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UC Sport and Recreation Clubs
Performance sports (Targeted)
UC Athletics caters for athletes of all abilities, from the weekend casual runner to the world class!
Relays and team running
UC Athletics puts a big emphasis on relays and running as a team (e.g. National Road Relays in Rotorua Oct 2016). UC Athletics currently has a great depth of talent throughout all age groups, which has seen members dominate recent distance events throughout Canterbury and NZ.
UC Athletics aims to foster and encourage all athletes to reach realise their full athletic potential. Current members are enthusiastic and ready to share their passion for Athletics!
Coaches and training
UC Athletics has experienced and successful coaches for all events and distances, regular social runs and events, and a large variety of group training sessions for all ages.
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Like UC Athletics on Facebook to stay up to date with details about the upcoming 2017 season. For more information please check out UC Athletics website, or email Matt Ingram.
The UC Basketball Club is one of the biggest basketball clubs in Canterbury. UC Basketball caters for both social and competitive level men and women players alike. In 2016 UC Basketball had multiple Men's and Women's teams in the Canterbury Basketball Club competition during winter season (April-September).
Trials are held each year in February. Teams are comprised of a mix of current UC students, graduates, and non-students. Men who are unable to find a place in a team are encouraged to participate in the UC Basketball League, which is organised by UC Sport and runs during Terms 2 and 3.
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Like UC Sport Competitions on Facebook to stay up to date regarding UC Basketball League registrations as places fill up quickly.
Like UC Basketball on Facebook to stay up to date with when trainings and trials will be held in the lead up to the 2017 season.
For more info on UC Basketball, check out UC Basketball's website, or email UC Basketball President, Piet Van Hasselt.
UC Bike is for anyone keen on riding bikes, in particular those interested in mountain biking and road cycling. UC Bike also caters for triathletes who are interested in training along other road cyclists.
Members range from the competitive to the recreational. You can rest assured that you'll get plenty of riding time organised with weekly and monthly group rides, and biking trips outside of Christchurch.
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For more information email UC Bike President William Findlay.
UC Football provides Football (soccer) development and playing opportunities at a range of levels, from social football, to premier football in the Mainland Football Competition.
In 2016 UC Football was represented in the Mainland Football Competition by multiple Men's and Women's teams from the Premier League down.
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Like UC Football on Facebook to stay up to date with the latest information.
For more info on Football at UC email UC Football President, Jeremy Linton.
UC Hockey has nine decades of experience in providing and supporting UC Hockey players. Players enjoy the commitment of quality coaching, like-minded peers, a socially active club, and competitive playing opportunities.
In 2016, UC Hockey was represented by 20 Men's and Women's teams in Canterbury Hockey Competitions from Premier League level down.
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To stay up to date with news regarding the 2017 Hockey season, add UC Hockey as a friend on Facebook.
For more info on UC Hockey check out UC Hockey's website, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
In 2016 UC Netball had 13 teams in the Christchurch netball competition, ranging from Senior down to 3rd Grade.
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Keep an eye on UC Netball's Facebook page, or ask to join UC Netball's Facebook group to stay up to date with the latest information.
Find out more
For more info on UC Netball get in touch with UC Netball's Club Captain Bridget Southey Jensen, or President Sue Wright or, checkout UC Netball's website.
Like UC Sport Competitions to stay up to date with registrations for UC Sport's Social Netball Competition, and more competitive UC Netball Leagues or Tournaments.
Keep an eye on UC Rowing's Facebook page to stay up to date with news on the 2017 season.
For more info on UC Rowing email the UC Rowing President.
The UCRFC has an ongoing active relationship with the Canterbury Rugby Football Union.
The UCRFC is situated on Ilam Fields right next to the main UC campus, and its facilities are used to host teams competing in a range of Metro Competitions, including: Senior Men's (Divs 1, 2, and 3), Women's (Div. 1, 2015 Champions), Premier Colts, and Colts Reserve.
Support and advice
All student members of UCRFC teams are provided with access to the UC RecCentre, and the expert Strength and Conditioning and advice of UC Sport staff. Players of all levels also have access to highly trained physiotherapists at Sports Med. Top teams also receive Performance Analysis assistance from UC Sport.
At your fingertips you will have support and advice from players and coaching staff vastly experienced from having been involved in Local, Provincial, and International level Rugby.
Standout performers
The 2015 honours list on the Men's side included: three All Blacks; 13 ITM players (inc. past and present UC players), four of them captains; and the captain of the Canterbury Men's Under 19-championship winning team, Elia Elia.
On the Women's side the club had: one Black Fern Kendra Cocksedge, 2015 IRB Women"s player of the year; seven provincial players; and five Canterbury 7's representatives.
Coaching team
The 2016 coaching team includes three past All Blacks (Dallas Seymour, Victor Simpson, Mark Ranby), and Ernie Goodhue (Women's) who won the UCSA Coach of the Year (2015) along with many others previous notable sporting accomplishments.
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For more information on the UCRFC, please check out the UCRFC's website, or email Club President Ivan Bolton.
Recreational sports
The University of Canterbury Badminton Club (UCanBC) aims to encourage players of all skill levels to have fun and enjoy playing Badminton. From top players to beginners, UC Badminton provides structured games to suit all abilities.
UC Badminton runs summer and winter because badminton is too cool to be just a winter sport!
Find out more
Like UC Badminton on Facebook to keep up to date with the latest info, or for more information please contact UC Badminton.
Also, like UC Sport Competitions on Facebook to stay up to date on when FREE drop-in Badminton sessions are on.
CUBA (Canterbury University Boardriders Association) isn't just a board riders club, it's for everyone who is remotely interested in any of the sports (fun) CUBA partakes in. CUBA plans to offer Learn to surf/skate/ski days and have a variety of social events (read epic parties!) to share their stoke for all things board related. Check out this video of the 2015 CUBA JIB at the Foundry!
For the more experienced riders CUBA runs ski, skate and surf comps, in addition CUBA also help to run the Uni Ski Games where they compete primarily with Otago Uni for a week in the holidays.
In all CUBA is a great club to join regardless of your board riding abilities.
For more information
Please like CUBA's Facebook page to stay up to date with details heading in to 2017.
For more details please email Katie at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The University of Canterbury Canoeing Club (UCCC) is a social club aimed at improving the skills of all paddlers. UCCC also compete in the NZ Extreme Race Series and run numerous trips including an overnight Heli-Kayaking trip.
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Check UCCC's website for more information.
Alternatively contact Club Captain Mark Houwers.
UCheer is the University of Canterbury's Cheerleading Club. They aim to teach cheerleading stunts, tumbling, dance and chants in both a competitive and social environment. Whether you're a national level gymnast or brand new to the concept of flexibility, UCheer welcome everyone to come and give this unique and fun sport a go and meet some fantastic new people. Both UC students and non UC students over the age of 17, both male and female, are encouraged to come and give cheerleading a go.
Professional coaching
UCheer provides professional coaching in cheerleading skills across competitive and recreational based squads.
Find out more
Come along to the annual UC clubs day and find our set up or hit us up on UCheer's Facebook Page.
If you have any questions email our President, Caroline Morton.
The UC Climbing Club offers climbing opportunities for climbers of all abilities, whether you're looking to try climbing for the first time, or have been climbing for years. UC Climbing is about all things climbing, from bouldering to multipitch trad routes.
Come along to the RecCentre boulder wall on a Tuesday or Thursday night from 7pm to sign up (cost is $15).
