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Cardinals push Dodgers to the brink
Last year, the St. Louis Cardinals let a 3-1 lead against the San Francisco Giants slip through their fingers.
They find themselves in a similar position again.
It was the 25th anniversary of Kirk Gibson's legendary pinch-hit homer in the 1988 World Series but there would be no miracle in the ninth inning for the Los Angeles Dodgers this night.
Thanks to a monster two-run shot to left field by Matt Holliday in the third inning, the Cardinals claimed Game 4 by a 4-2 margin over the Dodgers to move into a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series.
Game 5 will go Wednesday afternoon with Zack Greinke on the mound for the Dodgers against the Cards' Joe Kelly.
The Cards will be determined not to let their history repeat itself even though beating Greinke will be a tough act.
In the series opener, Greinke was terrific as he allowed just two runs on four hits over eight innings, He walked one and struck out 10 in receiving a no-decision in a game that the Cards won in the 13th inning.
Kelly also received a no-decision in Game 1 as he went six innings, allowing six hits and two runs while pitching himself in and out of trouble.
In Tuesday's game, the Dodgers were attempting to bridge themselves to Greinke and then Clayton Kershaw on the back of right-hander Ricky Nolasco, who hadn't made a start since Sept. 25.
It didn't work and manager Don Mattingly, who was criticized universally for pinch-running for Adrian Gonzalez in the eighth inning of Game 1, will no doubt be flogged again for not going with Greinke and then Kershaw on three days' rest.
Nolasco, a pending free agent this off-season, breezed through the first two innings but in the third the Cardinals struck for three runs.
Daniel Descalso opened the inning with a single to right field and was moved to second base on a sac bunt by starter Lance Lynn.
Matt Carpenter then drove in the first run with a double to left.
With two out, Holliday, who was 0-for-13 in the series, Hammered the first pitch to left and it fell beyond the Dodgers bullpen — a blast that travelled an estimated 426 feet — for the first home run of the series.
Shane Robinson would add a solo blast for St. Louis in the seventh inning, a pinch-hit job that bounced off the top of the wall in left. It was the first post-season hit of his career after going hitless in his first 10 playoff at-bats.
The Dodgers struck back for two runs in the fourth on RBI singles by Yasiel Puig and A.J. Ellis. With one out and two on base, Mattingly went for the kill as he pinch-hit Skip Schumaker for Nolasco, who promptly hit into an inning-ending double play.
For the second consecutive game the Dodgers went with a lineup that included Hanley Ramirez at shortstop, despite his having a hairline fracture of the eighth rib, and centre fielder Andre Either who has a bad left ankle.
Ramirez played the game in pain as he grabbed his ribs after a swing and miss in the first inning and winced after every swing as he struck out. After six innings and three strikeouts he was replaced by Nick Punto.
A key rally killer against the Dodgers occurred in the seventh when Nick Punto doubled with one out but then was picked off by reliever Carlos Martinez.
After their three-run outburst in the third, the Cardinals offence once again shut off until Robinson's shot in the seventh.
A victory by St. Louis on Wednesday will send the Cardinals to the World Series for the 19th time in franchise history, which would tie them with San Francisco for the most World Series appearances by a National League franchise.
Mattingly admitted before the game that having Nolasco sit on the sidelines so long since he last pitched was far from ideal.
The last time that Nolasco was in a game was one inning of relief on Sept. 29. His last start came Sept. 25 against the Giants where in 5 2/3 innings, he allowed six runs on eight hits. It was his third poor start in a row.
He was originally scheduled to start Game 4 against the Atlanta Braves in the NL Division Series but Mattingly instead decided to bump him and come back with Clayton Kershaw on short rest.
So there was a lot of rust on his right-arm heading into the night.
"Well, to be really honest, we've put Ricky in — it's not a great spot for Ricky," Mattingly said before the game. "Now he's here in Game 4. He hasn't pitched in a while, so that makes it tough on him.
"Ricky's competitive, and he's worked hard in here to try to stay sharp. We'll just be keeping an eye on him and see where he's at and try to manage the game as it tells us what to do."


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David Lemphers – Senior Program Manager Windows Azure at Microsoft will conduct the Adelaide launch of Windows Azure (Cloud computing).
To register for Monday's lunchtime Azure Launch, http://tinyurl.com/yjqsnjw
This is a combined meeting for ADNUG, ASPUG, AdSSUG,
David, now based in Redmond, was formerly Dynamics Platform Evangelist at Microsoft Australia.
Summary of David's Expdrience
Cloud computing, Engineering, Large Scale Software Services, Datacenter Development
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The menus for the UHD Cafeteria are now available on the UHD website. The menu changes weekly. Specials are offered each week day at 11:30 and there is a salad bar available also on week days for lunch. To find the menus on the website, click on the "View All News and Press" link. Menus will be updated weekly.


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Before I start today's post, I've had a few new followers join me recently, so I would just like to say 'Hello and welcome' to them, and also to say thank you to the loyal band of followers that I have for their continued friendship and support. It really means a lot to when I read all the lovely things that you say and I appreciate that you give your precious time to leave those comments, so thank you.
I had a lovely surprise on Friday to find that I had won the March challenge over at Stamping Sensations with this card, lucky me :) This was the very first challenge that I won when I started blogging back in 2015, so to have won it for a second time is amazing, as was the prize that I won, which is a fabulous selection of dies by 'Tattered Lace.' Many thanks to Brenda, who runs the challenge and to her wonderful Design Team for thinking my card worthy of winning, I feel truly honoured.
I'm here today to share a card with you that I made for a special lady who's birthday was in February. I'm pleased to say that she loved the card and I hope that you do too.
I stamped the Bigz Butterfly from Inkylicious in Versamark and then heat embossed it with gold embossing powder, I then used an acetate print of the same butterfly and used gilding flakes on the back, which allowed all of beautiful metallic colours to show through. I really like the way that the acetate gives the butterfly dimension and movement. The sentiment is also by Inkylicious, heat embossed with the gold again, and I think the corner die is by Memory Box.
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A new generation line-up of vehicles from the Mercedes Benz stables will be electric. A joint venture between Daimler and Robert Bosch GmbH points to such a probability. As per the JV agreement, Daimler is looking to rope in Robert Bosch's expertise in developing electric motors for the new line up.
Audi appears to be considering resurrection of the A2 model. The move has been rumored for a long time, but the latest reports suggest that several proposals are under consideration for production. However we did not receive any official confirmation yet.
The Detroit Auto Show that gets underway next month will see Toyota unveil its Prius family for the world. The world premiere will be significant for Toyota for the reason that the event will be witness to the world showcasing of the Prius Plug-in hybrid vehicle (PHV) and a new Prius concept study.
Lexus has filed with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, for an automobile that could be that a hybrid version of the Lexus ES sedan. The company already has a new hybrid vehicle the 2011 Lexus CT 200h in the works.
So the Chevy Volts have started reaching for the dealerships. Though it might take time till next year for a full roll out, the first lot of 350 Volt EVs has hit the road to dealerships in California, Texas, Washington DC and New York.
The first pictures of Toyota's RAV4 EV have been released, giving the industry a look at the vehicle before t is unveiled at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A lot of eyes are waiting to see this, especially because it was jointly developed with Tesla, after Toyota entered into a $50 million agreement with the company for collaboration on EV technology.
Audi has released a promotional video highlighting the almost completely electric version of its compact hatch, the Audi A1 e-tron. The exciting new version possesses an electric motor that produces 75 kW (102 PS) of power (45 kW / 61 PS continuous) and 240 Nm (177 lb-ft) of torque (150 Nm / 111 lb-ft continuous) and is ably complemented by the 12 kWh lithium-ion battery pack.
The first official details of the 2014 Elite have been released by Lotus, putting an end to the speculative buzz that was generated by the earlier teasers. It appears that the company was attempting to redefine the concept of modern classic – and has succeeded in many ways.


