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Valley East - Sudbury, Ontario neighbourhoods and nearby communities
Valley East, was an independent town from 1973 to 2000, during which time it grew to a population of over 22,000. in 2007. It was amalgamated into Greater Sudbury (now parts are included in Wards 5 and 6). This community also includes the Blezard Valley, Hanmer, Val Caron (which includes Flake, Guilletville, Laurentian and McCrea Heights), Val Therese, and Elmview. Val Therese is an important francophone community, with both French and English schools
SchoolsThe former city has an important francophone community. It houses two francophone secondary schools, as well as two anglophone secondary schools, the second of which opened after the amalgamation into Greater Sudbury.
ShoppingThere are small grocery stores in Val Caron (Main & Desmarais) and Parkwood (Elmview & #80).
RecreationThe Valley East Community Theatre[1] was founded in 1998 by Marcel Gauthier and Ron Babbin. The theater group has staged over 15 productions. There is a golf course in Val Caron, and the Dinosaur Valley Mini Golf course (famous for its dinosaur sculptures) just southwest of Val Caron.
HomesThis area is mostly (88%) single family homes, in either urban (small town) or rural acreage settings. The homes in Valley East are younger than most in Sudbury, with a majority being built since 1971, and about 15% built since 1990.
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The Road. By Cormac McCarthy. New York: Random House, 2006. ISBN # 978-0307387899
Reviewed by Joseph Griffith
Ashland University
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Letters, Drama, and Music in 2007, Cormac McCarthy's post-apocalyptic novel, The Road, is a haunting tale of human triumph. As a father and his son travel the desolate road to the West Coast, they unintentionally encounter other survivors of "the blast" along the way: travelers, beggars, cannibals, and hunters. It is, in plainest terms, an unforgettable contrast of men's wickedness and one man's courage in the face of death.
One of McCarthy's greatest accomplishments in this story is his vivid demonstration of the hopelessness of humanity when all seems lost. Humans eat other men, women, and children to stay alive. The vast majority of the human race operates without regard to morality. In a disheartening way, McCarthy writes that a large portion of 'decent people' become animals when pushed to their limit.
It is the catastrophic nature of the world that pushes men to their limit. In no other post-apocalyptic tale has the absolute desolation of the earth been more simply realized. Years after "the blast", enormous trees fall to the ground because their roots finally lose their grip. It is as if the world is actually falling down around them. The landscape and sky grow greyer with every moment. The crops have perished years ago, and so have the animals. There is nothing new to eat, only a scarce amount of canned food. In short, McCarthy illustrates a barren America in a very tangible way.
Even the way the story is told exudes hopelessness. Not one character in the text is given a proper name (in fact, the main characters are simply dubbed "The Man" and "The Boy"). When the father finds tracks in the mud, the boy asks whose it is. "I don't know. Who is anybody?" replies the father. There are no quotation marks throughout the entire book. It is as if the thoughts, actions, spoken words, and recollections of the characters are all compiled into one droning text.
In addition, the story is told in sheer, painful silence. The father and the son meander across a destroyed America without lengthy conversation, presumably to save valuable energy. With a sense of numbness and dull despair, they wear layer upon layer to stay warm, and every time the father coughs up blood, he is brought closer to death's door. As time continues, they become more and more detached from the world before the flash. In this setting, a man forgets what he wants to remember such as "colors; the names of birds; things to eat; finally the names of things one believed to be true" and remembers what he wants to forget. McCarthy truly portrays a constant, hell-like atmosphere.
McCarthy's masterful exposition of the total destruction of morality, the environment, and sound, makes the narrative that much more unforgettable. In other words, the simple resolve and inspirational justice of the father and his son shine all the brighter when contrasted with the wicked brutality of humanity. "Sometimes I tell the boy old stories of courage and justice, difficult as they are to remember," the father explains.
The father offers no revolutionary new thoughts on the purpose of mankind. He has no fail-proof plan for the salvation of the human race. In fact, when his son asks him, "Are we still the good guys?" he answers with a vague affirmative. "All I know is the child is my warrant, and if he is not the word of God, then God never spoke."
Unlike most end-of-the-world stories, there are no alien invasions, large-scale wars, or warrior kings in The Road. Instead, the driving force of the story is the father's love for his son. While some may say that the story lacks an obvious, triumphant message, it is precisely because of this that this novel is so compelling. Even in the bleakest of times, the true love of a father is all a boy needs. In my opinion, that is a story worth reading.

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Putting Glass Walls on Pennsylvania Slaughterhouses So We Can
See Behind Closed Doors
B.C. Natural Chicken
Address: 2609 U.S. Rt 22, Fredricksburg, PA 17026
Establishment No.: p493
USDA Inspection Report: 20 Jun 2011
Code: 06D01
Violation: 416.1, 416.2(e)(2), 416.4(b)
Citation: At proximately 1830 hours while I was walking through the plant, I observed flooding at thigh deboning area. Immediately, I took a regulatory control action by tagging the outlets lead to the cut up area and the stairs lead to the evisceration department by US Reject tag # B40197871. I notified Mr. the Second Shift Manager. I observed the establishment starting the corrective action by identifying the cause and fixing the problem. At approximately 1900 hours the tag was removed and the area was released after ensuring that sanitary conditions were restored and no product was involved. Flooding considers as failure in plumbing system that must be installed and maintained to properly convey liquid disposable waste from the establishment. Also, Accumulation of liquid disposal create insanitary condition that lead to adulteration of the product. The establishment failed to comply with 9 CFR 416.1, 9 CFR 416.2(e) (2), and 9CFR 416.4(b). This document serves as written notification that your failure to comply with regulatory requirement(s) could result in additional regulatory or administrative action as described in 9 CFR 500
416.1 Each official establishment must be operated and maintained in a manner sufficient to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and to ensure that product is not adulterated.
416.2(e)(2) Properly convey sewage and liquid disposable waste from the establishment;
416.4(b) Non-food-contact surfaces of facilities, equipment, and utensils used in the operation of the establishment must be cleaned and sanitized as frequently as necessary to prevent the creation of insanitary conditions and the adulteration of product.
Next Report: USDA Inspection Report: 20 Jun 2011
Previous Report: USDA Inspection Report: 16 Jun 2011
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SOURCE: Cambria Estate Winery
November 19, 2014 13:26 ET
Vital Voices and The Fund for Santa Barbara Announced as First Recipients of New Cambria Seeds of Empowerment Grant Program
SANTA MARIA, CA--(Marketwired - November 19, 2014) - Cambria Estate Winery today announced the establishment of Cambria Seeds of Empowerment, a new grantmaking program that will contribute $100,000 annually to empower and celebrate exceptional women who have overcome great adversity and inspired others to do the same.
Started by Cambria proprietors and sisters Katherine and Julia Jackson, Cambria Seeds of Empowerment will honor what Julia calls 'Warrior Women' by providing financial support to organizations dedicated to empowering women.
"A warrior woman is someone who has found the strength to transcend seemingly insurmountable hardships and provide support to others," said Julia Jackson. "I've been inspired by many warrior women, and I felt compelled to create a program that recognizes the incredible impact such women have in their local communities and around the world."