Climbing trips
UC Climbing organises many trips each year, such as overnight bouldering at Castle Hill, and has special deals with the UC RecCentre and The Roxx Climbing Centre to keep you climbing when it's raining.
Find out more
For more info please check out UC Climbing's website, or ask to join their Facebook group. Alternatively you can contact UC Climbing President Bradley Meredith.
The Burnside West Christchurch University Cricket Club (BWCUCC) is a proud cricket club with a rich history, and has been a home for many successful Canterbury and New Zealand cricketers. Burnside prides itself on its strong club atmosphere, and provides opportunities for all cricketers.
Whether you are after social and/or friendly Cricket, or more competitive and professional level Circket, Burnside can find a place for you in one of their many teams.
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For more information check out the BWCUCC's website, or contact the club at email@example.com.
The UC Fencing Club (UCFC) is all about learning the ancient art of fencing in a fun social environment with a few coffees and beers along the way. UCFC has an extreme range of talent, from complete beginners, to top 3 Fencers in New Zealand. Therefore, regardless of ability, everyone involved will be able to find good bouts.
Find out more
Like UCFC on Facebook to stay up to date with news and events heading in to 2017.
For more info on check out UCFC's website or to contact the UCFC President Chris Knowles.
UC has a number of clubs dedicated to different Martial Arts and Combat Sports
UC Yoshukai Karate
Chan's Martial Arts - Kung-Fu and Tai Chi (CMA Kung-Fu)
Kung-Fu is designed around being stress free and effective self defense. CMA Kung-Fu teach a wide variety of techniques from kicks, strikes to wrist locking and throws.
Tai Chi is designed around balance and relaxation. CMA Kung-Fu teach exercises and forms that help the students relax physically and mentally for health and then as a Martial Art.
CMA Kung-Fu's parent School is based in Christchurch (where the CMA Kung-Fu Grandmaster teaches) so we are very close to the right information.
Check out CMA Kung-Fu's Facebook page for more information, or email Andy Lane (Laoshi/Instructor) at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The Canterbury University Snow Sports Club (CUSSC) aims to provide students with the opportunity to have fun in the mountains Skiing and Snowboarding with their peers.
CUSSC run events throughout the year, both in town, and at the CUSSC's own field in Arthur's Pass, which has its own lodge where members can stay a night or two to save driving to the field each day. CUSSC also arrange carpooling to the mountains each weekend.
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To keep up to date with news heading into the 2017 season please like CUSSC's Facebook page. For more info contact Douglas Hilson at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The University of Canterbury Squash Club aims to encourage players of all skill levels to have fun and enjoy playing Squash. From top players to beginners, UC Squash can point you in the right direction for games to suit all abilities.
Find out more
Like UC Squash on Facebook to keep an eye out for membership applications. For more information please contact UC Squash at firstname.lastname@example.com, or drop them a message on their Facebook page.
The Canterbury University Tramping Club (CUTC) have weekly meetings (during term time), with speakers, games, movies … and of course organised trips every weekend! Club members can also rent gear from the CUTC locker.
Find out more
For more info check out the CUTC website and read some of their trip reports. Or, you can join the CUTC Facebook group to stay up to date with the upcoming trips and events.
Come and play frisbee at UC! Whether you're brand new to the sport or an experienced player, UC Ultimate would happy to have you!
Find out more
Feel free to join UC Ultimate's Facebook group. Or, for more details contact UC Ultimate president Ben Johnstone at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The UC Volleyball Club welcomes players of all levels, from beginners through to more experienced players. UC Volleyball provides members with opportunity to participate in all levels and types of Volleyball, social/competitive and indoor/beach.
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Like UC Volleyball on Facebook to stay up to date with when trainings and trials will be held in the lead up to the 2017 season.
Checkout UC Sport Competitions to stay up to date with registrations for UC Sport's Social Volleyball Competition, and more competitive UC Volleyball Leagues or Tournaments.
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Create, Configure and Manage Services
Learn how to create, configure and manage services. A service is any product or project you need to support and manage through incidents, articles, change tracking and release records. Service Desk can track the development of 1 or more services. A service can be many things, such as a physical product, a website application or just a team project. Account administrators can set up and use multiple services to separate things like teams and reports, and they can also give other users and their customers access to 1 or several services. Each service has a collection of settings that can be customized to suit its needs, such as priorities, categories, and triggers.
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Configure per-service settings
Create a new service
Service Desk requires you to create 1 new service when you first log in to your account. You can add additional services as follows:
- Go to Configure >Services > Create New Service.
- Enter the service's name and website (if applicable).
- If desired, assign the service to a company using the Company drop-down menu. Each user can be assigned up to 1 company (or no company at all).
- Enable the following options, if desired:
- Agents will be able to flag time entries as billable for this service – Agents with Time User account rights will be able to flag their logged time for this service as "billable."
- Enable support address: firstname.lastname@example.com – A Service Desk support email address is available for each service on the account. Enabling it with this option allows the service to be integrated with a third-party email address (i.e., your organization's support email address) and enable self-registration and incident creation via email. See Enable and Integrate a Service's Support Email Address for more information.
- Click Save when finished.
- On the next page, many additional tabs will appear that allow you to further customize your service, including the option to click Change to upload a service logo. If you have already uploaded a service logo and want to restore the original default logo, click Revert back to service initials. Click Save when finished.
Note: This will be displayed in service menus, timesheets and in the headers of all incidents, problems, changes etc. For best results use an image 61 x 61 pixels. File types accepted are gifs, jpgs or pngs.
- See Configure per-service settings for next steps.
Configure per-service settings
You can configure exactly how you want each service to behave using per-service settings, allowing you to customize services to suit the needs of your organization.
Once a service is created, administrators can modify many aspects of the service, as follows:
- Upload a Service Logo
- Set Priorities and SLAs (Incidents)
- Set Priority Levels (Problems, Changes and Releases)
- Set Types
- Set Categories
- Set Statuses
- Set Default Field Selections for New Incidents
- Add Custom Fields
- Set Approvers (Changes and Releases)
- Set Up Triggers
- Create Templates (Incidents and Releases)
- Solicit Feedback (Incidents)
- Configure Service Access
- Configure Customer-Bound Email Settings
Edit a service
1. Go to Configure > Services > [select service].
2. Make your desired changes and click Save when finished with each tab.
Delete a service
1. Go to Configure > Services > [select service].
2. Click Delete Service at the bottom of the page.
3. Click OK when prompted to delete the service.
Use Services and Service Management
Enable and Integrate a Service's Support Email Address
Create Templates (Incidents and Releases)
Set Priorities and SLAs (Incidents)
Set Priority Levels (Problems, Changes and Releases)
Set Default Field Selections for New Incidents
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Bill Dudley, the president of the New York Federal Reserve bank, indicated that he is most likely supporting additional action by the Federal Reserve to speed up the economy.
In remarks at an event in Syracuse, New York on Thursday morning, Dudley arguedthat "recent growth rates are barely keeping up with out potential."
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My sweet little Anna had to get tubes in her ears today. I got up at about 4:30 a.m. to make it to the hospital by 6:15 a.m. for an 8:15 surgery. I was able to go into the operating room with her and stay until she went under the anesthesia. She was good until they put the mask on her face – she didn't like that part at all. Other than that she was so good/the perfect little patient.
Now she's having a little pain and drowsiness, but she's her normal 3-year-old self in between naps, pain and drowsiness. I wish I could get the picture off of my phone to show you how cute and peaceful she looked playing in her hospital bed (before being wheeled into the OR).
Needless to say, when we returned home, we took a nap. Thankfully the middle children had spent the night with their father and were at school.