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'Aachi' passes away
Actress Manorama, who has acted in a number of Tamil, Telugu , Kannada and Malayalam industries has expired on Saturday night due to heart attack. She is fondly called as Aachi and is 78 years of age. Considering as one of the greatest actresses, she entered the Guinness book of world records by acting in more than 1200 films and she was also seen in more than 1000 plays.
She was a recipient of many awards, including Padma Sri and Kalaimaamani. She worked with five chief ministers including N.T.Ramarao, C N Annadurai, Karunanidhi, MGR and Jayalalithaa. May her soul rest in peace.
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The most absurdly fun road bike ever created! Slate is the bike you never knew you always wanted. It seems like a fever dream. It ain't no dull gravel grinder, it's a full-tilt road bike with legit off-road chops. It's a drop-bar bike with a Lefty front fork. It's got massive tires, yet still boasts road bike quickness. It's like nothing you've seen before, and yet somehow, it's everything you hoped it would be. Float over potholes, boost off of curbs, stick impossible lean angles, rail down trails or just bring a little excitement to the next group ride. On Slate, fun is the only mission and therefore it got the Eurobike 215 Award in gold! Full Fun Geometry The Slate is designed to offer incredibly fun, snappy road-bike handling with real, off-road capability. Rider position is aggressive and performance oriented - equivalent to the HeadsUp Race position. The 65bx42c wheel/tire combo enable Cannondale to get the serious traction and float of large volume 42c tires, while keeping the same short chainstay length as a SuperSix EVO, which keeps things agile and quick. To provide stability and confidence when things get rough, the front-center distance is increased via a longer top tube and slacker head angle. The result? A bike that rails corners like a race bike, tracks effortlessly through chatter and bumps, and provides more smiles per mile than any road bike ever made. Smartformed 669 Alloy The craftsmanship that Cannondale put into their frames is unrivaled. The Optimized Alloy Frame with its true smooth welds help to create a stronger, stiffer frameset. Save Plus Micro-Suspension System The dramatic shaping of the seat stays and chainstays on the Slate provide a great balance of big bump-eatingcapability and rock solid rigidity. Just what you need when blasting down rocky trails or potholed streets. Lefty Oliver Designed to be ridden all-over, the Oliver is built specifically for Slate. 3 mm of travel, with heavily tuned low speed compression damping and a unique COG (Coil over Gas) negative spring to minimize bobbing. PBR on-the-fly lockout and rebound adjustment. Carbon outer structure and OPI forged alloy inner leg. It's the most capable front suspension the road has ever seen. Big tires on small wheels - 65BX42C The idea for Slate started with the realization that 65b road wheels with massive 42c tires offer the same rollout (outer diameter) as a 7x22c wheel/tire combo. That means Cannondale could get the unreal cornering grip and float of big tires, with proper road bike speed and crazy-good handling. Dropper Post Compatible Nothing inspires confidence like a dropper post, and with 27.2 mm diameter posts and internal dropperrouting, it's an easy upgrade to make. Syntace 12x142 mm Thru-Axle Thru-axle design boosts stiffness. Threads integrated into replaceable derailleur hanger. Braze-On Disc Caliper Mount Super tidy, ultra-light and extremely strong! Simple innovation eliminates one of the biggest sources of weight in disc brake frames. Incredibly strong - This ultra light caliper mount not only passes Cannondales stringent fatigue tests with ease, it actually passed the absurdly brutal tandem brake test! Patent Pending. This SLATE bike is equipped with Shimano Ultegra drivetrain and brakes, superb Lefty Oliver Carbon fork and HollowGram Si crank.


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Getting into a car accident can be utterly devastating for any person, and it is especially scary when there are serious injuries involved. Each year in the United States, there are more than 5 million car accidents, with approximately 21,000 deaths and at least 2 million injuries. If you have been injured, you probably have several questions about what happens next, such as "Who should I call after a car accident?" or "Do I need a personal injury lawyer?"
If you're having trouble planning your next moves after an accident, here are some commonly asked questions to help you decide what to do:
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Marshawn Lynch Thought Buffalo Was In NYC (Video)
Marshawn Lynch you have to be kidding me.
Marshawn Lynch was profiled on ESPN's E:60, and it was a fairly candid look at Lynch's upbringing on the rough streets of Oakland.
During the segment, Lynch spoke about his recollection of being drafted by the Buffalo Bills in 2007. Lynch who grew up and went to school on the west coast, wasn't that sharp when it came to east coast, and New York State geography.
Lynch admitted he expected to be hanging in Manhattan with Jay Z and other celebrities. Beast Mode honestly admitted that he always thought Buffalo was in New York City, not New York state.
Marshawn is a different kind of cat, but he's definitely a cool dude. Much respect to Marshawn on this E60 piece.


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Chief Executive Carrie Lam says her administration is postponing a Legco debate on relaxing stamp duty for some homebuyers, to prevent any delays to discussions on a motion about immigration arrangements at the future West Kowloon Station. The pro-democracy camp is crying foul over the move, warning it's damaged already sour relations. Civic Party lawmaker Tanya Chan, who also convenes the Co-location Concern Group, told Annemarie Evans that the government is acting irresponsibly.
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A security expert has suggested that a review be carried out of the security measures in courts. This follows an incident in the High Court when a man pulled out a chopper in one of the courtrooms and shouted "Lawless" in Putonghua, before leaving the premises. Steve Vickers, the CEO of Steve Vickers and Associates - a specialist Political and Corporate Risk Consultancy - says a review would allow lessons to be learnt, if any. Vickers, who is also the former head of the Royal Hong Kong Police Criminal Intelligence Bureau, spoke to Jim Gould.
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The Philippine President, Rodrigo Duterte, has declared the southern city of Marawi to be liberated from jihadist fighters. A rebel alliance loyal to the so-called Islamic State held the city for almost five months, leading to battles with the Philippine military that caused almost 1,000 deaths. Duterte was visiting Marawi when he made his comments, a day after two militant leaders were confirmed dead. Military spokesman Restituto Padilla told The Associated Press that there were still 20 to 30 militants left in Marawi, including six to eight foreign fighters. He said they have about 20 hostages, including women and children. RTHK's Manila correspondent Alan Robles spoke to Annemarie Evans.