The inaugural Cambria Seeds of Empowerment grant recipients are Vital Voices, an international non-governmental organization that focuses on emerging women leaders, and The Fund for Santa Barbara, based near Cambria's home of Santa Maria, California. The Vital Voices grant will support individualized investments in the top women leaders in Vital Voices' Global Leadership Awards Honoree Program. Funds will also be dedicated to the work of Dr. Victoria Kisyombe, a 2014 Global Leadership Awards Economic Empowerment Honoree and entrepreneur who has worked to redesign the traditional model of micro-finance to better serve 200,000 women in Tanzania.
"We work globally to identify, train and empower women who are making real change in their local communities," said Alyse Nelson, president and CEO of Vital Voices. "This grant from Cambria will help us support the critical work of these leaders and we're honored to be one of their first grant recipients."
In addition to its global contribution, Cambria Seeds of Empowerment will also honor its local roots. The Fund for Santa Barbara is a foundation that supports grassroots organizations working for social, economic and environmental justice in Santa Barbara County.
"For more than thirty years, the Fund has dedicated itself to strengthening our community through grassroots projects. Cambria Winery's commitment to local causes echoes our own; this grant enables us to continue supporting positive change in the Santa Maria area," said Geoff Green, executive director.
Cambria Winery has also released a limited edition bottling of their new 2013 Clone 4 Pinot Noir to celebrate and raise awareness for the Cambria Seeds of Empowerment program. An artist as well as a businesswoman, Julia has created a series of watercolors depicting women throughout history who exemplify her vision of the warrior woman. These original artworks will be featured on labels of the new Clone 4 release, available in fine restaurants nationwide.
For more information about Cambria Winery and Cambria Seeds of Empowerment, visit http://www.cambriawines.com/seeds-empowerment.
About Cambria Estate Winery
Located in the cool, coastal ridges of the Santa Maria Valley appellation of Santa Barbara County, Cambria Estate Winery handcrafts world-class Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Every wine bearing the Cambria name is 100-percent grown, produced and bottled on the estate, and our winemaking team exclusively uses certified sustainable practices. Founded in 1986 by wine icon Jess Jackson and his wife Barbara Banke, Cambria remains a family business and is proud to be woman owned and operated. Learn more at http://www.cambriawines.com or on Facebook and Twitter (@cambriawines).
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Rosen College of Hospitality Management Alumni
Be part of a network of more than 6,300 hospitality Knights through the UCF Rosen College of Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter! The hospitality industry is built on relationships — both personal and professional. Our chapter gives you a way to keep in touch with old classmates and make new friends and contacts. We welcome you to get involved today! Best of all, there are no membership dues!
Get Involved
All Knights are welcome to join us for social, career and community events throughout the year.
Getting involved is easy! Here's how:
- Update your contact information and share your news with fellow alumni.
- Use the social media links above to get connected.
- Volunteer with the college and directly affect the lives and future careers of UCF students.
Olivia Eriksen '09 '11
Assistant Director, Alumni Engagement
Rosen College of Hospitality Management
Signature Events
The Rosen College of Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter hosts various networking and celebration events throughout the year, but the chapter celebrates extra big during its annual signature event.
Hospitality Knight
Every spring, the Rosen College of Hospitality Management UCF Alumni Chapter invites you to join fellow alumni, faculty, staff and students for an evening of networking and career development, and special guest speakers, at its annual Hospitality Knight.
Entrepreneurship Competition
The Rosen College Entrepreneurship Competition is an opportunity for students to take an idea for a hospitality-related product or service and develop a plan to bring it to market. Student participants participate for cash prizes to assist with business startup costs and help make their dreams a reality. The competition, which was incepted in the spring of 2016, is sponsored by BlurtBox, whose CEO is Rosen College alumnus Julien Meyer, '14. The Rosen College of Hospitality Management Alumni Chapter supports this event by spreading awareness, driving attendance at the event finals and supporting student participants.
Special Programs
Rosen College Alumni Chapter Mentorship Program
The Rosen College Alumni Chapter Mentorship Program pairs alumni mentors with upper-level undergraduates who are preparing to enter the work force. The alumni mentorship program also has a special partnership with the Peer Outreach Mentoring Program (POMP) which pairs upper-level undergraduates with students who may have had past academic difficulties, the Rosen College Alumni Chapter pairs alumni with POMP mentors to provide support.
- View the 2016 Rosen College Alumni Mentorship Program Meet and Greet presentation
- View the 2017-2018 Rosen College Alumni Mentorship Handbook
Rosen College Lodging Alumni Council (RCLAC)
The Rosen College Lodging Alumni Council is an ongoing partnership between the hotel industry in Central Florida and the Rosen College of Hospitality Management, which enhances the quality of employees, creates increased competitiveness through innovation in hospitality, tourism education and research, and increases the value of the Rosen College degree by continuing to promote and elevate the quality of its programs, alumni, faculty and students.
If you're interested in being a part of the RCLAC, please email [email protected].
Volunteer Opportunities
Every July 1 marks a new year for the chapter. Candidates interested in joining the next executive board should email us.
In addition to the executive board, consider joining one of the other Rosen alumni chapter committees or participating in one of our many volunteer opportunities.
Class Presentations/ Guest Speaker
Visit a class or student group to share information regarding your career and professional experiences.
Special Events Committee
The Special Events Committee plans and executes events and activities that build supportive, lifelong relationships between alumni and friends, the college and the university. The committee works to create and maintain an active community of alumni and friends who are engaged in supporting and advancing the goals and missions of the college and UCF.
Engagement and Resource Development Committee
The Engagement and Resource Development Committee provides support, structure and leadership related to board development and chapter engagement and participation. Activities include nomination and election of new board members, officers and committee chairs, and student recruitment.
Scholarship and Awards Committee
The Scholarship and Awards Committee, in cooperation with the college's development director, shall be responsible for raising awareness of scholarship funds and creating strategies for increasing the size of the endowment(s) and/or creating new student scholarships.
Mentorship Program Committee
The Mentorship Program Committee works in conjunction with the college's Peer Outreach Mentoring Program (POMP) to match Rosen alumni mentors with Rosen students to help the students with course recommendations and post-graduation experiences. The committee supports and organizes Rosen alumni mentors throughout the process.
Sponsorship Committee
The Sponsorship Committee shall engage and cultivate relationships and partnerships with companies that are prospective sponsors of events and programs hosted by the Rosen alumni chapter. The committee shall continuously communicate with the Special Events Committee and the Engagement and Resource Development Committee to brainstorm effective ways to include and utilize sponsorships in all programming.
Each committee meets at the call of its chair or at the request of the chair.
Please note: Committee participation is not limited to the Orlando area. Engagement is encouraged via electronic communications and conference calls. Committee chairs residing in the Orlando area will provide the committee reports at the bimonthly board meetings.
Alumni Awards
Each year, the UCF Office of Alumni Engagement and Annual Giving recognizes alumni for their professional achievements and community service through a variety of awards. These are all of the recipients from the Rosen College of Hospitality Management UCF Alumni Chapter.
Professional Achievement Award
- Chris Iaciofolio, '03 (2015)
- Stuart Newmark, '08 (2014)
- David Heckaman, '93 (2013)
- Mario Ponce, '90 (2012)
- Tom Vogel, '89 (2011)
- Jeff Carcara, '92 (2010)
- Scott Spilker, '99 (2009)
- Alinda Ramos, '96 (2008)
- Scott Kaylor, '93 (2007)
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Today was our last day in the forest. We had a very early start and had to leave the hotel by 7am, as we had a long walk and needed to be in the woods ready to start at 8am.