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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This is REALLY late, as this transaction took place months ago. My time has been entirely overwhelmed by schoolwork, but I now finally have time to give her the review she deserves!
Name of Commissioner
: Phantom Legacy Costumes / CelestialShadow
Website/C.com gallery
Character commissioned and series/video game
Ciel Phantomhive, Episode 15 outfit
Kuroshitsuji, Full costume, including a fully tailored coat and capri style pants, hat, pendant , and braided cord.
Links to picture(s) of your commissioned item
Picture she sent me
. And just a quick test shot, sans eyepatch
. (Apologies for the low quality + messy room, haha; Ill edit with more pictures when my con takes place.)
Made first contact on July 22, 2010. The costume wasnt needed until June 2011, but she assured me she would be able to do it within about a month, and so the due date was set to September 15. Because of an issue with the jacket lining, we extended the due date but honestly this was not a problem at all, considering that I didnt need this until June. I believe I got it by the end of November.
Describe your Experience:
A few friends of mine already had a Kuroshitsuji group going on, so I decided to check out the series. Several episodes in and I already knew I wanted one of Ciel Phantomhives outfits for sure so I immediately started looking for someone to commission. I am new to the whole commissioning scene but I am still extremely picky when it comes to things like thisespecially with the detail level of Ciels outfitsso I was especially looking for top notch craftsmanship. Pretty much everyone and their mom is cosplaying Ciel right now, and I wanted mine to be perfectly made. Additionally, the outfit I chose was a bit on the obscure/barely done side and only had one episodes worth of references and a model sheet to work from. Ive seen CelestialShadow around the Marketplace before and when I saw she had opened slots for the next coming months, I practically jumped at the chance.
Start of Process:
This was my first cosplay commission, so I was a bit nervous. I PMed her and got a detailed response within hours. Not only was she quick, but she was also informative and very personable and friendly. She offered two price quotesone including the hat and one withoutthat were both, in my opinion, very much within reason for the quality of her work. She doesnt come cheap, but if youre looking for real quality and amazing work, youve come to the right place. She even offered to send progress pictures and fabric swatches, free of charge! As a first time commissioner, I felt very comfortable working with her and communication between us felt open and I thought she was very patient towards my typical newbie ignorance~ I sent her my measurements soon after, then the money for a down payment (half the price upfront) on July 30. She was set to work on it at the beginning of August for a September 15 due date.
What cant I say about her? She was just awesome to work with and downright friendly, while still maintaining an air of professionalism. Though there were a couple of problems sending fabric swatches, she corrected it right away and expedited them to make up for lost time. In the meanwhile, she assured me she would still be working on it, asked me a few questions about certain preferences before she went about constructing, and even set deadlines for when she would send my progress pictures. Through this, I wasnt left in the dark at all and I knew what to expect and by when. There was never any vague Ill send you some progress pics soon. If that isnt indicative of true professional qualification than I dont know what is.
I received the fabric swatches on August 17th and they were all nicely placed alongside a printout of the reference I sent her, telling me what fabric would be used for each part of the costume and what parts she was still waiting for/ordering. All the fabrics seemed to be perfect and of good quality. It was very informative and got me ridiculously excited for the final product. Oh, and on a bit of irrelevant side note, she has nice handwriting. :D
On August 19th, I received the first set of progress photos which were of the capri pants that she had just finished. They looked FABULOUS, well tailored, and well made. She also gave me a report on what she was working on then and what more she had to do. From then on, we set a weekly date for progress pictures and so around every week (I think there was one week she skipped, but I believe real life circumstances got in the way. Understandable, and it was fine considering how good she had been with it before.) I would open my inbox on the designated day and have a new email from her with a thorough update and more pictures. It was seriously awesome and like a little treat every time I opened an email from her. Not only that, but it allowed me to quality check and let me know exactly what I was to be getting in the mail so there would be no unpleasant surprises. Honestly, having seen first-hand how beneficial this is, sending weekly (or at least consistent) reports should be common procedure for all commissioners. It allowed me to basically see the process unfold before me, request changes and ask questions about the costume immediately and, again, let me know that I was getting my moneys worth and precisely what I wanted.
On the Costume
: Upon receiving the costume, I was pretty much amazed by the quality and craftsmanship of it all. The fabric is high quality; It doesn't give off the costume-y kind of feel, but rather looks very professional. As I said, it was pretty much exactly what I had seen in the pictures she provided. I mean, a button had fallen off along the way, but its an easy fix and everything else was perfect anyway. The only real problem I ran into was the fact that I had gained a bit of weight since the beginning of the commissioning process and so the pants didnt fit methis, however, has nothing to do with CelestialShadow, as the pants were made from the measurements provided. Luckily, I commissioned this costume early enough and as of now, the pants fit fine and are wearable for my upcoming convention. So, really, this whole process worked out
and I am the proud owner of a really nifty Ciel outfit.
Well, honestly, any errors she made along the way were immediately remedied by her before they became a huge problem and she always informed me of them as well, but I figure I should just mention them anyway. I already mentioned about the swatches; basically she had addressed them wrong from the original address I gave and they were sent back to her which caused a delay in my receiving them. Again though, she corrected it ASAP and expedited them to make up for lost time and I did receive them so I dont really consider this to be a giant problem. I had also requested a teal jacket liner when I first started the commission with her but she accidentally purchased a black liner and sent a swatch of it to me. She informed me once she realized this though and told me she was going to go return it and buy the right fabric the next day, which was actually perfectly fine because she hadnt started the jacket yet.
Another problem we had with the liner was based on a color error that I take the blame on. I requested a teal liner and so she gave me a teal liner. When she showed me the progress picture with this liner, I realized that I would have wanted it darker and so I should have clarified the color. I asked if she could possibly change it to a darker teal, and though she had a few problems finding one she offered several options to remedy this problem. We eventually came to a painless solution and long story short, I like the liner color it eventually turned out to be.
If I'm being frank, there honestly are no cons. She really is a great problem solver and communicates well with the customer.
Overall, it was honestly a relatively painless process. As someone who does artsy things myself, I know that NO process for ANY project is ever going to run perfectly smooth. Despite the little problems along the way, the final product turned out awesome and I would HIGHLY recommend CelestialShadow to anyone who wants great communication and an awesome costume to boot.
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text: Web marketer Viralon shuts down Published on July 12, 2001. San Francisco--Start-up Viralon ceased operations Thursday after just five months, citing a lack of corporate interest in new Web marketing services. The company was financed to the tune of $3 million by an all-star roster of Internet entrepreneurs, including Viralon founder and former Netscape and Inktomi executive Alex Edelstein. Former Netscape marketing executive Mike Homer, TellMe Networks CEO Mike McCue, Chase Hambrecht & Quist Managing Director David Golden and Angel Investor's Ron Conway were also involved. The company fired 30 employees and closed its San Francisco office. Most Popular In this article: BtoB


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Nissan Land Glider Drives Like Jet and Leans Like a Motorcycle
The Tokyo Motor Show is looking more and more like the focus will be put on the zero emissions scene, rather than the hybrid realm. Not to be outdone, Nissan is also planning on bringing out their latest all electric city scrambler, aptly named the Land Glider.
The Land Glider will act as a small city car, with seating room for two. The driver sits directly in front of the passenger and controls the new vehicle with a pair of joysticks that have been fashioned into a steering wheel. Everything is fly-by-wire, so no mechanical connection is required.
