. It doesn't mesh well with the other natures of the cards.
Of course when opening a pack of cards I get most excited when I draw a Pirate. In the four packs I bought (2 Topps and 2 Upper Decks) I grabbed a Neil Walker and Andy LaRoche. Even though the initial thrill of baseball cards is originally opening the package, I still do not get distraught if I pull some players I could care less about. My favorite part of a card is the back where you can see stats and fun facts. The education you can get about a player from their baseball card is really underrated and something more fans should enjoy.
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BERKELEY — For its next trick, the Cal football team needs to demonstrate its 43-17 upset of UCLA wasn't merely a tease.
The victory Saturday over the Bruins, then ranked No. 25, won't have real context until the season is complete. Will it be a turning point or just one great night in a dreary season?
The Golden Bears (2-4, 1-2 Pac-12) visit Washington State (2-4, 0-3) on Saturday with the chance to get within one game of .500 overall and pull even in conference play.
A victory in Pullman, Wash., could give Cal significant momentum headed into the earliest-scheduled Big Game in history a week later in Berkeley.
Suddenly, a season that seemed irrevocably lost could have possibilities.
But only if the Bears can do it again.
"It can't be, OK, take a sigh of relief and now we're going to coast for a little bit," coach Jeff Tedford said Sunday. "We've got to feel motivation from it."
Sophomore cornerback Kameron Jackson, who had three interceptions and deflected a pass to create a fourth by teammate Michael Lowe, said the victory creates opportunity if the Bears respond properly.
"We've got to stay humble and keep going hard. We can't settle for this game," he said. "We've got to keep it going."
It's foolish to make too much of one game. As good as they were, the Bears were not perfect: three turnovers, a second straight 100-yard penalty game, two blocked PAT kicks.
"We have to be mature enough and smart enough to understand the focus and attention to detail and the work ethic it takes," Tedford said.
But, for once, the list of positives far outstripped the negatives:
Anderson said the players held a team meeting after the loss to Arizona State a week earlier and agreed not to dwell on what was done.
"I stood up and said, 'Let's start our season over again in the month of October. Focus on every day and every opportunity in October,' " Anderson said. "(Saturday) night it showed. We're 1-0 in the month of October."


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(Genjutsu:Kyojin Genkaku)-Illusionary Arts:Giant Illusion
Description:The user will perform a small sequence of four hand seals and push his hand to the ground.From the point where he is holding at first a large,shapelless,black mass will raise around 15 meters high.Then the mass will take the shape of a human and finally it will take the exact appearence of the user only in gigantic size.The opponent if the illusionary user for example cuts of his leg would feel the pain like his leg was realy cut off.The user while this jutsu is active will be hidden from the opponents sight so the opponent would think that the giant was actually the user.And as jutsu wouldn't work on the illusion it would terrify the opponent leaveing the real user an opportunity to strike.
~No genjutsu for the same and next turn after this technique was used.
~Can be used only once per battle.
~ Declined, unclear now. Does the perceived pain shock him out of the illusion or what ? ~
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Residents fight burglaries with lights, cameras, action
Original post made on Oct 5, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, October 5, 2012, 8:59 AM
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a resident of Community Center
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:08 am
What is going on in the community center area re: burglary prevention?
Are we "on the watch"?
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:13 am
I have two watch dogs for protection since I live alone. Unfortunately, my neighbor is a hostile, grumpy old man who hates dogs and threatens me when my dogs bark. My dogs only bark if they hear someone near my fence area. Maybe my grumpy, mean ol' neighbor should be thankful my dogs protect the neighborhood!
Anyone have suggestions on how to deal with a hostile neighbor who leaves threatening notes? Cheers, and everyone please lock ip, and stay safe!
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 5, 2012 at 12:41 pm
I don't know if this would help, but perhaps you can point out to your neighbor the alarming statistics of burglaries in Palo Alto. And tell him how nervous you are living alone and how the dogs are your first line of defense...maybe try to get him to see things from your stand point. He may, or may not, care. After all, the dogs probably help if someone is near his home. Good luck!
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:12 pm
If they're watch dogs, they're hyper-vigilant and likely bark at almost anything in the neighborhood, not only when someone's near your fence.
I think I'd be grumpy if I had that noise disturbing my work in a home office.
Don't let this city go to the dogs!! There are other good--and more neighborly--ways of securing one's property.
a resident of Downtown North
on Oct 5, 2012 at 2:54 pm
The ongoing and very public crime prevention efforts by the PAPD and neighborhood groups seem to be making a positive impact. Making 25 arrests in connection with many of these burglaries doesn't hurt either. If we as citizens take reasonable steps to safeguard our properties, remain vigilant and call in suspicious people and situations, and give the police every opportunity to respond to and investigate these reports, we give ourselves the best chance to reduce crime. It takes a collective effort in order for it to work.
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 5, 2012 at 3:53 pm
""Jardins"", i just used term 'watchdog' in a way to explain if someone came near my fence, my dogs seem watchful. You took the term wrong, chill out and I never said my neighbor having a home office anyway so bugger off and mind your own business!.
""Joinpa"", i like your style, I will heed your advice!
Everyone please protect each other, keep a "watchful -""watchdog"" eye out for burglars and please be kind to each other.
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 5, 2012 at 8:49 pm
Shut the yapping dog up. Don't be a thoughtless neighbor.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:29 pm
I can't believe the negative comments about the "watchdog!" Obviously the two people who assume that Lindsey's dog barks constantly hate dogs, or at least seem to. I bet Lindsey's dog is like mine and barks only when somebody approaches her house. Dogs are excellent deterrents to crime and people who have them should be praised for doing their part to keep their neighborhoods safe, not criticized by people who hate dogs! Come on, we are all in this together trying to ward off burglars. Can't we find ways to help each other do that?
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:39 pm
Dogs that yap at me when I take a walk are
a) stupid, they can't tell the difference between a peaceful passerby and a person breaking in,
b) betray their owners bad manners and the dog's inadequate training for living in a civilized community, and
c) reflect their owners free floating hostility toward everyone.
That's right, a decent person would not have a dog that barked so much.
I should mention to the dog lover who deposits its feces on my property, please stop doing that.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 5, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Again, in the interests of full disclosure I am a fprmer mid-town resident.
Folks, yes, movement lights are a big deterrent and I have them surrounding my home in North Phoenix, but in today's world a HOME SECURITY SYSTEM with full monitoring is a must. Should be $30-39 a month to start (mine is $20 a month long after I met my three year commitment---insist on free installation).
Pretty simple stuff really...the front yard signs announcing the system help too.
You get a 10-15% savings on your homeowners insurance to boot.
a resident of East Palo Alto
on Oct 6, 2012 at 11:54 am
Lindsey - if neighbor is leaving threatening notes pertaining to your dogs, ask an animal control officer what your options are. But if I was in your shoes, I'd bypass that step and see an attorney re writing a cease and desist letter. I'd also be on top of my dogs' behavior and not leave them alone in the yard while I was gone. As a renter and long time dog owner, I've successfully combatted idiots, from ignorant landlords to stupid mail carriers, about my dogs and my rights, while balancing their rights as well.
As for people leaving notes on cars, isn't that illegal? Or is it illegal only if it's to solicit?
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 6, 2012 at 12:48 pm
One of our neighbors solved the problem by installing cameras all around the outside of his house.
a resident of Midtown
on Oct 6, 2012 at 2:41 pm
Dogs can be trained to learn about noises (if you work with the dog), and eventually the dog figures it out.
Dogs are wonderful really...just work on it.
Then there won't be loud barking etc with every noise. A dog will bark, but it should'nt be constant or really irritating.
Likey if it continues, look for a GOOD, nice dog trainer and it will work it out.