Our day today involved working with the Swedish teachers with no children in the woods, just us. We were very lucky to have 7 Swedish teachers with us who all planned different outdoor learning activities to show us, and for us to try so that we could share ideas and bring home new activity plans to use with our own children in school.
We had lots of fun working in teams trying out the different activities which ranged across the whole curriculum and through all ages. Some of the activities included:
Geography – reading and making maps, creating landscapes.
Science – searching for insects, creating food webs, classifying,
Maths – measuring, counting, making patterns, shapes, learning co-ordinates, creating equations.
English – learning language, giving and following directions, grammar work.
Art – making pictures using nature.
DT – using tools and creating fire, cooking lunch.
PSHE – teamwork, discussion about needs, wants and survival.
After a busy morning of activities we were all ready for lunch, however this also required some hard work. We had to cut up logs for the fire, make the fire, chop up the vegetables and then cook the food ready to eat. It was delicious!
We feel very fortunate to have been part of such an amazing trip, and the staff in Sweden have been so welcoming and accommodating, sharing such excellent outdoor learning practise. We have so many new ideas to bring back to England with us and can't wait to share them with everyone at SDS.
Mrs Read & Mrs Chamberlain. 🙂


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It's going to be a hot one!
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Southern Oregon Coast beginning at Noon on Tuesday, August 1st through 8pm on Friday, August 4th.
Google Public Alert. There will be little relief overnight with temperatures remaining much warmer than normal. Highs on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday will be near or above the hottest they have been on any day in the past 25 years.
Areas just inland of the coast in Coos County, including Myrtle Point and Powers.
Impacts: Very high temperatures with limited relief overnight will increase chances for heat related illness, especially for sensitive groups and people without access to air conditioning. Heat stress is possible for livestock and outdoor pets. Also, area rivers still run cold and fast, increasing the risk for hypothermia and water rescues.
Safety Preparation
The National Weather Service states that an Excessive Heat Warning means that a prolonged period of dangerously hot temperatures will occur. These hot temperatures are likely to create a DANGEROUS SITUATION in which heat illnesses are possible. They recommend that you:
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Stay in an air-conditioned room
- Stay out of the sun.
- Check up on relatives and neighbors,
- Provide water and check up on outdoor pets and livestock.
Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. This is especially true during warm or hot weather when car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
We want you to stay aware and stay safe!


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FDA to review efficacy issues in morning-after pill
HRA Pharma, a French drug manufacturer, says that its levonorgestrel-based emergency contraceptive, Norlevo, loses efficacy in women who weigh over 165 pounds, and is ineffective in women who weigh over 176 pounds. The drugmaker requested permission to update its label from EU regulators.
FDA, responding to a query from Reuters on Monday, said they are "currently reviewing the available and related scientific information on this issue, including the publication upon which the Norlevo labeling change was based," and that "the agency will then determine what, if any, labeling changes to approved emergency contraceptives are warranted."
A spokeswomen for HRA Pharma told Mother Jones that upping the dosage does not solve the problem.
Plan B, sold by Teva Pharmaceuticals, and generic versions thereof, are also levonorgestrel-based emergency contraceptives.


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(bob dylan)
Once upon a time
You looked so fine
You gave every bum a dime
In your prime - well didn't you
People call
They said you were a doll(? )
You were bound to fall
But you thought they were all kidding you
Well you used to laugh about
Other people who were down and out
Well now you don't laugh so loud
And now you don't feel so proud
About having to be
Scrounging your next meal
How does it feel?
Lyrics taken from http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/m/mott_the_hoople/like_a_rolling_stone.html


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takeo hiranuma, the japanese minister for economy, trade and industry, plans to reveal disturbing news for microsoft at a regional meeting of economic ministers on wednesday. two japanese newspapers have revealed that the japanese minister will announce plans for the co-development of an open source operating system to rival microsoft�s windows operating system. south korea, china, and japan will team up to develop the operating system.
both japanese newspapers, japan times and japan today, say that the countries will use linux as a starting point to the development of the operating system. there are also plans to develop an alternative to microsoft office as part of the shift from the windows operating system. final plans are expected to be announced later this month.
read more on this topic at infoworld, the inquirer, the washington times.
brian's opinion
recent events such as the msblaster worm and the sobig virus had to be major factors in the move for these three asian countries to develop their own operating system. part of it also had to be that the countries were simply sick of microsoft's dominance in the market. i have to give it to them. they didn't like what was in the market place so the three countries decided to team up and come up with an alternative.
microsoft has to be scared of this alternative. this new operating system, if successful, may mean the end of the windows operating system in asian countries. i'm not crazy enough to think that this will happen overnight, but if the new operating system gains popularity it could take over the asian market in a few years. at this point microsoft has to be hoping that sco wins their case concerning the linux operating system. it may be the only roadblock to prevent these three countries from developing a linux based system of their own.
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|sco?? (8:31am est wed sep 03 2003)
i think china could care less about sco and it's law suit. the only thing it might do is stop this product from being sold in the usa.
if this does come to life windows will no longer be the #1 desktop in the world, only in the us.
– by rax
|i wonder… (8:48am est wed sep 03 2003)
why didn't the three companies simply fund continued linux research? – by nobody
|good idea (8:50am est wed sep 03 2003)
not being biased, this is a good idea. i like microsoft, linux, and any other os. having another os out means more competition. as long as they follow industry standards and don't start making silly protocols (ex. ipx/spx) and stick to the standards i think it will be successfull. who knows though, this just might be a scare tactic on the asian communities side to get billy g. to drop the prices for microsoft in the asian countries. i remeber reading somewhere that bill gates said "not to be undersold by linux" to one of his sales execs. could this be a ploy?? who knows, guess i'll just sit back and enjoy the ride….b.t.w. i wonder if china's "dragon" processor will be the only processor that works with it – by techwarrior
|i'll wait and see (9:06am est wed sep 03 2003)
if this turns out as well as the "dragon" cpu did. if the gevernments are teaming up for this, it will probably end up as just another linux distro (albeit optimized for asian governments). if some of the major aasian tech companies (sony, hitachi, samsung, etc.) get involved, it could be more of a problem for ms.
on a side note, i wonder if it will be made to run on ps2/3? – by jrink
|why reinvent the wheel? (9:13am est wed sep 03 2003)
there already are secure, stable os's out there in linux as well as good office alternatives. the most they should have to do is develop apps for their own needs.
– by archerb
|interesting (10:28am est wed sep 03 2003)
it is interesting to note that the countries involved all have multi-byte character sets. perhaps they are tired of waiting for language translations of m$ software. – by crs
|i doubt it…. (11:06am est wed sep 03 2003)
i don't think this is going to work, those are major gamer countries were talking about here. personally i dont know any gamer that would use an os other than a windows platform. sure they make their own games in those countries, but we make alot here in the us to and thats something i wouldn't want to miss out on.
i can see people running dual boot systems to make sure they can play all the games, but a threat to microsoft this is not. – by 2cent
|besides (11:07am est wed sep 03 2003)
besides aren't most of the os sold in those countries all black market pirated copies? if ms wasnt making the sales to begin with, who are they really shooting in the foot? – by 2cent
|beginning of the end of windows (11:40am est wed sep 03 2003)
hp waves red flag for corporate linux
hewlett-packard and red flag, a china-based firm, have teamed to develop and market linux software to companies in china, and later, globally.