One look at the outside of the Land Glider and it becomes apparent than the wheel wells are up to more than just hiding the tires. Nissan has actually engineered the new city car to lean into corners, much like a motorcycle. This will not only provide increased stability while turning, but also conserve energy. This is vital to all electric vehicles as their only limitation is the range provided by the batteries.
No word on how likely it is we will see the Land Glider enter production.
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Nickel-Lithium battery that can hold more than 3.5 times the ene
In fact, just a few weeks ago, researchers at Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology developed the first
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How would you classify the GE culture in terms of the "Handy Model" discussed, please motivate your answer to explain why you have chosen a specific culture/s based on the information available in the mission statement.
The Culture adopts by GE is build around the conception of volunteerism and takes in both individual worker activities along with the endeavour at organizational level. The organization persistently utilizes its available resources as well as skills in exceptional ways to satisfy the altering requirements. They continue expanding and researching, prior to analysis and forward any proposal. With respect to the Handy Model, the corporation belongs to task culture prototype because they pursue volunteering endeavours at individual and organization level so as to fulfil the social requirements and construct sound foundations within the community. They keep fabricating small to medium level operations to meet up the existing and upcoming marketplace requirements by making use of their abilities, resources and knack in ground-breaking fashion. Furthermore, at GE, the personnel volunteer over 1 million hours of community provision every year, discovering opportunities through their online Volunteer Portal or within their own surrounding area. During Global Community Days, they harmonize their efforts company-wide with the intention to manage unrelenting projects all over the world.


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Marriage announcement at the right time: Imran Khan
While talking to journalists at London's Heathrow airport, PTI chief said that his party has reservations over the amendment in constitution and the formation of military courts as this does not happen in democracy.
Imran Khan added that his party will not oppose the move to provide government with the opportunity to criticize the party.
About the suggestion of a military operation in Karachi, He claimed that the police should be made impartial to achieve success in the offensive.
Imran Khan told journalists that PTI will decide about sitting in assemblies after the verdict of Judicial Commission setup to probe rigging allegations.
About his marriage rumours, Imran Khan opined that marriage is not a crime which one shall hide.
He said that he will tell everyone when the right time will come.


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It may be well into Autumn but my brain is still in holiday mode. I still need some warm thoughts to get me through the ever shortening days! So I'd like to show you our favourite beach in Spain where Mr V and I always try to make sure we spend a day. It's in a part of the Andalusian coastline called the Costa de Luz. It is also where, on a clear day, you can look across the mouth of the Mediterranean and just make out the dark shape of Morocco in the distance. In fact here your mobile phone might suddenly start bleeping to notify you that it has switched to a Moroccan network provider, that's how close you are to North Africa.
This is Zahara de los Atunes and this is about as crowded as this little bay we often visit gets. The water is crystal clear, the sand so white it sparkles and there are great waves for body surfing.
The way down to the beach.
My beach basket full of beach snacks and err... clothes! I like to have options when we are spending the whole day out along the coast and may decide later to head impromptu into a town centre to eat. Despite it still being baking hot during the day in September it can be very cool in the mornings and evenings.
This is somewhere you can totally relax and forget about the world at large.
We noticed that Andalusian men of all ages favour swimming shorts in the hottest shades of hot pink. We spotted them on boys, young men, older men with families, even grandfathers. In a culture that is still very much defined by tradition, it was almost like the menfolk here have chosen to rebelliously express their joie de vivre while enjoying a day at the beach by bucking traditional ideas of what colour should be associated with masculinity. Mr V couldn't quite stretch to this unashamed embracing of fuchsia in male swimwear and stuck to bright orange instead.
Mr V also loves this beach because it is Great White shark free (we hope!). There has been a distressing number of fatal shark attacks off Western Australia's coast and near my home town of Perth with two horrible incidents in last couple of weeks. Distressing also is the Western Australian Premier pronouncing the government will consider mass shark culls without considering the ecological impact of doing such a senseless thing. When will we learn to live with nature? I think that had my life not turned out the way it had I might have been a marine biologist. I have great respect for the sea and its creatures and think it is the most awe inspiring, fascinating, unexplored and misunderstood place we have on our own planet.
Yes, human lives have been lost in an unfortunate and horrific clash with nature but I'm not sure that we as a species are at any risk of extinction from the shark. Biologists frequently stress humans are not what sharks like to eat and that many sharks remain endangered as species. The popular media is always worked up into a feeding frenzy of its own when it is thrown some blood and gore. If there is a perceived increase in the frequency of shark attacks it comes at a time when fish stocks are historically low and continually being depleted. How about passing laws to protect fish stocks so that the sharks have enough to eat and to ensure that future generations will too?
Onto cheerier thoughts - here is my favourite beach dress. This always makes it to Spain with me as part of the holiday wardrobe.


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Don's Honda Beat from Destin Florida
Montu Motors Posted on 2016-12-28
Don drove down to Montu Motors to pick up his new hard top Honda Beat! His buddy bought a Pulsar GTiR from Montu Motors and referred him to the website. After looking at the the inventory, he fell in love with the Honda Beat.


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The Adaptive Resume and Cover Letter
When you are in the midst of searching for a new career, it can seem hard to stand out from the crowd. You spend hours sending out resumes and cover letters knowing they will just be in a pile with countless others that may contain similar experience and qualifications. One of the best career search
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A Land Apart From TimeBook - 1992
Welcome to James Gurney's fantastic lost world of Dinotopia, where humans and intelligent dinosaurs have lived together in harmony for centuries, undiscovered by the rest of the world. Now these New York Times bestselling books are available from HarperCollins. The Dinotopia books are a celebration of the imagination for readers of all ages. In 1862, biologist Arthur Denison and his young son Will are washed up on the shore of an uncharted island, where they discover humans and an ancient race of dinosaurs sharing a civilization of wonder and adventure.
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A fabulously imagined story. Great for family sharing. A book to keep an re-read.
* It's the ultimate dinosaur fantasy! A father and his teenage son are shipwrecked on an island where dinosaurs never went extinct. The dinosaurs are intelligent and live in harmony with the humans on the island.
* I love that this book is written in the form of a journal of scientific observations. My favorite parts were when the main character described the dinosaurs' inventions, including a reading machine and a spiral-shaped clock.
* But the illustrations are the best part of this book. They're absolutely enchanting.
* This is the first book in a series, and I'm hooked.
Dinotopia is one of the best books I have ever read. It has a fantastic story and incredible illustrations. This is a must read for anyone who loves Dinosaurs, creative stories and beautiful art.
Really good, actually. I wish they had all the books
In 1862, Professor Arthur Denison and his son Will are shipwrecked on a tropical island. Almost immediately, they encounter strange signs of life?enormous footprints, mysterious noises, and bizarre animals. To Denison and Will?s immense surprise, the inhabitants of this island are dinosaurs who live in unity and harmony with humans. Dinotopia?the name is the island?is a peaceful, innovative, cooperative society. Denison and Will are expected to contribute their skills as well and journey across the island to register at Waterfall City. Along the way, they befriend Dinotopia?s human and dinosaur citizens and observe first-hand the extraordinary workings of this unique?but still mysterious and even dangerous?world. Author James Gurney presents this sophisticated picture book as Arthur Denison?s journal. As such, it is filled with scientific observations and beautiful, realistic portraits of the people, creatures, and places of Dinotopia?including the dinosaurs, who are portrayed in all their glory as they work, play, and learn side-by-side with humans. Dinotopia is whimsical, fantastic, and worthy of being read again and again by dinosaur enthusiasts of all ages.
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Survival of all or none.
One rain drop raises the sea.
Weapons are enemies even to their owners.
Give more, take less.
