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Thanks very much for your reply Marcus.
I forgot to add there was a 404 error just before the "cannot call method load_flowplayer" message. The 404 error is for following file:
Guillermo kindly directed me towards this article:
I disabled 'Use slash' option and the menus started working but the SCORM courses give 404 error for following file:
Although I can see the physical file is there at the correct location. O also tried clearing theme cache and changing javascript + ajax options but no luck.
We are just using a standard legacy theme and no other non-standard plugins. We use Moodle to host SCORM courses for our users from a DotNetNuke site. We supply external authentication and enrolment parameters from a separate SQL server database.
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Reading like a fictional adventure tale, this true account of an unusual but real life serves to show the influence on the relations between two nations that the actions of one individual can have. The subject, Paul Rockwell, interacted with his French colleagues over a long period of time in such a manner as to have a positive and lasting impact on Franco-American relations.
On August 25, 1914, a small phalanx of American volunteers marched behind the American flag through the streets of Paris to the railway station, where they would embark for training camp to prepare for duty in the French Foreign Legion. Among them was Paul Ayres Rockwell of North Carolina, who eventually served France in three different wars and as many uniforms.
The motivations of these volunteers were many and varied; as were those of the men of dozens of other nations who flocked to the French colors at the outbreak of World War I, but all shared the conviction that they were to fight for the just cause of liberty against oppression. Any of them who, influenced by speeches and shows of adulation upon their arrival, might have begun to think of themselves as heroes or even ambassadors of good will - these were speedily disillusioned when presented with their first pay or the usual bouquet of ravenous bed bugs, their most persistent adversaries thereafter.
Other than universally shared adventurous spirits and the embrace of liberty, what forces might have impelled these two young Southerners to go to France? They were aware of their long military lineage, with ancestors, some of them French Huegenots, who had fought in the colonial wars and the American Revolution. They were great admirers of George Washington. They had been taught about the significance of French aid during the American Revolution. Kiffin put the matter of his service in France succinctly: I pay my debt for LaFayette and Rochambeau. Both young men were endowed with a strong strain of idealism.
Most cogent to their military ardor was the then-relatively recent War for Southern Independence, as it was known where they were raised. Maternal and paternal ancestors had fought for the South; some were still living when the Rockwells were young. The boys heard war talk and learned about defeat and what it was like to live in impoverished and occupied territory. The Yankees, best personified in General Sherman, became their archenemies. Paul, especially, had a retentive memory for both personal and shared experiences. Later on he was to tell with relish of his encounter with a Frenchman in 1918 who had informed him that he was embarking with his grandson for Toulouse in order to show the lad where to spit on the grave of Simon de Montfort, who had been killed in 1218 while besieging that city during wars of religion. They also had enough history to know that France had lost Alsace and Lorraine and been otherwise severely penalized by the Prussians in 1871. By August 1914 they had a plan already fully formed.
After his injury Paul Rockwell did not return to the States to resume his budding pre-war career as a newspaper reporter. Foremost, he wanted to remain near his best friend, Brother Kiffin. Paul got himself attached to the Information Section at French Army General Headquarters, where he produced propaganda. In addition, he became a war correspondent for the Chicago Daily News and other newspapers. He adapted well to the French way of life and became enamored of a French lady, Mlle Jeanne Leygues, whom he married in December 1916. Her father, Georges Leygues, already a highly placed politician, for many years after the war was secretary of the navy. Connections acquired through this liaison were to influence significantly Paul's later service to France.
Meantime, during Kiffin's convalescence, plans for an aviation pursuit squadron with all American pilots (under the command of French officers) gained momentum. Kiffin was encouraged to apply for transfer to aviation and was accepted. After the rudimentary training then offered, he became an original member of the Escadrille Américaine, which went into action in May 1916. The name was changed to Escadrille Lafayette in December 1916 due to German diplomatic complaints about neutrality issues. And well they might have grumbled because Paris was hoping that this well-publicized group would help generate further favorable sentiment for France in the United States.
Kiffin was shot down and killed in aerial combat over Alsace in September 1916. He had been the first squadron member to score a victory and the second to be killed in action. Thus, ironically, Kiffin never actually flew with the LaFayette Escadrille. If sentiment in the United States was already solidly behind coming in on the side of France during this period, the Rockwell family could not have known it. Kiffin's mother in North Carolina received a letter about him, postmarked St. Louis, Missouri, brimming with enough vitriol to scorch a squadron, e.g., murderer, vicious, etc. The screed closed with the hope that her remaining son, Paul, would fight on until he, too, was killed. The signature was not decipherable, but on can only suppose that in that era the author was a woman. It did not work out that way, however; the Germans had already had their best shot at Paul in World War I.
Paul Rockwell continued his writing activities related to the war until the Armistice and subsequently lived mostly in Paris until 1933. The nature of his writing activity changed over time, but his focus remained on WWI persons and events. He was able to compose longer works in addition to making brief contributions to American and French-language publications. He was well positioned to correspond or meet with former comrades and likewise, when the Escadrille LaFayette name was revived and applied to a French squadron in 1920 during France's post-war reorganization of its Air Force, he began a life-long relationship with the renewed squadron.
By the 1920's, France and Spain had been the nominal rulers of Morocco for many years, but then Spanish authorities gave some unforgivable slight to a well-educated Berber, Abd-el-Krim. This man became the charismatic leader of a tribal revolt against Franco-Spanish rule, directed initially only toward the Spanish. He was able to muster and deploy sufficient forces with relatively modern weapons to wage successful campaigns at the outset.
The territory being contested was known as the Rif, that being the Berber native word for edge, in this case specifically that of the northernmost Atlas mountain range of Morocco bordering the coastal plain. Over the millennia this territory had been caught up in innumerable conflicts generated both beyond its borders and within, but regardless of nominal regional rule, if any, there was a high retention of distinct tribal identities and customs.
Today this footnote war could be considered a good primer for study of conflicts in a large region with which we are just becoming familiar. In 1925, European interest in the war was considerable on many levels, including the transnational. It was this last that drew Paul Rockwell into the fighting, before Germany had been defeated in World War II. The threat of totalitarian control imparted by communism, with Russia as its chief protagonist, had become the predominant fear of many people, Paul Rockwell among them. After he had gained some experience of the wider world, communism for him replaced General Sherman as the archenemy. On a personal level, this transition was salutary, too, because he was obliged on occasion to join in hand-to-hand combat with communists during the post-war periodic street fighting in Paris. But these confrontations were mere scrimmages. The communists were attempting to undermine existing powers, and destabilization of Morocco by the support of a nationalistic revolution of Berber tribes had much to recommend it to them. This was especially so when leftist parties won the French elections in 1924.
Certain American veterans of the First World War in France, mostly aviators, became interested in forming a unit to fight for France against the Riffians. Sixteen of these individuals, plus one Canadian, became the Escadrille de la Guarde Chérifienne in the Sultan's Guard Escadrille of the French Air Force. Rockwell was accorded the rank of captain and flew as a bombardier-observer against the forces of Abd-el-Krim. He did this with greatly mixed feelings, having no animosity toward the tribes and sympathizing with a people who were able to manage their own affairs when left alone. The culture of the people fascinated him, as did the terrain. The duties of observation could incorporate that last item. Concerning the bombing, he consoled himself considerably in the knowledge that the twenty-two- and 110-pound bombs, aimed and released in the most rudimentary fashion, were much more likely to produce great clouds of dust in the dry terrain than to obliterate human beings.
The duty definitely had dangers. Engine failure over unfriendly territory was the greatest hazard, and most of the territory overflown was unfriendly. With only half a dozen reasonably good landing areas other than their base airfield, unintended groundings were liable to result in a smash-up. If one survived this, capture by the enemy was likely. Enemy behavior was then apparently quite variable, but the usual result was a gruesome death after torture. Managing to have oneself killed outright, or suicide, were the suggestions often proferred to the aviators seeking advice on the topic. Staying aloft obviously was preferable even though bullets could be heard whizzing by the low flying aircraft on nearly every sortie, the calling cards of the excellent Riffian marksmen. Yet Dame Fortune smiled: Logging 653 air hours in 470 missions during seven weeks of operations, the Guard Escadrille suffered no battle casualties.
Meanwhile, press reports arrived stating that the U. S. Department of State was preparing to take away American citizenship from the squadron members, and even contemplated imposing fines and imprisonment. The members met immediately, voted to continue their duties, and later learned that the threats had been rescinded within twenty-four hours.
Opposition to the Rif War continued within France and elsewhere, and when the casualty figures began to be disseminated, public support drained away. The Sultan's Guard Escadrille was disbanded and did not participate in the renewed Spanish offensive of 1926. This offensive employed an army enlarged by the addition of 40,000 colonial troops (and generous infusions of what was called St. George's Cavalry, i.e., British gold), which resulted in the surrender and exile of Abd-el-Krim.
Paul Rockwell returned to Paris, where he resumed his writing and historical research. His marriage to Mlle Leygues had collapsed and in 1926 he married an American, Prue Durant Smith. They lived in Paris until 1933, when they returned to the United States to take up residence in Asheville, North Carolina. From there Paul was able to maintain the extensive connections and interests in France that he had developed formerly, as well as to take up more local historical pursuits. In retrospect, however, it seems almost as if he were awaiting the next war. Measured in time against his eventual life span of ninety-six years, it was not long in coming.
During the phony war of 1939-40, Rockwell and two former LaFayette Escadrille pilots, Harold Willis and Ted Parsons, commenced moves to form a new pursuit squadron with that name. Willis had been shot down and captured by the Germans in 1917 and had subsequently participated, successfully, in one of the most celebrated military prison camp escapes in history. Parsons had begun his military career in 1913 in Mexico as a captain in Pancho Villa's revolutionary Army of the North, attempting to teach reluctant Villistas how to fly. Parsons a bit later became an ace in World War I.
The United States Government learned of the scheme. Mindful of the German reaction back in 1916, or perhaps simply mindful of possible difficulties, the FBI told the trio to desist. Parsons could foresee a role in the Navy, anyway, in which he had become a reserve officer, and from which he retired as a rear admiral after the war. Willis and Rockwell, however, made their way to France, where they continued the effort, which proved to be unsuccessful, to form another LaFayette Escadrille. They did manage to help organize another American Field Service (Ambulance) in which Willis served. Meantime, Rockwell had sought a position on the French General Staff and had just been assigned one when France surrendered in June 1940. Both Americans eluded the Germans, Willis less dramatically than he had in 1918, and Rockwell, occasionally less than an hour ahead of the invaders, by way of southern France. (Willis was to spearhead the creation of another LaFayette Escadrille, as an entirely French squadron, when he was later sent to North Africa with the U. S. Army Air Forces.)
Rockwell began his fourth official service for France in 1942, for the first time in an American uniform, with the United States Army Air Forces, acting as liaison with Free French forces during the campaigns of North Africa, Italy, and the following thrusts into France and Germany. One of his first missions after arriving in Algeria was to be sent on a visit to France's resident-general of Morocco, General Auguste Paul Noguès, a former friend, but now a Vichy appointee, in hopes that he could bring the general to the Allied side. Major Rockwell was properly received, but the general was true to his soldier's word and would not yield to persuasion.
During the war Rockwell's chief assignment was to procure war materiel for the French forces available to fight the Axis. Clearly he was selected for this task due to his knowledge of France, her language and culture, and his long-standing ties and friendships there. Of experience as a procurement officer he had none. The Allied military harbored suspicions, not always lingering, about how materiel might ultimately be used. Doubts about the fighting qualities of the French were never erased. In some manner Rockwell managed to acquire enough equipment and maintain sufficient harmony so as to receive commendations from both sides, assisted, no doubt, by providing the best-supplied mess in North Africa, or so it was said.
By now a colonel, Rockwell returned to the United States in 1947 and retired to Asheville. Thereafter, he carried on a voluminous correspondence with former comrades from the three wars and with other historians, particularly those interested in the First World War. He continued an output of numerous articles and interviews. Perhaps his experience as a newspaperman had taught him something about how to provide good copy. He made several trips to France, where so many old ties remained. In addition he returned to his study of the War for Southern Independence, for which he had had less time previously.
Locally Paul got involved in several historical projects, such as a successful effort to have a mountain named for Brigadier General Stand Watie, a Cherokee Indian leader who had raised a brigade of mounted rifles to fight for the South during the war. He further pushed for the erection of markers and structures commemorating North Carolinians involved in that conflict. His home in Asheville became a veritable museum.
There he died on August 22, 1985. His life, from the time he was a young man until his final days, provided a testimony to the power of example and determination in furthering the interests of two nations with overlapping, complementary causesthe United States and France.