– by *nix guy
|australia moving to linux too. (12:06pm est wed sep 03 2003)
telstra goes open-source
telstra, australia's largest technology company, has nailed its colours firmly to the mast of open source software, creating a potential nightmare for microsoft and sending shivers through a range of traditional platform providers.
[actually telstra is a big telephone company in australia] – by down under
|just wondering (1:30pm est wed sep 03 2003)
what does any of this east-vs-west bs sideshow have to do with the topic of the column?
getting back to the discussion wd, where did you get "oh, and not all asia is, quoting you, 'dumping microsoft', only certain very poor countries."
i was under the impression that the economies of japan, s. korea and the prc (people's republic of china – you know, the communist ones) were all fairly significant and certainly not "poor". – by jrink
|not reinventing the whell… (1:44pm est wed sep 03 2003)
i think what they're going to do, if this is true, is to co-develop (or imo, adapt currently available softs) a more east asian user friendly linux distribution.
that includes but not limited to: localized interfaces for cjk and built-in cjk fonts/input methods.
from my brief experience with redhat(s), a well-built and adapted cjk linux distro is really needed for mass adoption in east asia.
btw, i'm not sure but is red flag the de facto chinese linux?
my guess is that the office suite mentioned will probably be based on openoffice.
as a sidenote, my friend said that governments are funding oss. to a certain extent, i think it's true. to many developing and/or east asian countries, linux is a good option for not paying the ms tax (less cash outflow) or forcing ms to lower prices (like india and taiwan did?). – by lo yuk fai
|can we get back to the topic at hand (3:05pm est wed sep 03 2003)
i know we strayed off course here. i thought this was a civil discussion about asia and the possibility of a new os. can we please talk about that! – by cm2play
|hmph (6:18pm est wed sep 03 2003)
they should just disable the damn commenting system, its so full of all the crap that fucktards like to post.
make a seperate forum or something….or limit posts to specific users who know what the hell they're talking about. – by nyeark
|too funny (8:05pm est wed sep 03 2003)
as if talking about it makes it that easy! i've been developing software for 16 years now. people talk and talk and talk. the reason msft is so popular is because of the all the time, research and analyses that has gone into their software. it would take 5 – 8 years for these asian companies to even come close. talk is cheap. i get paid for a reason – my job is harder than rocket science. way more variables… – by talktalktalk
|factfactfact (8:29pm est wed sep 03 2003)
the facts is that linux is attracting more windows developers.
evans data: linux attracts windows developers
more than half of linux developers, 52 percent, formerly wrote primarily for windows, while only 30 percent came from unix, evans data said.
|wow… (8:40pm est wed sep 03 2003)
first time i've ever seen a thread moderated on geek.com… where are you guys on all the ms vs mac threads? – by amoderateguy
|factfactfact (8:56pm est wed sep 03 2003)
"it would take 5 – 8 years for these asian companies to even come close." another idotic comment. care to back it up with facts?
low-cost linux gaining on microsoft in india
besides the plain switch of desktop operating systems to linux, analysts say the bigger worry for microsoft is the growing use of linux among india's pool of an estimated 400,000 software developers, many of whom churn out code for giants such as general motors (nyse:gm – news) and american express (nyse:axp – news).
"india is a key battleground for microsoft as it tries to get a pool of developers loyal to its computing platform," said partha iyengar, director at market researcher gartner india.
|in other news… (10:28pm est wed sep 03 2003)
asian countries continue to laugh at american products. americans continue to praise japanese products. american economy still down. – by lmao
|forecast: snow in china (12:21am est thu sep 04 2003)
tokyo, japan (reuters) — japanese finance minister masajuro shiokawa says he agrees with u.s. treasury secretary john snow that the chinese yuan should move to a floating exchange rate system.
how can china afford to resist growing pressure to float its yuan from its #1 trading partner? china has said it�s not ready and that its market economy is too immature.
– by 8.28 yuan=us dollar
|moan moan moan (3:37am est thu sep 04 2003)
but only a few of you have thought about the topic.
here is one angle on it, china, japan and korea go and write a killer os. it not only supports double byte character sets, it was written and assembled in them. how many of you guys are going to be ready to support that? makes writing basic (if they support it) very difficult for us.
moving the os to native asian language will have far more implications than just removing income from other os providers. the role and dominance of the computer in a modern world is such that it could tilt the balance of intellectual power.
japan was laughed at when it said it was going to be the number one steel producer in the world. for a country that had to import all their steel ore it was a brave statement but they did it and that fuelled them to become the number one manufacturer of almost all consumer goods. 50 years later they say they are going to move into os's. take them seriously my friends and get your heads out of the ms vs linux clouds.
– by watchwithinterest
|language is the key (11:29pm est thu sep 04 2003)
as others have noted, many asian written languages are fundamentally different from the anglo/euro/latin languages the are the foundation of western operating systems. it makes sence to take a core open source system like linux and recast it in a asia-centric mold and dress it up with the best of the apple/windows/x-windows interface ideas. i suspect it would cater to the larger character sets and allow for the development of better programming languages and more intuative tools for asian populations.
the dominance of ms took time to develope. but all dominant positions eventually yield. this could be yet another crack in the ms foundation. only when the entire planet speaks english will microsoft's continued dominance be assured. (that is unless redmond packs up and moves to beijing:-) – by kiqkinas


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By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - The last of four men who escaped a central Kansas county jail on Wednesday has been captured, officials said.
Eric James, 22, was apprehended in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday, Kansas Department of Corrections spokesman Jeremy Barclay said in a statement.
James, convicted of multiple charges that including kidnapping during a crime, escaped from the Ottawa County jail Wednesday morning with three other inmates after two guards were overpowered, officials said.
A convicted double-murderer, Santos Carrera-Morales, 22, was picked up by police in Russell, Kansas, shortly before midnight on Thursday, Russell Police Chief Jon Quinday said. He was dropped off by someone at a convenience store and a citizen thought he looked suspicious and called police, Quinday said.
Another of the escapees was captured shortly after the escape and the fourth man turned himself in Wednesday evening in North Platte, Nebraska, Barclay said.
The four men were prisoners of the state corrections department but were kept at the county jail in Ottawa because of overcrowding, Barclay said. After the escape, 18 other state inmates at Ottawa were transferred temporarily to a state prison while the incident was investigated, he said.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe took a tentative step toward improved relations with North Korea on Thursday by announcing his government will lift some of its sanctions in response to the North's decision to re-open a probe into the fate of at least a dozen Japanese believed to have been abducted by North Korean agents decades ago.
Abe said he was satisfied that a North Korean investigation committee has the mandate to carry out a serious investigation into the abductions, though previous deals with the North have fallen through. Japan will continue to abide by U.N. sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear and missile programs.
"We have determined that an unprecedented framework has been established, where an organization that can make decisions at a national level … will be at the forefront of the investigations," Abe said. "However, this is only a start. We are determined to do everything we can, with a renewed effort, toward a comprehensive resolution."
Abe's decision is to be formally approved by his Cabinet on Friday, after the committee holds its first meeting. The announcement follows talks between North Korean and Japanese negotiators in Beijing earlier this week.
North Korea's state media put out their first report on the talks shortly after Abe's announcement, saying the North's negotiators briefed their Japanese counterparts on the composition of the committee and how it will work.