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A consultation on the first stage in the preparation of one of the most important planning documents for Aberdeenshire is coming to an end.
Members of the public are encouraged to have their say on the consultation on the Main Issues Report for the area's emerging Local Development Plan (LDP).
The Aberdeenshire LDP 2016 will be a planning blueprint for the future of the area.
It will include policies and proposals to determine where new development such as housing and offices will be built from 2017 until 2027.
Residents, developers and anyone else with an interest in the future development of the area can comment on the Main Issues Report until the end of January.
The report is designed to encourage discussion and debate on which policy and development options should be included in the Proposed Local Development Plan, which will be produced for a final period of comment in Autumn 2014.
During November and December, 41 public meetings were held across Aberdeenshire for communities to hear more about the Main Issues Report and to find out how to get involved in the consultation process.
Head of Planning and Building Standards, Robert Gray, said: "It is now vital that local communities and anyone with an interest in the future development of Aberdeenshire send us their comments, as we can only take account of views submitted to us in writing.
"We have already received numerous comments but expect to receive many more over the next few weeks as we approach the deadline."
Chairman of Aberdeenshire Council's Infrastructure Services Committee, Peter Argyle, also urged people to respond to the consultation process.
Anyone who wants to have a say in the future development of Aberdeenshire and has not yet formally commented on the Main Issues Report is urged to do so by February 1.
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Cat Interviews The Mirror Mirror Cast: Lily Collins, Julia Roberts and (The Megahot) Armie Hammer!
It ain't easy chatting with megastars like Lily Collins, Armie Hammer and oh yeah, someone you might've heard of named Julia FREAKIN' Roberts, but yup, Cat Valdes has gotta do it. So we sent her on her way to chat with the Mirror Mirror stars about getting abandoned in castles, who they'd use the love potion on IRL (seriously, most random answers ever) and, this one clearly directed at Armie, what the most princely thing about him is. And, dude, we could not agree more.
Watch the interview (and the cuteness) above! Oh, right, and check out the hotness that is Armie Hammer below:
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Posted by Mteto Nyati
Managing Director, Microsoft South Africa
Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) is an initiative launched by the South African Government to address the restrictions that exist within the country for Black individuals to participate fairly in the economy. As part of its BBBEE programme, Microsoft is to invest R472 million - as well as skills, time, knowledge and best practices - to build several sustainable, independent majority black-owned software companies over the next seven years in South Africa.
We didn't really need to be told by The Economist, of all publications, that black economic empowerment has been less than a resounding success in South Africa (http://www.economist.com/world/middle-east/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15824024).
We already knew that. As the article points out, even President Zuma seems to agree that BEE has resulted in a small core of super-rich black people who benefit from most BEE deals, while the intended beneficiaries – the millions of black people excluded from the mainstream economy by the apartheid government – have once again been left out in the cold.
Trade and Industry Minister, Rob Davies, says the country can only be transformed if empowerment plays its rightful role in business. Empowerment is not just a financial hand-out: it's a vehicle for giving people the skills they need to make their way in business.
That's why I'm particularly proud of the equity equivalence deal announced by my company, Microsoft SA, on 23 April. In short, we're going to choose between five and ten small, black-owned software development companies, and pour a good deal of time, energy and resources into helping them become decent-sized companies that can stand independently on a global stage.
The highlight of this deal is not the amount of money that we intend to spend, although at half a billion rand, it's not insignificant.
For me, what makes this deal different is a few things. One, there's not a usual suspect in sight. This is not a box-ticking exercise. We're not selecting these companies because of what they currently do, but because of what we believe they can become. We believe that if we pick good people, they will find their niche. We want to give smart people the break they need to fly.
Two, it's got the potential to create an entirely model of entrepreneurship in this country. We're looking to build businesses here.
Three, it's going to create skills and jobs in a sector – and an economy – crying out for them. The country faces a significant shortage of technology skills, as well as chronic unemployment. This investment will tackle both by building a sustainable, black-owned technology ecosystem.
And four, it's unique in that we're not just throwing money at a generic problem, but backing it up with expertise, support and mentorship. In other words, we're putting some real skin in the game here.
Obviously, there will be the cynics. There have been too many BEE false starts for people to be entirely convinced. But the fact is that this deal, at its heart, is a good business deal. The impetus for Microsoft is to be more locally relevant, and locally responsible in terms of social investment and BEE. Relevance and responsibility are critical aspects of being a local, committed corporate citizen, and this investment underlines our intention in a big way.
While development is key, we are balancing this with the commercial opportunities for all involved. The companies that grow out of this investment, and the software that they develop, will help Microsoft and its partners reach new markets. The investment should galvanise the local software economy and leave a legacy for other entrepreneurs.


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Vox Teardrop Bass Limited Edition - NOW IN STOCK!
The classic VOX teardrop bass is back in all its glory! Like it's sibling, the Vox Mk III Guitar, this bass also become a favourite amongst The Rolling Stones and other sixties acts.
The Vox teardrop was the favourite bass of original Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman, duringthe 60's, and can be seen on several photographs of this period. The Vox limited-reisuue comes in a Tri color sunburst top with Vintage natural back and side finish - simply beautiful, sounds great and is definitely a keeper for any discerning bassist who want a rare, 60's flavoured bass.
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Hello everyone!
I'd love to map Windows 10's Task View to one of my mouse's buttons, but SetPoint* (the software for my Logitech mouse) does not support WinKey-based keyboard shortcuts, so mapping WinKey+Tab is impossible.
I was wondering if there is any alternative way to launch Task View, for instance:
- a cmd command to launch Task View?
- an executable for Task View somewhere inside the system32 folder or something, which I can create a manual shortcut to
- maybe an alternative keyboard shortcut not involving WinKey?
Big thanks in advance, all the ideas are appreciated!
* I use SetPoint 6.32 for compatibility reasons, upgrading SetPoint to a new version (which supports Task View out of the box) is not an option because my mouse stops working properly.


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My recent 4day trip to Barcelona as well as the postings about my favorite Barcelona photos were a nice possibility to take a short break from my ongoing embroidery projects. This is one of my favorite ways to restore my energy and inspiration for new projects and postings.
But now it is definitely time to get back to my embroidery projects and my embroidery related postings with renewed power. And I am very glad to say that I just finished two hand sewn needle books with 14th century inspired Fleur-de-Lis Klosterstich embroidery. 🙂
You maybe remember my recent posting with the sneak peek at the 14th century inspired Fleur-de-Lis embroidery in Klosterstich. As you can see on the picture on the left, I finally found the time to turn this 14th century inspired Fleur-de-Lis embroidery into small needle books.
They look so cute that I was really tempted to keep them for myself but I already have a needle roll and a needle book which mean quite a lot to me. Therefore I will add them to my "Travel & Largesse Fund". Well, this was anyway my initial plan for them… 😉
You might not believe it but this needle books are rather easy to make. Some of the steps concerning the creation process are very similar to the steps which I already described in my "Craft with Racaire – needle roll tutorial". But more about this in one of my next postings about this embroidery project.
However, todays focus is on the finished needle books and I took several photos of the needle books for you – enjoy! 😀
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I hope you enjoyed the photos of my new needle books. I will add more about them and my other current embroidery projects soon. 🙂


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HEIGHT: 21 cm
WIDTH: 20 cm
LENGTH: 30 cm
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Suitable for miniatures from 25mm up to 35 mm scale
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YouTube Rewind 2016 is YouTube's epic year-end celebration of the videos, people, music and moves that made 2016 on YouTube. Starting with an intro video of the event, the 5 Rewind videos on YouTube have generated an astounding 228 million views since they were posted a couple weeks ago.
This illustrates the massive ability of YouTube to accumulate larger than Super Bowl sized world-wide audiences. No wonder advertisers see their future advertising primarily focused at online video!
YouTube Rewind 2016: Behind the Scenes | #YouTubeRewind (5,688,493 views)
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Navy bans drinking on ships, cracks down on rowdy shore leaves
The Navy has banned drinking on ships at sea effective immediately and has set stricter rules for shore leave.
The new rules follow an embarrassing episode in July when Vice-Admiral Mark Norman decided to send HMCS Whitehorse home from a military exercise near the Hawaiian Islands because of three cases of sailor "misconduct ashore."
Norman told media the "time to take a hard look at ourselves" had finally come.
Alcohol will now only be allowed during "special occasions" while aboard, Norman said. When alcohol is permitted, a server will be present to ensure responsible consumption and prices at ship bars will be raised, bringing them closer to on-shore prices.
One of the cases involved a charge of drunkenness. The sailor was found guilty, fined and has now returned to duty.
Another involved a shoplifting charge and a related charge of drunkenness. Disciplinary measures were imposed and Norman said "the case is closed."
The third involved a sexual misconduct allegation against a sailor who was in the cabin of a female personnel member. The soldier will face a court martial.
"This is not about the three incidents," Norman said. "It's about a growing concern of the last couple years, indicators of misconduct across the Navy."
Norman said the impact on morale was taken into account in creating the new rules, but the connection between misconduct and drinking is undeniable.
Prior to these changes, alcohol was available during meal times, but personnel weren't allowed to drink within six hours of a shift.
"As of today that's all gone," Norman said.
Asked for statistics on the number of alcohol-related misconduct cases annually within the Navy, Norman acknowledged: "We don't track that kind of stuff on a regular basis."