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Education growth continues at GippslandPosted: Monday 20 March 2017
More than 120 commencing students have enrolled in their first year of teacher education in 2017 at the Gippsland Campus.
Programs on offer include the Bachelor of Education (Birth to Year 6), the Bachelor of Education (Prep to Year 6), the Bachelor of Education Studies, the Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Education, and the Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences/Bachelor of Education, all of which have part time or full time options.
Associate Professor Nicola Johnson, Deputy Head, School of Education, is delighted with the uptake of these popular programs, the continuing growth in teacher education at Gippsland and the ongoing dedication and enthusiasm of her staff and the pre-service teachers.
"Of note, we now offer the Early Childhood/Primary program on-campus in the form of weekly, face-to-face classes, as well as on-line," Associate Professor Johnson said.
"This Bachelor of Education (Birth - Year 6) is a popular program as it offers a dual qualification in both early childhood and primary education."
"At the end of 2017, the first intake of Gippsland Bachelor of Education students will complete their studies at the end of the year. We are confident in their skills, knowledge and classroom readiness which will be evident as they start their first year of teaching in 2018.
"Furthermore, we have consolidated our Masters of Teaching programs (primary or secondary) to specialise in online/distance learning due to the teaching expertise of our staff."
Associate Professor Johnson is also pleased to announce an official mid-year intake is on offer this year into the Bachelor of Education (Primary, Prep - Year 6) and into the Bachelor of Education Studies at the Gippsland Campus.
Given the increase in ATAR requirements expected for 2018, she encourages potential teachers to consider this opportunity.
Dr Johnson also oversees education at the new Berwick Campus, which is also boasting a successful intake of 120 education students studying both Early Childhood and/or Primary Education.
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Forced migration continues to disturb the peace of the world. Over 100 million people are constantly on the move seeking shelter. The people flee their homes and countries in search of peace and accommodation abroad. Some migrants escape war, terrorism and oppressive regime while others escape poverty injected to their system by their countries' economy. George Soros puts blame on the government due to failed policies. The Hungarian –American citizen announced his plan to donate $500 million towards the funding of refugees by initiating businesses and startups.
In 1947, George Soros fled Hungary for England with the aim of collaborating with multinational organizations to assist refugees in wealth creation by investing wisely. Not only did Soros help refugees in investing but also, hinted that he was a benefactor. In his statement, George indicated the firm's plan to seek investments in various sectors including emerging digital technology which aims at providing solutions to particular issues faced by refugees. A study by the U.N High Commissioner for Refugees and Accenture established that communication is vital for refugees hence their need for mobile phones on nybooks.com.
In addition to cell phones for communication, refugees require food, shelter, safety and water for comfortable lives. Technology can assist refugees to access help from the government including health, legal and financial services. The investments made by Soros and partners will be monitored and owned by nonprofit organizations. According to Soros, the investments are intended to be successful, but their focus is on generating useful services and products to the migrants and host communities.
Following Soros' opinion published in the Wall Street Journal, his core concern revolves around uplifting refugees and migrants relocating to Europe although he adds that George Soros will invest in good ideas to benefit migrants globally. A prominent research by Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees indicates that over 65 million worldwide flee their homes to seek shelter in Europe. Half of the refugees include underage children. The same research shows that 1.3 million migrants were seeking asylum in Europe. The high numbers of migrants and refugees in Europe have however ignited war among European countries who have not settled on a workable plan to solve migrant's issues.
About George Soros
The founder and chairperson of Open Society, George Soros serves more than 100 countries via the branches of the firm. His dedication to Open Society has a positive impact on migrants including respect and peace. Soros commenced philanthropist acts in 1979 by awarding black South Africans under apartheid with scholarships. He offered primary help in undermining Communism in the Eastern Bloc through promoting Xerox machines to copy banned messages while rooting for cultural exchange with the whites. George Soros attributes his success to independence in financial markets.
George Soros recently wrote an article about a new initiative of his. He intends to help migrants get out of poverty. He sees a huge problem for the future of these people who have been unsettled by forced migration from their native lands. More than 10 million people over the world are moving about. Most of them live in fear and have no financial security on opensocietyfoundations.org. Many of these people are running away from a civil war caused by oppressive regimes in their home. Others are running away from a life of wretched poverty. All of these people need opportunities for economic advancement.
Governments around the world have a responsibility to address these issues. It is necessary for the creation of social and physical infrastructure for refugees and migrants. Private businesses are also needed to make this situation work. President Obama made a call to action recently to US companies. In it he asked them to play a larger role in helping to meet the challenges that migrants face when trying to integrate into the economy. Private sector leaders are convening to discuss ways to do that at the United Nations. George Soros decided to make a personal contribution to the effort. He set aside $500 million to aid with investments that will address the problems that refugees, migrants, and the communities that are hosting them face. George Soros is investing money in established companies, and startups, and initiatives that can have a social impact on refugees and migrants. His primary concern while doing this is to make a difference in the lives of migrants in Europe but he wants to help people all over the world as well.
George Soros believes that his commitment of investment equity will help the philanthropy that is also being done by his other foundations that are doing work to address migration and its related problems. George Soros has been working for decades to address issues like this. He is looking for investment opportunities in many sectors such as digital technology. It may be one of the best opportunities to meet the challenges that migrants face when they are dislocated. If advances are made quickly in the digital sector it can help people get access to other vital services like health services, financial services, and legal services. Many businesses are already putting billions of dollars into such services for other communities around the world. Money is being moved around instantaneously through mobile wallets and this will help migrants at http://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/george-soros. When you bring customization options that extend these services to migrants it will improve the quality of life for millions of them around the world.
Every investment that George makes in the future of migrants will be under the control of his nonprofit organization.