"Both sides agreed to take necessary measures in the days ahead, while getting in touch with each other through a diplomatic channel," said the report by the Korean Central News Agency.
North Korea has demanded that Japan do more to atone for its past harsh colonization of the Korean Peninsula, when it attempted to suppress Korean culture and forced people to work in Japanese mines and factories.
"For the normalization of relations between our two countries, I think that Japan has to settle the problems of its past," Ro Hyon A, a North Korean citizen, said in Pyongyang.
In Seoul, Foreign Ministry spokesman Noh Kwang-il said South Korea looks forward to an early resolution of the abduction issue. But he said any steps taken by Japan shouldn't undermine international cooperation on the North Korean nuclear and missile standoffs.
"The government of the Republic of Korea once again stresses that the Japan-North Korea consultations, including on easing Japan's unilateral sanctions on North Korea, should, by all means, be held in a transparent manner and that all the relevant measures by Japan should be taken in a way that does not undermine the coordination among the ROK, the U.S. and Japan on North Korea's nuclear and missile issues," Noh told a regular briefing.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Beijing, North Korea's closest ally, hopes the improvement in Japan-North Korea relations resulting from the negotiations will be "conducive to regional peace and stability."
After years of denial, North Korea acknowledged in 2002 that its agents had abducted Japanese citizens to train its spies in the 1970s and '80s and eventually returned five of them. It said others Japan said were abducted had died or never entered the North. Tokyo disputes that and wants an investigation into at least 12 abduction cases.
Even that may not be enough, however.
Private organizations say hundreds of Japanese citizens were abducted, and suspect many may still be living in the North. Abe has vowed not to relent until all the abductees are returned or accounted for.
Though Tokyo is as concerned about North Korea's nuclear program as its allies in Washington and Seoul, the abduction issue has for years been an added complication in its relations with the North, creating both anger among the Japanese public and strong calls for an agreement to bring any survivors home.
Although North Korea made a similar agreement in 2008 to investigate, that deal fell through and relations between the countries have been virtually frozen since.
In addition to the U.N. sanctions, Japan unilaterally bans port calls by any North Korean-flagged vessels, all trade with North Korea and the entry into Japan of North Korean citizens. Abe's decision will ease travel restrictions, allow port calls for humanitarian purposes and loosen requirements on reporting money transfers to the North.
Japanese officials say the eased sanctions will not give a significant economic boost to North Korea or weaken the impact of international efforts to punish and isolate the North for its nuclear weapons development.
North Korea also is under sanctions based on U.N. resolutions since 2006 that include an arms trade ban, a freeze of North Korean assets, a ban on people exchanges and restrictions on education and training.
Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said Tokyo wants the abduction investigation to be wrapped up "within one year." In Beijing, North Korea's negotiators said they will conduct the investigation promptly.
"We were able to open North Korea's door that had been closed for many years, and we are now at a starting line after patient negotiations," Suga said. "This is something that has never happened before. We will watch developments very closely."
Associated Press writer Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul and researcher Zhao Liang in Beijing contributed to this report. Talmadge is the AP's Pyongyang bureau chief. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/EricTalmadge.


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Up to 20,000 tickets to see Pope Francis at the biggest public events during his two-day visit in Philadelphia will go up today, Sept. 9, on the website of the World Meeting of Families.
All the tickets are free and are available on a first-come, first-served basis, with a limit of four per person.
The block of 10,000 tickets for the Sept. 26 Festival of Families went up at 4 p.m. today, and by 4:02, all the tickets had been taken.
Another set of 10,000 tickets for the Sept. 27 papal Mass goes up on worldmeeting2015.org/tickets at 8 p.m. tonight.
Within minutes yesterday, 10,000 tickets for the Saturday afternoon address by the pope at Independence Hall were snatched up by some of the more than 394,000 visitors to the World Meeting website.
But since 30,000 people are expected for the address, which will be preceded by a concert of eight culturally diverse music and dance groups, plenty of space for unticketed visitors remains on the grassy Independence Mall area for the event.
The same is true for Saturday's and Sunday's public events on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. People without the good fortune to snag a ticket will still have access to events. The ticketed areas extend west of 20th Street along the parkway to Eakins Oval, at the foot of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Participants at 20th, 19th, 18th and eastward will join the throngs on the parkway with a straight line of sight to the stage area. And almost everyone east of 22nd Street will watch the events on some of the 31 large Jumbotron screens along the parkway.
The motorcade of Pope Francis will also bring most people, ticketed and not, within close view of the pontiff. Sometime after the 5 p.m. start of the Festival of Families on Sept. 26, Pope Francis will travel in his popemobile from the Art Museum down one side of the parkway, around City Hall and up the other side of the parkway back to the museum and Eakins Oval.
He is expected to arrive at the stage around 7:30 p.m. to join the concert featuring the Philadelphia Orchestra, Andrea Bocelli, Latin music star Juanes and to hear testimonies by six families from around the world. He will also deliver remarks at the event.
On Sunday prior to the start of the 4 p.m. Mass, Pope Francis will again review the crowd by popemobile but on a shorter route.
The public events and private stops by the pope — including his visit to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, his address to bishops there and his visit with prisoners and their families at Curran Fromhold Correctional Facility — will be televised on all 40 Jumbotrons, including screens in the Independence Mall area.
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No. 7 UCLA blasts No. 19 San Jose St.
Bruins record season's highest team score so far
LOS ANGELES -- No. 7 UCLA put together its most complete performance of the year, scoring a national season-best 197.575 to defeat San Jose State by more than four points on Sunday afternoon. The Bruins recorded no score lower than 9.825 and had season-bests on bars (49.4) and floor (49.4).
Samantha Peszek won the all-around for the third consecutive meet, recording a career-high 39.5, and the Bruins swept the event titles. Tauny Frattone won the vault (9.95), Olivia Courtney and Aisha Gerber recorded 9.9 scores to tie for first on bars, Peszek won beam (9.9) and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs won floor with a 9.95.
UCLA had a great start on vault, racking up five scores of 9.875 or higher to total 49.5. Kaelie Baer started with a 9.8, followed by a 9.875 from Hopfner-Hibbs and a 9.9 on a stuck vault by Courtney. Frattone also stuck another vault, scoring 9.95 for the second time in three meets. Peszek earned 9.875 and Vanessa Zamarripa closed with a 9.9. San Jose State scored 48.125 on uneven bars, led by Thomasina Wallace's 9.85.
|No. 7 UCLA 197.575, No. 19 San Jose St. 193.200
|No. 14 Stanford 195.925, Wash. 195.725
The Bruins continued their high scoring on bars in rotation two. After a 9.8 leadoff by Monique De La Torre, Gerber delivered a 9.9 and Mattie Larson contributed a 9.875. Peszek earned 9.85, followed by a 9.875 by Zamarripa.
Courtney closed the rotation with a 9.9 to tie with Gerber for first place on the event. San Jose State, meanwhile, scored 48.375 on vault, led by a 9.725 from Cassandra Harrison.
UCLA earned five 9.8-plus routines on beam in the third rotation to score 49.275. Gerber kicked things off with a 9.825, followed by a 9.875 from Lichelle Wong. A 9.825 by Zamarripa, a 9.85 by Hopfner-Hibbs and a meet-high 9.9 by Peszek ensured that the Bruins wouldn't have to count a fall.