Others first, self last.
Observe, listen, and learn.
Do one thing at a time.
Sing every day.
Exercise imagination.
Eat to live, don't live to eat.
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Taco Bell, 594 Ipswich Rd, Annerley QLD 4103, Australia
Location: Taco Bell, 594 Ipswich Rd, Annerley QLD 4103, Australia
Report Type: Food Poisoning
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
Details: I ate a california burritoit was the only thing I had eaten all day4 hours later It was the worst feeling I had ever experienced in my life.
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Oct 18 5:59pm
Taco Bell, North 16th Street, Parsons, KS, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea Vomiting
My mom and I got Taco Bell last night for dinner. I got a Chicken Quesadilla she got a cheesy bean and Rice Burrito and we both woke up this morning so sick we had to stay home. We have been sick all day long with nausea vomiting and diarrhea. Not surprised though as every single time we have been inside that establishment it has been disgusting. This lobby is always atrocious and you can see from the lobby that the back is also unclean. Theyre very very slow and Ive never seen a single employee there smile. Needless to say we will not be going back. Read More
Oct 16 12:30pm
Taco Bell, Colonel Glenn Highway, Fairborn, OH, USA
Symptoms: Fever Nausea Vomiting
here was a long line last night and some items were obviously rushed because the quality of the food is usually much better. Woke up this morning and have been vomiting ever since. Missing four days of work because of it. Usually pretty good food but this time my girlfriend and I both got sick Read More
Oct 14 3:44pm
Taco Bell, New Loudon Road, Latham, NY, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever Nausea Vomiting
101418 chulupa cravings deal. Both my children are puking and have diarrhea. I also have the same symptoms after eating Taco Bell Read More
Oct 14 11:17am
Taco Bell, South Goose Creek Boulevard, Goose Creek, SC, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea Vomiting
I ordered some tacos from Taco Bell last night around 11 and woke up this morning throwing up constantly I have the chills Im light headed and went to the doctor and they said I had food poisoning Read More
Oct 11 1:25am
Taco Bell, East Windmill Lane, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Symptoms: Nausea Vomiting
I went to Taco Bell 199 north pecos Henderson NV 89014 @ 070645 10102018.Order number 376636. Ordered combo 4 Mexican Pizza tasted like trash something tasted burnt. After eating a little bit I ended up throwing it in the trash. And hour or so my jaws started getting salty and Ive been vomiting for the last hour. So I throw away the rest of my sons food to. Now Im cramping and still throwing up Read More
Oct 8 9:15pm
Taco Bell, Benns Church Boulevard, Smithfield, VA, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Fever
Ate at taco bell on 9/16/2018, ended up with diarrhea the next day and 104.5 fever and body aches and chills. Went to Urgent Care and was tested for flu, given anti-diarrheal medication and told to take tylenol and ibuprofen and sent home. On 9/18/2018 the abdominal pain had increased and I went to Urgent Care first thing in 9/19/2018 again and they referred me to the ER. I went to the ER and provided a stool sample that tested positive for campylobacter jejuni bacteria. I received a CT Scan and was diagnosed with Colitis of my entire colon and prescribed 2 antibiotics and anti-nausea medications. I am immunocompromised due to medication that I am on for having an autoimmune disease. This bacteria took a toll on my body and now I have to receive a colonoscopy to ensure the infection is gone. Read More
Oct 5 5:26am
Taco Bell, Causeway Boulevard, Brandon, FL, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea
I got two Beef chalupas at 11pm and started feeling stomach pain at about 3am. My husband bought two beefy 5 letters burritos and experienced pain and diarrhea right after eating the first burrito. He was unbale to eat the second one. My mom also had dinner there last night and found that the food was disgusting while she was eating it. I bet would need to check how she feels tomorrow. Read More
Oct 4 6:50am
Taco Bell, North Green Street, Brownsburg, IN, USA
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Me and my fiancee order two different things off the menu. Exactly 6 hours after I ate i began vomiting over and over again- keep in mind i had nothing but taco bell that night- i had a fever up to 100.6, i was weak, and nauseous. My fiancee also became very ill although we had two different meals. The only thing we could do was stay at home for days. Read More
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Taco Bell, West Centennial Parkway, North Las Vegas, NV, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea
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Taco Bell, North Durango Drive, Las Vegas, NV, USA
Symptoms: Diarrhea Nausea Vomiting
Household of 4 had eaten at Taco Bell on 9/30/18 and eaten the Chicken quesadillas small nachos cheesy gordilda cruch, Doritos taco cheesy roll ups. All four of us were sick, two were sick hurting from Cramps and diarrhea where only the child that had cheesy roll ups had a stomach ache and I didn't have the Cramps or diarrhea until this morning but had had the Cramps and stomach ache all day with diarrhea. The first two are just now feeling better, the child is fine now and i'm still having Cramps and stomach ache Read More


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NL MVP debate: Goldschmidt, McCutchen … and Puig?
PHOENIX — The MVP award will engender its usual degree of controversy this season.
The main problem with the award is the name itself. Should it go to the most valuable player, a highly subjective indicator, or the most outstanding player, a more numbers-based consideration?
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Zoilo Versalles or Andre Dawson?
It can go either way.
The National League has its share of candidates from both camps this season, with a little more than a month remaining before the playoffs begin.
A case can be made that no one has meant more to his team than Arizona's Paul Goldschmidt, who leads the NL with 100 RBI and is tied for the home run lead with 31.
Unless it is Dodgers rookie Yasiel Puig.
Yadier Molina and Andrew McCutchen have been the best players on the best teams in NL Central, St. Louis and Pittsburgh, and each plays a premium position. Each, also, is blessed with a strong supporting cast. Freddie Freeman and Carlos Gonzalez have had good years. How could you pick between Brandon Phillips, Jay Bruce and 2010 winner Joey Votto in Cincinnati?
Dodgers left-hander Clayton Kershaw is again the best pitcher in baseball, regardless of his win-loss record. He has the highest WAR (wins over replacement player) of anyone in the game.
A quality, top-heavy group.
As it always does, the field will thin as the season proceeds.
Things have a way of shaking themselves out, as when Atlanta's Chipper Jones won the MVP (with Don Baylor as his hitting coach) in 1999, when Jeff Kent outplayed San Francisco teammate Barry Bonds in 2000, and when Philadelphia's Ryan Howard used a big September to get past Albert Pujols in 2006.
At this point, it makes for a interesting discussion.
Cuban emigre Puig, said to be 22, is the wild card.
"If it is pure MVP, has anyone been more valuable than Puig?" one veteran major league scout said. "I think he is an idiot, but when he came up (the Dodgers) were nine games below .500, and now have a chance to run away with the West. If you want value, that is value."
Puig is hitting .346 with 17 doubles, 12 homers and 29 RBI in 70 games. When he was recalled from the minors on June 3, the Dodgers were 23-32 and in last place, 8 1/2 games out of the division lead. They are 52-20 since and have won 45 of their last 55.
The resurgence has not been all Puig, who has brought a high degree of swagger along with his five-tool game. Hanley Ramirez has been just as hot. And there is Adrian Gonzalez, Kershaw and fellow starter Zack Greinke. But Puig has been a big part.
From a sheer numbers standpoint, Puig lags far behind Goldschmidt, McCutchen … really, anyone else in the field.
Goldschmidt is a combination of valuable and outstanding, which should do nothing but help his chances if Arizona can stay in contention. He has 17 go-ahead home runs this season and six homers in the ninth inning. He hit bases-empty homers in the ninth and 11th innings to tie, then beat, Baltimore on Aug. 13, and is on pace for 39 homers and 128 RBI.