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LONDON (AP) — Perhaps "Q'' needs a hand.
The head of Britain's MI5, Andrew Parker, told the country's top scientists on Monday that the spy agency's science and technology experts are increasingly being asked to counter the threats posed by terrorists— and he needs the best and the brightest to keep the U.K. safe.
Speaking to the Royal Society, Parker urged scientists, computer experts, engineers and mathematicians to "consider the varied and challenging roles a career in British intelligence can offer."
British intelligence agencies have long been equated with macho daredevils in the style of Ian Fleming's James Bond. Parker's comments suggest a greater role for the likes of "Q," creator of Bond's technological gadgets.
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Hey ladies! Did anyone find great wedding buys from craigslist or thrift stores? If so, what did you find? Post a picture! I am thinking of using craigslist and thrift stores to find vintage candelabras or other decor! Is this a bad idea?


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I'd never heard of New York Mets second baseman Daniel Murphy until this week, but I'll be cheering for him this season. He's the player who's taken so much flack from the talking heads on television and radio sports talk shows this week (and from their sports crazed listeners) for missing Opening Day to be with his wife for the birth of their first child on Monday.
Murphy flew to Florida to be with his wife Sunday night when his wife went into labor, missing Opening Day, and then decided to stay with his wife and child for two more days missing the second game of the season on Wednesday. Looks like he's got his priorities right. Baseball is a game. Baseball is a job. Games and jobs don't trump wives and children.
Lots of troublesome comments were made by sports personalities and baseball fans, but Boomer Esiason's suggestion was especially disturbing.
Esiason said he would have demanded Tori Murphy get a "C-section before the season stars, I need to be there opening day."
Does he not realize that a C-section is surgery? Why should a woman have surgery that requires significantly longer recovery from childbirth if not medically necessary?
Daniel Murphy's wife is lucky to be married to a man who understands the importance of family. She should be thankful she's not married to Boomer Esiason or a man who shares his beliefs about women, childbirth, children, and family.
Sure Esiason has since issued an apology for his comments, but they didn't come until two days later after being slammed by parents with more healthy views on parenting.
It's also interesting to note that the only comment from the Mets came from manager, Terry Collins, who criticized the commentator's suggesting they "look in the mirror".
The Mets are now officially my National League team, and while I haven't cast an All-Star ballot for years, I'll be voting this year. And guess which player will receive my vote as the National League second baseman?


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For almost every sensationalized media report of product failure, a closer look often determines these failures occurred due to inadequate reliability theory and methodology.
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In a clear, concise presentation, Improving Reliability and Quality for Product Success discusses how to eradicate failures in hardware products and, consequently, achieve greater success in the marketplace. Evolved from the author's more than thirty years of experience, the book redefines quality and reliability terminology, explains failure mechanics, and analyzes why reliability accidents occur in the products of established corporations.
The author presents a new prevention methodology in easily understood qualitative and scientific terms.
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These novel concepts and methodology can reduce product troubles by establishing test specifications that produce quantified outcomes that constitute conclusive judgment data. Many books that cover reliability theory/engineering/practice are geared towards professionals with advanced mathematical skills and would not necessarily be of use to executives and CEOs, who may not be quality or reliability experts but need to understand these principles when making decisions.
This book addresses this important but neglected audience, introducing novel ideas based on back-to basics quality/reliability concepts in an easily understood manner.
In addition, it explains basic, fresh new methods for maximizing customer satisfaction and securing a competitive edge in performance.
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What do the iPhone 5 interconnect cables do?
I broke one of my interconnect cables, I can't explain which one it was because they are both so similar, but could you explain what both of them do anyway please. I think it's to do with the SIM card part because when I broke it, now my phone doesn't read any SIM card.
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The infamous Miley Cyrus portrait might be the talk of 2008, but Vanity Fair has produced so many other photographs this year that are way more worthy of discussion. The magazine recently compiled an online portfolio of their favorites from this year, and I have to say that I am thankful for photographers like Annie Leibovitz, whose contributions to celebrity photography bring out the best in some of our favorite women (and the controversy in the aforementioned Disney teen starlet).
Kate Winslet posed as lesbionic icon Catherine Deneuve? Magic. Also, please notice that she is unclothed. I knew I'd have to point that out to you.
Who cares about Robert Pattinson when Twilight co-stars/BFFs Kristen Stewart and Nikki Reed are only interested in making eyes at each other while being photographed? They are the center of attention.
Toni Morrison, winner of the Nobel Prize winner in Literature. There doesn't seem to be much concept behind this photo, obviously, but there doesn't need to be one. She's simply amazing on her own.
The heated debate over whether women can be funny turned into one of the best photospreads of the year. Sandra Bernhard, Wanda Sykes, Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Wiig, Jenna Fischer, and Amy Poehler were all involved. It's like Vanity Fair plucked them from our hearts (or blog posts).
Every year, the magazine focuses on rising starlets with a cover story featuring the hottest young women. It looks like the gang's all here, and we couldn't agree more — although, I would have put Ellen Page and Emily Blunt together in a Kristen Stewart-Nikki Reed type situation, but that's just me.
On screen, the Gossip Girl cast play scandalous and rich teenagers from the Upper East Side (or Brooklyn. See: Dan, Jenny and Vanessa). Off screen, they are scandalous and rich teenagers who are gossiped about as being gay and dating their co-stars — and we eat it all up.
Big hair, big lips, big… everything. This photo is not necessarily the most beautiful we've ever seen of Angelina Jolie, but it certainly got our attention, just like Ms. Jolie managed to do all of 2008.
You can see the rest of the photos from Vanity Fair's 2008 Year in Photos at vanityfair.com. What was your favorite of the year?


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Williams advances in Swedish Open
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Top-seeded Serena Williams advanced to the second round of the Swedish Open by beating Sesil Karatancheva of Kazakhstan 6-1, 6-2 Tuesday.
Williams broke Karatancheva's serve five times, twice in the first set and three times in the second, to advance at the clay-court tournament on Sweden's west coast.
She will next face Anna Tatishvili of Georgia, who beat 16-year-old Belinda Bencic of Switzerland 2-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Third-seeded Klara Zakopalova of the Czech Republic, sixth-seeded Lesia Tsurenko of Ukraine, Mathilda Johansson of France, Teliana Pereira of Brazil, Richel Hogenkamp of the Netherlands and Andrea Gamiz of Venezuela also advanced.