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Playing in a local rock band is a tough job these days, especially in this new world in which many think music should be absolutely free, downloadable or streamed.
Going to local rock clubs like Mac's Bar or The Loft isn't one click away, and most often it isn't free (unless one has managed to weasel their way onto a guest list). So it's a remarkable feat when bands not only win a local following, but also manage to make some waves nationally and internationally. Here are a few local outfits that have drawn crowds and sold records beyond state lines and across oceans.
Frontier Ruckus has been steadily growing since its debut indie-folk EP back in 2006. Led by songwriter Matthew Milia and banjo player David Winston Jones, the American-roots group has toured the world playing intimate and melodic songs at clubs and massive festivals like Bonnaroo: Rolling Stone dubbed the band's appearance an "essential set" to see. A couple of cool points were earned when the Adult Swim network recently used the band's song "Dark Autumn Hour" in a plug for the network. Frontier Ruckus' latest full-length, "Deadmalls and Nightfalls," was re-released as a double vinyl LP this summer by local label Lower Peninsula Records. The deluxe LP features "Way Upstate and the Crippled Summer Pt.2," a collection of songs with a country twang to them. The extravagant package features eight square feet of artwork and liner notes.
The Cheap Girls has been staying true to its throwback power-pop motif for five years now (yup, it's been that long). The band, which debuted in 2008 with "Find Me a Drink Home," is gaining more steam than ever after countless tours and a couple trips to Europe. The band also released a list of new tour dates that start in March and stretch from New York City's Knitting Factory down to Texas. After inking a deal with Rise Records, the trio immediately began recording its third full-length, "Giant Orange," which Rise releases Feb. 21. The album was recorded by Tom Gabel, frontman for Against Me!, a national punk band. For a preview of the record, which is already garnering buzz from Alternative Press and other publications, visit YouTube, where the songs "Ruby" and "Cored to Empty" are being streamed. The band's local release show is Feb. 17 at Mac's Bar.
The Peoples Temple has acquired a small pile of 7-inch vinyl singles, released by an assortment of indie labels. The '60s-inspired psych-punk band was formed in 2007 by two sets of brothers, and has since played reverb-drenched shows from Lansing to South By Southwest in Austin. In May, the band dropped "Sons of Stone," its debut full-length. The slab of wax was released by HoZac Records, a Chicago-based label. The LP received praise multiple times from Pitchfork Media, along with positive write-ups from The Los Angeles Times, Maximum RocknRoll and countless blogs. Internationally, the album was applauded by magazines like Uncut and New Musical Express. The band is recording its sophomore album.
Bermuda Mohawk Productions, a relentlessly busy local label, was in full swing in 2011. The label co-released an LP by All Eyes West, a Chicago-based melodic-punk trio. In the spring, the label released a 12-inch by The Fucking Cops, a Cleveland punk rock band. That album also picked up stellar reviews nationally, and had a video featured on BlankTV. Local metal band Cavalcade, which includes BMP founder Cale Sauter, was signed by Housecore Records, a label owned by metal legend Phil Anselmo (former vocalist of Pantera). Anselmo even name-dropped the Lansing rockers in a interview this year with Decibel Magazine. The label plans to release a full-length Cavalcade album in 2012.


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Things certainly fell apart in Achebe's novel, but is everything gone? I am alluding to the final tragic scene. Upon discovering Okonkwo's hanged body, Obierika and his friends call upon the white officers to bury him because handling the body of one who has committed suicide and thereby offended Mother Earth is prohibited in their community. I acknowledge that having Okonkwo buried by the very men that he wanted to destroy heightens his personal tragedy. Yet, having the novel conclude with one of the clan's laws being obeyed is a subtle way of giving the clan the last word. If Achebe wanted to show that the culture was completely decimated we would have seen this law being overruled.
This complicates the debate of whether the book's title refers primarily to Okonkwo's personal tragedy or to the tragedy of his entire village. Yes, the village's customs are rapidly dying with the imposed introduction of British law and Christianity. However, it is Okonkwo who is entirely dead (not dying- dead) at the end, while the people are still struggling to follow their old laws, even while under new occupation. For this reason I argue that the title refers primarily to Okonkwo.
The experiences that provoked Okonokwo's suicide were all experiences that affronted him personally: being arrested, imprisoned, humiliated, and beaten by the white men. I argue that it was these unavenged humiliations reaped upon him personally that drove him to suicide more than the indignities that others in his clan had to suffer. For this reason, I believe that his death primarily represented him and not his community.


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When advancing to the right from one photo to another in WLPG parts of the previous picture come along. In the advanced picture I will be looking at parts of two pictures. When advancing to the left there is no chopped up picture. Thinking this was an HP Spectrex360 issue I sent my laptop in for repair. HP returned the laptop stating it wasn't their issue. I have uninstalled, reinstalled, and used the repair function. All of which didn't change the behavior. My other two PCs, an HP i7 Pavilion (~5 years old) and a Microsoft Surface Pro (i5), both upgraded to Windows 10 have not displayed the behavior noted above. On the Microsoft forum a recent Dell laptop owner described the same issue.
Any suggestions / Has anyone else experience the choppy picture behavior described here and have a solution?
I too experienced this problem after upgrading to Windows 10.
I'm using a Dell Inspiron laptop with Intel graphics driver. I seem to have fixed the problem by updating the graphics driver. To do this I opened Device Manager, right-clicked on the Display Adapter in question (Intel(R) HD Graphics 5500),
selected "Update driver software ... " from the menu and use the "Search automatically ... " option. This seemed to fix the problem with WLPG (Windows Photo Gallery 2012) without the need for a reboot. (I did then have a problem with Evernote not scrolling, but a reboot seems to have fixed that, hopefully.)


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Wow...I can see why your blog is holding you to a commitment! Great idea. My grands love the tech games where you have to find the differences between two 'nearly' identical pics. This would be a great example for them:) Life always seems to interfere with tidiness but I think you're on to something here - yay!ReplyDeleteReplies
Ha ha ha! That's funny about finding the differences between the two pics. I'm afraid there are just too many, though.Delete
Yes, life does interfere with tidiness. I'm trying to train myself to not "wait until circumstances are perfect" in order to do something.
Wow. It looks so much more peaceful now. Clutter is so stress-producing. Yay on your stress reduction!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes, exactly! Clutter totally stresses me out, so if for no other reason, there's that.Delete
Although I seriously think a lot of us spend way too much time looking for things. I hate wasting time like that, so there's that too.