"A legit MVP if the D-backs stay in the race at all. His numbers are going to be hug," a West Coast scout said.
Votto has heard criticism for failing to expand his strike zone to increase his RBIs total, and he has only 59 RBI this season, hardly the production of an MVP contender. He had 113 RBI when he was one short of a unanimous choice in 2010. But his other numbers are solid. He is third behind Carlos Gonzalez and Goldschmidt in OPS, is hitting .317 with 18 homers, and already has 100 walks, by far the most in the league. He has vocal supporters, too.
"Votto's RBI total doesn't really concern me," sad one East Coast scout, whose pecking order at this point in McCutchen, Votto and Goldschmidt.
"What is important is the total sum of his production and his all-around value. I put him right behind McCutchen right now if you are talking about guys driving their team's playoff fortunes. (McCutchen's) prowess with the bat is supplemented with his speed and his defense at a premium position. Those two guys are at the top of my list, with Goldschmidt coming next."


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Her whip-smart coaching philosophy is rooted in strategic planning, sustaining action and implementation, an approach she honed while revitalizing multi-million dollar commercial real estate portfolios as a consultant. When their high-stakes ventures were failing, investors and asset managers turned to Aprille to breathe new life into their businesses and bank accounts.
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DAKOTA CITY, Neb. -- What do a Chicken McNugget and George Washington have in common?
The same squishy profile, according to a Nebraska woman who has put her three-year-old George Washington Chicken McNugget on eBay, where it has currently drawn a high bid of $4,350.
Yes, you read that right. A tiny, fried piece of fast-food chicken that may or may not look like the country's first president, has rung up 57 bids so far, with five days left in the auction.
The McNugget seller is Rebekah Speight of Dakota City, who explains on the eBay site that she picked it up approximately three years ago when she took her children to McDonalds and one particular nugget in their order leapt out at her.
"Sure enough," she wrote, "it was in the likeness of President George Washington."
So she stored it in the freezer, where the presidential piece of poultry remained until she decided to auction it off to raise money for a church camp.
As to whether it actually looks like Washington, well that's in the eye of the beholder, but so far no one appears to have cried fowl – perhaps because Speight has helpfully labeled the crinkly indentations for eye, nose, chin, hair and ruffled shirt.
In fact, the listing has even drawn its own parody on eBay: a crumpled dollar bill, featuring Washington's face, in the shape of a nugget.
It's going for $2.05 after three bids.
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George Washington Chicken McNugget going for over $4,000 on eBay
DAKOTA CITY, Neb. -- What do a Chicken McNugget and George Washington have in common?


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NEW YORK --The advocacy group GLAAD is giving ABC Family an "excellent" rating for how it portrays gays and lesbians on the network. It's only the second cable or broadcast network to get such a designation in the five years that the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation has studied television content. MTV last year was the first.
GLAAD says ABC Family routinely depicts gays and lesbians in its programming and does so in a realistic manner.
ABC Family's chief executive Michael Riley says the network is proud to be recognized by GLAAD.


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"The only rule that ever made sense to me I learned from a history, not an economics, professor at Wharton. "Fear," he used to say, "fear is the most valuable commodity in the universe." That blew me away. "Turn on the TV," he'd say. "What are you seeing? People selling their products? No. People selling the fear of you having to live without their products." Fuckin' A, was he right. Fear of aging, fear of loneliness, fear of poverty, fear of failure. Fear is the most basic emotion we have. Fear is primal. Fear sells." Max Brooks, World War Z
I had been quite excited to read this book. I started it before I left on holiday and is quite a quick read.
The book is quite literally what it sells itself to be 'An Oral History of the Zombie War'.
The text begins after the war, and what you're reading is a bunch of interviews by Max Brooks - interviewing ex-military, doctors, crazy dictators, scientists etc etc. This is the type of book, I imagine, that in 2000 years it'll be found, and our descendants will believe that we lived through a Zombie apocalypse and survived. The interviews are chronological, the first interview given by a doctor in China who was one of the first people to diagnose the problem.
So was this book any good? Well, it was interesting, very interesting in fact. It seems that the author certainly did his homework. He looked at the world as it is now, politically, economically spiritually and I believe pretty much described what we could realistically expect if a plague such as the one described really did spread. So, if anything, it is a fictional commentary of countries and how they responded, as well as the people involved.
Unfortunately, as it is a bunch of interviews and I knew that mankind survived, there was no real drama. There wasn't a particular group of characters that I couldn't bare to see die. I didn't feel suspense, or anxiety over their well being. I knew they survived because they were being interviewed after the fact - if you catch my drift. The writing and many voices were excellently executed and to ignore that would be unfair. Although I read for the drama of it, I also read to meet characters that I care about. Unfortunately this was an impossibility with this book.
The book read like non-fiction, so much so that when I finished reading I really did think - hmmm... well, I've definitely learnt something new; and then I had to remind myself that this is just a prediction of how the world and its peoples would respond to a calamity such as this one. And yes, it's a prediction, but as far as I am aware, I really do think that Mr. Brooks got it SPOT ON. Maybe I seem that I do not have much faith in the human condition - but that's not it. I'm a realist, and I think, looking at the world around us now - most of us would really be able to predict how things would unravel.
Anywho - I recommend you read it if you want to read something interesting. Don't read it for a plot line, or to love characters, or for drama, or horror, or for thrills... or well, anything like that! Read it because you like history and you're interested in psychology - and only slightly interested in zombies - as they don't really feature much!
Oh - and apparently the movie will be coming out in June 2013!


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Is Abrams Preparing To Invade Inner Space?
According to an article in the Wall Street Journal about the current Hollywood trend towards licensing toys for movie development deals, the man behind "Lost" and the director of recent "Star Trek" movie, J.J. Abrams, is currently in negotiations to produce a movie based on the popular Micronauts franchise.
Recently acquired by Hasbro, the Micronauts toys were created and first produced by the Japanese company, Takara, the same company that developed the original Transformers toy line. Over the years, the Micronauts have been the subject of a number of comic book series, from Devil's Due, Image Comics and Marvel Comics. Indeed, Marvel's series crossed over into the Marvel Universe on several occasions, with a number of characters created in the comic still appearing in Marvel titles today.
At this point, it's too soon to know how Abrams would approach a movie based on the action figure line, or if he and Hasbro will even be able to come to an agreement to work together on the project. However, the writer/director/producer did have the following to say about Hollywood's current trend towards developing movies based on toys and games, likening the properties to the casting of an unknown actor into a big role. "Sometimes, when someone is not a celebrity and you are casting them in a role, everyone who is in a seat of authority voices questions about that actor's talent…[but] suddenly they are on the cover of every magazine, and nobody questions those things again. In retrospect, everyone says, 'Of course that person is a star.'"