Love dogs.
a resident of Menlo Park
on Oct 7, 2012 at 3:24 pm
As usual, the dog-nazis are more concerned with their own self-centered space than the safety of the community. They should be happy they aren't being burglarized thanks to their neighbor's barking dogs. Instead, they make things as difficult as possible for dog owners. They are a much bigger problem than the dogs they complain about.
a resident of Community Center
on Oct 8, 2012 at 10:31 am
Alot of dog haters out there. Shame on them. People need to learn to be kind to each other. Steve C. and others, thankyou for your kind notes. Dog haters are just plain mean, bullies. I am installing video cameras on my house so nextime my neighbor comes over, it is lawyer 'cease and desist' time....take that old, mean, bully neighbor!
a resident of Old Palo Alto
on Oct 27, 2012 at 5:44 pm
As seen on NBC News 15 Oct, the printable Google Document can be found at:
Web Link
You can post it on a pole or your fence, and on the windshield of any suspicious vehicle that parks in front of your house that apparently does not belong.
a resident of Evergreen Park
on Oct 27, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Just keep in mind that Cease and Desist orders can go both ways.The neighbor can get one to get your dog to stop barking.
Dogs used to be just part of the neighborhood but things have changed. Dog lovers have made a fetish out of them, calling them part of the family, referring to them as boys and girls, and expecting other people to smile and like them. It's out of control.
Keep your noisy barking dog and its excrement away from other people and you won't have any trouble. Just ordinary manners, nothing extra.
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Rock or Fossil? Found on beach around cliff area Queensland, Australia
It looks like a piece of mica schist, and from its blackness, the mica is probably biotite. I can see at least two garnet crystals (brownish ovoid faceted lumps). So, if I am right, you could call it a biotite garnet schist.
The pale mineral shown in SAM_0796.JPG could be another mica, muscovite. You will see that it looks somewhat fibrous. That is slightly misleading; that impression arises because the layering (schistosity) is slightly crinkled, causing some of the plates of mica to be seen edge-on.
The pale mineral shown in SAM_0790.JPG is where the rock has broken along a vein, which may be composed of quartz and a greenish mineral (of which there are several possibilities, impossible to tell with microscopic analysis). Schist is a metamorphic rock, ie. it was originally some other rock type, which was subjected to prolonged heat and pressure, causing the original minerals to recrystallize into different ones. The vein could have been present in the original rock, so it, too, was subject to the metamorphism (or some of it, depending on when it arose). That may account for the edges of the vein being indistinct, and the presence of the greenish mineral.
There is a modicum of speculation in my description; microscopic analysis would be needed to be sure.
I wonder where you found the specimen.
I note that there is a Mica Schist Creek in Queensland...
Wow Thankyou so much for the help, i think i'll go with that untill i bring to museum for microscopic analysis which i am doing in around a weeks time. I will let you know.
Before you visit the NHM, I suggest you call first, to see what facilities/expertise they can offer, which may vary from day to day depending on who is around.
(I do not work there, so I won't be able to help; I live in Cyprus.)
Haha no i recieved an email earlier today from Queensland museum in Australia, offering that i can take them plus others to get a positive idenitification.
Turns out i dont live to far from museum so i will pop in there next week sometime.
I am so excited, I cant wait.


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One man can save us... and he goes by Melvin Ingram.
But Vinny Curry is going to surprise people.
I love this debate. There are guys like Nick Perry, Vinny Curry and Mercilus who are DEs and you ask "Can they learn to drop back and cover"? Then you have guys like Ingram, Upshaw and Massaquoi who are about the same size but listed as OLBs. You ask "Can they put their hand down and be a DE in a 4 man front"?
Personally, I'd look for the guy who already has the most experience in dropping back and covering (out of the guys above). All of the above can get after the QB. Do any of these guys fit the bill?
One man can save us... and he goes by Melvin Ingram.
But Vinny Curry is going to surprise people.
i think the jets are going offense in the first round. they can get rush linebackers in later rounds but that offense is putrid. holmes may not stay, plax has a year left, there's no guarantee they're keeping keller and LT is a goner too. they desperately need a RT as well. they've drafted defense in the past two drafts in the first round. last year, they traded their 2nd rounder for cromartie and drafted a future NT in the 3rd. likely with rex's influence, the offense has been neglected and key spots have been filled by inferiors and stop gap solutions.
the running game won't hum until they get legit wrs who defenses have to worry about so they can't stack the box. they also need another rb who can catch.
tell that to Rex.
Re: RB - we did draft Powell last year and have McNight and Greene. Good RBs can be had late.
TEs. - Some good 2nd- 5th round prospects as well.
If we can get a stud WR in the first round, that may be the way to go. They can make the most impact as rookies.
Re LT: I think we must bring him back. If Rex admits his mistakes and vows to change his ways and gets Holmes in line, I think LT would come back. He's a leader and still has something left in the tank.
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I understand the sentiment for offense - but I really think we should go BAP. At this point, it seems like Ingram / Courtney / Curry would be great fits (and BAP), while the WRs are more questionable, and I'd think you could get a good RT in round 2.
IMO the offensive player that could fall to us which might be a compelling value would be Trent Richardson. And there's also DeCastro.
Grab two pass rushers with the first two picks. It will make our D elite, if they pan out
Personally I think drafting a DE to play OLB in the 1st is the worst gamble any team can make. 9 times out of ten it doesn't work. Guys like Ghoston are more common then a guy like Suggs. If you want a LB just draft a LB. In todays NFL if you dont have a good cover LB you will be killed by teams with guys like Clark and Gates at TE. You can blitz Brady all day as long as he can just dump it off to a TE it doesn't matter. He will nickle and dime you to death. We keep getting these blitzing LBs and they just aren't making us any better.
ingram and upshaw can be picked by a 3-4 team and be reasonably sure they can make the transition.
these other guys are a Gholston like projection. too risky for the Jets to attempt, JMO
Don't worry about coverage... I seriously don't understand why anyone worries about what the player is going to do 10% of the time. It really doesn't matter.
Not only that, but if the player is athletic enough to gain a pass rush, typically they are going to be athletic enough to cover somewhat decently in space.
People confused themselves on Gholston... Gholston wasn't bad because of any position change, he was bad because he couldn't do any one thing well.
Just get the best pass rusher possible...
so much talk about defense. the offensive side of the ball had a mutiny and the qb may not last the season. the team needs weapons at wr, te and rb, not to mention a new RT. if they don't fix the offense, rex and tanny are not going to last much longer. offense wins games and puts fans in the seats.


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Bullis charter school can expand
Original post made on Nov 25, 2008
Read the full story here Web Link posted Sunday, November 23, 2008, 11:24 AM
Comments (2)
a resident of another community
on Nov 25, 2008 at 2:31 pm
Mr. Goines should understand or at least read the California Education Code before commenting to the press about his very narrow interpretation of the objectives for charter schools. Even if he personally disagrees with the intent of the law, he should not be misleading the public about it.
Ed Code 47601:
It is the intent of the Legislature, in enacting this part,
to provide opportunities for teachers, parents, pupils, and community
members to establish and maintain schools that operate independently
from the existing school district structure, as a method to
accomplish all of the following:
(a) Improve pupil learning.
(b) Increase learning opportunities for all pupils, with special
emphasis on expanded learning experiences for pupils who are
identified as academically low achieving.
(c) Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching
(d) Create new professional opportunities for teachers, including
the opportunity to be responsible for the learning program at the
(e) Provide parents and pupils with expanded choices in the types
of educational opportunities that are available within the public
school system.
(f) Hold the schools established under this part accountable for
meeting measurable pupil outcomes, and provide the schools with a
method to change from rule-based to performance-based accountability
(g) Provide vigorous competition within the public school system
to stimulate continual improvements in all public schools.
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a resident of another community
on Dec 10, 2008 at 6:11 pm
Bullis charter school seems to me, to be just an excuse for wealthy families to send their kids to a private school without actually sending them to a private school. It's convenient and now that it's been open for a few years, parents (and probably students) are scared to leave the nest, so to speak, and go to a school with "other" children. That's why they want to add upper grades. They'll keep adding grades until it's all the way through high school. I'm ashamed of the way Bullis operates. It caters to the wealthiest families with access to a school district that far outdoes any others and does NOT invite or encourage students from districts such as EPA or Redwood City to come and learn there. BCS is equal to the KKK as far as I'm concerned.