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'A horse shouldn't be frightened of fodders while an actor for gossip. It's a part and parcel of every film celebrities' life' – What a philosophy? These lines were straight from the shoulders of Lakshmi Rai when she was just to complete her 10th Std. Now, with this actress getting along for a better show, she's prone to fantastic controversial gossips too. What's rocking the place is about her affair with MS Dhoni and indeed, it has taken her photos even to the hands of a broker for sex-workers.
It was really pathetic to see that he carried the photo of Lakshmi Rai blabbering 'Ek Raath Ke Liye Theen Hazaar' (One Night – Rs. 3000 – Lakshmi Rai at your doors). When approached Lakshmi Rai, she was smiling and said "If I get to come across the broker, I would slap him for quoting Rs.3000/-. I would've been happy if he had rated me with 3Lakhs".


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The classy bar at Ralph's on the Park draws a sophisticated and often politically connected crowd, especially during happy hour, Tuesday through Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. Facing City Park, the bar has expansive windows offering views of the park's centuries-old oak trees. Customers come for the soothing environment and array of wines by the glass, but often stay for the bluesy live music from keyboard whiz Joe Krown, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.,Tuesday through Thursday. It's easy for an after-work drink here to segue into a long dinner -- the environment is just that seductive.
Tip: Hungry but not up for dinner? Order from the selection of "bar bites," $8-$15, such as a fresh lamb ribs, oyster liquor risotto, or truffle fries.
Location: 900 City Park Ave., 504.488.1000
Open: Daily. Parking: Street (valet for diners only).
Prices: Beer: $3.50-$5, wine: $7-$19, cocktails: $9-$14.50.
Crowd: Professionals, tourists and well-heeled folks mingle with residents of the Mid-City and Parkview neighborhoods.
Smoking: No. Live music: Yes.
See also: New Orleans bars with a view, New Orleans bars with good food, Mid-City bars, New Orleans bars with live music, smoke-free New Orleans bars, New Orleans restaurant bars


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Program Has Now Provided More Than $400,000 to Local Organizations
(Wyomissing, Pa.) – PennEast Pipeline Company is pleased to announce it has provided Community Connector Grants to its next round of program recipients. PennEast's Community Connector Grant Program has now invested $408,000 in the communities along the Pipeline's route.
Safety remains PennEast's highest priority. The latest recipients focus on first responders, but also include other important community-focused organizations.
"Equally essential to investing in the region's energy infrastructure is investing in the women, men and local organizations whose services are often taken for granted," said Peter Terranova, chair of the PennEast board of managers. "After two years of Project planning and stakeholder meetings, we have had the privilege to get to know communities along the PennEast route, and we're pleased to continue to offer our support to so many important groups through our Community Connector Grant Program."
In an effort to better protect and serve Kingstown Township residents, the township applied and received a recent grant for surveillance cameras for outside of the police department.
"We're pleased to have been awarded a PennEast Community Connector Grant," said Kathy Sebastian, manager for Kingston Township in Luzerne County. "Thanks to PennEast's support, Kingston Police Department will better serve the community and increase public safety by introducing new surveillance cameras to the Kingstown Township Police Department."
Thornhurst Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company in Lackawanna County, is also amongst the latest round of recipients. They are a mutual aid for a number of fire departments along the Pipeline route. They'll be using their grant to support their dive rescue team.
"We're grateful for PennEast Pipeline Company's support," said Daniel Kasulaitis of Thornhurst Volunteer Fire and Rescue Company. "Thanks to this PennEast grant and their support for first responders, we'll be able to provide additional training and new equipment to our volunteer dive team that serves northeast Pennsylvania."
Grant recipient Northmoreland Township Volunteer Fire Company, in Wyoming County, will be using their grant for a new Thermal Imager. "A working Thermal Imager is a vital tool for search and rescue of trapped occupants. And thanks to PennEast, we'll be able to replace our old Imager, which is out of service and in disrepair," said Charles Story, fire company president. "With our PennEast grant, we'll have a new time-saving device that makes our primary searches much more thorough, quicker and result in higher chances of saving lives."
"PennEast's Community Connector Grant Program, alongside its volunteer efforts and sponsorships, are examples of our dedication to supporting local communities within and surrounding the proposed Pipeline's route. As the Project advances to provide a more secure energy future for the region, PennEast will continue to build and strengthen local relationships," said Terranova.
Other grant recipients include:
- Bushkill Township Volunteer Fire Company, Bushkill Township, Northampton County
- Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corporation, Lehighton, Carbon County
- Hughestown Hose Company, Pittston Township, Luzerne County
- Jenkins Township Volunteer Hose Company #1, Jenkins Township, Luzerne County
- Kidder Township Police Department, Kidder Township, Carbon County
- Lake Harmony Volunteer Fire Company, Kidder Township, Carbon County
- Lake Harmony Watershed Preservation, Kidder Township, Carbon County
- Maltby Volunteer Fire Company, Swoyersville, Luzerne County
- Palmerton Veterans Memorial, Palmerton, Carbon County
- Pink Heals, Lehigh Valley Chapter, Bethlehem, Northampton County
- Upper Bucks Regional EMS, Inc., Revere, Bucks County
For additional information on the Community Connector Grant Program and eligibility requirements, visit http://penneastpipeline.com/community-investment/.


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Side-impact crashes can cause severe injuries and even fatalities. A side-impact crash involves an impact to the side of a car rather than directly from the front or behind. Side-impact is either a "t-bone," broadside strike, or a sideswipe. Any of these types of impacts is incredibly dangerous. Not only are side-impacts potentially deadly for the occupant on the side of the crash, but those seated on the opposite side away from the crash are also at risk of suffering serious injury or death. If you or a loved one have were injured in a side-impact crash, the dedicated car accident attorneys of Kenneth J. Annis & Associates will fight to win you the compensation you deserve.
The impact from a "t-bone" crash can wreak havoc upon the occupants of the vehicle suffering side-impact damage. They are a great risk of head and neck injuries, ranging from "whiplash" injuries to spinal cord and traumatic brain injuries. Despite wearing a seat belt, the occupant of a car impacted on its side may strike his head on the window or the interior frame of the vehicle from being tossed side-to-side. Such an impact can lead to concussions or worse depending upon the velocity involved in the crash. A direct hit on the side can cause broken arms, ribs, and legs as well. Additionally, cars struck on their side may be flipped by the force generated during a side-impact collision. The risk of a car flipping increases based on a substantial disparity in the size and weight of the vehicles, and the smaller vehicle that suffers a side-impact is at a greater risk of rolling over.
Occupants on the non-impact side are at risk as well. Vehicle occupants seated away from the direct impact can suffer head injuries from the side-to-side force applied to their head and neck. Interestingly, passengers on the opposite side from the side-impact are at a high risk for chest injuries. Furthermore, the passengers opposite a direct hit are at a greater risk if the vehicle rolls over.
Sideswipe crashes are quite common on highways. These accidents usually occur when cars are traveling parallel or at a slight angle to each other. Sideswipe accidents can occur in a large number of scenarios according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Those scenarios include:
- Vehicle changing lanes or merging into another lane striking a vehicle already in that lane;
- Two vehicles changing from different lanes into the same lane;
- One vehicle drifting into a lane already occupied; and
- Pulling away from or out of a parking spot into traffic.
Sideswipe accidents are particularly dangerous. The initial impact may cause damage, but the aftermath is most likely to cause more severe damage. Sideswipe crashes can lead to a loss of control and spin outs. When a car spins out, it might strike another vehicle, a guardrail, or a tree. The duration and direction of a spin out can be unpredictable. The subsequent crash could cause serious injury or death even if the initial crash was not violent.
Another concern surrounding a sideswipe crash involves overcorrecting. Overcorrecting causes loss of control and the inability to operate the vehicle safely. Overcorrecting, especially in vehicles that are top heavy like SUVs, can cause rollovers. Overcorrecting not only causes a potential loss of steering, but it may also cause the loss of braking ability as well. Thus, overcorrecting exposes the occupants to the potential for suffering great harm, such as injuries experienced in a vehicle ejection.
If you are the victim of a side-impact accident, let the experienced side-impact crash attorneys of Kenneth J. Annis & Associates fight for you. Kenneth J. Annis & Associates zealously advocate for their clients and tirelessly fight to win just compensation for side-impact accident victims. Call Kenneth J. Annis & Associates today at 202-785-2244 to schedule your free consultation.