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So, how do we distinguish between what is still Ham Radio, and what is not? That is ground we cover every day as an evolving hobby. The internet has a great role to play in our communications as well. IP connections to repeaters in other places around the world sounds like something I would like to try. To me, that would be an opportunity to explore another culture from the inside. But what would the goal be in overwhelming predominantly Russian speaking cosmonaughts in traffic sent as easily as e-mail. What would your message be? Would this service then be made available to non-hams? How many pieces do they have the time to respond to now. Rob's suggestion would require a commercial channel anyhow. It would be considered third party traffic since it was not generated via Ham Radio to begin with. Maybe that could be a distinguishing factor in the discrimination between services. By the way, what form will "Ham Radio" take in the future? Just brain food. Phillip Cox email@example.com Proud to be a Ham! On Sun, 21 Jun 1998 09:58:14 -0400 email@example.com writes: >With all the fighting over connecting to MIR, why not make an uplink >that can be connected to by the internet. Leave messages there and the >next pass, all messages are uploaded and replies are downloaded. >Reconnect to the web site to get your reply. This may cut down the QRM >by making less connect requests recieved by the satelite. >-- > > >>>========> Rob <========<<< >My book, "Old Ways for New Times" is ready. Email me for details. > http://www.eohio.net/beiber/Web%20page/OLD_WAYS.HTM On Mon, 22 Jun 1998 08:41:27 -0400 Steve Dimse K4HG <email@example.com> writes: >We must concentrate on that which we can do best, and use it to >generate excitment among the youth. SAREX is one of the best examples of this, >and an internet system would be a great addition. Any ham system that make >astronauts and space more accessible to young people (who are on the >internet) will be a benefit to ham radio. Activities like this may be >our only chance. > >Please think about this before you start shouting "It isn't ham >radio"... > >Steve K4HG > _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]
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Zimmerman hits slam; Nats clicking
At last, the Washington Nationals' lineup is starting to click. In related news, Davey Johnson's squad is closer to first place than it has been in over six weeks.
Ryan Zimmerman hit a grand slam, Bryce Harper added three hits and two stolen bases, and the Nationals sent the San Diego Padres to their ninth straight loss, 11-7 on Sunday.
Stephen Strasburg (5-6) allowed four runs over six innings. He matched his season-high with nine strikeouts as the Nationals won their fourth straight, the last three over San Diego.
The victory moved the Nationals within four games of NL East-leading Atlanta. That is the smallest deficit for the defending division champions since May 20.
"We've played below our potential and now we're coming around," Johnson said. "That's a good feeling."
Feeling good isn't in the Padres' repertoire right now.
"That was a rough one. No doubt about it," San Diego manager Bud Black said.
Anthony Rendon hit home run and drove in three runs for the Nationals, who are four games over .500 for the first time since April 12. San Diego lost the final nine times on its 10-game road trip.
In the series finale, San Diego outhit Washington 12-11, but finished 1 for 12 with runners in scoring position. Of course, scoring seven runs is often enough to claim victory. During other parts of the skid, the offense only scored seven runs over six games.
"You're finding different ways to lose each time," catcher Nick Hundley said. "Some days, we pitched great and didn't hit. Other days, we swung great and didn't pitch. You try to find a nice combination of both and go from there."
Zimmerman's slam off Robbie Erlin (1-2) put Washington ahead 5-1 in the third inning.
In his first at-bat, the Nationals third baseman struck out on full count fastball. In the third inning, Zimmerman batted after Harper reached on an infield single off the glove of first baseman Jesus Guzman to load the bases.
With an approach Johnson described as more aggressive, Zimmerman swung at the first pitch – another fastball – he saw from Erlin and launched it over the right-field wall.
"I've kind of been the same way my whole career. I take a lot of first-pitch strikes," Zimmerman said. "That kind of gives me fastballs right down the middle with the bases loaded to hit."
Two batters later, Rendon hit a two-run homer.
Rendon and Strasburg had RBI singles during the Nationals' four-run fifth inning. Harper, chosen a day earlier for the NL All-Star team, hit an RBI single in the first.
"I think everybody has been swinging it well," Harper said. "It's good to puts runs up there on the board for Stras."
That certainly hasn't been the case most of the season. In Strasburg's previous four starts, Washington scored four runs total. The rare scoring surge with Strasburg on the mound helped the starter win for the first time in three starts and earn his second victory since May 26.
Strasburg, who started the six-run third inning with a walk, lost his way in spots. He hit three batters, walked two and in the fourth yielded a two-run homer to Alexi Amarista.
"It was a tough day for Stras out there," Johnson said. "He was battling. I thought he threw good. Sometimes he fights himself … seems like the last couple of weeks he's been snake bit."
The right-hander allowed seven hits, his most since April 7, and never pitched a 1-2-3 inning. But the San Diego native overpowered the Padres when needed. With Washington leading 7-3 in the fifth and two runners on with two outs, Strasburg struck out Kyle Blanks.
"I think it was a good series for us, obviously getting the sweep and gaining some ground," Strasburg said. "Keep swinging like that, I think we're going in the right direction."
Amarista had three hits and drove in three runs, including an RBI groundout in the seventh against reliever Craig Stammen, who allowed three runs in one inning plus three batters.
Replacing Stammen in the eighth with two runners on and Washington leading 11-7, Drew Storen recorded three straight outs.
Making his fourth big league start, Erlin went four-plus innings, allowing nine runs on six hits and four walks.
NOTES: Chase Headley had three hits and an RBI for the Padres. … Washington placed LHP Ross Detwiler (lower back strain) on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 4. The Nationals are expected to activated RHP Dan Haren (shoulder) from the 15-day DL to replace Detwiler in the rotation for Monday's series opener at Philadelphia. … San Diego placed C Yasmani Grandal (right knee sprain) on the 60-day disabled list and called up C Rene Rivera from Triple-A Tucson. … San Diego returns home for a three-game series against Colorado. RHP Edinson Volquez (6-6, 5.26) opposes RHP Rockies Tyler Chatwood (4-2, 2.75) on Monday.


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Tales of chaos and confusion from two virgin sailors let loose in the Greek sea
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This story is the direct result of me sitting in the Athens airport departure lounge waiting for my flight back to the UK, picking bits of bright green expanded polyurethane adhesive out of my hair and dark brown polyester resin from my beard. I think that the realisation that I had glued my feet into my boat shoes and stuck my toes together brought home the absurdity into which my life had descended. My situation was hammered home when the security people asked me to take off my shoes before I walked through the airport scanner. I had to tear great lumps of skin from my insoles to get the shoes off. What was revealed was akin to some disgusting tropical foot disease and brought horrified gasps from the security girl. All I could do was shrug my shoulders and say "I have a boat", and to most Greeks that explains everything. How often have you sat in a sterile workplace and dreamed of sun, blue sea and bright sunny islands? Does your dream involve a boat or the enchanted Aegean? Are you ready for the reality? The truth is that living your dream can be more akin to wrestling with demons or riding your nightmares. This is the story of my wife and I and a shared dream of cruising the eastern Mediterranean, basking in the hot sun, swimming in warm seas and enjoying the food and wine. However all of the years of our boating in Northern Europe could not equip us for the chaos and insanity we live every time we step aboard, nor did it equip us for the crazy and sometimes loveable people we regularly encounter. At first we thought that fate had specially selected us for its entertainment, but as the years have rolled on we have met others similarly cursed. And a curse it is. Crazy enough to make you want to sell up and walk away but perfect enough to make you want to go aboard time after time. So if you have the dream read this first and consider taking up golf. It's cheaper and safer.
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The ScummVM development team is contacted fairly regularly by users asking about how to create games to run within ScummVM. This HOWTO is a response to this Frequently Asked Question and covers writing a game for engines supported by ScummVM.
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BOSTON (AP) — Republican Gov. Charlie Baker hasn't officially declared his 2018 re-election campaign yet, but that hasn't stopped him from raising money at a ferocious clip.
As of the beginning of October, Baker reported having more than $6.5 million in cash in his campaign account.
By contrast, former Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick had just $490,000 in his re-election campaign account at the same point during his first term in office, according to an Associated Press review of campaign finance records.