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Leo McCarey won a Best Director Oscar in 1938 for The Awful Truth, an absolutely lovely film that provides a veritable blueprint for how to construct and cast the perfect romantic comedy. Cary Grant and Irene Dunne play the Warriners, an upper-crust couple caught in a hilarious duel over their impending divorce, which includes a custody battle over their dog Mr. Smith (the legendary wire fox terrier Skippy, who was Asta in the Thin Man movies). The chemistry, sexual tension and kinetic energy between Grant and Dunne crackles on screen; Grant has never been better (just watching him fall out of a chair is worth the DVD price), and Dunne is a revelation, all kittenish smarts and sassy charm. Ralph Bellamy is hilarious as Dunne's new love interest, Daniel Leeson, a good-hearted knucklehead with Oklahoma oil money. The dialogue whips and snaps with all the grand innuendo and sharp repartee of Old Hollywood, and every punchline and pratfall is delivered with immaculate timing. It's a gem, and a perfect feel-good gift for the holidays. — Rick Levin
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Brand new as of Dec. 10, it's the 50th anniversary of this classic movie. Though the time and place are vintage (1910 Edwardian London), it's a timeless story of a dysfunctional family and how they all learn to love again. Dad is obsessed with money and his banking career. Mom's a bit of a ditz who's obsessed with demonstrating for women's rights (luckily she has a gaggle of maids, nannies and cooks to help out). Naturally, the children are terrors who have chased out every nanny they've had. Dad, of course, wants a no-nonsense disciplinarian in charge, and the kids want someone they can have fun with. When Mary magically answers the children's advertisement for their ideal nanny, the outcome is not at all what the family expected, but it's just what they needed. It's a gift that's practically perfect in every way. — Vanessa Salvia
The Wizard of Oz: 75th Anniversary Limited Collector's Edition Blu-ray 3D/ Blu-ray/ DVD/ UltraViolet & Amazon-Exclusive Flash Drive, $105.
Pretty much everyone over the age of 30 has likely watched this show dozens of times. Somehow, though, it never gets old. Toto, Dorothy, Glenda the Good Witch, the Wicked Witch of the West, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow, the Cowardly Lion, the Wizard and the Munchkins have become part of our collective psyches. This remastered and restored version is even more visually sharp, clear and rich in Technicolor color, and comes with some awesome extras such as a ruby slippers sparkle globe, 52-page hardcover photo book, collectible pin, a journal and a frameable map of Oz. Of course, there are also the new making-of and documentary featurettes, including the six-hour MGM documentary When the Lion Roars (exclusive to Blu-Ray). This is a great way to introduce the next generation to a classic movie they'll enjoy as much as we do. — Vanessa Salvia


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This is the first of a two-part series on pre-employment screening.
An increasing number of employers are conducting some form of pre-employment screening on job applicants. Employers are researching not only a candidate's educational qualifications and prior job history, but also a candidate's criminal history, credit history and online presence. At the same time, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and various states have begun scrutinizing the legality of some of these practices.
Employers who conduct pre-employment screenings on job applicants should be aware that federal and state laws govern both the acquisition and use of such information. Obtaining certain types of information about job applicants without permission or using the information incorrectly, can lead to both civil liability and fines and can open an employer up to claims of employment discrimination. This article discusses the legal risks and pitfalls related to pre-employment screening.
Part I covers issues to consider when conducting criminal background checks. Part II will discuss three other pre-employment inquiries that have received increased attention from the EEOC in recent months: credit checks, investigations into an applicant's online presence and inquiries into an applicant's current employment status.
Criminal Background Checks
More and more employers seek the criminal record history of job applicants, sometimes even before extending the applicant an offer. Typically, employers will seek such information on employment applications, often asking applicants to indicate in a check box question whether they have been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor within a certain time period . Other employers will ask this question and explore a candidate's response during a job interview, and most employers will ask applicants to submit to a full criminal background check after a conditional offer of employment is extended. Employers who gather and use criminal history information need to be mindful of applicable local, state and federal laws regarding criminal background checks.
Acquisition of Criminal Records
A variety of laws govern the acquisition and use of criminal records, including the point in the job application process when an employer may inquire into an applicant's criminal past. In fact, several cities and states have begun to restrict employers' ability to seek that information directly from applicants prior to job offers being extended.
For example, Philadelphia became one of the first cities to regulate when public and private employers may ask a job applicant about his or her criminal history. Pursuant to Philadelphia's new "Ban the Box" law, which went into effect in July 2011, employers are precluded from making any inquiry regarding criminal convictions before and during the application process and initial interview process, or from requiring applicants to disclose such information.
Similarly, Massachusetts law bars employers from asking criminal history questions on an applicant's initial written job application, unless otherwise required by law. Unlike Philadelphia's new law, however, Massachusetts employers may still ask applicants about their criminal history during an interview.
Hawaii also has a "ban the box" law prohibiting public and private employers, with some exceptions, from inquiring about and considering an applicant's criminal record on a job application. Hawaii law goes even further by allowing an employer to obtain and consider such information only after a conditional offer of employment has been extended. Several other states (California, Connecticut, Minnesota and New Mexico) have similar "ban the box" laws that apply to public sector employers, and many states and cities are considering such legislation.
To date, no federal law governs when employers may make such inquiries in the application process. Federal law does, however, require employers to adhere to other requirements when obtaining criminal records regarding applicants and employees. The federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires employers who use third party consumer reporting agencies to gather such information to follow certain steps:
- Employers must provide notice to the applicant of the intent to obtain a report.
- Employers must actually obtain the applicant's written consent. Note that a signature at the bottom of an employment application is not considered legal consent under the FCRA.
- The employer must certify to the consumer reporting agency that it made the appropriate disclosure and obtained consent from the applicant.
The FCRA also requires employers follow two additional steps when using criminal history information:
- Prior to taking any adverse action, the employer must provide the applicant with advance notice of its intended course of action, as well as provide the applicant with a statement of the employee's rights under the FCRA and provide a copy of the background report.
- Once an employer decides to take adverse action, it must provide a second notice to the applicant containing specified information regarding the reason for its decision, an explanation of the applicant's rights under the FCRA and the contact information for the consumer reporting agency that supplied the report to the employer.
Several states have laws similar to the FCRA, so employers should also consult the laws of the states in which they operate to ensure that there are no additional requirements.
Use of Criminal Records
Arrest Records
Nearly all state laws prohibit employers from considering a job applicant's arrest that did not result in a conviction. Moreover, the EEOC takes the position that because the use of arrest records as an absolute bar to employment has a disparate impact on some protected groups; such records alone cannot be used to exclude applicants from employment and has even gone as far as stating that a pre-employment inquiry may violate Title VII. The EEOC has consistently invalidated employment policies containinga blanket exclusion of those individuals with arrest records. Thus, employers should avoid asking job applicants any questions designed to elicit information regarding prior arrests that did not result in convictions and should remove any such questions from employment applications.
Conviction Records
Unfortunately for multi-state employers, state law also governs how employers may use conviction information. While some states place little to no restrictions on employers, others strictly regulate how and when it may be used. For example, Pennsylvania allows employers to consider felony and misdemeanor convictions to the extent that they relate to the applicant's suitability for employment in the position for which he or she applied. Thus under Pennsylvania law, an employer may consider a prior DUI conviction if the position requires or involves driving but not for a clerical or secretarial position.
New York law goes even further in limiting the type of convictions employers may consider. It generally prohibits employers from denying or terminating employment because of a prior conviction unless a direct relationship exists between the offense and the job, or the person would present an unreasonable risk to property or to the safety or welfare of specific individuals or the general public.
When using conviction records, employers are to consider:
- The state's public policy of encouraging employment of previously convicted persons
- Specific duties and responsibilities necessarily related to the job
- The bearing the offense might have on the person's fitness or ability to perform the job
- Time elapsed since the offense
- The person's age at the time of the offense
- The seriousness of the offense
- Evidence of successful rehabilitation
- The legitimate interest of the employer in protecting property, and the safety and welfare of specific individuals or the general public
Accordingly, employers are advised to consult applicable state laws before making any hiring decisions based on conviction history.