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- n. a place built for the process of fulling wool in cloth-making. Usually refers to a period in history before the process was carried out at a mill.
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- n. The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
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- n. A place or works where the fulling of cloth is carried on.
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Each fullery could for the most part only employ a single set of stampers, and it was not unusual to see the work entirely suspended.
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Fall/Winter Hours Begin September 8
School is in full swing. The daylight hours will soon be getting shorter as the seasons change. For this reason, the Fire Museum of Memphis will once again implement our Winter Hours of Operation beginning the day after Labor Day, September 8, 2015.
Winter Hours (Day after Labor Day to Memorial Day)
Monday – Saturday: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Sundays: Closed with the exception of pre-booked Children's Birthday Parties.
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The idea that doctors can (or should) use online tools to connect with others and deal with the inevitable information overload of medical information isn't new. It was the founding vision of Medscape, way back in 1995, and it has animated countless startup networks, forums and publications in the 15 years since Medscape went live.
Despite the overwhelming demand for medical information, no universal resource has emerged. Of the 100 most popular websites in the U.S., not a single one is focused on health or medicine. (The highest-ranked site? WebMD, at #194 in the U.S.) This vacuum hasn't gone unnoticed, and there has been an endless cycle of new entrants into the online health market.
But when it comes to doctors, it's not the new kids on the block that are likely to dominate health information in the years to come: it's the old guard. This summer, three game-changing online ventures went live from three different medical societies.
- The 61-year-old American College of Cardiology launched a new site, with social networking baked in (adding to the blog, LinkedIn group, two Facebook pages and three Twitter feeds).
- The 56-year-old American Society of Clinical Oncology introduced a robust publication, The ASCO Post, relying heavily on online distribution.
- And, just this week, 60-year-old European Society of Cardiology supplemented its annual meeting with a multimedia Facebook experience that extended the meeting to the group's thousands of followers.
At a time when traffic has flattened at many other sites, groups such as the ACC, ASCO and ESC are combining the old-school networking power of a membership organization with new-school tools to bring messages to members (and others) in a way that was impossible until fairly recently. With a built-in audience, huge amounts of institutional knowledge and resources and — now — the tools to bring all of those together, professional groups are establishing an even more formidable position as information providers.
That doesn't mean that there isn't room for a newcomer in the connecting-doctors department, nor does it spell the end of other established players (Medscape has seen a nice bump in traffic lately) but it's increasingly clear that major medical organizations are re-emerging as a major communications channel for doc-specific health care information.


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Subway ad spaces are pretty ideal for grabbing the attention of a captive audience, since advertisements at least provide something interesting to look at when there's limited Wi-Fi and the dreaded possibility of having to make eye contact with strangers.
Some subway stations have begun to integrate digital advertisements and some brands like Apoteket have even gone to the extent of making the ads responsive to their surroundings.
In addition to poster-like ads, subway performances are also quite popular, since they provide a form of entertainment and usually cause people to whip out their phones and record them. A brilliant example such a subway stunt is one by the International Culinary School, which had a model loudly tout a Chanel bag onto a subway car and then sit down to take a bite out of the edible cake purse.
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The last time I talked about Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier, I told you I wasn't that big a fan of Dark Daxter, the Ottsel's mega-form that runs Hulks out, runs on all fours, and talks like a caveman. This kind of threw me and didn't provide maximum fun times. That stunk because up until that demo, I had been digging everything I had seen in the game -- there's a healthy dose of platforming, Jak's got his trademark moves, the flight stuff looks like fun, and so on -- and who wants to walk away from a title their looking forward to with a bad taste in their mouth?
Not I, and that's why I was happy to pick up the PSPgo and try out a few new sections of the game. The majority of what I saw got my hopes back up, but then Dark Daxter popped back up.
Seems that Daxter's going to mutate into this beastly creature after walking up to a machine and thinking he's going to get candy. The little orange guy pressed the button, got dosed with Eco, and became the massive creature with spikes sticking out of his back and a handful of super-moves. When I jumped into the game as the big guy, I was in a level similar to what I had seen before. Here, a giant laser beam was shooting through the building, and I had to redirect it by smashing switches on the floor and changing what the laser was hitting. Redirect the laser to knock down a door, move the laser out of your way, and continue.
Before, I wrote about Daxter's ability to attack by spinning around in a tornado. Turns out, that tornado can turn into a flaming tornado if you bump it into fire. On my quest to get the lasers going the right way, I'd run into the occasional spider web blocking my path and have to go Human Torch to get through the sticky substance.
To me, this part still felt clunky and out of place. I'd bump into the laser when I didn't mean to, Dark Daxter's slow, and there was a section where I could trap myself with the lasers and the only way out was to kill myself.
Thankfully, everything else I saw about this game still has me looking forward to the final product. Here on the TGS show floor, the demo is giving players the chance to pilot Jak through some of the platforming that once defined him. On a forest-like world with green grass, big trees, a bright blue sky, and plenty of long drops, it's up to you to keep Jak and Daxter hopping along while shooting the occasional spiked, armadillo-looking thing that rushes out at you. For a while, I found one leap between two platforms a spot of certain death until I remembered that I could do a spin attack with Daxter and glide a bit further after double-jumping.
Ah, the good old days are back.
Of course, flying's a big part of this game. I've talked about taking the Hellcat up against a flying pirate ship before, but this time around I got to try my hand at tweaking my plane and going out after a stationary -- albeit extremely defensive -- outpost. Each plane (there's a total of five) that you use in the game is going to have these slots that you can modify with weapons or boosts. If you want a bunch of air to air missiles, you can drop them in the slots. If you want a mixture of machine guns and armor upgrades, go ahead.
With my armory locked and loaded, I took the fight to this base and began shooting down turrets while barrel rolling to my heart's content. The interesting parts came when the baddies would fire off a missile and I'd shoot Daxter at it. When the little guy landed on the screaming missile, I'd have to pull off a series of onscreen button prompts to get him to crawl up the bad boy and tear it apart while collecting scrap metal we could later use for upgrades.
When the missile was sabotaged, Daxter took the control of the explosive and it was up to me to guide it into the ones that were mean enough to fire it. Fun.
I'm still not sold on Dark Daxter, but the majority of the stuff I see in Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier is fun. I worry that the Daxter mini-game could get repetitive and that camera issues could make Jak's platforming less than stellar, but I'm still anxious to get my hand on the final version of this game.