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Roseanne's comeback
Television may be getting another dose of Roseanne Barr in the near future, msn.com reports.
By metro News Services
Published : March 24, 2009
Television may be getting another dose of Roseanne Barr in the near future, msn.com reports.
Barr, whose last TV effort was an HBO stand-up special in 2006, is working to develop a new sitcom with Caryn Mandabach, one of the executive producers of Roseanne. The two have already pitched the idea to FOX, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Few details about the project are known at this point. The HR says only that the show would be a family comedy and would star Barr as the matriarch. Arrested Development veteran Jim Vallely is attached to write the script.
After Roseanne left ABC in 1997, Barr hosted a daytime talk show and also did an unscripted show, The Real Roseanne, in 2003 that never got off the ground, as Barr had an emergency hysterectomy just as production was set to start.


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Like many, I love pesto. And luckily, pesto can be made vegan really easily. It's so easy that I can make it in under 10 minutes. Yep, this dish can be thrown together and be ready to eat in less than a half hour. Who doesn't love a simple, quick recipe that even carnivore friends will love?
Vegan Pesto Pizza
Sauce Ingredients:
3 garlic cloves
2 tablespoons nutritional yeast
1/3 cup pine nuts
4 cups basil leaves
1/2 small lemon, juiced
1/3 cup olive oil
salt and pepper
Topping Ingredients:
a few grape tomatoes, thinly sliced
1/4 red onion, thinly sliced
Anything else you think might work, for example sun dried tomatoes, pine nuts, and olives would be delicious.
Everything Else:
2 large pizza crusts (30cm)
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Add all sauce ingredients to food processor and blend until the sauce is smooth.
3. Distribute sauce over two pizza crusts until covered evenly.
4. Scatter toppings over pizza.
5. Cook in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the pizzas are browning around the edges.
6. Let cool for 2 minutes before slicing.
7. Serve with olive oil if needed.


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Bones is built on a more traditional and solid foundation: the strength of its characters" and "what sets Bones apart .
BONES, a darkly amusing procedural in its eighth season, is inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs.
Dr. Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is a highly skilled forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute in Washington, D.C., and writes novels on the side. When the standard methods of identifying a body are useless (when the remains are so badly decomposed, burned or destroyed), law enforcement calls on Brennan for her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim's bones.
While most people can't handle Brennan's intelligence, her drive for the truth or the way she flings herself headlong into every investigation, Special Agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) of the FBI's Homicide Investigations Unit is an exception. A former Army sniper, Booth mistrusts science and scientists - the "squints," as he calls them - who pore over the physical evidence of a crime.
""Bones is built on a more traditional and solid foundation: the strength of its characters" and "what sets Bones apart ....""
- USA Today


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Message in a Bottle
What is the Message in a Bottle?
The Lions Message In a Bottle scheme is a simple idea designed to encourage people to keep their personal and medical details on a standard form and in a common location - the Fridge. Whilst it is focused on the more vulnerable people in our community, anyone can have an accident at home, so this scheme can benefit anyone, including you.
How does the scheme work?
As the name suggests, the personal information is kept in a small plastic bottle. The bottle has a push-fit lid and is big enough to hold the necessary information. The bottle is then kept in the fridge, where the emergency services will expect to look for it in the event of being called to your home. They will be alerted to your membership of the scheme by two green cross' labels. One is fixed to the back of the front door (or the door most used to access the premises), the second is attached to the door of the fridge.
Where can I get a Bottle from?
Contact us with your location and we'll let you know where you will be able to collect one.
How much does it cost?
There is no cost to the user. Costs of running the scheme are borne by the Whitehaven & District Lions Club.
What information is needed?
The information you need to provide is quite straight forward, but you may like to ask a relative, neighbour or carer to help you complete the form.
The form also has a space for a passport size photograph, but this is only necessary when there is more than one person living at the premises (to aid identification).
Information required to complete the form is:
* Your full name and brief physical description
* Your doctors name and the surgery address & telephone number
* A brief description of any medical conditions you are suffering from - your doctor or carer will help if you are uncertain
* The names, addresses and telephone numbers of two persons who may be contacted in the event of an emergency - sudden illness or accident
* Details of any pets which may be on the premises and need to be cared for
* Are YOU a Carer? If so, for whom and where do they live?
In addition, we strongly recommend that you also include your repeat prescription list. This is produced every time a repeat prescription is ordered, and this information is of great value to the Ambulance Service. (Paramedics are able to administer drugs, but need to know of any you are already taking to eliminate the risk of drug interaction).


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A Brooklyn nurse has been charged with killing her baby boy in Flatbush, cops said.
Anna Thomas, 20, was found in the Ocean Avenue apartment around 10 p.m. yesterday with a suicide note explaining that she and her tot were dead, cops said.
She killed 19-month-old Justin Stephens just before she tried plunging out a window at her aunt's home where she lived, cops said.
Police responded to the home when they got a call for an emotionally disturbed female attempting to jump out a window, according to cops.
The superintendent of the building said the young mother worked as a nurse and was "always smiling."
"She moved in here just about two years ago. I am very surprised. I went up there last night when I heard. The apartment looked nice, no blood, no struggle. When I was in there, I heard them saying she killed the baby. It's hard to believe. She's always smiling. I cant believe she would do something crazy like this," Burim Havolli,29, the superintendent explained.
No immediate signs of trauma were found on the tot, who was rushed to Community Hospital unconscious and unresponsive, cops said. The child was pronounced dead on arrival.
Neighbors said the young mother moved in with her aunt right before the tot was born.
Cops questioned the young mom before she was charged with three counts of manslaughter and murder, according to police.
The medical examiner will determine the cause of death, cops said.


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I have two Viola plants that were nice and full when I bought them. The past week they look like somebody sat on them. I'm wondering if maybe they have got too long to be perky any more. What would happen if I cut them completely back? Would they come back and bloom again or would I finish killing them?
By Joan
This pretty little herb is called a viola. Grown by my husband in a pot on our front porch, this tastey morsel is great in salads as well as a breath-freshener on the way out the door. It tastes a lot like mint!
Here's a picture of a hanging basket of viola. I bought the sad looking markdown last fall at Lowe's for 50¢. I nurtured it a little and enjoyed a full basket of blooms all winter and spring.
Can violas be out in 57 degrees at night or should I bring them indoors?
By Casey from NY
Yes they can be out. Violas are tough.
I was warned by a fellow member of the consequences of growing viola. She said they would multiply and take over. I haven't found that to be true in my case.
Some of you might like this quasi psychedelic effect. It was purely unintentional. I bought a 6 cell pack of viola, and planted them in a hanging basket.


text: Dockers aims younger Published on March 05, 1998. Levi Strauss & Co. is moving to a younger target in its new campaign for Dockers casual pants. New TV ads, tagged "One Leg at a Time," break March 8 on NCAA basketball programming and are aimed at 25 to 34 year-olds. The previous "Nice Pants" tag is dropped. A bigger ad effort aimed at women also is planned. Foote, Cone & Belding, San Francisco, handles. Spending was not disclosed.Copyright March 1998, Crain Communications Inc. Most Popular In this article: News