Although no federal law restricts or prohibits employer use of criminal records, the EEOC has renewed its focus on the use of convictions in employment decisions. The EEOC previously issued a series of guidelines and policy statements on the use of criminal records and is considering updating them. Although individuals with criminal records are not a protected class under Title VII, the EEOC has determined employer policies that exclude individuals from employment on the basis of their arrest and conviction records (i.e., blanket policies) may violate Title VII because such policies disproportionately exclude minorities. The EEOC made this determination in light of statistics showing that minorities are arrested and convicted at a rate significantly in excess of their representation in the population.
According to the EEOC, exclusion of a job applicant on the basis of a conviction record violates Title VII unless there is a business necessity for the employment decision. To establish this, the employer must show that it considered:
- The nature and gravity of the offense
- The time that has passed since the conviction and completion of the sentence
- The nature of the job sought
Thus, employers who consider criminal records in employment decisions without a determination that the background check was job-related and consistent with business necessity run the risk of opening themselves up to a disparate impact claim by the EEOC.
Employers who conduct criminal background checks during the pre-employment screening process should be mindful of the myriad of federal and state laws governing the process. They are advised to consult counsel for guidance before making employment decisions based upon such information. With proper counsel, employers can ensure that they are in compliance with all applicable laws.
In part II, we will examine three other aspects of pre-employment inquiries that have received increased scrutiny from the EEOC in recent months: credit checks, investigations into an applicant's online presence and inquiries into an applicant's current employment status.


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Juliet needs a sponsor!
On her recent trip to Uganda, World Vision writer Kari Costanza met Juliet, a 5-year-old girl whose family is struggling and can't send her to school.
We've just registered Juliet for our child sponsorship program. All she needs now is a sponsor. Read her story and see how you can help her and her family!
For never was a story of more woe
Than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
—William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
If ever a story needed a happy ending, it would be that of 5-year-old Juliet.
She lives in northern Uganda in Oyam District — a place of mournful peace. From the 1990s until a peace accord was signed in 2006, rebel army leader Joseph Kony made life a living hell in northern Uganda, abducting some 25,000 children into his army. The boys he forced into fighting; the girls he made their "wives."
During that time, World Vision operated the Children of War Rehabilitation Center in Gulu for children who were able to escape Kony's army — often during skirmishes. Since it opened in 1995, the center has rehabilitated and successfully reunited children back into their communities.
The children had been through the most difficult of circumstances, sometimes forced to kill their parents by Kony's army. All were traumatized and lacked the social and educational skills needed to reenter society.
Today, World Vision sponsors from the United States sponsor more than 35,600 boys and girls in Uganda. World Vision is working in Oyam District, where sponsorship funds provide the foundation for community development work in agriculture, economic development, healthcare, and education.
It's education that Juliet yearns for. She watches her friends travel down the path toward school in the mornings.
"When her friends go to school," says her mother Evelyn, 24, "Juliet says she wants to join them. She says, 'I want to get my clothes and go to school.'"
Clothes are a problem. Juliet only has two dresses. She owns just one pair of shoes — if you consider flip-flops shoes.
In December 2013, the family home burned to the ground. Now they live in a grass-thatched hut next to the charred ruins of their home. They were able to salvage one mattress. Everything else was lost.
"We don't have a toilet," says her mother. "Right now we go in the bush."
The children fetch water from a nearby stream. Both Juliet and her brother, Laston, 3, have distended bellies — a sign of worms. Worms come from poor hygiene and from drinking dirty water. It is impossible in this place to have good hygiene.
Laston has orange hair, a sign of malnutrition. He clings to his mother, tired and weepy. "We eat beans," says Evelyn. "Sometimes just once a day. Sometimes we can buy milk."
Evelyn's husband, Bonny, 28, is a cassava farmer. "He works hard," says Evelyn. "Most of the time he is in the garden." But what he grows is not enough to meet the family's basic needs.
Evelyn has lived in Oyam District for 10 years. Like tens of thousands of other children, Joseph Kony's army abducted her as a child.
"I was captured at my home," she says. "They tied us at the waists." Evelyn was marched off with other children carrying six big chickens, an axe, and a machete. "I escaped from the battlefield," she says. "Someone who was next to me pulled me away. We escaped together."
When she returned home, she married Bonny and began having children. It is clear that she adores them. Evelyn admires Juliet's spunky personality. "She is a disciplined child," says Evelyn. "She is a fast learner. She is playful." Evelyn laughs. "Juliet is also stubborn."
"I have no idea where her confidence comes from," says Evelyn. The family attends the Catholic church nearby. "Juliet goes to church even when I don't," says Evelyn.
"I would love to go to school," admits Juliet. "I would love to study mathematics." She is shy in front of strangers. She would also love to eat her favorite food: fish.
When Evelyn is sick, Juliet cares for her. At only 5, she can already sweep the house and do some cooking. "When I am sick, she cares for me," says Evelyn. "I am always falling sick. I think from malaria."
In Uganda, malaria is the biggest killer disease. The Ugandan Ministry of Health says that between 70,000 and 110,000 people will die this year from malaria.
Evelyn wants the best for Juliet and Laston. She is praying for better than this life full of woe.
"My prayer is for my children," she says, "that they will remain healthy. I pray for their future to be bright."
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UPDATE: Juliet has a sponsor! Pray with us for her future and for the blessings of her sponsor.
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Discussion in 'Gaming' started by Chaos Descending, Jun 10, 2011.
Thanks for the info, CorporalClegg
JC is a pretty full server, and I've been starting to get the queue even though the wait isn't long, so that might be a problem if we set up on that server. I'd be willing to create a character wherever most end up going. I was thinking Harbinger, but I can go wherever.
Well, if it up to me, we go on Jung Ma, but I kind of figured most people wouldn't want to do that. I have touched any of my characters there since the first merger, but I've been messing around with them over the past week and the latency isn't as big an issue as I thought it would be (though still noticeable). I'm just sick and tired of the Bastion bullshit for my PvP fix. That place is a cesspool.
On the plus side, it is one of the lighter servers, so queues wouldn't be a big of an issue. Harbinger is actually more populated than JC, it just peaks later for most--since most of you are east coast/EU.
Maybe I've just been really lucky, but I've been in a log-in queue all of twice since the game went F2P and the wait have never been very long (5mins tops.) Even when it says 'server full' when I log in there's almost never any problem.
So anyway, so far we have votes for Covenant, Harb, Red Eclipse & Jung Ma...could we get anymore spread out?
Honestly, if we plan to start new alts from scratch the server doesn't matter so much. What we really need to decide is what faction should we favour and what classes do we pick?
I'd certainly appreciate it! My operative on Harb has around 300K right now and enough resources in reserve to make that again within a week. So I should be able to pay back half right up front. The pain of it is though, it'd have to be a face-to face trade since afaik even prefs aren't allowed to mail credits. If you want to PM me with the name of one of your Harb server characters, I'll add to friends in game the next time I log on.
Incidentally, the main way I make credits with that character is selling mats on GTN, so if you need any for crafting that comes from slicing, scavenging or Underworld Trading, I should be able to get you some if I don't already have it in stock.
You're likely right, Clegg. I play in the evening, and during that time, Harbinger is rather low, with JC being full, but I guess it's all a matter of perspective depending on when one plays. And I've had much the same experience with the queue, Rev. I was just thinking in terms of grouping, would we be all allowed to log on when the server peak is at full, and so on.
I'm gunning for either Smuggler or Trooper. Though I wouldn't be opposed playing on the Empire's side if that's what we decide to do Whatever happens, I'm game.
I'm not especially bothered about which class or faction. Is there any general consensus as to which has the best stories? I know Agent is generally said to be the best and the consular story is said to be pretty poor, but what about the others? I've only completed the inquisitor story for myself so I can't really say.
If I had to choose a preference though, I think for Imperial I'd go for either an Operative/healer or a Warrior/tank. For Republic I'm thinking either a Knight Sentinel/DPS or a Gunslinger/DPS.
My personal rank of the stories is (take it for what it's worth):
Bounty Hunter
They're all good in their own way. But, yeah con is definitely the weakest of the bunch. Keep in mind I've never finished Warrior or BH, anyway. Found them too boring. Some of the cerebral aspects of consular were at least enough to keep me playing.