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This study aims to demonstrate the critical role of waste management in urban sustainability, promote planners' contribution to proactive and efficient waste management, and facilitate the integration of waste management into mainstream sustainability planning. With anticipated increases in population and associated waste generation, timely and effective waste management highlights one of the most critical challenges of sustainable development, which calls for meeting "the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs" (WCED, 1987). Waste management in urban areas plays a particularly important role, given that waste generated from urban areas are often exported out of the region for processing and treatment, and the impacts of waste disposal activities may pass on to the other jurisdictions, and even to the next generations. An urban system cannot be sustainable if it requires more resources than it can produce on its own and generates more wastes than the environment can assimilate. The current waste management practice, which focuses on short-term impacts and end-of-pipe solutions, is reactive in nature and inadequate to promote sustainability within urban systems, across jurisdictions, and across generations. Through material flows in and out of urban systems, many potential opportunities exist to reduce waste generation and to minimize the negative impacts on the environment, the economy, and the society. City planners' involvement in waste management, however, has been largely limited to siting waste management facilities. Linking waste management with three important lenses in planning-land use, economic development, and environmental planning, this study investigates the impacts of urban growth on waste management activities, the need of transforming the reactive nature of current waste management, and the challenges and opportunities that planners should address to promote urban systems' self-reliance of material and waste management needs. This study includes three empirical analyses to complement theoretical discussions. First, it connects waste statistics with demographic data, geographic characteristics, and policy instruments at the county level to examine whether waste volume can be decoupled from urban population growth. Second, it examines the life cycle costs of different waste management options and develops a simulation study to seek cost-effective strategies for long-term waste management. Third, it compiles evidence of geographic-specific characteristics related to waste management and demonstrates why waste management policies cannot be one-size-fit-all. This study finds that, with successful implementation of strategic policy design, waste generation and its associated impacts can be decoupled from population and urban growth. Good lessons about waste reduction programs can be learned from different communities. Meanwhile, this study also reveals various challenges facing communities with heterogeneous characteristics, such as housing density, building age, and income. Accordingly, this study discusses the potential opportunities for planners to contribute to community-specific waste management programs, the prospect of transforming waste management practice from a cost burden to a long-term economic development strategy, and the need to incorporate waste management into the sustainable urban planning agenda.PhDCommittee Chair: Leigh, Nancey Green; Committee Co-Chair: French, Steven P; Committee Member: Bras, Bert; Committee Member: Stiftel, Bruce; Committee Member: Yang, Jiawe
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LAcarGUY Exclusive First Drive: 2018 Toyota C-HR
We were very happy to hear that with the sunset of the Scion brand, Toyota was still committed to bringing the C-HR to our showrooms. We had the opportunity for a ride and drive last week in Austin, Texas of the new C-HR, and we think you are going to LOVE this new small crossover.
The C-HR (Coupé-High Riding) slots in just below the RAV4 in overall size and pricing, however, it is very roomy on the inside. The C-HR will be a front-drive only crossover, no all-wheel drive is available, it is offered with a 2.0-liter four cylinder producing 144 horsepower and 139 lb/ft of torque, and this is backed by a CVT transmission with seven simulated gears.
Perhaps in the past, you have experienced a CVT transmission where you put your foot down and the engine seems to rev to a point and never go beyond? With the CVT in the C-HR, that is mostly eliminated by the seven simulated gears. You get all the fuel efficiency of a CVT, yet it feels like a standard automatic transmission, it's the best of both worlds.
In stop and go driving, and merging onto the highway, the C-HR has plenty of power so that you don't have to worry about merging with oncoming traffic, nor getting away from stoplights.
On the road is where the C-HR really shines. Built off the same platform as the new Prius, it has a double wishbone rear suspension and SACHS dampers at all four corners. What this means to you is a very connected feeling to the road that is firm and well controlled while maintaining a pleasant ride quality.
On the inside, the quality of materials is much better that you would expect for the price point. There are plenty of soft-touch materials around, a rear vision camera integrated into the rearview mirror, a seven-inch touch screen display with Bluetooth and USB integration, dual zone climate controls on the XLE Premium trim, and a driver's cockpit layout that will remind you of the Lexus IS!
Toyota is putting a premium on safety with the C-HR. Included as standard on all cars is:
- Toyota Safety Sense™ P (TSS-P) – Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection (PCS w/PD), Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w/SA), Automatic High Beams (AHB), and Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC)
- Electric Parking Brake (EPB)
- Star Safety SystemTM – includes Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Electronic Brake-force Distribution (EBD), Brake Assist (BA) and Smart Stop Technology® (SST)
- 10 airbags — includes driver and front passenger Advanced Airbag System, driver and front passenger and rear seat-mounted side airbags, driver knee airbag, front passenger seat cushion airbag, and front and rear side curtain airbags
- LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children) includes lower anchors and tether anchors on
- outboard second-row seats
- Blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA) – XLE Premium only
- Hill-Start Assist Control (HAC)
- Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS). When the tire pressure drops to a critically low level, a light on the instrument panel alerts the driver.
- Child-protector rear door locks
The styling for the C-HR is a standout! It combines beautiful curves with diamond shaped angles. The more you walk around the car, the more interesting shapes you find, and they all flow together in a fun and sporty package.
In keeping with the Scion heritage, the C-HR does not have any options other than paint color. There will be two trim levels, XLE and XLE premium. Pricing for C-HR XLE will be $22,500 and for the XLE Premium $24,350, with $960 for destination and delivery on top.
Fuel economy for the C-HR is also very good for the crossover market, it is EPA-rated at 27 MPG City, 31 MPG Highway and 29 MPG Combined.
The C-HR will arrive in our showrooms in April, and we can't wait for you to come in and take one for a drive.


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English Stage 1 Stage Statement
By the end of Stage 1 students communicate with a wide range of audiences on familiar and introduced topics to achieve a variety of purposes. They interact effectively, adopting new communication skills and select vocabulary to enhance meaning in order to give confident presentations. Students attend to instructions, share ideas and engage effectively in group and class discussions. They recognise that spoken language has a range of purposes and audiences and use this knowledge when attempting to communicate effectively with others. They investigate the different types and organisational patterns of common spoken texts and recognise features within them. Students create imaginative, informative and persuasive spoken texts drawing on their own experiences, their imagination, and ideas they have learned.
Students read and view imaginative, informative and persuasive texts. They use an increasing variety of skills and strategies, including knowledge of text structure, context, grammar, punctuation, word usage and phonics, to make connections between texts and between their own experiences and information in texts. Students read with developing fluency and intonation short texts with some unfamiliar vocabulary, simple sentences and images. Students read, interpret and discuss texts from a variety of cultures, including visual and multimodal texts, using a range of skills and strategies. They locate literal information in written texts and refer to features of language and images to make inferences about characters' actions and motivations. Students explore and identify ways in which texts differ according to purpose, audience and subject.
Students create imaginative, informative and persuasive texts on familiar topics for known readers by planning, proofreading and editing their own writing. They write using basic grammatical features and conventions of punctuation, showing an awareness of different purposes, audiences and subject matter. Students use knowledge of letter–sound correspondence, sight words and regular spelling patterns to accurately spell known words and an increasing number of irregularly spelt words. They write consistently and clearly using NSW Foundation Style as appropriate and use digital technologies to produce texts, recognising simple conventions, language and functions. Students reflect on and assess their own and others' learning.
Mathematics Stage 1 Stage Statement
By the end of Stage 1, students ask questions and use known facts, objects, diagrams and technology to explore mathematical problems and develop mathematical fluency. They link mathematical ideas and use appropriate language and diagrams to explain strategies used.
Students count, order, read and write two- and three-digit numbers and use a range of strategies and recording methods. They use mental strategies and concrete materials to add, subtract, multiply and divide, and solve problems. Students model and describe objects and collections divided into halves, quarters and eighths. They associate collections of Australian coins with their value. They use place value to partition numbers. Students describe and continue a variety of number patterns and build number relationships. They relate addition and subtraction facts for sums to at least 20.
Students estimate, measure, compare and record using informal units for length, area, volume, capacity and mass. They recognise the need for formal units of length and use the metre and centimetre to measure length and distance. They use a calendar to identify the date and name and order the months and the seasons of the year. Students use informal units to compare and order the duration of events and tell the time on the half- and quarter-hour. They identify, describe, sort and model particular three-dimensional objects and two-dimensional shapes. Students represent and describe the position of objects and interpret simple maps.
Students collect, organise, display and interpret data using lists, tables and picture graphs. They recognise and describe the element of chance in everyday events.
Science Stage 1 Stage Statement
By the end of Stage 1 students show an interest in science and technology by responding to questions, perceived needs and wants. They describe situations where they and other people use science and technology in their daily lives. They investigate the variety of ways in which the Earth's resources are used and suggest ways that science and technology can help people care for the environment and shape sustainable futures.
Through activities structured by the teacher, students continue to learn about and engage in applying the processes of Working Scientifically and Working Technologically. Students show curiosity about the Natural Environment and the Made Environment, while purposeful play becomes more focused on exploring and making observations using their senses.
When engaging in the processes of Working Scientifically and Working Technologically, students safely and carefully manipulate available tools, materials and equipment. They use a range of methods to represent information and to communicate their observations and ideas to others, with the assistance of digital technologies where appropriate.
When Working Scientifically students identify questions, make predictions and investigate everyday phenomena to explore and answer their questions. They participate in a range of types of investigations, including surveys, testing ideas and accessing information sources. Students follow instructions to collect, record and compare their observations using informal measurements as appropriate.
When Working Technologically students use a structured design process to produce solutions in response to identified needs and wants of users/audiences. They generate and develop design ideas using research and communicate their ideas using plans, drawings and models. Students use a sequence of simple steps to produce these solutions for built environments, information and products. They give simple explanations about what they did to design and produce the solution and how it meets the needs of the user/audience.
Students describe the features of and ways in which living things grow and change, and how living things depend on places in their environment to meet their needs. They describe some sources of light and sound that they sense in their daily lives. They also describe changes in the sky and landscape, as well as the effects of pushes and pulls on objects.
Students identify ways in which materials can be physically changed and combined, and that properties of everyday materials can be related to their uses for particular purposes. They use their understanding of the Made Environment to describe a range of manufactured products, built environments and information sources and technologies, and how their different purposes influence their design.
History Stage 1 Stage Statement
By the end of Stage 1, students identify change and continuity in family and daily life using appropriate historical terms. They relate stories about their families' and communities' past and explore a point of view within an historical context. They identify and describe significant people, events, places and sites in the local community over time. Students describe the effects of changing technology on people's lives over time.
Students sequence events in order, using a range of terms related to time. They pose questions about the past and use sources provided (such as physical, visual, oral) to answer these questions. They compare objects from the past and present. Students develop a narrative about the past using a range of texts.
Geography Stage 1 Stage Statement
By the end of Stage 1, students describe the natural features of different places, including the weather and seasons, and recognise that places exist across a range of scales. They describe human features of places, including how spaces can be arranged for different purposes. Students investigate how places are managed and cared for and discuss the connections people have to different places.
Students pose questions and collect and record information to answer these questions. They represent data in tables and on maps. They interpret geographical information to draw conclusions. Students present findings in a range of communication forms using simple geographical terms. They reflect on their learning and suggest actions in response to the findings of their inquiry.