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Strong words, I know, and there are definitely some qualifying statements. I am not throwing out Eclipse just yet because it can still do some things that Netbeans doesn't. But first, let me say that I'm excited by Netbeans 6.1, which is currently in Beta. I'm excited because I see in it a product that will challenge Microsoft's Visual Studio, especially for new users and those doing development without a computer science background.
Netbeans has a simple but powerful GUI designer. Create your application window, drag buttons onto it and then double click them to add code and events. If you've used the GUI builder in VBA applications, it looks and works a lot like that. And it is extremely easy to learn while at the same time providing powerful layout helpers.
Netbeans is also tightly integrated with a web application server which enables you to quickly write and debug web applications. Create your JSPs and servlets, hit run and voila!
The Netbeans website and documentation is readable by people who don't yet know Java. I can't tell you how important this is. The biggest barrier to Java adoption is all the acronyms. The tutorials are easy to follow and don't assume you're a CS expert. This is glorious! In 20m you can build a graphical calculator program and in 45m you'll be building CRUD style graphical database applications.
And the best part is, unlike with Visual Studio, your applications will run on Windows, Mac OS, Solaris and Linux.
One more esoteric feature I like is that there is already a plugin for a distributed version control system. It's mercurial, which is not the dvcs I use (I use bazaar) but that a plugin already exists implies it will be easy to integrate other dvcs systems. It also integrates SVN and CVS support.
So besides the above, why do I think Netbeans beats Eclipse?
- Netbeans is an IDE first, and a platform second. Through and through, Netbeans is a tool for writing code. Contrast this with eclipse, which, quoting from their homepage, is an "open development platform comprised of extensible frameworks"
- Netbeans is moving quickly. New features are being added and they're being added in a way that makes them useful and mature. I'm not sure why eclipse lacks SVN and DVCS support, I'm not sure why there's no GUI builder and I have no clue why you need a plugin to debug web applications.
- The features – SVN, application server, built in database access, web services support
With every line of code I write I start to like it more.
So where does Eclipse beat Netbeans?
- More programming languages supported. PHP is a biggie. There are at least 10x more PHP developers than Ruby on Rails developers, yet Rails is tightly integrated and PHP is derelict. For the record, I'd enjoy Python/Django support too.
- For RCP type applications Eclipse is better because it looks like a native program… on Windows it looks like Windows, on Linux/GTK it looks like GTK. That is nice. But if I were building an RCP application I'd still use Mozilla/XUL rather than eclipse, simply because it uses web technologies like XML, CSS and JS.
So where do they both need to improve?
- I'd like a GUI web page builder. Similar to the GUI form builder.
- I want to debug PHP web applications. And I'd like it to work out of the box on both Windows and Linux.
- I need easy testing of web applications in multiple browsers. Since Gecko (firefox) and Webkit (Safari) rendering engines are both free and open source, why can't these be embedded into the IDE?
Things I'm looking forward to trying:
- I see there is a PHP project for netbeans but it doesn't install on 6.1 beta and it looks like there are many steps to getting it working. I'll keep my eye on it.
- I've been reading books and playing with Rails in my very limited free time so I look forward to giving it a shot in Netbeans. I wonder if it has the same quality of debugging as servlets.
- There is a RESTful Web Services plugin.


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Mrs. Ethel Zanders, 71, of Gilbert, died Saturday in her home. She was the widow of Norman E. Zanders.
Born in Jim Thorpe, she was a daughter of the late Homer F. and Hazel (Wetzel) Shiffert.
She was a member of Salem United Church of Christ, Gilbert.
Surviving is a sister, Mrs. Doris Wagner of Cedarbrook, Fountain Hill annex.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday in the T.K. Thomas Funeral Home, 145 Delaware Ave., Palmerton. A calling hour will precede services.


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The 2012 Summer Olympics started a week ago in London. I love the Olympics because it shows great athleticism that we all have and it brings the whole world together to have some fun playing for some of the most prized pieces of gold, silver, and bronze. This summer's Olympics has brought some great moments so far — Michael Phelps has just become the most medaled Olympian ever. That would be a great day to live out.
The Olympics also brings out some amazing sports that we usually don't hear about or watch in every day life here in the US. Such as handball or fencing. I like watching those unique and more uncommon sports. But some of the sports in the summer Olympics are a bit odd to have included. I was having a discussion about this with my mom: why do we have such sports as badminton or table tennis in the Olympics? Isn't the Olympics supposed to be a test of skill to see who are the greatest ATHLETES in the world? The definition for Athlete (from dictionary.com) is a person trained or gifted in exercises or contests involving physical agility, stamina, or strength; a participant in a sport requiring physical skill. Does badminton require physical skill? What I'm saying is when I think of the Olympics I think of hard-working, determined athletes.
Now I will say that you do have to have stamina for badminton, but not much else. You need a little bit of physical skill… but what kind of training can you do for badminton? Run a mile then play badminton for a while.
OK, I'll stop now. I do like badminton: it is a fun game to play with friends and family, but it is just hard to take badminton seriously. Especially after what the Olympians did this year in Badminton. But I started writing this post for a reason that I have not gotten to yet. Everything leading up to this part in the post has been related to this questions: Do we really need sports like badminton in the Olympics? Which then leads to my main question that I really would like to hear people's opinion on…
- Archery
- Athletics
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Beach Volleyball
- Boxing
- Canoe Slalom
- Canoe Sprint
- Cycling – BMX
- Cycling – Mountain Bike
- Cycling – Road
- Cycling – Track
- Diving
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football
- Gymnastics – Artistic
- Gymnastics – Rhythmic
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Swimming
- Synchronised Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Trampoline
- Triathlon
- Volleyball
- Water Polo
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling
If I had to just choose 2 sports I would choose Diving and Synchornized swimming. I just don't get those "sports". That's just MY opinion.
Then to add sports, I would say beach soccer and squash. I chose those sports from a list of potential sports for the 2020 summer olympics at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Summer_Olympics. I think beach soccer would be extremely interesting and because of the high speed of squash I think it would be a great sport to show the reaction time of athletes.
So again, please comment and share your opinion!
Related articles
- Mark Purdy: Badminton scandal steals the Olympic spotlight (mercurynews.com)
- Badminton pairs disqualified for throwing matches… (telegraph.co.uk)
- 8 Disqualified at London Games for Trying to Lose (abcnews.go.com)
- The Olympic Badmonton Scandal No One Cares About, Because No One Cares About Badminton (manolith.com)


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EXTRA TIME: Watch Lesufi joke: "One day Moroka Swallows will return" at Orlando Pirates conference
One of the speakers still took the opportunity to poke fun at relegated neighbours, Moroka Swallows.
That was none other than Gauteng education Minister Panyaza Lesufi.
You have to wait until the end of the video for the punchline on the Birds and for Orlando Pirates fans it's worth waiting for a laugh.
Otherwise, Bucs got down to serious business and development organisation for children in Soweto, with the likes of chairman Irvin Khoza also addressing the public.
Goal would like to see more PSL clubs take up the initiative and help with child education.
Panyaza Lesufi: "I want to thank everyone who has made it possible for the children to be empowered to be part of the new revolution" pic.twitter.com/vJkY5o9PlE — thandi merafe (@thandi_399) April 21, 2017
Lesufi: "I want to thank everyone that is here contributing to this program. We are ensuring that quality education will thrive in SA" pic.twitter.com/6alcXR7VH9 — thandi merafe (@thandi_399) April 21, 2017
Chakane: "In the last year alone, over 200 kids have become certified & accredited in the ICT space from the programs the centre provides" — Orlando Pirates FC (@Orlando_Pirates) April 21, 2017
Khoza: "Everywhere we go we are happy because people cares about the communities and education". #OnceAlways— thandi merafe (@thandi_399) April 21, 2017
Buyisiwe Khoza: "People tease me & say that Inqaba Yokulinda has partnered with Pirates because I'm a Khoza. But no, there's no relation" pic.twitter.com/g1oIvdMGD9 — thandi merafe (@thandi_399) April 21, 2017
Capel: "I'd like to thank our Chairman, Dr Khoza, for showing insight into pushing for the 1st centre to empower the youth" pic.twitter.com/kmtgkg4Bqc — thandi merafe (@thandi_399) April 21, 2017


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When a little boy started complaining about the cold early tpdau, volunteer Amber M. Whittington knew just what to say.
"You will be very grateful to your parents one day," she told the boy. "This is history. You will realize that soon. It's worth it. "
Whittington, 26, had reason to be emotional. Four years ago she brought her father, William, to the inauguration. it was freezing, but she told him the same thing she told the little boy: "it's worth it." It was. Her father died of a stroke a year ago at 60.
Whittington, who is African-American, says she thinks this inauguration is even more important for the country than the last. "This is a validation of our electing the first black president," she says. "It wasn't a fluke. We're going forward."
— Jocelyn Noveck — Twitter http://twitter.com/JocelynNoveckAP
Inauguration Watch follows the events of President Barack Obama's second inaugural. Look for short items and photos throughout the day.