Yeah, if we go Imperial, I'll likely go with Agent.
Is there anyone on Red Eclipse that would be willing to help my sniper get through the Black Talon? Seems like everyone is running dps and aren't interested in teaming up with a sniper.
I could also use advice on setting up my hotbar (for low level). I found some guides for setting up lvl 50 snipers, but I don't have those abilities yet. I've tried setting up the abilities that I want, but as soon as I go to "cover", the bar changes...
I also picked up an emote for threaten or something like that, but can't find it in abilities anywhere. Am I missing something? Thanks.
Sure. PM me your character's name and I'll meet you on the fleet. My operative could do with the social points.
As for the hotbar; it's a pain, but cover classes actually have an extra bar that switches with #1 whenever you take cover. The way I do it is that I take the abilities that can only be used in cover off the main bar and those that can't be used in cover are only on the main bar. Preferably in the equivalent slots.
For example, with my operative the second and third buttons are set to the two vibroknife attacks on the "walking" bar while the "cover" bar uses those to slots for snipe and the explodey probe wotsit.
You can't turn the cover bar off. But it is a good function. Keep in mind your sniper-specific skills only have to be in the cover bar. You can remove the regular skills from it. So just put things like Explosive Probe, Snipe and Ambush.
Put skills you can use both from cover and standing in the lower bar (rifle shot, Frag grenade, flash bang, overload shot etc.)
You can leave the normal top bar empty for now. Eventually you'll want to start mirroring things because you'll have skills you can use both on the run and from cover and run out of room on the bottom bar.
That's the best I can do since I never play snipers, and the only time I ever use cover as an Operative is to pop Explosive Probe so I have a lot more leeway with the top bar.
The only annoying bar is the cover bar keeps what ever keybinds you normally have for the top bar. So you'll have to fiddle and move things around a bit to get it where you like.
Appreciate these /\ /\ comments, I'll give these a try.
It really drives me crazy when I think I have everything setup. I go up against a boss, hit cover, and the abilities I need disappears. Things go downhill rapidly from there...
Is deactivating cover bar locked for FTP users?
I like the cover bar, and actually I wish more MMOs would have that, or more precisely context sensitive bars. Right now, my JK is stuck on Quesh as I'm finding the difficulty to be rather high, and I'm having more fun with my smuggler right now.
I had no idea that was even possible. Honestly, though it was a pain at first, once I got used to it I rather like the cover bar. I've never liked the whole mind boggling swarm of buttons thing that most MMOs and some RPGs go in for. It gets very cumbersome and once you've figured out a good rotation, combat becomes very repetitive.
Seriously, the other day I ran a flashpoint and was able to be an effective healer while *barely* paying attention. I was running crew skills and reverse engineering in the middle of fights, while reading codex entries in between battles. Just being physically able to do that is not a good sign.
I don't know "some;" that's like every videogame RPG ever. They're repetitive by nature. But don't complain about it until you start running 16-man Ops.
Besides, that's what PvP is for.
That depends on the FP and everyones level/gear.
Running T5 with a bunch of twinked 35s is a cakewalk. Continuing on with the same group into Maelstrom, not so much.
And also, <50 content is way easier than 50 content. Even with the free Tionese stuff, hopping into HMs (Save for Esseles, Black Talon, and T5) and SM Ops can still be a challenge for most PUGs.
^Depends on which RPGs you play. The first ones I ever got into were Fallout and Deus Ex, neither typical for the genre I'll grant you but you can't help first impressions.
The only fantasy RPGs I've been able to get on with are the Dragon Age games and even those can get a bit much. Having said that, I did like how DA2 streamlined things so instead of adding ever more abilities, you level up the basic attacks making them more powerful and added combos. It wasn't perfect, but a step in the right direction.
BTW, if you're still up for acquiring the artifact authorization for me, I think my Harb seller character has about 300K stored in the mail box, so I should be able to pay 600 up-front. Best time to buy is probably Saturday. Mid-week prices are always inflated.
Reverend, I actually like roleplaying better than combat. My Jedi Shadow on The Ebon Hawk is set up using the combat rotation from Noxxic. Since implementing that, he hasn't been defeated. So now combat is just another task that he must do as he progresses. My Commando is effective for ranged dps, but I've discovered that fights finish faster if he just heals the Jedi's as they chop on the enemies. I think the ability is Combat Support Cell.
My sniper on Red Eclipse is much different. That one likes to one-shot enemies and engage in snarky conversation.
I was only on for a short while last night. No guarantees tonight as I'm still a little light headed.
Just tried to play but my account is locked due to too many failures at my security questions, which I'm pretty sure I didn't do. Great the customer service I have to call is in the UK...my phone provider will enjoy that.
I decided to give this a try last week and downloaded it. I've been enjoying it for the most part, though for some reason once I get off of the starter planets, instead of continuing on I make a new character in a different class.
Right now I've got a Smuggler and a Bounty Hunter on Jedi Covenant, and an Imperial Agent on Ebon Hawk. I'm thinking of doing a Trooper on Ebon Hawk soon. Surprisingly in a game that focuses heavily on Jedi vs. Sith, I have little interest in playing either one.
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I have a gun that I acquired some time back that has a crack in the stock extending from the butt plate, about an inch in from the toe, in about 6 or 8" inches towards the grip area. It's a wood stock and the grain seems such that the "piece" is held pretty firmly on the grip end. It's an older crack and the wood has shifted and lifted some, so the crack is more than a hairline.
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>Suggestions and Feature Requests>forums on android?
I've been using HandyRunner on my phone, thank you for all the work that's been done to make that available!
Question though... is there a recommended way to access the forums from an Android phone? If not, could something like Tapatalk be installed? I currently use Tapatalk for other forums that I'm a member of, and being able to access the RunningAhead forums through an app would be great (the constant minimizing and maximizing in a mobile web browser is quite frustrating).
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Ralcorp's Patience Pays Off With ConAgra Deal
After facing some criticism over its continued stonewalling of ConAgra, Ralcorp this morning is looking pretty smart.
The food giant had rebuffed several offers from ConAgra last year, determined instead to sell off its Post Foods cereal business and strike a $545 million deal to buy Sara Lee's refrigerated dough.
While ConAgra is getting Ralcorp for $90 a share, below its final offer of $94 a share last year, the shareholders of Ralcorp are indeed being rewarded for waiting.
Combining the amount shareholders got for the spinoff with today's agreed-upon offer and shareholders got $107.10.
Proxy advisor ISS and shareholders had raised some questions about Ralcorp's rejections and earlier this year Corvex Management LP began agitating for a sale again.
Meanwhile, ConAgra shareholders seem pretty pleased as well, with its shares up 4.3% to $29.50 in premarket trading. Ralcorp is up 26% to $88.79 this morning.


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Newcastle v Sale Sharks, Aviva Premiership, January 7
Sharks target clear water
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January 6, 2011
Sale celebrate a vital victory over Saracens at Edgeley Park © Getty Images
Sale Sharks travel to Kingston Park on Friday night to take on rivals Newcastle as they look to pull clear of the relegation battle at the bottom of the Aviva Premiership.
Sale are eight points clear of Newcastle after they ended a miserable recent run with a thrilling victory over Saracens at Edgeley Park last weekend. The sense of optimism surrounding Stockport was lifted further by the performance of returning stars Charlie Hodgson and James Gaskell, although new skipper Mark Cueto is set to miss out against the Falcons through injury.
The Sharks, though, could be swiftly dragged down again if Newcastle, who have a game in hand on their rivals, can claim a much needed win at home. The Falcons have only won once in their last eight Aviva Premiership matches and with Leeds beating Gloucester last weekend, Newcastle are now just three points above bottom.
Newcastle - Player to Watch: Euan Murray makes his Premiership bow for the Falcons and the Scotland tight-head will want to lay down a marker against the physical Andrew Sheridan, his British & Irish Lions team-mate in 2009.
Newcastle - Team News: Falcons boss Alan Tait has made two further changes to his side, drafting in the fit-again Charlie Amesbury on the wing and shifting former Springbok Gcobani Bobo into midfield.