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At age six, author Jase Haber proclaimed he needed an agent because he wanted to be an actor. Haber can't remember ever wanting to be something else. In Prince of Cons, Haber shares his life story and his circuitous route to realizing his long-held dream. Born in Miami, South Florida, Haber was the youngest of three siblings with strong Cuban ancestry and was raised in a traditional Latino, Catholic family. He was only eleven or twelve years old when he used his acting skills to carry out his first con, which then became a way of life. This memoir tells how Haber, always seeking to be successful, escalated into a world of drugs and crime, eventually serving time in federal prison. Prince of Cons narrates how Haber lived a long life in a short while and how he now focuses on avoiding crime, being productive, providing for his family, and pursuing his acting career.
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Believe it or not I do not have any interesting stories to regale you with. All of my runs recently have been without incident and I was at a loss for what to post to my blog today. Until I found this:
The above picture is being reported as Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel jogging together in the streets of Norway. Fascinating stuff, I know. But given the fact that I am otherwise at a loss for what to post today and the fact that I've long been looking for any kind of excuse to post pictures of Jessica Biel on my blog it will have to do for today. Granted it's not exactly a sexy picture but it's all I got. You see what I did there.
To be honest with you it doesn't look much like running or jogging for the purpose of exercise, Jessica is clutching a purse and appears to be wearing a sweater which is hardly something you'd wear to work out in and Justin... is Justin even in the picture?
I postulate that they were just running to the nearest internet café having heard that Vanilla had recently updated his blog, they're big fans you know. Come on guys post something in the comments so my readers know you're there. More likely they were rushing down to the adoption agency to place an order for some foreign born children, isn't that what celebrity couples do?
Here's my source, and I promise to get back on track with more running related posts soon.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are Running
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When I first saw the pic, I thought they were doing the celebrity get away thing ... but they are running together ... they need some gear, like a water belt and some drifitReplyDelete
could we move jb to the front of that picture? thx for the tip o the blog! your blog is very entertaining and with the right level of smarmy irrelevance...keep up the good work.ReplyDelete
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Juanjo Gastaazatorre's family has lived in Durango, Guipuzcoa, in the Basque region of northeastern Spain for at least 600 years. But as a prominent opponent of the Basque drive for an independent state, he does not always feel safe here.
A councilor for the ruling Popular Party of Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar, Mr. Gastaazatorre travels with bodyguards and takes a different route to work each day. His best friend and fellow councilor, Jesus Maria Pedrosa, was shot by ETA in June. The separatist group, whose name is a Basque-language acronym for Basque Homeland and Liberty, is believed responsible for 13 killings since it called off a cease-fire in December.
"For me, this year has been critical, not only because there have been so many murders, but because they killed my best friend," Gastaazatorre says. "There is no explanation for it... For me, democracy is antithetical to terrorism. If we live in a democracy, terrorism should not exist."
Basque nationalism, although strongest in the Guipuzcoa region, does not depend on age, family, or location. Apart from ETA's deadly attacks, there is a nonviolent school of nationalism that supports two Basque parties opposed to violence, which between them account for at least 30 percent of the vote in Basque elections.
The main Basque Nationalist Party (PNV) now leads a minority government in the regional parliament, but is under pressure to call new elections. Euskal Herritarrok, a radical party with links to ETA's political wing, commands about 15 percent of the vote. The party appeals most to young people, but its demonstrations are also heavily attended by older women.
Since the end of the truce, Basque society has found itself more divided than ever. In a summer survey, 70 percent of respondents said they were afraid to discuss politics openly, up from around 50 percent during the 14-month ETA truce.
Mr. Aznar vowed last week in the war against Basque terrorism, "We will win, we will win well, and we will win soon."
Spanish and French police have been celebrating the success of a joint counterterrorist operation that resulted in the arrests of nearly 40 alleged ETA activists. Operation Black Wolf targeted 20 Basque radicals said to represent the group's financial and strategic operations inside Spain. Two weeks ago in France, police detained Ignacio Gracia Arregi, believed to be ETA's military leader. French authorities also picked up another 17 people accused of supporting ETA, including electronics experts and an alleged senior bombmaker. Most are in preventive detention being questioned, while two of those arrested in Spain have been released on bail.
Spain's Interior Minister Jaime Mayor Oreja stated that ETA had suffered "almost irreparable damage," but warned that the group "still has the capacity to kill." The operation's success will test Aznar's oft-quoted assurances that the conflict can be resolved by police, that there is no political problem, and therefore no need to negotiate a change in the Basque country's status. "There is no political dialogue with terrorists. We have no historic conflict to resolve," he said earlier this year.
While both ETA and the Basque Nationalist Party theoretically favor independence, the PNV would be content (for awhile) with more respect and attention from Madrid. Spain argues that Basques already enjoy more autonomy than any other region in Europe, with a police force, Basque-language schools, radio, and television, and a parliament. There are also concerns that any further moves may fuel separatist aspirations in other parts of Spain with strong regional identities.
"We are very critical of Madrid's attitude, because they didn't know how to take advantage of [the ETA cease-fire]," says Gorka Agirre, a senior PNV member. During the truce, he says, Madrid did little to address calls to move Basque prisoners closer to home. The one meeting between ETA and the government yielded little more than evidence of the distance between them and a total absence of trust.
As for ETA, Mr. Agirre says, "We need to convince them there is a better chance of building this country without murder."
Analysts fear the group has hardened its positions since ending the truce, and that moderates in Euskal Herritarrok have lost ground. Arnaldo Otegi, spokesman for the organization says the future lies in keeping a united nationalist front. "We aspire to struggle without weapons or killing, but the experience of two years of truce was really frustrating," he says, adding quickly, "I'm not justifying killing."
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A house that may be a good candidate for a teardown is in a desirable location but below the standards of the other homes in the neighborhood. It may be much smaller than average, have serious structural problems, require too many repairs, or have outdated heating, cooling, plumbing or electrical systems. It tends to be priced below the average for the neighborhood and often remains unsold for longer periods, unless it actively marketing as a prospective teardown.
A Rule of Thumb to help determine if a teardown will support a newly built house is when the value is at two to three times the price of the teardown house at acquisition. For example, if you can buy an older, functionally obsolete house in a good location for $250,000 and a brand new house built on the same lot will support a market value of $500,000 to $750,000, it may be a good teardown candidate.
Once you've decided on the neighborhood, contact a real estate agent with experience in teardowns or substantial renovations. Realtors can often recommend potential builders for your project or you can contact the local chapter of the National Association of Home Builders for advice. Some mortgage lenders may also be able to provide a list of approved builders they have worked with on new home construction.
New homes are energy efficient, from the roof, windows, and doors to the heating and cooling system, an important feature for home owners today. They are wired for all the in-home entertainment and modern appliances we use today. The interior layout of a new home is customized for the style of living the home buyer wants for their family. For example, many homes are custom built now for multi-generational living. If these features are important and cannot be attained at a reasonable cost by renovating, then a teardown may be the way to go
Buying a house in order to tear it down requires planning, some extra homework and some added expense. Demolition costs vary with the size and location of the teardown property, but generally range from $10,000 to $25,000. You may be able to recoup most of the demolition expenses by recycling some of the materials in the teardown by selling the contents or by tax-deductible donations.
Your municipality will require you or your builder to obtain a demolition permit before you start doing anything. You will need to contact the utilities companies to determine when and how to disconnect gas, electric, water services. Check with the fire department to determine what sort of inspections or oversight is required prior to demolition. Local government may also require inspections for toxic materials inside the house, which is a concern if the structure dates back to the 1960s and earlier, when asbestos was commonly used as a construction material in ceilings & duct work.
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Title: Sati Self Immolation
User: Swami Gaurangapada Date: 2007-03-12 15:57:07
Q. When Body, Mind and soul everything belongs to Krsna, (By Srila Prabhupada's mercy as we have come to know that - we are complete surrendered souls and part and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Sri Krisha) why did Mother Sati invited Agnideva and burnt herself in the Agnikunda in Dakshaprajapati's palace? She is definitely on a very high platform compared to the living entities in general as they have higher qualities than the living entities. - Shyama-lila dasi.
Answer by Swami Gaurangapada:
Committing suicide or self-immolation is normally a very big sin because we are trying to interfere with the laws of karma which are destined for us. Even if one commits suicide to escape the present pain, one will have to continue to suffer the balance destined pain in the next life as a ghost or in another body unless one can destroy those karmic reactions altogether by chanting the Holy Names in Bhakti Yoga in the next body.
Shrimati Sati (Uma) devi's case was totally different. She is not an ordinary conditioned soul like us but the eternal consort of the great Vaishnava Lord Shiva and thus She is a great Vaishnavi also who is fully in tune with the desires of Lord Shiva, her Guru and of the Supreme Lord Gauranga-Krishna.
I will reply to your question with the following numbered points. She self-immolated herself by invoking fire for the following reasons:
(1) She had heard severe and heinous blasphemy of the greatest of all devotees, her husband Lord Shiva from the vile mouth of her own father Daksha. Also it was because of her that Daksha criticized Lord Shiva publicly in the assembly so that everyone heard the blasphemy. So she felt herself to be the cause of this most unfortunate situation. In the scriptures, it is stated that if one hears blasphemy of devotees: one should either defeat it by words immediately or stop the person doing it immediately and leave the place or give up one's body if one cannot do all these. Sati could have left the place but it became too late as she had to hear the blasphemy and neither she could stop her father from doing it.
(2) Another thing was that she had done guror avagya...Lord Shiva told her not to go there as he knew that this would happen but she went anyway enamored to see all the material opulences. She disobeyed the order of her Lord and Guru Lord Shiva and that is why she found herself in such an irreversible position. Thus after she heard the blasphemy of her Lord and the great devotee of Lord Gauranga-Krishna, Lord Shiva, she decided she could no longer go back and face Lord Shiva. She felt that by disobeying the order of Lord Shiva, she had lost her qualification to return back to him in this same body, so she desired to take birth again in another body as Parvati to be with Lord Shiva again.
(3) When one hears offense against a great devotee, one's whole body becomes defiled and contaminated so she did not want to go back to Lord Shiva with such a body.
(4) She did this to teach the whole creation a strong lesson for all time to come that if one just hears blasphemy of a great devotee what to speak of talking such blasphemy, one will have to suffer severe consequences however great one is even if one is directly the consort of the great personality Lord Shiva. Giving one's ear to hear the blasphemy is as implicating as committing the blasphemy because without a receptive audience, no one will commit a blasphemy.
There are many other reasons but these are the main ones and I will end now. Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krishna!