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Friday 03 February 2017
Players from the Exeter Chiefs rugby team visited the Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre this week for a well-deserved break in their rigorous training routine.
The team came to the centre to enjoy themselves and try out the many activities on offer in the water and out of it.
Centre Manager Ben Hedden said: "It was a pleasure to welcome Exeter Chiefs to Haven Banks Outdoor Education Centre. During their visit the Chiefs squad participated in just a few of the many great activities we provide and they were able to see the extensive facilities we have available. Haven Banks is a Beacon Award winning partnership between Exeter College and Devon County Council and promotes community engagement and activity as well as facilitating full-time outdoor adventure courses and apprenticeships."
It wasn't all play however as the players were accompanied by strength and conditioning coaches encouraging the Chiefs players to tackle each pursuit which included rock climbing and kayaking.
Mark Twiggs, Head of Strength & Conditioning at Exeter Chiefs, said "Ben and all the team at Haven Banks put a lot of time and effort into running a great package for the players, which came through with all the positive comments from the day."
The players were given the choice of several activities on the day including; Cycling, Artificial Caving, Climbing Wall, Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle Boarding, and the Power Fan "free fall" Descent.
Exeter Chiefs and Australian international, Dave Dennis, said: "As a group we had an enjoyable time on all the activities, even though the weather wasn't great on the day. I would definitely go back again in the future, especially on a beautiful summer's day with family and friends."
The clear favourite of the day was the power fan free fall descent which saw the chiefs leaping from the prominent 22 metre tower at the canal basin. The Powerfan is a highly engineered machine that is able to provide a free fall experience in complete safety. Each member of the team made their way up the tower. Cheered on by their team mates from below, they put their trust in the staff and equipment and stepped off of the high tower to "free fall" to the ground.
To learn more about activities available please visit the Haven Banks Outdoor Activity Centre website.
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Trinity will participate in the Global Petroleum Show (GPS), to be held from June 10-12, 2014, in Calgary, Canada. One of the largest energy exhibitions in the world, GPS unites 63,000+ attendees from over 100 countries with 2,000 exhibiting companies. GPS offers governments, national oil companies, independent oil companies, industry suppliers and service providers from around the world opportunities to build relationships, source new markets and network within the international energy community.
Key highlights of Trinity's showcase at GPS will be TRIBOX, a specialized heat treatment process suitable for oil field components, Premium gas tight connections (VAGT) for both onshore and offshore applications and American Petroleum Institute (API) licensed products and specialized hydraulic services.
We look forward to welcoming you at Stand No. 5400, at to best understand your requirements and offer the benefit of our extensive services.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with a fresh dispute involving race and the U.S. criminal justice system in a case over whether a Hispanic man's sexual harassment convictions should be thrown out because of a juror's racially charged statements during deliberations.
The eight justices appeared divided over an appeal brought by Miguel Pena Rodriguez, who was convicted of three misdemeanor charges over a 2007 incident at a Colorado horse-racing track. Three teenage girls testified that Pena Rodriguez sexually groped them in a bathroom at the race track, where he worked.
Liberal justices voiced support for Pena Rodriguez, while conservatives were more skeptical of his arguments. Conservative Justice Anthony Kennedy, who often casts the deciding vote in close cases, could determine whether the court can avoid a 4-4 split along ideological lines or whether the defendant wins.
At issue is whether racially biased statements violate a defendant's right to a fair trial under the U.S. Constitution's Sixth Amendment. Prosecutors cite a long-standing legal tradition of jury deliberations remaining off-limits in any attempt to overturn a verdict.
Other jurors said one juror in the case, a former law enforcement officer, stated during deliberations that the defendant "did it because he's Mexican, and Mexican men take whatever they want."
The Supreme Court is currently shorthanded following the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February.
(Reporting by Lawrence Hurley)


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http://www.southgatearc.org/news/december2007/bouncing_signals_off_iss.htm Congrats to the DF2ZC and DH7FB on making a CW contact using the ISS as a passive reflector! It's interesting that in the article Bernd discusses the problems with using PSK due to doppler, as well as manually having to set az and el. It seems to me that a couple of well equipped computer-controlled earth stations should be able to do this using One True Frequency principles with PSK. Wish I had the equipment to give it a try. Bob - AE6RV _______________________________________________ Sent via firstname.lastname@example.com. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
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people on this site must realise that the historic county of Lancashire still exists and that lancashire stretches from manchester and liverpool and goes up to the lake district,stop pretending that greater manchester,merseyside and cumbria are counties when they are not start putting the right counties the historic ones.
What does "as far as wt is concerned that is not correct" mean that wt can not face the truth that Historic county boundaries were not abolished and still exist,when will this site realise The Historic County Boundaries of Lancashire.
Sub-dividing Lancashire (or any other English county
Is thoroughly unnecessary. Can whoever is creating articles for boroughs within Lancashire please stop until consensus is reached on this talk page to do so. In the meantime, I am redirecting all borough articles back to Lancashire. --Burmesedays 21:31, 25 June 2011 (EDT)
oh what is the point in deleting things which are 100% true?what is the point at all? in future i will be using sites which are correct.i dont understand how people on this site can say that they are not in lancashire when they are.the queen says we re in Lancashire,the prime minister does so if they say we are,we are.i would definitly rather believe someone who is in charge of the country rather than just a few ordinary people who dont know anything about counties
The Historic County Boundaries of all Counties are viewed as important by both locals and the government,as i am from The Lancashire area i and people around here view our Culture and heritage as important.if lets say perhaps a visitor from down south is considering visiting Lancashire,they know that Manchester and Liverpool and all other areas are Part of Lancashire,the same as Huddersfield and Leeds and parts of Yorkshire.When football is played between clubs such as Bolton Wanderers,Bury,Wigan,Blackburn and so on it is known as a Lancashire Derby.The Above teams and more are in The Lancashire football association as well as manchester united and liverpool. if Man utd play leeds it becomes a roses derby.Lancashire and Yorkshire.Lancashires ground is at old trafford.please would someone insert an historic map of Lancashire as it is really important that people recognise our culture and identity.


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Beyond the Diagnosis in the News
August 3rd, 2015
By: Susan Donaldson James
Patricia Weltin fought relentlessly to have doctors finally recognize the rare diseases that have ravaged her two daughters' lives — hypermelanosis and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Olivia, 19, has a deformed hand and foot, as well as scoliosis. She has undergone 21 surgeries, including one for a tethered spinal cord. Hana, 16, just had a hip dislocation. "As a mom watching one child in pain is so very hard," said Weltin, a single mom from Rumford, Rhode Island. "Watching both children in pain is unbearable."


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'We will come for you': Police launch crackdown on criminal kingpins' 'boiler room' fraud
ONE of the biggest anti-fraud crackdowns ever has been launched by police as they target criminal kingpins who have ripped off vulnerable victims for millions of pounds.
Officers have said the bosses use the money to then buy mansions and fast cars as part of their luxury lifestyles.
Large raids have taken place across the UK and Spain this week with hundreds of fraudsters being held by police.
Authorities are trying to stop large levels of 'boiler room fraud', where vulnerable victims, mostly pensioners, are conned into buying fake shares.
City of London Police joined Spain's Policia Nacional in Barcelona, Madrid and London for the widespread operation.
Police Commander Steve Head, who was in Barcelona for one search on Tuesday, said: "We have dismantled an international network of fraudsters.
"Make no mistake, this will make a difference to the ability of fraudsters to operate at this level.
"We've seen millions of pounds taken from people.
"This is not at all a victimless crime. We've seen lives that have been utterly devastated."
"It doesn't matter where you are, we will come after you."
The gangs have targeted more than 850 Uk victims who have reportedly lost a total of around £15million.
One of the defrauded victims even committed suicide.
Around 20 arrests have been in the UK so far with more than 80 in Spain.
Most of the suspects are British and will be extradited back to the UK to face trial.
Commander Head added: "These people have no conscience in terms of what they do to people's lives.
"This network has been dismantled, hopefully we have sent a message to those who think that it's an easy crime that it doesn't matter where you are, we will come after you."