With San Jose State scoring 48.575 on floor, led by Wallace's 9.8, the Bruins opened up a 148.175-145.075 lead heading into the final rotation.
With a 197 team score well in sight, the Bruins were strong on the floor exercise, producing six routines each scored 9.775 and higher. Gerber started with a 9.775, and Frattone and Wong produced back-to-back 9.85 scores.
With the momentum building, Courtney and Peszek each recorded marks of 9.875 to push UCLA well over 197, and Hopfner-Hibbs closed with a 9.95. The Spartans finished up on beam with a score of 48.125, with high marks going to Wallace (9.825) and Julia Greer (9.775).


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Friday, January 11, 2002
Return of Triple H not enough for the WWF
Let's start with the obvious example of Triple H's return. As of the writing of this column, I have yet to see Monday Night Raw's ratings, but I am going to assume that since Triple H's return was so well hyped, they were above the show's recent average. So more viewers tuned in this week because they wanted to see Triple H again. After all, it's been a long time since we've seen him, as he was out recovering and rehabbing from his gruesome injury.
That said, the curiousity factor won't be on Triple H's side for long. I imagine fans will tune in for one, perhaps two more weeks (plus maybe the pay-per-view) before he seems to be a regular part of the show again. If any of you remember when Steve Austin was out with an injury most recently, he seemed to be gone forever. His act was considered stale before he left, but after about two months of absence, people were really missing him. When he returned, it was to much fanfare, but that didn't last long. The exact same thing can be said about The Rock's recent movie-filming departure.
More important in all of these cases than the return itself is what is done with the character upon returning. If audiences are temporarily elevated after a wrestler comes back from injury, then that's the time to strike while the iron is hot, offering a compelling story that will keep those viewers coming back once their curiousity dies down. Steve Austin's first storyline after his return was the awkward 'Who Ran Over Steve Austin?' angle, which ran on forever with a fairly lame payoff. The Rock, meanwhile, enjoyed a new and interesting feud with Chris Jericho, and I believe ratings actually stayed up after the initial upward shock of Rock's return.
Triple H's first show back was essentially one segment against Kurt Angle on Raw. That was a wise move in that it may have left WWF fans wanting more, effectively extending that short-term buzz effect. Ultimately, it's not enough. We've seen Triple H and Kurt Angle feud at length, so a strong feud between them probably isn't enough, either. If the WWF is to take advantage of the return of Triple H, they have to capitalize on the extra viewers his return provides. Hyping the Ric Flair-Vince McMahon match at the Royal Rumble isn't good enough. Triple H's role at the Royal Rumble must be played up. Connect Hunter to the Rumble as much as possible, and hope that these new viewers will want to see his first pay-per-view match back enough to buy the show. To accomplish this, some attention may have to be diverted from the Rumble's current line-up (like the McMahon match) toward Triple H and the Royal Rumble match.
Assuming they do that, and fans buy the show, then all efforts should be geared toward making this pay-per-view quality-laden from top to bottom, especially Triple H's participation. Make the viewers glad they bought the show, but also establish the overall level of quality throughout the federation. It's easier to do that at the Royal Rumble than at other pay-per-views, since you only really need a handful of matches other than the 30-man rumble.
More than that, though, a big angle has to be established at the Royal Rumble. A water-cooler angle, something that will get people talking. This way, fans will get hooked again, as they once did.
All of this may seem obvious, but I am worried that the WWF will get too caught up in Triple H's return itself and mistake it for a long-run plan. Any returning wrestler is a short-term fix at best, but the WWF's writers and bookers are human beings, and they may be so elated at any brief ratings push that they may mistake it for more than it is. They,ve certainly done it in the past, to their own detriment and to ours. Hopefully, the WWF has sat down and has some plans for 2002, likely centering on their freshest main eventer, Hunter Hearst Helmsley. Welcome back, Triple H.
Here's the mailbag:
Ward Gibson, from firstname.lastname@example.com, writes:
What are your predictions for 2002? More specifically, what would YOU envision being the best angles, turns, pushes, signings, etc for the WWF to raise the level of their product. I do remember the "Must See" days, particularly back in WCW during the height of the nWo angles. To me that was the finest modern era of wrestling when you literally could not miss a Monday night show, because if you did, everyone you saw the next day would be talking about it. What are your opinions as to the best courses of action for Vince and the rest to return WWF television to that high standard. Play head writer for a change, what would you do? I look forward to hearing your great ideas.
Keep up the great work
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Ward: That's a really tough question, Ward. As much as I may sit here, week after week, voicing my opinions about the world of pro wrestling, I'm not a booker, nor will I likely ever be. It's one thing to look at someone's vision and say 'hmmm, not so good' (that's easy), but it's quite another to come up with a vision that everyone will like by yourself (thats harder).
I can say that I think the WWF will have to pursue a big angle this year, but I'm worried that it will essentially be their planned promotion splitting. That's an interesting business move, but I'm not convinced that it alone will draw viewers.
Either way, unless they come with something really creative soon, I imagine they will see their best option as going after Kevin Nash, then re-forming some kind of Clique-DX-nWo hybrid. I think that will probably be a big success, too, but they have to add their own creative element.
You're right, WCW proved that you can make compelling television that forces viewers to tune in week after week. But they also arguably proved that you can't do that indefinitely. They needed outside sources of talent to do that. When they ran out, the momentum subsided. I'm not convinced that they had a long-term business model, and I'm not sure whether what passed for storylines in 1997-2000 in the WWF will continue to work in the future.
I look forward to the development of Chris Jericho and hopefully of Chris Benoit, and perhaps to seeing some new faces vie for important titles this year. I hope Booker T really makes something of himself, and that the tag team division returns to its former glory. Ultimately, though, I think that 2002 will be defined by individual, 1-on-1 feuds between the main eventers we see before us today. Just adding Triple H into the mix and having a healthy Hunter, Austin, Rock, Undertaker, Angle, Booker, and Jericho offers many combinations.
Doug Carlson, from email@example.com, writes:
I know I'll probably sound old fashioned, but I had to respond to your comments about storylines in the WWF and the problems the WWF seems to be having.
I basically quit watching when there was no consistency to story lines, which started, at least in my opinion, when monthly pay-per-views came along. Suddenly, story lines were for a month only, and it was probably very hard for the WWF (or anyone else) to have consistent story lines, because who would want to watch what would basically be the same PPV every month (even if they did let the storylines build)?
I grew up on long term feuds, sometimes the faces getting the crap beat out of them for months, then finally winning, or the heels always losing, but inflicting great "punishment" on the faces while they lost. Every so often, there would be a turn, but the story line basically stayed the same. Now, in order to have supposed fresh angles at each PPV, 30-day storylines are in effect, and then things change again. I have thought for a number of years that the solution to this problem would be to have fewer PPV's (maybe four per year?), and given the noticeable downturn in the ratings for PPV and regular TV, maybe this is a possibility. I did recently purchase a WWF PPV, and was not only disappointed in the program, but was very upset when basically the same matches were shown the next night on RAW, for free, and were done better. I decided then that I would probably only order Wrestlemania every year, and forget about the rest. However, if there were less PPVs, maybe I could change my mind, especially if long term feuds could be built on. I know this is long, but hope you consider my thoughts.
Doug Carlson
Doug: I do not believe that in the world of professional wrestling, being called 'old fashioned' is an offensive term. To many, it's a term of endearment.