Former Republican Gov. Mitt Romney had a tenth of what Baker has in his account, about $640,000, at the same point during his first and only term. Romney opted not to seek re-election to focus on his presidential ambitions.
Baker's advantage over his Democratic challengers doesn't stop there.
His presumed running mate should he seek re-election in 2018 as expected — his Lt. Gov. Karyn Polito — has another $3 million in her campaign, giving the GOP team more than $9.5 million in cash on hand with the election more than a year off.
The Republican State Committee also has reported having more than $400,000 in its account as of the beginning of October.
In addition to a massive campaign war chest, Baker remains popular with voters in Massachusetts, another hurdle facing Democrats hoping to limit him to a single term.
Those Democrats are nowhere close to Baker on the fundraising front.
Jay Gonzalez, a top budget official under Patrick, had $50,000 in his account as of Oct. 1. Newton Mayor Setti Warren had $36,000. Environmental activist Robert Massie — another Democrat running for governor — had just $18,000.
The Democratic State Committee has just over $200,000 in its account, about half of what the Republican State Committee has.
Even one of the top Democrats in state government, Attorney General Maura Healey, trails Baker by almost a 6-1 deficit. Healey had just $1.2 million her campaign account, the most of any Democratic constitutional officer in Massachusetts.
Healey, now in her first term, repeatedly has said she has no intention of trying to challenge Baker next year.
Baker is benefiting in part from a change in state campaign finance laws signed by Patrick in 2014 that doubled the maximum annual donation from $500 to $1,000. The change took effect just as Baker became governor.
Of the more than $8.4 million Baker has raised since taking office in January, 2015, about half — or more than $4.2 million — came in the form of single $1,000 donations, according to the AP review of reports filed by the candidates with the state Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
About $1 out of every $10 Baker has raised since taking office, or $881,000, came from out-of-state donors.
David Drummond, finance director for Baker's political committee said the fundraising reflects the faith that supporters have in the governor's priorities in office.
"Gov. Baker and Lt. Gov. Polito have secured tax breaks for working families, increased funding for public education while stopping wasteful spending, so it's no surprise that they continue to receive support from across Massachusetts," Drummond said in a statement. "Their bipartisan approach to getting things done is resonating and we are grateful for the support."


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See the secret sights that other tourists to Sydney miss out on seeing and visit hard to get to locations (i.e. Unique/ adventurous experiences)
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Enjoy gorgeous guided beach and bush walks in untouched national parks and ocean headlands/cliff tops (i.e. We take our time to enjoy the "outdoor" Beaches lifestyle)
Find out about the ecology and history of the area
Be entertained by celebrity stories , see luxurious mansions, and spot Home & Away filming/ actors
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- The Spit and Middle Harbour waterways - see the stunning view of from the top of Seaforth.
- Ku-ring-gai National Park - a guided walk around the park, followed by the expansive views of Pittwater waterway from West Head. You will also be able to see some ancient Aboriginal rock carvings, flora and if you're lucky, local fauna.
- Palm Beach - (aka Summer Bay on Home & Away). View the show's key locations, such as the Summer Bay Surf Club, Alf's Bait Shop, the Palm Beach Pier and the Lighthouse. If it is a hot day, this is where you can enjoy a swim in the ocean at Palm Beach. We will also take a tour around some of the area's many mansions.
- Palm Beach Golf Club - enjoy a sit down lunch, inclusive of the tour
- Narrabeen Beach - the tour continues along the coast with the chance to view the best surfing spots in Sydney
- Collaroy Plateau which has elevated scenic vistas over Narrabeen Lakes and the Pacific Ocean.
- Long Reef Headland - view 70 kilometers of coastline - you may even be lucky enough to see a whale
- Freshwater Beach - view the statue of Olympic Hawaiian Duke Kahanamoku, who in 1914 introduced surfing to Australia; stroll along the beautiful ocean boardwalk from Freshwater to South Curl Curl Beach.
- North Head - guided walk around North Head, in the Sydney National Park through the surrounding bushland, which reveals a breathtaking view of Sydney Harbour.
- Manly Wharf - the tour ends here, but includes a ferry ticket from Manly to Circular Quay (CBD, where you can comfortably return to your hotel). After a very full and exciting day, the relaxing ferry ride back to the city will be just the thing you need.
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It hasn't stopped snowing since our last snow report! We are a week in to heavy snowfall with it set to continue until early next week so there has never been a better time for a visit to Méribel! Weather this week has been hit and miss, with lovely fresh snow comes clouds and even some rain in resort and on lower pistes. However this hasn't put us off, nothing a vin chaud by the fire couldn't fix, and is worth it for the mounds of untouched powder we have been greeted by on a daily basis!
This week the temperatures have dropped significantly so another layer was very much needed out on the slopes, the start of the week was milder with the snow falling a little wetter than we prefer. This has all changed now and the snow is falling thick, fast and fluffy!
The snow is amazing! Some runs have only been pisted down one side leaving the rest pure powder, our chalet manager Eloise (who has worked 4 seasons and skied A LOT) described the champagne powder as the best she has ever skied on, and that's saying something. The snow pack is over 2 metres deep at the top of the runs and 75cm on the bottom and this is only going to increase over the next few days. As incredible as the powder is the avalanche warning in resort is very high so off piste skiing is not advised at this moment in time.
The good weather is set to continue with snow expected until Tuesday with some blue skies poking through on Sunday which is set to be spectacular! Temperatures will continue to be low so wrap up warm and layer up on the mountain.
For the time being we have a lot of snow clearing to be doing, not a bad thing at all!
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text: Upton Sinclair Shop Talk - April 10 By Rich Egger • Apr 10, 2012 The panelists discuss so-called "ag gag" laws, one of which was recently signed by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad. The bill makes it a crime to access an agricultural facility under false pretenses. Illinois and Missouri lawmakers have considered similar legislation. Critics of the bill say it is too broad because it does not define "false pretenses." Supporters say the law will protect farmers.


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Dr. Xin Liu
Dr. Xin Liu joined Cal Poly Pomona in 2007 as an assistant professor of marketing. She earned her Ph.D. in marketing from Kent State University. Her research focuses on brand extensions, financial implications of marketing strategies, and online marketing activities. Her publications appeared in such marketing journals and conference proceedings as Psychology & Marketing, Journal of Product & Brand Management, and American Marketing Association conference proceedings. Her recent publication titled "The role of brand image congruity in Chinese consumers' brand preference," published in the Journal of Product and Brand Management, has received "Highly Commended" Award from the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2013. Before joining academia, Dr. Liu worked as a marketing associate in computer software industry. She currently teaches Principles of Marketing Management (IBM 301), Marketing Problems (IBM 421) and Buyer Behavior (IBM 411).
Selected Publications
- Hu, Jing, Xin Liu, Sijun Wang, and Zhilin Yang (2012), "The Role of Brand Image Congruity in Chinese Consumers' Brand Preference," The Journal of Product and Brand Management, 21 (1), 26-34.
- Liu, Xin, and Jing Hu (2012) "Adolescent Evaluations of Brand Extensions: The Influence of Reference Group," Psychology & Marketing, 29 (2), 98-106.
- Liu, Xin, and Michael Y. Hu (2011), "Umbrella Brand Price Premiums: Effects of Compatibility, Similarity, and Portfolio Size," The Journal of Product and Brand Management, 20 (1), 58-64.
- Liu, Xin, Michael Y. Hu, and Pamela E. Grimm (2010), "Affect Transfer in Brand Extensions: The Role of Expectancy and Relevancy," The Journal of Product and Brand Management, 19 (5), 317-326.