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Katfight! Kim Kardashian and sister Khloe Kardashian always have each other's backs—except when they're at each other's throats. As seen in this preview of the July 27 episode of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, things get tense between the siblings on the family's vacation to Thailand, when Khloe decides to "get the freak out of [there]" early.
Kim, 33, doesn't understand why her younger sister, 30, is so eager to leave and travel alone, and she has no problem saying so. Her disapproval doesn't sit well with Khloe, who responds by mocking Kim's rather obsessive habit of taking pictures of herself. See Kim's selfies.
"Why don't you go take some more selfies?" she quips.
"I'm doing it for Kanye, someone that I love," Kim replies, to which Khloe sarcastically retorts: "One day I'll be so lucky."
Clearly annoyed, Kim fires back with a diss about Khloe's post-split relationship with French Montana. "You want to get home to the 50 rappers your'e dating," she says. "You're, like, a miserable person."
Watch the fight, and see how Khloe responds above!
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- Simulation of the system's behavior to guarantee performance;
- Inerting systems to respond to the authorities' latest requirements in terms of tank flammability, by replacing part of the air oxygen present in the tank by inert gas so that a flame cannot propagate, thus avoiding a risk of explosion;
- Verification tests on all system parameters to certify the aircraft;
- In-flight refueling systems (pod) and on-ground fuel supplies (hydrant valves and hook-ups).
Zodiac Fuel & Inerting Systems at the cutting edge of innovation
The Fuel & Inerting Systems division coordinates the European research project – SAFUEL. The aim of this project is to prepare fuel systems (circulation, gauging, inerting) for future aircraft platforms such as more composite planes, the introduction of alternative carbons and more-electric aircraft. The division contributes to improving the safety of aircraft fuel tanks (inerting systems) and cutting energy consumption. It coordinates the SAFUEL research project (preparation for future fuel systems).
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- Fuel Distribution: Leader in the supply of fuel distribution equipment (pumps, valves, refueling adaptors) as well as inflight and ground refueling systems.
- Tank Inerting: Zodiac Aerotechnics designs, develops, qualifies and manufactures fuel tank inerting systems from air preparation to nitrogen distribution for any size of commercial aircraft.
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THE Australian Taxation Office's (ATO) pursuit of Paul Hogan cost the taxpayer up to $20 million, the actor's lawyer says.
Hogan and his manager John Cornell have confirmed they have settled their eight-year dispute with the taxman freeing the Crocodile Dundee star to pursue new movie projects.
The ATO was chasing the pair over $150 million in alleged unpaid taxes dating from the 1980s.
They were the highest profile targets of Operation Wickenby, a multimillion dollar fraud probe launched by the ATO and the Australian Crime Commission (ACC) in 2004.
The ACC dropped its investigation in 2010 and the ATO probe formally ended this week after mediation before a former High Court judge.
Hogan's lawyer Andrew Robinson says the pursuit of his client cost the public purse millions.
"The ACC criminal investigation was summarily dropped in November 2010 when our top crime fighters finally realised they were barking up the wrong tree ... $15 or $20 million of taxpayers' money later," Mr Robinson said.
Yesterday's settlement, the terms of which remain confidential, was reached "without admission" - meaning no finding of wrongdoing was apportioned to any party.
Hogan is at his Malibu home in California, and could consider new film projects.
"I am not aware of any new film plans at the moment, but who knows now that this monkey is off his back," Mr Robinson said.
The actor and his manager issued a statement confirming the settlement.
"Paul Hogan and John Cornell are pleased to advise that following a mediation before ex High Court Judge, the Honourable Michael McHugh AC QC, they and their related entities have reached a settlement with the Commissioner of Taxation," it said.
The ATO declined to comment.
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My laptop has developed a curious situation: dBpoweramp and CDBurnerXP do not find the onboard Matshita DVD-RAM burner, yet ImgBurn and Sony Sound Forge do.
Because of the GUI interface, I like to use CDBurnerXP and I like dBpoweramp's audio CDWriter capability.
CDBurnerXP will burn .wav files, but not DATA files; dBpoweramp will rip and convert audio files, but not write them once converted.
Is there some registry tweak that needs to be done or undone ?
I'm running Windows 7 Professional on a Toshiba Satellite L305.
Hi guys,
I just ran across this same issue on Windows 7. I had several programs running on my comp that caused all of them to have this problem. I uninstalled all of them, restarted my comp, and re-installed only the one(s) that I need to use. Here is a list of what I use:
Graboid 500k mb subscription to download movies; they come in many formats; some are .avi and some are .iso.
For the avi conversion I use Aura DVDRipper(paid version) to convert to Mpeg (converts anything except .iso to nearly any format you can think of)
For burning the converted files, I use Windows DVD Maker
For the iso burning, I use the free CDBurnerXP
These are the only programs that you need currently at this time. 7/5/2011 for Windows 7.
Thanks for sharing, Dustin! So does everything work again now?
Hitry to update the driver or go to run and write devmgmt.msc so once in the drive manager rightclick on your burner and choose uninstal then reboot your windows will instal a new one. if stillthe same problem then do the following:do this: Right click on the CD writer application....go to properties go to compatibility tab, tick "run this in program in compatability mode for:" then choose Windows Vista (Service Pack2)
System Information :
Start > Run > In the Open box, type msinfo32.exe > System Summery >
go through/check statuses in Hardware Resourses ( DMA, I/O, IRQs )
& Components ( especially Problem Devices )
also possible some your burning soft are in conflict so uninstal them, then clean pc then check one ny one!
Thank you ha14.
Tried your suggestions. Everything seemed copacetic. Yes, I think there was a software conflict after installing SoundForge. DVDFab wouldn't start either. I
ended-up re-installing the Toshiba Drivers pkg. It added an entry to the registry
that earlier investigations did not find. Now all the audio-video programs dependent on the CD-DVD burner work.
I appreciate your suggestions.
did these programs ever work properly in Windows 7 or is this an issue that came up recently? Are there any specific error messages?
CDBurderXP has a Troubleshooting article regarding CD/DVD drive detection problems. Check it out here: http://cdburnerxp.se/help/appendices/troubleshooting
I didn't find anything for dBpowerAMP other than more people facing the same issue without solution.
You say that these two programs do not detect your drive, but then you describe that CDBurnderXP does burn .wav files. Now how does it burn these files, when it can not detect the drive? Anyways, you may find a solution in the troubleshooting section of CDBurnerXP.
Thanks, Tina.
I did try troubleshooting via cdburnerxp and microsoft help sites. They mentioned
deleting upper and lower filters from the registry. I found none there. How, indeed,
were these programs able to burn the files ? I appreciate the tip.


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Discussion in 'Samsung Galaxy Note/Tab' started by esampah, May 27, 2011.
Is it possible to switch home pages? Or we have to move the shortcuts/widgets one by one?
When on any laucher page, hit the menu icon on the bezel then select "edit" and that will bring up thumbnails of all your launcher pages including the home page. You can then drag any of your launcher pages into the home page position (and re-arrange the order of all your pages as desired). You can also create new blank launcher pages here by hitting the phantom page with the "+" symbol. Have fun!
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Who is responsible for quality? Raise your hand.
When I started my career at Microsoft I was on the QA team and I distinctly remember a conversation with one of my team leaders that went something like this:
Me: "We're responsible for the quality of the product."
Test Manager: <Laughs>
Me: "Then who owns it?"
Test Manager: "Everyone – the job of the QA team is simple to accurately measure the state of product quality consistently."
It's true. The QA team does not own quality. They are there to accurately measure the state of quality during the development cycle… but real quality is actually a perception formed in the minds of your customers about your product. The reality is that everyone who touches a customer at your company is responsible for their perception of your products quality. Now lets examine how different roles own quality. Because no one reads really long posts I'm going to break this up. Hat tip to Jim Holmes… who inspired this series.
Part 1: Sales and Developers
Sales & Account Managers…
You own the first touch before I may have even seen the product. If no one gets back to me for weeks then I assume that no one would follow up on any issues I may encounter. If three people get back to me with duplicate questions I assume you can't properly coordinate basic ownership… let alone product development as a company. I recently had a company that didn't get back to me… but did add me to their company mailing list.
Once we're working together (customer & sales) I form my product expectations from you. If you say I'll get the following features & values out of the product then my expectations have now been set. I'd rather be told "No, we can't do that today." than "Yes" followed by months of frustration trying to make the product do something it really can't do.
This means you have to know the value props and product features like the back of your hand… and be OK with being honest when the answer is "no". As a customer I'll respect you more for that… and will probably come back when I realize a competitive sales person miss-represented the product to me. You do not have to know how the engine in the car works… but you have to be able to tell me if I'll go 0-60 in greater or less than 10 seconds.
You are building whatever it is your company sells and you'll be the first ones blamed (right or wrong) when something goes bad for a customer. Entire books and blogs have been written on the subject, but I'll try to highlight a couple of bullets:
- Demand clear expectations or clearly set and communicate them yourselves for overall functionality, performance, security, and scale. Get clarification on what the non-happy path behaviors should be. Never assume. An assumption is a customer that's going to have their expectations set incorrectly.
- Write tests that validate these expectations.
- Write code you would be proud to print in a book.
- If you see complex code… simplify it. Understand what complex code looks like… there are any number of tools available to you that you can use to measure it with.
- Understand the problem your feature is solving, the user goals, and WHY you are building what you are building.