I've always complained when I perceived the WWF as lacking consistency. In fact, that's one of the big reasons why I'm not so hot on the product today. But you know as well as I do that it's not an option to revert back to the lengthy feuds of the good old days, because in many ways that doesn't address the problem either. What was called wrestling twenty or thirty years ago would bore current wrestling fans, whether that's a good thing or not.
I think the WWF has to continue working with its short term framework, since it does have to sell so many pay-per-views, but it would be wise for them to weave their many short terms into one long-term tapestry. That would be my ideal solution: use lots of good, brief feuds to fire up PPVs, but make them a part of larger, more engaging stories.
That's all for this week. Have a great weekend, as always.
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Why I Will Never, Ever, EVER Get a Tattoo
Would I have to start planning outfits around the tattoo like I plan for weather?
I never really got into reality TV aside from a slight obsession with a Real World Somewhere because I was over my friend's house and she had cable. Other than that, I've sorta missed the boat on how low cinema verite has stooped to conquer in recent seasons.
Case in point: "Basketball Wives." The VH1 hit has apparently gotten so ridiculously over the top and wannabe gangsta with the bitch slapping and bottle throwing that Star Jones felt the need to weigh in. Back in April Jones' tweets helped start a fan-led petition against the show's violent outbursts.
It may be 'comfortable' to be quiet when women of color slap the crap out of each other & run across tables barefoot, but #ENOUGHisENOUGH
In response to Jones, her fans, and her future step daughters, BBW star Evelyn Lozada, who's set to marry football player Chad Ochocinco, has taken time out to consult with her inner child. In what the Huffington Post described as a "heartfelt letter," Lozada writes directly to her seven-year-old self.
You'll look through the rearview mirror of your life and see a mountain of mistakes. You'll realize that although it appears that you're living out a dream, your seven year old self could never picture this near nightmare at thirty-six. You'll remember the days when you drowned out the fighting and drama in your own house and the negativity of the women you loved who ultimately shape who you will become.
Despite what I don't know about Lozada since I stopped watching VH1 when they stopped playing videos, this letter does actually seem pretty heartfelt and sweet. She admits to her own failings while also linking her seve- year-old experiences with violence to her 36-year-old penchant for it.
Anyway the whole thing got me to wondering what I'd tell not-tall-enough-to-ride-this-ride Helena. At 31 would I make third-grade Helena proud or would she be embarrassed to be seen with me? Would she, like the little girl I met at a recent wedding, not be able to take her eyes off me, coolness somehow accomplished?
Actually I'm more like five or something here but you get the picture.
I really don't know. I'd hope this kid would meet me in some weird type of Back to the Future scenario and be pretty impressed. I mean we didn't make it to the Mansion that M.A.S.H. game promised us but who did? Thankfully I don't think I'd have to apologize for much, mainly because I've never gotten far from feeling like a seven-year-old girl on the inside. I've made asshole decisions, sure, but most of those were some dude's fault. Or at least that's the story I'm sticking to.
So all I can come up with is something short and sweet. More Yearbook signage than heartfelt apology: "Dear Lana Dana, Keep In Touch." Because if we do that, then I think I'm good. What about you? If you had to tell your kid self something would be "I'm sorry" or "Rock on"?


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The postal strike could last for months and become as bitter as the 1980s miners' strike, senior Royal Mail sources have warned.
After two days of strikes, up to 100 million letters and parcels are estimated to be stacked up in sorting officers around the country as the worst stoppage for two decades paralysed Britain's postal system.
The five-day dispute will cost Royal Mail more than £100 million by the time it ends on Wednesday. Despite more talks about pay, pensions and job cuts at the Trades Union Congress, both sides were far from agreement last night.
One executive compared the stoppage to the miners' strike in the mid-1980s, which ended with workers drifting back to work.
The source said: "I think it has got many similarities [with that strike]."
The executive said the dispute was a "tipping point" in a battle for the future of the Royal Mail. The source continued: "This is the time. It cannot go on. This is the battle that was always going to come.
"The key battle is always the one over the future of the organisation. This is it. This is the tipping point. This is welcome to the real world. It is very important that people get it."
The Royal Mail claimed that 50 per cent more people were at work compared with previous strikes in the summer, although this was disputed by the Communications Workers Union (CWU), which said the action was "solid".
Managers have drawn up plans for dealing with postal votes if the Prime Minister calls an election next week. The source added: "In terms of the postal votes and everything it will be fine. We know how to do it. We have 36,000 trucks. You utilise your resources in a different way."
Up to 130,000 postal workers walked out at noon on Thursday for 48 hours and will stage another two-day walkout from 3am on Monday, which will hit deliveries until the end of next week.
The Government said the local education authorities would show "flexibility" for parents who have to apply for secondary school places by the end of this month.
Postwatch, the industry watchdog, warned that retailers relying on Christmas gift catalogues would be hit because they needed to process orders.
A spokesman for Postwatch said: "It is chaos. We don't know when it will get back to normal.
"They won't be rushing to get the job done. They will be trying everything they possibly can to inconvenience the customers."
The CWU last night claimed "overwhelming support" from the public, and turned its fire on the Government for failing to back the strikers.
A spokesman said: "If this was Northern Rock they would be pouring money in. This is a company that they own and they seem to have no interest whatsoever."
Separately, the Royal Mail agreed a deal with 12,000 of its managers on pay, modernisation and pension reform, including a 2.5 per cent wage rise backdated to April.
The postal strike in numbers
400 million - Backlog of letters which will build up if strike lasts for five days.
£10 million - Estimated cost of strike to small businesses in lost business and delayed postal payments.
135,000 - Postal workers on strike, out of a total of 180,000.
33,000 - Post Office bicycles standing idle while their riders are on strike.
£790,000 - Oay packet of Royal Mail Group chief executive Adam Crozier in 2005.
8 - Miles travelled every day by postal workers, carrying around heavy mailbags.
5.6p - Loss to Royal Mail every time a stamped letter is sent. The firm loses some £4 million a week.
£4 billion - Royal Mail Group pension scheme accounting deficit.
113,000 - Post boxes in the UK.
40,000 - Jobs the Communication Workers' Union claims will be lost under the terms of the current pay offer.
27 million - Postal addresses in the UK.
11kg - The weight limit on a postal worker's pack.


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Leroy Montoya is a Native New Mexican and former UNM Student. He started with KUNM nine years ago and spent two engineering various programs before joining the Raices Collective around 2005. His love for good music crosses most all genres. He started with the Monday's Raices Shows, and then jumped to the Friday's "Salsa Sabrosa" –Salsa always being one of his favorite styles.


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DURHAM, N.H. Tensions rising, Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders clashed in sometimes personal and biting fashion Thursday in a final, hastily scheduled debate before the first primary of the Democratic presidential contest.
The two candidates were far more aggressive in their fifth debate – snapping at each other over who is the voice of the party's liberal, or progressive, wing, and who is the voice of the establishment. He worked to tar her with Wall Street connections. She at one point accused him of a smear.
The faceoff was the first to feature Sanders and Clinton going one on one – Martin O'Malley dropped out earlier this week – and it came as they find themselves locked in a protracted race for the nomination. Democrats are split between a more established candidate who says she wants to work with both sides and a onetime fringe candidate who has received the backing of many Americans disillusioned by Washington.