Sale - Player to Watch: Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel has been coming into some form of late and the former Lion will not want to take his foot off the pedal as the Six Nations approaches.
Sale - Team News: It's all change on the wings for the Sharks, where Cueto and Rhys Crane are replaced by Paul Williams and Mathew Tait. Nick Macleod comes into the starting line-up to take over from Williams at fullback.
Key Battle: Sale will not want to get bogged down in an arm-wrestle and therefore it is vital that Peel and Charlie Hodgson continue with their fast-paced, heads-up brand of attack against the more conservative Jimmy Gopperth.
Trivia: Sale are going for their first ever double over the Falcons after beating them 35-18 in the first round.
Stats: Newcastle's Jimmy Gopperth has kicked the second highest amount of ball from hand in the Aviva Premiership this season.
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"Pete Anglesea is a young coach, and the older players there, look to be leading the way. The likes of Charlie Hodgson and Mark Cueto seem to be going out there and just enjoying their rugby - and they're throwing it about well and they caught Saracens by surprise." - Falcons boss Alan Tait reflects on his opponents' form.
"I have been able to name the same pack for the game with the same replacements in the forwards too. It's a fast turn around but we have trained well, the team spirit is excellent and players are walking around with smiles on their faces." - Sale coach Pete Anglesea is pleased with his side's preparations.
Fantasy: There are few more reliable kicking fly-halves in the Premiership than Newcastle's Gopperth. Time to go with Mr. Consistent in the ESPNscrum Fantasy Rugby Game?
Prediction: Sale to edge a fiercely-contested encounter at Kingston Park thanks to their superior try-scoring ability.
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|Mike Daley
|San Jose Ca US
|I needed a transport case to be legal here in CA, one that would separate the gun from the ammo. And with two pockets either side of the case you should be able to store single stack magazines or small tools necessary for take down. To give you an idea of how much room is in this case, a Ruger LC9 with a clip in it, (finger tang option) fits with room for two extra clips inside the case. Although storage might be a tight fit with an under the barrel laser like Laser Max or Crimson Trace. The case is a little long but it does hold a pistol firmly enough in place that it doesn't slide back and forth. A small brass Master lock fits the zipper loop and ring. This SKS product is built like a Sherman tank, no buyers remorse on this one.
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|Refugee Appeal No. 76530
|New Zealand: Refugee Status Appeals Authority
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|Gender discrimination | Gender-based persecution | Social group persecution | Women-at-risk
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Top 10 engineering Kickstarter projects
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Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has enjoyed yet another spectacular year of growth, with some incredible wins for engineering startups. Come and see some of the highest funded projects from 2012.
The Pebble Watch, designed by Eric Migicovsky, is a watch that, quite simply, can display messages from a user's smartphone. Pebble connects to iPhone and Android smartphones using Bluetooth, is customizable, has downloadable watchfaces and boasts internet-connected apps. The watch alerts wearers with silent vibrations to incoming calls, emails and messages.
Migicovsky initially took the Pebble project through the Y Combinator technology incubator program, and managed to raise some funds that way, though not enough to take the business to the next level.
That's when Migicovsky turned to Kickstarter, launching a campaign for Pebble on April 11, 2012, with an initial fundraising target of $100,000.
The campaign promised that backers spending $115 would receive a Pebble watch when they became available ($99 for the first 200). With the full retail price of the Pebble set at $150, this was a significant discount.
Just two hours after going live, the project had met its $100,000 goal and within six days of being on Kickstarter, the project had become the platform's most funded project ever, raising over $4.7 million with 30 days left of the campaign.
So hot was the Pebble watch on Kickstarter, that the team had to announce on May 10th that they would be limiting the number of pre-orders. On May 18, 2012, funding closed with $10,266,844 pledged by 68,928 people.
The watch's tech specs include a 1.26-inch 144 × 168 pixel monochrome e-paper display with backlight, a vibrating motor and a three-axis accelerometer. The device uses Bluetooth 4.0 to pair with iPhones or Android devices, and the battery on the watch can last seven days before needing a full recharge. The watch is also water resistant and boasts GPS.
Pebble's SDK is freely available to developers who want to build apps for it.
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Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?)
the product itself is very good, therefore the 5 stars. it did not arrive that way. it was from the clearance department, but no one checked to make certain it was working properly before they sent it. samsung fixed the problem and crutchfield gave us a further discount. haven't tried the 3d yet
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The Major League Baseball Players Association has released the following statement on behalf of Bartolo Colon:
"I apologize to the fans, to my teammates and to the Oakland A's. I accept responsibility for my actions and I will serve my suspension as required by the Joint Drug Program."
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Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile Contender Has Successful Surgery
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Thoroughbred racehorse Centralinteligence underwent successful surgery after sustaining a hairline condylar fracture during the Breeders' Cup Dirt Mile at Santa Anita Park, in Arcadia, Calif., and has an excellent chance to return to racing, trainer Ron Ellis said Nov. 7.
The condyle is the bulbous bottom or distal end of the cannon bone that fits into the fetlock joint.
The 5-year-old son of Smarty Jones returned to Ellis' barn Nov. 6 after Wayne McIlwraith, BVSc, PhD, FRCVS, Dipl. ACVS, Dipl. ECVS, operated on him over the weekend, the trainer said. McIlwraith mended bone in the right front leg and inserted a couple stabilizing pins.
"He came out of surgery really well," Ellis said of Centralinteligence. "(McIlwraith) said the bone came back together very well. They do come back from this sort of injury. He gave him a 70% to 80% chance of returning to racing."
Centralinteligence, with Victor Espinoza aboard, was racing in seventh inside rivals in the Nov. 1 Dirt Mile when he faltered on the far turn and was eased through the stretch. He was able to walk himself into the horse ambulance and was taken from the track.
Ellis said Centralinteligence has been an excellent patient and is bearing weight on both front legs equally. The chestnut gelding is expected to remain in his stall at Hollywood until his stitches are removed. He will then be shipped to co-owner John Amerman's Peacefield Farm in Temecula, Calif., for four to six months of layup.
"We'll X ray him in two months to see how he's doing," Ellis said.
Centrailinteligence missed 10 months after having surgery to remove a bone chip in his left knee last year, returning to action in May. He has four lifetime wins from 14 starts with earnings of $309,171. Besides Amerman, he is owned by Bongo Racing and Gary Finder, et al., and was bred in Kentucky by Patricia L. Chapman out of the Seattle Slew mare Shootforthestars.
Originally published on BloodHorse.com.
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The Sheridan City Council considered a request to extend sewer services over 3 quarters of a mile to service the Woodland Park Village Trailer Court at their last City Council meeting. They tabled the request at that time. Tonight, the Council will hold a special session to consider the request again. Mayor Dave Kinskey tells us why they can't wait until next week to talk about the issue.
The owner of the mobile home park has offered to install the pipeline from the edge of the current City sewer service to the park at his own expense. If the current treatment facility does fail, it could be disastrous for Little Goose Creek since the park is right on the river. The meeting will begin at 5 this evening in City Hall. The council is expected to take action on the request tonight


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FT. WORTH, Texas – Quietly the state of Texas has quickly become one of the nation's top quarterback producing states. The class of 2006 in Texas is one of the best in recent history and many of those elite quarterbacks will be on hand at Saturday's NIKE Camp at Texas Christian University.
While the event won't include Taylor Potts and Matthew Stafford, two of the state's best players at the position, there are plenty of other big name signal-callers that will test their skill against a group of talented defensive backs. Potts, a Texas Tech commitment, will work out at Friday's E.A. Sports Elite 11 regional quarterback workout and miss Saturday's event because of a baseball game. Stafford will be at the NIKE Camp held May 14 in Athens, Ga.
Still, there is plenty of talent to go around at the position.
Aldine, Texas, dual-threat quarterback Terrance Anderson has offers from Northwestern, Kansas State, Iowa State and UTEP and hopes to show people that he's one of the best two-way threats in the state.
"The NIKE Camp is a great opportunity for a guy like me to show that he can also be a good passer and a good runner," Anderson said. "I know that I'm a good dual-threat guy, but I want to show people that I can fling it around the field, too."
Anderson isn't the only dual-threat standout expected.