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Bookseller Molly Bolden, author Cherry Adair and I did a critique of manuscript first pages at the Jubilee Jambalaya Writers Conference last weekend in picturesque Houma, Louisiana. Participants (anonymously) handed in the first page of whatever work they had in progress, and American Idol-like we took turns commenting on what was good and bad about each one. Hopes were raised, dreams may have been crushed, but I believe that most attendees gained by listening to others' work and applying our comments to their own.
"You need a stunning first sentence, or an editor is just going to set your manuscript aside," seems to be the common wisdom right now among aspiring writers. That's not necessarily so; it's also possible, by using an overtly provocative sentence, to come across as trying too hard. In another session at the same conference I spoke about the importance of a strong opening more in terms of the first scene and first chapter, after which one is not allowed to slump, of course, but must continue to hold the reader's attention as the story continues. As a general rule, I do not care to hear about the prevailing weather conditions as the story begins. If there's a tornado a block away and the protagonist is heading for the basement stairs, that's relevant. Otherwise, start with something more revelatory about the characters and their situation.
So what does make a strong opening sentence? Let us look to the work of the masters. Here's a little quiz to see if you can match the first sentences of these popular Del Rey authors to their prize-winning/bestselling novels. (Answers after the jump.)
1. There was no doubt about it: there was a fox behind the climbing frame. And it was watching.
2. For numberless years a myna had astounded travelers to the caravansary with its ability to spew indecencies in ten languages, and before the fight broke out everyone assumed the old blue-tongued devil on its perch by the fireplace was the one who maligned the giant African with such foulness and verve.
3. This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.
4. "Send up another, damn you, send them all up, at once if you have to," Laurence said savagely to poor Calloway, who did not deserve to be sworn at: the gunner was firing off the flares so quickly his hands were scorched black, skin cracking and peeling to bright red where some powder had spilled onto his fingers; he was not stopping to wipe them clean before setting each flare to the match.
5. Questions, always questions. They didn't wait for the answers, either.
6. Brigadier General Clarence Potter crouched in a muddy trench north of Atlanta. Overhead, U.S. bombers flew through what looked like flak thick enough to walk on.
a. Elizabeth Moon, The Speed of Dark
b. Harry Turtledove, In at the Death
c. China Miéville, Un Lun Dun
d. William Goldman, The Princess Bride
e. Naomi Novik, Empire of Ivory
f. Michael Chabon, Gentlemen of the Road


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Parasitized Ladybird
A 7-spot ladybird, Coccinella septempunctata (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) with the cocoon of a parasite wasp, probably Dinocampus coccinellae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae).
The females of these wasps insert their ovipositor between the abdominal plates of the ladybird and lay one egg inside the host's body cavity. When the wasp larva hatches it proceeds to eat any other parasite eggs it finds within the host and then starts eating the host's internal organs. When the larva is ready to pupate it immobilizes the still living host by biting through the nerves that control its legs. The larva then makes a hole in the underside of the host, emerges, and spins a protective cocoon which remains attached to the underside of the ladybird, presumably to protect the developing wasp from predators and parasites that might attack it.
Photo taken the Wilderness, Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2012-05-24.