Main takeaway
Clinton was combative from the start, pushing back on a series of criticisms from the independent Vermont senator in recent days on her decision to accept money and speaking fees from Wall Street, and questioning whether Sanders could deliver on his grandiose promises.
He was equally confrontational, describing the former secretary of state as an establishment politician, and not backing down – as he has done time and time again in previous debates – on one of her biggest vulnerabilities, the controversial decision to use private email for government business.
Progressive vs. moderate
Sanders and Clinton renewed a days-long clash over whether Clinton qualifies as a "progressive," with the former secretary accusing the senator of appointing himself a "self-proclaimed gatekeeper."
She defended her record as a liberal Democrat, saying that under Sanders' criteria, President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, who backs Obama's trade pact, would all fail to make the cut.
"I am a progressive who gets things done," Clinton said, before lashing back at Sanders' voting record.
"I don't think it was particularly progressive to vote against the Brady Bill five times," she said about Sander's moderate record on gun control.
But Sanders noted that it was Clinton herself who said last year that she was moderate.
"There's nothing wrong with being a moderate," he said, but added that a candidate can't be progressive and moderate at the same time.
Clinton called his remarks an attack and said that "every step along the way I have stood up to fight, and have scars to prove it."
Wall Street money
Sanders renewed his criticism of Clinton's campaign for benefiting from a super political action committee and for accepting donations and speaking fees from Wall Street, including Goldman Sachs.
"There is a reason why these people are putting huge amounts of money in our political system," Sanders said, arguing the money was "undermining American democracy."
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Just a day earlier, Clinton had been hammered for saying she did not regret accepting $675,000 for three speeches from Goldman Sachs. "Well, I don't know. That's what they offered," she said Wednesday.
She was better prepared for the criticism at the debate Thursday, blasting Sanders for using "innuendos" to insinuate that she is beholden to Wall Street.
I think it's time to end the very artful smear that you and your campaign have been carrying out.
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Clinton said Sanders acted as if "anyone who ever took donations or speaking fees from any group has to be bought."
"I don't think these kind of attacks by insinuation are worthy of you," she said.
Clinton acknowledged that she had failed to do an adequate job explaining her record of pushing back on the financial services industry even before the recession, while charging that Sanders had voted for a bill that contributed to the crash.
Foreign policy
Clinton and Sanders described starkly different philosophies on national security and how to wage war against terrorism, a rift magnified by Americans' growing fears.
Clinton takes a more hawkish and interventionist approach, advocating that the U.S. should be aggressive in helping to resolve disputes around the globe. She suggested that Sanders' foreign policy experience is limited and his policy misguided. She contends that foreign policy experts have raised concerns about several comments Sanders has made, including asking Saudi Arabia and Iran to work together.
"You're voting for both a president and a commander in chief," she said, adding, "You've got to be ready on Day One. There is too much unpredictability to say, 'I'll get to that when I can.' "
Sanders, who does not generally favor international intervention, said Clinton had more experience than he did in foreign policy. But he added, "experience is not the only point; judgment is." He touted his role in leading the effort against the war in Iraq, saying that when it had come to authorizing the war, "one of us voted the right way, and one of us didn't." He voted against the war; Clinton voted for it, but has since said her vote was a mistake.
Sanders, who has served in Washington for decades, sought to paint Clinton as part of the "establishment" after she noted that she was proud to have the support of several officials from his home state, including the current governor and former Gov. Howard Dean, who she said "want me as their partner in the White House."
Sanders shot back: "Secretary Clinton does represent the establishment. I represent ordinary Americans."
Clinton interjected, saying she was amused by Sanders' characterization: "Sen. Sanders is the only person who I think would characterize me, a woman running to be the first woman president, as exemplifying the establishment," she said.
Top quotes
Hillary Clinton: "I am not making promises I cannot keep."
Bernie Sanders: "All the ideas I am talking about, they are not radical ideas."
Hillary Clinton: "I don't think these kind of attacks by insinuation are worthy of you."
Bernie Sanders: "There is nothing wrong with being a moderate but you can't be a moderate and a progressive."
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Today, I volunteered at C.A.N.T.E.R. and I'm going to start going every Monday (the image above is CANTER's logo). CANTER is a NARHA member with certified NARHA instructors. I had a lot of fun today! I've done therapeutic riding before, but never with NARHA instructors, who to me seemed much safer than the Certified Horsemanship Association versions I have dealt with before. Part of me has always loved therapeutic riding and thought about becoming an instructor myself. Maybe one day. I'd like to get some other riding instructor accreditations first and then maybe move in that direction one day.
Photo from CANTER's website.
The kids that rode today really enjoyed it! At one point I was handling a horse named Snowy who is near 30 and wanted nothing more than to trot and go fast. It was funny. The boy who was riding him was very independent and didn't require any sidewalkers, just me to control Snowy in case of emergencies (or more likely, Snowy not stopping).
Anyway, I had a good time and recommend therapeutic riding as a great volunteer activity for anyone who enjoys horses and kids (and adults too!).
In other news, I rode both my boys today and worked with the baby. Needless to say, it was a horsey day and I'm tired! Thunder is still somewhat sore on the front feet. He's just outside right now tied up with hay and ice boots on his front legs and hooves. I took Titan through both the barrel pattern and the pole pattern today. He did pretty well at each of them, and we've almost fixed the problem of him changing the lead in the hind end and crossfiring around the turns. He does it maybe 40% of the time now, but that's far better than 100%! Part of it is that I have to lift the rein higher than I have ever needed to for Thunder as we turn. Keeping it lifted seems to keep his front end better elevated and doesn't give him as much opportunity to swing his butt out of alignment and change leads. So, what I've been doing is working on my rein being in the right position, but when that doesn't work and he still changes, we break to a trot and go back around that pole or barrel a couple times on the correct lead and move on. It's tedious and involves so much repetition. However, it seems that Titan likes repetition. In fact, the more repetitive I make his workouts, the better he seems to do.
I got Orion out and we did lots and lots of rubbing with my training stick and whipping it in the air and getting him used to the sound and sight of that. He did pretty well at that part. Then we did some giving to pressure exercises. I ended with practice leading around obstacles. He still has a hard time not speeding up and getting way in front of me if I turn toward him. He also crowds, so we're working on that too! He did scare me a bit, and I got really lucky. Being a brat-like baby, he suddenly struck out and managed to snatch the leadrope right out of my hand with his hoof. I felt the bottom of his hoof scrape across my hand, ever so lightly! All I can say, is good thing my hand was where it was! Goodness. Of course we did a little reprimand after that. Oh, and he didn't go anywhere after snatching the leadrope, he just looked at me dumbfounded as if he was lost.
Anyway, enough horse talk for one entry! I need to save something to talk about tomorrow, since I'm going to try to post everyday this month!


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There are a ton of comedy films out there, but do you know your A, B, C's?
Artist Stephen Wildish put together this handy alphabet chart that takes you through a bunch of the hits using just one iconic image to jog your memory. His first series of posters went viral back in March, but he's keeping the ball rolling with some more LOL-worthy references.
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The baccalaureate degree in nursing and master's degree in nursing program at The College of New Jersey are accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, 655 K Street NW, Suite 750, Washington DC 2001. 202-887-6791, http://www.ccneaccrediatation.org


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Mayor Jean Robb said, ``The contention of the western-area residents is that there were always enough kids out there to fill an elementary school. I want to find out if that`s true.``
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