Spring (Texas) Westfield quarterback Pierre Beasley is one of the best in the Houston area. The 6-foot-4, 195-pounder has a very solid arm and should test extremely well in the 40-yard dash and shuttle. L.J. Castile of La Marque is a rapid-riser with college coaches. He is expected to be one of the more impressive looking quarterbacks from a physical standpoint. He's reportedly in the 6-foot-3, 210 pound range.
Castile is getting early attention from Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Texas Tech and Virginia. Beasley likes Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech early on.
Sherrod Harris of Arlington (Texas) Bowie also falls into the dual-threat category and might be the most highly regarded two-way threat at the position. Harris, who is 6-foot-3 and 207 pounds, is a pre-evaluation period Rivals100 member and already has offers from Stanford, Texas, Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, LSU, Syracuse, Texas A&M and TCU.
Harris is hoping to prove to experts and evaluators that his somewhat down junior season was an aberration and he'll be back to the level he was as a sophomore. As a sophomore, he threw for 1,459 yards and 17 touchdowns and rushed for 489 yards.
Top pro-style quarterbacks are also expected at the camp.
Clark Harrell of Ennis, Texas, is following in the footsteps of his brother and will be one of the more interesting prospects to follow in his senior season. Graham Harrell signed with Texas Tech two years ago and was one of the best in the state.
Greg McElroy of Southlake (Texas) Carroll already has an offer from Kansas, but he's yet to become a starter on the varsity level. Last year as a junior, he was behind Missouri-bound quarterback Chase Daniel. He's got all the tools to be a successful college quarterback, but he's just lacking the experience on a high-level. The camp this weekend hopefully will give him a shot to face high-quality talent.
Christian Ponder of Colleyville (Texas) Heritage is also considered one of the best quarterbacks in the state, and with three major offers in his pocket, a strong showing on Saturday could boost his stock even more. The 6-foot-3, 195-pounder is also getting interest from Arkansas, Florida State, N.C. State and Texas A&M.
While the camp will have a very heavy Lone Star State flair, expect quite a few out of state prospects to also star at the camp.
Oklahoma standouts Gerald McCoy, a defensive tackle from Oklahoma City Southeast, and George West, a defensive back from Oklahoma City Northeast, are hoping to test their ability against high-level Texas competition. McCoy is considered one of the top two players in the state, and West reportedly recently picked up an offer from Notre Dame.
Louisiana will be represented with running back Chris Brown of Alexandria, La., and defensive tackle Al Woods carrying the banner. Brown is one of the Southeast's best backs with recent offers from Alabama, Mississippi State and Southern Miss. About everybody that is anybody has offered Woods, and he's regarded as one of the top defensive tackles in the nation.


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It took less than an hour for the Senate to discuss and pass a bill authorizing almost $1 billion worth of state borrowing. The legislation was released to the public less than two days ago, and Senate Majority Leader Dean Johnson noted the bill's speedy passage.
"We've been in session 23 days, calendar days, and this is unprecedented in the state's history. Because we are addressing, members of the session, the No. 1 issue why we are in this session in 2006," said Johnson.
The Willmar DFLer was also eager to change the focus at the Capitol from the controversy over his own comments. Johnson has admitted "sanding off the truth" about conversations with Supreme Court justices regarding the state's law banning gay marriage.
Johnson says the new capital investment bill will create jobs and improve the state's infrastructure. It would fund projects at state colleges and universities, prisons, parks, trails, roads, bridges and state buildings.
The bill is about $145 million larger than Gov. Pawlenty's proposal. Pawlenty has said his plan is big enough, and the Senate bill is too hefty. The bill's sponsor, Sen. Keith Langseth, DFL- Glyndon, takes pride in Pawlenty's characterization of both his bill and himself.
"He referred to me as 'Senator Maximum.' That's fine -- I should get a pin that says that," said Langseth. "He said it was said in respect, so I take it respectfully."
About one-third of Langseth's bill would go to higher education. It would authorize the state to borrow more than $375 million for projects at the University of Minnesota and the MnSCU system.
The bill includes $60 million for the Northstar commuter rail line, and more than $40 million for a Moose Lake facility for dangerous sex offenders. There's also money for the Schubert Theater in Minneapolis and the Ordway Center in St. Paul - projects that are not funded in the governor's proposal.
Not one senator spoke out against Langseth's bill on the floor, and only nine Republicans voted against it. One of them was Sen. Julianne Ortman, R-Chanhassen, who says the bill adds too much debt to the state's credit card.
"I'd like to see a little less money spent, and a little bit more redirection at things like the prisons and the truck stations -- big infrastructure projects that will also serve my community," said Ortman.
Ortman doesn't have any bonding projects in her district, but many legislators do, which is why the bill usually gets broad bipartisan support in an election year.
Two years ago, lawmakers failed to agree on a bonding bill, and legislators don't want that to happen again this year. Langseth wants the bill to be on the governor's desk by Easter, and he's trying to prod the House to pass its bonding package quickly.
House Republicans haven't released their proposal yet, but GOP leaders say they're surprised by a couple of omissions in the Senate bill.
Rep Dan Dorman, R-Albert Lea, who chairs the House Capital Investment Committee, says Langseth doesn't include funding for the department of corrections' top priority, the second phase of an expansion of the Faribault prison.
"Unless we change our laws and stop locking up as many people, then we're going to have to be big boys and girls and also make sure that there are bed spaces available for the prisoners," Dorman said.
Dorman says he's also surprised the Senate passed a DFL-sponsored bill that doesn't include any money to expand the Duluth Entertainment and Convention Center.
"Here you got Duluth's No. 1 priority, the Range, Duluth, last time I checked still dominated by only one political party, and they're not in there," said Dorman. "I think that has a lot to do with the fact that since the governor came out in favor of it, then he expects the governor to do heavy lifting."
Since the Duluth project is not in the Senate bill, Pawlenty will have to convince the Republican-controlled House to include funding for it, or it's dead for the session.
Dorman says politics are always involved in the selection of projects in the bonding bill, and he joked that there might even be some political decisions in his bill as well.
Dorman says he plans to release his bill the first week of April, and says it will put more emphasis on roads and bridges. Dorman says while his bill won't be as large as Langseth's, it will top $900 million.


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Marvel Pinball: Civil War
Pinball has been around for a long time in one form or another, but machines from around the 1970s and onward seem to mostly be associated with a theme of some sort. For instance, the machine Fun House is themed like a fun house and has a goal of advancing a digital clock to midnight to close the Fun House, which gives the player a chance to start Multi-Ball play to score more points. The tables and goals for the table all resemble what you'd see at a real fun house. However, have you ever seen a table that's superhero themed where you had to pick a side before the game even began? Well, that's the concept behind Marvel Pinball: Civil War, a table for Pinball FX2 for the Xbox 360.
The story of the table is that after an incident in Stamford, the issue of superhero registration has arisen where superheroes must register who they really are in an effort to place responsibility for their actions. You must choose whose side to take on the issue: Captain America's (anti-registration) or Iron Man's (pro-registration). What's interesting is that this is based on an actual storyline from 2006-2007 that was built upon other Marvel crossovers. The overall goal of the table is to convert all eight neutral superheroes to your side of the issue via various goals and game modes, but losing those same game modes will convert them to the opposite side of the debate.
The table itself starts with a bit of a unique feature, at least one that I've never seen in any pinball game I've played (not saying it hasn't happened before, just that I've never seen it). Before you begin the game, you can play the game's prologue, which is a simple multi-ball game in which you try to rescue hostages. For every ten you rescue you gain one ally. What's unique is that the table stores your highest scores for the prologue and will let you start the game with that score if you choose to skip the prologue altogether. After the prologue (or the first thing you do if you skip the prologue) is to then choose which superhero to support: Iron Man or Captain America. The game itself kind of plays the same regardless of which superhero you choose, but some of the goals are different.
For instance, one of the goals is to hit a Safe House, and hitting it twice in succession begins a little mini-game that's different for each superhero, though the result is close to the same: winning disables a superhero that was aligned with your opponent. The big similarity between the two though is the Fight Mode. After spelling FUTURE if you're Iron Man or FREEDOM if you're Captain America, a fight ensues between the two of them, and to win the fight you have to hit various targets to progress the fight, with ramps lighting up to show where to shoot the ball. After hitting three of these within the time limit you'll win the fight and convert an enemy (someone aligned with your opponent) to an ally, or if your opponent didn't have anyone siding with him at the moment, you'll convert a neutral hero to your side. Keep in mind though that the difficulty of the fights (i.e., the length of time you'll have to complete the fight) depends on how many allies you have vs. enemies. For instance, you'll have an easier time if you have five allies vs. one enemy than you would have if it was the other way around.
After playing multiple mini-games and partaking in many hurry-up moments to gain allies, you'll eventually get all of the eight other superheroes to your side, which activates Wizard Mode. This is the basic multi-ball that's the equivalent to the end of the story, or a final boss if you will. After the multi-ball ends, you'll swap sides, which from what I gather means if you were playing as Captain America, you'll now play as Iron Man, and vice versa. However, the other eight superheroes will stay with who you were the first time through--and are now considered enemies. Now things get really hairy as the story pretty much starts again, only now you have no allies and fights will be much harder if you don't convert some heroes over to your cause. However, if you're able to get up to Wizard Mode again before getting a game over, you'll get a pretty big bonus.
I could go on and on about the mechanics for this table (not the internal mechanics, but things like game modes, bonuses, etc.), but that would take all day. The instructions for the table are pretty long and I had a hard time trying to decipher them, let alone remember them. As stated in my
Fantastic Four table review
a while back, I'm no pinball wizard. Skill shots are not my forte by any means. However, there are tables out there where you can get a good score even if you can't make a skill shot to save your life. Civil War, however, is different in that regard. If you want the big bonuses, you'll need to brush up on your skill shooting. The only other thing that made me scratch my head was a slight breach in continuity…yes, continuity in a pinball game. At one point while I was siding as Captain America, a "news report" showed Spider-Man revealing he was really Peter Parker, thus showing support for the registration. However, later on I recruited Spider-Man to my side. He's against registration, but after he revealed his identity? I guess I can see that: it's as if he doesn't mind that people know he's Spider-Man, but that doesn't mean he supports superhero registration.
In that regard, Civil War isn't a bad table by any means. In fact, I enjoyed my time playing and will go back to it whenever I need a relaxing game of pinball. Just keep in mind that if you're terrible at skill shots, this game will make you improve them. I've never played a table this complex when it comes to the missions and goals, but trust me when I say that's not a bad thing. This is a fun table with a unique setting. Almost all pinball tables have themes, especially those within the past couple of decades. However, I don't recall playing one based on an actual storyline from a comic book. If you're a fan of Marvel comics, definitely pick this one up.
Marvel Pinball: Civil War is a pretty fun table. It's unique in that it's based off a Marvel comic storyline from a few years back. I'm not big into Marvel comics, but that's a pretty interesting concept. If you're a fan of Marvel comics, pick this table up, and you can have a voice in the debate for superhero registration.
Rating: 9 Excellent
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I began my lifelong love of gaming at an early age with my parent's Atari 2600. Living in the small town that I did arcades were pretty much non-existent so I had to settle for the less than stellar ports on the Atari 2600, but for a young kid my age it was the perfect past time, giving me something to do before Boy Scout meetings, after school, whenever I had the time and my parents weren't watching anything on TV. I recall seeing Super Mario Bros. played on the NES at that young age and it was something I really wanted. Come Christmas of 1988 (if I recall) Santa brought the family an NES with Super Mario Bros./Duck Hunt and I've been hooked ever since.
Over 25 years from the first time I picked up an Atari joystick and I'm more hooked on gaming than I ever have been. If you name a system, classics to moderns, there's a good chance I've not only played it, but own it. My collection of systems spans multiple decades, from the Odyssey 2, Atari 2600, and Colecovision, to the NES, Sega Genesis, and Panasonic 3DO, to more modern systems such as the Xbox and Wii, and multiple systems in between as well as multiple handhelds. As much as I consider myself a gamer I'm also a game collector. I love collecting the older systems not only to collect but to play (I even own and still play a Virtual Boy from time to time). I hope to bring those multiple decades of gaming experience to my time here at Gaming Nexus in some fashion.
In my spare time I like to write computer programs using VB.NET (currently learning C# as well) as well as create review videos and other gaming projects over on YouTube. I know it does seem like I have a lot on my plate now with the addition of Gaming Nexus to my gaming portfolio, but that's one more challenge I'm willing to overcome.
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OCEAN CITY – The Tourism Commission was presented with some encouraging information at its meeting Wednesday afternoon, as Andy Malis of MGH Advertising presented the commission with the results of the 2007 advertising campaign for Ocean City.
Destination advertising was a hot topic this summer with the tourism community making adamant requests for an increase in advertising funds. The notion "if you advertise it, they will come" seems to have been the underlying theme, with proponents sharing the feeling that if you increase advertising you will inevitably increase tourism.
In the presentation from MGH on Wednesday, that idea seemed to be proven, with facts and statistics revealing the success and popularity of this year's ad campaign, "More Fun Here."
This year marked the second year of the "More Fun Here" television campaign. From April through June, Ocean City was promoted through both spot TV and cable TV. There were six weeks of spot TV in the Baltimore, DC, and HLLY markets and six weeks of cable in the Philadelphia market. Malis presented the commission with a viewing of the Desperate Retreat Sweepstakes that coupled as a TV ad for Ocean City and a sweepstakes. The commercial, tied in with the show "Desperate Housewives," presented a weekend getaway to Ocean City, aptly titled "Desperate Retreat".
Print advertising saw an increase in success this year due to a decrease in print inserts.
"We were at lots and lots of print inserts, so that you needed a magnifying glass to see them," Malis said, explaining the decision to decrease on the amount of print inserts.
As a result, Malis said the resort saw an increase in response, as well as a significant increase in the Sea For Yourself Guidebooks.
Internet advertising, a relatively new mode of attack for Ocean City, was a tremendous success, according to Malis.
This year, Internet advertising took a different route by purchasing search keywords on the Internet through sites like Google. The result was 600,000 impressions and 4,400 clicks. Web banners were also purchased this year and posted on sites like WashingtonPost.com, NBC.com, and ABCnews.com. The web banners resulted in 18,000 clicks and seven million impressions.
"We did better than we thought we were going to do, and we certainly didn't do worse," Malis said.
According to Malis, the web traffic to ococean.com doubled, going from five million in 2006 to 10 million in 2007.
The Sea for Yourself Guidebooks also increased dramatically, increasing five times more this year than last. Malis explained another encouraging trend, pointing out the decrease in hard copy guidebooks but the dramatic increase in Internet downloads of the guidebook. The Internet downloads are encouraged as it saves money on printing and shipping.
After presenting the commission with the highlights of this year's ad campaign, Malis highlighted some areas of interest for next year. Refining the markets is a top priority for next year, said Malis, explaining the goal to hopefully add more markets. "That's where the growth will come from," he said.
MGH also hopes to expand on niche markets, which would target specific groups or demographics through advertising. An example of niche marketing would be reaching out to golf or surf markets and highlighting what Ocean City has to offer them.
Malis also explained the goal to expand on web, e-mail and word-of-mouth campaigning. Malis said the plan is also to film a preseason commercial for the 2009 season during the summer of 2008.
Funded advertising was not the only success this year. Public relations, which is classified as essentially free advertising, also saw an increase this year with 30 million impressions in 200 strategic placements. Media coverage such as the Mayor Rick Meehan's appearances on TV and radio stations in the Baltimore and DC area, newspaper articles featuring Ocean City, and the selection of the Boardwalk as one of the country's "top boardwalks" on the Today Show, are examples of strong public relations advertising. MGH pointed out that the success and worth of that kind of free media exposure cannot be measured.
As for next year, MGH is hoping to have even better results.
"My hunch is that 'More Fun Here' is going to survive another year," Malis said, explaining his hope to continue with the ad campaign.
Malis explained that although it would be the third year for "More Fun Here", it has been widely popular and is not burnt out yet among viewers.